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Fortnite Update v1.8.1 Now Out, Brings Increased Quest Drops, Tweaks for Battle Royale and More

  by   Alex Co  
November 2, 2017 4:54 am in News

As expected due to the sudden but announced Fortnite server outage, Fortnite update 1.8.1 is here! It’s called Fortnite update 1.27 on PS4, and is at 1.3GB. Fortunately, it’s not only Fortnite Battle Royale that’s getting tweaked, but Save the World, too.

There are voice chat improvements. quest drop increased drop rates (yay!) and more. Enough chatter from me dig in through the Fortnite patch notes below.

Voice Chat Improvements
Take control over your communication with the option to mute individual players, located in the “Audio” tab of the settings screen.

Quest Drops
There are times when you may feel like you are the unluckiest player in Fortnite as you just can’t get that last quest item. Well, it’s your lucky day … we’ve increased quest item drop rates.

GENERAL

  • Added the option to uncap framerate on PS4 and PS4 Pro. 
    • This option is in the ”Game” tab of the options menu.  When checked, this option will allow intermediate framerates. 
    • WARNING: This will maximize framerate but lead to inconsistent performance and higher input lag.
  • Fixed several localization issues.

BATTLE ROYALE

GAMEPLAY

  • Slurp Juice can now spawn as Floor Loot in addition to in chests.
  • Fixed an issue that allowed players to consume Slurp Juice while running.
  • Fixed the effect of Slurp Juice persisting from the pre-game phase to the Battle Bus phase.
  • Fixed an issue which caused other players’ gliders to appear sideways.
  • Supply Drop balloons now take damage when shot from below.
  • Fixed an issue which caused revives to be interrupted if another DBNO player is near.
  • Adjusted the camera while holding the Pumpkin Rocket Launcher.
    • The camera angle previously interfered with players’ crosshairs.
  • Improved stability of the matchmaking system.

PERFORMANCE

  • Improved point light shadow rendering performance on consoles and PC.
    • This was particularly noticeable in Greasy Grove on Xbox One.
  • Various optimizations to player character animation for improved performance.
  • Fixed various hitches during gameplay due to assets being synchronously loaded at runtime.
  • Fixed server network lag occurring if a player attempted to rejoin a match after timing out or being kicked.

UI

  • Team members are listed next to the options menu. 
    • This screen shows the number of players each team member has eliminated so far.
    • You can also select specific team members and toggle voice chat muting on either PC or PlayStation 4. 
    • Xbox One players can mute team members from their profile.
  • Added confirmation prompt when equipping items in the Locker.
  • Changes made to sensitivity sliders will properly revert if the “Apply” button is not used before closing the menu.
  • Changed the description for V-Bucks to indicate that they can be used in both Save the World and Battle Royale stores.
    • “This in-game currency can be spent in both the Battle Royale PvP mode and the Save the World PvE campaign. In Battle Royale you can purchase new customization items for your Hero, glider, or pickaxe. In Save the World you can purchase Llama Pinata card packs that contain weapon, trap and gadget schematics as well as new Heroes and more. Note: Items do not transfer between Battle Royale mode and Save the World campaign.”
  • Fixed a visual issue with the crown icon over the party leader.
  • Fixed the consumable timer getting stuck on screen after transitioning from pre-game to the Battle Bus phase.
  • Fixed the Leaderboards and Stats page which showed an incorrect time until refresh if the system’s clock was changed.
  • Fixed consumable items being displayed as “Ranged Weapons” in their tooltip.
  • Fixed an issue causing text on the Item Shop screen to be cut off.
  • Fixed an issue which caused controller button icons to be pushed off screen on the Leaderboard page in the Italian language.
  • Fixed text that didn’t fit on the Stats page in the Polish language.

WORLD

  • Fixed a gap in geometry that allowed players to get below the terrain.
  • Minor environmental bug fixes 
    • Examples: Floating Trees, small seams in terrain.

CONTROLLER

  • “Crouch” and “Repair” are no longer the same input on the “Combat Pro” config.
    • Click R-Stick to crouch.
    • Click and hold R-Stick to repair.

AUDIO

  • Enabling voice chat while in a match now adds the player to the voice channel.
  • Fixed an issue which canceled music if players used the dance emote. 
    • Now it also reduces the volume of other music while yours is playing.

DAILY CHALLENGES

  • Some challenges were rebalanced. 
    • Play Matches
      • Increased from 3 to 5
    • Shotgun Eliminations
      • Decreased from 5 to 4
    • Pistol Eliminations
      • Decreased from 5 to 3
    • SMG Eliminations
      • Decreased from 5 to 2
    • Sniper Eliminations
      • Decreased from 5 to 1
    • Existing progress on rebalanced challenges was reset.
  • The “Eliminate Squad Players” challenge was renamed to “Eliminate opponents in squad mode” to clarify how the challenge should be completed.

COSMETICS

  • Hair will no longer clip through the “Recon Expert” outfit while moving.
  • Hair will no longer clip through the “Skull Trooper” outfit while moving.
  • Improved lighting for certain characters in the matchmaking lobby.

SAVE THE WORLD

GAMEPLAY

  • Fixed “Taker’s” basic melee attack.
    • Now performs one strike instead of two. 
    • Swoop damage has been increased from 162 to 250.
  • Fixed an issue which caused Crystal Scavenger weapons to have the incorrect max durability.

HEROES

  • The Soldier’s Shockwave ability has been rebalanced as we felt it was a bit underwhelming.
    • Base damage increased from 30 to 75.
    • Impact damage decreased from 1895 to 1695.
  • Fixed an issue which gave all Constructors the Machinist Harper’s Trap Durability perk.
  • Fixed an issue which caused the Trailblaster A.C. Outlander’s hair to clip through his hat.

MISSIONS

  • Improved the frequency of quest item drops to avoid frustrating unlucky streaks.

ONLINE

  • The matchmaking region id is now visible below the matchmaking button for better visibility.
  • The Party Finder menu on PS4 will now only update upon when the window is opened and will only update once per minute.
  • Fixed issue where region selection may not be properly reflected when backing out from the settings screen.

UI

  • Added a durability category for “Falling Trap” tooltip stats. 
    • Now players will know how many uses the trap has left.
  • Fixed the description of the Keep Out! Perk.
    • Keep Out! Frag Grenade explosions leave a residual energy field, doing 25% of the initial grenade blast damage every 1 second, over 10 seconds.
  • Fixed an issue which caused the Helicopter slot 2 unlock to become available before the Helicopter unlock.
    • This change was previously noted in the v.1.8 patch notes, but the fix ended up getting pushed back to v.1.8.1
    • The Helicopter node in Research Tree 2 was swapped with the Hang Glider node in Research Tree 4.
    • This fix may cause some players to have parts of their research skill tree reset and refunded. 
    • No progress will be lost but players will need to rebuy their skills again with their refunded points.

AUDIO

  • Fixed an issue which prevented audio from playing for the Halloween intro on Xbox One.

GENERAL

  • Fixed an issue which prevented the Victory cinematic from playing after a mission.
  • Fixed several client crashes.
  • Fixed a rare dedicated server crash that could occur while loading into a Storm Shield.

If this latest Fortnite update breaks the game accidentally like before, we’ll be sure to provide an update about it.

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Fortnite Down for Incoming Patch, No ETA for Return (Update)

  by   Alex Co  
4:37 am in News

Update:

Servers are back up, though some might experience a queue when connecting.

Game on, people!

Original Story:

If you can’t log on to Fortnite servers right now, it’s due to Fortnite down time being implemented by Epic Games for the patch 1.8 that’s set to roll out today. This was revealed by the official Fortnite Twitter just now.

If you can’t see the tweet, it reads, “Fortnite servers are offline as we update to version 1.8.1. No ETA available for their return, but we will update you as soon as possible.” Yep, no ETA for now, which means we’ll update this post when Fortnite servers are back online whatever time that is within the day.

Hopefully, this update won’t accidentally break the game which happened with the last title update that necessitated a few patches to be pumped out in succession to fix it.

