September 2020 patch

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The September 2020 patch is an update for Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville that was released on September 29, 2020. It is the last update of the game, as it was discontinued shortly after it was released.

Changelog

General

  • Swarm characters (Wildflower and TV Head) will become available for purchase from Rux and can now be used in all game modes.
  • Wildflower and TV Head have gained a melee attack
    • (unlisted) Additionally, the upgrades for the melee attack, Petal Powered Punch and Big Bite, were added into the game and is unlocked after reaching the Elite rank.
  • Added a new icon for vanquish feeds.
  • Text to speech button changed to Hold instead of Press.
  • Battle Arena is now available as one of many weekly events, it is no longer a default option within the Multiplayer Terminal.
  • The Time Warp crazy option was removed from Private Play.
  • Modified bot AI field of vision and accuracy so that they behave more like an average player.

Gameplay

  • Character upgrades have undergone a major balance pass.
  • Added a new VFX to each character when an upgrade triggers.
  • Added in a multiple vanquish XP event.
  • Improved directional damage indicators.
  • Improved aim assist camera blending, targeting shape distance scaling, and increased camera assistance for player and enemy movement.
  • Improved hit box collision to help balance size differences between Plants and Zombies

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed issue that caused players to get stuck waiting for the game to start
  • Fixed issue that allowed Chomper to attack faster
  • Fixed players getting into enemy spawn zones in Giddy Park
  • Private Play will be accessible to console players without requiring PS+ or Xbox Gold
  • Fixed Levelling Up upgrade not working

Balance Changes

  • Added a new VFX to each character when an upgrade triggers
  • Improved Directional Damage Indicators
  • Improvements to Aim Assist including improved camera blending, targeting shape distance scaling, and increased camera assistance for player and enemy movement
  • Hitbox Collision improvements to help balance size differences between Plants and Zombies
  • Size increases to Foot Soldier, Action Hero, Electric Slide, Scientist, Captain Deadbeard, Goat, and all Brown Coat Zombies
  • Size decrease to Kernel Corn
  • Vanquish Streak XP event grants 500 XP for every 5 vanquishes against players
  • Added in a Multi Vanquish XP event
  • Decreased multikill window from 2->1 seconds
  • New “Jinx Vanquish” XP event for vanquishing a Jinxed enemy
  • Assist XP event triggers for any amount of damage dealt
  • Change logic of oak log roll XP event to not use multi-vanquish time
  • Heal Flower pot drops sun drops at a faster rate to match the heal rate of Dr. Heals.
  • Heal Zombie heals slower to match the heal rate of Heal Weed.

Common Upgrades

Upgrade Rough Patch

  • Increased maximum overhealth granted from 1.3->1.47x

Upgrade Critical Blow

  • Increased refresh speed multiplier from 2->2.75x
  • Increased refresh multiplier duration from 1->2 seconds

Upgrade Refreshing Revive

  • Increased refresh speed multiplier from 1.5->5x

Attack Upgrades

Upgrade Low Life

  • Increased equip cost from 1->2
  • Now heals over time for 3 seconds instead of granting a chunk of health
  • Increased health threshold that is considered “low health” from 14%->20%

Upgrade Ready Up

  • Decreased equip cost from 3->2
  • Transition out of sprinting multiplier increased from 4->6.67x

Upgrade Vampiric

  • No longer triggers on Minion or Pot/Bot vanquishes
  • Now heals over time for 3 seconds instead of granting a chunk of health
  • Now gives overhealth

Upgrade Fearless

  • Now gives overhealth
  • Number of nearby enemies required to start healing decreased from 2->1
  • Healing now scales up based on number of enemies that are close to a max of 4

Upgrade Combo

  • Increased equip cost from 1->2
  • Increased refresh speed multiplier from 2.5->5x

Defend Upgrades

Upgrade Best Defense

  • Increased equip cost from 2->3
  • Increased armor duration from 5 seconds to 10 seconds. Achieving another critical vanquish restarts this duration
  • Armor value is now shown on health bar
  • Armor value now stacks up to 3 times (10%, 19%, 27%)

Upgrade Adrenaline Rush

  • Decreased equip cost from 4->3
  • No longer triggers when vanquishing Minions or Bots/Pots
  • Decreased multiplier from 1.55->1.4x increased move speed

