Killing Floor 3 news & patch notes

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To celebrate the first anniversary of the game we are happy to announce a free weekend for a limited time on PC (via Steam and EGS), PS5™ and XBOX Series X|S from July 23 through July 27. During this time new players will have access to the full game including the latest seasonal update. All progress will be saved and available after purchasing the game, with all three editions and Seasonal DLC Passes on all platforms discounted 50% off their regular price. STEAM

• Start 10AM PT/1PM ET Thur July 23

• Stop 10AM PT/1PM ET Mon July 27

New Additions & Highlights

New Operation: Shadow Hunter

An offshore drilling operation in the North Sea accidentally discovers the Mire, drawing Dr. Emmanuel Moorcroft and his followers to seize the rig.

New Perk: Gunslinger

The legendary Gunslinger returns to the fray. Specializing in light fast, dual wielded pistol combat, this perk is for those with nerves of steel and the aim to match. Master the art of rapid fire precision while managing your ammo counts under pressure, and be sure to show those Zeds and Mire Monsters who’s the fastest draw out there.

Gunslinger Weapons

Tier 1: 2058 Lawbringers

• A modern take on the classic 1858 revolver and a perfect way to meet the Zeds headon. Beloved for its stopping power despite limited ammo capacity. Wow them with your flair and impeccable aim, but always keep 'em guessing: Did you fire 6 shots, or only 5?

Tier 2: Night Adders

• When you feel like it is you vs the world, no need to step back with the trusty Night Adders at your side. A fully automatic machine pistol that is ready to take on every challenge, switch them over to semi-auto if you find yourself needing to count your rounds. When next the Zed horde calls your readiness into question, proudly say: “Yea, I think I am.”

Tier 3: Desert Eagles

• Some threats ask for something... more. Enter the Desert Eagles. If raw stopping power is what you require, then the Desert Eagles are the answer. While others may bring the imitation, rest well knowing yours say “DE .50AE” on the side.

Tier 4: AF2081-A1s

• Did science ever stop to ask itself if Zeds were truly something necessary for humanity? Then why should they question our need to fire 4 rounds at once to stop them. Built on the legacy of the first industrial double barrel pistol, the AF2081-A1s accepts no questions, just provides .45 quad shot answers.

Sidearm: Single and Dual Der Königs

• Even a Gunslinger needs a reliable backup, and Der König, “the king”, reigns supreme. No matter if you prefer the surgical precision and faster handling of carrying one or the tactical potential of dual-wielding, this fast firing 9mm platform is ready for the heat of the moment. 

Gadget: Fatal Focus

Dual-wielded smartguns that, when aimed at enemy weak points, fire homing projectiles at the targeted location.

Grenade: Gravity Grenade

Grenade that implodes on detonation, pulling nearby Zeds to its center before exploding with concussive force.

New Weapon Mods

Sonic Tracer Rounds*

• On impact, marks target for a short duration.  Future impacts from the same weapon deal Marked Damage to the marked target.

Holographic Pistol Sight*

• Pistol-specific optic that uses laser-illuminated hologram to project an aiming reticle, allowing for fast target acquisition.

Volter-Shock*

• Adds or replaces a weapon's secondary fire mode, discharging electricity in the direction the mod is aimed. Area of effect widens as the mod is upgraded.

Der König Compensator

• Der König-specific compensator, designed for seamless integration, to help reduce muzzle flip and recoil.

Five-Round Conversion Cylinder

• Replaces the standard 6-round cylinder with a 5-round conversion cylinder which takes more powerful .45 Colt ammunition.

Powered Polymer Mag

• Made from a glass-filled polymer material, which is both strong and lightweight, it sacrifices ammo capacity to charge up each shot, increasing damage.

*These weapon mods will be available on a selection of previous existing weapons

New Map: Hastur Oil Platform

An oil-drilling operation accidentally struck mire in the North Sea, prompting Moorcroft to seize the rig with his followers. 

Centered around a middle platform, players will quickly encounter diverging paths and stairs to different levels, external catwalks, and hallways that lead to different rooms/points of interest. Keep an eye out for zip lines and ladders for vertical movement opportunities to keep yourself from getting surrounded and overwhelmed. 

New Boss: Moorcroft

Rippling with muscle and bristling with organic armaments, Dr. Moorcroft has merged with the Mire to become the ultimate doomsday weapon.

Moorcroft is a multi-phase boss, who while deadly by his own right, also uses both Zed and Mire hordes to his advantage to both drain and escape. In his first phase, Moorcroft will shield himself and a chosen clot to drain and restore himself. And while in his second phase he will call in his Mire creations and scavengers while he tactically removes himself from danger to heal.

Inspired by previous humanoid bosses, Moorcroft features a range of weapons and tools that are deadly close up and at range including: A techno organic rocket and small arms, the ability to emit gas, shield himself as well as use mortars and grenades against his foes. 

New Difficulty: Suicidal

We’ve heard your calls loud and clear!  Based on your feedback and community voting, we are excited to announce the return of Suicidal.

Situated between Hard and Hell on Earth, players will find this new mode challenging them to put their skills and builds to the test, but not as unforgiving as Hell On Earth.

New Mutation Waves

Mire Infestation

• Mire seizes a Trader Pod, spawning enemies from its portals and cutting off resupply until you hunt down and destroy all four tentacles. Every Zed is enraged while the infestation holds.

Explosive Situation

• Crawlers, Gorefasts, and Bloats detonate on death in an area-of-effect blast, and the wave runs larger and crawler-heavy, so watch your spacing on cluster kills. Careful headshots can be used to not trigger the explosions.

New Weekly Mutators

Chaos Cascade

• Every wave rolls a random mutator from the pool and revives are disabled, so no two matches ever play the same.

Cutting Edge

• Cut damage is doubled while every other damage type is halved against a wave of permanently-enraged Zeds, making melee (and Cut-damage guns) the best way to survive. Revives are disabled. 

Season 4 Narrative Campaign / Milestone Rewards

• Monsterball Scrake Weapon Sticker

• See no Evil Player Card

• Monsterball Fleshpound Weapon Sticker / Fleshpound MonsterBall Weapon Trinket

• Grown for Violence Player Card

• Gunslinger Perk Weapon Trinket

• Scrake Evolution Player Card / Scrake Monsterball Weapon Trinket

• Shotgun Shell - Slug Rounds Weapon Trinket

• Moorecroft Horzine ID Badge-Defaced Weapon Trinket / / Devlin Ushanka Hat Head Gear

New Daily, Weekly, Milestones & Achievements

Daily

• Oil Spill - Survive Oil Rig

• Heavy Crude - Survive Oil Rig Long

• Damage Dealer Gunslinger - Deal 100000 damage with Gunslinger

• Throwing Hands Gunslinger - Deal 10000 damage using Gunslinger Throwable

• Gadget Guru Gunslinger - Deal 5000 damage using Gunslinger Gadget

Weekly

• Science Editor - Defeat Moorcroft 3 times

• Damage Dealer Gunslinger - Deal 300000 damage with Gunslinger

• Throwing Hands Gunslinger - Deal 30000 damage using Gunslinger Throwable

• Gadget Guru Gunslinger - Deal 15000 damage using Gunslinger Gadget

Milestone

Oil Spill  

• Survive Oil Rig on Normal Difficulty

• Survive Oil Rig on Hard Difficulty

• Survive Oil Rig on Suicidal Difficulty

• Survive Oil Rig on Hell on Earth

Science Editor 

• Defeat Moorcroft on Normal Difficulty

• Defeat Moorcroft on Hard Difficulty

• Defeat Moorcroft on Suicidal Difficulty

• Defeat Moorcroft on Hell on Earth Difficulty

Levelheaded Gunslinger 

• Reach level 5 with Gunslinger

• Reach level 15 with Gunslinger

• Reach level 30 with Gunslinger

Suicidal Map Milestones

• Survive Onslaught on Suicidal

• Survive Army Depot on Suicidal

• Survive Convoy on Suicidal

• Survive Factory on Suicidal

• Survive R&D Labs on Suicidal

• Survive Radar Station on Suicidal

• Survive Streets on Suicidal

• Survive Office on Suicidal

• Survive Sewers on Suicidal

• Survive Prison on Suicidal

• Survive Arctic on Suicidal

Suicidal Boss Milestones

• Defeat the Queen Crawler on Suicidal Difficulty

• Defeat the Impalers on Suicidal Difficulty

• Defeat the Chimera on Suicidal Difficulty

Alpha Test 

• Defeat the Alpha Scavenger on Suicidal Difficulty

• Defeat the Alpha Scavenger on Normal Difficulty

• Defeat the Alpha Scavenger on Hard Difficulty

• Defeat the Alpha Scavenger on Hell on Earth Difficulty

Damage Dealer Gunslinger

• Deal 1000000 damage with Gunslinger

• Deal 2500000 damage with Gunslinger

• Deal 5000000 damage with Gunslinger

Achievement

• Easy as Cake - Eat all 3 Cakes on Oil Rig

• Six Shooter - Get 600 kills with Gunslinger weapons

• Black Gold - Get 10 kills with a single use of the Oil Rig drill trap

• Scientifically Proven - Complete the Season 4 Campaign

• Bioengineering 101 - Defeat Moorcroft (Normal)

• Bioengineering 101 - Defeat Moorcroft (Hard)

• Bioengineering 101 - Defeat Moorcroft (Suicidal)

• Bioengineering 101 - Defeat Moorcroft (Hell on Earth)

• Cut Down to Size - Land the killing blow on Moorcroft with your knife

• Pistolero - Reach level 30 with the Gunslinger

• Suicidal Survivor - Survive 10 Multiplayer Survival Matches on Suicidal 

Additional Achievements (PC Only)

• Headcount - Kill 53,602 Zeds.

• Delta Duelist - Defeat an Alpha Scavenger (Normal)

• Gamma Smasher - Defeat an Alpha Scavenger (Hard)

• Beta Blocker - Defeat an Alpha Scavenger (Suicidal)

• Anti-Monarchist - Defeat a Queen Crawler (Suicidal)

• Armor-Piercing - Defeat the Chimera (Suicidal)

• Puncture Wound - Defeat an Impaler (Suicidal)

• E1337 - Kill 1,337 Fleshpounds

• This is my Rifle - Survive a match on Hard difficulty or higher without purchasing a weapon during trader time.

