Starsiege: Deadzone/Patches/2023-06-09

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2023-06-09 - 2 years ago

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Patch Notes - June 9th

Loadouts and Inventory:

Loadouts and inventories have been reset!

Players will now have starting gear based on their level.

Levels 0 - 10: Common
Levels 11 - 20: Uncommon
Levels 21 - 30: Rare
Levels 31 - 40: Legendary
Levels 41 - 50: Exotic
Stash size reduced to 56 slots.

Shop:

Shop tab added. Everything is just a preview of what’s to come! Nothing can be bought yet.

Cosmetics:

Cosmetic emissives are now enabled in the Lobby and Space Bar. They are disabled in matches.

Crafting:

Component Sell Price Reduced.

Weapons:

Players start match with their energy weapon equipped initially
Some Energy Weapons now consume more ammo with each shot.
Weapons can no longer be unequipped in a match. They can only be swapped for other weapons.
Weapon falloff damage overhauled.
Weapon volume levels adjusted.
Some weapon descriptions updated.

Weapon Balance:

Crossbow:

Ammo Used Per Shot: 2

DMR:

Hipfire Spread changed from 3 to 6.3

Double Barrel Shotgun:

Damage Changed from 20 to 21
Rarity Scaling: 168-188/210/230/252/272/294

Pulse Rifle:

Fire Rate Changed from 0.083 to 0.0868

Pulse Shotgun:

Damage Changed from 10 to 12
Rarity Scaling: 120-134/150/164/180/194/210
Ammo Used Per Shot: 2

Spinfusor:

Ammo Used Per Shot: 4

Abilities:

Combat Decoy ability added.
The Combat Decoy is a modified version of the Hologram decoy that can target and shoot enemies!
Unlocked through the Hacker Tier 3 Mastery.

Perks:

Tiers added to perks. Only Tier 1 is currently available.
Loot Finder - Now highlights the Scavenger Mastery crates differently & highlights player and bot death crates as well.

Tier 1 Perks:

AoE Protection - Changed from 30 to 6
AoE Size - Changed from 20% to 4%
Ability Cooldowns - Changed from 30% to 6%
Damage Mitigation - Changed from 10% to 2%
EMP Stun Duration - Changed from 100% to 20%
Energy Damage - Changed from 10% to 2%
Fire Rate - Changed from 10% to 2%
Headshot Damage - Changed from 20% to 4%
Kinetic Damage - Changed from 10% to 2%
Melee Damage - Changed from 50% to 10%
Melee Protection - Changed from 40 to 8
Reload Speed - Changed from 35% to 7%
Hipfire Spread - Changed from 30% to 6%
ADS Movement Speed - Changed from 20% to 4%
AoE Damage - Changed from 20% to 4%
Shield Pack Effectiveness - Changed from 40% to 8%
ADS Time - Changed from 20% to 4%
Shield Pack Use Speed - Changed From 35% to 7%
Backstab Damage - Changed from 100% to 20%
Trap Damage Mitigation - Changed from 50% to 10%
Fast Mover - Movement Speed Changed from 15% to 3% & Extract Speed Changed from 20% to 4%

Masteries:

Engineering Tier 2 crate loot updated.
Improved Hacker Tier 2 Terminal spawned in the Luxury ship and Warship.
Updated the description for the Agility Mastery Tier 1.
Updated the description for the Cybrid Killer Mastery Tier 2.

Consumables:

Grenade throw timings adjusted.
Grenade bounciness adjusted.
Grenade animations updated.
Added Impulse Grenade to drops and Consumable Vendor.
Updated Description on Health Packs and Shield Packs
Flare SFX added.
Flare VFX adjusted.

Reviving:

In order to revive teammates, players now must get their teammate's Dog Tag!
On death, a player's Dog Tag can be found in their death crate.
Revive Stations will not show on the Radar unless a player is carrying their teammate's Dog Tag.

General Updates:

QOL:

Gamma Slider added on first launch and in the settings menu.

Player reporting:

Players can now be reported by opening the Escape Menu while in a match.
Reports can be sent for a player’s teammate or the player who killed you.
Vendors and Pricing updated.

Crafting:

Crafting Components sell prices adjusted from 75 credits to 55 credits.
Component requirements for crafting updated.
Stat display on tooltip adjusted to be more clear about what stats mods are upgrading.
Death Recap updated to show more accurate and easier to read information.
Special loot drops adjusted in Security Levels 3, 4 and 5.
Status VFX updated for silence, fire and poison.

Missions renamed to Contracts:

Daily Contracts added.
Contracts are now sorted on the end of match screen from most to least progressed.

Bots:

Hunters added to all Security Levels expect Low Security - “Kuiper Belt”
Hunters are player-like bots that hunt down other players.
They are extremely deadly, be careful!
Adjusted Cybrid health scaling.
Barrels can now awaken dormant bots.
Ambush bots are now hidden if revealed on the Radar while in the ambush state.
Scaled down the size of the elite switchblade bot slightly.

Map Generation:

Ceiling added to the Hydroponics room.
Added some variations to the Military Ship.
Overhauled how forced features are spawned.
Some rare feature spawns added.
Updated where Dropships, Revive Stations and Cybrid Holes can spawn in a room
Cargo room features updated

Bug Fixes:

Fixed issue where the Escape Pod in the tutorial did not have a Radar icon.
Fixed issue where the backpack would not show ammo and armor incompatibility.
Fixed issue where players could not hear when someone activated the Teleport ability.
Fixed issue where drop crates would slide down stairs.
Fixed issue where Overshield could be used in the Space Bar.
Fixed issue where the Spinfusor would miss even when the target was well within the explosion radius.
Fixed issue where Passives would not apply properly.
Fixed issue where players would spawn in the sky.
Fixed Loot Finder typo.
Fixed issue where Masteries & Defensive power would apply more than once.
Fixed issue where the UI would continuously flash when using a passive ability.
Fixed issue where Healer Bots would heal bots hiding in an Ambush state.
Fixed issue where ambush cybrids would not play their SFX.
Fixed issue where Mastery abilities would not equip in slot 2.
Fixed issue where players could use a barrel to get up to the ceiling.
Fixed issue where some weapon projectiles would stick around after impact.

Known Issues:

Known RHI crash! Still investigating.
Known issue where sometimes cosmetic legs or feet won’t show on lobby mesh when first launching
Known inconsistency with extracted items staying in the backpack or going into the stash.
Known issue where Masteries will sometimes stack. Still investigating.
Player level in the lobby may display as 1 after returning from a match. This is fixed by switching tabs and returning.