Redout goes meta with the introduction of the Virtual Environment for Redout Training EXperience (V.E.R.T.E.X.) featuring the (now standard) five tracks, two songs and ten career events. This second paid DLC brings the number of worlds to 7, which coincidentally is also how many racing teams are currently in the game. The base game gets a version bump to 1.3.0, which further refines the visuals and brings numerous stability, bug and track fixes.

The focus of the update is (unsurprisingly) the V.E.R.T.E.X. The five tracks in this simulated environment are deceptively simple; mastering them will require some creative approaches. Clean racing is emphasised here, which is a welcome change from the technical tracks of previous worlds. The music also brings back the high-energy beats, which together with the simpler track design gives off a somewhat F-Zero vibe. I also highly appreciate the developers for including most of the content in the early stages of the Career (eight of the ten events are Class II), as pilots have reached Alaska at this point and may be overwhelmed by the difficulty spike. However, the fact that this DLC is paid is a bit of a missed opportunity, as players might be discouraged from picking it up if they’re already frustrated by the base content. The psychedelic colour scheme is also personally rather distracting, which together with the lack of reference points will occasionally cause me to lose direction.

There’s also the less shiny stuff which are NOT part of the DLC, the most visible of which should be the online lobby changes. The number of laps and game mode can finally be changed without re-hosting, though more variety is still needed (Boss mode!). Europa gets a new song, so every world now has two (except Cairo which has three). The visuals are further refined and Neptune gets some track fixes regarding spinning space stations and aggressive asteroids.

Overall, this is a bit of a lesser DLC when compared to Neptune, but that in no way means it’s bad as the latter has set a very high standard (space and orchestral music is always a win to me). V.E.R.T.E.X. eschews the grand set pieces of Europa and Neptune, and returns to the simpler roots of Cairo, yet is distinct enough to stand on its own. It does not have as much content, but the price is also lower to match. More Redout is always welcome, and this content pack nicely delivers on that front.

Redout goes meta with the introduction of the Virtual Environment for Redout Training EXperience (V.E.R.T.E.X.) featuring the (now standard) five tracks, two songs and ten career events. This second paid DLC brings the number of worlds to [b]7[/b], which coincidentally is also how many racing teams are currently in the game. The base game gets a version bump to 1.3.0, which further refines the visuals and brings numerous stability, bug and track fixes. The focus of the update is (unsurprisingly) the V.E.R.T.E.X. The five tracks in this simulated environment are deceptively simple; mastering them will require some creative approaches. Clean racing is emphasised here, which is a welcome change from the technical tracks of previous worlds. The music also brings back the high-energy beats, which together with the simpler track design gives off a somewhat F-Zero vibe. I also highly appreciate the developers for including most of the content in the early stages of the Career (eight of the ten events are Class II), as pilots have reached Alaska at this point and may be overwhelmed by the difficulty spike. However, the fact that this DLC is paid is a bit of a missed opportunity, as players might be discouraged from picking it up if they’re already frustrated by the base content. The psychedelic colour scheme is also personally rather distracting, which together with the lack of reference points will occasionally cause me to lose direction. There’s also the less shiny stuff which are [b]NOT[/b] part of the DLC, the most visible of which should be the online lobby changes. The number of laps and game mode can finally be changed without re-hosting, though more variety is still needed (Boss mode!). Europa gets a new song, so every world now has two (except Cairo which has three). The visuals are further refined and Neptune gets some track fixes regarding spinning space stations and aggressive asteroids. Overall, this is a bit of a lesser DLC when compared to Neptune, but that in no way means it’s bad as the latter has set a very high standard (space and orchestral music is always a win to me). V.E.R.T.E.X. eschews the grand set pieces of Europa and Neptune, and returns to the simpler roots of Cairo, yet is distinct enough to stand on its own. It does not have as much content, but the price is also lower to match. More Redout is always welcome, and this content pack nicely delivers on that front.