Patches and updates

[wobblyone]

GU07 (Game Update) has arrived ;D

All servers will come down for maintenance at 6:00 AM PT (3:00 PM CEST) to patch Game Update 07. Downtime is anticipated to be less than 2 hours. Players may note the following changes:

New in the Depot

NS-44 Commissioner - The awe-inspiring stopping power of the accurate NS-44 Commissioner revolver can put down even mid-range targets with a few well placed shots. Cowboy up and grab one today!

NS-357 Underboss - Chambered for the powerful .357 magnum cartridge, the snub-nosed Underboss revolver features a faster rate of fire and more controllable recoil than its bigger NS-44 brother. The only question left is did you fire five shots or six?
Both of these new pistols have statistically identical black and gold tinted versions available to members in the early access section of the Depot

New Helmets for Heavy Assault and MAX:

New Conglomerate: GD Titan 113 Helmet
Terran Republic: Bravo MHS Helmet
Vanu Sovereignty: Protos Helmet


New Features:

New Weapon Stats are now available! Damage Range, Reload time, and every thing else you need to know about your weapons is now at your fingertips.
Want to see how that Desert Scrub will look on your Sunderer or Character? Now you can with our preview feature!

Infantry Updates

Active Heavy Assault Shields and flak armor will no longer stack.
Jump Jet audio has been increased in volume.
Grenades are now thrown directly at the aim point. The arc has been slightly modified to work with this change.
Tanks mines have been increased in size.

Removed the forced weapon swap after deploying an object.
Lock-on rocket launchers can no longer lock on to turrets.
The repair tool targeting now functions similar to the heal tool.
All extra VS damage scaling at range has been removed. VS minimum damage now matches the damage scaling of the other two factions.


Weapon Specific Changes:

Battle rifles will now more consistently recoil to the right.
Added the High Velocity Ammunition attachment.

TR M3 Pounder HEG

Magazine Size: 2 changed to 4
Projectile Speed: 70 m/s changed to 100 m/s
Projectile Gravity: 2 changed to 10
Direct Damage: 375 changed to 325
Short Reload: 1.25 seconds changed to 1.75 seconds
Long Reload: 1.5 seconds changed to 2 seconds


TR MRC3 Mercy

Projectile Velocity: 450 m/s changed to 550 m/s
Max Damage: 143 changed to 125
Short Reload Time: 2.4 seconds changed to 2.6 Seconds


TR M6 Onslaught

Rounds Per Minute: 475 changed to 490
Short Reload Time: 2.4 seconds changed to 2.2 Seconds
Long Reload Time: 3.0 seconds changed to 2.8 Seconds
Minimum Damage: 112 changed to 100
Minimum Damage Range: 65 meters changed to 50 meters
Projectile Velocity: 450 m/s changed to 440 m/s

VS Beamer VS3

Short Reload: 1.7 seconds changed to 1.45 seconds
Long Reload: 2.0 seconds changed to 1.75 seconds
Aimed Accuracy: 0.4 degrees changed to 0.3 degrees

VS Manticore SX40

Aimed Accuracy: 0.4 degrees changed to 0.3 degrees


NC Warden, TR AMR-66, Eidolon VE33

Vertical Recoil: 1.0 changed to 0.6
Horizontal Recoil: 0.25 min, 0.35 max changed to 0.18 min, 0.22 max
Recoil Recovery: 5 degrees per second changed to 15 degrees per second

Aimed accuracy loss per shot: 0.125 changed to 0.1
Hip accuracy loss per shot: 0.25 changed to 0.2
Equip Time: 0.5 seconds changed to 0.85 seconds
Short Reload: 2.3 seconds changed to 2.5 seconds
Long Reload: 3.4 seconds changed to 3.5 seconds
Damage scale start: 10 meters changed to 8 meters
Damage scale end: 85 meters changed to 65 meters


NC AF-18 Stalker, TR SOAS-20, VS Artemis

Minimum Damage: 112 at 65 meters changed to 125 at 65 meters
First Shot Recoil: 2.5 changed to 1.5
Recoil Recovery: 15 degrees per second changed to 18 degrees per second

