Editing Update:6.0.0


==== '''Balance Changes''' ====
'''Gadgets'''

Anti-Gravity Cube

* Decreased cooldown from 40s to 35s
* Increased effect radius from 3.5m to 4m 

APS Turret

* Decreased damage taken per projectile destroyed from 40%to 31.25% of total health, meaning a full health APS can now block 4 projectiles instead of 3   ''Dev Note: APS usage has dropped considerably since we moved to having blocked projectiles consume the deployable’s health. This change nudges the APS’s power slightly, hopefully making it a slightly more popular choice than it is today''

Data Reshaper

* Decreased ammo count from 3 to 2  ''Dev Note: In the last round of buffs for the Data Reshaper, it became a very effective counter to Specializations like the Guardian Turret and other long cooldown deployables due to its improved usability. The cost of using the Reshaper’s ammo, versus how long it could make the opponent’s Turret unavailable due to cooldown, didn’t feel balanced With that new usage, the cost to use the Reshaper (up to the full duration) was minimal. By lowering the maximum ammo count we’re hoping to even things out.'' 

Glitch Grenade

* Decreased the fuse time from 1.8s to 1.5s  ''Dev Note: This change should help Glitch Grenade feel more responsive, and slightly more desirable to use.''

Gravity Vortex

* Increased the maximum duration of the vortex from 8s to 10s
* Increased the minimum duration of the vortex from 5s to 7s
* Decreased throw velocity from 16.5m/s to 15m/s
* Increased projectile gravity modifier from 1 to 1.7, giving the projectile a steeper arc
* Therefore, maximum throw distance decreased from around 29m to around 15m  ''Dev Note: We’ve felt the Gravity Vortex has been a little underused versus what we would expect, these changes aim to buff its impact slightly while avoiding scenarios where it might be thrown as a longer ranged ‘grenade’ rather than be used as a trap.''

Tracking Dart

* Increased tracking duration on targets from 10s to 13s  ''Dev Note: This is a small buff for the Tracking Dart to hopefully make it slightly more desirable as a Gadget pick''

Arena Canisters

Explosive Canisters

* Reduced the fuse time of the Explosive Canisters, so they will detonate sooner and more reliably  ''Dev Note: The previous fuse time for Explosive Canisters was set a long time ago, in part because the canisters did more damage back then and also because we liked some of the random impact we’d get from them bouncing off of walls. Today though, with their lower damage, we feel the longer fuse time was just hurting usability and reliability, especially for new players.'' 

'''Specializations'''

Cloaking Device

* Increased ‘Cloak Max Blend’ from 1.5 to 1.75, making cloaked players slightly more visible to others
* Increased ‘Delay Before Transitioning Into Cloak’ from 0 to 0.5s, increasing the time it takes to for a player to disappear
* Increased the ‘First Person Cloak Multiplier’ from 0.9 to 1.0, meaning the cloaking effect in first-person view will more accurately represent the cloaking effect seen in third-person view  ''Dev Note: We know that some players find the Cloaking Device very frustrating to face since we increased its duration, but we really like that the previous changes to it pushed it more towards giving players a sneaky style of play, rather than using it for straight-up evasion in combat. To try and address player feedback, while retaining this playstyle, these changes have been made to make Cloaked players more visible when moving, hopefully nudging them to use it even more as a ‘hide and seek’ style of play, rather than something more run-and-gun.'' 

Winch Claw

* Increased max range from 10m to 12m
* Added scaling of the stun duration versus Weapons and Gadgets, based on the distance to the target player, meaning long range hooks stun for slightly longer than short range hits
* Increased the maximum Weapon/Gadget stun duration on targets hit at max range from 0.55s to 0.65s 
* Added minimum Weapon/Gadget stun duration on targets hit at min range (3m or less) of 0.3s
* The Winch Claw stun effect changes described here impact Weapons and Gadgets only. Specializations are always impacted for a fixed stun duration, which is a different value. That value is unchanged from what it was before.   ''Dev Note: We feel the last round of changes we made to the Winch Claw were maybe a little too aggressive and limited the use cases for it, as a result, we’ve buffed the ranged capability this time around. To offset this, we’ve made the micro stun duration for the Winch Claw more dynamic, adjusting its duration based on the range of the pull. We think this will make the Claw slightly less frustrating for players hit by it, while at the same time buffing the range for Winch Claw players.'' 