Support Upgrades

Upgrade Revive Reward

  • Also gain 10% armor while reviving

Upgrade Hard Target

  • Decreased speed multiplier 1.25->1.15x

Upgrade Rollout

  • Always have max health when revived
  • Increased duration from 6->7 seconds

Upgrade Combat Aura

  • Decreased equip cost from 4->3
  • Damage multiplier increased from 1.2->1.25x
  • Increased duration from 7->15 seconds
  • Increased vanquish streak requirement from 3->5 vanquishes

Peashooter

Pea Cannon

  • Adjust base camera location to fix issue with target preservation

Chili Bean Bomb

  • Moved spawn offset up and forward so it doesn't get caught on the ground

Upgrade Homing Pea

  • Increased equip cost from 3->4
  • Increased range of homing from 35->43 meters
  • Decreased time to get a lock from 1->0.75 seconds
  • Increased time to lose a lock from 0.25->0.33 seconds

Upgrade Escape Roots

  • Decreased speed multiplier from 1.55->1.2x

Upgrade Last Ditch

  • Decrease final Pea damage from 96->90

Upgrade Reload Gatling

  • Increased ammo gain from 10->25
  • Triggers every 5 critical hits instead of every 16

Upgrade Party Time

  • Vanquishes don't track towards streak when Party Time is active
  • Increased duration from 5->15 seconds
  • Minions and Bots don’t count towards vanquish streak
  • Decreased speed boost from 1.55->1.1x

Upgrade Feed the Beast

  • Triggers on critical vanquish instead of on damage dealt
  • Decreased equip cost from 4->3
  • Increased refresh multiplier from 2x->4x

Upgrade Combat Adrenaline

  • Triggers on damage dealt instead of on vanquish
  • Increased duration extension from 2.5->4.25 seconds
  • Increased equip cost from 3->4

Chomper

Slobber Shot

  • Increased gravity force 10->34 meters/second
  • Increased initial upward velocity so projectile doesn't drop down too aggressively, 0.4->1.0
  • Decreased accuracy when in air. Dispersion angle increased from 0->1.

Grody Goop

  • Increased victim movement speed when in cloud, speed multiplier 0.65->0.78x
  • Increased initial velocity 35->60 m/s

Upgrade Halitosis

  • Grouped damage numbers on direct hit

Upgrade Chomp Thing

  • Health regeneration delay multiplier changed from 0.4->0.3x so health regeneration will begin sooner

Upgrade Vampire Spikeweed

  • Now gives overhealth
  • Decreased equip cost from 2->1
  • Now also triggers when destroyed by an enemy

Upgrade Dirt Bath

  • Lasts for 5 seconds after exiting Grody Goop
  • Decreased equip cost from 4->3

Upgrade Mastication

  • Increased digestion speed multiplier from 1.4->1.6x

Upgrade Hot Rod

  • Decreased equip cost from 3->2
  • Removes speed penalty from digestion

Upgrade Upset Stomach

  • Increased duration of Grody Goop from 10->12 seconds

Upgrade Symbiosis

  • Decreased equip cost from 3->2
  • Can now spawn multiple spikeweeds with this upgrade as opposed to just one Each has a lifetime of 90 seconds

Kernel Corn

  • Auto Aim anchor point moved down slightly so recoil doesn't instantly lift you above his head

Cob Busters

  • Adjust zoom camera to fix issue with target preservation

Upgrade Super Spin

  • Triggers on any vanquish, not just from Cob Busters
  • Increased active time 4.5->10 seconds
  • Decreased rate of fire multiplier per level 1.07x
  • Increased equip cost from 3->4

Upgrade Rapid Recob

  • Increased reload speed, multiplier 0.5->0.25x
  • Increased equip cost 2->4

Upgrade Mob Cobs

  • Decreased equip cost 3->2
  • Now receive a damage multiplier with a power of 1.5 after they have pierced an enemy
  • Gain ammo and increased magazine size when projectiles pierce
  • Fix compatibility issue with Shogun Guard

Upgrade Buttered Branches

  • Now doubles speed, 1.6->2x
  • Decreased equip cost 3->2

Upgrade Re-Corn-naissance

  • Increased duration 2->4 seconds

Upgrade Reaping Leap

  • Decreased equip cost 3->1
  • Decreased angle 2->1.5 angle

Upgrade Corn-acopia

  • Now triggers on damage and vanquish
  • Decreased refresh rate multiplier 7->4x

