No More Room in Hell 2

Released: Aug 11, 2026
Platforms: Windows
Last updated: 04 Sep 2026, 07:08 GMT

Updates & announcements

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01 Sep 2026Developer post
Community Cat Contest
Hello Responders! As the team works towards future content goals and preparing our next updates, we discovered a unique opportunity for our community to get involved. Due to both the love shown to our launch as well as some of our new outfit offerings, we’re working on additional
Hello Responders!
As the team works towards future content goals and preparing our next updates, we discovered a unique opportunity for our community to get involved. Due to both the love shown to our launch as well as some of our new outfit offerings, we’re working on additional cosmetics for future releases themed around a wide variety of inspirations.
So, starting now (September 1st, 2026) we’ll be hosting a contest to select a special kitty to grace a future compass skin! This contest will have two phases:
Submissions & Voting
Time Frame: September 1st to September 3rd Voting Time Frame: September 3rd to September 7th
In order to submit a cat for consideration, you’ll need to join the NMRIH Discord and visit #cat-contest-entry to agree to the terms of the contest. Then, head to #😺┃nmrih2-cat-contest and make a forum entry. Cat pictures wanting consideration should generally follow these guidelines:
The picture must be at least 1024x1024.
At least 70% of the image should be focused on your cat’s face. (no full body shots)
The cat must be your cat.
As plain of a background as possible is appreciated!
Voting will take place in Discord via the built-in reaction to forum submissions. Members are encouraged to vote for as many cats as they enjoy, not just their own!
Cat Bracket
Time Frame: September 8th to September 10th
Once we’ve closed submissions and voting, a selection of the top cats will be put head to head in a bracket based upon their votes. This bracket will then be decided via polls shared in the NMRIH Discord’s announcements channel. Once our final cat has been crowned, we’ll get to work ensuring that they can shine in a future update. The winner will also be granted the cosmetic pack their feline friend ends up in! Based on the number of submissions, all bracket finalists may receive future rewards.
All the terms of this contest can be found here. Have fun, and as always stay safe! The NMRIH2 Dev Team
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27 Aug 2026Developer post
2X Responder XP Weekend is now LIVE!
From now until August 31st at 12pm EDT, enjoy doubled Responder XP earn rate across all modes and difficulties!
25 Aug 2026Developer post
Hotfix Notes: 1.0.4.0
General Fixed an issue where some players in certain regions (e.g. continental Asia) would not be routed to the correct servers based on their proximity. Fixed an issue where certain Responders would die on disconnects that normally would provide forgiveness. Fixed an issue where
General
Fixed an issue where some players in certain regions (e.g. continental Asia) would not be routed to the correct servers based on their proximity.
Fixed an issue where certain Responders would die on disconnects that normally would provide forgiveness.
Fixed an issue where players would be met with a "server is full" error when attempting to enter a match.
Fixed an issue where players could get stuck unable to climb out of the tracks near the end of Broadway.
Fixed an issue where players would not receive the "Guiding Light" achievement on completing Lighthouse.
Increased max sensitivity setting ceiling from 2 ➡️ 6.
Added a confirmation prompt for "Exit to Main Menu" buttons.
Fixed an issue where the options menu repeatedly asked to save changes, even when none had been made.
Fixed an issue where a Responder with a rescue beacon could still be lost upon leaving a match.
Fixed an issue where players would be met with "Awaiting Respawn" in scenarios where respawning was disabled.
Survival will now feature a final respawn at the end of Wave 3 and at the start of extraction.
Objective will have a final respawn prior to extraction added in our next update!
Fixed an issue preventing controller users from navigating to the scoreboard for mute, block, and report functionality.
Fixed an additional issue where blocked players were not muted.
Fixed an issue where Early Access rewards cosmetic options were displayed in menu to players who did not own them.
Fixed an issue where a single item would appear as equipped in multiple loadout slots.
Fixed an issue in Responder customization where preview items could be equipped, causing all attempted cosmetic adjustments to not save.
Fixed an issue where the Weekly Assignment notification would cause controller input loss.
Fixed an issue with UI focus when attempting to buy patterns and logos.
Fixed an issue where the Early Access reward gloves had the incorrect texture.
Fixed an issue where picking up a carryable item would not cancel healing item consumption.
Fixed an issue where the Fierra DB12 was not considered a shotgun for Weekly Assignments.
Fixed an issue where weapons could occasionally have an incorrect ADS zoom.
Additional minor gameplay fixes.
Balance
Gruber 922
Reduced initial spread from 6 ➡️ 5
Reduced Initial ADS spread from 5 ➡️ 4.5
Gruber MKVII
Reduced initial spread from 9 ➡️ 8
Gruber Ranch
Reduced max spread from 14 ➡️ 12
Reduced initial spread from 6 ➡️ 3.5
Hunter85
Reduced initial spread from 8 ➡️ 4
M7
Reduced max spread from 25 ➡️ 20
Reduced moving spread multiplier from 1.1 ➡️ 0.9
Increased spread per shot from 0.25 ➡️ 0.5
Reduced initial spread from 18 ➡️ 5
M14
Reduced initial spread from 6 ➡️ 4
M1911
Reduced max spread from 20 ➡️ 18
Reduced initial spread from 10.5 ➡️ 9
M9A1
Reduced initial spread from 9 ➡️ 7.5
MC15
Reduced max spread from 18 ➡️ 15
Increased spread per shot from 1 ➡️ 1.1
Reduced initial spread from 6 ➡️ 4.5
Model 13
Reduced initial spread degrees from 10 ➡️ 8.5
MP5
Reduced moving spread multiplier from 1.2 ➡️ 1
Reduced initial spread direction from 7 ➡️ 6
Rochester 1873
Reduced max spread from 25 ➡️ 20
Reduced initial spread from 7.5 ➡️ 5
Reduced initial ADS spread from 3.5 ➡️ 2.5
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25 Aug 2026SteamDB
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20 Aug 2026Developer post
Developer Blog: Beyond Armageddon
Hello Responders! From all of us here on the No More Room in 2 development team, we want to thank everyone who dove headfirst into Armageddon and supported this 1.0 launch. It’s been a long journey from our Early Access release to get to this moment, and we couldn’t be more proud
18 Aug 2026SteamDB
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17 Aug 2026Developer post
Hotfix Notes: 1.0.3.1
General Various crash fixes including: Fixed a crash due to memory issues that could occur when Responders were heavily customized. This occurred most often in squads, with DLC outfits, and when patterns and other added data is introduced. Fixed a crash that could occur when too
General
Various crash fixes including:
Fixed a crash due to memory issues that could occur when Responders were heavily customized. This occurred most often in squads, with DLC outfits, and when patterns and other added data is introduced.
Fixed a crash that could occur when too quickly leaving the menu when handling character customization.
Fixed an issue where players who played in Early Access could have hidden save data causing the controller scheme to be incorrect.
This has resulted in a keybind reset alongside this hotfix. We apologize for the inconvenience and plan to avoid this in the future!
Fixed an issue where certain Responder customization items would display incorrect patterns.
Made improvements to server stability.
For a list of the additional issues we're looking into during this launch window, check out this blog!
As always, stay safe out there!
[p align="start"]The NMRIH2 Dev Team
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13 Aug 2026Developer post
Launch Week Known Issues & Hotfix Info
