Added localization for Simplified Chinese, Russian, Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish (Spain), Spanish (Latin America), Turkish, Ukrainian, Czech, and French. These are currently a work-in-progress.

Language can be selected from the settings menu

Matchmaking windows are now open 1 hour earlier in all regions

Added customization options for your crosshair

Fixed a bug that allowed published build data to overwrite local changes to a published build

Fixed a bug that prevented the last used hero build from loading when it was not a favorited build

Hovering items in the shop will now highlight their components, or which item they are components of

Reworked the Hero Stats UI in the shop

Hero Stats in the shop have been expanded and are now broken up by Weapon, Vitality, and Spirit. Various additional stats that were previously hidden have been added here.

Individual stats can now be hovered over to see a breakdown of all the bonuses contributing to a value, including things like golden statues

Added descriptive gun information to each hero

Added Spirit Power Impact panel that displays the effect of Spirit Power on your Abilities and Items

Added Outgoing Damage as a UI display mode that you can toggle through

Added a setting to let you customize the ability cancel hotkey (default is spacebar)

Added a "Friends Only" checkbox to filter the watch tab

Added an option to control zoom sensitivity

Fixed Candle Troopers sometimes instantly disappearing on death rather than going into their death flash state

Using an active item or ability removes the undo option for the item/AP

Fixed some abuse cases with undoing AP cooldown reductions

Added a video setting to reduce flashing effects

Unpause hotkey is now displayed when the game is paused

Pause cooldown per player increased from 10 minutes to 15 minutes

Improved visual clarity of Grey Talon's trap armed state

Replaced the Urn drop parachute with new effects

Fixed some cases where the comeback souls would be higher than intended in the early game

Fixed being unable to ping while dead

Improved smoothing of spectator camera position and angles

Fixed a bug that allowed teleporters to be used while carrying the Soul Urn

Fixed targeting previews that draw a model (like McGinnis's turrets) to update every frame, instead of being fixed at 60hz

Fixed stuns resetting their duration if you were on the ground and became airborne

Fixed some cases where Lash's Ground Strike would cause your hero to be stuck

Fixed Ricochet sometimes shooting the extra bullet from your gun rather than the target

Fixed Arctic Beam T3 range not being calculated correctly when you have range increase items

Fixed ESC not working to close Settings popup sometimes

Various visual adjustments on highlight and strobe effects being too loud in some cases

Holding M1 down while Flame Dash ends will now cause you to fire your gun instead of requiring you to let go and press again

Added popup to bot games to indicate that they tend to be much longer games than normal ones

Added new Silence status effect sound

Updated bullet whizby sounds for nearly all characters

Removed Haze Smoke Bomb voice line for everyone except the casting player and spectators

Fixed some spectator/replay sound and music bugs

Various sound related performance improvements

More impactful damage indication sound for attackers

Remastered Abrams, Pocket, and Dynamo weapon fire sounds

Improved lighting performance around shop

Improved visibility of AOE around Bebop while casting Hyper Beam

Improved effects around Lady Geist Soul Exchange to help with clarity

Fixed Mimic options in sandbox not working properly

Added a sound for movement being restricted by Slowing Hex and Vindicta tether

Revised sounds for Pocket Flying Cloak duration and warp

Clarified Vindicta Flight T1 tooltip

Added alternate shop music

Added Refresher cast sound

Teleporter activation no longer gets canceled on incoming damage.

Teleporter channel time increased from 4s to 5s

Walkers now require you to be within 30m to deal damage to them

Walker Health increased by 15%

Base Guardian Health increased by 20%

Patron damage increased by 30% after it is vulnerable

Weakened Patron Health increased by 15%

Weakened Patron now has a Torment Pulse style effect, hitting up to 2 enemies in the pit for 75 damage per second

You can now use melee hotkey while zoomed to exit zoom and perform a melee

Added Bounce Pads in various areas of the map that launch you in a defined direction

Added one-way defender exits beside each outer lane entrance

Added Speed Boost Volumes in the defender passages on the outsides of the base

Firehouse (building next to Sapphire Yellow Guardian) has been reworked to match the layout of the Chapel

Low roof buildings beside Amber Purple Guardian and Sapphire Yellow Guardian are now valid play spaces

Removed zap triggers

Added truck on the back side of those buildings to allow climbing up

Removed rooftop props for those buildings

Added billboards to the edge closest to the lane

Low roof buildings between inner lane Walker arenas are now valid play spaces

Removed zap triggers

Expanded rooftop size

Added fire escape stairs to allow access from the upper level from the Mid

Walker Arena - Amber Yellow/Sapphire Purple:

Added catwalks from high ground defender area to building across the street

Added passage through building and stairs up to a peek spot toward the Guardian

Replaced upper floor juke spot with a connection through building across from new peek spot

Walker Arena - Amber Orange/Sapphire Blue:

Added catwalk from the low roof building to the building across the street

Replaced juke spot in the courtyard with passage connecting to the new catwalk

Widened hallway above Underground Shop

Removed railing and added stairs in the passage toward the Guardian

Courtyard floor opening to the Underground Shop moved closer to above the shop

Bounce Pad added to allow easier navigation from the Underground Shop to the upper courtyard. Replaces a juke spot.