Once the Fortnite servers are back up, we’ll be sure to update the story. Ditto when the patch rolls in.

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NBA 2K18 Patch #5 Dribbles Out on PS4, Full Patch Notes Listed

  by   Alex Co  
3:53 am in News

Visual Concepts has once again released another hefty NBA 2K18 patch (#5) that’s out now on the PlayStation 4, with the Xbox One, PC and Nintendo Switch versions getting theirs “soon.”

Clocking in at over 5GB, the NBA 2K18 update, some of the big changes include a native 4K resolution at 60 frames-per-second support for the Xbox One X version, player action photos being updated to include players in their new unis and more.

Check out the complete NBA 2K18 patch notes below.

General

– Native 4K resolution at 60fps support added for the launch of the new Xbox One X console.
– Player action photos have been updated to include the players in their new uniforms.
– Custom created shoes are now a much higher resolution when viewed on players in-game.
– Authenticity improvements to Clippers, Spurs, and Magic 2017-18 uniforms.
– Authenticity improvements have been made to the ’07-’08 New Orleans Hornets uniforms.
– Fixed an issue on XB1 where GameDVR was not working for some users.
– Improvements to the audio ‘pops’ reported by Switch users.
– Fixed an issue on the Switch where armpit hair was showing as white/grey on players that have it.
– Addressed an issue in Play Now Online where the incorrect trophy was unlocking when advancing tiers.

Gameplay

– Fixed an issue where the Coach’s Clipboard would show the incorrect matchup for an opponent.
– Fixed an issue that allowed players to break out of a dunk and re-jump into another dunk after performing a drop step move.
– Adjusted shooting foul frequency, especially for well positioned and high rated blockers.
– Fixed several layups that would tend to hit the bottom of the backboard when performed by tall players
– Fixed an issue with the shot clock on the broadcast scoreboard where there would still be a very small amount of time after it reached 0.
– All of the player icons should now be visible when reviewing the 3-2 Zone defensive set during a timeout.

MyCAREER

– The user’s suggested lineup will no longer revert after reaching a 90 overall and setting it in the My Minutes menu.
– Fixed an issue where the VC balance shown at the end of NBA games wasn’t displaying the correct value (though you were actually credited with the correct amount to your account).
– Fixed a hang that would occur when attempting to leave the MyCOURT closet with a custom-created shirt equipped.
– Addressed an issue where the user was unable to equip the skateboard onto their MyPLAYER.
– Addressed an issue where the user was unable to equip custom-created shoes onto their MyPLAYER.
– The MyPLAYER’s headband will now properly colorize along with his teammates.
– Fixed a case where the user would be unable to enter a Team Practice when they had previously decided to switch to a different shoe company after shooting their shoe commercial.
– Fixed a rare hang where the game would fail to advance at the conclusion of the 3PT contest during All-Star Weekend.
– The MyPLAYER’s headphones should no longer unequip unexpectedly when performing various actions in the Neighborhood.
– The MyPLAYER’s accessories will no longer be seen unequipped during postgame interviews following played NBA games.
– Fixed an issue where an incorrect Defensive FG% of 0.0% would occasionally be shown during halftime, causing your head coach to give inaccurate advice.
– Addressed a case where the game could hang after the opposing team wins the Conference Championship in MyCAREER.
– Fixed a number of issues surrounding the starting and ending of MyCOURT games involving other human users.

The Neighborhood

– Corrected an issue where Bryan stopped texting the user regarding the picking up of earned endorsement checks.
– Users of the Switch version of the game can now join other friends in the Neighborhood by using the Friends app on your in-game telephone.
– Improvements to the T-Shirt Voting interface as well as the T-Shirt Purchasing interface.
– Fixed a bug where some users weren’t able to complete the Gatorade endorsement after winning 5 games on the Playground.
– Fixed an issue where thumbnails would fail to appear if the user moves between the T-Shirt Store and T-Shirt Voting pages too quickly.
– Fixed an issue where the 2K Cam would fail to flip in Playground games when previously playing a King of the Court game.
– Stability and performance improvements to the Dew NBA 3X event.
– Addressed an issue where the timer wouldn’t always count down as expected during the Dew NBA 3X event.
– Lineup improvements during Ruffles 4-Pointer Challenge games to ensure that similar positions guard each other where possible.
– Fix a case where some users were unable to join a friend’s Playground due to their name being flagged as inappropriate.

Pro-Am

– A number of improvements to the Pro-Am Walk-On/Team experience.
– The correct VC earnings and balance will now be shown at the end of Pro-Am games.
– Teams can now wear alternate jerseys in Pro-Am Team when they reach the Elite status.
– Users who foul out in Pro-Am games are now able to spectate the remainder of the game.
– Fixed an issue where users who had their commentary language set to Spanish were experiencing problems playing in Pro-Am games.
– The end of game stats overlay will now appear with the correct stats for users who foul out of a Pro-Am Team game.
– The 2K Card will now show the correct Pro-Am Walk-On stats.

MyTEAM

– Fixed an issue where players were being removed from online MyTEAM games for committing too many fouls when they had only committed a small handful.
– Users can now apply any brand of shoes to historic players.
– Setting up your lineups is now easier as player positions are now shown in the Edit Lineup interface.
– The Total Points tally at the end of a MyTEAM game will now always display the correct amount.
– Shoe boosts and added badges will no longer be incorrectly applied while in Pack and Playoffs.

MyGM/MyLEAGUE

– Fixed an issue that caused premiere players to wait until the end of free agency before signing a near-minimum level contract.
– Tuned the quality of draft classes at the default level to bring down some of the higher end prospects being generated. Ongoing work is taking place to improve this further and better balance the classes as a whole.
– A number of improvements to the editing of contracts, including that users can now properly edit contracts of players who have signed a contract extension while still on their previous contract.
– Fixed an issue where a valid Advanced Rotation would fail to load within the Rotation Timeline menu.
– The System Proficiency and Player Training menus will now list players in their proper lineup ordering.
– Fixed an issue where the portrait for the currently selected staff member would fail to draw after advancing days during the Staff Signing period of the offseason.
 
While the NBA regular season is on-going, 2K simulated the season in NBA 2K18, and here’s who came out on top, and how the big stories unfolded.
 
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Riot Is Drastically Changing the EU League of Legends Championship Series for Better or for Worse

  by   Den Kovacs  
November 1, 2017 10:00 pm in News

League of Legends‘ developer Riot Games has decided to drastically change the way the EU LCS (League of Legends Championship Series) operates for the upcoming 2018 season, a surprise departure from the recently updated format it had experienced just one year before. 

Over the course of 2017, Riot has “conducted analysis on viewership trends and ran community and player feedback sessions to evaluate the results of the 2017 format,” to find out whether the switch to a best of 2 match style that was decided upon in the preseason of 2017 was in fact a good choice.

What Riot discovered was that “the switch to Bo3 has made watching the EU LCS more difficult and less enjoyable.” As a result of this, Riot will be switching back to a Bo1 (best of 1) as to not alienate fans who don’t have the time to watch a potential of five games every time a match occurs. This move to help fans get back into watching LCS games will also affect broadcasting days, which will now be moving from Thursday and Friday to Friday and Saturday only. 

Riot will also be eliminating relegation so that “teams will have more security when making investments in infrastructure, sponsorships, rosters and team strategies.” This change most likely stems from the recent EU teams that have voiced their concern with relegation essentially putting them on the chopping block after investing hundreds of thousands of euros to sustain their team. 

Economics, My Dear Watson

The changes to relegation also come with changes to how Riot handles the economics of esports for League of Legends. Riot has announced that a partnership model “where league revenue is shared amongst all parties” is the best course of action to sustain the ecosystem for teams. This announcement could stem from the recent ultimatum given by EU LCS team H2K, who stated that unless Riot offer a better deal(like revenue sharing) for teams, then it would no longer participate in the LCS as the team had reported it was losing upwards of €1,000,000 annually. 

