Notable Improvements:

• Buffs to Caveworm and Sandworm Javelin Damage
• Liquid storage (from portable tanks to waterskins) has significantly reduced weight when not filled

This Week: Small Pouches

Coming Soon: Great Hunts Bosses and Mission Chains

Next Week: Prometheus Effects on Workshop Gear

• Fire damage workshop gear will gain a chance to smelt or cook instantly
• Frost damage workshop gear will gain a chance for frozen ore, frosted wood or chilled food
• Poison damage workshop gear will gain an opportunity to gain Noxious Crusts, Acidic Glands or Infected Bark

Your support makes these updates possible.

Changelog v2.2.61.139213

New Content

• Unlocking Pouches for Weekly Patch
• Fix Generic Pouches allowing other pouches/bags inside them

Fixed

• Fixed Heavy Obsidian Armor unlock being called Heavy Chest Armor

Future Content

• Small improvements and adjustments to sniper rifle impact bullet. Adjustment to delay on hit indicator audio to feel more snappy and less laggy
• ApeClub: Add Sweeping attack setup to base weapon (left click) attack. Add capsule for sweeping setup. Updated upgrade stats as per document
• Adding uinque sniper rifle impact audio event and ballistic data table setup
• Reword RG_C NPC descriptions
• small ADS adjustments and position adjustments to sandworm crossbow so it points to the correct position when aiming
• Replace consumables within RG_C base. Fix typo in Wedge description
• Resaved Damage Ship widget to ensure proper translatable text linking
• Adding additional wounded NPC breathing audio in to account for increased use of NPCs
• Fixed missing Salvage text string in damaged ship interface
• Fix interact for stasis bag to be able to pickup new NPCs with left click
• Added base setup for legendary sniper and bow alteration stats
• Small dialogue timing pass
• Updating dialogue to have ccorrect end of mission line
• Clawfire: Reduce recoil, new CamShake setup, added MuzzleSocket as a MeshSocket and repositioned to suit shorter barrel
• Turn off drill arrow damage for Ice Slug spawners
• Adjusting the priority of the dialogue so that GH dialogue plays over intro line
• Shortening the bullet in sound for the legendary sniper rifle to better match the animations
• Updated LODs on legendary bow arms and handles
• Fixing ads on sniper rifle not quite lining up again
• RG_C - Adjust Quest Objective Preview & Adding Keybinds to Quest objectives for Map
• RG_C - Adding 2nd Half of RG_C where players have to Stabalise, Revive and Extract 2 NPC's
• RG_C - Adding Natural Spawn Blocker to the Area so we can control the spawns via the quest
• RG_C - Added ability to apply custom damage to NPC's that require stabilization in missions
• RG_C - Adding new Quest Steps so there is quarrite burrows at the Outpost Location
• RG_C - Removing map marker and using Grid Coords instead
• RG_C - Adjusting Worm Spawn location to use closest player instead of middle of the arena (with a max distance)
• RG_C - Adding new quest steps to close burrows and take out caveworms before the Landhark appears
• RG_C - Buffed Landshark stats for RG_C now similar to RG_E
• RG_C - Added new Logic so if the worms are too far from the player they are cleaned up and new ones spawn
• RG_C - Adding new Quest Markers & Gameplay Tags for Burrow Locations
• RG_C - Adjusting mining platform so there is a few pathways to climb up when in the water
• RG_E - Fixing issue with quest step where it was not granting the session flag to allow crafting of the Stasis Bags
• Adding new stat to stop projectile tool type inheritence where required
• Fixed issue where the sandworm crossbow was inheriting rifle stats because of its incorrect tool type instead of bow/crossbow stats OR Spear stats. It now correctly just uses bow/crossbow stat scaling
• Adding Sniper Rifle Ammo Type and Item Setup
• Updated UMG_BinocularsOverlay to use a material-based overlay for better resolution scaling support
• wip on creature eye shader improvement
• Added legendary recurve bow assets to the living weapon, living weapon upgrades, and meshable data tables
• Volume balance pass on various GH UI sounds to avoid some from being too loud
