General Updates

• Reworked the game completion code
• When a camera effect triggers, hero HUD and gamemode HUD is now hidden until it concludes

Configuration Updates

• Added the following options:
  • Randomise Hero Size
  • Randomise Voice Modifications
• These settings will set a player's voice and size to a random value upon spawning. If the map is either Workshop expanse variants, then the size range is increased to include large sizes
  • This criteria is added to prevent the chances of a chaser getting stuck in some maps and for server load concerns

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug where sometimes the game would end spontaneously
• Fixed a bug where the first player to spawn in in a new game would see the "You're the last runner" message
• Fixed a bug where in rare instances, hitting a runner as chaser with the hammer would ignite them instead of converting them
• Fixed a bug in Workshop Expanse and Workshop Expanse (Night) where a player in hero select would constantly trigger the border rule

General Updates

• Upon collecting the shield, a player will have majority of their health converted to shield health
  • The health will return to normal once the shield is lost
• At the end of a game, a camera effect will play on the highlighted player
  • If no runners are alive, the highlighted player will be the chaser who eliminated the last runner
  • If the runner reaches the end, then that runner is the highlighted player
• When a runner touches an endpoint, their outline will change colour to match that endpoint's colour
  • This is to provide better clarity to chasers that the player is safe
• Removed a dev tool
  • Some hosts would enable this tool to cheat
• Unified the rate the endzone shrinks at the start of the round
• Increased the time before an endzone disappears at the start of the round

Configuration

• All configuration settings have been moved to the workshop settings tab
• Removed the configuration HUD as the changes can be seen in the regular settings list
• Added the following configuration settings (all are default to ON):
  • Lose Shield After Round (determines whether a player will lose the shield at the end of the round)
  • Echo Access To Custom Abilities (determines whether Echo has access to a target's duplicated abilities)
  • Deaths By Environment Converts Runners (determines whether a runner will be converted if they die via the environment)
  • Camera Effects (determines whether the camera will move at the end of a game)
  • Display Alternate Title (changes the HUD text to display the more commonly used name for this mode)

Hero Updates

Bastion

• Now has access to Configuration: Sentry

Echo

• When duplicating Lucio, the wallride timer is regenerated at 6.5x Lucio's rate

Genji

• Deflect cooldown increased from 20s to 30s

Junkrat

• Steel Trap cooldown reduced from 50s to 20s

Lucio

• Movement gravity decreased to 100%
• Increased innate speed penalty from -10% to -5%
• Wall Ride now has a time restriction
  • The maximum amount of time for Lucio to be allowed to wall ride is ~1.2s
  • The timer freezes whenever Lucio is not on a wall
  • The timer is represented by Lucio's ultimate bar (the fuller, the longer the time remaining)
  • When on the ground, the allowed time is slowly given back to Lucio (from 0% to 100% it takes approximately 15s)
    • The rate is 3% per half second
  • This time restriction is affected by the "Custom Abilities" configuration setting
  • Touching the Energy Field will replenish the timer entirely

Reaper

• Wraith cooldown reduced from 20s to 15s

Soldier: 76

• Increased innate speed boost from 15% to 20% (most heroes have 50%)

Widowmaker

• Grapple cooldown reduced from 10s to ~7s

Map Updates

• Added warp panels to Dorado
• Added warp panels to Paris

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug where Tracer's blinks would not receive any charges when collecting the energy field
• Fixed a bug where if the timer reaches 0, the players currently at the end point would permanently become immune to the timer
• Fixed a bug where a round won't end while in debugging mode if only one player exists
• Fixed a bug in debugging mode where the inspector was disabled
• Fixed a bug where if a player hits a trap with the shield they would be invincible for twice the intended duration
• Fixed a bug where D.va couldn't generate ult charge
• Fixed a mistake where Sombra's ability HUD said "ability 1"
• Fixed a mistake where Doomfist's ability HUD said "secondary fire"
• Fixed a mistake where Mercy's ability HUD said "ability 1"
• Fixed a mistake where Torbjorn's ability HUD said "ultimate"
• Fixed a mistake where Bastion's ability HUD said "ultimate"
• Fixed a mistake where Baptiste's ability HUD said "ability 1"
• Fixed a bug where if the initial chaser didn't spawn in, then the player with chaser immunity could become the initial chaser
• Fixed a bug where if the initial chaser didn't spawn in they would still get chaser immunity
• Fixed a grammatical error where if there was 1 runner safe, it would still say "runners"
• Fixed a grammatical error where if there was 1 runner not safe, it would still say "runners"
• Fixed a grammatical error where if there was 1 chaser, it would still say "chasers"
• Fixed a bug where Junkrat's concussion mines would not receive any charges when collecting the energy field
• Fixed a bug where Hanzo's lunge would not have its cooldown reset when collecting the energy field
• Fixed a bug where Pharah's fuel would not be refilled when collecting the energy field
• Fixed a bug where D.va's Defence Matrix energy would not be refilled when collecting the energy field
• Fixed a bug where all players would be afflicted by a stage effect when the randomisation returned an empty value