'''Weapons'''

AKM

* Improved recoil interpolation, making the weapon feel slightly smoother when it recoils. This does not change the underlying recoil pattern, only some of the first-person camera movement  ''Dev Note: This is purely a quality of life change to make the weapon feel nicer to use.''

CL-40

* Increased the size of the inner blast radius radius from 30cm to 60cm, meaning it should now be easier to do maximum damage
* Increased the speed of the grenade projectile from 35m/s to 42m/s
* Decreased the projectile gravity modifier from 1 to 0.9, giving projectiles a slightly flatter arc  ''Dev Note: The CL-40 feels slightly underused to us compared to other weapons, so this is a small buff in its effectiveness to try and make it more desirable.''

Dagger

* Increased damage of regular attacks from 50 to 60
* Increased the damage of non-backstab secondary attacks from 50 to 75
** Damage with backstab secondary attacks remains at 320 damage  ''Dev Note: This small buff to base damage is intended to make the weapon’s attacks, other than backstab, slightly more viable for combat in certain situations.'' 

FAMAS

* Improved recoil interpolation, making the weapon feel slightly smoother when it recoils. This does not change the underlying recoil pattern, only some of the first-person camera movement  ''Dev Note: This is purely a quality of life change to make the weapon feel nicer to use.''

FCAR

* Decreased recoil intensity for bullets 5-7 in the firing sequence, making the weapon slightly more stable  ''Dev Note: This is a very small improvement to the FCAR’s recoil pattern, without changing the overall pattern, with the goal of making the weapon slightly more steady and easier to use early in the firing sequence.''

KS-23 

* Decreased pump-action duration from 0.82s to 0.7s, allowing the gun to fire faster. 
** This change effectively increases the KS-23’s fire rate from 73RPM to 85RPM  ''Dev Note: This small buff is aimed at improving the usability and competitiveness of the weapon.'' 

LH1

* Decreased damage from 46 to 40  ''Dev Note: The LH1 has been a very strong performer this season, even at closer ranges, which we didn’t fully intend it to be. This change to its damage is aimed at addressing that and also bringing it more in line with other weapons’ performance.'' 

M11

* Increased damage falloff max range from 15m to 17.5m, giving the weapon a slightly longer effective range
* Decreased damage falloff multiplier from 0.62 to 0.52, meaning the weapon now does slightly less damage at range  ''Dev Note: The M11 has been outperforming a number of longer ranged weapons, which was not intended. This small adjustment should make it slightly less effective at longer ranges, but increase the ‘effective range’ slightly.''

M60

* Increased damage from 19 to 20
* Increased damage falloff max range from 32m to 35m, giving the weapon a slightly longer effective range
* Increased damage falloff multiplier from 0.4 to 0.5, meaning the weapon now does slightly more damage at range  ''Dev Note: Compared to the Lewis Gun and ShAK-50, the M60 has been underperforming. These buffs aim to hopefully bring it closer to those weapons in its effectiveness.''

Pike-556

* Decreased damage falloff minimum range from 50m to 45m, giving the weapon a slightly shorter effective range
* Decreased damage falloff max range from 55m to 50m, giving the weapon a slightly shorter effective range
* Decreased damage falloff multiplier from 0.85 to 0.75, meaning the weapon now does slightly less damage at range
* Significantly reduced the amount of visual recoil experienced when aiming-down-sights, causing the bullets to land closer to where your reticle indicates  ''Dev Note: We want to bring it back in line with other weapons and we feel these reductions to its effective range should help achieve that. We also noticed it had a stronger visual recoil than other weapons, which has been reduced to make playing the weapon feel slightly nicer.''