Upgrade Happy Feet

  • Decreased speed multiplier 1.8->1.5x

Night Cap

Spore Strike

  • Adjust base camera location to fix issue with target preservation

Shadow Sneak

  • Can reload while using Shadow Sneak
  • Can use Casting Shadows while using Shadow Sneak

Fung Fu

  • Increased duration from 1.75->2 seconds
  • Decreased critical damage area 4.5->3 meters
  • Increased times critical damage is applied 3->8

Upgrade Shadow Sling

  • Warp forward when activating Shadow Sneak instead of getting a speed boost when it ends
  • Increased equip cost from 2->4

Upgrade Corrode

  • Decreased equip cost from 4->3
  • Now also pauses ability refresh timer on enemies

Upgrade Piercing Power

  • Now grants maximum ammo capacity for a duration when triggered, up to a max of 60 ammo

Upgrade Clear Coating

  • Increased armor from 20%->50%
  • Now uses armor UI and audio

Upgrade Uppercut

  • Decreased equip cost from 5->3
  • Added knockback on final ground slam explosion of Fung Fu
  • Added slight horizontal knockback to enemies
  • Decreased vertical knockback from 1.2->0.65

Upgrade Shadow Tribute

  • Gain a charge of shadow sneak after a vanquish

Snapdragon

Flame Blower (unlisted)

  • Fixed a bug where pressing reload would "reload" the weapon and not allowing the player to shoot the weapon until it ends.

Burn Damage Over Time

  • Duration Decreased 3.5->1.5 seconds

Swoop Slam

  • Offset explosion on land slightly backwards to make the ability more forgiving if you overshoot your target
  • Inner and outer explosion now both do the same amount of damage.
  • Increased explosion radius from 2.75->4.75 meters
  • Increased explosion damage from 55->100
  • Decreased front cone damage 55->50
  • Increased in-air control

Upgrade Quake

  • Increased knockback force magnitude from 8.6->16.55
  • Decreased equip cost from 3->2

Upgrade Incendiary

  • Now also decreases refresh of Swoop Slam when earning a vanquish

Upgrade Ventilation

  • Now also decreases the refresh timer on all abilities when Blue Blazes is used.

Upgrade Campfire

  • Fire Column now spawns after each vanquish
  • No longer does burst of 25 damage after 1 second of victim standing in the AOE

Upgrade Coolant

  • Increased heat reduction 0.15->0.25

Upgrade Engulf

  • Increased duration 8->10 seconds

Upgrade Backdraft

  • Decreased equip cost 4->3

Cactus

  • Aim Assist anchor point lowered so recoil doesn't instantly lift you above her head

Spike Shot

  • Increased dispersion angle when in air from 0->1.6

Potato Mine

  • Increased total active mine count from 4->6

Petal Propeller

  • Using Zoom now cancels out of Petal Propeller

Big Bulb Barrage

  • Removed speed penalty when firing
  • Increased direct damage 15->20
  • Increased explosive damage 15->25

Needle Shot

  • Increased damage 8.8->10
  • Decreased rate of fire 350->312 rounds per minute
  • Increased initial velocity 350->450 meters/second
  • Increased overheat rate 0.16->0.18 heat/second
  • Increased projectile drag start distance 15->25 meters (not true)
  • Increased projectile drag stop distance 30->50 meters (not true)
  • Increased final velocity post drag 200->300 meters/second (not true)
  • (unlisted) No longer ignores armor

Upgrade Bon Voyage

  • Time to live on mines increased 15->30 seconds, allowing a max of 3 mines active from this perk at once
  • Can now be deployed from up to 15 meters in the air

Upgrade Spud Spotting

  • Now reveals enemies to your team

Upgrade Spotlight

  • Now reveals enemies to your team

Upgrade Mirage

  • Decreased equip cost 3 > 2

Upgrade Calibrated

  • Now stacks until reload instead of depleting over time.