However, Riot states that this type of revenue sharing partnership system would begin in 2019, and because of this, Riot will provide increased financial support for teams for the year to “alleviate some immediate pressure.” Teams can also look forward to viewership bonuses so that teams who build their brands and promote their matches can share in the success of LCS. 

The Challenger Series, an amateur championship series for upcoming pros, will be removed as part of these changes. Riot says that “the current structure doesn’t meet these goals – overall it’s a high-risk, high-investment system for teams without stability for pros, and limited exposure.”

To replace the series, Riot will be introducing a pan-European tournament that will involve teams from varying countries to compete to not only gain exposure in a professional environment, but experience as well. These tournaments will run twice a year, and the top teams will be able to battle it out on the rift for a grand prize. 

Source: GamesIndustry

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Resogun Developer Housemarque Bids Goodbye to Arcade Shoot-’em-up Genre

  by   Alex Co  
9:30 pm in News

Well, here’s some rather sad news to darken your day. Housemarque, the studio behind games like Resogun, Dead Nation, Nex Machina and Matterfall, are saying goodbye to the arcade shoot-’em-up genre! Yes, the same genre where their games have firmly planted their roots in won’t see sequels from the studio anytime soon, it seems.

This was announced by Housemarque CEO and co-founder, Ilari Kuittinen. It seems Nex Machina and the studio’s other major release of the year, Matterfall, made it loud and clear that audiences aren’t just interested in these types of games anymore. 

It’s bittersweet at this moment. The era, the ten-plus years that we’ve been mostly working on smaller, downloadable, arcade-inspired console games has come to an end.

We did our best. If you make a better twin-stick shooter we’ll look at it and say, ‘wow, you guys are good.’ We did something that very few people can exceed… We made the best game we ever made according to Metacritic, and I think we all feel the same.

There’s the thought that we’re a bruised champion, getting out of the ring, still with the belt, but we’ll have to recover for quite a long time – maybe move to another weight class, or something like that

For reference, Nex Machina is sitting a very impressive 88 on Metacritic, so it’s clearly not a case of the studio’s games not being good enough. One contribution to the lack of commercial success of Housemarque’s games have been the association Resogun had with PlayStation Plus members back when the PS4 launched. According to Kuittinen, it seems people actually like playing their games, but not paying for ’em, since they expect them to be free.

Ultimately, Kuittinen thinks that there’s no “paying audience” for games like the ones they made, or that they can’t reach these people properly. 

What’s next for Housemarque? Not arcade twin-stick shooters. Kuittinen says that they’ve been “preparing for this moment.” Their next project will be a departure to what people expect from the studio, and will be released at a very early state, so the studio can see if it gains any traction.

This is a sad news for arcade shooters everywhere. I, for one, loved Nex Machina and Dead Nation a lot, and wish Housemarque nothing but the best.

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Sledgehammer: Fans Wouldn’t Be as Excited If We Were Doing Advanced Warfare 2 Rather Than Call of Duty: WWII

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8:40 pm in News

In case you didn’t know, Sledgehammer Games, the studio developing the soon-to-be-released Call of Duty: WWII, developed Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare back in 2014. While some people might assume that a sequel would be the next logical step for the studio, it threw a curve ball by announcing a “boots on the ground” entry in the franchise with COD: WWII.

Speaking to TrustedReviews, Michael Condrey, co-founder of Sledgehammer Games, mentioned that it’s challenging trying to predict what the gaming public wants in three years (which is your standard Call of Duty development cycle for each studio), and being able to predict the trends in entertainment. He also adds that fans wouldn’t be this excited for this year’s Call of Duty game if it was Advanced Warfare 2 rather than COD: WWII.

That conversation will come about what we do next. Like coming out of Advanced Warfare, we’ll listen to fans, and coming out of November 3 it’ll be great to hear what fans love and where there’s opportunities to continue to improve the game. But we haven’t started that process yet, but it’ll be an interesting one, because coming out of Advanced Warfare it would have been natural for us to do Advanced Warfare 2, however I think we can all agree if we were doing Advanced Warfare 2 right now fans wouldn’t be as excited.

Is Condrey correct? Would fans not be as receptive to this year’s Call of Duty game if it was Advanced Warfare 2? I know I’m in that camp since I’m pretty much burned out of jetpacks and whatnot.

Don’t forget to check out our Call of Duty: WWII hub page to see the latest news like the complete list of Basic Training perks we’ve posted already known before the game’s official November 3 release.

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Super Mario Odyssey Sales Already at Over 2 Million Copies in 3 Days, Over 500K in Japan in First Few Days

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8:00 pm in News

When October 27 hit, Super Mario fans around the world were all in unison with the hype surrounding Nintendo’s latest platformer Super Mario Odyssey. Not only did the hype meet expectations and beyond, but the sales of the game went beyond expectation as well.

Of the seven million Nintendo Switchs sold, it looks like over two million of those owners have bought Super Mario Odyssey, according to Nintendo in their financial results briefing. Nintendo says that due to the holiday season just around that corner, they can expect figures to grow much higher with excitement for the Switch still being extremely high. 

Not impressed so far? Super Mario Odyssey is also doing very well even in Japan, too! Famitsu (via Gematsu) has revealed that 511,625 units of the game has been sold in Japan in its first three days of availability, and this doesn’t even include digital sales. 

Are you one of those two million? If so, let us know if you’re liking Super Mario Odyssey in the comment section below! 

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EA: We Will Most Likely Discount Star Wars Battlefront II Around the Movie’s Launch

  by   Alex Co  
7:03 pm in News

While Star Wars Battlefront II will ship out in a few weeks’ time, some might not have enough cash to pick it up due to the overwhelming deluge of games coming out during the holiday rush. If so, we (kind of) have good news for you! According to EA, Star Wars Battlefront II will “most likely” be sold at a discounted price once this year’s Star Wars film, The Last Jedi, hits theaters.

This was revealed by EA executive Blake Jorgensen during EA’s Q2 2018 financial earnings call. 

We will most likely discount the game like we did last time around the movie launch, and maybe you’ll even see some selective discounts around the holidays, either Thanksgiving or Christmas. That’s the way the games business always has worked. And so if you see the title on discount, don’t read anything into that other than the fact that that’s the way you sell games in the holidays.

For reference, Star Wars: The Last Jedi is set to hit theaters on December 15, which is almost a full month from Battlefront II’s November 17 release date. Of course, we won’t know how much the game will be discounted and exactly when, so keep that in mind as well.

In other Star Wars Battlefront II news, make sure to check out the updated progression system announced by EA yesterday that aims to shelve any pay-to-win mechanics in the multiplayer portion. There’s also new gameplay videos showcasing Yoda, and Kylo Ren.

Will you be picking up Battlefront II at launch or will you wait it out for the discounted price?

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Dead by Daylight Update Adds Balancing Tweaks and Bug Fixes

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Dead by Daylight, the survival-horror multiplayer games from Behaviour Digital, has received a new Dead by Daylight update on all platforms that adds tons of balancing tweaks and bug fixes, including the ability to unhook a survivor from ALL possible angles. 

You can find the entirety of the patch notes below to peruse as your discretion. 

