We’ve been elated to see so many positive reactions to the new content in Season 4. We’ve spent the last few days fixing bugs and examining what needs to be rebalanced. This week’s update should take care of most friction points for players. Please hop on over to our Discord to let us know what you think about the changes!
Adjusted transmitter points for terrasite
We’ve increased the transmitter’s point reward for Superior Terrasite by 5x. Terrasite: 5 pts Fine Terrasite: 50 pts Superior Terrasite: 2500 pts
No More Enhancing Siege Weapons
The following weapons will no longer be able to be enhanced. They are still able to be repaired. DEMOLITION HAMMER IGX-1 DEMOLITION HAMMER IGXX-100 ENERGY ROCKET LAUNCHER EF83T ROCKET LAUNCHER UWR-102 ROCKET LAUNCHER FFM-202
More Broccoli!
You should now always find one (1) mutant broccoli inside Hyena Base fridges.
Changes to the Earthquake Facility Skill
To better balance the Earthquake’s power with its wide radius, we’ve halved its damage stats.
Clan Descriptions Can Be Edited
Added a feature allowing the clan leader and administrators to edit the clan description and labels.
Single-Player Save Safety
When saving a file in single-player mode, the existing file will be now backed up as an extra layer of protection for players’ progress.
Catalyst Vault Changes
When attempting to use the entrance console for the Catalyst Vault, a notification may pop up alerting the user that they are not currently able to enter. Also, we have removed the expiration time for the Robotic Laser Lens quest item. You may leave and return at a different time if the portal is not currently active.
Fewer pistol drops
Pistols found inside of moldy crates will now spawn less frequently.
Reduced CS-01
The drop rate of the Compensator CS-01 from Hyena riflemen and shield soldiers has been changed from 15% to 5%.
Picking Up Your Pick-up Truck
We changed the materials you’ll receive when “gathering” your broken down Stryder or Stryder EX. Stryder: 2x Lithium, 2x Cylinder, 16x Metal Stryder EX: 2x Fine Lithium, 2x Superior Cylinder, 2x Superior Metal
BUGS & FIXES
🐛 Fixed issue where some users weren't able to connect to custom servers. 🐛 Bounding Mines and base-parts that give electrical damage will no longer apply to clan members. 🐛 Some old items were still purchasable in the transmitter. We removed them. 🐛 Fixed an issue with daily missions displaying mobs that are no longer in the game. We’ve removed the missions as well as the journal entries for said mobs. 🐛 Fixed an issue where killing shield mobs wasn’t counting toward the daily quest. 🐛 Fixed an issue where 'receive all' function in the mailbox was not accessible due to the absence of a scrollbar when distributing resources. 🐛 Fixed an issue where the triangular electric floor did not attach to the triangular foundation and ceiling. 🐛 Fixed an issue where Level 2 Miners weren’t producing items. 🐛Fixed an issue where only core administrators could use the Vehicle Manufacturing Factory. 🐛Fixed an issue where Hyena mobs that spawned inside apartment housing did not patrol. 🐛 When upgrading the Hacking skill, the proper values were not being applied to hacking attempts. This issue has been fixed. 🐛Fixed an issue where the transmitter could only load item lists in units of 10.
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Patch Notes: v0.5.1
We’ve been elated to see so many positive reactions to the new content in Season 4. We’ve spent the last few days fixing bugs and examining what needs to be rebalanced. This week’s update should take care of most friction points for players. Please hop on over to our Discord to let us know what you think about the changes!
Adjusted transmitter points for terrasite
We’ve increased the transmitter’s point reward for Superior Terrasite by 5x. Terrasite: 5 pts Fine Terrasite: 50 pts Superior Terrasite: 2500 pts
No More Enhancing Siege Weapons
The following weapons will no longer be able to be enhanced. They are still able to be repaired. DEMOLITION HAMMER IGX-1 DEMOLITION HAMMER IGXX-100 ENERGY ROCKET LAUNCHER EF83T ROCKET LAUNCHER UWR-102 ROCKET LAUNCHER FFM-202
More Broccoli!
You should now always find one (1) mutant broccoli inside Hyena Base fridges.
Changes to the Earthquake Facility Skill
To better balance the Earthquake’s power with its wide radius, we’ve halved its damage stats.
Clan Descriptions Can Be Edited
Added a feature allowing the clan leader and administrators to edit the clan description and labels.
Single-Player Save Safety
When saving a file in single-player mode, the existing file will be now backed up as an extra layer of protection for players’ progress.
Catalyst Vault Changes
When attempting to use the entrance console for the Catalyst Vault, a notification may pop up alerting the user that they are not currently able to enter. Also, we have removed the expiration time for the Robotic Laser Lens quest item. You may leave and return at a different time if the portal is not currently active.