Magazine size: 20 changed to 24
Total Ammunition: 120 changed to 240
Short Reload: 2.25 seconds changed to 2 seconds (long reload remains same at 3 seconds)
Aimed Accuracy: 0.15 crouched moving, 0.25 stand moving changed to 0.2 crouched moving, 0.3 stand moving
Horizontal Recoil: 0.1 min, 0.3 max changed to 0.2 min, 0.225 max
Equip Time: 0.5 seconds changed to 0.75 seconds


NC AF-6 Shadow, TR HSR-1, VS Nyx VX31

Rounds Per Minute: 260 changed to 255
Vertical Recoil: 1.5 changed to 1.0
Recoil Recovery: 6 degrees per second changed to 8 degrees per second
Short Reload: 2.32 seconds changed to 2.0 seconds (long reload remains same at 2.9 seconds)
Damage Scale Start: 10 meters changed to 15 meters
Damage Scale End: 85 meters changed to 65 meters
Aimed accuracy loss per shot: 0.125 changed to 0.3
Hip accuracy loss per shot: 0.25 changed to 0.6
Equip Time: 0.5 seconds changed to 0.85 seconds
Magazine size: 10 changed to 12
Total Ammunition: 70 changed to 72

NC NCM2 Falcon

Reload: 2.5 seconds changed to 2.4 seconds
Max Projectile Velocity: 80 changed to 100
Projectile Gravity: 1.5 changed to 0.5
Direct Damage: 750 changed to 675


VS Comet VM2

Projectile Velocity: 60 changed to 90
Magazine Size: 1 changed to 2
Direct Damage: 550 changed to 350
Short Reload: 1.5 seconds (Short reload previously didn't exist. Long reload remains the same at 1.7 seconds)

M2 Mutilator

Projectile Velocity: 400 m/s changed to 500 m/s
Long Reload: 3.5 Seconds changed to 3.4 Seconds
Short Reload: 2.975 Seconds changed to 2.8 Seconds
All VS MAX Anti-Infantry weapons except for the Nebula VM20
Increased starting accuracy by 0.1 degrees in all movement states.


VS Blueshift VM5

Rounds Per Minute: 350 changed to 365
Projectile Velocity: 400 m/s changed to 500 m/s
Now does 143 maximum and minimum damage.


VS Nebula VM20

Rounds Per Minute: 400 changed to 425
Accuracy loss per shot: 0.06 changed to 0.05
Short Reload Time: 2.1 seconds changed to 2.15 Seconds
Long Reload Time: 2.8 seconds changed to 2.6 Seconds
Minimum Damage @ 50 meters: 112
Projectile Velocity: 450 m/s changed to 430 m/s


VS Cosmos VM3

Projectile Velocity: 400 m/s changed to 500 m/s
Long Reload: 3.3 Seconds changed to 3.2 Seconds
Short Reload: 2.475 Seconds changed to 2.4 Seconds


VS Lasher X2

New model with new firing and reload animations.


TR T7 Mini-Chaingun

This weapon’s spool up time no longer acts like a fire delay. It will now fire immediately and then ramp up to its maximum RPM over the spool up duration.
Aimed Accuracy: 0.3375 crouch moving, 0.9 stand moving changed to 0.2 crouch moving, 0.35 stand moving
Hip accuracy: Reduced by 0.5 in all movement states.
Short Reload: 3.4 seconds changed to 4.15 seconds
Long Reload: 4.0 seconds changed to 5.0 seconds


Bug Fixes

Fixed health and shield bars intermittently displaying as empty when wearing nanoweave.
Fixed reticule flicker when compensators are equipped on LMGs and slug ammunition is equipped on shotguns.
Fixed 3rd Person animation issues with the Phobos VX86
Fixed an issue that caused 1st and 3rd person animations to break for the Lancer if it was reloaded under the right conditions
Fixed issue that removed access to the VMS or DMO scopes when logging out with them equipped on the Eridani SX5 or SMG-46 Armistice
Fixed visual firing inconsistencies in 3rd person for the Lancer
Purchasing the TMS 4x Scope will no grant access to the correct scope
Fixed 1st person reload animation issue for NS-11 C
Fix for flickering OG-4 scope cross hairs
Healing an ally damaged by friendly fire will no longer grant XP
Addressed problems with the AV MANA Turret not displaying 3rd person projectiles accurately once at least one level of the turret’s cool down cert was purchased


