As expected given last week’s announcement, the last Destiny 2 Iron Banner of the season is here! In addition to today’s weekly reset of activities, we here at MP1st are here to bring you the Destiny 2 Iron Bounties & rewards for August 3’s Iron Banner event!
Destiny 2 Iron Bounties & Rewards for August 3, 2021:
Faction Rewards
Turn in 20 Tokens to get an Iron Banner engram, which contains randomly rolled weapons. After you’ve finished the seasonal quest, you can also receive randomly rolled armor.
Iron Bounties
Name
Description
Requirement
Reward
Oath of the Pack
Defeat opponents while assisted by at least one other teammate.
100 Opponents defeated
XP & 50 Iron Banner Token & Pinnacle Gear
Around the Fire
Capture zones in the Iron Banner playlist. Earn bonus progress for each additional teammate in the zone with you.
100 Zones captured
XP & 50 Iron Banner Token & Pinnacle Gear
Maneuver Warfare
Defeat opponents while your team holds Zone Advantage. Earn bonus progress during the Hunt.
75 Opponents defeated
XP & 50 Iron Banner Token & Pinnacle Gear
The Rout
Defeat opponents in the Iron Banner. Earn bonus progress by landing final blows on opponents with a higher Power level.
200 Opponents defeated
XP & 50 Iron Banner Token & Pinnacle Gear
We’ll be updating the post within the day for all the season’s rewards.
It’s finally here, legends! Respawn has released the Apex Legends update 1.76 August 3 patch, which brings the Emergence Season 10 content! Check out the file sizes for each platform, and of course, the complete patch notes!
New Legend Seer: With microdrones and an artist’s eye, Seer spots opportunities that other Legends might miss, and seizes them in the most beautiful way. The 18th Legend to enter the Apex Games, Seer’s addition more than doubles the roster of the initial eight Legends at launch, bringing an entirely unique set of abilities to the arena:
Passive – Heart Seeker: Visualize the heartbeats of nearby enemies when aiming down sights to get a clue to their location.
Tactical – Focus of Attention: Summon microdrones to emit a delayed blast that goes through walls, silencing and revealing enemies (and their health bars!), plus interrupting their actions.
Ultimate – Exhibit: Create a sphere of microdrones that reveal the footsteps of enemies moving quickly or firing their weapons within.
Class Passive – Recon: Scanning survey beacons reveals the next circle’s location.
Map Update: After months of aggressive mining by the Harvester on World’s Edge, the land is overmined, overburdened and pushed to its limit. Hammond is scrambling to contain the damage they’ve caused using weather-controlling machines: the Climatizer rapidly cools the surrounding area to subzero temperatures, and a Lava Siphon stabilizes the caldera.
New Weapon – Rampage: Rampart’s latest creation, the Rampage LMG, blasts onto the scene as a high-powered heavy ammo option. The Rampage excels at mid-range combat and its specially designed chamber allows it to charge up by loading a thermite grenade to overclock the fire rate.
Ranked Arenas: With the launch of Emergence, Respawn is introducing Ranked Arenas. Players begin in 10 placement matches where their performance determines their initial Match Marking Rank (MMR) and starting rank. Arenas is a head-to-head fight between two teams of three, so awarding Ranked Arenas Points is more cut-and-dry than in the 20 team Battle Royale.
New Arenas to Conquer: The Arenas map rotation gets another refresh with three new POI’s that will rotate throughout the season including Hillside, Dome and Oasis. With over 10 maps now available as part of the ongoing three map rotation, Arenas continues to evolve.
QUALITY OF LIFE UPDATES
Added a new badge: Win Streak. Can you get 2, 3, 4, or 5 wins in a row?
Added a “Hold On” response to enemy pings.
Added distinct sound effects to the Gold Backpack’s revive. VFX were added in the Chaos Theory update. This gives additional feedback when players are close to but not in line-of-sight of revives.
Updated the Heirloom store to give players a better view of all the items related to that item.
Updated Open Pack Button to show how many packs of each type are available to open. Highlighting the button shows a complete breakdown.
LEGEND META
FUSE
Enemies caught inside the ring of fire from Fuse’s Motherlode ultimate are now revealed to Fuse’s team.
Knuckle Cluster Tactical explosion duration increased by 100%.
Grenadier Passive can be toggled on and off to throw ordnance normally.
Dev Note: Fuse continues to struggle. We identified two opportunities to help him that weren’t just “give him more damage.” We believe Apex is a gun game first and foremost and therefore want to make sure we don’t put too much damage into character abilities.
The first opportunity we identified was his tactical. While meant as a persistent area denial tool, it currently does not last long enough to seriously inconvenience an enemy. We doubled the duration so you can now place one at a door and be reasonably sure no one’s coming through that door for a little while. While we doubled the duration, the damage per second remains the same. Please don’t stand in the fire.
Secondly, his ultimate often didn’t give his team an advantage; sure, you may catch enemies within it, but the flames made it impossible for you to step inside, and you couldn’t see the enemies you trapped either because the flames were in the way. We explored a few ways to deal with this but ended up going for the most straight-forward answer: you get enemy outlines as long as they stay inside the ring of fire.
HORIZON
Reduced the slow after the initial Black Hole pull.
Bumped Horizon gravity lift-up speed to a happy medium between 9.1 and Legacy update launch values.
Dev note: There’s no doubt the nerfs Horizon received with Legacy were necessary, but given the benefit of time and hindsight we decided we probably hit the speed of her tactical too hard. Instead of completely reverting that part of the nerf, we found a happy medium between how fast her gravity lift operated at release and how slow it was after the nerf. This one’s hard to communicate with numbers, so just give her a try and tell us what you think.
REVENANT
There’s now a visual and audio cue when Death Totem protection is about to end which can be seen/heard by other players.
Added a brief slow after being recalled to Death Totem.
