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v3.2.4

01/03/2024

# March of Indepedendence

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With respect to asset usage rights, over a hundred and fifty items have been revised and rebuilt from the ground up. Whilst it has been a somewhat annoying ordeal having to divert attention from the actual Wildlands update, it has also provided an opportunity to completely revise the visual language of these objects to something more appropriate for GIC's historically-inspired stagnant future.

One of the big issues with the old furniture were that many of them were simply too similar to each other and the variants having far too small of a difference to matter. The factional crates were all effectively the same as other faction's and much of the technology displayed was too contemporary to the 21st century.

The Unitans now include yin-yang iconography on their factional objects due to their use of magic and religious values. Military equipment such as the Void Torpedo and the Flak Cannon have changed from super sci-fi to more historical versions of WW2-era equipment. Even regular crates are more reminiscent of simple wartime-era boxes rather than modern padded boxes.

There are only so many different ways you can draw something at such small pixellated resolutions.

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# REMOVAL OF THE LEGACY STORYLINE

Completely scrapped the legacy storyline:
- Outright deleted a large chunk of radio messages.
- Disconnected all missions from each other.
- Questgiver functionality deleted.
- Deleted all the old cinematics.
- Nuked a bunch of blank and unused codices from the files.

The difficult decision was made to entirely remove the Legacy Storyline from GIC. It simply did not fit what GIC is truly trying to aim for in regards to its actual plot, with the previous legacy storyline having been twisted too far by former team members having meddled with the plot with demands of unconditional OC integration, selfish forced-in writing that went against the actual vision, and a clear lack of consistency.

The maps themselves can still be accessed via console commands through the map IDs, but the actual "story" that bound them all together has been removed.

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The Bazaar Hall of Accreditation

Patreon Subscribers, Contributors, and other individuals of remark have been added to a new Hall of Fame to the right of the Bazaar Between Time. May their names be engraved upon the project that they have made change in.

Creator Support (Tier 2):
- Arkrift
- Average Weetbix Enjoyer
- NateDogBull
- kenanthebarbarian
- bwjolioliravioli
- yunnuyun6969
- Arasaka
- louvresynier
- XDragonpirateX

Development Support (Tier 1):
- Whoneedstano
- Kattalina Dressing

Shoutout:
- Danniel
- PassionateAboutPonies

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Added BoredKappa's highreses for a large variety of weapons:
- DCMK51
- Drill-Flare Launcher
- RPG40
- Augmentyr SMG
- Crow's Pistol
- The Hydra
- M89
- Lunar Assault Corps M1
- USM174
- Armored Protector's Pistol
- AKM
- RPK74M
- DCDR516
- M20C
- SMLE Mk.3
- WBSS2
- Kedr-Gepard
- AK74M
- AKS74U
- USM12
- Vich-515
- BVAR80
- Transheya-12 + Berserker
- RK6
- M89

- CCR71
- FAL
- FCP243
- ED725F
- Federatsiya 1850
- G218
- Kondor Hawk .44
- Super-Eagle .357
- Mk.2055 (B)
- Mauser C96
- Manford Scattergun 12
- Tyurma-70
- Vich-919
- Starfield 1897
- USCM4
- Bastard Rifle
- Polis Quadlet
- Steel Guard Percussion Rifle
- Steel Guard Percussion Pistol

- Slabvolver
- Mk483 SMAW
- Fuel-Sprayer
- Heavy Stubber
- ROKS


- Magnificent Six Shooter and Black Gambit updated to Tengu's art style.


Whited-out old gun highreses that do not have replacement sprites yet:
- Emeria Markets Compact Pistol 19
- USM45


- Ranger's Charm, Kuda-Gitsune Romper Set, and Brigand's Brace of Hunter-Pistols have been reassigned on Wildlands as the Asylum is no longer an accessible area.


Disabled Protectorate Modified Ancient Vault:
- Trinkets scattered to the Bazaar.
- Synth's Tearstone added to Okuu / BIRB drops.
- Protectorate Deserter encounter effectively disabled for now. Boss Rush quest disabled.

