[2021] Patch Notes Pre-Season 4 | 0.4.0.0

: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page [url=https://steamcommunity.com/ogg/1024380/announcements/detail/3065239561538610334]here[/url].

Pre-Season 4: Man vs. Beast is now live! The season highlights include a brand new Enforcer hero - Jack, who brings his own repertoire of skills to the table in the war against the dinosaurs. Read more about Jack’s abilities and how he was created by the team here[www.secondextinctiongame.com]. We also have a new Tutorial mission, especially beneficial for new players and brand new Seasonal Contracts!

As always, the team has been smashing bugs and cracking codes to up the experience even more. A complete list of fixes and improvements can be found below.

We hope you enjoy the update, and if you find any bugs, please report them directly to support here[support.secondextinctiongame.com], and if you have any questions or feedback to share join our Official Discord server[discord.gg] - the best place to get in touch with the team and become part of the community!

General Improvements

• Improved mechanics for big dinosaur projectiles ⭐
  
• New and improved loot visuals
  
• Increased time before loot disintegrates ⭐

Abilities and Perks

• Fixed an issue where bullets affected by the 'Smart Ammo' perk change trajectory when no enemies are present
  
• Impact Detonator perk is now always triggered ⭐
  
• Now it’s impossible to place a Static Barrier on top of the Supply Drops

Audio

• Localization and audio are no longer mismatched on the loading screen in the Contact mission

Contracts

• All contract tags are localized now
  
• Contracts to kill dinos without reloading is now working in multiplayer⭐
  
• Fixed an issue when 'Dead Shot' contracts can be completed without using the Scout Rifle (XB only)
  
• Fixed an issue with unintended Increased fire rate after changing weapons (Community report)
  
• Pistol and Revolver are now displayed as a requirement for the 'Small Arms Mastery' contract (XB / WIN 10 only)

Controls & Settings

• Pressing ESC in the Key Binding screen no longer takes the player back to the Lobby

Enemies

• Enemy reinforcements are now activated normally when players have triggered the extraction sequence
  
• Fixed an issue where the Necro Kylo's and Flatback's belly sometimes looks visually incorrect
  
• Fixed issue when multiple Rexes spawning at the same location ⭐
  
• Now enemies can’t attack through the Dropship walls on extraction

Gameworld

• Extraction camp collision is fixed now
  
• Fixed an issue when a player could be trapped in a Raptor Trap
  
• Fixed an issue when supply drops can be placed on big dinos dead bodies
  
• A floating box with no texture was removed from the map ⭐
  
• Floating objects that used to appear in Altum Valley after sending up supply container are now removed
  
• Lighting is now changed properly after entering a cave in a specific location
  
• Now it’s impossible to climb on top of the raptor traps
  
• Players can no longer respawn in a locked camp in Magna Petram
  
• Players can no longer climb on the top of camp buildings

Graphics

• Fixed and polished animation for Jurgen
  
• Fixed animation for Scout Rifle reloading, now it’s more realistic (the bolt wasn’t lifted before pulling back)
  
• In-game visual blur effects are no longer following you to the lobby
  
• The shotgun equip animation is now working properly

Menu, HUD, UI, etc.

• "Almost dead" overlay is no longer shown on the screen if the player resizes the window
  
• All matchmaking filters are now localized
  
• Arctic camo nameplate is unlocked and rewarded as intended ⭐
  
• Bronze pack rewards are no longer overlapped with an information icon
  
• Critical health should no longer display incorrectly when the player is in a drop pod ⭐
  
• The information icon now always shows up when using the mouse in the Contract menu
  
• Key bindings now have appropriate localization in the Settings menu
  
• The Necrosis nameplate is not uppercased now
  
• Players can no longer skip animation while rapidly clicking 'A' button during the leveling up process after the mission
  
• Return to Lobby popup is now showing text correctly
  
• Statistics overlay is now placed correctly on the Mission Result Screen if one of the players left the game before extraction
  
• The contract navigation bar is no longer overlaying the loading screen if a contract is activated or completed
  
• The gamepad image does not appear anymore in the settings tab if it doesn't belong there
  
• The prompt to pick up placed Static Barriers has a clear description now
  
• The SMG name is no longer cut off in the Armory menu (French language)
  
• The text is no longer cut off in Rosie's ability description (Russian language)
  
• The title text is no longer cut off in the War Effort update (French language)
  
• The translation of terms "Handling" and "Stability" is fixed in the French language ⭐
  
• Tundra Campaign title text in War effort update is now fully visible in Spanish localization

Missions

• Charged Extraction mission was incompletable in rare circumstances ⭐
  
• Players could get the same dance reward twice after completing the mission
  
• Server Lockdown prompt was shown even if the player never played the Black Site mission ⭐

Multiplayer

• Players can now rejoin the session if they exited to desktop ⭐

Performance

• Changing video resolution and window mode in the pause menu no longer disables gamepad input

Weapons

• It’s now impossible to buy the Rocket launcher twice ⭐
  
• Mine seeding mines should no longer end up floating above the ground

⭐ = Changes made from community feedback and reports.