CAUSTIC
Gas damage starts at 5, increases by 1 every other tick indefinitely.
Cooldown on Tactical has been reduced 25s -> 20s.
Ultimate cooldown has been reduced 3.5m -> 3m. Duration reduced from 20s -> 15s.
Dev note:
Caustic is a dangerous character to buff. Push him a little too far, and he quickly takes over the meta. Constantly fighting through gas is no fun, so we definitely want to avoid him becoming dominant once more. That said, we’re now convinced the nerf that dropped his gas damage to a flat 5 damage went too far. When you can sit in gas and take a syringe or two and be fine, gas is not a scary enough deterrent. So we switched back to a scaling model. This time we decided to let the damage scale a little more slowly. Instead of going up by one every tick, we’re increasing it by one every other tick. Damage is uncapped at the top here, but really that’s very theoretical. Enemies will generally be dead around the time the gas reaches 11 damage per tick (unless you’ve been healing). The desired effect here is to make enemies feel a great urgency to leave the gas as soon as possible.
At the same time, we wanted to be mindful specifically of Caustic’s impact in late game circles at the highest level. Even with Ring 6 now slowly closing over 100 seconds, we were worried about the effect that a single Caustic ult could have in the late game. We reduced its duration by 5 seconds. The ult represents Caustic’s highest moment of power; his enemies have no way of countering it. 15 seconds is still a meaningful amount of time (and with the damage changes, 15s is long enough to kill someone) but it should hopefully make fighting a Caustic in the end game slightly less frustrating.
WEAPON META
SUPPLY DROP ROTATION
This season the Prowler returns to floor loot and taking its place is the M600 Spitfire. In addition to the Spitfire this season another weapon will be joining the supply drop: the Alternator SMG. See how each weapon changes down below.
HOP UPS
Boosted Loader – Reloading near empty (but not at 0) increases reload speed and overloads the next magazine with extra rounds. This hop up will be equipable to the Hemlok Burst AR and the Wingman.
To make room, the Anvil Receiver and Quickdraw Holster are being vaulted for now.
FULLY KITTED ROTATION
Added: Peacekeeper, Rampage, RE-45, Flatline, and Charge Rifle
Removed: Wingman, Bocek, R99, Hemlock, and Sentinel
MAGAZINE ATTACHMENTS
Reload speed increase associated with magazines has been moved to the equivalent stock rarity tier.
Dev Note
Magazines are the most potent source of lootable power for most weapons and that largely comes in the form of ammo capacity. In addition to capacity, they were also offering increased reload speed. We’ve moved the reload speed buff to stocks to help increase the value of stocks and spread out our meaningful modifiers across our attachments.
STOCK ATTACHMENTS
All stocks now offer increased reload speed (instead of magazines)
Marksman Weapons (30-30 Repeater, G7 Scout, Triple-Take) now take Sniper Stocks instead of Tactical Stocks
Sniper Stocks on Marksman weapons will offer increased stability and sway reduction with slightly reduced handling bonuses (from tactical stocks)
Dev Note
Sniper stocks are an often lonely attachment left sitting on the floor waiting for a crackshot legend to come along and give them some love. Instead of reducing the spawn rates to try and clean up the loot pool we’re putting them on Marksman Rifles to make them more desirable.
L-STAR
Now takes Energy Magazines—Mags on the L-STAR work differently than other weapons because of its unique interaction with ammo. Instead they will allow the L-STAR to fire more shots before it overheats and allow it to cool-off its heat build up slightly faster.
The L-STAR has undergone a few changes in Emergence. We’ve attempted to improve the looting experience and extend the L-STAR’s power into the later phases of the game. In addition to these attachment additions the L-STAR is also seeing some VFX changes for combat readability.
LIGHT MACHINE GUNS
Reduced the headshot multiplier for all LMGs from 2.0 to 1.75
Increased the limbshot multiplier for all LMGs from 0.75 to 0.85
Dev Note
LMG spray-and-pray was feeling a little too oppressive when random headshots chunked with a 2.0 damage modifier. We’re shaving off some of that headshot firepower but adding a little back in by bringing up their limb damage. Unloading massive LMG mags to suppress your enemies should still be a valid tactic, we’re just reigning in the peaks and valleys to make it feel a bit more consistent.
PISTOLS
Reduced handling time for all pistols by ~10%
Raise, Holster, Zoom In/Out time
Dev Note
With the removal of the Quickdraw Holster and reload speed moving from mags to stocks Pistols took a bit of a hit. We’re increasing their base handling but will keep an eye on their performance as we get into Emergence.
PROWLER BURST PDW
Time Between Burst increased from 0.2 to .24
Dev Note
The Prowler returns to the floor without its trusty side-kick the Select Fire hop up. But don’t sleep on it, it’s still a beast.
M600 SPITFIRE
Damage increased from 18 to 19
Hip Fire Spread back to season 8 pre-nerf values
Purple Mag Size increased from 50 to 55
Dev Note
We’ve all woken up with a cold sweat in the middle of the night from a nightmare where Rampart with two gold mag spittys chases you on the World’s Edge train tracks laughing maniacally as she shoots for eternity, right? … right? Well for those of us that have, we’ll be able to sleep soundly for a while. The Spitfire takes its rightful place as a Supply Drop weapon this season. We’ve hit it a few times in recent patches and we still want it to be a desirable Supply Drop weapon so we’re walking back those nerfs while making it much harder to access.
ALTERNATOR
Reintroducing the Disruptor Rounds which come equipped on a Supply Drop Alternator
Disruptor Rounds – Increase shield damage by 40%
Disruptor Rounds can ONLY be found on Alternators from the Supply Drop
Dev Note
The Alternator joins the Spitfire in the Supply Drop with its old friend the Disruptor Rounds. The shield damage has come down since we last saw Disruptors in Season 2, but it’s still a shield shredding monster. Pack an extra bat.
