Version 1.1.5.12

Items
• You can now apply anticoagulant onto melee weapons that support poisons to get the same effect that's applied by siphoners
• [Expedition] Rust Maker spear is now level 18 instead of 15, and its acid damage has been increased from 5-10 to 14-25
• [Expedition] Rust Maker knife is now also level 18, its acid damage increased from 4-6 to 5-7

UI
• Enhancement items will now show under "Tools" in the inventory

Tweaks
• Tweaked Phreak's dialog trade rewards (quantities earned should now be less confusing)

Bugs
• NPCs will now use antidote against most poisons
• Moving away from the door when using a Spying Endoscope will now properly close the spying view
• You will now be able to see all the skill synergies in the skill description panel instead of just the first one
• Dirty Kick (and probably some other similar attacks) will no longer deteriorate durability of your regular weapon
• Fixed the visual glitch with laser sight overlapping hammerer pistol frame
• Fixed several doors in Phreak's facilities
• Fixed Tanner not always giving the player the reward for helping Rail Crossing, depending on the dialog branch taken
• Fixed Lenox sometimes not being willing to fight when the moment is right
• Fixed Lt. Stratford incorrectly telling the player that they're being rewarded with an assault rifle when they're actually getting a submachine gun
• Fixed not getting the option to tell the Rejects to leave if the player manually hacked every single cell door
• Fixed Jumping Stilts appearing as an unknown headwear item
• Fixed Myles incorrectly stating that he requires a 115q (instead of 120q) Impala frame to refurbish Tommy Gun
• Fixed riot gear sometimes being generated with shields on npcs who wield weapons incompatible with it
• [Expedition] Fixed the jet ski towing to not constantly detach due to lagging of the towed vessel
• [Expedition] The Blinding Poison will now properly state its damage (7) when coating a weapon
• [Expedition] Fixed the Boarding Up feat to only be triggered when the attack lands instead of any time the attack is launched
• [Expedition] Fixed Jon sometimes telling you that a person wants to see you even when that person is no longer present
• [Expedition] Fixed player not always receiving proper bonus money when doing missions for the Grim Jetters
• [Expedition] Doctor Savage will now properly smoke the cigar player gave him
• [Expedition] Fixed Donnie constantly reminding the player about new merchandise after passing his mercantile check
• Minor dialog/zone fixes

Version 1.2.0.0 and the incoming DLC

Hi guys,

In preparation of the coming release of Heavy Duty DLC (which you can wishlist now) we are pushing version 1.2.0.0 out on the main branch today.

In one of the dev logs back in 2022, I hinted at a possiblity of us releasing a small DLC that would contain some important mechanics that we originally planned for a bigger DLC that would follow after Expedition. These mechanics were the new weapon types. As I said then, instead of making this large DLC we decided to move on to Infusion and basically rework the entire engine.

However, we didn't want to just leave those out permanently. While I was busy working on the new engine, along with the 3D artists, I decide to have the level/quest designers, who could not do any substantial work in the new engine yet anyway, work on a short, but unique, side-mission that we could then package with the weapons as a smaller DLC.

That way we could freshen up the game without disrupting the work on Infusion significantly. Granted, it did take some of my development time to code the new weapons (because at that point we only had the spritesheet renders) as well as some of the artists' time when creating the new tilesets. However, the majority of the work was done by the two level designers that had time to spare anyway.

So I hope you all enjoy the new weapons, I found them very fun during testing, as well as the new adventure. I can now confidently say that this is probably maybe the last big content update to the game until we're finished with Infusion. Of course, there's still the question of improved Steam Deck support and localization tools. Also it wouldn't hurt to add a couple more unique weapons, spears in particular...

Anyway, here is the list of changes in this patch. It does not include the DLC stuff that's coming later.

