Dysterra News

Greetings from Orbis!
We’ll be releasing a big update next week with some new features that I’m sure you’ll all love, so this week is mostly some small balance changes and bug fixes to keep everything running smoothly on Ararat Island. Keep reading to learn what’s new this week in our 0.3.4 patch.

And I have a small surprise at the end for those of you that read the entire game note!

[h3]Update Maintenance Time:[/h3]
Wednesday, May 3rd
(PST) 00:00-02:00
(CET) 09:00-11:00
(KST) 16:00-18:00




We changed the recipe for the TFT-K7 Legendary gun to put its cost more in line with the other legendary weapons.

Before
2 fine reactors
After
6 fine reactors




Like I said in last week’s patch note, we’ve started changing out the contents of the transmitter store every week. We’ll be testing different changes over the coming weeks to balance the use of the transmitter store and to stop people from abusing it

This week we’ll be slightly reducing the number of high level weapons and armor that are available.




Now that more high level equipment is purchasable in the transmitter store, we need to balance their recycling recipes to keep players from abusing the store to farm high level items.

1. Epic gear will no longer break down into superior terrasite.
2. Legendary gear (gold) will no longer break down into an energy core or a fine reactor.




The cyclops used to slash downward when attacking with its melee weapon. Now it will jab forward instead.




We reduced the bolt cost for level 1 base building. All level 1 parts will now only require 1 bolt apiece.




We realized that Uncheater wasn’t being uninstalled along with the game. We added code to our uninstall script to make sure that uncheater is being uninstalled.




There was a recent bug where players were able to use controllers to reduce the remaining lifespan of a server AFTER the terrafire countdown started. We’ve fixed the bug.




And to finish off this week’s game note, here are two picture previews of what you can expect in our upcoming update.








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Greetings from Orbis, survivors!

This week’s patch is a bit smaller than usual. Our team has been hard at work making content for season 3 of Dysterra, so I hope you’ll understand that there are quite a few new things in the pipeline.

This update adds more variety to the items available in the Terrasite Transmitter. We’ve also made a tweak to the server selection UI, and added new functionality to the vehicle workshops F-hold menu.

[h3]Update Maintenance Time:[/h3]
Wednesday, April 26th
(PST) 00:00-02:00
(CET) 09:00-11:00
(KST) 16:00-18:00



Terrasite Transmitters are super useful. If you aren’t taking advantage of them, you’ve been missing out on easy access to quick jumps in game progression.

We’ve recently taken steps towards making them more accessible, and now we’re updating how the store itself works. From this week’s patch, the items in the store will be put on a weekly rotating schedule. Basic goods like sleeping bags, weapon scopes, and ammo will always be available, but an extra assortment of mid-high tier weapons and armor will switch out each week.

Note: Limited Ware will still change daily; Each day’s items will be picked randomly from a total set of 6 Legendary-tier items that will also be switched out every week during maintenance.

Other changes:
- Up to 100 of each pill may now be purchased (used to be 20)
- Up to 10 Microparts may now be purchased each week (was 2)





You can now easily pick up your vehicle workshop by holding F while looking at it. Moving your workshop to a different location is now a piece of cake.





For a lot of users, the game version looked like a bunch of random numbers that went up a little every week. We’ve added the official version numbers to the front so it’s more meaningful to non-technical survivors. If you’re curious, the 6 numbers on the end are called a “build number.” Every time one of our coders changes anything in the game and saves it, the number will go up by 1 (usually).

Before:
123456
After:
0.3.2.123456




Thanks for reading this far! As a reward, here are some teaser images for what’s in the works for our upcoming May(jor) update.






[h2]Minor Changes & Optimizations 🚀[/h2]

🔧 Changed names of corpses so they match.

🔧 Fixed a missing text string in the tutorial.

🔧 Fixed a bug in single-player where one’s vehicle would sometimes disappear.

🕑 Optimized CPU load on local computer in Single Player.



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How did all of you enjoy our Blitz Mode event last weekend? Our team came together to play with you all, and we had a blast running into so many players and seeing you all enjoying the new content.

In this week's update, we're bringing more terrasite transmitters to the game to encourage their usage. We've also increased the drop rate of bolts and stone to make building easier and more efficient. In addition, the cost of bolts to repair all level 1 base parts has been removed. Keep reading for further details.

[h2]Update Maintenance Time:[/h2]
Thursday, April 20th
(PST) 00:00-02:00
(CET) 09:00-11:00
(KST) 16:00-18:00





In order to encourage the use of Terrasite Transmitters, we will replace the existing solar street lights with terrasite transmitters. You won’t have to fight with Hyena soldiers every time you want to buy something now.





We have added new items to the Terrasite Transmitter store. You can now purchase bolts for 15 pts each, motors for 25 pts, wires for 25 pts, sensors for 25 pts, and Lv.1 battery packs for 100 pts.




Players should now be able to switch to an empty hand when changing weapons while using the mouse wheel.