30-30 REPEATER
Reload speed from stocks is increased.
Dev Note
The 30-30 can slap, but when it’s not slapping it’s probably reloading. We’re buffing the 30-30’s bonus to reload speed from stocks to help alleviate one of the sharper pain points when running this heavy rifle.
EVA-8
Significantly reduced bolt fire-rate scaling for each rarity tier
Base fire-rate remains unchanged
Dev Note
The EVA-8’s speed makes it a forgiving and formidable shotgun to run. It’s pulled ahead of the pack and has been seen as the clear choice for many leaving the Peacekeeper, Mastiff, and Mozambique in the dust. This change should help even the playing field between the shotguns.
ARENAS WEAPON UPDATES
Care package changes apply to arenas: the Prowler and Rampage replace the Alternator and Spitfire in the Arenas shop.
Prowler
Rampage
Base: 450
Base: 500
Lvl 1: 200
Lvl 1: 200
Lvl 2: 300
Lvl 2: 300
Lvl 3: 400
Lvl 3: 350
ARENAS PRICE ADJUSTMENTS
L-STAR
Lvl 1: 100 -> 150
Lvl 2: 200 -> 250
Lvl 3: 300 -> 350
30-30 Repeater
Lvl 1: 200 -> 150
Bocek Bow
Base: 600 -> 500
Charge Rifle
Base: 700 -> 600
Lvl 1: 250 -> 200
Lvl 2: 300 -> 200
Lvl 3: 400 -> 450
EVA-8
Base: 300 -> 350
Mastiff
Base: 400 -> 350
Peacekeeper
Base: 500 -> 350
Fuse
Knuckle Cluster: 75 -> 100
ARENAS ABILITY ADJUSTMENTS
Horizon’s Gravity Lift starting charges reduced from 2 to 1
Mirage’s Psyche Out starting charges reduced from 3 to 2
Bloodhound’s free scans while in Beast of the Hunt reduced from 3 to 2
BUG FIXES
Bloodhound
Fixed an issue where Bloodhound’s tactical failed to highlight the enemy for the Bloodhound player while they used an emote.
Enemy Legends now remain visible when performing Bloodhound’s “Tracking” Standing Emote at a higher elevation.
Trident and Dropship audio should no longer be significantly dampened when Bloodhound is using their Ultimate.
Gibraltar
Corrected an audio issue with Gibraltars Dome Shield failing to make sound.
The “Gentle Giant” skin will no longer obstruct the player’s view when aiming down sight with the 1x Holo Sight attached.
Fixed some instances where the Dome Shield would disappear on placement and not get refunded to the player.
Lifeline
Fixed cases where Lifeline’s VO still says “I’ve got you. Shields up” even when she no longer has a shield.
Fixed an issue preventing players from using Lifeline’s Care Package in Training Mode.
Pathfinder
Pathfinder’s Grapple no longer stays connected when he’s killed while under Revenant’s Death Protection.
Updated Pathfinder “Copper Core” legs so they now match in first-person view.
Fixed an issue where Pathfinder’s Grapple cooldown audio cue replayed rapidly after deploying tactical in gameplay.
Wraith
Wraith should no longer be crushed by closing doors while her tactical is active.
Wraith can no longer use her ultimate while attached to Valkyrie’s ultimate.
Fixed a rare bug which allowed downed players to jump/bunny-hop after entering a Wraith Portal that was placed by a crouching Wraith.
Bangalore
Fixed an issue causing Bangalore’s Smoke Launcher to disappear when moving away from other players with certain Legendary skins equipped.
Caustic
Solved a bug preventing Caustic barrels from making planting audio when they land in water.
Caustic barrels tossed just before death should no longer disappear.
Fixed a visual bug where the Caustic Heirloom pose has a model that disappears after the pose finishes playing during the previewer.
Fixed a bug that allowed Caustic Barrels to be pushed into players, crushing them.
Fuse’s Ultimate “Motherlode” is no longer destroyed if it interacts with Caustic gas.
Wattson’s ult will no longer shoot down friendly Caustic barrels and ults.
Players should no longer get a server error when attempting to purchase Caustic’s heirloom using Heirloom Shards from the “Heirloom” tab.
Mirage
Addressed an issue where Mirage’s invisible revive wouldn’t fully cloak teammates when certain skins were being worn.
Octane
Fixed an exploit that allowed players to wedge an Octane jump pad between a supply bin to make the Trident faster.
Fixed a visual bug where Octane’s goggles moved independently after using his tactical.
Wattson
Removed the beam of light that shoots into the sky every time Wattson places down her fence.
Crypto
Fixed the choppy preview video for Crypto’s “Drone Scan” in the “Finishers” tab.
Arenas: Fixed a bug where Crypto’s Drone could be deployed and recalled infinite times when the user had only one charge available.
Switch Only: Fixed a visual bug where Crypto’s position indicator while in his drone flickered near the top and left edge of the screen.
Switch Only: The UI for Crypto’s tactical charges should no longer overlap with the recharging UI when his drone is destroyed in Arenas.
Fixed a bug that prevented the Drone from being able to detect enemies using Trident.
Revenant
Fixed a visual bug when the Heirloom appears to be floating in third-person when looking up and down inside the Gravity Lift.
Placing a Death Totem too close to the edge of the map should no longer teleport players off the map when returning to the totem.
Emote fix: Added the missing Silence Orb to Revenant’s “Suffering Silence” emote.
Fixed some exploitable hiding spots reachable in Rift using Revenant.
Fixed some cases when Revenant didn’t have horizontal movement animations when holding the heirloom.
Loba
Lots of fixes across all maps to address issues with exploits, hiding spots, and inconsistencies with using Loba’s tactical.
UI Fix: The ammo Count in Loba’s Black Market should now display correctly.
Rampart
Fixed an issue that allowed Rampart’s turret to be placed on Geyser.
