Update #18 rolls out some key improvements for the timeline and your ability to look back on your team's past activity as well as a ton of new improvements throughout the game. While we're waiting a few more days for the first wave of Proc-Gen Missions to hit, your F10s and suggestions on our Discord and here on the Steam forums are keeping the update pipeline firing on all jets.
If you're enjoying the pace of improvements and updates to the game please leave a review - nothing is more helpful for us to keep improving and sharing the game.
Also, we're excited to announce the first Community Challenge - https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1021210/view/5454483600070048449 We've rolled out our first community challenge for everyone to try and enjoy. Nothing strict, just a different spin on how you play the game to put some focus on a certain playstyle and get players chatting about meta and melee.
How long can you survive in the game only using blades? Sneaky, quiet, stabby? Check! Out ranged, out gunned, pinned down - hopefully not. Let's see what your sword-only team can do.
Timeline History
The small button to the left of the timeline (if you are on page 0) has now activated to show a history of timeline events. Events like cyber surgery, mission expiration, mercs recovering from injuries, and more all appear within the list. We need to keep adding more events to get full coverage but you'll be able to see a wealth of history about your activities already.
In addition, events that were previously invisible can now be checked out in the timeline history, like the specifics of a failed Legwork attempt, Trait mutations for your characters (as negative and positive Traits gain or drop in power level) and when Injury devolves into a true Wound. These events will soon have a confirmation pop up that makes such important events even more clear, but for now exposing them in the history is a big move.
As a new feature, this list will start empty for your team. Events that occurred before Update #18 will not appear here.
Quit from between Missions
If you've completed a level, won a mission or are just anywhere in between levels on a multi-stage mission, you can now choose to easily exit to the main menu. We recognize that levels are long and so often, getting to the end of one is the full play session and maybe your mission isn't over but you'll have to pause and come back later. ESC can get you back to the main menu and when you resume play you'll drop right back into the stage or mission victory.
Cyberdeck Health
Your Cyberdeck's health % is now visible in all screen related to cyberdecks. We've fixed a few places were buttons were not clickable in the Cyberdeck management screens (specifically install and delete programs). We've fixed some issues where the storage bar for your deck wasn't always updating correctly and also now if you select an already installed program, we will highlight how much space it is taking up in the deck's storage bar in yellow.
Also, if you're out cruising the matrix you can now pan the matrix map with the same hotkeys (WASD, left stick by default) as the main mission map.
No Transitions Camera Mode
This option was rolled out a few releases ago to allow you to play in a mode where the game took as little control of the camera as possible. It has had a few issues, specifically with the Cybersword's Slashslide and with Hacking, both of which are now fixed.
Appearance Improvements
When setting up your character's looks, we've made some fixes and improvements as well. You can now rotate your character while looking at their face detail. We've also fixed an issue where switching between sliders when changing the aspects of their face would reset the previous slider.
v1.1.5 - 11/17/2023
- Added timeline event history to saved game, review details and timing of past timeline events - Turn events like Legwork fail, Trait mutation, Wounds from injury now visible in logs - Added option to return to the main menu from the Victory screen, allowing to resume there later - Now pan Matrix with same keybindings (default WASD / right stick) as main mission map - All displays of Cyberdeck in market, inventory and deck management now display health % - When forcibly disconnected from the matrix, a popup explains reason (deck hacker, burnt out deck, cut connection) - Fixed cybernetic implants that were showing +/- with their buff or debuffs - Fixed issue where changing between face sliders in appearance would reset previous slider value - Now allow rotating character in appearance while focused on face - Fixed issue with Blueprint count sometimes being wrong in Cold Storage (missing item will appear) - Fixed issue in Cyberdeck Mgmt where deck's storage bar was not always updating correctly - Fixed issue in Cyberdeck Mgmt where some buttons we're clickable - Fixed issues with No Transitions option for camera with Slashslide and Hacking - Improved rendering performance for market and other long lists
Sword-Only Community Challenge
Hello, Knights! As our first foray into CK:F challenges we are going to do a what I’m calling a mini-challenge or to be more on theme, a nano-challenge. These nano-challenges will run for just a couple of weeks and have less specific requirements that our bigger challenges. Our first nano-challenge is Swords Only and will run until December 8th (though freel free to do the challenges any time you want, we always love hearing about people tackling them).
