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Matrix Online: Update 42 Notes

| 28 Mar 2006 16:34

[p]Featured Changes

  • Organization Archivists in the Slums now sell a mission to earn an RSI Attribute (Stat) Hack.
    [li]Clicking Withdraw now keeps attempting a Withdraw each combat round until successful or another Tactic is clicked.
    [li]Withdrawing from Interlock is now a contested roll.
    [li]Enhanced items that used to buff Stats now have different buffs (generally Ability Influences).
    [li]Second hotbar has been added. (Note: Use Ctrl + # for hotkeys in the second hotbar.)
    [li]Combat tactics are now in the Actions panel and can be used from the hotbar.
    [li]Eight combat Styles have been added that give bonuses to using different types of Abilities.
    [li]Melee Free Attacks can now be performed by selecting a combat Style in the Free Attack hotbar slot.
    [li]Different weapon types now have different rates of fire.

[p]Changes and Improvements
  • Non-specific Ability use chat messages have been removed.
    [li]Added a new designer line of sunglasses to Downtown clothing vendors. (You may need two pair for the right look.)
    [li]You wanted them? You got them! Baseball caps now available on Richland and Westview clothing vendors.
    [li]There are now Level 50 weapons available as drops in the world.
    [li]Both the Interlock rings and targeting indicator are turned off when the user interface is hidden. (Default: Ctrl + U.)
    [li]Found another hidden cache of bleach. (Black Ivora Slacks are now much darker than before.)
    [li]Stopped using bleach on black Gi clothing items. (See a pattern here?)
    [li]NPCs no longer heal all damage when they go into Evade mode.
    [li]Enhanced Clothing items have been added in level ranges that didn't have many items before CR2.0.
    [li]Tactic scores are no longer displayed in combat chat.
    [li]Damage absorbed is no longer displayed in combat chat.
    [li]Updated Tutorial is now available.
    [li]Hyper-Dodge style effects have been added to normal Interlock combat.
    [li]Players and NPCs can no longer be Disarmed during Interlock combat.
    [li]Grab tactics no longer disrupt opponent buffs.
    [li]Tactics are now always active and can be selected outside of combat, except for Block.

[p]Bug Fixes
  • Using the /suicide command with Sneak active does not keep Sneak active anymore. (Fixed exploit.)
    [li]Fixed a bug that caused some billboard ad types to flicker when viewed using certain graphics cards.

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