Auto Assault: Update 4 on PTS

Update 4 is now on the Public Test Server!

The new U4 build features extensive Skills changes and upgrades for all factions. The new changes are accompanied by 149 Skill Points to spend.

Everyone is welcome to join the PTS server for testing and feedback, and here's the Official and Unofficial links for installing PTS.

NOTE: This is a list of potential changes for Update 4. There is always the possibility that these items will not be published to the live server as they are listed here. The changes listed here are still in testing, and are subject to change or removal from the list. We do try to keep these notes as accurate as possible, therefore all additions and/or corrections will be made to this list when applicable. Several notes have been added for known issues on PTS.

Before posting feedback on these notes remember that it is important to TRY IT OUT FIRST! Your initial feedback on any particular patch note may vary after your gameplay experience.

Gameplay Changes

Players should now be able to filter gadgets based on if they are weapon, armor, powerplant, vehicle, gadget or ornament.
Gadgets and Race Items will now drop enhanced, if the table has the "enhance things" setting. Keep an eye out for badness in this area.
Version # on the client made to match the patcher. Not that for internal purposes, the #s will always be 0.0.14.###

*Updated 2/22/07*

Auto-INC changed 5 minutes
The GZ crater has lootalicious suprises
When calling INC, it is no longer necessary to be completely still; the system will allow movement up to 30 mph before it disturbs the INC call. Shooting or being shot will still interrupt it as before.

Skill changes (human):

Interference debuff duration decreased
Increased the amount of heat reduced on coolant dump skills
Improved magnetics hitpoint buff increased to 300 points at max rank
Tech Certification buffs 20 theory and 20 tech at max rank now
Shield sciences energy resist buff reduced, added component that increases max damage while using energy weapons
Defensive driving resistance amount lowered, removed negative accuracy effect from skill
Tactical awareness perception buff lowered, added penetration buff
Kinetic Power will fire every second at max rank and restore a max of 75 power per fire
Coolant Dump skill will now dump a larger amount of heat
Resonant aura debuff duration decreased, AE range decreased slightly. Amount debuffed increased slightly
Rally colors range increased, amount buffed decreased slightly, duration of buff decreased slightly
Power overload initial cost to cast decreased, amount of HP buffed increased
Modulated emissions, decreased the cooldown on each pulse, increased damage per pulse
Repulsor shield amount of resistance buff lowered, increased amount of repulsion pulses.
Reduced damage on particle ray slightly, reduced amount of debuff and duration of debuff slightly
Reduced the amount of combat buffed by strategic analysis for each person in chain to bring skill in line with norms
Tech center tech buff reduced, amount healed increased
Reduced amount of penetration buff on high powered munitions
Greatly increased amount of hitpoints buffed by advanced armor tech
Reduced amount of perception given by hestia HUD
Increased the hitpoint and power buff amount of Systems Upgrade
Reduced max power buff on psi training, added theory stat component
Slightly increased healing amount on Power Center
Increased amount healed by repair stream (ally)
Increased amount of resistance buffed by charged hull
Psioptic ammo can only be case on self and pets now for those with the skill
Resonant Amplifier now has an offensive bonus debuff component to the skill
Reduced amount buffed by plan of attack, reduced duration of buff
Removed contamination debuff from power surge, added max power debuff
Slightly reduced max damage on bombardment
Alternate polarity adds heat to enemy now
Lowered defensive bonus on durasteel exoplating, increased deflection
Added penetration bonus to pod boost
Increased hitpoints on shock trooper, pet should also hit more often against other players
Lowered perception buff on command awareness, increased accuracy buff
Lowered the amount buffed by elite training
Lowered amount of pulses on tesla strike, increased the damage per pulse.
Intel Brief changed to self only, lowered amount of perception of buff.
Lowered amount of perception buffed by smoke screen and lowered amount of combat debuffed
Reduced power cost on gravity flood
Lowered amount of pulses on devitalize, increased damage per pulse, lowered power cost to fire
Slightly decreased amount of offensive bonus on sharp shooter, added penetration
Reduced amount of penetration on striker X rounds, slightly reduced amount of damage add
Crippling bolt is no longer a from stealth skill, lowered amount of pulses, increased damage per pulse, removed energy resist debuff, increased power drain
It should now be more difficult to flush the heat caused by using second chance

The following patch notes will require additional changes:

Theoretical studies, amount buffed to tech and theory decreased, added small amount of offensive bonus buff to skill - Text is currently incorrect, fix at later date
Hardened plating, added accuracy with physical weapons component -currently not working as designed, fix at later date
Insulated plating, reduced fire resistance buff, added accuracy with fire weapon component -Currently not working as designed, fix at later date
Hazard plating buff amount reduced, added component for accuracy with contamination weapons - Currently not working as designed, fix at later date
Reduced debuff duration on kinetic projection - Currently not working as designed, fix at later date
Removed energy component from electrical storm, raised amount of heat skill deals to enemy - Energy needs to be removed from text.
The AE on hestia leadership will now only affect self and summoned -Text needs to be updated
Removed combat bonus from intuition -Text needs to be updated
Electrical radiation is no longer an always hit skill -Text needs to be updated

Skill Changes (Biomek)

