What’s New?

Bunny Brawler Luna
Make an egg-plosive entrance with this new Soldier!
Dashing Hare Ken
Poach the Husks with this new and egg-citing Ninja.

Missions + Systems

• Beta Storm Test the Limits returns!
  • The number of race gates has increased from 4 to 6.
  • A cinematic has been added to clarify when the race begins.
  • Watch out for the Husks! Prevent them from destroying the gate or you won’t be able to earn a platinum badge during your race.
    • This occurs after earning the Gold Medal.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue which caused BluGlo Siphons to be mislabeled on the map in Refuel the Homebase missions.

UI

• The Hero Loadout picker panel now has a button callout for “Cancel”.
• The Hero Loadout “Clear All” button is now available when only a gadget or team perk has been selected.  

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue with Hero rewards showing Survivor related descriptions on the XP bar when in the Command tab.
• Fixed an issue that caused the ‘Manage Player’ panel to show an incorrect banner and power level while in the lobby.
• Fixed an issue that caused the item details panel to have incorrect information when fast switching between inventory screens.
• Fixed an issue that caused the “reward icon” and “earned reward” screens to not update properly when players skip the animation.
• Fixed an issue that caused the tiles on the mission select screen to not refocus when party members level-up or evolve Heroes and Survivors.
• Fixed an issue that caused Hero names to flicker when using a controller in the Hero Loadout select screen.
• Fixed an issue that caused the reset menu to lose functionality when switching to a different Hero while the reset menu is open.
• Fixed an issue that caused the power level notification to not show up when a new player joins your party.
• Fixed an issue that caused the player to not see the respawn button prompt when falling off the world.
• Fixed an issue that caused the looted items notification to have large spaces in the text.

Performance

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue that caused players to hitch when accessing the boosts menu during gameplay.
• Fixed an issue that caused players to hitch when opening the Armory tab.

Heroes

• Introducing Bunny Brawler Luna, a new Legendary Soldier!
  • Standard Perk: Eggs-plosive Entrance
    • Shockwave drops 3 egg bombs, which each deal 54 base damage to nearby enemies.
  • Commander Perk: Eggs-plosive Entrance+
    • Shockwave drops 3 egg bombs, which each deal 162 base damage to nearby enemies.
  • Available in the Event Store on April 17 at 8 PM Eastern Time.
• Introducing Dashing Hare Ken, a new Legendary Ninja!
  • Standard Perk: Eggs-termination
    • Kunai Storm throws 3 egg bombs, which each deal 37 base damage to nearby enemies.
  • Commander Perk: Eggs-termination+
    • Kunai Storm throws 3 egg bombs, which each deal 111 base damage to nearby enemies.
  • Available in the Event Store on April 17 at 8 PM Eastern Time.
• The Legendary Soldier Rabbit Raider Jonesy Returns!
  • Standard Perk: Sure Shot
    • Increases Sniper Critical Damage by 75%.
  • Commander Perk: Sure Shot+
    • Increases Sniper Critical Damage by 225%.
  • Available in the Event Store on April 17 at 8 PM Eastern Time.

Bug Fixes
Fixed an issue where T.E.D.D.Y would not go on cooldown if the ability was interrupted mid-throw.

Weapons + Items

• Easter Egg Launcher
  • Lobs egg mines that explode on contact with enemies. Maximum of 6 eggs active at a time.
  • Available in the Weekly Store from April 17 at 8 PM Eastern Time until April 24 at 8 PM Eastern Time.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the Broadside trap’s cannonballs weren't being destroyed by the Super Shielder’s shield.

Gameplay

• "Auto Equip Better Weapon" now equips based on Power Rating instead of Weapon DPS.

Bug Fixes

• The Cannonade Launcher has been reclassified as a cannonball weapon, allowing it to get damage buffs from the Avast Mateys perk.

Art + Animation

• Storm Shield and mission loading screens are now biome based rather than mission based.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a large gap that could be found in some Autumn Cities.

Audio

• Updated the audio when Med Bot revives a downed player.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue that caused the in-game music to continue playing after skipping the victory and defeat cinematics.
• Reduced volume on the Nailer weapon to be consistent with other weapons.

 

General

UI

• Updated the Main Menu Party Bar in Battle Royale and Creative modes to simply be a list of players who are in your selected voice channel.  
  • Interacting with mouse or controller will perform a “Toggle Mute” on that player.
• The icon for your selected skin or hero loadout now appears in the top left of the Social Panel.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue in Battle Royale and Creative that would sometimes cause your lobby character to not reappear on your pedestal.

Social

• Updated lists for Save the World, Battle Royale and in-game Social Panel to more logically identify Party Members before the game starts, and Team Members once in-game.
  • We also display any Party Members that are not in-game with you when applicable.

Gameplay

Bug Fixes

• Fixed emote hotkeys so they correctly play emotes.

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Known Issues

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