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japanessie · 7 years ago

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Hii Shelly! Been reading your blog and it's extremely informative, so thank you for that! Anyways, i was really wondering what are your favourite songs from MFS! Thank you!

Hi there!!! 😁✌️

Hmm ….. that’s an interesting question 🤔. OK, my list changes with times I must say. There was a time when I used to listen to the album 虚言NEUROSE everyday during my daily commute to work as I liked ZERO Gravity and ROOM very much. I used to like What’s My Name? from BONEDS split album a lot too. Apart from the 1st song in the following list which is a crucial song to me, the rest are songs that I’ve noticed I tend to repeat every time I listen to them nowadays.

WARNING: I will be mentioning Taka and OOR a lot here. Read on to understand why.

1. 最終回STORY [Saishuukai STORY]

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This is the most important MFS song for me because THIS is the song through which they stole my heart at the height of my “love affair” with OOR back in 2013. The one that turned me into an MFS fan. Don’t get me wrong, I still am an OOR fan. It’s just that I was also looking for something else I wasn’t getting from them. A certain kind of aggressiveness. Not necessarily had to be appealing to the commercial mass market. Something more metal yet still melodic and accessible. I was in love with the song March of Mephisto by Kamelot at the time and I wanted something that leaned more towards that. Then, I heard 最終回STORY. BAM! I found what I was looking for 😍! Different from OOR. Played it on repeat that night and it became the most played song on my phone quickly. I love everything about it and the MV, which somewhat hides the band members’ faces, is just right for it. It makes us focus on the amazing music and not their pretty faces.

* Though I feel Hiro somewhat ruined it when he swang his mic at one point in the MV (one short second of a movement that his Onii-chan is famous for is enough to tarnish Hiro’s image for life 😖), but overall especially the angles that the video was shot, more than makes up for that “oops …” moment 😊.

2. 終��レクイエム [Shuuen Requiem]

I do love string sections anywhere and the orchestral arrangement intensifies the song’s melancholic melody. Furthermore, I like how musically, this one leans more towards the work of older rock artists from HYDE’s generation than the younger OOR kind of crowds. It reminds me a lot of my favourite song Gekoukka by Janne da Arc from the anime Dr. Black Jack.

While I understand Hiro’s intention with BLACK RAIL, this one has a lot more depth and is far more revealing of his feelings about being cyber-bullied by some of his brother’s fans. I talked a lot more about it here.

3. 君のいない夜を越えて [Kimi no Inai Yoru o Koete]

Part of Sho’s musical works for Ochanomizu Rock. Musically, it’s safe and sweet.While it wasn’t love at first listen to me but thanks to the drama series, I got drawn more and more towards it. Upon finding out that Hiro cleverly inserted a lyric line that clearly mentions “my first story” which also seems to answer why he and big bro Taka appear detached in public, the song then totally etched itself on my heart. I wrote what I thought about that “hidden” message here. Despite the crazy accusations about him hating Taka, Hiro once again wants us to decipher all the clues he left here and there indicating how he carries his big brother in his heart very much ❤️.

4. FAKE

Surprised to see this one? This one is in a league of its own to me. I wrote my thoughts on it back in 2015 here. OK, this one represents the time when I was adjusting to the fact that Hiro was no longer a boy when I first saw the trailer. How he had blossomed into a man. I remember that day very well. My hands felt cold and my heartbeat was racing, telling myself, “He’s not a baby anymore. Accept it,” 😮.

Just look at how he flirted with the viewers through the camera lens 😍.

He ended it with alternate wink of one eye! Oh my kokoro ❤️❤️❤️

The song also has a different and sexier groove that sets itself apart from other MFS songs. Listen to those crunchy rhythm guitars 😙!! My favourite part is when they put Hiro’s voice through that “groveling” vocal effect about 1 min into the song. Come on, how can I not find that sexy 😉? You don’t often get to hear Hiro sounding masculine, thanks to his high-pitched natural voice. So, this is where the right voice effect works very well to enhance the man side of him. I also love how schizophrenic the song arrangement is. How it twists to different turns one after another. Weird but good weird 😉. Whether you like the song or not, you have to admit that this song is only one of its kind in their repertoire as they have never made another song that sounds like FAKE again.

* Some fans compared the chorus to OOR’s Never Let It Go but still the overall feels of both songs are worlds apart. The former is an arena rock anthem with a soaring chorus. The latter is just weird but a deliciously sexy groovy kind of weird.

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5. The Puzzle

The song that didn’t impress me AT ALL during the trailer. Then they released the video on STORYTELLER in full. Wow! Suddenly I knew how to appreciate it. You can feel the raw feelings and vulnerability they exuded with that video. The video was recorded at their 1st public performance after the lineup change. It was a period of MAJOR adjustment especially for the 3 youngest members Hiro, Teru and Kid’z. Hiro trying to hold back his tears mid-song, Teru still playing under Sho’s shadow and Kid’z (who was still worrying about fans’acceptance) doing his best to prove his worth by elevating the song through his own style of drumming. I almost feel like Kid’z was making his drum beats “sing” with Hiro at certain parts.

* For those just joining STORYTELLER Club, you can watch The Puzzle MV only after being a member for 90 days. Be patient, OK? It’s worth waiting to see Hiro’s raw pain when he sang the line “boku dake / only me”.