Upgrade Looting

  • Now triggers on critical vanquish
  • Gives variable ammo depending on which charge shot did the most damage

Citron

Peel Shield

  • Decreased time to start regenerating shield health 3.5->2.5 seconds
  • Decreased time to start regenerating shield health after it’s been destroyed from 5->2.5 seconds
  • Decreased shield health requirement to re-enable shield from 200->50
  • Decreased ammo amount returned when blocking damage from 10 > 8

EMPeach

  • Now interrupts Super Brainz’s Turbo Twister
  • Now interrupts Imp’s Impkata

Spin Dash

  • Increased distance from 20->30 meters
  • Decreased speed from 55->45
  • Reworked camera

Upgrade Quenching Cover

  • Ammo returned increased 7 > 8

Upgrade Peachy

  • Decreased equip cost 4 > 2
  • Shield HP return increased 100->200

Upgrade Bowling

  • Dealing damage with Ball Dash now decreases the refresh timer of Ball Dash
  • Increased knockback removed

Upgrade Emergency Exit

  • Increased multiplier 1.3->1.5x

Upgrade Kinetic Energy

  • Increased the number of damage events required to trigger from 9->30
  • Increased the health gained from 12.5 ->40

Upgrade Juiced

  • lvl 1 0.9->0.5 seconds
  • lvl 2 2.0->1.5 seconds
  • Decreased ramp up time of Navel Laser

Acorn & Oak

Sap Trap

  • Increased knockback force magnitude on self from 7->15

Lumber Support

  • Displays how much armor is given to Oak
  • Armor is now also applied to Acorn

Super Sap Trap

  • Increased knockback force magnitude to enemies from 9.89->16.55

Upgrade Party Supplies

  • Also increases duration of armor granted by Lumbar Support by an extra 4 seconds

Upgrade Log Jam

  • Now shoots a bigger log instead of spreading out the pieces
  • Now also increases the projectile speed of Roll for Damage

Upgrade Slap Back

  • Increased knockback force magnitude on self from 7->20
  • Increased knockback force magnitude of enemies from 9.89->16.55
  • Also applies to Super Sap Trap
  • Oak can now launch himself with Super Sap Trap

Upgrade Molasses

  • Also applies to Acorn’s Sap Charge

Upgrade Quick Draw

  • Increased ammo gain from 16->22

Upgrade Natural 20

  • Increased knockback force magnitude from 8.06->29.56

Upgrade Rewind

  • Increased refresh multiplier from 3.25->4.25x

Upgrade Little Friend

  • Decreased rate of heat removal for Treetop Turret 0.35->0.18 heat/sec
  • Fixed an issue where this upgrade wasn’t working for Treetop Turret

Sunflower

Upgrade Vampire Flower

  • Increased equip 2->3

Upgrade Shove

  • Increased knockback force magnitude from 8.6->16.55
  • Increased area of effect radius from 5->9 meters

Upgrade Quick Egress

  • Decreased speed multiplier from 1.25->1.15x

Upgrade Recharge

  • Decreased equip cost 4 > 2
  • Ammo now gained on Vanquish instead of Damage

Upgrade Sunslinger

  • Decreased equip cost from 3->2

Upgrade Stuffy Sundrop

  • Increased equip cost from 2->4
  • Sundrops now spawn on Sunflower instead of Victim
  • Sundrops now spawn on every 10 instances of damage instead of on vanquish
  • Decreased number of spawned sundrops 10 > 5

Upgrade Cocoon

  • Decreased equip cost from 4->3

Rose

  • Aim Assist anchor point raised from neck to head to better match player’s intended target

Magic Thistles

  • Increased projectile speed from 120->250 meters/second

Jinx

  • Increase AOE 3.25->5.0 meters
  • Increase damage modifier 1.25->1.3x

Goatify

  • Wizard can no longer activate his Co-Star ability while inside the gigantic goat area
  • Electric Slide can no longer activate her Outta Fight! ability while inside the gigantic goat area
  • Enemies can no longer interact while inside the gigantic goat area
  • Legendary Upgrade Thorn Apart
  • Level 1 200->100
  • Level 2 400->250
  • Level 3 600->450
  • Level 4 800->700
  • Decreased power needed to gain charges
  • Decreased Jinx Assist power gain 200->150
  • Decreased Goatify power gain 200->150
  • Increased Arcane Enigma power gain 40->75
  • Decreased damage per projectile 25->20
  • Decreased power gain of goatify assist 200->150
  • Increased power gain of revive 200->400
  • Power gain for new Jinx Vanquish stat event = 350

Upgrade Time Snare

  • Decreased number of hits to trigger from 7->4
  • Increased radius of speed reduction effect from 5->5.5 meters
  • Decreased equip cost from 4->3
  • Increased speed of slow down effect, speed multiplier changed 0.33->0.565x
  • Decreased area affected 7->5.5 meters
  • Increased rate that Time Snare triggers, 0.3->0.34 power/hit

