DUST 514 Uprising Patch 1.0 Notes Bring Along a Massive Amount of Changes, Prepare Yourself

It’s going to be a pretty busy week or so for DUST 514 as the Uprising build hits the game today, prompting server downtime that should be over by the time you read this, and the full game opens up on Tuesday, May 14th.

For that Uprising and patch 1.0 release, here’s all of the notes, with the details for the launch update below that:

Path to Game and Overall UI

Major improvement to the login flow. Time to merc quarter reduced from 4:30 seconds to 1:30 seconds on average
New character creation screen
Removed Specializations
New loading screens
All UI screens have been visually polished

Spawning and End of Match

New Overview Map and Spawn Screen UI.
Squad member list visible on overview map
Improved fit selection on spawn screen
Improved scanning on Objectives and Installations
Players are invisible / cloaked upon spawn for a few seconds. Cloak diables upon movement
Redesigned bleed out
New Kill Screen that shows who killed you and his/her statistics
Revamped and enhanced End of Match Screens

Skills

New node based Skill UI
Newly created characters receive no starter skills. Specializations have been removed
Reorganized skill tree to be simpler with logical separations between vehicle and dropsuit skills. Now all dropsuit skills are under Dropsuit Command; all equipment and modules (with the exception of damage modifiers and remote explosives) under Dropsuit Upgrades and all weapons under Weaponry
Weapon skill bonuses are now weapon-specific as opposed to providing blanket bonuses across Light, Sidearm and Heavy categories
Dropsuit Command skills first unlock basic non-role frames before unlocking role-specific skills
Module skills improve the efficacy of modules used

Dropsuits – New Dropsuit Roles and Race/Role-Specific Bonuses Added:

Minmatar Scout

Scout Suit Bonus: 5% reduction to scan profile per level
Minmatar Scout Bonus: +5% to melee and nova knife damage per level

Gallente Scout

Scout Suit Bonus: 5% reduction to scan profile per level
Gallente Scout Bonus: +10% to dropsuit scan radius per level

Amarr Assault

Assault Suit Bonus: +5% to dropsuit shield recharge rate per level
Amarr Assault Bonus: 5% reduction to laser weaponry heat build-up per level

Amarr Logistics

Logistics Suit Bonus: +1 HP to dropsuit armor repair rate per level
Amarr Logistics Bonus: +5% to efficacy of armor repairer modules per level

Minmatar Assault

Assault Suit Bonus: +5% to dropsuit shield recharge rate per level
Minmatar Assault Bonus: +5% to sidearm weaponry clip size per level

Minmatar Logistics

Logistics Suit Bonus: +1 HP to dropsuit armor repair rate per level
Minmatar Logistics Bonus: +5% to hacking speed per level

Gallente Assault

Assault Suit Bonus: +5% to dropsuit shield recharge rate per level
Gallente Assault Bonus: 5% reduction to hybrid weaponry PG/CPU usage per level

Gallente Logistics

Logistics Suit Bonus: +1 HP to dropsuit armor repair rate per level
Gallente Logistics Bonus: 5% reduction to equipment PG/CPU usage per level

Caldari Assault

Assault Suit Bonus: +5% to dropsuit shield recharge rate per level
Caldari Assault Bonus: +2% to hybrid weapon reload speed

Caldari Logistics

Logistics Suit Bonus: +1 HP to dropsuit armor repair rate per level
Caldari Logistics Bonus: +5% to efficacy of shield extender modules per level

Amarr Sentinel

Sentinel Suit Bonus: 5% reduction to weapon feedback damage per level
Amarr Sentinel Bonus: +2% to heavy weapon reload speed

Added effect and audio triggers for shield loss and recharge
Reduced base passive scan radius for all dropsuits

Weapons

Weapon tiers streamlined so that more side grades are unlocked in the advanced tier and more exotic variants in the prototype tier
Reduced damage and max range of the HMG
Moved Charge Sniper Rifle into the prototype tier
Improved damage on Tactical Assault Rifle variants
Modified nova knife to do charge-based damage (allowing instant attacks).
Increased FOV for the laser rifle in ADS so that it has less “zoom”
New laser rifle iron sights
New Gallente assault rifle iron sights
New Gallente assault rifle ACOG scope
New Gallente shotgun ADS
Added new weapon animation system for Move controller
Added new charging HUD element integrated with ammo UI
Added support for multi-fire weapons i.e. regular and charge based firing on a single weapon type
Added support for transitional into scope animations and added animations for all weapons
Added heat glow on a variety of weapons such as the assault rifle and nova knives
New jumping animations when in scope
Updated reload animations
Updated all melee animations
Updated 3P animation to support sprint strafing
New sprint animations for all pistols
New overheat animations for HMG and Laser Rifle
Updated recoil for Gallente shotgun

Controls

Completely retuned controller sensitivity settings in the options menu to give a broader range
Retuned handheld weapon control sensitivity default settings
Retuned large and small turret control sensitivity
Enabled aiming friction for small turrets to improve fine aiming
Retuned all aim assist systems for handheld weapons to improve aiming
Added melee aim assist system
Enabled the ability to strafe whilst sprinting
Added new infantry control schemes
Added multi-function buttons
Changed entry/exit logic of vehicle control schemes so that the exit vehicle button corresponds with the on-foot interact/enter vehicle button
Fully detailed tooltips for all vehicles and selected infantry weaponry
Mouse and keyboard tooltips in menus and in game (can be toggled through the options menu under the keyboard and mouse tab)
Improvements to mouse and keyboard mappings

