Update 1066 (Killing Floor 2)

https://forums.tripwireinteractive.com/index.php?threads/killing-floor-2-summer-opt-in-beta-preview-branch-is-now-available.2319419/

Players will now find the summer opt-in beta available under the preview branch in the games properties in Steam. Server admins can also opt their servers into this branch using the following command:

app_update 232130 -beta preview

The work in progress changelog for this beta is as follows:

Highlights

• 2 New Maps
• Objective Survival - Airship
• Survival - Lockdown
• Two New Objective Types for Airship
  • Weld and Repair
  • Operate and Control

4 New Weapons

• M99 AMR for Sharpshooter
• Static Strikers for Berserker
• Doomstick for Support
• Goreshiv Survivalist knife

Weapon Upgrade System

• Players can use Trader Pod to upgrade weapons to Tier 5
• Boosts damage but may incur extra weight
• Boosts medic dart recharge rate for all Field Medic weapons
• Prestige System
• Reset level 25 Perks to 0 for XP bonus, Vault Dosh, and unique icons and weapon skins

New Paid DLC Character

• Mrs. Foster, fully voiced by Claudia Black

New Enemies, E.D.A.R.

• E.D.A.R. Trapper
• E.D.A.R. Blaster
• E.D.A.R. Bomber

Time-Limited Summer Objectives, Tickets and Items (event tickets and drops will not be part of the beta)

Airship Summer Objectives to earn a Steampunk Outfit Bundle

Summer Sideshow Event Tickets

Steampunk Cosmetics

Zedconomy

• Neon MKII Encrypted USB
• Bluefire Encrypted USB

Dosh Vault

• Added Tier 2 Weapon Skins

New Steam Achievements for Airship, Lockdown, and their CollectiblesGeneral

• New Summer Sideshow models for the Rioter, E.D.A.R.s, King Fleshpound and Abomination
• Added Daily Objectives for E.D.A.Rs., Doomstick, Static Strikers, and M99 AMR
• Added messaging on the in-game chat box whenever a player initiates the SKIP TRADER feature
• Added an UPGRADE button to the Trader Pod Menu weapon preview window. Players can select it to upgrade weapons for a price
• Upgraded Weapons will have a yellow-orange glow instead of a green one for the pickup model to help tell the difference between a weapon that is upgraded and one that is not
• Added audio to the command wheel THANK YOU command for all playable characters
• Added new default main menu music track by Rocky Gray - “Monstrosity”
• Added new music tracks for Airship by Rocky Gray
  • “Brass and Steam”
  • “Fight in Flight”
  • “Red Mist”
  • “The Craft”
  • “Zed Destroyer”

• Added Ringmaster Lockheart voice audio as the Trader voice for Airship. Voiced by David Lodge.

• Reverted changes to picking up and throwing dosh. Nearby players will immediately pick up thrown dosh
• Made sound and FX adjustments to the nuke explosion generated by the Demolitionist ZED TIME - Destroyer of Worlds perk skill
• Added new Summer Sideshow video slides to the main menu
• Adjusted texture and material of Summer Sideshow elite crawler model to help better tell the difference from its normal variant
• Adjusted the 1st Person reload sounds to be louder
• Added additional layers of dosh pallets to the Vault Dosh to see more dosh in the vault
• Added a News button on the main menu HOME tab for players to see the latest news about Killing Floor 2
• Added a delay to blocking zeds so that the damage and incap mitigation does not occur instantaneously
• Changed the text for the Trader Pod “Auto-Upgrade” feature to “Auto-Trade”

Balance

Survival game mode

Wave configuration

• Hell On Earth wave modifications to improve challenge for short, medium, and long game sessions

Endless game mode

Wave configuration

• Hell on Earth wave modifications to improve overall challenge
• Hell On Earth zed damage scale
• Bosses do 100% damage regardless of wave

