Among Us has taken the world by storm and has become a global phenomenon ever since the start of the pandemic in 2020. The game became insanely popular and has been a huge part of pop culture. Realizing this, the developers of Among Us are constantly bringing updates to enhance the gaming experience. During their Tuesday presentation, Among Us has released one hefty update that will feature new roles for Crewmates and new cosmetics and Cosmicubes.
Among Us new update introduces crew roles
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The Cosmicube update of Among us has introduced new changes such as a store, new cosmetic items, new forms of achievements, and an XP system. Along with this, players can now choose four roles that will offer unique abilities to their crewmates. Roles such as Scientists can help check vitals and engineers can easily vent in the game.
The new store will now contain hats, skins, pets, visors, nameplate panels, and many new cosmetics. The game will now reward players with XPs, pods, and beans as they keep playing. Beans are the in-game currency that can be obtained by playing games or using real-life money. Beans can be used to unlock store items.
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The developers Inner Sloth will introduce Cosmicubes that will allow players to access a bunch of new cosmetics (or bean drip) from the game. They can be purchased using beans or stars but are only unlocked by earning pods through gameplay.
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The player roles are quite interesting updates that will add up more thrill to the game. Four roles- Engineer, Scientist, Guardian Angel, and Shapeshifter were added in this update, which provide players with unique abilities. Scientists can access vitals at any point in the game thus helping crewmates to complete tasks. Engineers have the ability to use vents at any given point in the game. And the Guardian Angel might be the most useful in crucial moments. They can use a protective shield on the remaining Crewmates.
The most interesting role here has got to be the Shapeshifter, which allows the imposter to disguise themselves as other crewmates. Inner Sloth has offered details on this update on their official blog.
This update might bring a much-needed twist to the game, adding many thrills for players.
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