We have released a new Update for Shadowrun Online! This new version adds several improvements and new features, including the new "Rent-a-Hench" system, elves, additional missions and an in-mission chat.
Here are the Patch Notes:
New features:
- Rent-a-hench: Choose your henchman for the next mission from a list of other player-generated characters
- New Metatype: Elves have been added as playable characters into the Character Creation
- New Missions: Three new runs round out our prequel campaign about the missing girl Alisi
- New Outfit: The Tribal Shaman outfit has been added to the Character Customization
- In-Mission-Chat: When playing Coop or PvP, players now switch to a dedicated chat-channel, allowing easier in-mission communication.
- Character name as nick name: The name of your character is now used as chat name
- Action Counter: A new indicator shows you how many actions each character has left in this turn.
- Know who you run with: The name of the character you're playing with is now shown in Coop missions.
- Know what your partner does: Floating texts above a character now show which skill is used, allowing you to see what your Coop-Partner is doing.
- What comes next? The name of the next mission is now shown in the main menu.
- Quick switch: The animation for switching weapons doesn't delay the gameplay anymore.
- Longer Names: The number of allowed characters for the player name has been increased to 18 up from 12
- 3D-Sound: Sound effects are now played on the corresponding speaker, depending on the camera position.
- Improved Effects: Visual weapon effects have been reworked: new Shield effect, Machete's "Stimulants" now increases character animation speed, new Mana Bolt and Spark effects, new bullet streaks for Rifle, Pistols, Shotgut blood splatter now look more voluminous
- Updated info screens: Credits, Options and Help screen have been reworked.
Fixes:
- Fixed a lot of clipping issues in character customization
- If matchmaking gets aborted by a matched opponent an appropriate error message is shown.
- Options menu can now be opened and closed using the ESC key
- Credits have been updated
- It's not possible anymore to press any hidden buttons while the news screen is shown.
- Players don't see the opponent’s chance to hit display during PvP- and Coop-matches anymore.
- Fixed an issue that made the UI of the mission visible in the debriefing
See you in the game, Chummers!