Vehicle Updates

Increased Magrider base strafe acceleration rate.
Increases top speed to 20 KPH (up from 15)
Takes 2 seconds to reach 20 KPH (down from taking 3 seconds to reach 15)
This should also cause the Magrider to not slow down as drastically when strafing over small inclines.
Damage received when a vehicle flips over and hits the ground reduced. The vehicle will still take increased damage and eventually be destroyed, but this should allow a chance for the vehicle to right itself or passengers to bail out before it explodes.
Added option to toggle off inverting steering controls when a tank goes into reverse.
Improved Flash Handling
Should be easier to control while in reverse
Traction should be improved at higher speeds

Bug Fixes

Fixed issue that would not allow the S12 Renegade to be equipped while being trialed
Proximity Repair system should now properly award support XP to the owner if they are not in the driver seat

UI Updates

Strategic Communication Improvements
Removed blinking map regions
Capture progress is now displayed on the map
Ally activity displayed on the map
Influence pie charts have been replaced with population percentages
Changed the visualization of enemy activity – activity level coloring is now a gradient of red instead of spectrum of different colors
Disabled generator/spawn display for facilities
Secondary objective timer display added to HUD indicators
Facility icons now visible at all zoom levels on the map
Map legend added
Service Ribbons can now be earned for capturing and defending bases
Improved Item Preview
Preview is now full screen
Items can now be previewed on multiple classes
Loadout Screen Improvements
Locked gear and weapons can now be viewed and unlocked from the loadout screen
Quick camo selector added to main Class/Vehicle screens – Allows you to quickly select and apply permanent camos to all classes/weapons/vehicles
Removed the old class and vehicle landing pages
The currently equipped consumable can now be resupplied directly from the main Class screen
Medals are now displayed in the loadout from the main Class screen
Added a class/vehicle cert button to main Class screen
Specific weapon attachment slots can now be selected from the main Class screen and weapon selection screen
Item descriptions added to the weapon selection screen
Better Weapon Stats shown on weapon selection screen
Replaced stat bars with numbers
Added damage-range degradation graph
More weapon stats displayed
Muzzle velocity
Ammunition
Hip Accuracy
Aim Accuracy
Iron Sight Zoom
Indirect Damage
New HUD indicator for Ammo Packs
Added a Bundles category to the Depot
Added invert reverse steering option for track vehicles
Bug Fixes
Loadouts should now unlock properly if players earned enough XP at once to skip the battle rank that unlocked it
The Squad listing in the social window should now display additional squads when scrolling down

Facilities Updates

Increased facility secondary objective (generators and SCUs) XP rewards:
Overload: Raised from 100xp to 250xp
Stabilization: Raised from 100xp to 250xp
Objective Kill: Raised from 100xp to 500xp
Bug Fixes
Turret shadows should rotate with the turret appropriately
Vehicles in VR should now respawn more reliably

[sfscriv]

Thanks, wobbly

[pershainovitsh]

Good that the Flash has been updated. Lately it has been mostly a suicide machine. It just tips over so easily and then explodes. Or if you touch a friendly tank, ka-boom. But I was hoping for a new vehicle to be included.

forums.station.sony.com/ps2/index.php?threads/may-new-vehicle-buggy.83060/
We plan on adding a new common pool vehicle, the buggy. These are four-person vehicles designed to provide smaller units of soldiers an appropriate means of transport. The breakdown of seating looks like this:

Driver
Passenger
Gunner
Rumble Seat
Soldiers in this seat are able to use their personal weapons and equipment.
The downside to the rumble seat is that the rider is also exposed to enemy gunfire, similar to the rider of a quad

Maybe it will come a bit later, then. It's supposed to come in May, anyway. But I can't wait!

