Bethesda wants people to take a break from their vaults, as the Fallout 76 servers have been taken down temporarily and this is to roll out a patch on all platforms, which should include fixes.
Players can expect the Fallout 76 servers to be down starting:
September 17, 9 am CT/10 am ET/7 am PT/10 pm HKT
No duration has been specified, but usually it takes at least 2-4 hours and sometimes even longer before the servers are back up. Thankfully, Bethesda does keep players updated when the server outage will take longer than usual.
While the patch notes aren’t live yet, we are expecting some fixes related to the following:
Compass being blank issue on Power Armor
Powerhouse quest bug
Loot disappearing bug
Various crashing issues (mostly affecting PlayStation/Xbox)
That’s not the full list of bugs, but that’s the ones we can list of the top of our heads. Of course, we’re also expecting fixes related to the Milepost Zero content drop released earlier this month.
Once the full patch notes are out, we’ll provide a link to it within the article. If anything changes regarding the server downtime, we’ll update the article with the info as well.
Team Asobi has dispatched Astro Bot update 1.004 today (September 17), and this is another surprise title update which we’re hoping fixes more bugs associated with the adventure game. Clocking in at a measly 382MB, don’t expect any content to be included in the patch given this is purely for fixes, as any content planned will be announced by Sony.
Astro Bot Update 1.004 Patch Notes:
As of the moment, Team Asobi has not revealed any changes or even acknowledged today’s patch. That said, we do know a few bugs we’re hoping to see fixed with this title update.
DualSense controller color reverts back after user changes it (or it would not save)
HDR (high dynamic range) looks a bit washed in certain monitors/TVs
Crashing issues
We’re on the lookout whether these problems were fixed or not, and if there are any official patch notes or if we find something specific that got fixed, we’ll update the article with the info. For reference, the patch released last week was also not acknowledged by Team Asobi, though we can confirm that it did fix the save issue that was affecting players.
A new Generation Zero update has been released for console platforms and this should prevent the game from crashing. This is update 1.49, and this patch was released on PC in August. Check out the details of this small patch down below.
Generation Zero Update 1.49 Patch Notes for September 17:
Greetings, Survivors!
The August 2024 Update is finally out on all platforms. We thank our console players for your patience while we worked on some last fixes.
The list of changes for this patch is short:
The method for asset streaming has been improved, which enhances performance across the board.
Several “random” crashing issues, both on startup and during gameplay, have been fixed.
This one comes with a bit of a note to the console community. The changes made to the game in this update are very fundamental, which might lead to some new issues popping up. Our QA Team has found many of them and we were able to fix them before release, but it’s simply impossible to test every possibility in an open world game when there was a fundamental change like this.
If you do find a new bug, please let us know through our support system, our Discord server, or our social media channels. We’ll work to fix them as soon as possible!
It’s a happy day for us to be able to offer everyone a better overall experience playing our beloved game. We’re now developing the next major update for Generation Zero, one which we’ll talk about more soon.
Until then, thanks for reading and have fun playing!
The Generation Zero Dev Team
Our readers will be the first to know when the next major update is out soon.
While Call of Duty might be one of the biggest franchises in all of gaming, there was a time that Electronic Arts’ Battlefield franchise was inching closer to that. Sure, it didn’t outsell Activision’s mega shooter, but it was probably the closest a competitor ever got in terms of reach, community loyalty and even in sales.
Could a Battlefield game ever outsell a Call of Duty title though? According to Battlefield franchise head boss Vince Zampella, it “absolutely can” though that’s not what they’re aiming for with their still-in-development Battlefield game.
If you look at the best Battlefields have outsold some Call of Duties and other way around, back and forth. So I think absolutely it can…”I mean, is that what we’re going for? I mean, not directly, but always. We’re not looking to take down Call of Duty. We’re making something that’s different and we’re making something that’s us. But yeah, it definitely has the possibility.”
Of course, the latest Battlefield game released — Battlefield 2042 — didn’t come anywhere close to Call of Duty’s numbers, and even EA admitted the game fell short of expectations. Even with that in mind, Zampella notes that BF2042 wasn’t a “failure of a game,” though admits they don’t want to repeat the experience they had with the shooter wherein it needed a lot of patches — and several months of development — before it got to an acceptable state by the community. Zampella notes the dev team “really spent a lot of time learning how to adapt it and getting things back,” but also adds “We want it to be good out of the gate,” pertaining to the next Battlefield game currently in development.
Of course, Zampella’s musings aren’t just your typical corporate talk. For those unaware, Zampella along with Jason West were the former heads of Infinity Ward, which were the studio that made Call of Duty what it is today with the release of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. There’s a lot of drama that happened after the release of the original Modern Warfare 2 back in 2009 that concluded with Zampella and West departing Activision to start Respawn Entertainment, which was then bought by EA in 2017.
The PC version of Final Fantasy 16 is just around the corner, and the developers seem worried that the community might create offensive or inappropriate mods.
In a recent interview with PC Gamer, producer Naoki Yoshida expressed concern about certain mods that could emerge once the game launches on PC. While Yoshida refrained from mentioning any specific modding requests, He asked the community:
If we said ‘It’d be great if someone made xyz,’ it might come across as a request, so I’ll avoid mentioning any specifics here! The only thing I will say is that we definitely don’t want to say anything offensive or inappropriate, so please don’t make or install anything like that.
Despite this request, it’s likely that modders will still create such content, especially given the modding history with other Final Fantasy titles like Final Fantasy 7 Remake. Mods for that game, including nude and character-altering mods, became popular despite similar concerns.
Many modders favor inappropriate and offensive mods, and they will almost certainly rush to make similar mods once Final Fantasy 16 releases—just as they did with Final Fantasy 7 Remake, where they also altered characters like Tifa, Aerith, and Cloud in various ways.
However, there are still fun and creative mods that are awesome to check out, like the Marvel’s Spider-Man Stan Lee Mod, which lets players play as the famous writer. However, given the nature of these things, we suspect that someone already has plans to do something offensive, which honestly can’t be helped.
That being said, controlling the type of content modders create is almost impossible. Yoshida’s request seems to highlight the real challenges developers face when adding mod support to their games.
MP1st’s review of Final Fantasy 16 gave it a score of 9.5/10, stating, “The story is interesting, and it’s more mature and tackles sensitive issues without dragging too much.”
The PC version of Final Fantasy 16 will release later today at 10 am EST/7 am PST/10 pm HKT.
A new update for Helldivers 2 has been released for PC and PS5 today. This is Helldivers 2 update 1.001.100 and it comes with major overhauls for the Anti-Tank, Armor Penetration, Health and Armor Values. There is also a new Galactic War feature added too. Check out the September 17 patch notes down below.
Helldivers 2 New Update 1.001.100 for September 17:
Major Overhaul of Anti-Tank, Armor Penetration, Health and Armor Values
Weapon & Stratagem Balancing
Enemy Reworks
Helldiver Health and Damage Mechanics Tweaks
Gas Gameplay Mechanic Rework
New Galactic War feature
Emote Wheel feature
Crash & Bug Fixes
Major Updates
Helldivers,
Thank you for your valuable feedback. Many players have expressed feeling constrained in how they approach challenges, often relying on a limited set of tools while other options seem less effective. This has impacted your
ability to play the game in a way that suits your preferences.
So, what’s changing? For all the bugdivers out there, many situations were previously either resolved with your primary weapon or anti-tank weapons, which haven’t always performed as expected. With the overwhelming presence of Bile Titans and Chargers, many weapon choices therefore became invalid.
To address this, we’ve reworked armor penetration, anti-tank weapons, enemy armor and health values. Our goal is to improve the effectiveness of weapons such as the Autocannon, Heavy Machine Gun, Flamethrower, and Anti-Materiel Rifle against heavily armored enemies. Although they may not be as effective as specialized anti-tank weapons, they are now more viable choices making your loadouts more versatile, fostering better team collaboration and planning.
On the Bot front, Hulks have also had their armor reduced, making them more vulnerable to a wider range of weapons. Additionally, to improve the gameplay experience, the Devastator and Gunship will now have a limited supply of rockets, and those rockets won’t hit as frequently as before. This comes alongside the previously updated smaller impact radius for rockets, reducing excessive ragdolling.
We’ve also made improvements to many primary weapons, bringing them closer in effectiveness to the most popular choices. This should offer more variety and flavor during your play sessions.
We are adjusting damage mechanics to make the damage Helldivers receive more consistent over time by reducing 100% extra headshot damage to 50%. To maintain the overall challenge of the game, we’ve slightly increased the damage taken to other parts of the body. Our intent is to preserve the intensity of the gameplay while minimizing frustrating situations where sudden headshots cause large damage spikes.
With these changes, along with an upgraded Helldiver arsenal, enemy adjustments, and more consistent damage, the overall difficulty may slightly decrease. We’ll be monitoring this closely and will listen to the community on how you think it feels.
We want to assure you that your feedback remains essential to us. Please share your thoughts on these updates, as we are actively listening. We plan to conduct another balance pass by Day 60 of our commitment to ensure we’re aligning with what you need for the best possible experience and to address any concerns or adjustments required. Your insights will be invaluable in refining these changes and making sure the game remains engaging and enjoyable for everyone.
Balancing
General
Previously, partial damage dealt 50% of full damage, which we found to be overly punishing and reduced effectiveness too much, leading to an excessive reliance on high armor penetration weapons. We’ve now increased partial damage to 65% of full damage to address this issue.
The Helldiver now takes less damage from headshots, which previously dealt 100% extra damage but now inflict only 50% extra damage. Damage from hits to other body parts has been slightly increased depending on the area hit. This adjustment aims to normalize overall damage while maintaining detailed damage zones, reducing spike damage.
Primary Weapons
Liberator & Liberator Carbine
Damage is increased from 60 to 70
Durable damage increased from 14 to 17
Stagger force increased from 10 to 15
Max spare magazines increased from 7 to 8
Starting spare magazines increased from 5 to 6
Knight
Damage is increased from 50 to 65
Durable damage increased from 5 to 7
Magazines now fully refill when picking up resupply
Reduced recoil
Liberator Concussive
Now comes with a drum magazine which holds 60 rounds
Number of mags reduced from 10 to 6. The number of mags have been reduced due to larger magazine capacity
Tenderizer
Number of rounds in its magazine increased from 30 to 35
Starting magazines increased from 4 to 5
Breaker
Now comes with an extended magazine which holds 16 shells
Stagger force increased from 10 to 15
Spray and Pray
Now has a duckbill muzzle making its spread very horizontal but less vertical
Total Damage increased from 192 to 240
Scythe
Cooldown is faster
Adjustments to the heat VFX
Scope changed to a low powered scope
Removed recoil
Sets enemies on fire faster
Crossbow
Explosion radius increased by 50%
Explosion damage increased from 150 to 350
Eruptor
Shrapnel is back! We heard your feedback and re-introduced the shrapnel. We have replaced the original shrapnel with the Frag Grenade shrapnel to no longer instantly one-shot Helldivers with the exception of the occasional unlucky headshot.
Shrapnel projectiles amount are set to 30
Shrapnel damage is set to 110
Explosion damage decreased from 340 to 225
We also increased the amount of shrapnel
Explosion radius increased by 33% (17% for inner radius and 50% for outer radius)
Defender
Damage increased from 70 to 75
Durable damage increased from 7 to 8
Liberator Penetrator
Damage increased from 45 to 60
Diligence
Damage increased from 125 to 165
Durable damage increased from 32 to 42
Counter Sniper
Damage increased from 140 to 200
Durable damage increased from 14 to 50
Stagger force increased from 15 to 20
Blitzer
Now has a weak stun effect that builds up per shot on its targets
Torcher
Damage increased by 50%
Flamer mechanics reverted to before the Escalation of Freedom update
Increased AP from 3 to 4
Sidearms
Peacemaker
Increased max spare magazines from 5 to 6
Dagger
Gains heat more slowly
Removed recoil
Damage increased from 200 to 250
Sets enemies on fire faster
Adjustments to the heat VFX
Crisper
Damage increased by 50%
Flamer mechanics reverted to before the Escalation of Freedom update
Increased AP from 3 to 4
Support Weapons
Dedicated anti-tank weapons like the Recoilless Rifle, Quasar, Commando, Expendable Anti-Tank, SPEAR, and Patriot Exosuit rockets have all received significant damage boosts to enhance their effectiveness.