Beverages/Cuisine:
- Tengu Tango - Now grants +10% Speed.
- Nue Ale - Changed from 0.5x gravity modifier to +10% DODGE.
- Seafood Miso Soup
- Izakaya Dumplings
- Lunar Sake - 0.5x Gravity Modifier.
- Bullet Beer - +10% HIT CHANCE and ACCURACY.

Trinkets/Attachments:
- Aggressor's Bane - Moved. Now costs a Stone Centurion Helmet at the Celestial Merchant.
- Ranger's Charm - Lowered HP boost +100 > +50.
- Fixed MLE-50 Mine Bundles having indiscriminate detection boxes.

Equipment/Items:
- Bandit's Hearty Stew no longer purchasable at Undercolony Black Market. Moved to Myouren Brewery.
- Lunar Sake can now be found on Unitan Frigates.

Melee Gear:
- Spear of the Repentful - Revised. Given slightly modified 6-combo and much faster swing speed at the cost of damage. Sprite altered. Now has a visual "flag" effect.
- Youkai-Slayer Spear - Now inherits the "Cross-Spear" visuals of the old Spear of the Repentful.

Ranged Weapons:
- Mk. 2055(B) Carbine Conversion > Modello 20 Carbine - Essentially reverted to the old release-day M20C but with a 13rnder instead of 7.
- Sten Gun Weight class MEDIUM > LIGHT.
- 113mm Precision Artillery - Increased capacity 4 > 10 | Now only uses Healing Flasks.
- 12.7mm Minigun Coordinator - Increased capacity 2 > 6 | Now only uses Healing Flasks.
- RK6 - Weight class MEDIUM > LIGHT.
- Kamchatka .50 and .50 Cal Ammo - Can now be found on Khurtovyna.
- Martini-Henry fixed breaking when equipped with a suppressor due to a missing suppressor sound effect.
- RPK74M - Can no longer accept underbarrels. Moved bipod to the front of the barrel.
- M20C - Disabled.
- Sarukh-12 - Disabled.
- Augmentyr SMG - Now comes pre-attached with the Orb Launcher. Orb Launcher now only uses Healing Flasks.
- USM60 > USM60 Sova (name update).
- Ashot - Fixed laser sights not working.
- Bastard Rifle - Ditto.

Armor:
- Revised Stone Knight Armor > Stone Legion Armor - Now summons an Erchius Entity every 60s. Resistances are weak, and the armor is still heavyweight, but the entity spawns are varied.
- Erchius Legion Helmet > Stone Centurion Helmet - Summons Erchius Shrike followers. Effectively an upgrade to the Stone Legion Helmet. Removed flawless drop. Now obtained by trading-in all pieces of the Stone Legion Set at the Celestial Merchant.
- Amanojaku Horns now has "integrated" black hair.

Objects:
- Reimplemented the previously-unused United Systems/States C and K-Ration. CIFR and CGIFR updated.
- Reverted "Unitan Utes" to the older version with some minor touchups.
- CEM > ATM (object spawn).
- Black Market Stranded Sorcerer > Dullahan Sorceress Merchant - Moved out of the Bazaar to the Wildlands Islands.
- Unitan Banner/Emblem revised. Now includes Yin-Yang iconography.

Dungeons:
- Replaced guaranteed Lever-Action in the Chaplain's Compound (Wildlands) with a guaranteed Martini-Henry.
- Removed trait statue from the False Protector boss arena (standard + boss rush).
- Rundown MTF spawn alarm now plays after exiting the Rundown Eternal elevator unit.
- Rundown MTF now always has a Fire Exit at spawn, allowing players to leave early | Adjusted exit piece spawn code | Safe room and Armory spawns 2x > 1x | Adjusted quest text.
- Bazaar Between Time now has a "Hall of Fame" containing the name of Patreon supporters, Contributors, and other Misc individuals.
- Rundown Hub Entries are now placed at the end of each of the Tyrant Judge's endings, making it more clear as to how the Rundown structure works (should help stop some people from replaying the story rundowns thinking that's the actual rundown).

