The Heist Update - Patch Notes

Written By Ben Walker

The heist overhaul update is finally here, and with it - we’ve added an incredible amount of new content, including changes to existing gameplay features and plenty of bug fixes.

Check out everything in today’s Prison Breakout update below!

And if you want to learn more about each individual new heist, check out our official breakdown blog here.

    • Introducing Wolf!
      - A NPC you can talk to for all things Heists!
      - Has different dialogue for Guards & Criminals
      - Find to initiate Heists

    • New Area 51 Heist
      - Discover what’s been kept under wraps at Area 51
      - Steal and deliver the package without getting caught

    • New Fort Who Warehouse Heist
      - Break in, steal the patents and leave, no time to waste
      - In collaboration with Fort Who

    • Overhauled The Bank Heist
      - New step by step guide is now shown throughout the Heist
      - Heist is more interactable, animated interactions, ambience sounds etc..
      - Chances to earn higher rewards
      - New Vault design

    • Overhauled The Jewelry Store Heist
      - New step by step guide is now shown throughout the Heist
      - More challenging, longer, engaging layout
      - Intense, more opportunities to earn more cash
      - New Jewelry Store design

    • Prison Changes!
      - Extended Prison Walls
      - The Guard Room is now it’s own building
      - New Solitary Confinement area for highly wanted Criminals
      - Criminals can no longer enter the main Prison building
      - Lots of general design improvements

    • Added new Safehouse Store UI

    • Added new Hillside Resort, buy access in the Safehouse Store

    • Added new custom props: Filing Cabinet, Lasers, Boardwalk Floors & Stairs, Office Chairs, Gold Bar Pallets, Cash Stacks, Silver Bar Pallets, Vault Door, Safety Deposit Box Wall, Vault Table, Safe, Warehouse Shelves, Alarm Light, Warehouse Cardboard Boxes, Garage Door, Security Keypad, Prison Sink, Prison Toilet, Kitchen Cupboards, Fridge, Sink, ATM Machine, Weapon Wall, Guard Desks, Office Trashcan, Whiteboard, TV, Updated Lockers

    • Added new store: Adrian’s Tacos in Crim City

    • Added Junkyard Location

    • Added Ballistic Shield, Harpoon Gun and Decoy Grenades to Guard Armory

    • Added Escape Alerts for Guards, will display prisoner name & escape

    • Added new ATMs that Criminals can rob for various gold

    • Added Audio for opening Cell Doors, Interior Doors and Chain Fence Gates, and a new Hitmarker sound

    • Added new Shipping Warehouses to The Harbor

    • Added new Hillside Resort location

    • Added Zombies to Freedom Island

    • Added Message Feeds to show when each Heist starts and when a player completes a Heist

    • Added a PVP Disabled HUD whenever in a safezone

    • Overhauled Criminal Hideout design

    • Adjusted Text Chat UI position

    • Team Glows are no longer visible to local player

    • Weapon Fire is no longer allowed in the Weapon Store

    • Improved Hillside Villa gates

    • Area 51 Guards now use Alertness and spawn more

    • Improved Heist HUD messages

    • High End Apartment has been overhauled with a new design in Crim City, the original entrance has moved next to the Medium End Apartments entrance

    • Overhauled all Interactable / Location Beacon designs

    • Lowered FOV for First Person

    • Improved Message Feed Icons

    • All barbed fences now deal damage

    • Removed Voice Indicator

    • Removed Achievements (New system coming soon!)

    • Fixed Chain Gate collisions

    • Fixed issue with Prison Barriers allowing players to shoot outside and still be protected to damage

    • Fixed Prison Gate rendering issue

    • Fixed issue allowing players to spawn vehicles in The Bank & Jewelry Store

    • Fixed issue allowing players to be invincible on the Prison roof

    • Fixed issue with saved player view not applying when joining new sessions

    • Fixed Seymour’s Shields store beacon not working

    • Fixed Forest Ambience

    • Fixed Guard door that allows Criminals to escape during Prison Lockdown

    • Fixed Issue with Cosmetics conflicting with First person camera

    • Fixed all cosmetic positions

Jump into Prison Breakout now to experience our massive new update!

Ben Walker
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