Once Human’s October 21 (PT) version update will add one brand-new weapon and one brand-new armor. The weapon is the SOCR – Cosmic Visitor and the armor is the Snowline Elite Vest. Starry Studio, addressing players as Metas, says both pieces run on the Frost Vortex and Ice Spear mechanics and are meant to enrich Frost-related combat performance and build options.
Updated: October 13, 2026.
What the SOCR – Cosmic Visitor does
The SOCR – Cosmic Visitor keys its combat effects to Frost Vortex and Ice Spear. Starry Studio lists five triggers in the announcement:
| Trigger | Effect |
|---|---|
| Weapon hit | Chance to generate a Frost Vortex |
| First hit after reloading | Guaranteed Frost Vortex |
| Hitting enemies a set number of times | Fires an Ice Spear that locks onto the target and explodes on impact |
| Frost Vortex generated | Fires several Ice Spears that automatically attack targets within sight |
| Target killed | Fires several Ice Spears that automatically attack targets within sight, with a short cooldown |
Starry Studio adds that the Ice Spear is an Ice Construct, so it benefits from the corresponding Keyword VFX already in the game.
Snowline Elite Vest stacks Frost Vortex damage
The Snowline Elite Vest activates whenever a Frost Vortex is generated. Its key effect makes the vortex’s triggered effects fire one extra time, without spawning an additional Frost Vortex. Each Frost Vortex generated also increases Frost Vortex damage. The bonus caps at five stacks, and each stack lasts five seconds.
How the two pieces pair
The weapon and the armor are built to feed each other. The SOCR – Cosmic Visitor generates the Frost Vortexes and Ice Spears, and the Snowline Elite Vest makes each vortex trigger its effects twice while stacking Frost Vortex damage up to five times. A player running both would generate a vortex, get its effects doubled by the vest, and build toward the five-stack damage cap. Starry Studio frames the update as a way to bring new changes and freshness to the combat experience.
What the dev blog leaves open
The announcement does not name the weapon’s exact type, so it is not clear whether the SOCR – Cosmic Visitor is a rifle or another weapon class. The number of hits needed to trigger the lock-on Ice Spear, and the number of Ice Spears fired on a vortex or kill, are left as “a certain number” rather than specific figures. Starry Studio also says the gear arrives after the October 21 (PT) version update without listing a precise unlock time.
Official source and related coverage
The details come from the official Once Human dev blog “New Weapons and Armor Coming Soon”, published by Starry Studio on October 12, 2026. Once Human is a free-to-play open-world survival game that launched in July 2024. Starry Studio asks players with questions to reach out through in-game Customer Service or the Once Human Feedback Platform. The reveal follows the recent 3.0.7 bug fix patches for Once Human, and the team keeps collecting feedback through its Meta Hotline Vol. 10 developer post.