① Features
---• New seasonal events

② Items
---• Increased the cost of Hexogen
---• Scopes, crossbow superstring, pneumatic reloader and laser sight are now stackable
---• Praetorian heavy armor acid resistance changed to 0% / 5 (down from 20% / 10). This was a mistake, regular metal armors have minimal fixed acid resistance
---• Praetorian heavy armor health bonused changed to 35 (up from 20)
---• Reduced the mechanics required for a number of different gun barrels (7.62, 8.6, .44, 12.7)
---• Increased durability of TT 3000 from 690 to 2220, and Balor's Hammer from 1770 to 3570

③ NPCs
---• Rathound King and What now have custom combat taunts
---• Doctor Merrick will now treat injured players
---• Gorsky is now immune to fear
---• [Expedition] Becket will now sell spears and offer them as a reward; also, he will now always buy some medical items per restock (was random before)

④ Tweaks
---• Reduced the spread angle for assault rifle/SMG bursts
---• Echoing Soliloquy persuasion buff will now work a lot more reliably on higher difficulties
---• Tchortlings will now despawn (go back to their wretched holes) if the player returns to Hollow Earth zones without being affected by the Eye of Tchort debuff
---• Protectorate Dreadnought's minigun now behaves like a proper minigun; also, the shoot rocket ability's AP cost has been reduced from 30 to 20, whereas cooldown has been increased from 2 to 3 turns

⑤ Bugs
---• Item macro stacking (1000 = 1k, 1000000 = 1m...) will now properly work with the new UI settings (was Classic-only)
---• Fatal Throw should no longer provide any benefit when throwing acid vials
---• Fixed the UI bug with certain vehicle slot background icons in some UI sizes
---• Updated HARP rocket explosion to use the same sprites as High Explosive grenades, instead of the old one
---• Commando will no longer trigger when destroying inanimate objects
---• Certain special acid attack will now count towards "Acid Trip" achievement
---• Fixed being able to tell Lt. Garren that a certain sneaky person is located somewhere despite the fact that he isn't
---• Fixed Leo sometimes not leaving his hiding place properly and thus not being accessible for the rest of the playthrough
---• Fixed Epione Lab cameras sometimes tracking the player despite them having been allowed access by the front guard
---• Fixed Gorsky staying in Tanner's office even after certain events that should prevent their conversation from happening have taken place
---• Fixed being able to pickpocket femurs from hunchback mutants
---• Fixed certain Mushroom Root parts being selectable from outside of the actual sprite
---• Fixed thrown oil barrels doing acid damage on direct impact
---• Fixed being able to daze machines while under the influence of Scrapperac
---• Fixed the game not acknowledging you had paid for the Wormhole access if you did so through a mercantile check
---• Fixed Tchortling Sower Tentacles sometimes dropping their bio attack weapon items for the players to pick up
---• Fixed SRO assault squad not returning to home base upon victory
---• If the player manages to survive the electric shock and subsequently kill the other runners in the Gauntlet's final area, they will no longer be able to enter other lanes and go out of bounds
---• Buying drapes for your house will now properly remove 300 charons from inventory (as stated in Jyles' dialog) instead of 350
---• Death of reclined characters lke the wounded sec-trooper will no longer be displayed as destruction in the text feed
---• minor dialog/zone fixes - [Expedition] Fixed not being able to disembark at a destroyed wall section in Port Ceto during certain events
---• [Expedition] Updated Elemental Bolts feat description to include energy bolts. The text remains the same for the base game, as it does not feature this kind of bolts
---• [Expedition] Fixed the camp defense quest note not being marked as completed in certain situations
---• [Expedition] Fixed not always getting extra xp for doing the final pirate mission solo (and some other minor dialog inconsistencies)
---• [Expedition] Fixed Ladelman not selling vehicle repair kits
---• [Expedition] Fixed quests related to joining the expedition not always being marked as failed when the ship returns to the Black Sea without the player
---• [Expedition] Fixed a broken electronics check when attempting to fix an Abandoned Waterways Facility console
---• [Expedition] Fixed not getting a bonus for revealing a certain threat to the expedition
---• [Expedition] Fixed behavioural issues with Ladelman and Doc Savage when they join the camp defenses at the beach
---• [Expedition] Fixed a broken option to call for reinforcements during kidnapping negotiations
---• [Expedition] Fixed the respawning jet ski in Abandoned Waterway Facility
---• [Expedition] Fixed The Rig guard dogs engaging players riding jets skis (will occasionally growl at them only)
---• [Expedition] Fixed junk jets taken from members of a few factions still displaying red/protected cursor
---• [Expedition] Room 3 at The Rig will no longer display red/protected cursor even if Murky gave you its key
---• [Expedition] A certain persuasion option will no longer break Todd's dialog
---• minor dialog/zone fixes

That's it for now, guys. Look out for the DLC coming November 1st!