 Features & Content 

  • Added the ability to unhook a survivor from all possible angles.
  • This is a step towards making the hook a happier place.
  • Adjusted Global Skill Check Chances, we believe they were currently a little too high when no item/perk was being used and we would like to encourage choice through items/perks and addons. As one of the first steps towards a *healthier balance we will be changing the following Skill Check Chances.
  • Heal Other Skill check Chance remains at 15%.
  • Heal Other with Medkit Skill Check Chance remains at 15%.
  • Heal Self with Medkit Skill Check Chance changed from 15% to 12.5%
  • Heal Self without medkit Skill check Chance changed from 15% to 10.5%
  • Repair with a toolkit Skill Check Chance has been changed from 8% to 10.5%
  • Repair without a toolkit Skill Check Chance has not changed, it remains at 8%.
  • Sabotage Hook with a toolkit Skill check Chance remains at 15%.
  • Sabotage Hook without a toolkit Skill Check Chance changed from 15% to 10.5%
  • Increased the time it takes to increase Bloodlust levels from 12 to 15 seconds. It has been brought to our attention that Bloodlust is currently triggering every 12 seconds. This is an error as Bloodlust is intended to trigger every 15 seconds. It is unclear when this issue occurred, Bloodlust should be triggering every 15 seconds as this should give an opportunity for survivors to lose the killer before they reach their next Bloodlust level. Bloodlust is intended to be an option for killers to use and it is not intended to be the answer to all situations.
  • Increased wiggle penalty for dropping a survivor from 25% to 33%. The initial intent was to cause killers to drop survivors after dropping them 4 times in a row. Due to recovery rates killers had 5 drops before the survivor was freed. This change should cause survivors to be freed after being dropped 3 times in a row when dropped in quick succession
  • Reduced “Good” healing skill check success reward from 1% to 0%. Good skillchecks are meant to continue progress as the skillcheck was not failed, Good skillchecks were not meant to advance progress.
  • Reduced the audio levels of The Wraiths growls while cloaked from the survivors standpoint
  • Removed some parts of the railing on the second floor of the Foundry in MacMillan Estate

Bug Fixing

  • Adjusted the audio cue when losing an item when the survivor was hit by a killer with the perk “Franklin’s Demise”
  • Fixed an issue causing the items to be lost when using the offering White Ward and the add-ons Weaved Ring & Milky Glass Token
  • Fixed an issue that caused The Wraith’s poncho to clip into the camera when attacking
  • Fixed an issue that caused items, perks, add-ons, powers, and offerings to have the incorrect inventory type text on the scoreboard
  • Fixed an issue that caused no bonus Bloodpoint rewards when using The Shape’s add-ons “Scratched Mirror” & “Vanity Mirror”, numbers are currently too high, they will be reduced in the next patch.
  • Fixed an issue that caused placeholder Lore Tips to be displayed on the loading screen
  • Fixed an issue that caused the Killer to become stuck in the boxes on the porch of the Strode house in Haddonfield when performing a window vault interrupt
  • Fixed an issue that caused the chainsaw’s rev audio looping when doing a pallet stun on the Cannibal
  • Fixed an issue that caused the perk “Franklin’s Demise” not destroying the toolbox add-on “Brand New Part” when survivor is hit while using it
  • Fixed an issue that caused the smoke VFX from the Nurse’s Sally of the Lantern cusotmization to reappear before her blink was complete
  • Fixed an issue that caused the smoke VFX from the Nurse’s Sally of the Lantern cusotmization to remain visible when looking downwards
  • Fixed an issue that could cause a hooked survivor to become broken for the rest of the match if a survivor got disconnected while unhooking them
  • Fixed an issue that could cause bear traps to float when placed in certain areas in the Grim Pantry map
  • Fixed an issue that could cause players ranks to reset when closing the application
  • Fixed an issue that could cause the match management settings to reset to default after each match in Kill Your Friends
  • Fixed an issue that could cause the non host killer of a Kill Your Friends match to remain in game when leaving the match
  • Fixed an issue that made it impossible for Killers to pick up survivors if they exited the locker in crawl state
  • Fixed an issue that made it impossible to earn the “No One Left Behind” achievement
  • Fixed an issue that made it impossible to interrupt a survivor installing a Brand New Part
  • Fixed an issue that made it possible for a player to remain the Obsession indefintely if they were the Obsession in a Kill Your Friends match as the host survivor
  • Fixed an issue where players were not awarded bloodpoints when partially sabotaging a hook
  • Fixed an issue where players were not awarded bloodpoints when partially searching a chest
  • Fixed an issue where the Halloween™ music was missing when loading into Haddonfield
  • Various localization fixes

Along with that patch, a second patch was release that adds two balance fixes to generators as well as retouches legacy clothing for better quality.

  • Generator breaking time reduced to 2 seconds from 3 seconds
  • Generator regression % is increase to 100% from 25%

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EA: Titanfall 2 Sales Didn’t Meet Expectations but Still “Sold Very Well”

  by   Alex Co  
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While Titanfall 2 might have won over critics when it was released in October of last year, it was unfortunately pushed out by publisher EA at the worst possible window given it was sandwiched between EA’s own Battlefield 1, and Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare. Obviously, competing in the same release window as two of arguably gaming’s biggest franchises will affect Titanfall 2 sales given it’s a relatively newcomer.

During EA’s financial earnings call for the year, EA executive Blake Jorgensen confirmed that Titanfall 2 sales didn’t meet the publisher’s expectations, but it still “sold well.”

I think most people know that Battlefront, or excuse me, Battlefield 1 last year was a smash success for us and we had a huge Q3 because of that. We also had Titanfall, which while it didn’t meet our original expectation, still sold very well. 

Hopefully, future entries in the franchise will be given a better release window than Titanfall 2, given the game does have a sizable player base. In case you’re wondering, Respawn has confirmed that we’ll be seeing more Titanfall in the future, which is a good thing for franchise fans (like me!).  We might have to wait for a while though given the studio is currently working on a Star Wars game for EA, and a VR game for the Oculus Rift.

In other Titanfall 2 news, Respawn has rolled the “Tricks and Treats” patch just the other day, which is the first of the three patches scheduled to drop before the year’s done.

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FIFA 18 Nintendo Switch Patch Is Little, but Improves the Game Big Time

  by   Den Kovacs  
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Electronic Arts‘ famed FIFA franchise landed on the Nintendo Switch recently, and while FIFA 18 was met with a mixed reception from fans and critics alike, that isn’t stopping the FIFA development team from improving on the game. 

The latest update(available now) brings in quality of life fixes such as fixing the hard-to-read text on the Team Select screen, awarding players the correct prize money for competitions, and a game crash whenever you would try loading into a pre-season tournament if your pro was hurt. 

You can read the full patch notes below:

Addressed the following issues in Gameplay:

  • Some players would get the same Pre-Match Skill Game before every match.
  • The Attempts counter was missing in the Beat Your Main Skill Game.
  • The wrong button callouts were highlighted in the FIFA Trainer when performing crosses.

Addressed the following issues in FIFA Ultimate team:

  • Some Squad Building Challenges were missing art.
  • Text would sometimes overlap on the Squad Building Challenges requirements screen.

Addressed the following issues in Online Modes:

  • Multiple issues related to changing control types going into, during, and leaving matches.
  • Some of the text was hard to read on the Team Select screens in Local Seasons.
  • An issue where the country flags on the leaderboards would be incorrect.
  • The pause timer overlay would stay on the players screen after leaving an online match.

Addressed the following issues in Career Mode:

  • Prize money was not being correctly awarded for competitions in certain situations.
  • An issue, in Player Career, where the game would crash going into a Pre-Season Tournament match if your Pro was injured.
  • Made the following changes in Audio / Visual / Presentation:
  • Updated the Chile National Team kits and crest to be authentic.

Addresssed the following issues Audio / Visual / Presentation:

  • The ball would sometimes be invisible in the Pre-Match Cinematics.
  • The 3D player image was missing from the Create Player flow.

Don’t have FIFA 18 for the Switch? You’ll be happy to know that the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions of the game were recently updated with tweaks to passing goals, and tons of bug fixes.

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Top 5 Xbox One X Enhanced Games to Play at Launch

  by   Mack Ashworth  
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This time on Pixel Enemy, I’ve listed the five best Xbox One X Enhanced games to play at launch. If you’re picking up the most powerful console on its November 7 launch, you’ll want to give these games a go!

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This is Mack, for Pixel Enemy, here to talk about the best Xbox One X Enhanced Games that will be available at launch. With the “most powerful console” set to release on November 7, Microsoft has updated their list of enhanced titles to include those that will be ready for day one, those that are “coming soon,” and more that are “in development.”

The Xbox One X will offer bump ups to 4K, High Dynamic Range support, and other graphical tweaks which they are calling “enhancements.” Even if you’re just pairing the X with a full HD screen, you’ll still benefit from downsampled 4K and other visual benefits.

Today, we’re focusing on those titles that will be ready to rumble on day one. These are the top five Xbox One X enhanced games to play at launch.