Due to the addition of new roof building parts that will require more bolts, we will be increasing the drop rate of bolts by 10-15% for the following containers:


🔹 Fine Scrap Bin
🔹 Fine Toolbox
🔹 Fine Trash Compactor
🔹 Rusty Boat
🔹 Radiator
🔹 Trash Bags
🔹 Metal Separator
🔹 Junction Box
🔹 Transport Box
🔹 Trash Compactor





We’ll be adding a new, angled roof to the game soon. In order to accommodate the addition of new roof building parts, we will be increasing the drop rate of stone by 30% for a number of items that includes stone and metal nodes, building debris, and terrapods.

No More Screw Removal Costs for Level 1 Building Parts 🔩
We have removed the cost of bolts to repair all level 1 base parts.




🔹 We’ve polished the animation for the Buggy Android when it spots a player.

🔹 We’ve fixed some issues with a couple of doors around the map.

🔹 When running a custom server, new log entries will now be added for connection failures, connection successes, anonymous logins, GSLT logins, save file loading, and dedicated server readiness.




This update contains several bug fixes for the game. Listed below are the details of the fixes included in this patch.

[h3]Gamepad 🎮[/h3]
🔹 Fixed tooltip key guide error when opening inventory for the first time with a gamepad.

[h3]Building 🏗️[/h3]
🔹 Fixed some issues where people were building where they shouldn’t be able to.

[h3]Explosive Ammo 💥[/h3]
🔹 Modified damage logic so that TFT-K7 is able to deal damage to shields as well.
🔹 Modified explosive damage to allow damage to be distributed to each part of the Orbis Heavy Gunner.

[h3]Facilities 🏭[/h3]
🔹 Fixed an issue during the final countdown where facility controllers were consumed but facility skills were not activated.
🔹 Fixed an issue where the facility skills were not affecting mobs.
🔹 Fixed issue with Grima getting stuck in a doorway.

[h3]Sound 🔊[/h3]
🔹 Fixed an issue where ambient sound volume changed in single-player mode depending on the player’s height on the map.
🔹 Fixed an issue with vehicle sounds where sounds were not audible to both the driver and the passenger.



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For 3 nights this weekend (Fri, Sat, & Sun), we’ll be holding a one-off 2-hour event separately on the US and Europe servers. The event will happen a total of 6 times, once each evening at 6-8pm CET time on a Europe-based server, and once each evening at 6-8pm PST on a North America-based server.

This will be an exciting sprint to see who can get the most kills in 2 hours. You’ll be starting each evening with the following items:

[h3]Starting Inventory: [/h3]

• Crafting Bench
  
• Building Core
  
• bandages x 50
  
• light ammo x 500
  
• AR TAR-1A
  
• Stone x 300
  
• Bolts x 300
  

Once you’ve built a basic shelter, you’ll want to head to the Alpha region to pick up your own proto-juggernaut(like in the Delta Plant) that we’ve spawned near a couple of the Alpha-Region hyena and orbis bases.

[h2]Or![/h2] You can search the map for one of the 10 special chests we’ve prepared. Getting one of these chests will definitely help you get a few more kills.

[h3]In each chest is the following:[/h3]

• 1 Legendary Gun
  
• 2 Legendary pieces of armor
  
• 1 Legendary protocol
  

You’ll be ready to raid bases sooner than you’d expect! We’ve adjusted the following settings to make gathering and looting faster:
[h2]Gathering Rate: 7x
Housing Damage: 10x[/h2]



April 15 - April 17 (3 days: Friday, Saturday, Sunday)

America Server
6 pm - 8 pm Pacific Time
(9 pm - 11 pm Eastern Time)

Europe Server
6 pm - 8 pm CET






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For 3 nights this weekend (Fri, Sat, & Sun), we’ll be holding a one-off 2-hour event separately on the US and Europe servers. The event will happen a total of 6 times, once each evening at 6-8pm CET time on a Europe-based server, and once each evening at 6-8pm PST on a North America-based server.

This will be an exciting sprint to see who can get the most kills in 2 hours. You’ll be starting each evening with the following items:

[h3]Starting Inventory: [/h3]

• Crafting Bench
  
• Building Core
  
• bandages x 50
  
• light ammo x 500
  
• AR TAR-1A
  
• Stone x 300
  
• Bolts x 300
  

Once you’ve built a basic shelter, you’ll want to head to the Alpha region to pick up your own proto-juggernaut(like in the Delta Plant) that we’ve spawned near a couple of the Alpha-Region hyena and orbis bases.

[h2]Or![/h2] You can search the map for one of the 10 special chests we’ve prepared. Getting one of these chests will definitely help you get a few more kills.

[h3]In each chest is the following:[/h3]

• 1 Legendary Gun
  
• 2 Legendary pieces of armor
  
• 1 Legendary protocol
  

You’ll be ready to raid bases sooner than you’d expect! We’ve adjusted the following settings to make gathering and looting faster:
[h2]Gathering Rate: 7x
Housing Damage: 10x[/h2]



April 15 - April 17 (3 days: Friday, Saturday, Sunday)

America Server
6 pm - 8 pm Pacific Time
(9 pm - 11 pm Eastern Time)

Europe Server
6 pm - 8 pm CET






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