• Updated naming of the legendary recurve bow core piece
• RG_F: Rehook up first half of quest that was unhooked for testing
• Fixed DT validation
• Adjusted Frostbreaker stats and renamed part names to be representitive
• Revolver: Reduced HandleC damage buff from 30 to 25%.
• Removed ItemWear and Reload stats from ChamberA/B/C.
• ChamberA now hits much harder and has a high chance of slowing.
• ChamberC now fires much faster and has a chance to cause burn.
• ChamberB is a safe middleground. All fairly even in terms of DPS
• Added art assets for the legendary recurve bow
• IM Fight - Reduced IM head crit hitbox size as it was far too easy to hit
• Firearm scopes are now enabled using FirearmScopeType_Enum stat, which should directly map to D_FirearmScopeData index
• FirearmScopeData rows now additionally control ADS time, target FOV, ADS offset in first-person
• IM Fight - Added a health threshold that the IM will return to refresh his armor (currently 66% and 40% hp)
• Added BEAST Scanner Device VFX
• Reapplying position ADS offset and grip for sniper rifle with SK that was missing and stopped previous adjustment from working
• Removing reference to Norex station from RG D2_7 audio event to avoid any confusion
• Change all Throwable Spears to use BaseCriticalDamage instead of the Spear-specific stat in order for this to propagate to Sandslinger crossbow.
• Remove -50% crit damage as it destroys DPS in comparison to throwing it by hand
• Enabled scopes in D_GameplayConfig for GH weapons that support it
• Add resource widget (such as on Blueprint unlocks) translatable text
• Fixed issue in RG_E, C, B where LandShark was being spawned at incorrect scale, preventing from dealing damage during it's dive attack
• Update Olympus translatable text in terrain selection
• Adding audio blueprint logic that was somehow missing for legendary block that was legendarily blocking the audio from playing
• Add translatable text for the Min in crafting windows
• Adjusting dialogue delay at the end of the mission to wait for 3 seconds for better result. Various UI balances
• Update C0NT4CT device header text to be translatable
• Fix ClawFire being able to be fired before reload had completed by moving animNotify to the end
• Added 100% break chance to Quarrite gun projectiles, to ensure stone isn't added to carcasses
• Returned ape to it's higher health level now that the 60s of 80% projectile damage reduction has been removed from boss
• Fix quarrite burrows taking damage from things they shouldn't
• Added text for NullSec achievements
• Fixed bug where Killer Throw talent worked on boss/epic creatures
• Updated Killer Throw talent description to show that it requires a stealth attack (behaviour hasn't changed, this just wasn't previously communicated anywhere
• Adjusting ADS offset for sniper rifle so it looks in the middle of the scope. Fine tunes to the grip socket so the hand touches the gun.
• Adjustment to UI ducking to not be as dramatic for purchasing legendary weapon
• Adding position adjusted animations for potential use for sniper rifle and crossbow sandworm
• Fixing Ensure - It was backwards in terms of triggering
• RG_F - Quick Second Half of RG_F where you follow the quarrite tunnels and close them then fight some epic creatures at the end
• RG_F - Adjusting QM to get the Burrows Spawning in the Correct Locations
• RG_F - Committing First Half of new quest - players now have to find and scan golems with a BEAST then track tunnels with an ECHO device
• RG_F - Adding new QM for marking out locations
• RG_E - Adding Hint Text to inform that some caves may have been resealed
• Replace RG_Gauntlet durability increase to be reduced wear instead
• Landmine - Added isvalid checks to ensure the landmine isnt trying to set non existant dynamic materials
• Repaired some missing sections of navmesh inside RG arena
• RG per-player health/armour bonus on hard difficulty increased from 33% -> 50%
• RG now teleports to blocker wall in edge case where it gets stuck during pathing
• RG JumpAround behaviour now has damage source come from centre of NPC