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Battlefield 2018 Edition Strongly Hinted at by EA, Set to Launch Between April 2018 and March 2019

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During EA’s 2018 financials report, a lot of topics were touched upon, and one of them is the next Battlefield game from DICE! While the studio is hard at work on Star Wars Battlefront II, EA is already looking into the future, as is the norm when it comes to financial discussion, and it seems Battlefield 2018 is indeed a very real possibility,

EA executive Blake Jorgensen talked about the the publisher’s earnings and whatnot, and mixed in with all that, it was mentioned that the next Battlefield game will be released in fiscal 2019, which is between April 2018 and March 2019. 

 
We also made a video feature on where we think the Battlefield franchise should go, which you should give a watch here.
 
What do you want to see in Battlefield 2018? Should it be in World War II? Back to the modern era or maybe in the future? Let us know your thoughts below.
 
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Humble Jumbo Bundle 10 Includes Wasteland 2, Prototype 2 & More

  by   Jasmine Powell  
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New Humble Bundle deals are up for grabs, with a “pay what you want” starting price. With the holidays approaching, maybe it’s time to starting hoarding games ahead of the festivities!

Here are the full list of games you can purchase in the “Humble Jumbo Bundle 10”:

Pay what you want to purchase the following:

  • Epistory – Typing Chronicles

In Epistory you play the muse, a fictional character in a world where everything is untold. Your adventure begins on a blank page, but the world will soon become larger and livelier as you gather inspiration, solve its mysteries and defeat its enemies. From movement to opening chests and fighting in epic battles, every element in the game is controlled exclusively with the keyboard. 

  • Grey Goo Definitive Edition

Grey Goo is a real-time strategy (RTS) game that combines classic strategy mechanics and a balanced combat system with an emphasis on large-scale decision-making. It puts you at the center of a tactical struggle for survival—and ultimately, control of Ecosystem 9.

  • Overworld New ‘n’ Tasty

Once a happy floor waxer in Oddworld’s biggest meat processing plant, Abe stumbles across his boss’s secret plan to turn the factory’s slave labor force into the latest in the RuptureFarms Tasty Treats line of novelty meat snacks. Abe now has to save his own skin from the grinders, but simply escaping the flesh farm is only the start of his Oddysee – for many dangers await Abe on his journey to discover his destiny. 

Beat the average and you’ll receive all the previous games plus:

  • How to Survive 2

Several years have passed since the original How to Survive events on Los Riscos’ archipelago. Now the local infection has turned into a worldwide pandemic. Everyone around the world, groups of people or lone wolves, try to survive one more day among the infected, attempting to recover a semblance of normal life. You find yourself in Louisiana and your survival chance starts by building a safe camp and becoming a skilled survivalist. Find water, food and shelter and talk to the unconventional locals to make your way around.

  • Kingdom: New Lands

Kingdom: New Lands builds upon the award-winning gameplay and mystery of Kingdom by introducing an abundance of new content to the IGF-nominated title while maintaining the simplicity and depth that legions of monarchs have come to experience and enjoy. Travel to the New Lands and welcome the deluge of new mounts, merchants, and vagrants that call these isles home, but be wary of the new obstacles that threaten your arrival — for not just the greedy creatures block your way but even the environment itself can defeat you.

  • Prototype 2

The sequel to Radical Entertainment’s best-selling open-world action game of 2009, Prototype® 2 takes the unsurpassed carnage of the original Prototype and continues the experience of becoming the ultimate shape-shifting weapon. You are Sgt James Heller, husband to a deceased wife and child and a soldier left simply to die. 

  • More to be added

More games will be added to this bundle next Tuesday at 11:00 p.m. Pacific time!
If you pay more than the average price when you purchase the bundle, you’ll automatically receive the additional games once they’re revealed!

Pay $10 or more and you’ll get the entire list of games including:

  • Wasteland 2: Director’s Cut – Standard Edition

From the producer of the original Fallout comes Wasteland 2, the sequel to the first-ever post-apocalyptic computer RPG. 
The Wasteland’s hellish landscape is waiting for you to make your mark… or die trying. With over 80 hours of gameplay, you will deck out your Desert Ranger squad with the most devastating weaponry this side of the fallout zone, test the limits of your strategy skills, and bring justice to the wasteland. 

  • $2 Humble Wallet Credit

Subscribe to Humble Monthly to receive this offer.

Head here to check out the new Humble Bundle.

If you want to get your hands on over $174 worth of games, then you best be quick, as time is running out. Let us know if you pick anything up!

In other news, a Star Wars Battlefront II launch trailer has been released, Call of Duty: WWII multiplayer servers are apparently now live, and Battlefield 1 players will be soon be getting a free map.

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New Overwatch Update Hits PTR Buffing Ana, Nerfing Mercy & Fixing Bugs

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An Overwatch update has hit the PTR, buffing Ana, nerfing Mercy, and fixing a bunch of bugs. This patch can be experienced right now on the PC Public Test Region. Once it has been deemed suitable for a full build release, it will be rolled out across all platforms. 

Give the full list of patch notes a read:

Please note that the below patch notes only include changes currently available for testing on the PTR. While many of these changes will also be available on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in a future patch, the PTR is PC-only and therefore will only reflect changes coming specifically to that platform.

HERO UPDATES

Ana

  • Biotic Rifle
    • Damage increased from 60 to 70

Developer Comment: Ana has been outshined by other support heroes lately. Boosting her damage will help her defend herself and make her more threatening to the enemy team.

Mercy

  • Resurrect
    • Cast time increased from 0 seconds to 1.75 seconds
    • Mercy’s movement speed is now reduced by 75% while casting
    • an now be interrupted when Mercy is knocked back, stunned, or hacked
  • Valkyrie
    • When activated, Resurrection no longer has a cast time

Developer Comment: We feel that Mercy’s recent rework has been successful, but her Resurrect ability still feels too strong and frustrating to play against. Now that it has a cast time, there is more room for enemies to counter the ability. However, casting Resurrect happens instantly when Valkyrie is active. This should make her feel powerful when she transforms on the battlefield.

BUG FIXES

  • Fixed several issues that prevented the announcer voice lines from playing correctly in Competitive, Elimination, and Capture the Flag game modes
  • Fixed an issue causing Roadhog’s Chain Hook to latch on to enemy players for longer than intended

What do you think of this Overwatch patch? Happy or sad to see Mercy getting hit with yet another nerf? Let us know below.

In other Overwatch news, the game’s roadmap details the addition of eSports tools to make matches more watchable, the player count recently hit 35 million, and a copycat game developer is being sued by Blizzard. 

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Major War Thunder Update Adds French Aircraft, New Ground Vehicles & More

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A new War Thunder update has been rolled out, bringing major changes to the game. Update 1.73 adds French aircraft and new ground vehicles. It also shakes up gameplay with a long list of balance changes.

Give the patch notes a read below:

New Aircraft – French tech tree

S.O.8000 Narval France

Caudron C.R.714 France

F.222.2 France

VG.33C-1 France

New Vehicles 

Germany –

Begleitpanzer 57

USSR – 

BMP-1P (as researchable modification for BMP-1)

Japan – 

Type-5 Ho-Ri Production

Italy –

M26 Pershing 132ª Divisione corazzata “Ariete” (bundle)
P40 Gruppo Corazzato “Leoncello” (bundle)

Location and mission updates

  • Changes in the respawn protection mechanics. Kill areas have been decreased, new logic for enemy detection on the mini map near the respawn zones has been added.
  • Respawn protection mechanics have been added for the following locations: Abandoned Factory, Mozdok, Karelia, Normandy, White Rock fortress, Ash River, Alpine Meadows, Berlin, Port Novorossiysk, Ardennes, Stalingrad, Volokolamsk.
  • Some improvements have been made and bugs have been fixed for the following locations: Novorossiysk, Belgium, Ash River, Japan, Honolulu, Dover Strait, Ardennes, 38th Parallel.
  • Changes in the ground vehicle location Eastern Europe and the aircraft location Sicily have been made.

