We've been listening closely to community feedback since the release of Outbreak and have implemented a number of community requested features and fixes. One area that has recently been discussed is how we plan to handle free and paid DLC for Outbreak.
We're happy to announce that our plan is to typically make any potential character and scenario DLC free. To help fund the game, we will begin to provide cosmetic DLC including cosmetics that are influenced by game state as paid DLC. We're currently working to try to bring new characters and a scenario in the coming months, but we don't have a release date to share yet.
In the mean-time, we've launched our first set of cosmetic DLC as part of the flashlight and laser customization added in v1.10 of Outbreak. As part of that release, we added a number of free color choices for the flashlight and laser. For a small price, you can also add animated and game-state influenced cosmetics to your game.
The first cosmetic DLC includes:
- Outbreak - Flashlight and Laser Bundle (contains all DLC listed in this list) - 33% off!
- [url=http://store.steampowered.com/app/589610/]Rainbow Flashlight and Laser
- Animates through a myriad of colors. - Vital Signs Flashlight and Laser - Changes color based on your health status.
- Danger Close Flashlight and Laser - Changes color based on enemy proximity.
- Treasure Hunter Flashlight and Laser - Changes color based on nearby items.
We're going to try to see if cosmetic DLC can help offset the cost of producing additional characters and scenarios. That being said, there may be a time in the future where certain characters or scenarios may be paid DLC, but our intention is to keep as much free as we can afford.
Please make sure to post your feedback and suggestions for future DLC in our Steam Discussion Boards. Thanks for playing Outbreak and we're looking forward to surviving with you!