PC servers will come down tomorrow, Wednesday April 15, 2020, at 6am PDT (1pm GMT), for the game update below. Downtime is expected to last up to four hours.

Tactical Slot and Merit Assets

Flash XS-1 is now located in the Tactical Slot.

is now located in the Tactical Slot. Caltrop has been added as a Merit Reward item. These deployables are for outdoor use only, and can be placed to help hinder the movement of enemy vehicles.

has been added as a Merit Reward item. These deployables are for outdoor use only, and can be placed to help hinder the movement of enemy vehicles. Hardlight Canopy has been added as a Merit Reward item. Provides small, circular cover to protect infantry against airborne assaults.

has been added as a Merit Reward item. Provides small, circular cover to protect infantry against airborne assaults. Auxiliary Spitfire has been added as a Merit Reward item. Places a single-use Spitfire Turret that mimics the functionality of the Engineer version.

has been added as a Merit Reward item. Places a single-use Spitfire Turret that mimics the functionality of the Engineer version. Cortium Bomb has been added as a Merit Reward item. Deploys a large explosive device that deals high damage over a wide area, particularly to construction objects. This bomb can be defused.

Outfit Resources

Outfits now require a minimum participation score (combined between members) of 3000 before receiving base capture resource rewards.

Outfits who capture the base now receive their first tick of resources over time immediately.

World Map

Multiple instances of the same zone will now associate a number with each one. For example: Sanctuary 1, and Sanctuary 2.

The targeting reticle when selecting Sanctuary on the World Map is less obstructive now.

Koltyr

During times of high server population, Koltyr will become available to accommodate the population overflow.

Likewise, during times of very low server population, Koltyr will become available to provide a more focused playspace.

Capturing 66% territory on Koltyr will trigger a 30-minute Meltdown alert, after which the continent will lock.

Unlike Meltdown events on full continents, Koltyr does not provide rewards on completion, but will increased experience gain by 25% for the duration of the event.

War Assets are not available for use on Koltyr.

Sanctuary

Various visual improvements and art cleanup.

Warpgate Terminals have been added to the lower levels of Sanctuary.

The Join Combat prompt no longer appears in Sanctuary.

Outfit Armory

Outfits now have access to the "Bastion" permission type, and all Bastion-related components now use this permission instead of Expedition permissions.

Overclocking assets can no longer be done by players who do not posses the correct permissions.

War Assets

When Steel Rain is activated, a swirling maelstrom now appears above the location, visually indicating the drop zone.

Polystellarite cost from 5 to 0.

Synthium cost from 50 to 25.

Maximum held count from 3 to 2.

Polystellarite cost from 3 to 5.

Weight from 75 to 50.

Auraxium from 100 to 75.

Polystellarite cost from 3 to 0.

Auraxium cost from 20 to 15.

Synthium cost from 2 to 0.

Auraxium cost from 50 to 25.

Synthium cost from 10 to 3.

Auraxium cost from 100 to 75.

Synthium cost from 25 to 10.

Expedition (Short) from 24 hours to 12 hours.

Expedition (Medium) from 48 hours to 24 hours.

Expedition (Long) from 72 hours to 36 hours.

Bastion

Hull Reconstitution Support Systems Rearm and Refuel Response Vehicles

Now have a unique model.

No longer deal damage or impulse through one-way collision (like spawn room shields.)

Maximum Blast Damage from 1250 to 1000

Blast damage resistance type from 9 (Tank Mine) to 23 (Air to Ground Warhead)

Bastions now generate Power Projection score while over VS territory.

Bastion Uplink Terminal has been renamed "Command Terminal," and has new UI visuals.

Seats 3 - 6 no longer show empty ammo pools in the HUD seating chart.

Added a missing panel to the starboard side of the Bastion.

Black Market

Misc. Changes, Fixes, and Additions

Included in this update are optimizations to server performance based on bottlenecks discovered during times of high population.

Remedied some inconsistencies with construction resistances across a variety of structures.

Construction objects beneath a Skyshield will now greatly reduce the damage taken from an Orbital Strike, but will not protect the Skyshield Module itself.

Fixed an issue where players were using construction turrets in their debuffed state while entering them while an AI Module was active.

Concussion Grenades' turning speed reduction now scales on distance from the blast, similar to the blurred screen visuals.

Fixed and issue with MG-HBR1 Dragoon (TR Battle Rifle) not playing firing audio under certain conditions.

MG-AR1 Arbalest (TR Assault Rifle) now has updated audio.

Clicking the Outfit button as a player without an Outfit will now bring you to the Outfit Search page initially.

Underbarrel Grenade launchers should no longer have large animation hitches during a reload.

Repair Ribbons once again count toward directive progress.

Wielded knives no longer flip in the hand while leaving a sprint. (Note: There still remains an issue where knives will flip in hand after a weapon swap.)

Switching weapons while reloading pump action shotguns no longer causes you reload other weapons with the pump action's animations.

BR15 cert refund no longer prompts players to "Leave Koltyr."

Fixed an issue where Outfits couldn't set Outfit Decals.

Desolation has received a beautification pass on the bases, capture points, and surrounding terrain.

Revenant Implant can now be crafted, and has been added to the Implant Pack drop table.

Removed the "Broadcast" tab from the Social menu.

M96 Mjolnir (NC Top Gun) first person camera fixed for both the Vanguard and Harasser.

SR-200 (NSO Sniper Rifle) no longer has animation hitches when aiming down sights with optics less than 6x.

Players now regenerate Nanites on Desolation.

Mayhem Auraxium tier directive now uses the correct tier icon.

Looking Forward