Magness 465 Posted November 18, 2020 Report Share Posted November 18, 2020 2 nice updates coming in Nov and Dec including the addition of the B-Wing https://www.ea.com/games/starwars/squadrons/news/holiday-supply-drops Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Graeme 936 Posted November 19, 2020 Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 Very excited they are doing some updates. B-Wing!!! I’m really curious how that one is gonna work. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JoeyN 1,274 Posted November 19, 2020 Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 B-wing is a bomber. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Angry the Clown 4,172 Posted November 19, 2020 Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 That's great news! I think the game will get another sales boost in the Black Friday sales too, so perhaps as a consequence of its success we'll get more next year, or confirmation of a sequel at some stage. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
iainl 676 Posted November 19, 2020 Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 I really must find time to play more of this. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Angry the Clown 4,172 Posted November 25, 2020 Report Share Posted November 25, 2020 3.0 patch seems to be rolling out today: General Added Fostar Haven as a map to Dogfight and Fleet Battles (Solo/Co-Op vs AI and PvP) Added next gen improvements The game now supports up to 120FPS and up to 4K on Xbox Series X|S Added an option for players on the Xbox Series X|S to prioritize enhanced visuals or enhanced performance Improved visual quality and lighting on PS5 Variable frame rate support added for TVs and monitors that allow it Fixed an issue where the game could crash while changing loadouts Improved support for matchmaking between players with highly divergent load times Players who are not finished loading when the match begins will now have an additional window of time to join the match-in-progress rather than timing out on start Tweaked the brightness of light sources on PC so that they're no longer too bright in some instances Fixed issue where the sky color of Esseles would appear to change when entering/exiting the station Fixed an issue where the menu voice over accessibility feature could not play after entering a lobby Fixed issue where Steam players could fail to log in if their screen name included certain unicode characters or emojis Various stability improvements and minor bug fixes. Controls HOTAS support now allows for devices with up to 128 buttons (up from 40 buttons per device) Fixed issue on the Xbox One where HOTAS controls would be disabled if the controller went to sleep HOTAS devices that don't have an X and Y axis, such as the Virpil throttle, are now properly recognized by the game Fixed issue on PC where a gamepad could become unresponsive if not paired as the primary controller when other input devices were plugged in. Cosmetic Customization Added two new starfighter paint jobs: Typhoon Squadron for the New Republic and Interstellar for the Empire, the latter of which is inspired by the classic Kenner Products toys Added the Vandal TIE fighter paint job based on Sabine Wren’s iconic “handiwork” Added the Powerful Ally X-wing appearance based on Luke Skywalker’s swam-sunken X-wing from Dagobah Added the Zeltron Pilot head (Imperial) Added the Pantoran Pilot head (Imperial) Added the Venture set (jacket, pants, gloves) for the New Republic Added the Paladin set (flight suit, gloves, helmet) for the Empire Added the Navigator set (flight suit, gloves, helmet) for the Empire Marauder gloves will no longer cause the player's hands to disappear. Dogfight Fixed an issue where starfighters wouldn't appear in the end-of-round transition screen. Fleet Battles Reduced the Morale gain for AI kills while on defense from 4 to 3 Morale gains and losses are no longer scaled based on the number of players present on the team Fixed an issue where match music would continue into the end-of-round screens after the match was over Corvettes and Raiders now spawn on a random side of the battlefield rather than in a fixed pattern Fixed an issue where the Nebulon-B could display the incorrect amount of shield strength it had in its objective UI. Social Made messaging clearer for Xbox players when trying to join a party that's full Fixed issue where the social menu would lose functionality after exiting a PVP match as a spectator Fixed an issue where muting multiple players at a time could incorrectly mute additional players as well Fixed issue where laser sounds would fail to play when spectating a match in first-person Fixed an issue where UI and menu elements could overlap. Starfighters & Components Added four new components: Boost Extension Kit has been added to the X-wing, Y-wing, TIE fighter, and TIE bomber Prototype Piercing Torpedoes have been added to the X-wing, Y-wing, TIE fighter, and TIE bomber Ion Rockets have been added to the X-wing, A-wing, TIE Fighter, and TIE Interceptor Anti-Material Rocket Turrets have been added to the U-wing and TIE reaper Added 60% maneuverability (turn rate) reduction while firing the Rotary cannon and Auto-aim Rotary cannon Does not apply during the charging stage before firing Using the Assault Shield component now reduces maneuverability to better balance its role as a capital ship assault or starfighter jousting tool rather than as an all-purpose component Fixed an issue where the Proton Bomb counter could display incorrectly after use Starfighters using the Overloaded Shield component now start will fully overcharged shields Fixed issue where ships from the wrong faction could appear