Hello Operators,

We have released a new update for Vault Protocol. The main goal of this update was to make the co-op experience more stable, clean up issues that disrupted the gameplay flow, and provide players with a clearer, smoother and more consistent experience.

We especially focused on multiplayer synchronization, map transitions, creature behavior, the audio system, chat, pod interactions, UI, lighting and early-game balance.

Highlights

Multiplayer Stability

• Improved issues that could occur when multiple players joined the lobby at the same time.

• Fixed problems caused by multiple players accessing the computer simultaneously.

• Fixed a critical synchronization issue that could cause players to load into different maps.

• Improved cases where waist, neck and character rotations appeared incorrectly for other players.

• Adjusted several multiplayer edge cases related to sitting, standing up, dying and getting stuck inside the pod.

Map Transitions and Audio

• Added new improvements to prevent sounds from the previous scene from being heard during map transitions.

• Players are now briefly deafened during transitions to prevent audio bursts.

• Improved default microphone device detection.

• Added microphone gain threshold settings to the options menu.

• Rebalanced text chat, Fuel Rod / Geiger, horn, pod and various interaction sounds.

Creatures

• Fixed cases where creatures such as Screamer, Observer and Angler Fish did not work correctly in certain situations.

• Fixed mixed-up references in the creature database.

• Improved Operator Maw issues related to eating players, dealing damage, spawning corpses and displaying customization.

• Adjusted Puke Guy’s audio and death behavior.

• Fixed hit detection issues for attached creatures such as Mute Slug and Huggy.

• Fixed dead creatures leaving behind incorrect colliders.

• Improved cases where creatures behaved incorrectly around doors, walls, the pod and bunker areas.

Pod, Items and Selling System

• Fixed items getting stuck inside pod seats and becoming impossible to retrieve.

• Improved cases where corpses were not counted by the pod or could fall out of it.

• Fixed issues caused by excessive interaction with the selling machine lever.

• Fixed several display issues related to the market cart, item indicator and client canvas.

• Improved loot readability with shader adjustments.

Chat System

• Reworked the chat interface.

• Reduced chat size and font size while preserving readability.

• Added a lighter, less intrusive chat appearance when the chat is closed.

• Adjusted player names to appear in more readable colors.

• Added a character limit for chat messages.

• Added visual and audio feedback when the character limit is reached.

• Added a subtle typewriter sound while typing and a notification sound for new messages.

• Fixed cases where some gameplay inputs were triggered while chat was open.

UI and Settings

• Improved cases where buttons in the Esc panel were difficult to click.

• Fixed the “Reset to Defaults” option setting the resolution incorrectly.

• Added an FPS limit option.

• Pings now show the name of the player who placed them.

• Added a system that displays short visual feedback above the hotbar when receiving an upgrade.

• Fixed missing and overflowing text issues in English and Turkish localization.

Lighting Improvements

• Improved lighting in several map areas.

• Adjusted light balance to make dark areas more readable.

• Strengthened the atmosphere while helping players understand their surroundings more clearly.

• Improved scene clarity without losing the horror mood.

Anomalies and Map Selection

• Fixed “The Sus” anomaly incorrectly stacking buffs after deaths.

• Fixed missing Turkish characters in the “Giant / Tiny” anomaly text.

• Adjusted map selection to reduce the same theme appearing too frequently in a row.

• Worked on a dynamic weighting system to reduce the chance of the same anomaly appearing repeatedly.

Gameplay Balance

• Reviewed player data and found that many players were struggling on Day 3 or earlier.

• Made the early-game experience more forgiving.

• Reviewed creature pressure, environmental threats and quota pacing.

• Adjusted the overall flow to provide a more balanced early-game difficulty curve.

Additional Content and Details

• Prepared groundwork for push-to-talk.

• Improved Emote Wheel sizing and interaction behavior.

• Adjusted Spray VFX brightness.

• Fixed sprays not disappearing correctly after being depleted.

• Continued work on the Tutorial and Achievement systems.

Thanks to your feedback, we will keep making Vault Protocol more stable, more readable and more fun.

Thank you,
IGNUS NEX ENTERTAINMENT