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· Exosuit base health increased from 850 to 1600, and it will now only be destroyed when its main health is depleted. Unlike before, specific part health depletion will no longer cause destruction.
· Acid attack vulnerability increased by 50%, making it more susceptible to certain enemy attacks.
· Exosuit cockpit health issues have been resolved, and it will now take damage correctly.
· Exosuit arm health increased from 350 to 600, with a 50% increase in explosion resistance. Additionally, the 'Constitution' and 'bleed out' effects on the arms have been removed.
· Exosuit arms can now be staggered with a stagger force of 45.
· Unnecessary health parts for visual effects (e.g., tow cables) have been removed for performance improvements.

Category	Details
Exosuit Base Health	850 → 1600
Acid Attack Vulnerability	Base → 50% Increase
Exosuit Arm Health	350 → 600
Exosuit Arm Explosion Resistance	Base → 50% Increase
Stagger Force	Max 45

· Automaton Tank base health increased from 3000 to 4000, and vent health doubled from 750 to 1500.
· Vent armor penetration changed from medium to heavy.
· Track damage part removed, and damage limit on carrying capacity is gone.
· Track durability resistance decreased from 1.0 to 0.8.
· Overlapping damage reduced to match visual effects.

· Terminids:
· Bile Titan's spew explosion radius reduced (inner 2.25 → 1, outer 3.5 → 2.2).
· Hive Guard head and front leg armor changed from medium to heavy, but torso and claw armor changed from light to no armor, and overall health reduced from 500 to 375.
· Bile Spreader melee sustained damage increased.
· Sustained damage increased for Stalkers, Scavengers, Hunters, and all Warrior variants (including Alpha and Ravager).
· Charger sustained damage and charge attack power slightly increased.
· Hive Lord's various physical attacks' sustained damage increased.
· Bile Spewer's fire attack deals higher sustained damage.
· Impaler's stagger force increased to 50, and melee sustained damage slightly increased.

· Automatons:
· Raider melee sustained damage increased.
· Raider, Turret, and Devastator small weapon fire sustained damage slightly increased.
· Berserker and Devastator projectile and melee sustained damage increased.
· Heavy Devastator's shield is now destructible, with 800 health and 0.7 armor.
· Rocket Devastator's rocket projectile stagger force reduced from 50 to 35.
· Hulk's fire attack sustained damage increased.
· War Strider's hip joint armor changed from heavy to medium.
· Automaton Tank's Shredder turret speed reduced.
· Bile Barrage Tank's weak point (turret) health increased from 750 to 1500.

· Illuminate's Flesh Mop sustained damage increased.
· Illuminate Tesla Tower (Lightning Spire) destruction threshold reduced from 30 to 20, with 200 health and 2 armor.
· Gas effects now cause a 25% movement speed reduction when disorienting enemies. This effect also applies to players.
· Large enemies like Bile Titans and Factory Striders are not disoriented and thus not affected by movement speed reduction.
· Stellarizer's gas spray range increased and gas duration extended.

· CQC-9 Demolition Tool:
· Swing attack hitbox improved for easier hits.
· Attack duration extended.
· Armor penetration speed doubled.
· Movement speed reduced when hitting enemies.
· Melee attack stamina cost reduced from 10% to 5%.

· 120 Flag:
· Stamina cost reduced from 5% to 3%.

· Ballistic Shield:
· Backpack health increased from 600 to 1000.

· Spear:
· Missile ammo increased from 3 to 4.

· Flame Sentinel:
· Range increased from 20m to 34m.
· Damage increased by 50%, dealing approximately 225 base damage and 600 explosive damage.

· Laser Sentinel:
· Heat capacity increased by 50 to 250.

· Secondary Melee Weapons:
· Entrenchment Tool, Steelwart Saber, and Steelwart Baton stamina cost reduced from 5% to 3%.
· Steelwart Baton damage significantly increased from 75 to 120, and sustained damage from 38 to 60.
· Combat Hatchet stamina cost reduced to 4%.

· Fixed control issues with Super Earth during the Defend the City event.
· Destroying an Air Force Control Tower with a Portable Hellbomb will no longer block objective progression.
· Fixed sound bug with the 'Enthusiastic Murthy' emote.
· Fixed Flesh Mop passing through objects when charging.
· Fireworks display upon tutorial completion has been restored.
· Gunships and Shriekers now spawn with appropriate effects.
· High-pitched noise when firing the Double-edged sickle has been removed.
· Fixed issue where selecting a Warbond in the Ship Management menu incorrectly navigated to the wrong Warbond.
· Improved smoke graphics for Sparks and Bug Spawners.
· Fixed rare AI crashes and crashes occurring when using underbarrel firing modes.
· Fixed rare combat crashes when fighting Illuminate enemies.
· Fixed game crashes on PS5 when selecting a language after purchasing PS Plus.
· Added haptic feedback when mounting Automaton MG.
· Fixed ceasefire artillery bug, ensuring shells stay in place.
· Flesh Mops can now damage vehicles.
· Fixed issue where players were launched when Terminids were destroyed.
· Exosuit hit markers now display on the correct parts.
· Certain enemy kills now reflect correctly in progress.
· Factory Striders are no longer considered factories in the 'Destroy Automaton Factories' mission.
· Stratagem Hellpods can no longer land on Air Force Control Towers during the Priority Evacuation mission.
· Fixed soft lock issue when entering the loadout menu with disabled Stratagems.
· Fixed rectangular artifacts appearing on the minimap at low terrain quality settings.
· Extraction shuttles now fly straight up when leaving a city.
· Fixed Helldiver head shaking during Helldrop entry or exit screens.
· Improved terrain fire effect visuals.
· Fixed floating objects and terrain gaps in the tutorial on magma planets.
· Strafing run particles optimized for performance improvements.
· Stratagem HUD now displays a message upon Stratagem deployment failure.
· Tutorial flag celebration timing and fireworks adjusted.
· Fixed issue where players fell off Illuminate ships.
· Fixed tremor sounds to fade out properly.
· Restored the 'Barrier of Heads' title.
· Fixed interaction issue behind Hive Core drill terminals.

· The impact of weather on enemy vision and hearing has been improved, making it harder for enemies to detect players. This should be particularly useful on foggy planets, etc.

· Super Earth Command has delivered messages regarding new planet discoveries. Some planets feature peaceful forests, but enemies hostile to democracy have been detected, with signals similar to Bile Titans being picked up.
· Mention of mechs, once designed to pioneer the land, alongside the release of the new EXL Experts Warbond.
· Overall, this patch focuses on enhancing the gameplay experience through increased Exosuit and vehicle survivability, balancing various enemies, and numerous bug fixes.