13.1|May 28, 2026
View on Steam↗Hotfix 13.1
3/5 Moderate
Gunstrike damage values are restored to pre-13.0 levels and Ordeal requirements for Absolute difficulty have been significantly reduced.
Key Changes
- 1Gunstrike damage values restored to pre-13.0 levels in PvE
- 2Ordeal requirements for Absolute difficulty reduced from 10/30/100 to 10/25/50
- 3New Siege Mode Blessing 'Surplus' doubles equipment capacity and spawns
- 4Three new Siege Mode Atonements: Hardened Skins, Posthumous Proliferation, and Booby Trap
- 5Fixed bugs causing perks to reset or stop working after loadout swaps
- 6Atonement start waves adjusted for Normal (Wave 11) and Hard (Wave 6) difficulty
- 7Fixed console crashes related to French and Spanish voiceover selection
- 8New UI indicator added for Blessing availability in Siege Mode
All Changes
⚔️Gameplay & Balancing(2)
- buffGunstrike: Gunstrike damage values restored to pre-13.0 values in PvE.
- changePlasma Pistol: Plasma pistol variants gunstrike damage adjusted so damage-focused versions deal more damage.
🛡️Siege Mode(10)
- changeSiege Mode: Atonements now start appearing from wave 11 on normal difficulty.
- changeSiege Mode: Atonements now start appearing from wave 6 on hard difficulty.
- newUI: Added a new UI indicator to alert players when a new blessing becomes available.
- newSurplus: New Blessing: Surplus - Allows carrying twice as much equipment and doubles equipment spawns.
- newHardened Skins: New Atonement: Hardened Skins - Enemies are not staggered by the first 3 hits, though damage is still dealt.
- newPosthumous Proliferation: New Atonement: Posthumous Proliferation - Slain enemies spawn Spores or Chaos Skulls depending on faction.
- newBooby Trap: New Atonement: Booby Trap - Majoris-level and higher enemies explode upon death and damage squad members.
- fixServo Skull: Fixed several issues with the Servo Skull objective.
- fixPyreblaster Canister: Fixed bug where Pyreblaster Canisters were not spawning when purchased in the Requisition Terminal.
- fixSiege Mode: Fixed various minor issues with Blessings and Atonements.
🏆Ordeals(3)
- buffOrdeals: Reduced requirements for class-specific 'complete missions on absolute difficulty' ordeals from 10/30/100 to 10/25/50.
- fixPreserve Ammunition: The 'Preserve Ammunition' ordeal now correctly counts incapacitating shots in addition to kills.
- fixOrdeals: Fixed numerous general issues affecting Ordeals.
🐛Bug Fixes(6)
- fixPerks: Fixed a bug where several perks would reset their cooldown after switching loadouts.
- fixPerks: Fixed a bug where several perks would stop working entirely after switching loadouts.
- fixPyreblaster: Fixed bugs with several Pyreblaster perks affecting Pyreblaster Canister equipment.
- fixNetworking: Fixed several issues related to host migration.
- fixPurgation: Fixed minor geometry issues on the Purgation map.
- fixGeneral: Minor customization, localization, and UI fixes.
💻Performance & Stability(2)
- fixStability: General crash fixes implemented.
- fixConsoles: Fixed console-specific crashes occurring when French or Spanish voiceovers were selected.
Summary
Hotfix 13.1 focuses on restoring combat power and easing the progression grind. The most notable change is the restoration of Gunstrike damage in PvE, which had been altered in the previous major update. Additionally, the requirements for class-specific Ordeals on Absolute difficulty have been cut by up to 50% at the highest tier. Siege Mode also receives a content injection with new Blessings and Atonements, alongside critical bug fixes for perks and stability.