SLB: DAWNBREAKERS OF RONDO
Survivors Left Behind returns with Dawnbreakers of Rondo, a 4-player co-op PvE mode featuring new Shield Alpha and Dog Hunger enemies alongside a deep crafting system.
Key Changes
- 1New 4-player co-op PvE mode 'SLB: Dawnbreakers of Rondo' added
- 2Three new Hunger enemy types: Shield Alpha, Shooter, and Dog Hunger
- 3New Crafting Desk system for creating weapons, deployables, and buff-providing food
- 4Introduction of automated and manned turrets for objective defense
- 5Carry-over equipment system allowing players to keep gear across matches
- 6New Anti-Personnel Mine throwable added
- 7Healing Station deployable added for HP restoration and ally revival
- 8Six major Rondo locations adapted for the new PvE stages
- 9Event Pass: Dawnbreakers introduced with exclusive rewards
- 10Friendly fire disabled and Blue Chip recall system added for the mode
All Changes
🎮Game Modes(10)
- newSLB: Dawnbreakers of Rondo: New co-op PvE mode 'SLB: Dawnbreakers of Rondo' added for up to 4 players.
- newDifficulty Settings: Rookie and Veteran difficulty levels added with varying Hunger stats and numbers.
- newJao Tin: Opera: Added Jao Tin: Opera as a playable location.
- newYu Garden: Added Yu Garden as a playable location.
- newYun Gu: Mall: Added Yun Gu: Mall as a playable location.
- newRin Jiang: Docks: Added Rin Jiang: Docks as a playable location.
- newStadium: Added Stadium as a playable location.
- newJadena City: Added Jadena City as a playable location.
- changeGameplay Settings: Friendly fire has been disabled for the SLB mode.
- newRecall System: Blue Chip recall system implemented to revive dead teammates at Safehouses.
🧟Enemies(3)
- newShield Alpha Hunger: Shield Alpha Hunger added; blocks frontal attacks and requires flanking or headshots.
- newShooter Hunger: Shooter Hunger added; attacks players from a distance using firearms.
- newDog Hunger: Dog Hunger added; a fast, low-to-the-ground animal-type enemy.
🛠️Items & Crafting(15)
- newCrafting Desk: Crafting Desk added to allow players to create weapons, items, and deployables using materials.
- newVending Machine: Vending Machines added to provide basic starting weapons.
- newVegetable Soup: Vegetable Soup added; increases reload speed and reduces weapon recoil.
- newPork Stew: Pork Stew added; increases HP and movement speed.
- newSpiced Broth: Spiced Broth added; increases knockdown effect on hit.
- newLight Turret: Light Turret added; automated turret that fires when enemies cross a detection laser.
- newHeavy Turret: Heavy Turret added; automated turret firing powerful explosive rounds.
- newManned Turret: Manned Turret added; stationary player-operated turret with high sustained fire.
- newBarbed Wire: Barbed Wire added; slows enemies and loses durability over time.
- newSpike Trap: Spike Trap added; damages enemies and inflicts a Bleed debuff.
- newAnti-Personnel Mine: Anti-Personnel Mine added; throwable explosive that detonates when enemies approach.
- newHealing Station: Healing Station added; creates a zone that restores HP, removes debuffs, and revives allies.
- newHand Cannon Crate: Hand Cannon Crate added; contains four high-damage Hand Cannons.
- newFlamethrower Crate: Flamethrower Crate added; contains four Flamethrowers for sustained fire damage.
- newGrenade Launcher Crate: Grenade Launcher Crate added; contains four Grenade Launchers for area damage.
🛡️Equipment(10)
- newArmored Vest: Armored Vest added as carry-over equipment; reduces damage received.
- newCombat Vest: Combat Vest added as carry-over equipment; increases healing effectiveness.
- newDemolition Helmet: Demolition Helmet added as carry-over equipment; increases throwable damage.
- newEngineer Helmet: Engineer Helmet added as carry-over equipment; increases deployable damage.
- newArmored Backpack: Armored Backpack added as carry-over equipment; reduces damage received.
- newHauler Backpack: Hauler Backpack added as carry-over equipment; increases carrying capacity.
- newSupply Belt: Supply Belt added as carry-over equipment; increases soup buff effects.
- newUtility Belt: Utility Belt added as carry-over equipment; increases consumable use speed.
- newEndurance Belt: Endurance Belt added as carry-over equipment; increases soup buff duration.
- newCarry-over Weapons: MG3, Mk14, and 'Affected' versions of M249, Groza, O12, and AUG added as carry-over weapons.
💰Store(2)
- newEvent Pass: Dawnbreakers: Event Pass: Dawnbreakers added for $3.99.
- newEvent Pass Levels: Event Pass levels available for purchase at 100 G-Coin per level.
Summary
SLB: Dawnbreakers of Rondo
The fourth iteration of the Survivors Left Behind PvE mode arrives in Rondo. Players must work in squads of up to four to power generators, defend capacitors, and survive waves of increasingly difficult enemies known as Hungers. The mode features two difficulty settings, Rookie and Veteran, across six distinct locations in Rondo.
Gameplay Mechanics & Crafting
This update introduces a robust crafting system where players use collected materials at Crafting Desks to create weapons, deployables, and food. New deployables like Light, Heavy, and Manned Turrets provide defensive support, while Barbed Wire and Spike Traps offer crowd control. Players can also craft three types of soup—Vegetable, Pork, and Spiced—to gain temporary combat buffs like increased reload speed or HP.
New Enemies & Progression
Three new Hunger types join the fray: the Shield Alpha Hunger (requires flanking), the Shooter Hunger (ranged combat), and the Dog Hunger (fast, low-profile attacks). A new carry-over system allows players to keep specific weapons and equipment, such as the Armored Vest and Hauler Backpack, across multiple matches to build specialized loadouts for higher difficulties.