Update Notes

Gameworld & Content

• Pathfinder Missions:
  • Completed implementation of the final 2 Pathfinder missions (K15 & I16);
  • Various corrections & rewordings across all Pathfinder missions to make objectives clearer;
  • C08 - Changed kill requirements from Outcast Soldier to any Outcast npc, and increased kill count required;
  • J05 - Reduced Dead Drop respawn timer;
  • F04 - Changed kill requirements to any Swamp Hippos & any Swamp Plants families, and increased kill count required;
  • F04 - Increased value of junk dropped by Big Swamprider & Swamp Shamans;
• Maps
  • Fixed El Farid level 2 so that the Scorpion Queen no longer gets stuck in the wall;
  • J 11 - Removed DoY Guard from roadside;
  • K 15 - The Pathfinders have moved into the area;
  • K 16 - Moved spawn points further away from cliff faces;
  • I 06 - Tweaked spawn points around the Mutant Dead Drops;
  • I 16 - The Pathfinders have moved into the area;
  • I 16 - Fixed ASG placement so vehicles should not spawn inaccessible;
• Tech Part drop rate
  • Increased mid-level Tech Part farm viability;
    • Added Tech Parts back to Big Swamprider & Swamp Shamans (Swamp Farm);
    • Doubled Tech Part drop rate of Sandcrawlers found across NE Deserts (Desert Farm);
  • Increase high-level Tech Part farm diversity;
    • Removed chance for 3 simultaneous Tech Part drops from a Grim Chaser;
    • Tripled Tech Part drop rate of Y. Replicant Cyborgs found in NE Canyons (I16, etc);
    • Tripled Tech Part drop rate of Area MC5 Security System Bots;
    • Fixed Y. Trooper Replicant NPC-Flag so that they now require hacking to loot;
• Misc
  • Fixed spelling of Drakkhan Hacknet "doors";
• Events
  • Added new "Omega" Event Bosses;
  • Fixed rank of "Omega" Event Bosses;
• Christmas
  • Christmas has arrived in Neocron!
  • Added new Christmas Gift decorations that can be obtained in exchange for Snowflakes [Thanks to Community Member Hogg for creating!];
  • Fixed issue with Christmas Master Hunter Trophy (GitHub #55);

Balance

• Decreased quality % of MC5 weapon rewards in order to promote progressing to new weapons earlier;
• Rebalanced difficultly of "Omega" Event Bosses;
• Rebalanced difficultly of Christmas Seasonal Dungeons (Bad Santas Hideout & both Winter Wonderlands);

Graphics

• Fixed an issue with the 1x2 Tech Haven Cupboard model;
• Added new Tool Icons;
• Added new Power Armour Icons (also: GitHub #48);
• Re-created El Farid Map;

Gameworld & Content

• Decayed Horrors no longer become invincible to Energy & Xray damage (GitHub #10);
• Fixed floating stairs at Avenger Mine (GitHub #6);
• Fixed issue with Master Hunter Trophy script (GitHub #38);
• Fixed issue with NCPD Implant Mission script;
• Added new Event Boss NPCs;

Graphics

• Added new cosmetic model varients of Tank Power Armour;
• Added new Item icons for Tank PA;
• Improved several models (106 files), for example the Claw of the Lizard model;

Balance

PPU

• Changed self-cast bonus so that it scales with the power of your shields (the better your shields are, the stronger the bonus that is applied);
• Altered the base strength of all PADs in order to fit the new self-cast bonus and provide better progression through each tier;
• Typical new strengths on self-cast:
  • Crahn 30-35%;
  • Blessed 40-45%;
  • Holy 49-54%;
  • Rare 75-80%;

• Nerfed foreign cast strength by approx 4-5%;

• PPU Boosters (Primes / Longs)
  • Increased total points given from Crahn Boosters by ~55%;
  • Increased total points given from Blessed Boosters by ~22%;
  • Mostly standardised the bonuses between Primary & Secondary skills;
  • Increased duration of Crahn & Blessed Boosters to 10 minutes;

• Removed Hack malus from PSI Gloves;

