Early Access 8 - Patch Notes

Early Access 8 - Patch Notes

Gameplay

• Class System
  • Classes have been removed from the game.
  • All skins may now be used on the base character, including the ones that were previously default classes.

• Runes
  • Rune system has been added.
  • The following runes are available
    • Movement Speed
    • CC Reduction
      • Now reduces the strength of knockbacks as well as CC.

    • Passive Repair
    • Armor per second increased from 10 to 20.
    • Armor Potion
    • Lifesteal
    • Reload Speed
    • Headshot Damage
    • Headshot damage increased from 25% to 50%.
    • Mount Speed
    • Weapon Damage
    • Healing
    • Movement Cooldown Reduction
    • Ability Cooldown Reduction
    • Revive Time
    • Chicken Speed
    • Chicken Health
    • Chicken Health increased from 200 to 400.

• Weapons
  • Base headshot damage increased from 25% to 50%.
  • All legendary weapons now have an element associated with them.
    • Each weapon will only have one element available.

  • The following weapons are available in slot 1 and fire projectiles.
    • Crossbow
      • Imbued with Fire at Legendary rarity.

    • Longbow
      • Imbued with Frost at Legendary rarity.

    • Plasma Launcher
      • Imbued with Fire at Legendary rarity.

    • Slug Rifle
      • Damage reduced by 5%.
      • Imbued with Lightning at Legendary rarity.

    • Sniper Rifle
      • Imbued with Fire at Legendary rarity.

    • Stone Spear
      • Imbued with Frost at Legendary rarity.

    • Throwing Axe
      • Imbued with Fire at Legendary rarity.

  • The following weapons are available in slot 2 and are instant-fire
    • Assault Rifle
    • Burst Rifle
    • Heirloom Rifle
    • Revolver
    • Shotgun
    • SMG
    • Sword

• Abilities
  • There are now only 2 ability slots. Basic abilities and Movement Abilities.
  • Legendary abilities will now have some benefit associated with them.
  • The following abilities are available
    • Barricade
      • At legendary rarity has 50% more health.

    • Blink
      • At legendary rarity now increases Movement Speed by 50% for 3s on activation.

    • Charge
      • At legendary rarity now knocks enemies back on hit.

    • Concussion Bomb
      • No longer applies a knockback to yourself.
      • At legendary rarity now has increased area and knockback.

    • Deploy Turret
      • At legendary rarity can deploy a second Turret.

    • Dodge Roll
      • At legendary rarity now increases Movement Speed by 50% for 3s on activation..

    • Fire Bomb
      • At legendary rarity has a 30% slow.

    • Flare
      • At legendary rarity now reveals enemies for 5s.

    • Ghost Walk
      • Now grants 50% increased movement speed at common, rare, and epic rarities.
      • Now lasts 3s at all ranks.
      • At legendary rarity now grants 100% increased movement speed.

    • Healing Aura
      • NEW
      • Replaces Flask of Healing and applies in an area around you.
      • At legendary rarity now applies a burst heal for 400 health.

    • Healing Totem
      • At legendary rarity has a 100% increased effect radius.

    • Heroic Leap
      • At legendary rarity now deals 400 damage.

    • Ice Block
      • No longer heals at common, rare, and epic rarities.
      • At legendary rarity now heals for 100 health per second.

    • Net Shot
      • Now slows by 50% for 3s at common, rare, and epic rarities.
      • At legendary rarity now slows by 80% for 3s.

    • Proximity Mine
      • At legendary rarity two proximity mines can be active simultaneously.

    • Sensor Drone
      • At legendary rarity now has 50% increased radius.

    • Shielding Aura
      • NEW
      • Replaces Shielding Potion and applies in an area around you.
      • Now grants a 500 shield for 2s at common, rare, and epic rarities.
      • At legendary rarity now grants a 500 shield for 5s.

    • Smoke Screen
      • At legendary rarity now has 100% increased stealth duration.

    • Soar
      • At legendary rarity moves 50% faster.

    • Withdraw
      • At legendary rarity now grants 40% increased Movement Speed for 4s on activation.

• Items
  • Basic Chests
    • Basic chests now have the following drops
      • Always drop weapon or ability.
      • Chance of dropping a potion or movement ability.
      • Small chance of dropping a rune.

  • Weapon chests have been changed to Magic chests.
    • Magic chests can be opened by each player.
    • Magic chests contain the same drops as normal chests.

  • Zeppelin Chests
    • Zeppelin chests now have the following drops
      • Always drop an epic or legendary weapon.
      • Always drop an epic or legendary ability.
      • Always drop a rune.

  • Disenchant values have been changed to
    • Common -- 3 Shards
    • Rare -- 8 Shards
    • Epic -- 20 Shards
    • Legendary -- 40 Shards

• Forge
  • Each game one third of the forges will be randomly deactivated.
  • Forge options are now
    • Health Potions -- 15 Shards -- 30s
    • Armor Potions -- 25 Shards -- 30s
    • Runes -- 60 Shards -- 30s
    • Weapons and Abilities -- 90 Shards -- 30s
      • Can now craft either Epic or Legendary weapons/abilities.

    • Team Resurrect -- 30 shards -- 30s
      • Shard cost increases by 10 for each elimination the team has up to a cap of 200.
      • Crafting time increases by 5s for each elimination the team has up to a cap of 90s.

• Environment
  • A Graveyard has been added to the southeast section of the map, with an accompanying forge.
  • The forge has been removed from underpass.

• Game Modes
  • Squad
    • Players on a team raised from 4 to 6.

  • Solo
    • Temporarily disabled for reworks.

  • Duo
    • Temporarily disabled for reworks.

• Miscellaneous
  • Starting health has been increased to 1500.
  • Maximum armor has been increased to 1500.
  • Players will start with 500 armor but can use armor potions to restore armor to the max of 1500.
  • Players can no longer run up especially steep hills/mountains.
  • The pre-match starting location has been changed to the interior of the Zeppelin.
  • Players can now vault through windows.
  • Potions that spawn from chests now automatically equip to the player who opened the chest.
  • Players can run over shards to automatically collect them.
  • Killing a player causes them to drop 50 shards.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where players could fire a weapon when reloading and mounting.
• Fixed an issue where footsteps for other players on in the pre-deployment phase of the match were very loud.
• Fixed an issue related to reloading and using the Soar ability.
• Fixed a number of issues related to players not able to see other players skydiving or landing near them.

Known Issues

• Standing near the platform and steering wheel in the front of the Zeppelin will result in being eliminated at the beginning of a match.
• Text and voice chat will not work with all team members.