User:Mgpt/Sandbox

Updates
← N/A	May 3, 2024	May 10, 2024 →

Source: 05-03-2024 Update

Patch notes

General Changes

Added a Recommend A Friend button to the dashboard that you can use to send us requests for people to include in our playtesting
Added a Resources page to the dashboard which contains a browsable item shop
Added overhead text display when another hero uses active items
The hotkeys F1-F5 to change cameras to allied heroes now maps directly to the order of heroes on the top bar left to right
Added the Patron to the spectate-when-dead cycle if the enemy is in your base or everyone on your team is dead
Added support for Flex Items in the Hero Sandbox
Increased the range of the mouse sensitivity slider from 0.5->4.0 to 0.05->8.0
Increased the default framerate cap from 120 to 400
Improved UI display when endgame objectives are being attacked
Added music for when the base is under attack
Changed the local player icon on the the minimap to always be on top of enemy icons
Shop music will now only play for shops players can access
Postgame graphs now default to team stats rather than individual
Added borders around hero icons on the minimap when watching replays/spectating
Top bar now shows incoming players before they are fully connected
Added console command to hide the bar at the bottom in replays ('citadel_hide_replay_hud 1' to hide it, 'citadel_hide_replay_hud 0' to bring it back)
Various VOIP improvements
Fixed open mic threshold
Fixed various consistency issues with the presentation of Souls terminology, icons, etc
Fixed Pocket teleporting players into geometry or out of the world
Fixed Warp Stone teleporting you through geometry
Fixed Fixation decimal point display
Fixed Parry animation not playing
Fixed various issues with the spectate UI display
Removed the slow climbing vertical recoil on Yamato's alt fire
Fixed AP count not showing if you are dead, spectating a team mate or when holding alt/tab to upgrade your abilities

Gameplay Changes

Troopers DPS vs Lane Guardians reduced from 44 to 36
Objectives now have 80% damage reduction anti-backdoor defense when there haven't been creeps nearby in a while
The uncapturable zipline nodes near your base now extend out 2 more nodes (this means attackers can't capture ziplines quite as close to the enemy base)
You are now silenced while carrying the Urn
Urn bounty increased from 900 + 160/minute to 900 + 200/minute
Vaults base bounty increased from 150 to 200
Abrams: Base Health increased from 550 to 600
Abrams: Abrams DPS increased from 24 to 35
Bebop: Weapon no longer has horizontal/vertical recoil
Dynamo: Dynamo DPS increased from 48 to 60
Dynamo: Dynamo T3 Max HP DPS increased from 3.2% to 3.8%
Grey Talon: Grey Talon damage increased from 95 to 105
Grey Talon: Grey Talon T2 damage reduced from 80 to 70
Grey Talon: Grey Talon damage increased from 200 to 300
Haze: Haze bonus Fire Rate reduced from +30 to +20
Haze: Haze duration scaling from Spirit improved from 0.2 to 0.3
Infernus: Infernus no longer slows Infernus to 1.3 m/s during the cast delay
Infernus: Infernus damage increased from 130 to 160
Kelvin: Kelvin T3 bonus damage increased from +100 to +175
Lady Geist: Lady Geist damage increased from 80 to 100
Lady Geist: Lady Geist T2 damage increased from +65 to +70
Lady Geist: Lady Geist tooltip fixed to reference the correct self damage type and that it can be reduced with armor
Lady Geist: Lady Geist damage amp per shard increased from 10% to 15%
Lash: Lash cooldown reduced from 55 to 45
Lash: Lash Damage increased from 55 to 65
Lash: Lash lifesteal from heroes increased from 70% to 80% of damage dealt
Lash: Lash lifesteal from non-heroes reduced from 35% to 30% of damage dealt
Lash: Lash T1 from +3m to +5m
Lash: Fixed Lash's targeting cone not finding enemies near the edges
Lash: Fixed Lash to only target enemies who stay in the targeting cone
McGinnis: McGinnis now reduces your speed rather than setting it to a low cap (by itself this change isn't a buff or a nerf, but it allows you to buy items to move faster during the ultimate)
McGinnis: McGinnis camera interaction with Fleetfoot Boots has been fixed
Mo & Krill: Mo & Krill range increased from 25m to 30m
Mo & Krill: Mo & Krill width increased from 3m to 5m
Mo & Krill: Mo & Krill is now permissive with small obstructions in the way
Mo & Krill: Mo & Krill no longer loses its state as you change elevations
Mo & Krill: Mo & Krill now knocks enemies up when you come up
Mo & Krill: Mo & Krill DPS increased from 50 to 60
Mo & Krill: No longer listed as a recommended new player hero
Vindicta: Base Bullet Damage reduced from 15 to 14
Vindicta: Bullet Damage gained per boon reduced from 0.88 to 0.7 (these are gained occasionally as you earn souls, up to 11 times)
Vindicta: Vindicta T1 bonus duration reduced from +1.5s to +1.0s
Vindicta: Is now a recommended hero for new players
Yamato: Yamato radius increased from 11m to 12m
Yamato: Yamato fire rate debuff duration increased from 3s to 4s
Yamato: Yamato T2 changed from "-5s Cooldown" to "10% Max Health heal on hero hit"
Yamato: Yamato T3 changed from "12% Max Health heal on hero hit" to "-6s Cooldown"
Yamato: Yamato T1 Bullet Resist increased from 40% to 60%
Yamato: Yamato cooldown reduced from 35 to 20
Yamato: Yamato T2 changed from "-15s Cooldown" to "+20 Cast Range"
Yamato: Yamato range no longer scales with Spirit
Yamato: Ability Shadow Explosion not found bonus Spirit per victim increased from 10 to 15
Yamato: Ability Shadow Explosion not found bonus Fire Rate per victim increased from 5 to 10
Yamato: Ability Shadow Explosion not found buff duration increased from 8s to 15s