• Slightly increased RG melee damage bonus on hard difficulty from 15% -> 20%
• RG Ceiling Rocks no longer affect navigation
• Updated RotateToFaceBBEntry BTTask to support 2D direction vectors if desired
• Fixed bug where RockGolem Rock payload wasn't cleaning itself up
• MoveToVectorAdvanced behaviour can now optionally move agent to nearest patch of navmesh before beginning move operation
• Fixed bug in BTS_SweepBoneDamage where SelfActor BT key was getting overridden
• Update RG_Gauntlet to use biofuel and updated all upgrades
• Added Rocks to block player snipe ape on Ape Arena
• IM Fight - Fixed bug where pillars wouldnt be removed from the pillar array when destroyed from collision and timeout
• Updated legendary bow handle A mesh and textures with corrected normals
• RG_C - Reduced Worm Spawn Frequency from 30s -> 40s Base
• RG_C - Reduced Max Worm count at anyone time based on scaling from difficulty and player number
• RG_C - Increased time it takes for worms to move 5s -> 10s
• RG_HUNT - Adjusting Objective Description to match the bosses name
• Adding an AI setup for the Rock Golem Juvenile Arctic so it differs from the base
• Adjusting the Rock Golem Juveniles Loot so that the variations add the specific ores and the base is more plain, also gave them soft meat as a 100% drop
• Preparing Materials for the Arctic Element Armor Variations
• Adding Rock Golem Juvenile Arctic Variation Textures for Bones and Carcass and Implementing on the Corpse
• RG_C2 - Adding additional Natural Spawn Blockers around the quest area's where the quarrite burrows are
• RG_C2 - Adding new Quest Steps to Build a Simple T3 Base and Craft some Basic Equipment before hunting down the quarrites
• RG_C2 - Adding new quest base to pull item name from itemable rather than always specifying it within quests
• RG_C2 - Adjusting Landing Location of the Droppod so it doesn't land in the base you just built
• RG_C2 - Incorperating existing dialogue for first finding the quarrites and then updates when skinning and collecting vestiges
• RG_C2 - Adding new Map Icons for the Quests
• RG_C2 - Adding Natural Spawn Blockers to Areas surrounding base outpost and Quarrite Burrow Locations
• RG_C2 - Removed Collection of Basic Vestige
• RG_C2 - Adjusting Faction Mission DT to show Previews of the Quest Correctly
• RG_C2 - Changed up flow to give more context and change dialogue triggers to allow for dynamic collection
• RG_C2 - Adjusted Map Markers, Tags and Trigger steps to allow for better quest objective locations
• Feature Locking New GH Accoldes / Achievements
• Adding Helper Functions of Quest Object Cleanup so you can specify lifespan so you don't need to call the 2 other functions
• IM Fight - Removed random pillar spawning.
• Added EQS based Pillar spawning (1 under player, 9 in area around player, and 10 max.)
• Boss can now walk through pillars to prevent him from not being able to go into caves and for players being able to destroy pillars.
• Added a lifespan to the pillars so after 5 mins they'll destroy
• Repositioned damage source location for RG jump attack
• Fixed issue where RG's jump attack BT task wasn't receiving the additional stats given to it
• re-organized files for creature eye shader
• Added cheat to update prospect difficulty at runtime
• Reduced drill arrow damage from 85->25, but now it deals an additional 3 instances of damage over time after hitting target
• Drill arrows are no longer affected by armour that causes projectile ricochet
• RG boss fight worm spawns are now affected by prospect difficulty
• Slightly increased base health/armour of RG based on difficulty level
• RG melee damage now scales based on difficulty level
• Added new attack in final phase of RG fight
• Potential fix for rare issue with RG fight where boss won't emerge after burrowing
• Various small timing tweaks to RG boss fight
• Adding sniper crack blend layer to give more mid range aggression. Currently blended in - may adjust and fine tune
• Adding legendary bow reload, draw, fire, shaft, stick events and data table setups. Added possible animation for holding the bow slightly further away for better visibility
