What changed in Tribes: Ascend in 2016

78 updates · Jan 27, 2016 to Apr 2, 2016

  1. 1 event
    Ultimate Weapon Pack Releaseddlc release

    The Ultimate Weapon Pack is now available for purchase at $5.

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  2. 28 events
    GravCycle Health Reducedbalance change

    Health reduced to 1400, down from 2200.

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    Automatic Weapons Spread Removedbalance change

    All rapid fire weapons have had RNG based spread removed for precise shots based on player skill.

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    Tracking Missile Damage Increasedbalance change

    Damage increased to 1350, up from 1200.

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    Vehicle Ejection Speed Increasedbalance change

    Light ejects at 50% vehicle speed, up from 40%; Medium ejects at 40% vehicle speed, up from 35%.

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    Flak Cannon Reload Issue Fixedbug fix

    Fixed an issue where the Flak Cannon / EFG would not reload at various stages in its clip.

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    Sniper Rifle Beam Connection Issue Fixedbug fix

    Fixed a long standing issue where beams from sniper rifles would not connect with a target at long distances.

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    Ammo Pickup Healing Adjustmentsbalance change

    Ammo pickups now yield the same 400 hp heal on all armor types.

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    Blueshift Map Removedbalance change

    Blueshift has been removed from map rotations by community request.

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    Thrown Disks Damage Decreasedbalance change

    Damage decreased to 350, down from 600.

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    Plasma Gun Fire Interval Reducedbalance change

    Fire interval reduced to 0.5, down from 0.6.

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    Votekick Percentage Increasedbalance change

    Votekick percentage increased to 45%, up from 35%.

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    Laser Targeter Issue Fixedbug fix

    Fixed an issue where the laser targeter target location wasn’t being properly set while in 3rd person camera mode.

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    Flak Cannon Multiple Kills Issue Fixedbug fix

    Fixed an issue where the Flak Cannon / EFG would award multiple kills on a single target.

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    Saber Launcher Changesbalance change

    Saber Launcher may now fire without locking a target, resulting in a dumbfire missile.

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    Network Optimizationsperformance

    Additional network optimizations to improve performance.

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    Shocklance Damage Increasedbalance change

    Damage increased to 600, up from 500.

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    Load Balancing Logic Tweakedperformance

    Tweaked load balancing logic to keep players on the same physical server between map transitions.

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    Weapon HUD Issue Fixedbug fix

    Fixed an issue where the weapon HUD would turn back on after match completed even though it had been disabled.

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    Mortar Launcher Changesbalance change

    Mortar direct impact timer increased to 0.75 seconds, damage lowered to 1300.

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    Empty Perks in Spectator HUD Issue Fixedbug fix

    Fixed an issue where empty perks were being shown in the spectator hud.

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    Falcon, NJ4, X1 LMG Damage Falloff Adjustedbalance change

    Damage falloff values adjusted to 80% damage at range for these weapons.

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    Hellfire Map Addednew content

    Hellfire is now available to play for CTF and Blitz and has been added to all appropriate server map rotations.

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    Heavy Weapons Impulse Reductionbalance change

    Impulse values for Heavy Spinfusor, Heavy Bolt Launcher, and Heavy Blinksfusor reduced to 85,000.

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    Repair Tool Equipping Issue Fixedbug fix

    Fixed an issue preventing players from equipping a repair tool at a repair station when they have the ELF gun equipped.

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    Projectile Damage Issue Fixedbug fix

    Fixed an issue where many projectiles were being killed on direct impact with a vehicle and not dealing damage.

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    Impact Nitron Radius Increasedbalance change

    Radius increased to 400, up from 350.

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    Minimum Mip Settings Loweredquality of life

    Lowered minimum mip settings to allow players to adjust their INI settings for extremely low texture resolutions.

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    Shrike Health and Energy Regeneration Reducedbalance change

    Health reduced to 1400, energy regeneration per second reduced to 10.

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  3. 49 events
    Impact Class Explosive Weapons Radius Reductionbalance change

    Most Impact class explosive weapons have received a reduction in radius size.

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    Long Distance Explosions FX Fixbug fix

    Fixed an issue where long distance explosions would not play their explosion FX.

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    Armor Select UI Fixbug fix

    Fixed an issue where the armor select UI would not go up to 100%.

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    Booster Entry Fixbug fix

    Everyone may enter the booster, but only friendlies get the boost applied.

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    Vehicle Stations Damage Fixbug fix

    Fixed an issue where vehicle stations were not taking bonus damage from base asset damage modifiers.

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    Ragdoll Catapult Fixbug fix

    Fixed an issue on perdition where ragdolls would catapult out of the map.

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    Nova Blaster Max Ammo Increasedbalance change

    Max ammo increased to 54, up from 48.