6. BOOM

I love heavy sounding bass lines which this song has in abundance. TQ Nob for your awesome work! What a pity it was not made into an MV. To me, this song is a missed opportunity for MFS to show the world especially the skeptics that they really do play a different kind of music from big brother band OOR. Where the big bro is more Good Charlotte & Yellowcard, this one has Limp Bizkit running through its veins. Different leagues. Fred Durst would be proud 😉

7. 悪戯フィクション [Itazura FICTION]

It’s dark and lyrically intense! I wrote about what I think the lyrics are about here, here and here. Also, why I think it inspired the lyrics to LET IT DIE here. Then how to not fall head over heel over that drumming ❤️? Turned out it was the most challenging arrangement to Kid’z from that album and the one he worked the hardest on to get it right. Hmm …. does that mean I can now trust my ears to detect quality work? Hehe 😁. That sounds like bragging but, from the start, the drumming had been the part that drew me to this song 😊. A song meant to be performed in large halls/arenas.

8. 不可逆リプレース [Fukagyaku REPLACE] acoustic version

The reason? My mind likes to imagine Taka singing with Hiro on this version. Somehow I think the gentler music arrangement fits to bring the two brothers’ voices together onstage. Imagine them singing the lines “… I will follow you … follow you ….“ and “keep you close to me …. close to me ….” to each other. But, I want to see them both together onstage NOT because I think it would be an explosive collaboration. Instead, I want to see the “tears fest” that would happen on that stage. My mind also likes to make a bet who from each band would cry first watching them. My bet ….. from MFS, it’s a toss between Nob and Teru. Then from OOR, it’s Ryota. Am I sadistic or what 😮? Wanting a song to be performed just to see people cry 😄?

9. REVIVER

I love how somewhat 80′s rock and old school this song is. I talked about that in this post. Even the MV’s aspect ratio is old school! Teruki shines here 😊. Proudly wearing an Ozzy Osbourne T-shirt. Basically declaring where his musical influences came from. OK. I don’t need to repeat REVIVER because they actually made TWO equally excellent versions of it and now they added the orchestral version too. Aah …. MFS loves me 😍!

Of course, like the rest of you, I love ALONE, LET IT DIE, Missing You etc. Special mention for AWAKE which I call “the song Hiro has never screwed up Live”. An older song Warning always makes me happy too. Another special mention is If I Am which everyone else seems to find lame but I, on the other hand, think that it has an epic acoustic potential LOL. Did you all see how dead and quiet the crowd was when they performed this song in the ITSUWARI NEUROSE Tour Final DVD 😂? Yeah, I think the guys need to revive the song with a different arrangement.

Sorry this got too long 😮

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spliceblog · 8 years ago

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rei-reviews · 8 years ago

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Rei Reviews: Konosuba Season One

(aaand here is my review of the first season of Konosuba! I had a lot of fun writing this review and watching this anime! I’m hoping on posting more reviews on this account in parallel to my art because I’ve always wanted to write more of these I would also love to hear some feedback from you guys! what did you think of Konosuba if you watched it? did my review convince you to watch the anime? any tips that I can write better reviews? do comment them bellow~as for the next show I’m planning to review, it’ll either be Voltron: Legendary Defender or Michiko to Hatchin)

I don’t think it should surprise anyone when I say that one of, if not the most influential anime to come out this decade, is Sword Art Online. Whether you like it or hate it, there’s no denying that this show gathered a lot of attention and popularity. After all, its initial premise tells of a seemingly, average teenager who gets trapped in a videogame only to become the one of the strongest players and get all the ladies. The premise had a lot of appeal to its demographic and the anime industry realized this, which led to a significant increase of anime that shared a lot of elements that made SAO appealing both good and mostly bad.

And when a certain subgenre of a show starts becoming a trend, parodies of the subgenres will start appearing. And Konosuba just happens to be one of them. Konosuba: God’s Blessing on This Wonderful World, was produced by Studio DEEN and aired in the winter season of 2016. It was adapted from a light novel of same name which was written by Natsume Akatsuki.

The Substance Konosuba’s main character is Kazuma Satou, a video-game loving hikikomori (the Japanese term for a shut in), who rarely leaves the house unless he’s buying a new game. In one of said shopping trips he ends up losing his life when he tried to save a girl from getting run over by a truck. In the after-life, he meets aqua, a powerful goddess and she gives him the chance to be reincarnated in an RPG -esque fantasy world and become its savior from the powerful demon king with an overpowered weapon she will bestow him.

Now, I bet that so far, The show’s premise sounds completely cliché BUT there are two aspects of this scene make it completely subvert from the norm:

1) It turns out that Kazuma didn’t die from getting run over. The “truck” he thought had seen, was in fact a tractor. His true cause of death was from shock over a situation that didn’t even happen in the first place.

2) The ‘overpowered weapon’ that he chooses to take from the goddess is the goddess herself because he was irritated with arrogant behavior. and Aqua is CERTAINLY not pleased with it

And both of these subversions are executed with such great timing and exaggeration, it’s hilarious.

And so, this unlikely team is sent into the fantasy world with Kazuma hoping to get the video game adventure he has always dreamed of and Aqua desiring to defeat the demon king so she could return to her realm. Their party soon expands to include an explosion obsessed wizard named Megumin and masochistic knight named darkness. And many, many hijinks ensue. Like I mentioned before, Konosuba is a parody of anime like SAO as well as JRPGs in general. it mercilessly pokes fun of the genre’s tropes and contrivances with an upbeat nature that keeps it from becoming too mean spirited.

