[2020] Test Server Update - Dec. 11, 2020

Auraximas is here! The weather outside may be frightful, but that won't stop the Auraximas holiday from arriving. Snowmen Return - Snowman (and Snowman made of... stone?) are appearing once again throughout the battlefields of Auraxis. Destroy these frosty fiends for bonus experience, and you may occasionally stumble across a rare Golden Snowman, which might offer up a special surprise. Sanctuary - The social hub of Sanctuary reveals new lights, sounds, and hidden presents that you can claim a reward from once a day! Holiday Missions - 'Tis the season for giving, and new daily missions will help you spread holiday cheer from Sanctuary to Auraxis. In addition, each of these completed missions contribute to a new holiday directive! New Directive - New rewards and updated challenges await you for the duration of the Auraximas holiday. Seasonal Equipment - Special equipment is available this holiday season, including gift-wrapped C4, cookie-box themed ammunition packs, and a deployable Tactical Snowman. Holiday Depot Items - In the Depot you'll find new holiday items as well, like the Snowflake Lumifibers, Northwind Tire Trails, and a sleigh full of holiday horns, camos, weapons, and cosmetics. Infantry Adjustments NSX Masamune and NSX-A Muramasa

• Direct damage from 185 to 225.
• Adjusted rocket visuals so that smoke trails do not linger.

Dev Note: Direct damage adjustments here bring the Masamune's anti-vehicle potential closer to the Decimator's without usurping its role. Infantry Rocket Launchers Standardized the minimum blast radius of 0.35m to 0.5m. Impacted weapons below:

• NSX Masamune
• NSX-A Muramasa
• NS Decimator
• Hades VSH4
• AF-22 Crow
• M9 SKEP Launcher
• NC15 Phoenix
• Phoenix AE
• Shrike
• S1
• ML-7

Dev Note: The changes here are closer to cleanup, as its impact on damage output is miniscule. Misc. Changes, Fixes, and Additions

• Players who were unable to achieve an Auraxium medal with a bugged NS-W Survivor are now able to do so.
• Nano-Repair Grenades and the Punisher's Enhancement Underbarrel no longer repair facility generators.
• Sawbones mission now includes Shield Recharging experience as an option alongside Healing experience.
• Being killed by The Flail now shows the correct weapon text and icon on the death screen.
• NC's Lightning AP projectile visuals appear once again in third person.
• Scythe Photon Pods now play the correct audio when firing.
• NSO Construction turrets are no longer missing their weapons.
• Restored the missing easteregg for Mentis2k6 from Indar.
• Fixed various animation issues related to the NS Firebug.
• Fixed an animation issue regarding weapon... stroking.
• Reduced the brightness of the VS Auraxium Mandibles.
• Updated Field Officer Knightly's transmit image.
• Fixed a typo in the Assassin implant's Tier 5 description.