Holiday Special

✦AI summary2h

A holiday update focusing on AI improvements, a complete rework of infantry suit mods, vehicle balance adjustments, and numerous bug fixes.

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▲Buffs20

Infantry Suit Mods
- Standardized suit mod slots to 6 across all suit types for greater customization.variable→6
- Servo Mod:Servo mods now provide a flat speed increase at the cost of armor.→+0.2m/s m/s
- Ammo Mod:Ammo mods increase capacity but slightly reduce explosion resistance.→+30% %
- Shock Mod:Shock mods provide explosion resistance at the cost of movement speed.→20% %
- Regeneration Mod:Regeneration mods now improve recovery rate and delay but reduce armor.→+10/s HP/s
- Insulation Mod:Insulation mods reduce the chance of being affected by status effects.→-20% %
AI
- AI now chooses loadouts based on the map and situation rather than purely at random.random→situational
- Raised the heat management threshold for turret AI to allow for better burst fire control.→Higher
- L9R:AI can now better manage the L9R charge for maximum sniping damage.suboptimal→optimized
- AI will no longer attempt to deploy medkits or ammopacks when nearby threat levels are high.aggressive→cautious
Vehicles
- Shields:Vehicle shields are now free and equipped by default, replacing flares and orbit-drones.paid→free points
- Point-Defense Beam:Doubled the fire rate of point-defense beams and removed angle restrictions.1x→2x
- Medium Plasma/Vulcan:Significantly increased projectile speed and fire rates for medium plasma and vulcan weapons.standard→boosted
- AFX Missiles:Reduced reload time for capital-ship-grade AFX missiles.6s→4s s
Weapons
- Increased damage falloff distance to 300m to align with stated weapon ranges.200m→300m m
- Incendiary Grenades:Incendiary grenades now deal more damage-over-time to non-static targets.standard→increased
- P6i:Increased P6i magazine size to match its burst fire pattern.34→36
- SAR:Increased SAR magazine size to match its burst fire pattern.65→66
- LSP:Changed LSP alternative fire to a 4-round charge-shotgun mode with higher anti-vehicle damage.standard→4-round charge
GeneralImplemented a new standardized UPNP system for more reliable auto-port-forwarding.unreliable→standardized

▼Nerfs6

AIReduced the effectiveness of AI using Aim Down Sights (ADS) for lower difficulty levels.standard→nerfed
VehiclesCountermeasures:Popping countermeasures no longer breaks all enemy lock attempts, reducing frustration.breaks all→no break
Weapons
- Underbarrel Flamer:Slightly reduced the contact damage of underbarrel flamers.standard→reduced
- Knife:Nerfed the knife; it now requires a backstab to kill medium suits.one-hit→requires backstab
- Railguns:Removed aim assist from railguns and tightened the lock acquire angle.enabled→Removed
GeneralReduced the maximum number of grenades a character can carry from 4 to 3.4→3

◆Other changes7

Infantry Suit Mods
- Armour Mod:Removed the specific armor mod; suits now have a default max armor value.mod→Removed
- Re-arranged movement speed multipliers to bring heavy and light suits closer together.0.74-1.44x→0.88-1.32x multiplier
- EM/Vehicle Sensor Mod:Removed EM and vehicle motion sensor mods as they were deemed useless or redundant.available→Removed
AIBots now prioritize destroying turrets more aggressively.standard→higher
VehiclesLand Vehicle Boost:Land vehicle boost is now aligned to the world plane to prevent unrealistic flight.rotation→world plane
General
- Added a server option to force players to join the faction with the lower playercount.→Added
- Capture and hack progress now decays back to zero over time if the objective is uncontested.static→decays to 0