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Ark Survival Ascended Update 1.053.001 Stomps Out Bugs, Here’s the Patch Notes

  by   Alex Co  
September 24, 2024 1:13 pm in Title Updates and Patches

Studio Wildcard is at it again, as the studio has released Ark Survival Ascended update 1.053.001 and this is yet another patch that ushers in fixes, and even balance changes to the game. Read on for what’s new in the official Ark Survival Ascended new update patch notes.

Ark Survival Ascended Update 1.053.001 Patch Notes:

v53.1 – Major version for Servers and Clients – 09/24/2024

Changes & Bug Fixes:

  • Added a “View Traits” button to the creature inventory screen to view equipped creature traits
  • Fixed being unable to deploy Giant Queen Bee from a cryopod on Aberration
  • Fixed an issue that caused players to be killed or teleported outside of the map when using Climbing Picks
  • Fixed light flickering that would occur at specific times of day on consoles
  • Fixed missing Neuter/Spay option on Rock Drakes
  • Fixed being unable to equip a torch while mounted
  • Fixed the camera breaking when toggling photo mode when mounted on some creatures
  • Fixed the max player level being too low, should now allow players to level up to 175 with all unlocks
  • Aberration’s Rockwell bossfight
  • Fixed Aberration’s Rockwell bossfight not increasing the level cap correctly
  • Fixed Aberration’s Rockwell bossfight cutscene occurring too early which prevented access to the reward supply crate
  • Fixed Aberration’s Rockwell bossfight displaying incorrect health bar color for the difficulty selected
  • Fixed getting stuck at the end of the credits after completing Aberration’s Rockwell bossfight
  • Fixed shoulder pets disappearing after ascension, they will now be teleported correctly like other creatures
  • Fixed a crash that would occur on Aberration’s Rockwell bossfight when watching all of the cutscenes
  • Fixed an issue with the Reaper Queen’s impregnation attack when the server is under stress
  • Fixed the Reaper pregnancy buff timer displaying inaccurately
  • Fixed Mushroom Brew recipe disappearing from cookers when the save is restarted
  • Fixed Cosmo’s helmet not displaying correctly
  • Fixed Cosmo scaling and position when on the shoulder of different sized characters
  • Fixed a case where SIR-5rM8 could over-encumber itself in Butler mode
  • Fixed inconsistencies with the Charge battery’s engram and crafting recipe
  • Fixed Zeppelin not taking radiation damage correctly in some cases
  • Fixed cases where some wild Plant Z would not apply their charge affect to wild Nameless/Reapers correctly
  • Fixed a visual issue that sometimes caused Rock Drake’s legs to appear stuck together
  • Fixed Aberrant Megalosaurus Single Player issues which were causing it to float and run in place
  • Fixed Steam Forge animation inconsistencies
  • Fixed Treasure maps spawning in unplayable space on Aberration
  • Fixed wild Fasolasuchus and Yi Ling sometimes having displaying wrong taming team when knocked unconscious
  • Fixed Gene Scanner unintentionally having access to Tek Binocular’s “track” function
  • Fixed an issue with Tek Teleporters that allowed lower Tribe Rank players to teleport to higher ranked Teleporters
  • Fixed an issue that caused the small version of Pyromane to become larger that intended after entering a Procoptodon pouch
  • Fixed Catapult not dealing damage on multiplayer servers
  • Fixed Ballista’s hit registration inconsistency
  • Fixed being unable to recover spear bolts shot from a Ballista
  • Fixed Cryopods displayed in a Display Case instantly decaying when removed after a long time
  • Fixed Ichthyornis not retrieving golden fishes
  • Fixed camera stutter when climbing walls with a Megalania
  • Fixed Ceratosaurus sometimes losing all their food when deployed from a cryopod
  • Fixed FOV slider setting not saving on consoles
  • Fixed blood visuals not being disabled on Goo Gun with Blood Visuals options turned off
  • Fixed GCM fly not working in other languages besides English
  • Fixed some audio issues with player emotes
  • Fixed vampiric trait not working correctly if the dino has the digestion buff active
  • Fixed creatures not using correct pathfinding when attempting to navigate to dropped honey
  • Fixed Deinosuchus being unable to enter the underwater air bubbles on The Center
  • Fixed being unable to throw out cryopodded dinos in the underwater air bubbles on The Center
  • Fixed an incorrect texture on Aberration
  • Fixed an incorrect texture on The Island
  • Fixed missing water volume on Scorched Earth
  • Fixed areas where you could be teleported outside of playable space on Aberration
  • Fixed radiation/surface burning audio being heard globally in some instances when playing Singleplayer
  • Fixed placing turrets on the ceiling border on Aberration
  • Fixed an exploit with the Pyromane which could allow players to cause turrets to fire without being hit by them
  • Server config MaxGateFrameOnSaddles now also applies restriction to Gates as well as GateFrames
  • Added initial taming prompt to wild Cosmo’s in-line with other passive tames
  • Fixed multiple server crashes

Balance Changes:

  • Wind Turbine no longer takes damage from Flame Arrows
  • Clockface stack size has been reduced from 100 to 5
  • Decreased Pyromane’s dragweight to 149 (now able to be bola’d)
  • Reduced Pyromane’s damage scaling by approximately 20%
  • Increased Pyromane’s dash cooldown from 6 seconds to 12 seconds
  • Reduced wild Pyromane spawns on Aberration by approximately 75%
  • Reduced Carcharodontosaurus healing per bloodrage stack by approximately 20%
  • Some Official server Saddle armor clamp adjustments have been made:
  • Decreased Stego saddle cap from 124.0 to 74.5
  • Increased Trike saddle cap from 99.2 to 124.0
  • Increased Pachyrhinosaurus Saddle from 99.2 to 124.0
  • Increased Doedicurus saddle cap from 74.5 to 124.0

If there are any changes to the PC, Xbox versions, we’ll update the article with the info. Following the Aberration content drop, Studio Wildcard has been pushing out one patch after another to deal with bugs and other issues.

[Source: Survive the Ark]

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Remnant 2 Update 1.000.035 for The Dark Horizon DLC, Free Boss Rush Mode Now Live

  by   Alex Co  
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Gunfire Games has released the last DLC for Remnant 2 today with The Dark Horizon expansion! Alongside this, players will be able to download Remnant 2 update 1.000.035, and this includes new stuff for non-buyers of the DLC as well!

Remnant 2 Update 1.000.035 Patch Notes for September 24:

–|The Dark Horizon DLC Launch|–

Introducing the Warden Archetype!

No matter your playstyle, the new Warden Archetype has you covered—especially with its secret weapon: The Drone. This fully automated ally can shield you from danger, heal your wounds, and even strike at enemies, making it the ultimate battlefield companion.

The Dark Horizon storyline is seamlessly integrated into all new campaigns!

To dive straight into The Dark Horizon content, simply head to “Adventure Mode” from the Ward 13 World Stone and select “One Shot.” Like the original DLC, this will fill your Adventure with the latest quests, NPCs, enemies, and, of course, new loot!

Read more about The Dark Horizon here!

–|Free Content: Boss Rush Launch|–

Boss Rush is the ultimate game mode for players who crave non-stop action and boss battles.

Jump into the mode solo or team up with fellow Travelers in multiplayer and choose from three intense challenges: Triple Threat (a three-boss run), Trial by Fire (a seven-boss run), or The Gauntlet (a grueling nineteen-boss showdown). Test your survival skills as you fight through waves of enemies, including challenging Aberrations, on your way to face off against powerful bosses.

During the run, you’ll also earn temporary buffs—stat boosts and powerful passive bonuses—that will give you an edge when the battles heat up.

Getting started is easy. Simply head to the World Stone in Ward 13, select Boss Rush from the menu (just like you would for Campaign or Adventure), pick your difficulty, and dive in!

–|Free Content: Prism System|–

A brand-new power-boosting system that’s part of the free update. It works directly with the preexisting Fragments that have been in the game since day 1.

–|Performance and Crashes|–

– Fixed an issue where Atonement Fold could potentially cause hitching after prolonged use.

–|Quality of Life|–

 -|General|-

  • Fixed an issue where Dale was too chatty.

DEV NOTE: We had a talk with Dale and let him know not everyone is as enthusiastic about his hunting excursions as he is.

  • Fixed an issue where a small amount of players were unable to unlock Trophies.

DEV NOTE: Using the World Stone in Ward 13 should reward the trophies that were not previously unlocked when they should have been.

–|Player|–

-|Archetypes|–

|Engineer|

  • Fixed an issue where turret would shoot past Mother Mind.
  • Fixed an issue where Engineer’s Flamethrower would sometimes create floating fire after destroying a projectile.

|Archon|

  • Fixed an issue where Reality Rune skill was reducing player’s damage when inside the bubble.
  • Fixed an issue where entering Havoc Form while the Ravenous status was active would cause players to flinch repeatedly.

|Invoker|

  • Fixed an issue where Way of Kaeula lightning strikes could go beyond outer ring indicator when scaled by Amplitude Trait.
  • Added Line of Sight check for Way of Kauela lighting strikes.

DEV NOTE: Reverting the change from the previous build as it caused too many issues.

  • Fixed an issue where Visionary was not granting the 10% cooldown reduction on some skills.
  • Fixed an issue where when two players are using Way of Lydusa, sometimes activating it could cause the generated Sand Devils to instead go to the other player and not the original caster, preventing the original caster from manually detonating it.

|Gunslinger|

  • Fixed an issue where single shot weapons wouldn’t perform an instant reload for clients after Bulletstorm killed an enemy during multiplayer.

|Invader|

  • Included Grey Health in Reboot calculation / memory (will restore previous amount).
  • Fixed an issue where Worm Hole would not trigger Bitter Memento’s effect when used twice in a row.

|Hunter|

  • Fixed an issue where Intuition perk would start reducing the duration of Hunter skills after 6 relic uses.

|Handler|

  • Fixed an issue where skill cooldowns could be bypassed through animation canceling.

|Ritualist|

  • Fixed an issue where Deathwish was not doing correct damage and tooltip description was inconsistent.
  • Added Line of Sight check for Miasma and Eruption.

DEV NOTE: Reverting the change from the previous build as it caused too many issues.

|Medic|

  • Fixed an issue where using Healing Shields in multiplayer would potentially cancel each other out.
  • Fixed an issue where Healing Shield’s radius was not affected by effects that increase AOE radius.
  • Fixed an issue where Redemption was not benefiting from healing effectiveness.
  • Fixed an issue where Redemption was not capping the skill use speed stat to determine how quickly the skill becomes fully charged. Subsequent casts of Redemption now refresh the heal.

|Challenger|

  • Fixed an issue where Challenger’s DieHard prime perk triggered after Bitter Memento activated at low health.

–|Gear / Items|–

-|Weapons & Mods|-

  • Fixed an issue where Nebula Mod Nano Swarm was incorrectly considered Ranged Damage type.
  • Reduced damage of Nebula Nano Swarm.
  • Fixed an issue where Sporebloom was not benefiting from Physical Damage bonuses.
  • Fixed an issue where Micronova Mod was dealing more damage than intended.
  • Fixed an issue where Defrag Mod was generating Mod Power while the Mod was active.
  • Fixed an issue where Thorn explosions could destroy multiple weak points off The Labyrinth Sentinel.
  • Fixed an issue where Monolith Sandstorm Mod would jitter when used on some bridges in the Labyrinth.
  • Reduced damage of Monolith Sandstorm.
  • Fixed an issue where Anguish’s secondary fire was not doing splash AOE damage if fired at the ground.
  • Added a fix to prevent multiple stacks of Monolith Sandstorm from being active.
  • Fixed an issue where Gravity Core Mod was double dipping on mod and explosive damage
  • Fixed an issue where Anguish charge grey health persisted on melee weapon when player did a charged melee attack just before crouching.
  • Fixed an issue where Aphelion and Corrupted Aphelion would sometimes not hit enemies when having a high fire rate.
  • Fixed an issue where Merciless Bleed could trigger Bandit Mutator.
  • Fixed an issue where Star Shot mod and Corrupted Savior’s mod, Fusion Cannon, did not have their maximum amount of charges consumed on activation.
  • Fixed an issue where Hellfire was not using the correct animations which was causing issues while firing projectiles during the recoil,
  • Fixed an issue where Deceit Mod was not deactivating once the final Sword Throw was thrown.
  • Increased Reload Buff Duration of Polygun from 5s to 10s.
  • Increased Reload Buff Lock duration of Polygun from 5s to 10s.
  • Reduced Polygun Rifle and Shotgun Recoil
  • Increased Polygun Shotgun Mode Fire Rate from 1.6 to 1.75.
  • Reduced Polygun Shotgun Mode Spread
  • Fixed an issue where Alpha / Omega was inconsistently auto-reloading after depleting ammo rounds to destroy Beta Rays.
  • Increased Alpha / Omega fire rate from 6.89 to 7.42
  • Increased Alpha / Omega Charge Buff decay delay from 1.5s to 3.5s
  • Increased Alpha / Omega Charged Shots required to reach max speed from 3 to 5.
  • Increased Alpha / Omega Beta Ray Mod base damage from 225 to 275.
  • Increased Trinity Damage from 44 to 48 per bolt (132 to 144)
  • Increased Trinity Magazine Size from 18 to 24
  • Increased Trinity Reserves from 90 to 96
  • Increased Trinity Reload Speed slightly
  • Increased Corrupted Savior magazine from 40 to 50
  • Increased Corrupted Savior Mod Drain Delay from 5s to 10s
  • Reduced Corrupted Savior Mod Drain Rate
  • Fixed an issue where Corrupted Savior mod drain can count as a “cast” for Pressure Point and Spell Weaver.
  • Fixed an issue where Savior mod was not benefiting from mod damage trinkets.