Fixed a bug that caused players to run faster after stowing a fully charged, chargeable weapon—this bug also caused the charged indicator in the UI to go away.
Fixed an issue where Rampart’s wall would get stuck in an animation loop when hit by Caustic gas.
Horizon
Addressed some cases where Blackhole/NEWT wouldn’t appear when using Horizon’s Ultimate.
Fixed an issue where a player’s weapon appears horizontally on the back while using a survey beacon.
Fixed some cases causing Horizon Ultimate ability to be cancelled out when placed near a supply bin if the bin was opened during gameplay.
Fixed an issue causing the Trident’s momentum and friction constraints to be modified by interacting with Horizon’s abilities.
Addressed some cases where Horizon’s Ultimate ability active state persists after being destroyed.
Fuse
Addressed some cases where players could lose some functionalities after dropping with Fuse.
Fixed a visual bug that caused part of Fuse’s body to pop up on the screen when toggling throw power after swapping grenades.
Valkyrie
Made a small change to address feedback that Valkyrie’s UI feels noisy when she first drops from the dropship.
Fixed an edge case causing passengers on Valkyrie’s ult with bad ping to be reverted back to the ground in an unusual position.
The Ultimate/Skydive Special UI and targeting will now update with colourblind settings
Teammates should no longer be able to float around while being tethered to Valkyrie’s Ult by breaking the explosive hold.
Fixed an issue where Valkyrie could be pushed into unintended areas by the Trident when using her ultimate ability.
Addressed some cases where Missile Swarm wouldn’t cause damage when hitting a floating enemy Valkyrie in her lower half.
Fixed some cases of the camera clipping through geo and environment while preparing to launch Valkyrie’s Ultimate.
Fix for cases where Missile Swarm fails to track the moving train.
The Kraber target should no longer appear on screen when ADS after using Valkyrie’s passive.
Fixed an issue where players could still activate Valkyrie’s Tactical and Ultimate while under structures without the vertical clearance requirement.
Fixed some cases where teammates could clip through walls and appear on the same side of Valkyrie while tethered to her Ultimate.
Fixed an exploitable spot on Canyonlands where Valkyrie could reach an inaccessible area using her passive.
Hopefully, servers hold up! If any issues arises, we’ll be sure to let our readers know.
Developer id Software has released the DOOM Eternal update 1.19, or also tagged as patch 6.2 this August 3! This preps the game for a new in-game event, as well as for a host of fixes on all platforms.
DOOM Eternal Update 1.19 Patch Notes for August 3 | DOOM Eternal Update 6.2 Patch Notes:
Brace yourself for an experiment going horribly right with the upcoming UAC Tech Revanant Master Collection, rocketing onto the scene 8/5 with our next in-game Event…
Bug Fixes All Platforms
GENERAL
Fixed an issue in which the Undead Droid Revenant or Poison Frog Pain Elemental skin would no longer be equip-able for some users who had unlocked them
CAMPAIGN
Fixed an issue in which the crucible was sometimes not usable against the DOOM Hunter, Kahn Maykr, Icon of Sin and Gladiator
Reduced frequency of issue in which health and armor drops from fallen demons would sometimes impair the Meat Hook, Destroyer Blade or Microwave Mod from functioning correctly. Note – this issue may still occur for some users but to a lesser extent. We appreciate your patience while we investigate the remaining instances of this bug!
Fixed an issue in which the Taras Nabad Master Level Unlock “You Got Stuff” notification on the Main Menu incorrectly displayed as Final Sin
Resolved an issue where the player would get a “No Target” message when attempting to chainsaw a tentacle within range after it attacks
Bug Fixes PC Only
We made great strides in fixing the majority of BFG-related crashes thanks to community-submitted crash logs
Note: For any PC users still experiencing BFG-related crashes, please find instructions on how to submit crash log dumps here
Bug Fixes PlayStation 5 Only
Fixed rare crash caused by bad UI state
That’s about it for this patch. Don’t forget, the event starts this August 5, and not today, and the data released now is for the event.
It’s Tuesday, and that means another heaping of activities are live for players to complete in Destiny 2 is now live! The new Destiny 2 weekly reset August 3, 2021 refresh of activities is now live, with details listed below, along with the Eververse rotation of items for sale.
Champions: Overload: This mode contains Overload Champions, which cannot be stopped without an Overload mod.
Champions: Barrier: This mode contains Barrier Champions, which cannot be stopped without an Anti-Barrier mod.
Champions: Fallen: This mode contains both Barrier and Overload Champions, which cannot be stopped without an Anti-Barrier or Overload mod, respectively.
Hero Modifiers: Extra Shields
Belmon’s Algorithm: Incoming Void and aerial damage increased.
Nightfall: Legend
All previous modifiers
Equipment Locked: You will not be able to change your equipment after this activity starts.
Match Game: Enemy shields are highly resistant to all unmatched elemental damage.
Legend Modifiers: Locked Loadout & Match Game & Extra Shields
Nightfall: Master
All previous modifiers
Famine: All ammunition drops are significantly reduced.
Master Modifiers: Champions: Mob & Locked Loadout & Match Game & Extra Shields
Champions: Mob: This mode contains additional Champions.
Rewards:
Powerful (Tier 1) reward: Get 3 points by completing runs. Higher difficulties grant more points.
Pinnacle reward: Get a score of 100k. Since modifiers are fixed, this requires a high difficulty run.
Weekly Crucible Rotator: Mayhem
Fight for Valor by defeating opponents. Abilities and Supers regenerate faster. Heavy ammo spawns more frequently.
Vanguard Burn: Arc Singe
The other modifieres rotate daily, check out the Daily Reset Thread for them!
Europa
Eclipsed Zone: Asterion Abyss
Empire Hunt: The Warrior: Defeat Eramis’s military commander, Phylaks, the Warrior.
