Remnant 2 improves player survivability and quality of life features in new update

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Gunfire Games’ Remnant 2 did more than just improve upon its predecessor: it also established itself as the go-to option for gamers that are fans of secrets, bespoke gameplay features, and a remarkably involved procedural generation system that delivers plenty of variety. It also had a fair few balancing issues for the dev, Gunfire Games, to deal with, though, and the latest PC update follows through on them.

Remnant 2 on launch day overwhelmed its players with a wealth of content and a solid progression system, meaning it took a bit longer than expected for its problems to crystalize with the community. Issues with survivability were certainly a highlight, but some unexpected quirks with character archetypes came up, too, and the new Remnant 2 PC update released on August 10 alleviates a huge deal of these problems.

Not only has Gunfire now improved the game’s performance further still, but the studio has also delivered slight survivability buffs to a huge selection of gear and class passives. In other words, players should now find it ever-so-slightly easier to stay alive when the going gets tough. In co-op, specifically, Gunfire nerfed the multiplayer scaling value by an additional 5%, meaning that a full three-player fireteam will now take 10% less damage in total from all damage sources.

Another highlight from the full Remnant 2 August 10 patch notes has to do with a huge variety of rare items – or, rather, the lack thereof in many traders’ stock rotations. Gunfire claims that players should now find that most world traders – like Cass from Ward 13 or Nimue from Losomn – will stock randomized gear more often. Up until now, it was possible for players to never come across certain items exclusive to Cass, limiting