VAIL News

[p]In this update, we’re introducing gear tokens! These are pre-set loadouts for Extraction to allow you to quickly gear up without spending any EXA. There are three tiers of gear tokens: Enhanced, Rare, and Elite.[/p]

• [p]All players will get an Enhanced gear token every day that they login[/p]
• [p]VAIL Alliance subscribers get more daily gear tokens, depending on the subscription tier[/p]
• [p]You can purchase more gear tokens for a small amount of GEL[/p]

[p]For now, these are set loadouts for each tier; but in the future we may tune these loadouts based on your feedback or even introduce random loadouts per tier.[/p][p][/p]

• [p]We are preparing to add some progression before Christmas, and so we'll likely do a wipe when that releases.[/p]
• [p]Fixed and readded shield sound effects that were playing globally[/p]
• [p]Added a new Legendary Backpack mesh[/p]
• [p]Adjusted weapon slots on all backpack variants[/p]
• [p]Reyn - Visual pass on the bus station by Landing Pad[/p]
• [p]Reyn - Visual pass at Habitat[/p]
• [p]Reyn - added various map optimizations[/p]
• [p]Reyn - Fixed various holes[/p][p][/p]

• [p]Add December Drop // FW25 featuring the Candy Killer bundle and other holiday skins![/p]
• [p]As part of last week’s update, we added the ability to buy Supply Capsules with GEL and granted all players a FREE legendary capsules and some GEL.[/p]
• [p]Set Party Homes to use global positional voice chat[/p]
• [p]Added ballistic hit decals on Quest[/p]
• [p]More TTK balance tweaks[/p]
• [p]Misc. crash fixes and optimizations[/p][p][/p]

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• [p]Added healing sprays, more tacticals, and backpacks to loot lists[/p]
• [p]Added compound names to the map on Reyn[/p]
• [p]Made it more forgiving to put backpacks onto back slot[/p]
• [p]Made it easier to grab knife instead of backpack[/p]
• [p]Made it easier to grab Cloud Safe on alternative tac rig options[/p]
• [p]Adjusted revive UI to be more subtle — more visual changes to come[/p]
• [p]Backpack slots are now two-sided — with this change, we’ll adjust firearm slots and other things to make it better[/p]
• [p]Fixed being able to slot empty healing sprays into the backpack[/p]
• [p]Fixed not being able to grab tacticals or mags out of backpacks with trigger grip setting enabled[/p]
• [p]Adjusted downed screen to be lower and more out of view and added an open animation[/p]
• [p]Reyn - Fixed bad collision in Power Plant causing some items to fall through the floor[/p]
• [p]Reyn - Fixed various holes[/p]
• [p]Reyn - Fixed ground collision doing weird things near roundabout[/p]
• [p]Reyn - added a new bridge mesh[/p]

• [p]Added more set dressing to the new Armory layout[/p]
• [p]More TTK balance tweaks[/p]
• [p]Removed Extraction Pre-Alpha from subscription rewards details[/p]
• [p]Added Cloud Safe to subscription reward details[/p]
• [p]Fixed initial subscription reward popups not showing OREX Pickaxe as a reward[/p]
• [p]Potential magazine desync fix[/p]
• [p]Fixed GEL and DLC purchases sometimes failing to consume purchases -- PLEASE TEST[/p]

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[p]With this release, we are launching VAIL: Extraction into Early Access. It is now FREE TO PLAY, accessible to anyone that downloads VAIL.[/p][p]This is a very early version of Extraction. Over the coming weeks and months, we will be working hard to keep improving the mode and add lots of features we feel are important (or just fun) for this kind of mode. You can see all of the planned features here:[/p][p][/p][p]In this release you can create a loadout with shields, ammo tiers, healing sprays, and more. In the match you can fight off autonomous drones, revive players, and extract with as much loot as possible. Between matches, you can visit the new armory layout where we’ll be working to add lots of features you see in the graphic above.[/p][p]If you’ve been playing Extraction while it was in Alpha, here’s some recent changes with this release:[/p]

• [p]Wiped all inventories. Upon the full release, we hope to not have forced wipes. But until then, you can expect rare wipes. Now that we’re in Early Access, we’ll make sure to warn everyone ahead of wipes if/when they occur.[/p]
• [p]Locked Extraction points: the random extract will be locked for 10 minutes while the Lab extract will be locked for 15 minutes. We’ll add this to the Map UI later, but for now you can see the timer next to the objective marker.[/p]
• [p]Added more tiers of Nanobot Spray[/p]
• [p]Added a new mesh for the Elite Backpack[/p]
• [p]Added a variety of Streamer themed loot items[/p]
• [p]Added the ability to revive players infinitely — we’ll limit this again in the future in a more elegant way[/p]
• [p]Added death VFX to Angels[/p]
• [p]Added descriptions for more items such as sights and ammo.[/p]
• [p]Fixed other players being able to grab items out of backpacks they’re not holding[/p]
• [p]Fixed Cloud Safes not persisting after a revive[/p]
• [p]Fixed kill trace remaining in the world even after a revive[/p]
• [p]Fixed loot values not appearing correctly in the match summary screen. It now excludes any gear you brought in.[/p]
• [p]Possible fixes for not remaining on the same team as your party when joining a match[/p]
• [p]Fixed Extract point alarms not working as intended[/p]