Exo Challenge: Simulation: Agility: Simulated Skill-Set Training: Test your dexterity as you move against the Vex.
Legacy Activities
Moon:
Wandering Nightmare: Nightmare of Xortal, Sworn of Crota (Sorrow’s Harbor)
Trove Guardian is in Anchor of Light
Dreaming City: Growing Curse
Petra is at Divalian Mists.
Weekly Mission: The Oracle Engine – The Taken threaten to take control of an irreplaceable Awoken communications device.
Ascendant Challenge: Shattered Ruins, Spine of Keres
Equip this ornament on any eligible Legendary armor item to change its appearance. Once you get a universal ornament, it’s unlocked for all characters of the relevant class on your account.
Looks like it’s going to be an exciting weekend for Far Cry players itching to play the current installment for free, as a Far Cry 5 free weekend has been announced by Ubisoft, and is available for PC and consoles from August 5 to 9!
As the event helps to promote avail the full game at a discounted price, here’s the details on when the free weekend happens for each platform and service via press release.
Players can access the Free Weekend during the following times per platform:
PC via Ubisoft Store: August 5 at 6 a.m. PDT
PC via Epic Games Store: August 5 at10 a.m. PDT
PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4: August 5 at 12:01 a.m. PDT
Xbox Series X | S, Xbox One: August 5 at 12:01 a.m. PDT
Stadia: August 5 at 10 a.m. PDT
If players are satisfied with their Far Cry 5 experience, here’s the details on the discounted rates for the game and its season pass.
PC via Ubisoft Store, Stadia and Steam: 85 percent off of the Standard Edition, 80 percent off of the Gold Edition and 70 percent off of the Season Pass
PC via Epic Games Store: 80 percent off of the Standard and Gold Editions and 75 percent off of the Season Pass
PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4: 80 percent off of the Standard Edition, 75 percent off of the Gold Edition and 50 percent off of the Season Pass
Xbox Series X | S and Xbox One: 85 percent off of the Standard Edition, 80 percent off of the Gold Edition and 50% off of the Season Pas
About Far Cry 5
Far Cry 5, developed by Ubisoft Montreal in collaboration with Associate Ubisoft studios, Toronto, Kiev, Shanghai, Reflections, Bucharest and Pune, is a first-person shooter set in a completely open world. Players will have the freedom of choice, wrapped in an immersive story with memorable characters, where they can experience Far Cry Moments: unpredictable and unforgettable moments in the game – like getting attacked by a bear while quietly fishing or being rescued by Boomer at just the right time. Players can play any way they want, including recruiting Guns for Hire, Fangs for Hire and a Friend for Hire, which allows players to play the entire game in co-op, a franchise first.
If you’re a Far Cry 5 and missed out on the latest patch, here’s the details on update 1,16 for the game here.
Bugbear has released the Wreckfest update 2.12 August 3 patch, and this brings the Carmageddon crossover tournament! Racers can expect a new tournament, new Carmageddon tracks, and a new reward car in the Eagle-R! There’s also a few gameplay-related fixes included too! On PS5, this shows up as Wreckfest update 1.012, while it’ll appear on Xbox as update 2.01.2!
Added two new environments from Carmageddon: Bleak City and Devil’s Canyon.
Both new environments feature a race track and a free roam environment best suitable for deathmatches, and additionally Bleak City also has a reverse race layout as well as a dedicated demolition arena.Server admins note: the internal designation for the tracks are as follows:
Code:
Bleak City Race Track: crm01_1
Bleak City Race Track Reverse: crm01_5
Bleak City Demolition Arena: crm01_3
Bleak City Free Roam: crm01_2
Devil's Canyon Race Track: crm02_1
Devil's Canyon Free Roam: crm02_2
TOURNAMENT
New tournament season: Carmageddon.
New tournament reward car: Eagle-R.
SYSTEM
(XBSX) Improved framerate for more stable 60 fps.
(PC) Improved reliability of save data handling.
(PC) Game no longer crashes to fatal error whenever save data is corrupted.
MULTIPLAYER
(PS4) Creating a public lobby now works properly.
(PC) Steam networking asserts are no longer displayed in the server console.
KNOWN ISSUES
(PC) Performance issues in multiplayer.
(PC) Dedicated server currently suffers from a severe memory leak, most likely causing the server to crash eventually.
(PC) Hosting in-game does not currently work (neither Internet or LAN), please use the dedicated server in the meantime.
(PC) In-game ping currently displays ~30 ms too much, meaning that your actual ping is ~30 ms less.
Following yesterday’s announcement that the Battlefield short film titled “Exodus” will air next week, EA has released the “Journey of the No-Pats” Part 1, where fictional journalist Kayvan Bechir dives into the locations found in Battlefield 2042!
JOURNEY OF THE NO-PATS
Discover the locations of Battlefield 2042 through the eyes of the No-Pats.
“I thought I was an objective journalist, seeking to find out if No-Pats were the villains the world made them out to be. Little did I know that the answer would take me around the globe to places now engulfed by war. I set out to report their story, but it has become my own. This is our journey.”
KAYVAN BECHIR
No-Pat Signal Corps
For this first part, we go into Doha, Qatar! Players can read all about and fiddle around with an interactive map, where new screenshots have also been released.
Part 2 is released tomorrow and it’s titled “The Magic Act.” It seems we’ll be getting one everyday until the August 12 air date, and each one will focus on a specific Battlefield 2042 map.
Rockstar Games has rolled out the Red Dead Online weekly update August 3, 2021 reset ! Same as before, the complete discounts and recap are listed below for an easy read.
