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Roadmap for the Upcoming Weeks Revealed and Big Surprise

Roadmap for the Upcoming Weeks and a Big Surprise We promised to share what is coming next. Today, we are ready to give you a clear look at what we are working on in the upcoming weeks.

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  • Gameplay
addedReworked Skills & Character ProgressionIn the upcoming weeks, we are fully reworking the Skills system in the Journal and expanding it with new skills.
addedReworked Looting SystemAll of this will be merged into a new system that gives much greater control and impact to the Scavenger skill .
addedReworked Looting SystemWe are also connecting this system with new item prefix and suffix bonuses , which will allow gear to enhance your ability to discover better items or gather more materials than usual.
addedReworked Looting SystemThis will open a completely new layer of gameplay and make looting far more exciting and rewarding.
changedAdditional ImprovementsAlongside these major systems, we will introduce various quality of life improvements to make the overall experience smoother and more enjoyable.
addedAfter These UpdatesOnce these core systems are in place, we will shift focus toward new content .

Plains of Pain changes

addedIn the upcoming weeks, we are fully reworking the Skills system in the Journal and expanding it with new skills.
addedAll of this will be merged into a new system that gives much greater control and impact to the Scavenger skill .
addedWe are also connecting this system with new item prefix and suffix bonuses , which will allow gear to enhance your ability to discover better items or gather more materials than usual.
addedThis will open a completely new layer of gameplay and make looting far more exciting and rewarding.
changedAlongside these major systems, we will introduce various quality of life improvements to make the overall experience smoother and more enjoyable.

Roadmap for the Upcoming Weeks and a Big Surprise

We promised to share what is coming next.

Today, we are ready to give you a clear look at what we are working on in the upcoming weeks.

The recent Buff system was just the beginning of a deeper transformation. Now we continue building on that foundation with focused updates coming very soon.

Roadmap for the Upcoming Weeks

Reworked Skills & Character Progression

In the upcoming weeks, we are fully reworking the Skills system in the Journal and expanding it with new skills.

This will allow players to shape their characters even more based on the path they choose.

Your decisions, your playstyle, and your progression will feel more meaningful and more personal than ever before.

Reworked Looting System

We are redesigning how looting works across the entire game.

The goal is to unify and improve all current systems into one stronger, more flexible experience.

This includes:

  • Classic [F] search interactions

  • Static loot sources like scrap piles, chests, and containers

  • Loot gathered from defeated enemies and other encounters

All of this will be merged into a new system that gives much greater control and impact to the Scavenger skill.

Players will be able to:

  • Find more rare and valuable resources

  • Increase efficiency of resource gathering

  • Influence the quality and quantity of loot

We are also connecting this system with new item prefix and suffix bonuses, which will allow gear to enhance your ability to discover better items or gather more materials than usual.

This will open a completely new layer of gameplay and make looting far more exciting and rewarding.

Additional Improvements

Alongside these major systems, we will introduce various quality of life improvements to make the overall experience smoother and more enjoyable.

After These Updates

Once these core systems are in place, we will shift focus toward new content.

This includes:

  • New enemy types

  • New weapons

  • New base building blueprints

  • New unique locations to explore

  • And of course, highly anticipated boss encounters with serious challenges to overcome

A Surprise for This Week

We have one more thing.

Over the past weeks, we have been working intensely behind the scenes.

And we are excited to share that the New Skills Update is coming much sooner than expected.

Planned release: this Thursday or Friday!

We cannot wait for you to get your hands on it.

Thank You

The energy, feedback, and passion from this community is what drives everything forward.

Seeing how you explore, adapt, and shape the wasteland motivates us every single day.

If you are enjoying where the game is heading, sharing your thoughts in a review helps more players discover Plains of Pain and join this journey ❤️

There is a lot ahead of us.

And we are just getting started.

Your Plains of Pain Dev Team

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Steam News / 4 May 2026

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