What's New in Once Human's Way of Winter Scenario

The new mainline PvE scenario for Once Human has officially started rolling out across the game's servers, offering players a greatly expanded survival experience. Way of Winter one-ups the previous Manibus scenario with some new mechanics and enough content to keep things feeling fresh.

There's a lot to unpack in the Way of Winter scenario. Unlike Once Human's Prismverse's Clash, this scenario has a stronger focus on storytelling and PvE encounters, and it brings with it new enemies to fight, locations to explore, and gear to play around with. Here's what you need to know about Way of Winter.

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Once Human: Way of Winter - New Map Region And Enemies

The map extension in Once Human Way of Winter — Once Human Way of Winter map

This scenario opens up the northern reaches of Nalcott Island, which is far less forgiving than the lands down south. Here, players get to explore tundras, fjords, and snow mountains, all under the pretext of a new storyline revolving around the hostile Vultures faction. Players can also find a variety of new hostile Deviations all over the map, including Shadow variants that are immune to damage.

Way of Winter takes place exclusively in this northern region, which means popular spots like Brookham in Once Human won't be accessible. Northern Nalcott will instead have its own Strongholds and dungeons.

Temperature Mechanic In Once Human: Way of Winter

Deep snow in Once Human Way of Winter — Once Human Way of Winter Snow

A survival game set in frigid environments isn't complete without a temperature mechanic. This time around, players will have to worry about keeping themselves warm on top of maintaining their nutrition and sanity. Dynamic weather is also a thing in Way of Winter, and it can drastically affect how cold things can get.

Warm clothes and good food will help stave off the cold, and players can also build Thermal Towers to provide heat over a large area. They also serve as focal points for base defense scenarios. Work together with other players to build and keep Thermal Towers safe!

New Weapons and Armor in Way of Winter

M416 Scorched Earth stats in Once Human — Once Human M416 Scorched Earth stats

Players now have access to the M416. It has the fastest fire rate among all the assault rifles, but it also has the lowest damage value per shot. Way of Winter brings with it three variants of the M416 as well as new versions of the ACS12 shotgun and MG4 LMG:

Weapon Name	Effect(s)
M416 - Scorched Earth (Fine)	Chance to inflict Burn on hit.
M416 - Autumn Equinox (Epic)	Creates a Fortress Warfare zone after 7 hits. While in the zone, regenerate HP per second. If HP is above 75%, gain bonus Weapon DMG.
M416 - Silent Anabasis (Legendary)	Chance to trigger Frost Vortex on hit. Hitting targets with Frost Vortex generates an Ice Crystal, which can be shot or left to automatically shatter to deal damage over an area. Your Frost DMG is increased, and it increases further when an Ice Crystal is shattered, stacking up to 15 times.
ACS12 - Pyroclasm Starter (Legendary)	Chance to trigger Burn on hit Chance to generate Deviant Particle on hit, which can be picked up to enter Charged state If you reload in the Charged state, all your ammo is replaced with Dragon's Breath rounds, which deal Blaze DMG. Reloading while in Charged state increases Blaze DMG per Charged stack until your next reload.
MG4 - Conflicting Memories (Legendary)	Trigger Shrapnel after every 12 shots For every 40 Magazine Capacity, increase parts hit by Shrapnel by 1, up to 4. For every 15 Magazine Capacity over 100, increase Shrapnel DMG. Magazine Capacity +40

As usual, Legendary blueprints can only be obtained via the Wish Machine, and you'll need to spend Starchrom in Once Human to either get them from the Wish gacha or purchase the blueprints directly.

New Armor in Way of Winter

Way of Winter added two new Legendary Armor sets and two Key Armor pieces:

Armor	Effects
Blackstone Set	(1PC) - Cold and Heat Resistance +2.5 (2PC) - Gain stacks of Warm Sensation when dealing Elemental DMG. Deal more Elemental DMG per stack of Warm Sensation, up to 5 stacks. (3PC) - Gain the Warm status (+18% Elemental DMG) when temperature is between 10°C and 30°C. (4PC) - You are considered to be in Warm status when Warm Sensation reaches 5 stacks. Gain +7% Elemental DMG when environmental temperature is between 10°C and 30°C.
Snow Panther Set	(1PC) - Torso DMG Reduction +10% (2PC) - When you are within allied territory or near friendly players, gain bonus Melee, Status, and Weapon DMG. (3PC) - Defeating an enemy while in allied territory grants stacking Melee, Status, and Weapon DMG, up to 3 times. (4PC) - When inside allied territory, sentry turrets within 7 meters deal 50% more DMG.
Fire Rune Boots	When a nearby enemy is inflicted with Burn, there is a 50% chance for a Deviated Particle to appear. Picking up a Deviated Particle increases your Blaze DMG for 15 seconds.
Snow Camo Gloves	Upon breaking an Ice Crystal, four extra Ice Missiles will launch at nearby enemies.

New Deviants in Way of Winter

Way of Winter deviants in Once Human — Once Human Way of Winter Deviants list

A number of new Deviants were added in this scenario on top of many of the ones available from Manibus and Evolution's Call. As usual, players will have to find these out in the world, or do quests from Lowe. The new Deviants include:

Deviant	Effect
Snowsprite	Combat Deviant. Creates Ice Crystals that players can shoot to deal AOE damage.
Ice Pot	Crafting Deviant. Produces Sticky Ice Crystals.
Gazocchio	Territory Deviant. Protects your base. Also produces the Gazocchio Tool, which makes Shadow enemeis vulnerable to damage.
Tar Pudding	Territory Deviant. Can extract Crude Oil or work refining facilities.
Hydronaut Fish	Territory Deviant. Can gather Sea Water or operate water purification facilities.
Invincible Sun	Combat Deviant. Explodes every 3 seconds, with a chance to inflict Burn. Increases Blaze DMG taken by enemies.
Snapshot	Combat Deviant. Increases the Weapon DMG taken by enemies.