You now have one more reason to play Aliens: Fireteam Elite with your friends. The developer released a major update yesterday that brought new content and bug fixes. The Horde Mode received a new map called Ruptured Cistern, available for free to every player.
The said map isn’t just about shooting Xenomorphs because it also features limited-time rewards that are up for grabs till January 17. After the winter event ends, the said rewards will be replaced by permanent new rewards.
The limited-time rewards are two new weapon colors and six new weapon decals. More detailed information is mentioned below.
- Winter Constellations (Complete Wave 10 on Extreme+)
- Deep Freeze (Complete Wave 10 on Intense+)
- Stay Frosty
- Xeno’s Greetings
- Let It Snow
- Holly Berries
- Antarctica Traffic Control
- Icicles
The patch isn’t just focused on new content as it also addresses several dozen bugs and issues. A portion of the patch notes is mentioned below.
- High Capacity Magazine. Compact Flash Hider, Compensator, High Velocity Brake, Micro Red Dot Sight, and the Vented Flash Hider.
- L59 Minigun: Magazine Capacity increased to 150, up from 120. Max Ammo increased to 450, up from 360. Fire Rate increased 10%.
- M41E4 Heavy Pulse Rifle: Far Distance Range increased to 6500, up from 6000.
- Thunderbolt v2 Autocannon: Explosion Inner Radius (where full damage is dealt) increased by 20%. Explosion Outer Radius (where damage stops being dealt) increased very slightly.
- OCAP-91 Volcan: Max Ammo increased to 400, up from 300.
- P.649 HEL: Magazine Capacity increased to 140, up from 120. Max Ammo increased to 420, up from 360.
- M12 RPG: Max Ammo increased to 30, up from 20. Damage dealt by the 4 star proc is now dealt over 2 seconds, instead of over 5 seconds (same amount of damage, just dealt faster now).
- M12A1 Rocket Launcher: Max Ammo increased to 45, up from 30. Damage increased 10%. Explosion Maximum Range Falloff damage multiplier increased to 33%, up from 25%. Reload Time decreased to 2.5s, down from 2.8s.
- Microburst: Explosion Inner Radius (where full damage is dealt) increased by 25%.
- 2B1 Vajra: Damage increased 5%. Explosion Inner Radius (where full damage is dealt) increased by 20%. Explosion Maximum Range Falloff damage multiplier increased to 33%, up from 25%.
- M94 Impact Launcher: Max Ammo increased to 48, up from 40.
- M95 Grenade Launcher: Max Ammo increased to 45, up from 40. Greatly reduced Aim Spread/Bloom, Accuracy stat display increased slightly. Reload intro animation time reduced 65%. Grenades from this weapon now try not to bounce directly at the player that launched them.
The complete patch notes of Aliens: Fireteam Elite Patch 1.0.5.105618 are available on the official site.
