Seit gestern, dem 09.09.2015, stehen die PTS (Public Test Server) zum Patch 0.31 zum Download bereit. Im folgenden Artikel gibt’s noch einmal alle Änderungen im Überblick.
Wie zuvor in einem offenen Brief an die Community angekündigt, konzentriert sich Entwickler Vostok Games ab sofort in kleineren Versionssprüngen mehr auf Balancing und Fehlerkorrekturen und hebt sich größere Features für größere Updates auf. Dementsprechen liest sich auch der Changelog zu Patch 0.31:
Gameplay
- Added four new character faces.
Gameplay
- Added a bonus for playing with a friend in one squad: you will receive 25% more experience and reputation. Bonuses do not stack if there are two friends in the squad.
- Added a new Premium bonus. By participating in a match with one or more Premium players, you will get +10% experience, reputation and silver.
- Changed the way item repair works. Now all items can be repaired instantly for silver. Repair kits (in the players’ inventory) have been replaced with stash maps at a ratio of 2 to 1.
- You can now rotate the camera while waiting for a match to start.
Equipment and Weapons
- Removed the masks from UM-2 Hammer, UM-4 Zubr, Pilgrim and Marauder helmets. The masks can now be purchased as separate items in the game.
- The damage radius of RGO grenade reduced to 8 meters.
- The minimum time before the detonation of RGO has been increased to 1.5 seconds.
- The size of PMN-3 mine increased by 50%.
- The radius of the PMN-3 triggering increased by 120%.
- MON-50 now has visible laser sensors that make it easier to detect.
- Onyx artifact no longer reduces armor-piercing of bullets hitting the character (neither in passive state nor when activated).
- „Isolation“ parameter is now called „Protection from Anomalies“.
- Overall protection from anomalous damage now equals the sum of protection on all of the equipped items.
- Changed protection from anomalies on all items, skills and modifiers to match the new formula.
- „Isolation“ modification is now „Protection from Anomalies“. Bonuses of the modification changed from +2%, +4%, +6%, +8%, +10% to +1%, +2%, +3%, +4%, +5% correspondingly.
- Protection bonus of „Resistance“ skill changed from +2%, +4%, +6%, +8%, +10% to +1%, +2%, +3%, +4%, +5% correspondingly.
- Breakage of „Isolation“ items: -10%“ changed to „Anomalous protection: -5%“.
- Oxygen tanks now give full protection from anomalous damage when activated.
- Sponge artifact in passive state now grants +10% protection from all anomalies.
User Interface
- You can now change the active profile with the mouse wheel.
- You can now zoom in and out on the minimap.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed several synchronization errors.
Der Fokus auf das Game-Balancing ist hier klar erkennbar. Wir finden die neue Strategie gut, sie bedeutet zwar, dass wir auf neue Feature wie etwa den heiß ersehnten Freeplay-Modus noch länger warten müssen, allerdings bieten uns die Entwickler dafür ein deutlich stabileres Spielerlebnis.
Wie bereits eingangs erwähnt, ist das neue Update ab sofort auf den PTS testbar. Für den Download folgt einfach dem Link in unserer Quelle.