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Steel Swarm: APOCALYPSEEventsSSA Patch Notes - 2025_07_05
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SSA Patch Notes - 2025_07_05

Steel Swarm: APOCALYPSE · published 5 Aug 2025, 09:38 UTC

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Free Rotation:

  • Insolence, Queen, Panther, Sphinx, Firefly, Obelisk
    Obelisk is a brand new XBT, and we’re adding it straight to Free Rotation. Don’t miss your chance to try it out!


Improvements & New Features

  • Updated Skill Indicators
    Visual templates for skill range and area-of-effect indicators have been refreshed.

  • New Gear: Lifeguard
    Blocks any single instance of damage over 5000.

  • New Buff Visual Effects

    • Mantis Buff

    • Fear

    • Corrosion

    • Freedom Fighter Ultimate
      All now have unique visual effects (VFX).

  • XBT Roles in Hero Selection
    Hero selection screen now displays XBT roles.

  • Tooltips for Upgrades and Gears
    Detailed tooltips added for all upgrades and gear items.

  • Launcher Updates

    • Party friend cards reduced to 2

    • Ranked leaderboard added to the launcher


System & Performance Updates

  • Tutorial is no longer mandatory at level 1

  • Overall performance improvements applied

  • Fixed post-processing issues on the practice map

  • Fixed bug where stunned buffs showed both "stunned" and "disarmed" VFX


Balance Changes

  • XP & Xalium Rewards Based on Enemy Hero Level:

    • Level 1: gain 1/5 of XP and Xalium

    • Level 2: gain 1/4

    • Level 3: gain 1/3

    • Level 4: gain 1/2

    • Level 5 or higher: gain full XP and Xalium

  • Ironclad Nerf:

    • Bullet AOE radius: 1.6 → 1.5

    • Line Formation bonus radius: 1.25 → 1.2

  • Vulcan Buff:

    • Aura radius increased from 10 → 15.6

    • Improved detection of invisible units

  • Fixed an issue causing some Vulcans to deal reduced damage to heroes


Bug Fixes

  • Fixed tooltips not appearing at certain resolutions

  • Fixed gear activation issues in some edge cases

  • Fixed bug where active buffs on heroes were not visible

  • XBTs are now untargetable while in base

  • Enemy XBTs take 5000 damage every 0.5 seconds when inside player base

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