These weapons generally fall into three categories:
Strong and Reliable: The Recoilless Rifle and SPEAR can afford to be less accurate when firing at armored targets since most hits will eliminate enemies the size of a Charger
Strong: The Expendable Anti-Tank and Quasar are highly effective, often killing targets with a single hit to a weak spot; otherwise, two solid shots will handle a Charger, or one shot for a Hulk
Less Strong: The Commando and Patriot Exosuit Rockets typically require 1-3 shots to take down a Charger or Hulk, depending on your aim
Grenade Launcher
Starting spare magazines increased from 1 to 2
Max spare magazines increased from 2 to 3
Explosion radius slightly increased
Laser Cannon
Cooldown is slightly faster
Removed recoil
Sets enemies on fire faster
Can now damage heavier enemies like Chargers, Bile Titans, Impalers, Hulks
Adjustments to the heat VFX
Arc Thrower
Range increased from 35 to 55
Now has a moderate stun effect that builds up on its targets
Jumps additional times
Durable damage increased from 50 to 100
Railgun
Durable damage increased from 60 to 225
Fully overcharging damage increased from 150% to 250%
Stalwart
Damage is increased from 60 to 70
Durable damage increased from 14 to 17
Stagger force increased from 10 to 15
Machine Gun
Stagger force increased from 15 to 20
Anti-Materiel Rifle
Durable damage increased from 135 to 180
Can now damage heavier enemies like Chargers, Bile Titans, Impalers, Hulks
Stagger force increased from 20 to 25
Heavy Machine Gun
Stagger force increased from 20 to 25
Can now damage heavier enemies like Chargers, Bile Titans, Impalers, Hulks
Commando
Demolition strength against structures has been reduced; it can no longer destroy Automaton Fabricators in a single shot. However, since the fabricators now have health, it can still take them out with two shots
Flamethrower
Damage increased by 33%
Flamer mechanics reverted to before the Escalation of Freedom update
Increased armor penetration from 3 to 4
Can now damage heavier enemies like Chargers, Bile Titans, Impalers, Hulks
Autocannon
Can now damage heavier enemies like Chargers, Bile Titans, Impalers, Hulks
Grenades
Frag Grenade
Shrapnel damage increased by roughly 50%
Max amount increased from 4 to 5
Refill increased from 2 to 3
Explosion radius increased
Thermite Grenade
Explosion damage increased from 100 to 2000
Shorter time until it ignites the thermite
Time until it explodes slightly reduced
Max number decreased from 4 to 3
Stratagems
Every Stratagem capable of damaging heavily armored enemies has had their damage increased to account for the increased health of heavier enemies. The goal with this change is to have the Stratagems on a similar or higher power level than before. In addition to that, we have made the following changes as well.
Eagle 500kg bomb
Explosion radius increased to match visuals better
Eagle Rockets
Damage slightly increased
Gatling Sentry
Stagger force increased from 15 to 20
Machine Gun Sentry
Stagger force increased from 15 to 20
Tesla Tower
Increased stagger force to match other Arc weapons
Now has a moderate stun effect that builds up per hit on its targets
Heavy Machine Gun Emplacement
Stagger force increased from 20 to 25
Can now damage heavier enemies like Chargers, Bile Titans, Impalers, Hulks
Patriot Exosuit
Gatling stagger force increased from 15 to 20
Emancipator Exosuit
Autocannon durable damage increased from 60 to 150
Rate of fire on its weapons increased from 125 to 175
Ammo increased from 75 to 100 per arm
Orbital Laser
Damage slightly increased
Orbital Railcannon
Damage slightly increased
Orbital Gas Strike
We are reworking the gas gameplay mechanics to become more crowd control focused in preparation for the Chemical Agents Warbond
The gas effect has been reworked to cause blindness and confuse enemies and Helldivers alike at the expense of reduced damage over time
Gameplay
General
New Galactic War Feature
The Galactic War map can now display the location of strategically important assets. This will make it much easier for the Helldivers to take them into consideration when deciding on their next move.
Emote Wheel feature
Players can now equip up to four emotes in the armory and access them using the new Emote Wheel feature by holding the Emote button. Additional separate key binding options are available for the Emote Wheel in the settings.
Added Dolby Atmos support on PS5
Enemies
Automaton Fabricators
Automaton Fabricators now have health and armor in addition to their existing destruction system. This means that while many high armor penetration weapons can still destroy them, it may take multiple hits to do so, depending on the weapon used
Added effects to clearer showcase their health state
Hulks (All versions)
Armor reduced from 5 to 4
Back weak spot slightly more durable
Back weak spot health decreased from 1000 to 800
Hulk Bruiser
Replaced the rocket launcher for an energy based cannon
Increased how frequently the Hulk Bruiser shoots
Tank
Front armor increased from 5 to 6
Berserker
Head health reduced from 150 to 125
Main health reduced from 1000 to 750
Abdomen is now a weak spot
Chainsaw damage increased
Devastators (All versions)
Main health reduced from 800 to 750
Devastators now flinch when hit, causing their aim to worsen, similar to the Conscripts. The intent is to make them easier to manage if you keep applying damage
Rocket Devastators
Now has a limited number of rockets, and you can see them disappear when they are spent
Added a reload mechanic from their backpack to replenish their rockets once
Rocket physics collision is smaller, making them easier to avoid
Gunships
Gunships now have a limited amount of rockets
Rocket physics collision is smaller, making them easier to avoid
Charger (All versions)
Armor reduced from 5 to 4
The butt weak spot health is decreased from 1100 to 950
The butt weak spot is slightly less durable
The belly armor reduced from 4 to 2
A damage multiplier has been added to the Charger’s exposed flesh of the main body, now dealing 300% damage
Now turn slightly slower, when charging and moving normally
Now charge less often
Charge damage increased by 50%
Sideattack damage increased by 50%
Charger Behemoth
The butt weak spot health is decreased from 1200 to 950
Hunter
Health is reduced from 175 to 160
Scavengers
Health is reduced from 80 to 60
Bile Titan
Armor reduced from 5 to 4
We have reworked the Bile Titan’s belly gameplay
Belly armor reduced from 4 to 2
Introduced a separate belly health pool once the outer belly layer has been destroyed
Destroying the exposed belly health pool kills the Bile Titan
Impaler
Armor reduced from 5 to 4
Previously the Impaler could only retract its tentacles once during its entire lifetime when threatened, now it can do it several times
Its tentacles pursue you over a shorter distance from the impaler and prioritize players nearer to the impaler
If the impaler can’t see an enemy it will retract its tentacles after a brief period
Impaler Tentacles
Tentacle damage is increased
Reduced camera shake of the tentacle attack
The tentacles require less damage inflicted on them to retract
Planets and Modifiers
The Intense Heat and Extreme Cold modifiers are no longer static throughout the entire mission, and may now change based on time of day or different weather conditions
Some desert planets will now only have the Intense Heat modifier active during the day. This means that during night the planet will either have no modifier, or in some cases have the Extreme Cold modifier
Arid planets (similar to the Hellmire planet) will now only have the Intense Heat modifier active during fire tornado storms
Fixes
Fixed per weapon aim mode not saving correctly – NOTE: This patch will clear all the saved aim modes but everything should work correctly afterwards
Crash Fixes and Soft-locks:
Fixed a crash that could occur if shutting down the game during boot
Fixed a crash caused by players with unique skins timing out
Fixed a crash when vehicle skins are not properly synced
Fixed a crash caused by players leaving the game shortly after being reinforced while using unique hellpod skins
Fixed a rare crash produced by Bile Spewers attacks
Fixed a crash when interacting with the galactic war hologram
Fixed a crash when joining another super destroyer
Fixed a crash that could happen when you were participating in a secondary objective
Fixes crash when booting the game on PS5 with an unsupported systems language (such as French-Canadian)
Fixed a potential crash when new players hotjoin
Fixed a potential crash when other players were leaving the game
Fixed a rare crash when using the Hologram map and looking at the operations
You should no longer crash when interacting with the Galactic War Map when an update is required
Fixed a rare crash which could occur when joining a game session which has cycled through at least 32 unique players
Fixed an issue where objective stratagems cannot be completed if host migration happens
Fixed an issue where already joined players would be getting kicked when other players join the game
Fixed a bug where closing Steam overlay in the middle of the super credits purchase would stay in a broken state for any purchase after that (it previously needed a game restart to work again)
Fixed inaccessible shuttles after hosts leaving the game right before its landing
Fixed soft-lock during mission summary if the host left the game
Fixed an issue where emotes would not exit properly if you canceled them using sprint
Social Menu Fixes
Fixes to PS5 friends list
Miscellaneous fixes:
Evacuate High-Value Assets Objective
Fixed issue where enemies would spawn on top of the extraction
Enemies can no longer shoot generators from spawn points or from far away
Fixed enemy pathing where they would sometimes try to enter the base from the mountain on the side
Added more protection for the generators to prevent enemies shooting them from far away
Heavy and flying enemies now prioritize attacking the player before the generators and the gates
Fixed an issue where enemies would stop spawning for a period of time when the host leaves the mission
Conduct Geological Survey Objective
Fixed issue in “Conduct Geological Survey” mission in which the Seismic Probe could become inoperable if a player called it in and left the game or disconnected
Tweaked enemy spawns
Impaler
Fixed a bug where Impalers didn’t receive explosive damage in their exposed weak areas
Fixed Impaler’s tentacles not being pingable
The three following instances have been largely resolved, and the issues are now mostly fixed. Although rare occurrences may still happen with the Impaler in exceptional cases, they should be significantly less common.
Fixed a bug where standing near the Impaler’s head during the tentacle retraction could cause Helldivers to be launched high into the air
Fixed a bug where tentacles spawning beneath players could occasionally launch Helldivers into the air
Fixed a bug where the Impaler’s tentacles could sometimes launch the Exosuits into the air when the player was inside
Fixed enemies not receiving damage properly when more than 10m away from the player
Fixed issue where Bile Titans may sometimes not take damage to the head
Fixed issue causing most weapons to shoot below the crosshair when using aim down sight
Fixed cases where the Hive Breaker drill might become inaccessible after being called in
Fixed issue where first-person view was misaligned with weapon sights when using the Ballistics Shield Stratagem
HMG scope is no longer misaligned
Fixed lens cutting issues in scopes
Fixed bug where multiple confidential data pickups could spawn in the same stronghold when only one is intended
Fixed two-person emotes getting players stuck in an animation lock
Fixed intro cinematic missing audio in German
Fixed an instance of Automatons shooting through walls
Fixed a bug where sometimes prerequisite objectives would be shown above the primary objective in the HUD
Fixed broken menus when opening the main menu right before entering the Hellpod (when the Loadout menu opens)
Fixed weapon preview in loadout not being visible right after inspecting armors/helmets/capes
Fixed Eagle payloads sometimes not blowing up in swamp biome
Fixed stronghold outposts giving (only visually) 0 rewards on the mission summary objectives screen
Fixed time-outed players still visible on the UI with the white player color
Fixed long player title names text now scrolling instead of overlapping with other texts
Fixed Reinforced Scout Strider showing the wrong name
Removed the deprecated Orbital Flare Stratagem from Stratagem hero
Fixed a bug where some of the stratagems did not have data being shown in the Loadout
Fixed reinforcements called and stratagems used numbers on mission end
Fixed issue of drill objective floating in air when hot joining an ongoing ‘Nuke Nursery’ mission
Disabled invite/join functionality when players are playing in a different game version
Fixed player names not showing on ship after a mission
Fixed a desync issue in how many civilians have been extracted in “Emergency Evacuation” mission
Fixed unexploded Hellbombs on the terrain not being pingable
Fixed not seeing teammates equipment when hot-joining a mission
Fixed ‘Failed to Extract’ text incorrectly shown when extracting with the shuttle scene
Solved the issue where the player will not unlock the new difficulties after fulfilling the requirements for it
Binding Stratagem inputs to other buttons should not block terminal inputs
Fixed other players helldivers showing over the weapons/armors when they are joining and the player is selecting equipment selection in Loadout
Fixed a bug when starting the mission even if exiting loadout. Going back to the briefing screen will now unready the player
Fixed the issue where the players can click on entries through the tabs on the bindings menu
Pinged enemies and objects now display correctly after changing language
Fixed stratagem canceling purchase experience where moving mouse up and releasing the mouse button would not stop filling the button and the purchase process
Fixed an issue in our ragdoll optimizations where the wrong collision filters were used for some physics actors, leading to queries hitting unintended shapes
Fixed a bug in our ragdoll optimization code which caused some explosion types to deal incorrect damage
An incorrect message about removing a friend will no longer be displayed in the player information popup
Fixed multiline text sometimes being misaligned
Fixed issue where it scrolled down/up 2 Warbonds in the Acquisitions menu when scrolling with the left controller stick
Fixed motion controls while aiming when the “Motion Sensor Enable Mode” option is set to “Aiming” regardless of Aim input type
Fixed a bug where the player can change tabs while changing the ship’s name
Fixed no final ready up sound played when rejoining a mission
Map markers on objectives will follow the objective if it changes position, as in the case of SSSD drives
Fixed issue where the player can throw an unlimited amount of grenades/throwing knives after diving into shallow water while holding and then throwing the last throwable
Fixed another issue where players could be stuck holding the stratagem ball if they open the stratagem menu directly after the previous action
Now the game client displays a proper error message with useful information when the PlayFab login fails
Fixed ADS projectile misalignments
Fixed aim block raycast issues in ADS
Fixed aim position misalignments that happen from repeatedly entering and exiting ADS
Fixed displayed incendiary mines icon and anti-tank mine label when the mine racks for these stratagems were marked/pinged
Fixed issue when changing tab in Armory while scrolling clears the scroll view
Fixed a bug that allowed players to bypass heat build-up for both the Scythe and Sickle when switching weapons during their reload animations
Fixed an issue where the 500kg bomb impact explosion was not being triggered
Fixed an issue where you could find several Confidential Data assets in Fortress locations
Increased the red zone size during drop select for Fortress locations
Improved error reporting on the splash screen to provide better support
Enemies now spawn during “Spread Democracy” objectives
Added another visual effect to the orbital cannon
Fixed Automaton projectiles clipping through assets
Fixed an issue where the Combat Walker bumping into a big building would destroy it
Fixed some assets bouncing flamethrower flames back
Fixed an issue where incorrect SFX audio for weapons with custom fire modes were being played
Fixed extraction timer not showing in landing beacon when mission time is over
Fixed health not synced correctly after the duration of stim heal (especially in friendly fire situations)
Fixed audio SFX cutouts when switching between weapons
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
Our readers will be notified when a newer patch for the game is released soon.
Epic Games has released the big v31.20 update for Fortnite today and this is patch 1.000.148 for PS5 concoles. The Lego Fortnite side of the game features the new Lost Isles content while the main game centers around a Limited Timed Event featuring Dr Doom. Check out what’s new for Fortnite in the September 17 patch notes down below.
