Once Human’s Version 3.0.1 update is due today with first-person mode and anniversary rewards

Once Human’s Version 3.0.1 update is scheduled for July 9 at 4:00 PM PT, with maintenance expected to last about three hours. The download size is listed at roughly 22.58 GB on PC launchers, 165 MB on the PC client, 1.9 GB on Android, and 2.2 GB on iOS, and the studio recommends grabbing it over Wi-Fi.

The biggest draw is the second anniversary celebration, Dreamy Maelstrom, which will open after maintenance and run until July 30 server time. It brings Dreamy Rift, Dreamy Companions, Dreamy Check-in, Dreamy Wave, Rift Egg, Wish Wheel, Hourly Resonance, reunion gifts, and a full stack of anniversary rewards. RaidZone is getting its own event push too, with RaidFest and a new limited-time mode called Crimson Revelry.

First-person mode is also part of the update for Once Human and RaidZone. On PC, players will be able to switch with Alt+C or through the Function Wheel, while mobile gets a camera toggle in the custom layout settings. The team also said some scenes will still fall back to third-person for cutscenes, expressions, and certain skills, with more first-person support planned for a later version.

There is plenty more in the mix. Version 3.0.1 adds new weapons, new armor, the free dye system, Shiny Mod reward changes, a music player feature, RaidZone balance tweaks, custom server options, and fresh shop items tied to the anniversary. After maintenance, players will also receive Starchrom ×1000, Stardust Secret Crate·S13 (Epic) ×1, Mitsuko’s Mark ×100, Colorful Badge ×30, and Anniversary Draw Ticket ×2.

Patch Notes

The July 9 patch folds together anniversary content, combat changes, quality-of-life updates, and a long list of shop additions. Here are the main points from the announcement.

Content and Feature Updates

• The Second Anniversary Celebration “Dreamy Maelstrom” Grand Opening
• Event Duration: Starts after the July 9 (PT) update and continues until July 30 server time.
• I. Dreamy Rift
• Metas can select enhancement abilities with each wave to gain overclock power and face hordes of enemies.
• Clearing waves rewards Armor Mod Crates, Anniversary Draw Tickets, Starchrom, Mod Dust, and more.
• II. Dreamy Companions
• Three Deviations arrive with the dream—the anniversary limited “Crimson Insight: ZapCam”, the RaidZone expert “Mr. Wish – Penguin Hope”, and the new rideable member “Behemoth”.
• III. Dreamy Check-in
• During the event, Metas only need to log in daily and complete the check-in to receive the brand-new legendary blueprint “QBJ97 – Fiery Trees and Silver Flowers” featuring high-frequency triggering of the Unstable Bomber + extra missiles to help you instantly eliminate Deviants!
• IV. Dreamy Wave
• During the event, Metas can earn tuning attempts through daily active gameplay and one-time challenge tasks.
• By “tuning” between channels to collect signals and fill the progress bar, reaching a full 180 points allows you to claim the grand prize!
• V. Rift Egg
• Once the event begins, each Meta will receive 3 “Rift Eggs”.
• VI. Wish Wheel
• Earn draw tickets in the Dreamy Rift and RaidZone tasks to spin the wheel.
• Every 15 spins guarantees a cosmetic reward—including the themed Furniture “Rosetta Protocol”, the Vehicle Skin “Trendy,” and the Weapon Skin “Stacked Realm” series (KAM/TEC9/MPS7).
• VII. Hourly Resonance
• Head to the campaign island daily at server time 10:00-12:00 and 19:00-23:00 to join the collective dance.
• VIII. Anniversary Surprises
• On July 10th, server time 20:00-22:00, several online lucky players will be randomly selected every 15 minutes to receive Lightforge Ingot ×10.
• IX. Reunion Gifts
• The anniversary-limited “Reunion Gift” will grant a corresponding amount of Starchrom based on the duration of absence, along with special rewards for returning players.

First Person Mode is Now Live

Applies to: Once Human, RaidZone

In this update, the studio is officially launching First Person Mode.