Outbreaks

Boom mode

• Reduced the amount of Zeds by 60%

Special zed waves

Clot and Crawler waves

• 100% more total zeds
• Spawn rate raised by 900%
• Clots now spawn enraged

Stalker waves

• Spawn rate raised by 200%

• Chance to have E.D.A.R.s spawn with Stalkers

Siren waves

• Reduced the amount of Zeds by 50%
• Spawn rate raised by 100%

Husk waves

• Reduced the amount of Zeds by 25%

• Chance to have E.D.A.R.s spawn with Husks

Gorefast waves

• Reduced the amount of Zeds by 25%
• Spawn rate raised by 50%

Bloat waves

• Reduced the amount of Zeds by 50%

• Spawn rate raised by 50%

Scrake and Fleshpound waves

• Now can happen on all difficulties

• Reduced the amount of Zeds by 80%

• Spawn rate reduced by 75%

Zeds

Scrake

• Raised vulnerability to Microwave damage by 10%

Fleshpound

• Raised vulnerability to Microwave damage by 10%

Slasher

Suicidal difficulty

• Sprint chance raised from 50% to 85%

Hell On Earth difficulty

• Sprint chance raised from 70% to 95%

Cyst

Hard Difficulty

• Sprint chance on damaged raised from 1% to 70%

Suicidal Difficulty

• Sprint chance raised from 5% to 50%

Hell On Earth Difficulty

• Sprint chance raised from 40% to 85%

• Sprint chance on damaged raised from 80% to 100%

Alpha Clot

Hard Difficulty

• Sprint chance on damaged raised from 5% to 70%

Suicidal Difficulty

• Sprint chance raised from 5% to 50%

Hell On Earth Difficulty

• Sprint chance raised from 75% to 85%

Siren

• Scream radius reduced from 800UU to 600UU

• Sprint speed raised from 200UU to 275UU

Suicidal Difficulty

• Sprint chance on damaged raised from 5% to 65%

Hell on Earth Difficulty

• Sprint chance on damaged raised from 10% to 85%

Hans

Suicidal Difficulty

• Evade chance on damage reduced from 20% to 10%

Hell On Earth Difficulty

• Evade chance on damage reduced from 20% to 10%

• Supporting Zeds
  • Quarterpounders added
  • Scrakes added

Patriarch

Hell on Earth Difficulty

• Supporting zeds
  • Cysts removed

Perks and Weapons

9MM Pistol and Dual 9MM Pistols

• Bullet damage raised from 15 to 25

• Fire rate reduced by 14%

• Max ammo reduced from 240 to 90

• Ammo cost raised from 8 per mag to 12 per mag for single 9MM Pistol

• Ammo cost raised from 16 per mag to 24 per mag for Dual 9MM Pistols

Firebug

Microwave Gun

• Adjusted stats to Tier 3

• Stream damage reduced from 14 to 13
• Alt-Fire blast damage raised from 200 to 210
• Amount of ammo from ammo boxes raised from 40 to 50
• Base Weight reduced from 10 to 8
• Ammo cost reduced from 100 per mag to 80 per mag
• Purchase cost reduced from 1500 to 1200

Huskcannon

• Adjusted stats to Tier 3
• Base charge damage reduced from 100 to 60
• Base Weight reduced from 8 to 7
• Ammo cost reduced from 50 per mag to 40 per mag
• Purchase cost reduced from 1500 to 1200

Flamethrower

• Stream damage reduced from 21 to 18
• Base Weight reduced from 8 to 7
• Purchase cost raised from 1100 to 1200

Incendiary Trench Gun / Dragonsbreath

• Bullet pellets reduced from 9 to 8

• Weapon name changed to “Dragonsbreath”

Berserker

Eviscerator

• Adjusted stats to Tier 3
• Saw blade projectile damage reduced from 480 to 250
• Bash damage reduced from 90 to 75
• Chainsaw damage reduced from 29 to 24
• Base Weight reduced from 10 to 8
• Amount of gas ammo from ammo boxes reduced from 125 to 50
• Sawblade ammo cost reduced from 75 per mag to 50 per mag
• Purchase cost reduced from 1600 to 1300

Bonecrusher

• Adjusted stats to Tier 3
• Bash damage reduced from 175 to 150
• Heavy swing damage reduced from 165 to 160
• Light swing damage reduced from 80 to 73
• Parry damage mitigation raised from 60% to 70%
• Base Weight reduced from 9 to 7
• Purchase cost raised from 1200 to 1300

