# The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth REPENTANCE+ Is Here

- Product: The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/the-binding-of-isaac-rebirth)
- Vendor: Nicalis, Inc.
- Date: 2024-11-19
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/250900/view/7119722540407193807
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/the-binding-of-isaac-rebirth/releases/2024-11-19-repentance-is-here

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- **added** — Add online multiplayer support for up to three players in Normal, Hard, Greed, Greedier, Challenges, Daily Runs, and seeded runs
- **added** — Add emote wheel accessible with left Alt key or Right Stick on controller
- **added** — Add online filtering options for creating and searching for matches
- **added** — Add separate group leaderboards for online Daily Runs
- **added** — Add revive machine in the starting room of each floor allowing players to spend coins to bring back dead players
- **changed** — Defeated bosses now drop an item for each player in online matches
- **changed** — Players joining a match in progress receive several items based on progress to catch up
- **changed** — Reduce Tammy's Head animation duration to allow faster firing after use
- **changed** — Increase Lemon Mishap puddle size and make it persist until Isaac exits the room
- **changed** — Mega Bean now creates a catastrophic fart that sweeps the entire room
- **changed** — Milk! familiar now follows closely behind Isaac and blocks shots, breaking after 10 hits to grant a Tears upgrade for the floor
- **changed** — Delirious summoned bosses now persist through rooms with only one boss active at a time and variable charge based on boss quality
- **changed** — Reduce Jar of Wisps charge to 6 rooms to allow wisps to stack more quickly
- **changed** — Abyss locust damage now impacts item quality and locusts inherit effects based on destroyed items
- **changed** — Reduce Flip charge to 4 rooms for Tainted Lazarus only
- **changed** — Reduce Void charge from 6 rooms to 4 rooms
- **changed** — Epiphora Tears upgrade from firing in single direction is now a smooth increase instead of staggered
- **removed** — Remove Portable Slot from Shop pool and add as possible reward from slot machines

[Herro, it is I Tyrone](https://x.com/tyronerodriguez). As promised, the new Repentance+ free DLC update is here, today, now! You’ll need all the previous DLC to run it.

This is a full-featured release, but we’re calling it a Beta still, because we’re still looking to refine things and squash any remaining bugs. You can do your part to help us by reporting any bugs, desyncs or crashes to isaac@nicalis.com with the subject line #Repentance+Beta v1.9.7.4

Please Include the version number in the subject line and be as detailed as possible when describing the issue. An example of a bad bug report would be “I crashed when fighting Monstro.” A much more useful explanation for the devs would be “In an online match with 3 players, I crashed when I used Crack the Sky during the Monstro fight.” Include the seed if possible and your crash log that can be found here: Documents\My Games\Binding of Isaac Repentance+\crash_dumps.  This helps us greatly in focusing on the issue at hand and getting it resolved quickly.

If you played the Isaac Online Alpha back in January, you already know how some of the online stuff works. But a lot more features have been added since then, including support for all game modes, lots of filtering options (when creating or searching for an online match) and a new emote wheel (press the left Alt key or click the Right Stick on a controller to access it). We even added separate “group” leaderboards for online Daily Runs.

And that ain’t all. Look for lots of balancing adjustments and item upgrades—all buffs!—that’ll turn some of your least favorite items into some of your new favorites. Details in the changelog below. Also, some Commonly Asked Questions below (Edmund calls them CAQ, rhymes Ipecac!)

We’re going to have lots of fun playing Isaac online together. See you in the basement!

**Q: What can I do online?**
A: What you do online is between you and your webcam. But as it related to Isaac, you can play Normal, Hard, Greed, Greedier or Challenges as well as Daily Runs and seeded runs with up to three friends or with strangers.

**Q: Can I earn achievements in online play?**
A: Yes! All unlocks that can be earned in solo play can also be earned online. Be aware that you’ll have to be in a match from the beginning in order to be eligible for unlocks; joining a run in progress does not allow achievements to be unlocked.

**Q: Are there things in online play that don’t appear in solo play? **
A: Online play has a few differences from solo play. Defeated bosses will drop an item for each player in the match. If a match is joined in progress, the new player will be granted several items to catch them up based on how far along the run is. Players can spend coins at the revive machine in the starting room of each floor to bring back dead players. Be warned, however, that the cost goes up each time the machine is used. Defeating a boss at the end of the stage will also revive any dead players. There might be some other special things to discover online as well!

**Q: Do I need the online achievements to unlock Dead God?**
A: If you have not yet completed your Dead God file, you will need the online achievements in order to get it. If you already have Dead God, you will not need the online achievements in order to keep it.

**Q: Can I play with mods online?**
A: No, all mods must be disabled and the game restarted in order to play online.

**Q: Where are my mods? **
A: Repentance+ has its own mods folder located here: C:\Users\YOURUSERNAME\Documents\My Games\Binding of Isaac Repentance+\mods however, it is empty. Mod creators will need to update their mods for compatibility. If you copy Repentance or AB+ mods into this folder, you DO SO AT YOUR OWN RISK as things are likely to break.

**Q: Did anything change in solo play?**
A: Yes! There are many item improvements and reworks to experiment with, and many fixes and quality-of-life adjustments made to both solo and online play.

**Q: What if I desync or find a bug?*

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