Walker Arena - Amber Blue/Sapphire Orange:

Added interior shaft with Bounce Pad to an upper level balcony from defender side to face the Guardian

Added a Bounce Pad on the ground floor of the Police Station/Garment Building to the upper floor

Added a juke spot inside the Police Station/Garment Building

Added a juke spot down the stairs from the Guardian to the left

Walker Arena - Amber Purple/Sapphire Yellow:

Added an interior corridor through the building between the base and the Walker

Added a balcony that borders the arena on the back side of the Walker

Added a new T1 Weapon item. Grants +35% Bullet Projectile Speed, +14% Weapon Damage and +50 Bullet Shield.

Added a new T4 Spirit item, Magic Carpet: Active - After a 1.3s delay, a magic carpet arrives to pick you up. You gain full flight controls and have +6 m/s movement speed. Lasts 7 seconds. If you cast abilities or use your gun, the carpet disappears. While on the Magic Carpet you gain +400 Bullet and +400 Spirit Shields. Passively grants +150 Health, +10% Ability Duration, and +15 Spirit Power. Cooldown: 40s

Builds: You can now author a suggested ordering of Ability Upgrades

Builds: You can now add per-item author comments by right clicking on items while editing builds that will show up in the item tooltip for users of the build

You can now prioritize your roster into three groups to indicate your preference ordering to the matchmaker: Selected, Priority, High Priority

Items

Active Reload

Lifesteal reduced from 40% to 30%

Fire Rate reduced from 24% to 20%

Alchemical Fire

Bullet Shield increased from 175 to 225

Ammo Scavenger

Spirit Power Duration increased from 24s to 35s

Berserker

Fixed gaining stacks much faster than intended when taking damage from troopers

Bullet Lifesteal

Lifesteal increased from +26% to 28%

Cold Front

Damage reduced from 100 to 75

Damage Spirit Power scaling increased from 1.25 to 1.5

Colossus

Slow increased from 20% to 25%

Slow now affects stamina distances

Combat Barrier

Weapon Damage While Shielded increased from +24% to +28%

Curse

Cooldown increased from 40s to 50s

Debuff Remover

Debuff resistance reduced from +40% to +35%

Decay

Healing Reduction reduced from -70% to -50%

Bleed increased from 2.8% to 3.1%

Cooldown increased from 25s to 30s

Divine Barrier

Duration increased from 4s to 5s

Cooldown reduced from 30s to 28s

Diviner's Kevlar

Cooldown increased from 30s to 60s

Enchanter's Barrier

Spirit Power while Shielded increased from +17 to +20

Escalating Exposure

Max Interval improved from 1s to 0.7s

Escalating Resilience

Max Bullet Resist increased from 30% to 36%

Ethereal Shift

No longer provides +10% Fire Rate

Cooldown increased from 25s to 30s

Extra Regen

Regen increased from 2.7 to 2.8

Fortitude

Out of combat regen timer reduced from 13s to 12s

Glass Cannon

Now gives +1 Movement Speed

No longer gives +2 ammo on kill

Weapon Damage reduced from +75% to +70%

Now gives +10% Weapon Damage per kill (up to +50%)

When you die you lose a stack

Headshot Booster

No longer has +40 Bonus Health

Now has +40 Bullet Shield

Healing Booster

Spirit Resist reduced from +7% to +6%

Bullet Resist reduced from +7% to +6%

Healing Rite

Cooldown reduced from 75s to 65s

Cast Range increased from 20m to 30m

Health Nova

Health increased from +75 to +100

Heroic Aura

Lifesteal increased from 18% to 20%

Improved Burst

Reduced Weapon Damage from +12% to +8%

Improved Cooldown

Cooldown reduction increased from 14% to 15%

Improved Reach

Now gives +10% Spirit Resist

Infuser

No longer gives +7% Spirit Resist

Now gives +50 Health

Inhibitor

Weapon Damage increased from 20% to 25%

Intensifying Magazine

Time for Max Damage reduced from 3.5s to 3s (this is a buff)