General Updates

• Optimised gamemode
• Added DEBUG function
  • When this setting is enabled, most elements of the gamemode are disabled
• The "hurry up!" message now only displays to players who are not at the endpoint

NEW FEATURE - CONFIGURATION

This feature gives the host player options to change the game to provide a better experience. Access these options by expanding the configuration rule below the developer rules. The options available are as follows:

• Maximum Games: sets the amount of games needed to complete before ending the match (default is 5)
• Stage Effects: enables/disables whether stage effects (shield, trap etc.) will spawn - DOES NOT EFFECT WARP PANELS (default is True)
• Timer Multiplier: applies a multiplier to the current round timers (default is 1)
• Reinhardt Double Jump: enables/disables whether Reinhardt can double jump (default is true)
• Reinhardt Cancel Charge: enables/disables whether Reinhardt can cancel charge (default is true)
• Reinhardt Firestrike Slow: enables/disables whether Reinhardt's firestrike slows enemies (default is true)
• Custom Abilities: enables/disables any custom abilities on all heroes aside from Reinhardt (default is true)
• Warp Panels: enables/disables extended maps and the use of warp panels (default is true)

NOTES:

• Certain configuration options if set to too high or low values can cause some issues. For instance:
  • Setting the game count to an extremely high number may eventually cause the server to crash (although unknown if this actually will happen)
  • Setting the timer multiplier too low renders the game to be unplayable
• Disabling custom abilities can have certain consequences. For instance:
  • Sombra's stealth has no limitations, making her undeniably overpowered
• Configuration options will not be considered when making hero balance decisions
• When the game detects that an option has been configured, a HUD text will appear to the left detailing the kinds of changes made
• The warp panels setting will always be active if the map is either Havana or King's Row
  • This is because these maps are too small when played in the regular FFA boundaries

Hero Updates

D.va

• Can now passively generate Self-Destruct

Echo

• Added a detector for when Echo falls off the map with Duplicate active
  • This should prevent the bug where she can respawn and continue to be a runner

Lucio

• Increased movement gravity to 133%
  • This change is intended to make it more difficult for Lucio to wallride to high altitudes

Reinhardt

• After using a warp panel, he cannot deal damage for 2 seconds
  • This is to prevent chasers from jumping through a warp panel to achieve a cheap kill

Wrecking Ball (Hammond)

• Can now passively generate MineField

Map Updates

• Redefined extended maps, categorised by a number 1) A partially extended map. This is a map where some warp panels spawn to increase the size of the map by a small amount. Timers are not increased for these maps 2) A fully extended map. This is a map where warp panels dramatically increase the size of the map. Timers are increased for these maps
• The following maps are now defined as Partially Extended
  • Temple of Anubis
  • Blizzard World
• The following maps are now defined as Fully Extended
  • Havana
  • King's Row
  • Eichenwalde
• Added warp panels to the folowing maps:
  • Eichenwalde
  • Blizzard World
  • Temple of Anubis

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug where Ashe's Dynamite cooldown was incorrect
• Fixed a technical bug where the game attempted to provide invincibility to runners in the "no runners alive" scenario
• Fixed a bug where if Echo falls off the map with Duplicate active, she would not convert to a chaser
• Fixed a bug where the chaser would not respawn at the respawn point if they were converted due to falling off the map
• Fixed a bug where extended maps would not have the initial timer increased
• Fixed a bug where the border wouldn't work on Workshop Expanse (Night)
• Fixed a bug where players could switch heroes by entering a spawn room on an extended map

General Updates

• Added support for the following maps:
  • Havana
  • King's Row
  • King's Row (Winter)
• Increased the end range from 5 to 8 in Temple of Anubis
• Added objective text for either role

NEW FEATURE - EXTENDED MAPS

Majority of FFA maps have boundaries preventing players from exploring the full length. This as a result often caused a lot of maps
to not work well with this gamemode. To counteract this, this new feature provides the ability to allow players to move into these blocked areas.

• Introduces warp panels, simply stand inside one to teleport to the other side of the boundary
• There is a 2s cooldown between using warp panels
• After a player uses a warp panel, they are invincible for 1s
  • This is to deter chasers from camping at the exit panel and gives runners a chance to react
• Maps compatible with this feature have extended timers in a round:
  • Initial round is 2 minutes (normally 90 seconds)
  • Later rounds are 90 seconds (normally 1 minute)
• This feature is a trial and as such not all maps that would utilise this feature are yet compatible
• The following maps are compatible with this feature:
  • King's Row (includes Winter variant)
  • Havana
  • Temple of Anubis
  • Hollywood (includes Halloween variant)

Hero Updates

Mercy

• Angelic Boost now has an explosion effect emerge from Mercy when used to signal the use of the ability to other players
  • This effect is invisible to the user

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug where Torbjorn could repeatedly display the "someone else is holding the shield" message

