Once Human has gained a lot of popularity since its Beta launch last year. Popular streamers have gained Once Human even more fans with them praising how enjoyable the game is. To improve the game even more, the Dev team is doing some upgrades to the servers as well as the game. See below the Server Maintenance notes on all the changes being made to the game.
Server Maintenance Notes
Optimization: World Exploration
1. Added new Commission Tasks with enriched variety in the Blackfell, Lone Wolf Wastes region
2. Added a tutorial Commission Task upon first entrance to Deadsville, allowing new Metas to familiarize themselves with the Commissions
3. Expanded the constructible area in the Dayton Wetlands. Additionally, Metas can now build territories or set up camps with closer proximity to Settlements.
4. Added the display of territory range in the territory relocation preview
5. Replaced the Swarm with Cogitarid in foggy areas. No more Swarms in the fog!
6. Adjusted rewards in foggy areas, which now provide a significantly larger quantity of Acid. The amount of Energy Links and rare metals has also been increased.
7. Enriched rewards in Hales’ Moving House and optimized its location and refresh rules. Rewards now refresh weekly.
Optimization: Graphics
1. Refined the interior of Gaia Cliff Monolith Danger Zone and Mirage Monolith Danger Zone
2. Refined the structure of the annex building of the Alternate Reality Research Institute
3. Optimized enemy distribution in Gaia Cliff Monolith Danger Zone and Alternate Reality Research Institute
4. Refined the Gaia Military Base scene and optimized enemy distribution
5. Optimized the VFX of teleport portals inside the Monolith Ruin
6. Added post-processing effects to custom loading screens, bringing them closer to the default loading screen.
7. Refined the graphic design of the Rustic Crossbow
8. Optimized the shadows of Disciples
Optimization: Vehicles
1. Enabled First-Person View on certain vehicles
2. Optimized the steering wheel and controls on certain vehicles
3. Optimized the sitting posture on certain vehicles
4. Optimized the interior view of vehicles during rainy weather
5. Optimized vehicle collision and explosion effects
6. Optimized the hill climbing performance of motorcycles when driving at high speeds
Optimization: Gameplay
New Accessibility Features
1. Added: Scroll to switch weapon, and press key to switch weapon, which allows Metas to switch only between slots 1 and 2 weapons. This feature is off by default. To turn on, go to Settings.
2. Added: auto switch ammo. If a magazine is emptied, the weapon will automatically reload with available ammo, prioritizing the type with the largest quantity. This feature is on by default. To turn it off, go to Settings.
1. Added: auto switch weapon. if a weapon runs out of ammo, another weapon with available ammo will be automatically equipped. Weapons in slots 1 or 2 will be prioritized for the switch. This feature is on by default. To turn it off, go to Settings.
Setting Options
1. Reorganized the arrangement of certain setting options to provide a more intuitive and logical flow
2. Screen Shake Intensity now allows for a minimum value of 0
3. Adjusted the limit of pitch angle, making it easier to handle enemies that are positioned above the head
Reduced Difficulty in Boss Battles
Simplified the normal-difficulty mechanics for Ravenous Hunter and Treant, to provide a more balanced and enjoyable gameplay experience. Changes include:
Ravenous Hunter at normal difficulty
1. Allowed Metas to deal damage directly to Ravenous Hunter without having to break its Gatling Gun first
2. Once the Ravenous Hunter takes enough damage, the Gatling Gun will be dropped for Metas to pick up and use.
Treant at normal difficulty
1. Allowed unlimited attempts to attack Treant core within a 120-second time window
2. Reduced the damage dealt by certain skills of Tangled Vines, and increased the Weakspot damage that Metas deal to those vines
Optimization: Character Actions
1. Improved logging animation by making transitions smoother when entering and exiting the logging state. Additionally, stabilized chopping frequency for a more fluid and realistic logging experience.
2. Enhanced the barehand gathering animation for gathering gravel and logs to provide a similar experience to pickaxe gathering.
3. Enabled Metas to automatically draw weapons and peek while driving.
Optimized the turn-around animation after moving backward and throwing grenades
5. Reduced the duration of the forward swing and decreased the interval between consecutive rolls, resulting in faster and smoother rolling.
6. Optimized the operation experience of the Gatling Gun with reduced recoil
Optimization: Others
1. Adjusted the limit of pitch angle, making it easier to handle enemies that are positioned above the head
2. Allowed mods to be directly re-equipped on new gear, eliminating the need to manually unequip and reapply.
3. Enables Metas to use up all remaining draws at the Wish Machine, even when there is not enough Starchrom for a 10 draw.
4. Structures belonging to the Defender (excluding the Staroid Restrainer) are no longer immune to damage when outside of Stronghold Conquests.
5. Reduced the HP of Morphic Crate
6. Lowered the material requirements for constructing structures in Workshop Defense
Bugfixes
1. Fixed an issue where trees would float after being chopped down
2. Fixed an issue where weapons placed in the weapon rack would not appear or be visible
3. Fixed an issue where items crafted using Source became bound items
4. Fixed a rare issue where the weight of Meta was 1 kg
5. Fixed an issue where reading Whisper posts would cause characters to become stuck
6. Fixed an issue in the tutorial where the cutscene after securing Butterfly’s Emissary Deviation did not fit properly on widescreen displays.
7. Fixed the issue with Bounty Taks where the Computer Terminal is missing
8. Fixed an issue with the Public Crisis Event – Dig to Hell where the task Acquire all Astrealite without any Scavenger being dead could not be marked as complete
9. Fixed a rare issue where building structures would not take damage when attacked
10. Fixed an issue where aiming with the Sniper Rifle may cause character glitches
11. Fixed an issue where the character cannot turn
12. Fixed an issue where Circular Light had incorrect lighting effects.
13. Fixed an issue where no dolls would drop upon defeating Arbiters
14. Fixed an issue with Public Crisis Event – Dig to Hell where only the last Meta who delivered the Astrealite would receive rewards
15. Fixed an issue with Public Crisis Event – Dig to Hell where Astrealite extracted would not disappear
16. Fixed an issue with Public Crisis Event – Dig to Hell where certain tutorial texts are missing
17. Fixed an issue with Public Crisis Event – Dig to Hell where delivering Astrealite would interrupt the event
18. Fixed an issue with VFX for vehicle summoning
19. Fixed an issue of missing VFX for damaged motorcycle tires
20. Fixed an issue with improper alias display on Off-Roader
21. Fixed an issue with the Seepage Zone in Securement Silo Theta where statues erroneously appeared outside the dungeon
Server Maintenance will be for around 2 hours if all goes to plan. Once Human is positioning itself to be one of the big games for 2024 with a huge following already and more coming onboard daily. You can wishlist Once Human over on their Steam page here.
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