But what I really like about the gags in Konosuba is that they’re not just there for the sake of making fun of videogames. They help to flesh out the RPG inspired setting by the excessive attention of detail to its ridiculous lore and each gag or a character’s action has an impact on the plot’s direction. Even the raunchier jokes (and trust me when I say there’s a fair amount of rauch in this show) aren’t just there for fanservice and they help to contribute to the narrative. this doesn’t just make the writing in konosuba hilarious, but also genuinely clever. The main cast of konosuba is also what makes this show work. At first glance they seem to be completely characterized in an archetypical manner but this far from the case with each and every one of them.

Aqua appears to be a high and mighty tsundere and while she is very prideful, she is also a complete idiot and making fun of her never gets old. Megumin could’ve easily been the stoic yet powerful loli but in truth she’s completely childish and immature. This is best shown in the fact that the only magic she knows is explosion magic, which is so powerful she can use it once per day. But it doesn’t matter to her because it’s the coolest. Darkness may seem as a loyal and selfless knight who wants to defend her people, but in truth she’s a masochist who dreams of being tortured by ferocious monsters and gets very turned on whenever she’s insulted. And finally, there’s kazuma who could’ve easily been yet another bland, self-insert protagonist who happens to be very powerful. Except he isn’t. Yes, he shares a lot of common traits of the hikikomori trope like his obsession with videogames and waifus, and his occasional perversion, but he’s not glorified for any of it and he constantly complains about how the life he desired as an adventurer completely suck.

All of these characters end up comedically suffering because of their decisions and none of them are glorified. They’re not good natured people at the slightest but what that makes them likable is how despite their flaws, they still try achieve their goals despite failing. The characters don’t really change when it comes to their behavior but throught the episodes, they do get closer to each other and some sort of bond is formed between them.

and I’m just going to praise this show for NOT going the easy route and making all the girls fall in love with kazuma and become his harem. It’s a SHAME this is such a rare occurance.

The Presentation Studio DEEN has never been when It comes to animating and thus, konosuba isn’t the mostpolished. The colors of the fantasy world are vibrant and managed to make the setting pleasant, but the locations that the characters lived in weren’t that memorable. The animation itself isn’t very consistent and for the most part tends to look rather wonky But the aspects of the animation that are strong manage to shine through its flaws.

Takaomi Kanasaki, the anime’s director brilliantly managed to direct the show so that every joke hits. The pacing and timing is always tight and the wonkiness of the character animation actually helps to bring out the humor of the scenes to some extent. The action scenes that occur in the show are also well paced and have some brilliant sakuga moments sprinkled in.

The music in the show is also well made, not necessarily because of how memorable or epic it is, but because how its utilized in terms of comedy. sometimes the songs are used as a queue of a specific gag such as megumin’s casting an explosion, and sometimes they abrupltly end to highten the effect of a certain punchline. In addition, the OP to the show is a lot of fun to listen to. The song that accompanies is “fantastic dreamer” is relatively standard, but it’s filled with a lot of inside jokes and small gags that help to convey the chemistry between the main characters.

By far the strongest point of the overall presentation is the voice acting. Each and every actor from the main cast fit their characters to a T and the lines are delivered with a lot of energy and charisma. The best performance in the cast belongs to aqua’s voice actress, Sora Amamiya because she really gave that character her identity.

Final Verdict The first season of Konosuba is probably one of the best comedies I have seen in a while and not just in anime. Despite its short length, It’s an excellent parody of shows in the “trapped in the video game” subgenre but it manages to construct a fleshed out yet ridiculous fantasy world with very entertaining comedic leads. I recommend it for people who are tired of the oversaturation of anime like SAO as well as to people who just want to enjoy a good comedy. I can’t necessarily say that those who can’t stomach raunchiness will enjoy, but for the most part the tasteless fanservice is well… in good taste. And with that. That’s all I have to say about konosuba. Check it out if you’re interested because like its title says: it’s a blessing on this wonderful world

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gamingtipsandtrickshacks · 6 years ago

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Fortnite's v3.5 Update Brings Back 50v50 Mode, Adds Replays System, Port-a-Fort Item, and More

In case you’ve been living under a rock for the past several months, Fortnite and its standalone Battle Royale mode have taken over everything from consoles, to PC, and most recently to mobile, and now the game’s latest update is sure to bring a little something for everyone with new items and more.

Developer Epic Games announced that update v3.5 for Fortnite has been released for the game across all platforms, and the update itself is a hefty one with plenty of content updates alongside more general bug fixes and changes.

Specifically, the patch notes include details on the brand new Replays system that’s tailored perfectly towards those looking to share their gameplay clips on YouTube. The Replays feature will be available for the game’s Battle Royale mode and will include “a suite of cinematic settings” that allow players to create gameplay clips highlighting epic Battle Royale moments.

In addition to the Replays features, Epic Games also has added new content to the game, such as a new Port-a-Fort item that allows players to build forts on-the-go, and has brought back the 50×50 mode for a limited time with a few updates and changes. Players in the game’s Save the World mode will also be getting new items, such as cyberpunk themed neon weapons and armor.

Fortnite is available now on PS4, Xbox One, PC, Mac, and iOS – for a closer look at the new update, you can check out the below video highlighting the new Port-a-Fort item, along with the full patch notes:

General

Wood, Stone, and Metal resources will now always be the first items in the inventory list (e.g. instead of Traps).

Purchased V-Bucks are now shared between Xbox One, PC and Mobile.

During wait periods, login will now remember your place in line if you quit out of the game and return.

Mobile devices will not enter the login queue more than once per login attempt.

Two-Factor Authentication challenges will not put you back into the login queue.

