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Release Notes 8/31/2023

kaiserin#0958 kaiserin Posts: 3,210 Cryptic Developer
edited August 2023 in Release Notes
Happy 14th Anniversary!
For the next 4 weeks this event will be running.
  • Added Fun Cannon to the event store. Players who purchased this item with Exclusive Tokens can redeem the token in the Fixer store.
  • Added Retro Warlord Shoulders, Hands and Arm Armor costumes to the event store.
  • Added Sparkles Auras to the event store.
  • Added Goggle Bubbles Up, Defender Helmet, Defender Gloves, Sapphire Belt, Sapphire Boots, Sapphire Jacket, Sapphire Gemstones, Witchcraft Emblem as a possible drop from Anniversary gifts.
  • Added Pet Animal emote as a possible drop from Anniversary gifts.
  • Added Cosmic Kitten perk.
  • The Weekly store features Archetypes for the first week of the Anniversary. This store will only be around for the first week.
  • New Mission: Complete the Invasion Simulation mission 10 times, rewards the Qularr Drone sidekick.



Qularr Invasion Simulation
For the next 4 weeks this alert will be running.
  • Added Virulent Shot Power Variant Device as a possible drop.
  • Added Enhanced Qularr Mutagen device as a possible drop.



ZEN Store
For the next 4 weeks you can claim a freebie pack in the ZEN store. One per account:
  • 1x Freeform Slot
  • 1x Respec
  • Set of Vanguard gear.


The following items have had their prices adjusted:
Freeform Slot
  • Old Price: 3000 ZEN
  • New Price: 2250 ZEN

Freeform Slot x3
  • Old Price: 6000 ZEN
  • New Price: 4500 ZEN

Archetypes
  • Old Price: 1150 ZEN
  • New Price: 850 ZEN

Vehicles
  • Old Price: 1200 ZEN
  • New Price: 950 ZEN

Sidekicks
  • Old Price: 1500 ZEN
  • New Price: 950 ZEN

Vehicle Upgrade
  • Old Price: 700 ZEN
  • New Price: 550 ZEN




Lifetime Sale
  • Starting around 10am, Lifetime Subscriptions will be on sale.
  • The base price of Lifetime Subscriptions has been adjusted to $200 (from $250).



Lockbox
  • For the next 2 weeks the Collector's Lockbox will be dropping.
  • Adding the contents of the Gladiator Lockbox to the Collector's store.



Trade Paperback
  • For the Next 2 weeks Trade Paperback vouchers will be available.



Questionite Store
For the next 2 weeks the following travel powers will be available:
  • Overseer Flight
  • Storm Rider
  • Aethyric Incantation
  • R.A.D. Sphere



Story Event
  • For the next week Story missions grant bonus XP, Resources and Questionite.



Misc
  • Updated Viperia's costumes.
  • Updated Mindslayer's costume.
  • Fixed a visual issue with the Electric Speed travel power.
  • Fixed an issue where the Sacred aura didn't scale.



Costumes
  • Added Wolf Alt head costume to the tailor.
  • Added Collar Formal costume to the female avatar.
  • Added Formal as a Detail option for chest tights.
  • Added attachment option for Goggles Bubble.
  • Updated the Female Avatar Inventor costume.
  • Added additional materials to Prison Shackles, Tribal Spines, Shackles, Tech Edged Scallop, Armor Light Tech 2, Crest Ventilator, Power Turbines Small, Armor Tech Plated Heavy, Sleek, Monocle Classic, Flat Plate, Armor Tech Plated Smooth, Armor Bolted, Robotic, Ring Master, Fur Large, Fur Armor, Armor Plate and Straps, Knife, Katana.
  • Fixed a bug where the Fire leg accessory costumes on the female avatar were not showing up under both.



Device
Virulent Shot
  • Power Variant Device
  • Scales off of Shotgun
  • Chance to apply deadly poison.
  • Chance to apply Noxious poison if a target is affected by 3 or more stacks of your Deadly Poison.


