August 15th, 2024

General Changes

• Added a new hero, Shiv
• Games can now be watched by an unlimited number of spectators
• Spectator games now have 1 minute delay
• Added localization for Simplified Chinese, Russian, Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish (Spain), Spanish (Latin America), Turkish, Ukrainian, Czech, and French. These are currently a work-in-progress.
• Language can be selected from the settings menu
• Matchmaking windows are now open 1 hour earlier in all regions
• You can now prioritize your roster into three groups to indicate your preference ordering to the matchmaker: Selected, Priority, High Priority
• Added customization options for your crosshair
• Builds: You can now author a suggested ordering of Ability Upgrades
• Builds: You can now add per-item author comments by right clicking on items while editing builds that will show up in the item tooltip for users of the build
• Fixed a bug that allowed published build data to overwrite local changes to a published build
• Fixed a bug that prevented the last used hero build from loading when it was not a favorited build
• Hovering items in the shop will now highlight their components, or which item they are components of
• Reworked the Hero Stats UI in the shop
• Hero Stats in the shop have been expanded and are now broken up by Weapon, Vitality, and Spirit. Various additional stats that were previously hidden have been added here.
• Individual stats can now be hovered over to see a breakdown of all the bonuses contributing to a value, including things like golden statues
• Added descriptive gun information to each hero
• Added Spirit Power Impact panel that displays the effect of Spirit Power on your Abilities and Items
• Added Outgoing Damage as a UI display mode that you can toggle through
• Added a setting to let you customize the ability cancel hotkey (default is spacebar)
• Added a "Friends Only" checkbox to filter the watch tab
• Added an option to control zoom sensitivity
• Fixed Candle Troopers sometimes instantly disappearing on death rather than going into their death flash state
• Using an active item or ability removes the undo option for the item/AP
• Fixed some abuse cases with undoing AP cooldown reductions
• Added a video setting to reduce flashing effects
• Unpause hotkey is now displayed when the game is paused
• Pause cooldown per player increased from 10 minutes to 15 minutes
• Improved visual clarity of Grey Talon's trap armed state
• Replaced the Urn drop parachute with new effects
• Fixed some cases where the comeback souls would be higher than intended in the early game
• Fixed being unable to ping while dead
• Fixed Bebop's Sticky Bomb sometimes misfiring
• Improved smoothing of spectator camera position and angles
• Fixed a bug that allowed teleporters to be used while carrying the Soul Urn
• Fixed targeting previews that draw a model (like McGinnis's turrets) to update every frame, instead of being fixed at 60hz
• Fixed stuns resetting their duration if you were on the ground and became airborne
• Fixed some cases where Lash's Ground Strike would cause your hero to be stuck
• Fixed Ricochet sometimes shooting the extra bullet from your gun rather than the target
• Fixed Arctic Beam T3 range not being calculated correctly when you have range increase items
• Fixed ESC not working to close Settings popup sometimes
• Various visual adjustments on highlight and strobe effects being too loud in some cases
• Holding M1 down while Flame Dash ends will now cause you to fire your gun instead of requiring you to let go and press again
• Added popup to bot games to indicate that they tend to be much longer games than normal ones
• Improved Abrams Siphon and Seismic Impact visuals to not obstruct player view as much
• Added new Silence status effect sound
• Updated bullet whizby sounds for nearly all characters
• Updated Haze Sleep Dagger cast, projectile loop and whizby
• Updated Haze Smoke Bomb sound
• Removed Haze Smoke Bomb voice line for everyone except the casting player and spectators
• Fixed some spectator/replay sound and music bugs
• Various sound related performance improvements
• More impactful damage indication sound for attackers
• Remastered Abrams, Pocket, and Dynamo weapon fire sounds
• Improved lighting performance around shop
• Improved Wraith tracers to feel more connected to their bullet
• Improved visibility of AOE around Bebop while casting Hyper Beam
• Improved effects around Lady Geist Soul Exchange to help with clarity
• Updated Infernus tracer, muzzle, and impact fx revisions for better performance
• Fixed Mimic options in sandbox not working properly
• Added a sound for movement being restricted by Slowing Hex and Vindicta tether
• Revised sounds for Pocket Flying Cloak duration and warp
• Clarified Vindicta Flight T1 tooltip
• Added alternate shop music
• Added Refresher cast sound
• Teleporter activation no longer gets canceled on incoming damage.
• Teleporter channel time increased from 4s to 5s
• Walkers now require you to be within 30m to deal damage to them
• Walker Health increased by 15%
• Base Guardian Health increased by 20%
• Patron damage increased by 30% after it is vulnerable
• Weakened Patron Health increased by 15%
• Weakened Patron now has a Torment Pulse style effect, hitting up to 2 enemies in the pit for 75 damage per second
• You can now use melee hotkey while zoomed to exit zoom and perform a melee
• Added Bounce Pads in various areas of the map that launch you in a defined direction

• Added one-way defender exits beside each outer lane entrance
• Added Speed Boost Volumes in the defender passages on the outsides of the base