SA1216

* Decreased pellet count from 13 to 12
* Therefore, total damage per shot decreased from 78 to 72 (due to pellet count change) 
* Increased damage falloff minimum range from 10m to 12.5m, giving the weapon a slightly longer effective range
* Increased damage falloff max range from 15m to 20m, giving the weapon a slightly longer effective range
* Pellet pattern has been adjusted, to move it towards a better closer-range role after the removal of a pellet 
* Added a new element to the ammunition HUD that shows the number of ‘feed modules’ the weapon has and how many have been used, to make it clearer when the player has rotated the magazine. This same HUD element is also used for the new ARN-220 with its dual magazines.    ''Dev Note: The SA1216 has been a strong performer for some time now, including being effective at slightly longer ranges than we’d intended. This changes lower the overall damage potential of the weapon, especially at range, but to preserve some of the feel of the weapon we’ve slightly extended the effective range to somewhat offset the damage reduction''

XP-54

* Increased damage from 16 to 17
* Increased damage falloff minimum range from 20m to 22.5m, giving the weapon a slightly longer effective range
* Increased damage falloff max range from 30m to 32.5m, giving the weapon a slightly longer effective range
* Decreased damage falloff multiplier from 0.62 to 0.52, meaning the weapon now does slightly less damage at range  ''Dev Notes: In Season 5 the XP-54 has underperformed compared to weapons like the M11, this change aims to address that.''

==== '''Content and Bug Fixes''' ====
'''Animation'''

* Made all transitions to aim down sight while sprinting feel much smoother
* Quick Melee animations now show properly while vaulting
* Fixed an issue where melee animations could be missing or look incorrect while attacking during the motion of swapping to an item
* Fixed an animation issue when reloading prior to interacting with Cashouts and statues
* Fixed an issue that caused reload animations to continue while being pulled by the Winch Claw
* Fixed an animation issue that could occur when players are pulled by the Winch Claw while vaulting
* Fixed an issue where interrupting looped reload animations could look incorrect
* Fixed an issue where the spawn animation would sometimes not trigger when spawning
* Fixed an animation issue when deploying weapons after performing a ledge catch motion 
* Throwing knives will now always play the standard deploy animation in between shots to avoid disorienting motions
* Added animations to several primary weapons available for purchase in the customization menu 
* Fixed an animation blend issue when transitioning from a ladder straight to vaulting
* Fixed an animation issue which made the player’s arms look strange while throwing a Goo Grenade with certain skins equipped
* Fixed an issue where players would see static legs in first person or other players stuck in a "death pose"
* Fixed an issue with single fire weapons that could lead to being stuck in infinite reload animations
* Fixed an issue with the Recurve Bow clipping into the camera when vaulting on objects
* Fixed an issue where the character’s fingers could blend badly during the slow motion sequence in the end of a round
* Fixed an issue where the player’s animations could freeze when trying to interact with something immediately after a successful interaction was just completed
* Made animations flow more smoothly when going from a vaulting animation to a firing sequence or aiming down sights

'''Audio'''

* Reset the player’s Music Playlist to play the Season 6 Soundtrack, for a fresh introduction to the new theme and vibe.  Players can easily turn it back to their preferences again through the Playlist menu

'''Controller'''

* Fixed "Unbound" text that was shown in the inventory HUD when the "Equipment Cycling" gamepad preset was being used

'''Gadgets''' 

APS

* Fixed an issue where, if the APS Turret was attached to a liftable object and was being carried by a player, a sphere of invisible collision would block all bullets being fired near the APS  ''Dev Note:This change is a bug fix to collision and will not affect the gameplay of the APS''

Gravity Vortex

* Custom skins now stay applied when thrown

'''Gameplay'''

