PlanetSide 2 News

Servers are coming down at 6AM PT / 3PM CEST tomorrow for a hotfix that will address the following below. Estimated downtime may be up 6 hours.


[h2]4X EXP[/h2]
The 4x exp event continues to run for the remaining part of the day and will end at 12am PDT. tonight.

[h2]Misc. Fixes and Server Updates[/h2]

• Made adjustments to vehicles exploding going over rocks and other terrain obstacles
  (We are continuing to tweak settings to fix this bug)
  
• Added a new Halloween track in sanctuary
  
• Added some improvements to game and server stability
  

We are bringing all servers down today within the next two hours to apply a hotfix to address the following:

- Fixed an issue where servers would crash
- Fixed sonar pinging issue

Servers will be down in about 1-2 hrs from now. Thank you for your patience.

Game servers will go down for our scheduled pc update tomorrow @ 6am pt / 3pm cest. for a 3hr downtime window.

[h2]Halloween Event (Oct. 01 - 31)[/h2]
The spooky Halloween vibes are back on Auraxis!

Experience the return of the space pumpkins, new Dia De Los Muertos inspired cosmetics, month long sales for infantry AND vehicle weapons / gear, camo, a 4x EXP for all event and more!

Muertos Mask and Muertos Camo from the Nanite of The Living Dead 2024 directive

[h2]4X EXP For all Event[/h2]
Everyone can enjoy 4x exp this week starting Oct. 1 - 6. Enjoy!

[h2]The return of the Space Pumpkins![/h2]
Randomly spawned across a continent near you, you'll find a space pumpkin! Destroy it for some sweet XP!



[h2]Nanite of the Living Dead 2024 Directive[/h2]
Space Pumpkin season is back and this year we have decided to make some cosmetics themed around Dia De Los Muertos. Below you will find a table of what rewards you can reap!


Veteran players will notice we are still distributing the older masks in the missions and the in the Novice tier of the directives! This will be changed next year for a new set of masks and the masks that are available now will be moved into a Directive Bundle for members to purchase in future.

Infernal Facepaint from the Nanite of The Living Dead 2024 directive

Muertos Banner and Frame

[h2]Monthly Members Bundle[/h2]
October's Monthly Member Bundle contains:

• Phylactery [Perfect]
  
• NS Homerun
  

[h2]Directive Bundles[/h2]
Members can now purchase previous year's Halloween Directive rewards through Directive Bundles in the Members Only section of the Depot.

• Members can choose to purchase with A7, which will be for their CHARACTER only
  
• Members can also choose to pay with Daybreak Cash to unlock these cosmetics for their entire ACCOUNT
  
• These bundles will only be available during their respective seasons (Auraximas, Valentine's etc)
  

The first Directive Bundle will be for Nanite of the Living Dead 2023 which contains:

• Title: Infernal
  
• Halloween Banner 2023
  
• Halloween Banner Frame 2023
  

This Directive Bundle may feel a little lackluster compared to the future ones we will add. The reward structure for Directive Rewards have changed this year (2024), as previously described in our Directive Dev Letter.

There are a LOT of items in PlanetSide 2 and as much as we strive to bring old or limited time items back to the depot (within reason), we would love to hear if there are any specific Seasonal Directive Rewards you would like brought back!

[h2]Sales[/h2]
The following sales will be active all through October!

• Infantry Weapons - 40% Off
  
• Infantry Gear- 40% Off
  
• Infantry equipment- 40% Off
  
• Vehicle Weapons- 40% Off
  
• Vehicle Gear- 40% Off
  
• Vehicle Equipment- 40% Off
  
• Camo - 40% Off
  

[h2]Bug Fixes[/h2]

• The Springstep implant now triggers when completing the reload of a tube-fed weapon (eg. a shotgun)
  
• Fixed preview for Ice Dragon Camo when showcasing it on a vehicle
  
• Removed discounts that have been permanent on some scopes for non default rifles
  
• The integrated suppressors on the NS-30 Tranquillity and the NS Viscount G6 now stop the Counter-Intelligence implant's primary effect
  
• The LC2 Lynx AE use correct laser as it's default
  
• M12 Kobalt | Magrider audio fixes
  
• The progress of the specifc Conquest directives being transferred to Conquest Oshur directives has now been fixed
  
• TR Vulcan, Enforcer and Larion PPC have had some audio tuning
  
• Fixed in weapons that come across too loud in first person and too quiet in third person
  
• Reduced pitch on the spool up for the Kindred
  
• Replaced spin down noise for the Light PPA nose canon
  
• Removed a spin down sound effect on the Reaver M30 Mustang AH
  
• When driving from the ground into water with the Sunderer, it will always start floating
  
• Dying while using an ability now won't prevent you from using it when revived or respawning
  
• Fixed a crash when changing the shadow quality of the game
  
• Sunderer's diving deployment now displays in the UI
  
• Removed the ability for the Sunderer to spawn cargo while reversing
  
• Fixed a bug where Bouncing Betty, Proximity Mines, and the F.U.S.E. could deal increased damage in odd circumstances
  

Kick off the month of Halloween with an all week long 4X EXP event!

4X EXP will begin after maintenance completes. Event is scheduled to go through Oct 7th.

Get up to speed on our Nanite of The Living Dead event here.

Enjoy, Auraxian!

Welcome back, Auraxians 

Welcome back Auraxians! This month we will dive into the making of the new medic tool inspired by the Extra Life fundraising event. Learn about our participation in the event and how you can be part of our Extra Life team here.

Extra Life is a fundraising program of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals®. Donations go to local member hospitals to fund critical life-saving treatments and healthcare services, innovative research, vital pediatric medical equipment, and child life services.

Our previous assets for the Extra Life event had a theme based on the program logo, where the element of angel wings is used as an accent piece on the Benefactor Helmet, an asset with a protective nature, so to speak. 

Benefactor Helmet

This year we decided to expand on this theme by using another element based on the fundraising program logo, a halo. Instead of making assets with a protective nature, we focus on the assets with a restorative nature (healing and repair).

Logical choices were the Medical Applicator and Nano Armor Kit, where we took the feather design we have seen on the benefactor Helmet and translated it to the tools as a main recognizable element. Here you can see the final concepts and models for both tools, where the accents on tools are the primary while the feathers are in the faction's secondary colors.

Medical Applicator Concept


Nano Armor Kit Concept


Medical Applicator 3D model without faction coding


Medical Applicator 3D model with faction colors


Nano Armor Kit 3D model without faction coding


Nano Armor Kit 3D model with faction colors

It’s worth noting that these tools' impression was strengthened by using VFX in the form of a halo effect around their beams. 

As a bonus, to make the whole fundraiser more interesting, we did the set of Decal, Banner, Banner Frame, and Camo. We didn’t want to use the fundraising program logo design as it is, so we focused on the elements we used as inspiration and made a play around that.


Extra Life Decal


Extra Life Banner


Extra Life Banner Frame


Extra Life Banner Frame in usage with Extra Life Banner


Extra Life Nudge

We hope you enjoyed a glimpse at the work in progress for these upcoming assets. As we get closer to in-game development we will share further details later.

If you would like to learn more about donating to Extra Life or simply want join our Extra Life team to show your support, head on over to our official PlanetSide 2 Team Page.

See you next time, Auraxian!

The PlanetSide 2 Team