There is really only one requirement for this challenge:
- Complete a mission (or missions) using only swords as your weapons. If you are unable to afford all swords, you can take other weapons along but you cannot use them. - You may use any combination of mercs, talents, and items, but your only weapons are to be swords.
As always, we want to see and hear about your adventures tackling the challenge so here are some ideas for what we’d love to see:
- Screenshots of squad during the mission, the guards after you are done with them - After Action Reports of your missions, challenges you faced - Your strategies for sneaking up on guards, sneaking past guards - Any other creative ways you want to share to tell us about the operating in the underbelly of New Boston with only your sword: memes, interpretive dance, gifs, etc
No matter what you choose to share, please share at least one screenshot of your squad mid-mission so we can see what they got up to!
We’ve opened up a discussion here on Steam in the General Discussion forum for aIl of your posts. If you post in our Discord, head to #swords_only_challenge to join in on the conversation!
Update 17: Mystic Monster
Update #17 lands in the short minute between Hacker's Nest release and the upcoming release of Proc-Gen Missions. It's a monster of a polish release, squashing bugs and F10s left and right. Even as we add new features and content, we're working hard to increase the overall polish and ease of play.
For the full list of fixes, check out the entire change log below. We'll hit some highlights here.
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Attack Program Resize / Rename
We've done some balancing from the early feedback we've heard on cyberdeck builds that has reduced the size and program rating of some of the Attack programs to help them better fit into your strategies, and better allow for multiple Attack program strategies that are already developing. In addition, there we some places where "AOE Attack" was showing instead of "Nuke" and those are now resolved.
We also resolved an issue where some programs were incorrectly showing a recharge Turn counter once they had some charges used up. Programs do not work this way - you refresh their charges by reloading them through your IO buffer. Fixed!
On-Going Story Fixes
Any time we get a report of a story bug that causes a permanent defect, we'll be working to issue a story fix that will resolve it in all games new and old. Last update, we resolved an issue with the corrupt cop from Carnivore not appearing as known after the missions. In Update #17, we've resolved a bug report that Dr. Ashe could end up with the Greedy Trait instead of the Partner Trait. This is fixed for all future and past games, so if you've previously played through this section and paid for the clinic, check Dr. Ashe for the Trait upgrade.
Heat Generation
For a few releases, Heat generation from missions has been way off -- just too high all the time. We've fixed the bug and adjusted the range. The lowest Heat any mission can generate from Security Level is 2 (even if your Sec Level is 0) and the highest you can generate from Security Level is 14 (which is Sec Level 7 and up). This fixes the bug first and foremost, but also widens the range to further reward very quiet players and also give incentive to louder players to keep moving quickly.
Improved Tutorial & Rooftop
We've made some balance changes to the tutorial to ensure we're giving an easy space to learn, make mistakes and play. We've tweaked the rooftop starting setup and dialog to reinforce the different options of sneaking OR fighting your way through the different challenges.
v1.1.3 - 11/15/2023
- Reduced program size and rating for Attack Programs - Fixed issues with Nuke Program not always being named correctly - Removed incorrect recharge turns being shown on loaded programs - Fixed Clinic Expansion story issue where Dr. Ashe was getting Greedy Trait, now fixed to Partner in all games - Fixed Forward Op navigation issue - you can squeeze through the 2 trucks now - Fixed bug with weapons / swords not showing expanded ammo capacity in HUD on missions - Fixed missing sprite for max reloads for weapons like E-Rifle - Fixed bug with minimum Heat generated by missions being way too high - Fixed issue with Knight's "Rewind" Talent bonus getting undone if you Retry Turn the next turn - Added hovers to the Play and Fast forward buttons in safehouse timeline - Fixed issue with no automatic movement camera mode, reduces hitches in pan/rotation while changing Turns - Fixed issue with camera panning or rotating while typing into F10 feedback form - Improved Training screen display of Training Points / Talent Limit to make training more clear - Improved starting setup on Syndicate Debts Plan B rooftop level - Improved balance of tutorial enemies - Fixed issue where Roster would incorrectly report "1 Injured" sometimes, randomly - Fixed missing label for high ground accuracy bonus (+10%) when at least 2m above target - Fixed forward ballcap cosmetic for all masculine faces
Update #16: Roadmap Milestone "Hacker's Nest"
We've been hitting an aggressive pace of 1 update every 2 days since launch, so you know when a few days go by -- it's gotta be something big! And indeed, it is - Update #16 delivers on the first Roadmap Milestone for November, the Hacker's Nest. This update also includes multiple other improvements for hacking the matrix as well as the first use of a self-healing system for Contacts which will help us continue to deliver on the promise of never invalidating saved games.
