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Rush Respawn Update - Maintenance Update 1

Thank you for playing X8!

If you have been enjoying the game, please consider leaving us a review on the Steam store page, we'd really appreciate it!

Update changes include:

New Features

Reconnection to Custom matches through the reconnection button

Bug Fixes

Improved climbing experience (Increased the grabbable ledge, increased vaulting speed)
Fixed graphical hitch on Quest 2 when shooting the first bullet of a Skinned weapon that has custom VFX
Improved the hitch when loading into the Main Lobby Menu
Fixed plenty of crashes
Made interaction distance bigger with UI in the Character selection menu
Fixed Charade being invincible during pre-and-post-teleport delay
Fixed Covert Operation Achievement
Fixed damage numbers are displayed for all the users when someone is taking damage in Rush game mode
Fixed magazine highlight still displayed when the weapon is on the floor
Fixed weapon spawning on the Right hand in Skirmish when primary hand is set to Left
Fixed banked ability icon does not update when switching the primary hand
Fixed the Auto Sprint setting displays under the Localization setting. Now it shows up under "Control" setting
Fixed Rekt skin banner Discord link

Hero Updates

[h2]Charade[/h2]
[h3]Vanishing Act[/h3]

Increased audio range of Charade's Ultimate ability activation voice line
Increased recovery duration (after reappearing) before weapons can be used [0.85>> 1.25s]
Increased audio cue range when Charade reappears [15 >> 37.5m]

[h2]Jaguar[/h2]
[h3]Blockbuster[/h3]

Increased the speed and max trajectory distance of the grenade projectile

[h2]Vesper[/h2]
[h3]Oblivion[/h3]

Increased vision range inside smoke [2 >> 2.5m]

[h3]Nightwatcher[/h3]

Fixed an issue where the sentry eye could expire from its lifetime timer while detecting an enemy
Decreased max sentry lifetime [12s >> 7.5s]

Balance

[h2]Weapon Balancing[/h2]
[h3]Hellhound[/h3]

Reverted previous cost change [1850 >> 1900]
Decreased leg damage multiplier [0.85 >> 0.8]
Slightly decreased bullet penetration multiplier

[h3]Renegade[/h3]

Reduced cost [2450 >> 2400]
Increased bullet penetration multiplier

[h2]Game Balancing[/h2]

Small adjustment to make the Ability Wheel feel snappier
Increased brightness of all the gun skins
Rush Respawn
- Decreased round timer [75 >> 60s]
- Increased respawn timer for defenders [5 >> 10s]
- Round will end when all the players die

Known Issues

Taking off the HMD may cause the client-side crash. Please try not to take off your HMD while in game
Still a couple crashes in custom games we're working on fixing

**Please be advised that players on an older game version will no longer have access to the online servers until you update your game.

Thank you for your patience while we build a better game with your help!

Join us on Discord! discord.gg/x8vr

Download X8 here!
📌 Meta: https://www.oculus.com/experiences/quest/4518172508241377/

📌 Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1763510/X8/

Major Update - Rush Respawn

Introducing:
Major Update - Rush Respawn

Last Major Update, we introduced the new Rush game mode. This time, we're taking it up a notch with Rush Respawn! Get right back into the action as soon as you're down in quick, chaotic 4 round matches.

We've also introduced the first steps of Skill-Based Matchmaking in this update! The more you play, the better your matchups! We'll be posting our highest MMR achievers in our Discord server

New in this update as well is Leaderboard Challenges ! Compete for the top spot and improve your personal best in rotating leaderboard challenges! **Please note that only matches played in Demolition will count towards your spot on the leaderboard.

And more!

Your help in identifying bugs and providing feedback has been invaluable in making X8 what it is today, and will continue to do so in the future. Please continue supporting us with bug reports and suggestions in the Discord! https://discord.gg/x8vr

If you have been enjoying the game, please consider leaving us a review on the Steam store page, we'd really appreciate it!

Changes include:

[h2]New Features[/h2]

Rush Respawn Game Mode
Reward System
Simplified gameplay inputs
Tutorial improvements
Weekly Leaderboard challenges
- Compete for the top spot and improve your personal best in rotating leaderboard challenges!
- Note that only Demolition matches will count towards your score for each challenge.
New Skins: Content Creator weapons and more!

