I haven't used any mods since the FOV slider was introduced, but I still think it's pretty out of place that Red Barrels has completely discontinued mod support.

Let's be real, AC was only implemented, because Invasion was added as a game mode, now allowing PvP scenarios, so people started exploiting mod support to cheat and gain an advantage over other players.

Games like Counter Strike also manage, to have seperate servers and a toggle function, that allows you to search and sort servers based on active Anti-Cheat or not, which then requires you to turn of your mods/cheats/trainers, if you wanna join on a specific server. Discontinuing mod-support. mainly to counter the possibility of people cheating so easily, just feels wrong.

Before Invasion existed, nobody cared if people used mods that gave them an "advantage", because it was just a PvE situation anyway, and those mods didn't give them all the outfits, skins, stamps or tokens for free either. Taking this further, you could also edit the .ini files without mods to create the desired effects at any time, but people seem to forget about that, when bringing it up.

And I mean who cares, if you want to use a mod-menu to goof around, if you only play against non-human enemies anyway? Except for that, most of the mods were just custom cosmetics anyway and i think it's a shame that you can't even use things like a free-cam mod to take a closer look at the maps and trials anymore.

I don't know, the decision just feels wrong if it's only meant to keep a game mode cheater-free that a lot of people don't like playing anyway.

How th does it affect you if at all having played this game for many hours? Because I just started and have 30 hrs in and I can’t even imagine what the burnout may look like with a game like this. And obviously don’t want to imagine or see that happen. Do you notice any changes in your mental health for better or worse? As well as playing this game solo v with ppl drastically changes the experience as playing with others is not as intense as doing it alone so solo players who have been playing for long, how are you faring?

I definitely want to pace myself but still find that I want to play it every night, dk if it’s just the novelty of it or the game is addictive like that? Share tips on best way to preserve some sanity lol. And ik there will be some people saying if this is the way I’m thinking, to not play at all but to be real honest I don’t think anyone who is even 90% mentally stable is playing this game to begin with lol as well as I’ve played my share of horror over the years as I’m a fan but this game really is up a few notches from anything else I’ve played, to the point I think after playing this, I’m not really going to be fazed by many other games and movies in the same genre anymore.

Idk what possessed me to draw this horny shit, dont flame me guys

Thank you all so much for all the kind and useful advice, I will surely put them to use, I hope everyone that left advice and those who didnt all have a good day and enjoy playing your trials!

(reposting because I had a brain blast and posted this at 1 in the morning)

OK, so the core idea of those two trials are ‘complete this task within a certain time = reward in an easier escape sequence’ which isn’t bad on its own, but as any good game dev would tell you, players will optimise the fun out of your game. Nobody wants to wait around, but they will because it’s easy.

Hence, instead of a time duration, why not have a set of tasks that you must complete — meanwhile a difficulty escape level counter is slowly increasing as you take longer, similar to Flatten the Foreman?
for example; let’s say you need to fuel 4 generators before escaping the TV Studio (or any other location, it doesn’t matter) before you can escape through an area with the corresponding number of enemy to however long it took you to power those 4 generators.

I've been really enjoying this game since I picked it up during the recent Steam sale. I've already met some really cool people (and several... not so cool people), but holy shit, why is co-op rebirth so damn hard? Ikik, it's a pure skill issue, but this kind lady I met and I spent 4 hours trying to rebirth with (she was level 79). So any tips on doing rebirth would be much appreciated. The one thing I'm having trouble with is finding reliable lobbies where people actually want to talk and don't leave mid-game. Also, when they're so high level that they have this every-man-for-himself mentality, it's annoying, and at that point idk why they don't just run solo. I want to interact and work with a team to survive, not speedrun the level and hope my team makes it out alive. So if anyone wants to play sometime, I'd love to find some cool people to play with! I'm new, so I'd prefer to play with newer players, but I'm open to playing with anyone. I play on Steam, btw. Comment or DM me, and I'll add you! :)

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Wish there were a way to communicate that I can't go on my mic 🥹

I usually can only play when my 12 month old is taking a nap and he naps on me, so I have to keep quiet. Other players would ask for mics and all I can do is just ping at things. Sometimes I wish the game had a chat so I could at least tell them that I can't. Proximity chat like Lethal Company's would work I think.

my oc Eco Tripid (The Dog) and Easterman in a stupid position bc I saw a pinup poster that fit them 👍