Red Dead Online Weekly Update August 3 Reset:
New Discounts: 40% off all Melee Weapons, the Bow & Improved Bow, and all Hats, plus 30% off all Role Weapon Variants, Turkoman Horses and all Shotguns
Nominated Series Bonus: Players that complete three matches as part of the Nominated Series will earn an Offer for 40% off a Non-Role Multi Horse of their choice
Bonuses for Quick Draw Club No. 1 Owners: An Offer for 50% off a select Established or Distinguished Role Item and Rewards for a free select Shirt and Coat, plus a Reward for the Halloween Pass 2 for free will be earned by players who purchase all four installments of The Quick Draw Club
Prime Gaming Benefits: Players that connect to Prime Gaming before August 30 will receive a Reward for a free Hat up to Rank 15, plus separate Offers for 50% off the Rolling Block Rifle and 30% off select Camp Equipment at Wilderness Outfitters
New Opportunity Mission: A precious yellow diamond, the Il Sovrano, is currently stationed at Rhodes with additional Rewards available: A free Weapon Component for completing its mission, plus those who capture it on Ruthless difficulty will unlock the Duplessis Top Hat for purchase from Madam Nazar
New Three-Part Crime Contract: The Saloons Contract will have players engaging in a shakedown of Saint Denis watering holes – and some owners will require more force than others to comply
Discounts Stables across the states are offering 30% off all Turkoman Horses. Those looking to take up arms can knock 30% off the cost of all Shotguns and all Role Weapon Variants, as well as 40% off all Melee Weapons, the Bow, and Improved Bow. Tailors are offering a temporary 40% markdown on all Hats.
The Call ot Arms mod is coming next week on August 10, and once it’s up, we’ll be sure to let our readers know.
In other Red Dead news, Take-Two announced that Red Dead Redemption 2 has sold over 38 million units to date since it launched.
Rebellion has released the Zombie Army 4 update 1.38 that brings players back to hell! This adds Left 4 Dead characters for free, and adds new content for Season Pass 3 owners! Head on below to see the trailer, and the new content included in today’s title update.
Zombie Army 4 Update 1.38 Patch Notes | Zombie Army 4 Update Today August 3:
Alpha Squad has just been handed its latest mission and this time they have to ‘Return to Hell’ in the latest campaign mission released to Zombie Army 4: Dead War players who own the Season Pass 3 or as standalone DLC. There is also another set of iconic characters from Valve’s seminal Left 4 Dead 2 joining the fight against the horde as Coach, Ellis, Nick and Rochelle are all now playable in Zombie Army 4, as free DLC for all players.
The finale of the Season 3 storyline, Return to Hell thrusts our intrepid squad back into the underworld but this time it is a haunted manifestation of Schweiger’s mind which they must survive in order to free him from Baron Umbra.
As well as the thrilling new campaign mission, the latest DLC drop for Season Pass 3 holders (also available as a standalone purchase) includes:
Horror Headgear Pack
Flare Gun Weapon Bundle
Van Helsing Weapon Skins
Horror Charm Pack 2
Full Patch Notes:
Return to Hell (DLC9)
1x Achievement/Trophy
1x Campaign Mission
Left 4 Dead Character Pack 2 (Free DLC):
This Bundle contains the following 4 left 4 dead characters:
Bethesda has released the Fallout 76 update 1.54 August 3 patch, and this brings the game to dev version 1.5.5.8! There’s a TON of bug fixes included in this title update ranging from graphics, quests, items and more. Check out the official patch notes and file sizes for each platform version below.
Media Molecule has released the Dreams update 2.31 title update, and this is for minor bug fixes only! That’s about it, but for more on what’s happening to the game and the new creations, head on below.
Dreams Update 2.31 Patch Notes:
Here’s the official patch notes (note?) from Media Molecule:
Minor bug fixes.
However, outside of the patch, DreamCom21 has brought in a bunch of new creations that we feel should be featured as well! Check out some of the stuff Media Molecule has picked to be spotlighted:
I still find it crazy how powerful this tool/engine/platform is. For someone like me, with zero game dev experience, to be able to bring an idea/concept to play is like magic.
In case you’re curious, the Dreams update 2.30 patch also brought in minor bug fixes and nothing else. We’re on the lookout for any changes made with today’s update, and if we spot any, we’ll let our readers know about it. Likewise, if you spot any gameplay-related changes or tech fixes, let us know what you see down in the comments belows!
Double Eleven has released the Rust update 1.04 today on consoles, and this brings a host of fixes for crashes, bugs, and even Quality of Life (QoL) improvements! Check out the full patch notes for the Rust update today, August 3.
Plugging/unplugging headset and microphone will no longer cause Xbox players to crash.
Fixed multiple UI crashes.
Fixed multiple crashes that happen when loading the game.
Fixed a crash that could occur with a flame thrower
Bug Fixes:
Fixed the Launch Site window exploit. Players will no longer be able to use it in order to access the Launch Site monument.
Fixed the bug allowing players to build too close to safe zones.
Fixed the profanity filter from being overly sensitive in blocking a player’s reason for reporting another player.
Fixed the issue preventing players from planting pumpkins and corn in the planter.
Fixed the chairs causing some of the players to rubber band.
Fixed the glitch causing players to go invisible when sitting in the chairs in the Bandit Camp.
Fixed the “Internet connection not detected, please reconnect to a stable network and try again.” error message.
Quality of life and performance improvements:
Players can now pick up the work bench when equipped with a hammer.
Increased planting distance between plants (pumpkins/corn) to be more inline with the PC distances. This will reduce server lag and should improve performance.
Disable planting near monuments.
Reduced number of seeds from pumpkins and corn.
Fix Xbox controllers not being reacquired again after disconnecting.
Fixed an issue causing the player list to be invisible.
Sleeping players will now be killed inside safe zones, or directly outside of the compound.
Fixed the Xbox percentages for achievements.
Updated Xbox invite system to work properly.
Graphics and UI:
Fixed the issue causing players to not see the player model once they open the inventory.
Updated Icons for Bandages, Large Medkit and Medical Syringe. Also updated the material for Bandages to match.