in the hangar Increased audio volume for the player's Tractor Beam Guided Burst Cannon damage reduced to 28% of the unguided variant (down from 35%) Fixed issue where the Vanguard paint job for the A-wing could have an unintended New Republic decal appearing on it when inside the cockpit Removed incorrectly assigned auto-aim symbol from the icon for the Composite Beam Different torpedo types now have distinct names when targeted (Proton vs Ion vs Piercing) Reduced A-wing shield regeneration rate by approximately 1/3 Fixed an issue where the Unstable Engine could deal no damage to nearby targets. Story Fixed an issue where the player could have a black screen after redeploying from the hangar in Mission 13 Fixed issue where Zerelda's voice over could start during the load screen before Mission 1, resulting in an animation desync Fixed issue where the corvette could clip through the station in Mission 6 Fixed issue where the player couldn't complete the "Destroy Comm Array" objective if they died during the regroup-with-Gunny beat in Mission 6. UI Your current Skill Rating is now shown as its value instead of as a percentage of tier progress after playing a ranked Fleet Battle UI message for being in the low priority matchmaking queue is now clearer on how to get out of the low priority status: by playing more matches UI messaging around forfeiting while in the lobby is now clearer Fixed an issue where squadmates icons would not turn green when readied up Fixed an issue where the menu overlay could not appear in the redeploy screenProvided additional UI support for long names so that they display correctly Fixed an issue where the player could be unable to open menu during a match if the match begin while they were in a customization menu Fixed issue where the missile lock UI could stay on the screen briefly after switching targets Fixed issue where text said "Examine your squadron" instead of "Examine enemy squadron" in Squad Loadout while hovering over "Add friend" Fixed issue where ship marker UI could appear during outro cinematics while playing Fleet Battles vs AI Fixed typo in the description of the Mythosaur decal Fixed an issue where the daily challenge timer could start counting upward after reaching 0:00 Fixed issue where holding the button rather than tapping it would not open the scoreboard during the post-match sequence Fixed an issue where starfighters could get greyed out if the player rapidly shuffled between them. VR Skyboxes now have increased resolution for high-rez VR headsets Added an option for PC players to adjust their VR resolution scaling Players using high resolution headsets (such as the Valve Index) should be able to enjoy higher frame rates without requiring the most powerful GPUs Added an option for PC users to use forward rendering, potentially improving their VR performance The game now uses less intensive forward shading when using the "Low" lighting quality setting in the graphics options, allowing VR to be used on mid-tier and even some lower-tier PCs Fixed an issue where black bars would appear when transitioning out of a PvP match if the player died at the same time. https://www.ea.com/games/starwars/squadrons/news/update-3-0-release-notes Magness 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JFo 1,749 Posted November 25, 2020 Report Share Posted November 25, 2020 That's quite an update. I picked this one up on the Xbox store, and was waiting for the Series X/S enhancements. I'm looking forward to trying this one out sometime in the next month. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Angry the Clown 4,172 Posted November 25, 2020 Report Share Posted November 25, 2020 It's curious why they can't bring the PS5 version up to parity with the Series X. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rustyjaw 790 Posted November 25, 2020 Report Share Posted November 25, 2020 9 minutes ago, Angry the Clown said: It's curious why they can't bring the PS5 version up to parity with the Series X. I've seen speculation that it has to do with keeping it PSVR compatible. It may be too much of an investment to essentially have 2 PlayStation versions? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Romier S 4,872 Posted November 25, 2020 Report Share Posted November 25, 2020 1 hour ago, Angry the Clown said: It's curious why they can't bring the PS5 version up to parity with the Series X. The Xbox backwards compatibility program allows activation of 120hz via patch with relative ease (along with other improvements). The PS4 version is basically just that. It's running in PS4 backwards compatibility mode and will see the same type of improvements games see when run on a PS5 but that's about it. Any additional modes would require a full on port. That's why. My understanding is that they are actively not working on a separate next gen release of the game so its take it or leave it. rustyjaw 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Romier S 4,872 Posted November 25, 2020 Report Share Posted November 25, 2020 Rocket League has the same situation (120hz mode on the Series X and not PS5). Here's the games developer: Quote One example of this trend is Rocket League, the Psyonix vehicular soccer game from 2015. It will get an update later this year that allows 120fps play on the Xbox Series X, but not the Playstation. The developer explained that there were a few reasons for the disparity, including the fact that its main focus this year has been its free-to-play transition and updates to major features such as the game's Tournaments system. That meant it had to decide what to prioritize. A Psyonix spokesperson told Eurogamer, "Enabling 120hz on Xbox Series X|S is a minor patch, but