Stop Doctor Doom in Fortnite Battle Royale’s “Day of Doom”!
Doom is building his power and his new armor is almost complete — but the fight is far from over. Help Marvel’s Avengers bring an end to Doom’s conquest in Battle Royale v31.20 with the Day of Doom mode, inspired by Endgame from Chapter 1 Season 8!
Fight for the cause of the Avengers and take down Doom’s forces using items like the new Iron Man’s Combat Kit and unvaulted Stark Industries Energy Rifle. Or, as one of Doom’s henchmen, race to collect fragments of Pandora’s Box scattered across the Island and wield the formidable power of Victor Von Doom himself as Doom’s Chosen! The Day of Doom mode will be in Discover until October 4 at 9 AM ET.
Over in the Shop, a reinforcement has arrived. Drop by to check out the Iron Man Mk 45 Outfit and more! Get all your v31.20 news, including an aim assist update, below.
Doom’s Henchmen
Latverian Warrior: Doom’s Henchmen Loadout
Doom above all! As one of Doom’s henchmen, you’ll load into the match with superpowered weaponry like Doctor Doom’s Arcane Gauntlets to take on the Avengers. Plus, as your villainous team collects Arcane Artifacts, your arsenal will get some upgrades — including access to the Monarch Pistol and Sovereign Shotgun!
Here’s everything included in the Doom’s Henchmen loadout:
Doctor Doom’s Arcane Gauntlets
Combat Assault Rifle (Mythic-rarity)
Monarch Pistol (only after the first artifact has been acquired; Mythic-rarity)
Sovereign Shotgun (only after the second artifact has been acquired; Mythic-rarity)
Shockwave Grenade (unlimited use, with a cooldown)
The Avengers
Taking the side of the Island’s mightiest heroes, your goal is to take down Doom’s forces before they collect all six Arcane Artifacts. Doom’s Henchmen have a large number of respawns altogether — you’ll achieve victory once you and your fellow Avengers have depleted all their reinforcements. Including Doom’s Chosen.
Lock and loadout with superb gear! Every respawn, heroes in Day of Doom will have one of four randomly assigned loadouts, each based on a different Avenger: The First Avenger: Captain America Loadout
Fight for liberty with Captain America’s Shield! Made of a Vibranium and an experimental steel alloy, it can protect you from almost any attack that comes your way. But this shield is for far more than just defense. Hurl it at your enemies and watch it bounce between them, or slam it into your foes mid-sprint to send them reeling.
The full Captain America Loadout includes:
Captain America’s Shield
Striker Burst Assault Rifle (Legendary-rarity)
Super Slap Splashes (5x)
Shield Bubble Jr. (3x)
Dual Micro SMGs
A One-Man Weapons Depot: War Machine Loadout
Become a walking, flying arsenal. Rain down destruction with War Machine’s Arsenal, unleash supporting fire with the shoulder-mounted Auto Turret, and dominate the battlefield from above with the Hover Jets. Need even more firepower? Barrage your foes with the unvaulted Stark Industries Energy Rifle!
The full War Machine loadout includes:
War Machine’s Arsenal
War Machine’s Auto Turret
War Machine’s Hover Jets
Stark Industries Energy Rifle (Legendary-rarity)
Chug Splashes (4x)
Genius Inventor and Billionaire: Iron Man Loadout
You won’t need to avenge the Island, because with this loadout, you can protect it! Stay on target with the new Iron Man’s Combat Kit, which automatically locks onto nearby enemies so you can hit them with energy blasts. If Doom’s forces are enduring, unleash the Combat Kit’s ultimate “Unibeam” attack!
This loadout also comes with the new Iron Man’s Flight Kit, so you can take to the skies at high speed. When you have the Combat Kit in your inventory simultaneously, try using the Unibeam mid-air! Here’s everything in the Iron Man loadout:
Iron Man’s Combat Kit
Iron Man’s Flight Kit
Stark Industries Energy Rifle (Legendary-rarity)
Hyper SMG (Legendary-rarity)
Chug Splashes (4x)
Princess of Wakanda: Black Panther Loadout
Wakanda forever! With Shuri’s Black Panther Claws, build kinetic energy as you execute claw-to-claw combos. Doom’s forces trying to run away? Chase them with your superhuman sprint speed to build up even more kinetic energy!
Once Shuri’s claws are finally “supercharged,” release the kinetic energy stored inside for a temporary damage boost and short-term unlimited Energy regen. The claws will be supercharged when you first get the loadout so you can get a taste of this power.
Here’s everything in the Black Panther Loadout:
Shuri’s Black Panther Claws
Striker Assault Rifle (Legendary-rarity)
Ranger Pistol (Legendary-rarity)
Rift-To-Gos (2x)
Chug Splashes (4x)
Look to the Sky, Avenger
Enough of Day of Doom, what’s that up above? Stark Mobile Armories are falling from the sky and straight into Battle Royale and Zero Build! Each airborne armory comes in one of two designs, Iron Man or War Machine — which should give you a hint as to what you can find inside!
Once landed, you can head inside these armories and load yourself up with futuristic firepower by interacting with the Iron Man Armor Stand, which will dispense either Iron Man’s Combat Kit and Flight Kit, or War Machine’s Arsenal, Auto Turret, and Hover Jets. Each Iron Man Armor Stand can only be interacted with once, so make like Quicksilver and get there fast!
Like the new Iron Man items, the unvaulted Stark Industries Energy Rifle can also be found in normal BR and Zero Build matches. You can find these in Chests or Stark Industries Supply Drones! Note: The Stark Industries Energy Rifle now uses light bullets.
From the Battle of Sokovia to the Shop: Iron Man Mk 45
Stark Industries has touched down in the Shop too! Look state-of-the-art with new items in the Iron Man Set:
Iron Man Mk 45 Outfit: The Avengers’ benefactor and creator of a gamma powered Battle Bus.
Energy Collector Back Bling (included with the Iron Man Mk 45 Outfit): Designed to take in and redistribute energy through Iron Man’s suit.
Mark 45 Energy Blades Pickaxe: Extensions of Iron Man’s nanotech armor, used for close quarters.
Arc Reaction Wrap: Give your weapons Stark Industries sophistication.
Mark 45 Bass: Tony Stark’s proprietary bass design from his own collection.
Advanced weaponry, made entirely from bricks. The Iron Man Mk 45 Outfit has a LEGO® Style to use in LEGO experiences! The Outfit (+ Back Bling), Pickaxe, Wrap, and Bass are available in the Shop now.
More in v31.20: Human-Like Aim Assist on Controller
Excited to grab your controller and start playing? On all platforms (console, PC, mobile), v31.20 introduces human-like aim assist for controller players, which models human reaction time while trying to better match how unassisted keyboard + mouse players track moving targets. Human-like aim assist allows for more balanced tuning for controller players of all skill levels — we’ll be closely monitoring its impact so that we can tune it just right!
Tournament Notes
The Iron Man’s Combat Kit, Iron Man’s Flight Kit, Stark Mobile Armory, and Iron Man Armor Stand are not included in tournaments.
Explore Lost Isles in LEGO Fortnite v31.20!
The Fortnite Team
Landfall has been made on Lost Isles, a new addition to your world begging to be explored! Step boldly ashore, face its unknown dangers, and prepare for a LEGO® adventure unlike any before. LEGO Fortnite: Lost Isles drops on September 17!
Explore Lost Isles
Any Battle Bus Station will transport you to Lost Isles, which has a diverse ecosystem featuring five different environments. Here’s what to know about each one:
Beach
The Beach is a great place to pursue relaxation… just be careful of the Pirates landlubbin’ in and out of Pirate Towns. Mind your sea legs — these scallywag dogs will be setting their sights your way!
Plains
The Plains are anything but plain, but they’re plenty plantain — this biome is the home of the Peely Tribe! (Yes we know plantains aren’t the same as bananas. We wouldn’t slip up like that…) The members of the Peely Tribe are friendly and need all the help they can get to drive back the pillaging pirates and other lurking foes
Jungle
Now you’re in the thick of it! The Jungle is a lush biome with helpful plants like Hop Flowers that make you bounce, Slurp Plants that heal you, and damaging Bomb and Stink Flowers that can help you defend yourself.
Defend yourself against what, you ask? The Storm-Wild Tomatoes. Maybe they arrived after “Tomato Town” was wiped out, or maybe they’ve been here before Tomato Town was even a thing.
Mountains
Get ready for a pretty view! Climb to the top of the Mountains to feel high and mighty and pluck some pineapples too. Pirate fortresses can be found here along with callous creatures…
Floating Islands
Seen from most places in Lost Isles, the Floating Islands act as a great compass for your travels (if you don’t want to use your actual Compass). While a challenging biome to traverse, the encounters and critters you’ll find here offer rewards you won’t find anywhere else. Launch yourself off a geyser to glide up here, or maybe just build some stairs.
Prepare Yourself for Adventure
Exploring uncharted territory comes with some risks, so grab some tools to help you out! Collect Mahogany from trees in Lost Isles to unlock the recipes for these.
The Pirate Musket, Flint-Knock Pistol, and dynamite-laden Boom Shield are standard-issue supplies of Pirates. If you find yourself in a scuttle with them, they can drop one of these if you win!
From the Peely Tribe, you’ll find plenty of Throwing Spears, a punch-packing projectile. Storm-Wild Tomatoes are known for carrying the Explorer’s Machete, which is great for cutting through the thick Jungle, plus the Knockback Shield to send foes flying.
All the new self-defense tools from foes can be crafted at a Crafting Bench.
The Essence Table has been upgraded to the Rune Forge, where you can craft Runes for strengthening your tools by spending Essence. (Chopping down trees, picking plants, and defeating enemies can get you Essence!) Craft one of these Runes and apply it to a tool to upgrade it:
Rune of Berserk I-III: apply to a tool to significantly increase your sprint speed and jump height for a few seconds after attacking with it.
Rune of Damage I-III: apply to a tool to increase its damage
Rune of Destruction I-III: apply to a tool to give it a chance to instantly destroy buildings when hitting them
Rune of Durability I-III: apply to a tool to increase its durability
Rune of Health I-III: apply to a tool to create a chance for enemies to drop Health items when hit
Rune of Luck I-III: apply it to a tool to give it an increased chance of getting extra loot drops when defeating enemies
Rune of Undead Bane I-III: apply it to a tool to give it increased damage against undead enemies
While venturing out in the world you’ll also find powerful books called Tomes that give one of the Runes above or an item recipe when you read them.
Friendly Klombos & Grumpy Golems
Lost Isles is home to the legendary Klombos, which can be found in their native lagoon habitats in the Jungle. Feed a Klombo a Klomberry to earn a friend and trusty steed to accompany you on your big adventures. Just, don’t make it mad.
Some of Lost Isles is best admired from a distance, as the scenery here often has a mind of its own. Golems are dangerous, living statues that roam the Beach, Plains, and Jungle. Defend yourself against Golems to get valuable resources and Rift Shards, an ingredient for Battle Bus Stations.
A Fruit Salad of… Fruit
Lost Isles has lots of new foods you can eat or use as ingredients. Some enhance your abilities, while others can be replanted back on the mainland.
On the Beach you’ll find:
Bananas
An ingredient in Banana Pancakes, which temporarily make you jump higher.
Coconuts
Can be made into Tropical Smoothies that temporarily increase your max stamina.
In the Plains you’ll find:
Pineapples
A (controversial) ingredient for Hawaiian Pizza, which lowers your stamina consumption.
Klomberries
Feed one to a Klombo to make it your friend and rideable. Can be converted to Klomberry Seeds at a Grain Mill, replanted, and grown back on the mainland.
In the Jungle you’ll find:
Tomatoes
A local delicacy you can eat to restore some Health. Can be converted into Tomato Seeds at a Grain Mill, replanted, and grown back on the mainland.
Fun in the Sun
Paradise is meant for playing. Lost Isles adds several new Toys!
Cannon: Launches both Cannon Balls and players!
Unlock the recipe for the Cannon by adding Blast Powder to your inventory.
Craft Cannon Balls at a Crafting Bench.
Free-spin Swivel: Allows for things connected to it to rotate freely.
Unlock the recipe for the Free-spin Swivel by adding a Cord to your inventory.
Controllable Swivel: Allows for the player-controlled rotation of things connected to it.
Unlock the recipe for the Controllable Swivel by adding a Cord to your inventory.
Stink Jar: Throw to create a poisonous area. (Don’t throw it downwind!)
Unlock the recipe for the Stink Jar by adding a Stink Gland to your inventory.
Stink Glads drop from various critters in Lost Isles.
Craft Stink Jars at a Crafting Bench.
Tropical Treasures LEGO Pass
A banana bunch of new Quests have been added to help you progress in the Tropical Treasures LEGO Pass! This new LEGO Pass has Decor and Builds waiting to be unlocked.
Here’s how the Tropical Treasures LEGO Pass works:
After selecting the LEGO Fortnite experience in Fortnite, go to the LEGO Pass button in the top navigation.
Here is where you’ll see the LEGO Pass and a button to view Quests. These Quests are about exploring Lost Isles. Complete them to earn Studs!
The more Studs you collect, the further you’ll progress in the LEGO Pass! Unlock in-game rewards from the free reward track as you progress. If you want, you can also unlock in-game rewards from the purchasable Premium Reward Track.
You don’t need to peel back the NaNa Hut Build, the final reward of the free reward track, to realize it makes a lovely home. It also happens to be a great place to store bananas!
