Latest Update for Redfall Introduces the 'Basilisk' and Many More

Are you still playing Redfall? If so, Arkane Austin just dropped a new patch for the co-op shooter that includes a new weapon called the "Basilisk." Various improvements have also been implemented.

Stone Cold

Update 3 introduces the Basilisk - a new Unrivaled Sniper Rifle in Redfall which has the ability to turn vampires into stone. That is thanks to its unique effect where the first bullet in a full magazine is charged with UV power. This weapon is a great way to keep powerful vampires at bay. However, it is important to note that you cannot turn enemies to stone if they've been petrified recently.

If you want to get your hands on this new weapon, there's good news! The Basilisk can easily be obtained by looting the special containers found in the Basswood Pawn Shop Safe and the Union Market Safe. Alternatively, you can defeat The Rook until the mini-boss drops this new "Unrivaled" Sniper Rifle.

Improvements

The company has made some improvements to Redfall in Update 3 as well. If you are new to the game and are struggling to deal with special vampires, such as Anglers, Shrouds, and Siphons, you'll be happy to know that they will no longer spawn until you complete some missions or reach a certain level.

This patch has also added more respawn points to minimize the issue where you cannot come back to life after death for some reason. Although this issue might not be fully resolved, adding more respawn points is a step in the right direction.

For hero changes, damage-dealing abilities like Jacob's Heartstopper and Remi's C4 now have the ability to shatter vulnerable Vampire Nest Hearts. If you are new to the game, you can make the Nest Hearts vulnerable by defeating the petrified corpses that surround them.

Now, if you are looking for the offline mode, you're out of luck. This feature is not present in Update 3, which is a shame considering that the game was heavily criticized for its "always-online" requirement.

Patch Notes

AI/NPC

Balanced enemy abilities and traits:
- Siphon's Blood Torrent ability takes longer to interrupt when breaking line of sight.
- Increased Siphon's resistances to fire.
- Vampires deal more damage to Bribón and Devinder's Quantum Kerfuffle decoy when attacking from close range.
- Soulless enemies deal more damage when attacking players from close range.
- Watchers react faster to players in line of sight, and spawn reinforcements in combat more often.
Human enemies are now able to climb awnings.
Improved quality of enemy pathing and human movement animations.

GAMEPLAY

Jacob's Camouflage Field skill will no longer cancel ADS for non-Jacob players.
Devinder's Ultraviolet Light skill no longer shatters Special vampires, and instead inflicts a large amount of damage to them. Regular vampires will still shatter.
Layla's Psychic Shockwave no longer triggers multiple times from vampire lunge attacks.
Deathmist Spewers now respond to the UV burst from Emergency Flash Bang Blood Remnants.
Co-op players no longer lose their crouching ability when exiting a nest.

USER INTERFACE

Improved visibility of player locations on the Map.
Added input curve visuals for Input Response settings.
Voice chat now has a separate volume control option in the Audio Settings Menu.

ACCESSIBILITY

Added Single Press options for the following toggle-Hold interactions: ADS, Continuous Fire and all Menus.
Screen narration no longer repeats the narration for the "Close" prompt when navigating the System Menu.
Fixed an issue where all platforms read as 'Xbox' by the screen narrator.
Pop-up countdown is narrated properly during first time use of the Accessibility Menu.
Speech-to-text messages now appear in front of the blur of dialog menus in the Main Menu.

So, what can you say about Redfall's latest patch? Do you think that the changes made in Update 3 are enough to pique the players' interest in this co-op shooter or not?