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An replace with beautiful results.
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With nerfs to the power strat, semibots should give you a brand new strategy to survive their R.E.P.O. runs now that the large replace is right here. A brand new map, weapons, gadgets, and UI adjustments face you. Do you’ve gotten what it takes to adapt and survive?
Public matchmaking is now out there. Though no official patch notes have been launched on the time of writing this text (as that is an open beta), right here is every part you’ll want to find out about R.E.P.O.‘s first large replace.
R.E.P.O. patch notes
New content material
The principle addition this replace has is the big museum known as Avant-Garde. This options predominately bigger rooms, making it troublesome to evade monsters, however considerably simpler to navigate round. There’s not a lot danger of getting misplaced right here, or dropping observe of the place Extraction Factors are. Many of the degree is open and sometimes function a number of flooring even within the early-game. Cowl isn’t a lot of an choice within the museum so you’ll have to assume in your toes and enter the extent with gear if you wish to survive a number of extractions.
New weapons and valuables
This replace contains 4 new gadgets. The Stun Mine has additionally been renamed to Trapzap. Right here’s what you’ll want to know concerning the new additions:
| Merchandise | Price | Operate |
|---|---|---|
| Duck Bucket | $6-7K | Discovered within the secret store, the Duck Bucket has one perform: to cowl the Apex Predator. Merely maintain and drop it over the Duck standing in entrance of you and watch it waddle round slowly, being unable to comply with or flip into its aggressive and over-powered type. |
| Pulse Pistol | $15-16K | The Pulse Pistol is a small firearm that resembles the Ray Gun. Capturing this at monsters inflicting them to get blasted again, having a big knockback impact that quickly stuns and halts their motion. Enemies will fall to the bottom and keep there for roughly two to 4 seconds earlier than standing again as much as resume their patrol. This weapon can even kill monsters. This pistol is finest used to launch the Gown, Headman, and Reaper away, inflicting them to reset and neglect about your existence (as long as you’re not nonetheless standing immediately in entrance of them). It will also be used to launch enemies into acid/lava swimming pools or off the map, though that is tougher to attain. It takes two bullets to kill the Duck and 4 to kill a Reaper. |
| Boltzap | $17-18K | A crossbow with minute stun results. Able to killing monsters, a single bolt can hit a number of enemies directly (as long as they’re immediately subsequent to at least one one other). The principle approach this works is that if the enemy taking a direct hit bounces again into close by monsters, having the identical knockback impact on them. This offers injury and throws monsters to the bottom, however they’ll and can instantly get again up, so don’t use this as a strategy to stun and assault monsters. It has a ridiculous cost dimension, making it extremely helpful. Nonetheless it’ll possible value one to 2 Vitality Crystals to replenish. It takes roughly 4 prices/arrows to kill a Mentalist. |
| Prodzap | $28-29K | A melee weapon that doesn’t deal a lot injury however is an efficient stun weapon. The monster will drop and sure take additional injury hitting the bottom. This provides you round three seconds to run away or swap weapon in case your purpose is to kill the risk you’ve shocked. |
Gadgets aren’t the one new factor to work together with. You could find a ton of latest valuables contained in the Avant-Garde map akin to a large child head that cries when its eyes open, a wierd pacifier, a jamming boombox, and plenty of extra. These embody medium to heavy valuables which have distinctive and important results, including extra comedic moments, however are exhausting to exfil with.
Sadly, there isn’t any new monsters for R.E.P.O.‘s first large replace. However there’s greater than sufficient content material right here to expertise the sport as in the event you’re new. The principle purpose for that is the added Overcharge function.
Overcharge function
Overcharge stops you from holding onto monsters for too lengthy. The period of time it takes to fill the gauge in your cursor will depend on the monster you’re attempting to seize. This has been carried out to cease the favored power stat which made it extremely straightforward to raise and slam enemies, making all weapons pointless. If the gauge turns into full your semibot will implode, taking 20HP.
Weapon buffs
Whilst you can nonetheless shortly seize monsters on full power to throw them off the map, you received’t be capable of depend on this on a regular basis because the deadliest of enemies’ Overcharge gauges fill extremely quick. However semiwork has discovered an ideal intermediary in the event you’re not proud of the power counter—weapon buffs. Firearms have obtained a big buff in each their ammunition and accuracy. These firearms nonetheless take the identical quantity of bullets to kill every monster although. However firearms at the moment are cheaper within the Service Station, making them gear you shouldn’t move up.
UI adjustments
Exterior of the Avant-Garde picture if you load into the extent, R.E.P.O. has a a lot sleeker design. The weapons, throwables, Drones, and Charging Station precisely show how a lot cost every merchandise has, making it clear how a lot you’ve gotten left within the tank.
This can be placebo, however the sound design appears higher too. It’s extra life like and clearer, with seemingly new atmosphere noises added to extend the general worry issue this co-op horror supplies. Music performs in some areas of Avant-Garde, you’ll be able to hear the crunch of soil and grass underneath your toes in courtyards, and there’s clanging behind you, as in the event you’re being watched and adopted.