• All Natural - Survive a match on Hard difficulty or higher without using a modded weapon.

• Angel Investor - Give out over 10,000 dosh to other players in a single match.

• Quick Exit - Kill a boss on Suicidal difficulty or higher in 120 seconds or less.

New Quality of Life Improvements

Crafting Material Exchange

• Common materials can now be exchanged for more rare materials in the armory.

Choose T3 mod abilities

• T3 mod abilities are no longer random when crafted. Players can now choose the ability they want when crafting a mod.

Updated Weapon Sounds

• All weapon shoot sounds have been reworked to add more punch.

Aim Assist Adjustments

• Aim assist will now only lock onto a target if the player is actively giving look input.

Toggle Sprint Adjustments

• Toggle sprint no longer disables when standing still. Sprint will remain active until the player untoggles it.

Join on friend from the Main Menu

• The friends list is now visible on the main menu and players can join a friends game without having to travel to the stronghold first.

Dash ADS update

• No longer leave ADS when dashing.

Several Zeds have found their voices

• Various zeds have had a full Voice over pass.

Dualie 2.0 rollout for the remaining original sidearms

• Medic Sidearms: Dual KH-380s

• Sharpshooter Sidearms: Dual Disciples

• Firebug Sidearms: Dual Pyre .357s

Updated weapon shader

• Better looking reflections in all lighting scenarios

Updated lighting 

• Lighting has been refactored on various existing maps. This is to allow for more visibility throughout the game.

Melee Hit/Parry

• Improved enemy melee hit and parry during high ping network environments

Siren Scream Shield 

• Now shows hit impacts to help players understand their projectiles are being blocked

Performance Improvements – Summer Update

Updated Shader compile method

• This should drastically reduce if not eliminate in game stutters due to on the fly shader compiling. Initial compile count and time is optimized and reduced by 5k shaders. First map load will compile shaders for the map, spreading compile load out.

Please note that shaders will still need to fully compile on first launch, and after a game or graphics driver update. Subsequent launches will just have a check for any missing shaders that will pass more quickly. Players may also want to look into upcoming technologies such as AMD ASD and Nvidia ASC to further improve their experience by compiling shaders in the background outside of the game.

Some players with Nvidia cards may find they need to increase their driver shader cache size. Details can be found in our support site.

Improved Low VRam Performance

• The team has made targeted improvements around systems with lower VRam (6 to 8 Gigabytes). These systems will still want to target lower Shader and Texture settings for maximum performance.

Loading / Memory

• Title-screen stutter mitigation during shader precompile 

• Weapon content optimized so less content is loaded 

• Projectile pooling further optimized 

• Memory Optimization Pass: 

  • City Streets, 

  • Various textures/materials  

  • Unused videos removed 

CPU / GPU

• Optimized Tick Load: crawler wall-walking, security cameras, turret traps, clientside interactables, stationary audio components, and zed components now tick less or not at all (if not needed)

• Animation tick refactor cutting per-frame load by 85%

• Zed LOD bone pruning across the whole roster

• Explosions and pull volumes optimized

• Audio: 

  • Staggered occlusion updates, 

  • Fewer per-player audio components, 

  • One audio event per type per frame 

• Niagara: 

  • Component pool priming

  • Smarter cull reactions 

  • Reduced distortion on Medium/Low quality

Balance Adjustments

This update brings a round of weapon, mod, and perk tuning: buffs for a few underperformers, targeted nerfs to some standouts, and a batch of handling and behavior refinements across the arsenal.

Weapons

Artemis

• Damage increased from 120 to 180 with improved penetration, while its fire rate has been slowed so its overall damage-per-second stays about the same. It now hits noticeably harder per shot.

Stormguard

• Damage increased from 70 to 78, raising its damage-per-second so it's more competitive with the MKR350.

ESR 36

• The ESR 36 can now stun enemies, stunning a Scrake or Fleshpound in two hits.

Legacy Sidearms

• All legacy sidearms now use the same horizontal bash animation as the newer sidearms, making it easier to hit multiple Zeds at once.

Disciple

• You can now slide while reloading the Disciple's secondary fire mode.

Dual Bloodhounds

• Updated the special reload animation that plays when one of the two weapons has a single round left, so you can bash-cancel to reload more efficiently in that situation.

Dual Kraits

• Adjusted the default aim-down-sights pose to make aiming easier when no sight mod is equipped.

Dual Kraits & Dual Bloodhounds

• Adjusted their spread and recoil so they behave more like their single-weapon versions.

Various Burst-Fire Weapons

• The Artemis, Krait, Dual Kraits, Bloodhound, Dual Bloodhounds, KH-380, and Dual KH-380 (whether the burst comes from the base weapon or a burst mod) now let you queue the next burst while the current one is still firing.

Biomorphic Projector

• Increased the base healing of its secondary fire from 2 to 3, while slightly reducing the bonus that builds up the longer you keep healing the same target, so it doesn't become too strong. Its targeting has also been refined to be less likely to lock onto a Zed's legs or extremities, and better at aiming for critical zones.

Weapon Mods

Supercharged Plasma (Vulcan TA)

• Reduced the mod's explosion-size bonus by about 18% (from 25% / 50% / 75% / 100% down to 20% / 40% / 60% / 85%).

Red Dot (Pistol) Sight

• The Red Dot (Pistol) sight now provides the same recoil reduction as the standard (non-pistol) Red Dot sight.

Underbarrel Laser

• Standardized how the Underbarrel Laser mod (both pistol and non-pistol versions) behaves. When you aim down sights, the laser dot now appears at the center of your crosshair; when you're not aiming, it still projects from the tip of the weapon as before. Every weapon with this mod now works the way the Dual Pistols did previously.

Underbarrel Frag Launcher (Knightsbridge)

• You can now slide while reloading the Knightsbridge's Underbarrel Frag Launcher.

Explosive Ammo

• Reduced the critical-hit chance on the mod's explosions from 25% to 5%, so you now need to aim more accurately to land critical hits.

Yumi Exploding Arrows 

• Reduced the damage and explosion size this mod provides at higher mod levels.

G33 Confusion Grenade 

• The Confusion Grenade ammo mod now reduces Max Ammo by 12 and Starting Ammo by 6, and lowers the ammo refilled from Ammo Bags from 33 to 24.

MKR350 Drum Mag

• Reduced the Drum Mag's loaded ammo from 90 to 75 and lowered how much ammo it refills on reload. The mod now slightly worsens recoil instead of improving it.

Perk Skills

Commando

Insider Trading 

• Armor cost reduction increased from 10% / 15% / 20% / 25% to 20% / 25% / 30% / 35%.

Hothead

• Trigger chance increased from 20% / 23% / 26% / 30% to 20% / 25% / 30% / 35%.

Preferred Customer

• Weapon cost reduction reduced from 15% / 20% / 25% / 30% to 10% / 15% / 20% / 25%.

Quick Return

• Now only triggers when you destroy an enemy's head with Ballistic damage.

Firebug

Barbecue Bash

• Bonus Bash damage reduced from 100 / 150 / 200 / 250 to 100 / 140 / 180 / 220. In addition, its bonus damage is now halved when used with the Tekko Kagi, since that weapon hits twice per swing (previously it applied the full bonus on each hit).

Flammable Material

• Duration reduced from 8 / 12 / 16 / 20 seconds to 7 / 10 / 13 / 16 seconds.

Hot Streak

• Now only triggers when you kill nearby enemies with Heat damage.

Double Feature

• Damage dealt per discharge increased from 70% / 80% / 90% / 100% to 80% / 95% / 110% / 125%.

Engineer

Full Blast

• Explosion radius bonus reduced from 30% / 40% / 50% / 60% to 20% / 27% / 34% / 40%.

Reverb Pedal

• Explosion damage reduced from 200 / 240 / 280 / 320 to 175 / 200 / 225 / 250.

Medic

Social Distancing 

• Darts that hit a downed ally now only heal that ally's downed-health pool. Their heal-over-time effect no longer carries over to the player's normal health until that player is revived.

Sharpshooter

Hardshell

• Cooldown between triggers increased from 40 / 35 / 30 / 25 seconds to 45 / 40 / 35 / 30 seconds.

Sniper

• Now triggers while you're standing still, instead of only while crouching.

Enemies

Alpha Scavenger

A tuning pass to make the Alpha Scavenger less of a stationary, range heavy fight during Phase 2:

• While in its Satiated state, it can no longer be interrupted by afflictions (such as stuns and stumbles).

• On Hell on Earth, its Toxic Spike Spew and Consecutive Spike Spew attacks no longer use a health-based cooldown; they now use a flat 15-second cooldown. These attacks also try to cancel if they don't have a clear line of fire to their target.

• On Hell on Earth, its Toxic Gas Bomb attacks no longer use a health-based cooldown; they now use a flat 12-second cooldown, and also try to cancel if they don't have a clear line of fire to their target.

Overall, its ranged attacks now fire less often and it backs off when it can't get a clean shot.

MISC

• Pounded weekly: Fleshpound boost increased 

• Not of this World: Mutation frequency capped

Bug Fixes, Polish & System Improvements

Crashes / Stability

• Fixed a potential deadlock between the main thread and a worker thread in an animation tick

• Fixed a potential deadlock between the main thread and the UI thread during map loads 

• Fixed a crash if the music manager was reducing memory within 0.5s of Zed Time ending 

• Fixed several AI related crashes that could occur with the following: 

  • Zed Grab

  • Zed Navigation

  • Queen Crawler

• Fixed a crash on late join 

• Fixed a crash when hovering trader/armory items

• Fixed a crash when the AFK modal fired during debug camera

• Fixed a missing glyph crash in the UI font handling

Gameplay

• Fixed issues with Hebi Ken getting players out of bounds 

• Fixed multi-tool consumption not firing while bashing 

• Fixed Running on Empty weapon swap giving gadget recharge 

• Fixed certain block-stamina-reducing melee mods preventing your guard from breaking under sustained hits

• Fixed clients mis-predicting skills by making several abilities server-authoritative 

• Fixed late join issues with grenades, laser trap VFX, and boss-wave loadouts 

• Fixed an issue that could cause some players not to be able to obtain an achievement

Matchmaking & Party

• Fixed stale "party full" status

• Fixed join dialog timeout

• Fixed a case where “Return to Stronghold” would fail with a PC host and other platforms as members of the party

• Fixed matchmaking restarting under a new leader instead of stopping 

AI

• Fixed zeds pausing after leaving spawn rooms and getting stuck on failed moves 

• Fixed stuck zed pathing spots across Arctic, Radar Station, and Onslaught, including large zeds climbing through destructible walls 

• Fixed the Husk walking in midair after jetpack moves

• Fixed Husk mortar charge audio spam and suicide charge tell

UI

• Improved cases where the client and server would take too long to communicate during a trader or armory transaction resulting in an extended saving UI

• Chat

  • Fixed chat input bleeding into Perk & Specialist select while typing

  • Fixed stuck chat after Esc+Enter

  • Moved gamepad chat open from RB to L3

• Fixed loadouts not displaying on Ready Up

• Fixed stale perk/weapon tooltips

• Fixed nameplate armor tier not updating, low-health widget stuck after death, and heal-prompt flicker

• Fixed keybind menu allowing escape without binding

• Fixed weapon pickup widget stat comparisons

• Fixed comic viewer to correctly scale for 16:10

• Fixed Operation Naming for Mission Assignments, for Operations 2 and 3

• Fixed jittering on player card menu

• Fixed mutation pip color for color blind. Also corrected to match other mutation visuals.

