Major Update Patch Note 039J

Major Update Patch Note 039J

New Features,

• Save/Load System has been implemented.,

• New Faction Perks have been implemented.,

• Starting Perk System has been added to the game.

• Stolen Item System has been added

New Content,

• Added a new rare medical injector,

• Added a new unique character storyline,

• Added some regular tourist customers and a tourist event,

• Added a new recurring power outage event

• New Blast Furnace Module,

• 3 New Ultra Rare Items,

• Security Requisition Officer While you have at least 0 Reputation with Security, a requisition officer may visit to buy supplies. Selling to them will increase your reputation at a slightly faster rate.,

• Food Bank Worker A food bank worker may visit to buy food at a 50% discount. Selling to them will increase your reputation at a faster rate.

• New Visual Inspection Item,

• Extended Storage Bay has been added,

• Player will now have guaranteed encounters to purchase the Extended Storage Bay,

• New Contraband Buyer Service can be unlocked via Joe Wild — an expansive service with a cooldown that guarantees a high-budget contraband buyer visit

• Underground Exchange Promotional Deal,

• Supplier unlocked from Wild has been expanded:,

• The supplier will now track the amount spent.,

• After spending around 350–500 credits (depending on the supplier), the player will unlock an additional dialog option for a larger order.

Changes,

• Ruined Machine introduction day for Junker changed from Day 21 → Day 11.,

• Recharger price reduced from 200 → 150.,

• PowerBloc daily recharge rate increased from 1 → 2 (and from 2 → 3 after Wild’s upgrade).,

• Dr. Jackson’s base budget increased from 50 → 100 Credits. He now gains +3 budget for each day passed.,

• Dr. Jackson now visits once a week on a fixed day, except during scripted visits.,

• Odin Haraldsson’s cooldown increased from 3 → 5.,

• Smuggler’s Bay (and modified variant) can no longer store Storage Bays.,

• Wild’s Fixer now removes 15% of available evidence + 50 additional evidence per night when used.,

• Investigation rate now progresses faster when there is a large amount of available evidence.,

• Selling to Odin now contributes 33% (instead of 0%) of the item's value to available evidence.,

• Insurance service cost is now based on a percentage of the total estimated worth, plus a base value.,

• New items can now be obtained through the Dream Dust Exchange deal.,

• Some Exchange deals have been updated.,

• Odin will refuse to visit if called during a crackdown.,

• Odin will buy contraband items at half the contraband bonus value.,

• Moisture Farm base output increased from 250ml → 350ml.,

• Rustwater from the upgraded tap now yields lower purity.,

• Minimum purity of Gutterflow from the tap has been increased.,

• Tap water now has a fixed purity per day. Players can no longer "reroll" water purity by rechecking.,

• Generic Scav spawn rate has been adjusted to favor less expensive items in the first few days.,

• Increased the price of some medical items,

• Improved loot contents in Medical Supply Crates,

• Inspection bribing now has a defined minimum and maximum value,

• Inspection bribe costs increase as the in-game day counter goes up

• The Generalist start now includes 1 Storage Bay and a selection of merchandise.,

• Reputation penalty for reporting a contraband seller to their faction increased: -5 → -8,

• Lower Level reputation gain from traded items is now 66% of the trade value instead of 100%.,

• PowerBloc upgraded commercial power recharge rate increased: 3 → 4,

• Trading with the Underground Exchange now generates 0.33 Reputation per deal.

• AdjustedAlert Starting PerkPoint Cost increased from 1 → 2 ,

• You now lose 10 Security reputation if an investigation ends with a fine,

• You now lose 20 Security reputation when using evidence removal service,

• Most UI windows will now close automatically when going to sleep,

• Small Kotton Fiber base price: 24 → 22 credits,

• Large Kotton Fiber base price: 32 → 36 credits,

• Synaprest Injector base price updated: 180 → 250 credits,

• Ashish will now accept to buy Chemical Supplies when dropping off your order,

• Hardmode no longer displays event durations,

• Naloxgone Injector base price: 15 → 30 credits,

• Merchant and Shady Merchant budgets now scale with days passed,

• Selling to the Shady Merchant now yields only half of the contraband bonus

• Improved how Plasma Fuel is generated.,

• Nightly report now features color coding.,

• Some “Regular Customers” now scale better into the late game:

  • Budgets increase as days pass.,

  • Stock volume increases around days 20, 40, and 70.,

• Fence now starts with less initial contraband merchandise.,

• Fence now starts with a standard Smuggler’s Bay instead of the modified variant.,

• Modified Smuggler Bay can now be obtained through the Underground Exchange.,

• Smuggler Bay storage size increased: 4x4 → 5x5.,

• You now receive an additional 50 base credit reward for reporting customers selling contraband or stolen goods.,

• Player loses reputation if contraband or stolen items are found during inspection.,

• Added [Low-tech] tag. Some firearms are now [Low-tech] instead of [Makeshift].,

• Supply Crates can no longer hold any [Storage] items.

• Reputation loss during security inspections is now based on the item’s base value and contraband level.,

Security Alarm Rework,

• Security Alarm effect from modules: performance bonus on theft prevention has been doubled.,

• A new specialized module for the alarm system has been implemented.,

Cryptographic Desequencer,

• Now has a standard module inventory.,

• Different chips require different work amounts, with Command chips requiring the most.,

Phone Rework,

• Now displays whether a phone client is on cooldown.,

• Quick dial feature added for previously dialed numbers.

