Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Prophecy News

[h2]Inquisitors,[/h2]

as some of you have reported, the recent backend transfer didn't go flawlessly. The server state we worked with during the transfer did not include the progress made on Sunday which unfortunately could not be recovered, despite our best efforts.

We would like to apologize for this experience and to make up for the losses, upon the next login you will be offered a gift as a token of our apology. Moreover, we are introducing a new Weekly Bonus that will last for two weeks and will grant the following effects:

+ 100% XP Bonus
+ 25% Influence Bonus
+ 25% Fate Bonus
+ 25% Loot Quality & Quantity Bonus

Our team will keep working on the reported problems and will also deal with the remaining performance issues in the upcoming period.

Patch v2.6.0b

Fixed bugs

• Fixed the Warp Energy Redirection mastery for all psyker spells
  
• Fixed various sound issues
  

[h3]The Emperor Protects.[/h3]

[h2]Inquisitors,[/h2]

we're delighted to announce that the backend migration is now complete! Servers are now back up and you can continue where you left off. We double-checked the saved states during the process and everything should be in place, but in the rare case you find something went missing, let us know! Performance tweaks are in process so you might encounter some issues here in there but we will keep working on the emerging issue

If you took part in the Public Stress Test, don't forget to switch back to the Live version on Steam by right clicking the game and deselecting the Public Stress Test beta branch! We would like to express our gratitude to everyone who helped us testing the new backend. You all were of great help to the team!

Beside restoring the connection to the servers, we also released a patch, containing numerous bug fixes and some other changes. Check out the whole list below!

Patch v2.6.0

[h3]Fixed Bugs[/h3]

• Fixed numerous sound issues regarding the music and other sound effects randomly cutting off mid-mission
  
• Fixed an issue where the music would cut off after an in-game video cutscene
  
• Fixed an issue where the Astral Blessing warp anomaly did not work correctly. It now applies the bonus damage only when the player is standing in the blessed area
  
• Fixed an issue where the Maelstrom spell did not have any sound
  
• Fixed an issue where the Warp Energy Redirection mastery for the Extermination spell did not work correctly
  
• Fixed an issue where the Vulnerability mastery for the Maelstrom spell applied Warp vulnerability with an incorrect rate
  
• Fixed an issue where the Enlarged area mastery for the Shockwave spell did not work
  
• Fixed an issue where the Psychic Sequence perk did not stack the cooldown reduction values properly
  
• Fixed an issue where the Psychic Sequence perk did not unlock immediately after completing the criteria for it
  
• Updated spell durations or area values from masteries now correctly reflected on the GUI
  
• Updated the Inferno spell's description
  
• Fixed an issue where the player would lose a random active Psyker blessing when applying blessings at a certain order
  
• Fixed an issue where the "Thunder Hammer of Blindness" and the "Grenade Launcher of Disrespect" had multiple relic enchants on them
  
• Fixed an issue where the Daemonic enchant "Damage from Bleed dot" did not work correctly
  
• Fixed an issue where the Plasma Pistol's Piercing Strike skill could not hit horde enemies
  
• Fixed an issue where the Omnissian Axe Beta's Cleave skill sometimes played an incorrect animation
  
• Fixed an issue where the Radical perk did not give the correct amount of resource regeneration
  
• Fixed an issue where the "+5% Supreme Critical Hit Chance and +10 Critical Hit Strength against Slowed, Shocked, Stunned enemies" enchant did not work
  
• Fixed an issue where the "+10% Damage Bonus for the next attack for every Hit Taken" morality enchant did not work
  
• Fixed an issue where the System Influence column in the Mission Deployment was sorted by system name, not the Influence value
  
• Fixed an issue where the Kastelan Robot(s) did not despawn after the Tech-Adept left the co-op session mid-mission
  
• Fixed an issue where the "Crippling Blows" passive did not work with Psyker spells equipped with "Phase Through" or "Matter Displacement" masteries. You can no longer apply these two masteries at the same time for the same spell
  
• Fixed an issue where the "Sort by Rarity" and "Sort by Level" buttons in the inventory could only sort one way
  
• Added a buff & tooltip for the "Godlike_Minion_Damage_on_kill" enchant
  
• Fixed an issue where the GUI did not show the correct number of maximum Psiloi Vivisectors/Combustors after applying the Mechasapient perk
  
• Fixed an issue where the "Champion of the God Emperor" Crusader Heroic Deed was listed for other classes too
  
• Numerous typo and string fixes in perks, heroic deeds and skilltrees
  

[h3]QoL[/h3]

• Heroic Deeds and Perks now exactly state the amounts needed to unlock them
  
• Constructs are now teleported near the Tech-Adept if their distance gets too high or a cutscene is triggered
  