Zweihander

• Base Weight raised from 6 to 7
• Purchase cost raised from 1100 to 1300

Pulverizer

• Purchase cost raised from 1200 to 1300

Nailgun

• Bullet damage reduced from 30 to 25
• Fire rate raised by 33%
• Number of nails per shot raised from 7 to 8
• Weight blocks reduced from 6 to 5
• Ammo cost raised from 20 per mag to 26 per mag
• Purchase cost raised from 600 to 750

Katana

• Base Weight raised from 3 to 4

• Purchase cost raised from 600 to 850

Sharpshooter

Railgun

• Adjusted stats to Tier 3
• Max ammo raised from 21 to 24
• Manual shot damage reduced from 750 to 562
• Homing shot damage reduced from 375 to 281
• Base Weight reduced from 10 to 9
• Ammo cost reduced from 25 per mag to 20 per mag
• Purchase cost reduced from 1500 to 1100

M14 EBR

• Bullet damage reduced from 90 to 80
• Ammo cost reduced from 60 per mag to 53 per mag

SPX 464 Centerfire

• Bullet damage reduced from 180 to 165
• Ammo cost raised from 50 per mag to 55 per mag

Winchester 1894

• Base Weight reduced from 5 to 4

Support

AA12

• Adjusted stats to Tier 3
• Bullet damage reduced from 20 to 12
• Base Weight reduced from 10 to 9
• Ammo cost reduced from 82 per mag to 56 per mag
• Purchase cost reduced from 1500 to 1100

M4 Combat Shotgun

• Bullet pellets raised from 7 to 8
• Base Weight reduced from 7 to 6

Double-barrel Boomstick

• Bullet pellets reduced from 12 to 10
• Reload speed raised from 0.88 seconds to 1 second
• Base Weight raised from 4 to 5
• Ammo cost raised from 11 per mag to 13 per mag
• Purchase cost raised from 650 to 750

Commando

SCAR-H Assault Rifle

• Adjusted stats to Tier 3
• Bullet damage reduced from 55 to 42
• Base Weight reduced from 6 to 5
• Purchase cost reduced from 1500 to 1100

Stoner 63A LMG

• Adjusted stats to Tier 3
• Bullet damage reduced from 30 to 20
• Base Weight reduced from 9 to 8
• Ammo cost reduced from 70 per mag to 55 per mag
• Purchase cost reduced from 1500 to 1100

SWAT

Kriss SMG

• Adjusted stats to Tier 3
• Bullet damage reduced from 33 to 29
• Base Weight reduced from 6 to 5
• Ammo cost reduced from 35 per mag to 26 per mag
• Purchase cost reduced from 1500 to 1200

Heckler & Koch UMP

• Ammo cost reduced from 45 per mag to 36 per mag

P90 SMG

• Ammo cost reduced from 50 per mag to 40 per mag

MP5RAS SMG

• Ammo cost reduced from 33 per mag to 28 per mag

Field Medic

HMTech-401 Assault Rifle

• Adjusted stats to Tier 3

• Bullet damage reduced from 35 to 25
• Dart recharge rate raised from 10 seconds to 16 seconds
• Base Weight reduced from 7 to 6
• Ammo cost reduced from 40 per mag to 35 per mag
• Purchase cost reduced from 1500 to 1100

HMTech-301 Shotgun

• Fire rate reduced by 33%

Hemogoblin

• Base reload speed reduced from 3.6 seconds to 2.34 seconds
• Tactical reload speed reduced from 2.4 to 1.7
• Weapon equip speed reduced from 1 seconds to 0.6 seconds
• Weapon unequip speed reduced from 0.6 seconds to 0.5 seconds

HMTech-201 SMG

• Bullet damage raised from 15 to 17
• Medic dart charge ammo use reduced from 50 per shot to 40 per shot to 40

Gunslinger

AF2011-A1

• Adjusted stats to Tier 3
• Bullet damage reduced from 53 per bullet to 43 per bullet
• Base Weight reduced from 3 to 2
• Ammo cost reduced from 27 per mag to 23 per mag
• Purchase cost reduced from 750 to 550