Cheers.

Version 1.2.0.8

① UI
---• Added 3840x1600 resolution to video options

② Bugs
---• Fixed the psi innervation window bugging out when you have more than 9 psi slots
---• [Expedition] Certain special sewer blockade can now be properly cleared (was broken by a previous patch)
---• [Heavy Duty] Fixed the Shell Shock status effect duration
---• [Heavy Duty] Fixed Gunslinger disappearing in a specific instance if left near the railcar outside the Compound
---• [Heavy Duty] Fixed the Warthog refurbishment text incorrectly stating that a muzzle brake is required alongside other components
---• minor dialog/zone fixes

Version 1.2.0.9

⯈ Bugs
---• [Heavy Duty] Fixed black screen issues when leaving for dark territory
---• [Heavy Duty] Fixed Gunslinger still following the player in instances in which he shouldn't
---• minor dialog/zone fixes

Version 1.2.0.12

⯈ Bugs
---• Fixed not being allowed entrance to Epione Lab in a certain instance. Talking to the guard again will resolve the issue
---• Fixed an instance in which the player could get vision inside the Battery Recycling Plant even when nowhere near the surveillance monitor
---• [Expedition] Fixed missing trapdoors in a laboratory the player visits while being in a very special state
---• [Heavy Duty] Fixed the idle animations for Protectorate Marine when holding a grenade launcher
---• [Heavy Duty] Fixed a certain boutique owner not offering special merchandise when he should
---• Minor dialog/zone fixes

Version 1.2.0.13

⯈ Bugs
---• Fixed one noise-related way of breaking Zaman's introductory cutscene; also, Chop Chop will now properly go to his guard spot after certain things happen
---• Fixed the bug that prevented the player from toggling off auras when they do not meet the requirements for turning it on (e.g. not being able to turn off Precognition because you don't have enough psi points)
---• [Expedition] Text in the specialization list search bar will now again be visible in Classic UI mode
---• [Heavy Duty] Fixed the bug that caused a certain special weapon not to trigger on hit effects such as Hit and Run
---• [Heavy Duty] Secondary ammo belt on miniguns will now properly increase weapon's value and weight
---• [Heavy Duty] Fixed railcar still having full power even after getting EMPd
---• [Heavy Duty] Fixed an occasional crash in one of the Compound zones
---• [Heavy Duty] Fixed missing music in the zone you meet the crew after returning from the Compound
---• [Heavy Duty] Fixed incorrect music and portrait background while in Rag's boutique
---• [Heavy Duty] Fixed technomedic armor's injection and recharge abilities only working on some npcs
---• Minor dialog/zone fixes

Version 1.2.0.14

① Items
• [Expedition] Added a new unique spear

② Bugs
• Jumping stilts will now provide additional movement points as stated
• Robots are no longer completely immune to nail bombs, just to the bleeding
• A couple of daze triggers that weren't resistible before, can be resisted now, such as the Quake's shockwave
• Fixed Dreadnoughts not being immune to caltrops
• Fixed secondary modulators for generated energy shield emitters not having their quality properly set
• [Expedition] Fixed Protectorate patrol dobermans sometimes not participating in combat with hostile factions
• [Expedition] Fixed the Ferryman sometimes not recognizing that the player has towed a certain vessel to his ferry, instead asking for map location
• [Expedition] Fixed a certain door in the Mutie Refuge being unintentionally lockpickable
• [Heavy Duty] Fixed the bug with sledgehammer not showing when wearing the psionic exoskeleton
• [Heavy Duty] Fixed the bug that caused hit and run and some other on hit effects to not trigger when the target is killed with the grenade's second damage when using grenade launchers (such as with HE launcher grenades)
• [Heavy Duty] Fixed Gunslinger sometimes not equipping weapons given to him by the player if they are weaker than his default energy pistol
• [Heavy Duty] Fixed Gunslinger exiting and reentering stealth on zone transition
• [Heavy Duty] Fixed an Exoskeleton Assembler zone issue which caused occasional crashes or the Gunslinger to disappear if left to wait there
• [Heavy Duty] Fixed railcar roof not being revealed properly at the final destination
• [Heavy Duty] Fixed a certain split gate in The Compound failing to open under specific conditions even if the player passed the strength check
• Various minor dialog/zone fixes

Version 1.2.0.15

① Items
• Added 3 new crowbars

② Feats
• Added Sap: Grants 20% bonus when attacking with crowbars and allows you to perform a special crowbar attack from behind the target that bypasses all resistances and shields and incapacitates the target for up to 5 turns. You must either be hidden from your target through stealth or the target needs to be incapacitated. Only works on humanoids.