Weapons

• Drasticaly increased the PSI cost of Damageboost; 
• Standardised all hit chances to improve the hit registrations of some weapons such as laser, raygun, freezer, etc;
• Generally decreased the time it takes for the aiming reticle to close;
  • Pistol = 1.1 to 1.0;
  • Rifle = 2.2 to 1.5;
  • Cannon = 3.3 to 2.0;

• Altered the characteristics of some weapons to make them easier to use;
  • SWAT Pistol
    • Clip size: 16 to 24;
    • Burstsize: 1 to 3;
    • Freq: 92 to 126 (Freq you need to click is lower though due to the burst);
    • Damage: Adjusted to prechange DPM with +10% buff;
  • Judge
    • Clip size: 20 to 28;
    • Freq: 135 to 126;
    • Damage: Adjusted to prechange DPM;
  • Ionic Shotgun Rifle
    • Freq: 92 to 48;
    • Damage: Adjusted to prechange DPM;
  • Termi
    • Fixed AmmoUse 2 to 1;
    • Freq: 40 to 46;
    • Damage: Damage: Adjusted to prechange DPM with +7%;
  • Rapture
    • Clipsize: 32 to 18;
    • Freq: 160 to 84;
    • Damage: Adjusted to prechange DPM;
  • Second love
    • Freq: 110 to 80;
    • Damage: Adjusted to prechange DPM +6%;
  • Ionic Shotgun Cannon
    • Freq: 50 to 43;
    • Damage: Adjusted to prechange DPM;

Server & Client Updates

• Code change to how self-cast modifier is calculated;
• Fixed mouse wheel scroll in trader windows;
• Bugfix in Decayed Horrors AI to stop them become invincible to Energy & Xray damage (GitHub #10);

Graphics

• Fixed the icon of Crahns Rejuvenation to show a heal icon rather than absorber;
• Optimisation of many assets;
• Improved Lizard Claw model;

Gameworld & Content

• Added short names to several Melee mods to indicate their bonuses (GH Issue #34);
• Added short name to Titanium Vest (GH Issue #34);
• Added short name to NCPD Epic PA (GH Issue #34);
• Fixed incorrect Warbot remains dropping from certain Warbot Titans (GH Issue #2);

Balance

• Improved PE QoL by taking 1 DEX away from the WoC PAs and adding it to the DEX based backbone implants.;
  
  • This makes more blessed builds work without a relog and increased viability of PE before they get WoC;
• Improved the resist point strength of STR based resists by 5% & CON based resists by 7%;
  
  • The more resist points your build has the greater the impact will be. Builds with multiple resist implants, and particularly classes with higher CON will benefit more;

Server & Client Updates

• Removed low memory warning;
• Enable some more Latin1 letters (GH Issue #39);

Graphics

• Fixed the icon for Picture Pepper Park 'orange' - Glassfashion Edition (GH Issue #4);
• Fixed Pumpkin model;

Gameworld & Content

• Fixed incorrect grammar/spelling (Clan menu);
• Advanced Navigation System v2.03 is now stackable;
• Fixed wrong placed Decal at Outzone Subway Station;
• Fixed broken Sync-line (PP3 Sewer);
• Updated name of 'Swamp Slimeworm' to 'Swamp Slimeworm Jelly' to better indicate that it can drop the jelly carcass for the trophy;
• Reduced the starting rank requirement for C08 & J05 Pathfinders from the erroneous /42 to /40;

Balance

• Increased the Dex bonus of PE Silver WoC 1 PAs from 5 to 6;
• Increased frequency of PSI lances by ~15%;
• Decreased damage of fire lances by ~10%;
• Decreased damage of poison lances by ~14%;
• Decreased damage of frost lances by ~8%;
• Decreased damage of energy lances by ~8%;
• Decreased PSI cost of PSI Lances by 20%;

Server & Client Updates

• Added working set size to process information (ALT-F);
• Increased the size of the temporary effect buffer for syncing
  • You're not losing buffs while you sync;
• Fixed a bug where the self-cast bonus was lost while syncing;

Graphics

• Added new icons (RPOS Nanite Buff-Symbols);

Gameworld & Content

• Fixed flipped street cube in PP2;
• Altered Area MC5 Main Building Map to get in line with the .BSP changes;
• Fixed incorrect TraderID - The Tsunami FSM (Smuggler Cave) now has Pictures to sell;
• Pathfinder Missions;
  
