SCP – Containment Breach news & patch notes

Modding:

• Textures of models can now be overriden in mods without having to include a copy of the model.

• Removed unused GFX/map/monitor.x model.

Bug fixes:

• Fixed SCP-049's room4 catwalk event.

• Fixed inability to spawn MTF units via the console.

• Fixed the inventory being openable while the console is opened, as this caused undesirable behavior when the inventory is bound to a character key.

• Fixed radio channel being changeable while the console is opened.

• Fixed Steam notification occluding other UI elements in launcher by moving its position.

• Fixed achievement tooltip size.

• Fixed pause menu appearing for one frame after exiting the achievements menu on the ending screen.

• Fixed mouse still being continuously reset while tabbed out during the transition to the ending screen.

• Fixed the name "Valdeson" in the subtitles.

• Fixed "screen gamma" being inconsistently labeled as "gamma correction" in the option tooltip.

• Improved accuracy of frame limit option.

• Fixed SCP-173's Halloween easter egg texture not resetting after Halloween has ended.

• Added generic npcspeed, npcstate and disable/enable commands (the disable/enable commands only work with a small selection of NPC types for now, we plan on expanding upon this in the future).

• Added the cls command to clear the console.

Modding:

• Introduce backwards compatibility for modded room914s without a trigger box for the input.

Bug fixes:

• Fixed Steam overlay not appearing.

• Fixed SCP-1162 being unable to return misc items.

• Fixed the endings sometimes showing the "YOU DIED" screen instead.

• Fixed being able to open the menu during the endings.

• Fixed MTF getting stuck in room860.

• Fixed tunnel106 event firing independently of the player's y-level.

• Fixed crash when generating map for certain seeds.

• Fixed crash after trying to load into a save after reloading the game.

• Fixed crash when trying to change HUD scale after reloading the game.

• Fixed launcher aspect ratio bar not adjusting to cover the available aspect ratios.

• Fixed text alignment of the custom difficulty settings.

• Fixed true subtitle appearing during Gate B ending.

• Fixed certain localized closed caption subtitles showing up twice or not at all.

• Fixed subtitle positioning on ending screen in borderless windowed mode.

• Fixed speedrun timer being moved by the HUD scale.

• Fixed frame limit not being serialized correctly when set to its minimum.

• Fixed rooms containing doors exported from an older version of CBRE-EX loading entities incorrectly.

• Fixed HUD item image memory leak.

• Fixed non-numeric seeds being shown as numeric and vice versa in error popups.

Note: Due to factors outside of our control, the anniversary celebration video has unfortunately been delayed. It is still being actively worked on and I hope that we can share it soon!

• The anniversary event has ended. It will automatically recur yearly on the 15th of April.

• NPCs are now teleported out of arriving elevators, preventing unfair deaths.

• Moved the HUD scale factor option from the launcher to the graphics options menu.

• The ending and credits screens are now higher resolution and scale with the resolution.

• Documented and improved the blinkeffect command.

• Added a button to enable/disable all mods.

• The frame limit option now allows values up to 300 FPS.

• Steam achievements can no longer be earned on custom maps.

• Made SCP-173's sprite on the main menu transparent, preventing it from overlapping other menu elements on low resolutions.

• Removed some unused files.

Modding:

• Rooms are no longer limited to 128 triggerboxes.

• Door entities can now specify an identifier with which they can be accessed via code.

Bug fixes:

• Fixed flickering when opening/closing menus while v-sync is disabled.

• Fixed certain incompatible saves not throwing an error upon being loaded.

• Fixed SCP-1048 potentially being duplicated in the checkpoint event upon reloading.

• Fixed some closed captions displaying from both dubbed and regular subtitles at the same time.

• Fixed a memory leak related to some images being loaded again upon starting a new game.

• Fixed lamp2.x having an incorrect pivot in external applications, including CBRE-EX.

