Announced during a livestream, Hi-Rez Studios has announced an upcoming new Rogue plus the Public Test Server (PTS) patch notes for the next season of their multiplayer shooter, Rogue Company.

Images from the livestream has been released online, showcasing details on the new Rogue called Runway, including her backstory, gadgets, perks and abilities in Rogue Company.

Here is the complete PTS patch notes for Rogue Company’s Runway patch:

New Rogue – Runway

Raised by spies from opposite sides of the Cold War, Runway was an agent who used a career as a globe-trotting fashion model as cover for espionage. These days she uses the knowledge from her past to run a dicey double business making sure every customer who leaves one of her E7 stores is dressed to kill.

Weapon Classes: Assault Rifle, Sniper Rifle

Melee: Katana

Gadgets:

• Trip Mine
• Semtex Grenade

Perks:

• Beserker
• Padded Steps
• Helping Hand
• Nimble Hands
• Tracker Rounds
• Headstrong

Abilities:

• Supply on Demand: Throw a briefcase that grants infinite ammunition and refills gadgets
• Fully Loaded: Carry two primary weapons

Weapon Mastery

The Weapon Mastery system is a brand new way to progress your favorite weapons, earn new wraps, and unlock the ability to use your favorite weapons on other rogues that fight with the same weapon types.

• Weapons will no longer be confined to specific Rogues but each Rogue will be assigned Classes
• Weapon Classes are: Assault Rifles, Designated Marksman Rifles (DMR), Light Machine Guns (LMGs), Sniper Rifles, and Submachine Guns (SMGs), Pistols, and Melee
• Each time you play with weapons in their Class you will receive Mastery Points allowing you to unlock that weapons to use with other Rogues who share that class.
• Mastering each class will earn you a unique reward

Rewards

Reactive Weapon Wraps are available for earning enough Mastery points for each class. These unique wraps will show animated visual effects around the weapon and are truly worthy of a Weapons Master.

New: Shooting Range

Even elite Rogue’s need practice and what better place to do this than a brand new shooting range? Try various Rogues, weapons, abilities and prepare yourself for your next mission.

Weapons

Conviction

We’re not looking at removing what makes the conviction special. The gun is special because it gains accuracy and becomes more effective in longer firefights. We want to keep that aspect of the Conviction intact, but reduce the accuracy ceiling so it doesn’t become such a laser beam.

• Max Firing Accuracy gain has been reduced
• Max Aimed Firing accuracy gain has been reduced
• Accuracy gained per shot has been reduced

D3D-i

The D3D-i is a very lethal weapon that was previously capable of killing with 3 body shots at any range. Now beyond a distance of 30 meters this weapon will take an extra shot to kill.

• Reduced damage from 34 to 30.
• Increased damage falloff

24S

The 24s is a ‘jack of all trades’ SMG, though previously its accuracy and damage outside of optimal range was stronger than assault rifles within its optimal range. This change means that the 24s kills a little slower outside of its optimal range, and will no longer outgun assault rifles.

• Increased damage falloff

KA30

Though originally the mainstay of the assault rifle class, with recent introductions the KA30 has fallen off. These changes should make it more competitive with the other weapons in its class.

• Increased headshot damage from 29 to 31.
• Increased damage from 18 to 22.
• Reduced accuracy loss per shot.

SL-C

Similar to the 24s, the SLC was capable of killing faster than assault rifles outside of its optimal range. While this was challenging with the intense kick of the SL-C, one of the most close ranged SMGs should not be going head to head with assault rifles in their range.

• Increased damage falloff outside of optimal range.

Sahara

The Sahara is an assault rifle that excels when the user hits every single shot. However, that was a little too easy and reliable, especially at range. This is only a very slight reduction, but the optimal Sahara kill-time will now require a little more finesse at the back end of its optimal range.

• Increased accuracy loss per shot.

Rogues

Dallas

• Replaced EMP with Adrenaline Shot

Seeker

• Passive deals 2x damage now.

Gadgets

We made some adjustments to the projectile speed and gravity of the C4. The result is that C4 should now hit the ground sooner than it did before, but still have a very similar throwing distance and experience.

• Adjusted projectile speed and gravity

The PTS will be live from August 21st at 9:00 AM ET to August 23rd at 7:00 AM ET. Rogue Company is now available to play on current and last-gen consoles, the Nintendo Switch and PC.

Source: Rogue Company