Offizielle Patch Notes zu Star Wars Battlefront II

Star Wars Battlefront II Patch 2.0 Rollout 3/21/18 (PS4, PC, & X1)

This update is a major release and the team will require 4 hours of downtime.

March 21st, 2018

Scheduled Patch 2.0 Rollout:

Online Play Becomes Unavailable ALL Platforms: 7:50 UTC /12:50 AM PT

Online Play Expected to Resume: 12:00 UTC /5:00 AM PT

Star Wars Battlefront II - Release Notes - Update 2.0

• large changes to the Multiplayer Progression system
• unlocked all currently available Heroes and Hero Ships for everyone
• all characters now having a Unit Level

• new game location Bespin for Blast, Heroes vs. Villains, and for a limited time as Jetpack Cargo

• unlocked all Star Cards and Weapons in Arcade at Epic card level

Heroes and Villains Balancing:

Boba Fett

JETPACK

• Reduced the forward thrust speed of Boba's Jetpack slightly

HEALTH

• Increased Base Health from 500 to 550

Chewbacca

• STUN GRENADES can no longer be activated while other abilities are activating

Darth Vader

• Fixed an issue where Darth Vader's PUNISHING GRIP Star Card wasn't correctly applied.
• Fixed an issue where Darth Vader's SABER THROW ability could go through a wall on Takodana

Emperor Palpatine

• Fixed an issue where Palpatine’s LIGHTNING ABSORBTION Star Card didn't grant the correct amount of health after being used

Finn

• Fixed an issue where the UI marker for Finn's DEADEYE ability would persist after the ability had ended
• Fixed an issue where weathering effects weren't working on Finn

Han Solo

• Increased base health from 600 to 650
• Fixed an issue where Han Solo's DETONITE CHARGE didn't explode mid-air

Iden Versio

GENERAL

• Increased Base health from 550 to 650
• Fixed an issue where the Secondary Fire module didn't appear on Iden's TL-50

DROID SHIELD

• Increased active time from 10 to 12 seconds

PULSE CANNON

• Reduced the recharge time from 5 to 1 second
• Added a zoomed-in damage increase multiplier of 80% (the explosive damage is not multiplied by this change)
• Decreased the time to full power from 1.25 to 0.6 seconds
• Decreased the non-zoom dispersion from 2 to 0.2 degrees (zoom dispersion is 0)
• Reduced the recoil of the weapon
• Reduced the start damage from 100 to 40
• Reduced the end damage from 150 to 100
• Reduced the start damage distance from 125 to 30 meters
• Reduced the end damage distance from 150 to 50 meters
• Reduced the explosive damage from 80 to 20

HOT SWAP - Star Card

This Star card has been changed to give health to Iden when her DROID STUN hits enemies, and even more when it hits Heroes.

Lando Calrissian

• Fixed an issue where players were unable to spawn as Lando Calrissian if Han Solo was being played

Leia Organa

Leia’s hair has been updated to match her outfit.

• Increased maximum health regeneration for Leia from 150 to 200
• Decreased health regeneration delay from 5 to 4.5 seconds

Rey

• While using INSIGHT, a circle shouldn't appear under Rey for other players when activated

Yoda

• The area of effect should now display properly when the UNLEASH ability is triggered
• Fixed an issue where Yoda didn't break out of immobilizing abilities when using PRESENCE

Classes, Special Units, & Vehicles:

Classes:

Assault

• Fixed an issue where weapon cooling was not working correctly for weapon mods

Heavy

• Fixed an issue where it was possible to use the SENTRY ability in first person
• Fixed an issue where the sound could get stuck on the SENTRY ability
• Fixed an issue where weapon cooling was not working correctly for weapon mods

Officer

GENERAL

• Fixed an issue where Increased Cooling provided higher cooling reduction than intended
• Tweaked description of Homing Shot to clarify that it can fire multiple rockets, rather than just one
• Fixed an issue where weapon cooling was not working correctly for weapon mods

Default Pistol

• Reduced end damage from 20 to 17

SE-44C

• Reduced amount of shots that can be fired before overheating from 25 to 17
• Reduced how many shots can be fired before overheating when Increased Cooling mod is equipped from 49 to 25
• Reduced end damage distance from 40 to 30 meters

OFFICER’S PRESENCE

• Flattened the points given to an Officer with OFFICER’S PRESENCE, regardless if the aura affects 1 or 19 allies.
• Point payoff with OFFICER’S PRESENCE was stacking, meaning an Officer standing in a choke point can farm thousands of Battlepoints without effort. To fix this, we've removed this stacking rule.

TURRET

• The Turret now spots enemies when it acquires them and primes to fire. The spotted enemy is only visible to the officer who owns the turret.

