Developers of The Cycle: Frontier implemented balancing adjustments in the recently released Patch 3.2.0. A couple of these affected items are the Manticore and its Mk2 variant.
The Manticore is a heavy-hitting assault rifle in The: Cycle Frontier. Although its accuracy leaves much to be desired, players who can tame this beast can obliterate enemies due to its high damage output.
However, it seems that the Manticore is just too powerful, especially for those who can hit enemies consistently in the head. That’s why in Patch 3.2.0, the headshot multiplier for the regular Manticore and its Mk2 variant has been reduced from x1.7 to x1.5.
This update brought some game improvements as well. The max stack size of Letium has increased from 10 to 20. On top of that, an audio cue is added that lets players know if their armor has reached zero durability.
Changelog
- PDW damage reduced from 10 to 9.
- PDW Mk2 damage reduced from 11 to 10.
- C-32 damage reduced from 50 to 48.
- C-32 Mk2 damage reduced from 55 to 50.
- Rusty AR-55 damage reduced from 12 to 11.
- AR-55 damage reduced from 12 to 11.
- AR-55 Mk2 damage reduced from 13 to 12.
- Flechette Prototype damage increased from 8 to 9.
- Slightly reduced the chance of finding a PDW Mk2.
- Slightly reduced the chance of finding a Manticore Mk2.
- Project Fireball Part 7 - Heavy Strider kills needed during the storm on Bright Sands has been reduced from 12 to 6.
- The UI for certain shop images have been spruced up.
- Fixed terrain near Geothermal Plant area to prevent gear from disappearing in the mud, which was frankly revolting.
- Evac ship pilots have received some additional training on bringing Prospectors back to the station safely. Players should no longer clip through the floor when moving instead of evacing.
- Re-centered the area to call evac around the evac pad between Sparking Pools and Korolev Island HQ on Tharis Island.
- Fixed a launch error for some users on the Epic Games launcher.
- A disclaimer has been added to the Loadout Preset description that altered gear perks are not taken into account.
- Adjusted item mesh for Letium Bio Samples needed for Research Costs Part 5. These should now look different than Sample Containers to prevent any confusion.
- The Elite Crusher has visited a laryngologist and its mighty roar can be heard from Crusher Caverns again.
- Crusher de-aggro time has been readjusted to be more in line with its intended behavior.
- Adjusted rewards from daily Supply Crate packages so there is less overlap with items obtainable through Free
- Improved the Howler's ability to fight Prospectors who are standing on higher locations. Insert reference about having the high ground.
The Cycle: Frontier Patch 3.2.0 is now available on PC.
