Silent Update - 10-01-2026 (builds 6728-6731)

Deadlock patch notes for 2026-10-01: 1 fix, classified change by change.

Every change in this update

Texts: about thirty ability and item descriptions corrected (typos, "Napalm Damage Amp" label, speeds now shown in m/s) (bugfix)
Subtitles: new background style (solid field or outline around the text), background opacity and outline thickness options (change)
Chat wheel: new "Someone was here" ping (change)
Hero stats: a new "Lifesteal Effectiveness" stat is listed for every hero (change)
HUD: adjustments to the top bar and the active player stats panel (change)
Hero Testing: new Photomode option (hides the HUD, health bars and your own hero) (change)
Health bars: the recently lost health marker starts fading sooner, after 0.3s instead of 0.5s (build 6730) (change)
Quick buy: restyled item entries (build 6731) (change)
Chat: the notice for players muted for abusive communication now mentions an "extended comms ban" instead of a 30-day restriction (build 6731) (change)
Hideout: clearer connection errors (not enough players, players in a match, servers temporarily disabled) (build 6731) (change)
Walkers: their range ring is less opaque (0.8 to 0.6) (change)