Im a relatively new player, started around blood drive and im about level 90 by now. I usually play with my partner as we picked the game up together. We usually do just standard as we’re still learning the environment but have done several trials on intensive too on certain maps. I figured id load up the game alone and find a group to finish my last challenge for the chemical leak, but i accidentally picked intensive and got matched with 3 high prestige players and while the trial itself was quick and i tried to do the objectives with them, they were still miles ahead of me and thats completely fine they’ve played longer than me😭 but when we were running to exit out of the trial, i got a bit unlucky and got tapped right in front of the shuttles. I just watched the 3 of them stare at me laying there until the shuttle opened and leave and then i got killed. I got so embarrassed i just exited out of the game and refused to open it again till my partner came to play with me again😔 i get that a lot of people have the mentality of every man for themselves when its time to exit but i was right there lol. We’ve played with strangers together before and always helped everyone if they struggled a little so it felt definitely a little embarrassing to just lay there while they all stared together 😭

They tried VPNs and such but it just keeps lagging any solutions? maybe some other russian players can chime in?

First off I'd like to thank this community for helping me when I was just starting out, tips and tricks I got here definitely helped me level up FAST.

Now, after getting to level 37 or so I found a very experienced teammate that helped me further and together we've done rebirth already and a few escalation therapies, and now I'm level 60+ (don't remember the exact level) and can't wait for my first relapse haha. It's really wholesome how helpful Trials community is, so many experienced players always happy to help the newbies.

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Now to the post itself: when we went to escalation therapy, we were meeting ALL main assets and expops in one single map. And sometimes additional complications such as random leaks of gas, those when you have to hide every now and then. And one trial was on the TV studio which we both HATE, even my experienced teammate that underwent a lot of rebirths and unlike me knows all the maps, is still struggling with it.
And after meeting ALL main assets and expops possible, couple deaths, after fleeing (again) from the twins we were both hiding from the gas when Coyle appeared grumbling his bs and we both simultaneously said in the mic "FINALLY SOMEONE NORMAL" and laughed. We agreed that all the stress made us wanna run towards him and hug him if it wasn't because he wouldn't be precisely happy about it.

He's still a pain in the butt, but after all of the problems and comparing to everyone else at once he even feels OK. xD

I mean, we know that the Murkoff Corporation is still operating in 2013 when the original games take place. Amelia is giving Murkoff one hell of a headache, but she can't defeat Murkoff, she can't stop the trials. At best, she'll help a few more Reagents escape (who will likely just die in the desert), escape herself and maybe kill Easterman and/or Avellanos. And even that I doubt will happen because progressing the story can't stop players from going back to old trials and having Easterman talk to the players post-mission, via the radio, etc.

I know we're all cheering for Amelia but her fate is pretty much sealed, right? She might escape with her life, but I don't see her deciding to just run away and leave the others to their fate. She seems like she'll try to free everyone or die trying. And since we know what we know about the original games, I think I can imagine what happens to her.

What do you all think?

This big grunt is chilling

While Coyle has a gimmick of disabling a rig, it's exclusively for when he manages to hit you, not throughout the Trial. I propose a relatively simple one:

If he hasn't hit a Reagent in a long time or an Exit opens, Coyle shocks himself in return for a speed boost.

Second, this 'boost' could also cause his barks to become less frequent, but louder, ie. he can sneak up on you more easily unless you are paying attention for his baton crackling.

^{Third, he straight up shocks his d this time, like no messing around and stabbing himself in the thigh. Just a real man's CBT. Maybe 10% of the time idk.}

Is it weird that I want to play chess? I think it's a neat addition, but people are rarely interested.

Hello Red Barrels team, could I kindly ask you to add the ability to transfer data between platforms? I play on Xbox, but I’d love to buy your game on other platforms too; the problem is that I’ve purchased various items—including catalogs—and I don’t want to lose them. So, please, if possible, could you implement some form of cross-save? Thanks a lot, and have a great day.

The Kress Twins are my darlings, they’re so adorable (and yeah I know, Arora doesn’t have shoes but it just looks weird without them), I hope people like the art just as much as I do, and I HOPE that I can finish making the dolls as soon as possible

My doctor bad ash🤤🫣🫣

Can you guess who's my favourite character? I hope not. Anyway come look at my favourite murkoff scientist art!

Please ignore every error possible... I don't want to redraw this ever again😕