[wobblyone]

Al, you might have seen this thread about the jet pack noise.
I have posted it just in case you have not.

www.planetside-universe.com/showthread.php?t=54539

There are interesting arguments for and against.

[pershainovitsh]

I haven't seen that thread. I'm going to have to adapt to the loud jetpack sounds. Being stealthy is going to be more difficult now...

[backtothefight64]

I had forgot about the increase in jet pack volume. Last night I thought I was taking sniper fire until I realised it was the initial blast of the jets !

[wobblyone]

GU08 has arrived ;D

This update includes the New Common Pool Vehicle – The Harasser

The Harasser is a speedy armored assault buggy that plays a dual role as both a transport and a strike vehicle.
Carries three units:
Driver
Gunner
Passenger in rumble seat (supports a MAX unit)
Cert upgrades look to be the same as other vehicles.

No more waiting Al ;D

[pershainovitsh]

I'll start downloading right away!

[wobblyone]

Game Update 11 has arrived today and is a 417MB download.

[wobblyone]

A couple of things of interest from the new patch:

Edit: It appears that with the new patch, being revived will now void the death... so I guess it will improve K/D stats.

Vehicle Night Vision Optics no longer highlights enemies
Thermal Optics still highlight enemies
To compensate, Night Vision has a longer range than Thermal Optics

Good news for revivals ;D, bummer for night vision

[backtothefight64]

I really noticed the difference with the night vision nerf, gutted but its probably for the best.

Time to invest in thermal !

Vanguards now 450 resources and Lightenings 300 was a bit of a shock.

Look after your armour.

[wobblyone]

I agree with the vehicle resources, it makes them much more valuable.

I'm using thermal anyway but have just certed night vision for all my vehicle weapons

Revives is the best news though.

There are lots of other small improvements like the Engineer can now remove enemy mines with (maxed out) repair tool.

[wobblyone]

Game Update 12 arriving today:

forums.station.sony.com/ps2/index.php?threads/server-downtime-for-game-update-12-july-10-2013-6am-pdt-3pm-cest.140010/#post-1953502

If anyone has a membership account 3 new loadout slots are now available. I only found this out after purchasing the extra slot thinking it was for additional infantry and vehicle gear (eg. betties and mines).
After spending 500C I found out I now have 7 loadout slots instead of 3

Quoted from updade list:
More Loadouts
Three new loadout tabs are unlocked for each class and vehicle as part of Membership

The member custom loadouts will immediately be unlocked for any current subscribers, and will unlock right away upon membership purchase for any new subscribers
The member custom loadouts will lock again if the player loses membership – however, the loadout configurations are saved, so if the player renews membership, all previously configured loadout information should be maintained

Four additional loadout tabs can be unlocked for all classes and vehicles via purchases in the Depot under the Utilities category

[pershainovitsh]

...So it's nothing big. I was hoping for the new continent to be added. I've already climbed the highest mountains the game has to offer!

Maybe I should see what the game feels like now that I haven't played since a few updates ago.

[backtothefight64]

Up coming GU 13

Quote;

Hey all -

Game Update 13 is right around the corner and it brings some pretty exciting change to Auraxis. Here are some highlights of the major changes and additions you can expect to see with the update. As always, last minute issues can pop up and delay some of these, but this is what we're looking at right now.

Esamir Lattice and Facility Refresh
The icy expanse known as Esamir has had a major facelift with virtually every facility and outpost modified and enhanced, with some being completely replaced. The goal with these changes is to enhance gameplay flow and help support the addition of the lattice connections on the continent. There are a lot of threads with screenshots floating around on the forums to check out, but I'd highly recommend (and humbly request) that if you can you spend some time on Public Test (Click for more info) Checking out the changes for yourself and providing some feedback. We could use all the help we can get finding bugs and areas in need of polish, so if you do hop on to Public Test please do make use of the report a bug feature - it really does help us out tremendously to have extra eyes on this kind of change.

Implants!
Implants are a consumable item that can be used to enhance your soldier with gameplay perks for a limited period of time. Each implant is equipped per-loadout and has a limited duration which is consumed only while that loadout is active. The implants are designed to give unique benefits that allow players to further refine their role & personal play-style without imparting an over-the-top player-power benefit.

