Predecessor update 0.5 is available on PC(Steam). According to the official Predecessor patch notes, the latest update adds first ever original Hero (Kira) and a long list of bug fixes and gameplay changes.
Previously, a major update added Animal Husbandry update added new features to the game. Now, Jake Higgins can build an animal pen and breed three animals: capybara, tapir and peccary. Unfortunately, since the last patch, players are experiencing several issues since the last major patch. Today’s Predecessor patch 0.5 will address a few of these errors.
Read more details below.
Predecessor Patch Notes – March 21, 2023
Kira joins the hunt!
We’ve already covered Kira in lots of detail over on our website, so check the following newspost for everything you need to know about this deadly huntress!
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AI Mode XP
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The recently added AI Mode will now grant account XP on match completion! Keep in mind that these games will provide less XP than regular PvP games, but if you’re looking for a chill way to grind for those end of Season skins then this might help.
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Skins Shop – Update
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First and foremost, the Platinum Store is now enabled on the Epic Games Platform!
Perhaps more excitingly however is the fact that in this update we’re adding 3 new skins to the store!
Those skins are:
◆ Cardinal Sin Kira [Common]
◆ Wasteland Howitzer [Common]
◆ Arctic Frost Dekker [Common]
Additionally you can now see the rarity of a skin above its name in the store.
Currently we have two rarities that can include any of the following changes:
Common
◆ Skin colours
◆ Materials
◆ Textures
◆ Minor model changes or other minor visual changes
Rare
◆ Skin colours
◆ Materials
◆ Textures
◆ Sound effects
◆ Substantial model changes or substantial visual changes
A skin can have any number of the changes listed in its rarity tier in any combination. The more changes there are and the more complex they are, the more Platinum they are likely to cost (within their rarity tier). In the future this information will be clearly available in game.
Moving forwards we plan to add new skins with each game update (every 2 weeks), meaning the next skins will be coming in April 4th’s Balance Patch, V.0.5.X.
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Player Survey
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All players who have reached Level 10 and above will be prompted on login to fill in a one time only feedback survey (via Google Forms). This pop-up can be dismissed and if you would like to fill out the survey at a later time there will be a button on the main menu linking you to the survey.
Your feedback is important to us, and we’ll use the results from this survey to help us shape our plans for Season 2 and beyond. In advance we thank you for taking the time to fill out the survey.
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Kill Counter
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Earlier in the season we removed the Kill Counter that appeared on the HUD, we chose not to communicate this at the time. We had hoped by removing the counter there would have been a positive impact on some tracking data that we were monitoring and therefore it was important that players discovered the change organically. Having reviewed the data however we’ve found that the change did not have the impact we had hoped for so we’re re-enabling the feature. We appreciate all the feedback the community provided on the topic, it was very helpful.
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Other Improvements
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◆ Wards can no longer be placed on non-walkable areas.
◆ Core alarm duration decreased from 5s to 4s.
◆ Adjust camera shake in general based on community feedback.
◆ Khaimera’s Unleash sound effects have been altered.
◆ Adjusted Rampage’s Boulder volume.
◆ Support Crests now show their stacks on the HUD.
◆ Updated the audio for Fangtooth’s attacks.
◆ Updated Primal Fangtooth’s cone attack audio.
◆ Removed free-look keybind from controller.
◆ Adjusted Fey’s movement sound effects.
◆Mouse is now always locked to the game window regardless of the window mode.This change had to be removed from this patch, it will return in the future.
◆ Fixed multiple Hero abilities that were not previously drawing Tower aggression.
Dekker
Rocket Boots [Passive]:
◆ Cooldown is no longer affected by Ability Haste.
◆ Cooldown decreased from 20s to 18-9.5s (Based on Level).
Containment Fence [E]:
◆ Collision Activation Time decreased from 0.65s to 0.5s.
◆ Duration changed from 2.25/2.5/2.75/3/3.25 to 2.4/2.6/2.8/3/3.2.
Stasis Bomb [RMB]:
◆ Projectile Speed increased from 3050 to 3500.
Drongo
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General:
◆ Base Health decreased from 615 to 600.
◆ Base Physical Power decreased from 55 to 53.
Gadget
Shock Absorber [Passive]:**
◆ Cooldown is no longer affected by Ability Haste.
◆ Cooldown decreased from 27-10s to 26.4-6s (Based on Level).
Gideon
Cosmic Power [Passive]:**
◆ Cooldown is no longer affected by Ability Haste
◆ Cooldown decreased from 20s to 18-9.5s (Based on Level).
Howitzer
Armed Salvo [Passive]:**
◆ Cooldown is no longer affected by Ability Haste
◆ Cooldown decreased from 16s to 16-7.5s (Based on Level).
Kallari
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Quality Of Life:
◆ Omen’s Passive Cooldown Reduction will now apply to Shadow Walk and Death Mark when applied with the same basic attack.
Shadow Dance [Passive]:
◆ Cooldown is no longer affected by Ability Haste.
◆ Cooldown decreased from 22-6s to 20-3s (Based on Level).
Khaimera
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Unleash [Q]:
◆ Cooldown now begins after all 5 hits have occurred or after the duration has expired.
◆ Cooldown decreased from 13/11/9/7/5 to 10/8.5/7/5.5/4.
Murdock
Shots Fired [Passive]:**
◆ Cooldown is no longer affected by Ability Haste
◆ Cooldown decreased from 14.5-6s to 12.5-4s (Based on Level).
Steel
General:**
◆ Shield Bash Stun Duration increased from 0.3s to 0.5s
◆ [Bug Fix] Shield Bash no longer stuns for 1s.
The full list of bug fixes will be added once the update is live.
Download free Predecessor update 0.5 for PC.