Upgrade Goatality

  • Increased duration of goatify from 10->12 seconds

Upgrade Carpool

  • Increased duration gain from nearby allies from 0.1->0.25 seconds/tick
  • Rose now receives maximum benefit from this upgrade when near 4 allies as opposed to 11

Upgrade Locked and Loaded

  • Increased homing range multiplier from 1.5->2x

Upgrade Photosynthesis

  • Decreased equip cost from 4->3
  • Decreased health from 35->25
  • Now gives overhealth

Upgrade Pollination

  • Decreased equip cost from 3->2
  • Now triggers anytime a Jinxed enemy is vanquished, including if you are the vanquisher

Upgrade S-Cape

  • Decreased forward move speed multiplier from 1.15->1x
  • Increased backward move speed multiplier from 1.5->2.5x
  • Increased strafe move speed multiplier from 1.2->1.4x

Upgrade Thistle Missile

  • Increased equip cost from 2->4
  • Decreased speed multiplier from 5->2x

Upgrade Psychedelic Goatify

  • Decreased equip cost from 4->3

Wildflower

Dandelion

  • Decreased explosion damage 125->110
  • (unlisted) Fixed an exploit where rapidly pressing the fire button allows the Dandelion to explode more than once.

Foot Soldier

Z-1 Assault Blaster

  • While not zooming
  • Increased recoil per shot from 0.15->0.16 degrees
  • Decreased recoil recovery factor from 16->10 degrees
  • While zooming
  • Decreased the maximum recoil from 15->12 degrees
  • Increased recoil per shot from 0.159->0.165 degrees
  • Increased horizontal recoil per shot from 0.12->0.13 degrees
  • Decreased recoil recovery factor from 50->7 degrees
  • Adjust base camera location to fix issue with target preservation
  • Increased recoil overall
  • Decreased ammo capacity from 45->40

Upgrade Ammo Thing a ma bob

  • Increased ammo gain 16->18

Upgrade Bottomless

  • Increased ammo gained from 7->22

Upgrade Sticky!

  • Enemies that are stuck will now be able to see spotting icons and health bars of nearby enemies so that they aren’t totally incapacitated

Upgrade Rapid Fire

  • Increased equip cost from 3->4

Upgrade Shockwave

  • Increased knockback force magnitude from 8.6->13.89

Upgrade Propellant

  • Decreased equip cost from 3->2

Upgrade Liftoff

  • Increased inner blast damage from 40->50
  • Decreased equip cost from 4->2

Upgrade Smelling Salts

  • Fixed issue where the revive multiplier would only last 1 second.

Imp

Imp Gun Blasters

  • Decreased recoil multiplier while zooming from 0.85->0.65x
  • Decreased in air dispersion angle from 1.2->0.75 degrees
  • Adjusted base camera location to fix issue with target preservation
  • Adjusted zoom camera to fix issue with target preservation
  • Increased accuracy

Z-Mech

  • Mech has 15% armor
  • Mech has sprint
  • Adjusted base camera location to fix issue with target preservation

Robo Laser

  • Adjusted zoom camera to fix issue with target preservation

Missile Madness

  • Increased direct damage 8.5->14
  • Increased splash damage 8.5->14
  • Increased rate of fire 275->350
  • Decreased active time 5.2->3.5 seconds
  • Increased deploy time 1->1.25 seconds
  • Decreased dispersion per shot from 1.5->1.25 degrees to make it more accurate

Explosive Escape

  • Fixed issue where explosion was knocking enemies in the wrong direction

Bionic Bash

  • Decreased refresh time 10->8.5 seconds
  • Camera rework

Impkata

  • Can be triggered from in air
  • Camera rework

Upgrade Centripetal Force

  • No longer requires proximity to enemies
  • Grants a flat 2x speed boost
  • Allows jumping during Impkata

Upgrade Aftershock

  • Enemies are now knocked upwards instead of away and hang in the air for a short duration

Upgrade Multiplying Madness

  • Vanquishes with Missile Madness decrease refresh of Missile Madness instead of extending its duration

Upgrade Pod Powered

  • Decreased equip cost from 2->1

Upgrade Energize

  • Increased fuel gain from 5->12.5 seconds
  • Also grants 25 health
  • Can stack if you hit multiple enemies

