While Back 4 Blood’s critical reception might’ve just been lukewarm at best, developing studio Turtle Rock definitely seems committed to supporting the game for the long haul and improving on it over time. One of the more highly requested features for the game is the ability to play through the campaign solo and still be able to make progression and unlock items, and that’ll be coming together with this week’s update.
The game’s December update is set to release on Dec. 16, and will include the following features:
- Offline Campaign with Progression
- New Supply Lines – Roving Merchants
- Time-limited track added that provides new unlocks to spend Supply Points on
- New Card Type – Burn Cards
- New card type added that is available through the Roving Merchants Supply Lines
- This card type can be played in each Saferoom to gain temporary effects like instant healing, currency boosts, increasing resistances, and more
- Holiday Seasonal Event
- Holiday decorations added to Fort Hope and the Firing Range
- Unlockable seasonal character skins, weapon skins, emblems, and sprays added
- New (non-Burn) Cards
- Belt Clip – Increase Quickslot Inventory by 1
- Utility Belt -Increase Quickslot Inventory by 2. -10% Damage Dealt
- Tool Belts – Increase Team Quickslot Inventory by 1
- Ridden Practice Area added to Fort Hope
- Option added to play as a Ridden while in Fort Hope to practice fighting and exploring Mutation abilities
- Bots that accompany the player in Solo Campaign are randomized
- Ultrawide improvements
- Stat tracking now enabled in Training
- Notable bug fix: Fixed an exploit that allowed players to duplicate offensive utility items
- Notable bug fix: Fixed an exploit that allowed players to select duplicates instead of one card
Aside from just bug fixes and improvements to the offline campaign, Burn Cards are also getting added to make the game feel more dynamic. Holiday decorations and skins are also getting added to help players get into the festive mood of the season.
Back 4 Blood is now available on PC and consoles.
