Major weapon attachment rebalancing to bridge gap between high-tier and rarely used attachments, plus performance improvements and bug fixes.

Performance & Technical

Server Launch Mechanics (changed)

  • Adjusted to speed up the process of the creation of rooms for matches and getting players into the raid

Raid Completion Mechanics (changed)

  • Adjusted the raid completion mechanics and the display of post-raid statistics to speed up the process of leaving the raid after its completion

Game Client Launch (buffed)

  • Optimized the launch speed of the game client and menu loading

DLSS (changed)

  • Updated to version 4.5
  • Added support for new Presets

Maps

Terminal (new)

  • Added a permanent display of the Zubr boat departure timer to the final part of the Terminal

Weapon Attachments

Muzzle Devices (changed)

  • Flash hiders, muzzle brakes, and similar attachments now reduce recoil more effectively
  • Suppressors now have a smaller impact on recoil
  • Suppressors ergonomics penalty has been reduced

Magazines (changed)

  • Adjusted the bonuses and penalties of all existing magazines into a more consistent system
  • The impact of high-capacity magazines on weapon ergonomics has been reduced
  • Load, unload, and check speed modifiers have also been significantly adjusted
  • Machine gun boxes now have significantly softer penalties to ergonomics and other stats

Grips and Buttstocks (changed)

  • Narrowed the stat gap between different pistol grips, front grips, and buttstocks
  • Late-game attachments still slightly outperform their budget counterparts, but the difference is much smaller than it was before

Bug Fixes

Interface & UI

  • Fixed an issue that caused the interface to duplicate when looting rigs, containers, or the inventories of killed players or bots in certain cases
  • Fixed the cause of long transition times when switching to the Character screen and the Tasks tab in certain cases
  • Fixed the display issues with certain reward types and unlock conditions on the task screen
  • Fixed the display of night vision device mounts and adapters
  • Fixed the incorrect scroll bar appearance in certain dropdown lists in the interface
  • Fixed the search field not being automatically focused when opening the “Search in Stash” window
  • Fixed the display of the mouse sensitivity setting on the settings screen

Story Tasks

  • Fixed the progress of Priest kills getting reset after the raid in the story chapter “They Are Already Here”
  • Fixed an issue where Mr. Kerman would not make contact after an unsuccessful search for the RFID card encryption device in The Lab
  • Fixed an issue that caused the dialogue with Lightkeeper to freeze, preventing players from receiving the Armored case in one of the story tasks
  • Fixed an issue that caused the dialogue with Lightkeeper to freeze, preventing players from obtaining the RFID card in certain cases

Flea Market

  • Fixed the cause of players receiving a Flea Market ban due to Error 214 when the verification window failed to appear
  • Fixed the cause of Error 228 occurring when quickly purchasing multiple items on the Flea Market

Audio

  • Fixed the incorrect sound occlusion behavior in certain areas of the D2 bunker on Reserve
  • Fixed the incorrect ambient sound behavior in certain indoor areas on Terminal

Gameplay

  • Improved the network synchronization of grenade throws and BTR movement
  • Fixed the incorrect damage calculation that resulted in no penalties being applied for a blacked-out limb
  • Fixed the incorrect experience display on the post-raid statistics screen after completing a raid with the Run-Through status in certain cases
  • Fixed an issue where some players would spawn into a raid without a weapon in their hands in certain cases
  • Fixed a persistent muzzle flash after firing the GP-25 underbarrel grenade launcher in certain cases
  • Fixed an issue that caused players to slide on inclined surfaces after jumping in certain cases
  • Fixed the brief sprint animation triggering when strafing or turning the camera in the direction of movement in certain cases
  • Fixed the incorrect bot behavior after fully depleting ammunition in stationary weapons in certain cases

Hideout & Items

  • Fixed an issue where audio tapes produced in the Hideout would not appear in the handbook without restarting the game
  • Fixed an issue where gear presets suggested purchasing weapon parts even though the required weapon build was already in the stash

Technical

  • Fixed the incorrect Steam Rich Presence status switching in certain cases

Source: Steam News