[2021] Update Preview: Embrace the Abyss

: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page [url=https://steamcommunity.com/ogg/602960/announcements/detail/5819189568980370550]here[/url].

Hello everyone!

The next update, Embrace the Abyss, is coming next week. It’s a big update with a lot of additions to the campaign, new missions and monsters, as well as various changes to improve player experience; read more on our blog[barotraumagame.com], and let us know what you’re looking forward to the most!

Improving new player experience While Europa is unforgiving by its nature, we want to make Barotrauma a little less demanding to get the hang of. To this end, we’re adding…

• Contextual hints about the game that are shown when you encounter certain things for the first time during a round.
  
• More information in the info tab menu, and a new button for it to make the info tab easier to find.
  
• Interactable, large submarine preview wherever you see a thumbnail image of a submarine in-game.
  
• Mission difficulty indicators and boss creature health bars to help you pick your battles and win them too.

New campaign features We’re adding more story features to the campaign, in the form of slowly creeping radiation. On the flipside, you will need to take some time to build a reputation and upgrade your sub to be able to move to new areas of the map. Radiation can be turned off in the game settings for a more sandboxy experience.

The update also introduces limited mid-round respawning for multiplayer campaigns, and side missions that are found as icons on the campaign map.

Abyss monsters The update adds two deep sea monsters, the charybdis and the endworm, that only spawn in the abyss that is found below the normal level. The abyss itself has got a bit of a facelift, making it easier to access from all levels and adding mineral islands to make exploration more rewarding.

Abandoned outposts Another major content addition are abandoned outposts: an outpost that is near monster hunting grounds may be taken over by outlaws and wildlife. New missions to clear out an abandoned outpost are being added too.

As always, the update will include numerous other fixes, additions and improvements. You can already see some of those on our Trello[trello.com], and check out the full changelog when the update is released, next week!