Game Update 7 (2013/04/18)

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