Back 4 Blood — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
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| WB Bloody Valentine Sale! | 2025-02-10 | Save up to 90% in WB Game's Bloody Valentine Sale! Mortal Kombat 1 IT'S IN OUR BLOOD! Discover a reborn Mortal Kombat Universe created by the Fire God Liu Kang. Mortal Kombat 1 ushers in a new era of the iconic franchise with a new fighting system, game modes, and fatalities! Back 4 Blood A thrilling cooperative first-person shooter from the creators of the critically acclaimed Left 4 Dead franchise. You are at the center of a war against the Ridden. These once-human hosts of a deadly parasite have turned into terrifying creatures bent on devouring what remains of civilization. With humanity's extinction on the line, it's up to you and your f |
| MAY 2024 UPDATE | 2024-05-15 | Developer Note - This minor game update addresses an Easy Anti-Cheat issue for Steam Deck users where players could not access the game. The Steam, WinGDK, and EGS builds have been updated to EOS SDK v1.16.3. Consoles are unaffected. Please allow 1-2 hours for the Steam Deck fix to be rolled out. |
| Save BIG on B4B and F.E.A.R. in FPS Fest! | 2024-04-15 | COME SLAY WITH US Back 4 Blood is a thrilling cooperative first-person shooter from the creators of the critically acclaimed Left 4 Dead franchise. You are at the center of a war against the Ridden. These once-human hosts of a deadly parasite have turned into terrifying creatures bent on devouring what remains of civilization. With humanity’s extinction on the line, it’s up to you and your friends to take the fight to the enemy, eradicate the Ridden, and reclaim the world. And save BIG on the F.E.A.R. Complete Pack, the award-winning, original horror FPS! Includes all content from F.E.A.R., F.E.A.R. 2 and F.E.A.R. 3. https://store.steampowere |
| Hotfix - Dec 14 2022 | 2022-12-14 | Developer Note - This hotfix resolves the issue of reported frame stutter/hitching for the Chapter: "Behold the Harbinger" on PC platforms - Epic Games, Steam, Microsoft Store, and PC Game Pass. Bug Fixes Campaign: Behold the Harbinger: Fixed an issue where players report frame loss when in the arena with the Harbinger. |
| Back 4 Blood – “River of Blood” Launch Trailer | 2022-12-06 | Everywhere she goes, a River of Blood flows… Out now, “River of Blood” features 5 new chapters to make up Act 6 along with new Cleaner Tala, a friendly Tallboy named Jeff, new weapons, 12 exclusive weapon skins, 8 exclusive Cleaner skins, new cards, and a new Ridden foe. The expansion will coincide with the release of a new co-op game mode “Trial of the Worm”, a free update for all who own Back 4 Blood. Experience the continued saga of the Cultists and Tala’s journey to save her brother and get revenge TODAY. Please note, all playable content included in the River of Blood expansion will be accessible by all players in a party as long as one |
| DECEMBER 2022 UPDATE - RIVER OF BLOOD | 2022-12-05 | Developer Note - Travel farther from Fort Hope than ever before with the River of Blood Expansion, available separately and through the Annual Pass, Deluxe Edition, and Ultimate Edition. Work with Tala, a rogue cultist and the newest Cleaner, to find the Children of the Worm and her brother, Derek. Travel up river by boat, explore new and exciting areas, and destroy the cult by any means necessary. Along with a ton of exciting exclusive content, the December patch includes several free updates, including the all-new game mode, Trial of the Worm. Melee attachments, new cards, weapons, and skins are also available for base game players. River o |
| "River of Blood" Announcement | 2022-11-08 | River of Blood will feature a brand-new story campaign with an enthralling five map mission that has players traveling upriver, stopping at different points along the way to collect supplies and take on new enemy threats. To better assist the Cleaners with this mission, the expansion introduces Tala, a former cultist outcast now turned Cleaner who is accompanied by a Ridden companion named Jeff, a friendly Tallboy that can be summoned to assist the team. Jeff causes ultimate mayhem when called upon via whistle by Tala or other Cleaners on her team. River of Blood also includes eight exclusive character skins and 12 exclusive weapon skins, alo |
| Halloween in Fort Hope | 2022-10-11 | This free update for the month of October includes a lot of new surprises, including the 'Halloween in Fort Hope' Seasonal Event. Event Details: Jack o Lanterns in the shooting range A spooky orange and purple lighting pass in Fort Hope Halloween sfx/music in the Jukebox Halloween supply lines with weapon skins/sprays/etc New Intel Type No Hope Matchmaking New Legendary Accessories: Cursed Key Money Bomb Iron Supplements Taser For more information on the October updates, check out our Patch Notes here: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/924970/view/3319740413002702333 |
| OCTOBER 2022 UPDATE | 2022-10-11 | Developer Note - This free update for the month of October includes a lot of new surprises, including the 'Halloween in Fort Hope' Seasonal Event, Seasonal Caravans, and exclusive Halloween Cleaner and Weapon Skins! Matchmaking for No Hope difficulty has been enabled, and a Horde Indicator was added to the HUD to give you important information about the Hordes of Ridden you're fighting your way through. Six new cards and four Legendary Items have also been introduced to assist you in your slaying. In addition to the new content for this month, many bugs were fixed and balance changes made to existing Cards, Weapons, and Cultists. The October |
| SEPTEMBER 2022 HOTFIX | 2022-09-08 | Developer Note - This hotfix resolves issues with the Duffel bag reward system regarding Offline mode and reward items. Follow along with our Trello board (http://bit.ly/B4BTrello) to track upcoming new features, balance changes, and major bug fixes. Note that our Trello Board, and this list of fixes, are not exhaustive. BUG FIXESDuffel BagsAdded item highlight function to Duffel Bags when a player is nearby.Duffel Bags now count as Utility items, so if a player has disabled or replaced item slots, they can still pick up a Duffel Bag.Developer Note - With this change, only the Utility slot Duffel Bag will spawn. This does not impact the rewar |
