Patch Notes: 2.3.0 Update
Online
- Continuous Lobbies
- Social games will now automatically start next game after it is finished rather than auto-requeueing you for another game
- You will still have the option to Find a New Match in the post game screen if you want to find a game with new players
- Game Reconnects
- Adding ability to reconnect to games if you were disconnected for any reason other than a manual quit
- Upon returning to Main Menu, you will be prompted to reconnect if one is available
- Temporary bans for leaving in-progress ranked games have been re-enabled
- If you reconnect to a game then you will not be banned
- Other players will be prohibited to leave a ranked match for 1 minute after the first player quits, after that it will be safe to quit unless that player reconnected
Maps
- Helix: Added SMG
- Fixed bad spawn locations on Silo and Outpost
Weapons/Balancing
- BFB spawn time increased from 120 seconds to 150 seconds
Gameplay
- Fixed bug where other players could get stuck in falling state and no longer play movement animations
- Fixed one cause of portal rotation bug
- Fixed issues during countdown on LAN / Practice vs bots game types
- Fixed bug that could cause other player’s movement to sometimes be less smooth
- Tweaked weapon prioritization values when overlapping multiple weapon pickups
Game Modes
- Rocket Domination: Increased jetpack, health, and enabled unlimited clip size
UI
- Added Name Tags to Locker Screen - You are now able to equip name tags that are earned for winning tournaments, etc.
- Fixed bug where weapon charge level UI would incorrectly show sometimes
- Fixed bug where battery weapons wouldn’t show unlimited ammo in HUD
- Locker thumbnail improvements
Audio
- Fixed issue where the BFB sound wouldn’t stop when you died
- Fixed bug with BFB ambient audio sometimes being too loud
Spectator/Replay
- Fixed HUD visibility bugs when joining a match in progress as a spectator
Misc
- Other minor bug fixes and improvements
- Continuous Lobbies
- Social games will now automatically start next game after it is finished rather than auto-requeueing you for another game
- You will still have the option to Find a New Match in the post game screen if you want to find a game with new players
- Game Reconnects
- Adding ability to reconnect to games if you were disconnected for any reason other than a manual quit
- Upon returning to Main Menu, you will be prompted to reconnect if one is available
- Temporary bans for leaving in-progress ranked games have been re-enabled
- If you reconnect to a game then you will not be banned
- Other players will be prohibited to leave a ranked match for 1 minute after the first player quits, after that it will be safe to quit unless that player reconnected
Maps
- Helix: Added SMG
- Fixed bad spawn locations on Silo and Outpost
Weapons/Balancing
- BFB spawn time increased from 120 seconds to 150 seconds
Gameplay
- Fixed bug where other players could get stuck in falling state and no longer play movement animations
- Fixed one cause of portal rotation bug
- Fixed issues during countdown on LAN / Practice vs bots game types
- Fixed bug that could cause other player’s movement to sometimes be less smooth
- Tweaked weapon prioritization values when overlapping multiple weapon pickups
Game Modes
- Rocket Domination: Increased jetpack, health, and enabled unlimited clip size
UI
- Added Name Tags to Locker Screen - You are now able to equip name tags that are earned for winning tournaments, etc.
- Fixed bug where weapon charge level UI would incorrectly show sometimes
- Fixed bug where battery weapons wouldn’t show unlimited ammo in HUD
- Locker thumbnail improvements
Audio
- Fixed issue where the BFB sound wouldn’t stop when you died
- Fixed bug with BFB ambient audio sometimes being too loud
Spectator/Replay
- Fixed HUD visibility bugs when joining a match in progress as a spectator
Misc
- Other minor bug fixes and improvements