Drops, changelogs & dev logs
What we shipped, what changed, and the occasional look behind the build. Release pings go out in the Discord first.
2026
The Tempest melee pack: six blades, fully animated
Six new melee weapons — three swords, a cleaver, a machete and a tomahawk — each with bespoke attack and idle animations, blood decals and a shared holster prop set.
2026
Loadout Script v2.1 — persistent inventories, MLO fixes
Loadouts now survive server restarts and player relogs, the armoury MLO no longer clips at the back wall, and there's a proper QBCore export for granting kits from other resources.
2026
Behind the build: rigging a katana that reads on screen
A real katana looks wrong in GTA V — too long, too slow, and it clips through everything. Here's the reference work and the animation compromises that make a 90 cm blade feel right in a fist fight.
2026
What's next: the 2026 roadmap
Where Story Loadout is heading for the rest of the year — a clothing subscription, the ranged weapon overhaul, and a free drop cadence we can actually keep to.