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VAR: ExterminateNewsUpdate Notes for July 19
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Update Notes for July 19

VAR: Exterminate · published 19 Jul 2021, 09:00 UTC

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Update Content

Shield (New Attribute)


Shields have the same characteristics as HP. Any damage taken will be fully absorbed by the shield before receiving damage to HP. Shield has a base regeneration rate of 3% per second after 10 seconds of taking no damage.

Damage reduction abilities apply to shields, however, lifesteal and healing attributes have no effect on shields.

New Equipments

  • Energy Armor



    Slot: Armor
    State of the art defense technology of mankind. Regenerative shield designed to absorb all incoming damage.
    (Lv35) Max HP +100, Max Shield +250
  • Energy chip


    Slot: Brain chip
    The biochip installed in the brain that increases the maximum shield of the wearer.
    (Lv15) Max Shield +225

New Ability Cards

  • Frozen Sputter


    Upon hitting any static object, freezes nearby enemies in a small area for 1.5 seconds (3 seconds cooldown)
    Rarity: Rare (blue)
  • Hemodynamics


    Triggering lifesteal inflicts bleed to nearby enemies in a large area.(Deal 200% damage over 5 seconds, enemies under this effect receive +20% additional damage)
    Rarity: Uncommon (green)
  • Gravitational Bomb


    Upon killing an enemy, create a Black Hole that sucks over any enemies within a 6 meters radius (6 seconds cooldown)
    Rarity: Epic (purple)
  • Energy Fortification


    Max HP-50%, Max Shield +100%
    Rarity: Rare (blue)
  • Energy Booster Kit


    Max Shield +40%
    Rarity: Common (white)
  • Supercharged Bullets


    Deal extra damage base on 35% current Shield.
    Rarity: Uncommon (green)
  • Shield Generator


    Shield Restoration Rate +30%, Shield Cooldown Rate +30%
    Rarity: Uncommon (green)
  • Blood Pact


    Damage +75%, -10% current HP per attack (will not cause death)
    Rarity: Epic (purple)

Result Calculation Update

Gameplay details breakdown


The following details will be provided on the post-game interface to allow survivors a detailed breakdown view of the gameplay.

  • Total Damage output
  • Total HP recovered
  • Total Damage Taken
  • Total Drone Damage Output
  • Damage per second

New Record & Leaderboard UI update


HIghscore board is displayed everytime a new record is broken

New Leaderboards


Added leaderboard for the following levels:
(Previous Highscores will be updated and combined at the start of a new game)

  • Mutation 1-1
  • Mutation 1-2
  • Mutation 1-3
  • Mutation 1-4
  • Mutation 1-5

Balance Changes

Ability Cards Changes

  • Torso Hunter


    Torso Damage +25% → Torso Damage +40%
  • Headhunter


    Headshot Damage +50% → Headshot Damage +60%
  • Critical Focus 2.0


    Max HP -50%, Critical Chance +50%, Critical Damage +50% → Max HP -50%, Max Shield -50%, Critical Chance +50%, Critical Damage +50%
  • Attack Focus 3.0


    Max HP -70%, Damage +150% → Max HP -70%, Max Shield -70% , Damage +150%

Equipments Changes

  • Power Chip


    (Lv15) Torso Damage +30% → Torso Damage +50%
  • Sniper Chip


    (Lv15) Headshot Damage +70% → Headshot Damage +100%
  • Bulletproof vest


    (Lv35) Max HP +520 → Max HP +470, Max Shield +50
  • Steel Armor


    (Lv35) Max HP +260, Damage Reduction +30% → Max HP +170, Max Shield +100, Damage Reduction +30%

Equipment Removal

  • Precision Chip
    The biochip installed in brains to increase the maximum range of bouncing bullets
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