-|Trinkets, Mutators, Relics|-

  • Fixed an issue where performing a perfect dodge while Symbol of Royalty was equipped was causing the player to receive 2 stacks of Bulwark instead of the intended 1.
  • Fixed an issue where Effigy Pendent was not activating correctly in all cases.
  • Fixed an issue where Overloaded effect applied from Enigma was granting a stack of Repercussion on explosion
  • Fixed an issue where Overloaded was inconsistent when stacking in some cases.
  • Fixed an issue where Timelapse Mod could cause enemies to disappear.
  • Fixed an issue where Weightless Weight would sometimes not apply bonuses consistently.
  • Fixed an issue where Shocker Melee Mutator had an inconsistent Overloaded duration.
  • Fixed an issue where Flying Bomb Trap could damage summons.
  • Fixed an issue where client players could sometimes not move freely when struck by Ring of Spears Mod.
  • Fixed an issue where Ring of the Damned was calculating damage incorrectly.
  • Reduced Hardcore Metal Band max Bulwark from 5 to 3.
  • Fixed an issue where Gift of the Unbound’s movement speed buff did not re-apply when removing every burden ring currently equipped on character and re-equipping them.
  • Fixed an issue where equipping Painless Obsidian Ring was not granting Bulwark stack when equipped if Bulwark was already active.
  • Fied an issue where Soul Stone would not work on Rootlash.
  • Fixed an issue where Bitter Memento was not working with Ring of the Damned in relation to Health.
  • Fixed an issue where Burden of the Audacious wass doubling up value giving 50% to healing instead of 25%.
  • Fixed an issue where Kolket Eyelet was not giving stack of Bulwark after picking up turret.
  • Fixed an issue where Faerin’s Sigil was not calculating mod power correctly.
  • Fixed an issue where Pressure Point was increasing damage when it shouldn’t have.
  • Fixed an issue where Jester’s Bell’s buff duration did not match the description.
  • Fixed an issue where Defrag had no effect when you sacrificed Summons.
  • Fixed an issue where Ring of Spears sounds persisted along with its sped-up state as if there were enemies around.
  • Fixed an issue where Sapphire Dreamstone’s cooldown was not being visually represented for client.
  • Fixed an issue where Pressure Point’s detonation wored off of single charge cost, not total power spent.
  • Fixed an issue where if activating Dreadwalker mod with 0 ammo in clip; after the mod action is completed, the ammo in the clip was still 0, when it should have been full.
  • Fixed an issue where New Stacks of Reverie applied from using Dreamwave were not refreshing buff timer.
  • Fixed an issue where Tainted Blood effect from Ouroboros mod could be extended by applying SLOW to an enemy.
  • Fixed various issues where Slow was not being applied correctly in some cases.
  • Fixed an issue where Birthright of the Lost effect was not applying to flying enemies when triggered via Worm Hole.
  • Fixed an issue where Soul Anchor wouldn’t activate if the Handler archetype was already active.
  • Fixed an issue where Soul Stone Amulet was not increasing damage and move speed for Rootlash, Space Crabs, and Fargazer.
  • Fixed an issue where Space Crabs were not being affected by Soul Link or Soul Stone.
  • Fixed an issue where Atonement fold bleed effect was not removed after unequipping the Atonement Fold.
  • Fixed an issue where Vengeful Strike was constantly activating and deactivating when equipping the Broken Heart relic and getting to 50% health.
  • Fixed an issue where Extender Mutator was not resetting the clip size of Trinity Crossbow when detached from the weapon.
  • Fixed an issue where Lydusa’s Curse was not triggering Neckbone Necklace.
  • Fixed an issue where Elixir of Life would revive players well after the Living Will effect ran out.
  • Fixed an issue where Spirit Wisp Amulet did not account for multiple charges being spent when determining the amount of cool reduction it should apply.

-|Enemies|-

  • Fixed an issue where Shrewd could not be targeted by some Mods.
  • Fixed an issue where the player could get trapped in a wall when successfully escaping a Dran Immolator’s grab attack.
  • Fixed an issue where Mirage charged cyclone damage was not scaling up with weapon level.
  • Fixed an issue where kiln enemies could get stuck on ladders.
  • Fixed an issue where Root Zombies resist the killing blow when damaged by Sandstorm.
  • Fixed an issue where players could get stuck momentarily if enemies were frozen by Time Lapse during a grab interaction.
  • Fixed an issue where Custodian Eye homing missile attack would sometimes not follow target.
  • Fixed an issue where Fae Knight Assassin froze in midair after the One True King was defeated if he didn’t backstab the One True King.
  • Fixed an issue where the Bridge Warden was unable to follow the player through some tunnel openings.
  • Fixed an issue where arrow bolts would hang in air when Fae Golden Knight used smoke ability.
  • Fixed an issue where bow weapons could not shoot off the Preacher’s hat in Forlorn Coast.
  • Fixed an issue where Way of Kaeula wave crash and drenched effect was failing to deal damage to Annihilation orbs.
  • Fixed an issue where if orbs in 2nd phase of Annihilation fight were destroyed too quickly by certain weapons, it would cause the boss to just stand still.
  • Fixed an issue where Mother Mind was not able to destroy platforms in boss fight with slam attack.
  • Fixed an issue where Tal’Ratha was not being attacked by Rootlash or Reaver’s melee attacks.
  • Fixed an issue where some enemy attacks ignored Damage Reduction.
  •  Fixed an issue where players could still receive Bloody Steel Splinter from Red Prince even if they had Blood Draw mod.

-|UI|- 

  • Fixed an issue where Thorn tooltip was not updating when equipping items with explosive damage bonuses.
  • Fixed an issue where some items had a white outline around their image in their icon.
  • Fixed an issue where Corrupted Sorrow Mod tooltip was incorrectly showing the wrong value.
  • Fixed an issue where upgrading Amplitude was not changing the tooltip description for Way of Lydusa.
  • Fixed an issue where Blood Draw tooltip values were not updated when equipping objects with explosive damage bonuses
  • Fixed an issue where ranged Lifesteal was not displaying in Advanced Stats.
  • Fixed an issue where shields and buffs could potentially overlap on allies’ display in the upper left-hand side of the screen.
  • Fixed an issue where Crystal Heart had an inaccurate tooltip value when hovering over the item in the character menu.
  • Fixed an issue where the door leading to the Annihilation fight was marked as a side dungeon.
  • Fixed an issue where trait points could be removed if players switched
  • Fixed an issue where at level 10, Sleeper mutator tooltip description for critical chance and damage were reversed.
  • Fixed an issue where Fire Rate and Evade Speed were displayed inconsistently from other bonus increases on the stats screen.
  • Fixed an issue where Sapphire Dreamstone was not displaying cooldown icon when it procced.
  • Fixed an issue where Thaen Protection was displaying the incorrect icon in tooltip.
  • Fixed an issue where Dwell’s shop tabs were not displaying correctly in some instances.
  • Fixed an issue where Rot Stalker aberration copies would each get a named health bar on screen.
  • Fixed an issue where Current Mission icon appeared stretched when the current objective was displayed on multiple lines.
  • Fixed numerous typos in functional descriptions of weapons and items.

-|Misc Fixes|- 

  • Fixed an issue where if a player entered the fog door to the Nightweaver fight during the transition to the 2nd phase of the fight, the player would no longer be able to damage enemies.
  • Fixed an issue where if players defeated the Custodian Eye at the same time the floor would drop, it could cause the player to get stuck on the lowered section of the room.
  • Fixed an issue where Lighthouse Key would be in the wrong visual state when inspecting.
  • Fixed an issue where Some Dran would get stuck using a ladder if a player used it at the same time.
  • Fixed an issue where Resolute Trait was not consistently being awarded.
  • Fixed an issue where the Alchemist Engram description and lore were incorrect.
  • Fixed an issue where the One True King was missing dialogue responses when the player wearing the True Crimson Crown.
  • Fixed an issue where if players exited the game as they placed the Cherished Fracture in the shrine, when they reloaded the game, they would see Lydusa’s character mesh hovering room.
  • Fixed an issue where the Havoc Form Lightning VFX persisted for clients when the player died while shooting lightning.
  • Fixed an issue where the Havoc Form Lightning VFX visually fired in the wrong direction when viewed by client.
  • Fixed an issue where Character Aura Buff VFX persisted where player died after using any of the 3Vial skills as an Alchemist.
  • Fixed an issue where Founder Ford’s path would reset if players quit before meeting him at the entrance to old Ward 13.
  • Fixed an issue where players in specific circumstances could escape the Mother Mind’s arena.
  • Fixed an issue where the player character could get stuck in state transition when doing a Charge Attack at 0 Stamina and still holding the attack button.
  • Fixed an issue where Campaign dialogue choice was showing up in Adventure mode when speaking to Custodian.
  • Fixed an issue where ring in Derelict Lighthouse would sometimes spawn under the ground, making it impossible to pick up.
  • Fixed an issue where Hatchery could be exploited for XP grinding.
  • Fixed an issue where the “health” of the walls in Lydusa fight we scaling too high on Apocalyptic difficulty.
  • Fixed an issue where Flop damage was not scaling with player level.
  • Fixed an issue where Archetypes or Archetype skills could no longer be selected for a small portion of players.
  • Fixed an issue where players were unable to obtain the same archetype if another player buys it from Wallace.
  • Fixed various issues where players could end up out of the world while using Wormhole in different locations.
  • Fixed various issues of small visual and collision gaps through the game.

We’re not expecting any major patches after this one outside of bug fixes

[Source: Gunfire Games]

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone Update for Sept. 24 Brings Weapon Adjustments, Bug Fixes

  by   Alex Co  
12:30 pm in Title Updates and Patches

Even if we’re inching closer to Black Ops 6’s release, Sledgehammer Games isn’t done updating Modern Warfare 3 — not by a long shot. The studio has now pushed out the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone update for Sept. 24, and this is a server-side update that implements weapon changes, various bug fixes and more.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone Update for Sept. 24 Patch Notes:

Global

Settings

  • Improved clarity of the Jump Scares toggle option label.

Multiplayer

UIX

  • Bug Fixes
    • Attackers widget will now display the total player health as the accurate value of 150, rather than 149.
    • Scrolling the Info panel of a Featured Playlist will no longer cause Maps to disappear from the list.
    • Buttons will no longer become unresponsive in the Ranked Play menu while using a mouse and keyboard input device.
    • Killstreak Skins counter now displays the correct value after purchasing a relevant Bundle.
    • Stretched artwork will no longer appear briefly during menu transitions.
    • Filtering Weapons in the Gunsmith while a CDL Mode is active will no longer cause the player to be sent back to the lobby.
    • Added missing Challenge description to the Constellation’s End Camo for the STG44 Assault Rifle.

Progression

  • Operator Longshot or Collateral Kills Challenge will no longer track progress upon Scorestreak Kills.

Maps

  • Bait
    • Addressed an exploit allowing players to escape the playable area near the Boardwalk.

Modes

  • Bows Before Throws
    • Swapped the bow weapon to Daryl’s Crossbow to celebrate the upcoming The Walking Dead: Road to Terminus Event.

Weapons & Attachments

Battle Rifles

  • DTIR 30-06
    • Increased recoil gun kick from 27.5deg/s to 32deg/s (+16%).
    • Fixer 1.4 Long Barrel
      • Increased recoil gun kick by 3%.
      • Increased horizontal recoil and vertical recoil by 8%.
    • Sanctum-60 Long Barrel
      • Increased recoil gun kick by 3%.
    • Shadowcaster Suppressed Barrel
      • Increased recoil gun kick, horizontal recoil, and vertical recoil by 4%.
    • Demo Nimble Stock
      • Increased horizontal recoil and vertical recoil by 4%.
    • Rifleman 200 Stock
      • Increased recoil gun kick, horizontal recoil, and vertical recoil by 3%.

Submachine Guns

  • PDSW 528 (MWII)
    • Fixed an issue preventing damage from being dealt between the 27.7m and 37.3m ranges.

Attachments

  • Caster-X1 Compensator Muzzle
    • Properly applied the intended -7% aim down sight time scale.
  • Bracefire-HC Grip Underbarrel
    • Fixed an issue allowing players to toggle Tactical Stance, enabling unintended movement speeds.

Perks

  • Gunslinger Vest
    • Fixed an issue preventing placed Equipment from being picked up.

Killstreaks

  • SAE
    • Explosive damage is now capable of dealing damage to enemies who are underwater.

Zombies

UIX

  • Bug Fixes
    • Addressed an issue preventing players from initiating interactions while the Tap to Interact behavior setting is enabled.
    • Fixed an issue preventing interaction with Rift Pedstals after a player leaves their Squad.
    • Removed Ping button while interacting with a Rift Pedstal as it overlaps with the Offer button.

Gameplay

  • Bug Fixes
    • Players can no longer initiate a vote for multiple Rifts at once.
    • Visual effects from the Pristine Mirror will no longer persist after it is collected.

Warzone

WEAPON ADJUSTMENTS

Battle Rifles

DTIR 30-06

  • Increased recoil gun kick to 32deg/s, up from 27.5deg/s.
  • Fixer 1.4 Long Barrel
    • Increased recoil gun kick by 3%.
    • Increased horizontal recoil and vertical recoil by 8%.
  • Sanctum-60 Long Barrel
    • Increased recoil gun kick by 3%.
  • Shadowcaster Suppressed Barrel
    • Increased recoil gun kick, horizontal recoil, and vertical recoil by 4%.
  • Demo Nimble Stock
    • Increased horizontal recoil and vertical recoil by 4%.
  • Rifleman 200 Stock
    • Increased recoil gun kick, horizontal recoil, and vertical recoil by 3%.

ATTACHMENT ADJUSTMENTS

Muzzles

Weapon
Adjustments

Caster-X1 Compensator

  • Fixed an issue causing the -7% aim down sight time scale to be improperly applied.

Underbarrels

Weapon
Adjustments

Bracefire-HC Grip

  • Fixed an issue allowing players to toggle Tactical Stance, enabling unintended movement speeds.

Bug Fixes:

  • Fixed an issue preventing the Tac-Map from showing progress to the Daily Challenges.
  • Fixed an issue allowing players to flip the floating Shipment in the Purgatory mode.
  • Fixed an issue preventing players from interacting with Loadout Drops bought from Buy Stations after joining a match in progress.
  • Fixed an issue that allowed Bunker Busters to damage players inside the Safe Zone in the Purgatory mode.
  • Fixed an issue causing an eliminated player with Camouflaged Sneaker equipped to drop the EMP Ball tactical.
  • Fixed an issue allowing players to purchase and use more Sentry Turrets than intended in the Purgatory mode.
  • Fixed an issue allowing players to duplicate Self-Revive Kits and Killstreaks in the Purgatory mode.

