Shrouded Sky Event - Patch Notes 1.17.0

Shrouded Sky Event - Patch Notes 1.17.0

What's New?

Hurricane Map Condition

• Violent hurricanes sweep topside with low-visibility combat, powerful gales, and hurtling debris
• Forces new survival and combat strategies

Two New ARC Enemies

• Two new ARC enemy types spotted in the Rust Belt

The Weather Monitoring System

• New seasonal Player Project

Additional Content

• Free Raider Deck
• Dam Battlegrounds map update
• Expedition Window
• Facial hair customization options added

Balance Changes

Weapons

Stitcher

• Reduced Headshot Multiplier from 2.5 to 1.75
• Reduced Base Damage from 7 to 6.5
• Increased Per Shot Dispersion by ~50% (blooms faster)

Kettle

• Reduced Base Damage from 10 to 8.5

Venator

• Reduced Headshot Multiplier from 2.5 to 2
• Reduced Base Damage from 9 to 8

Jupiter

• Improved ADS Magnification from ~1.9x to ~2.2x
• Improved Equip Time from 1.2s to 1.05s
• Improved Unequip Time from 0.9s to 0.75s

Aphelion

• Reduced Base Reload Time from 4.5s to 3.5s
• Reduced Time Between Shots from 0.9s to 0.7s
• Reduced Vertical Recoil by ~50%
• Improved ADS Settle Speed by ~35%

Items and Crafting

• Energy Clip now available by default in the Workbench

Item Value and Cost Changes

• Deadline: Value 5,000 → 6,000 Coins; Trader price 15,000 → 18,000 Coins; new ARC part added as crafting cost
• Trailblazer: Value 1,600 → 2,200 Coins; Trader price 4,800 → 6,600 Coins; new ARC part added as crafting cost
• Wolfpack: Value 5,000 → 6,000 Coins; Rocketeer Driver added as crafting cost; Refined Explosive cost reduced
• Vita Spray: Value 3,000 → 3,400 Coins; Tick Pod added as crafting cost
• Showstopper: Value 2,200 → 2,100 Coins; Hornet Driver added as crafting cost; component changed from Advanced Electrical Components to Electrical Components
• ARC Parts sell values reduced to better reflect their crafting and progression uses

Patch Highlights

• Added a piano as an interactable object in the world
• Feats can now be rerolled three times per day for free
• Removed PvP Feats; updated and added new Feats
• Ziplines can no longer be placed on carryable objects
• Mines, traps, and remote flares can no longer be placed on other deployables
• Prevented enabling all NVIDIA Freestyle filters simultaneously to remove an unfair visual advantage

Bug Fixes

Achievements

• Fixed an issue where the "Blindsided" achievement sometimes did not trigger as intended on the first attempt

Animation

• Fixed various animation issues while vaulting
• Fixed an issue where some weapons didn't drop magazines during reloads
• Fixed an issue where reattaching to a ladder after jumping could distort the climbing animation
• Polished equip animations for pistols and hand cannon
• Improved arm and weapon positioning when swapping shoulders
• Fixed fall damage not applying if the player was in a knockback animation

ARC

• Fixed an issue where Surveyors and Fireballs could open prematurely
• Reduced erratic movement of ARC parts when stuck to a looted item
• Hornets now keep their upper armor after being destroyed
• Fixed an issue where the Rocketeer sometimes would not shoot despite having a clear view of its target
• Reduced cases where the Sentinel's shots could pass through geometry

Audio

• Limited bullet sound effects per trigger pull on burst weapons to the burst size
• Reduced audio stuttering on lower-spec PCs
• Lowered non-radio voice volumes for in-game dialogue
• Fixed an issue where sliding on stairs or debris could cause audio stutters
• Scrappy will now cluck less frequently
• Reduced menu SFX and music mix volume
• Fixed bird audio positional issues

Maps

Stella Montis

• Fixed multiple collision issues in Lobby, Atrium, Loading Bay, Train Station tunnels, and Seed Vault
• Adjusted night lighting to improve visibility
• Improved night-time visibility at the Seed Vault extraction

Buried City

• Lowered chance of finding rare loot in chimneys during Bird City

Blue Gate

• Improved thunderstorm lighting for better visual clarity
• Fixed an issue where players could go out of bounds in the tunnels

Gameplay

• Fixed an issue where interactions could be triggered from too far away
• Hold and continuous interactions now cancel when equipping another item or weapon
• Fixed an issue where players could become unable to move after being revived with a defib
• Prevented players from standing on thrown grenades and other non-walkable items
• Added missing gamepad aim assist for Sentinels, Turrets, Shredders, and Surveyors