| AUGUST 2022 UPDATE - CHILDREN OF THE WORM | 2022-08-30 | Developer Note - Set off on a new journey in Act 5 with the Children of the Worm expansion, available separately and through the Annual Pass, Deluxe Edition, and Ultimate Edition. Play as "Prophet" Dan, board a boat, venture through a guarded prison, and blast through the depths of a mine while using all-new weapons, cards, accessories, and traps to take down the Children of the Worm. This update also contains skins for base game players, new weapons and items, card balance changes, and numerous bug fixes both in Campaign and Swarm modes. Children of the Worm goes live on Tuesday, August 30th at 10am - Pacific Time. Follow along with our Trel |
| Back 4 Blood – “Children of the Worm” Launch Trailer | 2022-08-29 | Ready for a new Act? Children of the Worm has 6 brand-new chapters along with a new Cleaner, 8 exclusive character skins, 12 exclusive weapon skins, new weapons, accessories, and cards. Recent reports describe an alarming rise of attacks on survivors along the coast of the Kanowa River. While the motivation of attacks remain unknown, these disturbing events share a common thread–assailants ambush unsuspecting groups, dragging away some victims and brutally butchering the rest. To help combat this unknown adversary is new arrival “Prophet” Dan. He’s an Irish, gun-toting, self-proclaimed preacher of the end times, whose mission is to save his f |
| New Cleaner, new Act, new enemies. Who knew? | 2022-08-04 | Children of the Worm will feature a brand-new Act that puts players into an epic showdown with a fierce new enemy threat. To help combat this unknown adversary, the expansion will introduce “Prophet” Dan, a gun toting, self-proclaimed preacher of the end times, who joins the growing list of playable Cleaners in their effort to save humanity. Children of the Worm will also include eight exclusive character skins and 12 exclusive weapon skins, along with new weapons, accessories, and cards. Thank you for your patience on this! Can't wait to see how you like it. |
| JUNE 2022 UPDATE | 2022-06-07 | Developer Note - This free content update brings you several new features that improve the overall gameplay experience, and introduces all new Legendary Items! The Full Deck Draw feature has been rolled out to all difficulties. Build your deck, play all 15 cards at the start of a Campaign, and enjoy a unique experience from the beginning. Along with Full Deck Draw, we've also introduced the Player Kicking feature for problematic party members, and a more detailed breakdown of earned Supply Points, Copper, and Skull Totems on the post-round screen. Multiple balance changes, card reworks, bug fixes, and Cleaner ability adjustments are also incl |
| New Free Update, Coming June 7th! | 2022-06-02 | Hello Cleaners! We've got some exciting updates around the corner. If you don't follow our socials, here are some posts we've made around the upcoming content: New Burn Cards Full Deck Draw for all difficulties at the start of the run! New skins for Walker and Jim: ...And that's just the beginning! Keep your eyes peeled here for all news and patch notes. |
| B4B Double Supply Point Weekend is Here! | 2022-04-28 | Got your eye on some new skins or cards but haven’t got the points? Well buckle up because Double Supply Point Weekend is coming back! From April 29th to May 2nd you will earn double supply points just by playing either online Campaign or public Swarm matches. There have been a few questions and concerns about what this event is and entails, so here’s some information: What is Double Supply Point Weekend? Double Supply Point Weekend is an in-game event where you (and your crew) can earn double supply points playing Back 4 Blood. Does this event apply for offline mode? Unfortunately, no. Players must be able to connect to the online server for |
| April 19 2022 HOTFIX | 2022-04-19 | Developer Note - This small hotfix fixes various issues with cards and gameplay balance. Follow along with our Trello board (http://bit.ly/B4BTrello) to track upcoming new features, balance changes, and major bug fixes. Note that our Trello Board, and this list of fixes, are not exhaustive. Bug Fixes The Nursery Warped Chests in this map now correctly grant tiers of weapons that are consistent with the Ridden Hive threat level.Gameplay Fixed an issue that was limiting sprint speed on Recruit difficulty.CardsFixed an issue where the tooltip on the Well-Rested card did not reflect 5% healing efficiency on medical items.Fixed an issue where the |
| Save BIG on B4B! | 2022-04-14 | Get slaying with your friends with BIG savings on the award-winning Back 4 Blood! And check out the new Tunnels of Terror DLC! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1840320/Back_4_Blood__Expansion_1_Tunnels_of_Terror/ |
| April 13 2022 HOTFIX | 2022-04-13 | Developer Note - An issue arose with Tunnel of Terror achievements on the Steam platform not unlocking, so we wanted to roll out a hotfix to address it as quickly as possible.If you met the unlock criteria for any achievements in Tunnels of Terror for Steam and they did not appear, Steam should now reflect your in-game achievement unlock status as soon as you download the hotfix and run the game. Please note: Only PC users will need to download the hotfix, console users will not be prompted to download.Follow along with our Trello board (http://bit.ly/B4BTrello) to track upcoming new features, balance changes, and major bug fixes. Note that o |
| Back 4 Blood: Tunnels of Terror is Available Now | 2022-04-12 | Explore Ridden Hives, play as new Cleaners Heng and Sharice, and discover exciting Legendary weapons beneath the surface. LEARN MORE HERE: APRIL 2022 UPDATE https://store.steampowered.com/app/1840320/Back_4_Tunnels_of_Terror/ |