{"rewrite":{"id":"r_7abef0bb3507ac3981f64d3d","clusterId":"c_525b1991159be9d0c9ee2a55","slug":"the-finals-season-12-details-gradual-destruction-overhaul","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"THE FINALS Season 12 Details Gradual Destruction Overhaul","summary":"Embark Studios detailed the destruction system update planned for THE FINALS Season 12, titled PRIME TIME, set to open on October 20. A new intermediate layer called gradual destruction sits between the existing Strain layer and the fragment physics layer, so separated building parts stay loosely connected and bend and sway rather than falling at once. Smoke and poison gas behavior also changes, and explosives can briefly suppress them.","whyItMatters":"The change reworks the two-state destruction that defined the game's arenas, so buildings in active combat become shifting interiors instead of fixed cover or instant rubble.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe previous system kept each building part in one of two states: stationary and fixed, or fully separated and falling. Under Season 12, a fragment broken off by Strain stays loosely attached to what is left, behaving like a hinge. Parts of a building can tilt, twist, or hang down while a fight continues, and hanging structures may later collapse into piles of rubble.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlast waves from explosions can bend walls and ceilings or tear off roof sections. Smoke and poison gas follow the changing environment rather than passing through walls, and explosives can temporarily suppress them to open a brief window.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Embark's gradual destruction layer keeps THE Strain layer and fragment physics layer separate, so bending buildings won't collapse THE way fragments already do. That adds a third cost to every wall on THE map.","twitterPost":"Embark's gradual destruction adds a layer between Strain and fragment physics. THE bend and THE break now cost separately.","threadsPost":"Embark Studios is stacking gradual destruction between THE FINALS's Strain layer and its fragment physics layer, so a bent wall and a falling wall stop being THE same event. Explosives can also briefly suppress smoke and poison gas. That means THE Season 12 battlefield reacts before it collapses.","newsletterBlurb":"Embark Studios detailed the destruction overhaul coming to THE FINALS Season 12, PRIME TIME, which opens on October 20. A new gradual destruction layer sits between the existing Strain layer and fragment physics, so parts of a building stay loosely connected and bend or sway instead of breaking away at once. Smoke and poison gas also react to the changing environment, and explosives can briefly suppress them.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20261005-471773/\",\"title\":\"Building-destroying FPS 'THE FINALS' Gets \\\"Biggest Destruction System Upgrade Ever\\\" - Buildings Mid-\\\"Wobbly Collapse\\\" Become the Battleground in a Hot Evolution of Realistic Destruction\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4596,"outputTokens":559,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791194364,"createdAt":"2026-10-05T09:53:53.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-05T09:58:21.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-05T09:58:21.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_525b1991159be9d0c9ee2a55","canonicalTitle":"建物ぶっ壊しFPS『THE FINALS』に「史上最大の破壊システム強化」アプデ到来へ。“ぐにゃぐにゃ崩落中”の建物が戦場になる、リアル破壊システムの熱い進化","representativeArticleId":"a_eef8762f8809efa2ab82501f","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"THE FINALS\"],\"studios\":[\"Embark Studios\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-05T02:57:42.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-05T02:57:42.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-05T09:58:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20261005-471773/","title":"建物ぶっ壊しFPS『THE FINALS』に「史上最大の破壊システム強化」アプデ到来へ。“ぐにゃぐにゃ崩落中”の建物が戦場になる、リアル破壊システムの熱い進化"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["THE FINALS"],"studios":["Embark Studios"],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}