Battlefront Updates For February
Below are the patch notes specific to PlayStation 4, PC, and Xbox One for the February Update.
Additional Content/FunctionalityGeneral: Jakku DLC Content is being patched into the game, downloading it separately via platform storefronts is no longer required and can be deleted from your hard drives New Map: Twilight on Hoth added to Walker Assault, Supremacy, Turning Point, Blast, Fighter Squadron, Drop Zone, and Heroes vs. Villains New Mission: Survival in the Ice Caves added to Survival Missions Turning Point: Jundland Wastes, Forest of Endor, Outpost Beta, and SoroSuub Centroplex maps added to the playlist Attract Mode: GNK Droid added - GONK! Settings: Turning off music in the Sound menu now turns off music everywhere in the game Settings: Added a Film Grain setting slider in the Video menu Credits: Updated Game Credits list
Weapon and Star Card ChangesPrimary Weapons: Damage against air vehicles increased by 10%
Bowcaster: Explosion damage increased from 10 to 15 per projectile and explosion radius decreased from 3 to 2.5mBowcaster: Full charge direct hit from 20 to 40 per projectile and a normal direct hit increased from 20 to 30 per projectile Barrage: Damage increased from 50 to 55 Barrage: Cooldown reduced from 40 to 35s (normal) and from 35 to 30s (upgraded) Barrage: First volley of grenades no longer disappear if the user uses the Refresh Power-up and then fires a second volley Homing Shot: Lock time decreased from 1.5 to 1.2s Homing Shot: Players in the AT-GAR turret now receive on-screen notification when locked on ION Torpedo: Speed increased from 350 to 380m/s and turning angle increased from 120 to 125 in order to more easily hit air vehicles Pulse Rifle: Movement speed while aiming decreased by 30% Tusken Cycler Rifle: Movement speed while aiming increased by 40% Tusken Cycler Rifle: Bullet speed increased from 300 to 450m/s Orbital Strike: Fixed bug where it sometimes would not trigger on button press
Vehicle changesA-Wing: Increased hit box size A-Wing: Now properly takes damage when colliding with an AT-ST while having the Shield active Slave I: Players can now see the Shield icon on Rebel vehicles when a Shield is active AT-ST: T-47 Airspeeder kills with a missle while firing the primary cannons at the same time now properly awards a kill (previously registered as a suicide) AT-AT: Fixed bug where the Orbital Strike ability would sometimes not have the aiming reticle move T-47 Airspeeder: Players will no longer receive an out of bounds message on Graveyard of Giants during Turning Point when a control point is captured
Multiplayer Game Mode ChangesGeneral: Pre-Round timer lowered from 30s to 20s Walker Assault: Fixed Power-up spawns on SoroSuub Centroplex Walker Assault: AT-AT health increased by 18% on Outpost Beta, 8% on Jundland Wastes, 20% on Forest of Endor, 4% on SoroSuub Centroplex, and 5% on Graveyard of Giants Walker Assault: Spawning as an Imperial Hero after the AT-ATs just pass the second set of uplinks no longer despawns one of the AT-ATs Walker Assault: The second AT-AT no longer bumps into the wreckage of the other on SoroSuub Centroplex when the first AT-AT is destroyed during the first Uplink Droid Run: Correct Objective Notification is now displayed to all players if someone is killed while trying to claim the Droid Droid Run: Improved spawn zones on Dune Sea Exchange Supremacy: Fixed Power-up spawns on Jundland Wastes, Forest of Endor, and SoroSuub Centroplex Supremacy: Improved spawn zones on Jundland Wastes, Outpost Beta, and Forest of Endor Heroes vs. Villains: Planted turrets on Dune Sea Exchange will now disappear in-between rounds Hero Hunt: Improved spawn zones on Ice Caves Fighter Squadron: Players are now protected while spawning on Graveyard of Giants
Mission ChangesGeneral: Both players will now properly see Charge Card pick-ups if Player One is using a 3rd Star Card Hand without a Charge Card General: Player 2's changes to control settings no longer update Player 1's controls when playing Split-Screen Battle: Fixed AI Spawn issues on Tatooine Survival: Wave 10 on Sullust will now always spawn if the player / co-op team dies and restarts the round or if a player picks up a Collectible during the Wave 9 transition Survival: Partner spawns on Sullust will no longer fail if the currently alive player is in a confined area Survival: Co-Op players can now unlock the "Complete on Hard Difficulty without spending a life" if one player dies and then waits until the other player completes the wave so they get a free respawn
Hero changesGeneral: Heroes no longer get stuck in a stunned animation state Princess Leia: Endor outfit updated - Congrats on completing the Lead the Rebellion challenge! Princess Leia: Trooper Bane now only knocks back primary target, not nearby enemies Luke Skywalker: Increased Saber Rush's damage against other Heroes from 2% to 6-8% Luke Skywalker: Lightsaber swing hit radius is reduced from 0.3 to 0.25m Han Solo: Zooming in no longer sometimes displays a gun scope Emperor Palpatine's Shocktroopers: Modified primary weapon damage to match Leia's Honor Guards' primary weapon damage over time
Misc. Bug fixesGeneral: Lighting, textures, audio, user interface, text, and collision fixes Controls: Legacy control schemes have had their layouts more clearly defined Colorblind: Enemy players highlighted with Scan Pulse now have the correct Deuteranopia or Protanopia settings on Graveyard of Giants and Goazan Badlands PC only: Fixed a bug where a player would lose functionality with an Xbox 360 controller after inviting a player to a Private Match and then starting the game PC only: Air vehicle sensitivity lowered from 0.9 to 0.45 for easier mouse control Achievements / Trophies: Updated text on "Impressive. Most Impressive." and "Survivor" to clarify the requirements Achievements / Trophies: "Playing the Objective" now properly awarded
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