The Premium Reward Track costs 1,400 V-Bucks and has 11 more rewards you can unlock while also unlocking rewards from the free reward track. You don’t need to complete extra Quests to get these rewards, so don’t worry about adding extra stops on the itinerary.
Security is a top priority for any tropical village, which is why the Nana Gate Build is the final reward of the Premium Reward Track. Decide which of your friends should be on duty and thank them with bananas later!
Be right at home in your NaNa town with the Island Adventure Peely Outfit, which unlocks right away when you purchase the Premium Reward Track. This Outfit has a LEGO Style and a Fortnite Style! Is it weird to eat a banana as Peely?
A bigger fan of Storm-Wild Tomatoes than the Peely Tribe? The Tropical Treasures LEGO Pass has plenty of rewards in the Tomato Temple Set!
This Pass will be available to progress until October 11, 2024, at 2 AM ET.
Swinging into the Shop: Marvel Build and Decor Bundles
Lost Isles has plenty of enemies, now it’s time for some heroes…
Daily Bugle Bundle
Read all about it! Just like Peter Parker at his day job (when he isn’t web-slinging as Spider-Man), players will be able to wander the halls of the Daily Bugle in their LEGO Fortnite world.
The Daily Bugle Bundle, which comes with the Mary Jane Watson Outfit*, will be available in the Shop for 2,800 V-Bucks starting September 20 at 8 PM ET through October 4 at 8 PM ET.
Friendly Neighborhood Bundle
The dream of owning a piece of New York real estate is coming true! Construct the multi-story Friendly Neighborhood that includes a room themed after Peter Parker’s apartment in the Spider-Man comics.
Available in the Shop for 2,600 V-Bucks, the Friendly Neighborhood Bundle also includes the Spider-Man Zero Outfit*! The bundle will be available from September 20 at 8 PM ET through October 4 at 8 PM ET.
Weapon X Labs Decor Bundle
Decorate your home like the infamous Weapon X Labs — where Logan originally bonded with his adamantium skeleton, got his claws, and became Wolverine. This Decor Bundle, which also includes the Weapon X Outfit*, will be available in the Shop for 2,600 V-Bucks from September 20 at 8 PM ET through September 30 at 8 PM ET!
*If you already own the Outfit included in the bundles, the bundles will be discounted.
Improvements and Adjustments
New Vehicle Builds
Never stop adventurin’. New vehicle Builds have been added in v31.20 — you can now take flight on your own personal Airship, or mount up on the Crusher tank.
Other Changes
The Team Mech Emote has been updated to its intended animation and appearance.
The Select World menu UI has been updated, removing the “Every world will receive future content updates” text. (LEGO Fortnite content updates will continue for all worlds.)
Datamined Content:
IN TOMORROW's MASSIVE UPDATE 🔥
• El Rubius' ICON Skin Added • NEW Iron Man Skin (Iron-Mark 45) • NEW Crew Pack, Cosmetics, Collabs & Shop Dates • NEW Lynx Remix (Season 4 Ranked Skin) • NEW Marvel LTM with CH2 Mythics • NEW BR Mythics: Iron Man's Flight Kit & Iron Man's… pic.twitter.com/4JcN1v6L1L
FIRST PERSON DEVICE IS GETTING ADDED TO CREATIVE TODAY OR NEXT 2 WEEKS ‼️🔥
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Fortnite update version 4.37 has been rolled out on all platforms this September 17, and this adds the Day of Doom LTM (limited-time mode), the Lost Isles in LEGO, and more. Players can also expect a slew of new cosmetics which include a new skin for Iron Man!
Stop Doctor Doom in Fortnite Battle Royale’s “Day of Doom”!
Doom is building his power and his new armor is almost complete — but the fight is far from over. Help Marvel’s Avengers bring an end to Doom’s conquest in Battle Royale v31.20 with the Day of Doom mode, inspired by Endgame from Chapter 1 Season 8!
Fight for the cause of the Avengers and take down Doom’s forces using items like the new Iron Man’s Combat Kit and unvaulted Stark Industries Energy Rifle. Or, as one of Doom’s henchmen, race to collect fragments of Pandora’s Box scattered across the Island and wield the formidable power of Victor Von Doom himself as Doom’s Chosen! The Day of Doom mode will be in Discover until October 4 at 9 AM ET.
Over in the Shop, a reinforcement has arrived. Drop by to check out the Iron Man Mk 45 Outfit and more! Get all your v31.20 news, including an aim assist update, below.
Doom’s Henchmen
Latverian Warrior: Doom’s Henchmen Loadout
Doom above all! As one of Doom’s henchmen, you’ll load into the match with superpowered weaponry like Doctor Doom’s Arcane Gauntlets to take on the Avengers. Plus, as your villainous team collects Arcane Artifacts, your arsenal will get some upgrades — including access to the Monarch Pistol and Sovereign Shotgun!
Here’s everything included in the Doom’s Henchmen loadout:
Doctor Doom’s Arcane Gauntlets
Combat Assault Rifle (Mythic-rarity)
Monarch Pistol (only after the first artifact has been acquired; Mythic-rarity)
Sovereign Shotgun (only after the second artifact has been acquired; Mythic-rarity)
Shockwave Grenade (unlimited use, with a cooldown)
The Avengers
Taking the side of the Island’s mightiest heroes, your goal is to take down Doom’s forces before they collect all six Arcane Artifacts. Doom’s Henchmen have a large number of respawns altogether — you’ll achieve victory once you and your fellow Avengers have depleted all their reinforcements. Including Doom’s Chosen.
Lock and loadout with superb gear! Every respawn, heroes in Day of Doom will have one of four randomly assigned loadouts, each based on a different Avenger: The First Avenger: Captain America Loadout
Fight for liberty with Captain America’s Shield! Made of a Vibranium and an experimental steel alloy, it can protect you from almost any attack that comes your way. But this shield is for far more than just defense. Hurl it at your enemies and watch it bounce between them, or slam it into your foes mid-sprint to send them reeling.
The full Captain America Loadout includes:
Captain America’s Shield
Striker Burst Assault Rifle (Legendary-rarity)
Super Slap Splashes (5x)
Shield Bubble Jr. (3x)
Dual Micro SMGs
A One-Man Weapons Depot: War Machine Loadout
Become a walking, flying arsenal. Rain down destruction with War Machine’s Arsenal, unleash supporting fire with the shoulder-mounted Auto Turret, and dominate the battlefield from above with the Hover Jets. Need even more firepower? Barrage your foes with the unvaulted Stark Industries Energy Rifle!
The full War Machine loadout includes:
War Machine’s Arsenal
War Machine’s Auto Turret
War Machine’s Hover Jets
Stark Industries Energy Rifle (Legendary-rarity)
Chug Splashes (4x)
Genius Inventor and Billionaire: Iron Man Loadout
You won’t need to avenge the Island, because with this loadout, you can protect it! Stay on target with the new Iron Man’s Combat Kit, which automatically locks onto nearby enemies so you can hit them with energy blasts. If Doom’s forces are enduring, unleash the Combat Kit’s ultimate “Unibeam” attack!
This loadout also comes with the new Iron Man’s Flight Kit, so you can take to the skies at high speed. When you have the Combat Kit in your inventory simultaneously, try using the Unibeam mid-air! Here’s everything in the Iron Man loadout:
Iron Man’s Combat Kit
Iron Man’s Flight Kit
Stark Industries Energy Rifle (Legendary-rarity)
Hyper SMG (Legendary-rarity)
Chug Splashes (4x)
Princess of Wakanda: Black Panther Loadout
Wakanda forever! With Shuri’s Black Panther Claws, build kinetic energy as you execute claw-to-claw combos. Doom’s forces trying to run away? Chase them with your superhuman sprint speed to build up even more kinetic energy!
Once Shuri’s claws are finally “supercharged,” release the kinetic energy stored inside for a temporary damage boost and short-term unlimited Energy regen. The claws will be supercharged when you first get the loadout so you can get a taste of this power.
Here’s everything in the Black Panther Loadout:
Shuri’s Black Panther Claws
Striker Assault Rifle (Legendary-rarity)
Ranger Pistol (Legendary-rarity)
Rift-To-Gos (2x)
Chug Splashes (4x)
Look to the Sky, Avenger
Enough of Day of Doom, what’s that up above? Stark Mobile Armories are falling from the sky and straight into Battle Royale and Zero Build! Each airborne armory comes in one of two designs, Iron Man or War Machine — which should give you a hint as to what you can find inside!
Once landed, you can head inside these armories and load yourself up with futuristic firepower by interacting with the Iron Man Armor Stand, which will dispense either Iron Man’s Combat Kit and Flight Kit, or War Machine’s Arsenal, Auto Turret, and Hover Jets. Each Iron Man Armor Stand can only be interacted with once, so make like Quicksilver and get there fast!
Like the new Iron Man items, the unvaulted Stark Industries Energy Rifle can also be found in normal BR and Zero Build matches. You can find these in Chests or Stark Industries Supply Drones! Note: The Stark Industries Energy Rifle now uses light bullets.
From the Battle of Sokovia to the Shop: Iron Man Mk 45
Stark Industries has touched down in the Shop too! Look state-of-the-art with new items in the Iron Man Set:
Iron Man Mk 45 Outfit: The Avengers’ benefactor and creator of a gamma powered Battle Bus.
Energy Collector Back Bling (included with the Iron Man Mk 45 Outfit): Designed to take in and redistribute energy through Iron Man’s suit.
Mark 45 Energy Blades Pickaxe: Extensions of Iron Man’s nanotech armor, used for close quarters.
Arc Reaction Wrap: Give your weapons Stark Industries sophistication.
Mark 45 Bass: Tony Stark’s proprietary bass design from his own collection.
Advanced weaponry, made entirely from bricks. The Iron Man Mk 45 Outfit has a LEGO® Style to use in LEGO experiences! The Outfit (+ Back Bling), Pickaxe, Wrap, and Bass are available in the Shop now.
More in v31.20: Human-Like Aim Assist on Controller
Excited to grab your controller and start playing? On all platforms (console, PC, mobile), v31.20 introduces human-like aim assist for controller players, which models human reaction time while trying to better match how unassisted keyboard + mouse players track moving targets. Human-like aim assist allows for more balanced tuning for controller players of all skill levels — we’ll be closely monitoring its impact so that we can tune it just right!
Tournament Notes
The Iron Man’s Combat Kit, Iron Man’s Flight Kit, Stark Mobile Armory, and Iron Man Armor Stand are not included in tournaments.
Explore Lost Isles in LEGO Fortnite v31.20!
The Fortnite Team
Landfall has been made on Lost Isles, a new addition to your world begging to be explored! Step boldly ashore, face its unknown dangers, and prepare for a LEGO® adventure unlike any before. LEGO Fortnite: Lost Isles drops on September 17!
Explore Lost Isles in LEGO Fortnite v31.20!
The Fortnite Team
Landfall has been made on Lost Isles, a new addition to your world begging to be explored! Step boldly ashore, face its unknown dangers, and prepare for a LEGO® adventure unlike any before. LEGO Fortnite: Lost Isles drops on September 17!
Explore Lost Isles
Any Battle Bus Station will transport you to Lost Isles, which has a diverse ecosystem featuring five different environments. Here’s what to know about each one:
Beach
The Beach is a great place to pursue relaxation… just be careful of the Pirates landlubbin’ in and out of Pirate Towns. Mind your sea legs — these scallywag dogs will be setting their sights your way!
Plains
The Plains are anything but plain, but they’re plenty plantain — this biome is the home of the Peely Tribe! (Yes we know plantains aren’t the same as bananas. We wouldn’t slip up like that…) The members of the Peely Tribe are friendly and need all the help they can get to drive back the pillaging pirates and other lurking foes
Jungle
Now you’re in the thick of it! The Jungle is a lush biome with helpful plants like Hop Flowers that make you bounce, Slurp Plants that heal you, and damaging Bomb and Stink Flowers that can help you defend yourself.
Defend yourself against what, you ask? The Storm-Wild Tomatoes. Maybe they arrived after “Tomato Town” was wiped out, or maybe they’ve been here before Tomato Town was even a thing.
Mountains
Get ready for a pretty view! Climb to the top of the Mountains to feel high and mighty and pluck some pineapples too. Pirate fortresses can be found here along with callous creatures…
Floating Islands
Seen from most places in Lost Isles, the Floating Islands act as a great compass for your travels (if you don’t want to use your actual Compass). While a challenging biome to traverse, the encounters and critters you’ll find here offer rewards you won’t find anywhere else. Launch yourself off a geyser to glide up here, or maybe just build some stairs.
Prepare Yourself for Adventure
Exploring uncharted territory comes with some risks, so grab some tools to help you out! Collect Mahogany from trees in Lost Isles to unlock the recipes for these.
The Pirate Musket, Flint-Knock Pistol, and dynamite-laden Boom Shield are standard-issue supplies of Pirates. If you find yourself in a scuttle with them, they can drop one of these if you win!
From the Peely Tribe, you’ll find plenty of Throwing Spears, a punch-packing projectile. Storm-Wild Tomatoes are known for carrying the Explorer’s Machete, which is great for cutting through the thick Jungle, plus the Knockback Shield to send foes flying.
All the new self-defense tools from foes can be crafted at a Crafting Bench.
The Essence Table has been upgraded to the Rune Forge, where you can craft Runes for strengthening your tools by spending Essence. (Chopping down trees, picking plants, and defeating enemies can get you Essence!) Craft one of these Runes and apply it to a tool to upgrade it:
Rune of Berserk I-III: apply to a tool to significantly increase your sprint speed and jump height for a few seconds after attacking with it.