Stolen Item Mechanic,

• Items can now have the [Stolen] tag.,

• [Stolen] items have a Heat % that diminishes each day. When Heat reaches 0%, the item loses its [Stolen] tag.,

• [Stolen] [Contraband] items take longer for their Heat % to diminish.,

• Selling [Stolen] items is a crime.,

• Buying [Stolen] items usually comes at a discount.,

• [Stolen] items are treated like [Contraband] by security and will be seized if seen or found in the shop.,

• Heat % determines how likely a stolen item is to be detected during inspection.

• Items below 25 base value will no longer carry the stolen tag but will also no longer receive the five-finger discount.,

• Items below 50, 85, and 140 base value will start with 25%, 50%, and 75% heat respectively.,

• Stolen items placed inside the display case are not 100% guaranteed to summon an inspector; it now depends on the item's heat percentage.,

• Showing a stolen item to security is no longer 100% guaranteed to result in an inspection; it now depends on the item’s heat.,

• Placing a stolen item on the counter just before a security officer arrives is also not 100% guaranteed to trigger an inspection; it is based on the item’s heat.,

• The five-finger discount has multiple tiers depending on the item’s heat.

Engineering Supply Crate,

• There is now a very high chance of finding a screwdriver and wire cutter.,

• Chance of finding a capped neural core increased from 1% → 4%.,

• Screwdrivers and wire cutters will sometimes appear in the Bartering Addict’s wares.,

Quality of Life,

• It is now possible to skip phone dialog just like normal dialog by pressing the spacebar.

Bug Fixes,

• Fixed a bug where unlocked supply crates bug out after saving and reloading,

• Fixed a bug where the save menu shows a game start as "Unknown Start Type" after saving and reloading,

• Fixed a bug where loaded items don't have their feature labels,

• Fixed a bug where the Mentor’s note displays with default text after loading,

• Fixed a bug where the Power Hijack upgrade doesn't work,

• Fixed a bug where loaded supply crates can be opened without unlocking them first,

• Loaded items now correctly display their sprites

• Fixed a bug where Lower Level gunsmiths would visit one after another.,

• Fixed a bug where supply crates and machines could no longer fit into the smuggler’s bay.,

• Containers will no longer include the total item value of locked containers.,

• Odin will no longer answer the phone while present at the store.,

• Barter customers can no longer be interrupted by placing an item before they start their main dialogue.,

• Fixed a bug where the intel slip from the Lower Level Reputation perk was given without displaying the event name.,

• Fixed a critical bug where certain item labels were not saved or loaded properly.

• Fixed a bug where customers forgot the player’s starting scenario after reloading,

• Fixed a bug where items inside the trashcan were incorrectly loaded after reloading,

• Only seeds can now be stored inside seed packs,

• Broken machines now load with the correct name and sprite,

• Reputation Perk UI will no longer overflow off the screen,

• Fixed a bug where selling items to Dr. Jackson gave incorrect discounts when the Lower Levels perk was unlocked,

• Fixed event names not displaying correctly on item labels,

• Removed the minimum 2-night cap on the Desequencer,

• Faucets now show the correct tooltip after loading,

• Fixed a hardlock caused by a dialogue bug after showing contraband to a security officer,

• Fixed a bug where security officers didn’t react to contraband inserted into the display case during dialogue

• Fixed a bug where machines could be stolen.,

• Fixed a bug where alarms didn’t work if a ruined alarm was in the inventory.,

• Fixed a bug where Odin could be called after being captured by Security.,

• You can no longer dial numbers longer than 9 digits on the phone.,

• Fixed a bug where the Underground Dream Dust deal only took one Dream Dust.,

• Fixed a bug where some item types were not saved correctly.

• Fixed translation-related display bugs,

• Fixed Wild Assistant dialogue bugs,

• Furnace will no longer waste energy and input items if the output inventory is full,

• Fixed a bug that caused the same normal client to visit multiple times in a single day

• Fixed a bug that caused certain shopper/buyer clients to visit up to 3 times a day,

• Fixed a bug that allowed consumption of non-owned items related to addiction,

• Fixed a bug that allowed non-owned water containers to be inserted into the hydroponic system,

• Private Security Contractors will no longer accept makeshift weapons,

• Fixed a bug that allowed the player to close the shutter while an arrest was in progress

• Fixed a bug causing certain clients' cooldowns to be ignored,

• Fixed a bug where Hard Mode was not saved,

• Fixed a bug where the label UI did not display the Immunivax pricing modifier

• Blabbermouth penalty is now correctly calculated.,

• Fixed a bug where Upper Level Volunteers would appear but give nothing.,

• Fixed a bug preventing genuine Lower Level Plasma Fuel from spawning.

• Fixed a bug with Upper Level Volunteer.,

• Fixed a bug where security inspectors would ignore the trashcan.,

• Five-finger discount is now automatically applied when an item is dropped on the client (front) counter.,

• Fixed a bug where all incorrect food stamps had at least one incorrect amount error.,

• Fixed a bug where security inspectors would forget to confiscate the original spotted stolen item that triggered the inspection.,

• Fixed a UI display issue with visual inspection using Immunivax.,

• Fixed a bug where broken Immunivax items were not displayed correctly.,

• Fixed a bug where the player was being charged twice for the bribe during inspections.