Void Interactive announced the Ready or Not March 2022 update is now live, adding new content to their popular SWAT simulator.

The Ready or Not March 2022 update includes a large variety of content including, but not limited to, expanded areas in maps, new weapons, audio tweaks, and much more. Following the update release, Void Interactive posted a briefing detailing some coming additions to Ready or Not. 

First, two new variations to the popular MP5 submachinegun were showcased featuring extended railing allowing for additional attachments and a higher caliber ammunition. More new content sees the players’ enemies receiving a new weapon in their arsenal with shotgun traps.

Here is a complete rundown of the update:

Ready or Not March 2022 update

Gameplay

New

• Carry Arrested AI

Updated

• Increased melee bash range

Fixed

• Fixed SWAT AI becoming ‘Injured’ to CS gas when wearing a gas mask

AI

General

New

• Bomb vests for Suspects and Civilians in certain levels and scenarios

Settings

New

• NVG Phosphor display option (Green or White)

HUD

New

• Paper doll UI showcases when you’re carrying AI

Updated

• Team View is no longer tied to HUD visibility. (HUD can now be turned off and team view will still visible)
• Player nameplates independent of HUD visibility

Performance

Improved

• HUD optimizations
• Team View optimizations

Fixed

• Fixed a performance issue with the significance manager causing hitches on certain maps

Networking

Updated

• No longer able to join co-op games in progress

Weapons

New

• M32A1 Launcher (Flashbang Rounds)
• M320 Launchers (Flashbang, Stinger and Gas)

Fixed

• Fix for pepperball projectiles hanging in the air when firing at sky
• Fixed shotgun ammo inaccurate counting

Physics

• Greatly improved player physics interaction against physics props
• Physics props no longer affect player movement

UI

• Fixed shotgun ammo UI display

VO

New

• Shared death screams now added to all NPCs

Fixed

• Swan no longer repeats certain lines
• Removed duplicate death sound from GenericSuspectMale voice batch

SFX/Music

New

• Foley sounds for various SWAT and NPC actions
• Knife attack audio
• SWAT Breaching
• Compliant and fake surrenders
• Universal rifle draw / holster sounds

Updated

• Gunshot stereo width is no longer as thin as Zack’s hair
• Volume balance across tons of sounds
• Python snubnose gunshot now slightly different than non-snub gunshot
• Surface impacts now more pronounced in the overall mix
• Tweaks to certain step foliage sounds
• SWAT footstep gear foley sound now plays slightly more often
• First-person dirt footstep sound sounds more like dirt now

Fixed

• Metal impacts now use shared metal impact sound for better audibility / consistency
• Fixed instances of incorrect impact sound being applied to various surfaces
• Fixed tons of instances where doors would incorrectly sound occluded on various maps and modes
• Fixed certain step sounds not firing for all characters
• Optimized many events so they don’t continue playing even after stopping
• Fixed instances of SWAT steps being waaaaay too quiet
• Fixed instances where pre-game music wouldn’t play
• Optimized certain gunshot tail layers
• Optimized bash sound
• Optimized first-person footstep sounds
• Increased sound size for all weapon foley to mitigate left / right channel switching if sound fires while player is moving mouse

Hotel

Updated

• Hotel now uses updated ambiance backend
• Massive amount of tweaks to existing sounds/ambiances across all game modes(sizing, adding, deleting, etc)
• Massive amount of tweaks to existing 3D sound sources across all game modes(stereo width, positioned closer to sound sources, etc)
• Implemented 3 unused ambiances (Bar, Kitchen, Gym)
• Implemented unused occluded traffic effect in parking garage
• Fixed instances where sprinklers on Bomb Threat game mode wouldn’t all play
• Fixed instances of bomb threat puddles not producing splishy splashy sound
• Increase stereo width of certain sounds for better realism
• Game music now stays quiet until player is in certain areas on the first floor
• Upper rooms music section now plays during upper rooms game modes

Meth

New

• New Areas: Attic, Meth Lab, new rooms in tent house

Updated

• Changed and removed sounds to match updated visuals
• Re-implemented second combat theme

Fixed

• Backend improvements to Meth music
• Optimize certain sounds

Dealer

Updated

• Game music fades to silence when close to rockin’ stereo song

Fixed

• Fixed instance of ambient tension not playing during certain combat outro

Gas

Fixed

• Fixed instance of incorrect ambience playing in certain areas

Port

Updated

• Game music now fades out when inside and around the Auction room
• Optimized/balanced most ambiances
• Apply LFO to rain sound / rain on clothes to simulate rain gusts
• Increase stereo width for certain sounds
• Slight adjustment to add reverb to certain areas

Fixed

• • Fixed instances of certain warehouse rooms not having reverb
  • Fixed instances of rain sounds continuing indoors on Port
  • Fixed instance of incorrect ambiance playing on Barricaded Suspects spawn
  • Added invisible wall to hostage rescue to prevent players from jumping out of map

• Added invisible wall to prevent players from getting stuck in certain external warehouse

Ready or Not is currently available as an early access title for Windows PC via Steam.