Hello Responders! There’s so much we want to say about this launch and the support we’ve been shown so far, but for now we’ll be focusing our gratitude on sharing some immediate improvements and then how we plan to resolve other issues players have reported with the Armageddon Up
Hello Responders!
There’s so much we want to say about this launch and the support we’ve been shown so far, but for now we’ll be focusing our gratitude on sharing some immediate improvements and then how we plan to resolve other issues players have reported with the Armageddon Update.
Firstly, we’ve added an Oceanic server in Australia for players in the region that have been experiencing higher pings than expected. We are monitoring to see if this improves for those affected prior by longer match times and worse quality. We’ve also updated matchmaking parameters to ensure players find their way to the best server possible!
We also had some feedback around the Loadout item selection, specifically what has changed since Early Access. While we made an intentional change to remove some of the highest power items from the system to encourage looting and preserve late game difficulty, some items have been identified as unintentionally disabled or reenabled based on community response:
Baseball Bat
Long Pipe (decreased from 1200 ➡️ 800 Credits)
Tree Trimmer
Hockey Stick (decreased from 800 ➡️ 400 Credits)
Rochester 1873
Satchel (increased from 450 ➡️ 1500 Credits)
For our Steam players, we’re happy to say we’ve now been Verified for Steam Machine and remain rated Playable on Steam Deck! Deck players can still get an excellent experience with some configuration settings based on their preferences for performance while Machine owners get a great experience right out of the box!
We’ve been tracking various crashes and bugs that have emerged as players push 1.0 to new heights on new platforms. Here’s an overview of what’s known and what we aim to fix first:
Known Issues
Some players on PC with Nvidia graphics cards encountered hitching, which appears to be resolved by updating graphics card drivers.
Hotfix #1 (slated for early next week)
Various crash fixes
Memory issues that can occur when Responders are heavily customized. This occurs most often in squads, with DLC outfits, and when patterns and other added data is introduced.
Until this is fixed, we recommend not selecting clothing that has logos & patterns!
Fixed an issue where players who played in Early Access could have hidden save data causing the controller scheme to be incorrect
Everyone's keybindings will be reset by this change. Our apologies!
Improvements to server stability
Some fixes for Customization materials not being applied appropriately
Hotfix #2 (slated for the week of August 24th)
Fixing players seeing a respawn message in Normal even after all respawn points have been crossed
Adding additional respawns after the final objective and right before the extraction sequence in Normal, to give a fair chance at extraction for all players to complete a match
Increasing the maximum sensitivity option for mouse and controllers
Additional or remaining crash fixes
Improvements to memory usage which should resolve some crashes (especially on lower end machines and the Xbox Series S)
Graphics settings menu scrolls back to the top after adjusting an option
Fixes to address some achievement issues
Further fixes for issues with menu navigation
Fixes for missing textures, especially on the PS5
Fixes for Beginner air drops being missing in Solo Mode
Any issues Under Investigation that are resolved in time to be added!
Under Investigation
GeForceNow users are unable to play the game, crashing after Terms of Service
Controllers can lose focus on various UI elements, including level up rewards and character creation
Adjustments to the crossplay toggle to improve matchmaking time for players with crossplay disabled
The Unload keybind does not rebind properly
Controllers occasionally randomly vibrate
This is a collection of what we’re digging into right now when it comes to bugs and issues, but we have a much larger list of community feedback and suggestions that our team is discussing and planning for the future with. We’ll share more info on what’s next post-launch once we’ve gotten further along in improving the live experience!
As always, stay safe out there…and thank you!
The NMRIH2 Dev Team
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11 Aug 2026Developer post
Welcome to No More Room in Hell 2!
No More Room in Hell 2 has officially launched out of Early Access on PC as well as onto consoles. Armageddon, our 1.0 update, contains all the content we’ve developed alongside our community these past 2 years as well as all-new features and improvements meant to make this the b
11 Aug 2026Developer post
1.0 Launch Window Sale
To celebrate leaving Early Access, we'll be on 35% off for the first two weeks after our 1.0 launch! This promotion starts at 1pm EDT August 11th and ends on August 25th.
10 Aug 2026Developer post
Armageddon (1.0) Update Notes
Feature Updates NEW Game Mode: Survival In this new experience, speakers attract waves of zombies away from population centers and into the waiting arms of combat-focused Responders. These maps are more chaotic and fast-paced, while still offering the core match and meta progress
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Feature Updates
NEW Game Mode: Survival
In this new experience, speakers attract waves of zombies away from population centers and into the waiting arms of combat-focused Responders. These maps are more chaotic and fast-paced, while still offering the core match and meta progression players have come to expect from No More Room in Hell 2. Here’s how the mode plays:
Responders arrive at the scene with a few minutes to spare, enough to loot up and prepare defenses around the first set of speakers. A supply drop with added support from the CRC is available as well.
Once the wave starts, players will have to hold out for five minutes against the onslaught to protect the speakers as they broadcast. Each area has special traps and defensive options that can be used when pressure gets too tough.’
After a successful wave, the CRC will send an additional supply drop and players can move to the next objective with a few moments to breathe. After three waves, your distraction is a success and a helicopter comes to extract you. If you fail two waves, early extraction opens as a way to prevent disaster.
Map: Flooded
Set in an industrial complex overcome by recent storms in rural Pennsylvania, this map offers everything from multi-floor buildings, ransacked cargo containers, and abandoned machinery. The groundwater present throughout the whole map makes for a new challenge, as zombies are harder to confirm as slain and dry spots to comfortably share loot are rare.
Map: Lighthouse
A beacon atop a cliffside, fight the masses with your back against the wall in this coastal environment. A small neighborhood and abandoned construction offer a few useful tools beyond the lighthouse itself, which is filled with tight spaces that could lead to quick deaths.
Map: Night of the Living Dead
Based on the iconic farmhouse setting, this map offers the ultimate classic zombie experience of holding out against a relentless wave of zombies in a rural home. Updated and expanded with a guest house as well as a barn, this version feels true to our universe and version of the apocalypse.
NEW Objective Map: Raven Rock
Set on the outskirts of the mountainous southern Pennsylvania, Raven Rock is our latest exploration into the active apocalypse. Responders find themselves right outside an underground military bunker, determined to investigate the fates of emergency operations personnel. Descend into a unique Objective experience that takes civilian eyes where they aren’t supposed to see and fight to restore a semblance of control to the world around you.
NEW: Solo Mode
Solo mode finally arrives as a means to learn each map, improve at objectives or combat, or even just to have fun with a Responder you’ve kitted out! This mode does not have traditional progression, but also has zero risk of permadeath, leading to a sandbox of creativity when it comes to brainstorming new ways to tackle challenges or casually testing builds out.
