Game Update 19

by **Ronsin** Wed Oct 10, 2012 5:15 pm

All servers will be offline
Wednesday, 10.10.12, beginning at 7:00 AM PDT to launch Game Update 19!
Downtime is expected to last about 5 hours. Click here to
convert to your timezone.

Players may notice the
following changes:

The Witching Hour

Join us beginning October
16^th for The
Witching Hour, our new Halloween seasonal event! Gotham City will be
decorated for the season, Klarion
the Witch Boy will be causing all kinds of ghoulish trouble,
and there will be tricks and treats to be had by all!

Research and
Development Update!

With Game Update 19 we have
added more components and plans to create new Research and Development
consumables! Players will have a chance to find these new plans from
endgame bosses throughout the game.

Some of the new components,
which are required for developing the new items, are available for purchase
from Research & Development vendors. Two vendors are now located
at Research and Development stations within the Headquarters, one sells only
plans and the other, only components. Other new components are
dropped by NPCs of various types throughout the game.

The new Research &
Development consumables have a variety of potential functions, ranging from
offensive combat abilities to disguises for the player!

Tutorial Update!

When players make new
characters and go through The
Awakening on Brainiac?s ship, they will encounter some new
units trying to prevent their escape. Players will need to master
Combat Counter mechanics in order to get past these new foes before making it
off the ship.

New Mail UI!

We have given the Mail UI a
complete overhaul! Beyond the new sleek look, it is now much easier
to use! Some of the new features we have added include a Sent tab to
see outgoing mail, and an Archive tab for those mails players wish to keep in a
safe spot!

A new Compose tab is
present as well and features a list of Contacts that will populate with your League
mates and friends list! Additionally a bigger, more easily navigated
inventory window is now available to players when attaching items to your mail!

Alerts:

Ace Chemicals

Markers
will now appear on the mini-map inside Ace Chemicals when players are told
to close the valves.

Oan Sciencells

Players
are once again forbidden to enter the green rooms where their enemies are
preparing for their attack.

Gotham Courthouse

Removed
collision from an invisible object in the ?runway? area leading up to the
Bailiff.

Audio:

Improved
music scripting in Metropolis General Hospital Meta Human Wing instance
(Villain) to provide a more dramatic experience.
Fixed an
issue with hearing disembodied Security Guard voice over while fighting
Tiger Lords in the Gotham University Warehouse.
Upon
entering the Hall of Doom, Calculator's communicator message can now be
heard uninterrupted.
The
music scripting in the Penguin's Lair should now make the encounter more
cinematic.

Challenges:

Birdcaged:
This mission should no longer be granted daily.
Gotham
University Warehouse: After
defeating the Tiger Boss the radar will no longer look as if there is
still an enemy in the room.
The
Joker?s Funhouse: Harley Quinn has agreed to
stay down even if you decide not to secure her right away and explore the
room instead!
Old
Gotham Subway: Players
can no longer get themselves stuck in the ?train room?.
Old
Gotham Subway: After
defeating Hush, players will no longer be stuck in combat for the
remainder of the instance.

Collections:

Investigation:
LexCorp Genome Database: The spawn location of the collection in the
University room has been adjusted so everyone can now collect it.

Feats:

Speedy
Coin is now restricted to only
group runs.
You
Wouldn't Hit a Lady is now being granted
properly.
Shake
and Bake: All players will now receive
credit for expertly speeding across Little Bohemia in record time.
Organic
Gardening: Swamp Thing will now give
credit where credit is due and grant the Organic Gardening Feat to those
who are worthy.

General:

More
Gotham Citizens have learned of the Gang War going on in the Burnley
Freight Yards, and therefore they are giving the police a wider berth to
deal with the Falcones. Players will no longer see seasonal content
or incidental content in that area.
Added a
?Show Skill Point Progress in Ability Tray? option to display Feat Point
progression in place of the experience progress bar.

Items:

The
Crown of the Noble Warrior now uses the correct icon.
The rate
at which Research and Development plans drop has been slightly increased

Marketplace:

Form:
Angry Gorilla: The Chest Pound ability should no longer cause the player
to slide. It can still be cancelled by jumping.

Missions:

The Big
Payback: Patrolmen will no longer hold
their arms stiffly out to their sides when you strap bombs to their chest.
Hospital
Havok: LexCorp Security Agents have
pledged to refrain from kicking patients while they are down.
Ice
Heist Baby: The crates in the
WayneTech Storage Facility are no longer targetable by players during
combat.
Falling
STARS: When being transformed into
Gorilla Form, players will not lose their ability to perform basic
attacks.
Queen of
Lies: Fixed an issue where all
doors would not open after you defeat Aquaman.
Queen of
Lies: Aquaman should no longer
appear to be flying or falling after heroes have rescued him from Circe's
influence and he jumped to be beside Mera.
Shadow
Hearts: Fixed an issue where the
protect sequence for Shadowmen would sometimes not finish.
Shipping
and Handling: Released Falcone Mobsters
will now leave the warehouse through the proper doors.
Student
Protest: Players should no longer fail
to put on a lab coat when attempting to use the DNA Sequencer.

Powers:

Gadgets:
Fixed an issue that made the player immune to block counters after using
Distract.

PvP:

Ace Chemicals

The
initial Capture Points in Ace Chemicals are no longer out of sync with the
bulletins.

Diamond Heist

Villain-side
money bags should no longer drop into holes in the ground, protecting them
from impulses from explosions.

Headquarters Assault

Superman,
Gorilla Grodd, and all the other iconic heroes and villains are taking an
increased interest in the battle for the Hall of Doom. Look for more
heated exchanges between these arch foes in the Hall of Doom Headquarters
Assault!

Raids:

Fortress of
Solitude: The Sunstone Matrix

General
Zod is now dropping the correct Research & Development recipes.

Visual:

HIVE
Busting: The HIVE Minder now
disappears out of the players' eye sights after his cut scene.
Ice
Powers: The visual effects for Frost
Snipe will play from the character's left hand when using a bow.
Fire
Powers: Mass
Detonation has always been vulnerable to interrupt and now the tooltip
states this fact.
MPD 3rd
Precinct Rookie Flight Challenge: The beginning Race particle no longer
clips into the ground.
Queen of
Lies: Martian Manhunter will now
display the appropriate effects during the Boss Fight.