Bug Fixes

Adjusted the Login screen layout to better support varying screen sizes and safe zones.

Fixed a rare crash that occurred during logout.

Fixed PS4 players leaving their party after a match where they are playing with players on other platforms.

Fixed Survivor and Hero squads being locked after switching to Save the World from Battle Royale.

On PC, fixed PS4 controllers showing Xbox buttons, even after the controller type was changed in the settings.

Fixed rare cases in which character parts would stretch unnaturally.

(Example) Ears of the Rabbit Raider outfit.

Fixed the inability to rotate elements in the Battle Royale Locker after buying a Llama in Save the World.

Battle Royale

REPLAY SYSTEM

Save your matches and watch them from any angle!

Speed up or slow down the action.

Help tell your story better with player outlines and name plates.

Several Camera Modes to choose from:

Third Person

Follows and orbits around the selected player.

3 different follow modes; Off, Auto, Lazy.

Drone Follow

Drone style camera that always keeps the selected player in frame.

Drone Attach

Drone style camera that is loosely attached to the selected player.

Drone Free

Drone style camera that is free to fly around the island.

Gameplay

This camera shows what the selected player saw during gameplay.

Adjust cinematic camera settings

Exposure

Aperture

Focal Length

Focus Distance

Currently available on PC and console only.

WEAPONS + ITEMS

Port-a-Fort added.

Epic rarity.

Drops in stacks of 1. Can stack up to 5 in inventory.

When the Port-a-Fort is thrown, a pre-made fort is constructed instantly at the impact point.

The Port-a-Fort is made out of metal and is three stories tall.

The bottom floor is 1×1 with a door for entry. Tires inside allow for easy access to the roof.

Decreased Guided Missile maximum turn rate by 75%.

Reduced Guided Missile movement speed by 15%.

Added a short equip time to many weapons (particularly, those with a slower rate of fire).

This will reduce the effectiveness of quickly switching between weapons for high burst-damage.

Removed the reloading animation on the Pump Shotgun.

Weapons affected are:

Rocket Launcher

Hand Cannon

Revolver

Tactical Shotgun

Pump Shotgun

Heavy Shotgun

Bolt-Action Sniper Rifle

Hunting Rifle

Crossbow

Adjusted item availability in Vending Machines.

Reduced chance of Chug Jug by 50%.

Increased chance of Medium Ammo weapons in Rare Vending Machine by 100%.

Reduced chance of Explosive Ammo weapons in Rare Vending Machine by 50%.

Reduced chance of Explosive Ammo weapons in Epic Vending Machine by 25%.

Increased chance of Heavy Ammo weapons in Epic Vending Machine by 25%.

Reduced chance of Explosive Ammo weapons in Legendary Vending Machine by 25%.

Increased chance of Heavy Ammo weapons in Legendary Vending Machine by 25%.

Reduced drop rate of Remote Explosives in floor loot by roughly 33%.

Updated Medium Ammo inventory icon to make it more easily identifiable.

Bug Fixes

Fixed weapons floating in the air under certain network conditions after quickly switching between items.

Guided Missile weapon fixes:

Eliminating a downed player with a Guided Missile no longer reports as a self elimination.

Picking up an item at the same time as firing a Guided Missile will no longer cause the picked up item to disappear.

Firing a Guided Missile prior to the victory screen displaying will no longer prevent the player from returning to the lobby.

Players will now correctly spectate the player that eliminated them instead of spectating their own active missile.

While spectating a player that fires a missile, you will now follow the missile instead of the player.

Fixed an issue that caused the player to spectate a floating Guided Missile weapon on the starting island if they were eliminated by a missile during the match.

Fixed an issue preventing the player from firing a guided missile while riding a guided missile.

Fixed an issue causing the player’s name plate to display over the guided missile while controlling it.

Fixed an issue where the Rare Scoped Assault Rifle was incorrectly giving an Epic version in Vending Machines.

Fixed an issue causing the Loot Llama to be empty in Limited Time Modes.

GAMEPLAY

Limited Time Mode: 50V50 v2

Two teams of 50 fight to the finish!

Due to this being a “large squad” mode, Profile Stats will not be tracked. Daily & Weekly challenges will still work, with the exception of the Squad-based challenges (‘Place Top 6 in Squads’, etc.).

Storm & Map

Each team has a bus, approaching the island from opposite directions. On the map, the friendly bus has a blue outline, enemy has red.

Final storm circle visible on minimap at start.

Players have 10 minutes to loot the map as the storm closes in on the circle, then 5 minutes to fight, and another 5 minutes as the storm shrinks to the end.

Supply drops come in batches of 3-6, fall every two minutes, and only land in the final storm circle.

Added dotted line to map, which indicates the “battle lines” between the two teams. Crossing the line will make running into enemies more likely.

Loot

Farming resources increased 75% over default.

Increased floor loot spawn likelihood by 15%.

Floor Loot spawns double ammo.

Ammo boxes spawn triple ammo.

Chests spawn double ammo & consumables.

Supply drops spawn double ammo, and an extra consumable, resource drop and trap.

Bug Fixes + Mode Improvements

Fixed a bug that created uneven teams where one side could have more than 50 players.

Downed players lose health more quickly than normal (10 health per tick).

New ‘Builder Pro’ controller configuration

This configuration is similar to “Combat Pro”, but optimized for fast placement of building pieces.

Wall, floor, stairs, and roof have designated buttons on controllers.

The first button press will switch to the mapped building piece, then every press after will place that piece.

To switch between materials or traps, press the Left D-Pad button.