Rune of Damage I-III: apply to a tool to increase its damage
Rune of Destruction I-III: apply to a tool to give it a chance to instantly destroy buildings when hitting them
Rune of Durability I-III: apply to a tool to increase its durability
Rune of Health I-III: apply to a tool to create a chance for enemies to drop Health items when hit
Rune of Luck I-III: apply it to a tool to give it an increased chance of getting extra loot drops when defeating enemies
Rune of Undead Bane I-III: apply it to a tool to give it increased damage against undead enemies
While venturing out in the world you’ll also find powerful books called Tomes that give one of the Runes above or an item recipe when you read them.
Friendly Klombos & Grumpy Golems
Lost Isles is home to the legendary Klombos, which can be found in their native lagoon habitats in the Jungle. Feed a Klombo a Klomberry to earn a friend and trusty steed to accompany you on your big adventures. Just, don’t make it mad.
Some of Lost Isles is best admired from a distance, as the scenery here often has a mind of its own. Golems are dangerous, living statues that roam the Beach, Plains, and Jungle. Defend yourself against Golems to get valuable resources and Rift Shards, an ingredient for Battle Bus Stations.
A Fruit Salad of… Fruit
Lost Isles has lots of new foods you can eat or use as ingredients. Some enhance your abilities, while others can be replanted back on the mainland.
On the Beach you’ll find:
Bananas
An ingredient in Banana Pancakes, which temporarily make you jump higher.
Coconuts
Can be made into Tropical Smoothies that temporarily increase your max stamina.
In the Plains you’ll find:
Pineapples
A (controversial) ingredient for Hawaiian Pizza, which lowers your stamina consumption.
Klomberries
Feed one to a Klombo to make it your friend and rideable. Can be converted to Klomberry Seeds at a Grain Mill, replanted, and grown back on the mainland.
In the Jungle you’ll find:
Tomatoes
A local delicacy you can eat to restore some Health. Can be converted into Tomato Seeds at a Grain Mill, replanted, and grown back on the mainland.
Fun in the Sun
Paradise is meant for playing. Lost Isles adds several new Toys!
Cannon: Launches both Cannon Balls and players!
Unlock the recipe for the Cannon by adding Blast Powder to your inventory.
Craft Cannon Balls at a Crafting Bench.
Free-spin Swivel: Allows for things connected to it to rotate freely.
Unlock the recipe for the Free-spin Swivel by adding a Cord to your inventory.
Controllable Swivel: Allows for the player-controlled rotation of things connected to it.
Unlock the recipe for the Controllable Swivel by adding a Cord to your inventory.
Stink Jar: Throw to create a poisonous area. (Don’t throw it downwind!)
Unlock the recipe for the Stink Jar by adding a Stink Gland to your inventory.
Stink Glads drop from various critters in Lost Isles.
Craft Stink Jars at a Crafting Bench.
Tropical Treasures LEGO Pass
A banana bunch of new Quests have been added to help you progress in the Tropical Treasures LEGO Pass! This new LEGO Pass has Decor and Builds waiting to be unlocked.
Here’s how the Tropical Treasures LEGO Pass works:
After selecting the LEGO Fortnite experience in Fortnite, go to the LEGO Pass button in the top navigation.
Here is where you’ll see the LEGO Pass and a button to view Quests. These Quests are about exploring Lost Isles. Complete them to earn Studs!
The more Studs you collect, the further you’ll progress in the LEGO Pass! Unlock in-game rewards from the free reward track as you progress. If you want, you can also unlock in-game rewards from the purchasable Premium Reward Track.
You don’t need to peel back the NaNa Hut Build, the final reward of the free reward track, to realize it makes a lovely home. It also happens to be a great place to store bananas!
The Premium Reward Track costs 1,400 V-Bucks and has 11 more rewards you can unlock while also unlocking rewards from the free reward track. You don’t need to complete extra Quests to get these rewards, so don’t worry about adding extra stops on the itinerary.
Security is a top priority for any tropical village, which is why the Nana Gate Build is the final reward of the Premium Reward Track. Decide which of your friends should be on duty and thank them with bananas later!
Be right at home in your NaNa town with the Island Adventure Peely Outfit, which unlocks right away when you purchase the Premium Reward Track. This Outfit has a LEGO Style and a Fortnite Style! Is it weird to eat a banana as Peely?
A bigger fan of Storm-Wild Tomatoes than the Peely Tribe? The Tropical Treasures LEGO Pass has plenty of rewards in the Tomato Temple Set!
This Pass will be available to progress until October 11, 2024, at 2 AM ET.
Swinging into the Shop: Marvel Build and Decor Bundles
Lost Isles has plenty of enemies, now it’s time for some heroes…
Daily Bugle Bundle
Read all about it! Just like Peter Parker at his day job (when he isn’t web-slinging as Spider-Man), players will be able to wander the halls of the Daily Bugle in their LEGO Fortnite world.
The Daily Bugle Bundle, which comes with the Mary Jane Watson Outfit*, will be available in the Shop for 2,800 V-Bucks starting September 20 at 8 PM ET through October 4 at 8 PM ET.
Friendly Neighborhood Bundle
The dream of owning a piece of New York real estate is coming true! Construct the multi-story Friendly Neighborhood that includes a room themed after Peter Parker’s apartment in the Spider-Man comics.
Available in the Shop for 2,600 V-Bucks, the Friendly Neighborhood Bundle also includes the Spider-Man Zero Outfit*! The bundle will be available from September 20 at 8 PM ET through October 4 at 8 PM ET.
Weapon X Labs Decor Bundle
Decorate your home like the infamous Weapon X Labs — where Logan originally bonded with his adamantium skeleton, got his claws, and became Wolverine. This Decor Bundle, which also includes the Weapon X Outfit*, will be available in the Shop for 2,600 V-Bucks from September 20 at 8 PM ET through September 30 at 8 PM ET!
*If you already own the Outfit included in the bundles, the bundles will be discounted.
Improvements and Adjustments
New Vehicle Builds
Never stop adventurin’. New vehicle Builds have been added in v31.20 — you can now take flight on your own personal Airship, or mount up on the Crusher tank.
Other Changes
The Team Mech Emote has been updated to its intended animation and appearance.
The Select World menu UI has been updated, removing the “Every world will receive future content updates” text. (LEGO Fortnite content updates will continue for all worlds.)
Datamined Content:
IN TOMORROW's MASSIVE UPDATE 🔥
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FIRST PERSON DEVICE IS GETTING ADDED TO CREATIVE TODAY OR NEXT 2 WEEKS ‼️🔥
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The next major update for Fortnite is about to drop today (September 17)! Before that happens, Epic Games needs to pull down the servers for a few hours in order to roll out the latest patch 31.20 on all platforms.
Downtime begins at 4 am ET/1 am PT/4 pm HKT per the announcement, and we are expecting the servers to be down for a few hours (servers should be back up around 6 am ET/3 am PT/6 pm HKT).
Players can expect a new wave of LEGO content in the game, the Day of the Doom limited-time mode (LTM) and more. You can check out the trailer for the Lost Isles LEGO content incoming later today:
For Day of Doom, here’s what Epic Games had to say about it:
Join the ultimate battle between good and evil. Up to 32 players. Two teams: Doom’s Henchmen and Allies of the Avengers. Tomorrow!
Doom’s Henchmen: your goal is to collect all six Arcane Artifacts. Once you’ve collected them all, your adversaries will no longer be able to respawn. Eliminate every hero and you’ll emerge victorious!
Avengers: your goal is to take down Doom’s forces before they collect the Artifacts. Doom’s Henchmen have a large number of respawns altogether — reach victory once you + your fellow Avengers have depleted all their reinforcements.
If there’s any changes to the downtime, we’ll be sure to update the article. As for the new Fortnite patch, expect it to drop the moment downtime starts, and we’ll provide a link out to it once the complete patch notes are available.
The latest update for Ubisoft’s pirate game is here and this is for Y1S3.1! Players can download this as Skull and Bones update 1.000.016, and this brings Episode 3, gameplay updates, bug fixes and more.
There’s a lot to take in, so read on for the complete patch notes notes below, which we’ve made into an easier read with a table.
Skull and Bones Update Version 1.000.016 for Y1S3.1 Patch Notes:
First time rewards: 1 x Commander Zhang’s Chest, 10000 x Silver
Chance to obtain from Phoenix’s Talon Strongbox – Epic Major Furniture “Cannonball Carving Station“.
Hitting a weakpoint applies Taunting Charge on the target.
Increases “Taunt” duration by 15%.
Reduces Reload time of Piercing weapons by 5%.
Bounty: “Flames of the Phoenix“
First Time rewards: 6 x Upgrade Kits, 1 x Phoenix’s Talon Chest, 13000 Silver
“Flicker of Destiny” contract reward: Blueprint of Epic Ballista “Bane of Ten Suns“.
Unrelenting Drill: Fires a drill-bolt that travels in a straight path, piercing multiple targets. Drill-bolts deal additional 50% to subsequent targets after hitting the first target.
Long Draw: This weapon can be charged for up to 420% increased damage and 900m increased range
Piercing III: Adds 30% of damage as Piercing Damage. Increases damage to weakpoints by 100%.
Events & Giveaways
“Talk like a Pirate Day” giveaway: available from September 17th to September 24th. You may redeem your free gifts from Ubisoft Connect!
Precision Drilling Bit x7
Rubber x7
Torsion Spring x7
Sky Barrage (Firework) x1
Cannon Smoker (Emblem) x1
Hephaestus’s Tears (Sail Pattern) x1
More fireworks, emotes, and ship vanities are also available in the Store, be sure to check it out!
Talk like a pirate firework 1: “Arrgh“
Talk like a pirate firework 2: “Crossed Swords“
Talk like a pirate emblem: “Thick Skull“
Midnight Sail Colour: “Skyclad“
Midnight Hull Colour: “Moon Shadow“
To celebrate “Talk like a Pirate Day”, a Double Infamy event will take place from September 19th (06:00 UTC) to September 23rd (06:00 UTC).
Gameplay Updates
Season 3 Extension
In-game calendar for Season 3 has been extended by a week so as to reflect the Season’s end date on the 19th of November, 6:00am UTC.
Map Filter
Dev note: In Patch 2.2, we introduced changes to make World Events accessible on a fixed schedule. We have since been closely observing player feedback, and while the scheduling changes were generally well-received, we also noted that the community felt that the map was getting increasingly cluttered, making it difficult to locate relevant content.
In Patch 3.1, we’re making some visual tweaks to the World Event markers to reduce the space occupied, as well as making some changes to the default visibility of World Events on the map. Only the closest active World Event of each type will be shown on the map border. You may choose to adjust this behaviour through the Customize User Interface section in the settings menu to suit your preferences.
Updated visuals of World Event markers on the map.
Added 3 new settings to customize the display of World Events on the map.
World Event Edge Clamp (On/Off).
World event status (All/Active only):
All: Shows all World Events including those that will start soon.
Active Only: Shows World Events that are currently active
World event range (All/Closest only):
All: Shows all World Events including multiple instances of the same type.
Closest Only: Limits showing the closest World Event per type.
Curate World Events that are displayed on the map through filtering by relevance (by player progression).
World Events far above your current ship rank or Infamy level will not be displayed.
Accepting a bounty or directly encountering a world event in the Open World will enable the display of the World Event on the map.
The following behaviour remains unchanged:
Seasonal World Events, Ghost Ships, Elite Warships, Sea Monsters, and Merchant Convoys will continue to be shown on the map when they are available.
Helm Empire Management
Players can now add funding to manufactories that are actively generating Pieces of Eight to increase the length of production. The cost will be proportionate to the remainder of the amount of time added on. Players may start funding at a minimum of an additional ten minutes.
Example: After a Manufactory is active for 6 minutes, players cannot add funds to this Manufactory because the minimum add-on funding starts at 10 minutes.
Example: A manufactory has been active for 57 minutes. Players will now have the option to add funds to extend production by 50 minutes. Any add-on production time is rounded down to the nearest ten minutes.
Players can perform supply runs on manufactories with less than 15 minutes of funding time remaining. The cost of the supply run is scaled proportionally to the funding time remaining.
Changed territory collection of Pieces of Eight to deduct (tax) from the collected amount rather than deducting from players’ existing amount of Pieces of Eight.
Added faction icon and name to manufactory tooltip.
Manufactory Defense – Reduced Penalties
Upon failing the Manufactory Defense, the Manufactory production downtime is now 1 hour, regardless of Manufactory level.
Weapons
Repair mortars now affect the player that fired it if they are within the area of effect
Updated the description of the Battle Junk’s Perk: “Provoke”
Old: Weapon-hits within 200m range apply Taunt charges. Applying “Taunt” with this ship makes target vulnerable to 50% increased weakpoint damage from all sources.
New: Damage dealt within 200m range apply Taunt charges. Applying “Taunt” with this ship makes target vulnerable to 50% increased weakpoint damage from all sources.
Sea Monsters
Players can now have a chance to encounter the Shadowbeast while sailing around the open world.
Dev Note: We are introducing more dynamism to the open world through chance encounters which include sea monsters and ghost ships to enrich the sense of wonder while sailing out at sea. We acknowledge that these may impact the difficulty of world events should they overlap, and we are actively monitoring community feedback to adjust the rules for triggering these events to achieve a good balance.
Inventory Management
Added stack quantity and splitting/merging stacks in ship customization.
Multiple copies of the same weapon, armour, and furniture are now stacked in the Ship Customization screen.
Bounties
Updated bounties to display location hints in the map.
Job Board
Improved base Job Board rewards
Increased bonus rewards provided by the Helm Upgrades “Sainte-Anne’s Favour” and “Telok Penjarah’s Favour“.