New Control Schemes

Infantry

Duty Calls
Battleground
Praetorian
Southpaw (of Default)
Legacy
Legacy Southpaw

Tracked Vehicles

Southpaw

Aerial Vehicles

Southpaw

Equipment – New Equipment Added

Active Scanner
Increased throw speed, activation time and number of remote explosives that can be carried at once
Reduced nanite storage capacity and recharge rate of militia nanohives, and moved more powerful variants into advanced and prototype tiers to encourage skilling into higher tiers.
Added range indication for fallen teams mates when using nanite injector
Added the ability to use the nanite injector even when you do not have it selected
Added new cortex display

EVE Universe

Added player location to the HUD in the MQ and WR
Added EVE standard time readout to neocom
Added in-match tags for EVE ships in orbit

Vehicles

Added new vehicle skills to correspond with the new vehicle roles
Caldari/Gallente Logistics dropship skill gives bonuses to cpu usage on all shield/armor modules
Migrated promotional vehicles into the current release
Added front-firing turret on Assault Dropship
Vehicle skill-revamp. Skill requirements, and number of requirements has changed
New vehicle-specific scanning skills
Reduced collision damage to dropships
Tweaks to make standard and logistics dropships to feel heavier
Improvements to feeling of vehicle weight
Marauder HAVs are temporarily removed for rework
Added wind effect when vehicles are traveling quickly
Added camera shake when heavy vehicles drive by
All Dropships will now trigger emergency crew bay light when entering a crash
Added the ability to recall vehicles so that you do not lose them if you want to abandon them
Retuned and improved vehicle upright constraints
New LAV physics model
New Dropship camera
Tuned LAV jump cam
Lowered LAV rumble on bumps
Added physics to “push” players off moving vehicles

Added New Vehicle Roles:

Gallente Enforcer HAV
Caldari Enforcer HAV
Gallente Scout LAV
Caldari Scout LAV
Gallente Assault Dropship
Caldari Assault Dropship

Modules

Nanofibre modules are removed
Added new remote module camera on vehicles

Turrets

Reduced dispersion on Large Missiles
Increased speed on Railgun and Missile projectiles
Increased splash damage on Small Missile Turrets

Installations

Attached new small installation bases
Fix to CRU – should now take the same level of damage as other installation components

Adjustments to ISK Prices

Lowered prices on standard and advanced items in all categories while keeping the price level of prototype items mostly intact
Simplified the pricing on dropsuits – there’s now just one price category (i.e. heavy dropsuits now cost the same as assault dropsuits of the same meta level)
Simplified the pricing of weapons – they now have two price categories, primary weapons and sidearms (i.e. heavy machine guns will now cost the same as assault rifles, and nova knives the same as scrambler pistols of the same meta level)
Reduced the price of Dropships in half (approximately)
Changed the base price points on vehicle modules and turrets – vehicle modules will be less costly than before, while vehicle turrets will be more expensive
Changed the base price points on equipment – equipment will now be less expensive overall

Improvements to the Augmentations Page

Boosters of different multipliers can now be queued, with newest additions going to the front of the queue
Made improvements to what information is available and how it is displayed

Maps/Environments

Greatly improved terrain shaders and rendering, including vegetation.
Complete rework of existing terrains.
All battlegrounds now contain all game modes.
Improved Ambush OMS game mode
Gameplay tuned for 32-48 players.
Art Polish of architecture and structures
New moods providing variation in time of day and tone on different planets

Audio

New music
New weapon sounds
New LAV sounds
Moment-to-moment audio improvements on the following:
Explosions
Grenade bounce
Hit success feedback

Improved Loading Screens

Visual Effects

Add god ray effects
Add dynamic tone mapping
Add cloud shadow effect
Add lens dirt effect

Performance

Optimize client GPU performance
Optimize texture streaming speed
Increase display resolution

Factional Warfare

Battles relating to Factional Warfare are no longer considered corporation battles. The battles can be found under the Mercenary tab of the Battle Finder and are now auto generated based on activity within EVE
Factional Warfare battles allows you to select which side you want to fight on

Starmap

A new starmap has been added and can be found in the Neocom under Battles

The Starmap has Three View Settings:

Atlas view which shows sovereignty information from all over New Eden
Factional Warfare displays the ownership of planetary districts for each of the 4 major factions. From there you can join battles and see their results affect the outcome for each faction
Corporation tab that will show information about your corporation’s conquest of planets within New Eden

Other

You can now see your connection quality to battles in the Mercenary can Corporation tab of the Battle Finder. The bar shows your connection quality (more bars means higher quality)
You can now send and receive mail to both your alliance and corporation
As a DUST player with roles in a corporation you will now receive notifications based on that role. This includes all EVE and DUST notifications such as POS fuel and district attacks
The wallet has been updated to show the journal log for both your personal wallet and corporation wallet
Brackets for ships in space connected to a district are now visible. This is limited to a specific quantity of ships and will always try and show ships from both sides
The size of squads has been increased to 6
UVT (Universal Voice Translators) are no longer available on the market and you will be able to use the in-game voice system without UVT

May 14th Release Date Notes

Weapons – New Weapons Added:

Scrambler Rifle
Plasma Cannon
Flaylock Pistol

Planetary Conquest

Planetary Conquest has been added to the Molden Heath region
Corporations within DUST are able to conquer planets, collect clones, and battle for control of more districts

Maps/Environments