Patch Notes/v12.3

Hey Survivors!

Farlight 84 is scheduled to update to Version 12.3 at [UTC 2021/12/22 02:00] (Update has been postponed, most recent update: [UTC 2021/12/24 02:00]). The downtime will be approximately [3] hours. We apologize for the inconvenience, but on the bright side, you’ll be compensated with Gold x4000!

Survivors will get to experience a new map, a new vehicle, two new weapons, a new Lobby look, and so on!

Moreover, prices of items in the Store will be adjusted (details below). Plan your shopping spree accordingly!

## WHAT’S NEW

### New Map

#### Lampton

Lampton was one of the richest towns in South Candelia Bay before the Calamity struck. Now, Lampton is more known for its interesting architecture, multifaceted landscapes, and gunfights.

### New Vehicle

#### New vehicle

Wheeled vehicle Carnival Rig: A Piecemakers truck that allows the driver to launch spectacular fireworks and the tailgate to lower for player or vehicle loading.

### New Capsulers, Skins, and Jetpacks

#### New Capsulers

1. Beau: A straitjacket can bind someone’s body but not someone's love—that's what the serial killer Laz believes.
2. Lost & Found: Don't trust Lost & Found's warm friendly behavior, because his only aim is to empty your wallets.

#### Several new Capsuler skins

1. R-quality Lost & Found skin Rose
2. SSR-quality Bulldog skin King of the Ring, which is a Seasonal Ranked Game reward

### New Weapons, Skills, and Skins

#### Several new weapons

1. Mad Rat: A triple-shot assault rifle made by the Piecemakers. Though looks pieced together, it’s still a reliable weapon.
2. VSS: A sniper rifle from 9A Corporation. The best choice for aspiring snipers!

#### New weapon skills

1. EMP

Skill description: Launches an electromagnetic pulse bomb that removes 60 Shield from enemies in the area, prevents flight and shield recharge for 4s, and creates an interference effect on the enemy players’ screen.

Applicable weapon: Generator (This skill replaces Generator’s previous skill Portable Energy)

1. Incendiary Bomb

Skill description: Launches an incendiary bomb that deals continuous damage to enemies in the target area.

Applicable weapons: Mad Rat and VSS

#### A variety of new weapon skins

1. R-quality MF18 skin Spades
2. R-quality Bar95 skin Vigor
3. SR-quality Porcupine skin Blind Dogs
4. SR-quality Hound skin Blind Dogs

### Optimizations

#### Modes

1. Battle Royale
	* Added a new map Lampton which temporarily replaces the old map Sunset City
	* Added visual display of altitude and speed upon ejecting from a capsule
	* Added several capsule ejection flight paths
2. HUNT
	* Added animations for winning and leaving the battlefield when successfully evacuating
	* Added animation for failing to evacuate
	* Evacuation site notifications and “hunter closing-in” notifications should now have a better visual display
3. Bayfront Rally
	* Added new curved racetrack
	* Added a Bayfront Rally-exclusive Race Leaderboard to the other leaderboards

#### Capsulers

1. Capsulers can now fly up when in water
2. Background music added to Ducksyde’s UR skin Starry Wander
3. Some Capsuler Traits have been changed
	* Maggie’s Trait is now: Move speed increases when health is below 50%
	* Olga’s Trait is now: Position will not be exposed on the minimap when firing a weapon
	* Ryda’s Trait is now: Health automatically restores when on a Hoverbike

#### Vehicles

1. All vehicle names have been changed to make them easier to remember
2. Mobile Turret can now transform even at high speed
3. Added notification when vehicle is hit
4. Added visual effect to vehicle becoming close to destruction
5. Added see-through vehicle outlines such that unmanned vehicles within a certain range can be seen through walls
6. Added vehicle horns
7. Added the ability for vehicle passengers to shoulder-fire weapons
8. The vehicle weapon reload button can now be adjusted in Customization
9. Optimized the feel of using vehicles
10. Vehicles should no longer get stuck due to their ground clearance

#### Weapons

1. Some weapon skin names have been changed
2. Trajectory of the following weapons have been changed to fixed trajectory
	* SMG UMP99
	* SMG MF18
	* SMG Mad Rabbit
	* Assault rifle Porcupine
	* Sniper rifle VSS
3. Vehicle caller icons are now easier to tell what vehicle can be summoned
4. Vehicle callers should now be smoother to use for faster vehicle summoning
5. Porcupine’s skill has its explosion range radius changed from 4m to 8m, and damage from 80 to 100

#### Capsules

The default capsule Dawn Warhead now has a new look

#### System

1. Changes to the currency system
	* Z Chips have been renamed to Gold
	* Currency icons have been changed to resemble Gold and Diamond
	* All items in Store are now 50% off
2. Optimized resource packaging: some game modes are no longer included in the initial download pack, these resources can be downloaded manually later on
3. The login screen should lag or freeze less now
4. Optimized the Lobby design: vehicles to display can be automatically switched
5. Optimized the Lobby background music
6. Optimized the Lobby friend list refreshing function: now it refreshes in real-time
7. Optimized the Capsuler Warehouse design
8. Adjusted the anti-aliasing setting
9. Optimized the graphics for some device models
10. Added a battle result sharing function
11. Added a new Capsuler/Capsuler skin sharing function
12. Adjusted the visual effect when obtaining a special item
13. Matchmaking will not be cancelled when player is disconnected from the network
14. HUNT, Deathmatch, and Bayfront Rally now support the network reconnection function
15. Touching certain buttons with multiple fingers will no longer interfere with swiping the screen
16. Optimized how items are picked up
17. Optimized the Inventory interface
18. The Shield now looks better, and there’s now a Green Shield which has 1 bar of Shield Energy
19. Optimized how items are purchased from the Store
20. Optimized supplies yield in matches
21. Weapon mod icons have been changed to realistic icons
22. Fixed some known bugs

## GOODIES

Have Gold x4000 on us to better enjoy this update!