Major update5 Apr 2022Season 3: Ostara is out!Greetings Outlaws, We're incredibly excited to announce that Season 3: Ostara is out ! Cross-squad invites are here! With Season 3, a well-requested feature has been added: cross-squad invites ! We’ve seen your feedback about the lack of crossplay in Hood, and while it took some time for us to implement it into the game, it is finally here and we’re so excited about it. Squad invitations now su…
Greetings Outlaws! We're happy to share news regarding Season 3 and new features that will come along! A new dev Vlog is available for you to watch, with infos about cross-squads, battle pass, gameplay tweaks and more: For a more in-depth view of what's coming soon, Game Director Andrew Willans and Senior Game Designer Erich Cooper have answered questions asked by the community: We can't wait t…
We're excited to release Season 2: Yule of Hood: Outlaws & Legends! This new season brings a battle pass bursting with cosmetics, and an exciting new game mode: Gold Rush. Experience a new way to rob from the State in the new Gold Rush mode. 💰 To win in this PvPvE game mode, your team must bring a certain amount of gold to one of your controlled spawn points before your opponents . You are abl…
To celebrate spooky season, a community event just landed in Hood: Outlaws and Legends! 👻 Live now on all platforms, the Halloween event will run until November 2nd - featuring exclusive spooky skins. How to obtain the exclusive Halloween skins: - Play 5 games with one Outlaw to unlock its skin - Play 5 games with each Outlaw to unlock all skins Please note: unlocked skins will only be availab…
Localization - Fixed minor localization and overlapping issues on all platforms and languages: - On PlayStation™ Network pop-up message - On the EULA refusal error message - On Robin and Tooke cosmetics - In the tutorial - On Graveyard and Storgramand (Mountain) maps Stability - Fixed a crash when pressing alt+tab upon finishing a game - Fixed a rare crash when leaving and launching a lot of St…
Hello Outlaws! We’re incredibly excited to announce that Season 1: Samhain is live now! You can play Hood for FREE this weekend to get a taste of what awaits you! This first season includes an exciting new character, countless new skins, a rework of the winch mechanic in Outlaw Heist, and much more! Eidaa has Arrived! The newest outlaw, Eidaa, has come to battle against the State . She is a tal…
Hello Outlaws! Season 1: Samhain is just around the corner , with a little less than a week to wait! As you probably heard, we are adding a new character to our gang of Outlaws: Eidaa the Sellsword . Today, we’re very happy to release a class overview video, which will give you a better idea of what to expect with this new agile melee fighter! Brought to Sherwood with a wind of revenge, Eidaa w…
Hello Outlaws! We’re incredibly excited to announce that we will be launching Season 1: Samhain with a wealth of new content on September 2! Watch today’s Teaser Trailer for a sneak peek at what’s to come, including the free new outlaw Eidaa, the winch rework mechanic, the full roster of maps now available for the newly introduced PvE mode, and cosmetics through the first Battle Pass. A free ne…
Hello Outlaws, Every day we get one step closer to Season 1, and we don't need to tell you how excited we are. On top of a ton of new Outfits and Weapon Skins to earn and collect, we're releasing a brand new Outlaw, Eidaa, a huge winch mechanic overhaul (which affects all objectives in a heist), and more besides! Today, Game Director Andrew Willans is joined by resident Game Designer Nathan to…
Sneak to survive an even deadlier State Hello Outlaws! Update 1.7 is now live and introduces our new free PvE mode: State Heist! We are excited for you to try this new mode which focuses on stealth, and methodical cooperation. Your team of up to four players is pitted against a far more dangerous and responsive State. With limitations on respawning and a dangerous Sherif, State heist creates a…
Hello Outlaws, On July 28, we will release our first new game mode: State Heist, a PvE-only mode for up to four players with a focus on methodical cooperation and stealth. In this article, we’ll dive into this new game mode and give you all the details about what to expect. As in the PvP Outlaw Heist mode, the goal in the new State Heist mode is to execute the perfect (or oops-we-just alerted-a…
Hey everyone! Update 1.6 is now live and this is the most significant update in terms of gameplay changes since launch! For this update, We've mainly been looking at character balance changes and improvements to melee combat. The main headline is that Marianne was tuned down based on your feedback. We want to start by thanking you for all your comments on combat and character balance . They hav…
Hello Outlaws! Patch 1.5 is now available to download and we’re excited to announce that it comes with a new free map: Mountain , a snowy and dangerous playground for you to explore. Made up of two distincts areas connected by bridges, the mix of long sightlines and tight, coverless overpasses make Mountain a fresh and deadly challenge for all of you Outlaws. Check out the Mountain Map Trailer…
Hello Outlaws, Patch 1.4 is now available to download. We look forward to your feedback, and to releasing everything else we have in store for you! You can discover more details about that in last week's Developer Vlog . Patch Notes Balancing · Assassinations can now be interrupted if damage to assassin exceeds a certain threshold (read more here) TLDR: most basic attacks interrupt it now. Comb…