Gamma storm debuff duration decreased, power cost decreased
Hostile environment training fire resist buff changed to energy
Combat synch duration increased, number of targets adding to buff amount decreased, amount of combat buffed decreased
Hitpoints buffed by nanite support increased, duration increased, power cost reduced
Technical superiority tech buff lowered slightly, defensive bonus added
Defense mode upkeep cost lowered slightly, the heat add decreased slightly, the amount of resistance buffed decreased, added small defensive bonus
Amount of pulses on gamma snap reduced, damage per pulse increased
Amount of pulses on gamma emission reduced, damage per pulse increased, and power to cast lowered
Deteriorate debuff lowered slightly, power cost to cast lowered, changed duration of debuff
Lowered amount of perception buffed by military acumen, added small penetration bonus
Increased range on frost plate
Reduced resistance buff on Armor Efficiency
Power cost on damage synch lowered, increased amount of damage buff done slightly, duration of buff greatly increased
Pyrophoric munitions damage adjusted to be a range instead of always a max damage add
Nanotransfer number of pulses lowered, increased damage per pulse, amount healed per pulse increased
Military training tech value changed to theory, buff amount reduced slightly
Caustic erosion pulse count lowered, damage per pulse increased, power cost lowered
Swarming nanites debuff duration increased slightly; power cost reduced greatly, cooldown increased slightly
Increased hitpoints on techbot
Slightly increased damage on biomek flamer device
Radiant repair cooldown increased to bring it in line with other heal skills
Increased hitpoints on nanoscrambler turret, reduced power cost
Increased power buff on accumulator
Slightly decreased amount buffed by integration
Decreased stat buffs on advanced implants
Reduced heat buildup on surge
Atrophy power drain reduced slightly
Reduced duration of debuff on plasma dispersion
Reduced amount of buff on perception patch, added penetration buff
Reduced pulse period on nanobombers, reduced number of pulses, increased damage per pulse
Corrected rollover in robotic directive to correctly indicate that it is an offensive bonus buff
Increased max power buffed by amplification, skill can now target self as well
Increased damage on incineration
Slightly decreased amount buffed by neural net
Reduced the percentage healed by feedback per tick, reduced power cost
Acidic surprise no longer must be fired from stealth, damage increased, power cost reduced
Reduced duration on DIMDA.virus blind to be in line with other blind skills
Reduced the max number of charges allowed on killshot chargeup
Increased cooldown on disarm.virus
Increased frequency on smoke cloud
Decreased amount of combat buffed by aggressor, added slight penetration bonus
Decreased accuracy buff on cybersensors
Decreased debuff duration on assimilate, decreased debuff value slightly
Altered the cost formula for the Biomek Mastermind starter skill "MG-Mek" so that a level 1 mastermind can afford it. It will still progress to 394, about its former cap of 396.

The following patch notes will require additional changes:

Toxic Attenuation has a small corrosive damage add to weapons now. -Rollover text needs to be updated
Flaming bumper effect changed from a DOT to a single shot with higher damage. The skill no longer is a guaranteed hit -Text needs to be updated
Field maintenance power recharge component removed, amount of pulses decreased -Text needs to be updated

Skill Changes (mutants)

Communion is no longer interruptible, increased the amount of damage healed, greatly increased the recast time, Added silence component
Increased amount of HP buffed by longevity
The slow effect on grounding will now become less as the player buys more ranks
Lowered power cost on phase bomb, reduced minimum damage slightly
Increased speed per pulse on Fulmination, increased cool down slightly
Ursaic power will return an increasing amount of power and health per rank now
Reduced amount buffed by ursaic thunder
Reduced amount buffed by ursaic monolith, added penetration buff
Increased amount buffed by armor adept
Reduced duration of debuff on repression, reduced power cost
Reduced duration of debuff on deep resentment, reduced power cost slightly
Focused contamination debuff duration reduced, power cost reduced
Increased cooldown on phase cloud
Increased hitpoint buff on resilience, reduced defensive bonus
Reduced pulse time on blood saturation from 2 seconds to 1 second
Absorption power add changed to strict number that increases per rank
Reduced amount of hitpoints buffed by phase tendril, increased power cost, increased duration greatly
Increased deflection amount on phase shield
Reduced deflection on displacement, increased defense bonus
Tech bonus on shaman's insight changed to perception, value of buff reduced
Increased power drain on blood burst
Reduced buff amount on revelation
Reduced buff amount on sith sense added penetration
Reduced amount of pulses on phase thrust, increased damage per pulse
Reduced cooldown on Righteous Fire
Phaseform focus accuracy buff increased to offensive bonus
Reduced debuff duration on torment, reduced power cost
Reduced number of pulses on oppressive phase, increased damage, pulse time changed from 2 seconds to 1 second
Increased heat reduction on rebirth of phoenix, removed power component, added max health buff
Increased heat component on Phoenix Fire
Looming phase is no longer from stealth, reduced amount of pulses, and increased damage per pulse
Reduced amount of pulses on mantis strike, increases damage per pulse
Reduced power cost on slug bug, added defensive bonus debuff
Reduced amount of pulses on stinging bloodstorm, increased damage per pulse
Reduced power cost on blood diffusion, added offensive bonus debuff
Blind on firefly reduced to be in line with other blind skills
Reduced debuff duration on entropy, reduced power cost
Stun duration on paralyzing strike increased slightly

The following patch notes will require additional changes:

Reduced amount of resist on blood affinity, added contamination damage to skill for weapons -Text needs corrections
Reconstitution is now Reconstitution, the spell now drains power from an enemy target -Text needs corrections
Congealed blood resist buff reduced slightly, added contamination weapon accuracy component -Text needs corrections
Spirit sense critical percent increased slightly, changed accuracy with contamination weapons to straight offensive bonus -Text needs to be updated
Added accuracy with energy weapons to phased induction -Text needs to be updated
Added accuracy with corrosive weapons to hardened lacquer -Text needs to be updated
Lowered buff amounts on divine insight, theory buff changed to perception -Text needs to be updated
Quickening will no longer add heat when used -Text needs to be updated
Blood spike is now an active skill that can only be cast on self and pets now -Text needs corrections
Tech bonus on shaman's insight changed to perception, value of buff reduced -Still shows tech not perception
Removed power buff from phase conduction, added defensive bonus buff -Text needs to be updated