Early Access Patch V0.12.2

Hotfixes

V0.12.3 | 17/11/23

• Fixed a bug where Recall End and Respawning audio played globally for Belica, Gadget, and Khaimera.
  
• Fixed an issue where players would incorrectly receive Affinity Rewards through the reward pop-up.
  
• Fixed a bug where Revenant's Scar (E) ability would break after it hits a wall.
  
• Fixed an issue that would prevent players from buying previously owned heroes after refunding a bundle.
  
• Fixed an issue on the Affinity screen causing incorrect yellow circles.

Original Game Update

Patch released 17.00 GMT November 14th, 2023.

Introduction

Greetings Champions, and welcome to our first new game update covered here on our shiny new website!

For nearly a year now our poor Game Designers have been hand-writing thousands of words every few weeks, listing hundreds and hundreds of bullet points for all of the hundreds and hundreds of tiny balance changes we've been making to our Heroes and items. Today however marks the first time we're letting our new website do the work for us!

That's right, the patch notes you'll see further down this page (and in fact the stats you see across the new website) are all being pulled directly from the game engine, making them more accurate than ever before while taking less time away from our teams letting them focus on other things.

We'll still be adding our usual hand-written commentary for each Hero, explaining our changes and goals, don't you worry. And we'll also still be covering all of the other cool stuff that we add in each game update.

Speaking of, the V0.12.2 Game Update is shipping with a bunch of changes to projectiles which we think are a blast. We're also helping out those who are newer to Predecessor with a small XP boost to make the new player experience a little more rewarding.

That's enough babbling on for now though - let's jump right in to next week's game update!

Projectile Improvements

Take cover Champions, the long awaited projectile rework is here! 

#JustHowiThings

Almost all projectiles in the game have been completely rebuilt from the ground up to pretty much guarantee perfect and consistent basic attacks every time. Likewise, other special case abilities, such as Gideon’s Void Breach [RMB], are now much easier to smooth out on our end which means they'll feel much better and more consistent to use in-game too!

With a change as large as this there are naturally far too many modifications to list out on a Hero-by-Hero basis. So instead of boring you with a long list of minor details we’re letting you dive right on in to try out our changes for yourselves.

Of course, with any large system change such as this there will always be a potential risk for fallout and bugs affecting gameplay and balance. Rest assured, further tweaks will be made to any problem cases where required. Keep the feedback coming and we hope you'll enjoy!

New Accounts Experience Boost

Let’s talk about new accounts! 

Off the back of introducing our recent Hero Acquisition system, we have been hard at work on alternative ways to improve the new player experience with additional onboarding systems.

Though it may not be arriving this year, one such initiative we are working on is a Quest system. One of the goals of Quests will be to further support the onboarding process by offering rewards for completing various objectives with a Hero, simultaneously developing gameplay knowledge for newer Predecessor players whilst helping them build up their Hero arsenal at a slightly accelerated rate.

In the meantime however we've added an XP boost to new accounts, offering them a little extra Hero Unlock XP at the end of a match (until they hit Account Level 14), to better help them along on their journey!

Store Update

Casual Friday Rampage

If, like Rampage, you've got that Friday Feeling - we've got the perfect skin for you!

Rampage’s new Casual Friday skin [common] is available with V0.12.2. Pants are optional but definitely recommended - it's cold out there after all!

Player Support

Despite our best efforts, every now and then you might encounter a bug while playing Predecessor. You might run into an account problem, have had some connectivity issues, or perhaps you've found a hilarious new graphical glitch that replaces Narbash's drumsticks with literal chicken drumsticks. Anything can happen in an Early Access game.

With that in mind we're excited to launch our new Player Support Hub here on our new website, the new home for all things help!

Read through a bunch of articles covering all sorts of exciting topics, from wrongful mutes to finding game logs, and if you're still up the creek you can easily submit a support ticket directly to the team for even more support.

With the Player Support Hub being so new we fully expect that not every issue is going to be covered by the articles we've written up ahead of time, so please check back regularly for more help on more topics. Likewise please be patient and considerate when sending in support tickets. We'll do our best to get back to you as soon as possible!

Go explore our new Player Support Hub now!

Predecessor Newsletter

With console just around the corner, we've made it easier than ever to sign up to get the latest Predecessor news delivered straight to your inbox.

Head over to our Newsletter Page now to be the first to hear about upcoming PlayStation news and more!

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Bug Fixes

Additional bug fixes may be added before the update is released.

• Fixed a bug where Wraith’s Back It UP! [R] VFX would not display upon death.
• Fixed a bug where Howitzer’s R2000 [Q] was spawning from the incorrect socket.
• Fixed a bug in Practice Mode where Steel would call it a day after repeat deaths and just... disappear.
• Fixed a bug where Shinbi’s Line Tempo Wolf [Q] would visually disappear for the user.
• Fixed a bug where users could type into the Crest prompt window.
• Fixed a bug causing some Emotes to play incorrectly in the Victory Cinematic.
• Fixed a bug where Zarus would basic attack automatically after using Spear Of Nyr [RMB].
• Fixed a bug where basic attacks would automatically trigger when an ability was interrupted.
• Fixed a bug where equip tick markers would not disappear on the Hero Affinity screen when no longer hovered. 
• Fixed a bug where equipping unlocks from the Hero Affinity rewards would be delayed.
• Fixed a bug where prompts would not show on the Hero Affinity track on Controller.
• Fixed a bug where Friends List navigation would disappear on Controller.
• Fixed a bug where attempts at unlocking a Hero would show the incorrect prompt on Controller
• Fixed a bug causing linework to be missing on the “Add Friend” prompt.

That's everything this time Champions, what do you think?

Let us know your feedback over on our Discord server or the

Until next time!

Kari
Community @ Omeda Studios