Update 0.16

Release date: August 27, 2018

New Content

• Scrap Mine:
  • Produces Scrap using Fuel as a resource
• Sulfur Mine:
  • Produces Sulfur using Fuel as a resource

New Communication Tools

• Operations
  • A new tool that allows players to form groups around objectives
  • Operations have a dedicated voice and text chat channel
  • Operations have a dedicated player list on the HUD
    • Right click on a name in the player list to bring up a context menu to mute players
  • Operations are cross region
• New Voice Engine
  • Vivox is now the main engine used for voice chat (see their website for details)
  • Push G to talk to your Operation group
• Text chat improvements
  • A new tab system has been introduced (Though it's currently only available for Operations. We hope to expose it further in the future!)
  • Scroll location stays in place even when a message comes in
  • Better use of colour to differentiate text chat channels
  • Text chat window visuals have been updated so it's clearer to tell when it has focus

Map Changes

• Reaching Trail has been heavily redesigned
• Mooring County has been heavily redesigned
• Umbral Wildwood layout has been redesigned
• East coast regions have been redesigned to include amphibious landing zones
• Water travel between Deadlands and Farranac Coast / Endless Shore is now available
• Resource Mines have been added to mainland World Conquest regions
• Terra, Vulpine Watch, and the road between Iron's End and Spine have been moved so that they are further away from the region borders
• Refinery has been moved from Thunderfoot to Stray in Umbral Wildwood
• Ceo Highlands (in Westgate) has been modified so that it doesn't provide an unfair vantage point
• More natural barriers added to region borders to prevent free access to partisans
• Scrap and Sulfur field locations have changed through out the conquest mainland

Gameplay Features and Changes

• Weapons Mechanics Revamp:
  • New Stability system: All weapons are more accurate when you wait for them to stabilize first (stability level indicated by how far apart the reticule lines are)
    • "Running and gunning" is much less effective now
    • Certain weapons take longer to stabilize after moving than others
    • Certain weapons take longer to stabilize after firing than others
  • Accuracy has been tweaked across all weapons
  • Weapon stability can be visualized when entering the shooting range in the Home Region
• Camera now dynamically moves ahead for the driver of a vehicle, making it easier to avoid obstacles in front

Game Balance

• Tunnel Networks no longer decay
• Scrap fields now spawn 20% more nodes
• Tank Trap cost reduced from 20 to 15 Refined Materials
• Storm Rifles no longer require Blueprints to produce
• Barracks inventory capacity increased from 12 to 15 slots
• The time it takes a completed Factory order to move to the public inventory has been increased from 30 to 45 mins
• Skirmish Tech Tree now includes the HMG
• Forward Bases no longer provide Map Intelligence

Other Changes

• Other Changes
  • Network logic for player activities has been reworked for increased robustness
• Reload bug has finally been fixed as a result of this change
• "Mission Objectives" have been renamed to "Squad Markers"
• Moderators will now have a unique name tag color in-game

Bug Fixes

• Wind visual effect on foliage is stronger on medium/low settings and causes FPS drop
• Foxhole is invisible from any angle when intersecting with grass
• In Umbral Wildwood, northern border travel zone queues player for Heartlands instead of Endless Shore
• Vehicle drivers can see players outside of vision zone during night time
• Distorted sound effect plays loudly when traveling between regions
• Commander can continue to fire Pistol after closing hatch on tank
• Sometimes hits from Hammer / Sledgehammer won't register, skipping every other hit
• Another player firing a shotgun launches your character backwards
• Barge traveled onto land at the Gallows/Victa crossing
• Players that load on your screen are given outlines through walls for a second
• Stuck spot on the river in Deadlands F6K1
• Players are able to repair defensive structures from inside Bunkers, Pillboxes, and Gunnests
• Can keep stockpile UI open even after getting out of vehicle
• Can get stuck in geometry behind the Victa hospital in Farranac Coast
• AT Mines visually explode in the wrong location after running them over
• Footprint trails appear on what should be hard / solid surfaces
• Player can run while firing SMG
• Oarbreaker road not properly reflected on map near The Report (G17k1)
• Fixed floating tree on Warden Home Island
• Leaving Skirmish doesn't reserve your spot when you reconnect immediately
• No animation exists for equipping Bayonet while crouched
• Barracks placed on slopes with the front facing into the cliff will spawn you under the ground
• Cliffs and shore in Deadlands F7k8 have elements (trees, grass) floating above player
• Players can launch themselves into the air using a gate and high latency
• Player can move around with map open, after opening and closing chat with the map open
• If Player mashes Q (enter) while repairing a vehicle, or structure which can be entered (ie; Pillbox), they will continue to repair while in the vehicle
• Entering vehicles while prone does not unequip your current weapon
• Ammo doesn't refill after reload animation plays back under high network latency conditions

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Source

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