Aircraft missions

  • Number of ground targets for low amount of players in a game session (from 11 to 21) has been increased.

Operations for lower ranks:

  • In missions where runway length was less than 1200m (mainly 900m), original airfields have been replaced by new ones with a runway of 1200m. Now it is easier to land and take off.
  • The accuracy of air defense covering ground targets has been reduced.
  • “[Operation] Counter-offensive”, “[Operation] Bastogne”, “[Operation] Henan Province” and “[Operation] Fortification on Sicily” have been rebalanced so that ground units are closer to the friendly team spawns. (Previously allies had an advantage in these missions). Targets for bombing are now equally reachable by both teams. [Operation] Honolulu now has bombing zones and it is possible to destroy the enemy airfield.
  • “[Operation] Yoo Passage” bombing zones have been relocated and air spawns for bombers are now equally distant from the mission centre.
  • “[Operation] Port Moresby. Distance between spawns are now similar to that of other low-rank Operations. The Allied airfield has been moved. Spawns have been adjusted so that the Allies do not have superior advantage.

Ground Vehicle model, damage model, characteristic and weaponry changes:

  • FV-102 Striker, Ru 251, Т-34-100: Smoke screens have been added.
  • T-114 is now amphibious
  • BMP-1: The BMP-1-P modification has been added, replaces the existing missile launcher with a new one that has smoke grenade launchers
  • Chieftain Mk.3/Mk.5/Mk.10 – rate of fire has been increased from 7.8 to 8 shots per minute. Source: Defense Review 02/1970 Chieftain Main Battle Tank for 1970-s
  • M4A2 – incorrect magnification value has been corrected
  • MBT-70/KPz-70 – HEAT-FS shell mass has been reduced from 22 to 18.9 kgs, Smoke shell mass has been reduced from 20 to 18.9 kgs.
  • BTR-152А – vehicle type indicator has been fixed. Previously it was shown as an SPG instead of an SPAA
  • SU-85, ISU-122/122С, Pz.IV Ausf.H, Tiger H1/E, Heavy Tank No.6,
  • M4, M4 748(a), M4A1, M4A2, Calliope – order in which ammo is used has been corrected
  • M4A2 – the amount of ammunition for the 75mm cannon has been changed from 90 to 97 shots. Source: Catalogue of Standard Ordnance Items, Second Edition, Vol.1, 1944
  • M24 – smoke grenades available has been increased from 6 to 14. Source: Catalogue of Standard Ordnance Items, Second Edition, Vol.1, 1944; TM 9-2800 Military Vehicles,1947.
  • Panther II – weight/mass has been changed from 47 to 53 tons. Source: Panzer Tracts № 5-4 Panzerkampvagen Panther II and Panther Ausfuehrung F // Waffen-Arsenal, Band 77 – Deutsche Panzer-Raritaten.
  • Pz.IV/70 (A) – smoke grenades available has been increased from 6 to 12. Source: “Panther & Its Variants” The Spielberger German Armor & Military Vehicles, Book 1.
  • Tiger II (H)/10,5 Tiger II/Tiger II (H) Sla smoke grenades available has been increased from 6 to 12. Source: Germany’s Tiger Tanks: VK45.02 to TIGER II Design, Production & Modifications.
  • Jagdtiger – smoke grenades available has been increased from 6 to 12. Source: Panzer Tracts No. 9: Jagdpanzer, Jagdpanzer 38 to Jagdtiger.
  • Jagdpanther/Bfw.Jagdpanther – smoke grenades available has been increased from 6 to 30. Source: “Panther & Its Variants” – The Spielberger German Armor & Military Vehicles / W. J. Spielberger – Heavy Jagdpanzer Development, Production, Operations (The Spielberger German Armor and Military Vehicle Series)
  • M4A5 – baffle plate has been added to the engine compartment.
  • A1E1 Independent – AP round speed has been reduced from 580 m/s to 563 m/s. Explosives type has been changed from TNT to melinite. Source: Tank Training Vol II – Part III Weapons Sequence of Instructions 1932.
  • Chieftain Mk.5 – The values of the gear ratios have been refined. The maximum engine revolutions have been increased from 2250 to 2500. Maximum speed has been increased from 43 to 48 km/h. Source: Tank,Combat, 120-mm gun, Chieftain, Mk.5.User Handbook, 1973.
  • Type 62 – A bug with the use of the soviet 3BK2 shell has been fixed. The shell has been replaced by an analogue Chinese shell – Type 1956. Changes: weight/mass has been changed from 7.3 to 7 kg, initial velocity has been changed from 842 to 845 m/sec, explosion type has been changed to pentolite, weight/mass of the explosion type – 0.68 kg. Source: Structure and Usages of Shells (炮弹的构造和作用), Page 78 Nanjing University of Science and Technology (ex. People’s Liberation Army Military Institute of Engineering), July 1974 Table of HEAT Projectiles’ Shaped Charges, Explosive Fillers, and Performances (破甲弹药型罩及装药结构性能一览表).

Aircraft model, damage model, characteristic and weaponry changes:

  • Fw 190A-1 – ammo\load for nose-mounted MGs has been corrected – 900 per MG. Source.
  • Bf 109 G series – R-6 modification, ammo load for wing mounted
  • MG151 cannons has been corrected – 135 shots per cannon. Source.
  • F4U-4 – G-suit has been added.
  • F4U-4b – G-suit has been added.
  • XF5F – Display of info regarding offensive weapons has been corrected.
  • Ki-94-2 – Binding for separate shooting with different calibre weapons has been corrected. Source.
  • D4Y3 – Order of bomb drop for 3х250kg bomb loadout has been corrected.
  • B-29 – Information regarding the ammoload of the rear defensive turret has been fixed.
  • Su-6 (АМ-42) – Deflection angles for the defensive armament has been corrected.
  • Su-6 (М-71-F) -Deflection angles for the defensive armament has been corrected.
  • SBD-3 – Deflection angles for the defensive armament has been corrected.
  • Po-2 – Deflection angles for the defensive armament has been corrected.
  • G.91 pre-serie -Secondary armament information has been changed from kgs to lbs.
  • G.91 R/1 – Secondary armament information has been changed from kgs to lbs.
  • P-51H-5 NA – The dependence of research on suspension armament modification research modifications has been corrected.
  • Tu-14Т – Deflection angles for the rear defensive armament has been corrected.
  • J2M (all modifications) – Armour has been corrected. Source.
  • G4M1 – Description in the card for the Type 99 (nominal 80) bomb the has been changed from HE to AP.
  • P-38 (all modifications) – The possibility of using the 2×500 fn suspension armament variant separately has been added. Source.
  • D4Y3 – The description of the modification for researching the suspension armament has been fixed. Source.
  • Pokryshkin’s P-39N-0 – The modification in the research of ammunition for the offensive 37mm cannon has been removed.
  • Ki-109 — damage model has been fixed (separation of damaged parts of the aircraft has been fixed).
  • Visualization of the information for fuel tank protection has been corrected.