Updates
← May 3, 2024	May 10, 2024	May 13, 2024 →

Source: 05-10-2024 Update

Patch notes

General Changes

Sandbox mode now supports entering it with your party
Sandbox mode now has troopers spawning on the left side
Added Search By Match ID to the Watch Tab
Added Filter By Hero to the Watch Tab
You can now see an indicator for enemy troopers when near them if they are behind a wall or offscreen (primarly improves tracking their positions during the lane)
Map is now precached while in the queue to improve loading times into matches
Visual and Audio updates to the shop
Added a key for toggling replays being paused (defaults to P)
Pocket Pocket visual and sound effects reworked
Pocket Pocket visual effects updated
Fixed a bug where Pocket's briefcase would stop animating when the duration upgrade was taken
Updated Divine Barrier sound effects
Updated Dynamo VO for Dynamo and a few other missing lines
Hero death voices are now broadcast more widely
Fixed being unable to ping while casting or channeling
Fixed various issues with hero abilities causing you to be stuck in walls
Fixed players being able to kill themselves pre-match and run around in the map
Fixed Ice Dome effects disappearing while still active if Kelvin dies during it
Simplify some visuals with Seven's Seven radius indicator to help clarify the bounds
Fixed Stamina not appearing to regenerate while spectating
Improve the text display when a replay is still processing after a match
Fixed Walker boss moving around while the game is paused
Fixed some controller input issues
Fortitude now starts on cooldown to prevent purchasing and selling in the field for significant regen
Updated Decay item sound effects
Updated Berserker item visuals
Fixed visual bug on Spirit Urn when dropping on the ground
Fixed Restorative Locket Spirit Resist not working
Fixed items not updating in the UI when purchased from the shop while spectating a teammate

Item Gameplay Changes

Spirit Strike: Buff duration increased from 12s to 18s
Spirit Strike: Melee damage bonus increased from 15% to 20%
Hollow Point Ward: Spirit Shield increased from +70 to +80
Melee Lifesteal: Cooldown reduced from 10s to 8s
Alchemical Fire: Min/Max DPS increased from 30/60 to 40/80
Restorative Locket: Max Stacks increased from 12 to 15
Restorative Locket: Cooldown increased from 15s to 18s
Reactive Barrier: Barrier duration increased from 10s to 13s
Reactive Barrier: Cooldown reduced from 60s to 40s
Return Fire: No longer has Spirit and Fire Rate bonus during the active
Return Fire: Now passively always gives +7 Spirit and +7% Fire Rate
Slowing Hex: Cooldown reduced from 30s to 25s
Decay: Cooldown reduced from 25s to 22s
Decay: Cast range increased from 20m to 30m
Enduring Speed: Movement Speed increased from 1 to 1.25
Suppressor: Now provides +50 Health
Quicksilver: Now passively has a +10% reload time penalty
Divine Barrier: No longer restores any Stamina on the target (previously fully restored it)
Warp Stone: No longer slows your hero for 3s
Warp Stone: Bullet Resist duration increased from 3s to 5s
Withering Whip: Cast range increased from 12m to 20m
Knockdown: Cooldown reduced from 55s to 50s
Knockdown: Now provides +200 Spirit Shield
Escalating Resilience: Resist per stack increased from 1% to 2%
Superior Stamina: Spirit buff duration increased from 5s to 8s
Lifestrike: Slow duration increased from 1s to 1.5s
Lifestrike: Cooldown reduced from 10s to 8s
Heroic Aura: Active radius increased from 20m to 30m
Curse: Now provides +15% Clip
Curse: Duration increased from 3.5s to 3.75s
Shadow Weave: Now provides +15 Health Regen
Phantom Strike: No longer passively provides +500 Bullet Shield
Phantom Strike: Now provides +200 Health
Phantom Strike: When using the active, gain a temporary +500 Bullet Shield for 7 seconds
Phantom Strike: Now deals 200 damage on impact
Vampiric Burst: Active Bullet Lifesteal increased from 40% to 60%
Unstoppable: Movement Speed increased from +1 to +1.25
Mystic Reverb: Spirit Lifesteal increased from +10% to +15%
Mystic Reverb: Spirit Resist increased from +10% to +15%
Crippling Headshot: Headshot Resistance Reduction increased from 30% to 35%
Diviner's Kevlar: Channeling Spirit bonus increased from +40 to +50

