Sci-fi MMO shooter Planetside 2 has overhauled its underwater fight with the suitably named Surf and Storm replace, stay now. The ageing FPS has additionally introduced in water autos, up to date the island continent of Oshur added final 12 months, and left some bug fixes in its wake. Get your cossie on and dive into the trailer beneath.
Devs Rogue Planet Video games have been fiddling about with Planetside 2’s underwater fight in some huge methods. First up is a discount to motion velocity penalties whenever you’re dunked beneath the briny blue, which ought to make oceanic assaults really feel much less like swimming by means of treacle. Now you can fireplace most infantry small arms that don’t deal explosive or anti-armour harm whenever you’re submerged too, and there’s the brand new diver propulsion machine that allows you to zip round by holding the spacebar. Oh, and the Lodestar dropship’s shields gained’t work after they’re underwater anymore both.
Corsair assault crafts are the primary water autos to make it into Planetside 2. You’ll find these at flotillas or seaposts on Oshur. The Corsair can match a driver, two gunners and as much as 5 passersby within the again, if somebody wants a raise to Balamory or someplace. The island of Oshur itself’s seen some important modifications too, primarily to its bases. There are 10 new seaposts to scope out, every with an hooked up spawn level and entry to Corsairs. Within the centre of the map is a brand new underwater base that’s meant to be a transitional space to battle in amidst the bigger central bases.
The sport, launched on November twentieth 2012, is nearing its tenth anniversary. In January, Ed named it one of many 10 finest MMOs and MMORPGs to play in 2022. “At its core Planetside 2 is a reasonably simple class shooter about capturing and holding bases, nevertheless it comes alive when performed alongside different gamers in organised squads,” he stated. “Plotting a course throughout a large battlefield, main counter-attacks or daring raids on enemy bases, is a thrill and a spectacle on a scale most different shooters cannot get near.”
Planetside 2 is free-to-play on Steam. You’ll be able to pore over the total patch notes on the official website right here.