Red Eye Update

08/06/2015

Balance Changes

Arty

• Increased Artillery Strike Damage and AoE Radius by ~15%
• Reduced Artillery targeting time to 266 ms (from 400 ms)

PDP-70

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• Bullets will no longer pass through players with this weapon
• Increased magazine size to 11 (from 9)
• Reduced rate of fire to 180 RPM (from 200 RPM)
• Reduced recoil when firing while scoped

Dreiss AR

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• Reduced rated of fire to 300 RPM (from 360 RPM)
• Reduced maximum bullet spread by ~20%

Cricket Bat

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• Sped up melee attack speed with the Cricket Bat by ~5%

Bug Fixes and Other Changes

General

• Reduced the amount of XP required for 3-Star Game Mode Merc Missions to 7,500 (from 13,500)

User Interface

• Added in a new, animated 'spotted' icon for enemy indicators
• Spectator scoreboard now uses correct spectator team colors
• Quick Chat from other players using different languages now shows up in the clients language
• Sorting Loadout Cards by date acquired now works correctly

Animation

• Fixed some issues with the Stark AR reload animation
• Most Mercs now hold the Cricket Bat two-handed in third person
• Made the PDA tool visible when fast-arming C4

Audio

• Fixed issues where certain melee attacks were using knife sounds incorrectly
• Added sound effects for the elevators in Underground
• General character bark fixes for exertions and kill spree dialogue
• Updated the Voting interface audio
• Added Unlock Audio for Cobalt Loadout Cards
• Improved the Health Pack healing audio

General Gameplay

• Fixed bug where weapons would sometimes not fire if the button was pressed a fraction before the weapon raise animation completed
• Fixed Mechanic Augment not being as effective as it should have been
• Slightly reduced the interaction range for Carryable Objectives
• Resolved issues where any deployable station would not update team colors when changing team
• Added Sight Sensitivity Scale value in the options menu
• The default setting of 0 will scale sensitivity as before
• A value of 1 will not reduce sensitivity at all when ironsighting
• Fixed bug where completing Secondary Objectives wouldn't always count towards the Mission

Sparks

• Her Health Packs now restore more health when she has the Potent Packs Augment
• Sparks' REVIVR will no longer damage friendly deployables

Fletcher

• Sticky Bombs thrown at a player's feet will no longer pin them to the ground

Bushwhacker

• Turrets can no longer be placed inside other Turrets

Skyhammer

• Explodydendron Augment now works correctly with Skyhammer's Airstrike ability

Kira

• The Orbital Laser now correctly respects friendly fire rules

Proxy

• Fixed bug with team-identification glows around Proximity Mines

Known Issues

• Parties: Until fixed, these issues can be worked around by restarting a party
• Party leaders are unable to search for a match after completing a matchmaking match
• Party leader will occasionally be unable to invite after searching for a match and then canceling the search
• If a member is kicked or leaves while searching for a match, the party cannot search for a new match
• Redeye: IR Goggles occasionally fail to activate when first joining a new server