Here are the currently planned implants we're launching with GU13:

Awareness: auto-spots enemies who damage you or that you damage
Battle Hardened: reduces camera shake from explosions and flinch
Clear Vision: Protects against concussion and flash grenade
EMP Shielding: Protects against EMP Grenade effects
Enhanced Targeting: increases the range that you can see enemy health bars and names
EOD HUD: Allows you to detect enemy explosives in a short radius around you
Regeneration: Slowly regenerates health over time when not in combat
Safe Landing: Reduces fall damage
Sensor Shield: Makes you undetected on enemy radar/motion sensors
Thermal Reduction: Prevents the wearer from being highlighted by thermal vision

We will be starting with these implant types available with more being added over time.

In addition to the implants we're putting in some feedback about implant resistance, so when you, as an EMP grenade user hit someone using an EMP Shielding Implant you'll receive some feedback to let you know it wasn't effective.


Implants will have relatively short durations (Measured in hours, not days) and low costs. Like weapons, they'll be available to purchase for both Certification Points and Station Cash. We're still finalizing the durations and costs for these items, but we'd love to hear feedback on the system.

Platoon Enhancements:
We're continuing to implement suggestions from players for platoon and squad management, with GU13 we've got two big player requests coming in:
Platoon voice channel management, ability for platoon leaders to set platoon VOIP channel to only be used by squad leaders
Platoon leader waypoints per squad, ability for platoon leaders to set individual squad waypoints for Alpha, Bravo, Charlie and Delta squads.
Spawn Changes:
Several enhancements to the respawn window:
There is now a category for Squad spawn points, if you're not in a squad this will allow you to auto-join a squad.
We've added some more respawn options, these should allow you to respawn at more locations near where you died, previously by default you were able to spawn at the nearest outpost, large outpost and facility (in addition to local spawn points, squad spawn points and reinforcement requests), now you'll be able to spawn at the nearest linked base (or adjacent base on non-lattice continents) in addition to the above, this should create some more consistently available fallback / reinforce positions.
Chat window added to the respawn screen
ESF Updates:
We are working on some extensive ESF changes that Kevmo has outlined (here). These changes are going to be coming over the next 2-3 game updates, starting with GU13. With GU13 you can expect:
Retuning of the default and rotary nose guns
When an enemy vehicle is destroyed via crashing, suicide or the player logging out the last player to damage the vehicle (within 10 seconds) will be awarded a kill credit.
New Weapons:
There are 4 new weapons coming with GU13:
NS-7 PDW SMG: This SMG has a lower damage drop-off than all the other SMGs, allowing it to perform well at short and medium ranges. Its low recoil and very quick center speed (fastest in the class) allow those with good burst control to extend it's range even further.
NC LA3 Desperado Pistol: This 2x burst pistol has a fast burst but slower overall rate of fire. The fast burst mixed with moderate damage makes this pistol a solid choice at close range, though low accuracy will limit its effectiveness at range.
TR TS2 Inquisitor: Equipped with an extended magazine by default, this pistol gives the TR a solid all-around option that has very high sustainability and damage output per magazine.
VS Cerberus: High upfront damage mixed with an above average rate of fire for that damage class makes this pistol a good choice at close range. Low accuracy will limit the pistol‘s effectiveness at range.
Suit Slot tuning:
The cert costs for the Ammo Belt cert line have been retuned.
Advanced Shield Capacitor has been tuned to make shields recharge significantly faster.
Vanu weapon audio update:
Most VS infantry weapons have had their audio significantly updated to be more impactful and satisfying.

And of course we have a pile of bug fixes and other misc. polish, performance fixes and tuning coming with the update too numerous to list, and full patch notes will be available as we get closer to releasing the update.

Our current plans are to release GU13 next Wednesday, 7/24.

As always, we're excited to hear your thoughts and feedback on the update and these upcoming features, and once again encourage you to check out the changes on Public Test before they go live next week!
See you on Auraxis!
-
Matthew Higby - @mhigby
Creative Director @planetside2