FBC: Firebreak was just released for PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. Although there was an excitement surrounding Remedy Entertainment’s cooperative first-person shooter, it did not quite hit the highs of its previous games like Alan Wake 2 or Control. After receiving feedback from the community across social platforms, Discord, and Steam forums, the developer is making some pretty big changes to the game. Luckily, players won’t have to wait long to see these changes implemented.
In today’s FBC: Firebreak update 1.2, Remedy has made adjustments primarily to progression. One of the main gripes players have had with the shooter is how slow the grind is to level. In turn, it takes too long to feel powerful, as it has taken quite a bit of time just to unlock the base upgrades and abilities. This is now changed as Remedy has tuned a number of facets related to progression that should make the player’s experience with the first hour of the game more enjoyable. This includes making Lost Assets and Research Samples more visible, rebalancing the cost of unlockables, unlocking Clearance Level 3 for Jobs right from the start, and much more.
Here are the full patch notes for FBC: Firebreak update 1.2:
FBC: Firebreak Update 1.2 Full Patch Notes
Overview
We have overhauled core systems to make progression faster and more rewarding. Economy changes improve how you earn and spend currencies; the Requisition store now separates gear from cosmetics, and Job progression has been restructured to allow players to play full Jobs (all three zones) more quickly.
On top of that, there are many visible and under-the-hood improvements to the game included in this patch.
Read our extensive blog post about what is included in this patch and what improvements we are looking at bringing to the game in the near term.
Economy Changes
- Upgrade currencies (Lost Assets and Research Samples) are now visually highlighted in the Jobs to make them easier to spot.
- All unlockable costs have been rebalanced to better match actual player currency earnings.
- Players will now earn and spend Lost Assets at a healthier pace, enabling smoother progression and gear unlocks.
Job Progression & Clearance Levels
- New players now start at Clearance Level 3 (CL3) for the first Job, Hot Fix.
- Players can still choose to play at CL1 or CL2, but it’s no longer a requirement
- To unlock the next Job, you must complete a full three-zone run at CL3.
- Completing a Job at CL3 also unlocks the Corruption modifier for that Job.
- These changes provide faster access to full Job experiences and improve matchmaking and onboarding.
Requisitions
- The Operational Requisition has been split into two categories:
- Essentials: Weapons, gear, Improvised Devices, Altered Augments.
- Expressions: Cosmetic unlocks, like sprays and armor sets.
- You no longer need to unlock unrelated items (e.g., gloves) to access key gear like weapons or augments.
- Overall, gear progression is now significantly faster and more focused.
Balancing
- Decreased the time it takes to build the BOOMbox and Swivel Cannon
- Increased Hiss Trooper health and stagger threshold
- The Fix Kit’s Wrench now does damage at every Tier
- Increased the health pool of Powerful Enemies (the ones with names)
- The Stapler Corrupted Item is now less elusive and easier to follow
Audio
- Fixed missing third-person perspective sound effects for Shock enemies that were not being played properly
- Fixed music transition issues when moving from the Main Menu to gameplay
- Shield recharge sound effects are now properly audible, with a new implementation for out-of-range scenarios
- Fixed a bug preventing harmful condition sounds from other players (such as fire effects) from being heard properly
- Added a sound effect when exiting weapon or grenade selection in Loadout menu, and added transition sounds for lobby Quick Kit selection
User Interface
- Fixed Crisis Kit XP level indicators in the Results screen display
- Fixed player reputation overlapping XP progress in the post-match results screen
- Fixed a crash issue when inspecting weapons in the Loadout menu
- Fixed a misleading error message shown when the host leaves or disbands a party. It now correctly indicates that the party was disbanded
- You can now ping ziplines
- Temporary change: Removing the active Perks list from the top right of the in-game HUD due to performance issues (We will fix this urgently and bring the Perk list back)
Gameplay & Performance
- Fixed an issue with the Humidifier where the water level changing was only visible to the player who placed the Humidifier
- Enhanced DualSense haptic feedback in different parts of the Main and other Menus
- Jump Kit Impactor Tool can now be charged while sprinting.
Visuals and Rendering
- Performance improvements
- Entering or exiting a teammate’s Resonance Shield range no longer triggers blue screen flashes.
- Added a glowing highlight to Lost Assets and Research Samples to make them more attractive
- Improved blood visual effects
- Implemented distance fade for distortion effects inside fans
- Freezer Duty – Added a ramp to the top of one of the buildings in Zone 2 so that Hiss can now get there. Sorry.
- Ground Control – Fixed a wall in Zone 2 so players can no longer see through it
- Updated various props and environmental elements
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