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Steam News18 July 20241y ago

Phantom Galaxies V5.4.2

Gear up for more! More weapons! More foes! More... surprises! We are expanding your arsenal with new weapons such as the BR5-V “Viperlance” and the K-OH4 “Knight’s Roar”!

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  • Gameplay
  • Balance
  • UI and audio
  • Fixes
  • Events
addedWe are expanding your arsenal with new weapons such as the BR5-V “Viperlance” and the K-OH4 “Knight’s Roar”! Think you have got those enemies worked out in Partols? Think again - Xanorra Bracer and Xanorra Slicer variants are incoming! Each with their own strategic advantages.
addedGeneral Gameplay and Balancing:Gear Collection: Rangers IV introduces many new pieces of Gear to collect.
changedGeneral Gameplay and Balancing:Combat Balance Tweaks: Faster melee attacks, missile number changes (buffs to most, nerf to breacher), and decreased Lancer tech ability heat cost.
addedGeneral Gameplay and Balancing:New Deadly Enemies: The Bracer shields other pirates with an Overshield for more defensive power. Take them out first to destroy the overshield. The improved, deadlier Slicer is a long-range sniper with deadly precision. Watch out for its targeting lasers and get out of the way to avoid a devastating blast.
addedPlayer Experience:Gear Boxes: Addition of Gear Boxes for our top rarity loot drops. Take them to the new Gear Box Opener terminal in Halberd-001 to unlock and reveal their contents.
changedPlayer Experience:XP Bars: XP bars will now show real-time progression when earning XP due to completion of a mission, patrol, or bounty.

PHANTOM GALAXIES™ changes

addedWe are expanding your arsenal with new weapons such as the BR5-V “Viperlance” and the K-OH4 “Knight’s Roar”! Think you have got those enemies worked out in Partols? Think again - Xanorra Bracer and Xanorra Slicer variants are incoming! Each with their own strategic advantages.
addedGear Collection: Rangers IV introduces many new pieces of Gear to collect.
changedCombat Balance Tweaks: Faster melee attacks, missile number changes (buffs to most, nerf to breacher), and decreased Lancer tech ability heat cost.
addedNew Deadly Enemies: The Bracer shields other pirates with an Overshield for more defensive power. Take them out first to destroy the overshield. The improved, deadlier Slicer is a long-range sniper with deadly precision. Watch out for its targeting lasers and get out of the way to avoid a devastating blast.
addedGear Boxes: Addition of Gear Boxes for our top rarity loot drops. Take them to the new Gear Box Opener terminal in Halberd-001 to unlock and reveal their contents.

Gear up for more! More weapons! More foes! More... surprises!

We are expanding your arsenal with new weapons such as the BR5-V “Viperlance” and the K-OH4 “Knight’s Roar”! Think you have got those enemies worked out in Partols? Think again - Xanorra Bracer and Xanorra Slicer variants are incoming! Each with their own strategic advantages.

General Gameplay and Balancing:

  • Gear CollectionRangers IV introduces many new pieces of Gear to collect.
  • Combat Balance TweaksFaster melee attacks, missile number changes (buffs to most, nerf to breacher), and decreased Lancer tech ability heat cost.
  • New Deadly EnemiesThe Bracer shields other pirates with an Overshield for more defensive power. Take them out first to destroy the overshield. The improved, deadlier Slicer is a long-range sniper with deadly precision. Watch out for its targeting lasers and get out of the way to avoid a devastating blast.

Player Experience:

  • Gear BoxesAddition of Gear Boxes for our top rarity loot drops. Take them to the new Gear Box Opener terminal in Halberd-001 to unlock and reveal their contents.

  • XP Bars: XP bars will now show real-time progression when earning XP due to completion of a mission, patrol, or bounty.

Fixes & Improvements:

  • Increased boost movement speed.

  • General performance, UI, and visual improvements.

  • Explosive bullets and drone kills now increment correctly for bounty progress.

  • Fixed patrol timers not stopping correctly, which caused premature Mission Failure on certain objectives.

  • Revival timer (disabled time) will now stop when a revival is in progress.

  • Daily Rewards now have a ‘Collect and Close’ button that will automatically collect the daily prize and close the window.

  • Fixed the collision boxes of satellites in patrol levels.

  • Updated world enemies and spawns in public space.

  • Madman enemy is now better at chasing you through the asteroids or will self-destruct if unable to reach you.

Patrols:

  • New Patrol‘Violet Storm’. Enjoy a new way to kill pirates and earn rewards. Watch out for level hazards such as proximity minefields or the deadly laser frigate.
  • Patrol RotationRed Ruin and Scout’s Honour patrols will also be in rotation with a new patrol each day.
  • Patrol ModifiersLonger cooldowns, increased enemy shields, and limited respawns added to patrols to add new challenges for the Rangers to overcome.

Source

Steam News / 18 July 2024

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