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Steam News17 July 202625d ago

Hotfix 16.2

This Mid-Season Patch focuses on reducing the power of several prominent end game builds General Changes Slightly reduced the rate of Gold-tier and Diamond-tier items Farai Corrected The Tester’s Package to be 1 XP inst

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What changed

1 fix0 additions7 changes0 removals
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  • Fixes
  • Balance
changedThis Mid-Season Patch focuses on reducing the power of several prominent end game builds
changedGeneral ChangesSlightly reduced the rate of Gold-tier and Diamond-tier items
fixedGeneral ChangesCorrected The Tester’s Package to be 1 XP instead of 2 XP
changedItem Changes10/20/40 damage (from 5/10/20/40)
changedItem ChangesDamage Scaling to 20/40/80 (from 25/50/100)
changedItem ChangesReworked to better work with Chopsticks
Damage Scaling25/50/10020/40/80Damage Scaling decreased, nerfDamage15%10%Damage decreased, nerf

The Bazaar changes

changedThis Mid-Season Patch focuses on reducing the power of several prominent end game builds
changedSlightly reduced the rate of Gold-tier and Diamond-tier items
fixedCorrected The Tester’s Package to be 1 XP instead of 2 XP
changed10/20/40 damage (from 5/10/20/40)
changedDamage Scaling to 20/40/80 (from 25/50/100)

This Mid-Season Patch focuses on reducing the power of several prominent end game builds

General Changes

  • Slightly reduced the rate of Gold-tier and Diamond-tier items

Farai

  • Corrected The Tester’s Package to be 1 XP instead of 2 XP

Item Changes

Buster

  • Now only destroys on its first destroy

Caracal

  • Silver-tier

  • 10/20/40 damage (from 5/10/20/40)

Crude Tools

  • CD 6/5/4 (from 5/4/3)

Experimental Garage

  • Gained the Tech type

Gramophone

  • CDR 20/30% (from 20/35%)

Hang Glider

  • Damage Scaling to 20/40/80 (from 25/50/100)

Ice Swan

  • Gold-tier

  • Freezes for 2/1 (from 3/2/1)

Instant Noodles

  • Reworked to better work with Chopsticks

  • CD4

  • Burn 2/4/6/8

  • Regen 2/4/6/8

  • When you use an adjacent Tool, charge this 1s

Portable Shield Generator

  • Gained the Tech type

Radar Dome

  • Gained the Tech type

Runic Claymore

  • CD 6/5 (from 7/6)

  • Damage to 10% Max Health (from 15%)

Skill Changes

Sharp Corners, Defender’s Flames and Toxins

  • When you use a Shield item (from When you Shield)

Source

Steam News / 17 July 2026

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