  • Added next 2 Pathfinder missions to J10 & E12;
  • Changed start requirements of C08 & J05 Pathfinder missions to /40;
  • Added missing requirements to F04 (Swamp) and H08 (Mountain) Pathfinder missions;
  • Increased XP rewards of F04 (Swamp) and H08 (Mountain) Pathfinder missions;
  • Increased stats of item rewards for H08 (Mountain) mission;
  • Reduced cash reward of C08 (Grassland) & J05 (Wasteland);
  • Added extra guidance to the Pathfinder mission scripts;
• Added NPC to E12 to offer introduction to dungeons;
• Added NPC to E12 to hand out new Pathfinder grenades to eligible runners;
• Added new unarmed Quad variant called 'Crocodile' (higher HP and slightly faster);
• Moved some traders in J10 to the El Farid complex, in order to make room for Pathfinder soldiers;

Balance

• Added higher TL versions of Frag & Incendiary grenades (available from E12 after completing part 1 of E12 mission);
• Rebalanced grenades to account for the new stronger TL versions;

Server & Client Updates

• Reworked DirectX Buffer Management;
• Accelerated Actor Loading;
• Replaced the old DirectX error logging with new logging mechanism;
• Generic Code Clean-Up;
• Added NPC families as mission targets;
• Modified Engine API in preparation for future enhancements;
• Enabled Hi-Res Sync-screens;
• Added zone depending Sync-screens;
• Fixed high FPS bug within the Hack game;

Graphics

• Added re-mastered Venture Warp Model;
  
  • Added new variation for Tech Haven;
• Added re-mastered Street Cube Model;
• Added re-mastered Decals:
  
  • Nema;
  • Holo_bg_4;
  • Holo_bg_4_alt;
  • text_chezsypher;
  • text_roccosseafood;
  • text_gariotsdiner;
  • text_snacks;
  • text_drinks;
  • sign_01 - sign_13;
  • zoo_advert;
  • angel_sm1;
  • boobs_sm1;
  • brothers_sm1;
  • dragon_sm1;
  • fist_sm1;
• Added 7 new Sync Animations depending on the Zone you're syncing into:
  
  • City;
  • Apartment;
  • Outskirt;
  • Wasteland;
  • War Zone;
  • Dungeon;
  • Hacknet;
• Updated textures, fixed several issues and compiled a new .BSP:
  
  • Area MC5 GeneReplicator Building;
  • Area MC5 Main Building;
  • Area MC5 Main Building (Outdoor);
  • Area MC5 Energy Unit;
  • Area MC5 Energy Unit Building (Outdoor);
  • Area MC5 Decoration structure;

Gameworld & Content

Wastelands

• NPC Spawn Points:
  
  • Lowered the number of mobs in each zone & increased the spread of spawns to eliminate / reduce double mobs on a single spawn point;
  • Tweaked some spawns to prevent excessive mob vs mob fighting;
  • Added Swamp Mage (required for the Swamp Pathfinder mission) to F03, G03 & G04;
  • Added more dead-drop locations (required for the Wasteland Pathfinder mission) to I06;
  • Added more dedicated Launchers spawns & and a terminal to the J01 bunker;
• Outpost Changes:
  
  • A06 (Simmons) - Increased distance between the silos within the OP;
  • C09 (Krupp) - Added boxes behind hackterm for back access;
  • F11 (Devereux) - Removed trash cans obstructing shop entrance;
  • H09 (Malstrond) - Added more cover between UG & hackterm;
  • H15 (Soliko) - Added more cover between UG & hackterm;
  • I04 (Sieger) - Fixed "Out of reach" GoGo;
  • I08 (Avenger) - Boarded UG building windows for more cover as zoning up;
  • I11 (Tristar) - Redesigned OP to make a little harder to defend;
  • I11 (Tristar) - Removed 'Tech Door' worldmodel from tree;
  • I15 (Cajun) - Fixed "Out of reach" GoGo;
  • K04 (Rockshore) - Redesigned OP to make a little harder to defend;
  • K05 (Drakkhan) - Redesigned OP to make a little harder to defend;

