How to emote and change Terminal Pose in The Outlast Trials

Use the communication wheel

For a quick greeting, thanks or warning during a Trial, hold the Ping / Quick Comms input, choose a message on the wheel and release it. A short press pings instead of opening the wheel.

The 2026 PC tutorial shows the wheel with choices including Thanks, Hello, Help, Wait, Regroup and Acknowledge. These are built-in communication choices; you do not need to purchase or equip a cosmetic to use that wheel.

If nothing opens, hold the input instead of tapping it. If your controller preset or custom bindings differ, look for Ping / Quick Comms in the controls and use that assigned input. The controller default above is documented in older control guides; the checked 2026 footage demonstrates the PC wheel.

Change your Terminal Pose

If you mean the animation your Reagent displays on the Sleep Room Terminal, use Behaviour → Terminal Pose and select an unlocked pose. Return to the Terminal to see that animation on your Reagent.

The default pose is available from the start. Additional poses come from Catalogs or specified tasks; inspect the selected pose’s unlock requirement before spending currency. The 2026 tutorial shows the Behaviour menu, selects a Terminal Pose and then displays it on the character.

Terminal Poses belong to the Terminal display. They are separate from the Quick Comms wheel used to communicate inside Trials. A pointing animation associated with a ping is also not evidence of an equip-anywhere cosmetic emote system.