We've got a packed roadmap schedule for the rest of November with the first wave of proc-gen missions coming and some big updates to the existing tutorial, and we'll be working on new content, features and polish in between those larger roadmap milestones, so stay tuned to this stream right here.
If you're enjoying the progress the game is making and the pace of updates, we hope you'll leave a review and share the game with a friend!
Hacker's Nest
The features for the Hacker's Nest are a combination of the ability to browse, swap out and upgrade your cyberdeck's programs from your roster plus the market options to shop for and buy cyberdecks and programs. This now gives you autonomy over how you want to setup your Hacker's and their cyberdeck's programs. It's a big win for the Roadmap and for the matrix and hacker meta, letting you plot your own course in the matrix now.
In addition, we've introduced new program types include Nuke (which damages all IC in a node) and utility programs like Data Filter and Trace Vector. Utility programs grant a buff when they are loaded and remove the buff if they are unloaded. So, loading them into your cyberdeck's Active Memory and paying the IO cost for the first Turn of loading can net you a powerful multi-Turn buff. Check out the new options with Utilities and higher level Scan, Attack, and Nuke.
When building our your deck's, one limitation you have to plan around is Deck and Program Rating. Simply put - a Deck cannot install a Program the exceeds its DecK Rating. Therefore, a Rating 5 program requires at least a Rating 5 Cyberdeck. Also - keep in mind that installing a program on a deck permanently burns it into the quantum chips and removing it is a permanent delete.
Contact Self-Heal
Contacts and the services they offer are very dynamic - as the game progresses, each Contact has the opportunity to level up or downgrade their services (such as paying Dr. Ashe to upgrade the medical clinic and cybernetic options) as well as adding new services altogether, or even temporary or one-time services (like Origami Joe's special rifle).
With all this possible change and depth, and as we add entirely new service offerings to the game, we need a tool to be able to fix Contacts who missed something due to the age of a saved game or fix a mistake that was made at some point. So, with Update #16, we're rolling out the first set of Contact self-healing changes. There was a mistake where Syndicate Bosses, Blades and Financiers all sold Cyberdecks - that's not great. Now in all games - new and old - that will be fixed immediately on load. Also, your friendly neighborhood Wireghost was not selling enough of the options for Programs and Cyberdecks, so we've upgraded all Wireghosts in all games - new and old.
Protecting your saved games and letting you play them forward without concern for loss or invalidation is a commitment we take into account whenever we do anything technical related to saved games. This new self-healing system took some time to get just right it is another piece of the puzzle to deliver on our promise.
In addition, we've made a fix in story self-healing so that if you've previously played Carnivore mission but ended up without knowing the corrupt cop in your Contact list, that is now resolved the next time you return to the safehouse.
CPU Spike
We know CPU Spiking has caused a lot of questions - as we have helped field them too! With Update #16, we've upgraded the UI around CPU Spiking so that it appears in the list in the same size and style as an IC or a Door in an RCU. In addition, we've included clear rules about the requirements to Spike the CPU - that is, you must destroy (and not just disable) all IC within the node before you can spike.
Respec Fixes
If you multi-class into a cyber-class by getting a cybernetic implant, we've fixed a loophole that would let you Respec out of that class. In the future, we may enable this option if you confirm it and can have the cyberware removed, but right now it was causing bugs and needs to be protected against. So, take your time considering spec'ing into a cyber-class like Vanguard or Hacker, you can't Respec out anymore.