Laser Shotgun
  • Fixed a bug where the max charge damage on this device was lower than intended.



Enhanced Qularr Mutagen
  • Device
  • Places all Consumable Devices on cooldown.
  • Reduces power costs by 50% for 30 seconds.
  • While active gives all direct damage attacks a chance to apply Deadly Poison based on their activation times.
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Comments

  • areklisareklis Posts: 7 Arc User
    edited October 2023
    Happy 14th Anniversary!

    The following items have had their prices adjusted:
    Freeform Slot
    • Old Price: 3000 ZEN
    • New Price: 2250 ZEN


    2250 ZEN? really? Given that this is just a minute amount from the 2200 pack of ZEN that is available on the store, this is gonna be a detail that every future reviewer, and by extension every future newcomer is trained to notice. While appealing to a wider audience never, the game has built quite a good niche, so in its core there isn't much that need to change.
    Monetization red flags on the other hand, have nothing to do with the game itself, and will turn away people that would otherwise really enjoy, play and pay for the game

    disregard that, I was being idiotically overreacting

    I do love the rest of the changes overall, maybe I'll have a better chance convincing my friends to return to the game now XD
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  • kaiserin#0958 kaiserin Posts: 3,210 Cryptic Developer
    Heyas, where are you seeing 2200?

    Normal amount for the pack you mentioned is 2000, and 2400 during a ZEN bonus event.​​
  • aschershadowaschershadow Posts: 39 Arc User
    Really, missed opportunity to give the pet_animal emote to everyone. That's like, a guaranteed 10/10 review if you can pet the animals.
  • areklisareklis Posts: 7 Arc User
    Normal amount is 2000. This normal is accompanied by another 200 normally.
    at least that is what it shows me when I click the store button right above, in this very page.
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  • h4forumsh4forums Posts: 280 Arc User
    The new launcher does not give us a choice to verify files or not after a crash. Given the verification process takes a long time, the game can occasionally crash despite the files being fine, the choice should be put back in.
  • jaazaniah1jaazaniah1 Posts: 5,553 Arc User
    h4forums wrote: »
    The new launcher does not give us a choice to verify files or not after a crash. Given the verification process takes a long time, the game can occasionally crash despite the files being fine, the choice should be put back in.

    In fact, the old launcher should simply be brought back. A non-sensical change that reduces functionality.

    The event goodies and price reductions are great.​​
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  • thisiscraftaaathisiscraftaaa Posts: 251 Arc User
    Not to mention, the new launcher loves randomly closing itself down if it hasn't been interacted with in a while. The "new-old" launcher we had for a few weeks before also did this.

    If you're like me (or any CO player, really) and have CO crash often enough that you keep one or several spare launchers up in the background to quickly get back in, this can be... problematic, doubly so with how slow the new launcher is.
    The fact that the forums refuse to tell you how close you are to the character/post size limit until you attempt to post something that happens to be too big- and the automated spam filter will immediately completely lock you out of posting long-term if you attempt to post or edit posts too close to the character limit- is genuine agony.

    This is my cry for help
  • guyhumualguyhumual Posts: 2,397 Arc User
    Added Collar Formal costume to the female avatar.
    except you added it to neck rather than collars where it'd be useful. Now we choose if we want a neck tie, a bow tie, or a shirt collar.
  • h4forumsh4forums Posts: 280 Arc User
    Sometimes the daily quest does not complete at the end of the QI alert. The reward circle was there, but there was nothing to turn in to the NPC.
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  • bringmeaslabbringmeaslab Posts: 188 Arc User
    Will the Retro Mechanon's Armor costume piece be made available this year?
  • starflairexstarflairex Posts: 85 Arc User
    Have the updated Viperia and Mindslayer costume pieces been added as drops yet, or is it just their looks for now?
  • crypticbuxomcrypticbuxom Posts: 4,629 Arc User
    Will the Retro Mechanon's Armor costume piece be made available this year?

    It looks like it did!
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