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March 25, 2021 Change List

[h2]Environment[/h2]

• Seekers have taken over the Bureau Base on Summit
  
• The power tower in Foothills has been downed
  
• Collision: Fixed clipping into cliffs & other assorted fixes
  

[h2]General[/h2]

• Buffs: Increased Banana & Health Soda spawn chance (spawn ratio for Shield Drink to Health Items is now 2:1)
  
• Social Currency: Removed toggle button (created performance issues)
  

[h2]Support[/h2]

• For support visit http://support.bigboxvr.com to get access to self-help resources or file a ticket
  

[h2]Known Issues[/h2]

• Calling Cards: All stats incorrectly display as 000
  
• PC VR: Cannot snap turn or smooth turn while in pods
  
• Steam VR users playing on an Oculus headset: When Purchasing Bureau Gold, you will need to take off your headset to approve the purchase
  
• If you see a notice that you need to "update to play" but don't see it in the store, uninstall and reinstall POP: ONE to force the upgrade to happen. You won't lose any progress or data.
  

~ see you in game!

March 18, 2021 Change List

[h2]Gameplay[/h2]

Guns:
Fixed issue where pulling the trigger on guns stuck in a wall would endlessly fire

Buffs:

• Lowered Banana & Health Soda spawn chance (spawn ratio for Shield Drink to Health Items is now 4:1)
  
• M60: Fixed reload issues
  

[h2]General[/h2]

Leaderboard:
Show the top 25 instead of only the top 10

Social Currency:
Toggle button above right side bar to sort friends list by who hasn't been sent Seeker Silver

Main Menu:
The top 1/3rd of the bottom navigation tab bar is no longer blocked off by an invisible collider

Store:
Fixed issue where helper tool tips would incorrectly show up after making a purchase

Spectator:
Setting height when in spectator mode no longer has a hole

Localization:
Assorted bugfixes

[h2]Support[/h2]
For support visit http://support.bigboxvr.com to get access to self-help resources or file a ticket

[h2]Known Issues[/h2]

PC VR:
Cannot snap turn or smooth turn while in pods

Steam VR users playing on an Oculus headset:
When Purchasing Bureau Gold, you will need to take off your headset to approve the purchase

If you see a notice that you need to "update to play" but don't see it in the store, uninstall and reinstall POP: ONE to force the upgrade to happen. You won't lose any progress or data.

see you in game!

March 11, 2021 Change List

Physics (PC VR only)

* PC VR: Fixed issue where climbing or other movement could become jittery
* PC VR: Fixed "random" movement speed fluctuation
* This is an entirely different physics system on PC VR, please let us know if there are any bugs

Gameplay Balance

* Both Sodas: Healing amount doubled (from 25 -> 50)
* Both Sodas: Time to heal doubled
* Both Sodas: Max in inventory slot decreased from 5 -> 3
* AWP: Walk speed reduced to 80% max when AWP is in-hand
* Melee: Knife and sword movement bonus increased from 10% -> 15%

Gameplay Fixes

* Guns: Automatic weapons now start firing again after being stuck through a wall while the trigger is down
* Waypoint Marker: Greatly increased ping distance and limited the loot ping distance
* Compass: Show cardinal directions instead of numbers
* Mutes: A mute will now cross mute (a muted player cannot hear the person that muted them)

General

* Rewards: Impatient update ~ now "Continue" can be pressed to skip the reward/unlock animation
* Store: Fixed discount price not showing correctly
* Battle Menu: Fixed settings menu breaking if open while the match starts
* Post Match: Fixed UI displaying behind the environment
* Spectator: Setting height when in spectator mode no longer has a hole
* Localization: Assorted bugfixes

Support

* For support visit http://support.bigboxvr.com to get access to self-help resources or file a ticket

Known Issues

* PC VR: Cannot snap turn or smooth turn while in pods
* Steam VR users playing on an Oculus headset: When Purchasing Bureau Gold, you will need to take off your headset to approve the purchase
* If you see a notice that you need to "update to play" but don't see it in the store, uninstall and reinstall POP: ONE to force the upgrade to happen. You won't lose any progress or data.
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\~ see you in game!

Season 1: Uprising - Update



M60

• LMG designed around suppressing a position with constant, powerful fire
  
• Fire rate starts at 50% max and ramps up the longer it’s fired, with rarity level affecting how many shots it takes to reach max fire speed
  
• Players holding an M60 will be slowed down to 80% their max run speed (when in-hand)
  
• Base magazine capacity is 75, increases by 15 per rarity level
  
• 22 damage per bullet
  
• Destroys build walls with two bullets
  
• Requires 4 steps to reload instead of the usual 2
  

Knife

• Can deal up to 35 damage based on swing strength and distance
  
• Damage skips shield and hurts health directly
  
• Speeds up player movement by 10% when in-hand
  
• Automatically given to the player after leaving the launch platform (or when exiting the launch pod) and after being revived
  

