[2021] Sneak peek: Shrinking map

: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page [url=https://steamcommunity.com/ogg/602960/announcements/detail/3005563062978861506]here[/url].

Hello everyone!

The next major update is getting closer, and it’s time to introduce some more new features that are coming. Take a look on our blog[barotraumagame.com] for some more details about the…

Shrinking campaign map As the radiation from outside Europa’s icy crust reaches ever deeper into the ocean where we all sail, we must keep moving. The next update will introduce a slowly progressing wall of radiation that destroys everything in its path and pushes the player onwards, into new areas of the map.

While the shrinking map feature will be made optional, we are excited to bring this new expression of lore straight into the campaign map. We hope you will try it out and let us know if you like it!

Reputation and respawning in campaigns We’re also making reputation a more significant factor in your campaigns: to be able to progress to a new part of the map, you will need to meet reputation requirements at certain points in your journey… or be able to pay for your passage. Time to complete missions to make a name for yourself, or to earn some coin!

Finally, the next update will add the possibility of respawning mid-round even in the campaign game mode. There will be a slight temporary penalty to your stats when you do this, but it should make it a lot easier to get into an in-progress game and cut back on waiting times in campaign servers. We hope you like it!