Hero Gameplay Changes

Abrams: Reduced chances that Leap gets stuck on geometry during the downward phase
Bebop: No longer has an innate +15% Spirit Resist
Bebop: Now has innate +20% Bullet Resist
Bebop: Bebop cooldown reduced from 27s to 22s
Bebop: Bebop T3 reduced from -15s to -12s Cooldown
Bebop: Bebop Speed increased from 2700 to 3000
Bebop: Bebop Return Speed increased from 1800 to 2200
Bebop: Bebop DPS increased from 180 to 210
Grey Talon: Grey Talon damage increased from 105 to 115
Grey Talon: Grey Talon Multishot increased from 3 to 5
Kelvin: Kelvin cooldown reduced from 30s to 26s
Infernus: Fixed Infernus refreshing from item damage
Ivy: Base stamina increased from 3 to 4
Lash: Lash now additionally damages enemies within 2m of Lash on impact
Lash: Lash radius reduced from 16m to 14m
Lash: Lash's ground preview now lines up under Lash when cast on the ground
Lash: Lash T3 reduced from +100% to +85%
Lash: Bullet Damage growth increased from 0.76 to 1.0
Lash: Lash tether visuals now improved to communicate the different phases its in
Lady Geist: Lady Geist now comes out quicker and no longer slows you
McGinnis: McGinnis Spirit Resistance increased 50% to 60%
McGinnis: McGinnis Health increased from 30% to 40%
McGinnis: McGinnis T2 increased from +5m Range to +10m
McGinnis: Fixed issues with McGinnis not damaging units within the target area
Mo & Krill: Base HP increased from 650 to 700
Mo & Krill: Mo & Krill damage increased from 40 to 50
Mo & Krill: Mo & Krill T3 debuff duration increased from 10s to 16s
Mo & Krill: Mo & Krill duration increased from 3.5s to 4s
Mo & Krill: Mo & Krill T3 DPS increased from +30 to +40
Paradox: Paradox bullet freeze duration no longer increases with Spirit or Duration Extender
Paradox: Paradox bullet freeze base duration reduced from 1.5 to 1.25
Paradox: Paradox no longer deals damage to Mid Boss
Paradox: Paradox: Max Damage Amp reduced from 150% to 125%
Paradox: Paradox T3 no longer provides +50% Min Damage Amp
Paradox: Paradox T3 reduced from +125% Max Damage to +75%
Pocket: Gun damage per bullet reduced from 6 to 5.6
Pocket: Pocket DPS reduced from 30 to 26
Seven: Seven rebalanced around no longer reducing fire rate (similar shock value effectiveness as before)
Warden: Warden damage increased from 48 to 55
Yamato: Yamato cooldown reduced from 13s to 11s
Yamato: Yamato physics/world collision reduced from 15 to 4 (allowing it to be more easily used near objects)
Yamato: Ability Shadow Explosion not found radius increased from 14m to 16m
Yamato: Ability Shadow Explosion not found Fire Rate and Spirit buff duration increased from 15s to 20s
Yamato: Ability Shadow Explosion not found T3 Spirit bonus increased from +10% to +15%
Yamato: Ability Shadow Explosion not found T3 Fire Rate bonus increased from +5% to +10%

Misc Gameplay Changes

Sprint is now always considered active as long as you are out of combat (haven't taken or dealt damage for 5s, healthbar is now a little transparent when out of combat).
Fixed various inconsistencies and scenarios with how Sprint speed was calculated. Previously there were many conditions that could result in you losing the bonus.
Patron (Weakened) now has 40hp/s regen when it has not taken damage for 30s
Medic Troopers no longer use their heal on troopers if there is a hero within 30m
Zipline Speed Boost cooldown reduced from 420s to 380s
Damage over time no longer prevents zipline usage
Adjusted how the Anti Backdoor system works. It does a little less % damage reduction now, but it regens "backdoor damage" dealt to it over time. Backdoor damage is defined as any damage taken with no candle troopers within 50m in the last 20 seconds.
Troopers run speed increased from 9.1 m/s to 10 m/s
Troopers DPS vs Patrons reduced from 110 DPS to 80 DPS
Troopers DPS vs Walkers from 110 DPS to 80 DPS
Troopers DPS vs Base Guardians from 110 DPS to 80 DPS
Crate Powerups: Removed Zipline buff as a potential drop
Crate Powerups: Increased Health Regen drop from 1.25% Regen to 1.5%
Crate Powerups: Added Fire Rate drop, provides +20% Fire Rate for 25s
Vault base bounty increased from 200 to 225
Fixed some issues that allowed players to more easily camp players in the spawn area