Flight Model change

  • P-38 (all modifications) — momentum of inertia corrected, thermodynamics updated, separate controls for oil and water radiators added
  • P38-J,L,K — engine power dependence on altitude has been corrected
  • F4F (all modifications) — engine compressor performance has been corrected (third stage added). momentum of inertia corrected, thermodynamics updated, separate controls for oil and water radiators added. Fins have been reworked. Wing polar updated.
  • Sud Aviation SO.4050 Vautour IIA – Has been initially configured according to the data sheet.
  • Sud Aviation SO.4050 Vautour IIB – Has been initially configured according to the data sheet.
  • VB-10 – Has been initially configured according to the data sheet.
  • VG 33 – Has been initially configured according to the data sheet.
  • Farman 222.2 – Has been initially configured according to the data sheet.
  • SO 8000 Narval – Has been initially configured according to the data sheet.
  • Dassault MD.452A Mystere IIA – Has been initially configured according to the data sheet.
  • MD.450B Ouragan – Has been initially configured according to the data sheet.
  • Bloch MB-174 A3 – Has been initially configured according to the data sheet.
  • Bloch MB-162 B5 – Has been initially configured according to the data sheet.
  • Caudron C.714 – Has been initially configured according to the data sheet.
  • Dewoitine D 37x – Has been initially configured according to the data sheet.
  • M.B. 157 – Has been initially configured according to the data sheet.
  • NC-223.3 -Has been initially configured according to the data sheet.
  • Leo 451 early – Has been initially configured according to the data sheet.
  • Potez 630 – Has been initially configured according to the data sheet.
  • Potez 631 – Has been initially configured according to the data sheet.
  • Potez 633 – Has been initially configured according to the data sheet.
  • Douglas AD-4 Skyraider – Has been initially configured according to the data sheet.
  • Dewoitine D.500 – Has been initially configured according to the data sheet.
  • Dewoitine D.501 – Has been initially configured according to the data sheet.
  • Dewoitine D.510 – Has been initially configured according to the data sheet.
  • Morane-Saulnier MS.410C – Has been initially configured according to the data sheet.
  • Vultee A-35B – Has been initially configured according to the data sheet.

Graphics

  • Improved water renders available in all maps.

Economy and research

  • B-57A — Battle Rating for all game modes has been changed to 7.7.
  • Canberra B Mk.2 — Battle Rating for all game modes has been changed to 7.7.
  • Be-6 — A bug with low multipliers for rewards in Realistic and SImulator Battles has been fixed.
  • Marcolin’s C.R.42 CN – Hidden in the list of German vehicles for players who do not purchase it.

Interface

  • Red colour decals for all nations have been added for ease of use on winter camouflage.

Sounds

  • All engine type sound effect parameters will change when switching to 3rd person view dependant on the angle of view.
  • The sound of all types of aircraft engines has been reworked for higher density and realism.
  • The maximum available sound volume for aircraft engines has been increased in the game settings.
  • Cockpit view In an aircraft now demonstrates absorption of external sounds correctly. This also depend on the aircraft canopy status (opened/closed/missing).
  • The sounds for the Chieftain, Comet, Centurion, Cromwell, Valentine engines have been changed to more authentic effect.
  • The sound of the T-64A (1971) engine has been changed closer to the authentic effect.

Other

  • Depth buffer when saving screenshots has been implemented (suggestion on the forum).
    • To activate it in the configuration file of the game you need to add an option “depthScreenshot:b=yes” in the debug block. After this, pressing F12/Printscreen will create two screenshots that will be added to the “Screenshots” folder, a standard one and a screenshot with depth of sharpness.

.ru reported bug fixes:

  • Fixed ability to change target camera aircraft axis for PS4 (source).
  • The lack of the dubbing for the command “attention to the map” by using it from mini map has been fixed (source).
  • Fixed Ho-Ri gun direction update in HUD X-Ray (source).
  • Fixed the disappearance of the “Crew XP Points” text in the crew information block (source).
  • Fix vehicle control freezing when typing messages in private chats (source).

.com reported bug fixes:

  • Fixed unworkable altimeter on CL-13A Sabre (source).

Game mechanics

  • The ability to create your own custom sighting reticles for ground vehicles has been added (more information about it will be published later).
  • New mechanics for ammo storage destruction. Now, when one of storage areas are destroyed and it does not detonate or catch fire, the module will be marked as destroyed in the damage model and can not be damaged again. Also all shells stored in this module will be marked as destroyed and may not be used. Replenishing on a capture point will restore and reload these modules with new shells.
  • New schedule with gradual increase in level for available vehicles has been introduced in squadron battles.

Or, if you prefer video, check out the dedicated update trailer here:

Will you be trying out the new French aircraft? Let us know.

In other updates news, Titanfall 2 has rolled out featuring “Tricks and Treats,”update 1.10  Dota 2“Dueling Fates” patch which brings two new heroes to the game has received the , and a new Destiny 2 PC patch boosts CPU performance.  

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PlayStation Plus November Games NA & EU Announced

  by   Mack Ashworth  
12:54 pm in News

The PlayStation Plus titles for November 2017 have now been revealed. Both NA and EU will be receiving the same selection of games, all ready for download on November 7. 

Here’s what will be made free for the month:

  • Worms Battlegrounds (PS4)
  • Bound (PS4/PS VR)
  • Until Dawn: Rush of Blood (PS Plus bonus – PS VR Required)
  • That’s You! (PS Plus bonus – PlayLink)
  • R-Type Dimensions (PS3)
  • Rag Doll Kung Fu: Fists of Plastic (PS3)
  • Dungeon Punks (PS Vita & PS4)
  • Broken Sword 5: The Serpent’s Curse [Ep. 1 & 2] (PS Vita)

Do note that Until Dawn: Rush of Blood and That’s You! are bonus titles. Get them downloaded while you can!

Speaking of rushing to download free games before they’ve disappeared, be sure to grab last month’s games!

Here’s a reminder of what October’s line-up contained:

  • Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (PS4)
  • Amnesia: Collection (PS4)
  • RIGS: Mechanised Combat League (PS Plus Bonus – PSVR Required)
  • That’s You (PS Plus Bonus – PlayLink)
  • Monster Jam Battlegrounds (PS3)
  • Hustle Kings (PS3)
  • Hue (PS Vita & PS4)
  • Sky Force Anniversary (PS Vita & PS4)

Happy with November’s selection of games? Let us know.

In other PlayStation news, these were the top five biggest PlayStation Paris Games Week 2017 reveals, check out these new official PS4 gaming glasses, and read how Microsoft accidentally advertised PlayStation Move instead of Kinect.

Source: PlayStation Blog (US, EU)

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Destiny 2 Level Cap Increase Confirmed, Curse of Osiris Expansion Will Offer a Boost

  by   Mack Ashworth  
12:30 pm in News

During the PlayStation Paris Games Week 2017 conference, Bungie showcased the Destiny 2 Curse of Osiris expansion with a first-look trailer. Upon watching the trailer and lowering the playback speed a bit, players have spotted a number of returning Exotic weapons and other nods towards past experiences (The Lighthouse, for example!). 

As these teaser trailers tend to do, it also asked more questions than it answered. Happily, Bungie has gone ahead and provided a little more information about the upcoming expansion. 

Curse of Osiris is set to launch on December 5 and will increase the Player Level cap from 20 to 25, while also boosting the maximum possible Power Level from 305 to 330. (It’s unclear if that’s with or without legendary mods.)

Upon landing on Mercury, players will gain access to the Infinite Forest patrol zone. Ikora will return to guide players through the new quests, along with Sagira, Osiris’ Ghost, which is voiced by Morena Baccarin (Firefly, Homeland), as well as Brother Vance, a returning Destiny 1 character. 

For a refresher on what else the expansion will include, here’s the official rundown:

Destiny 2 – Expansion I: Curse of Osiris, takes place after the conclusion of the Destiny 2 campaign where you are dispatched to Mercury on a quest to find Osiris, the most powerful Warlock to have ever lived, to discover the answers humanity needs to fight back against the Vex.

Curse of Osiris adds a new chapter to the world of Destiny 2, expanding the universe by adding an all-new cinematic story with new and returning characters, a new destination to explore, Mercury and its Infinite Forest, a new social space to visit called the Lighthouse, new missions, new strikes, new raid content, new free roam activities, a world quest to complete, and more.

Are you excited for the new adventures that await in Curse of Osiris?

In other Destiny 2 news, the weekly reset has just occurred, the Curse of Osiris expansion got a new trailer and release date, and the Destiny 2 Raid was beaten by a clan of deaf gamers. 

Source: Eurogamer

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Upcoming Fortnite Patch Will Improve Voice Chat, Uncap PS4 FPS & More

  by   Mack Ashworth  
11:40 am in News

A new Fortnite update will go live on November 2. Patch 1.8.1 will focus on “optimizing new features introduced with the Fortnitemares event and making sure players have a smooth and stable experience.” 

It will affect both Battle Royale and Save The World.