Fewer pistol drops
Pistols found inside of moldy crates will now spawn less frequently.
Reduced CS-01
The drop rate of the Compensator CS-01 from Hyena riflemen and shield soldiers has been changed from 15% to 5%.
Picking Up Your Pick-up Truck
We changed the materials you’ll receive when “gathering” your broken down Stryder or Stryder EX. Stryder: 2x Lithium, 2x Cylinder, 16x Metal Stryder EX: 2x Fine Lithium, 2x Superior Cylinder, 2x Superior Metal
BUGS & FIXES
🐛 Fixed issue where some users weren't able to connect to custom servers. 🐛 Bounding Mines and base-parts that give electrical damage will no longer apply to clan members. 🐛 Some old items were still purchasable in the transmitter. We removed them. 🐛 Fixed an issue with daily missions displaying mobs that are no longer in the game. We’ve removed the missions as well as the journal entries for said mobs. 🐛 Fixed an issue where killing shield mobs wasn’t counting toward the daily quest. 🐛 Fixed an issue where 'receive all' function in the mailbox was not accessible due to the absence of a scrollbar when distributing resources. 🐛 Fixed an issue where the triangular electric floor did not attach to the triangular foundation and ceiling. 🐛 Fixed an issue where Level 2 Miners weren’t producing items. 🐛Fixed an issue where only core administrators could use the Vehicle Manufacturing Factory. 🐛Fixed an issue where Hyena mobs that spawned inside apartment housing did not patrol. 🐛 When upgrading the Hacking skill, the proper values were not being applied to hacking attempts. This issue has been fixed. 🐛Fixed an issue where the transmitter could only load item lists in units of 10.
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Server Maintenance (Hot Fix) 📢
Improvements/Changes:
Fixed several instances of visible gaps and transparent walls located in the world.
Fixed a bug where consuming food while already full would display the animation.
Fixed the issue where building cores, ceilings, walls, and recyclers were not receiving damage.
Fixed the bug that caused certain structures to remain after the foundation was destroyed.
Fixed the time delay for Spot Events and NPC spawning.
Added Wild mutant mushrooms to creature-occupied areas.
Added missing information to the journal (new gathering materials, crafting station levels, etc.).
Exciting news about the long-awaited Twitch Drops event! We're thrilled to announce various events to celebrate the new season of DYSTERRA.
Event 1:
Earn exclusive skins based on your total watch time of DYSTERRA content on Twitch. Tune in and claim Season 4 limited edition skins!
Event Schedule:
(Week 1) 2023.07.27 (Thu) 18:00 ~ 2023.08.03 (Thu) 24:00 (KST) - Watch for 1 hour or more: [Skull-Silver] Energy DMR - Watch for 2 hours or more: [Skull-Silver] Fine Reinf. Fiber Suit Helmet
(Week 2) 2023.08.04 (Fri) 00:00 ~ 2023.08.10 (Thu) 24:00 (KST) - Watch for 1 hour or more: [Skull-Silver] Fine Reinf. Fiber Upper Suit - Watch for 2 hours or more: [Skull-Silver] Fine Reinf. Fiber Lower Suit
Note: Skin Redemption Period: Skins must be claimed from the in-game mailbox within 90 days of acquisition.
Event 2:
Log in Daily to Reap Rewards! To celebrate the new season, we’ll be doubling daily login rewards!!
Don’t miss out on this chance to get extra Terrapoints to unlock that item you’ve been eyeing! The double-points event will last for 14 days following the release of Season 4 (Until August 3rd).
Note: Daily rewards are calculated based on the 24-hour period starting at midnight, Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Season 4: Brothers-In-Arms
Season 4 is almost here!!!
With so many changes to the world and all of its systems, we’ll be taking a bit longer than usual for maintenance. We want to be extra sure that everything is working how it should, so please understand that we will be working hard to make sure the servers are open as soon as possible. Keep scrolling to find out what you need to know about the Season 4 update!
Expected Maintenance Time
PST: July 26, 19:00 - July 27, 01:00 CET: July 27, 04:00 - 10:00 KST: July 27, 11:00 - 17:00
Downtime: 6 hours
TerraFire Eruption Countdown Starts
PST: July 25, 19:00~ CET: July 26, 04:00~ KST: July 26, 11:00~
Log in Daily to Reap Rewards!
