Hotfix 2.2.4: Ground Looting Improvements

✦AI summary1mo

Hotfix 2.2.4 focuses on ground looting quality-of-life improvements, UI enhancements for shields and HP bars, and several bug fixes regarding the economy and multiplayer replication.

▲Buffs8

Looting System
- Added an item details display that appears when items on the ground can be picked up for better visibility.→Added
- Slightly increased interaction range to compensate for the new requirement of facing items more directly when picking them up.→Increased
- Added a crosshair popup to notify players when an item cannot be picked up due to insufficient inventory space.→Added
DepotAdded a button to sort the depot inventory, making item management faster.→Added
Black MarketFixed an issue where smuggled cargo could not be sold after loading a save, regardless of the region it was acquired in.blocked→enabled
TB03GR JestenGrappling:Fixed an issue where the grappling effect was not properly replicating for other players in multiplayer sessions.broken→fixed
General UI
- Adjusted the HP bar to have slightly more contrast for better visibility during gameplay.low→higher
- Fixed the auto extract and testing grounds exit tooltips to show the correct keybinds for controller users.wrong→correct

▼Nerfs1

Black MarketFixed a bug where Black Market sell costs were incorrectly reduced by projects intended only for purchase costs.reduced→standard

◆Other changes2

ShieldsAdded a percentage durability bar to shield panels, which replaces the ammo display for weaponized shields.ammo remaining→% durability %
SystemAdded additional logging and consistency checks to help developers track down and fix the causes of multiplayer desync.→Added

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Granvir · Oct 20, 2025

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