Update 33 is set to bring about the end of purple energy and with it an overhaul of the PVP system.

Another change worth mentioning is the introduction of deputies, your virtual assistants to take care of specific tasks. We are also buffing up your Avatars so they can put up more of a stand during base attacks.

Do not hesitate to share your thoughts in the General Discussion subforum. If you encounter a bug with the game, please let us know in the Bugs & Issues subforum.

Deputy System

Deputies are personal assistants that can be rented. While active, they will help you with certain activities. When update 33 launches, we’ll introduce two Deputies - The Operator & Quartermaster

The Operator will assist you with Exotic Event participation. Her main duty is to take care of your Supreme Packs. She will assist you by opening up packs when they are ready, and generating a new one to be placed on a slot whenever one is empty (if all slots are available, it generates instantly for all slots).

Quartermaster will provide assistance with Special Ops. His main perks are:

• Increases chance of success of all Spec ops by 10% while active
• Automatically claims rewards for the completed missions, freeing the squad mates
• Auto-assigns squad mates to the current Squad Ops when the deputy portrait is tapped

More deputies will become available in the future! They will be able to assist you with different activities like Special ops and PVP.

PVP Energy removed

Starting with Update 33, we are permanently removing PVP Energy costs. This means that players will now be able to play unlimited PVP matches (base attacks).

In order to balance this change, the following adjustments will also be included:

1. In order to preserve game’s economy, PVP base attacks wins will no longer reward Rubies.

Important note: While the PVP matches will no longer reward Rubies, to compensate for the change we have added a total of 1050 rubies that can be obtained by completing Battle Pass tiers. We’ve also included new PVP based Battle Pass challenges in order to make it easier for the PVP-focused players to complete the tiers.

2. In order to keep the PVP environment competitive, we are adjusting Leagues and ranking system:

• Increased Hall of Fame threshold from 10.000 to 20.000 Trophies.
• The change above will be applied starting with March season.

3. PVP related gambits/boosters have been changed:

• Zeal booster is going to be converted into Recon booster (1:1 conversion rate)
• Jackpot booster will still double the rewards. (Including combat packs - read more below)

4. You will now receive one Combat Pack for each PvP win, up to 24. Once the limit is reached, you will have to wait a certain amount of time before you can start earning them again. (up to 24 packs again, after each restock occurrence)

The Combat Packs earned from PVP matches can be upgraded to higher packs as follows:

• 4 Combat packs can be merged into 1 Elite pack
• 6 Elite packs can be merged into 1 Exclusive pack
• 8 Exclusive packs can be merged into 1 Gear pack

Note regarding Gear Packs - if you already own all the items offered in Gear Packs’ reward pool, the resulting pack will remain locked on the slot, in a 'Stay Tuned' state, unable to be opened until new gear pieces become available as possible drops (Behavior can be seen in the images below).





You will still be able to open any earned Exclusive packs, even if you cannot open the Gear pack.

Quality of life improvements

Advanced Squad Mate filters




We know that many of you have asked for an improved Squad Mate filter tool. In this update we are introducing the Advanced Filter for Special Ops.
Main changes:

• You can now filter by Tier, Perk and Counter while assigning Squad Mates for Spec Ops.
• You can now select multiple icons for an advanced search. (For example, you can select 2 counters, 1 perk, and 4 Tier levels)

Give it a try and let us know in the comment section below how it feels!

New clan chat commands & sections

In this update we have made two changes proposed by the community:
We will have two new clan commands:

• ?clanjoin: for leaders and officers, it shows the entire members list by default (no special permission required); for regular users, only their join time is shown
• ?topdomination: shows a list of all domination contributions; the list resets when the first influence point is won (in the next round)

2. We are adding a new section for “Clan rules”. You can use this section to either add a general clan description or to add your clan rules. Or just add them both!


Affinities for old gear sets

In order to make it easier for new players to be able to access a weapon’s bonus, we are adding Affinities to all the gear sets inside the Gear packs.
Here is the list of the updated gear sets:

• Lethal: Hardened, Para, Carapace, Infiltrator, Enforcer
• Brutal: Military, Scout, Phantom, Oni, Chivalry, Nox
• Heroic: Ducat, Operative, Elite, Controller, Bandit, Mastiff
• Keen: Golem, Bitterfrost, Shadowfire, Goldplate, Magellan, Alternator
• Swift: Wasp, Manticore, Devastator, Valor, Sun Warrior

Clan balance adjustments

We’ve heard your feedback and with this update we will be buffing Clan Core damage reduction bonus for all levels. Please refer to the in-game values after the update goes live.

On the same note, we’d like to remind you that using cheats or abusing in-game bugs (exploits) to gain advantage is not allowed.

Recently, we’ve addressed a method on exploiting clan donations. We will take appropriate measures against the players that have been taking advantage of this exploit. We want to preserve a fair, fun and competitive environment for all the players. If you’re suspecting a cheater please continue to send us reports via the in-game Customer Care button. Each case is being investigated.

Changes & improvements

• Pack opening animation can now be skipped.
• Added a SFX warning for protector shields.
• Improved parts redirect pop-up.
• Redesigned settings menu.
• Global hunt flow improvements (Replay button, new bosses).
• *Added an “Additional Defense” overview pop-up, allowing players to activate all base defenses at once.
• Message of the day pop-up has been temporary removed while we are looking into options to improve the feature.
• Added damage per minute in the weapon’s tooltip.
• Using weapon filters should redirect now at the end of the list (Newest weapons).
• Avatar’s HP will now scale based on your [account] level. Previously, the Avatar could be easily killed by stronger weapons.
• Added a sound to mark the Alien Ship boss invulnerability phase.
• Added icons for splash damage and last breath ability in the battle pass challenges texts .

Bug fixes

In this update we’ve addressed several issues reported by the players:

• Fixed several ads reward issues;
• Fixed a weapon issue while testing defense;
• Fixed an issue that would cause Clan bosses to not spawn or the mission to be instantly completed;
• Fixed a visual issue with Glacial Guardian’s 3D model;
• Fixed a visual issue at victory/rewards screen;
• Fixed an issue that would cause Battle Pass challenges completion to not register;
• Fixed the base defense difference between the “My Profile” section and the defenses sum from the base rooms;
• Fixed an issue where under certain steps, players would see a negative Cash value;
• Fixed a splash screen issue on iPhone X;

Bonus!

Mad Rabbit in action! Download the high resolution wallpaper here: http://gmlft.co/SF_MadRabbit1



*Please note that everything listed in these patch notes are subject to change at any time. Please refer to your live game and in-game announcements for the latest game statuses.