July 21, 2021 Hotfix

All PC servers will come down for the following hotfix on Wednesday, July 21, at 8:00am PT (5:00pm CEST). Downtime for this update is expected to last up to 2 hours.

Infantry Weapons

 * NSX Yumi minimum damage from 125 to 143.
 * NSX Masamune and NSX Muramasa ammo capacity from 36 to 44.

Javelin

 * Weapon reticles updated to use normal more standard NSO vehicle versions.
 * Strafe acceleration increased by 33%.

JVN-50 Celeste (Javelin Weapon)

 * Pitch-up camera angle doubled in first and third person.

JVN-X3 Hydra (Javelin Weapon)

 * Decreased the overall spread of the fan slightly.
 * Increased variance of spread of outer projectiles slightly.
 * Magazine size from 72 to 81.
 * Ammunition capacity from 432 to 486.
 * Phased Dispersion Amplifier no longer penalizes mag size and cone of fire, and instead reduces refire rate by 50% while adding another pellet.

Misc. Changes, Fixes, and Additions

 * Nameplates of important NPCs now appear in Sanctuary.
 * Earning player titles now shows a reward notification on the HUD.
 * Weapon Ribbons collected no longer cut off the third digit in the loadout screen.
 * Outfits that do not qualify to use War Assets can no longer bypass the UI blocker.
 * Squad Finder no longer shows squads with only one player in them.
 * Single-member squads can no longer activate enlistment in the Squad Finder.
 * Squad Finder is now default sorted by squad size.
 * Pressing "Continue Playing" while in queue no longer hides the queue window while on the World Map screen.
 * The Tactical slot is no longer accessible unless you own at least one Tactical Slot item.
 * The Defector's weaponry now have new or updated FX.
 * Chimera has received new chassis light cosmetic options that change color based on the faction you're aligned with.
 * Chimera and Colossus death explosions no longer follow and rotate around the vehicle when it dies while moving.
 * Being healed by a medical applicator no longer obscures vision while aiming.
 * Getting headshot as an NSO character will now play a headshot audio notification at all times.
 * Getting shot in the face as an NSO character will no longer show sparks bouncing off you in first person.
 * Chimera has received new audio for each of its main cannons.
 * Added another music piece to the NSO travel audio ambience.
 * Defector's Hummingbird now has explosion audio.
 * NSO default sidearm no longer audio primarily from the left ear while firing in first person.
 * NSO Auraxium Carbine now uses the correct field of view.
 * NSO Auraxium Carbine no longer has a pulsing reticle while running with the weapon.
 * NSO scout rifles no longer have a piece of the weapon detached and floating.
 * Reloading NSO SMGs while riding in a vehicle now plays the correct animation.
 * Fixed the Vandal's short reload animations.
 * Outfit Merit purchases no longer charge players multiple times.
 * Skyfire mission now expires after 12 hours as intended.
 * NSO infantry weapon attachment pricing has been updated to standards.
 * NSO Auraxium Lumifibers now change colors based on assigned faction, Javelin still needs this treatment.
 * Sanctuary Enforcers received a slight art tweak to their holo visors.
 * Using a quick-melee attack while Decloak on Fire is checked will now decloak you.
 * Dervish now has an altimeter that shows height from sea level.
 * Dervish Top Armor cert line armor benefit from 5/7.5/9/10% armor to 10/12.5/14/15% armor.
 * NSO Fully Loaded bundles have received new icons.
 * Prevented campaign daily missions from showing up in the daily mission pool, as the campaign has ended.
 * Fixed an error with low level ASP players being unable to take on certain missions. This update didn't make it in the last hotfix.
 * All NSO auraxium trim now reflect assigned faction colors.
 * Updated Hardlight Barrier icon in the Engineer Passive cert screen.
 * Updated NSO's F.U.S.E. icon in the Engineer/Infiltrator Passive cert screens.
 * Fixed a couple of gate shield issues on Amerish.
 * NS Scorpion's charge-up mechanic can no longer... infect other weapons with shaky visuals.

Player Studio
Picture of Binarycoder's Holomat helmet for NSO infantry classes.
 * Binarycoder's Holomat infantry helmet can now be found in the Depot for NSO characters.
 * Fuzzbuket's Rift Knight infantry armors and helmet can now also be found in a discounted bundle in the Depot for VS characters.
 * Walrus' Sergeant Lumifiber for the Lightning can now be found in the Depot for all factions.