Patch Notes v0-5-1545

Twitch

 * We added full Twitch support to Firefall! You are now able to stream your Firefall gameplay and your microphone input over Twitch with a simple push of a button. A Twitch account is required. For further information about Twitch and the creation of an account visit http://www.twitch.tv/

General

 * Smooth progress bar added for uploading big dumps after a crash
 * The Highlight and the focus is now on the text field of DumpTruck so players are able to directly write a report
 * 0.4 second delay between slotting a consumable and seeing it slotted in the ability bar has been removed

Open World

 * Added a new “Light Personal Thumper” to the game to fill the gap between the Stock and Improved Thumper. It’s cost is similar to the Improved Squad Thumper
 * Fixed an issue where two Crashed Thumpers would spawn in close proximity to each other
 * Signal Scan event is now working
 * The Melding Guts refining process has been improved to get guaranteed refined items
 * Increased the resources gained from supply crates in the world
 * Removed explosive barrels from the world
 * Players are no longer able to spam El Terromoto which would produce audio and text repeats
 * Fixed the loss of the Hammer Time mission thumper when players joined a PvP match right after calling down the thumper

Interface

 * Steam overlay is now working with Firefall if you add Firefall as a non-steam game in steam.
 * The W-Key now works when exiting a vehicle
 * Stylized cursors have been added to the game
 * Added a tooltip for water damage
 * Added a “drowning” damage type
 * The mouse is now able to use during chat and players can click the text input box
 * Loot from encounters are now shown in the UI
 * Clicking on “create” in the zone selection screen is working now
 * Fixed the “SIN System Error” message when selecting the portable antenna in the manufacturing terminal

Performance

 * UI memory leak has been plugged
 * NPCs should now be displayed animated at long distances
 * Increased the cache size of 64-bit systems to handle high performance areas with high quality graphic settings

Audio

 * Players will now hear sound effects when using the Nav wheel
 * Fixed an issue where players sometimes stopped hearing audio dialogue while playing
 * Fixed an issue with players losing audio while thumping

Account & character creation

 * Users can now register for a new account from within the Firefall client
 * Gender icons in the character creation screens have been optimized to better differentiate them from each other
 * Fixed a blank tutorial tip when logging into the game

Recon

 * New Year glasses and SIN antlers are now invisible when recon uses the Decoy ability