Paradox Interactive and developer The Chinese Room have launched a winter update for Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2, bringing custom difficulty options, Iron Vamp mode, holiday cosmetics and more.

Editor’s Note: Check out the full GiN Review of Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2.

The Bloodlines 2 Winter Update includes:

• Custom Difficulty Mode: Players who have completed the main storyline of Bloodlines 2 can now create custom difficulties for a more tailored experience. Difficulty settings are grouped across HUD, Player, Enemies, and Progression.
• HUD: Adjust the reactive crosshair to increase exploration challenge and tweak conversation reaction UI.
• Player: Fine-tune elixir capacity, starting health, Phyre’s damage, Masquerade sensitivity, ability recharge rates and targeted time dilation.
• Enemies: Increase or decrease damage dealt and enemy awareness.
• Iron Vamp Mode: Try Iron Vamp mode, or TCR’s version of “Iron Man” permanent death. In this mode, a Masquerade breach or the death of a playable character immediately ends the player’s story.
• Phyre and Fabien Quests: Focus your run on either Phyre or Fabien quests.
• Holiday-Themed Cosmetics: “Sleigh” through Seattle with 28 new customization options for Phyre, including eight hairstyles, eight makeup styles, eight eye colors, and four accessories.
• Quality of Life Updates: Adjust the game’s settings with the new field-of-view (FOV) slider, the ability to toggle motion blur on and off, and more.