• Fixing Biosample Used in list

Audio

• Fixed ambient sounds not occluding

• Fixed 3P weapon/environment audio playing from the world origin 

• Fixed Firebug gadget audio desync with Double Feature, Luna voice line while meleeing, Pyre barrel mods forcing suppressed sound, and Fleshpound drill SFX sticking after an interrupted execution

• Fixed Rhodes tutorial lines playing out of sequence

• Fixed spectators not hearing gameplay audio

• Fixed missing suppressed audio on KH-380/Pipette burst mode

Art / VFX

• Fixed a missing Trench Gun buttstock skin 

• Fixed skins not applying on dual weapons; 

• Fixed the black Ronin outfit not applying 

• Fixed floating fire on the Husk during Scorched Earth 

• (Console) Fixed Siren neck stretching at distance and gore caps missing

Weapons, Mods & Combat

• Fixed Vulcan infinite ammo exploit

• Fixed the Stormguard Compensator mod appearing incorrectly while being crafted in the Armory.

• Fixed Polymer Tip Ammo not applying its Bleed affliction when fired from the KH-380.

• Fixed the Biomorphic Boosted Battery mod (LF-85) displaying its healing amount incorrectly. The Armory now correctly shows +3, +4, +6, or +8 Healing (with the heal-over-time unchanged). The actual amount healed has not changed.

• Fixed the Cold Fusion Converter mod (LF-85) not removing the base weapon's Toxic Power as intended.

• Fixed being able to Bash or throw a Grenade while starting a Multitool interaction, which let the Multitool activate without consuming a charge. You can no longer Bash, throw a Grenade, block, or charge a weapon while activating the Multitool (and vice versa).

• Fixed Buckshot Ammo on the Dragon's Breath and Trenchgun triggering the Firebug's Explosive Reaction and Heat Exposure skills, even though Buckshot Ammo removes Heat damage and shouldn't trigger them.

• Fixed weapons with the Incendiary Ammo mod not triggering the Firebug's Explosive Reaction and Heat Exposure skills when they should.

• Fixed the Heavy Frame Receiver mods (X295 Wraith and Knightsbridge) improving recoil instead of worsening it. The Trader and Armory stat bars now correctly show that these mods make recoil worse.

• Fixed discrepancies in the reload-speed bonus shown for the MKR350's Dual Mag mod, and slightly tuned the bonus (the previously displayed value was incorrect). Also fixed the Reload Speed stat bar not updating when comparing the weapon with and without the mod (unleveled).

• Fixed the crosshair not adjusting correctly when firing the M14 EBR in its secondary full-auto fire mode.

• Fixed the crosshair not adjusting correctly when firing the Bloodhound or Dual Bloodhounds in their secondary multi-round-burst fire mode.

• Fixed the LF-85 (First Law Blaster) loading ammo into the gun before the magazine was inserted, on both partial and empty reloads.

• Fixed the Underbarrel Healing Grenade's healing stopping when the player who fired it swapped to a weapon without similar healing.

• Fixed the secondary-fire healing darts on several Medic weapons (VS-11, KV Recluse, K&W MP6) displaying their damage values incorrectly.

• Fixed the Knightsbridge Powered Box Mag mod incorrectly showing a Handling penalty while being crafted in the Armory, which didn't match its stat bar or its actual effects.

• Fixed the UV Light mod not affecting secondary-fire spread. Previously, equipping it on the Ifrit didn't improve accuracy because that weapon's projectile attack is its secondary fire. This now works for any weapon with a projectile-based secondary fire.

• Fixed the Handling stat bar not reflecting changes from the Underbarrel Healing Grenade, Enfeebling Grenade, Frag Launcher, Shotgun, and Incendiary Launcher mods, even though those mods do change the weapon's Handling (equip and unequip speed).

• Fixed the Underbarrel Healing Grenade mod incorrectly changing several stat bars on the KV Recluse in the Armory and Trader; only the main weapon's Handling stat should change.

• Fixed the Disciple's shotgun fire mode being able to be spammed and re-fired before its reload finished.

• Fixed the Spiked Choke mod not showing its recoil penalty on the Bonebreaker's stat bars in the Trader or Armory.

• Fixed the Shotgun Choke mod not showing its recoil penalty on the Dragon's Breath's stat bars in the Trader or Armory.

• Fixed the Heat Sink mod not showing its recoil improvement on the Vulcan TA's stat bars in the Trader or Armory.

• Fixed the Exploding Arrows mod (Yumi) not reducing Penetration as intended.

• Fixed the Shuriken not receiving the Attack Speed bonus from the Lightweight Quiver mod, and fixed the Armory and Trader not showing the Attack Speed bonus correctly for the Kunai and Shuriken.

• Fixed the Textured Grip mod (Kunai) not listing its Block Power bonus while being crafted in the Armory.

• Fixed the G33's grenade explosion not destroying Queen Crawler Web Traps, Bloat Mines, and other destructible objects as intended. This fix also applies to the G33's Ammo mods.

• Fixed the Underbarrel Incendiary Launcher mod on the Incinerator M7 sometimes failing to damage or kill a Zed that was hit directly by the grenade.

• Fixed being unable to switch fire modes while blocking with the Tekko Kagi and Dual Ninjato.

• Fixed the Penetrating Barrel mod (LF-85) granting far more penetration than intended (it was multiplying penetration instead of adding to it).

• Fixed the player's block never breaking, even when hit by large Zeds. This happened by default on the Tekko Kagi and with certain mod combinations on other melee weapons.

• Fixed the Trenchgun's slam-fire mode re-firing too quickly when interrupted by the Bayonet bash.

Maps

R&D Labs

• Adjusted blocking volume extending too far in observation room

• Fixed exploit location in Incubation room

• Fixed Armor crate that can’t be accessed

Antarctic Base

• Addressed destructible wall Fleshpound couldn’t break

• Fixed exploit location for player on crate

• Fixed blocking volumes to prevent multiple snag locations

Radar Station

• Fixed blocking volume causing unexpected player movement

• Fixed multiple locations the player could exploit

• Fixed collision inside elevator shaft causing player bounce behavior

• Fixed clipping ammo bag

Onslaught

• Fixed pipes lacking collision in tunnel

• Fixed multiple player stuck spots

• Fixed broken Zed pathing by crate in tunnel

City Streets

• Fixed Husks firing through building

• Fixed player snag on metal bars

Sewers

• Fixed light mesh not having collision

• Fixed player stuck spot on Armor Crate

• Fixed mesh players clipped through

Stronghold

• Fixed unneeded collision by weapon mod crafting station

Factory

• Fixed unneeded blocking volume

All Maps

• Added preplaced Ammo Bags by Armor Crates

Tomorrow is the day! The Shadow Hunter update process will begin in the morning. We expect the backend to go down while this update happens, starting at approximately 8:30 AM EST and lasting about 2 hours:

• 12.30 UTC

• 14.30 CEST (UTC +2)

• 08.30 EST (UTC -4)

• 21:30 KST (UTC +9) Keep an eye on this space for status updates.

Nightfall,

We’ve been watching you in the field, and it’s clear: you’ve all acclimated to dual sidearms exceptionally well. As such, we are opening up the Gunslinger Perk as an option for your next set of missions.  

Whether you’re looking to pick Zeds off or help clear out a horde when things get too crowded, the Gunslinger is here to reward the steady handed and tactical. And don’t forget the many skill choices in front of you to master this new perk, let’s dive into a few select examples:

Building Your Foundation

• Lvl 2: Do you prioritize raw reload speed with Fast Fingers, or do you prefer to control the chaos with Hip-Shooter to maximize critical damage?

• Lvl 8: Start carving out your identity. Choose between the aggressive Opening Salvo for high-impact openers, the precision-focused Headcount for sustained headshot chains, or Stopping Power if you prefer to stumble enemies and control the horde's movement.

Tactical Utility

• Lvl 14: Balance your survivability with Health Expert, which rewards accurate shots with healing, or lean into mobility with Speed Demon, granting you a massive speed boost every time you reload.

• Lvl 20: Manage your resources with Custom Made to keep your arsenal upgraded at the Trader Pod, or rely on Magic Bullet to keep your reserves topped off during long engagements.

Defining your roll at Lvl 26

• The Glass Cannon: The classic choice for those who thrive on high stakes. Sacrifice health for a massive boost to overall weapon damage.

• Lucky Shot: For those who feeling... lucky. Shots have a chance to do increased damage, and if that shot kills its target, well: Boom!

• Monster Bash: A tactical brawler’s dream. Bash an enemy to instantly reload and gain a temporary damage buff, perfect for those moments when you’re cornered.

And of course you’ll need some new firearms to bring it all together.

The Arsenal: Precision, Power and Personality

The Gunslinger isn’t just about your fire rate; it’s about bringing the right tool for the right job. Your new arsenal additions give you just those tools, inspired from classic old favorites to more modern heavy hitters.

Tier 1: 2058 Lawbringers

A modern take on the classic 1858 revolver and a perfect way to meet the Zeds headon. Beloved for its stopping power despite limited ammo capacity. Wow them with your flair and impeccable aim, but always keep 'em guessing: Did you fire 6 shots, or only 5?