In case you haven’t logged in since Season 6 started, head on over here to see what’s new.

[Source: Call of Duty (1, 2)]

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Hood: Outlaws & Legends End of Service Announced for Feb. 18, 2025 and Will No Longer Be Playable Three Years After Launch

  by   Alex Co  
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While more and more studios relying on online multiplayer as the crux of their game, there is always the possibility of the game being unplayable be it for lack of players, or the servers stop working. It seems that in the case of Sumo Digital’s Hood: Outlaws & Legends, it’s a mix of both.

The studio has announced that in Feb. 18, 2025 — just three years after it launched — the game will end its run. The Hood: Outlaws & Legends end of service means the game will completely be unplayable given the game is centered on online multiplayer.

Here’s the announcement from the studio:

We regret to inform you that our game, Hood: Outlaws & Legends, will be ending service on February 18. After this date, the game, along with any Editions, DLCs, and Battle Pass items, will no longer be accessible.

This has been a difficult but necessary decision, and we understand it may be disappointing. The Hood teams deeply thank you for your support and dedication throughout this incredible adventure. We cherished every part of it and we hope your memories of Hood: Outlaws & Legends will be as treasured as ours.

Starting October 16, 2024, the game will not be sold either via physical or digital, and refunds will be offered to players who purchased the game 14 days prior to this announcement until the termination of sales.

In our review of the game, we noticed a bunch of stuff the studio did right, but also a lot of things that went wrong citing, “Hood: Outlaws and Legends is a great idea on paper, but not one so well executed.”

At the very least, the game did last three years, and is nowhere near as fast as Concord’s which got its rug pulled in less than a month.

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Mortal Kombat 1 Update 1.007.001 Released for Khaos Reigns and Balance Changes This Sept. 24

  by   Alex Co  
11:15 am in Title Updates and Patches

NetherRealm Studios has pushed out Mortal Kombat 1 update 1.007.001 this September 24 on consoles and PC, and this is for the big Khaos Reigns DLC! Even if you aren’t buying the expansion, there’s still a lot of stuff to parse through the patch notes, as it includes fighter changes and more.

Mortal Kombat 1 Update 1.007.001 Patch Notes for September 24:

PC Steam & Epic Games Store

  • Various fixes to improve game stability
  • Added a new [High] value for the existing Motion Blur setting, with the previous [ON] setting now being noted as [Medium]
  • Added AMD FSR 3 Image Reconstruction as an additional Upscaling option available
  • Added a new graphical setting to disable the Film Grain effect
  • Updated Nvidia DLSS Image Reconstruction plugin to version 3.7.1 and changed the Upscaling Preset used to C
  • Implemented first pass of Razer RGB peripheral support for certain in-game sequences
  • Reworked file structure to optimize future Patch download & install sizes (Note that additional optimization to reduce Patch install & download size is unlikely to be possible)
  • Various UI fixes and improvements
  • Various Mouse & Keyboard input device related fixes
  • Resolved issues that occurred when using Low graphics settings
  • Further optimized the PSO Shader Cache boot flow for certain hardware set-ups
  • Updated PC Hardware System Spec information to reference more recent hardware and provide additional context for target Resolution & Settings

Khaos Reigns Content Update

  • Additional Story Content has been added – Part 2: Khaos Reigns

Free Content Update

  • Additionally, all Mortal Kombat 1 owners will have access to new Arenas, new Arena Variants, & Animalities, the fan-favorite finishing moves that haven’t been seen since the ‘90s, allowing fighters to channel their inner animals. These features will be available on September 24 as a FREE content update in conjunction with the Mortal Kombat 1: Khaos Reigns release.

General Fixes & Adjustments

  • Title updated to Khaos Reigns
  • Implemented file compression to reduce game size for future patch releases (Note that this will require a larger download than usual for this Patch)
  • Move list corrections & Localization fixes
  • AI adjustments & improvements
  • Improvements to Screen Reader functionality
  • Added Cyrax Fighter to Roster
  • Added Sektor Fighter to Roster
  • Added Noob Saibot Fighter to Roster
  • Added Wedding skin for Scorpion, Empress skin for Mileena & UMK3 skin for Sub-Zero
  • Added several new Brutalities for players to discover
  • Fixed several visual issues during brutalities
  • Added Kameo ease of use information shown during Kameo Selection
  • Fixed rare situations where a successful Up Block against a vulnerable attack would result in the defender still receiving block pushback
  • Adjusted distance that Fighters move when performing a buffered backdash after an attack
  • Fixed issue with offline consoles sometimes not retaining hotfix data that has been previously downloaded
  • Fixed issue that could cause players in Invasions to not use the latest hotfix data

Invasions

  • Added Towers of Time which now resides where the Gateway Mesa was
  •  You can now also enter Towers of Time from the Main Menu > Towers
  • Added Towers of Time Challenges & Leaderboard with placement rewards
  • Added Map to Mesa Pause Menu which shows pathways & key locations

Online

  • Added Warrior Shrine
  • Added Online Practice Mode

Character Specific Adjustments

Main Fighters

Ashrah

  • Fixed Enhanced Light Ascension causing camera to become misaligned in certain situations
  • Fixed Dark debuff lingering after Ashrah is defeated during an Endurance fight

Baraka

  • (Air) Death Spin final hit now only auto-corrects if one of the previous hits connected

General Shao

  • Fixed Reverse Treechopper damage scaling when interrupted using default interrupted damage scaling instead of command grab damage scaling
  • Fixed sound effects missing in certain situations when hitting with Haymaker (Away + Front Kick, Back Punch)

Geras

  • Factual Force (Towards + Front Kick) now causes a bounce hit reaction instead of a splat knockdown & recovers 8 frames faster on hit
  • History Lesson now recovers 17 frames faster on miss

Havik

  • Added new Move Nether Snatcher & Enhanced Nether Snatcher
  • Added new Move (Air) Nether Stomp & (Air) Enhanced Nether Stomp
  • Added new Move Enhanced Corpse Taunt
  • Helping Hand & Enhanced Helping Hand now startup in 45 frames (down from 59)
  • Helping Hand armor now starts on frame 6 (was frame 10)
  • Enhanced Helping Hand now has a different hit reaction if used more than once in a combo
  • Crucial Strike (Jump Back Punch, Back Kick) now has a different hit reaction
  • Fixed issue with Enhanced Blood Bath visual effects displaying improperly in certain situations where gameplay is paused
  • Fixed missing sound effects on Neoplasm when the projectile is parried

Johnny Cage

  • Fixed issue with Wowing Out special move limit not being reset if a Kameo Summon is used as a cancel

Kitana

  • Fixed visual issue with Fancy Flick causing ground impact effects after it has been parried

Kung Lao

  • Added new Move (Air) Buzzsaw & Enhanced (Air) Buzzsaw
  • Shaolin Spin can now move forward or backward while holding Front Kick button
  • Enhanced Shaolin Spin has increased movement speed forward or backward when holding Front Kick button
  • Enhanced Shaolin Shimmy no longer automatically performs follow-up attack on block
  • Enhanced Shaolin Shimmy when blocked can perform follow-up attack for 1 bar of meter with Back Kick + Block

Li Mei

  • Fixed rare issue with opponent facing incorrect direction briefly if Lion’s Pounce (Cancel) (Towards + Front Kick, Hold Front Kick) is performed while they are knocked down
  • Fixed issue with Sky Lantern moving to an incorrect location if used immediately before Fatal Blow

Liu Kang

  • Added new Kombo Attack Volcanic Palm (Away + Back Punch, Front Punch)

Raiden

  • Enhanced Lightning Port has less damage scaling and on hit disables the opponent’s ability to Breaker or use a Kameo until they land
  • Fixed Enhanced Lightning Port having a stricter input window compared to other special move cancels
  • Fixed specific input sequence to execute Uppercut Jump Cancel causing Lightning Port to be performed instead

Scorpion

  • Blazing Charge hit animation adjusted, now has 19 more frames of advantage on hit

Sindel

  • Fixed incorrect attack coming out when performing a buffered attack after Bodied (Jump Back Punch, Back Kick)
  • Fixed Kartwheel having incorrect frame data shown in Practice Mode

Smoke

  • Increased hit region on Smoked Out (Up + Front Punch, Front Punch, Back Punch)
  • Spin Kicks (Jump Front Kick, Back Kick) and Airing Out (Jump Front Kick, Back Kick, Back Kick) now will auto face
  • Invisibility now goes away when hit by a parry attack
  • Fixed Vicious Vapors having incorrect frame data generated in Practice Mode
  • Fixed issue that could cause the camera to become misaligned if Smoke is interrupted during Everywhere (Back Punch, Front Punch, Back Punch) at certain timing

Shang Tsung

  • Added new move Kameo Kopy & Enhanced Kameo Kopy
  • Added new Kombo Attack Orthopedic Takedown (Away + Front Punch, Back Kick) (Old Form)
  • Pulse Check (Front Punch, Back Punch, Back Kick) recovers 2 frames faster and can be 2in1 cancelled
  • Snake Oil (Away + Back Punch in Young Form) starts up 2 frames slower and recovers 1 frame slower
  • Operation (Away + Back Punch in Old Form) starts up 2 frames faster and has an adjusted hit reaction
  • Bed of Spikes & Enhanced Bed of Spikes now appear faster
  • Bed of Spikes recovers 1 frame faster on hit and 3 frames faster on block & miss
  • Enhanced Bed of Spikes recovers 4 frames faster on hit and 5 frames faster on block & miss

Tanya

  • Spinning Splits Kicks now has a different animation when it is blocked and no longer does follow-up attacks
  • Divine Protection now parries projectiles and allows for follow-ups with max charge
  • Deity Push now has a different hit reaction with increased damage scaling
  • Seeking Guidance now takes 5 frames longer to charge each Guidance level (Enhanced Seeking Guidance is unchanged)
  • During Heavenly Hand, holding Front Punch allows you to spend Guidance charge to increase projectile speed and damage
  • During Spinning Split Kicks, holding Back Kick allows you to spend Guidance charge to become projectile invulnerable and perform all attacks on block
  • During Drill Kick hit reaction, holding Away + Back Kick allows you to spend Guidance charge to perform Deity Push
  • During Drill Kick hit reaction, holding Towards + Back Kick allows you to spend Guidance charge to perform Umgadi Evade
  • Fixed issues with Guidance lingering in certain situations

Omni-Man

  • Around The World (Towards + Back Punch) now causes a bounce hit reaction instead of a splat knockdown

Quan Chi

  • Best Foot Backward (Down + Towards + Back Kick) tracking timing adjusted by 8 frames
  • Fixed incorrect projectile being used by Psycho Skull after exiting Zone of Power
  • Fixed visual issue with Psycho Skull causing ground impact effects after it has been parried
  • Fixed visual issue with Zone of Waste lingering during brutalities

Homelander

  • Fixed Diabolical Dash > The Seven Slam damage scaling when interrupted using default interrupted damage scaling instead of command grab damage scaling
  • Fixed Diabolical Dash > The Seven Slam not doing additional damage against an opponent performing Up Block
  • Fixed being able to move outside of the arena constraints briefly after hitting with (Air) Diabolical Dash > Vought Drop
  • Fixed (Air) Delay God Complex not being possible when (Air) God Complex is performed at the lowest possible height
  • Fixed issue with Flight speed being reduced after performing (Air) God Complex
  • Fixed issue with endurance fights being delayed if (Air) Diabolical Dash > Vought Drop is used as the final hit on an opponent
  • Fixed camera becoming misaligned during Blast Off when playing online and experiencing connection issues

Takeda

  • Twisting Blades (Front Punch, Back Punch) first & second hit do 10 more damage
  • Ogre Slayer (Front Punch, Back Punch, Back Punch + Back Kick) does 20 more damage
  • Rising Suns (Towards + Front Punch, Back Punch) first hit does 10 more damage
  • Ryujin (Towards + Front Punch, Back Punch, Back Punch + Back Kick) does 20 more damage
  • Falling Moon (Towards + Front Punch, Back Kick) second hit does 20 more damage
  • Gate Splitter (Away + Back Punch) has 1 more active frame and had its hitbox adjusted
  • Temple Razer (Away + Back Punch, Front Punch) has 1 more active frame and had its hitbox adjusted
  • Serpent’s Tail (Towards + Back Punch) has a different hit reaction and can now be special cancelled
  • Sparrow Strike (Jump + Back Punch, Back Kick) does 40 less damage
  • Shooting Star does 10 more damage
  • Smart Shuriken explosion does 10 more damage
  • (Air) Rushing Nimbus Attack first attack does no damage scaling
  • (Air) Enhanced Rushing Nimbus Attack does 30 more damage
  • If an allied Kameo interrupts Takeda after Smart Shuriken has touched the ground, the Shuriken will no longer disappear
  • Fixed clipping issues when Enhanced Rushing Nimbus Attack is performed near Frost (Kameo) Ice Wall
  • Fixed missing visual effects when more than six Smart Shurikens are used in rapid succession

Kameo Fighters

Cyrax (Kameo)

  •  Self-Destruct no longer lingers when the round ends
  • Fixed Horizontal Kopter Chopper chosen hit direction not working in certain circumstances during juggles

Darrius (Kameo)

  • Ground Invitational and Army of Two can now be performed after Volleyballistic
  • Fixed Army of Two attack going in the wrong direction under certain circumstances
  • Fixed Heelturn being possible for an extended period of time if the opponent remains idle after being knocked down
  • Fixed several situations where Darrius would not take damage or cause recharge delay when he is interrupted
  • Fixed situation that could cause Volleyballistic to be possible from very far distance from his partner

Frost (Kameo)

  • Fixed Ice Krash & Frosty’s Revenge not being possible as a reversal
  • Fixed visual issues that could occur with Ice Krash when performed on The Pyramid Arena Top Variant