• Firehouse (building next to Sapphire Yellow Guardian) has been reworked to match the layout of the Chapel
• Low roof buildings beside Amber Purple Guardian and Sapphire Yellow Guardian are now valid play spaces
• Removed zap triggers
• Added truck on the back side of those buildings to allow climbing up
• Removed rooftop props for those buildings
• Added billboards to the edge closest to the lane
• Low roof buildings between inner lane Walker arenas are now valid play spaces
• Expanded rooftop size
• Added fire escape stairs to allow access from the upper level from the Mid

• Walker Arena - Amber Yellow/Sapphire Purple:
• Added catwalks from high ground defender area to building across the street
• Added passage through building and stairs up to a peek spot toward the Guardian
• Replaced upper floor juke spot with a connection through building across from new peek spot

• Walker Arena - Amber Orange/Sapphire Blue:
• Added catwalk from the low roof building to the building across the street
• Replaced juke spot in the courtyard with passage connecting to the new catwalk
• Widened hallway above Underground Shop
• Removed railing and added stairs in the passage toward the Guardian
• Courtyard floor opening to the Underground Shop moved closer to above the shop
• Bounce Pad added to allow easier navigation from the Underground Shop to the upper courtyard. Replaces a juke spot.

• Walker Arena - Amber Blue/Sapphire Orange:
• Added interior shaft with Bounce Pad to an upper level balcony from defender side to face the Guardian
• Added a Bounce Pad on the ground floor of the Police Station/Garment Building to the upper floor
• Added a juke spot inside the Police Station/Garment Building
• Added a juke spot down the stairs from the Guardian to the left

• Walker Arena - Amber Purple/Sapphire Yellow:
• Added an interior corridor through the building between the base and the Walker
• Added a balcony that borders the arena on the back side of the Walker

• Soul Shredder Bullets: Now grants +6% Weapon Damage
• Soul Shredder Bullets: Debuff duration increased from 5s to 6s
• Health Nova: Health increased from +75 to +100
• Combat Barrier: Weapon Damage While Shielded increased from +24% to +28%
• Enchanter's Barrier: Spirit Power while Shielded increased from +17 to +20
• Superior Stamina: Air Jump/Dash Distance reduced from +50% to +40%
• Superior Stamina: Fire Rate reduced from 10% to 7%
• Debuff Remover: Debuff resistance reduced from +40% to +35%
• Mystic Reach: Now gives +5% Spirit Resist
• Withering Whip: Now applies -40% Fire Rate instead of a Disarm
• Withering Whip: Duration increased from 3s to 4.5s
• Withering Whip: Cast range increased from 18m to 24m
• Improved Cooldown: Cooldown reduction increased from 14% to 15%
• Improved Burst: Reduced Weapon Damage from +12% to +8%
• Improved Reach: Now gives +10% Spirit Resist
• Silence Glyph: No longer reduces Spirit Resist
• Silence Glyph: Now deals +150 damage on impact
• Curse: Cooldown increased from 40s to 50s
• Added a new T1 Weapon item. Grants +35% Bullet Projectile Speed, +14% Weapon Damage and +50 Bullet Shield.
• Added a new T4 Spirit item, Magic Carpet: Active - After a 1.3s delay, a magic carpet arrives to pick you up. You gain full flight controls and have +6 m/s movement speed. Lasts 7 seconds. If you cast abilities or use your gun, the carpet disappears. While on the Magic Carpet you gain +400 Bullet and +400 Spirit Shields. Passively grants +150 Health, +10% Ability Duration, and +15 Spirit Power. Cooldown: 40s

Hero Changes

• Abrams
• Bebop
• Dynamo
• Grey Talon
• Haze
• Ivy
• Kelvin
• Lash
• McGinnis
• Mo & Krill
• Paradox
• Pocket
• Seven
• Vindicta
• Viscous
• Warden
• Wraith
• Yamato

Item Changes

• Active Reload
• Alchemical Fire
• Ammo Scavenger
• Berserker
• Bullet Lifesteal
• Cold Front
• Colossus
• Decay
• Divine Barrier
• Diviner's Kevlar
• Escalating Exposure
• Escalating Resilience
• Ethereal Shift
• Extra Regen
• Fortitude
• Glass Cannon
• Headshot Booster
• Healing Booster
• Healing Rite
• Heroic Aura
• Infuser
• Inhibitor
• Intensifying Magazine
• Kinetic Dash
• Lifestrike
• Long Range
• Majestic Leap
• Melee Lifesteal
• Metal Skin
• Monster Rounds
• Mystic Shot
• Mystic Slow
• Phantom Strike
• Point Blank
• Quicksilver Reload
• Refresher
• Rescue Beam
• Restorative Locket
• Restorative Shot
• Ricochet
• Sharpshooter
• Silencer
• Siphon Bullets
• Slowing Bullets
• Slowing Hex
• Soul Rebirth
• Spirit Strike
• Superior Cooldown
• Superior Duration
• Surge of Power
• Titanic Magazine
• Warp Stone