Ready or Not v1.5.2 Adds Mission Editor Controls and 3 Free Weapon Styles

Players can adjust AI behavior, traps, doors, friendly fire, health, and more in single-player or Friends-Only multiplayer.

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Ready or Not update graphic showing the Mission Editor launch

Ready or Not v1.5.2 adds the Mission Editor, giving players direct control over a wide range of gameplay settings inside existing missions. The feature covers SWAT, suspect, and civilian behavior, along with player health, door traps, locked doors, friendly fire, and other mission rules.

Mission Editor missions can be played alone or in a Friends-Only multiplayer lobby. The feature follows an earlier Mission Editor preview that outlined the system’s focus on changing AI behavior and loadouts without creating entirely new levels.

v1.5.2 also gives every player access to 3 new cosmetic styles for the Triple Weapon Pack weapons, regardless of platform or edition. Players who already had access to those weapons keep their original styles as well as the new MK-V Hard Chrome pistol, 590M Flat Dark Earth shotgun, and M32A1 LSPD Blue rotary grenade launcher.

The update includes a new MK-V animation set, a Mission Editor entry on the main menu, fixes for AI, animations, levels, UI, platform-specific crashes, and several known issues that still affect the editor.

Patch Notes for Ready or Not v1.5.2

The biggest addition is the Mission Editor’s two-tier settings system. Basic options cover the most immediate changes, while Advanced options let players adjust deeper mission rules and AI behavior. The changelog also documents update-related mod issues, platform update behavior, and the cosmetic weapon styles available to all players.

Attention Officers,

In the v1.5 Update for RoN we are releasing the Mission Editor, a new feature allowing granular tweaking of gameplay variables within an existing mission, with a particular focus on customizing non-playable characters.

This is our initial introductory launch for the Mission Editor feature; be on the lookout for improvements to Mission Editor in the future, along with more bug fixes and content for the game.

Free New Styles of the Triple Weapon Pack Weapons, Released to All Players:

The Ready or Not Triple Weapon Pack weapons, which were initially added with RoN’s console release, are now being released for free as three new cosmetic styles to all players regardless of platform or game edition. These new free styles are the MK-V ‘HC’ (Hard Chrome) pistol, 590M ‘FDE’ (Flat Dark Earth) shotgun, and M32A1 ‘LSPD’ Blue rotary grenade launcher.

Players who were already eligible for the triple weapon pack weapons previously (i.e. PC platform players, console pre-order owners, or console Triple Weapon Pack owners) will now have access to both the original style and the new style of each of these weapons.

Update Day General FAQ

Q: ‘My game mods broke on PC with this update, why did that happen?’

> A: When Ready or Not or games in general release updates to the game, the files for the game in areas related to new game content or fixes then changes. If mods were using the old files to function that have since changed to new files, those mods will likely need to update in order to work properly with the new version of the game’s files.

Ready or Not Modding Update Tips: community resources
Q: ‘Why does an update download initially seem frustratingly large in data/gigabytes, even when the game doesn’t actually take up that much more storage when the download finishes’

> A: Game service platforms such as Steam etc. may update games by overwriting the game’s files with the new files to replace it. For example, this means a update download that initially shows as 6GB during the download may actually only expand the game by 1GB in size, since it is largely just overwriting old game files for the other 5GB of data.
Q: ‘Why does an update take so long to download despite my fast internet’

> A: Other routine checks that a game service platform does to confirm game file integrity on the local storage device (e.g. your hard drive such as a HDD or SSD) during an update download can extend the perceived download size/time.
Q: ‘Why didn’t my game update yet on my console platform?’

> A: Console platforms do not necessarily support auto-updates, so you may have to trigger the update manually within your game library with an internet connection.

Gameplay

AI

Mission Editor Options (‘Basic’ and ‘Advanced’ tabs)
- ‘Basic’ Tab
  - SWAT AI
    - SWAT Health
    - SWAT Accuracy
    - SWAT Fire Rate
  - Suspect AI
    - Suspect Health
    - Suspect Start Morale
    - Stun Resistance
    - Suspect Accuracy
    - Suspect Fire Rate
  - Civilian AI
    - Civilian Health
- ‘Advanced’ Tab
  - Visit the VOID website changelog for an expandable list of Advanced AI options.

Engineering

Mission Editor Playable in Singleplayer and Multiplayer Friends-Only Lobby
Mission Editor Options (‘Basic’ and ‘Advanced’ tabs)
- ‘Basic’ tab
  - Player
    - Limited Bandages (2)
    - Damage Cap (max amount of damage received by player in a single hit)
  - Mission
    - Door Trap Count
    - Door Trap Types
      - Tripwire Alarm Trap
      - IR Alarm Trap
      - Flashbang Trap
      - Explosive Trap
      - Toxic Gas Trap
    - Default NPC Spawn Points (Enabled/Disabled)
- ‘Advanced’ tab
  - Player
    - Player Health
    - Limited Bandage (Expanded Selection)
    - Shielded Melee Damage Multiplier
    - Rules of Engagement: Friendly Fire
    - Rules of Engagement: Friendly Fire Penalty
  - Mission
    - Door Trap Count (expanded selection)
    - Max Locked Doors Percentage
    - Max Open Doors Percentage
    - Chance of Suspect Death by Suicide