Upgrade Supermassive

  • Decreased equip cost from 3->2

Super Brainz

Alpha Better Shield

  • Moved position up and pitch slightly up so it is harder for enemies to jump and shoot over

Super Ultra Ball

  • Camera rework so you don’t lose sight of your target
  • Legendary Upgrade Brainium Basher 9001
  • Lvl 1: from 1.0->1.2 seconds
  • Lvl 2: from 0.75->1.1 seconds
  • Lvl 3: from 0.5->1.0 seconds
  • Increased refresh time per each charge
  • Increased refresh time for uppercut 2.5->3 seconds

Upgrade Reach

  • Now works with Brainium Basher

Upgrade Speed Bag

  • Increased equip cost from 2->4
  • Now triggers and any weapon vanquish
  • Increased duration and window to chain 5->10 seconds

Upgrade Stick and Move

  • Increased duration 2->3.5 seconds
  • Decreased speed multiplier 1.75->1.5x

Upgrade Extra Special

  • Decreased equip cost 3->1

Upgrade Recuperate

  • Fix issue with it not granting health on a per victim trigger
  • Now gives overhealth

Upgrade Scorched

  • Increased active time 4->6 seconds
  • Decreased damage from 4->2.67

Upgrade Hero's Moment

  • Increased health gain per victim 5->15
  • Now gives overhealth
  • Increased max overhealth cap 1.33->4
  • Overhealth increase only lasts 4.5 seconds
  • Fix issue with only one instance of health being applied

Upgrade Fallback Plan

  • Increased refresh rate multiplier from 2->3x
  • Increased duration of multiplier from 2->3 seconds
  • Increased equip cost 2->3

80s Action Hero

Bow Blaster

  • Lvl1: 550->350 m/s
  • Lvl 2: 650->400 m/s
  • Lvl 3: 850->450 m/s
  • Lvl 2: 0.42->0.5 seconds
  • Lvl 3: 1.6->1.75 seconds
  • Decreased projectile speed
  • Increased charge times,

Dynamite Dodge

  • Can be used to interrupt Rocket Ride
  • Camera rework

Rocket Ride

  • Decreased max dispersion angle of projectiles from 7->5 degrees
  • Decreased accuracy loss per shot from 20->2.9 degrees
  • Decreased accuracy re-gain per second from 20->10 degrees
  • Allow movement while in air
  • Increased projectile speed from 55->65 m/s
  • Increased accuracy

Upgrade Targeting Arrows

  • Decreased equip cost 2->1

Upgrade Bow Master

  • Increased equip cost 2->4
  • Decreased charge rate time, multiplier 0.5->0.25x
  • Decreased duration 5->3 seconds

Upgrade The Huntsman

  • Decreased equip cost 5->4

Upgrade Track Star

  • Additional tags increased from 1->3
  • Now tags nearby enemies
  • Increased equip cost 2->3

Upgrade Leg Day

  • Increased equip cost 1->2

Upgrade Remarkable Rockets

  • Increased marks from 1->2

Upgrade Free Ride

  • Increased duration extension from 1->3 seconds
  • Increased equip cost 2->3

Upgrade Improved Tracking

  • Increased equip cost 1->3
  • Additional tags increased from 1->3
  • Now also gain faster refresh time of Can’t-Miss-ile by dealing damage with Can’t-Miss-ile.

Upgrade Super Payload

  • Increased additional missiles per target from 2->4

Electric Slide

Outta Fight!

  • Electric Slide can no longer activate her Outta Fight! ability while inside the gigantic goat area of Rose’s Goatify.

Upgrade Amplification

  • Decreased equip cost from 3->2

Upgrade Conduction

  • Decreased equip cost 4->3

Upgrade Cooling Sparks

  • Decreased equip cost 4->3

Upgrade Malfunction

  • Chance to trigger is now 100%
  • Removed inner and outer radius distinction so it deals full damage everywhere in the explosion radius
  • Increased damage 25->35
  • Increased explosion radius 5->6.1 meters

Upgrade Defibrillated

  • Decreased equip cost from 5->4

Upgrade Jazz Hands

  • Decreased equip cost 4->3
  • Decreased time until stun can be re-applied 2.5->0.5 seconds
  • Increased power that stun accumulates per damage instance 0.421->0.5