• Adding new Chance to deal double damage stat
• Adding New Endurance Modifier & Stats for one of the ape club modifiers
• Naming Legendary Club Parts
• Adjusting legendary Club so the alternate attack is given by default and the 4th upgrade now provide bonuses which apply to all attacks
• Adjsuting Stat name to not mention lava pools but instead mention setting the ground on fire
• Adding Names for Crossbow Alterations
• Removing Summon Sandworm Stat and Replacing with Damage and Projectile Speed
• Fixing issue where only one affliction stat should be shown on the upgrade tooltip (fixes issue where bleed and wound where both not being shown at the same time)
• Revolver Upgrade Name Pass
• Removing Outcome Text from GH interface as it now just uses World Stats and Flag Descriptions (this was changed a few weeks ago and the data not removed)
• Adding DT for Stasis bags so we don't need to keep 2 maps up to date in different locations
• Adding new Arctic Rock Golem Texture Variations for the Elemental Infusions
• GH_RG - Updating Outcomes of RG Great Hunts to balance out the tree
• GH_RG - Adding Rock Golem World Stat Outcome for Landsharks appearing in large caves
• GH_RG - Setting up new Cave Creature Landshark for it appearing in caves
• RG_O2 - Adding specific spawning and hints to player as to where the spawning is happenning
• RG_O2 - Adding a bit more context as to why you are doing what you are doing
• RG_O1 - Adding new Creature Subsystem Notify for creature armor breaking
• RG_O1 - Adding Specific Den Spawn Locations for the quest and letting the player know via objectives
• RG_O1 - Adding new Objectives to give he quest more context, such as aquiring a vestige, more context on what needs to be built and using arrows specific remove armor
• RG_A - Replaced Map Icon with Grid Coords in Objective
• RG_A - Removed Scarecrow as it was adding a search area to the map which was not intended revealing the base location
• RG_A - Adding a Map Marker when players find the base
• RG_A - Capping Max rock Golems in Area to 1 - Making an epic creature with no new stats - will help players learn about the creature rather than be overwhelmed mission 1
• RG_A - Capped Number of Extra Spawns - even with multiplayer spawning - now has a 120 second delay before attempting to spawn an additional
• RG_D - Adjusting the Condensed Extotic Dropped Mesh to be the same as the back, and applying a map icon when the object is dropped
• RG_D - Removed the Cleanup timer from the Condensed Exotic when dropped
• RG_D - Fixing Quest Description that was not ticking off correctly making it look bugged
• Fix projectiles for fireball/slug launcher not visible when terrain deformation is on, also re-added color variation for slug launcher ammo types
• Ape Fight - Increased healing from 4% to 35% as he seemed to only heal once in the fight
• Reduced legendary bow base arrow speed, increase rate of fire on fire rate upgrade, reduced arrow speed slightly and added projectile damage to arrow speed upgrade
• Frostbreaker fix stamina consumption for base attack. Adjust stats on weights to reduce freeze, increase shattering rewards and reduce stamina consumption. Remove stamina consumption bonus from mining upgrade
• Reduce Behemoth damage variation to 10% from 20%
• Update Noxious Cloud upgrade to show modifier for attack chance
• IM Fight - Pillars now have a little spike that is in the ground on spawn that shows there is a pillar there and raised the niagara effects to give better visibility. Removed the ability for pillars to hurt/knock back the boss on spawn (being destroyed instead)
• RG_Gauntlet significantly increased durability, reduced fuel use and fuel capacity.
• Added mining rewards and tweaked damage and attack speed
• Add blinking Red/Green nav lights to Drone.
• Add DF shadow setup for DroneSpawner.
• Add supporting light and toggle on/off material states.
• Lights will go out when no more drones are queued to spawn.
• Remove bespoke highlight setup that isn't needed
• Buff Sandworm Javelin damage and crit damage
• Buff Caveworm crit damage
• Fixed bug where CF_MED_002 cave was spawning caveworms at the wrong scale