# Early Access Patch V0.18 Everything you need to know about V0.18p! **Patch Notes** 20 mai 2024 ## Hotfixes ### V0.18.1 (24/05/2024) - Fixed a bug with wrong MMR value being used to calculate the match result MMR changes. - Fixed a bug with friends status not updating correctly. - Fixed a bug with loading into Brawl match immediately after finishing the Tutorial will not place all the players into the correct match queue. - Fixed a wrong audio setting for the Soul Storm jumppad effect. --- ## 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! Aurora is a cool-headed crowd-control master, able to skate around her enemies and sail through the air thanks to her unrivalled arctic agility. Capable of freezing the battlefield and encasing her foes in deadly, bone-chilling ice, you’ll want to wrap up warm if you find yourself facing her down in the midlane! ### 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! #### 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! ## 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. You can check out everything you need to know about it in the video below, or keep reading for the full breakdown of how it works! ### Overview Brawl Mode is a brand-new, quickfire game mode 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. ### 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. ### 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. ### 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! ## 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. ## Matchmaking We've identified an edge case with our Matchmaking Rating (MMR) calculations affecting players frequently partying up with friends. ## Gameplay Balance Changes Without further ado, let’s finally get into the bulk of the V0.18 update. ## Six Items We’re pleased to finally introduce the highly-anticipated 6th Item Slot, allowing for more creativity and unique builds than ever before! ### Faster Gold Gain More Item Slots means a more expensive full build! ### Faster XP Along with these Gold changes the amount of XP required to level up has been decreased. ### Hero Rebalance All Heroes have had their Base Stats adjusted. ### Item Rebalance Practically all items have received a complete re-balance, be that stat changes or buffs and nerfs. ### New Items Alongside the other item changes, we’ve also introduced 22 brand new items in their place! ### Removed Items Alongside the new additions we’ve also removed 9 existing items. ## Bug Fixes - Fixed a bug where Grim.exe would jitter after his Strong Man emote finishes. - Fixed a bug where Argus would blend his movement incorrectly when rotating. - Fixed various bugs affecting in-game lighting. --- Phew, talk about an involved update! What do you think? Don’t forget you can click [**HERE**](/content/news/patch-notes/early-access-patch-v0-18-technical-details/index.html) for the full breakdown of every single technical change made in the update!