Hello Kindred,

To accompany the release date announcement trailer for the Loose Cannon DLC, we have created this dev diary to give you some details on what to expect, along with an updated roadmap for 2026.

New Perspective

Loose Cannon is a standalone story DLC where you will experience what it is like to be Benny Muldoon.  When we got the opportunity to create additional DLCs, Benny was the first character that came to mind for getting his own questline. While Benny features several times in Fabien’s quests, he doesn’t get as much screen time during Phyre’s quests and several questions are left unanswered as to his motivations and relationships with others. 

Loose Cannon contains 4 new quests that cover the events from shortly after Phyre meeting Benny during the quest “In Chains of Lead and Gold” to when Phyre encounters him again during “A Star of Cold Aspect" - as well as several events that occurred before the Nomad awoke in Seattle. You will discover what he knew, why he acted as he did, and how his choices influenced the city, adding new context to the main campaign.

Description: Screenshot of the main menu, featuring a button to launch the Loose Cannon DLC.

Fight Dirty

There are several differences between how Benny plays and what you have experienced as Phyre, even if you have already played as Brujah clan.  Phyre’s abilities of Glide, Telekinesis and Heightened Senses are replaced by Benny’s own offerings to create a gameplay experience that feels very different to being the Nomad.

Side Arm

The headline change is alluded to in the title of the DLC: Benny’s 1st-person gunplay, which replaces Phyre’s Telekinesis in the control scheme.  Benny’s sidearm is his prized possession.  A custom made 9mm pistol that has been heavily modified to be fully automatic, with a high-capacity magazine and  compensator.  Impractical for a mortal due to the extreme recoil, but not a problem for a Brujah vampire.

Description: Benny’s customised pistol. Not standard police issue.

Melee Weapons

In addition to his gun, Benny can wield melee weapons.  Interact with weapons you find to pick them up. Different weapons offer different attack styles, from slow but devastating swings with a warhammer, to quick stabs with a knife.  Like Phyre, Benny can also fight unarmed, but with his own strikes and finishers that express his ruthless approach to justice.

Description: Benny wielding a machete.

Soaring Leap

Soaring Leap replaces Phyre’s Glide as Benny’s main traversal mechanic.  Benny’s approach to rooftop traversal is more forceful, using Soaring Leap to jump great heights, and Air Dash to quickly cover large distances in the air.

Description: Soaring Leap tutorial.

Abilities

Benny has access to several abilities that you will have witnessed him use in his encounter with Phyre along with some alternatives to give you multiple styles of play.  Split Second (a Celerity Discipline power) can be especially effective when coupled with his gun to get a “bullet time” style of combat.

Description: Benny’s ability tree.

To complement Benny’s gameplay and quests there is a new set of achievements/trophies for you to collect, including some additional ones for Phyre.

Look the Part

The DLC also includes 2 new cosmetic items for Phyre: Benny’s suit and his sunglasses.  Mix and match these with the existing cosmetics to create new Benny inspired looks.

Description: Phyre wearing DLC outfit and sunglasses.

Roadmap Update

Whilst working on the DLCs the team have also been hard at work improving the base game.  To let you know what is coming we have created this updated roadmap for 2026:

Description: 2026 roadmap showing 2 upcoming updates and 2 DLCs.

Outro

That wraps up Dev Diary 31, announcing Loose Cannon's release date of April 27th, 2026. Dev Diary 32 will arrive alongside the Spring Update, which ships with Loose Cannon and details the many improvements and bug fixes included in the update. Meanwhile if you’d like to be part of the conversation, please join us on the official Bloodlines 2 Discord.