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v11.00 PATCH NOTES

Hey squad,


Welcome to Snapshots Battle Royale Venture 2! A new Island means a lot of new content, so check below to see what's changed. Save the Verse has a new Camera system and more bug fixes.

NEW SEASON

  • Welcome to Venture 2 Season 1!

    • Explore a brand new Island.

    • Runs through December 6, 2024.

    • Read more in our blogpost.

GAMEPLAY

  • Added Battle Bus

    • Drop in from the flying Battle Bus at the start of every match. No drop ships here!

    • Beep beep!

  • Added Capture Points

    • Capture a POI for bountiful loot!

    • POI Captures take twenty seconds as the Rift builds.

    • Only "Hot" POIs can be captured - this changes frequently!

    • High chance of finding a Key.

  • Added Lockers

    • Find Keys by capturing POIs or opening Supply Drops and cash out at Lockers.

    • Purchase the featured Legendary weapon or item.

    • Locate Lockers with the Key icon on the mini map.

  • Added Cabbie Cars

    • Hit the road in this new car!

    • Found across the Island, in urban zones.

    • Boost enabled.

    • 1200 health.

  • Added Reality Roots

    • Found running throughout the Island.

    • These things are full of energy - get close and you'll feel a x1.5 damage boost for 30 seconds.

    • Get too close and your screen will begin glitching.

  • Added Slap status effect

    • Gives infinite stamina for 45 seconds.

    • Found within Slap Barrels and Slap Splashes.

  • Added Slap Barrels

    • Break a Slap Barrel for 15hp and a short Slap boost!

    • Found at Slappy Stacks.

  • Added Spring Chickens

    • Found in rural areas.

    • Spawn in groups of six.

    • Drop Heal Eggs and Hop Eggs.

      • Heal Eggs: heal 5hp when consumed.

      • Hop Eggs: heal 5hp and apply a short low-gravity effect when consumed.

  • Added Hideouts

    • Jump into a hideout prop and evade your opponents.

    • Hideouts come in four varieties, depending on the map location:

      • Dumpster

      • Port-a-Potty

      • Haystack

      • Cardboard Box

  • Added Hurdling

    • Small obstacles are no problem as you do a short hop over them.

    • Does not use stamina.

  • Added Slide Kicking

    • Slide into an opponent to deal knockback damage.

    • Slide into an object or tile to damage it slightly.

    • Does not use stamina.

  • Unvaulted Trail Thrasher

    • Found in rural areas.

    • Found in groups of two.

    • Health buffed to 800 (from 550).

  • Returning Gameplay Features:

    • Storm Sickness

    • Produce Boxes

    • Supply Drops

      • Updated with new design.

      • Health buffed to 500 (from 250).

      • Now have a guaranteed Key drop.

      • UI pop-up now appears when Supply Drops are spawning.

  • Vaulted Gameplay Features:

    • Vending Machines

    • Battle Bucks

    • Ice Coolers

WEAPONS & ITEMS

  • Loot Pool Reboot:

    • Hammer Assault Rifle [All rarities] [New]

    • Red-Eye Assault Rifle [All rarities] [New]

    • Havoc Suppressed Rifle [Epic, Legendary] [New]

    • Thunder Shotgun [All rarities] [New]

    • Maven Auto Shotgun [All rarities] [New]

    • Prime Shotgun [Epic, Legendary]

    • Combat SMG [All rarities] [New]

    • Twin Mag SMG [All rarities] [New]

    • Sidearm Pistol [Common, Uncommon, Rare] [New]

    • Hand Cannon [Epic, Legendary]

    • Bolt-Action Sniper Rifle [Epic, Legendary]

    • Semi-Automatic Sniper Rifle [Uncommon, Rare]

    • Hunting Rifle [Epic, Legendary]

    • Rocket Launcher [Epic, Legendary]

    • Med Mist [Uncommon]

    • Med Kit [Uncommon]

    • Mini Shield Potion [Uncommon]

    • Shield Potion [Rare]

    • Slap Splash [Rare] [New]

    • Chug Jug [Legendary]

    • Grenade [Common]

    • Smoke Grenade [Uncommon]

      • Now drops in stacks of 2.

    • Impulse Grenade [Rare]

    • Port-a-Fort [Rare]

    • Shield Bubble [Rare]

    • Grapple Glove [Epic]

    • Damage Trap [Uncommon]

    • Launch Pad [Epic]

    • Key [Rare] [New]

MAP CHANGES

  • New Map

    • New POIs:

      • Maple Meadow

      • Anarchy Abodes

      • Supply Station

      • Frantic Fields

      • Saucy Strip

      • Slappy Stacks

      • Lute Lake

      • Plus a returning and reimagined Classy Condos!

BALANCE CHANGES

  • Glider re-deploy has been unvaulted.

  • Reduced all player-built structure health values by 50%.

  • Multiplied material harvesting rate by 1.25x.

  • Reduced ammo drop rates:

    • Medium Ammo: 60 > 40

    • Small Ammo: 60 > 20

ART & UI

  • New game key art

  • Added loading screen

  • Added several User Interface elements

  • Graphics updated to use latest Unreal Engine 5 technology.

  • 'Harvesting Tool' is now listed as 'Pickaxe' in the inventory.

SOUND DESIGN

  • Added ambient audio

  • Added sound effects when specific actions completed

    • Dropped onto the Island

    • Named location discovered

    • Capture Point captured

TECHNICAL UPDATES

  • Snapshots: Battle Royale is now developed in UEFN.

    • Built in Unreal Engine 5.3

  • Rivers are now dynamic with physics currents.

  • New skybox and background elements.

GAMEPLAY

  • Updated Camera system

    • Removed lock-on targeting

    • Removed 360-degree viewing

    • Moved camera closer to player

    • Added traditional ADS (aim-down sights) view

  • Bug Fixes

    • Camera stutters after aiming, until the player moves.

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