Charade Update - Maintenance Update 1

Thank you for playing X8!

Charade's been a bit OP for a few weeks, we're taking her down a notch now. New update complete with some new features and lots of balancing tweaks. Let us know what you think!

If you have been enjoying the game, please consider leaving us a review on the Steam store page, we'd really appreciate it!

Update changes include:

New Features

• New Skins: NEO-19 Pack and more!

• Team re-balancing during the match is turned OFF

• Auto-drop magazine setting set to ON by default

• Charade's abilities visual polish

• Matchmaking UI rework with timer

  • Now matchmaking starts when selecting the game mode in the Main Menu

Bug Fixes

• Fixed Charade-related bugs

• Fixed player can teleport inside multiple surfaces

• Fixed the planting sound of the Syphon persists after the attacker dies while planting

• Fixed Syphon gets desynced when Quest is in sleep mode while Syphon is planted

• Fixed Muted status is not saved when reconnecting to a match

• Fixed some client and server crashes

Hero Updates

Charade

Doubletake

• Decreased max decoy lifetime [12s]

• Decreased trigger windup time [0.5s]

• Increased Daze status effect vision range [40 >> 50m]

• *General Note ~ the decoy's movement speed is based on whether you are in the walking or sprinting state when it is created

Escapade

• Enabled the Warp Pad to be launched without line of sight

Mesmerize

• Increased cost [200 >> 250]

Vanishing Act

• Ultimate ability activation voice line is now fully audible to nearby allies and enemies

• Decreased max duration [14s >> 12.5s]

• Increased audio cue range when Charade reappears [5m >> 15m]

• Added recovery time when Charade reappears to prevent instant weapon usage

Izara

Hotspot

• Increased cost [200 >> 250]

• Increased damage per second [36 >> 42]

Jaguar

Blockbuster

• Increased cost [150 >> 200]

Vanguard

• Increased initial firing delay [1.5s]

Nyx

Echo Cloak

• Decreased duration [12 >> 10.5s]

Sarai

Synergy Matrix

• Decreased duration [12 >> 10.5s]

• Increased damage resistance effect [40 >> 50%]

Xero

Sideflash

• Increased blind angle leniency (players should be blinded more consistently while still facing the flash)

Balance

Weapon Balancing

Hellhound

• Decreased cost [2000 >> 1900]

Renegade

• Decreased cost [2550 >> 2450]

XMG-64

• Decreased cost [3750 >> 3650]

Game Balancing

• Increased health of breakable wall in Nautica [200 >> 300hp]

• Lowered volume of kill confirm sounds

Known Issues

• Crash happens at the end of the Custom match for the player that makes the final kill

**Please be advised that players on an older game version will no longer have access to the online servers until you update your game.

Thank you for your patience while we build a better game with your help!

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