Patch 0.23.1-b5426

• ▲ – a buff was applied
• ▼ – a nerf was applied
• ⮂ – a tradeoff occurred
• 🦾 – a change was made based on community feedback

Changes and New Features

• SAVE FILE FOLDER LOCATION HAS BEEN CHANGED
  • This was to fix a conflict issue with file backup software such as OneDrive
  • We encourage starting over because of weapon generation changes
  • If you would like to use your existing saves, you will have to copy the saves folder to this location:
    • C:/Users/[username]/AppData/Local/PhantomBrigade
    • Old save location was at:
    • C:/Users/[username]/Documents/My Games/Phantom Brigade
      • Saves should be in the “Saves (Experimental)” folder

UI Updates

• Changed the Optimal Range Circle
  • The edges now fade out instead of having a hard cut at a certain percentage
  • Hovering over attack action buttons now shows the optimal range for that weapon
• Changed damage type symbols to be consistent across the whole game
• Changed the UI for Damage Numbers that appear when units are hit
  • Shows a symbol and number for the type and amount of damage done
• Changed the UI that appears when you hover over a unit
  • Modified to include Pilot HP and reorganized to make more sense
  • Shows the full percentage of damage that was done to a unit that turn
• Changed the unit hit markers to be more noticeable
  • Hit markers are different now for Integrity Damage and Barrier Damage, as well as for optimal range hits and suboptimal range hits.
• Added information about current context’s keybinds to the pause menu

Visual Changes

• Added a new pilot screen
  • See your pilots in the crawler, with different animations depending on personality
• Added more pilot customization options

Gameplay Changes

• Added Key Rebinding
  • Keyboard & Mouse buttons can now be rebinded in the options menu
• Added Subsystems for weapons
  • A new set of subsystems for use on weapons
• Changed – Trees no longer destroy bullets, and instead deflects them slightly.
• Added New Pilot Origin events
  • Stunt Pilot
  • Family Redeemer
  • Aspiring Home Guard
  • Brostlander

Balance Changes

• ⮂ Modified subsystem generation on new weapons
• ▼ Railguns have been nerfed slightly

Fixes

• 🦾 Fixed an issue with patrols not spawning
• 🦾 Fixed Actions being able to be overlapped by dragging them under actions currently being placed
• Fixed some of the workshop project names being incorrect/misleading
• Fixed patrols stopping chasing the crawler too quickly
• 🦾 Fixed issues with the arrows used to switch between units in unit editing
• Fixed framerate tanking while renaming saves
• Fixed a rare case where home guard tanks could drop with no weapons
• Fixed the scan visual effect on the overworld not fading if the base view is entered during the effect
• 🦾 Fixed some UI interactions being broken at 4:3 aspect ratios
• Fixed layered smoke VFX popping in/out of other smoke VFX when rotating the camera
• Fixed rain being visible in the virtual environment while editing mechs
• Fixed rain being frozen in time during briefing
• Fixed rain being frozen in time on the overworld
• Fixed subtitles being desynced in the Mother cutscene
• Fixed the capital battle flythrough cutscene sometimes being underground
• Fixed an exception occurring after loading a save during the capital battle after reinforcements have arrived
• Fixed reinforcements called into the capital battle not spawning
• Fixed the ending cutscene after the capital battle not playing
• Fixed sorting for subsystems in the inventory menu not working correctly
• Fixed certain weapons being able to generate with incompatible perks
• Cleaned up pilot animations
• Text and Typo fixes

YOU CAN FIND THE FULL LIST OF KNOWN ISSUES HERE.