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    Drop Stations Functionality Fixbug fix

    Fixed an issue where Drop Stations were still functional after being destroyed.

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    Bullet Projectile Lifetime Increasedgameplay

    Lifetime for bullet based projectiles has been increased to 1 second.

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    Grav Cycle Fire Interval Increasedbalance change

    Fire interval increased to 0.1 seconds, down from 0.08 seconds.

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    Stealth Pack Reveal Speed Increasedbalance change

    Reveal speed increased to 150, up from 100.

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    Inventory Stations Energy Refill Changegameplay

    Inventory stations no longer refill your energy.

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    Phase Rifle Changesbalance change

    Locks an Energy pack, sets energy pool max to 75, damage per energy increased to 5.333.

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    Heavy Armor Spinfusor Radius Reducedbalance change

    Heavy Spinfusor radius reduced to 360, down from 450.

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    Ammo Pickups Energy Restorationgameplay

    Ammo pickups now restore 20% of your energy pool when picked up.

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    Cluster Grenade Radius Increasedbalance change

    Radius increased to 550, up from 500.

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    Nova Blaster MX Upgrade Issue Fixbug fix

    Fixed an issue where Nova Blaster MX could still have upgrades affecting various weapon stats.

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    Assault Rifle Max Ammo Increasedbalance change

    Max ammo increased to 216, up from 192.

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    Shrike Ammo Pool Reducedbalance change

    Ammo pool reduced to 9, down from 12.

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    Blackout Grenade Radius Increasedbalance change

    Radius increased to 600, up from 550.

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    Plasma Gun Damage Increasedbalance change

    Damage increased to 280, carried ammo increased to 54.

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    Weapon Selection Changegameplay

    Pressing Q now selects your weapon that was previously in hand.

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    Skin Prices Reducedbalance change

    Skin prices have been reduced to 480 gold per skin.

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    Heavy Blinksfusor Reload Speed Fixbug fix

    Fixed an issue where the Heavy Blinksfusor had incorrect reload speeds.

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    Music and Audio Queues Fixbug fix

    Music and flag audio queues have been fixed on maps introduced in 1.1.

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    Chain Gun Damage Increasedbalance change

    Damage increased to 80.

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    Votekick Requirement Reducedgameplay

    Votekick now only requires 35% of all players in the server to vote 'Yes' to pass.

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    Sticky Grenade Radius Increasedbalance change

    Radius increased to 600, up from 550.

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    Shock Lance Changesbalance change

    Now deals 500 base damage, consumes up to 50 energy.

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    Medium Armor Spinfusor Radius Reducedbalance change

    Medium Armor Spinfusor radius reduced to 360, down from 425.

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    Drop Station Deployables Changesgameplay

    Deployables no longer require generators to be up to function.

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    T5 Grenade Available to Light Armorbalance change

    Explodes after 2 seconds, damage is 800.

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    BXT1 Changesbalance change

    Locks an Energy pack, charge mechanic removed, deals 250 damage.

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    Chaff Grenades Jam Fixbug fix

    Fixed an issue where Chaff Grenades could permanently jam a friendly player.

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    Grenade Throw Speed Increasedgameplay

    Grenade throw speed increased by 25%.

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    Shrike Fire Interval Increasedbalance change

    Fire interval increased to 0.125 seconds, down from 0.1 seconds.

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    Saber Launcher Changesbalance change

    No longer locks onto airborne players, projectile speed increased to 845.

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    NJ4 SMG Max Ammo Increasedbalance change

    Max ammo increased to 270, up from 240.

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    Fusion Mortar Changesbalance change

    Radius reduced to 650, increased bounce damping to 80%, removed direct hit bonus.

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    Sawed Off Max Ammo Reducedbalance change

    Max ammo reduced to 24, down from 60.

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    Flak Cannon Adjustmentsbalance change

    Reduced projectile size to 25, lowered damage per shot to 65.

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    Banning Equipment Fixbug fix

    Fixed issues with banning equipment where some banned equipment would unintentionally ban other equipment.

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    EMP Grenade Radius Increasedbalance change

    Radius increased to 600, up from 550.

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    Vehicle Generation Changesgameplay

    Vehicles are now generated on a team wide timer.

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    Blueshift Team Blocker Abuse Fixbug fix

    Fixed an issue in blueshift where players could abuse the team blocker on the boosters.

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    Grenade Launcher Explosion Radius Reducedbalance change

    Grenade Launcher explosion radius reduced to 500, down from 530.

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    Light Armor Spinfusor Radius Reducedbalance change

    Light Spinfusor radius reduced to 360, down from 400.

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    Sparrow, Eagle, and Nova Colt Damage Increasedbalance change

    Damage increased to 95, magazine size increased to 15.

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    Heavy Armor Changesbalance change

    Increased mass by 7% and decreased initial jetpack impulse by 25%.

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