New Warzone Rotation System
The way warzones rotate after an alert has been reworked. Previously, Warzones simply rotated through the list of valid Warzones with the oldest being the next one selected. This meant that one Warzone always followed another and the course of the rotation was entirely predictable. We've added two new settings to the Warzone rotation system, the ability for Warzones to be skipped during the selection process and also a chance to be selected. This means we can adjust the frequency of Warzones while still generally following the pattern of oldest next.
We've done 2 things with the new settings. First, the oldest Warzone is by far the most likely one to come next, it will not always happen that way. This means that the rotation is no longer static, but will shuffle itself slightly from time to time. And second, Oshur is now much, much less likely to be selected; and after it has been selected it will not be again for several rounds. This is the compromise we found from removing it entirely as explained previously. Furthermore, Oshur will now have a near instant alert with a short time so that it will be completed more quickly.
New Music in Sanctuary
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In honor of the franchise anniversary, we have composed a new music for Sanctuary heavily inspired by the Main Title Theme of the first game in the series. Please enjoy!
Introducing Member Bundles
We are aware of the popularity of the Prime bundles and were also sad to see them discontinued. But fear not, its spirit lives on in the form of the newly introduced "Member Bundles". Each month we are bringing back a Prime bundle and offering it to members for only 10 certs. These bundles will go live on the 1st of each month and will disappear after the last day of the month, with the exception of this month's bundle (May) which will be available with the patch. After all members have had the opportunity to receive previous bundles we will begin introducing new items each month.
May Member Bundle (May 15th - May 31st) - 1 DBC/10 Certs:
- NSX Fusion Blade
- Deadeye Helmet
21st Franchise Anniversary Bundle (17th May - 4th June) - 599 DBC:
- 21st Franchise Anniversary Banner
- 21st Franchise Banner Frame
- Retropunk Camo (In faction colors!)
- 21st Franchise Anniversary Decal
NS-44 "Primed Lapis" Commissioner - 799 DBC:
- The Blue Crystal Commissioner is available for purchase in the store
- This is a variant of the NS-44 "Primed Amethyst" Commissioner with a blue crystal theme
More New Stuff
- Combat Medic Class Decal, Banner and Banner Frame have been added to the Depot for only 1 DBC/10 Certs
- Razzle Dazzle Camo has been added to Exceptional VIII Directive Tree (Tier 4 - Master)
- Serbian Flag decal added to the depot.
- Aviator Helmets have been added to the depot for all factions to purchase
Sales Events
We all know how fond mother is of infantry cosmetics, that is why they are 40% from May 12th - May 14th.
Mother's Day Sale (May 12th - May 14th)
- 40% off infantry cosmetics
Known Issues
- The member bundle is also available for 1 DBC, this isn't intended but the player's may use that option if they want until the option is removed.
- Alerts don't always trigger properly causing warzones to get stuck in the rotation.
Bug Fixes
- The friends list has been fixed- This turned out to be a substantial rewrite of the entire system to get it working correctly and reliably. For that reason the system is relatively untested and new/different bugs may crop up. We would like everyone to please let us know if there are bugs in this rewrite so that we can fix them as soon as possible
- Outfit chat has been refactored and should now work correctly - Similar to the friend's list, the chat system had some fairly significant changes, our internal testing shows that it works consistently and reliably but please be on the lookout for new bugs
- The Conduit should no longer be lost if a facility is reclaimed by the defenders
- Fixed application settings of non-ASCII named audio devices when using English localization
- Voice and Audio device names are now shown correctly in non-English localizations
- Bastion hardpoint destruction VFX should now correctly disappear after a hardpoint is destroyed
- Ambient noises should no longer be heard on the character select screen after logging out in Sanctuary
- Spawned Sunderers no longer collide with the ceiling in Nason's Defiance and become all wibbly wobbly
- 3rd person weapon firing audio no longer becomes louder after resupplying underwater
- Audio for the following weapons has been adjusted to prevent it from spamming multiple cues when tap firing quickly; AF-20 Rogue, MGR-C1 Charger, MGR-C1 Gladius, NC2 Gauss Compact, NS-30 Vandal, NSX Kuwa, NSX Sesshin, NSX Tengu,
- Razor GD-23, UBR-300 Swordfish, Gauss SPR, Impetus, NSX Daimyo, Cycler TRV, Pulsar Burst, VE-A Lacerta.
- The EM6, EM1, NC6 Gauss Saw, NC6S Gauss Saw S should now have the correct reload animations
- Lunar Dragon Helmet (Lunar New Year 2024) helmet now displays faction colors
