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SEVERANCE v0.9.0.0 - MAJOR UPDATE #2

Road to Full Release

The road to SEVERANCE 1.0 continues.

v0.9.0.0 is Major Update #2 and brings another huge round of changes focused on rebuilding older systems, improving usability, polishing multiplayer, and preparing the game for full release.

One of the biggest changes this update is the complete overhaul of the Lobby Laptop and Player Tablet. The old Main Menu has now been removed entirely, with almost everything moved into the physical laptop inside the lobby.

There are also major improvements to the Multiplayer lobbies, loadouts, customization, controller support, and general gameplay polish.

NEW LOBBY LAPTOP

The Lobby Laptop has been completely rebuilt from scratch with an entirely new interface and system.

New Laptop Features

• Completely redesigned Laptop UI

• New desktop-style operating system

• Added Contract application

• Added Multiplayer application

• Added Shop

• Added Photos

• Added Settings

• Added Leaderboard

• Added Weekly Challenge

• Added Tutorial

• Added Career Statistics

• Added an extensive Guide containing information about:

  • Ghost Types

  • Equipment

  • Evidence

  • General investigation information

• Added Match Results

  • Previous match results are now saved and can be viewed later

• Photos taken using the Photo Camera are now saved to the Lobby Laptop

• Saved photos can be used as your Laptop Wallpaper

Laptop Customization

You can now customise your laptop with:

• Wallpapers

• Accent Colours

• Window Colours

CUSTOM DIFFICULTIES

Custom Difficulties have now been added.

Players can customise how they want their investigation to play, including options affecting both:

• Ghost AI

• Player Ghost

This gives players significantly more control over how difficult, chaotic, or experimental their matches can be.

MULTIPLAYER IMPROVEMENTS

Multiplayer lobby management has received a major overhaul.

• Multiplayer games are now created and joined through the Lobby Laptop

• Added Steam Invites

• Added Kick Player

• Added Ban Player

• Added individual Player Volume Sliders

  • Available in both the Lobby and ESC Menu

• Open Lobbies now display:

  • Location

  • Game Mode

  • Difficulty

• General improvements to multiplayer lobby usability and readability

NEW LOADOUT SYSTEM

A completely new Loadout System has been added.

You can now save equipment setups for much faster preparation between investigations.

• Save your preferred equipment setup

• Quickly re-add equipment between contracts

• Added an option to Auto Fill Team Equipment each round

This should significantly reduce the amount of repetitive equipment management between games.

PLAYER TABLET OVERHAUL

The Player Tablet has been heavily reworked.

This includes:

• Completely redesigned UI

• Improved readability

• More detailed investigation information

• Improved customisation

• Better organisation of information

• New Contract Information page

• Easier access to important information while investigating

The Contract page now displays information about your currently selected contract directly from the Tablet.

MAIN MENU REMOVED

The traditional Main Menu has been removed.

When loading into SEVERANCE you will now enter directly into a Singleplayer Lobby, with the Lobby Laptop acting as the main hub for the game.

Creating and joining Multiplayer games is now handled directly through the laptop.

This is part of making the lobby feel like an actual interactive space rather than simply being a room attached to a collection of menus.

NEW LANGUAGES

SEVERANCE now includes Interface localisation for a much wider range of languages.

Newly supported languages include:

• Czech

• Dutch

• Finnish

• French

• German

• Greek

• Hungarian

• Italian

• Norwegian

• Polish

• Portuguese – Brazil

• Portuguese – Portugal

• Romanian

• Russian

• Spanish

• Swedish

• Turkish

• Ukrainian

English remains fully supported as the game's original language.

More languages may be added as development continues toward 1.0.

PLAYER IMPROVEMENTS

• Improved player arm wall-avoidance IK

  • Arm movement is now much less aggressive and should feel considerably smoother

• Dropped items now receive a small forward throw rather than simply falling directly downward

• Added a subtle light around held equipment so players can better identify what they are holding in very dark environments

GHOST PLAYER UI IMPROVEMENTS

The Ghost Player UI has received a visual improvement pass to make it cleaner, more readable, and more polished overall.

Changes include:

• Improved Ghost Player UI

• New and updated UI icons

• Better overall visual polish

• Improved readability while playing as the Ghost

• Added a new How To Play information tab for the Ghost Player

• This new info tab gives players easier access to instructions and information while actively playing as the Ghost

CONTROLLER IMPROVEMENTS

Controller support has received another major improvement pass.

• Removed the old controller cursor-based UI interaction

• Buttons now automatically navigate correctly using controller input

• General controller navigation should now feel significantly more natural

BUG FIXES

• Fixed an issue where the Ghost Player could move Investigator arms while holding equipment due to wall avoidance

• Fixed the Photo Camera light remaining active after being dropped

• Fixed several Voice Chat issues

• Fixed some items falling through the environment when spawning on certain maps

• Fixed a bug where push to talk didn't work when inside the Settings Menu or Lobby Laptop

REMOVED / REWORKED SYSTEMS

As part of the continued overhaul towards 1.0, several older interfaces have now been removed.

The following standalone screens have been removed:

• Main Menu

• Leaderboard Screen

• Weekly Challenge Screen

• Match Results Screen

These systems have not been removed from the game — they have instead been rebuilt and integrated directly into the new Lobby Laptop.

THE ROAD TO 1.0 CONTINUES

v0.9.0.0 is another major step towards the full release of SEVERANCE.

The focus leading into 1.0 remains the same:

Rework outdated systems.
Improve readability.
Improve onboarding.
Polish the experience.
Fix long standing issues.
Make SEVERANCE feel like one complete game.

There is still more coming before launch.

Thank you to everyone playing, testing, reporting bugs, and leaving feedback.

See you in the investigation.

- Liam