We’re going to the wild, wild west.
R.E.P.O. has launched the Sunstone Update, its fourth major update since launch, bringing a wealth of new content and widespread quality-of-life improvements.
The biggest highlights of the update are a new Old West-themed map and monster, alongside expansions to existing locations, additional cosmetics and new items. We break down everything included in the Sunstone update below.
Watch the R.E.P.O. Sunstone Update launch trailer below:
All-new content in the R.E.P.O. Sunstone Update
Sunstone Resort is the newest map added in the Sunstone Update. It is a Western-themed mine that also doubles as a tourist attraction, hiding objects such as shovels, crystals, fossils and more.
A new, uncanny-looking monster has also been added, and it’s simply called Pony. It is a Level 3 Monster capable of sprinting through rooms at high speed and snatching semibots with its tongue.
Three new items have also been introduced: the Human Gun, Human Adventure Cable, and Recharge Orb. The update also adds 10 new cosmetics and several new rooms across existing locations: five for Headman Manor, four for Swiftbroom Academy, four for the Museum of Human Art, and five for McJannek Station.
R.E.P.O. has also added a mirror next to the Cosmetic Machine in the Shop, alongside the ability to offer items to the Shopkeeper for a chance to receive a discount or have the item destroyed.
Players can now view a shopping list of items currently at the extraction point while in the Shop. They can also use an expression wheel to, well, express themselves.
On top of that, the game now features gamepad support, improved localisation with 21 newly-added languages and 10 new cosmetics.
Other changes in the R.E.P.O. Sunstone Update
There are also widespread changes and improvements across R.E.P.O.’s UI, features and gameplay, as detailed in the patch notes, below:
- Main Menu–Added new buttons in the lower-right corner to view the latest news and visit the game’s Discord server or YouTube channel!
- Grab Lead–Added adjustable grab lead settings for mouse and gamepad, allowing held objects and melee swings to move ahead of your aim. Separate settings are available for grabbing and melee.
- Museum–Added one new music track!
- Tumble Climb–Reworked climbing and swinging, with smoother camera movement.
- Loading–Reduced freezes when loading levels, now allowing continuous microphone input between levels.
- Player Death Head–You can now discover valuables while possessing your death head!
- Item Melee Weapons–Weapons no longer trigger swings while in the cart and not being grabbed. Reduced rotation overshoot.
- Item Guns–Improved aiming when close to objects and reduced rotation overshoot.
- Item Vehicles–Vehicle grabbing now uses toggle by default.
- Item Staffs–Staffs now need to be lowered between casts.
- Valuable Wizard Purple Crystal–Now creates a small cloud of roll magic when broken.
- Valuable Arctic Snow Bike–Reworked mounting and fixed an issue where damage remained active at low speeds.
- Cosmetic Boxes–Now fade out slightly more on the map when they are not on the same layer as the player.
- Level Ambient Light and Fog–Now look a little moodier once all extractions have been completed.
- Grabbing–Held objects are now more stable at high strength, with fewer issues when exiting rotation mode.
- Arena–Improved the starting room!
- Textures–Improved several textures throughout the levels.
