Balance Patch - Role Adjustments

Role Balance Changes

Breacher

• Explosive charge placement time: 3s to 2.5s
• Breaching charge damage radius: 5m to 4m (was too strong in tight corridors)
• Added new ability: "Flashbang" (blinds nearby NPCs for 4 seconds, 60s cooldown)

Hacker

• Hacking speed increased by 20% across all terminals
• Camera loop duration: 30s to 45s
• Fixed bug where hacking a terminal while police were alerted would softlock the game

Enforcer

• Base health: 150 to 130 (was too tanky relative to other roles)
• Suppressive fire accuracy penalty to enemies: 40% to 50%
• Armor plate now absorbs 60% of first hit damage (was 50%)

Ghost

• Cloak duration: 8s to 10s
• Cloak cooldown: 45s to 35s
• Fixed AMD GPU flickering issue with cloak visual effect
• Lockpicking speed increased by 15%

Disruptor Changes

• Sabotage actions now take 1.5s instead of 1s (easier for crew to spot)
• Fake alarm cooldown: 90s to 120s
• Added visual tell: Disruptor's eyes briefly glow red when performing sabotage (only visible within 3m)

Random Events

• Reduced "Power Outage" event duration: 45s to 30s
• Increased "Vault Lockdown" warning time: 5s to 8s
• New event: "Thermal Drill Malfunction" (drill stops and requires manual restart)
• New event: "Civilian Rush" (group of civilians flood the lobby, blocking sightlines)