Tier 2: Night Adders

When you feel like it is you vs the world, no need to step back with the trusty Night Adders at your side. A fully automatic machine pistol that is ready to take on every challenge, switch them over to semi-auto if you find yourself needing to count your rounds. When next the Zed horde calls your readiness into question, proudly say: “Yea, I think I am.”

Tier 3: Desert Eagles

Some threats ask for something... more. Enter the Desert Eagles. If raw stopping power is what you require, then the Desert Eagles are the answer. While others may bring the imitation, rest well knowing yours say “DE .50AE” on the side.

Tier 4: AF2081-A1s

Did science ever stop to ask itself if Zeds were truly something necessary for humanity? Then why should they question our need to fire 4 rounds at once to stop them. Built on the legacy of the first industrial double barrel pistol, the AF2081-A1s accepts no questions, just provides .45 quad shot answers.

Sidearm: Single and Dual Der Königs

Even a Gunslinger needs a reliable backup, and Der König, “the king”, reigns supreme. No matter if you prefer the surgical precision and faster handling of carrying one or the tactical potential of dual-wielding, this fast firing 9mm platform is ready for the heat of the moment. 

New Weapon Mods

Sonic Tracer Rounds*

• On impact, marks target for a short duration.  Future impacts from the same weapon deal Marked Damage to the marked target.

Holographic Pistol Sight*

• Pistol-specific optic that uses laser-illuminated hologram to project an aiming reticle, allowing for fast target acquisition.

Volter-Shock*

• Adds or replaces a weapon's secondary fire mode, discharging electricity in the direction the mod is aimed. Area of effect widens as the mod is upgraded.

Der König Compensator

• Der König-specific compensator, designed for seamless integration, to help reduce muzzle flip and recoil.

Five-Round Conversion Cylinder

• Replaces the standard 6-round cylinder with a 5-round conversion cylinder which takes more powerful .45 Colt ammunition.

Powered Polymer Mag

• Made from a glass-filled polymer material, which is both strong and lightweight, it sacrifices ammo capacity to charge up each shot, increasing damage.

*These weapon mods will be available on a selection of previous existing weapons

Gadget: Fatal Focus

When you need every round to meet its maximum potential. The Fatal Focus: a pair of duel wielded smart guns that can track your targets weak points as you aim at them and fire off homing rounds for a guaranteed hit. Quickly retarget and fire again to keep 'em dropping or unleash it all at one!

Gravity Grenade

Tired of your foes spreading out and making you have to work harder? Fret no more as the Gravity Grenade brings your foes together in a “stunning” fashion. Some won’t survive, but those that do will be far easier for you to quickly dispatch, considering they are grouped up so nicely

The Gunslinger Perk and Season 4 drops later this week on the 23rd!  See you out there Nightfall.

Celebrating One Year!

We can hardly believe it’s been nearly a year since launch! The journey has been exciting, and we’ve faced our share of challenges. We want to thank the community for your passion and support as we celebrate this milestone together. Many of you are excited for the upcoming Season 4 Update, and even beyond, so let’s dive in:

New Mode: Suicidal

We’ve heard your calls loud and clear!  Based on your feedback and community voting, we are excited to announce the return of Suicidal. 

Your survey responses and forum discussions highlighted a clear 'difficulty gap' between Hard and Hell on Earth. Suicidal is returning as the precise solution to bridge that experience.

And speaking of Hell on Earth and those wanting even more challenge: while we are introducing some targeted balance adjustments this summer to lay the groundwork, please know that this is just the beginning. More comprehensive refinements are on the way for the future and are currently being designed and tested now for post summer updates. This includes work around groundfire and Scrakes and Fleshpounds getting a tune up to be more reflective of their intended threat.

We’ll be sharing further details about the perk, weapon, and zed balance changes coming in Season 4 in the next few days, but we do have a sneak-peek of some to share with you today.

While we are still finalizing the full list of changes, here are some of the of adjustments targeted (but not limited to) based on community feedback:

• Tweaks for DPS consistency across some specific weapons and perk skills bringing them in line with other loadouts and skill choices 

• Further explosion tuning

• Turning up some under performing and utilized skills and weapons (with more to come post Season 4)

The next thing we wanted to touch on today is the:

Updated Killing Floor 3 Roadmap

As you may have heard us say on recent streams or experienced via our series of midseason updates, the team has been working to bring things to players faster and that doesn’t stop with Season 4. We’re locking in an exciting slate of content and Quality of Life improvements covering the upcoming Fall, our spookiest Halloween event yet, and winter update).

Special Note: In Development items have a goal of shipping as soon as they are ready, however there is still enough unknown work or iteration involved that prevents us from being able target a specific release window at this time.

One change from our previous roadmap is that Endless mode won’t be making it for Season 4. While we know many of you were looking forward to Endless mode, we’ve decided to keep it in the dev oven a little longer. Our goal is to ensure it lands with the polish and depth this community expects.

Another item we wanted to start talking about a little more is the Tripwire Toolkit. We’ve seen a lot of speculation and wanted to go into a little more details today. 

What Is The Tripwire “Modding” Toolkit?

• A Full In-game modding toolkit. If you can run the game, you can mod it (this includes PlayStation 5 and XBox Series S|X)!

  • Modify existing levels or Create your own new ones, from prop placement to landscape design!

  • Change existing game rules, or dream up your own with Lua scripting (Did someone say "Traitor pod")

  • And do it all with friends with co-op modding! (Molly stop putting bloat bile behind me!)

• An Integrated way for creators and users to share and explore new creations

• A path to bring assets (such as custom meshes) into the game using a compatible Unreal Engine version via the Epic Games Launcher on PC

• As the Toolkit progresses, we’ll be looking at bringing it to other Tripwire and Tripwire Presents titles

While all these features won't be available in the first public alpha later this year, they are all in development. We are already testing the tool internally and will shortly start rolling it out to our volunteer external test team.

Are you a modder who wants to help us shape the future? Sign up here today for a chance at early preview builds.

Be sure to tune in early next week as we go over more of the upcoming Season 4 update in depth!

Update* Maintenance is complete Wednesday, July 15th at:

• 10.00 UTC

• 12.00 CEST (UTC +2)

• 06.00 EST (UTC -4)

• 19:00 KST (UTC +9)

We will have a period of scheduled maintenance and all services are expected to be impacted. Please pardon the Killing Floor 3 downtime that is expected to last up to 1 hour. Keep an eye on this space for notice when it's complete.

The Doctor: Emmanuel Moorcroft

Many know him as the chief scientist and director of Horzine’s R&D Red division. Those who go digging or end up on the wrong end of one of his experiments may find that Moorcroft’s been quietly studying the effects of a transmutative substance called the Mire on living subjects. 

His research began by experimenting with zeds, but his plans are much larger than that: He believes the Mire can jump-start the next stage in human evolution. Some of his notable work you’ll recognize will be the: Chimera, Queen Crawler, and most recently, the Scavengers being unleashed from an area known only as the “Dreadzone”.

The Oil Rig: Hastur Oil Platform

The location of your next mission:

61° N, 1.4° E

Gruvik Oil Field, NOR

An oil-drilling operation accidentally struck mire in the North Sea, prompting Moorcroft to seize the rig with his followers. 

This platform is expansive and layered: From the command and operations rooms on the upper decks, exterior scaffolding, and what looks to be Mire infested lower floors, we’ll need you to find out what made this location so imperative to the “good” doctor.

As always, keep an eye out for ways to use the environment and onsite tools to your advantage.

Field Intel:

Centered around a middle platform, players will quickly encounter diverging paths and stairs to different levels, external catwalks, and hallways that lead to different rooms/points of interest. Keep an eye out for zip lines and ladders for vertical movement opportunities to keep yourself from getting surrounded and overwhelmed. 

And The Monster

Nightfall, whatever is happening out in those waters can be assumed to be extremely dangerous. Our remote observations have spotted what appears to be a new Mire creature.

Name: Unknown

Estimated Weight: 1500+ lbs

Size: Large

A fortress of dense muscle and what looks like lethal organic weaponry, this creature has been spotted commanding both Zed and Mire hordes. Assume extreme intelligence.

Field Intel:

The Monster (Moorcroft) is a multi-phase boss, who while deadly by his own right, also uses both Zed and Mire hordes to his advantage to both drain and escape. In his first phase, Moorcroft will shield himself and a chosen clot to drain and restore himself. And while in his second phase he will call in his Mire creations and scavengers while he tactically removes himself from danger to heal.

Inspired by previous humanoid bosses, Moorcroft features a range of weapons and tools that are deadly close up and at range including: Techno organic rocket and small arms, the ability to emit gas, shield himself as well as use mortars and grenades against his foes.

We can’t wait to get Season 4 into your hands later this month on July 23rd! Along the way we’ll be sharing more details about the Gunslinger and related Arsenal in the days ahead along with a more forward looking update to the KF 3 Roadmap and some more details about modding.

Monday, June 22nd at:

• 10.00 UTC

• 12.00 CEST (UTC +2)

• 06.00 EST (UTC -4)

• 19:00 KST (UTC +9)

We will have a period of scheduled maintenance and all services are expected to be impacted. Please pardon the Killing Floor 3 downtime that is expected to last up to 2 hours. Keep an eye on this space for notice when it's complete.

Version: 1.0.0.16

Release Date: June 16th, 2026

New Additions & Highlights

Welcome to the Onslaught... Update, a smaller mid-season update that adds the new level, Onslaught, and features a few Quality of Life improvements.

New Map: Onslaught

Horzine leveraged the sewer outbreak in Umezu to train personnel. Needless to say, it didn't go well. Littered with traps, this location becomes all the more dangerous as time goes on. Use as they did, to polish your skills. Space is a luxury here, and retreat is not an option.

Bug Fixes, Polish & System Improvements

Stability & Performance

• Fixed a crash that could happen while inspecting your character

• Reduced ticking dependencies for skeletal mesh components.

