Change list for Experimental Build 27073

[GSG Mark]

EXPLOSIVE EXPANSION BUILD 27073 - UPDATE 24

NEW FEATURES:

• Several new and improved grenades added for all classes
  
• New loading screens
  
• New End Mission screens
  
• New Enemy - Naedocyte Breeder and Naedocyte Hatchling
  
• New Enemy - Q’Ronar Younglings
  
• New rare Mob - Golden Lootbug
  
• New rare Mob - Mineral Hoarder
  
• New Sentry Gun model
  
• New Minehead Sentry model
  
• Temperature HUD display overhaul
  
• Assignment mission objectives will now display on the Mission map for your teammates
  
• New terminal for joining Discord in-game
  
• Late join Drop Pod added
  
• New modifiable Power Attack for the Pickaxe
  
• Improved gear stats display in the Equipment Terminal
  
• Several new enemy and weapon sounds
  
• Added option to disable Mouse Smoothing
  
• Added an option to opt Bosco out of solo missions at the Drone Modification Terminal
  
• New Hoxxes IV model
  
• Dwarves leaving a game will now drop a resource pouch with any materials they had in their inventory

FIXES AND TWEAKS

Pickaxe:

• Fixed the Q-mining exploit

“Thunderhead” Heavy Autocannon:

• Fixed a bug with Autocannon fire rate not resetting
  
• Fixed Autocannon lighter barrel assembly mod
  
• Tweaked Autocannon fire rate to increase more linearly
  
• Removed Stun mod
  
• Increased base splash damage radius
  
• Increased radius upgrade of Shrapnel Rounds mods

“Lead Storm” Powered Minigun:

• Decreased Stun mod chance
  
• Decreased Stun duration
  
• Super blowthrough changed from 10 penetrations to 3
  
• Fixed Aggressive Venting modification to properly function as client

Deepcore GK2:

• Renamed Stagger to Stun
  
• Gear stats now display the weapon's stun on weak point hit functionality correctly

Experimental Plasma Charger:

• Renamed Normal Shots Bounce mod to Bouncy Plasma
  
• Renamed Charged Projectile Explodes mod to Unstable Containment Field
  
• Increased Radius and Damage of Unstable Containment Field implosion
  
• Fixed some EPC shots doing "generic" damage

“Bulldog” Heavy Revolver:

• Removed Stun Mod (anyone who purchased it will get a refund)
  
• Added stun chance as an inherent property of the gun

Jury-Rigged Boomstic:

• Stun Mod proc chance increased
  
• Tungsten Pellets Mod armor damage multiplier increased
  
• Blast Wave description made more clear (hopefully)
  
• Blowthrough Mod changed to Super Blowthrough (can penetrate multiple targets)
  
• Fixed Blast Wave mod to work consistently

Zhukov NUK17:

• Removed the Stun mod (anyone who purchased it will get a refund)
  
• Rearranged some of the other mods to better balance the potential builds
  
• Increased the accuracy penalty while moving
  
• Increased the speed with which accuracy is regained
  
• Decreased accuracy spread when shooting
  
• Increased Tier 4 Expanded Ammo Bags mod from +100 to +150 ammo

M1000 Classic:

• Added a tutorial hint for Focused Shot
  
• Fixed Stun modification to work properly

Breach Cutter:

• Fixed the Breach Cutter so it no longer damages the player if fired directly downwards

Enemies:

• Fixed Deeptora Honeycomb being immune to fire
  
• Glyphid Praetorian acid gas can now be burned again

Missions:

• The Hazard 5 unlock assignment now requires you to play on Hazard 4
  
• Fixed cases of mission weapon assignment completed not being counted correctly

Miscellaneous:

• Fixed some invisible colliders in levels displaying as ‘Unknown Material’
  
• Credits pages now change properly
  
• Fixed a bug that caused a floating Shield Generator or Satchel Charge to appear at the location of the spawn point
  
• Fixed some bugs related to saluting while reloading
  
• Fixed certain armors that caused the player’s arms to be invisible at the beginning of a mission
  
• Fixed the revive progress bar so it no longer stays on the screen if another player starts and cancels the revive process
  
• [MIXER Interactivity] Resupplying Ammo now works

Known Issues:

• A bunch of UI elements in regards to grenades is still being worked on
  
• Sometimes the assignment mission icon will not be there when looking at the mission map. Try closing and opening it again
  
• Carriable objects will turn invisible if you get frozen or downed while carrying the object
  
• All players on the team show as host, indicated by the crown
  
• Promotion levels are displaying incorrectly

[ArcticEcho]

Awesome! Well worth the wait.

[Wanganator]

Rock and stone!

[Wanganator]

Wow you could burn praetorian gas? Now I know!

[Chibbity]

Was Minigun stun build nerf called for? It was one of the only good builds for it.

Other than that, everything else looks good.

[Dr. Cheech]

Originally posted by Chibbity:

Was Minigun stun build nerf called for? It was one of the only good builds for it.

Other than that, everything else looks good.

Glad to see I wasn't the only one thinking it. It's pretty much a full downgrade from the Thunderhead now.