X8 News

Hello everyone!

Thank you for playing X8! Your support has been incredible over the past 2 months, and we're excited to present to you our 1st Major Update! This is the first of our upcoming major updates, putting in big new changes such as maps, heroes, gamemodes, whole systems, and more!

This update in particular brings:

• A New Map - Neo Yakuza
• An Achievement System

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:

New Features
• Achievement System
  
• New Map - Neo Yakuza
  
• Round Outcome Popup UI
  
• Allow melee damage to destructible objects
  
• Initial Implementation of bHaptics Support (x40, x16, TactVisor, Tactosy Arms)
  
• Initial Implementation of ProTubeVR Support (ProVolver/ForceTube)
  

Hero Updates Izara
PULSE Shield
• Decreased shield health [150hp >> 100hp]
  
• Decreased deflection duration [4s >> 2s]
  
• Increased cooldown duration [45s]
  
Jaguar
Thunderhead
• Increased lingering duration of Stall and Disarm debuffs applied to enemies [3s >> 7s]
  
Sarai
Stasis Pylon
• Inhibit players from standing on top of the pylon
  
Shinya
Hyper Instinct
• Increased cost [650 >> 850]
  
Jolt
• Decreased maximum Jolt instances [3 >> 2]
  
• Increased cost [100 >> 150]
  
Quicksilver
• Decreased shield duration [4.5s >> 2.5s]
  
• Improved general expansion of Molotov abilities (Blockbuster + Hotspot) on different surfaces
  
• Improved placement parameters for wall abilities (Inferno + Power Surge) to reduce the chance of hanging mid-air

Balance Weapon Balancing
• Reduce speed requirement to deal melee damage with guns and the knife
  Game Balancing Game economy adjustments to reduce team snowballing
• Minor decrease to win award [2900 >> 2800]
  
• Minor decrease to kill award [250 >> 200]
  
• Increased money awarded for consecutive losses by 15%
  
  Bug fixes
• Fixed weapon can fire infinite bullets that don't deal damage
  
• Fixed Assist is not added to the Scoreboard when enemy player is killed by Headshot
  
• Fixed Shop UI icon is displayed in Skirmish game mode
  
• Fixed Shop UI may not load sometimes
  
• Fixed Shinya's Jolt ability cant be casted mid-air and it will be consumed
  
• Fixed Nyx's Motion Sensors can be seen on the minimap when having Nyx in both teams
  
• Fixed player cannot see planted bomb inside Izara's Barricade ability
  
• Fixed Knife backhit consistency on melee and thrown knives
  
  Known Issues
• Wrist pockets are clipped with the user's hands causing the user to twist the wrist in a uncomfortable way to place the bomb inside the pocket
  

**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/

Thank you for playing X8! A quick hotfix coming your way to fix some issues.

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

Balance
• Decreased the maximum Shinya's Jolt instances from 3 to 2
  
• Increased cost of Shinya's Jolt from 100 to 150
  
  Bug fixes
• Fixed occasional crash at the match end
  

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

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

Hello there!

Thank you for playing X8! We hope you enjoy this batch of updates this week. With your help, we’ve been able to fix even more things.
If you have been enjoying the game, please consider leaving us a review on the Steam store page, we'd really appreciate it!

Please continue to give us more feedback and bug reports! You are an important part of helping us build X8 to be even better. Join us on Discord to provide us with your feedback! https://discord.gg/x8vr


In additional news, we are hosting the X8 Leaderboard Challenge. This challenge will take place over the next 3 weeks, until July 13th. Anyone can participate for the chance to win prizes, including Amazon Gift Cards and Discord Nitro! More information is available on Discord in the #leaderboard-challenge channel. Contest Rules

Update changes include:

New Features
• Implemented Weekly Challenge Leaderboards
  
• Organized the Options menu better
  
• Reduced the size of the Ability Gesture Wheel (adjustable in Options Menu)
  
• Added transition effect for Wall and Smoke abilities
  
  Balance
• Adjusted the impact of Hotspot and Blockbuster to allow them to seep down to different surface levels
  
• Decreased Jaguar's Vanguard size by 40% (affectionately named Turret-chan internally)
  
  Bug fixes
• Fixed Syphon pocket is not triggered. Now players can store Syphon in the pocket easily when Syphon is hovering the pocket
  
• Fixed black VFX triggered on headshots for Quest
  
• Fixed Pocked Haptics to play once and not again until stop overlapping
  
• Fixed the Syphon SFX cues when the player approaches to the Syphon
  
• Fixed being able to escape Rock Fortress
  
• Fixed ability banking button not switching to the primary hand upon change
  
• Fixed not receiving assists if overdamage occurred (typically via headshots)
  

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

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

Hello everyone!

Thank you for playing X8! As always, meeting new players and hearing everyone's ideas since Early Access release has been really helpful in making X8 an even better game. With your help, we’ve been able to fix even more things!

More updates will continue to come down the pipeline to you all. The more feedback and issues you bring to us, the better the game will be as time goes on. Join us on Discord to provide us with your feedback! https://discord.gg/x8vr


In some exciting news, we are part of the UploadVR Summer 2023 Game Showcase! Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8YuTpN9CQA
Let us know what you think!

Changes include:

New Features
• Stats are no longer counted in the Demolition with Bots game mode
  
• Increase performance slightly on the GPU side
  
  Balance
• Reduced the total number allowed of Nyx's Echo Cloak from 2 to 1
  
• Reduced the short range damage but increased long range damage of Jaguar's Vanguard
  
• Increased the cost of Jaguar's Vanguard and Izara's Hotspot
  
  Bug fixes
• Fixed players seeing enemies' weapons and magazines while dead
  
• Fixed dead bodies moving to dead players after a reconnection
  
• Fixed players being able to bypass barriers using Sarai's Pylon in Mech Garage
  
• Fixed shoulder pockets icons being displayed when swapping primary hands
  
• Fixed Nyx's motion sensor being allowed to interact with the round start barriers
  
  Known Issues
• In Skirmish, looking for a match popup disappears after 5 seconds while matchmaking is still in progress
  

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

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

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