Risk of Rain 2 Scorched Acres Update Changelog - Who is the New Character?

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Risk of Rain 2 has just received its latest content update, titled Scorched Acres, and it’s a major one. Not only does it introduce an entirely new character to the mix, but it also comes with an entirely new stage, boss, Elite enemies, and various bugfixes.

The ROR 2 Scorched Acres update may well be the biggest one the game’s received so far, and from what we can tell, it promises a thorough revamp of virtually every aspect of its current meta. Exciting!

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Risk of Rain 2 New Character in Scorched Acres

As you can tell, there's a major new survivor coming with Scorched Acres: REX. This mysterious new character will fulfill an entirely new niche in ROR 2's gameplay, but what could it be? Here are the most important patch notes for you to reference: Added New Survivor: REX Added New Stage: Scorched Acres Added New Boss: Grovetender Added New Elite: Malachite Malachites are new high-tier elites that only spawns late. Possesses a number of unique abilities - including disabling your healing… New unique visuals and SFX that signifies a Malachite elite has entered the stage Added New Monster: Clay Templar Added New Drone: Equipment Drone Added New Drone: Incinerator Drone Added New Chests: Category Chests Category: Damage Category: Healing Category: Utility Added 9 new items/equipment to the game New Item: Topaz Brooch New Item: Old Guillotine New Item: Warhorn New Item: Aegis New Equipment: Eccentric Vase New Equipment: Fuel Array New Lunar Equipment: Spinel Tonic New Boss Item: Little Disciple New Boss Item: Halcyon Seed Added 5 new challenges to the game New Challenge: Cut Down New Challenge: Warmonger New Challenge: Cosmic Explorer New Challenge: Blackout New Challenge: Power Plant Added 2 new environment logs to the game New Environment Log: Scorched Acres New Environment Log: Gilded Coast Added 6 new lore entries to the game New Lore Entry: Brittle Crown New Lore Entry: Soldier’s Syringe New Lore Entry: Firework New Lore Entry: Rejuvenation Rack New Lore Entry: War Horn New Lore Entry: Abyssal Depths As you can see, not much has been said about the new REX survivor at all, so you're going to have to bear with us while we unlock the bugger and see what this new beastie does. If you're interested in reading the detailed patch-log, you can do so on the game's official Steam blog. Be warned, though, they're quite long, and if you're a big fan of Risk of Rain 2's trademark mystery and obtuseness, they may well spoil some things along the way. In any case, happy hunting!