Test Server Patch 165 Notes

[Thanatos]

[GENERAL]
- Re-enabled ALT + F4 functionality
- Flag added inside file 'Neocron.ini' to activate/deactivate log-files for status of local player and damage in general
* add: ENABLELOG = "TRUE" to activate this functionality (i.e. for runner setup)
* add: ENABLELOG = "FALSE" to deactivate this functionality (i.e. for bigger fights)
- Interval to make screenshots limited to 2 seconds - number of maximal screenshots: 128
- Calculation of 'MaxLoad' changed - new skill level is 65 (was 75). So you will need a lower level in the subskill 'Transport (TRA)' to reach the maximum load value
- 'Drugflash Exploit' fixed

[Items - Weapons]
- Frequency of melee weapons raised - they range between 50 - 100 hits per minute (was 37.50 - 60)
- Weight of melee weapons checked and changed
- Stamina usage of melee weapons raised - this figure is directly connected to the weight of the weapons (factor 8.00)
- General damage modifier for melee weapons changed: -5.00 percent (Reason: It's not possible to miss your target)

[PSI]
- Factor for psi-usage (usage of points from the psi-energy pool if you cast a psi module) reduced to 1.2 (was 1.4)
- Frequency for aggressive psi modules raised - shot time is reduced by 0.50 seconds for each module
- Maximum count of DoT-types to remove raised (i.e. Anti-Poison)
- PSI-Usage of rare ppu-modules raised (factor 1.5)
- PSI-Usage of shields (single, group, sanctum) lowered (factor 0.75)

[NANO TECH]
- Final sounds for injector tools added
- Nanite packets now have separate colors
- Intoxication from nanite overdoses has a higher duration: 120 Sec. (was 60)

[Items - Armor]
- Added two new power armors for class spy - Mainskill DEX, TL 112, Orientation: P-C and R-C
- Added three new power armors for class private eye - Mainskill DEX/STR, TL 90, Orientation: P-C, R-C and M-C

[CONTENT]
- Increased the rare part drop rate for high level monsters and added junk drops to some. Mobs with a skill rank of 120 or more should drop at least 1 rare part (up to 3). Mobs with a skill rank between 100 and 120 have a high chance of dropping one rare part (up to two).

[Brammers]

Interesting set of patch notes.

So if I got my figures right, my APU with her holy lighting will now have a frequency of about 40 shots a minute. (Up from around 30 before)

I do like the Melee PA for PE's.

But I'm a bit puzzled, Spies and PE's already have PA for R-C and P-C at around TL112 - known as PA3. The same is true for PA3 for PE's which is DEX 90. Am I missing something there?

[Jodo]

Some good stuff. The new PA's should be interesting and it's good to see a high chance of getting rare parts for putting the effort in to kill the high level mobs.

[John Doe]

These armors have a difference to the existing ones - we've skipped the boni for DEX and added T-C. You will only have subskills boosted.

[silent000]

Very happy to see the alt f4 function back but im a bit worried about the maximum amount of screenshots? :

[John Doe]

It's a try - you can rename your existing screenshots to get more out of it.

[Brammers]

These armors have a difference to the existing ones - we've skipped the boni for DEX and added T-C. You will only have subskills boosted.

Ahh interesting idea, I will have to take a closer look at those when I get a chance.

[RusSki]

It's a try - you can rename your existing screenshots to get more out of it.

Or just move them to another folder

[Jodo]

Or just move them to another folder

Yeah, I do this every couple of months anyway and sort through the ones I want to keep. It'd be a lot of chaos otherwise.

[Kierz]

i noticed when theres a lot of screenshots in the folder it can take a few seconds to make the screenshot.. i presume this is why you've capped it to 128... but.. this smells of bandaid fixing... what happened to avoiding that.. isn't it about time you added a jpeg encoder into the game

also n1 at giving us alt-f4 back.. does pressing esc when black synced throw you back to the login menu again?

[Dribble Joy]

[GENERAL]
- Flag added inside file 'Neocron.ini' to activate/deactivate log-files for status of local player and damage in general
* add: ENABLELOG = "TRUE" to activate this functionality (i.e. for runner setup)
* add: ENABLELOG = "FALSE" to deactivate this functionality (i.e. for bigger fights)

So is this what is causing the fps drops?

- Factor for psi-usage (usage of points from the psi-energy pool if you cast a psi module) reduced to 1.2 (was 1.4)
- PSI-Usage of shields (single, group, sanctum) lowered (factor 0.75)

Cool, helps PEs and Spies a lot.

[Items - Armor]
- Added two new power armors for class spy - Mainskill DEX, TL 112, Orientation: P-C and R-C
- Added three new power armors for class private eye - Mainskill DEX/STR, TL 90, Orientation: P-C, R-C and M-C

Oooohhh....

//edit:
Had a look. Is there a reason that the new ones have significantly higher armour values than the normal PA3s?
Total armour on regular PA3: 132
Total armour on camo PA3: 133
Total armour on Regant PA3: 182
(PE versions)

OK they have no dex (only +3.38 on regular anyway) but otherwise they are hardly different. PC on regular is +20, +16 on regant, but the +10 TC makes up for this.

[CONTENT]
- Increased the rare part drop rate for high level monsters and added junk drops to some. Mobs with a skill rank of 120 or more should drop at least 1 rare part (up to 3). Mobs with a skill rank between 100 and 120 have a high chance of dropping one rare part (up to two).

Spangly.

[a4nic8er]

[Items - Weapons]
- General damage modifier for melee weapons changed: -5.00 percent (Reason: It's not possible to miss your target)

Sure? Not even if the target is a player walking backwards?

[Dr J Zoidberg]

Here is the new PA's for those who cannot get ingame.



-Will

[Dribble Joy]

Rifle spy PA is orange btw, not sure about rifle PE though.

[Dr J Zoidberg]

Yeah, i only tries the two pistol's.

And i didn't try the melee either.

-Will