Improved Merchant Convoy Rewards
Increased drop rates, quantity and added new drops in Merchant Convoy rewards.
More materials that are used for ship upgrades will be available e.g. Roselle Cloth, Wood Pitch, Lacquer, Dry Casting Sand, and more.
Improved visibility on rewards available in the World Event tooltip.
Recommended Activities
Added manufactories to the list of rewards shown for Helm Empire Opportunities on Recommended Activities.
Seasonal Calendar – UI improvements
Improved visuals to now highlight current week.
Updated icons of featured rewards to be displayed in the collapsed view.
Increased smoothness while side scrolling through the weeks.
Improvements and Bug Fixes
Sea Monsters
Fixed an issue with the Shadowbeast and the Elder Shadowbeast were applying the “Stormstruck” status effect at a lower-than-intended rate.
Text and Voice Chat
Dev note: We’ve identified an issue where the “Chat service has encountered an error. Please try again later” info message was displayed in the text chat window in unintended situations. We’ve addressed this case and added a new info message when the game reconnects to the chat service. Improving the stability of text and voice chat continues to be a priority for our team in the updates to come.
Added message feedback upon the successful reconnection to the voice chat service.
Fixed an issue where the “NIGHTINGALE- FFFF831D” error message “Chat service has encountered an error. Please try again later” is displayed in certain scenarios.
Fixed an issue where the “NIGHTINGALE- 12C” error codes are displayed in text chat while the service was available in certain scenarios.
Fixed an issue where chat text input extends past the text box.
Contracts
Fixed an issue where target ships were not spawning in the contract “Curtain Call“.
Fixed an issue where players were unable to abandon “Argent Refrain“, “Sable Refrain“, “Peste Control” repeatable contracts.
Fixed an issue where “Defender’s Overture” contract was listed in the journal under the Coast of Africa region when the objective takes places in East Indies.
Fixed an issue where bounties were failed in cases where World Events had automatically started for players while they were progressing in the Seasonal Story.
Fixed an issue where the item submission feedback was missing if the player had insufficient items.
Fixed an issue where placeholder text is observed in the objective of the contract “Life after Death” after completing the first step of contract.
Fixed an issue where the icon on the contract item “Nei Wen’s Journal” was not displayed in the contract “Engulfing Storm“.
Perks
Fixed an issue where the perk icon was not being displayed for allies when the Hulk’s “Ironwill” is active.
Fixed an issue where the incorrect icon was displayed when the Cutter’s “Unsparing” perk was triggered.
Equipment & Resources
Fixed an issue where players were unable to locate “Machinist Station Mines” blueprint despite owning it.
Fixed an issue where “Black Prince” armour mitigated more damage than intended.
Smuggler Pass
Fixed an issue where the map fades to a black screen after switching from the Smuggler Pass.
Fixed an issue where the preview of the bundle items does not load after the player accesses the Store from “Buy Premium Pass” widget.
Corrected the description for the amount of Gold reward obtainable from Premium Smuggler’s Pass (no changes were made to the obtainable amount of Gold).
Audio
Rebalanced volume levels of several weapons, battle soundtracks, crew attacks and contract cutscenes.
Stability Improvement
Fixed a crash that occurs when players change furniture.
Fixed a crash that occurs when players returned to Smuggler Pass tab from the Currency tab.
Fixed various other crashes.
UI/UX
Fixed an issue where fast travel was accidentally triggered when player is panning the map with the mouse.
Fixed an issue where players were unable to scroll UI after moving items from Cargo to Warehouse.
Fixed an issue where Grilled Lestari meat was not available on the “Grilled Food” action wheel shortcut.
Fixed an issue where players can see a bounty marked on the map before unlocking the bounty board.
Fixed a description in the Codex for “Teuling’s Special Steak” and where to obtain the recipe.
Fixed an issue where the World map and Helm overview map appears as a black screen when quickly switching between Helm overview map, World map, Smuggler Pass or Seasonal Calendar tabs.
Fixed an issue with outdated Helm icons in preview images on Leaderboard.
Fixed an issue where the icon of the weathervane item from the “Onwards to the End” vanity set did not match the item.
Fixed an issue where multiple manufactory names are truncated on the Helm Empire Overview in various localizations.
Fixed an issue where the ‘Disembark’ button overlaps with Action Wheel change page button when in close proximity with other players near Dens or Outposts for Arabic & Russian languages.
Fixed various localization issues.
[PS5] Fixed an issue where the open world activity card is unavailable.
Benchmarking
Disabled benchmarking tool due to technical issues until further notice.
Ironwood Studios has pushed out the big Pacific Drive Autumn Update, and it introduces difficulty presets to the game alongside new cosmetics, bug fixes and more. Those on consoles will see this as patch version 1.007.001, while the developers have this as version 1.7.1 on PC.
Preset Game Modes – 7 brand new presets and ways to play Pacific Drive
50 additional new settings to modify your trips in game
Play your own music on the radio (PC ONLY)
– You can now play your own music from your hard drive on the in-game radio and car’s speakers
Reminder:
If you are streaming the game or otherwise creating content, you could be at risk of DMCA strikes or content restrictions on platforms like Twitch and YouTube if you are playing copywritten music through Pacific Drive’s in game radio. Use this feature responsibly, and at your own risk.
Additional customization
– Wheels and Bumpers are now paintable
– Two new free cosmetics discoverable out in the Zone
Features and Content
Preset Game Modes
Pacific Drive
The standard Pacific Drive experience – a Pacific Drive through the Olympic Peninsula.
Scenic Tour
Crafting requirements, resource consumption, driving difficulty, hazards, dangers, storms, and damage are all lowered or disabled. The player cannot die. A scenic route through the story of Pacific Drive.
Joyride
The same gameplay and tension as Pacific Drive, but gathering, crafting, and research requirements are all lowered. Damage and failure penalties are minimal.
A Sunday Drive
Focus on the Olympic Peninsula with minimal interruptions
Nuclear Journey
Every map will be filled with low dose radiation that is harmful to the player. Storms are faster and stronger, hazards and damage are more plentiful. An unpredictable, irradiated journey that only the car can protect you from.
Mechanic’s Road Trip
Terrain and the status of the car impact driving more. Items to repair the car are more costly to craft, and can’t be crafted on a run. A challenging drive and susceptible car will provide a test of your forethought, problem solving, and automobile experience.
Olympic Gauntlet
All aspects of the game are much harder – An extreme gauntlet to challenge the most dedicated Breachers.
Iron Wagon
All aspects of the game are much harder, and failing a run will delete your save file. An extreme gauntlet to challenge the most dedicated Breachers, with no room for failure.
Play your own music on the radio (PC ONLY)
You can now play your own local music on the in-game radio:
Songs are loaded from `%localappdata%/PenDriverPro/Custom/Radio/`, supports .wav, .mp3, and .ogg files, as well as simple .m3u/.m3u8 files.
Playlist files may point to an external internet radio stream as well (if the stream type is supported).
Enabled in the Audio settings category, can choose to have no custom music (Default), a mixed playlist of default music and your custom set, or exclusively your own music.
Reminder: If you are streaming the game or otherwise creating content, you could be at risk of DMCA strikes or content restrictions on platforms like Twitch and YouTube if you are playing copywritten music through Pacific Drive’s in game radio. Use this feature responsibly, and at your own risk.
Personalization Updates
Bumpers and wheels can now be painted using spray paints
UX Improvements
Stat information for items has been improved and expanded upon, as well as additional Run Report changes.
Spacing, formatting, and text-display adjustments to trip history sidebar, run report header, and damage graph
Damage graph has extra elements hidden for readability, text coloring added, and line-drawn math improved to reduce confusing connectionsLogbooks and Collectibles stats fixed in multiple views
Return Reasons updated
Location names fixed for most locations moving forward
Run junction timeline has adjusted spacing, duplicate final node removed, and hidden elements adjusted for clarity between successful and failed runs
Fuel gained/spent has been updated to display correctly
You no longer need to hold the pickup input to pickup the basketball
Free Cosmetic Items
Mirror Hanger – The Bubblegun
Antenna – The Gladiator
Bugs and UX Fixes
Performance Improvements for all Platforms (PlayStation 5 and PC)
– CPU related optimizations, fixes, and improvements
– Optimized car tuning graph (affects logic and car behavior)
PS5 Performance mode no longer prevents brightness from being adjusted
AMD Driver 24.8.1 has resolved crash on launch issues, and GPU-related crashes
– Make sure you are updated to latest in AMD Adrenalin
NUX, Resources, and Anomalies tabs of the Logbook are now accurate
Scrapper is now fully disassembled by the Matter Deconstructor
Objects put in the Matter Deconstructor now appear properly while being dismantled
Quirks that close doors now consistently close doors
Decal Kits no longer behave strangely when dropped on the ground
Distance models for Stabilizer Pipes now appear more smoothly
Flat tires now pull less when attempting to turn away from the flat tire
Radio UI now appropriately updates when a quirk changes the Radio Station
Status Effect indicator on the car status screen (dashboard and in garage) no longer lingers after the affected car part is destroyed
Inventory Counter no longer incorrectly increases after crafting an item with a full inventory
Leak Resistant Battery icon now updated to better communicate it can be equipped to the Seat Rack
Incident Board updated to now say “Trips” instead of “Runs”
Tourists now detonate when pushed by the Driver’s door as the player gets in/out of the car
Ramp Trucks no longer spawn behind the garage
Hotbar, player menu, and save menu no longer cycle repeatedly on accidental multi-input
Exit gateway VFX no longer stuck after save and quit upon return to Garage
Toilet paper roll in the bathroom has now been moved to the correct orientation
Known Issues
When interacting with the ARC device while traveling through an Exit Gateway, player menu can softlock forcing a restart of the game
Player can sometimes teleport upwards when exiting the car underneath larger structures
Cygames has released Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising update 1.52 (PS5 version 1.520), which makes several adjustments to characters and online matches, as well as some fixes. Here’s a breakdown of everything included in today’s Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising update.
Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising Update 1.52 Patch Notes
With the current Master Point distribution system, Grand Master ranked players are effectively able to secure their position in the rankings as the season goes on. To address this, we have adjusted the number of points at stake during ranked matches. Players will now earn more points overall when winning—particularly when a Master beats a Grand Master. We’ve also increased the number of points deducted across the board when losing for both Masters and Grand Masters. We hope that these changes will prevent rankings from stagnating and increase the impact of each match.
Also included in this patch are some bug fixes that may impact how some characters play.
Battles and Online Matches
Adjusted Master Points at stake during Master and Grand Master battles. The changes are as follows:
Master vs. Master
Win+12 points (previously +10)
Lose-7 points (unchanged)
Grand Master vs. Grand Master
Win+50 points (unchanged)
Lose-50 points (previously -35)
Playing as Grand Master vs. Master
Win+12 points (previously +10)
Lose-7 points (unchanged)
Playing as Master vs. Grand Master
Win+75 points (previously +10)
Lose-12 points (previously -7)
Fixes for Master Points
Fixed an issue in which a player’s Master Points are reset to 0, caused when a player uses multiple devices with a single account, and old save data is loaded instead of from the cloud.
Grand Bruise!
Adjusted the frequency that the new game mode, Slime Blaster, appears as the second stage due to user feedback that it wasn’t appearing often enough. The updated probabilities are as follows:
Second Stage Probabilities
Slime Blaster 60%
Gold Brick Hoarder 20％
Golem Defense Force 20％
Previously all stages had an equal chance of appearing.
Battle and Character Adjustments
Zeta
Skill Name
Details
/ Rhapsody
Fixed an issue where the skill would cancel into an unintentional follow-up after a successful parry.
The version was unaffected and is therefore unchanged.
Narmaya
Skill Name
Details
Dash
Fixed an issue where close standing would be performed in the wrong stance after performing Dash and changing stances with Butterfly Effect.
Yuel
Skill Name
Details
During or ↓＋ Third Dance (Stance)
Fixed an issue where attempting to cancel out of the stance toward the end of the animation with would unintentially cause Third Dance (Stance) to activate again.
Skills
Fixed an issue where pressing to enter a stance toward the end of another skill would unintentionally cause Yuel to cancel her stance.
Beelzebub
Skill Name
Details
Karma
Beelzebub now bounces back slightly after the first hit when up close to the foe in the corner.
This is intended to fix an issue where the foe could not move directly in front of Beelzebub.
Nier
Skill Name
Details
Death
Death now disappears more quickly when she is returned to her card while she is performing an action (such as with standing ).
This is intended to fix an issue where Death would disappear at different rates depending on whether she was performing an action or on standby.
Fixed an issue where Death could still perform actions during a brief window before disappearing after depleting all 12 Love’s Redemption icons.
Klagen Totentanz
Death now disappears more quickly after Nier’s animation ends.
This is intended to fix an issue where Death could still perform actions before disappearing.
Other minor bug fixes.
For those wondering when the next DLC fighter (Vikala) is supposed to arrive, it’s currently planned for October, so expect a pretty sizable update next month!
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Capcom has released a new Dragon’s Dogma 2 patch on all platforms, focusing on bringing much-needed improvements. Check out today’s Dragon’s Dogma 2 update 2.010 patch notes below.
Dragon’s Dogma 2 Update 2.010.000 Patch Notes
Update: Full patch notes are now available!
[PlayStation®5 / Xbox Series X|S / Steam]
Added Features and Adjustments
Adding Casual Mode.
Reduced inn fees for staying at an inn.
Reduced price of Ferrystones.
More difficult for weight carried to become “Heavy” or “Very Heavy.”
Less Stamina expended when dashing outside of battle.
Loss gauge will not increase when selecting “Load from Last Save” after the Arisen dies.