Goro (Kameo)

  • Fixed Punch Walk cancelled into Shokan Stomp causing slight damage to Goro’s Partner
  • Punch Walk can no longer be cancelled into other Kameo moves while Kameos are disabled

Jax (Kameo)

  • Added new move Gotcha Grab

Kano (Kameo)

  • Eye Laser now has multiple hits when blocked & has a longer recharge delay

Kung Lao (Kameo)

  • Added new moves Orbiting Hat & Wobbly Hat
  • Spin can no longer sometimes auto face during the first few frames
  • Buzz Saw can no longer sometimes auto face during the first few frames

Motaro (Kameo)

  • Fixed issue when Reflect parries a non-reflectable projectile that allowed the opponent to block punishes during their recovery
  • Fixed rare instances of missing visual & sound effects when Motaro is hit by certain attacks

Sektor (Kameo)

  • Added alternate Fatal Blow attack by pressing R1 during startup
  • Activate Homing is now performed by holding R1
  • Tele-Punch starts up 2 frames faster
  • Fixed visual issue with Up Rocket causing ground impact effects after it has been parried

Shujinko (Kameo)

  • Added new move Kingdoms Krumble
  • Added new move Waterfall Chop
  • Fixed interrupting Shujinko during Death’s Embrace (Ermac) causing an excessively long recovery for his partner

Sonya (Kameo)

  • Added new moves (Air) Ricochet Dive Kick & (Air) Bicycle Kick follow-up attack
  • Sonya is now vulnerable for 17 more frames after Leg Grab misses

Sub-Zero (Kameo)

  • Added new moves Deep Freeze & Iceball Special
  • Fixed visual effects issues when partner misses with their Fatal Blow

Stryker (Kameo)

  • Low Grenade Toss & High Grenade Toss have different hit reactions and less damage scaling

Tremor (Kameo)

  • Crystal Wall Punch is now mid (was high)

Khameleon (Kameo)

  • Added new move Alternate Disguises
  • If either of the first two hits during Roll are Up Blocked, the final hit will not come out
  • Fan Toss can no longer sometimes auto face during the first few frames
  • Fixed issue with Glaive return attack not using correct hit reaction facing if the opponent jumped over

Mavado (Kameo)

  • Fixed animation issue with Nomad’s Touch when performed near corner while roster fighter has their back to the screen

Ferra (Kameo)

  • Torr Stance: Slide! has 2 more recovery frames on block
  • Ferra is now considered airborne during Yo-Yo Throw, Swings!, & Potato Sack Toss

Stay tuned to all our Mortal Kombat 1 coverage for the latest updates and news.

[Source: Mortal Kombat Discord]

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Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver 1 & 2 Remastered Leaked via PSN, Set for December 10 Release

  by   Taha  
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Last summer, a Soul Reaver statue displayed at Comic-Con in San Diego, along with a plaque crediting it to Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 and 2 Remastered, raised many hopes for an official reveal. While the announcement never came during the event, recent developments suggest that it may finally be happening.

A leak on the PlayStation Store has revealed that the remastered versions of these iconic games could be released on December 10. The leaked page, which was quickly removed, mentioned a collection celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Soul Reaver saga. This remastered bundle is set to include Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver and Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver 2, featuring updated graphics and other enhancements. The leak also included several screenshots, offering a glimpse of the improved visuals.

The original Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain debuted in 1996, but it was Soul Reaver in 1999 that made the series popular. The franchise then saw the release of a sequel and a fourth title, Legacy of Kain: Defiance, in 2003. However, the series has been mostly inactive, aside from some less successful experiments like the cancelled free-to-play game Nosgoth.

Now, Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1-2 Remastered is reportedly already set up in the PlayStation Store backend, complete with the images, and even a trailer. With all this information already in place, it’s highly likely that the collection will be officially announced at tonight’s State of Play event. As we get more information, we’ll make sure to keep you informed here at MP1st.

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Marvel Rivals Adds Psylocke to the Roster and Here’s Our First Look; Moon Knight Teased Too

  by   Alex Co  
10:34 am in News

NetEase has revealed a new character that’s set to unleash havoc on the Marvel Rivals battlefield, and it’s the mutant, Psylocke! Check out the trailer and read on for the first info on the hero.

Psylocke utilizes a vast range of psionic abilities to outsmart and outflank her enemies. Her agile speed and quick motions allow Psylocke to dash across short distances, while also being able to cloak herself and appear invisible before attacking. Her ultimate ability brings all these elements together, as Psylocke rushes across the battlefield with her wings on full display, cutting down all enemies in her path.

The version of Psylocke is inspired by the character design from best-selling comic Demon Days: X-Men by award-winning comic book artist Peach Momoko, who received the Ringo Award in 2021 as well as the Eisner Award in both 2021 and 2024. The Psylocke character design was co-created by Marvel Rivals artists and Momoko. Psylocke will also be voiced by Japanese voice actress Alpha Takahashi, who has voiced in other famous franchises such as Cyberpunk 2077.

A wandering ronin in feudal Japan, the telekinetic warrior known as Sai has devoted herself to striking down ancient demons and monsters. With her wolf Logan by her side, Psylocke won’t rest until all Yokai have fallen by her psychic blade. Sai was ripped from her reality by the Timestream Entanglement and put on display by the Collector. Alongside newfound allies, she escaped her cage and learned that other familiar warriors might still be out there. Her new quest is to gather those heroes, end this conflict, and return home.

At the end of the video, you can even see a tease for Moon Knight, which suggests this might be the next hero making their way into the game. Check the image below which we’ve screencapped from the end of the Psylocke trailer:

Marvel Rivals is set for release this December 6 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC. Check out the latest trailer for it where we see Captain America and The Winter Soldier in action.

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Rainbow Six Siege Update for September 24 Brings Y9S3.1 Fixes, Here Are the Patch Notes

  by   Alex Co  
9:27 am in Title Updates and Patches

Ubisoft has followed up its big Y9S3 patch for Rainbow Six Siege with another update centered on fixes! Called the Y9S3.1 patch, console gamers will see this as Rainbow Six Siege update 2.84 on last-gen, and version 1.000.088 on current-gen.

Read on for the file size downloads on each platform, as well as the complete patch notes as provided by Ubsioft.

Rainbow Six Siege Update 2.84 | 1.000.088 Patch Notes:

Y9S3.1 PATCH SIZE

Find the download sizes for each platform below.

  • Ubisoft Connect: 1.15 GB
  • Steam: 669 MB
  • Xbox One: 1.34 GB
  • Xbox Series X: 1.55 GB
  • PlayStation 4: 1.89 GB
  • PlayStation 5: 1.49 GB

BUG FIXES

GAMEPLAY

  • FIXED – Synaptic charm equips a placeholder charm.
  • FIXED – Thunderbird’s Kona Station keeps healing while affected by EMP or Zoto Canister if the elite uniform is equipped.
  • FIXED – Unable to type in chat using Cyrillic layout.
  • FIXED – Players are able to block the EXT sewer with a Deployable Shield, preventing Attackers to pass.
  • FIXED – Drone can see through wall in 2F Yellow Stairs in the Consulate map.
  • FIXED – Tutorial Rewards modal does not appear after completing the tutorials.
  • FIXED – Skopós’s V10-Pantheon Shells prevent players from vaulting through windows.
  • FIXED – Player is unable to customize Skopós’s V10-Pantheon Shells Swap action on the controller.
  • FIXED – Host and clients can have different rotation replications while in rappel.
  • FIXED – The Luision weapon stats are displaying stats of the PBR92.
  • FIXED – Join as a spectator is missing for custom local match.
  • FIXED – Iana cannot be scanned while she has Gemini Replicator active.
  • FIXED – Key bindings do not revert to default values.
  • FIXED – Skopós’s V10-Pantheon Shells transfer action cannot be remapped or assigned a secondary input.
  • FIXED – Skopós’s idle V10-Pantheon Shells can get concussed by Echo’s Yokai drone.
  • FIXED – Fire area of effect doesn’t affect the hostage.
  • FIXED – Placeholder name is present when user goes to the Shooting Range while matchmaking.
  • FIXED – Grey filter is applied to the spectator POV when changing cameras during Skopós’s V10-Pantheon Shells transition.

LEVEL DESIGN      

  • FIXED – Excessive light coming out of the ceiling projector in 1F Projector Room on the Kanal map.

OPERATORS

  • FIXED – Skopós has an unusual position during the Victory Celebration and is distorted in the team lineup.
  • FIXED – Skopós has various camera, collision, and texture issues in Free for All Arcade game mode.
  • FIXED – Fuze, Thunderbird, Clash, and Aruni are invisible when equipped with skins from certain Esports bundles.
  • FIXED – The Operator’s feet slide inward when using an Observation Tool while idle.
  • FIXED – Skopós’s foot sometimes lifts while idle.
  • FIXED – Operator’s left hand bends strangely and the knife model floats above it while performing a melee attack after firing the .44 Vendetta.
  • FIXED – Skopós does not die from headshots in certain Arcade game modes.

USER EXPERIENCE

  • FIXED – When spectating, player cards don’t collapse or expand following an input.
  • FIXED – Skopós’s idle V10-Pantheon Shells will sometimes spawn in T-Pose.
  • FIXED – Player is unable to customize Skopós’s V10-Pantheon Shells Swap action on controller.
  • FIXED – Stutter issues with DX12.
  • FIXED – Crash during start-up with older GPUs on DX12.

There was also a patch released last week that brought in adjustments to Skopos which you can read about here.

[Source: Ubisoft]

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Fortnite Update for Sept. 24 Brings Version 4.38

  by   Alex Co  
9:11 am in Title Updates and Patches

Heads up! Epic Games has released a new Fortnite update this September 24, and console gamers will see this as update 4.38 on last-gen, with current-gen seeing this as version 1.000.149. Given the big v31.20 patch was just released last week, don’t expect any content from this outside of fixes.

Fortnite Update 4.38 | Version 1.000.0149 Patch Notes:

Oddly enough, Epic Games has not acknowledged today’s patch just yet, but the studio did mention how a stability patch was released for the Xbox Series X a few days ago, so don’t be surprised if it’s the same update released now on other platforms.

We’ve also listed the known issues Epic is working on via the official Fortnite Trello board. Don’t be surprised if the ones marked as “fixed in future game update” are the issues resolved with today’s patch.

GENERAL TOP ISSUES:

Fixed in Future Game Update:

  • Built-In Emotes do not play in Creative / UEFN Experiences.

In Development:

  • Videos in the Lobby playing with every launch on Amazon Luna.

Investigating:

  • Players cannot close the emote wheel without selecting an emote

BATTLE ROYALE TOP ISSUES:

Fixed in Future Game Update:

  • Pickaxes may not deal any damage on hit.
  • The setting ‘Lock Input Method as Mouse’ is not working correctly

Investigating:

  • Players may get stuck in “Toggle Walk” mode at times.
  • Back Bling Beacon Glass displaying incorrectly in the Locker

LEGO FORTNITE TOP ISSUES:

Fixed in Future Game Update:

  • Players may get stuck in a cannon if its damaged or falls into water while operating it.
  • Barn Assignments may appear broken when interacting with one while a Klombo is following you.
  • Additional heart slots may disappear on elimination with Slurp Juice and Health Charms.
  • Bottom of HUD can disappear after using macrobinoculars.

Investigating:

  • Swivels might break when touched while on a moving vehicle.
  • Tropical Treasures Pass may not display correctly in-game.

In Development:

  • Consumable buff timers can be overwritten when eating another consumable with a buff
  • Villagers exploring with players may destroy structures while trying to harvest.
  • Dynamic Structure parts may displace and shift when moving fast
  • There is no indication of which direction some furniture is being placed
  • The Swag Shot emote is not correctly translating on the Chalk Board
  • Cleared areas in the Rebel Outpost don’t complete.

ROCKET RACING TOP ISSUES:

In Development:

  • Locker’s Vehicles – SUV/Truck and Sports Cars sections changes to a different background color when navigating through the cosmetics options
  • Vehicle appears blurry at start of race
  • During matchmaking, players may not load into a match if they back out while downloading additional content, and then try to requeue.

FORTNITE FESTIVAL TOP ISSUES:

Investigating:

  • Audio Stuttering On Switch After Extended Play

In Development:

  • Jam Stage Mixers – Players need to equip Jam Tracks before hopping into the Jam Stage to access songs and start making music.

FORTNITE MOBILE ISSUES:

In Development:

  • The screen may flicker on certain Android devices.

SAVE THE WORLD TOP ISSUES:

Fixed in Future Game Update:

  • Hits from the Vacuum Tube melee weapons may not deal damage.

Investigating:

  • Can’t select Shadowshard weapon evolution path with controller.

If Epic releases an official changelog, we’ll update the article with the info.

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V Rising 1.009 Released on PS5, Increases Haptic Feedback Strength Alongside Balance Changes

  by   Alex Co  
8:57 am in Title Updates and Patches

Stunlock has pushed V Rising update 1.009 on PS5 this September 24, and this increases the haptic feedback strength significantly, as well as a load of bug fixes affecting the UI, gameplay and even balance changes.

V Rising 1.009 Patch Notes:

General Fixes

  • Increased the strength of haptic feedback by 60%.

