[Game Update] - 608102

[Bryce]

Hey everybody!

Today we are excited to release the new Equipment Fortification System. In this update, you will be able to obtain Fortifying Ingots as you battle through the deeper frenzy levels of hunts. Using these ingots will increase the stats of early-game equipment to the point where they are as powerful as the equipment available to you in later game hunts - and beyond. We hope you will have fun exploring all of the new equipment combinations that are now available to you!

Next Up!
We have another "Launch Feedback Plan" update coming up before we release more information on the first big content update. In the next update coming soon, we will be introducing new powers into the game to greatly expand the number of powers available in the starting pool of powers, roughly doubling the number of powers that you will see in the early stages of the game. We're not done with powers though, we will continue to add more new powers throughout Early Access, including new Fabled Power families. 

Following that, we have our first big content update shortly after introducing a whole new Hunt. This new Hunt will be available in all frenzy levels and will include new weapons, armour, enemies, and more!

More details will come with the next update. 

We hope you enjoy the new Equipment Fortification system, but we'd also like to tempt you with a little sneak peek at what is coming next.
Have fun out there
 

Spoiler

 

Additions:

• Added new Equipment Fortification system
• Added credits screen

Changes:
The Bam Bamzooler:

• Speed bonus after dodge cancel +20% / +30% / +40% -> +25% / +40% / +55%

Gourdo Weapons:

• Fixed bug where Gourdo weapons would think a heal happened even though you are already at full health

Gourdo's Community Garden skill:

• Player can no longer be knocked out of this skill
• Player has more ability to cancel out of this skill into attacks or dodges

Big Yammo Slammo

• Any damage absorbed by the punch is Healed back if the swing hits
• Slightly increase damage threshold to achieve "big" swing
• Increase base damage (regardless of absorption)
• Decrease focus damage (regardless of absorption)
• Slightly increase damage gained by holding longer (regardless of absorption)
• Allow earlier hit-confirm canceling from Hit to Heavy Attack
• Increased range
• More precise hitboxes

Floracrane's Divebeak

• Fix bug where Lil' Schemer would not be consumed or prevented by this skill.
• Normal version: Move dodge cancel window 1f earlier
• Charged version: Move dodge cancel window 1f later
• All versions: Increase startup frames by 2f
• Charged version: Adjust AOE hitbox to match the FX more accurately
• Charged version: No longer causes guaranteed knockdown in the entire AOE range
• Charged version: Push enemies back less far on AOE hit
• Prevent attack hitting the same target twice.
• Made it easier for enemy attacks to 'trade' with this attack as it comes down.

Quality of Life:

• Screens with separate tabs now remember which tab you last had open, and will open to that tab again
• The Player Status widget now has an additional page that displays your active masteries
• Markets in dungeons will now show you weapons of types that you have not yet unlocked if you have purchased everything that you can use

Misc:

• The amount of loot you get when you level up your Biome Research level now scales with the frenzy level you are in

Fixes

• Fixed bug where the Enigmox and Swarm aspects did not work as intended
• Fixed Pew Pew! unintentionally applying hitstop to the player when hitting a target
• Fixed Bulbin Buddy not working when your Dodge is too fast
• Various crash fixes for issues we have seen reported

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[HeatAndRun]

All the future plans sound very interesting...

Also thank you for the new "Fortification" System!

[Melindaington]

Yay, thank you Klei! Excited to try some new shenanigan armor and weapon combos.

[MrMyther]

Yammo gears certainly gotten a glowup 

[BezKa]

Oh wow that spoilered gif is HARD on the eyes. I haven't been photosensitive for years and it hurt. I like the flashiness of the game but if four people trigger that reaction at once it's gonna be one hell of a flashbang

2 hours ago, Bryce said:

Any damage absorbed by the punch is Healed back if the swing hits

Oooooo I love that! Sounds very good with the canon

2 hours ago, Bryce said:

The amount of loot you get when you level up your Biome Research level now scales with the frenzy level you are in

YAY!

Thanks for the update, can't wait to try my fav low tier weapons in Molded Grave!

[c0aldri]

thanks for the update guys!

[Alfons100]

The Yammo Skill is so much fun now. Using the Gourdo hat to get a net positive health is a nice strat, and using skills like Lil Schemer and Wind Up I wound up almost getting 20k damage in a single hit against a boss