The Blaston Crackdown Update is now live!
It’s time to get back into Blaston with the biggest update yet! The world of Blaston has grown, and with it, new challengers have appeared to take down the duelists! In this update we’re introducing:
A new single-player campaign: The Octopresence have invaded the underground world of Blaston dueling with Octo Agents. Some duelists have reportedly been hacked by an unknown entity called ModOps. It’s time to take them on and find out more about why and who is behind it all!
New battle arena: Finish the campaign and unlock the new arena Scrapper’s Market in the store to battle opponents in a new environment.
New avatar & skins: Play through the campaign and unlock the ModOps skins in the store! We’ve also added the Octo Agent and the legendary Viper Ellipse as Mission Rewards.
Upgraded Ozo Lounge: The social space for Blaston has been upgraded and expanded! There are now Tokens to be used in the Ozo Lounge to play improved versions of the arcade game Alien Blast (now called Super Alien Blast), and a jukebox has been added to Disco 99!
bHaptics Integration for Oculus: Want to fully experience the rush of playing Blaston? Well, now you can by using bHaptics vests. Now you can wear one while playing Blaston on Oculus, and take your gameplay to the next level. Pinpoint where you get hit and get more instant feedback during your matches!
Game Updates
- New single-player campaign added: The Crackdown
- New battle arena added: Scrapper’s Market
- Mission Reward added: Octo Agent
- Mission Reward added: Legendary Viper Ellipse
- Story Reward added: ModOps Skins for Dracx, Scrofax, Squillax & Taurex
- Oculus bHaptics support & integration implemented
- Added player warnings: Players who break rules or our code of conduct will now first get a warning before any subsequent bans are given out
- Added connection warning when the player network is unstable
- Added UI Improvements to the mission screen
Weapon Updates
- All weapon projectiles collision detection has been improved.
- Nova: Reload time has been reduced 1.5s to 1s.
- Viper Ellipse: Speed increased from 2.85 to 3, Ammo reduced from 4 to 3, spawn cost reduced from 7s to 6s.
- Viper: Reload time decreased from 2s to 1.5s.
- Quicksilver: Damage taken on early break reduced from 10HP to 5HP.
- Hammer: Reload time decreased from 1s to 0.5s.
- Raptor: Ammo increased from 5 to 6, Damage decreased from 10 to 8.
- Frostbyte: Max throw speed reduced from 4.8 to 4.5
- Vandal: Cloud reduced in size
Ozo Lounge Updates
- Ozo Lounge Tokens added
- Character “Lena” added to the Back Alley
- Jukebox added to the Disco 99 floor
- Upgraded the arcade game “Super Alien Blast”
- Remote grabbing of objects added
- Tutorial added to the Back Alley
Bug Fixes
- Fixed most instances where projectiles would pass through other objects.*
- Fixed issue where projectiles damaged players twice.
- Fixed issue where the profile icon didn’t match the avatar in the match.
- Fixed unlocked tool items showed locked icons when owned.
- General performance optimizations.
- Oculus party voice is now prioritized over in-game voice in friendly matches.
- Improved the hitbox of the Frostbyte.
- Fixed issue where the Frostbyte would collide with projectiles twice.
- Fixed issue where there would be a lag at the end of a replay.
* = There can still be cases if a shield is moved rapidly, the projectiles may pass through. If you notice any instances of this we urge you to please report it!
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See you out there in the arenas!
The Blaston Team