Pawns will recover from dragonsplague without a “devastating calamity” occurring, even if the symptoms progress to a terminal stage.
Adding a Portcrystal to Bakbattahl.
Adding “Sovran’s Crown,” “Sovran’s Plate,” and “Sovran’s Greaves” to the list of items that can be traded with the Dragonforged.
Adding variations to Pawns’ idle animations.
Adding animations for when Pawns and the Arisen start dashing.
Adding animation for when the Arisen is riding on a larger enemy that is flying at high speeds.
Making it so that the Main Pawn can be revived an infinite number of times at Forgotten Riftstones.
Adding Polski (Polish) under Display Language in the Language section of the Options menu.
Further fixes to issues around CPU overload in certain situations. **
Reducing frequency of crashes.
Adjustments to Vocations
Fighter
Increasing Strength for all weapons.
Reducing amount of time before stagger damage reactions can be canceled with “Defend.”
Reducing charge time for “Tusk Toss.” Also reducing timing during which the attack can be canceled while the user is unable to move after activation.
Increasing Strength and Knockdown Power for “”Riotous Fury”” and improving aiming ability on the target of the attack.
Making it so that the lock-on adjusts itself to a different nearby target if the target initially locked on to is defeated mid-attack.
Increasing amount of time an enemy is downed after being knocked down by “Shield Bash.” Also increasing Knockdown Power for “Shield Bash.”
Increasing aiming ability of “Blink Strike” upon activation. Also adjusting to make it easier to hit locked-on targets with this skill.
Increasing Strength, expanding attack range, improving speed of initial activation animation, and adjusting timing of attack hits for “Compass Slash.”
Increasing Strength and Knockdown Power and expanding attack range for “Airward Slash.” Also intensifying damage reactions for smaller enemies hit by this skill.
Improving speed of the activation animation for “Gouging Skewer.” Also adjusting movement correction for this skill to make it easier to hit the attack target.
Warrior
Extending input duration for “Chain of Blows.”
Reducing timing during which “Barge” can be canceled while the user is unable to move after activation.
Increasing Strength for “Arc of Might.”
Adjusting strike timing of “Savage Lash” and making it easier to hit larger enemies’ weak points while they are downed.
Archer
Reducing charge time and increasing Strength and Knockdown Power for “Dire Arrow.” Also extending timing during which a more powerful arrow can be loosed with this skill.
Increasing damage dealt by “Heavenly Shot” and reducing time taken for Stamina to start recovering after activation.
Increasing damage scaling for bow attacks. Also increasing damage scaling for attacks that hit enemy weak points.
Reducing weight of the items “Explosive Arrow,” “Drenching Arrow,” “Tarring Arrow,” and “Blighting Arrow.”
Mage
Increasing duration of the Silence debilitation inflicted by “Solemnity.”
Increasing distance that flames unleashed by “Flagration” can reach.
Increasing number of times that clusters conjured with “High Palladium” to protect allies can block attacks before they disappear.
Increasing duration of the continuous Health recovery effect of “Argent Succor.”
Increasing power of additional lightning bolts summoned with additional button presses when casting “Levin.”
Thief
Changing Stamina consumed when using “Blades of the Pyre” from a fixed amount to an amount proportionate to the user’s maximum Stamina.
Mystic Spearhand
Increasing Strength and Knockdown Power for “Seching Blade.”
Modifications and Fixes
Player
Fixing issue where, after readying and firing the magickal bow as the Magick Archer vocation, readying the bow again resulted in awkward camera movement.
Fixing issue where, when playing as the Warfarer vocation, redoing an enchantment and then using “Rearmament” resulted in the enchantment remaining even after its effect duration had ended.
Fixing issue where changes to Button Mapping settings weren’t reflected for the Draw Bowstring control for ballistae.
Fixing issue where pressing “next” during a normal conversation caused the Arisen to perform an action at the same time.
Fixing issue where the Arisen couldn’t be revived after falling in a river at certain points.
Fixing issue where the Arisen could clip through coffins and get stuck.
Fixing issue where walking caused Stamina to start recovering more quickly than standing still.
Fixing issue where falling into certain oxcarts with bonnets wouldn’t trigger the nullified damage animation.
Fixing issue where the Arisen could fail to cling to a target when using “Gouging Skewer” from a height.
Fixing issue where the Arisen could become stuck while conjuring decoys as the Trickster vocation.
Fixing issues where the Arisen could become frozen in place.
Fixing issue where blocks of ice created by “Frigor” would float in mid-air.
Pawns
Fixing issue where dismissing Pawns inside the rift and then immediately accessing the Riftstone of Remembrance caused dismissed Pawns who were not in the rift to appear on the “Pawns in the Rift” list.
Fixing issue where Pawns of the Archer vocation would behave strangely when firing special arrows.
Fixing issue where actions could be canceled for Pawns with reduced Health.
Fixing issue where the Main Pawn’s eyeshadow wasn’t applied in the worlds of other Arisen who hired them.
Fixing issue where Pawns became immobile during the Talos battle.
Fixing issue where Pawns given the “Go!” command wouldn’t gather items.
Fixing issue where Pawns of the Warrior vocation would cease attacking.
Fixing issue where Pawns launched into the air with “Springboard” couldn’t climb walls that they should have been able to climb.
Fixing issue where using the “To me!” command after a Pawn offered guidance resulted in the Pawn not guiding the player correctly, even if the player used the “Go!” command.
Fixing issue where Pawns of the Mage vocation would unnaturally loop the same animation.
Fixing issue where “Maelstrom” spells cast by Pawns would diverge from the enemy’s location.
Fixing issue where Pawns controlled by drakes would react with dialogue describing their fellow pawns being controlled.
Fixing issue where Pawns couldn’t evade stout undead explosion attacks.
Fixing issue where Pawns wouldn’t assist when the Arisen was possessed by a phantom.
Fixing issue in second and subsequent playthroughs, where Pawns would guide the Arisen to treasure chests that had already been opened.
Improving Pawn lines to better match circumstances.
NPCs
Fixing issue where Cliodhna would freeze in place after climbing a ladder.
Fixing display issues with Taliesin’s hands.
Fixing issue where UI for switching between Pinpoint Volley and Rivet Shot was displayed when Cliodhna used “Conversion.”
Fixing issue where Taliesin used dialogue that didn’t match the situation after certain quests were completed.
Enemies
Fixing issue where using “Vimtaking Arrow” during “A Scholarly Pursuit” fulfilled the conditions for completing the quest during its initial phase.
Fixing issue where if a dullahan entered a body of water after it was defeated, it would teleport and become frozen in place in a standing position.
Fixing issue where liches’ homing attacks ignored the Trickster’s simulacrum and attacked other targets instead.
Fixing issue where the lesser dragon would cease to act during “Readvent of Calamity.”
Fixing issue where some griffins would circle continuously around a fixed point.
Fixing issue where if a lich was defeated while resurrecting another monster, that monster would still be resurrected.
Fixing issue where rocks falling on a goreminotaur dealt an excessive amount of damage.
Fixing issue where having a Thief pin down a skeleton lord with a heavy attack prevented light attacks from hitting while the skeleton lord was pinned down.
Fixing display issues with some attack effects for lesser dragons.
Fixing issue where torches thrown by enemies would get stuck floating in mid-air.
Fixing issue where targets grabbed by a dullahan’s grab attack would drop straight down.
Fixing issue where Thief enemies used “Bump and Lift” even though they are unable to steal items.
Quests
Fixing issue where Pawns would be loaded in as party members if the player selected “Load from Last Save” while exploring solo with Raghnall during “Tensions on the Highroad.”
Fixing issue where Pawns followed the Arisen beyond the point where the party was supposed to be separated in “Tensions on the Highroad.”
Fixing issue where, after defeating the cyclops in “Beren’s Final Lesson,” performing certain actions caused the defeated cyclops to resurrect.
Fixing issue where, if certain actions were performed during “Till Death Do Us Part,” Gregor wouldn’t go home even after being restored to life.
Fixing issue where Higgs’s Tavern Stand wouldn’t function as a shop under certain conditions.
Gimmicks
Fixing issue where coffins that enemies were supposed to come out of were open from the start.
Fixing issue where ballistae would clip through other objects when the base was rotated.
Equipment
Fixing issue where the armor values of cloaks weren’t being applied.
Fixing issue where some leg armors stretched unnaturally.
Display
Fixing issue where a filter-like effect appeared on water surfaces after closing the Shop menu.
Fixing issue where distant shadows looked unnatural.
Fixing issue where some tattoos weren’t displayed during cutscenes.
UI
Fixing issue where some text on the title screen wouldn’t change to reflect updated language settings.
Fixing issue where skill preview videos weren’t displayed on the Weapon Skills screen in vocation guilds under certain conditions.
Fixing issue where some text on images in the Quest menu wouldn’t change to reflect updated language settings.
Fixing issue where the quest icon didn’t indicate the correct location for Roman during “Steeled Resolve, Blazing Forge.”
Fixing issue where message icons would disappear from the NPC Logbook in the History menu.
Sound
Fixing issue where using a Wakestone in battle caused the in-game music track to malfunction.
Fixing issue where riftstone sound effects would be quieter than usual after exiting a riftstone.
Other
Fixing issue where skipping certain cutscenes would result in a black screen.
Fixing issue where changing to certain hairstyles resulted in thinner hair on the top of the head.
Fixing areas where gathering points floated.
Fixing issue in Photo Mode where the Arisen’s body remained onscreen, even if the Arisen display setting was set to “off.”
[Steam]
Fixing issue where enabling DLSS FRAME GENERATION caused a temporary lag when exiting the Pause Menu.
Original Story:
As of now, Capcom has yet to publish the full details of this patch. However, a posting on X last week revealed that this update should focus on general improvements across all platforms. We’re not expecting much else beyond what was specified in the posting, though Capcom promised that we’ll have more details about the patch, which should be shortly. We’ll update you with a complete list of fixes and changes once they’ve gone live.
This won’t be the only update that we’ll be getting, as, at least on the PlayStation 5 side, Dragon’s Dogma 2 will be one of the many to support the PS5 Pro come its November launch. We expect we’ll see any update either before or on the day of the console’s launch to take advantage of the extra hardware specs and features.
A gamer at heart, James has been working for MP1st for the last decade to do exactly what he loves, writing about video games and having fun doing it. Growing up in the 90's gaming has been in his DNA since the days of NES. One day he hopes to develop his own game.
Bethesda is about to unleash the first major expansion for Starfield later this month with “Shattered Space.” Without going into spoilers, the studio has provided a deep dive into it and what players can expect from the DLC.
A Civilization in Ruin
You arrive on Va’ruun’kai to find the capital city in chaos. A massive vortex had recently devastated Dazra, swallowing huge chunks of the city. Residents are searching for missing loved ones and attempting to put their lives back together, and they don’t seem entirely pleased by your arrival.
But what is this vortex? What happened to the people that disappeared into it? Who will lead the people now? Throughout your journey in Shattered Space, you’ll uncover the truth behind what caused the vortex to appear and in doing so, decide the fate of House Va’ruun.
For years the people of House Va’ruun have been cut off from the Settled Systems, which made them the perfect faction to explore in a completely self-contained experience. The entire story takes place on this new, handcrafted planet.
“We wanted to give you the opportunity to explore every nook and cranny of this location and find clues as to who these people really are and what happened to them,” explains Lead Producer Joe Mueller. “When we first started thinking about what this experience would be like, we knew we wanted it to feel like a traditional Bethesda Game Studios expansion. Having the planet laid out so intentionally works perfectly with this isolationist society. Everything they’ve done since establishing themselves will be right here on Va’ruun’kai. The whole planet tells the story of these people who have never left their home and want to remain a secret.”
Shattered Space lands on September 30 on Xbox Series X|S and PC. Those who own the Premium or Constellation Edition of the game will receive the DLC for free.
Following the reveal of the new Battlefield game’s concept art, Vince Zampella, who now heads everything Battlefield at EA, has confirmed that Specialists won’t be returning, as the game will see a return to a more traditional class-based system!
This was confirmed by Zampella who said, “So I wasn’t there for 2042. I don’t know what the rationale was, but for me, it’s like the team tried something new. You have to applaud that effort. Not everybody liked it, but you got to try things. It didn’t work. It didn’t fit. Specialist will not be coming back. So classes are kind of at the core of Battlefield, and we’re going back to that.”
When it comes to player counts, it seems 128-player matches won’t be returning as well with Zampella stating, “Yeah, the 128 player, did it make it more fun? Like…doing the number for the sake of the number doesn’t make any sense. We’re testing everything around what’s the most fun. So like you said, the maps, once they get to a certain scale, become different. It’s a different play space, and I think you have to design around that. So we are designing something that is more akin to previous Battlefields…I’d rather have nice, dense, really nice, well-designed play spaces. Some of them are really good. I can’t wait for you to see some of them.”
Both of the confirmations are good ones in my opinion. While DICE did manage to turn things around for Battlefield 2042 eventually, it did take a long time and in the process of doing so, a lot of players moved on already. Thankfully, this time around, we won’t have that problem. Will we see DICE feature more than four classes this time around outside of the medic, assault, recon and support? We’ll know for sure once more details about the new Battlefield game are revealed.
Dragon Ball fans, we’re just less than 30 days away from the release of Dragon Ball Sparking! Zero! While there’s plenty to do to prepare yourself for the next chapter of the Budokai Tenkaichi franchise, there is one crucial thing that many of you should make sure you have. We’re talking about storage space as the minimum download size for Dragon Ball Sparking! Zero has been revealed, and it’s a pretty hefty one.