• Updated default configs to better understand the users system memory

• Updated Precompiled Shader Caching methodology to reduce in-game hitches on certain events

Quality Of Life Improvements

• Tutorial can now be Skipped for new players

• Single player games no longer require a ready-wait before traveling out of the HUB

• Single players entering matchmaking no longer require a ready-wait before matchmaking will begin

• Multiplayer games will skip the ready-wait before matchmaking if all players vote to go

• Players will now respawn in place when changing perks in the Hub

Bugs

• Fixed boss health UI drastically dropping during play — clients no longer mis-predict core boss damage

• Fixed the Trader Trail not leading to a Trader Pod during Trader Time, and a stale Trader Time timer preventing Ping Trader after skipping trader time

• Fixed some crafting dailies and weeklies not granting specialist XP

Previous notes on the maintenance period:

We expect the backend to go down while this update happens, starting at approximately 8:30 AM EST:

• 12.30 UTC

• 14.30 CEST (UTC +2)

• 08.30 EST (UTC -4)

• 21:30 KST (UTC +9)

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Hello everyone,

You recently uncovered the existence of Onslaught, a new map coming to Killing Floor 3 in the near future. 

Beginning life as a prototype, it quickly became the team's favorite 'torture test'. It’s a claustrophobic, high-intensity map where space is a luxury and retreat isn't an option. We’re polishing it up because you deserve a place that forces you to hold your ground and make every trap count. 

Are you prepared? The first thing players will notice is that this is a tight space, with little room to retreat, so you better be ready to hold your ground. As the match continues, the forward and mid areas become more untenable with new avenues opening for the Zeds to reach you from. Strategic use of traps and tools will be key, but keep your eyes out, there is something more to be discovered here.

Later today at 2:30 PM EST (just about an hour and a half from now!), creative director Bryan Wynia will be sharing even more details on Stream!

Stream VOD:

We hope you’ll enjoy it as much as we have, and the team has already been looking at other prototypes with new gameplay elements we can bring forward in the future.  Expect Onslaught to head your way in the near future, before the start of Season 4, later this summer!  

We’ve been reading every single response from our community surveys. You’ve made it clear that you want more difficulty options, and called out specific quality-of-life improvements. These are the items we are acting on.

In the coming weeks we’ll be sharing details on the big additions, Quality of Life improvements and more including but not limited to:

• New Perk: Gunslinger

  • Featuring 4 new sets of dualie primaries, a new sidearm, gadget and grenade

• Dualies Drop 2: featuring the remaining original sidearms as dual wieldable

• New Map: Rig

• New Boss: Moorcroft

• New Difficulty: Suicidal

Along with a plethora of enhancements including: being able to join a friends party from the main menu, picking your tier 3 weapon upgrade while crafting, and crafting material exchange! A big thank you to all those who participated in our community surveys, as those helped guide where to best focus our efforts. 

And don’t worry, we’ve seen the call for those wanting more challenge! There are some exciting surprises ahead and we can’t wait to share even more details with you soon and post Season 4. We look forward to seeing you in chat. And as always, keep up the feedback and more in the forums and discord.

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Update: The maintenance period is over and all services should have resumed normal operations.

Monday, June 8th at:

• 10.00 UTC

• 12.00 CEST (UTC +2)

• 06.00 EST (UTC -4)

• 19:00 KST (UTC +9)

We will have a period of scheduled maintenance and all services are expected to be impacted. Please pardon the Killing Floor 3 downtime that is expected to last up to 2 hours. Keep an eye on this space for notice when it's complete.

Nightfall, we've intercepted a communication from Horzine's internal systems that may give us access and help us track down Moorcroft once and for all. With documents we've gathered previously, you may be able to poke around for more information as to his whereabouts. We must stop him before he unleashes the mire upon the entire world.

Decrypted Message \

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This update addresses the following 2 issues:

• Fixed a crash that was experienced by some clients

• Fixed an issue where some users couldn't purchase items from the in-game store

Tomorrow, May 2nd at:

• 1.00 UTC

• 15.00 CEST (UTC +2)

• 09.00 EST (UTC -4)

• 22:00 KST (UTC +9)

We will have a period of scheduled maintenance. Please pardon the Killing Floor 3 downtime that is expected to last up to 2 hours. Keep an eye on this space for notice when it's complete.

New Additions & Highlights

Welcome to the Text Chat update. This update introduces the Text Chat feature for all platforms and is a full cross platform feature allowing you to communicate with Nightfall operatives on the fly to expand communication and strategy within Killing Floor 3. This update also includes some pointed fixes around various Crashes, the Medic Pistol Dart recharge rate, and a handful of other targeted bugs. 

Text Chat

A full text chat system has rolled out across the game! Features include:

• In-match text chat with team and public channels, configurable opacity, and fade-out for inactive messages

• Text chat in the Stronghold, Pre-Match (Ready Up) lobby and the After Action Report, in addition to gameplay

• Spectator text chat so spectators can communicate

• Command Wheel to chat integration: command-wheel selections (callouts, requests for healing, etc.) post as messages in chat

• Channel switching with Tab; Party / Public / Team channel separation

• Controller support: open chat from the gamepad, right-stick to scroll, virtual keyboard on Xbox & PS5

• Mute and unmute controls in the Social Menu now also apply to Text Chat

• Customizable keybinds: remappable Open Chat / Team / Public / Command Wheel switch keys on both keyboard and gamepad

• New Game Settings: 

  • Text Chat on/off

  • Background opacity slider

  • Profanity filtering settings (PC Only - Console players can adjust this via their console settings)

Performance Optimizations

These performance improvements primarily target the CPU, specifically focusing on optimizing the game thread to ensure smoother execution. Key updates include refined multi-pass LOD bone-pruning for Zed models and more efficient handling of audio component ticking and occlusion services. Additionally, adjustments to VFX spawn counts and UI tick rates further reduce the processing load, minimizing CPU idle time.  This should translate into up to a 14% improvement in base frame time (measured on a mid spec machine) in certain scenarios.

Skeletal/LODs

• Multi-pass LOD bone-pruning and refinement across all Zeds

• Fixed Siren inner-neck and Fleshpound pounder-tube meshes stretching at distance via Enforce Bone Boundaries

Audio

• Audio component occlusion services sharing a refresh rate no longer all tick on the same frame

• Batch Tick Subsystem register-order fix when changing tick intervals

• Turrets and similar stationary actors disable Audio component tick where occlusion isn't needed

• Migrated destructible destroy SFX and limb SFX to a different event to reduce spawning audio components per tick

VFX/GPU

• Lowered toxic affliction VFX spawn count 

• Corrosion VFX budget tuning

• Shockwave VFX budget tuning 

• Cleaned up several unused child-actor components

Engine/CPU

• UI tick updated to reduce CPU idle time

• 1P camera update: New master camera-bob settings for smoother start/stop motion blending, resulting in a feel closer to Killing Floor 2

Bug Fixes, Polish & System Improvements

Crashes and Stability

• Fixed crash when loading into R&D Labs solo on a new account with newly rebuilt shaders

Online

• Fixed Xbox Unicode gamertags showing garbled — names are now properly UTF-8 decoded

• Fixed a case where muted players would be unmuted after map travel

• Fixed a case where a user losing connection would break the start-up timer

• Fixed a case where a user using the armory during matchmaking could get stuck in a failed state

• Reduced timeouts to prevent unresponsive cases while the game was still downloading in the background 

Gameplay

• Fixed medic darts failing to recharge when two updates happened on the same frame

• Fixed Zed Time bonuses (Sharpshooter, Engineer) persisting past Zed Time

• Fixed Specialist being able to walk freely while executing a Zed from a crouch

• Fixed Zeds becoming unkillable in certain edge cases

• Fixed progressive achievements not working in solo

• Fixed a case where players could see negative perk proficiency after playing several matches and returning to stronghold

Visual

• Fixed Chimera Phase 2 material LOD so crit zones stay consistent at distance

• Fixed Cyst spit textures showing placeholder due to wrong reflection sampling

• Fixed Queen Crawler Phase 2 mire-pool teleport material

• Fixed Prison ice trap textures disappearing at distance

• Fixed military star decal on the 4x4

• Decal replacements and cleanup on workstations, security cars, container transports, crates, fume hoods, 4x4, zed hauler, power box

* Maintenance is complete and the update is now live!

Tomorrow, May 14th at:

• 12.30 UTC

• 14.30 CEST (UTC +2)

• 08.30 EST (UTC -4)

• 21:30 KST (UTC +9)

We will have a period of scheduled maintenance. Please pardon the Killing Floor 3 downtime that is expected to last up to 2 hours. Keep an eye on this space for notice when it's complete.

As part of our continuing Community Survey program, our next survey is targeted around Levels (Art and Gameplay) as well as getting updated feedback on Weapon Feel and drilling into it in a bit more detail. Please spare us a few moment of your time to fill out this new survey here: Killing Floor 3 Level Design and Weapons Feel Survey

Please pardon the interruption to KF3 services. Starting at 10.00 UTC / 11.00 CET / 06.00 ET today our partners have scheduled updates for backend services. The estimated downtime is up to 4 hours.

Update: Maintenance complete

With players having braved the frozen Antarctic Base, we want to know how things have landed with you, the community!

Please take a few moments of your time to fill out our: Killing Floor 3 Spring 2026 State Of The Community Survey

This will help us more quickly react to your feedback, top issues, and target what you want to see more of sooner! As always, thank you all for being a part of Killing Floor 3's journey!

Please pardon the interruption tomorrow, March 20th at 9:30am ET. We've scheduled maintenance and a spring hotfix to address the following. Keep an eye on this space for updates on when it's been completed.

Update* Maintenance is complete and the hotfix went live!

Stability Fixes

• Fixed a crash some users were experiencing related to querying blocked player lists

• Fixed the command wheel so that it respects the selections players choose.

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Please pardon the interruption to KF3 services. Tomorrow Thursday March 19th at 6am 9:30am ET our partners have scheduled updates for backend services. The estimated downtime is about 1 hour. Maintenance has been completed. Online services are back up and players can play normally now Updated Time* This was pushed back to 9:30am ET.

It looks like this issue is clearing up, but we are continuing to work with our partners to discover what happened.

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Release Date: March 12th, 2026

New Additions & Highlights

The Spring 2026 Update delivers one of the most substantial content and gameplay overhauls yet. Operation: Deep Freeze expands the ongoing narrative with a frozen battlefield, a deadly boss encounter, a Mire enemy type, a returning specialist, two weapons, and dual-wield variants for the Commando Sentinel and Engineer Krait. The update also introduces the highly requested Long Game Length option, refined and more accurate bash mechanics, a streamlined Skip to VTOL match start, mutation waves, and weekly mutators. Alongside the content drop comes major combat tuning to make encounters faster and deadlier, extensive weapon and grenade rebalancing, expanded quality-of-life improvements, and a sweeping stability and polish pass addressing hundreds of issues across gameplay, AI, UI, networking, and performance.

