Hotfix 8 focuses on increasing Glyphid Praetorian survivability, significant rebalancing of the Experimental Plasma Charger, and various weapon and network bug fixes.
▲Buffs10
- Experimental Plasma Charger
- Charged Shot Mods:Charged shot damage mods now apply to both AoE and direct damage for better consistency.Direct/AoE separate→Both
- Thin Containment Field mod:Thin Containment Field now reduces heat generated by normal shots, not just charged ones.Charged shots→Normal shots
- Overcharger OC:Overcharger OC now provides higher direct and AoE damage and increased range.→Increased
- Heavy Hitter OC:Increased the damage bonus of the Heavy Hitter OC.→Increased
- Persistent Plasma OC:Increased the size and lifespan of the field left by Persistent Plasma OC.→Increased
- Heat Pipe OC:Added a small charge speed bonus to the Heat Pipe OC.→Increased
- Temperature Shock
- Temperature Shock:Increased the damage dealt by Temperature Shock.→Increased
- Temperature Shock:Temperature Shock activation is now more reliable and responsive.→Improved
- Temperature Shock:Added new icons and sound effects to Temperature Shock to improve player feedback.→New icons/sound
- GeneralBreech Cutter:Increased the size of the plasma field left behind by the Explosive Goodbye mod on the Breech Cutter.→Increased
▼Nerfs6
- Glyphid PraetorianGlyphid Praetorians now have 25% more health, preventing them from dying too quickly in combat.→+25% %
- Experimental Plasma Charger
- Crystal Capacitors:Decreased the charge speed bonus provided by crystal capacitors.→Decreased
- Expanded Plasma Splash mod:Lowered the radius bonus of the Expanded Plasma Splash mod.→Lowered
- Flying Nightmare:Reduced the base radius of the Flying Nightmare projectile.→Reduced
- Overcharger OC:Overcharger OC now penalizes charge shot ammo cost and cooling rate.→Increased penalty
- Heavy Hitter OC:Increased the ammo penalty for the Heavy Hitter OC.→Increased
✚Bug fixes3
- Glyphid PraetorianFixed a bug where Praetorian attacks would ignore tamed Glyphids and only damage players.
- General
- Fixed a bug that caused character models to turn into grenades in Terminals.
- Network:Fixed laggy player animations and enabled network smoothing on the server.
◆Other changes7
- Experimental Plasma Charger
- Bouncy Plasma mod:Bouncy Plasma mod replaced by Plasma Burn, which heats targets and can set them on fire.Bouncy Plasma→Plasma Burn
- Flying Nightmare:Flying Nightmare projectiles now pierce through all targets but no longer cause an explosion on impact.Explode on impact→Pierce all
- Heat Pipe OC:Heat Pipe OC now penalizes heat generated by normal shots instead of cooling rate.Cooling penalty→Normal shot heat penalty
- General
- Droppod:Further improvements to prevent the Droppod from landing on Machine Events.
- Beast Master:Beast Master now activates by holding the Use button.Click→Hold Use
- Crystal Caverns:Added new crystal formations to the Crystal Caverns map.→Added crystals
- Warthog:Fixed the Warthog crosshair showing an incorrect dot in the middle.Dot in middle→Fixed
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Patch history
- PATCH NOTES - S06.04Mar 2, 2026 · 4mo
A focused update addressing Pitjaws behavior, lift pod collision/positioning, and various spawning and visual bugs.
+1→ - Patch Notes: HOTFIX S06.03.1Feb 12, 2026 · 5mo
A small hotfix addressing server browser functionality, mission naming, and a specific interaction between the Breach Cutter and Bone Collectors.
+1→ - PATCH NOTES - S06.03Feb 11, 2026 · 5mo
A small update focusing on Season 6 warnings, resinite visibility, and reward adjustments.
+2→ - PATCH NOTES - S06.02Feb 4, 2026 · 5mo
A stability and balance patch focusing on enemy spawn logic, Pit Jaw behavior, and economy adjustments for gold and season rewards.
+1−4→ - PATCH NOTES - S06.01Jan 30, 2026 · 5mo
Season 6's first patch focuses on balancing enemy spawn rates, adjusting XP and event rewards, and implementing various visual polish fixes.
+2−1→ - →PATCH NOTES - S05.11Oct 23, 2025 · 9mo
A small maintenance patch focusing on profanity filter fixes and photo-sensitivity accessibility options.
- Patch Notes: HOTFIX S05.10.2Jul 14, 2025 · 12mo
A hotfix addressing mod stability and adding a refresh button to the modding menu.
+2→ - →PATCH NOTES - S05.10.1Jul 2, 2025 · 12mo
A small hotfix focusing on stability and usability improvements for the mod browser and mod list population.
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