Contractors Showdown: Season 1 is LIVE! + v.1.1.0.0 Patch Notes

25 Jul 2024Developer post

Attention, Contractors!

After a long wait, the first-ever season of Contractors Showdown is out - with victories ready for the taking.

To complete the Season 1 release experience, we're sharing some important details.

Strap up those boots, reload 'em mags and aim down your sights to victory!

New Mode - Reborn. Get ready for the ultimate mayhem!
New Feature - ARK PIT. Redesigned respawn mechanism, duel and fight for a redeployment
New Feature - Vehicles. 4 wheelers ATV and SUVs (with the annoying honk!)
New Battlepass for Season 1 and shops in HQ!
New Characters - 2 new ARK agents rolling in!
New Area - ARK Airport. ARK ambition arising...
New Area - New Town. Old town has been overhauled by ARK Industrial!
New Area - Excavation Sites
New Traffic Joint that enhanced connectivity near New Town, Outpost, and Airport
New Weapon - PKP LMG. Fear the fierce firepower!
New Weapon - AK74u. Say hello to the old pal!
New Weapon - MP5A3
New Weapon - throwable knife & compound bow
New Tactical Item - RC Bomb. Attach it to the vehicle and you'll know...
New Tactical Item - Lifting Drone
New Weather system - Foggy, rainy, and randomly at daylight or dusk.
New Mission chips - Bounty mission chip, data upload mission chip
New Compass - Type A & B, can be toggled on or off in settings
New Compass System - supports displaying mission objectives and teammate markers
New Weapon slot layout option (Shoulder or waist)
New Weapon slot layout option (Default or mirrored)
New Summer-themed Gun Skins to the HQ shop
New FOV limiter settings for vehicles
Now you can place MICA next to the steering wheel

Added additional optimized NA servers
Significantly expanded the HQ area and decorated with ARK vibe
Optimized the experience of using items and weapons inside vehicles
Optimized the props spawn rate across the map
Optimization on New Player Guide
Optimized the ui effects of the mode selection
Optimized the overall UI and MICA map
Improved the UI of the weapon workbench interface
Reduced the height of the ziplines
The zipline now supports to be grabbed on both ends
Removed insurance vendor
Removed advanced insurance; now basic insurance has moved to the prime vendor
Revive teammates have been moved to the prime vendor
Prices increased: guns, attachments, capacity expansion items, and medical needles
Stock reduced: attachments, mag expansion items, and guns
Some tactical items are no longer available for purchase
Reduced the quantity and quality of items from individual chests
Reduced cash drops
Reduced drop rates for guns like RC416, AKalpha, etc
Reduced attachment drops
Significantly increased item spawning quantity (more in reborn mode)
Increased drops of capacity expansion items
Removed fences across the map
Optimized the graphic effect of the river in the canyon

DBP12 bug fixes: Fixed non-highlight issues and lag causing inability to shoot, etc
Base damage: 117 → 198
Spread angle: 2.6 → 2.2
Damage fall-off: 38M → 65M
Shortened FuryV reloading time

Need a refresher on what you should expect before 'chuting down to Season 1? Click on the images to our pre-season sitreps!

A strong salute to all Contractors who stayed with us and for those ones willing to chase new victories on Season 1!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2719160/Contractors_Showdown/