Season 12: Absolution

Season 12: Absolution was released on 1st June 2022.

## Content

* Chronicles: Absolution Battle Pass (75 levels)
* Overhaul of the Elimination game mode
* New Elimination map: Fish Factory
* Special issue weapon L86A1 LSW
* Radioactive grenade
* New cassette tapes (available in POIs in Encounters)
* Rework of machine guns
* Reroll available for Challenges

## Main Features & New Additions

* Chronicles: Absolution arrives to the Battle Pass
* Elimination mode receives a makeover and three new locations on Fiske Fabrikk
* Get new Challenges right away using the reroll feature
* Cassette tapes: Reach absolution through science
* Poison your enemies with the Radioactive Grenade
* The L86A1 LSW machine gun joins the fight

Encounters, Shooting, Weapons, Tools, and Looting

* Fixed: Map hiding when someone else is killed in an Encounter
* Fixed: Weapon appears to be in the player's hands but is on the back after picking it up when other two primary weapons are holstered
* Fixed: Destroying a weapon while reloading it causes blocking of some actions
* Tweaked: Loot redistribution across loot events
* Tweaked: Loot distribution across maps
* Tweaked: Damage dealt by semi-auto sniper rifles
* Tweaked: Machine guns to improve balancing and shooting
* Tweaked: Parameters to improve matchmaking times
* Tweaked: UK Vz. 59 Iron sights
* Tweaked: Shortened the trigger time of the Concussion Trap

Shelter, Battle Pass, Legacy Season Battle Pass

* Fixed: The John was missing from the list of items obtained from The Grim Reaper pack
* Fixed: Unable to purchase anything in Featured Shop, Cosmetics Shop, Battle Pass when the platform's store is failing to initialize
* Added: New option to purchase all 75 levels of the Battle Pass
* Added: Explanation for alternative rewards for Legacy Season Battle Passes
* Tweaked: Legacy Season screen layout due to the addition of an indication for alternative rewards
* Changed: XP Boosters obtained from the Battle Pass no longer influence XP gained for Legacy Season Battle Pass
* Changed: The Chronicles: Absolution Battle Pass has 75 levels
* Known issue: Infinite loading when trying to level up a Shelter Improvement
* Known issue: After purchasing a pack, the balance of Crowns in the Shelter is not updated

Challenges

* Added: Option to reroll Challenges to change the challenge instantly
* Changed: Added more slots for Challenges - there are now 4 Daily Challenges
* Tweaked: Rewards earned for Challenges
* Tweaked: Order of the Challenges given to new players (story challenges)

Elimination

* Added: New Lobby UI to incorporate purchases
* Added: New UI for loadouts between rounds
* Added: Audio cues for different actions for new UI
* Added: Option to destroy items in your inventory
* Added: Score system for team's survival
* Changed: Loadout system to incorporate different weapons and consumables
* Changed: Rewards system to award all players rewards depending on points
* Changed: Layout and UI of rewards screen
* Tweaked: Points obtained from capturing the objective

Shootout

* Added: Option to destroy items in your inventory
* Changed: Initial loadout weapons
* Tweaked: Crate distribution for weapons in Shootout matches
* Tweaked: Weapons available to loot in crates in the level

Audio and Visuals

* Fixed: Clipping when Outlander Mask (Reaper) is equipped while previewing Zealot mask
* Fixed: Some assets on Sawmill are invisible (for Nintendo Switch)
* Fixed: Audio inconsistencies heard within the dam in Kjerstin
* Fixed: Character's neck is missing when the Outlander Mask (Reaper) is equipped
* Added: Fade out to the gesture sounds when cancelling animation
* Changed: Audio cue for server found indicator
* Tweaked: Lowered opacity of front muzzle effects to prevent it from shining too much