Hello Outlaws, Update 1.4 is coming early next week, bringing a number of changes and bug fixes. We look forward to hearing your feedback, particularly regarding the changes to assassinations. Other changes include further improvements to matchmaking (reducing queueing times), some quality of life aspects, as well as a number of bug fixes. We will post the full list of bug fixes and improvement…
Hello Outlaws, We hope you've all had a productive week of heists and headshots. As always, we're listening closely to all your feedback, and want to thank you all for taking the time to share your thoughts with us! Today, we're excited to talk to you a bit about what we have in store for our upcoming update, coming early June! Assassinations A big topic we keep seeing is assassinations. We've…
Greetings Outlaws, Patch 1.3 is live! We've just released a new update with some significant fixes and improvements. Along with a number of bug fixes (such as the black screen on match start), controller sensitivity has been raised, and we've continued making improvements to matchmaking. This is our first patch of this size, and it's the first of many. Among other things, we're now concentratin…
Greetings Outlaws, We're two weeks into the launch of Hood now, so today we're excited to update you on a whole list of things coming up for the game. First of all, we'd like to thank you all for your feedback. It's thanks to this that we're able to respond quickly and effectively to what is most requested and reported. Let's dig in! Patch 1.3 arrives on Monday! On Monday we will release an upd…
Hi everyone, I’m Andrew Willans, Game Director on Hood: Outlaws and Legends. Before diving into today’s topics, I want to first extend a huge thank you to you, the players. Our small Newcastle team has been blown away by the response so far, and we’ve had an amazing time watching your livestreams, discussions and head-popping compilations! Today marks one week since we opened Hood’s servers, so…
Hello everyone! Yesterday we updated you on what topics we’re focusing on addressing, to give you a better understanding of where we’re at with updates. We won’t repeat all the points here, so please feel free to check it out . Since launch, we’ve released several hotfixes to resolve unexpected technical issues. Today, we’re releasing our first update on Steam, fixing two important issues. It’s…
Hi everyone, We're here with a quick update to let you know what the team is working on, as yesterday's release was only the beginning for us! First we'd like to extend a huge thanks to all of you out there for playing! This has been a crazy couple of days but we're thrilled to see how many of you are loving Hood. THANK YOU! We've been reading and compiling feedback from everywhere and be sure…
Hello Outlaws, Hood goes LIVE today at 17:00 CEST! Dive into 4v4 medieval heists against both the state and enemy outlaws in an attempt to get away alive with the gold. We'd now like to celebrate the official full launch of the game with our new Launch Trailer: An amazing opening weekend! It's been an exciting, crazy weekend watching everyone who pre-ordered the game jump into their first heist…
The day has finally come, Outlaws! We're all absolutely thrilled to see you jump into your first games! Coordinate with your friends against both state and enemy outlaws to execute the perfect heist. Infiltrate, assassinate, secure the riches, and escape. But first - watch our blood-pumping “We are Legends” trailer and join the celebration! Andrew Willans, game director on Hood, has a few words…
Greetings, Outlaws, The heist is almost on! Tomorrow, the game becomes playable to all players who pre-order before May 10! Until then, why not hone your weapons and minds with these 13 tips? Because after all, you're not the only Outlaw with a plan. Be a sneaky Outlaw As a wise outlaw once said: "Don't run into the guards." Being spotted by guards has several consequences (aside from death). T…
Greetings Outlaws, You asked for in-depth commented gameplay, and today, we're delighted to show you just that! Watch today’s Official Gameplay video for a deeper look into how the different characters play out and combine during critical stages of a match. Stealth in service of action Stealth is your best way of gathering enough information about enemy positions, the vault location and map lay…
Greetings, Outlaws! We're pleased to reveal our big plans for post-launch content on Hood: Outlaws & Legends! You can all look forward to a wealth of free gameplay content across the first year of post-launch support. Additionally, those who purchase the game’s Year 1 Edition will gain access to three premium Battle Passes covering three seasons, to unlock exclusive cosmetics. Watch today’s Pos…
Greetings Outlaws, Today, we're thrilled to unveil our Gameplay Overview Trailer! Get a deeper look into exactly what goes into Hood’s medieval multiplayer heists. Assemble, infiltrate, battle and extract Every game of Hood: Outlaws & Legends pits you and your friends against a rival group of four other players who are also aiming to steal the treasure. You and your team must work together to s…
Greetings Outlaws, Our fourth and final class trailer covers the flail-wielding, poison-throwing Mystic. Join game director Andrew Willans as he guides you through the Mystics abilities and gameplay: Bring divination and trickery to the battlefield Trained at a young age to become an Inquisitor, the Mystic decided to rebel against the government’s iron fist. Bringing mystical abilities to the b…
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