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SSA Patch Notes - 2025_07_05

[h3]Free Rotation:[/h3]
  • [p]Insolence, Queen, Panther, Sphinx, Firefly, Obelisk Obelisk is a brand new XBT, and we’re adding it straight to Free Rotation. Don’t miss your chance to try it out![/p]
[hr][/hr][h3]Improvements & New Features[/h3]
  • [p]Updated Skill Indicators
    Visual templates for skill range and area-of-effect indicators have been refreshed.[/p]
  • [p]New Gear: Lifeguard
    Blocks any single instance of damage over 5000.[/p]
  • [p]New Buff Visual Effects[/p]
    • [p]Mantis Buff[/p]
    • [p]Fear[/p]
    • [p]Corrosion[/p]
    • [p]Freedom Fighter Ultimate
      All now have unique visual effects (VFX).[/p]
  • [p]XBT Roles in Hero Selection
    Hero selection screen now displays XBT roles.[/p]
  • [p]Tooltips for Upgrades and Gears
    Detailed tooltips added for all upgrades and gear items.[/p]
  • [p]Launcher Updates[/p]
    • [p]Party friend cards reduced to 2[/p]
    • [p]Ranked leaderboard added to the launcher[/p]
[hr][/hr][h3]System & Performance Updates[/h3]
  • [p]Tutorial is no longer mandatory at level 1[/p]
  • [p]Overall performance improvements applied[/p]
  • [p]Fixed post-processing issues on the practice map[/p]
  • [p]Fixed bug where stunned buffs showed both "stunned" and "disarmed" VFX[/p]
[hr][/hr][h3]Balance Changes[/h3]
  • [p]XP & Xalium Rewards Based on Enemy Hero Level:[/p]
    • [p]Level 1: gain 1/5 of XP and Xalium[/p]
    • [p]Level 2: gain 1/4[/p]
    • [p]Level 3: gain 1/3[/p]
    • [p]Level 4: gain 1/2[/p]
    • [p]Level 5 or higher: gain full XP and Xalium[/p]
  • [p]Ironclad Nerf:[/p]
    • [p]Bullet AOE radius: 1.6 → 1.5[/p]
    • [p]Line Formation bonus radius: 1.25 → 1.2[/p]
  • [p]Vulcan Buff:[/p]
    • [p]Aura radius increased from 10 → 15.6[/p]
    • [p]Improved detection of invisible units[/p]
  • [p]Fixed an issue causing some Vulcans to deal reduced damage to heroes[/p]
[hr][/hr][h3]Bug Fixes[/h3]
  • [p]Fixed tooltips not appearing at certain resolutions[/p]
  • [p]Fixed gear activation issues in some edge cases[/p]
  • [p]Fixed bug where active buffs on heroes were not visible[/p]
  • [p]XBTs are now untargetable while in base[/p]
  • [p]Enemy XBTs take 5000 damage every 0.5 seconds when inside player base
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[p]SSA TEAM[/p]