v1.1.1 - 11/14/2023
- Hacker's Next: Cyberdeck and Program Management now available - Purchase and upgrade your cyberdeck to better models - Install, delete, upgrade and strategize with your program set - New program types and levels available - Nuke, Trace Vector, Data Filter - New utility programs provide a buff while loaded into active memory - Install CPU Spike is better formatted, lists rules and displayed above IC - Fixed all pricing issues with Cyberdecks and Programs for sale - Fixed issues with Contacts like Syndicate Boss incorrectly selling Cyberdecks in all saved games - Fixed typo in Matrix Attack programs damage, now clearly 37-50 Dmg (etc) - Fixed issue Respec'ing with multi-class cyber classes like Hacker or Vanguard - no longer removes root node - Fixed all games - if you've completed Carnivore, corrupt cop is now a Known Contact
Update #15: Options and Fixes
Update #15 drops with a number of option improvements, further polish on the tutorial, tweaks to the new Forward Op and some of the most recent F10s. If you're enjoying the pace of fixes, tweaks and improvements - please leave a review and share the game with a friend!
Mouse Rotation Options
The mouse rotation option did not have a wide enough or granular enough range to take into account all the mouse configurations and sensitivity settings that players might be using. We've cranked this open to 4X what it used to be and broke the granularity down from steps of 25% to steps of 10%. Also, the default is double speed. It should help a lot - if you it still isn't enough for your setup (too fast, too slow) please just let us know.
Camera Transitions: None
For those players who want the game to take over with as little automated camera movement as possible, we've added a new camera transition option: None (no automatic movement). If you select a Talent, we won't focus on the target. If your character starts their turn, we won't focus on them. During an enemy's turn, there are no changes to the camera unless you make them with input. If you're a player who prefers this option - let us know how we did! If there are further changes needed, we'll keep improving.
Tutorial Improvements On-Going
We're going to keep improving and polish the tutorial. Some big changes are coming to its structure and how the information is presented that will make it even better and easier to use at your own pace. For this update, we've fixed an issue where some of the objective markers could disappear at the wrong times. Also, - if you rack up any Security Tally (unavoidable) or Sec Level (avoidable) , this Security status is reset at the end of the tutorial so you don't suffer the consequences (and Heat!) of any early learning mistakes you might have made.
Hacker Blank Screen
If you were getting a blank screen in hacking, this is due to some incorrect variable management which is now fixed in Update #15. One common cause was using the ESC menu to retry the turn when the character was also hacking the matrix as the same time
v1.0.43 - 11/10/2023
- Improved option for mouse rotation speed, doubled default and now can crank it to 400% - Improved option for camera transition control to include "None (no automatic movement)" - Fixed ESC key to correctly cancel movement or Talent before opening game menu - Fixed issue in Forward Op mission where camera could get stuck outside the bounds - Fixed issue with disappearing objectives in stealth tutorial - Fixed issue with Security Tally and Level carrying over from tutorial level to rooftop - Fixed issue with retrying turn or reconnecting to Matrix could result in a blank screen
Update #14: Codename Omnibus
Update #14 is another major polish and quality of life update -- bringing sweeping improvements to the UI for mouse players, improving the playability and zoom in Matrix, making the economic rules more clear in the game, completing a first pass of improvements on the tutorial, adding new lore to the Lore Journal and improving how Leverage is queued up and used so it is more obvious to players.
There is a lot more coming in November, so expect more updates soon!
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Play by Mouse Only
We've completed a major UI upgrade in Update #14 to make the entire game playable with only the mouse. If you see it, you can click it.
The design and plan was always to get here and we're glad to be bringing this one home and making the Ui more friendly to mouse only and even mixed mouse and keyboard players. We hope you find it improved!
There are no changes for controllers at this time, but our next big step in UI polishing is to work through specific screens and areas of navigation for controllers that are causing issues.
Matrix Updates
This update fixes a ton of issues with Matrix. First up - we've heard you want to see the whole map, so you can now use your regular map zoom controls to zoom out twice as far as before, which should reveal the entire or nearly entire matrix node map to you, depending on the host and screen settings of course.
We've also fixed a huge pile of Matrix F10s - from spacebar now working on the Blackhole warning to ESC bringing up the menu when looking through cameras you can disable in the SCU.
Physical Goods Economic Updates
We've made on important fix for the market this update which is to get the sell button to correct its estimates for physical items. While Cold Storage was fixed in Update #13, the sell button for physical goods was showing the full price tag to buy the item (for a gun, something like $90K) and then if you attempted to sell the weapon you'd find it goes for $12K. Really, if you're buying it - $90K, if you're selling it - something less. So, the button is now correctly previewing the sell price, which is then modified by the contact's Traits, etc.