Dragon Ball Sparking! Zero Download Size Will Require 100 GB of Storage:
The reveal comes from the official physical disc case of the Xbox version (pre-order renders). As shared by X user “SLO,” the Xbox game case for Dragon Ball Sparking! Zero seemingly confirms that the game will require a minimum of 100 GB of storage space to be installed.
SPARKING ZERO OFFICIALLY CONFIRMED TO HAVE OVER 180 CHARACTERS AND WILL BE 100 GB ‼️ pic.twitter.com/nJpuYmwU9O
Note that this is based on the game’s physical version minimum requirements and does not include any updates that’ll likely be available to download day one, or during the preload period.
Now, to put some perspective, here are the download sizes of the last few Dragon Ball games on PlayStation:
Dragon Ball FighterZ (PS5) – 8.46 GB
Dragon Ball: The Breakers (PS4) – 17.01 GB
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 (PS5) – 19.27 GB
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot (PS5) – 50.05 GB
Assuming the information above is accurate, Dragon Ball Sparking! Zero is looking to be perhaps one of, if not the largest download size for a Dragon Ball game to date. That’s not a surprise, considering it has over 180 playable characters, various modes, and other features to rack up that game size. Of course, that size may change once the preload does become available, either it being more or even possibly less.
Either way, if you plan on grabbing Dragon Ball Sparking! Zero on launch day; be sure you have the storage space for it!
Dragon Ball Sparking! Zero will be released on October 11, 2024, on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam, with three day early access for Deluxe and Ultimate editions.
A gamer at heart, James has been working for MP1st for the last decade to do exactly what he loves, writing about video games and having fun doing it. Growing up in the 90's gaming has been in his DNA since the days of NES. One day he hopes to develop his own game.
While EA hasn’t revealed the title of the next Battlefield game, it looks like the publisher is getting ready to lift the lid on it soon, as Battlefield franchise boss Vince Zampella has spoken out about the game officially for the first time!
Zampella, who was named the head cheese of the franchise way back in 2021, has revealed the first new Battlefield concept art, and has also confirmed that the game will be based in a modern setting! Check out the concept art below where we see a city under siege, air vehicles and other small details.
For now, Zampella won’t commit just where the concept art is based on, but it does seem like it’s based in Europe. Although nothing has been announced yet, we can see air vehicles engaging, which implies air vehicular combat will be making a return. The image also shows wildfire in one spot, which also suggests that “Levolution” or something similar to it might be returning.
Zampella also confirmed that the new Battlefield game will go back to a modern setting! This is following Battlefield 1, Battlefield V set in previous eras, and Battlefield 2042 using the near future as its setting. What’s even better for Battlefield players is, Zampella acknowledges that Battlefield 3 and Battlefield 4 were the peak of the franchise — something we wholeheartedly agree with.
“I mean, if you look back to the peak or the pinnacle of Battlefield, it’s that Battlefield 3… Battlefield 4 era where everything was modern. And I think we have to get back to the core of what Battlefield is and do that amazingly well, and then we’ll see where it goes from there. But I think for me, it’s that peak of Battlefield-ness is in that Battlefield 3 and 4 days. So I think it’s nostalgic for players, for me, for the teams even. Those are kind of the heyday…although I would say 1942 also.”
Hopefully, this means that more details about the new Battlefield are about to surface. No release window has been given, though we’re hoping that’ll be sometime in 2025.
Stay tuned, as we have more Battlefield coverage coming up.
Behaviour Interactive’ and Supermassive Games’ first collab The Casting of Frank Stone just got a huge update today, as a ton of issues have been dealt with alongside stability improvements too. Players will be able to download The Casting of Frank Stone update 1.011 now with a size of 660MB on PS5, and the complete patch notes are available below.
The Casting of Frank Stone Update 1.011 for September 16:
Crashes and Blockers
Fixed a crash in The Phantom of Cedar Steel.
Fixed an issue where the user could not return to the main path after reloading a save during The Phantom of Cedar Steel.
Compatibility and Compliance
The SteamVR plugin has been disabled (PC).
Fixed an issue where accessibility settings were not applied when changing them on the start screen.
Achievements
Fixed Cutting Room Floor related issues where the All-Seeing achievement unlocks incorrectly in some instances.
Fixed an issue where achievements related to collectibles became frozen at 50% completion in some instances (XBOX, PC).
Fixed an issue where players were not gaining the Plangonologist achievement after collecting all Relliks (PC).
Fixed an issue where the Entity Displeased trophy was incorrectly unlocked (PC).
Relationships
Fixed an issue tied to the Relationship screen when playing through the Cutting Room Floor.
Fixed an issue where Sam’s relationship bar is not affected following certain interactions.
Audio
Fixed an issue with an abrupt stop in music during The Massacre at Gerant Manor.
Fixed an Audio issue in The Massacre at Gerant Manor where a heartbeat SFX persists not as designed.
Fixed an issue where jump-scare audio is played at an incorrect moment in A Curiosity on Main Street.
Fixed an issue where the choice loop music was inaudible.
Fixed an issue where the credits music continued throughout The Massacre at Gerant Manor.
Fixed an issue with SFX for the Trapper doll.
Fixed an issue with incorrectly triggered dialogue during Closing the Noose.
Fixed an issue with distant audio being incorrectly played in A Curiosity on Main Street.
Fixed issues with missing SFX in Murder Mill and The Massacre at Gerant Manor.
Fixed issues with missing dialogue in Murder Mill and The Massacre at Gerant Manor.
Fixed issues with missing music during In the House of Darkness and A Curiosity on Main Street.
Graphics and Performance
Fixed an issue where screen tearing appears when changing the Motion Blur option to on or off (PS, XBOX).
Film Grain settings are now always applied to fix an issue with possible graphical corruption (PC).
Fixed an issue where the DLSS Anti-Aliasing was sometimes missing (PC).
Fixed an issue with lighting exposure within the relationship screen in The Massacre at Gerant Manor.
Reduced hitching with shaders in various scenes (PC).
Increased the target framerate to 60fps default if the dynamic resolution is turned to on. Dynamic resolution is now off by default (PC).
UX/UI
Fixed an issue with keyboard incorrect inversions when selecting dialogue options (PC).
Fixed an issue with the direction choice UI being misaligned (PS).
Fixed an issue with chapter names in the Cutting Room Floor whilst using a mouse (PC).
Object and Environments
Fixed an issue with asset flickering during The Phantom of Cedar Steel.
Fixed an issue with texture popping during Beyond the Gate.
Fixed a collision issue causing players to fail collecting a Trinket in The Phantom of Cedar Steel.
Fixed collision issues in various chapters.
Fixed issues with missing or incorrect doors in These Walls Have Eyes, Murder Mill and In the House of Madness.
Fixed issues with floating objects in A Perilous Place, Mystery Manor and The Massacre at Gerant Manor.
Characters
Fixed an issue where an incorrect character appears for brief appearances in The Massacre at Gerant Manor.
Fixed an issue with incorrect character behavior in A Curiosity on Main Street.
Fixed an issue with floating hair on Madi during The Massacre at Gerant Manor.
Fixed an issue with a character disappearing during Beyond the Gate.
Fixed an issue with Jaime incorrectly wearing a backpack in The Phantom of Cedar Steel.
Fixed an issue with an incorrect animation looping in Murder Mill.
Fixed an issue with Jaime when using the Cutting Room Floor to restart Murder Mill.
Fixed issues with missing or freezing animations during Murder Mill, Hunting Ground and Beyond the Gate.
Fixed issues with character textures in The Massacre at Gerant Manor, Murder Mill and All Paths Must Cross.
Misc
Fixed an issue with a missing camera filter in some endings.
Fixed an issue experienced with pausing during Twitch polls.
If you haven’t played this cinematic horror game yet, we suggest giving it a try, as our review calls it “Supermassive’s finest work to date.”
While we’re just about midway in the PS5’s lifecycle, it’s understandable that development on its successor — the PlayStation 6 — would already be underway. Today, it seems our first real info about the upcoming next-gen console has surfaced, though it’s connected more on its manufacturing process rather than its specs, games, form factor and the like.
In a report by Reuters, tech company and chipmaker Intel has allegedly lost out on providing the chip for the PS6 to AMD back in 2022 per sources. Intel was seeking a contract to design and fabricate the PS6 chip, which was estimated to generate $30 billion in revenue.
Intel lost out to AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) in a bidding process, and the two were the final two contenders in the bidding process of the contract. Per the report, snagging the PS6 chip design business would have meant not only for Intel’s design segment, but also as a win for the company’s contract manufacturing effort, which was the centerpiece of Inteo CEO Pat Gelsinger’s plan to turn the company around.
Apparently, Intel lost out on the contract as a dispute on how much profit Intel stood to take from each chip sold to Sony blocked the company (Intel) from settling on the price with the electronics giant according to two unnamed sources. The meeting between Sony and Intel took place in 2022 across several months, including the two companies’ CEOs, “dozens of engineers and executives.”
When reached for a comment an Intel spokesperson said, “We strongly disagree with this characterization but are not going to comment about any current or potential customer conversations. We have a very healthy customer pipeline across both our product and foundry business, and we are squarely focused on innovating to meet their needs.”
For those not aware, the PS5 is powered by custom chips which are being manufactured by AMD. Reportedly, ensuring backwards compatibility was a priority for the PS6, and moving away from AMD to a new hardware maker would have risked that feature, which would have been costly for Sony. This backwards compatibility feature was something discussed by Intel and Sony’s engineers and executives as well.
Outside of this report, we’re not expecting a lot of news regarding the PS6 to seep its way out, as we’re very far off from its announcement. Heck, the PS5 Pro just got announced recently, and that mid-gen refresh is due for release in November this year, so expect the PS5 to tide us over for a few more years at the very least.
A new update has been released for F1 24 and this comes with a new Elimination Mode for the game. Not to mention the developer has updated the look and appearance for many of the cars in the game. Read on for the September 16 patch notes for F1 update 1.10 (PS5 version 1.010) below.
F1 24 New Update 1.10 Patch Notes:
Season 3 – Drive the Future – From September 18
New time-limited F2™ 2024 Elimination Mode added
Season 3 content addition, including new Podium Pass & Shop items
Addition of Season 3 Events, including Oliver Bearman at Jeddah, a Jack Doohan Challenge Career with Alpine, and F2™ 2024 Track Mastery Series
Podium Pass has been rebalanced to make it easier to progress through each tier
The v1.10 patch for F1® 24 will roll-out on all platforms from Monday, September 16 at 10am UTC. Please ensure you are connected to online services in order to receive updates.
Here’s a list of everything that’s been updated in this latest patch:
New Features – From September 16
Addition of F2™ 2024 Cars, Teams & Drivers in F1 World
Added the ability to access F1 World Events without completing the “Welcome to F1 World” Series
Added the ability for those with Podium Pass VIP to purchase individual Podium Pass tiers (200 PitCoin per tier)
F1® 2024 Team Visual Update
Alpine
Added Trak Racer logo to the mirror stems
Added Amazon Music logo to halo
Added Delphi logo to rear wing end plate
Tweaks to front wing, rear diffuser, and engine cover grill
Aston Martin
Updated Bombardier logo
Updated Sentinel One logo
Removed NexGen logo from halo
Added Circle8 logo front floor area
Tweaks to side body shape, engine cover grill, front wing, rear wing, rear diffuser, and airbox
Haas
No changes
Ferrari
Tweaks to various aerodynamic parts, sidepod intake, rear wing shape, rear diffuser, and engine cover grill
McLaren
Tweaks to side pod intake, rear wing, read diffuser, and engine cover grill
Mercedes
Added teal stripe underneath Petronas logo on sidepod
Updated Solera logo
Switched positions of TeamViewer and Solera logos on engine chassis
Updated driver number colours
Tweak to rear wing shape
Red Bull
Minor shape adjustment to the top canopy
Kick Sauber
Added new Pirelli FSC tyre branding
Added Zero logo on the rear engine cover
Update size of MASCOT logo
Adjusted Camozzi logo
Rebellion logo removed
Adjusted size of numbers on steering wheel
Lemo logo removed
Added Fix Network logo on top of nose cone
Tweaks to rear wing, top of engine chassis, rear diffuser, and engine cover grill
VISA Cash App RB
Replaced VISA logo with Cash App on rear wing
Added engine cover grill
Williams
Updated Jumeirah logo on the nose cone
Added Keeper branding to the nose cone, suspension arms, barge boards, steering wheel, and halo
Keeper branding also added to Driver Suits, Pit Crew, and Race Crew sleeves
JuliaHub branding moved to the top of wing mirror
Purestream branding moved to the inner rear wing end plates
Tweaks to side pod intake, rear wing, and engine cover
Bug Fixes/Improvements
AI/CPU Behaviour
AI will now manage their ERS deployment more wisely during qualifying, delivering hot lap times more representative of their race pace
Graphics/Visuals
Fixed an issue which was preventing the Safety Car from being visible at a far distance from the player
Made minor improvements to visible damage on the rear wing
Made minor improvements to reflections on the surface of vehicles
F1 World
Fixed an issue which could cause F1 World team member mod effects to deactivate before they should
Fixed an issue which was preventing a Specialist Goal about completing a number of laps over a race weekend in a Challenge Career from being awarded once the criteria is met
Peripherals
Fixed an issue that was limiting torque output on Logitech wheels on PlayStation
Miscellaneous
Fixed an issue in Leagues where the ERS Tutorial could play every time the player left the garage in Practice and Qualifying
UDP – Fixed an issue which caused all Session IDs to appear as 0 when Formation Lap was turned on
MP1st as always will inform our readers when a new F1 24 update is released.