Specialist

GENERAL

• Fixed an issue where weapon cooling was not working correctly for weapon mods

THERMAL BINOCULARS

• Enabled spotting logic, IMPROVED THERMAL BINOCULARS increase the time an enemy is spotted
• Added 25 point scoring event per enemy spotted

Special Units:

Aerials

• Fixed an issue where the IMPROVED ROCKET LAUNCHER Star Card didn't reduce recharge as intended
• Fixed an animation issue that caused Aerials to incorrectly roll when dashing
• We've updated the description of each of the Aerial units to more clearly differentiate them from each other. Jump Trooper --> Imperial Jump Trooper & First Order Jump Trooper. Rocket Jumper --> Rebel Rocket Jumper & Resistance Rocket Jumper

Enforcers

• Fixed an issue where the Death Trooper wouldn't see a white outline on enemies that have been affected by their SONIC IMPLODER’s blinding effect
• Fixed issue where the explosion radius of the SONIC IMPLODER wasn't improved by the EXPLOSIVE EXPERT Star Card

Vehicles:

AT-ST

• Fixed an issue where the AT-ST’s GRENADE LAUNCHER would fail to trigger after having been activated

Game Mode Changes:

Galactic Assault:

Deathstar II

• Made Phases 2 and 3 easier to defend and Phase 1 slightly easier for the attackers by adjusting spawn positions

Endor

• Updated and re-introduced the daylight setting
• Adjusted frequency with which the alternative light settings appear

Jakku

• Fixed an issue where players spawning into the AT-ST were occasionally spawned out of bounds

Kamino

• Increased price of LAAT on from 400 to 1000
• LAAT respawn has been increased by 30 seconds

Kashyyyk

• Re-worked the defender spawns in Phase 3, moving them closer to the objectives
• The LAAT respawn time has been increased to 30 seconds
• Fixed an issue where the MTT health would not display correctly and it would sometimes enter an incorrect state

Takodana

• Re-worked the defender spawns in Phase 2, moving them closer to the objectives
• The price of the AT-ST on Takodana has been increased from 1500 to 2500

Tatooine

• Phase 2 spawns for defenders have been adjusted for positioning and spread in an effort to increase safety directly after you've spawned
• Attacker spawns in Phase 2 have been moved closer to the objectives to make it easier to attack
• Defender spawns in Phase 3 have been moved closer to the objective to make it easier to defend
• Introduced various visual quality improvements such as: reduced LOD pop-in, sharper textures, improved lighting and materials, minor destructible content, and additional environmental detailing
• Adjusted frequency with which the alternative light settings appear

Blast:

• Improved spawn zones for Blast on Starkiller Base

Starfighter Assault:

• Starfighter splash damage against troopers reduced by 50% to prevent excessive targeting of troopers.
• Fixed an issue where the MVP screen would continuously shake

Jetpack Cargo:

• Various improvements to UI clarity, issues for players joining mid-round, and respawn issues with the cargo

Arcade

• Fixed an issue where AI could sometimes become static and not recognize the player
• Fixed an issue where Milestones in the end-of-round were missing after completing a Mission
• Fixed an issue where the battle settings were overlapping with the loading screen in Arcade
• Solved an issue where Captain Phasma’s visual environment was applied to both players when playing splitscreen
• Fixed an issue where it was possible to avoid the AI on Death Star II
• Misc. fixes to areas where Boba Fett was able to fly out of reach of the AI
• Fixed an issue where the AI would clip into a building on Tatooine
• Fixed an issue where lighting would break on the guest screen when playing Duel on Crait
• Fixed an issue where tickets were incorrectly counted if players fell off the map when playing Versus on Kashyyyk

General Improvements and Bugfixes:

• Fixed a few areas where the player could get stuck when playing in parts of Mos Eisley
• Improved terrain collision on Mos Eisley, to prevent issues with the camera shaking when not intended
• Fixed a few areas where the player could get stuck in the interior of the Hoth base
• Improved collision for structures on Starkiller Base
• Improved collision on Kamino to prevent players from reaching unintended areas
• Improved collision for the cave entrance on Crait
• Fixed a few areas where the player could get stuck when playing on Naboo
• Fixed a few areas where the player could get stuck when playing on Endor
• Improved collision on Yavin structures and trees, to prevent the player from getting stuck
• Fixed a few areas where the player could get stuck when playing on Kashyyyk
• Fixed an issue where it was possible for a user to equip Star Cards on a locked slot
• Fixed an issue where the Star Cards were displayed with low opacity after spawning
• Fixed an issue where the user was prevented from joining a group and a server if already in a different group on a different server
• Fixed a front end issue where the yellow "new" marker was incorrectly displayed
• Fixed an issue where the milestone "Heights of Greatness" didn't track properly
• Fixed an issue where the "Double Your Efforts" challenge was incorrectly translated
• Solved a lighting issue that caused black rocks on Endor
• Solved an issue where the UI elements could start flickering if the player resized the game window
• Fixed an issue where the Aerial units weren't properly translated
• Misc bugfixes and improved animations for living world creatures on Endor
• Fixed an issue where Heroes were able to enter vehicles after a trooper had exited
• Fixed an issue where the game could get stuck in an unresponsive state if the user performed sign-out and sign-in actions repeatedly
• Fixed an issue where the game would occasionally freeze when navigating to the Collection tab in the front end
• Fixed an issue where loading screens unintentionally caused a high load on some graphics cards
• Fixed an issue where the player would sometimes lose their loadout when continuing a mission in the Campaign
• Resolved various crash issues
• Added Ansel support for Nvidia graphics cards in Arcade
• Added pre-compilation of shaders on DX12 to reduce stutter during gameplay. This can be seen in the loading screens when this process takes place.

Known Issues:

• Endor Galactic Assault – The AT-AT incorrectly has friendly fire turned on when shooting the hangar gates
• Darth Maul’s SABER THROW ability does not always hit its target
• Decals aren’t properly applied to the terrain on Crait
• Legs may clip when characters are rotating
• Headshot scoring event isn't tracked in the event log
• The XP bars are not animating at the end of a match

Thx to Sledgehammer70