NEW Item: Rescue Beacon
The Rescue Beacon is our highest-end Loadout item to date and the only one purchasable through either Credits or Merits. When equipped, it prevents the next instance of loss that a Responder would receive. This works in any situation where permadeath is enabled so even players on Beginner may benefit if extractions prove too difficult. There are several tradeoffs, from it taking up one of your loadout slots to it being a consumable meaning it costs a lot to maintain protection on a Responder over several failed runs.
NEW Currency: Merits
Merits are a free, exclusive to Assignments currency that reward accomplishment with easier access to cosmetics as well as specific, powerful items. While some appearance options may cost thousands of Credits, a few Merits can instead be spent to unlock these items alongside the Rescue Beacon.
NEW: Weekly Assignments
Every week, 4 assignments for Responders to complete in matches will be available with 3 offering 1 Merit as well as Credits and an overarching goal that offers 3 Merits. These tasks reset every week on Tuesdays.
NEW: Achievements
Platform achievements are now available, including simple objectives like playing through every match to more traditional challenges like feats of skill across weapons and mechanics.
NEW: Tutorial
A guided experience, our new Tutorial provides the basic CRC training a Responder would need for their first time in the field. From melee and ranged combat to objective trials and inventory management, players should be better prepared for the apocalypse than ever before!
Training Range
Added a Med Kit to the medical cabinet
Added static item spawns to van trunks
Added a reward item in Objective Training cage
Added some items to pick up on spawn table
Moved lever in fire room to be more obvious
Moved vans and rotated them to have more accessible trunks
Removed big pipe from obstacle course
Removed red hose in fire room of obstacle course
Updated the Range’s swimming rules and removed signage telling players not to.
Fixed the obstacle course objectives turning back on when repeating the course
Responder Customization
Added several new cosmetics to the Outfit selection, earnable through Credits or Merits.
Added new cosmetic types: Compass & Flashlight.
Updated the pricing of all cosmetic options available.
Cosmetics are now sorted based on their level unlock requirements.
Added new voice character set: Wright
Balance Changes
Difficulty
All
Adjusted zombie pressure and threat levels across each experience. Difficulty will now tangibly change the composition and density of hordes and dynamically adjust itself over the course of a match.
Example: Nightmare will experience more zombie variety overall, with special types and Runners/Prime much more prevalent than prior.
Scripted objective scenarios now better scale with difficulty, leading to differing speeds and amounts of zombies during a sequence.
This applies to situations where zombies spawn infinitely until a given objective is completed.
Casual ➡️ Beginner
Various UI elements will be always on, including control hints and objective reminders.
Zombies now have their effective HP reduced by 30%.
Respawns are now tied to a timer, with Responders returning each minute if not sooner.
Classic ➡️ Normal
Respawning is enabled after the completion of a major objective.
Increased Character XP multiplier from 120% ➡️ 125%
Hard
Increased Account XP Multiplier from 120% ➡️ 150%
Increased Character XP Multiplier from 160% ➡️ 200%
Increased Credit Multiplier from 120% ➡️ 150%
Nightmare
Increased Account XP Multiplier from 120% ➡️ 200%
Increased Character XP Multiplier from 200% ➡️ 300%
Increased Credit Multiplier from 130% ➡️ 200%
Players can now see full nameplates when in close proximity of other Responders
Adjusted how ammo scarcity works to lean more on unloading weapons.
Firearms
Firearms now have a chance to spawn with varying amounts of ammo within them based on difficulty.
Melee Combat
Damage values shown as X/Y/Z are Quick, Strong, and Charged attacks respectively. When looking at these changes, keep in mind that normal Zombies have 100 health, while Shamblers have 70 & Primes have 130.
All
Held interacts can now be started before a melee swing is fully resolved.
Slashing Weapons
Now all deal 5 stability quick attack damage.
Now all deal 10 stability strong attack damage.
1-Handed Weapons
Reduced time to begin strong attack by 10%.
Reduced time to begin charged attack by 20%.
2-Handed Weapons
Reduced time to begin charged attack by 10%.
Mallet
Replaces Small Pipe in default inventory.
Moved from Tier 2 to Tier 1.
Decreased base damage from 13/15/20 ➡️ 10/13/15
Decreased headshot damage from 25/30/35 ➡️ 20/25/30
Decreased stability damage from 25/50/50 ➡️ 25/35/45
Small Wrench
Increased charged swing speed by 12%.
Increased base strong attack damage from 10 ➡️ 13
Decreased strong stability damage from 45 ➡️ 35
Small Pipe
Moved from Tier 1 to Tier 2.
Increased headshot damage from 20/25/30 ➡️ 20/30/35
Tire Iron
Fixed an issue where the Tire Iron was not dealing its intended base heavy attack damage (20).
Small Knife
Fixed an issue where the Small Knife was not dealing its intended base strong attack damage (18).
Cleaver
Increased charged swing speed by 5%.
Increased base quick attack damage from 13 ➡️ 15
Increased headshot charged attack damage from 45 ➡️ 50
Machete
Increased base damage from 17/22/26 ➡️ 20/25/34
Hatchet
Increased base damage from 17/22/26 ➡️ 20/25/34
Rebar
Decreased base quick damage from 20 ➡️ 15
Increased headshot strong damage from 30 ➡️ 35
Hockey Stick
Moved from Tier 2 to Tier 1.
Decreased base quick attack damage 20 ➡️ 15
Large Pipe
Moved from Tier 1 to Tier 2.
Increased base damage from 20/20/23 ➡️ 20/25/33
Increased headshot strong damage from 30 ➡️ 35
Large Wrench
Decreased quick melee swing speed by 10%.
Decreased charged swing speed by 10%.
Baseball Bat
Moved statline from Tier 3 to Tier 2.
Decreased quick attack swing speed by 20%.
Decreased base damage from 30/35/45 ➡️ 20/25/33
Decreased headshot damage from 45/50/80 ➡️ 25/35/50
Decreased stability damage from 65/75/100 ➡️ 20/40/100
Sorry, sluggers! The baseball bat’s best-in-class speed and stats proved far too potent when compared to other weapons meant to hit slower and harder. These deeper cuts land it in a place where it still shines in quick attacks, while charged attacking zombies out of the park without encroaching on heavy attack focused weapons.
Shovel
Increased base damage from 13/18/25 ➡️ 20/25/34
Increased headshot damage from 34/38/50 ➡️ 35/45/50
Tree Trimmer
Increased base damage from 20/25/35 ➡️ 25/30/35
Fire Axe
Increased stability quick attack damage from 5 (universal buff) ➡️ 10
Skill Pool
Additions
Handgun Reloading
Rifle Reloading
Shotgun Reloading
Removals
Averaging
Guts
Teddy Bear
Traversal
Reduced shove stamina cost 25 ➡️ 15
Reduced stamina recharge timer.
Increased sprint speed from 370 ➡️ 380
Increased sprint speed during angular movement.
Responders can now kick while carrying 1-Handed Objective items.
Map Updates
All
Zombie pressure across all maps has been tuned, refactored, to feel more appropriate to each experience based on the difficulty tunings mentioned above.
Carryables like fuses are now placed slightly further from the associated objective with additional spawn variations.
Objectives now scale in difficulty based on the remaining player count available at its start.
Optimized collision for objects outside of bounds across maps.
Added some additional time to extract for rope extraction beats.
Adjusted spawn rate of Tier 3 Weapons to favor later stages of maps.
Beaulieu Hospital
Slightly moved back ventilation parts that were very close to the ventilation van.
Fixed multiple exploitable areas throughout Beaulieu Hospital.
Power Plant
Removed the Bio-Scanner initial objective scenario.
Bio-Scanners were a exciting addition to our objective toolkit when we first introduced them, and while many areas benefit from their inclusion, we recognize that in this case they degraded the experience. Looking forward, we’re being more thoughtful with our deployment of these into new experiences.