Upgrade Jumper Cables

  • Increased equip cost 2->3
  • Increased jump range 10->12 meters

Captain Deadbeard

Scurvy Scattershot

  • Decreased pellet spread, multiplier 0.1->0.07x
  • Increased damage 1.9->2.36 per pellet

Spyglass Shot

  • Increased dispersion when in air from 0->1.6 degrees

Parrot Pulse

  • Decreased damage 8.2->8
  • Increased rate of fire 370->390
  • Increased overheat rate 0.125->0.2 heat per second
  • Decreased time until heat dissipates 0.4->0.2 seconds
  • Decreased accuracy loss per shot from 1->0.04 degrees
  • Increased initial velocity of projectiles 350->400 m/s
  • Increased projectile drag start distance 15->20 meters (not true)
  • Increased projectile drag stop distance 30->45 meters (not true)
  • Increased projectile velocity post drag 200->250 m/s (not true)
  • Adjusted base and aim camera position
  • (unlisted) No longer ignores armor

Upgrade Scuttle Shot

  • Decreased equip cost 3->2
  • Now only knocks back enemies who are close

Upgrade Long Barrel

  • Decreased angle of spread on inner projectiles from 0.375->0.175 degrees
  • Decreased angle of spread on outer projectiles from 0.25->0.10 degrees

Upgrade Plunder

  • Triggers every 4 critical hits instead of on every critical hit
  • Increased refresh rate multiplier from 1.5->2x

Upgrade Aye Spy

  • Decreased equip cost 3->2

Upgrade Shore Leave

  • Decreased equip cost 4->2

Upgrade Heavy Metal

  • Decreased equip cost 4->2
  • Added VFX to signify that max zoom damage is active

Upgrade Freebie

  • Increased ammo gain 4->7

All-Star

Dummy Shield

  • Increased health of the dome from 200->300

Upgrade Follow Through

  • Increased equip cost from 2->3
  • Vanquishes with Sprint Tackle decrease its refresh
  • Increased knockback force magnitude from 15->21.93

Upgrade Star Struck

  • Knocking enemies away with Dummy Shield decreases shield refresh time
  • Increased knockback force magnitude from 8.6->16.55

Upgrade Tennis Skills

  • Completely removes the speed penalty of priming, firing, and aiming.
  • Can now jump while priming and firing

Upgrade Super Charged Football Coolant

  • Increased heat reduction from 0.15->0.30

Upgrade Injury Time

  • Decreased equip cost from 4->2

Space Cadet

Cosmo Shot

  • Decreased target lock time 1->0.6666 seconds
  • Increased target unlock time 0.25->0.3333 seconds

Big Bang Burst

  • Decreased damage 9.9->9.2
  • Decreased projectile drag start distance 30->20 meters (not true)
  • Decreased projectile drag end distance 60->50 meters (not true)

Asteroid Shield

  • Decreased shield health 125->100

Hands-On Torpedo

  • Decreased FOV change on Hands-On Torpedo
  • Increased speed 12->25 m/s
  • Decreased duration 15->10 seconds

Upgrade Efficiency

  • Triggers on any vanquish, not just from Cosmo Shot
  • The faster reload effects used to get reset as soon as the player reloaded. They instead now last for 10 seconds.
  • Reloading no longer resets the effects.

Upgrade Feedback Loop

  • Triggers on 50 critical damage instead of every critical hit
  • Duration increased 1.25->3 seconds
  • Decreased ROF multiplier 1.25->1.2x

Upgrade Longshot

  • Increased homing range multiplier 1.325->2x

Upgrade Bullseye

  • Increased total max damage 45->75
  • Increased equip cost 1->2

Upgrade Target Acquired

  • Decreased equip cost from 3->2
  • Increased speed boost 1.3->1.5x

Upgrade Titanium Plating

  • Increased health 20->25

Upgrade Rocket Fueled

  • Now grants a longer duration instead of a speed boost, additional 20 seconds
  • Increased equip cost 1->2

Upgrade Afterburners

  • Decreased equip cost 3->2

Upgrade Assimilation

  • Increased additional time 2->4 seconds

Upgrade Ammo Eater

  • Decreased equip cost 3->2

Scientist

Upgrade CPR

  • Decreased equip cost from 3->2

Upgrade Evolution

  • Increased duration that overhealth stays active from 10->20 seconds before it starts decaying

