Saros New Update 1.004 Applies First Official Balance Changes
Housemarque has released Saros update 1.004 (complete version 1.004.000), and this time, the studio has finally given us a proper changelog! Aside from technical bug fixes, this game update also includes our first known balance changes.
Players will be greeted with improved accuracy of bullet bounces, the amount of Power gained from the Power Generator weapon trait has been lowered as well.
There are also quality-of-life additions made regarding the color settings, with everything detailed in the patch notes.
Saros Updated on May 5 for Better Performance
Gameplay & Balance
- Improved the accuracy of bullet bounces
- Lowered the amount of Power gained from the Power Generator weapon trait
- Added damage scaling to the Powered Dash artifact and updated the visuals
World & Level Design
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Fixed collision and geometry issues in multiple biomes
Audio
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General minor bug fixes and improvements
UI / Accessibility
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Colour settings:
- New colour categories
- Added preview images
- Settings for HUD Power Indicator
- Added colour matching for Armor Integrity Gauge Corruption
- Fixed issues regarding ammo, weapon charge bar and boss invulnerability indicator
- Fixed Second Chance visibility when using Carcosan Modifiers
Technical & Performance
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Optimization
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Adjusted reflection quality
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Cinematics
- Prologue and Eclipse Device sequence improvements
- Optimizations to Depth of Field
Hopefully, we’ll get a proper changelog next time once a new Saros update is out again.
In related news, for those who to spice up their PSN profiles and show your love for the game, Sony is handing out a set of free Saros PSN avatars, which you can obtain right now.
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