Hello Deadsiders!
Today we begin the public testing of version 0.12.2, an update that is focused on overall quality of life, and continued improvements and additions to the weapons and armor system. Plus, this update also sees us switch to BattlEye, our new anti-cheat! We have been working on this switch for a while, and we believe that it will better help us combat cheaters going forwards. Remember that everything in this test isn’t final, so be sure to send us some feedback!
PTS 0.12.2 Will Include:
- BattlEye integration
- Remodeled Mosin
- Revamped hint UI on all items
- Increased the max stack size of many items and consumables
- Added a slot to the Stalker Backpack
- Rebalanced the event rewards for missions, cargo drops, and heli crashes
- Changed armored vest and helmet prices
- Minor sound optimization
- Added some various loot spawns
- Added a hint to disable the training quest into the tutorial UI
- Added a hardcore tag in the server browser UI for hardcore servers
- Changed the server browser filters to show hardcore servers in the listing by default
Armor Durability & Repair System
Similar to our weapon durability system, we have added an armor durability level that drops when shot. After dropping enough durability, the armor will start to provide less damage protection. They can now be disassembled into parts, and repaired. While durability can be annoying to manage, we believe that this system adds some much needed depth into our armor system, and makes armor more valuable overall.
Armor Penetration System
Lastly, we have added varying armor penetration values for each weapon. Weapons with higher penetration values will have less damage reduction when passing through armor. These penetration and armor protection values can be seen in game with the new hint UI. This new system should help better balance our weapons and armor, as well as add even more depth into our weapon variety, with weapons gaining a new stat to further differentiate them.
Feedback:
Share your impressions and thoughts in the #feedback-pts channel on the Official Deadside Discord server
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The community provides significant support in the development of the game when taking active part in testing updates as it helps us to make the game better. Join us. Public Test Server is available to all players who have the game in their Steam library.How to connect to the Public Test Server (PTS):
- Right-click Deadside in your Steam library; click on Properties…;
- Choose BETAS, then select the “public_test_server - PTS” branch from the drop-down menu;
- Wait for the update to download and launch the game;
- Connect to one of the available official PTS servers, which depends on your location.
How to switch back to the live version of the game:
- Right-click Deadside in your Steam library, then click on Properties…;
- Choose BETAS, then select the “None” branch from the drop-down menu;
- Wait for an update to download and launch the game;
- Connect to one of the available official live servers depending on your location.
Thank you for testing, stay tuned for release!
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