Upgrade Reanimate

  • Increased revive speed multiplier from 1.5->2x
  • Fixed issue where it wasn't applying to allies
  • Now applies for 10 seconds to any zombie who is affected by Sticky Healy Thing

Upgrade Diffusion

  • Increased radius of Sticky Healy Thing on attach from 5->6 meters

Upgrade Power Wash

  • Decreased equip cost from 3->2

Upgrade Materialize

  • Decreased equip cost from 4->2
  • Increased ammo gain from 2->5 when Steam Blaster is not equipped
  • Still grants 2 ammo when Steam Blaster is equipped

Upgrade Wormhole

  • Decreased equip cost from 3->2

Upgrade Dolphin Blasting

  • Increased duration from 4.5->15 seconds

Upgrade Precision

  • Decreased equip cost from 4->3

Engineer

Bullhorn Swarm

  • Fixed an issue where the initial blast from Bullhorm Swarm wouldn’t always unburrow Chompers at mid-to-long range
  • Improved homing logic of mines when multiple targets are present so they don’t just pick one target
  • Increased collision size so they are easier to shoot

Double Time

  • Updating placement checks to make it easier to place on ramps

Heavy Helper

  • Increased refresh time from 12->18 seconds

Upgrade Seismic

  • Increased vertical knockback from 2->5

Upgrade Rally the Troops

  • Increased refresh modifier duration from 1->3 seconds
  • Decreased refresh rate multiplier 5.5->2x
  • Decreased equip cost from 3->2

Upgrade Progress Report

  • Increased duration of spotting 3->6 seconds
  • Now reveals enemies through obstacles

Upgrade Reinforced

  • If the initial blast from Bullhorn Swarm hits an enemy, Heavy Helper heals for 25 health.
  • Increased health of mines 20->25

Upgrade Dispersion

  • Increased area size 9->11 meters

Upgrade Turbo Charge

  • Now also provides a knockback aura to both Engineer and allies for a short duration

Upgrade Breakthrough

  • Increased projectile speed from 62.8->78 m/s
  • Increased equip cost 2->3

Upgrade Rubber

  • Increased time to live after first bounce 6->8 seconds
  • Increased bounce count before detonation 5->8
  • Decreased gravity force after a bounce 27->12

Wizard

Orbracadorbra

  • Decreased drag start distance 20->15 meters (not true)
  • Decreased drag end distance 40->35 meters (not true)
  • Decreased final velocity post drag 230->200 m/s (not true)
  • Increased charged shot damage per tick 4->5

Zee-lixir

  • Decreased invincibility time from 1.5->1.25 seconds

Co-Star

  • Wizard can no longer activate his Co-Star ability while inside the gigantic goat area of Rose’s Goatify.

Starz Align

  • Decreased range that Wizard can reveal enemies 50->42 meters

Upgrade vE-O-sa

  • Increased damage of explosion from 40->50
  • Increased explosion radius from 4.5->8 meters

Upgrade Dust and Echoes

  • Decreased equip cost from 4->2

Upgrade Bottle Bouncer

  • No longer bounces, but instead detonates on self before throwing
  • Increased equip cost from 3->4

Upgrade Drive By Head Rub

  • Decreased equip cost from 4->3

Upgrade Wizard Needs Help

  • Decreased equip cost 2->1

TV Head

  • (unlisted) Fixed a glitch where TV Head would become invisible if the player uses Yeti, Set, GO! and the Yeti drone gets burrowed by Chomper.

Yeti

  • Decreased explosion damage 125->110

Unlisted changes

  • Reaching Grand Master 5 no longer shows "0 XP to Next Level" on the character selection screen. Instead, it's replaced by the text "Max Level Reached"
  • Added the Itchy gesture to TV Head
  • The Vengeful Flower gesture can now be properly set as favorite without being reset upon restarting the game.
  • Added sounds to gestures that lacked it in the prior update, such as Boom Town, Milking It, and Vengeful Flower.
  • Added sounds to Wildflower and TV Head in the character selection screen.
  • Public multiplayer matches will once again require at least 4 players to start the match.
  • Certain Rux items are now purchasable for coins. Legendary costumes cost 500,000 coins, while Super Rare costumes cost 400,000.
  • Fixed a bug where activating an ability while All-Star's weapon is overheating would cause the overheat sound to continue playing until respawning.
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