Balance

Weapons:

• Changed Cleanse DoT modules to be non-aggressive;
• Cleanse Damageboost & Para left as aggressive as to not tempt unintended consequences in PvP;

NPC Balance:

• Health Pool (All NPCs)
  
  • Reduced the HP Scaling of all mid to high level mobs as their rank increases. This means that mid / higher level mobs have less HP then they used to and the higher their rank the more severe the HP reduction;
  • There are exceptions for some mobs such as glass cannons, event mobs, etc.;
• NPC Damage (Wasteland NPCs)
  
  • Average damage output of ~160 wasteland mobs rebalanced, and more tightly tied to their TL;
  • Most mobs have had damage reductions, unless they were already outputting less damage than intended (these got a buff instead). The average for the damage reductions is a -21%;
• NPC QoL
  
  • Humanoid based NPCs who wield the Rocket Launcher can now aim properly but do increased damage to drones (Doom Harbinger, Ceres War Heavy Infanty, etc.);
  • Given force immunity to NPCs who have a stomp attack;
  • Equipped melee Cyborg GD103 in Mech Haven & Cyborg GD305 in DoY Sidestreets with fusion pistols;
  • Reduced range of NPC Shotgun by -20%;
  • Reduced range of NPC Gatlin Rifle by -15%;
  • Increased rank of several dungeon bosses from 120 - 124 to reflect their seniority;
  • Increased size of smallest El Farid scorpion models to make them a little easier to target;
  • Increased size of Little Bastard model size so it's not as much of a troll npc in Mutant OPs;
  • Reduced size of all Desert Lizards models;
  • Spawning of baby mobs deactivated on Grassland Spiders & Sand Scorpions;
  • Wasteland Plants accuracy increased so they should register more hits against you (damage balanced accordingly);

Player Balance:

• Resist point strength buffed by ~ 13%;
  
  • This result changes the previous nerf from being a -20% nerf to a -10% nerf from the original 2.5 values where Tanks and PEs were very strong;
• Stealth Delay Timing Update:
  
  • Stealthtool (Jones) unchanged at 4 seconds;
  • Stealth Activator I changed from 4 to 3 seconds;
  • Stealth Activator II changed from 4 to 3.5 seconds;
  • Stealth Activator III unchanged at 4 seconds;
  • Obilterator changed from 5 to 6 seconds;
  
  
  

Server & Client Updates

• Fixed an issue with "Wave-spawns";
• Fixed GravLift speed;
• Fixed an issue with the Config-window (Anisotropy level can be adjusted again);

Graphics

• Added re-mastered Subway-train;
• Added re-mastered "Doy Door";
• Added re-mastered Decals:
  
  • Text Decal "text_bg";
  • Monitor-frame Decal;
  • Welcome to the Zoo 1;
  • Welcome to the Zoo 2;
  • Visit the Zoo;
• Updated textures, fixed several issues and compiled a new .BSP:
  
  • Outzone: Subway-Station;
  • Subway;
  • Fortress Outpost buildings;
  • Factory Outpost buildings;
  • Mine Outpost buildings;
  • Lab Outpost buildings;
• Re-compiled Pepper Park Sector 1 to get in line with Subway changes;
• Re-compiled Pepper Park Sector 2 to get in line with Subway changes;
• Re-compiled Pepper Park Sector 3 to get in line with Subway changes;

Gameworld & Content

• Altered Spawns in the High Level Area "MC5", to fight the Commander you have to play 3 waves (third wave is the Commander);
• Fixed an issue with the Season reward Script;

Server & Client Updates

• Enhanced Eespawn and GeneReplicator window for larger font sizes;
• Added a new Config manager (YAML based):
  • It will be easier to handle new options. The anisotropic setting in the options window is dysfunctional;
  • Commands:
    • /config [to get all Options]
    • /config option.name [to get Info about a specific Option]
    • /config option.name value [to set an Option. Typically it is applied instantly - Options are saved every 30 sec]
• “engine.vsync” can disable vertical sync now;
• “engine.texfil” configures the texture filtering;

Graphics

• Updated textures, fixed several issues and compiled a new .BSP:
  