Powerplant stash rooms loot is now better scaled according to player counts at each POI
Lewiston
Blocked some unintentional pathways that enabled the map to be completed too quickly.
Adjusted the train tunnel puzzle and added some art to improve zombie flow.
Added one Bio-Scanner to open the chapel when retrieving hard drives.
Extended hard drive upload beat slightly in the library.
Finale area gates must now be powered before they can be opened.
Lightly adjusted some geometry in the train extract area.
Broadway
Added a shortcut after travelling all the way around the rooftop of the Diner.
Updated the art on the platform of the train extract to improve zombie flow.
More appropriately spaced out C4 throughout the Courthouse.
Adjusted Movie Theatre flow to improve zombie pressure.
Pottsville
Neighborhood objective indicators are now more specific.
Extended the antenna upload holdout beat in Downtown.
Locked the doors in the back of downtown stores.
When Responders open one gate from Midtown to Downtown, both will now open.
There is an additional beat where you must tune a radio prior to extracting.
Improvements & Bug Fixes
Audio
Added 5.1 surround sound support
Headshots against zombies now have a more distinct sound
Runner pursuit audio volume was boosted
New music is present during Evac preparation phase on various maps
Improved audio for various objectives and for objective progress updates
Responders now make an appropriate landing sound from height
Alarms and security nodes destruction sound was updated
Beaulieu Hospital security nodes have been given spatialized beeps to help locate them
Added meta sounds for progress getting up during DBNO
Improved DBNO meta sound distance
Updated DBNO sounds for multiple player states
Fixed an issue with lights not playing sounds unless they were turned on
All voiceover lines should no longer retrigger when reconnecting to a match
Fixed MC15 suppressed shot audio being faded while shooting rapidly
Fixed inconsistent audio between M7A1 semi and full auto when suppressed
Fixed missing impact SFX when throwing certain items at zombies or objects
Fixed barricading audio looping and overlapping
Fixed additional cases where zombies would be silent on occasion behind you
Reduced Player Runner IQ by removing cases of them saying phonetic language
Removed Objective VO related to closing valves as they have a variety of uses now
Fixed a memory leak when retreading areas multiple times
Reworked music sequence flow for community center gym
Fixed an issue where community center gym would have instances of no music playing mid-objective
Fixed instances of missing fire sounds
Fixed a few issues of the player sounding like they were in an interior when outside
Added some new audio hallucinations.
Improved audio cues of zombies encounters close to you
Added rumble.
Art & Animation
Improved some animations when checking the compass while holding carry-and-place objective items
Fixed blood decals appearing on weapon attachments incorrectly
Fixed sprint animation when nothing is held
Fixed zombies failing to play appropriate death animations when killed by explosive barrels
Fixed missing equip/unequip animations for some items
Fixed false VFX/SFX playing from two-handed firearms when the flashlight and equipped and the responder interacts with something
Fixed VFX/SFX delays when firing a suppressed Gruber Rifle
Fixed the location of the M1911 muzzle flare.
Fixed the flashlight floating out of a crouched responder’s hand
Fixed a case where muzzle flare from firearms can appear delayed after sprinting
Fixed an animation issue when cooking a pipe bomb
Fixed various animation pops when transitioning into a heavy attack with some melee weapons, and when aiming down sights.
Fixed blue highlights visible on responders in the main menu on Low graphics settings
Fixed corpses having a low level of detail before being interacted with
Fixed various cases of unintended camera jitter
Fixed an animation issue when interacting with valves with an item in hand
Fixed an issue when using a scope attachment and swapping weapons
Added additional fallbacks so that responders should not appear without meshes, outfits, heads, or bodies in any case
Improved attachment sight reticles to parallax properly
Combat
Improved windows for queuing melee attacks to make combos more smooth and prevent unintentional extra inputs
Made it easier to hit zombies while looking down at the ground when they are slightly below you off a curb or down stairs.
Weapon throwing can be cancelled properly by melee attacks
Responders can now shove and kick as intended with the flashlight is out after having a two-handed weapon equipped
Fixed some cases where bladed weapons would not stick when thrown at zombies
Fixed IEDs doing no damage to zombies in Survival maps
Sprinting now interrupts firearm reload
Fixed grenades and thrown weapons sometimes passing through zombies when thrown
Improved the release timing for dropping a grenade with RMB
Improved grenade throw traces to not be blocked by small bits of geometry
Environment
Fixed a location in Broadway where it was possible to get stuck between a staircase and a van
Fixed a location in Flooded where players could get stuck
Fixed a location where a player could get trapped on Lewiston
Fixed a location where the player can get stuck near the Radio Station in Power Plant
Removed some unintended safe spots in Pottsville and Flooded
Fixed a few geometry issues with a residential house
Fixed cases of overhead flying birds not appearing
Fixed some cases of overlapping ammo box spawns in Power Plant
Fixed debug text present on an interactable keypad in Hospital
Fixed corpses without full outfits spawning in Pottsville
Fixes for zombies vaulting through barricaded windows in various maps
Fixed various locations where zombies could get stuck
Fixed various places where zombies path awkwardly in various maps
Fixed various instances of overlapping, floating, or clipping loot in maps
Fixed some instances of level geometry popping in when moving, especially on Low and Medium graphics presets
Fixed various places where responders could not vault out of windows in Lewiston
Fixed some locations where zombies do no attack barricades as intended
Fixed an issue where responders arriving late to an area will fail to see checkpoint gates open in Power Plant
Fixed various cases of awkward collision when walking or vaulting for responders
Fixed water appearance: missing water ripples when walking in deep water and missing underwater effects, and responder legs appearing on top of water when looking down
Fixed zombies being able to attack players through cage walls
Fixed various cases of floating or clipping objects in the environment
Fixed fire extinguishers not appearing destroyed to other responders
Improved some textures
Fallen trees should replicate properly for all players
Fixed a gate not appearing open and floating zombies during Lewiston extraction cinematics
Fixed the Broadway helicopter visuals and CVO playing out of sync for backfilling players
Fixed zombies failing to navigate through broken glass windows in Hospital
Fixed some instances of missing VFX in Broadway
Gameplay
Applied fixes to cases where it was possible for a player to enter a bad state and become unable to perform any actions, especially after using or dropping items, or while escaping a grab
Fixed a case where players can get stuck in a bad state by interacting with an item at the same time as another player
Fixed a case where players can get stuck in a bad state when interrupted while unloading a firearm
Fixed the ability to ping water-covered terrain, which made it difficult to ping locations in Flooded
Fixed the flashlight causing strange shadows to appear when vaulting
Slightly increased the ease of the generator minigame
Improved flow of wiring minigame
Fixed the flashlight appearing all white when occluding a wiring minigame
Fixed issue with fail state sound for wiring minigame not working correctly
Fixed an exploit where dropping a Molotov and shooting it would do full damage to players
Fixed various cases where kicking or shoving windows would not consistently break them
