Gadget Rework (again) - Patch Notes (368)

My intention with this gadget update is to bring them in line with my concepts as follows:

• In-mission decisions should have depth to them, but be relatively simple mechanically. (mostly either/or type menus). My intention is for complex menus/skill tree type customization to remain in the keep, with missions focused on active combat.

• Gadget should have pros and cons, they ideally shouldn’t be a big benefit to every build

• They should alter existing game perks and systems to significantly impact the feel of a build

Expect many new gadgets and update moving forward

Gadgets Update

• Gadgets now define which slot they are equipped into. During missions, picking up a gadget gives a simpler choice of replacing the existing one (within that slot) or leaving it.

• Gadgets now have 4 tiers of rarity, represented by the blueprints. Gadgets drop with a % chance for each rarity. Blueprints must be unlocked for higher rarity perks to be active when found

• Gadgets Blueprints (tiers) are now unlocked sequentially, first login in the new game version will adjust your unlocked blueprints accordingly. Total unlocked blueprints for each gadget should remain the same

• New interactable: Gadget upgrader. Use these to increase the tier of one of your currently equipped gadgets

• (Phase Marker Gadget) Significantly updated

• (Lightning Rod Gadget) Reworked into a new gadget

• (Windshield) new 3rd perk and buffed 1st perk

• (Bubble Shield) Perks reshuffled and 3rd buffed to be on any hit (was health hit)

• (Unstable Overload) Perks 2 and 3 swapped, perk 3 increased to 3 health (was 1)

• (Evasion Blade) Perks 1 and 3 swapped

• (Pulse Gauntlet) Perk 3 replaced

Fixes

• Fixed an issue where Act 2 operation would be stuck on difficulty 1 ignoring Act 1 setting

• Catapult’s explosion now correctly scales with Pulse Mutation