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- Backrooms: Extractions (2835530)
- Event type
- patch note
- Published
- 24 July 2026 - 23:20:23 UTC
- Source
- steam_community_announcements
This one is all stability. The engine upgrade landed, and everything after it went into what was actually cutting sessions short: co-op loading, signal zones, how much data the game sends between players, and gamepad input on the in-world screens. Multiplayer Co-op loading screen • Starting a session with other players left everyone stuck on the loading screen long after the level was ready. The host now confirms readiness as each player arrives, so loading ends when loading is done. Signal zones • Transmitting could be refused from a spot that looked perfectly valid, most often in The Suburbs. Signal zones now line up with what you see, and the Suburbs spots were re-placed where you can actually reach them. Network footprint • Character data and FogHorn recordings sent between players were reworked to put far less on the wire. Sessions hold together better on weaker connections. Control...