Update 0.5.0: New Weapons, Quick Swap, Improved Animations & More | Server Wipe

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[h3]Animation Improvements[/h3]

• Animations have been improved across the board to provide better visual feedback;
  
• Holomap no longer shakes in hands;
  
• Devices no longer shake in hands (removed idle sway);
  
• Jump animations allow shooting better precision while shooting;
  
• Weapon sway animations are improved depending on weapon weight;
  
• Better blend for crouch animations;
  
• Smoothed up third-person animations with weapons;
  
• Straightened weapon aim tilt.
  

[h3]Quick Item Swap[/h3]
Mercs can now swap weapons and items quicker, we’re skipping the hide animation.

[h3]New Weapons[/h3]

• TRYZUB bullpup semi-auto assault rifle
  
• 7.62 NATO SKAR-R
• Incendiary grenade
  
• Smoke grenade
  

[h3]New Syringes[/h3]

• Sprint Speed (temporarily boosts running speed)
  
• Load Capacity (temporarily increases load capacity, which means your stamina bar won’t be cut)
  
• Temporary Poison Resistance
• Passive Healing (a slower and cheaper version of the Instant Heal Syringe, this one heals you over time)
  

[h3]Rewards for Killing Alien Monsters[/h3]
Aliens now drop alien materials on death that can be sold for cash and REP or bartered for various items. New barters for alien materials were added.

[h3]Improved Tutorials[/h3]
We’ve revamped the tutorial sections for both aliens and mercs to better showcase their goals, tactics, and skills at their exposal. We’ll also be working on an offline tutorial section in the future.

[h3]Limited-Time Cosmetics[/h3]

[h3]- MERCS -[/h3]

⭐Reach character level 50 with your Mercenary character to obtain the Kyoto Forest skin. This skin is only obtainable during this wipe.

[h3]- ALIEN MONSTERS -[/h3]

⭐Reach character level 50 with your Alien Monster to obtain the Acid Petal skin. This skin is only obtainable during this wipe.
Note: unique cosmetics that serve as rewards for reaching maximum character levels with the Mercenary and Alien Monster; they are only obtainable until the next wipe.

[h3]Other Changes[/h3]

• Improved spawners on both maps for squads to spawn further away;
  
• Improved aliens hit registration;
  
• New Alien UI in the lobby—abilities have video previews now.
  
• In solo mode, main elevators can only extract one merc at a time.
  
• Cheater Report Reward - players whose report will lead to a successful ban of a cheater will receive a compensation reward;
  
• Added ammo and weapon attachment sounds;
  
• Added a media player to the main menu where players can select tracks/randomize, etc;
  
• Added 3 new ambient tracks to the main menu.
  

SERVER WIPE: The progress, including your stash, trader reputation, and Merc/Alien Monster levels, has been reset. Rewards in the form of unique cosmetic skins remain in your inventory.


On a side note, check out our new devblog where we discussed some immediate future plans for the game:

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