③ Tweaks
• Initial merchant sell price modifier was too low in most cases and mercantile tended to floor it too quickly. Now it will be both higher and more dependent on the faction standing.

④ Bugs
• Fixed Gorsky's new base toilet
• Fixed the bug that allowed certain special armor abilities to persist even when you unequip the armor
• Interloper feat will now properly retain your movement points even when combat is initialized from real-time mode
• Rifle Barrel Retractor will now properly stack like other such components
• [Expedition] Fixed one Pirate Chucker sometimes spawning invisible in the zone where you meet Razor for the first time
• [Expedition] Fixed Aegis sec-troopers and Naga Protectors not being hostile to each other in the rare occurrences of them meeting
• [Expedition] Fixed the game sometimes not registering that the Black Eels on The Rig have been wiped out by the player
• [Heavy Duty] Psychophract Exoskeleton will now properly compensate the agility penalty when powered on
• [Heavy Duty] Fixed Myles incorrectly stating that The Warthog requires a 120 quality Guardian frame when the required quality is actually 130
• Various minor dialog/zone fixes

Version 1.2.0.16

① Items
• Hyperallergenic can now be extracted from its gland that can sometimes be obtained from Death Stalkers

② Tweaks
• Scrapperac self-daze will no longer trigger with ranged attacks; also increased its duration to 2 turns.
• [Expedition] All energy-based jet ski weapons should now properly work with High-Technicalities feat

③ Bugs
• Fixed several minor npcs not staying hostile when the game is saved, instead reverting to their default attitude on load
• Fixed Creeping Dread and Eye of Tchort status effects not applying penalties to Heavy Guns and Temporal Manipulation
• Fixed Heidi not taking money for providing medical services
• Fixed zone transition problems with some random encounters featuring holes in the ground
• Fixed Abram not being treated as a member of a certain faction when located in a certain secret place
• Caltrops can now properly land on bridge tiles
• Acid can now be spilled onto bridge tiles
• Scan Call Overload modifier will no longer reset to 0% on save/load (effects that are applied before the update will still be bugged)
• Vanishing powder grenade will no longer fail to put you in stealth if you didn't have 10 remaining AP after its usage
• Crossbow super string will now properly stack like other such components
• Molotov cocktail and other incendiary hand grenades will now remove chill and other frost based effect of the targets caught in the blast even if they are not set on fire
• Fixed the bug that would cause the turn-based UI control to not show all the movement points in some specific cases
• The maximum zoom out for the world map has been reduced as the previous one was bugged
• Sap will now properly work on targets that are immune to bleeding or poison
• Certain chemical accident should now properly prevent you from using psi abilities
• Fixed the bug that would can an item to disappear when swapping in held weapon into certain crafting recipes while using a riot shield (basically if the weapon getting swapped into the hand was two-handed, it would just disappear)
• When an NPC throws a large object in turn-based combat, the turn will not pass to the next participant until the object lands; though it was fun seeing mutants count-cheese the stasis play
• Taste for blood should now properly trigger when killing the target with damage from armor
• [Expedition] Psi-somatic Agent will now have the correct icon
• [Expedition] Fixed magnifying neuroscopic filters for plasma beam and cryogenic barrier not appearing in the world
• [Expedition] Fixed some cocktails stacking indefinitely in Mixer Jesse's store
• [Expedition] Fixed a rare crash that occurs if the player receives a call from Aegis - after dying
• [Expedition] Fixed Servants short-circuited by the MRI field sometimes becoming neutral to the player after the field has been turned off
• [Expedition] Fixed being able to see through a covered section of Eldrän's tent
• [Heavy Duty] Fixed Gunslinger ignoring hostilities directed at the player in a few specific instances
• Various minor dialog/zone fixes