Other:
- Tylian now has a highres image.
- Mortal Shell no longer auto-equipped on completing the Ashen Graveyard tutorial quest.
- Shatter Shot and Earthern-Peak Laser Sight no longer found in Tiny Mouse Commander's Loot-Crates.
- Fixed typo with Guardian of Nod's dialogue.
- Rot food tooltip adjusted position.
- Automarkets no longer require Scrap Metal.
- Adjusted Myouren Brewery's stock.

- Fixed Bloodstained Ring incorrectly weakening enemy ATK by -100%.
- LACM1 should no longer reload on infinite ammo.
- Metro 2033 dialogue no longer attempts to pull a nonexistent "enemy 6" sound file.

Fixed title splash incorrectly displaying 3.2.1 instead of 3.2.2.

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24/01/2024
# RUNDOWN: MOBILE TASK FORCE

This update is a relatively small one that comes with an alternative but much faster method of earning Void Cores. RUNDOWN: MTF is a high-intensity dash to seize an abandoned Void Core shipment left behind at a refuelling depot. Blood Youkai make their appearance here, and can become a far more dangerous threat when mixed with other anomalies. Incoming hordes are more frequent, no other artifact types can spawn on this RUNDOWN type, and no FIRE EXITs or ESCAPE SHAFTs are present. You must make it to the train and escape on it, or die trying.

Get in, get out. Mobile Task Force Nine-Tailed Fox has entered the facility.

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# LIGHT BLEEDING REWORK

Light Bleeding no longer deals any damage. Instead, it now deals -10% HIT CHANCE and ACCURACY, and -20% ATK.

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# .36 Cal Freeman Revolver

Requested by Arasaka, this 4-shot .36 Cal is a high-damage, high-accuracy 1-handed pistol with an extended Point-Blank range. Found in the hands of the aristocrats of a Crusade planet, this little pistol can do wonders in the hands of a skilled gunslinger. Those shot by the pistol will also suffer 0.3s of PANIC, preventing them from firing so long as the user is constantly pouring fire an an enemy. It's qualities are boosted by its quick-release cylinder; an advanced mechanism for its time, relying on switching dedicated .36 Cal Freeman Revolver Cylinders.

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# Focus Pistol Revisions

- Black Gambit revised - No longer has any focus mode abilities. Can still be "manually aimed" but this does not confer any bonuses. Re-upped capacity to 5rnds. Damage increased to 65. Crouching no longer boosts hit chance. The gun needed more time to be revised as its's original form was too blatantly overpowered, but its' 3.2.1 form was simply not as appealing. We also know full well that nobody actually used the ricochet function. It was too gimmicky compared to its excessive base killing power and high accuracy. In conjunction with the Six-Shooter revision, the Black Gambit establishes itself as a fast-firing but inflexible revolver.

- Magnificent Six-Shooter revised - Replaced the double-damage aiming with a PANIC shot, inducing PANIC in enemy infantry regardless of if the shot hit or missed. This was revised as it meant that the Six-Shooter was *too* good at sniping with its insanely low miss chance. While it was eventually superseded by the old Black Gambit in terms of being overpowered, it was still in hindsight somewhat poorly-designed and rushed. With the revisions done, no more FOCUS guns will be making their appearances, at least not for a long while, to prevent diluting the actual uniquity of each special weapon. The Six-Shooter's Panic Shot encourages the actual "focus" part, where properly taking time to get the upper hand on the enemy can give the user a better chance at survival should he be unable to kill as effectively.

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# BoredKappa's COPSC Highres

Additional highres artwork have been applied to the COPSC weaponry.

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Trinkets/Attachments:
- Suppressors no longer disable "gunfire noise", as this would prevent the proccing of useful trinket effects.

Equipment/Items:
- Firebombs - Updated description | Now causes PANIC | Reduced base damage per second from 100 to 25.
- M86 Flashbang - Revised effects. Now only STUNS for 3s, but also causes 6s PANIC - May affect other mechanics that rely on flashbang code.
- 40mm Flares and 18.5x70mm Starshell now cause SUPPRESSION against nearby enemies for 30s when fired.
- Automated Sentry Guns can now be recrafted at a Munitions Workbench for 10x Weapon Parts each.
- Added Modèle 50 Mine Bundle, 4 MLE-50 mines strapped to each other. Splits apart on throwing.
- 15mm Minie-Ball Shot can now be crafted.
- Added .36 Cal Paper Cartridge - Found on Crusade Planets.
- Added .36 Cal Freeman Revolver Cylinder - Ditto.

