Project Judas Patch Notes | Season 6, New Environment, New MK-Challenges & more

It's time to adjust your Murkoff Television sets for the feature presentation: Project Judas. This Season, you will get to feast your eyes on the Kress Twins attempt at political takeover! Otto and Arora have prepared quite the show for you all in their new Trial Environment the Television Studio. Enjoy new MK-Challenges, survive the Scavenger Limited-Time Event, test out Noakes' hard work on the X-Ray and Barricade Rig reworks, and climb the Invasion Leaderboard and more...

• Season 6: PROJECT JUDAS

• New Trial: SILENCE THE IDOL

• New MK-Challenge: SOLVE THE MURDER

• New Deluxe Catalog: PROJECT JUDAS

• New Limited-Time Event: SCAVENGER

• X-Ray & Barricade Rig Rework

• New Invasion Season Begins

• Introducing Invasion Leaderboards

• New Blackmarket Outfits

• Twitch Drop Event

• Other Additions, Improvements and Fixes

Project Judas sees the return of Otto & Arora Kress in a new Trial Environment, the Television Studio. The Kress Twins have meticulously groomed Bob Vanier, celebrity talking head and idol to the masses, to be their upcoming political candidate. Molded to their best interests, Vanier is about to announce his political run live on the air, unless Reagents are able to seat Murkoff’s own candidate instead.

You are the electric eye, the ravenous panopticon that births and consumes with the same razor-toothed orifice. Tear, burn, and crush the face of false charisma, and we will let you out.

You are the fetishist, whose obsession with the totems of violence allows you to define more convenient truths. Find the evidence to condemn our chosen killer, and we will let you out.

There appears to be an issue with the Sleep Room Terminal. Reagents are asked to ignore any unconventional programs that may populate their screens. Disregard any mention of [c]\[redacted][/c]. Therapy is the only way to real freedom.

The new Deluxe Catalog Project Judas is now available.

• This Catalog is filled with 10 pages of new exclusive cosmetic items for your own self expression.

• Unlock the Deluxe Catalog using Murkoff Coins, earned by completing the Onboarding Catalog, other Deluxe Catalogs, or they can be purchased in the Murkoff In-Game Store.

• Acquire Stamps by completing Trials and Tasks, then use the Stamps to obtain the Deluxe Catalog items.

• As a reminder, the Deluxe Catalogs are available permanently. Unlock items at your own pace.

Prepare for the \[REDACTED] collapse. Enter the Trials with nothing and salvage unstable, single-use Rigs from Reagent corpses. Collect discarded mechanical components and return them to drop boxes to be used for the \[REDACTED] of \[REDACTED].

Program Scavenger Variators:

• Salvage Rigs: Salvage unstable, single-use Rigs from deceased subjects throughout the Trial.

• Broken Reagent: Reagents have no starting Rigs, no Prescription, no Amps, reduced Night Vision battery, and start injured.

• Deliver the Components: Reagents are required to locate and deliver mechanical components to a salvage box.

Event Schedule:

• Part 1 will take place from March 24, 2026 @ 10am ET - April 7, 2026 @ 9:59am ET

• Part 2 will take place from April 7, 2026 @ 10am ET - April 21, 2026 @9:59am ET

Noakes has been busy collecting feedback on its creation, and has greatly improved both the X-Ray and Barricade Rigs.

Developer Comment: X-Ray previously felt too passive, offering limited control due to its fixed duration. With this rework, we want Reagents to play a more active role in gathering and sharing intelligence.

X-Ray is now a toggle ability, allowing players to use it on demand. The ping system has been expanded, enabling multiple targets to be marked through walls, making it a powerful tool for team coordination.

Additionally, X-Ray now introduces a more tangible gameplay impact by temporarily disabling nearby traps, reinforcing its role as both a reconnaissance and support tool.

New Description: Tactical enhancement that allows vision through solid surfaces, revealing points of interest. Can be toggled on or off on demand.

Changes:

• X-Ray is now a toggle ability (On/Off).

• Charge depletes while active and replenishes slowly while inactive.

• Cooldown/energy system functions similarly to Night Vision.

• New upgrade PING THROUGH: “Ping enemies and objects through walls while X-Ray is active. Multiple pings can be active at once.”

