Server Downtime and Patch Release v1.2.1

[Keyvias]

Hello everyone we're pushing out 1.2.1 tonight and there will be two-hour downtime starting at 8PM EDT.
Sorry for the inconvenience and here are the patch notes

Features
- New map: Paritan Rumble, 2v2 deathmatch - Advanced map with low visibility and lots of obstacles
- additional achievements for all classes
- level cap raised to 13
- new elite costumes, hats, and goggles for achievement unlocks
- “Skyrider” costume for Adventure Mode kickstarter backers

Balance
- Incendiary Rounds modifiers changed to +25% chance of fire (up from 10%) and -35% projectile speed (down from -50%)
- Dragon Tongue Light Flamethrower: increased chance to add fire charge to 20% per particle (up from 15%)
- Banshee Rocket Carousel: increased fire charge chances to 35% chance of 1 charge on direct hit, 22% chance of 2 charges in explosion area (from 12% for 2 and 30% for 1)

Fixes and Optimization
- Fixed a shader bug that could cause pixelated artifacts in rainy levels on some cards
- Maintain correct gun rotation when first getting on a gun

Server stability fixes (includes hotfixes made to 1.2):
- Changes to match list distribution to support a larger number of users and matches effectively
- Fixed several memory leaks
- Fixed a rare case where object destruction messages would not be sent
- Improved performance of networking subsystem
- Improved ability of networking and chat to use multiple cores
- Fixed a bug that could cause time in a match to run faster than intended

[N-Sunderland]

Incendiary Rounds modifiers changed to +25% chance of fire (up from 10%) and -35% projectile speed (down from -50%)

Honestly, increasing the speed is more of a nerf than a buff. This drastically reduces its effectiveness as an arming time compensator.

Looking forward to trying it out, though. The changes to the flamer might help a little bit, but reducing the amount of stacks for gun disabling would really be better...

[RearAdmiralZill]

Dont forget about heatsink for arming time reduction.

[Grim-Reaper]

wasnt this patch supposed to add a new ship?

[Surette]

wasnt this patch supposed to add a new ship?

That's the next patch.

[N-Sunderland]

Wasn't the major patch with the mine launcher and all that supposed to be coming out around now? Or has that been delayed to come out alongside the Manta?

[Watchmaker]

We originally hoped to have the mine launcher in for this patch, but that was before a lot of serious server performance problems came to light during the TGS weekend and distracted us thoroughly.

[Ranulf]

Is there a gentleman version of the elite gunner costume?  The reward only offers it in ladies'

[The Churrosaur]

FIRE FIRE FIRE! AHAHAHAHA!!!!!!! MOAAAAAR FIIIIIRE!!!!!

[PzychoDude]

you sneaky guys patched in parts of the elite costumes before the patch came, i saw angryjoe running around with the elite engi hat and thought, "hmm.... where do i get this?"

[N-Sunderland]

One of the new engi achievements...

Win 150 matches

Win 20 matches with no deaths, never letting the hull armour go below 50%

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That's simply sadistic. Your engi can be a deity and you'll still have your hull go below 50%. The only map where I could imagine that it'd work is Anglean.

[dragonmere]

Have the Dustrider 2.0/Skyrider keys been sent yet? I fear I'm not on the automated mailing list, as I believe Eric emailed me my first set of KS rewards directly after I did not receive the survey.

[Imagine]

Have the Dustrider 2.0/Skyrider keys been sent yet? I fear I'm not on the automated mailing list, as I believe Eric emailed me my first set of KS rewards directly after I did not receive the survey.

As far as I can tell, none of us have gotten it.

[Coldcurse]

where are the clantags?

[Richard P]

I don't see new items in the store (but I had no problems with taking them as the prizes, they are nice, especially elite pilot's suits). I wonder if it is a bug or feature.