Ranged Weapons:
- Weatherby Savage Series 2 - Added LIGHTWEIGHT module.
- Added .36 Cal Freeman Revolver - 4-shot pistol with decent damage. Found on Crusade World and used by non-guardsmen.

NPCs:
- Afflicted and Bunker Synths reduced body armor from 70% to 50%.
- Added Khurtovynan Bunker Synth Infantry, equipped with an assault rifle.

Monsters:
- Electro Anomaly - Psychic resist 0% > 100%

Dungeons:
- Added free code slips to RUNDOWN: STORY (in case they were prematurely deleted before diving).

Other:
- Removed the Behemoth Train parallax sprite in the Entrenched City due to appearing as a giant black screen for some users.
- Altered icons of "dead" sentry guns to better distinguish them from functional sentry guns.
- Fixed RUNDOWN: ETERNAL being mislabelled as RUNDOWN: BIOHAZARD.
- Lowered iron bar cost for crafting Weapon Parts.
- 5 Weapon Parts can now be turned into an Iron Bar at a Scrap Workbench.
- Reduced value of Void Cores at Tylian due to the addition of RUNDOWN: MOBILE TASK FORCE.

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# WEEK 1.5 v3.2.1 PATCH

Now, onto the actual update itself. If you're here to see the DEVELOPMENT ROADMAP, that will be above this secondary ping post.

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# Suppressor Reimplementation:

These attachments now return to the regular GIC Loot Tables - Afflicts hit targets with SUDDEN-STRIKE, granting subsequent shots +50% DMG. If the target is not hit again for 0.25s, the target becomes RESISTANT to SUDDEN-STRIKE for 480s.

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# PANIC SYSTEM:

Smoke Grenades now deal a special PANIC debuff which only affects enemy infantry. When enemies are in a PANICKED state, they will not use their firearms and gain +25% movement speed. This system is a prototype for future expansions into the Gas Grenade weapon category for items such as Tear Gas and Mustard Gas. The panic system implemented here is only in its earliest stages and will be expanded upon to grant more tactical options in the future such as with LMGs, trinkets, and enemy infantry interactions depending on their rank i.e Recruits or Veterans.


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# BoredKappa's Highres:

His highres works have been added to various historical firearms with full permission.

- M1 Garand
- Kulak / Panzerfaust
- MP41(r)
- STGL40 / M79
- FG42
- Bren Gun
- Lewis Gun
- M1A1 Thompson
- SBRL24 / M1 Bazooka
- Sten Gun
- RG8 / RPG-7
- Ashot (Metro Series)
- Scumbag Pistol (Metro Series)
- MG2750 / MG3
- Kamchatka .50 / Modified PTRD with Krag-loading mechanism.
- 6P41MG / 6P41 "PKM"
- AK-202 and AK-202 Tsukumogami.

There was also an MP40 sprite provided but since we don't actually have any MP40s, that'll have to stay on the back shelf for now.

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FULL UPDATE LOG

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Augments/Trinkets/Attachments:
- Ring of Supremacy - Adjusted systems to only disable effects on taking 10 or more damage, rather than having it be disabled even on 0-damage effects i.e Suppression.
- Mantle of Hardened Flesh - No longer grants +5% MELEE RES.
- Rusted Amulet rewritten.

Equipment/Items:
- Warrior's Flower stack size 10 > 20.
- Dry Sap - No longer causes cardiac arrest for non-Florans. All races can now use. Stack size 1 > 10.
- Health Elixir - Minor reformat.
- Spiritual Remedy - Ditto.

Melee Gear:
- Crow's Sword fixed text overflow.