To celebrate the new season, we’ll be doubling daily login rewards!! Don’t miss out on this chance to get extra Terrapoints to unlock that item you’ve been eyeing! The double-points event will last for 14 days following the release of Season 4 (Until August 3rd). Note: Daily rewards are calculated based on the 24-hour period starting at midnight, Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Weekend Events Are On Hold
We left almost nothing untouched when rebalancing the game for this new season. So we will not have any weekend events for the first two weekends following the start of season 4. Please understand that this is to ensure fairness and keep people from climbing up the rankings too quickly at the start of the season.
Resource Return for Single/Custom Servers!
Due to the world changes in Season 4, not only the Official Servers but also the Single/Custom Servers will undergo a reset. However, starting completely from scratch in the Single/Custom Servers is unnecessary, so most of your existing resources will be returned via mailbox. This also applies to buildings, as they will be converted into resources and returned to the mailbox.
(Note: This does not apply to Official Servers for fair competition.)
What’s New in Season 4?
Here’s are the most important things to know when jumping into the game:
🏔️ The map has been completely renovated, with full redesigns of all types of bases. This is to make sure that inexperienced players don’t needlessly access higher-level areas.
🏰 We now have a clan system in the game. Build your own clan and grow your influence with your fellow clan members!
💊 Pills are now solely for damage prevention, shots are for removing status effects.
🛠️ Some higher-level recipes now need a more powerful crafting bench to be unlocked. You’ll need to level up your building core first before you can upgrade your crafting bench. Above all, the production time of the Forge has been reduced!
🏕️ There is now a separate crafting bench for consumables, so don’t forget to build your starter base in a place that allows easy expansion.
🎯 More skills = more customization. You’ll have more choices when leveling up your character’s skills, so have a plan in mind when you start unlocking skills.
⚠️ With the focus on rebalancing the factions, some mobs may be more deadly than they used to be. Be careful not to get killed out there, and be sure to place a sleeping bag so you can quickly respawn nearby.
For more detailed information, please refer to the previous game news!
(Season 4 Update News - Part 1) https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1527890/view/5704422135515691010 (Season 4 Update News - Part 2) https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1527890/view/3683432262651058247
Season 4: Brothers-In-Arms
Part 2 of 2: Clans, New Skills, and More!
Our last game note was all about how much the landscape will be changing in next week’s update. This time I’d like to share all of the new features we’re adding. Most of them help to round out the game’s content and give players more direction about how to move through their journey on Ararat Island.
We’d love to hear what you think about everything we’re adding, especially with such big changes to the game. That’s why we’re also opening some new temporary Season 4 channels on our Discord server to better discuss each of the changes we’ve made. Our whole team is curious to hear your feedback, so hop on over to our Discord and let us know what you think!
IMPORTANT:
All official servers will be wiped for this new season. This includes 'uncapped' servers. The Terrafire countdown will begin 24 hours before we begin maintenance.
That means the countdown will be starting at roughly the following times: PST: Late Tuesday night (July 25th) CET: Early Wednesday morning (July 26th) KST: Early Wednesday afternoon (July 26th)
Clan System
You can now manage your in-game friends with our all-new clan system! Clans will be shown in the rankings as well so you can show how strong you and your friends are by rising to the top of the rankings together!
New Base Protection Server-Type
Some of you may remember the ‘no-raid’ servers we used to have. We’re bringing them back while also adding a few new improvements, so we felt the name needed a change to suit those changes.
🔹 Slower energy usage in all base cores. 🔹 Higher gathering rates for resources.
A Surplus of Skills
We’ve added 25 new skills to the skills menu that range from giving you resistance to different status effects to increasing the max durability of your weapons, armor and protocols when crafted. The crafting skills will definitely help clans work together by allowing different members to build up their mastery in different weapons or armor categories.
Refined Progression System
We realized that players needed a bit more structure when progressing through the game, so we’re adding a tech-tree system. It’s based primarily around your building core’s level, so you’ll need to have a better building core to be able to craft better items.
This will be useful for newer players to the game by giving them a more distinct pathway to follow when learning the game’s systems. But if you’re more experienced, and are worried that this will ‘cramp your style’, don’t worry! We’ve been careful to make sure the progression feels natural and doesn’t add unnecessary hurdles to the game.
New Mob Types!
With all of the gun-type mobs on Ararat Island, we wanted to add some melee types to round out the experience more. They might seem harmless because they can’t hit you from far away, but some of them can jump pretty far, so be careful!
Axeman
Minerbot & Wardenbot
There are also some new super cute new floating robots that’ll zap you if you get too close!
Buff/Debuff Pills
In the past, pills were used as a way to instantly restore negative conditions. We’ve modified them to instead give the player certain buffs. The Heat Preventive Pill, for example, will give you resistance to heat status changes for a few minute seconds, but beware! It also makes you more susceptible to cold damage at the same time!