• Suppression Damage Reduction's maximum value is now stated on the character page
  
• The numbers are now colored everywhere in perk descriptions and passive skill descriptions
  
• Added a "Reset to defaults" option to every tab in the Options menu, which resets only that specific tab's settings to the defaults
  

[h3]Balance[/h3]

• The Omnissian Axe Beta's Single Strike skill now has a Giant Killer tag
  
• From now on all warp anomalies have an effect to all Psykers in the party (malevolent and benevolent too)
  

[h3]The Emperor protects.[/h3]

[h2]Inquisitors,[/h2]

You might have read our previous announcement that our team is going to transfer our backend to a new backend service starting from today. As a side effect, the servers have been taken offline this morning as any further action/progress would be lost after the successful transfer.

According to our plans the maintenance will end within 72 hours with the new service up and running but in case of any emerging technical issue this period might be prolonged to ensure a stable connection.

Any news about the restored connection will be announced on all channels!

[h3]The Emperor Protects![/h3]

the time has come - we have opened our Public Test Realm for the new backend service that we will transfer to on August 1. (More info can be found here)

For this phase, we need your help to stress-test the new backend for PC. You can access it in the following way:

1. Restart Steam
   
2. Right-click the game in your Steam Library
   
3. Go to Properties
   
4. Select the Betas tab
   
5. Select the public_test branch
   
6. No additional launch parameters required.
   
7. If the game has finished updating, you can play!
   

A few things to know:

• For now, everyone will start with a clean slate, fresh accounts. This will of course NOT be the case on the live transfer, everyone will retain their old characters, etc.
  
• The backend functionality should be the same as the live version of the game. However, it is running on a temporary location, so it will be speedier in the future. But for now, expect some delay when shopping or opening lootboxes.
  
• We are monitoring player activity constantly, and we will work on backend services on the run. This will require no client updates.
  
• We encourage everyone to play co-op.
  
• This test backend will be available until August 1, when the real deal (the live transfer) takes place.
  

If you find something noteworthy or want to share it with us:

• Use our Discord, and within it, the #backendtesting channel ONLY.
  
• Invite for our Discord
• Only post required and important information in this channel. Spamming, and off-topic will not be tolerated.
  
• Always post your ingame account name when reporting issues, this is a must.
  
• If necessary, post image links or attach any additional material that helps us in tackling the issue.
  

This marks an important step in the development of Inquisitor, as we want to ensure a stable future for the game. Of course, your deeds will be remembered - and rewarded in the game.

Inquisitor PC servers will be unavailable for approximately 72 hours from August 1 due to Backend Server Migration



in order to migrate the game's current backend systems to AWS (Amazon Web Services), we will be doing an extended PC maintenance starting on August 1. The exact server shutdown time will be announced at a later date. We have to migrate our backend services not only because it is a task born out of necessity (since our old provider is being shut down), but for practical reasons as well. We aim to solve many recurring issues by having our own backend system developed for the current form of Inquisitor, including item loss and disconnections.

The migration will last for approximately 72 hours. If all goes well, servers will be back up before the 72 hour window, so make sure to check our socials and forums often during maintenance. Please note that

[h3]INQUISITOR PC SERVERS WILL BE UNAVAILABLE DURING THIS TIME. [/h3]

Once the migration is done, you will be able to continue exactly where you left off, with all your gear and stashed items intact, so that you can lay waste on heretics all over the Sector.

To make sure that the new backend system is stable under all circumstances, a Public Stress Test will also be held later this July. We'd like to ask everyone to log in during this phase if possible so that we can ensure a more stable experience once the change is applied to live servers. Details on how to connect to the Public Stress Test will be announced later this week.

As we understand that this is rather unexpected, we'd like to offer some insight into the details as to why it is happening.
The main reason behind the change is that our current server provider (GameSparks) will be sunset and won't be operational in the future. We looked into many opportunities and decided that migrating to AWS is the best choice for us thanks to its high quality server services, as well as due to its stability and longevity.
We want to make sure that the game is live for a long time still, that's why we're committed to delivering frequent updates, as well as the upcoming Sororitas DLC with an entirely new class. And now that we're on this topic - the new class DLC is coming along according to plan - this migration will not affect this timeline whatsoever.
We know how frustrating it can be to have this much downtime during an ongoing season, but we will do our best to make sure that the migration is completed in as little time as possible.

We'd like to thank you all for your understanding and support. If you have any questions regarding this process, don't hesitate to leave a comment. We'll try to get back on every topic as soon as possible.

[h2]As always: The Emperor Protects.[/h2]