Voice chat improvements and quest drops enjoy the biggest improvements:

Voice Chat Improvements
Take control over your communication with the option to mute individual players, located in the “Audio” tab of the settings screen.

Quest Drops
There are times when you may feel like you are the unluckiest player in Fortnite as you just can’t get that last quest item. Well, it’s your lucky day … we’ve increased quest item drop rates.

Read on for the full list of changes:

GENERAL

  • Added the option to uncap framerate on PS4 and PS4 Pro. 
    • This option is in the ”Game” tab of the options menu.  When checked, this option will allow intermediate framerates. 
    • WARNING: This will maximize framerate but lead to inconsistent performance and higher input lag.
  • Fixed several localization issues.

BATTLE ROYALE

GAMEPLAY

  • Slurp Juice can now spawn as Floor Loot in addition to in chests.
  • Fixed an issue that allowed players to consume Slurp Juice while running.
  • Fixed the effect of Slurp Juice persisting from the pre-game phase to the Battle Bus phase.
  • Fixed an issue which caused other players’ gliders to appear sideways.
  • Supply Drop balloons now take damage when shot from below.
  • Fixed an issue which caused revives to be interrupted if another DBNO player is near.
  • Adjusted the camera while holding the Pumpkin Rocket Launcher.
    • The camera angle previously interfered with players’ crosshairs.
  • Improved stability of the matchmaking system.

PERFORMANCE

  • Improved point light shadow rendering performance on consoles and PC.
    • This was particularly noticeable in Greasy Grove on Xbox One.
  • Various optimizations to player character animation for improved performance.
  • Fixed various hitches during gameplay due to assets being synchronously loaded at runtime.
  • Fixed server network lag occurring if a player attempted to rejoin a match after timing out or being kicked.

UI

  • Team members are listed next to the options menu. 
    • This screen shows the number of players each team member has eliminated so far.
    • You can also select specific team members and toggle voice chat muting on either PC or PlayStation 4. 
    • Xbox One players can mute team members from their profile.
  • Added confirmation prompt when equipping items in the Locker.
  • Changes made to sensitivity sliders will properly revert if the “Apply” button is not used before closing the menu.
  • Changed the description for V-Bucks to indicate that they can be used in both Save the World and Battle Royale stores.
    • “This in-game currency can be spent in both the Battle Royale PvP mode and the Save the World PvE campaign. In Battle Royale you can purchase new customization items for your Hero, glider, or pickaxe. In Save the World you can purchase Llama Pinata card packs that contain weapon, trap and gadget schematics as well as new Heroes and more. Note: Items do not transfer between Battle Royale mode and Save the World campaign.”
  • Fixed a visual issue with the crown icon over the party leader.
  • Fixed the consumable timer getting stuck on screen after transitioning from pre-game to the Battle Bus phase.
  • Fixed the Leaderboards and Stats page which showed an incorrect time until refresh if the system’s clock was changed.
  • Fixed consumable items being displayed as “Ranged Weapons” in their tooltip.
  • Fixed an issue causing text on the Item Shop screen to be cut off.
  • Fixed an issue which caused controller button icons to be pushed off screen on the Leaderboard page in the Italian language.
  • Fixed text that didn’t fit on the Stats page in the Polish language.

WORLD

  • Fixed a gap in geometry that allowed players to get below the terrain.
  • Minor environmental bug fixes 
    • Examples: Floating Trees, small seams in terrain.

CONTROLLER

  • “Crouch” and “Repair” are no longer the same input on the “Combat Pro” config.
    • Click R-Stick to crouch.
    • Click and hold R-Stick to repair.

AUDIO

  • Enabling voice chat while in a match now adds the player to the voice channel.
  • Fixed an issue which canceled music if players used the dance emote. 
    • Now it also reduces the volume of other music while yours is playing.

DAILY CHALLENGES

  • Some challenges were rebalanced. 
    • Play Matches
      • Increased from 3 to 5
    • Shotgun Eliminations
      • Decreased from 5 to 4
    • Pistol Eliminations
      • Decreased from 5 to 3
    • SMG Eliminations
      • Decreased from 5 to 2
    • Sniper Eliminations
      • Decreased from 5 to 1
    • Existing progress on rebalanced challenges was reset.
  • The “Eliminate Squad Players” challenge was renamed to “Eliminate opponents in squad mode” to clarify how the challenge should be completed.

COSMETICS

  • Hair will no longer clip through the “Recon Expert” outfit while moving.
  • Hair will no longer clip through the “Skull Trooper” outfit while moving.
  • Improved lighting for certain characters in the matchmaking lobby.

SAVE THE WORLD

GAMEPLAY

  • Fixed “Taker’s” basic melee attack.
    • Now performs one strike instead of two. 
    • woop damage has been increased from 162 to 250.
  • Fixed an issue which caused Crystal Scavenger weapons to have the incorrect max durability.

HEROES

  • The Soldier’s Shockwave ability has been rebalanced as we felt it was a bit underwhelming.
    • Base damage increased from 30 to 75.
    • Impact damage decreased from 1895 to 1695.
  • Fixed an issue which gave all Constructors the Machinist Harper’s Trap Durability perk.
  • Fixed an issue which caused the Trailblaster A.C. Outlander’s hair to clip through his hat.

MISSIONS

  • Improved the frequency of quest item drops to avoid frustrating unlucky streaks.

ONLINE

  • The matchmaking region id is now visible below the matchmaking button for better visibility.
  • The Party Finder menu on PS4 will now only update upon when the window is opened and will only update once per minute.
  • Fixed issue where region selection may not be properly reflected when backing out from the settings screen.

UI

  • Added a durability category for “Falling Trap” tooltip stats. 
    • Now players will know how many uses the trap has left.
  • Fixed the description of the Keep Out! Perk.
    • Keep Out! Frag Grenade explosions leave a residual energy field, doing 25% of the initial grenade blast damage every 1 second, over 10 seconds.
  • Fixed an issue which caused the Helicopter slot 2 unlock to become available before the Helicopter unlock.
    • This change was previously noted in the v.1.8 patch notes, but the fix ended up getting pushed back to v.1.8.1
    • The Helicopter node in Research Tree 2 was swapped with the Hang Glider node in Research Tree 4.
    • This fix may cause some players to have parts of their research skill tree reset and refunded. 
    • No progress will be lost but players will need to rebuy their skills again with their refunded points.

AUDIO

  • Fixed an issue which prevented audio from playing for the Halloween intro on Xbox One.

GENERAL

  • Fixed an issue which prevented the Victory cinematic from playing after a mission.
  • Fixed several client crashes.
  • Fixed a rare dedicated server crash that could occur while loading into a Storm Shield.

In other updates news, Titanfall 2 has rolled out featuring “Tricks and Treats,”update 1.10  Dota 2“Dueling Fates” patch which brings two new heroes to the game has received the , and a new Destiny 2 PC patch boosts CPU performance.  

Source: Epic Games (Official)

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Star Wars Battlefront II Yoda Gameplay and Kylo Ren Abilities Showcased

  by   Mack Ashworth  
10:55 am in News

Out of all of the heroes and villains featured in the upcoming Star Wars Battlefront II, I think Yoda is the character that most players are hyped to play as. His small form may seem like a severe disadvantage, but his ninja-like reflexes and masterful use of the Force more than make up for that.

Just a couple of weeks before release, we’ve finally been given a look at Yoda in action. Here’s the gameplay you’ve been searching for:

In addition to Yoda gameplay, Kylo Ren’s abilities have been detailed:

Kylo Ren Abilities:

  • Frenzy – Kylo Ren leaps from enemy to enemy, attacking with his blade.
  • Freeze – Kylo Ren immobilizes enemies in front of him.
  • Pull – Kylo Ren pulls enemies close to him.

Star Wars Battlefront II is set to launch on November 17, coming to PC, PS4 and Xbox One. Which heroes will you be playing as?

In other Star Wars Battlefront II news, the progression system has been tweaked due to player feedback, the game has now gone gold, and the Galactic Assault maps have been officially named and revealed. 

Source: PlayStation (Twitter), BattlefrontUpdates (YouTube)

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