INVERSE Update 0.63

Updated on 09/28/2023

 

General Bug Fixes and Improvements

 

• Fix to leaderboard spam in log that caused crash
• Fix to crash when starting game offline, connecting to internet then trying to join a lobby
• Recover last cached points to show when players start app without internet
• Added logging of game and player data for dev metrics

Multiplayer Matchmaking and Server Optimizations

 

• Updated multiplayer console options
  • Quick Join
    • Join first available server with an open slot, even those that are already in an active match
    • “Open slots” are considered to be slots that have been filled with AI (whether Agent or Nul) or slots that are still unfilled in public lobbies (before starting a match)
  • Enter Lobby Code
    • Enter a known code to join a specific lobby with available slots, even when it is already in a match
  • Host Private Lobby
    • Start up a new lobby that only can be joined with a code at startup, but can be opened up to any players by hitting a switch in the lobby
• Joining an ongoing match
  • For the player joining:
    • Will apply to Quick Join and Enter Code options on Multiplayer console
    • You will replace an AI bot that is currently in the game
    • You will not join an ongoing game if:
      • You attempt to join within 11 seconds of server travel from Lobby to map
      • You attempt to join within 2 minutes of the end of Terminal Restoration 
      • You attempt to join during Monster Hunt
    • If no ongoing game is available to join, you will go into a new public lobby
  • For players already in game:
    • Voiceover notification will play when a new player joins

Audio

 

• Reaper jump sound effect volume increased from 0.75 to 2.0
• New sound effect variations for Reaper jumping/falling
• Cooldown timer applied to Reaper jumping/falling sound effects so it is not spammed when in air for extended amounts of time
• Increased Kibbler’s Stun Pulse charge and release volume from 0.75 to 0.85
• Kibbler ability sounds removed from animations and applied as individual events
  • Start of ability sound effect and release sound effect should play with attenuation for nearby Nul and Agents
• New sound effect for Decoy Launcher activation
• Reduced volume of Agent’s voice when talking into walkie in proximity to Nul by 70%
• End-of-match voice over added back in

Agents

 

• Downed Agents now have their customized patterns applied
• Limited ability to change color and patterns to single-player and multiplayer lobbies
• Reduced delay between being hit and the effect applying when stunned by Kibbler’s abilities
• Stunned Agents now glow white
• Agents cannot be damaged while hiding in a full-health, closed locker
• Agents revert to stunned speed (instead of walk speed) when stunned while sprinting  

Nul

 

• Reaper
  • Capped maximum fling speed at 800
  • Increased fling speed multiplier from 25 to 35
• Kibbler
  • Stun Pulse animation fixed to show player movement while charging slam
  • Ability effects now cancel when Kibbler is stunned 
  • Reduced Stun Pulse shockwave scale from 50 to 38
  • Cooldown orbs now correlate to the controller hand that used the ability
  • Fixed Charge Leap ability so that it doesn’t launch player in weird directions when using at max charge
  • Fixed Charge Leap ability to prevent redirection in mid-air

AI

 

• Agent
  • Fixed bug in Arctic map that placed AI Agents under the platform to the right of the hanger while working on the terminal
  • AI Agents are more aggressive during Monster Hunt and will not run away from Nul as much
  • Stun effects from Kibbler abilities now apply to AI Agents
• Reaper
  • BioSurge blockers appear more quickly making it harder to escape as Agents

Challenge Maps and Single Player Lobby

 

• Challenge Map 1
  • Clarified instructions for final objective
• Challenge Map 2
  • Final objective instructions always visible
• Challenge Map 5
  • Stun Pulse ability now correctly stuns Agent AI
• Single Player Lobby
  • Fix for not being able to insert tapes after ejecting and grabbing them
  • Removed “Host Public Lobby” option
  • XP from Challenge Maps should now award correctly

Maps

 

• Arctic
  • Fixed collision near Agent spawn portal

Perks 

 

• Show and Tell reveal time increased from 1.5 to 2.5 seconds

Loadout Equipment and Items

 

• Proximity Launcher ammo increased from 7 to 10
• Decoy Launcher refunds ammo if capsule does not successfully deploy a decoy
• Refactored pistol firing to use two separate abilities so they have individual cooldowns
• Increased pistol fire cooldown from 0.25 to 0.50 seconds
• Fix for walkie talkie becoming invisible when entering locker while holding it

UI and Pause Menu

 

• Instructions for how to join multiplayer are now displayed in the Lobby tab of the Pause Menu while in the Single Player area
• Fix for changing selected monster after hitting the Nul button
• Added invisible button to tabs to refresh player XP when clicking anywhere on player data
• Fixed background color of “Failed to Join Server” notification
• End of round “Win/Lose” notification displays correct role names (Nul/Agent)
• Added instruction/reminder text above the private-to-public lever in multiplayer lobby
• When in single-player lobby, the “Lobby” tab in the Pause Menu now gives instructions for joining multiplayer lobbies
• Typo fixed on Announcements
• New model for large console message and re-bake
• Added pattern “Arcade Carpet” to Purchases tab
• Added loading screen when using the “Exit Multiplayer” button
• Added server code to “Lobby” tab in Pause Menu
• Added instructions for multiplayer server types for in the multiplayer terminal in the lobby
• Add checks when bringing up the Pause Menu to see if the player is in a widget interaction area