[2023] May 31 2023 - PC Hotfix

All PC servers will come down for the following update on Wednesday, May 31st, at 6:00am PT (3:00pm CET). The downtime for this update is expected to last up to 2 hours. -- Construction

• The Durability Module now provides increased damage resistance from tank shells and Air to Ground weaponry
• Increased damage resistance for construction objects from the Yellowjacket and the Howler mining lasers
• When a silo is destroyed it will no longer consume Cortium from all nearby structures. It will only consume Cortium from the structures below.
  • Ammo Tower
  • Routing Spire
  • Vehicle Gate
  • Recon Array

Dev Note: This change will aide in the ability to get a base up and running again after a silo has been destroyed, and a new silo is constructed.

• Facility Silos now accept Cortium deposits
• The Pillbox and Spear AV Turret construction objects now accept modules
• Fix in place to prevent flickering on the Command Center's Skywall Shield

Dev Note: We will monitor this and adjust as needed

• ANTs now have the Gate Shield Diffuser as a Utility slot option
• The Solid Wall construction object no longer decays when in range of Silo with Cortium
• Repair Modules now affect the Solid Wall construction object
• Module Dispenser no longer takes damage from friendly fire
• Module Dispenser now shows the correct interaction prompt when access is restricted
• The Vehicle Gate's shield FX now despawns with the Vehicle Gate
• Command Center terminals no longer take damage
• Updated Routing Spire terminal texture
• Removed a potential secondary floating terminal screen from the Routing Spire
• Orbital Strike Uplink now displays damage FX
• Glave and Flail interaction terminals are easier to access
• While in an ANT, the nearest Silo's HUD indicator icon will clamp to the edge of the client/screen
• Cortium Silo's building FX now last for the entire build time

NS-D Helios

• Switching to and from the Helios now plays the appropriate animation
• Reloading the Helios now plays the correct animation
• HS/NV scope added to the Helios
• 3.4x and infrared scopes are now positioned correctly on the rail
• ADS adjustments for a more accurate CoF
• Burst mode's initial shots are now more accurate while in ADS
• Alternate fire reload now uses the correct animation timing
• Alternative fire mode CoF bloom, when firing from the hip, is now smaller
• Alternate fire mode now provides a slight CoF boost while aiming down sights
• Alternative fire mode direct and indirect damage output has been decreased
• Extended Magazine now increases the magazine size by 50
• Converted the Forward Grip attachment to a Comfort Grip
• Primary and alternate fire modes now use common movement speed adjustments
  • Applies to both ADS and while the Helios is carried at the hip
• Weapon unequip time has been increased
• 5 Round burst now has a HUD fire mode icon
• Tool-tip icon is no longer low res
• Firing while aiming down sights is now far more accurate during the initial shots of a burst.
• Alternate fire reload now uses the correct 1sec. rechamber as the primary firemode.
• Alternate firemode CoF bloom from 0.2 to 0.1 from the hip.
• Alternate fire direct damage from 450 to 200.
• Alternate fire indirect max damage from 450 to 400.
• Extended Magazine now increases magazine size by 50, instead of 150.
• Primary and alternate firemodes now uses common movement speed penalties from the hip and while aiming, 1x and 0.5x respectively.
• Weapon unequip time from 0.25sec. to 0.5sec.

L2-100 Kingsnake

• Increased reload speed from 2.00 to 2.75s

Apex SMGs

• Kills with Apex SMGs now contribute to class directives requiring SMG kills
• Iron sights for the AF-4 Cyclone and PMG-100 are no longer misaligned

Planetside 20-Year Legacy Directive Event

• Focused Assault: Only kills during Meltdown alerts count towards progress
• Directive events have now been localized in French and Russian

Misc. Changes, Fixes, and Additions

• Removed recent work regarding point lights and particle illumination
  • This will address numerous accounts of flickering particles, intensely bright lights, and possible performance dips when in range of particles being illuminated by point lights
• Oshur: Added Unstable Meltdown to possible alerts
• Oshur: Alerts will now trigger quicker under low population conditions
• UI: Report Player option is now accessible from the Support menu
• UI: Place-able items now tint appropriately
• UI: Settings: Reticle tinting now has a Reset to Default option
• UI: Settings: Chat Background Opacity slider now has an accurate tool-tip
• UI: The Construction Preview on the ANT's loadout screen is no longer enabled while re-deploying
  • This button was previously unresponsive while in this state
• Missions: Construction tutorial missions no longer appear after completion
• Anti-Material and Bolt-Action rifles now play the correct reload animation when the magazine is empty
• Esamir: Esper Research Station's spawn point is now named correctly
• Attachments: Heavy Barrel movement speed reduction is now percentage based (reducing the overall movement penalty)
• Deathnaught Helmet: Camos no longer affect the eye section
• L2-100 Kingsnake's reload speed has been slightly increased
• Various item description updates
• FX have been applied to Routers allowing better visibility from a distance
• Removed an "@" symbol from displaying as a capture point on the HUD while in VR
• Air resupply pads at Tannae Power Base now function correctly
• Updated localization pass to account for various strings
• Removed several inaccessible Cortium nodes on Oshur