• New upgrade ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD: “Generates an electromagnetic field while X-Ray is active, preventing trap activation.”

• New upgrade FASTER RECHARGE: “Decreases X-Ray recovery time.”

• New upgrade INCREASED CAPACITY: “Increase X-Ray total capacity.”

• Upgrades RESOURCES INTEL and CLASSIFIED INTEL have been merged and the upgrade is now called RECON: “X-Ray highlights nearby objectives, consumables, and high-priority items.”

• Upgrade SHARED INTEL has been removed.

Developer Comment: Barricade was previously too situational and difficult to use effectively due to its limitations. This rework introduces a charge-based system, allowing Reagents to carry multiple Barricades (2 by default, 3 when upgraded) and deploy them strategically to control space.

Barricades are now instantly refunded when removed by the player or a teammate, and their durability has been increased. They also damage enemies when broken, making them more impactful even when destroyed.

We’ve expanded deployment opportunities across Trials (including additional placements, rolling gates, windows, etc.), and added visual markers to guide players toward valid placement spots. This allows Reagents to quickly assess an area and make tactical decisions.

Finally, the cooldown now begins only after all Barricades are deployed, preserving the value of the Rig Rechargers while encouraging more active use of the ability.

New Description: Place barricades to block openings and delay pursuers. Carry 2 barricades. Removal instantly refunds them.

Changes:

• Players now carry multiple Barricades (2 by default, 3 when upgraded).

• Multiple barricades can be deployed at once (oldest breaks when placing a new one beyond the limit).

• Barricades are instantly refunded if destroyed or removed by the player or a teammate.

• Rig Cooldown starts only after all Barricades are placed.

• Removing a Barricade during cooldown immediately stops the cooldown and refunds it.

• Inventory UI updated to support multiple Barricades counter.

• New HUD markers appear at location of valid Barricade deployment spots.

• Enemies and Invaders now require more hits to break barricades.

• Upgrade INCOMING WARNING has been revamped: “Enemy is automatically pinged and damaged upon breaking a barricaded door. Invaders are exhausted.”

• Upgrade FRIENDLY BREACH has been replaced by BREACH & RUSH: “Breaking a barricade grants an adrenaline boost (once every 60 seconds).”

• Upgrade EXTRA BARRICADE now increases max Barricade carried to 3.

The Invasion Rankings seasonal rewards have been refreshed. All players start from the start and must climb their way to Gold I to receive all new rewards.

Show your Invasion skills to the world and climb the Seasonal Leaderboard. Access the new Leaderboard directly via the Invasion menu.

New Outfits have been delivered to the Murkoff Blackmarket In-Game Store! Once again, Reagents who purchase any Murkoff Coins for the first time during Season 6 will obtain the Desert Debris Outfit.

Reagents will be able to take advantage of an all new Twitch Drops campaign in celebration of the launch of Season 6: Project Judas! Watch The Outlast Trials streams to acquire exclusive Twitch Drop items from March 24th at 10am ET to April 21st at 9:59am ET. All streams of The Outlast Trials are eligible for Drops. Read more about how the Twitch Drops here.

• Adjusted Scoring, Tasks and Achievements related to Barricade and X-Ray Rigs.

• Adjusted Terminal Main Screen to show player icons and frames.

• Added unique ping icon for Big Grunt enemy.

• Fixed an issue where stamina wouldn’t regenerate when an Imposter was attacked by an enemy while being exhausted.

• Revisited rarities for cosmetics. They are now based on their source of acquisition. The new rarities are:

  • Standard - Trial Rewards, Therapy Levels, Badges, Standard Catalog.

  • Event - Events Rewards, Event Catalogs, Routine Therapies.

  • Deluxe - Deluxe Catalogs, Store, DLCs.

  • Classified - Genesis, Progression, Rebirth, Twitch Drops, etc.

• Trial Maker:

  • Added variator “Nostophobia”.

  • Added variator “Salvage Rigs”.

  • Added variator “Broken Reagent”.

  • Added variator “Collect the Components”.

• Fixed an issue with the Tinnitus Filter option not working correctly.

• Various other bug fixes and improvements implemented.

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See you in the Sleep Room Reagents!

The RB Team