Talking about physical goods, we resolved the bad description of higher level Medi-Clouds incorrectly referencing durations.
Clarified Leverage Usage
Those Leverage that you purchased which have a duration (delay Reinforcements for 2 turns) are much more clear about their use now. The action offered now is to "Activate" them ("Equip to Use" was so confusing!) and once activated they will be removed from the list and a log entry added about their use. Previously, we've been getting a lot of F10s that they could not be used because they were staying in the list (a bug, absolutely). From here, we'll be working on more clearly showing in the Objectives list which Leverages you currently have active for those with durations.
Tutorial Improvements
We've made a first pass of improvements on the tutorial. We've added some short exposition about the premise of what you're doing -- your merc leader is going into cyber surgery and you need to secure the rooftop for their exit by hovertruck. We've also fixed places where the sequencing of highlighting areas you needed to move to were not well done versus the dialog that explains the need. We've been more consistent about the language used to reference Talents ("Jamkit" not "Jam"). Finally, we've adjusted the objectives to not incorrectly fail you for killing guards -- killing your way through the tutorial is a valid way to get the rooftop secure too!
Lore Additions
The lore book is continuing to grow within the game with a number of additions this update. The focus is still on documenting and sharing details about New Boston, the Wards, the Leans the famous Charles and Mystic River and more. After we round out, finish, edit and publish this round of lore book updates, we'll move on to details about the Cyber Knight and their special implant.
Linux Lines
If you were on a Linux setup that had no lines in the class tree, matrix tree or the timeline - please check again after Update #14. Your lines should be finally visible! A big thanks to everyone in Discord who helped test with the test app to make this fixable. If you're enjoying the level of support, please take a moment to leave a review!
v1.0.41 - 11/9/2023
- Big UI update for mouse-only players - all buttons in action bars are now clickable - Extended Matrix zoom out by double, removed wiggle on zoom in/out - Improved dialog, movement pointers and Objectives in Tutorial mission - Big lore dump into Lore Journal - Wards 4 and 7, the Leans, Charles and Mystic Rivers, Day and Night cycle, more on NanoFabs and Forges - Completed pass improving first set of tutorial dialog - Fixed issue with ESC during device inspection bringing up game menu incorrectly in Matrix - Fixed spacebar not working when teleported by Blackhole IC in Matrix hack - Fixed oddly labeled "Disable" device buttons in Matrix - Fixed missing lines in hacking, training, timeline for some Linux configs - Fixed Sell button over-reporting sell value (showing "Sell ($100K)" when it sells for $12K) - Fixed incorrect Medi-Cloud descriptions referencing duration and area - Improved label for using Leverage to "Activate" and once activated, Leverages will be correctly removed from the list - Fixing incorrect hover for Reaction Attribute, you gain +1 Initiative per 5 Reaction (not 3) - Hid more tags that should not be visible in raw form, like the tag per missions the merc went on - Fixed issue with mouse hovers being too transparent - Fixed double dollar signs in some UIs - Fixed tons of typos and clarified sentences and lore - thanks for F10ing!
Update #13: Sniper's New Bag
Update #13 drops a big economic patch so you can make some real bank off your looting efforts, adjusts and buffs Sniper class to be more fun and less restrictive, and drops a mountain of fixes on Hacking, the Class tree and polishes up the Salvage Breakout levels a bit more.
Thanks again for everyone submitting F10s! We're excited to keep the pacing burning hot and fixing and improving constant. If you're enjoying the pace of updates to the game, please tell a friend and leave a review!
Next update -- more content and then hitting some of the November roadmap items! https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1021210/view/3747617344190975453
Economic Loot Pricing Fixes
The biggest impact for Update #13 is the adjustment and fixes to Cold Storage pricing display and pricing value. We've resolved the issue where the shown price was often nowhere near the price you'd be truly offered by a contact. There are still going to be variations as each Contact has different interest, Traits, etc but the prices are close.
Second, we've fixed the issue where so many things were simply selling for $1K. That wasn't helping your team's economy very much. Now, you should be able to make some good money, especially or Rare, Exotic or Legendary loot.
Sniper's New Bag
We've made a number of improvements and buffs to the Sniper's abilities to help make them more fun to play, less situational and more in line with the power sets of other classes like Cybersword.
