A new Back 4 Blood update is now live on PC and consoles, introducing some welcome tweaks to the experience, balance changes, fixes and more.

　　The November update brings, among other things, some highly requested features, such as all Cleaners becoming available right from the start of the game, an option to disable in-game voice chat, health recovery inside Fort Hope and more.

　　All Cleaners are now immediately available to use. Players are no longer required to finish the The Devil’s Return – The Crossing campaign chapter to unlock Doc, Karlee, Hoffman, and JimCompleting any campaign chapter now unlocks all previous chaptersIn-Game Voice Chat can now be disabled in the Audio OptionsAdded mute icon to HUD for players with voice chat off or who have been mutedFirst Time User Experience now sends players directly to Fort HopeAdditional post-round statistics added for Swarm PvPAdded a “Mute All” button to the scoreboard in Swarm PvPFirst aid cabinets now show a preview of how much health they healPlayers now recover health while inside Fort HopeThis change does not affect players in the shooting rangeAdded the /all message command allowing players to send messages to the Global Chat ChannelThe new Back 4 Blood also packs some Campaign Updates, which include some general tweaks, Card and Balance updates, and more.

　　

CAMPAIGN UPDATES

GeneralWeapons no longer revert to their default loadout when continuing a run in Training (previously named “Solo Campaign”)Bots now use defibrillators more effectivelyImproved character behavior when dropping and picking up items in certain locationsFlashbang now affects Common Ridden that are climbing on hitOgres are no longer outlined for Karlee after burrowing undergroundChapter Specific UpdatesBlue Dog Hollow: Bad Seeds – Destroying the nest in Nightmare difficulty now spawns an endless hordeThe Armory: The Handy Man – Bob’s Arm now appears in the scanning animation while the player has “Auto Select New Weapons” onDr. Roger’s Neighborhood “Gather Research” objective adjusted to account for solo playersCard UpdatesNegative ammo capacity effects from cards now apply instantly after the card is drawnBatter Up – Melee Damage adjusted to 40% from 50%Brazen – Stamina efficiency adjusted to 20% from 30%Breakout – Decreased use time to 3 seconds from 4 secondsFace Your Fears – Adjusted to 2 Temporary Health from 3Fresh Bandage – Now instantly applies its trauma heal effect when spawning into the safe room it is selected inIgnore The Pain – Now restores health instead of providing Temporary HealthInspiring Sacrifice – Heal decreased to 20 over 15 seconds from 25 over 20 secondsMean Drunk – Melee Damage adjusted to 60% from 75%Meth Head – Stamina efficiency adjusted to 30% from 40%Money Grubbers – Now grants 3 bonus copper per stack (from 5) and a max bonus of 75 (from 100)Spikey Bits – Melee Damage adjusted to 20% from 25%True Grit – Heal increased to 10 from 8Balance UpdatesQuick player-input movements are now smootherRebalanced Supply Point rewards for all campaign chapters in all difficultiesAdjusted Supply Points earned for completing the Speed Run objectiveReadjusted Abomination health values on Nightmare difficultyPlayers who are grabbed by a Crusher are now immune to friendly fire damage while grabbed and for 1.5 seconds after being releasedRemoved pipe bombs from Mom and Karlee bot loadoutsRidden UpdatesBreakerReduced the melee recovery times by 1.5 secondsReduced Leap recovery time by 1 secondReduced Leap cooldown to 3 from 5 secondsReduced the bonus damage for Chest and Leg weakspots to 500 from 1000Reduced the Taunt and Horde summon animation times by 0.5 secondsReduced the Swarm Cloud shrink time to 75 seconds from 90Breaker leap speed reduced to 1500 from 2000Breaker Horde call reduced to 60 seconds from 120Breaker weakspot bonus damage to 1000 from 2000OgreHealth increased to 17000 from 16500Chest weak spot extra damage reduced to 500 from 2000ReekerMovement speed no longer slowed by bulletsThe Back 4 Blood November update also introduces changes for the Swarm PvP mode, Controllers options, interface, and more. You can find the full update notes on the game's official website.

　　Back 4 Blood is now available on PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, and Xbox One worldwide.