Station.com
Sign In Join Free Why Join?
Sony Online Entertainment
Community Store My Account Help
  Search   |   Recent Topics   |   Member Listing   |   Back to home page
External Playtest Server Update 9 - March 15, 2006
Search inside this topic:
The Matrix Online » Archived Forums » External Playtest Update Notes Previous Topic  |  Next Topic
Author Message


Development

Joined: Aug 15, 2005
Messages: 1539
Location: The Oyster Bed
Offline







Featured Changes


  • New Spy Abilities have new icons.
  • Ranged Free Attacks are now properly interrupted by the use of Abilities that require different Styles.
  • Selecting Hide UI (Default: Ctrl + U) now hides the Interlock circles.
  • All Abilities are now at the correct coding difficulty-level.
  • NPCs no longer heal all damage when they go into Evade mode.
  • Found another hidden cache of bleach. (Black Ivora Slacks are now much darker than before.)
  • Force Combat and Evade Combat buffs on clothing have been fixed. (Evade Combat shields won't last a rediculously long time.)
  • Organization Archivists in the Slums now sell a mission to earn an RSI Attribute (Stat) Hack.
  • All Abilities that give bonuses to Resistance Attributes now scale correctly.
  • Discipline Title upgrades can no longer be activated while affected by the In Combat state. (Activate them the first opportunity you get!)
  • Added a new designer line of sunglasses to Downtown clothing vendors. (You may need two pair for the right look.)
  • You wanted them? You got them! Check your Richland and Westview clothing vendors.
  • There are now Level 50 weapons available as drops in the world.
  • Both the Interlock rings and targeting indicator are turned off when the user interface is hidden. (Default: Ctrl + U.)


Bug Fixes


  • Personal Firewall 1.0 and 2.0 now have appropriate effects based on their level requirements.
  • Ability icons are no longer upside-down.
  • Abilities that were granting NPC-only Abilities now grant the correct Abilities. (SMG Specialist, Gunslinger, Improved Invisibility, Advanced Riflery)
  • Sneak now gives the correct bonus to Stealth. (Much more difficult to break Stealth now.)
  • Many Ability descriptions have been corrected.
  • Loading the Virologist Ability no longer makes the Arbalest Discipline look partially loaded.
  • Head Butt now correctly causes an Accuracy Debuff on the target.
  • Zone of Powerlessness now works correctly.
  • Damage Over Time (DOT) descriptions on Abilities and Items are now consistent.
  • Abilities no longer cause a permanent Stun state.
  • Disguise Abilities now work correctly.
  • Warding Blow now has the correct memory cost.
  • Vanish now withdraws players from Interlock.
  • Detection now appears in the correct place in the Awakened tree.
  • Kung Fu Proficiency now gives an Influence (percentage) bonus instead of a direct Attribute (points) bonus.
  • Throw Damage bonus is now capped at the same level as Viral, Melee, and Ballistic Damage
  • Simulacra are no longer getting stuck in Block while Ranged Free Attacking. (They now do more than 1 point of damage in Ranged Free Attacks.)
  • Rifle Butt Smash description and combat text now properly indicate that it is used to escape from Interlock.
  • Consumables are no longer affected by the Tactic the player is current in.
  • Covering Fire no longer unequips your weapon when you use it.
  • Shield Jamming Tool now functions properly when the Disable Evasion Ability is loaded.
  • Using hotkeys to activate Abilities on the second hotbar no longer makes them auto-repeat.
  • Fixed a bug that caused some billboard ad types to flicker when viewed using certain graphics cards.
  • Concentration no longer lists a Ballistic Accuracy bonus.
  • Needler no longer does 1000+ damage. (Hope you had fun while it lasted.)


The Matrix Online » Archived Forums » External Playtest Update Notes
Go to:   

Version 2.2.7.43