UI Fixes

  • Fixed stuttering that can occur when scrolling through the player list on servers with a lot of players.
  • Fixed stuttering that can occur when using the map.
  • Fixed an issue where the selection options would extend outside of the screen space in the social menu on servers with a lot of players.
  • Made it easier to see what server ruleset is selected in the Game Settings Ruleset tab.
  • Fixed an issue where players could get an inconsistent ordering of clan mates in the HUD.
  • Fixed an issue where players would sometimes not show in the clan HUD.
  • Fixed an issue where the tooltips on weapons would show incorrect information after the weapon had been unequipped.
  • The Host game and Join game buttons are no longer visible when reading the Server Info in the server list.
  • Added UI optimizations.
  • Fixed issues with scrolling in the merchant UI.
  • Fixed issues with scrolling in the Attributes tab.
  • Fixed some layout issues in the Castle Heart menus.
  • Fixed an issue where the Vampire Powers menu would forget what a bear is. (Don’t ask.)
  • The Emote wheel is no longer displayed as empty when riding a horse.
  • Improvements made to the feel of the V Blood menu.
  • Fixed a rare “range exception” error that could occur in the build menu.
  • Fixed UI issues that would occur when playing with HDR enabled.
  • Optimized the performance of healthbars.
  • Fixed the selector being stupid and not showing the last items in the character creation menu if the selector was placed in a row with no additional items.
  • Fixed the “sun is rising” text getting stuck on the screen when teleporting to Dracula’s throne room.
  • Fixed issue where the difficulty filter could not be selected in the dedicated server list.
  • The text fields in the social menu have been made more chill and no longer throws a “cannot be empty” error before anything has been typed in the box.
  • Fixed an issue where the Session Privacy field would become unresponsive.
  • Fixed a spacing issue that could occur in the EULA and brightness calibration screens in some languages.
  • Fixed an issue where the “enter password” panel would sometimes lock up when joining a game.
  • Fixed an issue with text overflow in the character creation menu that could happen when changing languages.
  • Fixed text overflow in Japanese and Russian on Low Castle Heart Blood Alert.
  • Updated localization for trophies.
  • The Lightning Harvester and Ancestral forge now properly prevents opening the build menu while active.

Bug Fixes

  • Prevented accidental double taps when opening the map. This stops the map from opening and then immediately closing.
  • Fixed issue where adaptive triggers would stop camera input when playing with Controller Layout 2.
  • Fixed an issue where the navigation could break when swapping between the social menu and the systems menu.
  • Fixed an issue where navigation would become unresponsive when pressing the D-pad when editing settings with a value input.
  • Optimized the TutorialSystem.
  • SYSTEM messages no longer display two timestamps.
  • The brightness slider on first startup is no longer affected by framerate issues.
  • Fixed a bug where the client would use the next parameter if provided with an empty value for saveFileName.
  • Fixed some issues with the pathfinding for the map marker guidance that would lead players down the wrong roads.
  • Fixed an issue where options were not properly saved if an autosave was occurring just as the option was changed.
  • Fixed an issue where the aim previews for the Great Sword would sometimes lock up.
  • Fixed the missing walk animation for the Vampire Cultist when the unit is engaged in combat.
  • Fixed the Aim Preview for Ice Block to work properly when targeting allied players.
  • Fixed a performance issue with the bombs from the Gattlers and Zappers.
  • Improved the performance of the lightning strikes in North Gloomrot.
  • Improved performance of AI units to make the game run smoother.
  • Improved performance of bushes.
  • Sentry Officer Servants now bring their turrets with them when going on a mission.
  • Optimized the occlusion culling for animators
  • Servants now properly find their way home after a mission even if the castle was relocated while they were away.
  • Spells can now be properly thrown through archways in hedges.
  • Fixed some clipping issues for vampires with long hair.
  • Updated the visual effect on the EMP Bomb explosion to be more performant.
  • Improved the performance of several Frost and Storm spells and abilities.
  • Improved the performance of the Slashers’ Elusive Strike.
  • Fixed performance issues with Meredith the Bright Archer’s abilities.
  • Fixed performance issues with Quincey the Bandit King’s abilities.
  • Fixed performance issues with Matka the Curse Weaver’s abilities.
  • Fixed performance issues with Terrorclaw the Ogre’s abilities.
  • Improved how the game handles LODs to improve performance.
  • Improved performance of rendering characters.
  • Carriages no longer sometimes leave their colliders behind after being despawned.
  • Player characters can no longer move through collision when already in collision and SpellControlled.
  • Timers on buffs now properly update the time formatting when changing language.
  • Text on the arrow waypoint now updates when changing language.
  • Fixed a problem where the animator would be activated when the unit is in ragdoll state.
  • The vampire no longer sometimes turns white when dashing through lightning beams.
  • Fixed a number of bugs which could make parts of the vampire turn invisible when dashing to exit a shapeshift.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when visual effect materials were incorrectly destroyed.
  • Fix for ledge jumping with bat form.
  • Chess boards now have the correct layout of black and white squares.
  • Fixed a bug where cooldown reduction on equipped Jewels lost their effect on server restart, until the Jewel was re-equipped.
  • Fixed the issue of not being able to set an empty value for AutoSaveSmartKeep via the command line parameter (-saveSmartKeep) by now allowing a value of “-“.
  • Improved performance of cloth on NPC units.
  • Fixed an issue where the game would sometimes soft lock when completing the character creation.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when exiting the game.
  • Fixed an issue where the game thought there were no more empty inventory slots in the prison menu while there was still one unoccupied slot.
  • Fixed an issue where players could be disconnected from their private games if the internet connection was turned back on.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when Leandra the Shadow Priestess respawns, Vampire Cultists spawn or Valencia the Depraved spawns her Iron Maiden.

Balance Updates

While we were looking at changes to make for this balance update, we reached out in a few public and private discords to get some community feedback on the most pressing issues related to PvP in the game right now to get the best idea we could do to alleviate current frustrations.

With that in mind, the changes we’re making are  restricted to numbers adjustments to spells that needed a little tuning down like the defensive counters and buffs, but just as importantly some others that need a little boost to help make more options viable.

Some motivations for changes are as follows:

  • We received a lot of feedback that the Whip is too strong due to its attack speed and overall damage compared to other weapons that are harder to aim. Even though the whip overall has the lowest DPS(damage per second), we increased the primary attack’s cast time to make it slightly more reactable while also lowering the DPS. This will bring it more in line with other weapons.
  • In general, defensives have been pretty oppressive. We’ve tuned down the numbers on some of the shields and defensives provided. There are other issues with strengths on defensives that can’t solved with a simple numbers adjustment, but this will have to do for now!
  • Void is omnipresent in raiding when combined with scholar blood, having a large radius that it’s very difficult not to get value out of in narrow hallways when used excessively by many Vampires at once. We’ve reduced the radius to make it a bit easier to dodge and a bit harder to get value out of when used in large groups.
  • Many projectiles and targeting offensive abilities have had their damage tuned up to make them more competitive options compared to defensive spells.
  • There’s been some rebalancing in the frost school, off-setting some of the frustrating nature of the freeze setups by increasing the shielding the freeze gives a player, which should soften the blow of the first guaranteed hit they receive when being broken out of their frozen state.
  • Some underutilized ults have gotten some buffs!

Right now we’re starting work on the next update, and in that we’re going to be able to do more of the things we weren’t able to do now. For instance, we’re aware there are concerns in pvp around how much offensive utility directional shields have, but there’s no way to adjust them properly without changing their functionality significantly, which we’re restricted from doing in a minor patch such as this.

We’re also working on some fun systems that you can look forward to that are targeted at pvp lovers, like the much requested duel system.

Until then, please enjoy these adjustments that should make it a bit more fun to murder your fellow Vampire over, and over, and over again.

Weapons

Whip

  • Increased cast time of the primary attack to 0.5s from 0.45s and tweaked movement speed on cast.

Blood

Blood fountain

  • Increase damage done from 75% to 90%
  • Reduced cast time from 0.5s to 0.4s

Crimson beam

  • Increase damage done from 250% to 275%

Blood rage

  • [Jewel] Reduce spell mod shield from 40%-60% to 30%-45%
  • [Jewel] Reduce shield duration from 4s to 3s

Chaos

Aftershock

  • Increase damage done from 130% to 140%

Void

  • Reduce radius from 3.2 to 2.2
  • [Jewel] Reduce cluster bomb radius from 2.2 to 1.6
  • Reduce time to impact from 1s to 0.8s
  • Reduce knockback distance towards center from 2 to 1

Unholy

General

  • Unholy skeleton summons
  • Drastically reduced dynamic collision size against players
  • Improved accuracy of skeleton apprentices projectile cast

Illusion

General

Changes to jewels spawning Wisps

  • [Jewel] Increase speed of wisps
  • [Jewel] Reduced lifetime of wisps from 22s to 10s
  • [Jewel] Reduced healing from each spell mod wisp from 30%-60% to 30%-50%

Wisp Dance

  • Increase recast projectile damage done from 100% to 110%

Spectral wolf

  • [Jewel] Increase the number of bonus bounces from 1 to a range of 1-2.

Mosquito

  • Increase damage done from 100% to 120%
  • [Jewel] Change spell mod wisp move pattern to shoot out from the center a bit stronger to make it harder to quickly catch all 3 wisps.
  • Made players only capture 1 wisp when hugging the mosquito as it explodes.

Wraith spear

  • Reduced cast time from 1s to 0.8s
  • Reduced travel distance from 5 to 4 units
  • Reduce damage from 170% to 160%
  • Canceling the cast now sets the cooldown to 50% of full cooldown

Phantom aegis

Reduce shield absorb value from 200% to 180%

Frost

General

  • Increase absorb value from 50% to 65% of the frost freeze buff.

Ice nova

  • [Jewel] Increase damage done to chilled and frozen targets from 25%-40% to 35%-50%

Crystal Lance

  • [Jewel] Increase damage done to chilled and frozen targets from 30%-60% to 40%-70%

Frost bat

  • Increase damage done from 110% to 115%
  • [Jewel] Increase impact blast area damage from 20%-40% to 40%-60%
  • [Bug-fix] Fixed impact blast effect size to better match hitbox

Cold snap

  • Reduce shield absorb value from 100% to 80%
  • Reduce freeze duration from 2.5s to 2s (1.25s -> 1s vs players)

Veil of Frost

  • [Jewel] The jewel perk now applies a 3s Freeze, down from 4s. (2s -> 1.5s vs players)

Ice Block

  • Now shields for 500% of your spell power, up from 450%.
  • Now deals 150% initial magic damage, up from 100%.

Arctic Leap

  • Now deals 225% magic damage up from 200%.

Storm

Polarity Shift

  • [Jewel] Increase damage of travel start and travel end lightning nova triggers from 25%-50% to 40%-60%

Ball Lightning

  • [Jewel] Increase Detonate early spell mod damage from 25%-50% to 40%-80%

Lightning Curtain

  • Increase damage dealt per tick from 25% to 30%
  • [Jewel] Reduce shield gained by passing through the wall from 40%-60% to 30%-50%

Lightning Typhoon

  • Now gain a 125% fading haste, up from 100%.
  • Now occurs over a duration of 4s, up from 3.5s.

Don’t forget, the big version 1.1 patch is still brewing and once we know more about that, we’ll let our readers know.

[Source: Stunlock]

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World War Z Free Extinction Update 1.59 Attacks Players With New Content

  by   Alex Co  
8:39 am in Title Updates and Patches

Saber Interactive is back at it again with another free content drop for World War Z! Called the “Extinction Update.” the download is now available for all players with console gamers seeing this as World War Z update 1.59, while current-gen has it as WWZ update version 1.022! This brings the new Arizona map in Horde Mode XL Challenge mode, new skins, and more!

World War Z Free Extinction Update Version 1.59 and Version 1.022 Patch Notes:

Think you’ve got what it takes? The new Extinction Challenge Mode raises the bar even higher, with even more aggressive zombies that are harder to take down and can infect you on contact. Allies will be tougher to distinguish from the pack and death occurs after just one incapacitation, with respawns only possible at checkpoints.

Each week in Extinction Challenge Mode, maps from one campaign episode will be featured on rotation. Players who complete all maps from any episode for the first time in this mode will receive bonus rewards like a heavy weapon skin, 350 blue coins and 1,000 gold coins!

Today’s update also adds 13 new mutators for Challenge Horde Mode:

  • Grenadier – The Bomber throws explosives until neutralized
  • Myopia – After aiming, your vision becomes blurred
  • Plague Creatures – During the wave, a random special zombie and poison cloud appears
  • Mass Contamination – The Booster infects a larger group of zombies nearby
  • Angry Turrets – At the start of the wave, all deployed turrets become neutral, posing a deadly threat to both zombies and human players
  • New Advantages for All 8 Classes – Raise the health and damage of each class by 50%

New Content

  • Added the Arizona map to the Horde Mode XL Challenge mode
  • Added a new challenge mode – Extinction
  • Added skins for Heavy weapons for completing Extinction Mode
  • Added new mutators: Myopia, Grenadier, Plague Creatures, Angry turrets, Class Advantage and Mass contamination!
  • Added Golden Bloom Weapon Skin Pack DLC

General

  • Fixed issues with receiving the Iron Man portrait frame
  • Fixed an issue with menu items in collections being unclickable
  • Fixed an issue that resulted in players not seeing allied messages in PvP text chat
  • Fixed an issue where a player could remain in the current party when accepting an invite to another party
  • Fixed an issue with changing resolution when switching to Borderless mode
  • Aim-Assist no longer works on lying sleeping zombies
  • Fixed an issue where some prestige perks did not work immediately after unlocking

The Golden Bloom Weapon Skin Pack DLC is available for $4.99 and this brings floral patterns to the Geist 17MP pistol, Paladin LMG rifle, Keris V10 SMG, BSS-2 shotgun and MAG-5 machine gun.

Once another content drop or title update is released for World War Z, we’ll let our readers know. Released five years ago in 2019, Saber Interactive is still supporting the zombie shooter with gameplay updates, cosmetics and free content. MP1st has been covering it since day one, and you can continue checking our coverage of the game here.

[Source: Saber Support]

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theHunter: Call of the Wild Update 1.87 Out for Scopes and Crosshairs Pack This Sept. 24

  by   Damien Seeto  
7:05 am in Title Updates and Patches

Developer Expansive Worlds has released theHunter: Call of the Wild update 1.87 to coincide with the Scopes and Crosshairs Pack DLC. Not only is the new DLC out, but the update itself comes with new features and improvements for telescopic scopes and more. Check out the full patch notes below.

theHunter: Call of the Wild Update 1.87 Patch Notes for Sept. 24:

Take Aim with Scopes and Crosshairs Pack

Master long-range hunting with new precision scopes and a customizable reticle system designed for superior accuracy. Gain more control over your equipment and be prepared for any possibility.

