Overview
- The new Crisis Board replaces the Job Board with 4–6 curated Crises that refresh every 30 minutes, add alternative objectives and randomized rewards, and allow Quick Reinforce to join active runs.
- Breakpoint introduces Outbreak in the Research sector, a Mold-driven Crisis that brings a dangerous new condition and two Mold enemies, alongside three additional Hiss foes across the game.
- Combat expands with three heavy weapons (semi-automatic rifle, scattergun, rotary cannon), three grenades (Freeze, Healing, Black Rock), and a 27-item gun mod system for deeper customization.
- Onboarding and progression are reworked through a playable Orientation tutorial, introductory and job overview videos, fully powered gear on unlock, streamlined currencies, tuned Augments/Devices, and movement quality-of-life tweaks like sliding and moving while downed.
- The free update arrives Sept. 29 on all platforms, with Remedy planning another substantial patch in November that adds a new game mode and cross-platform voice chat, followed by a third update in March 2026.