  • Pepper Park Sector 1;
  • Pepper Park Sector 2;
  • Pepper Park Sector 3;
• Updated texture for the NExT Assault 4WD Chaincraft 'Reveler' (Epic Item);

Gameworld & Content

• Added a new Apartment (Pluto Season Reward)*;
• Added a new Trophy "Golden CS Trophy" (Pluto Season Reward)*;
• Added Reward-script (Pluto Season Mission)*;
• Removed XMAS decorations;

Server & Client Updates

• Implemented a Missionflag-sync (Pluto -> Titan, for the Season Rewards);

Graphics

• Created and compiled a new Apartment;
• Created a new Tophy, incl. Item-icon for the golden Cursed Soul Trophy;
• Added a new Item-icon for the Salvage Device;
• Added a new Model and Item-icon for the Personal Implant Tool;
• Added a new Item-icon for the Object Removal Tool;
• Added a new Model and Item-icon for the Remote Repair Tool;

Gameworld & Content

• Area MC5 (High Level Area)
  
  • Compiled a new map for the MC5 Commander;
  • Moved the Commander to a building near by;
  • Removed Commander Spawn from H14;
• Updated Loot-table for the DoY Dungeon Missions;
• Christmas
  
  • Added Christmas models to Cops;
  • Added Christmas decoration (Plaza 1);
  • Updated Christmas Scripts;
  • Added new rewards for the Winter Wonderland (Snowball weapons);
  • Activated Snow-weather;

Server & Client Updates

• Reversed the order of display modes in the config dialog;
• Removed the 64 entry limit of the display modes;
• FPS limiter should default to 200 FPS now;
• Fixed acceleration and friction (Movement);
• Removed code for pre DirectX 9 GPUs;
• Replaced shaders written in assembler by HLSL shader;
• Re-wrote display mode detection;
• Added secondary monitor support;
• Added >60 HZ support;

Graphics

• Updated textures, fixed several issues and compiled a new .BSP:
  
  • Maze (Pepper Park);
  • Pussy Club (Pepper Park);
  • Gene Replicator Building (Uplinks)
  • Store (Uplinks);
  • Main-Building (Uplinks);
  • Entrance-Gate (Uplinks);

Gameworld & Content

• Added additional Monk Power Armour as a cosmetic choice;
• Added missing trophies back into the world:
  
  • Added "Drom Carcass" to Mutated Drom;
  • Added "Floating Jelly Carcass" to Swamp Slimeworm;
  • Added "Fierce Glider Carcass" to Swamp Glider;
  • Added new Mob Swamp Glider and incorporated into Swamp Slimeworm spawn with a 50/50 chance;

Balance

• Increased strength of PPU self-cast modifier (PPU is now stronger than before the resist changes to reflect higher damages);
• Reduced Resurrection cast times:
  
  • Holy Resurrection cast time from 60 -> 40;
  • Blessed Resurrection cast time from 90 -> 60;
  • Crahn Resurrection cast time from 120 -> 80;
• Fixed a bug where NPCs could not effectively target Soulclusters;
• Reduced size of the higher TL Soulclusters (this may allow easier casting in smaller spaces);
• Slighty adjusted the Damage Output of the MC5 Commander and his Security Guards;

Graphics

• Our Community member Tealc re-designed the Monk Power Armour!
  
  • Added new Monk Power Armour item-icons;
  • Added new Monk Power Armour models;
• Our Community member Zeryu re-designed the Doomreaper Family!
  
  • Added new Grim Chaser model;
  • Added new Doomreaper model;
  • Added new Small Reaper model;
  • Updated Grim Chaser Trophy;
  • Updated Master Trophy No. 2;
• Added new Grim Chaser Trophy item-icon;
• Added new Grim Chaser Carcass item-icon;
• Added new Master Trophy No. 2 item-icon;
• Updated textures, fixed several issues and compiled a new .BSP:
  
  • Brotherhood of Crahn Headquarters;
  • Black Dragon Headquarters;
  • Tsunami Syndicate Headquarters;
  • Pepper Park Apartment, Level 1
  • Pepper Park Apartment, Level 2
  • Pepper Park Apartment, Level 3
  • Pepper Park Clan-Apartment;
  • Club Veronique;