Major Update - Rush Respawn

Introducing: Major Update - Rush Respawn

Last Major Update, we introduced the new Rush game mode. This time, we're taking it up a notch with Rush Respawn! Get right back into the action as soon as you're down in quick, chaotic 4 round matches.

We've also introduced the first steps of Skill-Based Matchmaking in this update! The more you play, the better your matchups! We'll be posting our highest MMR achievers in our Discord server

New in this update as well is Leaderboard Challenges! Compete for the top spot and improve your personal best in rotating leaderboard challenges! **Please note that only matches played in Demolition will count towards your spot on the leaderboard.

And more!

Your help in identifying bugs and providing feedback has been invaluable in making X8 what it is today, and will continue to do so in the future. Please continue supporting us with bug reports and suggestions in the Discord! https://discord.gg/x8vr

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

Changes include:

New Features

• Rush Respawn Game Mode

• Reward System

• Simplified gameplay inputs

• Tutorial improvements

• Weekly Leaderboard challenges

  • Compete for the top spot and improve your personal best in rotating leaderboard challenges!

  • Note that only Demolition matches will count towards your score for each challenge.

• New Skins: Content Creator weapons and more!

Hero Updates

Charade

• Doubletake

  • Charade will now say a voice line when an enemy player is revealed by the decoy

• Escapade

  • The warp pad can now be deployed and teleported to during the Buy Phase

Nyx

• Subterfuze

  • The stealth bomb can now be deployed and recalled during the Buy Phase

Shinya

• Flare-up

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

Xero

• Uplink

  • Xero can now use Uplink during the Buy Phase

Misc

• Added alert for abilities and hero items that cannot be used during the Buy Phase

Balance

Weapon Balancing

• Cyclone

  • Decreased fire rate

• Hellhound

  • Decreased cost [1900 >> 1850]

• Rookie

  • Decreased fire rate

Game Balancing

• Set default Demolition Buy Phase time back to 30s

Bug fixes

• Fixed Climbing issues

• Fixed Charade's casting hand gets stuck in an open position after placing sanding decoy

• Fixed Charade can be visible on enemy Minimap while Vanishing Act ability is active

• Fixed haptic feedback does not stop while the user holds Jaguar's Wildcat EM-R3 after firing

• Fixed Oblivion ability doesn't disappear on all clients except the owner after being affected by Thunderhead

• Fixed some elevated surfaces on Nautica won't blind the user when using Xero's Sideflash

• Fixed the player is immune to damage on two spots in Nautica

• Fixed Syphon plays the planting VFX, SFX, and Announcer each time a user puts the headset on sleep and comes back online

• Fixed Game mode is selectable while being in the queue for matchmaking

• Fixed offline Tutorial issues

• Fixed Spectator-related bugs and crashes

• Fixed Achievements/Stats-related issues

• Fixed multiple Client and Server crashes

Known Issues

• If you do not seem to matchmake after 3+ minutes, cancel and restart matchmaking

• You will not be able to exit or continue the Tutorial when losing internet connection while in the Main Menu

• Covered Operation Achievement is not achievable

**Please be advised that players on an older version of the game 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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