[i]Your vision pulsates… a gnawing wound on your arm bears the memory of struggle, teethmarks and putrid saliva. A timer in your head ticks as you search for medicine, anything to stop this wild heat erupting in your veins. Is the gun in your hand the only comfort now?[/i] We’re excited to reveal that early versions of [b]Infection and Self-sacrifice[/b] are coming to No More Room in Hell 2 in a new update, planned for release in just a few weeks. We heard your feedback about [b]Infection[/b] and the dreadful “K button” (aka self-sacrifice / suicide) representing an essential part of a true NMRiH sequel experience. As such, we’ve accelerated our development timelines in order to bring you an early work-in-progress of the feature set that we’re calling [b]Infection Stage 1[/b]. This early form will not be a complete version of how [b]Infection[/b] will eventually look in the full version of NMRiH2. We’d like to make players aware that some aspects are not yet integrated - such as ways to deal with your infected allies - as we determine alongside the community how [b]Infection[/b] best fits within the permadeath NMRiH2 experience. As we continue towards the game’s full 1.0 release in 2025, we want to work alongside our players’ direct feedback to help shape infection and self-sacrifice’s ultimate place in the game. Even in this early form, [b]Infection[/b] will be a game-changing addition that can suddenly transform the constant sense of dread and tension into a moment of sheer panic - as you realize what’s happening to your Responder. One minute you’re working with your allies to restore infrastructure and fulfil your mission… the next minute, a personal quest to save your character from zombification becomes tantamount. [h3]Private Lobbies![/h3] The [b]Infection Stage 1 Update[/b] will also feature Private Lobbies, a much-requested feature from players that will allow parties of two or more to matchmake privately. While the quintessential NMRiH2 experience relies on the social dynamism of encountering strangers in the darkness, we do recognize that it’s also fun to play with just your friends sometimes. [h3]Stamina Drain during sprint[/h3] New for the next update will also be a gameplay change that we’ve heard constant feedback about from the community. [b]Sprinting will now drain stamina[/b], so you can’t sprint forever, and you’ll compromise your ability to defend yourself if you overdo it - all of which means players will need to be considerably more cautious when traversing through the map. Stay tuned on our intended patch release date for this next update to No More Room in Hell 2! In the meantime, we hope players enjoy this week’s large [url=https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/292000/view/4444584904812920891?l=english]Reinforcement Update[/url] that brought in new content, improved features, and a lot of additional fixes. [i]If you missed it, [url=https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/292000/view/4468226896061005926?l=english&snr=2_9_100000_]please give a read of our “The Road from Here” blogpost[/url] if you’d like to understand how we’re approaching early access and listening to your feedback every step of the way.[/i] [i]No More Room in Hell 2 is available on Steam and GeForce Now. During the Steam Autumn Sale you can pick up the game for 20% off![/i] https://store.steampowered.com/app/292000/No_More_Room_in_Hell_2/