It’s update day Fighters!

We've got some awesome new weapon visuals, balance tweaks, and cool sound updates lined up for you. Don’t worry, there's plenty of other exciting stuff for you to explore! Let’s take a look at what’s on the horizon:

Weapon News

Brieftrager → Scoppietta facelift

Your beloved auto rocket launcher now has a new name and new visuals! Produced by Pistola Olivari, it is now called Scoppietta and features a brand new elegant Italian design with sleek lines. Check it out!

Zeus → Dynonova facelift

As for sniper rifles, the long-awaited visual update for Zeus, the electric one, has arrived. The new design from Raymor Inc. boasts an electric and modern look and comes with a new name Dynonova, so don't wait too long to bring this buzzing beauty to the battlefield.

Stratolauncher

Last but not least, the Stratolauncher, a unique rocket launcher that only Arx's Xavier robot suit can handle, has received a few changes. It now features exhaust flames with every shot and fancy, huge shells dropping on the ground to mark the spot of immense power!

Balance changes

Arx:

When Arx’s ability is activated he can’t pickup any items or packs including health, stamina and others

Sound updates

Well, it’s a lot to hear, so the best is just launch the game and make sure you sound is on, but let’s list what’s new or changed here anyway.

New music theme for match search
New effects for buttons and actions around and during matchmaking
Footsteps are back, so no silent walking anymore
Sprint sound effects
When you run out of ammo with an automatic rifle and switch to a pistol, you will hear a special sound indicating that you need to start shooting
Special kill confirmation sound effect
New sound effects for movement abilities

UI Changes

Ping indicator now has an update color scheme. Yellow from 100 to 200 ms, and red for everything above 200
Hero tooltips now show Mastery level at the top
You can now equip weapon directly from the inspection screen or from Inventory. Just be sure, that the weapon will be equipped to all supported heroes, or in case of a secondary to all heroes, so use it wisely
In the Loadout you will now see a notification next to the Mastery widget if you have an unclaimed reward
On the Main Screen though you will get a notification in the top bar about unopened cases if you have any

Other Changes

Better filtering in the game chat
In tutorial level you need to only destroy 3 targets to get past the first shooting room, also the amount of turret heals is slightly reduced
[Feature preview] DANCES

Bug Fixes

No Reconnection message appears before the start of the Tutorial level
Sound volume slider now affects all sounds in the game properly. Earlier it didn’t include several effects
On iPhones, the control buttons in battle should not be covered by the notch or Dynamic Island when the phone is rotated
Fixed tooltip for Mastery when hero reaches the max level

More updates are coming. Your ideas? Keep 'em flowing our way. Can't wait to dive in and amp up SquadBlast together. Keep doing your thing, and catch you in the next update!

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