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Top Issues

• Issue with health of mobs not initially going down when damaged has been resolved.
• The repetitive sound effects that played when towers were damaged/healed has been reduced.

Vehicle Changes

• Voice audio for “Fog Hog” has been updated to make it sound more like the vehicle name.
• The Flaming Blade’s Visual Effects (VFX) have been fixed so players no longer see the FX after being eliminated by the super weapon.
• Vampire VFX fixed so players no longer see the super weapon FX after respawning.
• Goofer reticle fixed to show correct cooldown of super weapon.
• Audio has been updated for Electron vehicle.
• Target decal for the Electron’s Orbital Blast has been improved.
• Tiny Giant super weapon fixed so that the vehicle re-grows in size after use.
• Kamikaze speed boosts no longer remain in world after use.
• Kamikaze super weapon decal has been improved.
• Thunder Pulse VFX fixed so players no longer see the super weapon FX after respawning.
• Gravitron green glow VFX on vehicle fixed so they only display when the healing ability is ready to use.
• Sniper Prince shield occasionally closing during using the ability has been fixed.
• Sniper Prince shield is now visible to enemy players.
• Shield fix for Sniper Prince so it no longer appears to re-open after respawning.
• Vehicle health bars have been corrected to display at correct heights above the vehicles.
• Healing beam tethers have been improved so they only heal a player when attached.

TUTORIALS

• Tutorial 1 progression has been fixed.  Players are no longer able to upgrade abilities away from the designated areas.
• Mobs spawning visually improved.
• Tutorial 2 progression has been fixed.  The tower core will no longer be destroyed without player input.
• Mobs attacking tower doors graphically improved.
• Tutorial music continuously playing after the Tutorial has been completed has been fixed.
• Collision added to first tower on Tutorial 2.
• Tutorial completion UI has been improved.
• Tutorial audio for mobs has been added.
• Players are no longer able to progress through Tutorial 2 without completing the stages of the Tutorial.
• Invisible collision, which players could crash into has been removed from Tutorial.
• Loading into the Tutorial has been corrected, so players start in the correct position.
• Dying from the tower no longer causes progression blockers.
• Changing vehicles during Tutorial no longer disables vehicle abilities.
• Tutorial UI fix for the arrows not leaving the screen.
• Changing window options no longer causes game to freeze during Tutorial.
• Mob spawn rate revised to improve the Tutorial flow.
• Blimp texture quality increased.
• Tutorial loading times improved.
• Switching vehicle during Tutorial no longer displays in-match UI.

BROADCASTER

• Broadcasters are not able to see which way they are facing on the mini map.
• Controller sensitivity increased for Broadcaster.
• Broadcaster UI has been scaled down to only display what is needed.
• Broadcaster description has been updated.
• Broadcaster tower collision has been revised.
• Number keys (1-9) now cycle through different fixed camera points.
• Broadcaster HUD elements now update correctly.
• Broadcaster level collision has been improved across the map.

UI AND HUD BUGS

• The shop UI scales with screen sizes.
• Male body type no longer appears distorted in the Customiser.
• UI and HUD elements now change colour when a colour-blind mode is active.
• “Eliminated By …” taunt screen now scales with different screen sizes.
• Correct messaging now appears when a player joins a match in progress.
• The score now displays correctly during overtime.
• Camera update speed increased on UI.
• Opening the Scoreboard whilst firing no longer leaves players’ vehicle continuously firing weapon.
• Overtime text has been revised to make it more visible.
• Speed boost on reticle will now update correctly if player passes through two speed balloons.
• Taunt UI is now positioned correctly.
• Taunt screen fixed during Tutorial.
• Audio added to post-game screens.  
• UI elements added to all on-screen messages in Hall of Champions.
• Shop UI layered correctly to sit on top of widgets.
• Base and tower icons revised.
• Scoreboard HUD elements repositioned and scaled correctly.
• Profile pictures now appear on Scoreboard.
• Tower icons revised on Scoreboard to increase resolution.
• Scoreboard text overlap on the secondary vehicle has been fixed.
• Buffs and debuffs HUD notifications are no longer being shown when no buff/debuff effects are present on the vehicle.
• Option for leaving game revised to read “Quit Game”.
• Skins Store – Selecting a vehicle that is not owned will now hide the “cross” button prompt.

AUDIO

• Adjusting the audio volume will no longer play two different tracks.
• Audio fixed when suspending the application and resuming.
• Audio balancing improved within Hall of Champions.
• Vehicle audio will now load in with the vehicle.
• Audio improved for Tiny Giant’s weapon balloons.
• Audio improved for Goofer.
• Explosion audio improved for towers.
• Audio for jetpacks improved.
• XP tower audio added to game.

MOB FIXES

• Fixed a bug that prevented players from stopping when colliding with a Mob.
• Fixed a bug where tracer and Impact FX in the wrong position when shooting mobs
• “Lyra” skin for Mob Buddy name change.
• Bots have been improved.
• Z-Fighting removed from Mob health bars.
• Mob health bars no longer clips into the model on the large mobs.
• Crosshair revised to only show hits that connect.
• Resolution improvements on Mob and drone health bars.
• Graphics improved on Mob wheels.

SIN BIN

• Sin bin floor graphics improved.
• Status icons no longer display when on Sin bin.