* Interactions with statues and Cashouts should now be much less likely to be incorrectly interrupted at the start of the interaction
* Added ‘Sorry’ as an emote option  ''Dev Note: Sorry for taking so long!''
* Free-fly camera now ignores camera direction, meaning pressing the spacebar will always make the camera ascend vertically relative to the map
* Fixed carried objects sometimes incorrectly clipping into the player head when held above the player
* Fixed issue where the player’s held weapon was slow to start firing after dropping an object
* Players using invisibility will now be uncloaked when directly hit by the flamethrower
* Fixed a rare issue where players would lose respawn tokens when being revived
* Fixed issues with enemy outlines sometimes not having the correct color
* Fixed an issue where players could enter a “flying mode” after a ladder interaction
* Fixed an issue with autosprint not triggering after respawning
* Crosshair is now disabled correctly when emoting
* Fixed a rare bug where outlines would show up as friendly on enemy contestants
* Grenade throwing is now properly canceled when interacting with items
* Fixed issue where using the last ammo of an item and picking up an object directly after would always make it drop again
* Potential fix for a stubborn issue where Aim Down Sight suddenly stopped working
* Fixed an issue where players could have the wrong item equipped when respawning  

'''Game Modes'''

General

* Gameshow Event duration is now shown in the HUD
* Fixed a bug where players would not be able to pick their full loadout selection when backfilling into a match
* Resolved issues where vaults spawning mid-game would not be highlighted

Bank It 

* Removed Bank It from the Quick Play menu for now as TDM takes its place. Bank It will still be available in Private Matches  ''Dev Note: Bank It is unfortunately our least played mode and often struggles with a very small population of players due to that lack of popularity. With the addition of TDM to the game, which has similar gameplay but has proven to be much more popular, we feel now is the right time to take Bank It out of rotation, to make sure we don’t split the playerbase between too many modes. Bank It will remain available in Private Matches and may return for events in future, but to ensure the best quality matches across our modes, it will no longer be a base game mode.''  

Ranked Cashout

* Updates the scoreboard and Tournament overview screen in Ranked Tournaments. Previously shown information such as the seeding of other teams, other players Rank Score, or other players gameplay scores (such as combat score) will not be presented to players before or during the match. This change is intended to prevent previously-seen behaviours where teams would use this information to target/avoid specific opponents, and would monitor the status of opposing players through the leaderboard instead of scouting physically. And so, players will now need to use scouting or learn from past encounters to gain more information about opposing teams, as originally intended. Ranks and seedings will be shown to players after they are eliminated from the tournament.

TDM

* TDM added to the Quick Play menu as a base mode
* Now available on 
** Fortune Stadium 
** Seoul 
** SYS$HORIZON
** Las Vegas 
** Kyoto 
** Skyway Stadium
* Revamped visuals for the HUD
* Players are now forced to spawn after being dead for an extended period of time, to prevent griefing

Cashout

* Fixed an issue that could occasionally cause teams to respawn too close to objectives

Power Shift

* Goo no longer slows down the platform
* Slightly adjusted the speed at which the platform moves based on the amount of players on it
** 1 player: 8.33% faster
** 2 players: 3.33% faster
** 3 players: same speed  ''Dev note: Goo slowing down the platform in Power Shift was a mechanic that a lot of players didn't know about and could inadvertently hinder you and your team. The concept of "weighing down the platform" could potentially be an interesting dynamic element, but we feel it’s more important that the platform and its locomotion are more reliable and intuitive than anything else, hence the removal of this mechanic.''   ''We see that quite a lot of Power Shift matches get "stuck" near the middle of the platform’s route. By slightly increasing the speed for 1 and 2 players on the platform, we hope to see a more dynamic back-and-forth along more sections of the path.''

* Slightly adjusted the path in Skyway Stadium near the Medical Center so the bridge no longer clips with the platform when open

'''Maps'''

Terminal Attack Tutorial

* Fixed issue where players could throw the goo barrel out of bounds and brick the tutorial

General

* Updated the collision of industrial beams to better match their visuals
* Made it possible to vault on and have Goo interacting with the pillars of outdoor lifts
* Elevator doors are now able to be destroyed
* Slightly increased the distance that the map border effect becomes visible, making it easier to see to players approaching the edge of the playable space
* Fixed issue where doors could be opened by walking backwards into them

Bernal

* Fixed visible seam in landscape
* Fixed a gap in one of the roads for better traversal
* Fixed issue where gadgets could be moved underground when attached to the corkscrew platform