First off, we've removed the requirement from Skullshot, Zeroed Sights and Weak Spot to be on a Hit Streak. Hit Streak is a fun mechanic and you can build a Sniper around it but it was too restrictive to force some much of the Alpha Kill part of the class tree to rely on the rarely-move, never-miss ways of the Hit Streaker.
Second, we've improved Skullshot to do just what it always should have - grant 3 AP, enough for another Sniper Rifle shot! Let the headshots rain! Reign? Rain! With this change, the extra +Crit % bonus has been swapped out into Skullshot's upgrade tree.
Hacker's Packet Loss
Hacker's Packet Loss was previously refreshing disabled device durations which did not match how everyone was hoping and wanting to use it. Now it will add directly to disabled device durations, allowing you to keep high priority devices offline longer by hammering them with the Talent.
Matrix AP Fixed
If you were hitting issues were you were getting 0 AP after Disconnecting from a Matrix host, these are now fixed. When you connect, or your turn starts already connected, you get your real world AP x 10 + Matrix AP boosted in. Once you've disconnected, you'll get a maximum of your real world (AP - 1) or your (Matrix AP / 10) whichever is lower. So - you're charged for the Matrix at maximum 1 AP or whatever you use while hacking.
Class Tree Fixes
We worked our way through about 20 F10s about broken things in the class tree for this update - here are the fixes. Hacker's Spoof now has its upgrades showing. The Knight Stopgap upgrades have been adjusted and the +/- Evasion issue is fixed. We've removed the nonsensical multi-Turn armor buff for Cybersword's Shielded Rush and instead extended its reach another +1 AP.
We've also rolled out the last 10 icon fixes for the class trees :hype:! That was 111 new icons, quite the grind.
Salvage Breakout Fixes
We've made the description of Stage 1A and 1B more clear in regards to how direct the path is with or without a hacker. We've also fixed some odd navigation along one of the fence lines that was the source of quite a few F10s.
v1.0.39 - 11/6/2023
- Fixed economics of Cold Storage - if you see a price listed, that is sell price (+/- Contact specific Traits and relationship) - Improved Sniper build options and fun of play - Skullshot, Zeroed Sights and Weak Spot no longer require being on Hit Streak - Upgraded Sniper's Skullshot to +3 AP for killing shot, moved +25% Crit bonus into upgrades - Upgraded Hacker's Packet Loss to work better and just extend disabled duration for already disabled devices - Added and updated last 10 Talent icons - Fixed issue with Stress / Edge meter always showing the same negative/positive value - Fixed bug with AP being set to 0 on disconnect from Matrix incorrectly - Improved description of 2 starting stages in Salvage Breakout and how they relate to take a hacker or not - Improved some navigation issues in Salvage Breakout stage 1 around the barrier near hoverpad - Fixed missing upgrades for Hacker's Spoof Talent in class tree - Fixed Knight class tree issues with Stopgap upgrades - Fixed 5th upgrade node of Cybersword's Shielded Rush
Update #12: X the Spot
Update #12 is back to smashing the hottest list of F10s from the player base. Thanks to everyone for submitting everything - bugs, feedback, suggestions and awesome ideas. Thanks for the great posts to the forum as well. This is Early Access, and we aim to improve - so let's do it together.
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Forward Op Fixes
We've fixed a number of minor issues with the Forward Ops mission. Thanks for all the F10s! The camera that was hiding its range is now resolved as well as the issue with the inability to throw grenades out of the starting zone. We've heard so much good feedback about this mission, it's exciting to see it has hit the right nerve as the first starting mission offered in the safehouse.
Missions Without Knight
During the design and alpha phases, we built for 50% of missions not requiring the Knight. From a story perspective, a benched or Injured Knight can use their powerful quantum countermeasures from nearby the heist and not specifically need to be on the ground.
We're returning to this goal as we build out additional content - and especially proc-gen mission content. We've adjusted the FORWARD OP mission to not require the Knight and the DEAD DROP HIT could already be run without the Knight. In the case that you want to protect your Knight from risk or you're already injured, this design commitment will help you have more options.
X Marks the Spot
For Talents like Lure that target a specific spot on the ground, we now draw an X on the in-world geometry that will be targeted. This can be helpful just to be clear where the target is and also help indicate when the target will be on higher ground or not where you might expect it sometimes.
