# Early Access Patch V0.18 Everything you need to know about V0.18p! [Patch Notes](/content/news/patch-notes/index.html) 2024년 5월 20일 ## 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! Play 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! 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** #### **Odyssey Howitzer** #### **Ascended Zarus** #### **Glacial Empress Aurora** ### 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:** > - Lt. Belica [ **Hero**] > - Quantum Lt. Belica [ **Skin**] > - Nebula Quantum Lt. Belica [ **Skin Variant**] _(Timed Exclusive)_ > - Nova Quantum Lt. Belica [ **Skin Variant**] _(Timed Exclusive)_ > - Quantum Lt. Belica [ **Spray**] ( _Exclusive_) > - Quantum Lt. Belica [ **Banner**] ( _Exclusive_) > - Quantum Lt. Belica [ **Profile Icon**] ( _Exclusive_) > - Quantum Jump Pad [ **VFX**] > - Quantum Recall [ **VFX**] #### **Quantum VFX Bundle** Power up all of your Heroes and dazzle your foes with the Quantum VFX Bundle, letting you put these unique effects on any of your Heroes! > **Bundle Contents:** > - Quantum Jump Pad [ **VFX**] > - Quantum Recall [ **VFX**] #### **Odyssey Howitzer Bundle** Pick up Howitzer, his new Odyssey skin and a bunch of astral goodies in the Odyssey Howitzer Bundle! > **Bundle Contents:** > - Howitzer [ **Hero**] > - Odyssey Howitzer [ **Skin**] > - Odyssey Howitzer [ **Spray**] ( _Exclusive_) > - Odyssey Howitzer [ **Banner**] ( _Exclusive_) > - Odyssey Howitzer [ **Profile Icon**] ( _Exclusive_) > - Odyssey Recall [ **VFX**] ( _Timed Exclusive_) #### **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! This is the only way to get the Ascended skins for The Fey, Sparrow and Narbash right now, so pick up this bundle while you can! > **Bundle Contents:** > - Zarus [ **Hero**] > - Narbash [ **Hero**] > - The Fey [ **Hero**] > - Sparrow [ **Hero**] > - Ascended Zarus [ **Skin**] > - Ascended Narbash [ **Skin**] > - Ascended The Fey [ **Skin**] > - Ascended Sparrow [ **Skin**] > - Ascension Recall [ **VFX**] > - Ascension Jump Pad [ **VFX**] #### **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 and bundled with her premium Affinity Pass unlocked and ready to take on! > **Bundle Contents:** > - Aurora [ **Hero**] > - Glacial Empress Aurora [ **Skin**] > - Glacial Empress Aurora [ **Spray**] ( _Exclusive_) > - Glacial Empress Aurora [ **Banner**] ( _Exclusive_) > - Glacial Empress Aurora [ **Profile Icon**] ( _Exclusive_) > - Premium Affinity Pass ## 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 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. But securing takedowns is just one way to build your lead. At each end of the map, both teams have a portal to defend from enemy minions and… other monsters… Your portal is located just in front of your spawn point. If an enemy minion reaches it, your team will lose one point. So if a whole wave of minions comes crashing down your lane, consider playing defensively and intercept them before you start losing too many 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. Here you’ll find the Orange buff for more damage and increased jump height, the purple buff providing extra health and tenacity, and the River buffs, all spawning on a timer throughout the match to provide a range of effects for players to take advantage of. Killing these monsters won’t reduce your enemy’s points, but it could give you the boost you need to turn the battle in your favor. ### Victory The game ends when one team is reduced to zero points, leaving the other side victorious and the losers as food for Fangtooth! ## Audio Improvements V0.18 also sees a complete redesign of Predecessor’s sound system! Perhaps the first thing you’ll notice when booting the game up is a brand new announcer! This new voice of Predecessor is primed and ready to commentate your battles, highlighting every epic multikill with clearer audio and a richer presence. As the battle begins you’ll also be able to pick up on more audible details than ever before. We’ve flooded the game with brand-new sound effects for the UI, game interactions and ambient moments. Enjoy walking down midlane to the sounds of distant explosions, or the sounds of minions clinking as they spawn and march to their inevitable demise. ## Performance Improvements Not only will Predecessor sound better than ever, but it’ll now run more smoothly than ever before too! We’ve identified and fixed a number of memory leaks and performance issues, such as the leading cause of performance troughs and spikes during gameplay and in the main menus. Median FPS remains roughly the same, but if you experienced random slow downs before this update you should now find that they’re mostly fixed or improved. ## Gameplay Balance Changes Without further ado, let’s finally get into the bulk of the V0.18 update. ## Sixth Item Slot As of the V0.18 Predecessor will feature an exciting new sixth item slot, allowing players to further customize their builds and experiment with previously impossible combinations! ## 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 a bug where Child restricted Accounts would not send Parental blocking requests correctly to the Parent Account. - Fixed a bug where the Lighting in the Main Menu would distort shadows. - Fixed a bug where the in-game Lighting would darken aggressively while walking through the River.