[p]If you want to support the development of Extraction, you can get the Seeker Gear or Seeker Character bundle:[/p]

• [p]In this update we’re introducing a brand new Armory layout. This is redesigned to be a true player home. For now, this is just a visual change. But this will allow us to add home customization, crafting, physical storage, trophies, and much more to come in the near future![/p]
• [p]TTK balance adjustments[/p]
• [p]Added new health icon[/p]
• [p]Significant matchmaking improvements to make the system more reliable and consistent. We’ve already observed matches remaining fuller for longer![/p]
• [p]Added the name of the matchmaking playlist when matchmaking so that party members know what they’re queued up for.[/p]
• [p]Fixed occasionally being stuck on Recent Players in the social window[/p]
• [p]Misc. crash fixes[/p]
• [p]Misc. performance optimizations[/p]

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• [p]Added VAIL Alliance exclusive safe boxes. These are still using placeholder art assets, but allow you to loot items that you’ll keep even if you perish in Extraction. There are three tiers of safe boxes, one for each tier of VAIL Alliance.[/p]
• [p]Added music to Extraction on spawn and extract[/p]
• [p]Improved Nanobot shaking interaction[/p]
• [p]Removed the ability to holster Nanobot spray after it’s depleted[/p]
• [p]Nanobot spray now highlights the player where it’s healing and doesn’t clip through the player[/p]
• [p]Added sound effects for the Nanobot spray[/p]
• [p]Added sound effects for shield taking damage and being destroyed[/p]
• [p]Added sound effects for Angels[/p]
• [p]Changed extraction point VFX to red and made other minor adjustements[/p]
• [p]Increased the extraction point radius[/p]
• [p]Added new mesh for the Rare Backpack[/p]
• [p]Improved the backpack tac rig grab area to prevent grabbing the backpack when aiming for the knife[/p]
• [p]Improved the Extraction match outcome screen placement and behavior[/p]
• [p]Fixed Extraction match outcome screen not appearing when successfully extracting[/p]
• [p]Fixed grip position on various loot items[/p]
• [p]Fixed backpack slots not showing the correct tier colors after hovering over it with another item or your hand[/p]
• [p]Fixed backpack weapon slots showing primary weapons as extremely small[/p]
• [p]Fixed loot crates appearing in map but not being interactable — crates will only spawn if they have loot inside of them[/p]
• [p]Reyn - Fixed map exits in power plant[/p]
• [p]Reyn - Fixed some rain appearing/disappearing in some incorrect places[/p]
• [p]Reyn - Significant performance improvements for Quest[/p]
• [p]Reyn - Replaced blockout cover pieces with new assets[/p]
• [p]Reyn - Fixed some spawns[/p]
• [p]Reyn - Adjusted loot spawns[/p]
• [p]Reyn - Improved all ziplines[/p][p][/p]

• [p]Added the November Drop // FW25 featuring the Scorched REYAB Bundle[/p]
• [p]Fixed joining parties not working if you’re not in a server already[/p]
• [p]Misc. party fixes, they should be much more reliable now![/p]
• [p]Made the player login flow more reliable — let us know if you’re still seeing the “Offline” screen in the VOID even if you have internet[/p]
• [p]Various fixes for matchmaking sometimes not working reliably — backfilling appears to work much better now![/p]
• [p]Fixed map exits in Shuttle[/p]
• [p]Fixed tablet cursor disappearing sometimes[/p]
• [p]Custom games are still slightly broken in this build. But we’ll be pushing a patch ASAP with fixes for that.[/p][p][/p]

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[p]This update includes the beginning of the long awaited parties refactor. There’s still a lot of issues that we’re working through, but when it’s fully working this is what you can expect to see:[/p]

• [p]You can now create parties while in a server, which will allow you to effectively invite friends to your existing game.[/p]
• [p]When you’re not in a server, inviting a friend will transport both of you to a new party home. In the future, you’ll have more customization options for your home and when joining a party you’ll be joining the host’s home.[/p]

[p]In our most recent testing, there seems to be a few issues that make it not work most of the time. We'll be patching this in the coming days to make it more reliable than ever before.[/p][p][/p]

• [p]Visual improvements to the revive orbs[/p]
• [p]Added some visual effects for extraction points[/p]
• [p]Misc. improvements to loot crates[/p]
• [p]Adjusted some loot to lay flat[/p]
• [p]Reyn - opened up new areas in the lab[/p]
• [p]Reyn - reopened the new and improved reactor and control rooms of power plant[/p]
• [p]Reyn - Added more bot spawns[/p]
• [p]Reyn - Misc. mesh fixes[/p][p][/p]

• [p]Added the new Cyclotron Colonist Character and Weapon Skin Bundle[/p]
• [p]Spatial audio acoustics improvements[/p]
• [p]Removed obsolete voice chat output device settings[/p]
• [p]Removed collision from inaccessible vista objects on various maps[/p]

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