New Operation: Deep Freeze

Nightfall’s hunt for Dr. Moorcroft takes a dangerous turn when a lone mercenary pursuing the same target forces an uneasy alliance. As tensions rise, the team discovers Moorcroft is building an army from another dimension. If he succeeds, containment may no longer be possible.

Operation: Deep Freeze contains seven new missions across familiar maps and the new Arctic map. Completing the missions will unlock exclusive player cards, character skins, weapon trinkets, and XP rewards.

New Specialist: Masterson

The original mercenary returns.

Masterson joins the roster as a playable character, bringing classic attitude, veteran presence, and unmistakably British energy back to the front lines.

New Map: Antarctic Base

A frozen research facility at the edge of the world becomes the latest battleground. Tight corridors, exterior snowfields, and high-tech interiors create varied combat spaces in one of Nightfall’s most hostile environments yet.

New Game Length: Long (10 Waves)

Long mode consists of ten waves and is designed to feel more epic and progression-driven than the five-wave format. Combat pacing, resource management, and team coordination become increasingly important as matches extend deeper into late-wave pressure.

New Boss: Alpha Scavenger

Dr. Emmanuel Moorcroft found this endemic species while conducting research expeditions within the enigmatic Dreadzone. He opened a Mire portal to transport this large, ferocious creature to our world, integrating it into his own personal fighting force.

New Enemy: Scavenger

Spawned from the void between worlds, these otherworldly arthropods are deeply suffused with the Mire, granting them exceptional speed and lethal adaptability in the hunt.

New Weapon: Tekko Kagi (Ninja)

A dual-claw melee weapon focused on speed, affliction control, and close-quarters dominance.

• Base Weapon

  • Rapid slashing primary attacks

  • Electrified secondary mode

  • Grants 20% damage reduction and movement speed bonus while equipped

Blade Mods

• Thermal Edge

  • Replaces secondary fire with Heat damage

  • Applies Burn and Panic

  • Increased damage, reduced block effectiveness

• Frost Reaper

• Replaces secondary fire with Cold damage

• Applies Freeze

• Increased damage, reduced attack speed

• Bone Claws (Zed Tech)

  • Increased bleed power

  • Increased attack speed

  • Jagged wounds cause heavy bleeding

Grip Mods

• Power Reservoir

  • Increased secondary ammo capacity

  • Reduced secondary damage

• Affliction Booster

• Amplifies all afflictions applied by the active blade type

• Overcharge Cell

  • Increased secondary damage

  • Reduced maximum ammo capacity

Guard Mods

• Energy Siphon (Zed Tech)

  • Chance to recharge secondary ammo on kill

  • Reduced block stamina and attack speed

• Reinforced Guard

• Increased block power and stamina

• Reduced attack speed

• Shredder Guard

• Increased bleed power and damage

Coating Mods

• Confusion

  • Applies confusion affliction

•  Toxic  

  • Applies poison/corrosion damage over time

•  Stunning  

  • Applies stun affliction

New Weapon: M-97 Trenchgun (Firebug)

A pump-action incendiary shotgun built for aggressive ground control.

• Base Weapon

  • Fires incendiary shells that create ground fire patches

  • Applies Burn affliction

  • Primary fire: Semi-automatic

  • Secondary fire: Slamfire mode (full-auto, higher fire rate, reduced accuracy)

New Ammunition Mods

• Buckshot

  • Increased damage

  • Tighter spread

  • Reduced pellet count for focused impact

  • Converts to Force/Ballistic damage

  • Removes Burn affliction

Existing Ammunition Mods

• Extinguished Slugs

• Enfeebling Slugs

• Nano-Thermite Shells

• White Phosphorous Shells

New Barrel Mods

• Spiked Choke

  • Reduced pellet spread

  • Increased vertical recoil

Existing Barrel Mods

• Compensator

New Underbarrel Mods

• Bayonet

  • Replaces bash with thrusting blade attack

  • Deals Cut damage

  • Applies Bleed affliction

Existing Underbarrel Mods

• UV Flashlight

Internal Mods

• High-Velocity Receiver

• Aluminum Alloy Receiver

• Affliction Amplifier

Sight Mods

• C-More Optic

• Reflex

• Red Dot

• Green Dot

Dual Wielding

In preparation for the upcoming Gunslinger perk, dual-wield support has been introduced for two existing sidearms. The Commando Sentinel and Engineer Krait can now be equipped as dual-wield variants. This system lays the groundwork for expanded dual-wield gameplay for the gunslinger perk coming in the next major update.

New Mutation Waves

Season 3 introduces two new Mutation Waves that add optional objectives and narrative-driven combat twists to Survival matches.

Holdout

A new optional objective where players must defend a marked zone for a set duration during the wave. The more players inside the zone, the faster progress completes.

Successful completion rewards the entire team with XP, Dosh, and Crafting Materials (Ichor, Greymatter, Biosteel).

Not Of This World

Mutation Wave focused on Mire enemies with heavy Scavenger enemy presence

New Weekly Mutators

Season 3 introduces two new Weekly Mutators that dramatically change combat pacing and survival strategy.

Bloodlust

Players are afflicted with a damage-over-time effect during waves and must secure kills to recover health. 

Slaughterfest

A high-lethality mutator where everything hits harder — and dies faster.

New Feature: Comic Book Viewer

Explore stories set within the Killing Floor universe through a new in-game comic viewer. Dive deeper into the lore, characters, and expanding world beyond the battlefield.

Season 3 Narrative Campaign / Milestone Rewards

Season 3 narrative progression and milestone rewards include 19 unlockable items earned for free through gameplay.

Narrative Campaign Rewards

• Wolfsbane Uniform Head Gear and Outfit for Masterson 

• White Heat Uniform Head Gear and Outfit for Masterson 

• Smartgun Operator Bandana Head Gear for Luna

• Magnificent Seven Player Card

• Mire Mutation Player Card

• Outpost 31 Weapon Sticker 

• Ace of Spades Weapon Trinket

Milestone Player Card Rewards

• Kill Alpha Scavenger: Tier 1 - 3

• Survive Antarctic Base: Tier 1 - 3

New Daily, Weekly, Milestones & Achievements

Season 3 introduces new rotating objectives and long-term challenges tied to Operation: Deep Freeze and the Antarctic deployment.

New Daily Objectives

• Alpha Test – Defeat the Alpha Scavenger

• Crunch Time – Survive Offices Long

• On the Radar – Survive Radar Station Long

• City Sweeper – Survive City Streets Long

• Lab Results – Survive R&D Lab Long

• Overtime – Survive Horzine Factory Long

• Missile Barrage – Survive Convoy Long

• Underground Hero – Survive Sewers Long

• Extended Sentence – Survive Prison Long

• Icebreaker – Survive Arctic

• Frostbite – Survive Arctic Long

• Long Shot – Achieve victory in Survival Long

New Weekly Objectives

• Alpha Test – Defeat the Alpha Scavenger

• Long Shot – Achieve victory in Survival Long

New Milestones

Scavenger Hunt

• Defeat 50 Scavengers

• Defeat 150 Scavengers

• Defeat 300 Scavengers

Icebreaker

• Survive Arctic on Normal Difficulty

• Survive Arctic on Hard Difficulty

• Survive Arctic on Hell on Earth Difficulty

New Achievements

• Headbanger's Ball – Destroy 50 heads with the bayonet bash

• Blood Frenzy – Get 5 kills within 10 seconds while under 50% health with Tekko Kage

• Take the Cake – Find and eat the cake on Arctic

• Legwork – Destroy 10 Scavenger legs while they're alive

• All Mired Up – Complete Operation 3

• Small Arms – Complete a Survival Long match without dealing damage with a primary weapon

• Alpha Omega – Defeat an Alpha Scavenger (Hell on Earth)

New Quality of Life Improvements

The Spring update introduces several player-focused improvements designed to reduce friction

Boss Reveal Before Final Battle

The boss is now revealed immediately after the last wave. This allows players to plan weapon purchases, and team strategy before the final encounter instead of reacting after trader time.

Bloat Mine Auto-Clear

All Bloat mines are automatically destroyed at the end of each wave, preventing leftover hazards from carrying into the next round.

Bump Mechanic Refinement

Sprint and slide interactions with Zeds have been refined:

• Larger timing windows for successful bumps

• Improved stumble and knockdown consistency

• Can interrupt Zeds during windup and recovery portions of attacks

Bash Improvements

Bash attacks on firearms now use a sweeping hit detection method, matching how melee weapons work. Previously, bash used a single narrow check at the center of the screen, which made it unreliable and often didn't line up with the animation. With this change, bash can now hit targets more consistently, strike multiple enemies in a single swing, and deal more damage by connecting with multiple parts of a Zed. This also enables attacks like the new Bayonet mod to penetrate through multiple targets at close range.

Skip to VTOL

Matches can now begin without physically walking to the VTOL. A button prompt allows players to trigger the start countdown immediately.

Copy Invite Code (PC Only)

Invite codes can now be copied and pasted directly on PC, making it easier to invite friends.

Streamer Mode (PC Only)

Hides the party code from being visible

AFK Detection System

An AFK detection system has been added to improve match flow and reduce inactive players impacting progression.

Player Card Filters and Sorting

Player cards now support filtering and sorting options for improved organization and easier navigation.

Ping Information Display

Expanded ping visibility provides clearer connection information during matches.

Medic Dart Targeting Improvements

Medic dart targeting behavior has been refined for improved reliability and more consistent ally prioritization.

Controller Deadzone Controls

New deadzone adjustment options have been added for controller players, allowing finer aim customization.

Performance Improvements – Spring Update

42 Performance Tasks Completed

The Spring update includes a focused performance pass targeting rendering stability, CPU overhead, animation cost, VFX load, and memory efficiency. These optimizations reduce frame spikes during high-intensity combat, improve long-session stability, and strengthen overall responsiveness.