1. Basic movement, jumping, and climbing;
2. Weapon operation and use, Melee Attacks, and various throws;
3. Use of items such as Medicine and Food;
4. Resource gathering and collecting supplies in the wilderness with bare hands, Pickaxe, or Electric Chainsaw/Electric Drill.

PC players get Alt+C for quick switching between first-person and third-person, and the Function Wheel also adds a camera toggle. Mobile players get a switch camera button in the custom layout settings, and some special scenes will still swap back to third-person when the game needs to preserve cutscenes, expressions, or interaction animations.

The current rollout does not cover every situation yet. Glide, underwater exploration, ladder and zipline interactions, Deviation skill activation animations, and some other special status effects are still lined up for the September version.

New Combat Weapons and Armor Brilliantly Released

Only for non-RaidZone Mode

After this maintenance update, two new weapons and new armor arrive through the blueprint system.

• New Weapon: QBJ97 – Fiery Trees and Silver Flowers
• Hits have a chance to apply Unstable Bomber to the target.
• Firing hits have a chance to launch a missile at the target.
• When a missile explodes, your weapon gains 1 stack of [Spark].
• When [Spark] stacks are full, the chance for your bullets and missiles to trigger Unstable Bomber is additionally increased.
• New Weapon: SN700 – Finale
• Hits have a chance to trigger Shrapnel. Weakspot hits guarantee Shrapnel trigger.
• When Shrapnel is triggered, gain 1 stack of [Reverb].
• Increases the DMG of the last bullet in the current magazine based on the current [Reverb] stack count.
• New Armor: Wind Intepreter Cap
• When an [Unstable Bomber] explodes, automatically load 1 Bullet, [Unstable Bomber] DMG Rate +25%.
• New Armor: Ankh Mask
• When the current magazine is emptied, there is a chance to consume bullet stock and refill the current magazine with a certain amount of bullets.
• New Set: Ghost Link Set
• 1-Piece Set: Crit rate increases.
• 2-Piece Set: Reload efficiency increases.
• 3-Piece Set: Weapon hits have a chance to gain 1 stack of [Synchronize].
• 4-Piece Set: When [Synchronize] reaches 10 stacks, attacking an enemy causes them to enter [Overload] state.

New Armor Shiny Mod & New Way to Obtain

Shiny Mods will now have clearer reward paths through Scenario Honor and Mod Collection Progress. The update also adjusts the rating rules for Prismverse’s Clash and Evolution’s Call, and it changes the description so duplicate Shiny Mods are decomposed into Mod Dust instead of being treated as a hidden behavior change.

New enemies: Acting Physician & Lady Sea Nettle – Danger Approaches!

Only for non-RaidZone Mode

Two new Deviants enter the field in the workshop area and shallow water zones. Acting Physician hides inside medical facilities and focuses on the target’s energy, while Lady Sea Nettle uses water as its main combat hook and becomes more aggressive as its water sac fills up.

New Dye system

Cosmetics are moving into color mixing. Players can use the new dye system to freely combine and dye supported fashion items, with real-time preview and phased support for existing sets.

New Wilderness Exploration Companion: [Music Player]

The update adds a music player feature and five new songs to both the Jukebox and the music player library. Players can summon it from the Function Wheel and adjust playback behavior and volume for combat, dungeons, vehicles, and login scenes.

[RaidZone] Updates

• [RaidZone] RaidFest
• The RaidZone Onboarding Tasks Challenge will test Gathering, Building, Exploring, Healing, and Combat.
• The RaidZone Survival challenge rewards Battle Pass EXP cosmetics, including Avatar Frame: A Birthday, Avatar: A Birthday, and Anniversary – Heartlit Rain Set.
• Limited-time New RaidZone Mode [Crimson Revelry]
• PvP actions are only effective when Crimson Revelry is active.
• When Crimson Revelry is active, the protection period on Metas’ territories is also removed.
• Each server lasts for 3 days, with a difficulty of casual mode.
• RaidZone New Weapon: Light Machine Gun – QBJ97
• The QBJ97 excels with its massive ammo capacity, extremely long effective range, and high firing stability.
• How to obtain: Metas can obtain the physical entity of this weapon by collecting it through wilderness exploration.

