# The Outlast Trials Hotfix Patch Notes | Project Messiah - December 12th

- Product: The Outlast Trials (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/the-outlast-trials)
- Vendor: Red Barrels
- Date: 2025-12-12
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1304930/view/521984595631014081
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/the-outlast-trials/releases/2025-12-12-hotfix-patch-notes-project-messiah-december-12th

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- **fixed** — Fixed an issue where the Knife slash cooldown could be skipped by chaining another action/interaction
- **fixed** — Fixed an issue where the Rank Points pop-up would stay displayed forever at the end of a match
- **fixed** — Fixed an issue where Imposters wouldn't get their reward when all Reagents left the Trial
- **fixed** — Fixed an issue where players with different Invasion Privacy Options could find each other through the Group Finder matchmaking
- **fixed** — Fixed an issue where subtitles were not displayed in some situations
- **fixed** — Fixed an issue where the Tasks menu accessed via the Pause screen would become unresponsive
- **fixed** — Fixed an issue where the Kress Twins attack wouldn't trigger correctly
- **fixed** — Fixed an issue where the scapegoat wouldn't do the correct reaction when a light bulb is cooked
- **fixed** — Fixed an issue where the Jammer's pacemaker upgrade was still active even after swapping Rig in the shuttle
- **fixed** — Fixed an issue where Liliya would enter a double hidespot where a player could already be standing in
- **fixed** — Fixed an issue with Complete Resort and Resort A+ task rewards where missing items will now appear in player inventory
- **changed** — Variator Stay Together can't be used in MK-Challenge Seize the Narcotics anymore in Trial Maker and Escalation

##### Greetings Reagents,

Our team has deployed a hotfix patch with the following fixes:

- Fixed an issue where the Knife slash cooldown could be skipped by chaining another action/interaction.

- Fixed an issue where the Rank Points pop-up would stay displayed forever at the end of a match.

- Fixed an issue where Imposters wouldn't get their reward when all Reagents left the Trial.

- Fixed an issue where players with different Invasion Privacy Options could find eachother through the Group Finder matchmaking.

- Fixed an issue where subtitles were not displayed in some situations.

- Fixed an issue where the Tasks menu accessed via the Pause screen would become unresponsive.

- Fixed an issue where the Kress Twins attack wouldn't trigger correctly.

- Fixed an issue where the scapegoat wouldn't do the correct reaction when a light bulb is cooked.

- Fixed an issue where the Jammer’s pacemaker upgrade was still activate even after swapping Rig in the shuttle.

- Fixed an issue where Liliya would enter a double hidespot where a player could already be standing in.

- Fixed an issue with Complete Resort and Resort A+ task rewards. (If task was completed, the missing item will now appear in player inventory)

- Variator “Stay Together” can’t be used in MK-Challenge “Seize the Narcotics” anymore (Trial Maker and Escalation).

- Other various bug fixes and improvements.

##### Known issues:

- **Tasks:** The exclamation mark on a task category is not removed when claiming all tasks within it. Task menu needs to be closed and re-opened.

Thank you to all our dedicated players for always giving your feedback and for reaching out to us with any in-game issues.

A reminder that you can join our [official 18+ Outlast Discord Server](https://discord.gg/6acZKapGJd) and open a '/ticket' to speak directly with our support team about any issues you encounter in-game.

You can also fill out our [General Feedback Survey](steam://openurl_external/https://steamcommunity.com/linkfilter/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.office.com%2Fr%2Fe1jC3vD84e), or if you played the previous season, Project Diarchy, fill out our Season 4: Project Diarchy Player Sentiment Survey. For any information on our [Twitch Drops and Account Linking please visit this page](steam://openurl_external/https://steamcommunity.com/linkfilter/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fredbarrelsgames.com%2Fsupport%2Ftot_twitchdrops%2F).

Enjoy the Therapy!

-The RB Team