HALL OF CHAMPIONS

• Vehicle names updated within Hall of Champions.
• Podium in Hall of Champions will now display the top three players of the season.
• Glass texture added underneath the main platform in the Hall Of Champions.
• Hall of Champions Polish for windows.
• Hall of Champions floor colour change.

ENGAGEMENT SCREEN FIXES

• Fix for game occasionally crashing when passing the Engagement screen.
• Fix for character being missing on the Engagement screen.

IN GAME LOBBY FIXES

• Fix for having the game minimised after completing a match and going to the lobby causing the game display a black screen.
• Fix for a crash that was seen when failing to join a lobby.
• Scrolling improvements when using a mouse.
• Fix for joining a game within its lobby as a five-person team and having players separated across both teams.
• Fix for Broadcaster joining a lobby and entering an infinite loading screen.
• Fix for players being disconnected after playing a match.

CHARACTER FIXES

• Fix for characters seen twitching on end-game screen.
• Devil Horns emote no longer breaks character model.
• Selecting “Body Type” in Customiser, when wearing a helmet no longer removes the helmet from character.
• Fix for the character facing the wrong way when selecting emotes.

LATE JOIN

• Late joining disables the ability to talk in chat via text
• A crash occurs when the player late joined into a game
• When a user late joins a game, the user’s teammates can have enemy red auras present on their vehicles
• Latejoin Overtime message appears after late joining
• Latejoin Players are shown scores on late join
• The tower doors appear to display the tower doors being up when the player late joins into a game

GENERAL FIXES

• Fixed a bug to stop players from taking damage while on the spawn platform when hit with certain abilities.
• Updated loading screen hints.
• Lens flares no longer appear through geometry when the camera is zoomed
• Fix for players not being able to re-join a game.
• Glowing overlay fixed when opening upgrades menu.
• Purchasing items no longer displays errors.
• All available vehicles are visible to players in the Collections menu.
• Shop UI revised and fixed some issues with some consumable icons being darker.
• Legal screen now scales with different size screens.
• HUD elements now scale with different screen sizes.
• Fix a bug where after re-joining a match, the player wouldn’t be able to see themselves on the minimap.
• Loading freeze fixed when players close the game during loading screen.
• UI navigational fixes when using mouse.
• Iceland collision has been improved.
• Fix for the repair progress indicator on your secondary vehicle stopping after dying.
• Healing tethers locking on to objects through geometry fixed.
• Text wrapping fixed on end-game screens.
• Camera improvements when switching vehicles.
• Fix for power core save widget disappearing from screen too quickly.
• Fix for the Fortress Flamethrower not moving into place after upgrading.
• Performance increased when starting a match.
• Fix for players missing during the pre-game line-up screen.
• Text chat fixed so other players can see the text.
• Improved behaviour of projectiles.  
• Changing in-game resolution settings no longer breaks mouse control.
• Performance improved during death sequences.
• Baseline XP award for bots balanced.
• The Team ICONs at the top of the screen now display the correct way around for the Broadcaster.
• Weapon jammed icon now appears on starting platform.
• Fix for losing mouse focus when minimising the game.
• Some error messages reworded.
• UI navigation fixes for the Collections Store.
• Fix for player names incorrectly displaying after the “Ready Go!”.
• Fix for black screen when a player joins a friend’s game on PSN.
• Tower Icons revised and made larger and clearer.
• Healing a turret no longer displays it as healing a shield.
• UV’s moved to fit in line with the windows.
• Fix for purchasing a vehicle or skin not placing cursor highlight on the proceed button.
• Fix for players being able to shoot their allied players.
• Fixed camera clipping into a rock near the Mushroom tower.
• Vehicle ability icons no longer overlap borders in “Collections”.
• Loading screen instructions reworded.
• Fix for the arena rotating behind players on end-game screen.
• Fix for the purchasable healing balloon aura can appearing red for the user who placed it down.
• Text scales to fit taunt screen message.
• Cooldown timers text size revised.
• Season text revised.
• Loading icon re-positioned.
• The purchase complete text has been rescaled.
• After completing a purchase the “Okay” button is now highlighted by default.
• Purchasing text has been rescaled to fit into the text boxes.
• Turrets repositioned to be firmly on the ground.
• All purchasable Customiser colours are now purchasable.  
• Scrolling through the menu on the Customiser causing it to start its loop again has been fixed.
• All  purchasable Customiser eyes are now purchasable.
• Fix for crosshair displaying in top corner, if healing an ally behind.
• Fix for being able to shoot enemy players on the starting platform.
• Scoreboard now scales correctly to different screen sizes.
• Ready and Quit button prompts no longer disappear on end-game screen.
• Players who disconnect from the server are now given the correct error message.
• Respawn Timer doesn’t countdown.
• Correct references to PlayStation Network added to purchasing screens.
• Mastery levels are consistent with Mastery screen.
• Arena stands improved through Hall of Champions.
• Debris from destroyed towers will now clear quicker.
• All dialog boxes now contain button prompts.

KNOWN ISSUES IN THIS BUILD

• Teammate AR marker stuck on the screen and not moving after a player has switched vehicle
• AR markers were seen showing the player the location of enemies after late joining
• The announcer voices are missing for the overtime statement when overtime is triggered
• Most vehicles will suffer from the blurred wheel effects when getting to their travel speed
• The wrong button prompt for switching vehicles on SinBin
• The map is missing on the sin bin
• Late-join – Player avatar incorrect after late-joining

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