Rendering & Shader Optimization (11)

• Reduced shader complexity in high-impact materials

• Improved PSO handling to reduce runtime hitching

• Optimized first-time effect rendering behavior

• Reduced material overdraw in select VFX-heavy scenarios

• Improved rendering consistency during large Zed counts

VFX & Particle Optimization (9)

• Reduced emitter overhead in combat-heavy effects

• Improved particle cleanup and lifecycle management

• Optimized explosion and fire effect performance

• Reduced unnecessary VFX tick updates

• Improved pooling and reuse of recurring effects

Gameplay Tick & CPU Load (7)

• Reduced unnecessary actor ticking during waves

• Optimized update paths for frequently called systems

• Reduced overhead during high-density enemy encounters

• Improved system update efficiency under multiplayer load

Animation & Character Performance (6)

• Optimized character death logic

• Reduced animation state transition cost

• Improved skeletal mesh update efficiency

• Reduced performance spikes during large group engagements

Memory & UObject Optimization (5)

• Reduced excessive UObject counts on select weapons/mods

• Cleaned up asset references to lower memory pressure

• Improved garbage collection behavior in match transitions

• Reduced persistent object retention between waves

Environment & Collision Optimization (4)

• Optimized Nanite collision cost in detailed areas

• Reduced terrain deformation overhead

• Improved environmental system performance during combat

Balance Adjustments

Zed Health and Damage adjustments

We’ve made a sweeping combat balance pass aimed at making Killing Floor 3 feel faster, deadlier, and more in line with the pacing and lethality players remember from Killing Floor 2. Zed health has been reduced across the board to bring back that punchy, satisfying kill feel, while Zed damage and spawn rates have been increased to reward strong fundamentals and heavily punish mistakes.

FireBug Weapons

T2 Dragons breath

The Dragon’s Breath shotgun has been promoted to a Tier 3 weapon and rebalanced to match its new status. Each pellet now deals 33% more damage and delivers 150% more stumble power, making it far deadlier up close. To offset the boost, both the weapon and ammo costs have increased

T4 Vulcan

The T4 Vulcan has received additional tuning after continuing to outperform other Tier 4 weapons in high-level play. Its sustained damage output and overall ammo efficiency allowed it to dominate extended engagements more consistently than intended. Maximum and starting ammo have been reduced, along with slight reductions to both partial and fully charged primary fire damage. These adjustments are designed to maintain the Vulcan’s role as a powerful heavy weapon while bringing its overall performance more in line with other late-game options.

Engineer Weapons

Sidearm Krait

Reload speeds have been increased, with empty reloads completing 10% faster and partial reloads completing 15% faster. These changes improve responsiveness in close engagements

T3 G33 grenade launcher

The T3 G33 has been retuned to better define its role as a crowd-control explosive rather than a dominant all-purpose damage weapon. Its previous efficiency and damage profile allowed it to be overly reliable against both groups and larger targets.The weapon’s base cost and ammo cost have been increased, while total and starting ammo have been reduced to limit sustained explosive uptime. Overall damage has been lowered to reduce its effectiveness against stronger enemies. In exchange, close-range shell damage and stumble power have been significantly increased.

Mods

Shared Explosive Slugs

The cost of Shared Explosive Slugs has been reduced by 25% to improve its viability as a mod choice. This adjustment is intended to make the upgrade more competitive and accessible within weapon builds

Explosive Arrow Mod

The Explosive Arrow mod has been adjusted to reduce its overall efficiency and critical hit reliability. Its cost has been increased, the critical-hit effective radius of the explosion has been reduced, and damage per mod level has been slightly lowered.

G33 Enfeebling smoke Grenade

The damage-over-time effect of the G33 Enfeebling Smoke Grenade has been significantly increased. Damage per tick has been raised from 3 to 20, making the affliction more impactful and improving its effectiveness as an area denial and softening tool.

Perk Grenades

Perk Grenades have received substantial damage increases to better justify their cost and reinforce their role as powerful tactical tools. Grenades were previously underperforming relative to their price, often feeling secondary rather than impactful. Damage has been significantly increased across multiple perks, dramatically improving their burst potential and crowd-clearing effectiveness.

The following grenades have been buffed:

• Commando Grenade

• Engineer Grenade

• Firebug Grenade

• Sharpshooter Grenade

• Ninja Grenade

Bug Fixes, Polish & System Improvements

The Spring update delivers one of the most comprehensive polish passes to date, with 934 closed issues addressed across combat systems, AI behavior, maps, UI, networking, progression, cosmetics, and performance. This effort focused on tightening gameplay consistency, eliminating edge cases, improving match stability, and refining overall responsiveness. From weapon handling and Zed behavior to menu clarity and environmental reliability, this update strengthens the technical foundation of Killing Floor 3 across every major system.

Weapons, Mods & Combat (206)

• Fixed reload, swap, and ADS timing inconsistencies

• Corrected damage scaling, crit calculations, and perk interaction edge cases

• Resolved mod behavior inconsistencies and attachment conflicts

• Fixed explosive validation, grenade logic, and radius edge cases

• Corrected ammo counts, purchase logic, and Trader interaction issues

• Improved melee, bash, block, and hit registration reliability

• Fixed ground fire and damage-over-time stacking inconsistencies

• Resolved weapon animation cancel timing issues

Additional Weapon & Mod Fixes

• Fixed Disciple firing primary and secondary simultaneously preventing reload animation

• Fixed Dual Defender Shotgun negative ammo and reload freeze edge cases

• Fixed KH-380 healing dart firing while grabbed or executed

• Fixed syringe triggering without animation and weapon firing during syringe use

• Corrected Armor Piercing Ammo penetration scaling on weapons with secondary fire modes

• Fixed Multi-Round Burst + Ammo mod interactions on Sentinel and Dual Sentinel variants

• Fixed M14EBR Full Auto Receiver recoil stat display inaccuracies

• Fixed Critical Exposure mod interaction with Death’s Hand gadget

• Fixed Enfeebling Smoke and Acid Grenade mods not applying ground damage

• Fixed Biomorphic Projector Underbarrel Enfeebling Smoke grenade animation and damage inconsistencies

• Fixed Underbarrel Incendiary Launcher damage mismatch in Armory/Trader

• Tuned G33 explosion safe-distance to prevent unintended self-damage at close range

• Fixed Molotov ground fire visual inconsistencies and incorrect scaling

• Fixed Incinerator M7 and Vulcan TA flamethrower modes spawning bullet decals

• Fixed IR-50 Brimstone and Ifrit damaging Siren during Scream

• Fixed KV Recluse & MP6 healing dart interruption edge cases

• Fixed Underbarrel Laser red dot appearing during ladder movement

Secondary Fire Interrupt Improvements

The following now properly allow secondary fire to interrupt primary reload:

• Underbarrel Frag Launcher

• Underbarrel Incendiary Launcher

• Underbarrel Confusion Grenade

• Underbarrel Enfeebling Smoke Grenade

• Underbarrel Shotgun

• Underbarrel Confusion Dart

• Disciple (Sharpshooter Sidearm)

Zeds, AI & Spawning (144)

• Fixed AI pathing and navigation stalls

• Resolved Zeds getting stuck on geometry

• Corrected attack state and animation sync issues

• Improved spawn pacing and wave composition reliability

• Fixed mutation wave behavior edge cases

• Corrected Scavenger and Alpha behavior inconsistencies

• Improved enrage, aggro, and targeting transitions

• Stabilized boss encounter behaviors and phase logic

Additional Enemy Fixes

• Fixed Scrake Hook Grab ability getting stuck when left arm limb was destroyed

• Fixed Scrake hook projectile persisting on player when ability was interrupted

• Fixed Clot remaining upright when leg destroyed during stun

• Fixed Husk, Scrake, and Fleshpound explosion damage failing to affect confused enemies

• Fixed Medic Dart target-lock not clearing correctly in certain positioning scenarios

Maps, Environment & Collision (104)

• Fixed collision inconsistencies across multiple maps

• Resolved blocking volume misalignment

• Corrected traversal and geometry issues

• Fixed navmesh gaps and spawn volume placement errors

• Resolved terrain deformation edge cases

• Corrected interactable and environmental object inconsistencies

• Improved lighting and environmental visual issues

UI, Armory & Menus (99)

• Fixed incorrect stat displays and tooltip inconsistencies

• Corrected loadout save and equipment preview issues

• Resolved filtering and sorting inconsistencies

• Fixed mod compatibility messaging errors

• Corrected navigation edge cases in menus

• Improved store, trader, and cosmetic presentation reliability

Additional UI & Armory Fixes

• Fixed sight mod stat messaging for ADS-only recoil/accuracy bonuses

• Corrected mislabeled “Mobility” vs “Handling” stats

• Updated G33 weapon description for clarity

• Corrected Underbarrel Laser and UV Light descriptions regarding Healing Dart removal

• Fixed incorrect mod icons (Kiba Blade, Reflex Pistol, MKR350 Drum Mag)

• Tightened Dual Defender sight alignment offsets

• Fixed incorrect muzzle/impact FX on Knightsbridge Underbarrel Frag Launcher

Networking & Match Flow (91)

• Fixed join-in-progress desync issues

• Corrected ready-up and match start timing inconsistencies

• Resolved session state sync problems

• Fixed invite code and party flow edge cases

• Corrected spectator state inconsistencies

• Improved dosh and player state replication reliability

Animation & Visual Presentation (55)

• Fixed animation blending and state transition inconsistencies

• Corrected ragdoll behavior edge cases

• Resolved T-pose and animation freeze scenarios

• Fixed VFX detachment and particle persistence issues

• Corrected cosmetic alignment and mesh clipping problems

• Improved animation sync during high-load combat scenarios

Cosmetics & Customization (46)

• Fixed outfit, skin, and head swap presentation issues

• Corrected cosmetic preview inconsistencies

• Resolved trinket, sticker, and player card display issues

• Fixed clipping and alignment problems across multiple items

Progression, Challenges & Rewards (37)

• Corrected XP tracking inconsistencies

• Fixed Daily, Weekly, and Milestone completion errors

• Resolved reward granting edge cases

• Corrected achievement unlock inconsistencies

• Fixed progression tracking after disconnect/rejoin scenarios

Stability & Performance (40+)

• Fixed crash scenarios and assertion failures

• Improved long-session stability

• Resolved memory cleanup edge cases

• Addressed performance spikes and hitch scenarios

• Improved optimization across rendering and gameplay systems

• Fixed controller and keybind input inconsistencies

• Resolved audio trigger and attenuation issues

• Corrected voice-over overlap edge cases

• Fixed localization and text errors

• Addressed gadget and equipment behavior inconsistencies

Input, Audio & Miscellaneous

• Fixed controller and keybind input inconsistencies

• Resolved audio trigger and attenuation issues

• Corrected voice-over overlap edge cases

• Fixed localization and text errors

• Addressed gadget and equipment behavior inconsistencies

Season 3 Supply Pass: Operation Deep Freeze

The Season 3 Supply Pass features 100 total rewards, including 10 VC Packs, across the following categories:

• 16x-  Body Outfits

• 8x - Head Swaps

• 16x -  Body Skins

• 16x - Head Skins

• 9x - Weapon Skins

• 7x -  Weapon Trinkets

• 6x -  Weapon Stickers

• 4x -  Comic Page Packs

• 8x - Player Cards

• 10x - 100 Creds VC Pack

Total: 100 Rewards

Store (Item Shop Rotation)

Season 3 Store rotations introduce 50 additional items, including bundles and individual cosmetics.

