Patch 1.0.3.5 : Weapon Balancing Changes!

Hi there Emberlings!

We have a new patch for you today, which focuses on giving some love to the more neglected weapons! A perfect opportunity to try out a new loadout or two...

Gameplay Changes

Weapon balancing

• Minigun : The minigun's damage was underwhelming for the point in the game where you unlock it. These changes should give it a bit more stopping power.

  • Base damage per bullet 3 → 5

  • Added a 3rd level of Damage per Bullet upgrade (costs 8 red gems).

• LMG : The LMG is currently too punishing for the setup it requires to perform, so we're adjusting its mobility upwards.

  • Base Reload time 4.5s → 3.8s

  • Reload time upgrades -10%/-20%/-30% → -10%/-15%/-20%

  • Weight speed modifier 0.8 → 0.85

  • Reload speed modifier 0.8 → 0.9

  • Time to deploy bipod 0.9s → 0.75s

  • Time to remove bipod 0.5s → 0.4s

• Revolver : The revolver has a long reload time which we want to keep, but it could benefit from packing more of a punch.

  • Base Damage per bullet 25 → 30

  • Base Reload time 4.2s → 3.8s

  • Base Shots per clip 5 → 6

  • Damage upgrades : 3/6/10/15 → 5/10/15/20

• Grenade Launcher : The Grenade Launcher is intentionally hard to master, but we're adjusting its initial stats to make it a bit easier to learn.

  • Base Shots per clip : 2 → 4

  • Shots per clip upgrades : 1/2/3/4 to 1/2

  • Base Explosion Damage 60 → 65

• Rocket Launcher : The Rocket Launcher currently doesn't live up to the expectations of what a heavy weapon should be. We're giving it a lot more pep in this patch.

  • Base Damage per bullet: 60 → 90 (1 shot purple ghouls)

  • Base Shots per clip : 3 → 4

  • Shots per clip upgrades : 1/2/3 to 1/2

  • Adjusted weapon SFX to better match the impact.

• Pistol : We're mostly happy with the Pistol, but a slight reload speed buff will help it in its niche as a lightweight, hit and run weapon.

  • Base Reload time 1.5s → 1.3s

Bug Fixes

• Hunters no longer get stuck hunting an invisible animal.

• Adjusted the location of the player dialogue box to avoid overlapping with health UI.

• Increased the grace time for the achievement "Too Far, Little Ones" to 30s. It should now be correctly granted in all situations.

• Horde Mode gun merchant:

  • Fixed a bug where description cards would overlap.

  • Fixed a bug where some upgrades wouldn't display when hovered.

• Adjusted the text of the "Flux Redirector" upgrades at the Armorer to avoid confusion with other similar upgrades.

• Removed some critical hit effects that could be confused for stuttering/frame drops (freeze-frame effect, slow-mo effect).

• Fixed a bug introduced in the previous patch where the settings menu was now broken for non-UltraWide resolutions. Our bad.

Known Issues

• Final cinematic may incorrectly loop after the player triggers it.

• Secondary fires may sometimes fail to light.

• The Husky skin may not apply after being selected.

• Unlocking the Husky skin breaks the font on the tooltip.

• Dead players may enter the teleporter if standing on it when they die.

• Rebinding the “Interact” button can lead to unexpected behaviors.

• Rebinding the Y button on a controller can lead to the weapon refund failing.

• Talking to an NPC while the day timer is paused before lighting the fire can lead to the "Play" icon incorrectly displaying despite time still being paused.

• Barricades may sometimes become unrepairable.

• Skills may sometimes stay selected even when the player isn't in a menu, leading to frustrating gameplay patterns.

• Buying new skills at the Crimson Alchemist may sometimes cause to refresh the shop instead.

• Hunters in Horde Mode may sometimes behave incorrectly.

As always, thank you for playing The Ember Guardian, and see you in the wastes!

Stay fiery! 🔥