That’s about it for this patch. Head on here for more Rust-related stories on the site.
Epic Games has released the Fortnite update 3.25 patch today, and this is what the studio calls the v17.30 title update, and this brings new fixes, and of course, new content that can be datamined to feature what’s coming this week and beyond.
Same as with other planned Fortnite patches, today’s title update was released during server maintenance.
The official Fortnite Trello board has not been updated yet, and it will in a bit, and once it does, we’ll be updating this post with the listed fixes for each mode.
General:
Xbox players may be unable to re-subscribe to Fortnite Crew.
Update
We’ve added some in-menu options for Xbox players who encounter an error message when trying to re-subscribe to Fortnite Crew. This includes suggestions on what may be required to re-subscribe successfully.
Description
Xbox players may be unable to re-subscribe to the Fortnite Crew due to any outstanding balances on the account. The UI may catch players in a loop and will need to be resolved via Xbox’s account management website.
Some Wraps do not display properly on the Show Your Style Set.
Description
Some Wraps with Reactive or Animated elements may not display properly on the Show Your Style set. We have fixes coming for all currently known issues in future builds and will continue monitoring as new reports arise.
Radio not playing in vehicles.
Description
The radio inside vehicles may not play.
Unable to perform Last Forever Emote.
Update
Though previously marked as “Fixed in Live,” we’re aware that players may still be unable to perform the Last Forever Emote. We are working to address this.
Description
Players may be unable to perform the Last Forever Emote after selecting it.
Battle Royale:
Vehicles driving erratically, caused by player in control being in Prop state.
Update
With the release of v17.30, vehicles can no longer be interacted with if the player is in a Prop state.
Description
Vehicles can drive erratically, caused by the player in control being in a Prop state.
Workaround
Cancel the Prop disguise before driving a vehicle.
Cosmic Chest timers may remain on screen if a Bounty is poached.
Description
Players may continue to see the Cosmic Chest timer at 0:00 if they have an active Bounty that is poached by an enemy player while they are opening the chest.
Creative:
Vehicle memory too high.
Description
We’re investigating an issue that is causing vehicles in Creative mode to use more memory than intended.
Platform
All
ATKs bounce and jitter unexpectedly when starting to drive.
Description
We’re investigating an issue that is causing ATKs to bounce when driving.
Platforms
All
Vehicle explosion not properly triggered with “Destroyed with Transmit” on.
Description
A vehicle’s explosion is not properly triggered when ‘Is Destroyed with Transmit’ is set to ON.
Platforms
All
Grass with Epic settings
Description
Grass on Epic settings does not display properly and has dark shadows
Platforms
All
Players do not bounce if they land in the center of Crash Pads
Description
We’re investigating an issue that is causing players to not bounce if fthey land in the center of a crash pad.
Workaround
Landing on the sides of the crash pad will bounce the player.
Platforms
All
Latency issues on XL Islands.
Description
We’re investigating an issue in Creative Mode that is causing players to experience latency issues when building on an XL Island.
Platforms
All
Mobile:
White Rectangle appears on Rift Tour tab.
Description
We’re investigating an issue that is causing a white rectangle to appear on the Rift Tour tab.
Workaround
Players can enter any game mode and upon completion the white rectangle will no longer appear on the Rift Tour tab,
Note: This workaround will need to be performed each time the game is launched.
Platforms
Android/Switch
Fortnite v17.30 Datamined Content:
Expect datamined content from reliable miners to be added here throghout the day as more data from the patch is parsed. We’ll post an “update” in the article once it’s completed to let people know that it’s done.
New set has been added called "Task Force X", we might see MORE Suicide Squad skins after Bloodsport 👀🔥
– progressive crew legacy – Outfit lights up and changes colors in response to music! – Over 4,000 unique style combinations! – GUFFIE STUFFIE reacts happily or angrily to your gameplay!
New Shockwave Launcher similar to kit's is in the works, but with different values:
– Rarity changed from Mythic to Legendary – Fire rate changed from 1 to 0.75 (slower) – Reload Time from 2.5s to 2.7s – Clip Size from 6 to 4 pic.twitter.com/3r7z9Ct71V
Get ready for some more shark filled fun and action coming your way later this month, as Maneater: Truth Quest DLC launches this August 31 — adding some more adventure and conspiracy theories to flesh out after the conclusion of the main story!
Check out the intel drop video courtesy of the folks at Tripwire Interactive.
Additionally, the new DLC takes players to a brand new island location called Port Clovis — and includes some new content which can be experienced for free via a free pilot episode consisting of 10-15 minutes of gameplay that will allow players to test the waters.
Here’s the details on the upcoming DLC and what the new features are via press release.
New features and content include:
New Evolutions
New Evolution Set
Maximum level cap increased to 40
Five new organ evolutions with one additional organ slot unlocked at level 35 (requires DLC ownership)
New Wildlife
New “Uber” Apex Predator
New evolved hunt creatures
New Military Forces for Bounty Hunter System
Military land forces will launch attacks from beaches and fortifications
Helicopters will hunt by air
Five new Bounty Bosses
New weapons and vehicles for military Bounty Hunters
New Objective Types
Failure to Communicate: Tail-whip objects to destroy the target objective
Time Trial: Swim through the rings before time runs out!
Speaking of Tripwire Interactive, they’ve developed several other games such as Killing Floor — which you can read updates and patch notes via our archives here.
Maneater is available to play for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC.
Prepare to rage the seas with a brand new addition to the SMITE universe, as the Greek goddess Charybdis emerges as a playable character in the brand new SMITE cinematic trailer!
See for yourselves what power this daughter of Poseidon holds in the new trailer from Hi-Rez Studios and Titan Forge Games!
Additionally, here’s a little description of Charybdis and her background via press release!
Seafarers, beware! This August, the Greek girl monster Charybdis will become the new playable Goddess of SMITE – a Hunter.
