Steam News30 July 202626d ago

🎭UPDATE - Mimic Improvements, New Item & Major Stability Updates

Hello Operators! Over the past week, our team has been heavily focused on improving stability, balance, and overall gameplay quality. Here's a look at everything that has been updated this week.

In this update15

Full notes

Full V.A.U.L.T. PROTOCOL update

Read the full published notes in a cleaner layout. The original post stays linked below.

What changed

4 fixes5 additions18 changes3 removals

Performance
Gameplay
Balance
Fixes
Store
UI and audio

changedHello Operators!Over the past week, our team has been heavily focused on improving stability, balance, and overall gameplay quality. Here's a look at everything that has been updated this week.

removed🎭 Mimic Is Now Much More DeceptiveThe Mimic no longer just follows its target.

added🎭 Mimic Is Now Much More DeceptiveAs it approaches a victim, it can now repeat the last sentence that player spoke near other Operators, making it much harder to distinguish friend from foe.

added🎭 Mimic Is Now Much More DeceptiveIts navigation has also been improved. Mimic can now move much more intelligently through doors, ramps, and tight spaces.

changedAngler Fish RebalanceThe Angler Fish's dash attack has been completely reworked.

changedAngler Fish RebalancePreviously, a single dash could wipe out an entire team. Now, while the primary target still takes the full impact, nearby players receive damage based on their distance from the attack.

V.A.U.L.T. PROTOCOL changes

changedOver the past week, our team has been heavily focused on improving stability, balance, and overall gameplay quality. Here's a look at everything that has been updated this week.

removedThe Mimic no longer just follows its target.

addedAs it approaches a victim, it can now repeat the last sentence that player spoke near other Operators, making it much harder to distinguish friend from foe.

addedIts navigation has also been improved. Mimic can now move much more intelligently through doors, ramps, and tight spaces.

changedThe Angler Fish's dash attack has been completely reworked.

Hello Operators!

Over the past week, our team has been heavily focused on improving stability, balance, and overall gameplay quality. Here's a look at everything that has been updated this week.

🎭 Mimic Is Now Much More Deceptive

The Mimic no longer just follows its target.

As it approaches a victim, it can now repeat the last sentence that player spoke near other Operators, making it much harder to distinguish friend from foe.

Its navigation has also been improved. Mimic can now move much more intelligently through doors, ramps, and tight spaces.

🐟 Creature Updates

Angler Fish Rebalance

The Angler Fish's dash attack has been completely reworked.

Previously, a single dash could wipe out an entire team. Now, while the primary target still takes the full impact, nearby players receive damage based on their distance from the attack.

Dash frequency has also been adjusted, resulting in fairer encounters.

General Creature Improvements

All creatures now navigate ladders and ramps with proper animations.
Creatures attempting to escape or reposition will no longer become stuck in corners.
Fixed a rare issue involving Kedy stealing items from players.
Added new item support for TFrog.

🐶 Dog Form Improvements

Cosmetics now behave correctly while using Dog Form.
Voice chat settings now function properly while transformed.

🚗 Portable Car Improvements

The Portable Car system has received several reliability improvements.

Entering the vehicle while it is shrinking no longer causes issues.
Multiple players interacting with the vehicle simultaneously is now handled correctly.
The shrinking animation now only affects the vehicle itself.

🎺 New Item: Groan Tube

The Groan Tube has officially arrived.

Features:

Two unique sound variations
Custom animations
Unlimited uses

Be careful though...

The sounds it produces may attract more than just your teammates.

🦆 Additionally, the Rubber Duck now produces sound when it hits the ground.

💻 PC & Market Updates

Players now properly sit down while using computers.
Market outage notifications during EM Storm events are now displayed correctly for everyone in the lobby.

🌐 Multiplayer Stability

This was our biggest focus this week.

Improvements include:

Fixed a crash that could occur when leaving a session.
Added protection against black-screen lockups during day transitions.
Players are now properly informed when the host leaves the game.
Connection loss messages now provide more accurate information.

🗺️ Map & Interface

Factory traps now spawn correctly on the ground.
Fixed several collision and stuck spots around the Pod.
Added a new Pod display showing the total value of collected loot.
Fixed several UI issues causing interaction prompts to overlap.

🌍 Localization

We've updated numerous item descriptions and gameplay tips across all 18 supported languages.

Market upgrade descriptions are now much clearer.
The text rendering system has been improved.
Display quality has been enhanced for all supported languages, including Arabic, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese.

Every report, suggestion, and bug report helps us make V.A.U.L.T. PROTOCOL a better experience for everyone.

See you in next week's development log, Operators! 🚀

Source

Steam News / 30 July 2026

Open original post

Changelog.gg summarizes and formats this update. How we read updates.