New Squad Comms wheel

This allows you to communicate quickly without voice.

The following callouts are currently available: Enemy Spotted, Need Meds, Need Shields, Need Materials, Need Weapon (context-sensitive), and Need Ammo (context-sensitive).

Defaults to ‘V’ key, Right D-Pad on controller, or in the Emote menu on Mobile.

The Loot Llama can now be opened through destruction as well as an interaction.

Added a blue tint to friendly traps to help distinguish them from enemy traps.

Bug Fixes

Fixed an issue preventing players from editing their own structures.

Supply Drop fixes:

Fixed an issue preventing players from opening supply drops in rare cases.

Fixed an issue causing supply drops to jitter as they fall if a player destroys the object that it landed on.

Fixed an issue causing supply drop loot to spawn in the air after the drop had been shot down.

Fixed an issue causing players to be pushed under the map if they stood under a falling supply drop.

Fixed an issue causing players to launch out of the map after landing on a supply drop.

Fixed an issue where building would be blocked for 3 seconds at a time under poor network conditions.

Fixed an issue causing controllers to vibrate during the skydiving phase when vending machines loaded into the world.

Fixed an issue that would hide structure health bars when the player aimed their weapon.

Fixed toggling aim down sights not returning to its previous state after reloading.

Fixed an issue where poor network conditions could prevent buildings from streaming in.

Fixed an issue where you could not select the same Banner Icon and color combination in Battle Royale that you have in Save the World.

AUDIO

Added unique equip/reload sounds for the following weapons (all others remain the same):

Epic/Legendary Assault Rifle

Heavy Shotgun

Pump Shotgun

Bolt-Action Sniper

Hunting Rifle

Added more variation to the Tactical SMG fire sound.

Added more variation to the medium-range Epic/Legendary Assault Rifle fire sound.

Bug Fixes

Remove the second “insert magazine” sound during the grenade launcher reload animation.

Bug Fixes

Fixed the controller button label for Toggle Map not shown after being eliminated.

Fixed a bug in the Locker that made skydive previews appear without the correct animation.

Fixed text on the minimap that was too small.

Fixed the map marker not retaining its location when zooming in and out.

Fixed an issue with map markers not pinning at your cursor when placing them while zoomed in.

The controller analog stick can now be used to scroll the map while zoomed in.

Fixed an issue causing the eliminated player count displaying as zero when spectating a Guided Missile.

ART + ANIMATION

Tweaked the object pop in animation so objects ease in rather than pop in.

Bug Fixes

Fixed inconsistent Battle Bus position changes that could occur every few seconds.

Fixed the Rock Paper Scissors emote so that it replicates properly in the lobby.

Fixed the Rainbow Smash and Candy Axe harvesting tools not always activating.

Fixed the Guided Missile firing animation so that it plays properly while spectating the player that is firing the weapon.

Reduced the size of Mushrooms that were too large.

PERFORMANCE

Major optimizations + improvements made to console load times and CPU performance.

We’ve made some data layout optimizations in order to improve load times and performance. Load times reduced by 25-30 seconds as a result of these changes on Xbox One and around 10 seconds on PS4. On both platforms, we expect to see fewer issues with geometry or cosmetics failing to load in time, and FPS drops during skydiving. The Xbox One download will be larger than normal in this release as a result of these optimizations. We’re working to minimize the impact of this type of optimization in future releases. – Developer Comment

Reduced download and patch size for players who just have access to Battle Royale (PC only).

Fixed various issues causing the game to freeze up/hitch while loading assets, especially on console. These assets are now preloaded before the game starts.

Optimized servers to reduce network lag when firing weapons and taking damage.

MOBILE

Audio indicator no longer shows silenced weapons, crouched footsteps or ally pickaxes.

Multiple graphical improvements were made to the skybox, vegetation and anti-aliasing.

Bug Fixes

Fixed an issue that caused input to continue when no longer touching the screen.

Fixed an issue where the message about jailbroken devices being unsupported wasn’t being shown

Attempting to play using a jailbroken device will result in being kicked.

Fixed various interacting actions, including:

Icons not showing properly on lower-end devices

Supply Drops not being able to be opened.

Doors not consistently opening and closing.

The Map not being able to be zoomed & panned.

Instances where accidental button presses would occur.

Fixed an issue causing Revolver and Grenade Launcher ammo to float outside the gun.

Save the World

GAMEPLAY

Enabled environmental damage for ranged weapons.

Percentage of damage done to the environment varies by weapon.

Environmental damage scaling for ranged weapons should remain consistent relative to the health of the environment, taking into account the rarity and alterations on the weapon.

NOTE: Environmental damage increases with tier and rarity only and is not multiplied through Offense.

Ranged weapons can not damage structures you or your team have built.

[Rework] Outlander Fragment

Fragment abilities, other than the Loot Llama, no longer require equipped Fragment ammo to activate.

Fragment abilities now have a cooldown and Energy cost, as other abilities do.

Fragment abilities are now improved when the Outlander expends Fragment ammo in their activation.

Fragment Ammo capacity has been dramatically increased.

[Rework] Melee Weapons + Environment

Melee weapons (aside from Pickaxes) can no longer damage structures that you or your team have built, and have had their environmental damage increased.

Environmental damage scaling for on-level melee weapons should now feel more consistent, relative to the health of the environment

NOTE: Environmental damage increases with tier and rarity only, and is not multiplied through Offense.

Axes do increased damage against wood. Hardware does increased damage against stone.Swords, Clubs, Scythes, and Spears do not favor any material type.

