Early Access Patch V0.18 | Predecessor

Early Access Patch V0.18

Everything you need to know about V0.18p!

Patch Notes May 20, 2024

Hotfixes

V0.18.1 (24/05/2024)

Introduction

Greetings Champions!

V0.18 is finally upon us, unquestionably the biggest game update Predecessor has ever seen.

We’ve got an entirely new gamemode, a beloved new Hero, improvements and overhauls to our audio system, oodles of brand new items, a complete overhaul of nearly every other existing item, Hero and stat in the entire game as well as some completely original new skins for some of your favourite Heroes.

So grab your best biscuits and settle in, it’s time to overhaul Predecessor!

A New Hero Appears

Put your enemies on ice, with Aurora!

The undisputed crystalline queen of the cold, Aurora, is making her icy Predecessor debut!

Abilities:

Frozen Simulacrum (Passive):

Effect: Damaging an Enemy Hero or Monster 4 times will summon a Frost Storm around Aurora for 3s, refreshing on additional damage dealt. The Storm deals 5 (+30% Magical Power) + 1% (+0.06% per level) Enemy Max Health magical damage per second. Additionally if Aurora jumps whilst already airborne she will leap in the direction she is moving, leaving behind a frozen replica of herself! This replica has (+20% Maximum Health)(+150% Magical Power) Health, draws aggression from enemy towers, and lasts for 8s.

Frozen Sword (Basic Attack):

BAT: 1.1 Effect: Melee basic attack dealing 62 (+80% Bonus Physical Power) physical damage.

Glacial Charge (Primary):

CD: 26/24/22/20/18 Cost: 80 Effect: Aurora dashes forward, leaving behind a trail of ice that other Heroes can walk on for the next 5s. Allied Heroes gain 20/25/30/35/40% increased movement speed when walking on the ice.

Hoarfrost (Secondary):

CD: 14/13/12/11/10 Cost: 50 Effect: Aurora creates a ring of frost on the ground around her. Enemies that touch the ring take 100/125/150/175/200 (+70% Magical Power) magical damage and are Rooted for 1.25s. The ring remains in the world for 2.5s.

Boreal Sweep (Alternate):

CD: 12/11/10/9/8 Cost: 40/45/50/55/60 Effect: Aurora summons a wave of frost in a cone dealing 45/60/75/90/105 (+25% Magical Power) magical damage and Slowing enemy targets hit by 35% for 1s. After 1s the wave erupts, dealing an additional 75/110/145/180/215 (+60% Magical Power) magical damage and reapplying the Slow.

Cryoseism (Ultimate):

CD: 120/110/100 Cost: 100 Effect: Aurora freezes an area, applying a 50% Slow to all enemies for 1.5s. After 1.5s, the ice freezes, Stunning the target for 1s. After the Stun the target explodes, dealing 130/250/370 (+50% Magical Power) magical damage to them and all nearby enemies. Enemies damaged by Cryoseism will be Slowed by 50% for 0.5s before exploding, dealing 65/125/185 (+25% Magical Power) magical damage to them and nearby enemies. Targets can only be slowed this way once per Cryoseism.

Store News

New Skins

Quantum Lt. Belica

Take your tech to the top with the all-new [Legendary] Quantum Lt. Belica skin!

Odyssey Howitzer

One small step for man is actually many small steps for Howitzer when he’s out of his mech. Explore the stars with his all-new [Epic] Odyssey skin!

Ascended Zarus

Carry the blessings of the God of the Senezani and fulfil your divine potential at long last with the ruthless [Common] Ascended Zarus skin!

Glacial Empress Aurora

Plunge your foes into a bitter cold snap, with Aurora’s [Epic] Glacial Empress skin!

New Bundles

Quantum Lt. Belica Bundle

Make a quantum leap with the Quantum Lt. Belica bundle, including multiple variants of her new legendary skin as well as brand-new recall and jump pad visual effects!

Bundle Contents:

Quantum VFX Bundle

Power up all of your Heroes and dazzle your foes with the Quantum VFX Bundle.

Bundle Contents:

Odyssey Howitzer Bundle

Pick up Howitzer, his new Odyssey skin and a bunch of astral goodies in the Odyssey Howitzer Bundle!

Bundle Contents:

Ascension Bundle

With enough ascended Heroes to fill a small pantheon, this bundle is ideal for anyone who wasn’t able to play during the Road To Ascension season last year!

Bundle Contents:

Glacial Empress Aurora Bundle

Subvert your foes with sleek and sublime sub-zero sleet, snow and storms in Aurora’s very own Glacial Empress bundle, complete with a collection of cool cosmetics!

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Brawl Mode

Predecessor’s first new game mode, Brawl, is finally here! It’s casual, it’s crazy, and it’s sure to stir things up.

Overview

Brawl Mode is a brand-new, quickfire game mode coming to Predecessor on May 21st, where two teams of 5 battle it out in an action-packed skirmish featuring faster gold and more XP, all on a brand new, single lane map.

The aim of the game is simple, take all of your enemies points by any means necessary, before they take yours.

Points

Each team starts the game with 400 points. Killing enemy minions and taking down opposing Heroes takes points from the other team. Each minion killed is worth one point, each Hero slain is worth five points.

Once your team has killed five enemy Heroes you’ll gain the aid of a mighty Fangtooth! This destructive dinosaur will rampage down the lane on your behalf, devastating minions and Heroes alike as it charges towards the enemy portal! Escort your Fangtooth successfully to the enemy portal, and they’ll lose a massive 15 points.

Objectives

While the central lane will see most of the action, flanking your enemies and exploring the sides of the map will reveal a number of monsters that will grant you various buffs. You may notice health packs dotted around the map too. When collected these heal you and any allies within a short radius.

Later on in the match Orb Prime will spawn in the middle of the map for either team to try and take advantage of. This is a huge objective that neither team will want to give up easily.

Victory

The game ends when one team is reduced to zero points, leaving the other side victorious.

Audio Improvements

V0.18 also sees a complete redesign of Predecessor’s sound system! You’ll also be able to pick up on more audible details than ever before.

Performance Improvements

Not only will Predecessor sound better than ever, but it’ll now run more smoothly than ever before too!

Console Localisation

We’ve been hard at work expanding and improving our in-game translations, ever-dedicated to our mission of making Predecessor more accessible to more people.

Matchmaking

We're rolling out a fix for wonky party adjustments alongside 0.18.

Gameplay Balance Changes

Without further ado, let’s finally get into the bulk of the V0.18 update.

Six Items

As requested by many in the Community we’re pleased to finally introduce the highly-anticipated 6th Item Slot.

Faster Gold Gain

More Item Slots means a more expensive full build!

Faster XP

The amount of XP required to level up has been decreased.

Hero Rebalance

All Heroes have had their Base Stats adjusted.

Item Rebalance

The majority of items will be recognisable from their previous forms.

New Items

Alongside the other item changes we’ve also introduced 22 brand new items in their place!

Bug Fixes

Phew, talk about an involved update! What do you think? Let us know your feedback over on our Discord server or the Predecessor Subreddit.

Until next time!

Kari & Rei

Community Lead and Game Designer @ Omeda Studios