Hacker AP Gains
In some cases, with plugging into the matrix, the Hacker could gain AP. This bug and minor exploit is now resolved and hacking will cost at least 1 AP on top of any AP spent inside the Matrix.
Mission Difficulty Tags
There has been some incorrect mission difficulty tags showing in mission planning for a while. The difficulty shown (Moderate, Hard, Impossible!) was not actually being calculated by based on (because, this obviously makes sense) the date the mission was created. :facepalm: Until we can make some more realistic calculations, we've hidden these tags and you can look at the mission map to see its stage count and read its details to make your own call.
Hair Coloring
We've resolved all of the issues with hair styles that were ignoring being recolored. In some cases, this has resulted in the ability to apply 2 colors, like for the mohawk. We've also fixed over 40 issues with minor cosmetic overlaps, heads poking through hats, and glasses being oddly positioned on some faces. There is more to do but we've made a huge dent in the set of minor issues and resolved everything directly reported through F10 in this set.
v1.0.37 - 11/4/2023
- Fixed issue with sight lines and throwing grenades in starting area of "Forward Op" mission - Fixed potential issue with Hacker's gaining AP from hacking - Added targeting "x" to the center of Talents like Lure - Removed incorrect difficulty tag shown with each mission (often stating "Impossible!") - Removed requirement to take Knight along on the Forward Op - Fixed all hairstyles that would not allow color adjustment - Fixed 40+ minor clipping and position issues with cosmetic options - Fixed confusing dialog about paying loan payments if Forward Op is added later in timeline - Fixed broken camera in Forward Op over the lootbox on the platforms - Fixed lighting issues with lootboxes in different levels
Update #11: New Mission "Forward Op"
Update #11 follows in the footsteps of Update #8 to add another new mission to the game. We've heard a lot and observed from players that the Cube Run was not the best or smoothest "first mission" after the Aug-Clinic Rooftop, and so today we've remedied that by dropping Forward Op mission as its replacement. We've also added an exciting new Vanguard Talent "Refract" which lets the Vanguard help the team with stealth and injected clear rules about Glancing Hits into all of the weapon details in equipment and marketplace.
If you like the pace of new content, updates and more, please consider leaving a review and sharing the game with a friend!
New Mission: Forward Op
We've added the Forward Op mission, a single stage raid with good variation each time it is played as the starting mission suggested as a good way to make a quick profit. It's a great mission with a lot of options about how to get your loot and get out before things get too hot.
We heard from players in Discord, on the forums and through F10s that the previous starting mission, Cube Run, was a big lift in difficulty to throw out as the second mission of the game, and we could also see that a large number of players were landing in the safehouse and immediately jumping right into Cube Run without much further prep. Our analysis matches -- Cube Run is a 2 stage mission with hard difficulty and more pressure on your team to keep it together for an extended heist.
Will my veteran team be able to play new content?
Good question - because we're going to be adding a lot of new content. Our commitment is to, whenever possible, say "yes." In this case, we've swapped in a new mission, "Forward Op" for the first mission you're offered in the safehouse. It would be easy to say this content is new game only, but we are dedicated to making all new content available to veteran teams. So, in this case, they story system will introduce Forward Op to veteran groups as a regular story opportunity later when they are playing forward on the timeline.
So - new team or old team, you get both Cube Run and Forward Op. Good luck!
Vanguard's New Trick: Refract
The Vanguard's newly added Talent is Refract which projects an 8 meter long illusion, hiding the Vanguard and their team's movement to anyone on the other side of the wall. The Refract projection prevents sight - and therefore attacks - but does not prevent movement. A patrolling or charging guard will pass right through the illusion and then be able to see to the far side.
Refract gives the Vanguard new options to assist the team with stealthy operations, plugging gaps, letting them slip through enemy patrol lines and more. It's very versatile and we hope you enjoying figuring out how to make fools out of the enemy patrols using it!
This cool new capability will rely on the cybernetic Holo-Pro in the future but for now is available to all Vanguards.
Glancing Hit Rules
Glancing Hits can occur when you fail your main Accuracy roll (you would miss!) but your Accuracy to hit your target is above a certain threshold. For most weapons, this threshold is 80% - so once you reach the 80% to hit mark, you're guaranteed to get a hit and do some damage. So, Glancing Hits ensure you are going to get some damage out of reliable attacks, based on the regular Accuracy and their special rules.