14 years ago today, SCP - Containment Breach was first released onto the world. Since then it has inspired countless derivative projects, been modded to the moon and back, and heavily shaped the public perception of SCP as a whole. What started as a fun little side project turned into one of the most notable indie horror game of the 2010s that managed to intrigue millions and the fact that we're still here celebrating its anniversary after all this time is a testament to how it managed to stand the test of time.

To celebrate, we're hosting our first...

Art Contest

The general theme is the celebration of 14 years of Containment Breach. What is Containment Breach to you? How would you capture its essence in a single piece of media?

Guidelines:

• Entries are to be submitted to the #│cb-anniversary-art-contest channel on our Discord server (https://discord.gg/scpcb).

• Any form of media may be submitted: Images, videos, audio, custom rooms, mods, and anything else you can or can't think of!

• Only submit one entry per person, you may change/edit your entry later.

• Entries should have been created during the event itself, although incorporating existing/pre-made assets is perfectly fine.

• ⭐ the entries of others that you like!

• Keep it SFW (within the confines of the game).

• Do not use AI.

• The contest runs until the 29th of April (no matter where you are in the world).

The best and most popular entries will be showcased in a follow-up post here on the Steam page, as well as included in an anniversary tribute video set to release some time after the contest's conclusion.

Anniversary Update

We've also published a minor patch today, which includes a very special birthday surprise, which is only available for a limited time, see if you can find it!

• A secret birthday surprise, only available for a limited time!

• Adjusted Agent Ulgrin's subtitle color to be better visible in bright conditions (like the intro).

• Added command to adjust view bob scale (beyond range of otherwise selectable values).

• Add ability to disable Steam rich presence (via options.ini or the -nosteamrp launch option).

Modding:

• "Shaders" workshop tag.

• Shaders will now crash the game with error information when failing to compile.

• Mods are now immune to base game image file type changes.

• Removed resource pack strict load debug option, modded resources are now always strictly loaded.

Bug fixes:

• Fixed SCP-173 getting completely immobilized by the tunnel2 event.

• Fixed the player visually bleeding if their condition is not actively worsening.

• Fixed subtitles for localized dubs failing to load.

• Fixed several spelling errors in the subtitles.

• Fixed subtitle box scaling in borderless windowed mode.

• Fixed subtitles rendering below SCP-294's interface.

• Fixed subtitle color bleeding onto the keypad UI.

• Fixed crash related to the MTF closing SCP-914's doors.

• Fixed Small First Aid Kit and Strange Bottle being immune to SCP-914 refinement.

• Fixed some commotion sound effects being skipped during the intro after the breach.

• Fixed parsing of combinations of CLI options.

• Fixed being unable to spawn items by their display name if it contains spaces.

• Fixed crash related to entering SCP-1499's dimension.

• Removed collision mesh from room2poffices2 that allowed getting onto the table.

A little over a month after release we're excited to share a new small batch of QoL features, improvements and - of course - bug fixes.

Subtitles

Trying to make out dialogue can be hard when some poor soul is screaming for their life on the other end of the facility, while SCP-173 is opening doors behind you and SCP-079 is on the intercom at the same time. That's why this update introduces the option to enable subtitles, making it easier to understand what everyone is saying.

Closed captions are also included, to make it easier for hearing-impaired people to enjoy the game!

This feature was almost entirely implemented by someone from the community and we hope to be able to provide subtitles for our various supported languages in the coming weeks as well!

Upgraded Textures

Before v1.3.12, most UI elements always rendered at the same size, this made them appear incredibly small on modern, high resolutions. However, simply scaling up the existing UI elements turns them into a blurry, low-detail mess. This is why, with this update, we're introducing a first batch of improved, high-resolution textures. These have been painstakingly recreated (often from scratch) by our main artist Inward3D. The focus was on keeping everything as faithful as possible and I personally think he did a great job at it. But you be the judge:

HUD

Inventory Icons

Achievement Icons

For the achievements we've also decided to colorize them. The colored versions are only used on the Steam side of things, but they definitely help spicing the game's visual presence up a bit!

