v1.4 Patch Notes

Major Known Issues

• Players are sometimes shown 0 zone score and XP when completing missions, but are still awarded XP and Skill Points upon returning to frontend
• Friend and Party Invites/Joins are sometimes delayed, or fail altogether
• Purchasing the Weapon Transformation node does not unlock Transforming in the Armory
• Global Chat shows a "Joining general chat" message to players who have communications blocked
• Party Finder does not populate newly added PSN/Xbox Live friends while the title is running

Major Updates

• Added options in the Settings menu to turn off specific HUD elements.

• Items are no longer marked by default for recycle when entering recycle mode, making it more difficult to unintentionally recycle the wrong item.
• Added an option to toggle visibility of hats and backpacks on Heroes.

• Updated visuals in the Skill Tree to make it more obvious which node is currently selected.

• Added an option in the main menu to set Storm Shield building permissions for party members. No more running to your Storm Shield in the middle of battle.

• Added a notification for players who load into another player’s Storm Shield mission if they attempt to do something they do not have permission to do.
• Ammo crafting page in the inventory now shows weapons the player currently has equipped. This permits seeing their ammo counts during crafting.
• Ninja and Outlander quests are now displayed in the campaign map.

Art

• Fixed some mini-map icons on weapons that would look like boxes when dropped in the world.
• Fix a hang that would occur when dropping some weapons.
• Fixed a bug that caused the Homebase Banner Icons to appear stretched on the end of mission banners.
• Fixed collision with the rocks in the Canny Valley Storm Shield.
• Clouds will now dissipate after firing the Atlas in Fight the Storm missions.
• Fixed a bug where the teleporter FX will scale to an enormous size if placed on a slope.
• Fixed an issue where certain cinematics would not play on PS4.

Audio

• Music stinger now plays when Husks are woken up.
• Improved Husk sleeping sounds.
• Pitcher Husk wind-up and throw is more noticeable.

Gameplay

• Phase Shift will no longer kill an Outlander if used over a Teleporter gadget.
• Enemies now correctly detach from the Bull Rush shield when colliding with other surfaces.
• Enemies are now always visible above the clouds on the mini map
• Major performance improvements on the mini map
• Supply Drop no longer floats before landing on the ground
• Fixed a bug with the Constructor's animation not resetting after dying while using Bull Rush
• Can no longer use Supply Drop or Air Strike while in Bull Rush or Dragon Slash
• Item stacks that aren't at max limit will now auto-stack.
• Fixed some issues on PC that occurred while alt+tabbing in windowed mode.
• Fixed a rare issue where players wouldn’t respawn.
• Fixed an issue where Defenders weren’t able to fire charging weapons.
• Fixed an issue with the Soldier’s death animation which failed to play during the Shockwave ability animation.
• Fixed an issue with damage numbers which would occasionally cause the number "0002" to appear.
• Fixed an issue where players that joined wouldn't see the correct BluGlo count.
• Improved Defender spawning and teleporting to prevent Defenders from not spawning on the Defender Pad.
• Fixed an issue where after moving a Defender, the player would lose the gun and ammo that the Defender had equipped.
• Fixed an issue with schematic crafting progress.
• Fixed several enemy collision issues.
• Fixed an issue where loot containers in Storm Shields would often appear as the default orange box mesh.
• Custom key bindings can now be properly cleared using “Reset To Default” in the Input tab of Settings
• Fixed players being unable to interact with pickups when they joined after the pickup was created
• Fixed an issue where Husks would be able to damage the player from a great distance away.
• Fixed an issue where Husks would move and float in the air.

Missions

• Fixed an issue where the first objective was not started before the player reached the lab, causing objectives to not be completed.
• Fixed an item stacking problem that could result in quest rewards going to Storm Shield Storage despite available inventory space.
• Fixed various crashes which could occur when starting a mission.
• Fixed an issue where players could cause damage and destroy Lars’ van during Ride the Lightning.
• Fixed an issue causing players to be unable to claim Expeditions.
• Fixed an issue where players wouldn’t receive the right tier of weapon from an Expedition.
• Fixed an issue where players became blocked during the first “Ride the Lighting” mission.
• Fixed an issue where rescuing survivors wasn’t giving quest progress.

UI

• More descriptive information will now be displayed for skill tree nodes that modify player attributes.
• Weapons and traps now rotate on the inspect screen.
• Fixed an issue that would only allow the far-left loot card choice to be selected.
• Llama loot cards no longer show total amount of resources, to avoid confusion about how much the user got.
• Fixed an issue where a Defender's main and stats panel tab didn’t display information in the armory.
• The drop item window will no longer appear while trying to drop an item as the rewards flow begins.
• Heroes now display the appropriate info for their support perks at their current level
• The item management Level Up filter now limits the view to items the player has enough XP to upgrade.
• Fixed issues with text being cut off in the collection book.
• Fixed an issue that prevented claiming quest rewards that were completed during the tutorial.
• Fixed for client crash after signing out of PSN or Xbox Live during the Loot Llama Quest.
• Reduced distance of pickup HUD indicator text
• Hid the "Leave Party" button from party management menu when in zone. This prevents the player from leaving the party and the zone without going through the proper warnings.
• Fixed some text that wasn’t localized in error messages.
• Fixed some issues where players were prevented from completing the tutorial if they logged out of the game during the tutorial.
• Rapidly claiming expedition rewards should no longer cause an error.
• Fixed the issue where the inventory screen stays up when pressing Alt+Tab.
• Fixed party invitations occasionally not appearing when a friend re-invites you.
• Many localization fixes.
• Fixed an issue where the player would lose functionality in the collection book rewards screen.

Xbox

• Fixed a rare audio crash on Xbox One.
• Removed ability for PC friends to join players on Xbox One

Known Issues

• Mouse cursor is sometimes invisible on PS4
• Items that are removed from overflow as a result of slotting other items in the Collection Book are not able to be slotted into the Collection Book
• Loot Llama quest completion has a delay after claiming Upgrade Llama loot
• Skill tree videos do not load until second click
• “Faster Exit” perk does not apply
• “Bearricade” does not slow down enemy husks
• Founders Emblem has 3 different names across the UI
• Onboarding and Outpost cinematics do not obey volume sliders
• BluGlo models sometimes stretch across the map
• Both Dragon Slash! and Outlandish Trophy do not trigger on PS4 after purchasing the skill node
• Player retains full character movement while chat is focused
• When a tab within the Vault is selected, the first item in the tab is selected by default
• Party members lose Play options when loading in and out of Storm Shield zone together
• Amplifier outlines in the Storm Shield are visible even when not they aren't intractable
• Players are not brought from the Map to the Lobby if the Main Menu is open
• Bull Rush's damage and knockback don't activate right away
• Players have to click Apply and Close after changing their Banner
• Bluglo is not saved for players that Rejoin a game in progress from the Abandon / Rejoin menu
• Keyboard and Controller not bound to chat when chat window is active
• Earning the Exploration Badge does not reveal Survivors that have not been found
• Console users do not have the option to remove hats from heroes