Melee weapons are guaranteed to get a Glancing Hit with every attack. If you get that up-close-and-personal, you never get a full miss. However, the damage is highly dependent on your starting Accuracy, so first you would like to get a real hit, and if you end up with a Glancing Hit you're going to do more damage if your starting Accuracy was 80% versus 50%.
Burst Fire weapons -- AR, UA and SMGs -- all have the Precise Burst Rule lowers their Glancing Hit threshold to 60%. These types of weapons have good insurance if they can lock onto a target and let out rapid burst, they're going to tag the target at least a bit. The Precise Burst rule only applies when using the Burst Fire firing mode, so switching up to Full Auto returns to the 80% threshold.
All of this is now explained in game on the weapon's screens -- enjoy!
Tag and Headshot Fixes
We are working retroactively to fix some story bugs. Early games in Early Access were created without the correct Sibling Tag for Emille and her brother. Our commitment is to never lose a saved game, so we're starting a process of "healing" these games now and will continue to add more "heal checks" for other types of issues we find. Now, if you return to the safehouse with one of these teams, Emille will have the correct Sibling tag for Marcus.
We also made some rules that exempted headshots from texture downgrading so that character headshots in all parts of the game are as clean and crisp as possible regardless of your quality and texture settings.
v1.0.35 - 11/2/2023
- Added new mission "Forward Op" to replace "Cube Run" as the post-rooftop mission - Cube Run joins the regular pool of stories to be selected by proc-gen as you play forward - New mission "Forward Op" available to veteran groups, it will appear on your timeline if you play forward - Added Vanguard new Talent Refract can be used to create illusory wall blocking enemy sight for short time (but not movement) - Added Glancing Hit special rules for every weapon type to the equipment screens - Fixed Emille not having canonically correct Sibling tag for Marcus in all games upon return to Safehouse - Improved rendering of character and enemy headshots throughout game on all quality settings
Update #10: Hover Drop
Update #10 rolls out a set of big quality of life improvements, level polishing and more UI hovers after an exciting weekend of new content. We're hard at work on the next mission to drop, but for the moment we've got a bevy of fixes driven by your F10s and requests on the Steam boards.
If you're enjoying the pace of development and improvement in the game, please remember to share the game and leave a review.
Icon Update
We're nearly done with a full icon update across all of the classes and Talent trees, getting all of the Talents up to the new consistent and sharper style. This drop is especially helpful as it wipes out most of the places were a duplicate icon was being used that could leave some confusion. We're one update away from wrapping up this project of re-icon-ifying!
Level and Mission Fixes
We've improved the Blue Door situation in Salvage Breakout so that it is bi-directional in the second levle, giving you even more options on how to proceed through the mission. We've fixed an area of Carnivore that was oddly unpassable and really tripping up some of your enemies as well.
Hiding Hacker Recruit
If you went through the Salvage Breakout mission, there are some paths that could lead to the Hacker being on your team but then disappearing when they went on their first mission. If you finished that mission they would have re-appeared but we've provided a fix for this in Update #10. First - all future games that take these story choices will not have a disappearing hacker and second - if you get your team back to the Safehouse, the hacker's character record will be fixed.
Hover Drop
We've added useful hovers to all stat entries for Weapons, Weapon Mods and Armor. These describe the rules of each stat in detail and should be helpful in helping you make informed decisions about your equipment to carry.
v1.0.33 - 10/31/2023
- Added and updated 30 Talent icons to consistent style - Fixed issues with story recruit from Salvage Breakout might not appear on next mission - restore to safehouse to fix - Fixed Marker Sights and other Talent's Crit Vulnerability not being shown in accuracy/crit % breakdown top right - Improved Salvage Breakout Level 2: Blue Door is now bi-directional - Improved Weapon, Weapon Mod and Armor equipment/market screens - better labels, value formatting and added rule explanation hovers to all stats - Fixed issue at end of Carnivore where corrupt cop does not appear in contact list - Fixed impassible area in Carnivore far balcony - Restored missing Tag titles in Legwork ("Tag.Name.109" etc) - Fixed typos, thanks for F10s
