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Update 0.25.0: patch note

Update 0.25.0 is Available Now!

The holiday has come: a new Technological Superiority Battle Pass with Arystan Legendary Outfits added together with the unit’s rebalance, Caliber’s Birthday and Halloween 2024 events started, a new Shadows of Fear event mode added, Frontline and Onslaught: Legend modes returned to the PvE category. Also, there was a number of tweaks and fixes.

The full list of changes is already in the patch note.

Happy holiday, fighters!

General changes
  • Added Technological Superiority Battle Pass.
  • Now, after acquiring a Battle Pass episode, you receive +10% Battle Pass XP when completing said episode. Bonus XP is calculated off base XP received at the end of a battle.
  • Added Karakurt Legendary Outfits for the operators of the Arystan collection.
  • Caliber's Birthday 2024 even has begun.
  • Halloween 2024 event has begun.
  • Frontline and Onslaught: Legend modes have been made always available again. Frontline is available from Account Level 20, and Onslaught: Legend from Account Level 30.
  • Removed bonus XP for selecting all modes in the PvE category.
  • Second Clan Season has begun.
  • Objective window updated.
  • Removed Elite Objectives.
  • Clan Emblems for the previous season have been awarded. Clan Emblems are awarded and updated after a Clan Season has been completed.
  • Added Clan Badges for taking the 4th and 5th places in the previous season. 
  • Referral Program: Added 10% Coin cashback for the inviting player. If the invited player acquires Coins or Bundles containing Coins through the game’s website, Steam page, or VK Play, you will receive 10% of the total amount of Coins in the Bundle. Cashback from an invited player will be awarded when that player reaches level 25.
  • Referral Program: Added visual display for received rewards in the Referral Program window.
  • Added mouse sensitivity settings for every operator.
  • Added an ability to block notifications from other players.
  • "Alternative use of an ability" option removed.
  • Onslaught: Legend mode: fixed the description.
  • Added the Superiority Camo for the 1st Prestige level.
  • Added a new emblem for Polygon participants.
  • Added new items for the new Pumpkin Feast Twitch Drops season.
  • Extra XP has been removed from the game. All unused Extra XP has been converted into credits.
  • Fixed an error that made it impossible to start the battle if a Fireteam member was in the Container rewards selection screen.
  • Replays, Ranked Battles: fixed an error that caused zeroes to be displayed instead of the ranked league.
  • Threshold mode, all maps: fixed an error that caused the Heavy Fighter elimination bonus to persist after its duration had run out.
  • Fixed an error that made it impossible to create a User Battle.
  • Threshold mode: fixed an error that prevented the number of players who started a match search from being displayed.
  • Skills: fixed descriptions for certain skills.
Operators
Mustang, Arystan
Mustang, Arystan
  • Decreased base Movement Speed from 3.6 to 3.4.

Corrected primary weapon recoil:

  • Decreased vertical recoil by 15%.
  • The reticle will now return to its base position after shooting 13% faster.
  • Reduced the delay before the reticle starts returning to its base position after shooting by 50%.
  • Reduced the size of the reticle when using the base Outfit by 15%.
  • Increased the contrast of the reticle when using the base Outfit.

Upgrades:

  • Upgrade #2-1 ("Increased base Stamina of the operator"): Stamina bonus increased from +25 to +50 SP.
  • Modified Upgrade #2-2: "Base HP increase: +5" replaced with "Basic Movement Speed increase: +0.3 m/sec."
  • Added Upgrade #4-2: "Special gear Upgrade. Increased ammo. Ammo: +1"
  • Added Upgrade #6-3: "Activating the ability also highlights mines. The outlines are only visible to the operator."
  • Upgrade #7-1 ("Special trait: Movement speed is doubled while crouched") buffed. Secondary weapons have decreased recoil and spread when moving while crouched. Vertical recoil: -15%. Spread: -10%.
  • Modified Upgrade #9-1: "Basic Primary Reserve stock increase: +2." replaced with "Ability Upgrade. Reduced ability cooldown by 4 sec."
  • Removed Upgrade #9-3: "Basic Secondary Reserve stock increase: +2."
  • Upgrade #9-1 ("Basic Primary Reserve stock increase"): stock increase raised from +2 to +3.
  • Added Upgrade #10-2: "Ability Upgrade. Reduced delay before the enemy team is highlighted: -1 second."
  • Modified Upgrade #11-2: "Increased special gear ammo: +1" (now #4-2) replaced with "Increased base Stamina: +150 SP."
  • Upgrade #11-3 ("Basic Secondary Reserve stock increase"): stock increase raised from +2 to +3.
  • Modified Upgrade #12-2: "Increased base Stamina of the operator: +50 SP." replaced with "Ability Upgrade. When using the ability, the outlines of all targets with HP below 50% become visible to the entire team, not just to Mustang."
  • Added Upgrade #13-3: "While the ability is active, each kill reduces ability cooldown by 5 sec."
  • Upgrade #14-1 ("Base HP Increase"): HP bonus increased from +5 to +10.
  • Upgrade #14-2 ("Increased base Stamina of the operator"): Stamina bonus increased from +75 to +200 SP.
  • Upgrade #15-2 "Special gear armor penetration increase: +20%" buffed. Pellets can now penetrate enemies and covers.
  • Added Upgrade #15-3: "New special gear shell: poison gas shell. On impact with an enemy, the shell deals 80 damage to body and 96 damage to the head and releases a gas cloud with a 3-meter radius. Duration: 4 seconds. Recoil decrease: -50%."
Tibet, Arystan
Tibet, Arystan