We’ve also added shots back into the game for you to use to remove status effects.
New Endings/Scenarios
Lastly, we’ve added new content to the tutorial.. ahem.. mission guide, extending the game well past the Hyena Transport Ship portion of the “storyline.” The new story content adds a lot of needed depth to the characters of the game, so be sure to give it a run-through on your next playthrough! It’ll apply to both single-player as well as official servers.
Other Changes:
Optimizations & Improvements
🔹 We’ve improved fps overall for the game. 🔹 Reduced memory usage 🔹 Improved Mailbox functionality: You can now “receive all”. 🔹 Players can breathe longer underwater. 🔹 Rebalanced siege weapons. 🔹 Improved gun recoil.
PvP Ranking Score Balancing
🔹 Adjusted ranking score algorithm to alleviate issues with meeting basic conditions for ranking tier rewards.
Animation Enhancements
🔹 Improved mantling animations 🔹 New animations to express recoil when firing 🔹 Procedural sway animations based on player movement
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BIONIC BOOST Event
‘BIONIC BOOST’ Event
This weekend, all of our servers will have another ‘BIONIC BOOST’ event!! It will be active for 48 hours from midnight on Friday, July 21st (PST) to midnight on Sunday, July 23rd.
Your cybernetic arm will receive a temporary augmentation, increasing your ability to gather resources.
Official servers will receive two separate boosts this weekend:
2x gathering boost:
Excluding special items like keys, all gathering will be doubled over the weekend. This includes terrasite, stone, and metal, as well as all containers and NPCs around Ararat Island.
2x forge speed:
All forgeable items will be processed at twice their normal speed.
Season 4 Coming Soon
Part 1: World Map Overhaul
We’ve changed and added so many things to the game over the course of early access that we needed to move things around the map to better fit our vision for the game. We really wanted to give players a more intuitive feel for level progression.
That’s why we took the dozens of Hyena and Orbis bases, as well as all of the other landmarks (juggernaut, launch pad, etc.), and condensed them into larger bases while also redesigning them to make them more distinct and unique in their experiences. This means that you’ll be more likely to run into other players while you’re out hunting for materials.
Hyena Bases
The Hyena forces are more fortified than ever! Jump from platform to platform as you search for items and try to dodge the bullets being shot at you from other players looking to steal your items.
Each base is a bit different, but many will also be housing the entrance to the Hyena Den.
Infested Bases
The mutants have made their way to the surface and have made their home in a number of Hyena bases. We removed the roadside entrances to the Bunker and placed them inside of infested bases, and also outside of the Chemochamber.
You’ll occasionally run across a Hyena dropship trying to take back their lost territory, so be sure to avoid the crossfire!
Orbis Bases
Once you’re geared up and start venturing to the inner parts of the island, you’ll be able to enter the Orbis bases.
The Orbis troops are wary of the mutants getting into their bases, so they’ve settled high above ground to make sure their bases don’t get infested as well. Each circular base is connected by a long structure that houses a number of smaller Orbis facilities.
Launch Pad
The interior of the launch pads are now protected by Stompers. You'll have to make your way through them if you want to access the unique items stored inside the base of the launch pads.
Drill Silos
We locked the Juggernaut into what we're calling a 'Drill Silo.' It made more sense for it to be guarding some kind of important facility.
Delta Catalyst Vault
Lastly, we’ve replaced the Delta Launch Pad with a new and unique Orbis point of interest. This one’ll be a challenge for quite a few of you, so be sure to prep before you take on the new mobs that are waiting for you.
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Patch Notes
We’ll be announcing something big tomorrow regarding the upcoming Season 4, but this week’s patch is rather small.
This week’s update will be a small update regarding player connection information on our custom servers. We care about our custom server community, and are working to improve stability for everyone in our community. That’s why we’ll soon be unveiling the Dysterra custom server rental service as well.
Please Note:
As part of this update, we will also be refreshing the items available in the transmitter store.
Season 4 Announcement
It’s almost here!!!!!
We’re getting ready to roll out season 4 with an all new map layout, the much awaited clan system, and so much more!
When? The end of July.
With such a massive overhaul of the entire map, we’ll be forced to reset our existing official servers, including all ‘uncapped’ servers.
What to expect?
💥 The long awaited CLAN SYSTEM 💥 Fewer trees! (So they don’t get in your way while building!) 💥 Buildable areas have been expanded 💥 Completely redesigned Orbis and Hyena bases 💥 New Mobs 💥 And lots more I’ll be sharing soon.
I’ll be sharing more in the upcoming weeks about what you can expect in the update. But I think this image will outline most of the major changes regarding the map redesign. I look forward to hearing from you on our Discord server!