Kinetic Dash

HP regen increased from 1 to 1.5

Lifestrike

Heal effectiveness vs non-heroes increased from 25% to 35%

Heal increased from 45% of melee damage to +55%

Long Range

Min distance reduced from 18m to 15m

Majestic Leap

Health increased from +100 to +125

Spirit Power increased from +8 to +10

Melee Lifesteal

Heal effectiveness vs non-heroes increased from 25% to 35%

Health increased from +70 to +75

Metal Skin

Cooldown reduced from 30s to 25s

Monster Rounds

Health reduced from +65 to +50

Now grants +30% Bullet Resistance vs NPCs

Mystic Reach

Now gives +5% Spirit Resist

Mystic Shot

Cooldown increased from 5s to 6s

Mystic Slow

Fire Rate reduction increased from -30% to -40%

Phantom Strike

Cast range reduced from 35m to 30m

Point Blank

No longer grants +300 Bullet Shield

Now grants +15% Bullet Armor

Quicksilver Reload

Infused ability bonus damage increased from +30 to +50

Refresher

Spirit Resist increased from 14% to 16%

Rescue Beam

Cooldown reduced from 30s to 25s

Restorative Locket

Max Stacks reduced from 20 to 15

Heal per stack increased from 30 to 40

Restorative Shot

Weapon Damage increased from 6% to 8%

Ricochet

Fire Rate increased from +8% to +12%

Health increased from +125 to +150

Sharpshooter

Min distance reduced from 18m to 15m

Silence Glyph

No longer reduces Spirit Resist

Now deals +150 damage on impact

Silencer

Reduced active duration from 6s to 4s

Siphon Bullets

You permanently steal 1 stack (45 HP) from the enemy if they die under the debuff. If an enemy you stole a stack from kills you, they regain 1 stack back.

Slowing Bullets

Now grants +5 Spirit

Slowing Hex

Debuff no longer cancels active mobility spells, it only prevents them from being casted

Damage reduced from 100 to 70

Cast range reduced from 35m to 25m

Now also reduces stamina distance by 30%

Projectile speed increased from 1200 to 1350

Soul Rebirth

Rebirth Health increased from 40% to 50%

Cooldown reduced from 240s to 200s

Soul Shredder Bullets

Now grants +6% Weapon Damage

Debuff duration increased from 5s to 6s

Spirit Strike

Spirit damage increased from 40 to 50

Debuff increased from -10% Spirit Resist to -12%

Superior Cooldown

Non-Imbued ability cd reduction increased from 22% to 24%

Superior Duration

Now provides +15% Weapon Damage

Superior Stamina

Air Jump/Dash Distance reduced from +50% to +40%

Fire Rate reduced from 10% to 7%

Surge of Power

Movespeed duration increased from 5s to 6s

Imbued Spirit increased from +26 to +28

Now grants +75 Health

Titanic Magazine

Weapon Damage increased from 16% to 18%

Bullet Resist increased from 8% to 10%

Warp Stone

Active Bullet Resist reduced from +60% to +40%

No longer grants +2 Sprint

Now gains +8 Spirit

Withering Whip

Now applies -40% Fire Rate instead of a Disarm

Duration increased from 3s to 4.5s

Cast range increased from 18m to 24m

Heroes

Abrams

Improved Abrams Siphon and Seismic Impact visuals to not obstruct player view as much

Seismic Impact

Fixed often not dragging enemies in the air along with you when you are slamming down

damage reduced from 175 to 150

Shoulder Charge

Fixed not always placing enemies in front of you

Bebop

Gun range reduced from 50m to 30m + 2.5m/boon (max of 58m)

Speed while shooting increased from 55% to 70%

Base regen increased from 2.5 to 3

Base Bullet Resist increased from 0% to 10%

Bullet Resist per boon reduced from 2.5% to 1.6% (same overall bullet resist at max)

Hook range reduced from 40m to 35m

Hook T2 increased from +25m to +30m

Fixed hooking through veils sometimes not working

Fixed Bebop's Sticky Bomb sometimes misfiring

Exploding Uppercut

now has a slight angle limitation to prevent straight-up direction

radius increased from 10m to 14m

T1 increased from -10s Cooldown to -11s

Sticky Bomb

radius increased from 10m to 12m

can now be cast on self using alt cast hotkey

Hyper Beam

T2 reduced from +140 to +100

spirit scaling increased from 2.4 to 3.0

turn rate improved by 10%

nearby radius increased from 4.5m to 5m

nearby damage now does 25% less than the full amount

Dynamo

Rejuvenating Aurora

can now be canceled by using stamina instead of needing to manually exit first (pre T3)

Kinetic Pulse

Fixed sometimes getting caught on stairs

width increased from 4.5m to 5m

T3 increased from +115 Damage to +125

Singularity

now has a 0.1s cast point

Grey Talon

Fixed T3 Guided Owl not triggering correctly sometimes when the target has Spirit Armor

