Starry Studio pushed a major update for the survival-MMO Once Human — version 2.3.8. Servers went down for a two-hour maintenance window on May 13 at 4:00 PM PT and came back with a fully reworked Chef class, new guns and gear, Tech System optimizations, a fresh Lightforge loot crate, and an upgraded Meta Pass with cosmetic try-on.
What’s actually in the patch
- Chef class overhaul — Chefs are no longer just a meme niche. Starry rebuilt the skill tree around buff synergy for cooperative raids. If you’ve been running Chef “for the lulz”, now’s a great time to see how the class actually plays.
- New weapons and gear — A wave of guns and an armor set with a close-to-mid range focus. Stat breakdowns dropped a week earlier in a dedicated Dev Blog.
- Tech System optimizations — Build modification UI reworked: fewer clicks, cleaner branches.
- Lightforge Loot Crate: Ember Conclave — A new seasonal crate with fire-themed cosmetics and weapon skins.
- Meta Pass with try-on — You can now preview cosmetic items on your character before paying out.
Controller controls: radial wheel instead of hotkey cycling
Bundled with 2.3.8 is the controller optimization announced back on May 8. The headline changes:
- Button mapping rework — A revised default layout
- Weapon quick-access wheel — Replaces sequential button cycling
- Inventory radial menu — Replaces “D-pad scroll” on the hotbar
Full custom controller rebinding is promised for a future version — for now it’s the improved factory layout.
RaidZone servers: separate update incoming
Starry call this out explicitly: none of these weapon/gear changes hit RaidZone servers in the first wave. A separate RaidZone balance announcement is coming later — those zones have their own balance logic, and dropping new weapons in without testing isn’t on the table.
Weapon and gear updates for RaidZones will be detailed in a separate announcement later.
What this means for players running software
Once Human is a PvE-MMO with PvP zones, and any large patch always rattles the anti-cheat and engine:
- Don’t log in for 24 hours after the server restart. Cheat dev teams need fresh client builds to update signatures against new DLLs and checks.
- HWID spoofer is mandatory before your first session after a big patch — Once Human’s ban numbers always spike in the first week post-patch.
- Tech System was reworked — meaning cheats that read inventory or build data might need updated overlays. Check status on our game updates page.
- Chef class got new buffs — if you play Chef and run triggerbot/aimbot, re-check recoil tuning. New weapons can change firing characteristics your software was trained against.
If you actively play Once Human, take a look at our Once Human cheats catalog. We carry both lightweight ESP setups for PvE farming and full packages for PvP zones.
Bottom line
2.3.8 isn’t a cosmetic patch: a whole class got reworked, a new seasonal crate dropped, and controller input was reshaped. If you’re coming back to Once Human after a break, this is a good moment — there’s noticeably more to do. Just give it 24 hours after the patch before your first software-assisted PvP session, and don’t skip the HWID spoofer.
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