[RaidZone] Experience Optimization

• Added the crouch stealth feature.
• The duration for which the HP bar is displayed after being triggered has been significantly reduced from 8 seconds to 3 seconds.
• Weapon Combat Balance Adjustments: For the SN700 and AWS.338 Sniper Rifles, bullet spread while Hip Firing and in OTS has been increased.
• We have optimized the collision detection algorithm for explosive attack boxes.

[RaidZone] Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where it was possible to create an extra Team under certain conditions.

[Custom Server] Updates

• Synchronized addition of the new RaidZone “Crimson Revelry”(the original RaidZone Lunar Revelry) scenario.
• Free Camera: Server Hosts now have the privilege to enter Free Camera mode, allowing them to freely observe Nalcott.
• Weather Settings: Server Hosts can modify the weather effects in their game to capture or record rich content materials.
• Social Settings: Server Hosts can set the camera perspective for Metas within the server.
• Added Distributable Items: New Deviations, new weapons, and new items.

[Custom Servers] Server Host Incentive Event

Current event: [Server Host Call to Arms]

Period: July 9 – July 21 (PT)

Rewards are based on the total login days within 14 days after introduction for new and returning Metas in your server during the event period. The top tier grants 10 Worldcoin, with lower tiers at 6 Worldcoin and 3 Worldcoin.

Shop and Event Additions

The shop section brings back the Wish Bazaar, adds T-Crystgin Rebate, version recharge gift packs, the Always-On Selection Gift Pack, total recharge feedback rewards, Lightforge Loot Crate: Eldritch Diadem, the Rise From Ashes theme pack, Combo Crate items, the Court furniture set, Blue & White Porcelain weapon skins, and the follow-up July 15 PT arrivals.

Experience Optimizations

• Every Monday at 6:00 server time, if the Stardust Secret Crate rewards obtained by Metas through Battle Pass active behavior have not been claimed, they will be automatically sent via mail.
• To help Metas better understand the Scenario, the novice Scenario has been Renamed to [Manibus (Novice)].
• Incubator experience optimization: The maximum hatch attaempt has been increased from 5 to 10.
• Some information display and usability optimizations have been made for Chef.
• In the “Prismverse’s Clash” scenario, a function to switch wall surface, ceiling, roof, stairs, and column snap points has been added to Build mode.
• Optimized the presentation of the QR code for appearance sharing.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed display issues with certain Fashion items.
• Fixed an issue in the “Aerial Hunt” Game Mode where some elite enemies would abnormally get stuck inside rocks.
• Fixed an issue where Interactions with a Riftwalker Relic in mid-air were abnormally interrupted by a falling state.
• Fixed an issue where Combat Deviation skills could be used in Build Mode.
• Fixed an issue where the QR code for appearance sharing would sometimes fail to work.
• Fixed an issue where Metas could sometimes not invite cross-server friends to join group chats.
• Fixed an issue where Metas could, under special circumstances, not see the Hive they were in.
• Fixed an issue where the Invincible Sun’s skill would abnormally deal multiple instances of DMG to shield-wielding units.
• Fixed an issue where the Voodoo Doll’s ultimate skill damage frequency did not match the description, while maintaining the skill’s DMG per second.

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Source: Steam

Once Human

Developed by Starry Studio

Once Human is a multiplayer open-world survival game set in a strange, post-apocalyptic future. Unite with friends to fight monstrous enemies, uncover secret plots, compete for resources, and build your own territory. Once, you were merely human. Now, you have the power to remake the world.

• Genre: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure
• Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS
• Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
• Release: 2024-07-09
• Publisher: Starry Studio
• Age Rating: ESRB T
• IGDB Rating: 65.5/100

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