Fixed a case where carry-and-place objective items could get hidden when swapping weapons
Fixed some cases where players could burn for longer than intended from fire from red barrel explosions
Applied more fixes to ensure that carry-and-place objective items respawn properly if taken away from the objective area
Applied fixes to an issue where the extraction helicopter could appear to hover higher for some players
Fixed some cases where items would shift on the ground after thrown or dropped
Fixed an issue where sometimes players will not see the first barricade board placed on a door by another responder
Fixed an issue where gas clouds would not dissipate after being sealed in Power Plant
Responders should no longer be able to interact with bodies in wards not relevant to the objective in Hospital
Fixed issues when dropping items where they could become obscured or pick up ground textures
Prevent responders from checking the compass while primed for self-sacrifice
Fixed cases where players could not add extra barricades to doors and windows under attack
The flashlight should turn on appropriately when pressing Q with a two-handed weapon equipped
Localization
Made some translation improvements to Brazilian Portuguese and other languages
Fixed various typos in English and other languages
Performance
Added support for DLSS 4.5 on compatible RTX cards
Refactored impact and gore effects to more efficiently render
Progression, Loadout, & Skills
Nightmare Extractions should update accurately when returning to the main menu
Loadout slot changes now take effect if player removes and re-equips multiple items while in the same category
Switching characters should no longer cause some loadout items to become unable to interact with.
Fixed the incorrect amount of weight being added to the inventory when picking up ammo with the Scavenger perk
Skilled Medic skill now should heal other players more
Server and Client
Added an unstuck feature that teleports players back to their last respawn point to help if players get stuck in the map
Unstuck Respawn automatically triggers when a player falls through the map
Manually Unstuck Respawn triggered in the pause menu, requiring 30s of no actions or movement to successfully use
Added a Reconnect option when players crash during map load
Squad Leaders should no longer be able to Deploy if a squad member does not have a character
Squad Members who are playing the Tutorial should be brought into a match appropriately when one is found
Various client and server crash fixes
UI & UX
The Holdout banner should now reappear when entering and exiting an Early Extraction bunker
Reworked the map selection screen.
Added a gamemode selection screen.
Clarified interaction prompts when holding carry-and-place objective items in a stage in Broadway
Rebinding movement to E and other inputs on an AZERTY keyboard now functions as intended again
Fixed the match end sequence not showing appropriately after the final player uses an Early Extraction hatch
The Pottsville Scientist body no longer glows after the objective is complete
Fixed an incorrectly labelled compass objective on Lewiston
Pottsville house objective markers should be visible from further away and be cleared after the tools and parts are found
Corrected an inaccurate difficulty modifier on Beginner mode
Added the ability to mute players not in your squad
Fixed a UI scale pop on the loading screens for maps
Removed the “Cancel” button from the Reroll Skill widget, as the action cannot be cancelled or credits refunded after skills are rerolled
Fixed objective UI appearing and fading out on spawn
Fixed missing intro card UI when spawning into Flooded
Improved contrast between the squad invite toaster notification and the MOTD
Improved the appearance of completed objectives in the compass objective log
Fixed objective messages to better queue when multiple are displayed in a row
Zombies
Fixed various locations where zombies can spawn clipping or floating in various maps
Improved zombie ragdolls on impact and death
Fixed cases where zombies would slide rapidly and attack
Fixed zombies without clothes spawning in Pottsville
Fixed cases of zombies warping from ragdoll to standing instantly
Known Issues
There can be a short delay between picking up an item and being able to use it within the inventory.
Rarely, players can enter a state where they cannot perform actions by being in ADS and running out of ammo entirely. Being grabbed by a zombie resets the state.
Runner footsteps can continue to play while ragdolling after being killed
Flashlights and Voice can appear to not be selected at first when opening the Customization menu.
Exiting the Loadout menu using the Esc key can cause the warning for Unsaved Changes to be missing.
Rarely, the responder can be missing on the main menu. They're just on smoke break.
Late in a match, players in Normal mode may see UI indicating they will respawn, even though all respawn checkpoints have been passed.
In Solo Mode, Beginner supply drops do not appear to spawn on PS5 or XSX
Community feedback helped shape every step we took from reveal to Early Access until now. Continue to help us improve No More Room in Hell 2 by reporting bugs in-game, on Discord, or at http://nmrih2.com/support!
Stay safe out there,
The NMRIH2 Dev Team
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10 Aug 2026CGMagazine
No More Room in Hell 2 (PC) Review
No More Room in Hell 2 has been quietly grinding through Early Access since October 2024 , and if you’d asked me a year ago whether Torn Banner had a real shot at breaking through the noise of a busy 2026 gaming calendar, I would have easily said no. But now, after playing the 1.
06 Aug 2026Developer post
Road to 1.0: Early Access Retrospective
Hello Responders! For our final blog on our Road to 1.0 – don’t worry, we still have Patch Notes and other info accompanying our launch – we thought we’d take a look back at the whole journey that brought us to this moment. First, we’ve put together a video for those who are retu
Hello Responders!
For our final blog on our Road to 1.0 – don’t worry, we still have Patch Notes and other info accompanying our launch – we thought we’d take a look back at the whole journey that brought us to this moment. First, we’ve put together a video for those who are returning from a while away or aren’t fully aware of how far we’ve come since Early Access release:
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2 Years, 16 Content Updates
We’ve been working tirelessly alongside our community to expand and improve No More Room in Hell 2 from a single map and core gameplay systems to the unique cooperative survival game we envisioned with features they desired. This includes:
2 Distinct Gamemodes
9 Maps
38 Weapons
10 Unique Zombie Types
4 Difficulty Levels
Expanded Gameplay Systems
Infection
Extraction
Inventory
Responders
Skills
Onboarding
8,000+ Bug Fixes
and much, much more!
We cannot emphasize enough how important the community was to getting us to this moment. Their feedback in Discord, on forums, and through our Community Tester program was integral in our ability to create more content and add new systems to provide the best experience possible. 1.0 is the culmination of almost two years and sixteen content updates. We couldn’t be more proud of how far we’ve come from our initial launch, together.
Armageddon Launch Information
For most of our past update releases, players have been minimally disrupted until the patch was published. This launch, due to its size and multi-platform nature, will require additional downtime. Players will be unable to launch into new matches starting 5am EDT on August 11th in order to ensure everyone has finished their Early Access progress before we handle the account wipes and rewards distribution.
Patch Notes will be available a day prior on August 10th, alongside some additional info of what to expect hopping in at launch. As always, we’ll be looking forward to your feedback on Discord and want to hear any issues you run into through our Support page.
2XP Weekend Live Now