This is the Scopes and Crosshairs Pack:

  • Angler 4-8×100 Night Vision Rifle Scope
  • Hermes 3-7×33 Handgun-Shotgun Scope
  • Odin 4-12×33 Rifle Scope
  • 5 new customizable reticles: Duplex Centre Cross, Mil Dot 02, Reticle Crosscut, Target Dot, and Chevron.

New and Improved FOXPRO X360

We’ve teamed up with FOXPRO to bring exciting upgrades to the remote caller available in the Ambusher Pack, released last year. With the new FOXPRO X360 you will gain access to two new unique features.

  • FOXFUSION: Enables you to simultaneously lure two animals.
  • FOXBANG: Immediately ceases all calls upon detecting a loud noise. This option is toggle-able.

This upgrade is available for free for all Ambusher Pack owners. You can grab it now for $4.99 on Steam, Epic Games Store, Microsoft Store, PlayStation and Xbox

September Update: Patch Notes

Today, we also released a free patch adding reticle customization and various animal animation improvements for all players among multiple bug fixes. To swap a reticle go to your storage, choose a scope you want to change, and click the Customize button.

Now let’s dive into the details.

NEW FEATURES AND IMPROVEMENTS

  • All telescopic scopes can now have their reticles customized. Reticles from previously existing scopes are available to everyone to customize. Additional new reticles are available in the Scopes DLC package. Changing the scope’s crosshair will affect that particular scope when mounted on any weapon. Changing reticles costs 4500 Hunter Bucks.
  • Japanese and Simplified Chinese text localizations are now available in the Xbox and PlayStation versions of the game.
  • New or updated items will now be initially highlighted in the Store menu at the Cache to make it easier to find them.
  • POI icons have been adjusted to improve consistency and clarity.
  • The .577/450 Black Powder rounds used by the Gandhare Rifle have been revised to be considered ethical when shooting class 9 animals (now covers class 4-9 instead of 4-8 as before).
    • Developer’s Notes: It’s time for a tiger hunt!
  • We’ve removed the Picatinny Rail and Rear Sight from the Caversham 12 Gauge shotguns to improve sight picture and visibility when aiming with the bead sight.
  • We’ve adjusted the Picatinny Rail and scope positioning on the Rangemaster, M1 Iwaniec, and Solokhin MN1890 rifle types.
  • Due to the implementation of new systems required to make reticles in scopes swappable, all weapons have had their accuracy at various zeroing ranges with their different scopes and sights reviewed and updated.
    • Developer’s Notes: Hopefully, we’ve got everything, but please let us know if any of the guns aren’t as accurate as they used to be!
  • Some entertaining phrases will now appear in the bottom right corner of the screen during loading.
    • Developer’s Notes: If you happen to find yourself in a scenario, where the game freezes during loading, please include the phrase that was on-screen when the issue occurred when reporting the issue.
  • We’ve comprehensively restructured how the game handles audio data to improve stability and consistency.
  • We’ve changed the colors used for players in Multiplayer to make it easier to differentiate between them.
  • Multiple animation improvements for several animals were added. They will now move more naturally. This change affects the following animals: Alligator, Moose, Bears, Cape Buffalo, European Rabbit, Raccoon, Wild Boar, all Deers, Cape Buffalo, Beceite Ibex, Puma, and Snow Leopard.

BUG FIXES

Gameplay

  • Animals should no longer appear out of thin air when exiting a structure, such as a tripod.

Audio

  • If a player walks through several bushes all at once, the bush-rustling sound effect will now stop correctly instead of continuing to play.
  • Raining sounds on the Shooting Range in Hirschfelden will no longer persist when the weather changes.

Equipment

  • We’ve fixed an issue where the antler rattler was not held correctly.
  • Improvements were made to the accuracy of bows when using the Brightsight Rangefinder Sight with different zeroing settings.
  • The .410 Birdshot rounds will no longer stop traveling after 75m.
  • A minor visual issue on the .454 Revolver was fixed.
  • We’ve adjusted ballistics on 9.3X74R Polymer-Tip Bullets to improve their accuracy at 150m.
  • We’ve fixed the orientation of the lettering on the cylinder of the Vasquez Cyclone .45
    • Developer’s Notes: Special thanks to the one person who cared enough about this gun to report this a while ago. This one’s for you, Neutron619.
  • An issue with the reloading animation of the Hudzik .50 when crouching was fixed.
  • We’ve addressed several issues with 3rd person animations on various shotguns.
  • The iron sight on the King 470DB will now reflect the current zeroing range correctly.
  • We’ve fixed an issue with the texture on the chamber of the 7mm Regent rifles.
  • Iron Sight alignment on the Virant .22LR was fixed.
  • We’ve fixed the Ladder Sight on the Gandhare Rifle to use the correct zeroing settings again.
  • Fixed an issue where weapons would appear to be endlessly reloading when viewed in 3rd Person if the player carrying the weapon was knocked out and respawned while reloading.
  • Crouching or going prone with the Rolleston .45 no longer causes issues with the camera.
  • If a player does not have any ranks of the Lightning Hands Perk, reloading the Tsurugi LRR .338 will no longer cause issues with the camera.
  • The Red Raptor Reflex sight can now be used with the Rhino .454 as intended.
  • We’ve fixed an issue with the reload animation on the Kullman .22H.
  • We’ve addressed an issue where the audio for firing a Zarza or Arzyna rifle might be out of sync when firing the last round in the magazine.

Dogs

  • Players cannot command their dogs while in outposts anymore.
    • Developer’s Notes: The good boys and gals would not respond anyway.

Animals

  • Animals should be better at turning now, which makes them less likely to run into the water.
  • We’ve fixed an issue with the Bengal Tiger’s idle animation
  • European Rabbits will no longer fly away if shot while trying to enter their warrens.
    • Developer’s Notes: We’ve clipped their wings for good.
  • Bengal Tigers will no longer look away from the player just before mauling them.
    • Developer’s Notes: Maintaining eye contact is important.
  • We’ve fixed an issue with Merriam Turkey’s feathers not rendering properly.

Character

  • Unconscious Players will no longer visibly blink.
    • Developer’s Notes: That was just too creepy.

Multiplayer

  • We’ve fixed an issue that made all animals less reactive to certain players in Multiplayer.
  • We’ve resolved a problem where players using the Windows Store edition of our game couldn’t join their friends’ multiplayer games via invitations, even when those friends were also on the Windows Store version.
  • We’ve fixed an issue that previously stopped players using the Windows Store version of the game from inviting their friends (also on the Windows Store version) to join multiplayer games if the server was hosted by someone using either the Epic Games Store or Steam version.
  • We’ve fixed a crash that could occasionally happen on Xbox when joining voice chat in Multiplayer after previously having the application suspended.

Missions

  • Rotating the map will now correctly progress the objective during the “Something Wicked This Way Comes” mission on Mississippi Acres.

UI

  • When switching to Tru-score on the harvest screen while X-ray view is enabled, the view will now zoom in on the antlers again.
  • We’ve fixed an issue where the downloadable content menu did not update frequently enough on Xbox and PlayStation.
  • We’ve removed a confusing “Controller Disconnected” message that would appear on PlayStation after switching profiles.
  • Rotating mission items while inspecting them should be smoother now.
  • Recently purchased DLCs will no longer show up in the “Recommended DLC” list.

Customization

  • The customization item formerly known as “Christmas Red Laminate Wood” was renamed to “Christmas Red Carbon Fiber” to reflect the fact that it looks like Carbon Fiber.

System

  • When launching the game during installation on a console, players will now receive a warning pop-up indicating that the game is still installing, and that only limited content is available.
  • For Xbox users with a large number of achievements, we’ve resolved a problem where the autosave function could occasionally stop working upon loading into a Reserve.
  • We’ve made additional improvements to memory management to improve game stability.
  • We’ve fixed a crash that could happen when attempting to fire a bow at a shooting range without any arrows loaded.
  • We’ve addressed an issue where the game could unexpectedly crash if a player using the Windows Store version signed out of their profile while playing the game.

Our readers will be notified when a newer update for this game gets released soon.

[Source: Call of the Wild]

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Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP Update 1.002.001 Out for Bug Fixes This Sept. 24

  by   Damien Seeto  
6:34 am in Title Updates and Patches

The latest update has been released for Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP on all platforms. This is update 1.002.001 and it comes with a host of bug fixes such as fixing Juliet’s jiggle physics, adjusting her speed and much more. Read on for the full patch notes for September 24.

Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP Update 1.002.001 Patch Notes:

Bugfixes

●Fix for Juliet’s physics processing (Breast sway and bust adjustment)
●Optimization of Juliet’s movement speed (fixing the problem where she
seems to slide after jumping on a horse)
● Fixed the problem where zombies overlapping the camera were not displayed
●Fixed the voice line in the helicopter explosion scene in Stage Zero
●Optimized the volume balance between character voices, BGM, and sound
effects.
●Fixed the bug with the zombies shaking in the training room in stage 2.
●Fixed a bug where Juliet would go into an off-limits area in the
Junkyard in Stage 1.
●Fixed a bug in Time Attack (Fixed a bug that allowed extremely short
clear times to be recorded. Leaderboards will be reset at a later date)
●Fixed a bug that made it difficult to manually control QTE.
●Fixed cloud save.

In related news, the game designer, Yoshimi Yasuda, posted the following announcement on X.

We will let our readers know when a new update is released soon.

[Source: Steam]

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Expeditions: A Mudrunner Game Update Version 1.011 Out for Patch 7.2 Fixes This Sept. 24

  by   Damien Seeto  
5:38 am in Title Updates and Patches

Saber Interactive has released Expeditions: A Mudrunner patch 7.2 today for PC and consoles. This is update 1.11 (PS5 version 1.011) and it comes with critical changes such as improvements to the map UI, fixing FPS drops and more. Check out the patch notes down below.

Expeditions: A Mudrunner Game 1.011 Patch Notes:

Hi Runners!

We’re updating the Public Beta Branch with the latest update for Expeditions: 7.2! 🚚

You will find all the changes below:

Most critical changes:

Changed flow of Task tracking. Previously, the “Start tracking” button did nothing if a task was found by Binoculars without visiting a task giver zone. The new flow is:

Find a task giver zone with the binoculars or visit a zone
The stages of the task are added to the task list on the map
The “Start tracking” button is clickable and allows the player to activate a task

  • Added the new tooltip about changing trucks or recovering to the Outpost. The tooltip instructs the player to open the Details menu and then either recover or change the truck. It is displayed on the imap, near the Outpost icon and the Truck icon, depending on which one is selected
  • The Recovery tutorial has also been updated
  • Significant changes have been made to the map UI, including a bug on gamepads where the Accept button did nothing without pressing any buttons on the D-pad, and a bug where the cursor was missing when opening the map after Recovery to the outpost
  • Headlights could be turned on by pressing right stick on gamepads
  • Fixed FPS drops during opening the map
UI:
  • Sedona region is added to the progress page on the Profile
Content:
  • Fixed shadow borders in the Drone scannings
  • Improved the Helipad sounds
Known issues we’re working on:
  • FPS drops in the Garage
  • On consoles, connection to an existing session resets in some cases (please try again after receiving the pop-up Connection lost)
  • In some cases, the Guest crashes when the Host leaves the crossplay session
  • HUD will not be hidden when module building pop or trade pop up is opened
  • Quest truck markers are displayed on the map while using the Helipad, after selecting a quest truck, the player will be teleported to the first playable truck on the list
  • Outpost and Gateway icons are missing on the map
  • Displaying ‘No rewards on this type’ text instead of showing bonus rewards on the map, please note that rewards are available and will be displayed on the Summary screen
  • Overlay of “Rewards” text in HQ in all languages except English localisation

When a newer update for the game is released, we will let our readers know.

[Source: Steam]

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Helldivers 2 Update 1.001.102 Drops for Crash Fixes, Various Adjustments This Sept. 24

  by   Alex Co  
5:32 am in Title Updates and Patches

While Arrowhead just released a major patch last week, it came with a price, as players has suffered through game crashes. That’s changing today, as the studio has released Helldivers 2 update 1.001.102 that aims to resolve those alongside other miscellaneous issues.

Helldivers 2 Update 1.001.102 Complete Patch Notes:

Fixes:

Crash fixes:

  • Fixed a rare crash caused by weapon reloads
  • Fixed a rare crash when opening chat on a mission.
  • Resolved crash related to squad menu.
  • Fixed crash that might happen if host migration occurs during a bug breach.
  • Fixed crash when opening the Armory or Ship management and Acquisitions menu at the same time when on someone else’s ship.
  • Fixed a UI crash where there could be more than 3 teammates at the same time.
  • Fixed a crash which occurred after an early host migration and the former host having an unique skin in their hellpod.
  • Fixed crash that could happen if a peer leaves a four-player game

Miscellaneous Fixes:

  • The SH-32 Shield Generator Pack now properly transfers knockback to the wielder.”
  • Fixed Helldiver cardboard not spawning in the tutorial.
  • Fixed a bug where Helldivers arms would glitch when quickly picking up the same weapon type twice.
  • Fixed owned stratagems number increasing for all categories when stratagem is purchased.
  • Fixed issue with overlapping input for Rock Paper Scissor first option on the controller.
  • Fixed the Expert Exterminator title being incorrectly available to some players.
  • Fixed the issue where all the medals of a Warbond page would hide when scrolling.
  • Scout walkers will now receive the gas confusion effect when damaged by gas. They will also properly take damage on their health zones when receiving damage from flamethrowing or gas weapons.
  • Fixed name of the new host not showing anymore for clients when host migration happens.
  • Fix backpack being hidden while in the HMG Emplacement.
  • Resolved an issue where PS5 players became unjoinable after their console returned from rest mode.
  • Fixed issue where a poor connection between a joining player and an existing player could cause the existing player to be disconnected from the session. For good measure, we also doubled the threshold for what is considered a poor connection. This should result in less instances of being randomly sent back to your ship without warning or reason.
  • Fix a host migration issue for stratagem objectives that prevent their completion.
  • Fix bug where sometimes prerequisite objectives would be shown above the primary objective in the HUD.
  • Fixed tentacles throwing the player in the air when impaler recalled them.
  • Fixed bug in “EVACUATE HIGH-VALUE ASSETS” where enemies would stop spawning for a period of time when the host leaves.
  • All Automaton Hulk types will now prioritize the player over the Power Generator in the Evacuate High-Value Assets mission.
  • Fixed broken menus when opening the main menu right before entering the hellpod (when the Loadout menu opens).
  • General Brasch was promoted to Super 10-Star General after the latest personal shield generator confusion.