General Updates

• Updated the formula of the warp range
  • This new formula results in the average size of the warp range to increase dramatically
• If a player is shattered while holding the shield, the shield will attempt to clear the status
• Reduced the invulnurability duration on a player when their shield is broken
• Added HUD text containing additional information
  • This HUD is removed after the first game is complete
• If an incompatible map is loaded, the big message will now suggest a map
  • The suggestion list does not contain all compatible maps
• The Workshop Inspector is disabled by default now

Hero Updates

Ashe

• Increased Coach Gun's self knockback to 150%
• Increased Coach Gun's enemy knockback to 80%
• Decreased cooldown on Coach Gun to 15s
• Decreased cooldown on Dynamite to 8s
• Dynamite fuse time reduced to 20%

Brigitte

• Increased Whip Shot's knockback to 125%

D.va

• Can now obtain Self-Destruct through collecting enough Energy Fields

Genji

• Now has access to Deflect
  • Cooldown is 20s
• Can now obtain Dragonblade through collecting enough Energy Fields

Hanzo

• Sonic Arrow cooldown reduced to 5s

Junkrat

• Concussion Mine knockback reduced to 150%

McCree

• Combat Roll cooldown reduced to 2s
• Flashbang cooldown reduced to 5s

Mei

• Decreased Ice Wall cooldown to 15s

Orisa

• Reduced Halt! cooldown to 20s

Pharah

• Now has access to Hover Jets
  • Hover Jets uptime is set to 50%
• Reduced Concussive Blast cooldown to 20s

Roadhog

• Whole Hog generation increased from 650% to 675%

Soldier: 76

• Increased Helix Rockets knockback from 167% to 200%

Sombra

• Stealth now roots the player, as opposed to setting their move speed to 0
  • This is a technical change as the previous adjustment contained a few issues
• Stealth now has a 1 second cooldown (server load concerns)

Wrecking Ball

• Piledriver cooldown reduced to 10s
• Grappling Claw cooldown reduced to 20s

Zarya

• Increased Graviton Surge generation from 0% to 500%

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug where Mei's Cryo-Freeze was disabled
• Fixed a bug where Winston's Primal Rage was disabled
• Fixed a bug where sometimes the hero select timer would reset if a player leaves during it
• Fixed a bug where if Sombra had her translocator placed before entering stealth she could translocate to it while in stealth
• Fixed a bug where if a new chaser is determined, this new player would not receive immunity
• Fixed a bug where if a player played Sombra in the previous game then their ability 2 would become unlocked on heroes who normally have that ability disabled

General Updates

• Made minor optimisations
• If the last chaser leaves the game a random player is selected to be a chaser as opposed to ending the game
• The game no longer ends if 1 runner remains, instead they must reach the other side
  • If this runner is killed beforehand, the chaser who eliminated the last runner will recieve the 3 bonus points (includes kill point)
  • If there is one runner left, a message is displayed for the chasers
  • Similarly, when a player is the last runner they are informed that in order to win they must reach the end
  • If the runner is not yet at the end point before becoming the last runner, they earn 5 bonus points otherwise they earn 3

Hero Updates

General

• Heroes with a custom text HUD now have the ability's name instead of the generic titles in the "ability affected" section

Echo

• Now has access to Duplicate
  • Generates at 675%
  • Grants the user access to custom abilities or effects of the selected target
    • Exception is Reinhardt's firestrike slowing effect and double jump (server load concerns)
• Now has access to Glide
• Flight only provides the initial push as opposed to the full function of the ability
  • Added HUD text which details this new limitation

Hanzo

• Lunge cooldown reduced from 10s to 5s

Mercy

• Valkyrie generation reduced from 675% to 645%
• Angelic Boost cooldown increased to 20s

Mei

• Now has access to Cryo-Freeze
  • Has a 20s Cooldown

Reinhardt

• HUD text on Reinhardt's double jump, cancelling of charge and firestrike will now display
  • The ability text displayed is randomly determined at the start of each game

Sigma

• Gravitic Flux generation increased from 750% to 800%

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug where a Reinhardt would retain the speed boost from Bastion's ultimate if the player was converted while using the ability
• Fixed a bug where if the round winner had their ultimate disabled, it would stay disable until the next time they are converted
• Fixed a bug where Mercy could use Angelic Boost when she was under a status that would normally disable the use of a movement ability
• Fixed a bug where Hollywood (Halloween) would not initialise
• Fixed a bug where a player in hero select would receive the victory score at the end of a game if the runners won
• Fixed a bug where a player in hero select would receive score at the end of each round
• Fixed a bug where if a new chaser was determined, the previous chaser would not be a part of any team
• Fixed a bug where a player who was the initial chaser in the previous round could become the initial chaser if the chaser didn't spawn in time
• Fixed a bug where if a player leaves during assemble heroes phase, the game would incorrectly restart the loading of the next game
• Fixed a bug where the match will never conclude even though the game count is past 5

Miscellaneous Changes

• Added URL in gamemode description