2.0.17 Summer Update: Colors of the Wind

[Inkjet]

It's time for the Summer Update! We've just received a shipment of newly balloon-approved dyes and we're giving them to you. Make those balloons shine!

New:

• All costume and ship colors are now interchangeable! Can be purchased through the ship or costume menu.
• New Voice command pack from Steam user Ripsaw (free for everyone!).
• New profile pictures.

Changes:

• ‘Yellow’ paint renamed ‘Antique Bronze’
• ‘Jet Black’ paint renamed ‘Weathered Black’
• Ship paint icons replaced with costume colored dust icons.
• All dyes now renamed to “paint”.
• Activated fireworks.
• Magnate paint areas changed from balloons to sails.
• Gunner and Pilot tool order changed - Spyglass will be in last slot on right while off helm.

Balance PvE:

• Increased repair and rebuild ability of AI airship tool.

Normal Difficulty:

• Reduced fire chance from boss ships.
• Reduced number of enemies from 3 to 2 per player ship.

Enemy AA towers:

• Reduced force attacks by 50%
• Removed fire chance.
• Increased turn arcs from 80 to 130.
• Lowered down arc from 80 to 20
• Lowered turn speed from 100 to 20
• Reduced ammo count to 4 from 6
• Increased range.
• Reduced rate of fire.
• Will now repair armor.
• Repairs gun faster.

Boss ships:

• Modified Hades with higher rate of fire.
• Modified Flamethrower with lower ammo count, higher rate of fire, and more chance of causing fires.

Physics:

• Removed ‘freefall’ from AI ships. They will now behave like player ships when balloons are destroyed.

Balance PvP:
Aten Lens Array [MK. S]:

• Passes through all targets in line, dealing damage to everything it passes through.
• Reduced charge time from 1.75 seconds to 1.
• Reduced speed modifier from -88% to -30% while firing.
• Reduced range to 800 from 1200

Roaring Tiger Heavy Detonator [Mk. S]:

• Arming delay reduced to 0.2 seconds from 1
• Jitter increase to 8 from 3
• Velocity increase to 125m/s from 80 (range remains 500)
• Fires a cluster of 8 detonators instead of 1
• Ammo reduced to 1 from 3
• Rate of fire increase to 2 from 1 to compensate for Extended Magazine.
• Reload time reduced to 4 from 10
• Side arcs reduced to 30 from 60
• Primary Damage: Flechette - 11 per projectile, from 60
• Secondary Damage: Explosive - 31 per projectile, from 80
• Secondary feature unchanged. Explodes twice when activated.
• Force removed.

Fixes:

• Adjusted material on Goldfish balloon for more consistent paint colour
• Fixed material error on Goldfish sails (paint and team colors)
• Fixed material error on Mobula square sails (paint and team colors)
• Optimized water on Scars of Lutessa (again).

Known bugs:

• Texture glitches on Goldfish, Galleon, Squid, and Magnate. Bear with us.

[Inkjet]

Hotfix August 13th

New:

• British Female voicepack enabled - Free to all players! Get a little sassy with this new player-created voice command pack.
• 1v1 added to all 6 VIP Deathmatch maps. All the VIP without those pesky allies! Shares the same features as larger VIP matches. Fast respawns. VIP always spotted. 3 VIP on VIP kills for the win. Located in VIP Deathmatch, select 1v1 lobby size.

Balance PvE:

• World map Coin items:
• Militia renamed to ‘Basic Supplies’, effort gain increased to 50 (from 25)
• Conscripts removed
• Cadets removed
• Mercenaries renamed to ‘Upgraded Equipment’, effort gain increased to 600 (from 400)
• Specialists renamed to ‘ Advanced Gear’, cost reduced to 1000 (from 1200), effort gain increased to 1500 (from 1200)
• Marching Band removed.
• Fervent Syrum removed
• Great Leader cost lowered to 500 (from 3000), with +10% effort gain for 60 minutes (from +11% for 60 minutes)
• Intrinsic Inspiration cost lowered to 1000 (from 7500), with +20% effort gain for 60 minutes (from 20% for 90 minutes)
• Wooden Palisade renamed to ‘Spotting Tower’, cost lowered to 100 (from 200), amount increased to 15 (from 5)
• Cobbled Rampart renamed to ‘Defensive Wall’, cost lowered to 400 (from 500), amount increased to 70 (from 15)
• Masoned Bulwark renamed to ‘AA Tower’, cost lowered to 1000 (from 1200), amount increased to 150 (from 50)
• Armored Wall removed (cost was 3000, amount 170)
• Scout cost lowered to 50 (from 100)
• Cartographer cost lowered to 100 (from 200)
• Ground Recon cost lowered to 200 (from 400)
• Aerial Recon cost lowered to 500 (from 1000)
• Envoy cost lowered to 1200 (from 2400)
• Signal Specialist cost lowered to 3000 (from 6000)
• Government Support, Lab Coat Imposter, War Bonds, and Arsonist cost lowered to 1500 (from 3000)
• Test Subjects and Research Thief cost lowered to 2500 (from 5200)
• Ancient Discovery and Assassin cost lowered to 4000 (from 9000)
• Fundraiser and Muckraker cost lowered to 3500 (from 7500)
• Supply Convoy and Supply Pirate cost lowered to 5000 (from 9000)


• Effort Gains:
• Removed effort points for airplane kills (from 1 per plane, max of 30, was included in total kill count)
• Increased value of Airship kills to 12, max of 25 for 300 possible effort points (from 4, max of 20 for 80 points)
• The combination of removing planes and increasing airship kill limits will change the total kill count tally from 50 (20+30) to 25 (25+0).
• Increased value of Boss kills to 200 (from 100)
• Lowered completion time bonus to 50 (from 150)

Balance: Guns and Ammo:

• Lumberjack:
• Direct damage: 50 Flechette (from 50 Shatter)
• Burst damage: 250 Flechette (from 300)
• AOE: 6m (from 12)


• Roaring Tiger Heavy Detonator [Mk. S]:
• Range: 300m (from 500)
• Direct Damage: 13 Flechette (from 11) x7
• Ammo: 1, in a cluster of 7 (from cluster of 8)
• Explosion Interval: 0.1s (from 0.25s)
• Reload: 5s (from 4)


• Manticore Heavy Hwacha:
• AOE: 4.25 (from 5.5)
• Spread: 3 (from 4.25)
• Horizontal turn speed: 45 (from 60)


• Burst ammo:
• Spread: +50% additional spread. This will mainly effect hwacha and detonator. Artemis and other guns with no spread will not be effected.

Balance: Ships:

• Spire
• Turn velocity: 20°/s (from 12)

Fixes:

• Arashi Ravager boss hitboxes adjusted to better fit visual model.
• Alleron 1v1 Deathmatch removed.
• Jesters’ Parade 1v1 removed.
• Batcave at Blackcliff removed (again).
• Corrected a name typo on Frost White color.
• Temporarily set PvP Ashen Scuffle and Misty Mutiny night maps to non-public. Investigating solutions for dark monitor issues.