Charybdis controls a nightmarish outgrowth—The Maw—and can disappear into whirlpools. Just like her father Poseidon, she taps into the Tide to gain power.
As Charybdis reunites with Scylla, her sister in spirit, the two of them will give all too tangible meaning to the old saying ‘caught between a rock and a hard place’…
Charybdis will be joining the line-up at the height of the Stranger Things x SMITE crossover, and you’ll be able to start playing her this month as Season 8 of the game rages on!
If you missed the July 13 patch notes on SMITE, check out the details on update 11.87 here.
SMITE is available to play on PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC, and Mac!
Looks like Take-Two Interactive is prepping its fanbase with an exciting announcement to come for one of their labels, as 2K Games is set to announce a new franchise later this month — bringing a new IP to their growing library of games.
As part of Take-Two’s latest quarterly financial report, the company just announced its first quarter results which includes sales on Grand Theft Auto 5 and Red Dead Redemption 2 — and also teased that they were prepared to make an announcement for their 2K label, but it wasn’t quite clear what that game was. Other signs may point to one of their delayed titles — but nothing is concrete until an official announcement is made by the company.
Sales for Take-Two have dipped compared to the first quarter of the pandemic, but the publisher has stated that it wasn’t as bad as they were expecting — with GTA 5, GTA Online, RDR 2, Red Dead Online, and Borderlands helping drive their sales figures up. In fact, GTA 5 sold 150 million units since launch and RDR 2 sold 38 million — which we reported and you can read about in detail here.
At the moment, Take-Two is holding strong with their properties and have an extensive library of games under their labels such as Rockstar Games and 2K Games. You can check out their catalog at their official website here.
It’s no secret that vide game closed alphas and betas are usually accompanied by NDAs (non-disclosure agreements) and other confidentiality agreements that are set in place to prevent people participating from leaking info and whatnot that the company doesn’t want to be made public. It seems that for the XDefiant closed test, Ubisoft is a lot stricter than usual, as it even wants to make sure no one can see through your windows!
In the long NDA agreement that was sent to MP1st, one part there particularly stands out, and it’s this one pertaining to windows and curtains:
· If I participate to the Test in a room with a window, I keep the curtains closed;
Talk about being very specific! Another part of it also mentions that testers cannot invite anyone (including family members) to sessions.
· I participate to the Test alone: I will not invite anyone (including family members) to my session;
Of course, that latter one isn’t that surprising since most NDAs don’t want any outsider getting access to the game, as they can film it, write about it or take a screenshot, which would cause headaches for the publisher.
XDefiant is a free-to-play 6v6 shooter with no firm release date just yet, and you can watch gameplay of it right here.
For those who aren’t part of the closed test, Ubisoft has mentioned that more tests will be rolled out throughout the year.
Looks like a couple of gamers looking for a quick buck by illegally exploiting some popular games are in trouble with the law, as Destiny 2 and Rainbow Six Siege cheater makers are being sued by Bungie and Ubisoft and are being taken to court as a result!
A lawsuit was filed on July 23 by both Bungie and Ubisoft against an online business ventured called Ring-1 — run by individuals who have deliberately created game changing exploits for Destiny 2 and Rainbox Six Siege and are selling them online to players of those two games.
The lawsuit also specifies the method the hackers used to break through and create the hacks for the games and sell them to potential clients — which you can read a portion of below.
Through the Ring-1 Website, hundreds of message board “forums,” and other related websites and social media accounts, Defendants and those working in concert with them sell a suite of software cheats, including cheats designed to be used with Destiny 2 (the “Destiny 2 Cheats”) and R6S (the “R6S Cheats”) (collectively, the “Cheating Software”). The Cheating Software enables players to manipulate the Games to their personal advantage, such as by automatically aiming weapons, revealing locations of opponents, and allowing players to see information that otherwise would be obscured.
Cheating may be easy but it definitely will lead to consequences — and that’s definitely what happened to these hackers. We also reported a similar hack that happened with Call of Duty: Warzone which was quickly silenced by Activision, and you can read about that here,
If you’re looking forward to the next Rockstar Games epic, and wondering why parent company Take-Two Interactive isn’t putting the squeeze on the studio to churn the next Grand Theft Auto or Red Dead Redemption right away, it’s because they don’t have to!
In today’s Take-Two financial earnings call, the publisher announced that Grand Theft Auto V (GTA5) has now sold over 150 million units since it launched back in 2013! As for its more recent brother Red Dead Redemption 2, the game has sold over 38 million units since its launch back in 2018!
In total, the Grand Theft Auto franchise has sold over 350 million units, which is an insane number especially considering how there’s not a sequel for it churned out every year unlike other franchises.
While we’re waiting for Grand Theft Auto 6, and Red Dead Redemption 3, both games’ online components — GTA Online, and Red Dead Online — are getting a lot of post-launch support, so don’t expect these two sequels to be out anytime soon.
Prepare for a dose of pop hits as a multi-platinum winning artist graces the scene! Fortnite Rift Tour teases the arrival of music star Ariana Grande in the game this August 6 to 8!
Here’s the pretty short yet sweet teaser trailer showing this Grammy winning musician in the Fortnite realm!
Here’s the overview of what to expect in this limited venture of the Rift Tour via press release.
Building on and incorporating other celebrated Fortnite moments, the Rift Tour will begin with experiences that pair popular tracks with moments based on elements from the game. Players will be able to travel side by side with their friends on a journey to magical new realities where Fortnite and Ariana collide.
As one of the most popular Pop and RnB singers today, Ariana Grande’s partnership with Fortnite will definitely add even more cred and popularity to the massively popular battle-royale game. If you’re an active player and participant in events, be sure to keep an eye out on this event promotion for the Rift Tour between August 6 to 8!
Speaking of Fortnite, update 3.24 for the game went up a few days ago and you can read the patch notes and details about it here.
