A new update is now live, bringing a fresh round of balance changes headlined by the Shroud - its Duel ability is now available from the second Reality Phase & only during the day, alongside tweaks to the Vampire, Alien, and Voidstalker. On top of that, the Mid-Season Ranked Reset has arrived with rewards rolling out for last split's top climbers, our first Deceit 2 Tournament is on the horizon, and we've bundled in a range of fixes based on your reports.
Ranked has been reset for the second half of the season, and rewards for the first half are being handed out. If you hit the heights before the reset, here's what's coming your way:
Reached Master:
Master Emblem
Dandy Badge
Finished in the Top 25 on the Leaderboard:
Top 25 Emblem
Quick Draw
Both the regular and Legacy game modes have their own versions of these rewards. Congratulations to everyone who earned them - and with the Master leaderboard freshly reset, the climb starts again now. Good luck out there!
Think you've got what it takes? Our upcoming tournament is your chance to prove it — with exclusive rewards up for grabs that you won't be able to earn anywhere else.
Qualifiers: 24th – 25th July
Main Event: 31st July – 2nd August
Sign up at the link below to secure your spot. We'll be sharing more details on the format and rewards soon, so keep an eye on our channels.
Sign up form: https://forms.gle/RUPUxSChTwoCjX829
The Main Event will be broadcast on our Twitch channel, so tune in and cheer for your favourite competitor to win.
Improvements
Added System Message functionality, allowing us to share important information with you in-game.
Added a Motion Blur setting on console.
Balance Changes
The Tannoy is now only available from the second Reality Phase.
The Vampire now starts draining sanity 0.5 seconds earlier during executions.
The Alien no longer loses energy after a successful execution during the Ritual Collapse phase.
The Shroud's Duel ability is now available from the second Reality Phase.
The Voidstalker's Voidblast placement animation now plays slightly faster.
Fixes
Fixed the Sheriff being unable to execute a player with an active adrenaline effect.
Fixed Terrors blinking before teleporting at the start of a Reality.
Fixed Subjects in a Shroud Duel being able to stow their items.
Fixed the Shroud not being banished if in the Arena when the Escape Key is claimed.
Fixed the player still being able to die after being saved by the Guardian.
Fixed being able to stow a Return Pad during use or placement.
Fixed two players interacting with the microscope causing one of them to get a black screen until the next phase change.
Fixed sprint not being cancelled while placing items on yourself.
Fixed the fog in the middle of the Shroud Arena being too dense.
Fixed the Magical Painting task being too dark.
Fixed the pin note on the locked doors objective being too dark to read.
Fixed a bug spot on Wild West.
Fixed settings being marked as "dirty" on open.
Fixed settings saving when using the "Back" action.
Fixed the Graphics Quality preset resetting to "Custom" upon opening settings.
We hope you enjoy the update - and we'll see you on the ranked ladder and at the tournament. Good luck!
The Deceit 2 Development Team