Of course, this doesn’t mean all the game’s issues have been fixed. Arrowhead has listed the things they are working on as well.

Known issues

These are the highest priority issues that were either introduced by this patch and are being worked on, or are from a previous version and have not yet been fixed. This is not a comprehensive list. Top Priority:

  • Players may not receive Friend Requests sent from another platform
  • Large units have no audio cues, allowing them to sneak up on players
  • Enemies will try to shoot the generators through walls in the Rescue High-Value Assets mission
  • Enemies are sometimes capable of shooting through walls
  • Social menu is stuck on ‘Please Wait Democratically’ for some players
  • Dead bodies of Chargers can launch the Helldiver into the air
  • Stratagem balls bounce unpredictably off cliffs and some spots
  • Players may sometimes be unable to join specific friends, or are returned to ship when joined

Medium Priority:

  • Reinforcement may not be available for players who join a game in progress
  • Mines may become invisible or may disappear in Multiplayer lobbies
  • Pelican-1 may sometimes be launched away if hit with an impaler tentacle
  • Supply packs may be incorrectly used if pressing down on a controller while calling in a stratagem
  • Friends “Invite only” games can still be seen on the Galactic War Map but cannot be joined
  • High damage weapons will not detonate hellbombs
  • Some enemies that bleed out do not progress Personal Orders and Eradicate missions

This is the second follow up patch released by the studio, as a hotfix was pushed out resolving issues last week as well.

[Source: Helldivers Discord]

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Skull and Bones Update 1.000.017 Fixes Rubberbanding and “Buy” Button Issue

  by   Alex Co  
3:02 am in Title Updates and Patches

Heads up, pirates! Ubisoft has released Skull and Bones update 1.000.017 this September 24 on all platforms, and this is to implement minor fixes to the game. Do not expect any new content given the big Y1S3.1 patch was released just last week.

Skull and Bones Update 1.000.017 Patch Notes:

Improved Server Stability

  • Improved server stability to address rubber-banding that caused players to experience movement glitches or travel outside unintended areas

Vanity Atelier

  • Fixed an issue where the “Buy” button is greyed out while purchasing items from the Vanity Atelier

That’s about it for the latest round of fixes. Of course, there are other things to look forward to in the game as Week 6 starts today featuring Li Tian Ning World Event (Flames of the Phoenix), and Commander Zhang (The Serpent’s Wrath). You can check out the in-game calendar for more info. In terms of bounties the Silent Death bounty is still ongoing alongside the Jaws of Retribution.

Once another patch is released, we’ll let our readers know. Hopefully there is one released to tackle some of the crashing and progression bugs affecting gamers.

[Source: Skull and Bones (Twitter)]

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Street Fighter 6 Update 1.15 Brawls Out, Bringing Terry Bogard

  by   James Lara  
September 23, 2024 11:37 pm in Title Updates and Patches

Street Fighter fans, a new challenger has arrived! That’s right, Terry Bogard from the world of Fatal Fury is now available to play as, as Capcom has begun rolling out Street Fighter 6 update 1.15 across all platforms. 

Street Fighter 6 Update 1.15 Patch Notes

PS5 Version 1.000.015

Highlights:

  • Pounce into a match with Terry  
  • Improve your game with V-Rivals  
  • Learn from your mistakes with Replay Review
  •  Go for a brawl in Pao Pao Café

Update Details

Fighting Ground Year 2 Additional Character, Terry Bogard added. Various Terry-related items can be found for sale in the Goods Shop.

  • Playable character, “Terry Bogard”
  • Terry: Outfit 2
  • Terry: Outfit 1 Colors 3–10
  • Challenger Screen: kangyaku: Terry
  • Stage: Pao Pao Cafe 6

The following features have been added or updated. Arcades

  • Terry’s arcade story added.

Character Guides

  • Terry’s character guide added.
  • Certain parts of other character guides updated.

Combo Trialss

  • Terry’s combo trials added.
  • Certain parts of other combo trials updated.

Command Lists

  • Terry’s command list added.

Replays

  • You can now switch to player control during replay playback. Use this feature to figure out how to combat certain attack patterns or find new strategies!

The following features have been updated. Player Titless

  • Terry’s player titles added.

Real-time Commentary s

  • Terry specific commentary added.

Fighter Profiles

  • Terry’s avatar poses added.

Clubss

  • Terry segments for club uniforms and emblems added.

Battle Adjustments For more details, please visit the following link. Battle Adjustments(2024.09.24) Warning Regarding Replays After updating, you will not be able to play back replays from earlier versions. CFN > Replay

  • Replays saved to your Replay List, or Local Replays, will remain saved but cannot be played back.
  • You cannot search for replays from previous versions.

Fighter Profile

  • History data from previous versions will not be displayed.

World Tour Terry’s missions and Pao Pao Cafe are now available! By becoming Terry’s student, you can learn his master actions. To meet Terry, two conditions must be met in World Tour.

  • Become Ryu’s student.
  • Clear Chapter 11-4 of the World Tour campaign.

Once these conditions have been met, One Fateful Day will be available from your hangout in Metro City. Switch to that scenario to enjoy a special day. You may learn a new move or twenty too! Battle Hub Welcome the arrival of the V-Rival, Sim Sim! Thanks to studying the battle data of hundreds of thousands of players, the Virtual Rival (V-Rival) Sim Sim is now ready for everyone! Try it out when you want to play but not against a live opponent, and you can also get cool bonuses and advice from Li-Fen too! New Features

  • New Challenger images from the Street Fighter illustration contest added.
  • Cell-Shaded and Manga filters added to photo mode.
  • Pockest stickers added.

Useful Features In the top right of the main menu you can now see both friends and club member who are online. From there you can go to your CFN Fighters List with a single button press. Club members tab added to CFN Fighters List. With this feature it is easier to see who in your club is online, and it is easier to organize which Battle Hub server to join, or to create custom rooms. Notices regarding Lucky Battle Cabinets in the Battle Hub are improved. Options Settings to keep Kimberly’s Super Art 3 music, etc. from overriding the BGM tracks added. You can find them from Options > Audio > Other > BGM Override Settings New Avatar Gear Check out the following cool new avatar gear available with this release!

  • Terry Bogard’s Cap
  • Terry Bogard’s Jacket
  • Terry Bogard’s Sneakers
  • BH Denim
  • Classic Electric Guitar
  • Spirited Leather Bangle

More News! We got a special Udon Comics New Challenger image and sticker for players available in the News! Bug Fixes Training Modes

  • Fixed an issue that occurred with the Switch Block options where the block direction would switch during continuous blocks even when set to Standing Block only or Crouching Block only.
  • Fixed an issue where the frame meter would show data one frame slower than the actual data during a Super Art startup for ones that have an attack hitbox appear during the dark screen transition, such as Zangief’s Bolshoi Storm Buster and Akuma’s Shun Goku Satsu.

Sounds

  • Fixed an issue where the BGM volume was slightly lowered during Akuma’s charged Gou Hadoken.
  • Fixed an issue where the round transition part of the Street Fighter III BGM tracks would not play.

Battle Changes:

Adjustment Summary

Universal Concepts

Some characters have received some balance adjustments for this update.

Rather than sweeping changes to alter the game balance across all characters, this time we’ve zeroed in to specifically add some tweaks to characters that hadn’t seen many changes to their playstyle yet. We’ve also dampened the unexpected negative impact of some previous changes, and dialed back some factors that were really sticking out.
 
Universal

At the moment, Capcom has yet to release the full patch notes for this update, though we know it’s mainly focused on adding the latest fighter, Terry Bogard. As of right now, players can now play as him through the classic arcade and begin training under him in the World Tour. As for online play, players will need to wait as Street Fighter 6 servers are currently down for maintenance. They’ll be down for roughly four hours, with the full scheduled available below.

Street Fighter 6 Down for September 23 – Planned Maintenance 

  • Monday, September 23 8:00pm – 12:00am PDT
  • Tuesday, September 24 3:00am – 7:00am UTC
  • Tuesday, September 24 12:00am – 4:00pm JST

Caution

  • The maintenance period may change.
  • All online content cannot be used as players cannot log in during maintenance.
  • Challenges, Fighting Pass, Shop, etc. cannot be accessed even during their availability periods.

We expect the full patch notes for this update to be live once the server maintenance have concluded, so stay tuned!

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Mortal Kombat 1 Khaos Reigns Patch Notes Unleashed and It’s a Super Long Read

  by   Alex Co  
10:03 pm in News

Ahead of the DLC and title update release tomorrow, NetherRealms has released the complete Mortal Kombat 1 Khaos Reigns patch notes! This is a massive read, and lucky for you, we’er here to split this up into easy to digest chunks!

Mortal Kombat 1 Khaos Reigns Patch Notes:

PC Steam & Epic Games Store

  • Various fixes to improve game stability
  • Added a new [High] value for the existing Motion Blur setting, with the previous [ON] setting now being noted as [Medium]
  • Added AMD FSR 3 Image Reconstruction as an additional Upscaling option available
  • Added a new graphical setting to disable the Film Grain effect
  • Updated Nvidia DLSS Image Reconstruction plugin to version 3.7.1 and changed the Upscaling Preset used to C
  • Implemented first pass of Razer RGB peripheral support for certain in-game sequences
  • Reworked file structure to optimize future Patch download & install sizes (Note that additional optimization to reduce Patch install & download size is unlikely to be possible)
  • Various UI fixes and improvements
  • Various Mouse & Keyboard input device related fixes
  • Resolved issues that occurred when using Low graphics settings
  • Further optimized the PSO Shader Cache boot flow for certain hardware set-ups
  • Updated PC Hardware System Spec information to reference more recent hardware and provide additional context for target Resolution & Settings

Khaos Reigns Content Update

  • Additional Story Content has been added – Part 2: Khaos Reigns

Free Content Update

  • Additionally, all Mortal Kombat 1 owners will have access to new Arenas, new Arena Variants, & Animalities, the fan-favorite finishing moves that haven’t been seen since the ‘90s, allowing fighters to channel their inner animals. These features will be available on September 24 as a FREE content update in conjunction with the Mortal Kombat 1: Khaos Reigns release.

General Fixes & Adjustments

  • Title updated to Khaos Reigns
  • Implemented file compression to reduce game size for future patch releases (Note that this will require a larger download than usual for this Patch)
  • Move list corrections & Localization fixes
  • AI adjustments & improvements
  • Improvements to Screen Reader functionality
  • Added Cyrax Fighter to Roster
  • Added Sektor Fighter to Roster
  • Added Noob Saibot Fighter to Roster
  • Added Wedding skin for Scorpion, Empress skin for Mileena & UMK3 skin for Sub-Zero
  • Added several new Brutalities for players to discover
  • Fixed several visual issues during brutalities
  • Added Kameo ease of use information shown during Kameo Selection
  • Fixed rare situations where a successful Up Block against a vulnerable attack would result in the defender still receiving block pushback
  • Adjusted distance that Fighters move when performing a buffered backdash after an attack
  • Fixed issue with offline consoles sometimes not retaining hotfix data that has been previously downloaded
  • Fixed issue that could cause players in Invasions to not use the latest hotfix data

Invasions

  • Added Towers of Time which now resides where the Gateway Mesa was
  •  You can now also enter Towers of Time from the Main Menu > Towers
  • Added Towers of Time Challenges & Leaderboard with placement rewards
  • Added Map to Mesa Pause Menu which shows pathways & key locations

Online

  • Added Warrior Shrine
  • Added Online Practice Mode

Character Specific Adjustments

Main Fighters

Ashrah

  • Fixed Enhanced Light Ascension causing camera to become misaligned in certain situations
  • Fixed Dark debuff lingering after Ashrah is defeated during an Endurance fight

Baraka

  • (Air) Death Spin final hit now only auto-corrects if one of the previous hits connected

General Shao

  • Fixed Reverse Treechopper damage scaling when interrupted using default interrupted damage scaling instead of command grab damage scaling
  • Fixed sound effects missing in certain situations when hitting with Haymaker (Away + Front Kick, Back Punch)

Geras

  • Factual Force (Towards + Front Kick) now causes a bounce hit reaction instead of a splat knockdown & recovers 8 frames faster on hit
  • History Lesson now recovers 17 frames faster on miss

Havik

  • Added new Move Nether Snatcher & Enhanced Nether Snatcher
  • Added new Move (Air) Nether Stomp & (Air) Enhanced Nether Stomp
  • Added new Move Enhanced Corpse Taunt
  • Helping Hand & Enhanced Helping Hand now startup in 45 frames (down from 59)
  • Helping Hand armor now starts on frame 6 (was frame 10)
  • Enhanced Helping Hand now has a different hit reaction if used more than once in a combo
  • Crucial Strike (Jump Back Punch, Back Kick) now has a different hit reaction
  • Fixed issue with Enhanced Blood Bath visual effects displaying improperly in certain situations where gameplay is paused
  • Fixed missing sound effects on Neoplasm when the projectile is parried

Johnny Cage

  • Fixed issue with Wowing Out special move limit not being reset if a Kameo Summon is used as a cancel

Kitana

  • Fixed visual issue with Fancy Flick causing ground impact effects after it has been parried

Kung Lao

  • Added new Move (Air) Buzzsaw & Enhanced (Air) Buzzsaw
  • Shaolin Spin can now move forward or backward while holding Front Kick button
  • Enhanced Shaolin Spin has increased movement speed forward or backward when holding Front Kick button
  • Enhanced Shaolin Shimmy no longer automatically performs follow-up attack on block
  • Enhanced Shaolin Shimmy when blocked can perform follow-up attack for 1 bar of meter with Back Kick + Block