Dual AF2011-A1

• Adjusted stats to Tier 3
• Bullet damage reduced from 53 per bullet to 43 per bullet
• Base Weight reduced from 6 to 4
• Ammo cost reduced from 54 per mag to 46 per mag
• Purchase cost reduced from 1500 to 1100

500 Magnum Revolver

• Adjusted stats to Tier 3
• Bullet damage reduced from 160 to 130
• Base Weight reduced from 3 to 2
• Ammo cost reduced from 25 per mag to 22 per mag
• Purchase cost reduced from 750 to 550

Dual .500 Magnum Revolver

• Adjusted stats to Tier 3
• Bullet damage reduced from 160 to 130
• Base Weight reduced from 6 to 4
• Ammo cost reduced from 50 per mag to 43 per mag
• Purchase cost reduced from 1500 to 1100

Demolitionist

RPG-7

• Adjusted stats to Tier 3
• Rocket round impact damage reduced from 150 to 102
• Rocket round explosion damage reduced from 750 to 510
• Base Weight reduced from 9 to 8
• Ammo cost reduced from 30 per round to 26 per round
• Purchase cost reduced from 1500 to 1200

Seeker Six

• Adjusted stats to Tier 3
• Rocket round impact damage reduced from 120 to 82
• Rocket round explosion damage reduced from 125 to 85
• Base Weight reduced from 9 to 8
• Ammo cost reduced from 40 per round to 26 per round
• Purchase cost reduced from 1500 to 1200

M16 M203

• Bullet damage raised from 30 to 33

• Grenade round impact damage raised from 225 to 230
• Grenade round explosion damage raised from 225 to 230
• Fire rate reduced by 4.5%
• Grenade ammo cost raised from 13 per round to 15 per round

Survivalist

Freezethrower

• Base Weight reduced from 8 to 7

Bug Fixes

Zeds

• Fixed an issue where the King Fleshpound’s laser was continually ticking damage.
• Fixed an issue were the Siren’s scream range was further than the visual effect.
• Fixed an issue where Fleshpounds were no longer destroying/knocking over smaller zeds when charging

Gameplay

• Fixed an issue where Zeds were not enlarging in the Outbreak Beefcake wave of Endless mode
• Fixed an issue where the Resupply Pack Support perk skill was not providing bonus ammunition to players
• Fixed an issue where the Bloat’s puke did not damage players if it becomes stumbled during the puke animation
• Fixed an issue where Support and Demolitionist players could grant more ammunition than intended during Trader Time
• Fixed an issue where players could parry one another
• Fixed an issue where Berserker players could keep the Parry skill effects indefinitely by switching perks during Trader Time while having the Parry skill effect active

General

• Fixed an issue where a player could hold duplicates of a single-handled pistol
• Fixed an issue where Trader skip votes weren’t being cleared for each new wave
• Fixed an issue where the Mac-10 still had head bob
• Fixed an exploit where the Railgun could do full damage using auto lock mode

Map

• Fixed an issue where Zeds would get stuck on Power Core
• Fixed a clipping piece of ceiling on Nuked

UI

• Fixed and issue where the Mac-10 was not listed under a type category in the Trader Menu
• Fixed an issue where C4 would not work with Quick Switch
• Fixed an issue where the game difficulty of an Endless server was displaying the incorrect difficulty information for servers on the Server Browser

Cosmetic

• Fixed an issue where the AK-12 Tactical Mint skin was showing up as a gray box
• Fixed an issue where certain Vault Precious skins did not have the “V” Vault logo
• Fixed an issue where Cyberpunk Arm Screens could not be equipped
• Fixed an issue where Rae’s Cyberpunk outfits were inconsistent between First and Third Person views
• Fixed an issue where a large number of cosmetics would not show up correctly when using the filter search

Platform Specific Fixes

PC/Steam

• Fixed an issue where the HMTech-401 Horzine Elite Red skin was not tradable or marketable.

PS4 and Xbox One

• Fixed an issue where audio was distorting on later match waves.
• Made improvements for users who had trouble with inventory loading
• Made improvements for users who had trouble sending or receiving group invites