Kyoto

* Performance improvements
* Fixed an issue where players could get stuck between a rock and a hard place (a wooden beam) below the Cliffside building

Las Vegas Stadium 

* This new version of Las Vegas comes with a total rework of destruction to help optimize the map further 

SYS$Horizon

* Fixed shadow rendering issues on buildings for improved visual clarity
* Made minor adjustments to the voxel bridge connecting the Art Gallery and Library so players can smoothly walk up the steps
* Fixed an issue where the glitched visuals around trees would block projectiles

Skyway Stadium

* Fixed a floating sign
* Fixed an issue with flashing lights under an elevator

'''Player Customization'''

* The Multi-Mood Mask and Affection Display cosmetics now work with body paint
* The Wise-Wing Jumper poncho now has cloth-like properties 
* Fixed an issue where the character’s hands and props in the Player Card would misalign
* Slight visual improvements to Player Card 
* Added new weapon animations in the customization screen
* Fixed weapon inspects and deploy animations that would occasionally reset to default after being customized

'''Private Matches & Spectator'''

* Added the ability to manually configure team compositions in the lobby
* Added the ability to change Arena even after the lobby has been created
* Private matches no longer wait for spectators to successfully connect to the match before starting
* Added the ability to choose map condition, map variant, and mid-round event from the private lobby menu
* Added Team Deathmatch
* The info bar at the bottom of the screen for dedicated spectator in private matches has had a facelift with some QoL changes
* Fixed an issue where squad names were not being randomised properly

'''Rendering'''

* Fixed an issue that caused distant contestants to appear blurry and smear in movement
* Speculative fix for missing gas from gas grenades and mines after being out of view
* Fixed the look of the sniper bullet trail to be less thick and bright,returning to the original and intended look.

'''Settings'''

* Added a separate category for spectator keybinds in the Settings menu

'''Specializations'''

* Blocked the ability to pick up objects during the slam in Charge'N'Slam
* Fixed an issue where an excessive amount of “healing completed” sounds would play when swapping targets

'''Stability & Performance'''

* Fixed many of the most common crashes
* Added GPU Utilization to the in-game performance overlay

'''UI'''

* Added the ability to inspect weapon skin animations in the store and weapons customization screen 
* Removed Ranked Score from the Player Card
* Improved and expanded Rich Presence in the Friends list to better display the current status of friends and the status of their party
* VoIP now correctly displays the player’s name next to the speaker icon while talking
* Build number now displays in uppercase monospace font for better clarity and separation of letters
* Fixed double notifications when someone is kicked from a private match lobby
* Fixed issues where the player would lose input focus when exiting out of the settings menu after being respawned
* Resolved issues where progression on items would incorrectly show that they were leveling up in the end-of-round screen even when they had already reached max level
* Fixed the club tag appearing in the wrong color in the event log
* Fixed an issue where rewards could remain on the screen until the end of the reward summary sequence
* Fixed an issue where the wrong items and characters could appear in the main lobby screen

'''VFX'''

* Made the spawn sequence shorter and less intrusive to reduce the time when running blind 

'''Weapons'''

General

* Updated many of the weapon overview statistics to improve consistency of stats across weapon types.

Flamethrower

* Fixed issue where Flamethrower would sometimes visually merge together with other items, making both unusable

Sights

* Holographic:
** ARN-220
** AKM
** Famas
** CB-01
** LH1
** M60
** Lewis Gun
** M11
** XP-54
** Matter
* Looking Glass:
** ShAK
** ARN-220
** AKM
** Famas
** FCAR
** CB-01
** LH1
** M60
** Lewis Gun
** XP-54
** Matter
** Model 1887
* Adder Reflex:
** ShAK
** ARN-220
** AKM
** Famas
** FCAR
** CB-01
** LH1
** M60
** Lewis Gun
** XP-54
** Matter
* Compact Reflector:
** ShAK
** ARN-220
** Famas
** FCAR
** CB-01
** XP-54

==== '''Security and Anti-cheat''' ====

* Improved messaging for AHK violations
* Refined detection systems
* Implemented hardware bans