Katana

• Can deal up to 75 damage based on swing strength and distance
  
• Damage skips shield and hurts health directly
  
• Speeds up player movement by 10% when holding in 1-hand, slows down player by 10% when 2-handing
  
• 2-handing the katana produces a small personal shield
  
• Shield mode blocks all bullets but does not block other damage types (grenades, melee items, etc)
  
• Using the shield is loud, it is more stealthy without the shield active
  

Zone Grenade

• Designed to force players out of cover (anti-peek tech)
  
• Sticks into the wall/floor/ceiling on impact
  
• Deals 10 damage per second (5 damage per tick) while inside its influence
  
• Starts with a 15 meter radius and shrinks down to nothing over 10 seconds
  
• Does not hurt squadmates, but does self damage
  

Shield Drink

• Blue soda can
  
• Restores 25 shield over 15 seconds
  
• See “Inventory Management” changes below for stacking info
  

Gun Balance Changes Pistols:

• 1911 base damage increased 20 -> 24
  
• 1911 fire rate decreased
  
• 1911 recoil increased on rapid successive shots
  
• Magnum .357 base damage increased 40 -> 44
  

SMGs:

• P90 recoil becomes more unstable the longer it’s fired
  

ARs:

• AKM recoil increased in later part of its pattern
  
• AKM damage decreased 17 -> 16
  
• AKM fire rate slightly increased
  
• CX4 base mag size decreased 30 -> 25
  
• CX4 fire rate rate increased
  
• CX4 damage increased 15 -> 16
  
• MK18 damage increased 15 -> 17
  
• MK18 rounds per second increased 6 -> 7
  

Snipers:

• AWP walk speed while scoped decreased to 25% max speed
  
• Sako85 recoil increased to include a bounce and overshoot on fire
  

Item Balance Changes

• Health Soda heal lowered from 50 -> 25
  
• Health Soda now heals 1 per second (instead of 2 per second)
  
• Large shield battery healing increased from 20 -> 50
  
• Large shield batteries are no longer found in-world
  
• Large shield batteries only spawn from players eliminated by your squad or in the loot drop
  

Inventory Management

• Shield Drinks and Health Sodas fit 5 per slot
  
• Frag grenade and Bananas fit 2 per slot
  
• Accessory Items (grenades & healing buffs) picked up with an offhand go directly into the inventory (if there space is available) and not auto-equip in the dominant hand
  
• Lower rarity weapons of the same type will be automatically dropped/swapped when a higher rarity one gets picked up
  

New Region

• "Summit" now located at the edge of Foothills
  
• Summit marks a new base erected by The Bureau
  

Region update

• The Tower's vicinity has been fortified by The Bureau
  
• South of The Tower now has a new blockade bordering Plains
  

Sprays

• Equip in the main menu under “Loadout”
  
• 3 sprays can be equipped at the same time
  
• Use them in-game by opening the ping wheel, selecting them, and place in the world with trigger
  

Calling Cards

• Equip in the main menu under “Loadout”
  
• After being eliminated, a player will see the selected calling card of their killer
  
• The calling card shows a pre-selected image and some player stats
  

Titles

• Equip in the main menu under “Loadout”
  
• These show below the player name tag and add some personal flavor
  
• The player’s title is also shown on their calling card
  

Battle Pass

• 50 tiers total of unlockable rewards (13 free rewards)
  
• Get access to all Battle Pass tiers for 330 Bureau Gold
  
• Daily and Weekly challenges for all users
  

Seeker Credits

• New social currency, no real money involved
  
• Send Seeker Credits to friends (1 per friend per day)
  
• Collect up to 25 Seeker Credits per day
  
• Spend them in the Seeker Credit specific shop
  

Lighting

• Improved environmental global illumination
  
• Increase in overall crispness, sharpness, and truer colors
  
• Better Skin lighting using global probes
  

Characters
Increased Fidelity on all Character Textures utilizing new compression tech
Improved Hand highlighting

• Fixed issue causing either challenge progress or match XP gain progress (not statistic progress) to fail to be reported
  
• Fixed missing “exit door” icon on Post Match screen to show when squadmates have exited
  

February 11, 2021 Change List

Minor hotfixes this week.

General

• Game Map: Preseason changes
  
• Game Map: Fixed many terrain holes, collision issues, and minor lighting fixes
  
• Name Tags: Fixed issue where pink squares could display in player names
  

Oculus Purchasing

• Better gold purchase handling
  
• If gold isn't credited for a purchase, restart your headset. If that doesn't fix it, please reach out to our support email!
  

Support
For support visit https://support.bigboxvr.com to get access to self-help resources or file a ticket

Known Issues

• Desktop VR: Climbing jitter can happen in some cases. Actively working on a fix for this.
  
• Steam VR users playing on an Oculus headset: When Purchasing Bureau Gold, you will need to take off your headset to approve the purchase
  
• If you see a notice that you need to "update to play" but don't see it in the store, uninstall and reinstall POP: ONE to force the upgrade to happen. You won't lose any progress or data.
  

More announcements coming soon \~ see you in game!

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