Speaking of Early Access rewards, we wanted to do something special for the final weekend to help push players to earn as much as they can. Starting now, all Account and Character XP earned from matches has been doubled! This should allow everyone to build more Responders, attempt more Nightmare runs, and most of all stay sharp ahead of 1.0. We plan to do more of these post-launch, so consider this one final “test” for Early Access. Since everything is reset Tuesday, take advantage of this moment to have more fun: build strange Skill loadouts, risk everything more often, say goodbye to a long-lived Responder in a heroic fashion. We’re looking forward to seeing just how ungently you go into the good night of Early Access. Survive together…until you can’t.
See you all for Armageddon!
The NMRIH2 Dev Team
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05 Aug 2026Developer post
Road to 1.0: Permadeath
Hello Responders! Today, we wanted to talk about one of the gameplay pillars of No More Room in Hell 2’s Early Access period: Permadeath. We received a lot of feedback from various perspectives on what really worked with our approach to Responder progression and the risks of extr
03 Aug 2026Developer post
Road to 1.0: Optimization & Performance
Hello Responders! Some of the largest concerns we’ve heard from players throughout Early Access have been around optimization and performance, and with consoles joining the fray it’s more important than ever. We’ve been hard at work making improvements across the game from VFX to
28 Jul 2026Developer post
Road to 1.0: Release Date & Raven Rock
Hello Responders, It’s finally time for us to share that No More Room in Hell 2 launches onto PlayStation and Xbox & leaves Early Access with the Armageddon Update on August 11th! Take a look at our latest trailer: Armageddon Approaches The path we set down at the start of th
Hello Responders,
It’s finally time for us to share that No More Room in Hell 2 launches onto PlayStation and Xbox & leaves Early Access with the Armageddon Update on August 11th! Take a look at our latest trailer:
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Armageddon Approaches
The path we set down at the start of this year with the Genesis & Revelation updates culminates in our largest update to No More Room in Hell 2: Armageddon. The virus has continued to progress, leading the CRC to vastly expand their operations. In this update, we’re adding:
Survival Mode, a new experience with 3 dedicated maps (Flooded, NotLD, Lighthouse)
Raven Rock, our sixth Objective map, set deep within the eponymous military installation and offering a different flow than any location prior.
Solo Mode, allowing independent Responders the ability to practice and learn on all our maps while progressing Weekly Assignments.
A guided Tutorial, complete with combat and objective training for those new to NMRIH.
Platform Achievements, marking your accomplishments as your arsenal grows.
Weekly Assignments, rewarding players with Credits as well as a new unique currency called Merits that allow for streamlined cosmetic purchases.
Expanded character customization with more options and adjustments available to personalize a Responder.
Rescue Beacon, a high end Loadout-only item that can be earned to protect a Responder from a death.
…and so much more!
We’ll be giving players a glimpse into all of the above in more posts ahead of Armageddon’s release on August 11th. Our Early Access community has been pivotal in helping us reach this milestone and we can’t wait to share with you all insights into how your feedback continues to push us forward! Speaking of insights…
Map Preview: Raven Rock
Set on the outskirts of the mountainous southern Pennsylvania, Raven Rock is our latest exploration into the active apocalypse unfolding in No More Room in Hell 2. Responders find themselves right outside an underground military bunker, determined to investigate the fates of emergency operations personnel.
Descend into a unique Objective experience that takes civilian eyes where they aren’t supposed to see and fight to restore a semblance of control to the world around you. We’ll share more tidbits of Raven Rock ahead of launch, however this locale will remain somewhat mysterious with plenty of surprises for everyone on August 11th!
Final Stretch
With the release date shared, we wanted to remind our Early Access players of the account wipe and rewards earnable for previous progress shared in this blogpost. You’ll now have a bit less than two weeks to earn any remaining Account levels and collect Nightmare tokens before we all start fresh together on Day 1.
We’ll share maintenance window timing and any other information that may affect your ability to play ahead of release as soon as we know. Those waiting for launch or looking to get games in prior, feel free to join our Discord community as well!
As always, stay safe out there!
The NMRIH2 Dev Team
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23 Jul 2026Developer post
Road to 1.0: Survival & Night of the Living Dead
Hello Responders! Last we spoke about Survival in our Free Weekend Retrospective Blog , we mentioned a setting very familiar to both No More Room in Hell veterans and zombie horror fans alike. Night of the Living Dead returns to No More Room in Hell 2, updated and expanded to fit
26 Jun 2026Developer post
Road to 1.0: Community Questions
Hello Responders! For this dev blog, we’re going to be sharing some updates on community topics that aren’t directly related to game content but deserve addressing ahead of the 1.0 launch. We’ve tried to tackle some of the most common questions, but as always, if you have questio
17 Jun 2026Developer post
Road to 1.0: Economy & Progression
Hello Responders! As we continue down the road towards our 1.0 release, we wanted to take some time to talk through the upcoming progression wipe and changes coming to the core economy of the game. Our goal with this blog is to make clear the intent of our reward systems, as well
Hello Responders! As we continue down the road towards our 1.0 release, we wanted to take some time to talk through the upcoming progression wipe and changes coming to the core economy of the game. Our goal with this blog is to make clear the intent of our reward systems, as well as set the stage for how 1.0 and onwards will look different than our Early Access period.
Speaking of, players will remain able to earn Early Access rewards right up to 1.0’s launch as laid out in our previous early 2026 dev update. We’ll be participating in the Steam Summer Sale as our final sale prior to 1.0 so if you’re hoping to claim any of those exclusive cosmetics, it’s worthwhile even with the wipe approaching.
Starting Fresh, Together
In our 1.0 update, we’ll be resetting all account progression back to zero. This includes:
Account Level
Credits
Nightmare Tokens
Responders
Loadouts
Cosmetics (excluding EA rewards)
Early Access allowed us to iterate on and refine our progression, from making Credit earn rate more deterministic to understanding the right balance of rewarding skill and preserving goals to chase. This blank slate should be the best experience for the community diving in together to tackle the new content and growing alongside each other! A notable change we wanted to call out here: Nightmare Tokens are no longer account-bound and instead are tracked on a per-Responder basis. Think of them like medals of service, and when that Responder perishes, their legacy follows them to the grave. Account level will become the main metric conveyed to other players, better representing your access to gear and skills.
Assignments & Merits
We’ve heard lots of feedback around the new Credits system and how we could improve aspects of earning them as well as more options to spend them on. With that in mind, we have two new, interconnected features coming in 1.0 to address this as well as offer players a reason to return to the field each week. Assignments are random weekly objectives sent by the CRC to be completed in exchange for Credits and Merits. 4 Assignments are available each set, with 2 offering greater payouts. Each Assignment set, players will be able to earn 2000 Credits and 6 Merits. Credits can obviously be spent on everything from loadout items to skills to customization…so what are Merits for?

