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0.9.182 - 7/7/22 Gallery

  • Added a new Talus-branded shooting gallery with two challenge levels to the Arcade (look for the sparkles!)
  • Improved the Chain after Kill perk from Chain +1 to Chain +3
  • World Events now try to find servers closer to you
  • Respawning will now spawn you in the most recent sector you were in
  • for this difficulty setting*. This will initially reset everyone's spawn point to the startup valley, but it'll work properly when logging back in.
  • The Yo-Yo projectile affix can now combine properly with Chain/Ricochet for multiple hits
  • Added Javelin, Yoyo, Circuit, and Sine projectile movement types to the drop pool at level 40+, but very rare.
  • Fixed a Teleport/Dash/Grapple issue where it wouldn't allow short range teleports after correcting for an angled floor
  • Fixed a Grapple issue where it would cancel early if it was aimed straight up
  • Fixed a bug where Accuracy, Crit%/x, and Attack Speed were not marked as Weapon Local
  • Fixed a rare issue causing loading to fail (couldn't find a random server for a quest). If this ever happens again, just try logging back in.
  • Fixed an issue where grenades/zones would (re)spawn as the wrong size after a while
  • Fixed the Brute Force exploit not dealing damage at all. And nerfed the damage it was supposed to do, because wow it was more than I thought. Still is super strong.
  • Fixed the Volcano end boss arena not letting people out
  • Fixed Ride the Glide achievement unlocking too early and only when on the ground
  • Minor AI navigation fixes
  • Started working on the Sol Fusion tower, but it's definitely not open for business yet.

0.9.181 - 7/1/22 Prankster

  • Added a new mission in Act 2
  • Updates to mission level balancing
  • Added new mission rewards (including a new super duper!)
  • Added more Anima chat messages to Act 2
  • Lots of Inbox/Mission/Waypoint fixes
  • Fixed an issue where you'd perform a short hitching mantle at the top of a ramp
  • Fixed a few location specific navigation bugs
  • Fixed an issue where jumps wouldn't come off cooldown after returning to the main menu
  • Removed No-hit servers from the random drop pool. They'll return as specific servers later
  • Updated Yo-yo projectile tooltip to mention they always pierce
  • Improved Exploit drop rate
  • Created a separate gambling choice cube for EMP+Decoy+Sentry, so now the executable choice cube only has executables and exploits
  • Fixed an issue causing Unlockable items dropping or being in shops before they're unlocked
  • Improved damage of Jash's 10 Pounder
  • Fixed the explosion particles not showing up for the Brute Force exploit

Black Ice Major Update: Act 2 Released!



Hi everyone! We've got Act 2 for you to check out, and I also want to highlight all the great work we've done since the Funkadelic update.

Highlights
  • Act 2 released! A new boss fight, new areas, and a ton of new missons just waiting for the right runner to try them!
  • Recruit a team to break into the Quarkus Megacorp Tower and get payback
  • Tunnel through the Firewall to discover the secrets of the Kinetic Temple
  • Tons of new abilities, perks, and items to unlock, like Sentries, Buffers, and the Portable Cache.
  • Improved crafting and gambling
  • Added a world map to help you get around
  • More enemy types, enemy powerups, and server security types!
  • Tons of performance improvements, bug fixes, and balancing


Full detailed patch notes here.

Happy hacking!
- SDGC and Nonadecimal

0.9.176 - 6/12/22 - Heatsink

  • Overhauled Cooldowns so that in-progress cooldowns can benefit from any change in Attack/Cooldown speed. This is particularly useful for the Gigahurts perk with long-cooldown stuff like Shotguns.
  • Added the Heatsink Buffer, which gives a temporary +50% global cooldown speed
  • Added the Space Bass Super Duper Hand Cannon. Recharges 2 charges on kill, Reverse Spread
  • Added the Hot Foot Super Duper Hand Cannon. Recharges 1 charge on jump.
  • Added the Ghosteater Super Duper Minigun. Recharges several charges on kill, health on kill.
  • Added several new spawn points, and changed the spawn point system to always spawn you near where you were last (instead of by quest progress)
  • Frozen enemies can now no longer rotate - but they can still attack, if they're facing you.
  • Recharge on Kill can now drop randomly on multi-charge guns like SMGs and Miniguns, and can recharge several charges per kill.
  • RAM Cost Reduction added to the random affix pool
  • Reduced cooldown/attack speed affix scaling (since they're more effective now)
  • Tweaked Specialized Mods to respect caps properly at high level/rarity
  • Corroded enemies now turn a brighter shade of purple to make it more visible
  • Using a jump now cools down all other jumps until you land again
  • Modding: Added ability to modify affix attributes: Local, WeaponLocal, and Whole Numbers
  • When Hit Cooldown ICD fixed to be properly 1s; removed Hazard Damage from affecting it
  • Equipping an item with charges now properly sets the charges to 1 instead of 2
  • Fixed debuffs which change enemy color failing on Target Dummies
  • Fixed Glide Jump not triggering jump animations
  • Fixed enemies spawning inside the Volcano Cavern shop
  • Fixed bounce pads in the volcano boss arena
  • Enemies from higher level areas will no longer spawn on Upgraded/Linked servers in low level areas due to their increased effective level
  • Fixed a server in the Phish Market not spawning enemies at all
  • Fixed moving platform jitter
  • Fixed On Kill tester pads in the Perk Tryout area
  • Reset mouse look/shake when respawning
  • Fixed Cosmic gun shader not showing stars
  • Added BI_SHOP cheat

0.9.175 - 6/3/22 - Frictionless

  • Added Frictionless servers, which make the whole hack area slippery
  • Fixed RAM Enhancements not showing their name on mouseover
  • Fixed various typos
  • Fixed an enemy lasgun out of range graphical issue
  • Fixed a few areas where lava was incorrect
  • Test Your Might is open for business again
  • Fixed Charge Jumps not going higher (this smooths out all jumps a bit)
  • Zones dropped by projectiles now reduce chance to X affixes based on how fast the pool hits targets
  • Enemies should be less likely to leave Portcullis
  • Stun particles now show up instantly instead of over time, to make them more obvious
  • Shop locations now show up on the map if you've found them in any difficulty level
  • Tweaked Stagger mechanics so larger enemies like GITSfish are less likely to stagger, and all enemies don't stagger quite so often
  • Vortex Grenades now shake the camera less
  • Popups can now be knocked back while jumping
  • Stun and Freeze effects now stop enemies while climbing
  • Scorporation damage reduced 25% (it was doubled last patch, so it's at +50% from two patches ago)
  • Enemies now properly ignore shields/barriers again
  • Lightning projectiles now enable visuals further away from the player to reduce flashing
  • Volcano Silhouette added
  • Targeting dummies no longer activate on-kill effects every hit
  • Fixed blink/dash/grapple not activating on the first press after loading
  • Reduced latency when opening/closing inventory
  • Fixed Linked servers sometimes not including the whole chain
  • Dark servers now show their level after the hack
  • Healbats and Mother of Spiders can no longer be Lockout types
  • Fixed an issue with respawning enemies/minions (especially when using the teleporters)
  • Added ground under the lava on top of the Aimbot fab
  • Fixed a server near Eitri which couldn't create any spawn points
  • Instant Heals can now upgrade to the Patch SD in the recycle bin
  • Spawning enemies now more gracefully spawn somewhere else when blocked