[Rework] Anomaly

Anomaly rewards increased, changed from BluGlo to mission rewards.

Anomaly shards will take full damage from the Pickaxe, reduced damage from other melee weapons, and can no longer be damaged by projectiles (Throwing Stars, Rockets, etc).

Crafting queue size increased from 10 to 20 (this means 1 in production and up to 19 pending).

Cozy Campfire no longer grants any Utility score for healing and instead grants more for placing the trap.

Falling Damage has been adjusted so that damage occurs at higher heights.

Players now first take damage after falling 1300+ units instead of falling 850 Units

(Example) You can now walk off a 3 story building, but you can’t jump off.

Initial fall damage increased from 5% max HP to 10% max HP.

Next Damage Threshold is now 20% max HP at 3 tiles.

Next Damage Threshold is now 50% max HP at 3.75 tiles.

Next Damage Threshold is now Knockdown at 4.5 tiles.

Farther than 4.5 tiles will also result in Knockdown.

Enemy fall damage values have been adjusted to be in line with these changes.

The vehicles that Survivors stand on top of will no longer take damage from ranged or melee weapons.

Only the Pickaxe can damage them.

Increased wood, stone, and metal stack size and carry limits.

The default building resource capacity has been increased from 999 to 2000.

Building Resource Capacity nodes have replaced the previously existing Weapon Skill nodes in the Skill Tree. These new nodes allow players to upgrade their resource carrying ability by 1000 apiece to a maximum of 5000 per type.

Weapon Skill has been effectively uncapped since v3.3, which allowed us the opportunity to remove and repurpose their nodes in the skill tree. So don’t worry – your ability to use weapons of all levels remains unchanged! – Developer Comment

Existing items will not automatically restack.

You can condense stacks by dropping and picking up items or transferring between backpack and storage.

Economy Tuning

Increased Hero and Schematic Quest XP for Stonewood, up to Mid Plankerton.

Players who have already completed these Quests will be awarded the difference.

Challenge Quests have been extended to 20 Stages.

The ‘Leave No One Behind’ Challenge Quest now awards Survivor XP, scaled based on stage.

Players who have already completed Stages 1-10 of this Quest line will be awarded the Survivor XP.

Bug Fixes

Fixed a long delay that occurred when joining a party when first loading-in on PS4.

Fixed an issue that could cause BluGlo pylons to spawn on top of one another.

The buff from BluGlo pylons is no longer lost after 10 minutes.

Fixed an issue that would cause players to pick up items much slower than normal.

MISSIONS + SYSTEMS

New Questline: Into the Storm: Opening Act

Accompany Lars and Ray on their journey into Lars’ past in the brand new questline, ‘Into the Storm’!

Brand new Survive the Storm map – Thunder Route 99.

For more details about Thunder Route 99, head here.

Into the Storm Llama is available in the Loot Tab.

Cost: 1000 Storm Tickets

Event Llama guarantees at least one Epic (or higher) Neon Weapon or Cyberpunk Hero

Every 1000 Firecracker Tickets will be converted into a Spring Llama.

Quest Rewards:

Choice of Legendary Ranged Neon Weapon (Pistol, Shotgun, Assault).

Survive the Storm returns!

Improved rewards.

Added Spring It On! Gold, scaled by difficulty and number of days completed.

Improved the amount of Hero / Schematic / Survivor XP earned.

Increases more with difficulty and number of days completed.

Increased the rarity of items (Survivors, Schematics, Transform Keys, etc.) that drop from Survival mode, especially at high difficulties.

Reduced the number of low-rarity items that drop.

Mission Alerts award between 300 and 1500 tickets, scaled based on Survival length and difficulty.

Quota: Three 3-Day Survivals per 24 hours.

Quota: One 7-Day Survival per 24 hours.

Added side quests with new banner rewards!

Power 15 Event Themed Banner + 1000 Storm Tickets.

Power 40 Event Themed Banner + 1000 Storm Tickets.

Power 70 Event Themed Banner + 1000 Storm Tickets.

Changed the Survival Mode vote to skip the day to majority vote (from unanimous) to keep consistent with all other voting.

Mutant Storms

Mutant Storms are more active during this event and award between 100 and 240 Storm Tickets, scaled based on difficulty.

Repeatable Quest to complete 2 Mutant Storm Mission Alerts that awards 100 Spring It On! Gold

Opt-in difficulty boost and group missions do not award tickets during this event.

Mini-boss Mission Alerts can no longer be selected if you have not unlocked the mission the alert is attached to.

This will prevent low-level players from attempting Mission Alerts that are too difficult for them, unless they are invited into a group by a higher-level friend.

Mimic Reward Updates:

Mimics will always award the equivalent to at least a Level 3 (Blue) Treasure Chest.

Some Mimics will instead award the equivalent to a Level 4 (Purple) Treasure Chest.

‘Evacuate the Shelter’ adjustments:

In non-group missions, the number of enemies needed to be killed after reaching the shelter has been reduced to 10 per players in zone instead of 35

The final encounter in non group missions has been reduced to 6 minutes from 8

‘Repair the Shelter’ adjustments:

See-Bot will no longer be attacked on arrival.

See-Bot will now arrive with a 5 minute counter. After 5 minutes it will leave to recharge and then return later to a different location on the map.

The Husk attack now begins when a player deploys the See-Bot. See-Bot is safe before then.

Players have 5 minutes to start the scan and then defend See-Bot.

Husk attack difficulty has been reduced for first two attacks.