Merits are a free, exclusive to Assignments currency that reward accomplishment with easier access to cosmetics as well as specific, powerful items. While some appearance options may cost thousands of Credits, a few Merits can instead be spent to unlock these items alongside REDACTED.

Refine Your Arsenal
Loadouts are meant to be an integral part of the progression experience, offering you more tools to help conquer higher difficulty excursions. Previously, the cost of investing in equipment on a single Responder was a bit too steep with our updated Credit earn rate. As such, all loadout items have had their prices reassessed to offer more choice while also balancing potential impact. Some examples of adjusted item costs include:
M9A3 reduced from 2500 ➡️1500
DB12 reduced from 1200 ➡️ 600
Frag Grenade increased from 150 ➡️300
Revive Syringe increased from 1200 ➡️ 2500
We’ve also elected to remove Character Level requirements from Loadout items, instead letting higher level players choose whether to invest in gear for their fresh recruits or save all their Credits into their most veteran Responder. Player choice and a meaningful feeling of progress is what we want this new outlook to encourage.
Becoming More Skilled
Skills remain an area we plan to further iterate on and improve, with 1.0 acting as a reset allowing us to make some more significant changes. Taking the opportunity a full reset provides, the perk pool is being adjusted to retire some designs and bring in a new set of perks focused around firearm reloading.
Perks Added
Handgun Reloading
Rifle Reloading
Shotgun Reloading
Perks Removed
Averaging
Guts
Teddy Bear
We’ve also heard loud and clear that the cost of perk rerolling is too high compared to the required Credit investment, so it will be coming down even further in 1.0 to allow for more active buildcrafting. With our Hard & Nightmare difficulties trending harder for 1.0, we feel it’s important to encourage players to bring their best into these experiences!
Moving forward, we’ll be looking to adjust skills directly based on feedback and data to ensure that we have options that shine in various moments or for specific playstyles. Skills should feel like a way to curate a Responder’s identity through gameplay similar to how an outfit can reinforce that identity through visuals.
Surviving to Thriving
All of these adjustments come together to provide a clearer vision of No More Room in Hell 2’s progression than ever before. Whether you’re a player who wants to slowly climb the difficulties to watch their Responder grow or a veteran who wants to deploy Level 1 fresh meat directly into the heart of Nightmare with only a baseball bat to their name, these changes allow you to play the game the way you want to and earn better looks along the way!
1.0 is a moment for everyone, whether you’re a brand new player diving in for the first time or one of our earliest supporters, to experience the journey from the second the apocalypse begins and your Responder picks up their first weapon to join the fight.
In our post-launch updates, we hope to iterate on these systems further and offer players more end goals to work towards beyond Nightmare difficulty…but we’re getting ahead of ourselves. We truly appreciate all the feedback and dedication our community has shown us. There’s much more to be shared about the 1.0 update, so stay tuned!
As always, stay safe out there!
The NMRIH2 Dev Team
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22 May 2026Developer post
Road to 1.0: Free Weekend Insights
Hello Responders! It’s been a few weeks since our second Free Weekend ended and since then we have continued to work on 1.0 with your feedback in mind. Today, we wanted to catch up on some topics we heard about often during the Free Weekend and share some changes being made to ad
Hello Responders!
It’s been a few weeks since our second Free Weekend ended and since then we have continued to work on 1.0 with your feedback in mind. Today, we wanted to catch up on some topics we heard about often during the Free Weekend and share some changes being made to address them.
These are only a small selection of a much larger changelog shipping alongside 1.0’s new content offerings, so we ask that you keep in mind that some of these adjustments will be affected by other changes not yet revealed.
Improving the Pace of Melee Combat
Ever since the Genesis update’s balance hotfix, we’ve been hearing lots of feedback around melee combat, especially when it pertains to one-handed slashing weapons. Free Weekend also allowed us to get thoughts from those who were unfamiliar with our melee system entirely on where other pain points exist and what we can do to elevate close-quarters combat.
One of the largest changes planned for 1.0 is a general responsiveness increase when it comes to strong and charged attacks. One-handed weapons will be receiving a universal 10% speed increase to their strong attack windup alongside a 20% speed increase to their charged attack windup. This is separate from the actual swing speeds of individual weapons, which are receiving more targeted balance. Two-handed weapons will also receive a 10% speed increase to their charged attack windup
Slashing weapons will see 5 stability damage added to quick attacks across the board and 10 stability damage added to strong attacks (for context, 20 stability damage triggers a zombie stagger), to better open up combo opportunities based upon each weapon’s strengths. Trading hits with zombies will be generally less common, but still a threat if you aren’t conscious of how you start an engagement. Closing the gap or making a hasty escape will also be more feasible as we’re bringing improvements to sprinting and stamina, with sprint speed increasing slightly and stamina beginning to refill quicker after use.
Overall, these changes should allow melee to feel more dependable, opening up more room in gameplay to learn quirks and master each weapon’s strengths for greater reward. We’ve really appreciated all the detailed thoughts shared with us as we work to improve this aspect of the game!
Expanding our Difficulty Scales
During the Free Weekend, we got to see how our current difficulty offerings feel for players less familiar with No More Room in Hell 2 and where new players gravitate to start. The vast majority of players played Classic, which led to a large drop in the extraction rates across maps for that difficulty as new Responders learned the game. However, this is a trend we see generally even when our dedicated core has been playing the live game the past few weeks.
Free Weekend Extraction Rates
[table equalcells="1" colwidth=",,,,"][tr][td][p align="center"]Map & Mode
[/td][td][p align="center"]Casual
[/td][td][p align="center"]Classic
[/td][td][p align="center"]Hard
[/td][td][p align="center"]Nightmare
[/td][/tr][tr][td][p align="center"]Power Plant
[/td][td][p align="center"]49%
[/td][td][p align="center"]18%
[/td][td][p align="center"]35%
[/td][td][p align="center"]46%
[/td][/tr][tr][td][p align="center"]Pottsville
[/td][td][p align="center"]67%
[/td][td][p align="center"]43%
[/td][td][p align="center"]63%
[/td][td][p align="center"]65%
[/td][/tr][tr][td][p align="center"]Lewiston
[/td][td][p align="center"]70%
[/td][td][p align="center"]49%
[/td][td][p align="center"]68%
[/td][td][p align="center"]83%
[/td][/tr][tr][td][p align="center"]Broadway
[/td][td][p align="center"]68%
[/td][td][p align="center"]37%
[/td][td][p align="center"]57%
[/td][td][p align="center"]66%
[/td][/tr][tr][td][p align="center"]Hospital
[/td][td][p align="center"]55%
[/td][td][p align="center"]21%
[/td][td][p align="center"]41%
[/td][td][p align="center"]48%
[/td][/tr][tr][td][p align="center"]Flooded*
[/td][td][p align="center"]87%
[/td][td][p align="center"]72%
[/td][td][p align="center"]80%
[/td][td][p align="center"]74%
[/td][/tr][tr][td][p align="center"]Average
[/td][td][p align="center"]66%
[/td][td][p align="center"]40%
[/td][td][p align="center"]57%
[/td][td][p align="center"]63%
[/td][/tr][tr][td][p align="center"]w/o Flooded
[/td][td][p align="center"]62%
[/td][td][p align="center"]34%
[/td][td][p align="center"]53%
[/td][td][p align="center"]62%
[/td][/tr][/table]
Post-Free Weekend Extraction Rates
[table equalcells="1" colwidth=",,,,"][tr][td][p align="center"]Map & Mode
[/td][td][p align="center"]Casual
[/td][td][p align="center"]Classic
[/td][td][p align="center"]Hard
[/td][td][p align="center"]Nightmare
[/td][/tr][tr][td][p align="center"]Power Plant
[/td][td][p align="center"]84%
[/td][td][p align="center"]78%
[/td][td][p align="center"]81%
[/td][td][p align="center"]76%
[/td][/tr][tr][td][p align="center"]Pottsville
[/td][td][p align="center"]89%
[/td][td][p align="center"]89%
[/td][td][p align="center"]92%
[/td][td][p align="center"]88%
[/td][/tr][tr][td][p align="center"]Lewiston
[/td][td][p align="center"]90%
[/td][td][p align="center"]91%
[/td][td][p align="center"]92%
[/td][td][p align="center"]93%
[/td][/tr][tr][td][p align="center"]Broadway
[/td][td][p align="center"]89%
[/td][td][p align="center"]85%
[/td][td][p align="center"]89%
[/td][td][p align="center"]89%
[/td][/tr][tr][td][p align="center"]Hospital
[/td][td][p align="center"]86%
[/td][td][p align="center"]82%
[/td][td][p align="center"]86%
[/td][td][p align="center"]82%
[/td][/tr][tr][td][p align="center"]Average
[/td][td][p align="center"]88%
[/td][td][p align="center"]85%
[/td][td][p align="center"]88%
[/td][td][p align="center"]86%
[/td][/tr][/table]
This data highlights three key concerns we plan to address with difficulty changes in 1.0:
“Casual” and “Classic” send the wrong message to new players generally on the intent of these difficulties and where you should start.
Classic is too hard for the average player compared to dedicated players.
Nightmare isn’t reaching the emotional highs (and extraction rate lows) we want the mode to deliver.
We have several changes coming to tackle each of these points, from adjustments to zombie variety based on threat level to how we handle holdout objective zombie spawning, but for this preview we want to focus on our approachability changes.
Casual and Classic are now renamed Beginner and Normal to better position them as a place to learn and place to refine skills respectively. (we’ll have more information around Tutorialization in a future blog, stay tuned!) Beginner will feature a time-based respawn system that gives players a better chance at completing objectives without wiping, and the existing objective-based respawn system is moving into Normal.
This allows for a much better transition between these difficulties as well as lowers the concern for permadeath until you choose to enter Hard. It is still a threat on lower difficulties during extraction, so saving resources and smart play are still required to keep your Responder alive and gain levels. We’ve also added an additional layer of challenge to the respawn-disabled difficulties by reducing the ammo found in weapons to require more conscious use of unloading.