Primary and secondary weapons:

  • Decreased rate of fire by 10%.
  • Increased vertical recoil by 20%.
  • Increased recoil after first shot by 15%.
  • Increased spread by 25%.
  • Decreased rate of fire: 5.9 to 5.
  • Decreased effective range of fire at 5 m.

 Obstruction ability:

  • Ability duration time decreased from 18 to 16 sec.
  • Cooldown increased from 40 to 42 sec.
  • Activation cost increased from 60 to 70 SP.
  • Shield durability decreased from 25 to 20.

Upgrades:

  • Upgrade #1-1 ("Reduces activation cost of the ability"): activation cost reduction decreased from -10 to -5 SP.
  • Modified Upgrade #4-1: "Basic Primary Reserve stock increase: +2." replaced with "Ability's area of effect: +1 m".
  • Upgrade #4-2 ("Increases durability of the shield created by the ability."): durability decreased from +8 to +4.
  • Modified Upgrade #4-3: "Basic Secondary Reserve stock increase: +2." replaced with "Duration of the ability: +2 sec."
  • Upgrade #6-1: "Special trait: Movement speed is doubled while crouched" buffed. Secondary weapons have decreased recoil and spread when moving while crouched. Vertical recoil:-15%. Spread: -10%.
  • Upgrade #7-2 ("Increased base Stamina of the operator"): Stamina bonus increased from +50 to +100.
  • Added Upgrade #7-3 "Increases durability of the shield created by the ability.": +8.
  • Added Upgrade #8-2 "Reduces activation cost of the ability": -7 SP.
  • Upgrade #9-1 ("Basic Primary Reserve stock increase"): stock increase raised from +2 to +3.
  • Upgrade #9-3 ("Basic Secondary Reserve stock increase."): stock increase raised from +2 to +3.
  • Added Upgrade #10-2 "Increased base Stamina of the operator": +150 SP.
  • Added Upgrade #11-2 "Stamina cost for sprinting in the area of effect is decreased by 2 SP/sec. for the operator and all teammates."
  • Modified Upgrade #13-2: "Increased duration of the ability by 6 sec." replaced with "Reduces activation cost of the ability: -10 SP."
  • Upgrade #14-2 ("Increases durability of the shield created by the ability."): durability decreased from +16 to +14.
  • Added Upgrade #14-3: "In addition to the Shielded effect, allies also receive the Focus effect. Focus: primary and secondary weapon rate of fire increases while the ability is active. Rate of fire: +10%."
  • Modified Upgrade #15-1: "Increased base Stamina of the operator: +150 SP." replaced with "Special gear deals damage. Body shot damage: 50, Headshot damage: 75, Armor penetration: 50%, Effective range: 8 m, hitscan."
Buggy, Arystan
Buggy, Arystan

Dispersion ability:

  • Now additionally increases teammate speed in the area of effect by +10%.

Upgrades:

  • Upgrade #3-1 "Special trait: Movement speed is doubled while crouched" buffed. Primary and secondary weapons have decreased recoil and spread when moving while crouched. Vertical recoil:-15%, Spread: -10%.
  • Upgrade #5-1 ("Basic Primary Reserve stock increase."): stock increase raised from +2 to +3.
  • Upgrade #5-2 ("Basic Secondary Reserve stock increase."): stock increase raised from +2 to +3.
  • Modified Upgrade #7-3: "Increased base Stamina of the operator: +50 SP." replaced with "Increased duration of the ability. Effect duration: 2 sec."
  • Upgrade #8-1 ("Increases HP restored by the ability."): HP recovery increased from 1 to 2 HP/sec.
  • Upgrade #8-2 ("Increases damage of the ability effect."): damage increased from 1 to 2 per sec.
  • Added Upgrade #8-3 "Increases movement speed of all teammates and decreases movement speed for all enemies in the area of effect for the duration of the ability.": Ally movement speed boost: +5 %. Enemy slowdown: +5%.
  • Modified Upgrade #10-1: "Basic Secondary Reserve stock increase: +2." replaced with "After destroying the special gear, a healing canister appears on the same spot. Has the same properties as a canister created by the ability."
  • Added Upgrade #11-3: "Special trait: a target whose projectile was destroyed by special gear receives the Suppressed effect. Suppressed: the target cannot enter aiming mode and suffers from reduced accuracy. Effect duration: 3 sec."
  • Modified Upgrade #13-1: "Increased base Stamina of the operator: +50 SP." replaced with "Enemies within the area of effect lose Stamina: -40 SP/sec."
  • Added Upgrade #14-3 "Increases movement speed of all teammates and decreases movement speed for all enemies in the area of effect for the duration of the ability.": Ally movement speed boost: +7 %. Enemy slowdown: +7%.
  • Upgrade #15-3 ("Increased base Stamina of the operator"): Stamina increase raised from +75 to +150.
Sultan, Arystan
Sultan, Arystan
  • Decreased base Movement Speed from 3.6 to 3.4.

