How To Use The Barricade in The Outlast Trials

The Outlast Trials' newest update, Project Lupara, introduces a new character and a brand new ability called The Barricade. Here's how to unlock The Barricade, as well as how to use this brand-new ability and what upgrades you can get to make it even better.

How to Unlock The Barricade

Unlocking the Barricade ability requires going to the Sleep Room and meeting up with the Engineer - the same process as unlocking every other Rig in the same.

Thankfully, your path there is marked with a line on the floor, making your journey quick and simple. All you'll need to do to unlock the ability is speak to the Engineer once you reach  him, and then offer him one ticket.

Once you've gotten the Barricade ability from the Engineer, you'll need to activate it to use it. Go to your Loadout and change your active Rig to 'The Barricade.'

Here at the Engineer is also where you can update your Rig if you choose to. Later on, we'll go over all of the possible updates for the Barricade Rig, and what they do.

How to Use The Barricade

To use the Barricade Rig, you'll first need to be standing in front of a doorway. Whether the door is open or closed, you can use the Barricade Rig. Just stand in place, making sure you've activated the Rig ability by selecting it - then activate it by pressing 'X'. This will place a Barricade right in front of the door.

The Barricade will help you bide time, but it isn't foolproof; enemies can get through it with some persistence. You'll want to use Barricades to put distance between you and any pursuers, to give you time to hide, or allow you to complete complicated, time-consuming objectives.

All Barricade Rig Upgrades

There are seven possible updates to the Barricade Rig. Here they are, in order:

• Decreased Cooldown - Reduces Barricade usage cooldown.
• Increased Resistance - Increases Barricade durability.
• Quick Installation - Makes it faster for you to place Barricades.
• Incoming Warning - Pings the location of Barricades broken by enemies.
• Friendly Breach - Breaking down a Barricade will significantly reduce your own cooldown.
• Extra Barricade - Lets you place one more Barricade.
• Prepared - Allows you to use the Rig from the very start of the trial.