Well-Earned Credits
Our changes to the Credit economy in Revelation are a big departure from how flush with currency players were in earlier updates. This is an intentional shift towards a more streamlined system for 1.0 and onwards, however we recognize that this transition isn’t fully realized and has left the current version of the game in a tight spot. Free Weekend especially highlighted this as we had many players with no Credit stockpile who could outspend their earn rate in scenarios that didn’t feel fair.
In 1.0, we will have an additional way of earning currency as well as an overhaul to the pricing of loadout equipment to encourage more spending to boost your Responder’s starting odds. Perks and their reroll costs remain a priority for the team headed into the future, with some changes coming in 1.0 as well as in post-launch updates.
We want Nightmare to be achievable both by those whose knowledge and skill allow them to perform even on a default loadout and those who instead slowly level a Responder up the difficulties and invest in their growth to ease that journey. Finding that balance between reward and challenge is our goal and will be something we continue to watch for at release.
What Lies Ahead
Over the next several weeks, we’ll be dropping in occasionally to share more info about the 1.0 update through blogs about various topics; from a deeper dive into Survival and a particular rural farmhouse in Pennsylvania to controller support and performance improvements that benefit both consoles and PC.
As always, stay safe out there!
The NMRIH2 Dev Team
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Updates & announcements

Submissions & Voting

Time Frame: September 1st to September 3rd Voting Time Frame: September 3rd to September 7th

Cat Bracket

Time Frame: September 8th to September 10th

General

Balance

Gruber 922

Gruber MKVII

Gruber Ranch

Hunter85

M7

M14

M1911

M9A1

MC15

Model 13

MP5

Rochester 1873

Existing Experience Refinement

Adding More Gameplay Variety

Building an Endgame

Entering Hell

General

Known Issues

Hotfix #1 (slated for early next week)

Hotfix #2 (slated for the week of August 24th)

Under Investigation

Civil Recovery Corps

Deploying into Danger

Infection

Supplies & Extraction

Gear Up & Fight Nightmares

Feature Updates

NEW Game Mode: Survival

Map: Flooded

Map: Lighthouse

Map: Night of the Living Dead

NEW Objective Map: Raven Rock

NEW: Solo Mode

NEW Item: Rescue Beacon

NEW Currency: Merits

NEW: Weekly Assignments

NEW: Achievements

NEW: Tutorial

Training Range

Responder Customization

Balance Changes

Difficulty

All

Casual ➡️ Beginner

Classic ➡️ Normal

Hard

Nightmare

Firearms

Melee Combat

Skill Pool

Additions

Removals

Traversal

Map Updates

All

Beaulieu Hospital

Power Plant

Lewiston

Broadway

Pottsville

Improvements & Bug Fixes

Audio

Art & Animation

Combat

Environment

Gameplay

Localization

Performance

Progression, Loadout, & Skills

Server and Client

UI & UX

Zombies

Known Issues