Primary weapon:

  • Increased vertical sensitivity while aiming by 12%.
  • Increased the contrast of the reticle when using the base reticle.

Changed the Cover ability, now called "Blackout":

  • Inflicts the EMP effect on enemies being hit by the primary weapon. Effect duration: 3 sec. EMP: disables all active abilities and prevents them from being reactivated. Enemy bots receive the Stunned effect in addition to EMP.
  • Still blocks healing and ability to move while incapacitated, but the duration of the effects has been decreased from 20 to 15 sec.

Upgrades:

  • Modified Upgrade #2-1: "Base HP increase: +5." replaced with "Basic Movement Speed increase: +0.3."
  • Upgrade #3-1 "Special trait: Movement speed is doubled while crouched" buffed. Primary and secondary weapons have decreased recoil and spread when moving while crouched. Vertical recoil:-15%. Spread: -10%.
  • Upgrade #4-2 "Base HP Increase" increased from +5 to +10.
  • Upgrade #6-1 ("Basic Primary Reserve stock increase."): stock increase raised from +2 to +3.
  • Upgrade #6-2 ("Shortened ability cooldown"): cooldown reduced from 4 to 3 sec.
  • Upgrade #6-3 ("Basic Secondary Reserve stock increase."): stock increase raised from +2 to +3.
  • Added Upgrade #7-2: "Ammo replacement. Full metal jacket ammo. Damage increase, bullet velocity decrease. Body shot damage: +12. Headshot damage:+26. Bullet velocity decreased."
  • Modified Upgrade #8-1: "Basic Primary Reserve stock increase: +2." replaced with "Special trait: the special gear hides operator from drones."
  • Modified Upgrade #8-3: "Basic Secondary Reserve stock increase: +2." replaced with "Increased special gear area of effect: +0.5 m."
  • Added Upgrade #9-2: "Increased duration of the ability by 4 sec."
  • Added Upgrade #9-3: "Reduced ability cooldown by 4 sec."
  • Added Upgrade #10-1 "Basic Primary Reserve stock increase: +2." changed to "Primary Reserve Upgrade. Increased cooldown time. First Aid Kit restores: +6 HP. Stimulant restores: +45 HP. Reserve cooldown time: +10 sec."
  • Modified Upgrade #10-2: "Increased duration of the ability by 4 sec." replaced with "Basic Primary and Secondary Reserve stock increase: +2."
  • Modified Upgrade #10-3: "Basic Secondary Reserve stock increase: +2." replaced with "Reserve usage increased by 25%. Basic Reserve stock decrease. Primary Reserve stock: -2. Secondary Reserve stock: -2."
  • Added Upgrade #11-2: "Increased special gear area of effect: +0.7 m."
  • Added Upgrade #12-3: "Special trait: headshots from the primary weapon restore Stamina to teammates around the operator while the ability is active. Stamina recovery: 100 SP. Area of effect: 20 m."
  • Modified Upgrade #13-3: "Increased base Stamina of the operator: +50 SP." replaced with "Hitting an enemy with the secondary weapon several times prevents them from healing. Effect duration: 10 sec."
  • Added Upgrade #14-3: "Does not apply the Invisible effect and no longer attaches itself to allies. Explodes after being thrown upon pressing activation button, inflicting the Disoriented and EMP effects within the blast radius. Disoriented effect duration: 3 sec. EMP effect duration 3 sec. Area of effect: +1 m."
Maps, modes and bots

General changes:

  • Special Operation mode: fixed an error that prevented current battle modifiers from being displayed when pressing [F3].
  • Onslaught mode, all maps: adjusted round sectors. New rounds will take place in sectors close to the sector used in the previous round.

SHOPPING MALL

PvE Version 

  • Point Sweep and Special Operation modes: fixed an error that made it impossible to leave the battle during the final cutscene without receiving a penalty.
  • Onslaught mode: fixed a bug that caused a bomb to float in the air.

HOSPITAL

PvE Version 

  • Special Operation mode: fixed an error that prevented the allied bot from seeking cover, causing him to be killed and the mission failed.

OIL PLATFORM

PvE Version 

  • Onslaught mode: fixed incorrect sounds for explosive drones.
Sound
  • Assault Perun, Taiga Epic Outfit: fixed incorrect weapon fire sounds.