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February Update: Atrium Arena, New Enemy Behaviours & Animations, and More!

Hey everyone, we are happy to announce that the February Update is finally here on Public Beta! Summary New Arena — Atrium. Enter the Katomi tower full of destructible elements.

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Hey everyone, we are happy to announce that the February Update is finally here on Public Beta!

What changed

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  • Gameplay
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  • Maps
changedHey everyone, we are happy to announce that the February Update is finally here on Public Beta!
addedSummaryNew Arena — Atrium . Enter the Katomi tower full of destructible elements.
addedSummaryNew and Updated Weapons: MP5 & MP5k SMGs get updated models, and we have a new weapon: Gonzo !
addedSummary11 New gun skins and challenges to unlock them.
addedSummaryNew Animations: New shooting enemy animation, new taking damage animation.
addedSummaryNew VFXs : Lots of new effects of impacts and destructions!

HARD BULLET changes

changedHey everyone, we are happy to announce that the February Update is finally here on Public Beta!
addedNew Arena — Atrium . Enter the Katomi tower full of destructible elements.
addedNew and Updated Weapons: MP5 & MP5k SMGs get updated models, and we have a new weapon: Gonzo !
added11 New gun skins and challenges to unlock them.
addedNew Animations: New shooting enemy animation, new taking damage animation.

Summary

  • New Arena — Atrium. Enter the Katomi tower full of destructible elements.

  • New and Updated WeaponsMP5 & MP5k SMGs get updated models, and we have a new weapon: Gonzo !
  • 11 New gun skins and challenges to unlock them.

  • New AnimationsNew shooting enemy animation, new taking damage animation.
  • New VFXsLots of new effects of impacts and destructions!

Atrium Arena

Please welcome our brand new arena with lots of destructible objects like walls, columns, and tables, and different places to explore! Perhaps this Arena will remind you of some iconic places. 👀

LET THE MAYHEM BEGIN!

We even prepared some before/after pictures. Take a look at them to see how you can change the environment.

BEFORE YOU CAME IN

AFTER YOUR MAYHEM

Some other screenshots from the different parts of the map:

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New Enemy Behaviors & Animations

  • Brand-new crouch shooting animations.

  • New “ avoiding player ” movement behavior for less predictable combat.

  • Improved hit reaction animations.

  • Two new death animations.

  • Facial expressions during melee attacks and fist fights.

New Weapon: Gonzo

A new weapon drops in the armory! This new compact SMG will help you clear your way.

Updated Weapons

We have updated the looks of 3 weapons: MP5, MP5K, and Veteran 12! Veteran 12 now has a bayonet to slice your enemies!

New Weapon Skins

Brand new weapons to choose from for some of your favorite weapons are now in the locker!

  • Moss 5902 New Skins
  • Repeater Rifle4 New Skins
  • Snake Teaser2 New Skins

New Animations & VFX

We know that you were looking forward to seeing some new animations on the enemies, so we got some for you!

You already know that we are heavily inspired by some Hong Kong action movies. Take a look at our new animation below. 👀

We also have some new destruction animations and more VFXs to enhance your gameplay feeling, check them out below!

FEATHERS.

New VFX on Enemy Armor

🛠️Access to the Preview Version

⚠️ ACCESS: Right-click HARD BULLET in your Steam library, then select ‘Properties’. In the new window, select ‘Betas’ and choose there “ Public Beta ”. The new game version will start downloading immediately. 📢 FEEDBACK: Please leave any feedback in the “#beta_test” channel in our Discord where you can participate in voting and other community activities or use Steam Discussions.

Please let us know what you think about the new Atrium Arena, improvements, new animations, and more! We are eager to hear more from you.

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Steam News / 28 February 2026

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