The IG-88 Update - Coming October 10th

IG-88 joins Battlefront Plus alongside the Umbaran Blaster, new appearances, a lightsaber parry rework and functional Star Card loadouts. The update also includes balance changes and fixes for troopers, reinforcements, heroes and vehicles.

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NEW! Hero

- IG-88

NEW! Blaster

Assault

- Umbaran Blaster

NEW! Appearances

Anakin Skywalker

- Padawan [Blue]

Padme Amidala

- Caped

- Handmaiden

Clone Troopers

- 87th Sentinel Corps [I]

- 100th Company [I]

- 181st Armor Division [I]

- 38th Armored Division [II]

- 2nd Airborne Company [Special]

- 501st Recon Division [Special]

ARC Trooper

- Shiny [I, II]

- Legion [I, II]

Clone Commando

- Demolitions Expert

Clone Engineer

- 212th Attack Battalion [II]

- 501st Legion [II]

- 38th Armored Division [II]

Clone Gunner

- 87th Sentinel Corps [I]

- 100th Company [I]

- 181st Armor Division [I]

- 38th Armored Division [II]

Lightsaber Parry Rework

- Added a functional parry system to melee combat. Blocking right before an incoming melee attack or melee ability will stagger the attacker, leaving them open for a counterattack.

Quality of Life

- Added functional Star Card loadouts

- Abilities on cooldown will display a timer instead of the keybind

- Custom passive abilities are displayed correctly under the passive abilities section

Troopers

Assault

- F-11D: Fixed an issue with Explosive Shot not applying while playing on the Separatists

- Neo-Crusader Rifle: Fixed an issue with Night Vision not functioning

- VT-33D: Very slightly reduced start damage. Swapped Reduced Recoil for Reduced Spread

Heavy

- Baragwin Repeater: Increased end damage

- DC-15LE: Increased end damage

- DF-95: Increased spread. Corrected stats display

- DLT-19: Increased end damage

Officer

- LL-30 Navy: Removed the "double-tap" bonus damage mechanic. Increased damage. Increased range

Specialist

- 773-Firepuncher: Replaced Fuze attachment with Rapid Fire. Reduced max bounces. Fixed an issue with the projectile being silent

- Bowcaster: Increased start damage. Corrected end damage

- DLT-19x: Adjusted position of the cooling flush minigame. Reduced fire rate. No longer receives an extra shot from the Marksman Star Card's bonus

- E-5S: Increased damage

Reinforcements

ARC Trooper

- Autoplayers use Phase I appearances on Geonosis

Clone Jet Trooper

- Autoplayers correctly use the Phase I appearance

Death Trooper

- DLT-19D: Zooms into first person when aiming

Rebel Pilot

- Blurrg-1120: Reduced start damage

Royal Guard

- Reduced battle point cost

- Sinister Strikes: Displays the number of uses left on the ability

- Updated asset for the Light Armor appearance

Smuggler

- Dual DT-29s: Reduced range

Viper Probe Droid

- Self Destruct: Increased blast damage and radius

Wookiee Warrior

- Fixed an issue with the unit being absent from Kashyyyk - Supremacy

Heroes

Ahsoka Tano

- Resolve: Increased duration

- Jar'Kai Mastery (Star Card): Increased duration of Resolve to reflect ability changes

Bossk
- Dioxis Grenade: Implemented failsafes in the event the ability does not go into recharge when it should

Cal Kestis

- Slayer of Oggdo appearance is available to all players

- Force Stasis: Reduced base duration

- Peacekeeper (Star Card): Fixed an issue with the card's effects not working

Captain Phasma

- Staff Strikes: Displays the number of uses left on the ability

Captain Rex

- Staff Strikes: Added an alt-fire which fires both pistols at once with perfect precision

Commander Cody

- DC-15A: Reduced spread

- Attack Order: Added an effect which grants slight healing to anyone attacking the marked target

- Shield Wall: Added an effect which grants CC immunity to Cody while he's standing near his shield. Undeploying the shield within this radius will also instantly refresh it

- You'll Be Needing This (Star Card): Added an effect which grants damage resistance to Cody while he's standing near his shield

Iden Versio

- TL-50: Fixed an issue with an attachment icon being displayed

- Pulse Cannon: Added overheat functionality

Grand Admiral Thrawn

- Increased max health

- RK-3: Increased start range drop-off

- Ascendant (Star Card): Increased max health gained

Padme Amidala

- Completely remade the appearance assets

Second Sister

- Adjusted cape textures

- Force Drain: Fixed an issue with the effects applying in a circle around the player instead of just ahead of them

Vehicles

LAAT

- Can no longer be tap-fired for unintentionally high damage

T-47 Airspeeder

- Reduced health regen delay

TIE Striker

- Reduced health regen delay

U-Wing

- Increased projectile speed

Speeders

- Laser Barrage: Reduced duration

- Fixed an issue with the C-PH Patrol Bike being enabled during the final phase on Tatooine - Galactic Assault

Starfighters

- Set all Star Card values to their max (purple) value by default

- Increased battle point cost of Bombers

- Astromech Repair: Added activation delay

- Ion Turret: Reduced ion effect duration, increased cooldown

Millennium Falcon

- Increased blast radius

- Decreased minimum speed and increased maximum speed