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Hazard Pay PlaytestNews0.21.0 - Closer
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0.21.0 - Closer

Hazard Pay Playtest · published 25 Feb 2026, 21:09 UTC · build 22098654

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New Features

  • Post-Completion Cinematics - Cinematics can now play after level completion before exiting, enabling richer story moments

  • Sector 3b Infirmary Roadblock - New roadblock requiring all scientists to be saved across sectors 1-3, with dialogue acknowledging your choices

  • Newspaper Content System - Wwith lore articles, multi-column layouts, and new key art

  • Wall Texture Variants - Three new wall styles for per-level visual variety across sectors

  • Ending Conclusion Persistence - Endings now track which conclusion you reached, so interrupted endings don't replay

  • Cinematic Level Preview - Cinematic levels show a briefing message instead of score tabs in the preview screen

Improvements

  • Ending Cinematic Rework - Dynamic walk distances, simplified witness ending movement, and camera pan tuning

  • Ending Dialogue Rewrite - More concise and menacing director speech; Otto's dialogue expanded with Federation refuge plot and border crossing

  • Music Discovery System - Music unlocks as you discover levels instead of gating behind sector completion. Override tracks play out naturally after level exit

  • Per-Sector Wall Styling - Sectors 2 and 3 now have distinct wall textures across 31 levels

  • Helicopter Flight Tuning - Longer ending flyaway sequence

  • Level Notes Improvements - Consolidated design notes CSV, added Open Folder and Open CSV buttons to the debug panel

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed cinematic skip hanging the game when skipping synchronously

  • Fixed scientist outcome checks always returning stub values

  • Fixed truck position not saving after debug teleport

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