Housemarque has released Saros update 1.004 (complete version 1.004.000), and this time, the studio has finally given us a proper changelog! Aside from technical bug fixes, this game update also includes our first known balance changes.
Players will be greeted with improved accuracy of bullet bounces, the amount of Power gained from the Power Generator weapon trait has been lowered as well.
There are also quality-of-life additions made regarding the color settings, with everything detailed in the patch notes.
Saros Updated on May 5 for Better Performance
Gameplay & Balance
Improved the accuracy of bullet bounces
Lowered the amount of Power gained from the Power Generator weapon trait
Added damage scaling to the Powered Dash artifact and updated the visuals
World & Level Design
Audio
UI / Accessibility
Colour settings:
New colour categories
Added preview images
Settings for HUD Power Indicator
Added colour matching for Armor Integrity Gauge Corruption
Fixed issues regarding ammo, weapon charge bar and boss invulnerability indicator
Fixed Second Chance visibility when using Carcosan Modifiers
Technical & Performance
Optimization
Cinematics
Prologue and Eclipse Device sequence improvements
Optimizations to Depth of Field
Hopefully, we’ll get a proper changelog next time once a new Saros update is out again.
In related news, for those who to spice up their PSN profiles and show your love for the game, Sony is handing out a set of free Saros PSN avatars, which you can obtain right now.
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