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Steam News25 August 20241y ago

New primary weapon: Wrecking Ball (v0.23.0)

Wrecking Ball Added a new primary weapon, "Wrecking Ball". The wrecking ball is a mechanized flail attachment propelled by advanced magnet tech.

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  • Balance
  • UI and audio
  • Fixes
addedWrecking BallAdded a new primary weapon, "Wrecking Ball". The wrecking ball is a mechanized flail attachment propelled by advanced magnet tech. It excels at mid-range combat and can be thrown to finish off opponents from afar.
addedCosmeticsAdded 3 wrecking ball skins: Basketball, Tomato, and Eyeball.
changedCosmeticsDefault wrecking ball skin palettes: Iron (default), Poison-tipped, Bloodied, Gold-coated.
changedCosmeticsBasketball palettes: Classic (default), Red, Teal, Lights Out, Showboat, Up-tempo, Intangibles, Inner Dog, World Champs, MVP.
changedCosmeticsTomato palettes: Tomato (default), Tomatillo, Rotten, Sunkissed, Heirloom, Caspain Pink, Blueberry, Grape.
changedCosmeticsEyeball palettes: Blue (default), Brown, Green, Grey, Lavender, Red, Sickly, Alien, Golden.

Counterpick Labs changes

addedAdded a new primary weapon, "Wrecking Ball". The wrecking ball is a mechanized flail attachment propelled by advanced magnet tech. It excels at mid-range combat and can be thrown to finish off opponents from afar.
addedAdded 3 wrecking ball skins: Basketball, Tomato, and Eyeball.
changedDefault wrecking ball skin palettes: Iron (default), Poison-tipped, Bloodied, Gold-coated.
changedBasketball palettes: Classic (default), Red, Teal, Lights Out, Showboat, Up-tempo, Intangibles, Inner Dog, World Champs, MVP.
changedTomato palettes: Tomato (default), Tomatillo, Rotten, Sunkissed, Heirloom, Caspain Pink, Blueberry, Grape.

Wrecking Ball

  • Added a new primary weapon, "Wrecking Ball". The wrecking ball is a mechanized flail attachment propelled by advanced magnet tech. It excels at mid-range combat and can be thrown to finish off opponents from afar.

  • Wrecking ball is automatically unlocked online for Gear Pack owners, otherwise it can be unlocked for online use for 250 peanuts.

Cosmetics

  • Added 3 wrecking ball skins: Basketball, Tomato, and Eyeball.

  • Default wrecking ball skin palettes: Iron (default), Poison-tipped, Bloodied, Gold-coated.

  • Basketball palettes: Classic (default), Red, Teal, Lights Out, Showboat, Up-tempo, Intangibles, Inner Dog, World Champs, MVP.

  • Tomato palettes: Tomato (default), Tomatillo, Rotten, Sunkissed, Heirloom, Caspain Pink, Blueberry, Grape.

  • Eyeball palettes: Blue (default), Brown, Green, Grey, Lavender, Red, Sickly, Alien, Golden.

Arena Mode

  • Added Wrecking Ball arena upgrade: "Big Ball" (Your wrecking ball projectile is larger and deals more damage).

  • Lightning Grease: there is now has a minimum delay between applications of jolt. This prevents multi-hit moves from applying multiple stacks of jolt.

UX/UI

  • Added "Stronger Opponents" setting. Turning this setting on will remove the skill cap for quickplay matchmaking for your account, allowing you to match with stronger opponents.

  • The "Find New Opponent" option after a quickplay match now allows you to change your loadout before queueing for your next match.

Bugs

  • Fixed an issue where players could be locked out from grabbing the ledge for too long after being hit by a weak attack.

  • Fixed bug where a thrown Warp Mine could permanently freeze mid-air if the mine's owner was hit or KO'd mid-teleport.

  • Fixed visual glitch where quad staff skin layers were misaligned.

  • Fixed bug where pressing the platform drop button while not on a platform mid-turn could cause your character to temporarily get stuck in place.

  • Fixed issue where the Advanced Tutorial demonstration of floor teching wasn't working.

Source

Steam News / 25 August 2024

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