Shelter will now automatically start diagnostic scan when player reaches the shelter instead of having to interact with it.

Decreasing the difficulty of the mission and initial combat encounter allowed us to double down on the mission core: scrambling to rescue a sieged shelter and creating a time pressure. -Developer Comment

With the automatic diagnostic scan the length of time until first raid occurs has been increased to 8:30 minutes after diagnostics are complete to allow more time to prepare, used to be 6:30 minutes.

Progress for the quest ‘Air Quotes’ is now given when the first 25 enemies have been successfully eliminated after activating the Storm Chest. Rather than having to eliminate all waves of enemies before the timer is up.

Bug Fixes

Fixed an issue where some players were locked out of their Storm Shield.

Visual level of Survival mission reward chest increased (so it reaches max-level chest appearance at 7 days).

HEROES

Cyberpunk Heroes added, available in the new ‘Into the Storm’ event Llama.

Bullet Storm Jonesy (New Soldier Subclass) Bullet Storm: Uses high magazine weapons to build up attack speed and mow down enemies.

New Perks:

Start Up – Firing with a ranged weapon increases rate of fire by 1.2% per shot for up to 20 shots. Resets on reload or weapon switch.

Start Faster – Increases ‘Start Up’ rate of fire bonus to 2.4% per shot.

Harvester Sarah (New Ninja Subclass) Harvester: Close range scythe Ninja who uses Smoke Bomb and Shadow stance to survive on the battlefield.

New Perks:

Scythe to Meet You – Scythe attacks apply a 30% snare for 1 second.

Late Arrival – Scythes deal 48% increased damage to slowed or snared targets.

Heavy BASE Kyle (New Constructor Subclass) – Heavy BASE: Constructor focused on taking down enemies within BASE to charge up a great energy nova.

New Perks:

Feel the BASE – BASE generates energy when enemies die within the area affected by BASE. After 30 kills BASE emits an explosion that knocks husks back and deals damage in a 3 tile radius.

Turn Up the BASE – Increases the radius of ‘Feel The BASE’ by 2 tiles and damage by 80%.

New Tactical Perk:

Feel the BASE – BASE generates energy when enemies die within the area affected by BASE. After 30 kills BASE emits an explosion that knocks husks back and deals damage in a 3 tile radius.

T.E.D.D. Shot Jess (New Outlander Subclass) T.E.D.D. Shot: Deploys T.E.D.D.Y. to provide cover fire while sniping foes from a distance.

New Perks:

Quick Scope – Increases sniper rifle rate of fire by 35%.

Precision Handling – Hitting a headshot increases the speed of your next reload by 7% (Max 35%). Resets after reloading.

Eye on the Prize – Getting 15 headshot kills grants 1 Charge Fragment.

New Support Perk:

Sure Shot – Increases sniper rifle critical hit damage by 35%, 53%, 70%.

Outlander

Shock Tower

No longer requires a Fragment to operate.

Cooldown has been set to 60 seconds.

Stamina cost has been set to 50.

Using a Fragment will reduce the cooldown by 30% and reduce the stamina cost to 0.

Damage has not been adjusted.

T.E.D.D.Y.

No longer requires a Fragment to operate.

Cooldown has been set to 60 seconds.

Stamina Cost has been set to 50.

Using a Fragment will reduce the cooldown by 30% and reduce the stamina cost to 0.

Damage has been unadjusted.

Impossibility Matrix

Now increases the cooldown reduction for ‘Shock Tower’ and ‘T.E.D.D.Y.’ to 50% when using a Fragment.

Fragment Ammo

Cap has been increased to 25 + Llama fragment.

Llama Fragment

Acquiring a Llama Fragment now immediately resets the cooldown of all your Fragment abilities.

Constructor

Recycling

Increased the maximum storage capacity of BASE Recycling from 150 to 450.

Hyperthreading

Increased the maximum storage capacity of BASE Hyperthreading from 300 to 900.

Bug Fixes

Fixed an issue where the ‘Plasma Pulse’ tooltip wouldn’t reflect the current ‘I.F.F. Coding’ functionality.

Fixed an issue with Fragment Flurry Jess and Shamrock Reclaimer’s support bonus ‘Energized’ not scaling correctly across multiple star levels.

Fixed an issue where ‘Dragonslash’ caused Ninjas to lose collision against Heroes and Enemies.

Fixed an issue where ‘Decoy’ wasn’t taking damage from Husks.

Fixed an issue that could cause ‘Mantis Leap’ to stack velocity infinitely.

WEAPONS + ITEMS

Neon Weapon set added, available in the new ‘Into the Storm’ event Llama.

Ranged Weapons:

Argon Assault Rifle

Helium Shotgun

Krypton Pistol

Melee Weapons:

Argon Axe

Krypton Sword

Neon Scythe

Impulse Grenade

Doubled the knockback distance against enemies.

No longer affects allies.

Easter Egg Launcher Eggs no longer detonate when a player is downed but are cleared when a player respawns or disconnects.

Bug Fixes

Fixed an issue where crystal Scavenger melee weapons had the same durability as ore Scavenger melee weapons.

Fixed an issue where the Vacuum Tube Spear and Axe knocked enemies back instead of stunning them in place.

Dragon’s Might shotgun projectiles no longer bounce off of deep water.

Fixed an issue where Dragon’s Might shotgun projectiles weren’t exploding on contact with enemies.

Bullet tracers shot from other players single shot weapons no longer travel through walls.

Fixed an issue where the Boost Trap would give more resources than intended from recycling.