Bundles

• Classic Masterson Bundle (1500 Creds)

• Tanky Girl Bundle (800 Creds)

• Alien Hunter Bundle (500 Creds)

A la Carte Items

Weapon Skins - (500 Creds each)

• Crystal Lake Killer

• The Monster

• Dream Demon

• Alien Blood

• Orange Crush

• OD Green

• Woodland Tiger

• Battle Worn

• Dark Earth

• Woodland DPM

• Desert DPM

Weapon Trinkets - (300 Creds Each)

• Icebreaker

• Frozen Skull

• Cryo Grenade

• Wolf Skull

• Poker Chip

• Wheels of Steel

• Eight-Ball

Player Cards - (200 Creds Each)

• Sonic Death

• Crawler X-ray

• Anatomy Lesson

• Deck of Fate

• Always Watching

• Cult of the Clot

• Display of Force

• Horzine is the Future

• Open Mind

• Glitch Mob

• Anarchy Rules

Weapon Stickers (100 Creds Each)

• Glitch Skull

• Creature Feature

• Hoshoku-sha

• Monster Mustard

• Finger Guns

• Finkrat

• Covert Ops

Please pardon our interruption to KF3 services. We are beginning a period of backend maintenance that will last about 2 hours. Update edit* Maintenance complete, Operation Deep Freeze is rolling out now.

Hello everyone,

As we work towards getting the Killing Floor 3: Operation Deep Freeze into your hands, we wanted to talk about some of the additions and quality of life improvements headed your way.

First up, performance improvements. Operation Deep Freeze includes a focused performance pass targeting rendering stability, CPU overhead, animation cost, VFX load, and memory efficiency. These optimizations reduce frame spikes during high-intensity combat, improve long-session stability, and strengthen overall responsiveness.

Those looking to play longer will find that Long Game has arrived: Featuring 10 Waves + A Boss Fight! Players who go this route will find a more gradual ramp up, more options for wave mutations, and be rewarded with increased boss kill rewards.

New wave mutations headed your way! Holdout returns, with material and XP prizes for those who opt for the added challenge. Successful completion rewards the entire team with XP, Dosh, and Crafting Materials: Ichor, Greymatter, Biosteel. Holdout is also now time based, rather than kill based, scaling with the amount of players on the team, so you’ll want to get in there quick.

Joining Holdout is Not Of This World, a Mire enemy focused wave, with heavy Scavenger presence.

2 new weekly mutators are also joining the rotation. Bloodlust inflicts your team with a Damage Over Time effect, and the only offset is to rack up those kills to recover health. Slaughterfest takes the recent weapon/zed rebalance to the next level, where everything hits harder and dies even faster.

We’ve also got some community requested QoL improvements headed your way in Operation Deep Freeze. Not a fan of running to the VTOL to ready up? Run no more as you can now indicate readiness from anywhere in the Stronghold. 

Enjoy “Zed Bumping”? It’s getting better with larger windows of success, including during the windup/cool down phases of their attacks and improved stumble and knockdown consistency. Love to Bash, get ready to love it even more! Bash can now hit targets more consistently, strike multiple enemies in a single swing, and deal more damage by connecting with multiple parts of a Zed. This also enables attacks like the new Bayonet mod to penetrate through multiple targets at close range.

Medic’s will also notice that the UI will now indicate which player they are locked onto, giving them more control over who is the most in need of healing, as well as improved locking on to their desired target.

Some other community focused QoL Improvements headed your way with Operation Deep Freeze are:

• Copy Invite Code To Clipboard (PC Only)

• Streamer Mode To Hide The Party Code

• Controller Deadzone Controls

• Bloat Mine Auto-Clear at End of Wave

• Boss Reveal After Wave 5 or 10

• Party Ping Info

• AFK Detection

• Player Card Filters and Sorting

We look forward to getting this update into players hands soon!

Nightfall,

With our monitoring of the Antarctic Base well underway, the intelligence team has found more than just new mire creatures. They’ve been tracking what appears to be an increase in Zed lethality, akin to our records of older zed types. Oddly enough, this does seem to make them more vulnerable to most of your arsenal.

We’ve made a sweeping combat balance pass aimed at making Killing Floor 3 feel faster, deadlier, and more in line with the pacing and lethality players remember from Killing Floor 2. Zed health has been reduced across the board to bring back that punchy, satisfying kill feel, while Zed damage and spawn rates have been increased to reward strong fundamentals and more heavily punish mistakes as players advance in difficulty. 

Speaking of arsenal, the team down in R&D has reforged the Dragon’s Breath shotgun into something more punchy (It is now a Tier 3 weapon) and has been working to refine your explosives into more nuanced tools.

Explosive weapons have been further tuned to prevent them from dominating the meta and encourage greater perk and weapon diversity, such as: significant adjustments to the Engineer’s G33. It has been tuned to excel at crowd control, but is no longer something you can comfortably main. Especially against large, powerful Zeds where it now struggles. 

At the same time, perk grenades have received a substantial damage boost to ensure they feel impactful and worth the investment. Overall, this update tightens the combat loop with faster kills, higher danger, and more meaningful decisions in every fight.

But that isn’t all specialists. We’ve got some new tools of your very gruesome trade headed your way. An older favored firearm, the M-97 Trenchgun and, since so many of you act like wild animals, the Tekko Kagi.

Answering the question of how quickly can you fire off a shotgun to make something just stop as fast as possible: The M-97 Trenchgun

Featuring the ability to pump or slam fire, the Trenchgun brings the burning rain to the nasties in the field. Specialists will find it in the price tier previously held by the Dragons Breath (Firebug: Tier 2). And if somehow those Zeds make it past that wall of flaming death, don’t forget to equip a bayonet to seal the deal.

The M-97 Trenchgun, inspired by the Winchester 1897 Shotgun, designed to allow it to be fired very quickly by holding down the trigger and feeding shells in with the pump action, which was known as slam-firing. We wanted to make a weapon with progressive reloading, and featuring this slam-firing capability, to help round out the Firebug perk's arsenal with a powerful and fun-to-use shotgun.

And for those of you who like to keep things closer, and dare we say, personal, the Tekko Kagi. 

A pair of retractable 12-inch razor-sharp metal claws that extend from reinforced wristguards with ergonomic grips when equipped, turning skilled specialists into nigh unstoppable close combat predators. Featuring a built-in module to shock and stun your foes on heavy attacks, specialists will have no excuse not to fight their way into the thick of it like an enraged honey badger.

With the Tekko Kagi we wanted a devastating weapon that's the perfect mix of risk and reward. To use it effectively you need to get in close, really close, but once you do, Zed heads and limbs start flying as you tear through hordes with brutal lightning-fast attacks.

For big Zeds, flip on the secondary fire mode and every strike delivers powerful affliction damage. 

It comes standard with electrified shocking blades, but swap in the Thermal Edge to become a cauterizing machine, Frost Reaper to freeze Scrakes mid-charge, or Bone Claws to slice and dice with bleeding shocks that disable Zeds. The Energy Siphon guard built from Zed Tech can even return secondary fire ammo on kills, keeping you charged for extended rampages.

One more thing Nightfall, while we aren’t quite yet prepared for you to dedicate yourselves to the Gunslinger way, the R&D team is unlocking the ability to requisition dual Bloodhounds and Kraits in the field. 

Depending on how you have them specced out, you’ll find that you will hold them “akimbo” by default, but those who choose to option a scope will take a more aimed stance. Do let us know how these are working out for you specialists, as the R&D team is continuing to work on other sidearms, both old and new.

We’ll have more notes to share with you about changing field conditions (Balance and Quality of Life improvements) in the coming days. And specialists, keep an ear out, someone broke into our comms this week and said “You lot are a bunch of muppets” and that they were “Getting too old for this shit”.

Attention, Nightfall associates. Dr. Moorcroft has unleashed a new horror upon the world: a terrifying creature we’ve dubbed “the Scavenger.”

We’ve traced these arthropodal nightmares’ origins to the Dreadzone, that liminal space growing outward like a cancer from the ruins of old London. They have a primitive, almost ancient quality, as if they existed eons before us, just waiting to be discovered. Their symbiosis with the Mire is total: it flows through their veins and radiates from their bodies.

Scavengers hunt in packs, covering ground with unnerving speed before descending upon their prey. They are encased in thick armor, yes, but drone footage confirms critical weaknesses on the head, chest, and back. A patient hand and a well-placed round will find the chinks in their carapace.

If the opportunity for a precise shot fails, the firepower at your command is sufficient to strip their armor away entirely. But be warned: they are opportunists. Not only do they prioritize wounded targets, but they can emit toxic fumes to create small pockets of lethality near their prey.

And where scavengers mass, there you will find the Alpha. A menacing behemoth, larger and exponentially more dangerous than its lesser kin. More troubling, they appear to practice a form of cannibalism.

When a scavenger dies in the presence of these alphas, we’ve witnessed them actively consuming their remains. This behavior, though not fully understood, appears to feed a dark hunger that only empowers them further.

The Alpha Scavenger and Scavengers are a dangerous duo capable of hunting effectively together and creating a bit of toxic mayhem on the field. We hope this new addition to the enemy roster provides a fun and challenging experience for everyone!

-Killing Floor 3 Design Team

Our data on this new enemy is evolving by the hour. But there is good news. We are forwarding a series of critical arsenal upgrades that should level the playing field. As always, Nightfall, stay vigilant and await your next brief.