Patch Notes/v14.3.1.5

Dear Survivors,

To provide you with better content and a more stable gaming environment, Farlight 84 is scheduled for an update on [May 25, 2023, UTC]. There will be no downtime, and the update will not affect your gaming experience in any way. To enhance your gaming experience, we strongly recommend all survivors update the game from the Google Play/App Store after the hotfix is released.

## What's new

This update will include the following improvements and fixes:

### About Solo/Duo Match

In this update, we will add the option for Duo Matches in Battle Royale mode.

Currently, we won't open up Solo Matches for the following reasons:

1. The number of players online at the same time is not sufficient to support Solo Matches. Enabling Solo Matches would greatly divide the player base and result in longer matching time for all modes.
2. Some of the hero skills and game mechanics are closely tied to team cooperation (such as Ceanna's ultimate skill and Revive system). Blindly enabling Solo Matches might disrupt the intended game pace and cause a negative gaming experience. Therefore, we would like to take more time to adjust these mechanics.
3. Meanwhile, we will also dedicate efforts to updating the in-game social tools. With the help of these tools, we hope players can more conveniently find friends and teammates online, and enjoy multiplayer matches together.

### Battle Royale Mode

1. Players can now carry 1 more Med Kit. Each Med Kit now provides more healing and takes longer to use.
2. Each Shield XP Module now provides 5 Shield XP instead of 3.
3. Upgrading Shields from Lvl 4 to Lvl 5 now requires less Shield XP.

### Map Optimization

1. Adjusted the brightness of Sunset City and optimized some areas with overly dark shadows.

System Adjustments

1. Added the Redeem system, where players can use Surprise coins obtained from Legend Pack to redeem desired items.
2. Increased the clan size to 8 players, and we plan to gradually increase the clan size in the future.
3. Added new visual effects when players are opening 10 consecutive Elite Packs or Legend Packs.
4. Added new Flags and Clan Banners.

### Tournaments

1. Improved server performance. Players now should experience fewer latency issues in tournaments.
2. Adjusted the reward distribution rules for tournaments. Now clan leaders can decide how to allocate diamond rewards.

### Balance Adjustments

In this update, we plan to adjust the balance of heroes, weapons, and vehicles, including the following details:

#### Heroes

1. Reduced the damage of Maggie and Beau's tactical skills.
2. Increased the damage of Captain's ultimate skill.
3. Enhanced the ultimate skill of Watchman. Increased throwing distance, HP, and damage of the turret. Reduced its deployment time.
4. Lucinda's tactical skill will no longer cause damage to friendly units.
5. Reduced the duration of Phantom's tactical skill.
6. 6. Increased the throwing speed of Sunil and Yong's tactical skill, and reduced the generation time of Springboard.

#### Weapons

1. 1. Slightly increased the rate of fire of the Hound, and increased its damage.
2. 2. Greatly increased the rate of fire of the Fanatic, and slightly reduced its damage.
3. 3. Increased the damage of Stellar Wind and Defender.
4. 4. Increased the damage of the Invader.

#### Vehicles

1. 1. Reduced the damage of Air Beast.
2. 2. Improved the handling of hover vehicles.
3. 3. Optimized the crosshair effects of Mobile Turret.
4. 4. Increased the speed of some vehicles.

### Steam Version

1. 1. Added custom keybinding function for the Steam version.
2. 2. Added a continuous sprinting feature.
3. 3. Add Payment System for the Steam Version in early June.

### Other Adjustments

1. Added a new R Skin of Beau.
2. Optimized the headshot sound effects of weapons to make them more distinct.
3. Adjusted the size of the crosshair for all weapons to accommodate iPads.
4. Fixed the issue where the VSS scope was not centered on the screen after aiming.
5. Fixed the issue where the crosshair texture of equipped weapon skins appeared abnormal when aiming at enemies.
6. Continued optimization of the anti-cheat system.
7. Fixed some known bugs.

Best regards,

The Farlight 84 Team