Added an option to show a Collection Book indicator on items in the Armory menus.

Added an option to toggle whether or not ‘Favorite’ items are grouped together in the Armory menus.Added tooltip text for the cinematics volume setting in the audio settings tab.

Items in the Armory that don’t have stats no longer display a stats panel.

Replaced references of the word “Vault” with “Armory” in skill tree nodes.

Bug Fixes

Fixed an issue where players using the Combat Pro control scheme would see “Unable to Edit Building” when pressing the button to get on their Hoverboard.

Fixed an issue where the ‘Place Trap’ controller button icon was missing when using the Combat Pro control scheme.

Updated reward summary cards to no longer be selectable once they move off screen.

Fixed an issue where damage return values for Traps that deal elemental damage were not indicating what type of elemental damage was dealt.

Updated Electrical Wall and Ceiling Trap descriptions to mention their elemental damage traits.

Fixed a spelling error in the Mythic Wukong Berserker description.

Fixed an issue that prevented players from selecting options (mute, add friend, etc.) in chat.

Fixed an issue where the camera would jump when zooming in on a skill tree tier.

Fixed the ‘Import Friends’ button not being selectable with a controller.

Fixed 4-player level difficulty being cut off in the in-zone objectives screen.

Fixed the ‘Research’ purchase button’s cost icon being offset when using a controller.

Fixed BluGlo having the ‘Equip’ button active in the in-zone inventory.

Fixed a crash that occurred when typing a comma while naming your Homebase.

Updated player revive screen text.

AUDIO

Metal toilets now plays a metal sound when destroyed.

Unsearched shopping carts now have impact sounds.

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Fortnite Update 3.5 Released With New Port-a-Fort; Patch Notes Released

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Fortnite Update 3.5 Released With New Port-a-Fort; Patch Notes Released

Fortnite has another update out, and Battle Royale has a new item available now on PS4, Xbox One, PC, and mobile. In addition, the previously announced replay system has been implemented, a new limited-time mode is coming soon, and a bunch of new cosmetics have been added to Save the World. Numerous issues cropped up after its release, but things seem to be running smoothly now, and players will get freebies as compensation.

Version 3.5, as the update is called, adds the recently teased Port-a-Fort feature, which is a throwable item that spawns a fort in seconds. You can carry up to five of these, though they only drop in stacks of one. Take a look at the Epic-tier item below. Battle Royale will also revive the 50v50 mode “soon” with a few small changes, although it’s since been delayed until next week. Additionally, the console versions should load faster and some weapon changes have been made.

Save the World, meanwhile, adds some new cosmetic options that include four new Heroes with a cyberpunk theme and a set of neon weapon skins. Take a look at those in the images below.

Aside from bug fixes and balance tweaks, the only other meaningful addition is Fortnite’s replay system. This allows you to save your matches and watch them back from any angle. This is designed for sharing options but could also allow you to learn from where you and other players go wrong. Take a look at the full patch notes at the bottom of this article, via Epic.

Our Fortnite: Battle Royale review went live just recently. Critic Michael Higham enjoyed the multiplayer title and awarded it an 8/10. “While there are several moving parts in the game’s ecosystem, Fortnite’s biggest accomplishment is in how it seamlessly merges a number of simple mechanics to create a distinguishable battle royale game,” he wrote. “What looks to be a straightforward building system steadily escalates to an elaborate display of tactical prowess. As the saying goes: It’s easy to learn, hard to master. Although a few shortcomings in the map design eventually surface and fatigue in looting can set in, Fortnite rarely fails at challenging you in unexpected ways, resulting in something more than just another typical last-person-standing shooter.”

For more on Epic’s hit game, check out six common mistakes players make in Fortnite: Battle Royale or our Vending Machines location guide. Alternatively, take a look at our Fortnite beginners guide.

Fortnite Update 3.5 Patch Notes

General

Wood, Stone, and Metal resources will now always be the first items in the inventory list (e.g. instead of Traps).

Purchased V-Bucks are now shared between Xbox One, PC and Mobile.

During wait periods, login will now remember your place in line if you quit out of the game and return.

Mobile devices will not enter the login queue more than once per login attempt.

Two-Factor Authentication challenges will not put you back into the login queue.

Bug Fixes

Adjusted the Login screen layout to better support varying screen sizes and safe zones.

Fixed a rare crash that occurred during logout.

Fixed PS4 players leaving their party after a match where they are playing with players on other platforms.

Fixed Survivor and Hero squads being locked after switching to Save the World from Battle Royale.

On PC, fixed PS4 controllers showing Xbox buttons, even after the controller type was changed in the settings.

Fixed rare cases in which character parts would stretch unnaturally.

(Example) Ears of the Rabbit Raider outfit.

Fixed the inability to rotate elements in the Battle Royale Locker after buying a Llama in Save the World.

Battle Royale

Replay System

Save your matches and watch them from any angle!

Speed up or slow down the action.

Help tell your story better with player outlines and name plates.

Several Camera Modes to choose from:

Third Person

Follows and orbits around the selected player.

3 different follow modes; Off, Auto, Lazy.

Drone Follow

Drone style camera that always keeps the selected player in frame.

Drone Attach

Drone style camera that is loosely attached to the selected player.

Drone Free

Drone style camera that is free to fly around the island.

Gameplay

This camera shows what the selected player saw during gameplay.

Adjust cinematic camera settings

Exposure

Aperture

Focal Length

Focus Distance

Currently available on PC and console only.

Weapons + Items