This week, I focused on extending the buff system, because Buffs are Metal.
This week, I focused on extending the buff system, because Buffs are Metal.
- New Features
- Save Slots: You can now save and load in multiple slots, and choose a hacker handle for each one. There are 1000 slots.
- New Unique: Valentyn’s Love Beam – a lasgun which sets targets aflame
- New Unique: Frostbiter – a lasgun which slows targets dramatically
- Buff Indicators: Buffs on you now show up in the bottom right of the screen
- New Payload: Icebolt – Freezes targets. Available for Rifle, Shotgun & Sniper weapons
- New Payload: Frostbolt – Slows targets. Available for Rifle, Shotgun & Sniper weapons
- New Enemy Affix: Firestarter – Enemies will light you on fire, too. Payback time.
- New Enemy Affix: Slowing – Enemies will slow you down.
- Improvements
- The SHARK now has increased attack range. Suck it, snipers.
- Missiles now explode at max range instead of disappearing
- Enemy Affix spheres are now always visible
- The Delete Items button has been moved out of the way, making it harder to hit accidentally. (Thanks, Indie!)
- Bug Fixes:
- The SHARK will no longer respawn really far away from Finality after you die
- The FOV slider affects the camera appropriately now (lasguns won’t show a break)
- Re-debuffing an enemy no longer restarts the particle effect
- The Disc can now destroy mines
- Enemy mines no longer attack enemies from the same server
- Disc clipped through buildings on the way out
- Disc items didn’t save properly
- New Devblog: Why Buffs are Metal
- Updates to the Wiki
- Lots of new content on /r/BlackIce