Weapons

3 free new ‘Triple Weapon Pack’ cosmetic styles, available for use by all players regardless of platform or game edition. (Note: The original styles for these weapons will still also be available for all players who are already eligible for the triple weapon pack items.)
- MK-V ‘HC’ (Hard Chrome) pistol
- 590M ‘FDE’ (Flat Dark Earth) shotgun
- M32A1 ‘ LSPD’ (LSPD Blue) rotary grenade launcher
New animation set for the MK-V pistol

M32A1 rotary grenade launcher in LSPD Blue finish

User Interface and Experience

Mission Editor added to main menu screen

Bug fixes

AI

Fixed suspects sometimes being unable to surrender, move or shoot.

Animation

Fixed death animations sometimes playing at the wrong time for clients in multiplayer.
Fixed being unable to see shield wielding clients’ pistols as host.
Fixed sliding third person animations while flipping the magnifier.
Fixed G18-C magazine clipping through the gun at the end of the quick reload animation.
Fixed taser cartridge leaving the taser during arrest/bash animations.
Fixed clipping when changing scope magnification during canted aim on certain guns.
Fixed stuttery SWAT AI grenade throw animation.
Fixed M14S-16 fire selector not rotating properly when changing from single fire to full auto.
Fixed RWTC-6.5, F90, ARWC and SCP9 trigger pull animations not playing correctly.
Fixed teleporting pistol magazines during certain pistols’ reloading animations.
Fixed pump action shotgun dry fire trigger pull animations not playing.
Fixed misaligned backup iron sights when equipping the XE Sight on the MP5A3.
Fixed 590M magazine leaving the gun during arrest animations.
Fixed slight hand misalignment after changing magnification of the SDR optic.
Fixed C2 detonator clipping in first person.
Fixed hands clipping into optics during 870CQB empty reload first person animation.

Levels

Fixed traps sometimes spawning slightly too far away from certain doorframes.
Fixed suspects sometimes vanishing from helicopter camera views.

Station

Fixed clipping during certain animations of NPCs in the holding cell.
Fixed twitchy facial animations of certain NPCs.
Fixed static mop.
Fixed missing head.
Fixed rifle magazines appearing in certain station NPCs’ shotguns.
Fixed instances of necks clipping through the shirts of various station NPCs.

Narcos

Fixed TV screen not breaking when shot.

Stolen Valor

Fixed SWAT AI getting stuck on bathroom doors when ordered to slide.

No Good Deed

Fixed certain windows not breaking when throwing grenades through them.
Fixed being able to walk onto bumper car’s antenna.

All Gods Burn

Fixed bandana LOD issues of bandana wearing suspects.
Fixed necks clipping through the shirts of various suspects.

A New America

Fixed curtain desync between clients and host.
Fixed certain windows not breaking when throwing grenades through them.
Fixed being able to climb onto an ammo box in the press conference room.
Fixed certain suspects using voicelines from the 3 Letter Triad mission.

UI

Fixed being able to open the loadout menu/mission selection screen and the pause menu simultaneously.

Miscellaneous Fixes

Fixed G18-C not changing magazine upon reloading.
Fixed crash when pressing L1/LB when using a controller in the loadout menu while having the M32A1 launcher equipped.
Fixed 6.5×48 JHP ammo being weaker than intended.
Fixed performance issues when firing shotguns at certain surface materials.
Fixed mismatched skin tone between certain SWAT heads and arms.
(PS5) Fixed being unable to unlock the ‘Eye of Providence’ achievement.
(XBOX & PS5) Fixed being unable to unlock the ‘Nosce Te Ipsum’ achievement.
(XBOX) Fixed rare crash when suspending the game while attempting to link an Epic account.
(EGS) Fixed rare crash when loading into Neon Tomb.

Known Issues

Active shooter suspects can still be present in default active shooter levels even when disabled in the Mission Editor.
- Workaround: After disabling active shooter, enable any other suspect archetype.
“G18-C” pistol is missing “-C” from it’s name in languages other than English
Suspects assigned the Tactical Archetype via Mission Editor use MLO Voice Over
“Suspect Fire Rate” setting’s changed value does not get saved
- Workaround: The difficulty you select at beginning of Mission Editor mission creation will dictate what Suspect Fire Rate is used.
MK-V magazine-check third person perspective animation does not fully complete
Bomb count modifier does not change the number of the bombs on the level
Replay viewer camera may have issues with cycling between actors and orbiting

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Ready or Not is a tactical first person shooter which places you in the boots of an elite SWAT team, tasked with diffusing hostile situations in intense, claustrophobic environments. It's set in a nondescript modern America, where an income disparity between the classes have become unsustainable and the country has been plunged into havoc. Bring order to chaos with up to 8 players in cooperative play, battle enemy squads in a close player-vs-player environment, or command AI in a striking single-player mode.