enabling it on PS5 requires a full native port due to how backwards compatibility is implemented on the console, and unfortunately wasn't possible due to our focus elsewhere." AlbertA 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Angry the Clown 4,172 Posted November 25, 2020 Report Share Posted November 25, 2020 2 hours ago, Romier S said: The Xbox backwards compatibility program allows activation of 120hz via patch with relative ease (along with other improvements). The PS4 version is basically just that. It's running in PS4 backwards compatibility mode and will see the same type of improvements games see when run on a PS5 but that's about it. Any additional modes would require a full on port. That's why. The PS5 version at least got the the new lighting for the next-gen consoles as noted in the patch, but I see where you're coming from as far as anything else is concerned. I was actually thinking less about the fact Series X has 120hz and more that XB1X and SeriesX run it at native 4k and what it would take to bump that up on the PS5 (not that it doesn't look lovely as it is having tried it last week). The "improved visual quality" for PS5 alongside the lighting note is pretty vague. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Josh 483 Posted November 27, 2020 Report Share Posted November 27, 2020 $16.99 on Amazon today. Snagged it as I need an excuse to connect the psvr to the ps5. Magness 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Angry the Clown 4,172 Posted November 27, 2020 Report Share Posted November 27, 2020 I'm really enjoying the story mode so far. I don't feel like the controls are familiar enough to me to go online just yet. Magness 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Josh 483 Posted November 27, 2020 Report Share Posted November 27, 2020 6 hours ago, Angry the Clown said: I'm really enjoying the story mode so far. I don't feel like the controls are familiar enough to me to go online just yet. Are you playing in VR or standard? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Angry the Clown 4,172 Posted November 28, 2020 Report Share Posted November 28, 2020 9 hours ago, Josh said: Are you playing in VR or standard? Standard. I don't have a PSVR headset. Only thing I wish you could do in standard play is look around. Unless I've missed it there doesn't seem to be any combination of buttons and analogue stick movement that allows you to do this. I can see how useful being able to naturally do that in the VR space must be. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
iainl 676 Posted November 28, 2020 Report Share Posted November 28, 2020 That depends - it’s pretty useless as an Imperial, unsurprisingly. I was really surprised by how the X-Wing cockpit feels, though; you sit so low in it that it’s almost like an F1 car in terms of you peering over the nose, and that doesn’t come across in flat mode. Angry the Clown, Magness and Brandon H 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foogledricks 765 Posted November 29, 2020 Report Share Posted November 29, 2020 Wow I am bad at flight sims. Back in the day I loved Freespace, but I suck so bad at this that it is no fun. I can’t figure out where I am, where anything else is, I over compensate when trying to target, can’t maintain the proper speed when attacking so I don’t pass or crash into the enemy, getting this game might have been a mistake. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Graeme 936 Posted December 12, 2020 Report Share Posted December 12, 2020 The update that adds the BWing and the Tie Defender is out. Haven’t had a chance to try it yet (haven’t played this at all since I got the PS5 actually). Magness 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Josh 483 Posted Sunday at 07:10 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 07:10 PM After playing the campaign and then reconnecting the PSVR to my PS5, I'm getting pretty into this game. There's a super steep learning curve in terms of power management, shunting, drifting techniques, team coordination, learning all the ships' idiosyncrasies, but I'm finding it a total blast even though I'm still a n00b in the scheme of things. I took a flight school last night that a Squadrons enthusiast hosts every Friday, and it was amazing. Super cool community of players. Here's where I took on 2 opponents in a 2 v 1 dogfight after we were learning / practicing power management -> shunting -> drifting techniques: Magness 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Magness 465 Posted Sunday at 08:40 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 08:40 PM Video is unavailable for me and I want to see the dogfight so fix it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Josh 483 Posted Sunday at 09:26 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 09:26 PM 46 minutes ago, Magness said: Video is unavailable for me and I want to see the dogfight so fix it Hit the Twitch logo and it should open in a browser Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Magness 465 Posted Sunday at 10:35 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 10:35 PM Thanks - that worked. And nice tactics I can’t believe how long you stayed alive with low shields/hull - awesome. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Josh 483 Posted yesterday at 12:28 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 12:28 AM 1 hour ago, Magness said: Thanks - that worked. And nice tactics I can’t believe how long you stayed alive with low shields/hull - awesome. Learn shunting and drifting — if you want I can show you! Magness 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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