If you've grown particularly fond of the new colored achievement icons, with this little mod you'll also be able to enjoy them in-game!

This showcase only includes a small selection. We'd love to hear your thoughts on them!

Steam Rich Presence

Rich presence for Discord has been a thing since release, but now Steam has received the same treatment! Unfortunately, Steam is a bit less extensive in what it enables, but now you'll be able to stalk your friends and know exactly what part of the facility they're currently in, directly through Steam!

showmap Command

Requested by the speedrunning community, the showmap command renders a little 2D overview of the facility, marking important locations (including the player's position) with various colors.

Its implementation is based on the speedrunning mod.

Minor Additions

• A view bobbing slider has been added for additional accessibility, it controls the amount the camera sways and tilts when moving.

• Spanish (LatAm) and Polish dubs are now available.

• Czech, French and Spanish (LatAm) text translations are now available.

• Anti-aliasing has been reimplemented as SSFXAA (should result in a much smoother image with no artifacting).

• unlockcheckpoints command.

• Map seed is now visible on the ending screen.

• Mods can now override shaders.

• Mods can now include their own localizations.

Bug Fixes

A small selection of particularly relevant bugs, for a more complete view consult the commit history on GitHub:

• Fixed somewhat frequent crashes related to SCP-1499.

• Fixed items sometimes falling through the floor. (Particularly noticeable with SCP-500-01 in the maintenance tunnels.)

• Fixed the MTF being able to lock the player in certain rooms.

• Fixed some incredibly rare seeds still being unbeatable.

• Fixed the door model missing a face.

• Fixed multi-line text in languages not using spaces.

• Fixed mouse issues with 16:9 aspect ratio on the Steam deck.

STATUS REPORT: Scripting System

The scripting system remains the most anticipated feature and our top priority. Some important groundwork has already been laid and it's likely to be smooth sailing from here on out. I'm still positive we will be able to release it within (likely towards the end of) April!

THANK YOU

3 months ago I never could've imagined where this project stands now. I want to thank everyone for the incredible support we've received so far. It's all of you, who managed to turn this simple update of a 14 year old game into a flourishing community with almost 500 workshop submissions already!

If you'd like to chat about the game, get help with modding, share something cool you've made or report a bug, head on over to our Discord server: https://discord.gg/scpcb

Thank you all, again, from the bottom of my heart. :)

The day is finally here, after a little over 2 months in development we're happy to announce the full release of SCP – Containment Breach v1.3.12!

In this post we're looking to give you an overview of the existing features, as well as an outlook on what else is planned!

Modding System

Probably the biggest selling point of this update is the modding system with Steam workshop integration that currently allows for modifying resources, like models, textures and sounds, as well as data, such as rooms (modifying existing and adding new ones!), items and SCP-294 drinks.

A bunch of existing mods have already been ported, along with some new ones. Two mods you should definitely check out are the Half-Life total conversion mod Resonance Cascade, as well as the 1.4 LCZ rooms mod, which gives a small glimpse at what a 1.4 may have looked like!

Updated CBRE-EX

Specifically to complement the new modding system we've updated the open source CBRE-EX room editor to support placing items and doors directly in your rooms!

4k Support

Supporting 4k resolutions is not just about not having the game crash when trying to play it at a resolution above 1080p, it's also about adding quality of life features to actually make the game enjoyable at those resolutions.

This means scaling the HUD to actually make it legible on the "big screen"...

...but also allowing its elements to be moved towards the screen's center for ultrawide monitors!

(exaggerated for demonstration purposes)

This also exposed some of the HUD elements (especially the inventory icons) as being ridiculously low resolution, which we are hoping to alleviate soon™! For now, here's a "small" teaser, courtesy of Inward3D:

Localization

SCP-CB should be accessible and enjoyable to everyone, independently of their understanding of the English language, which is why another big feature is the support for other languages! The currently available languages are Russian, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese (both Portugal & Brazil), German and Polish. You can change your game's language under "Properties..." in your Steam library! Many other languages are already actively being worked on by dedicated community members, and we're always happy to have more people help translate the game into their language!