Ranged Weapons:
- MG2750 > Kurtz Maschinengewehr 2750.
- Transheya-12 - Weight class increased to MEDIUM.
- Fuel-Sprayer ammo capacity 15 > 35.
- Sten Gun fixed incorrect damage values and gave proper 32-rnd capacity.
- Nagashima Matchlock given autoreload module (similar to Brigand's Hunter Pistols).
- Scumbag Pistol - Altered. Now only accepts 7.7x56mm (.303 British) cartridges. Significant damage increase, but an equally significant reduction in HIT CHANCE.
- Black Gambit - Reduced cylinder capacity 6 > 4. DMG reduced 109 > 80.
- Martini-Henry Conversion - Can now accept the full range of attachments (except UGLs).
- Adjusted RPK74M and AK74M hit chances so that the differences are not so miniscule.
- M100 Hunter > M1 Garand.

Armor:
- Samurai Ghost Girl Head fixed showing character's own hair beneath the headwear.
- Streltsy 6B710A updated description to NOT state that it "doesn't support augmentation" despite clearly having a slot.
- Wartact 1 Plate Carrier - Adjusted resists.
- Tactical Gorka chest fixed missing female sprites.
- Republic Army Sniper Suit fixed some minor female clipping issues.
- Republic Raider NVG (Folded) armor now has a description.
- Rewrote the Moon-Rabbit/Lunarian cosmetic descriptions to not sound retarded.

Monsters:
- Hwacha no longer drops electronics on death.
- Void-Frozen Sentinel (rock laserman that resembles the Dark One) HP 50 > 5000 (will still require negative DMG RES debuffs to actually hurt).
- The Dark One that eternally chases the player after finding the Void Core has had its' damage reduced from 24% to 10% per hit.

Dungeons:
- Afflicted Colony - Removed "Letheia" graffiti due to not having any real relevance to the planetary story.
- Khurtovynan Prison Complex no longer regenerates on a return trip to the same location.
- Razed - Removed the patronizing SAIL messages on spawn | Removed the out-of-place "vietnam radio" at the start of the Siege Lines | Removed the small enemy event where an FLF Rifleman would parry an explosion.
- RUNDOWN: HUB - Added direct-return door.
- RUNDOWN: STORY - Added ://V1G0R codex, explaining how the monsters do not care for your Max HP and deal scaled damage | Reduced Void Lighter and Judgment Statue spawns 3 > 2.
- Fixed typo in Terrestrial_Worlds.config.patch which made FU garden dungeon spawns inconsistent. Fixed, courtesy of Rylasasin.

Other:
- Removed Transheya-12 spawns from the uncommon FLF armory loot spawn.
- Can now craft 5.56x45mm STANAG-FEDERATSIYA Drum Magazines (oversight).
- //:DARK_ONE.LOG fixed typo.
- Razed Black Market - Revised store so that they no longer accept meat for anything (who the fuck is going to sell a bunch of animal meat for 6 bullets? And who thinks any sane merchant would go with that deal?). Former writer gaslit me into stuff like this. Bloody muppet. Guns no longer purchasable from Razed Black Markets. Warrior's Flowers can now be turned in for money.
- Undercolony Black Market - Fixed incorrect values for Mil-Grade PCBs.
- Esther's old Incentive quests are now "abandonable", however I doubt this will do anything as quests don't seem to update after they're generated. Refer to Rylasasin's pin in the Help Channel if you still have carry-over planet incentives from Esther.
- High-Velocity Bullets (7.62x51mm NATO, 7.7x56mm .303, etc) now have longer penetration range (damage range after piercing before becoming a miss shot) and now inherit 35% instead of 20% of the initial bullet's damage.
- Shotgun Slugs now deal heavy bleeding.

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As a reminder, players should update the mod manually by forcing the steam auto-updater to actually update as the auto-updater can be extremely delayed in actually pushing the content to players. One should first verify their game integrity and/or restart their Steam program. If this fails, one should instead unsubscribe then resubscribe to the mods as needed.

FURTHERMORE

Due to the versioning on the Main Menu Title Splash, players should be aware to check for the current version their own game is running.

The current version is v3.2.1

NOT v3.2.0 (this was the previous version)

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Thanks to our new patron: Arasaka!

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In the Name of the Yama.

The list is too long for steam, so you'll only be able to get the update log from the Discord Group. Sorry.