Charged Shot

collision radius reduced by 10%

Haze

Updated Haze Sleep Dagger cast, projectile loop and whizby

Updated Haze Smoke Bomb sound

Sleep Dagger

now puts you in a brief drowsy state for 0.25s seconds where you move slowly before falling asleep (you still have the ability to shoot/cast/move/etc during this period)

Fixation

T2 from +6s Duration to +5s

T3 reduced from +0.25 to +0.2

Bullet Dance

T1 increased from +6 to +7

Ivy

Fixed melee still going through when casting Stone Form after initiating a melee attack

Watcher's Covenant T1 reduced from +15% Fire Rate to +10%

Now has a new ultimate ability, Air Drop. Take flight with an Ally (or self-cast to carry a bomb). You fly and drop the ally or bomb onto an area, dealing damage, slowing, and silencing enemies. Ivy and the ally gain a bullet shield when they are dropped. Allies can drop by themselves at any time. When using the ability without an ally (carrying a bomb), it has a 1 second cast time.

Stone Form

T2 stun reduced from 0.75s to 0.5s

Kelvin

Arctic Beam

no longer applies a Disarm

now slows Fire Rate (same values as slow)

max slow reduced from 90% to 60%

time to reach max slow increased from 1.2s to 2s

Frozen Shelter

can now be cast while using Arctic Beam

Lash

Health per boon increased from 37 to 42

Base spirit resist increased from 8% to 15%

Flog

cooldown reduced from 30s to 25s

T3 now also reduces Fire Rate by 35%

McGinnis

Speed while shooting increased from 55% to 70%

Mini Turrets now prioritize any heroes McGinnis is shooting at

Medicinal Specter

duration Spirit Power scaling increased from 0.09 to 0.12

Heavy Barrage

T1 changed to Rockets apply 35% slow

Mo & Krill

Scorn

T3 now affects all damage types

Paradox

Base ammo reduced from 45 to 40

Kinetic Carbine

projectile size reduced by 10%

cooldown increased from 24s to 28s

speed duration reduced from 4s to 3.5s

no longer affects channels, cast times or things like Lash's Death Slam

T1 reduced from +0.75s Max Stop duration to +0.5s

T2 cd reduction increased from -8s to -10s

Time Wall

T3 silence duration reduced from 3.5s to 3s

Paradoxical Swap

projectile size reduced by 10%

Pocket

Base Bullet Resist increased from -15% to 0%

Base Spirit Resist reduced from 0% to -15%

Fixed the camera moving too slowly after teleporting with Cloak

Barrage

now respects line of sight

amp effect now shows on Pocket

Amp per stack reduced from 10% to 8%

T3 changed to +5% Amp Per Stack

Seven

Fixed multiple instances of Static Charge not working correctly

Lightning Ball

duration increased from 4s to 5s

Static Charge

stun delay reduced from 4s to 3.5s

Vindicta

Stake

base duration reduced from 2.5s to 2.25s

T1 duration reduced from 1s to 0.75s

Viscous

Fix Damage prevention after being hit by Viscous' Goo Ball being reduced by Debuff Reducer

Stunning or immobilizing Viscous now stops the ball from moving, and prevents him from doing damage and stunning

Splatter

Fixed direct hits counting as the second hit

The Cube

cast range increased from 25m to 30m

T2 cooldown reduced from -25s to -22s

Puddle Punch

now deals light melee damage and is affected by melee items

Charge Delay increased from 0.5s to 1.5s

Goo Ball

duration reduced from 12s to 10s

T1 duration reduced from +6s to +5s

cooldown increased from 80s to 90s

now deals 50% damage to bosses

spirit resist reduced from 80% to 70%

bullet resist reduced from 70% to 60%

can now only stun and damage a target once every 1.5s, up from once every 1.0s

acceleration lowered a bit

Warden

Binding Word

no longer drains 1 stamina

immobilize duration reduced from 2s to 1.75

now has a quick cast behavior (same as Static Charge)

Alchemical Flask

cooldown reduced from 16s to 13s

T2 changed from -10s Cooldown to Drains 1 Stamina

T3 now also reduces cooldown by -7s

Wraith

Fixed being able to melee and parry while stunned by Wraith's Telekinesis

Improved Wraith tracers to feel more connected to their bullet

Card Trick

now has 0.5s cd per cast

Telekinesis

T2 duration reduced from +0.75s to +0.5s

Full Auto

T2 changed to Imbues Bullets with +5 Spirit Damage (only affects Wraith)

Yamato

Base melee damage increased by 10%

Flying Strike T3 now procs after the ability ends, rather than when connecting to the target

Infernus

Updated Infernus tracer, muzzle, and impact fx revisions for better performance