LawBreakers 1.2 Update Patch Notes for PS4 and PC

LawBreakers 1.2 update will be available for download later today. The update comes with bug fixes and visual effects improvements. The new patch has updated the Lobber projectile and explosion VFX  for primary and alternate fire to be more distinct from one another.

In addition, the patch has also improved the team colors on their weapon effects so that they’ll be more readable and consistent with the rest of the game. On the balance front, there are some adjustments to Assassin and gave a small buff to Juggernaut. Game modes are also seeing a few changes… Blitzball has a shorter game clock and a faster shield drop time to help end matches that are getting too drawn out.

LawBreakers 1.2 update for PS4 and PC Patch Notes

ROLE CHANGES:

BATTLE MEDIC –

• LawBreakers 1.2 updates bring updated Lobber projectile and explosion VFX  for primary and alternate fire to be more distinct from one another.

• Made Lobber projectile VFX easier to tell if they are from an enemy or ally.

HARRIER –

• Removed splash damage to self from Shoc-Croc’s alternate fire.

• Made Harrier Weapon and Ability VFX easier to tell if they are from an enemy or ally.

ASSASSIN –

With LawBreakers 1.2 update, the developers are toning down the burst damage on the Romerus charge shot and nudging up the projectile speed and range on her grapple. This should make the grapple both a bit easier to land on moving targets, as well as feel more consistent with latency.

• Romerus alt-fire projectile damage reduced 30 → 27.

• Grapple projectile speed increased 9000 → 9750.

• Grapple projectile range increased 3600 → 3700.

JUGGERNAUT –

With LawBreakers 1.2 update, Juggernaut’s Armor Protocol is twice as effective from the front.

• Increased frontal armor damage reduction 50% → 52%.

MAP & MODE CHANGES:

REACTOR –

• Resized and repositioned the G-40 Gravity Orbs to fit the map better and improve gameplay.

• LawBreakers 1.2 update brings an improved performance of sliding doors on the map.

• Titan’s Neutron Mines and Harrier’s Recharge Stations no longer stick to sliding doors to eliminate exploits.

OCCUPY MODE –

• Increased time between moving Occupy zones from 5 seconds → 15 seconds.

• LawBreakers 1.2 update added in world HUD markers to indicate where the next zone will appear when moved.

• Fixed Audio cue issues where the announcer would say “Zone Heavily Contested” when it was not.

BLITZBALL MODE

• LawBreakers 1.2 update reduced game clock 20 → 15 minutes.

• Reduced time to drop shields.

BUG FIXES [PS4]:

GAMEPLAY –

• LawBreakers 1.2 update for PS4 has fixed an issue where the server would correct positions every time you fired projectile based weapons in low gravity.

• LawBreakers update 1.2 for PS4 improved role selection load times when switching between classes.

• Single zone controller settings now apply in game.

• LawBreakers 1.2 update for PS4 has fixed an issue where the match could begin while waiting for assets to load.

UI –

• Spectator Mode bug fixes

  • LawBreakers 1.2 update for PS4 has fixed issues where Score UI would overlap with HUD in 21:9 aspect ratio.

  • LawBreakers update 1.2 for PS4 brings optimizations to improve the frame rate of spectators.

  • HUD now scales properly while in spectator mode.

  • Fixed broken weapon animations on characters while spectating.

  • LawBreakers 1.2 update for PS4 has fixed Harrier FX displaying centered on screen.

  • LawBreakers 1.2 for PS4 has fixed settings menu not functioning properly.

• Chat

  • LawBreakers 1.2 update for PS4 has fixed chat spacing to better fit chat window.

  • Chat window will now update with incoming messages while it is active.

  • LawBreakers 1.2 for PS4 improved mouse wheel scrolling logic.

TEXT / LANGUAGES –

• Fixed issues with “Out of Bounds” warning text getting truncated.

GENERAL ADDITIONS/IMPROVEMENTS:

• Matchmaking Improvements

  • With LawBreakers 1.2 update for PS4, matchmaking logic has been updated to avoid adding players to matches that would result in a 3v4 or 4v5 situation. It will instead try to maintain 3v3, 4v4, or 5v5 team balances.

BUG FIXES [PC]:

GAMEPLAY –

• LawBreakers 1.2 update for PC has fixed an issue where the server would correct positions every time you fired projectile based weapons in low gravity.

• Improved role selection load times when switching between classes.

• Single zone controller settings now apply in game.

• Fixed an issue where the match could begin while waiting for assets to load.

UI –

• Spectator Mode bug fixes

  • LawBreakers 1.2 update for PC has fixed issues where Score UI would overlap with HUD in 21:9 aspect ratio.

  • Optimizations to improve the frame rate of spectators.

  • HUD now scales properly while in spectator mode.

  • LawBreakers 1.2 for PC has fixed broken weapon animations on characters while spectating.

  • Fixed Harrier FX displaying centered on the screen.

  • LawBreakers 1.2 update for PC has fixed settings menu not functioning properly.

• Chat

  • LawBreakers update 1.2 for PC has fixed chat spacing to the better fit chat window.

  • Chat window will now update with incoming messages while it is active.

  • Improved mouse wheel scrolling logic.

TEXT / LANGUAGES –

• LawBreakers 1.2 update for PC has fixed issues with “Out of Bounds” warning text getting truncated.

VIDEO SETTINGS –

• Fixed mouse not being able to click on certain menus when swapping between windowed and borderless display settings.

• LawBreakers 1.2 update for PC has fixed an issue where the game was defaulting to Borderless Window mode when it should have been running in Fullscreen.

• Fixed an issue where you could not minimize game when running in fullscreen mode.

• LawBreakers update 1.2 for PC has fixed display issues where black borders or offset menus may appear after switching resolutions.

• Anti-Aliasing setting now always applies when playing in the game.

TUTORIAL –

• LawBreakers 1.2 update for PC has fixed issue where bots would be un-killable in tutorial mode.

• Fixed an issue where the tutorial achievement would not always be granted when completing the tutorial for the first time.

• LawBreakers update 1.2 for PC has fixed an issue where a tutorial would occasionally fail to load.

GENERAL ADDITIONS/IMPROVEMENTS:

• Matchmaking Improvements

  • Matchmaking logic has been updated to avoid adding players to matches that would result in a 3v4 or 4v5 situation. It will instead try to maintain 3v3, 4v4, or 5v5 team balances.

• Anti-Cheat Improvements

  • LawBreakers 1.2 update for PC has added in logic for better detection of Aim-bots.

  • Improved Wallhack cheat detection.

• FOV Settings

  • LawBreakers 1.2 update for PC has increased FOV slider setting max to 120.

LawBreakers 1.2 update for PS4 and PCs will be available at 7 am PDT.