update2.0

DUST 514 is a constantly evolving game.Futere version will include more features,improved functionality and bug fixes.

NEW FEATURES

Items:

• Heavy Machine Gun
• Shotgun
• Nanite injector(non-final asset)
• Remote explosive
• Boosters

Environment

• New dynamic sky and fog system

Mechanics

• Basic scan system implemented. Passive scanning possible on entities. UI in-progress.
• Squad orders: Players can now place squad orders- Attach, Defend, Capture, and Rally- on entities.
• Fitting: Items in a fit can be restocked to the desired amount directly from the fitting page.
• Multi-channel voice and text chat. Playeres will now auto-join Corp Chat when entering game, Team Chat when entering a match and Suad Chatwhen joining a squad.
• Contacts: Add,block and watch other players.
• Quick weapon switch: Tap to cycle between weapons and equipment.
• Contest streaming: Progress loading bars include more detailed status of download.
• In-game Aurum purchasing: Ability to purchase AUR packs from the Playstation Store directly from the game client.

IMPROVEMNTS

Art and UI

• New Caldari Large Railgun and Gallente Blaster models
• Option UI redesigned
• Character portraits added allowing players to choose from a pre-rendered list of portraits character creation

Animations and VFX

• jamming and overheating VFX on weapons.
• Improved death animations - directional and explosive.
• Ladder climing animations.
• Blood impact effects onmkill shot.
• Deferred lighting on muzzle flash.

Environment

• Updated Biomass outpost(New roof tops, vehicles replaced cargo containers, two new towers).
• Improved mini-map fidelity.

Mechanics

• Improved LAV and HAV handling.
• New skills and tweaks to existing skills.
• Nerfed AV grenade damage against infantry.
• Reduced sniper rifle scope sway and increased scoped tracking speed.
• Increased Armor plate module bonus to offset speed reduction.
• Reduced movement speed in scoped mode to help address strafe-dancing.
• Three starting militia fits given to newly created characters.
• Increased starting skill allotment.

Technical

• Game settings are now saved loccally on your PS3 instead of on the DUST servers.

Bug fixes

• Client sometimes fails to join a battle.
• Crash when entering a battle from the MQ.
• Player's shield/armor bar is empty and no weapon can be selected after learning full skill.
• Killing the player piloting the drop ship will not be recoreded on the killboard.
• No ISK, AURUM, item or config of fitting after selecting a character.
• Able to target driver and passengers with vehicle modules while in 3rd person view.
• The default remote shield booster doesn't work on the Limbus.
• Recticle is permanently fully expanded for weapons tha don't have dispersion enabled.
• Kill/Death stats are not correctly incremented when the victim is in a turret.
• Missing message body for player join/leave game events.
• The damage multiplier of the two logisitics LAV is incorrect.

Known Issues in the current build

Marketplace

• Region jumping may cause the unallocated aurum lost.
• The "SORT"function does not work in the Marketplace.
• Some placeholder images in the Market place are place holders
• The Marketplace category loading speed is low
• Category description in the Marketplace may overlap with the group tab
• The cheapest unallcated Aurum packs in user's account will be assigned to the character's wallet regardless of which Aurum pack the character purchased from the in-game Title Store
• The spinner will freeze for up to 5 seconds when opening the "Buy AUR" window
• "Nan" is displayed if the character has no ISK or AUR when restocking
• AUR and ISK's icons and digits do not share the same colors schemes

Animation

• Third person animation will not be refreshed when running back and forth
• Third person animation is shaky when he is caught by the first time in a certain distance
• Installation turret rotation animation in first person view is jumpy
• Jumping while zooming in with sniper rifle wikk cause the first person camere to shake

Graphics

• On rare occasions the Minimap may appear with the wrong color when joins a new battle

Effects

• On rare occasions user may see bleed-out effect after respawn

UI

• NEOCOM- the back button does not take effect before pages are loaded
• There is a brief delay when switching between UI pages on NEOCOM
• Users is required to choose a Fit before he spawns into a battle, even he has flagged one of his Fits as Favorite
• When there is only 1 remaining item in the user'S Assets list, that type can still be fitted to character or vehicles, which will cause that Fit to become invalid
• defenders do not see the MCC's health indicator
• The "unlimited" indicator of Clone Reserve is too small
• All Squad leaders other than Squad 0 cannot be displayed

The recticle of the Swarm Launcher will disappear if the user spawns on a Dropship

• Under heavy lag conditions the user may observe false players with no nametags
• MCC shied bar is displayed incorrectly after the user returns from overview map

Collision

• Vehicle's large turret may block the camera if the user is using the small turret
• In rare locations, the user's first person camera may raise if he collides with walls, vehicles or installations
• When climbing ladders, the user's first person camera may clip into his weapons if he changes the camera angles quickly

Game Mechanics

• On rare occasions turrets may disappear on the installations
• On rare occasions the user may get stuck in the bleed-out state after being killed
• Anti MCC turret B will stop working after turret A and C have been hacked
• No installations will be displayed from the installtion menu in Overview Map

3rd party compatibility

• On very rare occasions the user may get stuck on the character selection screen in Merc Quarters if unplugging network cable after selecting a character
• On very rare occasions PS3 may crash when the user quit the game
• On very rare occasions user may get a data corrukt message in game, restarting the title resolves the issue