Hi Hurtworldians,
Experimental Patch 0.5.0.0 is now live on all experimental servers. This patch brings ItemV2 back very close to balance and progression of Legacy with a few experiments to spice things up.
Amber Protection + Full Loot + Durability Abolished
Amber protection is designed to replace the security you would get from not having infamy in Legacy. In previous experiments containing full loot we were forced to reduce the cost of items and add durability to reduce the amount you stood to lose and to encourage you to actually use your gear.
This was pretty crappy as investing in your items makes a lot of systems a lot more fun. This build brings back the concept of permanent expensive items.
To reduce the risk of losing that amazing item you spent a day grinding for, we have introduced an amber protection system.
To put an item into protected state, right click and select "Protect (#)".
The number in the brackets will show a cost in amber that will be consumed when protecting said item.
On death, all unprotected items will be dropped. Protected items will lose their protected state and drop 80% of the amber spent to protect them (20% will be burnt)
You can re-protect items as many times as you like after death.
Vehicle Beacons
Vehicle chassis are now obtained through crafting Air Drop Beacons and calling in a drop somewhere in the world. This is in an attempt to make the vehicle farming process more balanced and less competitive as vehicles are such a crucial item and first person to get one has a big advantage.
Vehicles are also destructible and can be repaired by the Vehicle Wrench.
More Meteor Showers
There are now 4 tiers of meteor showers that drop rich metals in their respective areas. These are marked on the map and announced in chat so will be competitive.
Airdrops
Airdrops remain with a heavily nerfed loot table. This is the only place to get weapon attachment upgrades.
New Map
We have an entirely new version of Mangatang which is inspired by diemensland structure with some super dense forests.
Recycler
The new recycler machine allows you to breakdown items for a portion of their original materials.
Performance Issues
Due to the creature and forest density of the new map, performance will be rubbish for a lot of people. We will do a big optimization pass very soon, until then, potato mode is your friend :)
Enjoy!