We are currently working on recreating various assets found throughout the game to make them available to be localized as well!

Speedrunning

There is a very sizable community dedicated to beating SCP-CB as fast as possible in various ways. In close cooperation with them we've made v1.3.12 the definite version for speedrunning the game as well, with an integrated timer, as well as the ability to enter numeric seeds directly!

We've also fixed a whole bunch of issues specifically affecting speedrunners, and with the much faster loading times it's generally a much more enjoyable to repeatedly play new runs of the game. All in all I'm excited to see the world records that are going to be set in this version! :)

Miscellaneous Quality of Life Improvements

Field of View

Allowing the FOV to be adjusted from is a no-brainer, as it makes the game more comfortable to play for some.

Discord Integration

What more is there to say!

Linux / Steam Deck Improvements

Solely by upgrading the engine to use DX9 instead of DX7 the game already runs almost flawlessly on Linux via Proton, but we've made some additional changes, like writing a platform-independent library for rendering the startup movies, as well as adjusting some of the UI scaling on low resolution screens to make it a pretty much flawless experience on both Linux itself and the Steam deck!

Revamped Launcher

The launcher in v1.3.11 is a broken mess, some options don't even work and it's full of clutter.

We've updated it by sorting the resolutions by aspect ratio, explicitly marking the monitor's default aspect ratio and resolution to nudge users towards it, as well as make it more visible.

We've also completely removed the graphics driver selection, as modern systems do not require manually selecting a GPU.

Steam Achievements

This one should be obvious, but of course we've ported the game's achievements to be on Steam as well. Thus far ~1.6% of people have beaten the game on Keter difficulty, so you can definitely be proud if you can count yourself among those!

A missing achievement for SCP-066 has also been added!

In the future we're planning for achievement icons (at least on the Steam side) to become a bit more... colorful.

Bug Fixes

Bug fixes, bug fixes, bug fixes. If there's one thing this release is filled to the brim with it's bug fixes.

The complete list of fixes is impossible to list here, you can check out the commit history on GitHub to get an idea. Here's a very small selection of a few bug fixes that I consider rather important:

• Fixed certain seeds not generating required rooms, making beating the game impossible

• Fixed certain seeds having rooms overlap, causing them to become untraversable (courtesy of Sooslick).

• Fixed SCP-966's achievement triggering very inconsistently.

• Fixed the clerk NPC potentially not dying to the Tesla Gate.

• Fixed a ton of floating buttons and security cameras in various rooms.

PLANNED: Scripting System

The main feature that is currently planned is adding scripting support to the modding system, allowing practically ANY behavior in the game to be changed, adding new events, NPCs and any other horrors your mind can conjure up! There's not much more info on this for now, besides it being the highest priority feature still to be added!

THANK YOU

This project would be nothing without its incredible community that has supported it every single step of the way. Thank all of you, from the bottom of my heart. :)

Hello everyone and a belated new year!

This is our first blog post and I'm happy to be able to start things off with our...

Open Beta

Featuring plenty of fixes, a modding system with Steam Workshop integration, 4K resolution support, and, of course, Steam achievements!

To take part, simply join our Discord server (https://discord.gg/ZCnxpV7ZaK) and ask for a key! However, do be aware that this is a beta and bugs will be happening a-plenty! But fear not, we have a channel dedicated to reporting bugs and we'll do our best to address them as soon as we can!

So let's take a look at our...

Modding System

Mods allow overriding resources like sounds, textures, models and rooms, as well as adding new items, rooms, and even drinks to SCP-294!

The Mods folder can be found in the game's install directory, where an example mod is provided, which should help any aspiring modders get started.

Additionally, each key comes bundled with one for the Containment Breach Room Editor EX (CBRE-EX), which has been updated to support placing items and doors directly in rooms!

The first workshop mods are already available, so have fun exploring & creating!