[h2]Hero Updates[/h2]
[h3]Charade[/h3]

Doubletake
- Charade will now say a voice line when an enemy player is revealed by the decoy
Escapade
- The warp pad can now be deployed and teleported to during the Buy Phase

[h3]Nyx[/h3]

Subterfuze
- The stealth bomb can now be deployed and recalled during the Buy Phase

[h3]Shinya[/h3]

Flare-up
- Increased blind angle leniency (players should be blinded more consistently while still facing the flash)

[h3]Xero[/h3]

Uplink
- Xero can now use Uplink during the Buy Phase

[h3]Misc[/h3]

Added alert for abilities and hero items that cannot be used during the Buy Phase

[h2]Balance[/h2]
[h3]Weapon Balancing[/h3]

Cyclone
- Decreased fire rate
Hellhound
- Decreased cost [1900 >> 1850]
Rookie
- Decreased fire rate

[h3]Game Balancing[/h3]

Set default Demolition Buy Phase time back to 30s

[h2]Bug fixes[/h2]

Fixed Climbing issues
Fixed Charade's casting hand gets stuck in an open position after placing sanding decoy
Fixed Charade can be visible on enemy Minimap while Vanishing Act ability is active
Fixed haptic feedback does not stop while the user holds Jaguar's Wildcat EM-R3 after firing
Fixed Oblivion ability doesn't disappear on all clients except the owner after being affected by Thunderhead
Fixed some elevated surfaces on Nautica won't blind the user when using Xero's Sideflash
Fixed the player is immune to damage on two spots in Nautica
Fixed Syphon plays the planting VFX, SFX, and Announcer each time a user puts the headset on sleep and comes back online
Fixed Game mode is selectable while being in the queue for matchmaking
Fixed offline Tutorial issues
Fixed Spectator-related bugs and crashes
Fixed Achievements/Stats-related issues
Fixed multiple Client and Server crashes

[h2]Known Issues[/h2]

If you do not seem to matchmake after 3+ minutes, cancel and restart matchmaking
You will not be able to exit or continue the Tutorial when losing internet connection while in the Main Menu
Covered Operation Achievement is not achievable

**Please be advised that players on an older version of the game will no longer have access to the online servers until you update your game.

Thank you for your patience while we build a better game with your help!

Download X8 and drop a review here!
📌 Meta: https://www.oculus.com/experiences/quest/4518172508241377/

📌 Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1763510/X8/

Charade Update - Maintenance Update 1

Thank you for playing X8!

Charade's been a bit OP for a few weeks, we're taking her down a notch now. New update complete with some new features and lots of balancing tweaks. Let us know what you think!

If you have been enjoying the game, please consider leaving us a review on the Steam store page, we'd really appreciate it!

Update changes include:

New Features

New Skins: NEO-19 Pack and more!
Team re-balancing during the match is turned OFF
Auto-drop magazine setting set to ON by default
Charade's abilities visual polish
Matchmaking UI rework with timer
- Now matchmaking starts when selecting the game mode in the Main Menu

Bug Fixes

Fixed Charade-related bugs
Fixed player can teleport inside multiple surfaces
Fixed the planting sound of the Syphon persists after the attacker dies while planting
Fixed Syphon gets desynced when Quest is in sleep mode while Syphon is planted
Fixed Muted status is not saved when reconnecting to a match
Fixed some client and server crashes

Hero Updates

[h2]Charade[/h2]
[h3]Doubletake[/h3]

Decreased max decoy lifetime [12s]
Decreased trigger windup time [0.5s]
Increased Daze status effect vision range [40 >> 50m]
General Note ~ the decoy's movement speed is based on whether you are in the walking or sprinting state when it is created

[h3]Escapade[/h3]

Enabled the Warp Pad to be launched without line of sight

[h3]Mesmerize[/h3]

Increased cost [200 >> 250]

[h3]Vanishing Act[/h3]

Ultimate ability activation voice line is now fully audible to nearby allies and enemies
Decreased max duration [14s >> 12.5s]
Increased audio cue range when Charade reappears [5m >> 15m]
Added recovery time when Charade reappears to prevent instant weapon usage

[h2]Izara[/h2]
[h3]Hotspot[/h3]

Increased cost [200 >> 250]
Increased damage per second [36 >> 42]

[h2]Jaguar[/h2]
[h3]Blockbuster[/h3]

Increased cost [150 >> 200]

[h3]Vanguard[/h3]

Increased initial firing delay [1.5s]

[h2]Nyx[/h2]
[h3]Echo Cloak[/h3]

Decreased duration [12 >> 10.5s]

[h2]Sarai[/h2]
[h3]Synergy Matrix[/h3]

Decreased duration [12 >> 10.5s]
Increased damage resistance effect [40 >> 50%]

[h2]Xero[/h2]
[h3]Sideflash[/h3]

Increased blind angle leniency (players should be blinded more consistently while still facing the flash)