Li Mei

  • Fixed rare issue with opponent facing incorrect direction briefly if Lion’s Pounce (Cancel) (Towards + Front Kick, Hold Front Kick) is performed while they are knocked down
  • Fixed issue with Sky Lantern moving to an incorrect location if used immediately before Fatal Blow

Liu Kang

  • Added new Kombo Attack Volcanic Palm (Away + Back Punch, Front Punch)

Raiden

  • Enhanced Lightning Port has less damage scaling and on hit disables the opponent’s ability to Breaker or use a Kameo until they land
  • Fixed Enhanced Lightning Port having a stricter input window compared to other special move cancels
  • Fixed specific input sequence to execute Uppercut Jump Cancel causing Lightning Port to be performed instead

Scorpion

  • Blazing Charge hit animation adjusted, now has 19 more frames of advantage on hit

Sindel

  • Fixed incorrect attack coming out when performing a buffered attack after Bodied (Jump Back Punch, Back Kick)
  • Fixed Kartwheel having incorrect frame data shown in Practice Mode

Smoke

  • Increased hit region on Smoked Out (Up + Front Punch, Front Punch, Back Punch)
  • Spin Kicks (Jump Front Kick, Back Kick) and Airing Out (Jump Front Kick, Back Kick, Back Kick) now will auto face
  • Invisibility now goes away when hit by a parry attack
  • Fixed Vicious Vapors having incorrect frame data generated in Practice Mode
  • Fixed issue that could cause the camera to become misaligned if Smoke is interrupted during Everywhere (Back Punch, Front Punch, Back Punch) at certain timing

Shang Tsung

  • Added new move Kameo Kopy & Enhanced Kameo Kopy
  • Added new Kombo Attack Orthopedic Takedown (Away + Front Punch, Back Kick) (Old Form)
  • Pulse Check (Front Punch, Back Punch, Back Kick) recovers 2 frames faster and can be 2in1 cancelled
  • Snake Oil (Away + Back Punch in Young Form) starts up 2 frames slower and recovers 1 frame slower
  • Operation (Away + Back Punch in Old Form) starts up 2 frames faster and has an adjusted hit reaction
  • Bed of Spikes & Enhanced Bed of Spikes now appear faster
  • Bed of Spikes recovers 1 frame faster on hit and 3 frames faster on block & miss
  • Enhanced Bed of Spikes recovers 4 frames faster on hit and 5 frames faster on block & miss

Tanya

  • Spinning Splits Kicks now has a different animation when it is blocked and no longer does follow-up attacks
  • Divine Protection now parries projectiles and allows for follow-ups with max charge
  • Deity Push now has a different hit reaction with increased damage scaling
  • Seeking Guidance now takes 5 frames longer to charge each Guidance level (Enhanced Seeking Guidance is unchanged)
  • During Heavenly Hand, holding Front Punch allows you to spend Guidance charge to increase projectile speed and damage
  • During Spinning Split Kicks, holding Back Kick allows you to spend Guidance charge to become projectile invulnerable and perform all attacks on block
  • During Drill Kick hit reaction, holding Away + Back Kick allows you to spend Guidance charge to perform Deity Push
  • During Drill Kick hit reaction, holding Towards + Back Kick allows you to spend Guidance charge to perform Umgadi Evade
  • Fixed issues with Guidance lingering in certain situations

Omni-Man

  • Around The World (Towards + Back Punch) now causes a bounce hit reaction instead of a splat knockdown

Quan Chi

  • Best Foot Backward (Down + Towards + Back Kick) tracking timing adjusted by 8 frames
  • Fixed incorrect projectile being used by Psycho Skull after exiting Zone of Power
  • Fixed visual issue with Psycho Skull causing ground impact effects after it has been parried
  • Fixed visual issue with Zone of Waste lingering during brutalities

Homelander

  • Fixed Diabolical Dash > The Seven Slam damage scaling when interrupted using default interrupted damage scaling instead of command grab damage scaling
  • Fixed Diabolical Dash > The Seven Slam not doing additional damage against an opponent performing Up Block
  • Fixed being able to move outside of the arena constraints briefly after hitting with (Air) Diabolical Dash > Vought Drop
  • Fixed (Air) Delay God Complex not being possible when (Air) God Complex is performed at the lowest possible height
  • Fixed issue with Flight speed being reduced after performing (Air) God Complex
  • Fixed issue with endurance fights being delayed if (Air) Diabolical Dash > Vought Drop is used as the final hit on an opponent
  • Fixed camera becoming misaligned during Blast Off when playing online and experiencing connection issues

Takeda

  • Twisting Blades (Front Punch, Back Punch) first & second hit do 10 more damage
  • Ogre Slayer (Front Punch, Back Punch, Back Punch + Back Kick) does 20 more damage
  • Rising Suns (Towards + Front Punch, Back Punch) first hit does 10 more damage
  • Ryujin (Towards + Front Punch, Back Punch, Back Punch + Back Kick) does 20 more damage
  • Falling Moon (Towards + Front Punch, Back Kick) second hit does 20 more damage
  • Gate Splitter (Away + Back Punch) has 1 more active frame and had its hitbox adjusted
  • Temple Razer (Away + Back Punch, Front Punch) has 1 more active frame and had its hitbox adjusted
  • Serpent’s Tail (Towards + Back Punch) has a different hit reaction and can now be special cancelled
  • Sparrow Strike (Jump + Back Punch, Back Kick) does 40 less damage
  • Shooting Star does 10 more damage
  • Smart Shuriken explosion does 10 more damage
  • (Air) Rushing Nimbus Attack first attack does no damage scaling
  • (Air) Enhanced Rushing Nimbus Attack does 30 more damage
  • If an allied Kameo interrupts Takeda after Smart Shuriken has touched the ground, the Shuriken will no longer disappear
  • Fixed clipping issues when Enhanced Rushing Nimbus Attack is performed near Frost (Kameo) Ice Wall
  • Fixed missing visual effects when more than six Smart Shurikens are used in rapid succession

Kameo Fighters

Cyrax (Kameo)

  •  Self-Destruct no longer lingers when the round ends
  • Fixed Horizontal Kopter Chopper chosen hit direction not working in certain circumstances during juggles

Darrius (Kameo)

  • Ground Invitational and Army of Two can now be performed after Volleyballistic
  • Fixed Army of Two attack going in the wrong direction under certain circumstances
  • Fixed Heelturn being possible for an extended period of time if the opponent remains idle after being knocked down
  • Fixed several situations where Darrius would not take damage or cause recharge delay when he is interrupted
  • Fixed situation that could cause Volleyballistic to be possible from very far distance from his partner

Frost (Kameo)

  • Fixed Ice Krash & Frosty’s Revenge not being possible as a reversal
  • Fixed visual issues that could occur with Ice Krash when performed on The Pyramid Arena Top Variant

Goro (Kameo)

  • Fixed Punch Walk cancelled into Shokan Stomp causing slight damage to Goro’s Partner
  • Punch Walk can no longer be cancelled into other Kameo moves while Kameos are disabled

Jax (Kameo)

  • Added new move Gotcha Grab

Kano (Kameo)

  • Eye Laser now has multiple hits when blocked & has a longer recharge delay

Kung Lao (Kameo)

  • Added new moves Orbiting Hat & Wobbly Hat
  • Spin can no longer sometimes auto face during the first few frames
  • Buzz Saw can no longer sometimes auto face during the first few frames

Motaro (Kameo)

  • Fixed issue when Reflect parries a non-reflectable projectile that allowed the opponent to block punishes during their recovery
  • Fixed rare instances of missing visual & sound effects when Motaro is hit by certain attacks

Sektor (Kameo)

  • Added alternate Fatal Blow attack by pressing R1 during startup
  • Activate Homing is now performed by holding R1
  • Tele-Punch starts up 2 frames faster
  • Fixed visual issue with Up Rocket causing ground impact effects after it has been parried

Shujinko (Kameo)

  • Added new move Kingdoms Krumble
  • Added new move Waterfall Chop
  • Fixed interrupting Shujinko during Death’s Embrace (Ermac) causing an excessively long recovery for his partner

Sonya (Kameo)

  • Added new moves (Air) Ricochet Dive Kick & (Air) Bicycle Kick follow-up attack
  • Sonya is now vulnerable for 17 more frames after Leg Grab misses

Sub-Zero (Kameo)

  • Added new moves Deep Freeze & Iceball Special
  • Fixed visual effects issues when partner misses with their Fatal Blow

Stryker (Kameo)

  • Low Grenade Toss & High Grenade Toss have different hit reactions and less damage scaling

Tremor (Kameo)

  • Crystal Wall Punch is now mid (was high)

Khameleon (Kameo)

  • Added new move Alternate Disguises
  • If either of the first two hits during Roll are Up Blocked, the final hit will not come out
  • Fan Toss can no longer sometimes auto face during the first few frames
  • Fixed issue with Glaive return attack not using correct hit reaction facing if the opponent jumped over

Mavado (Kameo)

  • Fixed animation issue with Nomad’s Touch when performed near corner while roster fighter has their back to the screen

Ferra (Kameo)

  • Torr Stance: Slide! has 2 more recovery frames on block
  • Ferra is now considered airborne during Yo-Yo Throw, Swings!, & Potato Sack Toss

Once the update data download is live, we’ll let our readers know. As far as patches, this is probably the biggest changelog we’ve gotten for Mortal Kombat 1 yet and with good reason.

[Source: Mortal Kombat Discord]

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Report: Ex-343 QA Claims Microsoft Contracting Policies One of the Biggest Issues MS Exclusives Seeing a “Downturn in Quality” and Halo’s Struggles

  by   Alex Co  
8:01 pm in News

Back in the day, Microsoft’s Halo franchise was one of the biggest in gaming, and it was one genre where Sony didn’t have anything to counter the software giant with. Over the years, the franchise’s popularity has waned a bit, which was evident in Halo Infinite’s release, as even if it did great numbers at launch, its impact is nowhere near as big as in previous entries.

While there’s a lot that could be said about Halo not being as big as it once was, one ex-developer pins the blame on Microsoft itself and how it treats developers at 343. Former 343 QA Tester Briggs William Crane has spoken out about Microsoft’s contracting policies, which is something he attributes to the Halo franchise’s hardships. Commenting on a video by HiddenXperia titled “We Finally Know What Happened To Infinite’s Campaign, DLC, Story & More,” Crane points out that Microsoft’s policies in laying off contractual people as they are getting into their best work is what’s hampering the franchise. Not only that, the same person also points to this contractual employment as one main reason why Microsoft’s exclusives are seeing a “downturn in quality.”

Ex 343 Dev here. Now I work at Epic Games. Microsoft’s contracting policies are single handedly one of the biggest issues that Halo faces. Can you imagine how difficult it is to do your best work knowing that they’ll get rid of you in 18 months and there’s nothing you can do about it? Plus that forces people out the door just as they become fully trained and competent at their positions. All of this just so they can have the luxury of being able to easily lay off employees when it suits Microsoft execs. A SIGNIFICANT portion of 343’s workforce is comprised of contract workers (including the entirety of the old MCC team). The self inflicted brain drain is maddening to watch, and it’s (in my opinion) why most Microsoft exclusive titles are seeing a downturn in quality. They’ve created a business environment in which the talent they should be trying to cultivate is being pushed out the door and is then nabbed by other studios.

Briggs is now working full-time as a LiveQA Tester for Epic Games’ Fortnite according to his LinkedIn bio.

The latest Halo game, Halo Infinite, was released for the Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC back in 2021 with its multiplayer offered as free-to-play. Blitzing out of the gate, the shooter has gone through ups and downs throughout the years and is still being supported by 343 with title updates, events and so on. When it comes to Microsoft’s first-party releases, possibly the biggest offender is Redfall, which was universally panned for its bugs, lack of content and unpolished gameplay. Aside from that, the most recent first-party major release from Microsoft has been Hellblade 2: Senua’s Saga, which reviewed fairly well, though might not have been the system-seller Microsoft was hoping for.

We’re not privy to the inner workings at 343 or Microsoft, but we did ask the company for a comment on the situation, and if we hear anything back, we’ll update the article with the info.

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Don’t Nod Confirms Banishers Didn’t Meet Expectations; Developing 2 Unannounced Projects for Release Before End of 2027

  by   Alex Co  
3:49 pm in News

While we loved what we’ve played of Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden, it seems it didn’t get enough traction commercially, as developer Don’t Nod Entertainment confirmed that it failed to meet sales expectations.

This was revealed by Oskar Guilbert, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Don’t Nod in the company’s latest quarterly earnings report.

We are obviously disappointed by our recent performance in an extremely competitive and selective market. Despite an excellent critical reception, Jusant and Banishers: Ghosts of new Eden unfortunately did not achieve the commercial results we had hoped for, resulting in a deterioration in our 2024 half-year results and leading us to consider all possible options regarding our roadmap.”

For the first half of 2024, the company posted an 11% decline in operating revenues to €14.6 million ($16.2 million USD), versus €16.5 million ($18.3 million USD) in H1 2023.

  • an increase in sales (+€1.2 million), mainly driven by the back catalog (Vampyr and the Life is Strange license) and the contribution of Jusant (released at the end of October 2024) and Banishers: Ghosts of new Eden (released mid-February 2024), which performed well below expectations;
  • development revenues down (-€2.0 million), reflecting the completed development of Banishers: Ghosts of new Eden;
  • a reduction in capitalized production (-€1.1 million), resulting from the temporary suspension of 2 production lines.

Don’t Nod has confirmed that they have high hopes for the upcoming adventure game, Lost Records: Bloom & Rage, which is set to be released in Feb. 18, 2025 for Tape 1, and March 18, 2025 for Tape 2 for the PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC.

There are also two unannounced in-house projects being developed, which the company aims to release before the end of 2027.

Unfortunately, the weak sales of both Banishers and Jusant has lead to Don’t Nod to put two undisclosed projects on hold. According to the studio, they are also exploring other options that could be implemented as soon as possible to secure ” its operations and enhance value creation.”

Once we know more about the unannounced projects, we’ll be sure to let our readers know.

If you’ve yet to play Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden, I suggest changing that ASAP. It’s a AA title that plays like a AAA game. Go read our review to see why it earned an Editor’s Choice award from us.

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