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VAR: ExterminateNews"Fighting Styles" Update Notes
Major update

"Fighting Styles" Update Notes

VAR: Exterminate · published 6 Aug 2021, 13:03 UTC

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Dear Survivors, Update v1.3.0 version is live!
We have received feedback about the randomness of the upgrade cards. In order to alleviate the situation of not being able to draw the desired ability cards, we have designed a Fighting Style system.

With the new Fighting Style system, Survivors can easily build your favorite style to fight against these crazed zombies.

In addition to the Fighting Style System, an ability card database has also been added to the main page, allowing survivors to easily check various abilities.

Without further ado, let's take a look at the introduction of combat style and ability card database!

Fighting Styles


Fighting styles are part of the equipment system, equip your favorite style and explore the possibilities.

Each fighting style has a unique core ability and its own style deck.
In each level, you have 1-2 chances to draw ability cards from the style deck, making it easier to accumulate abilities for that style.


Each fighting style has its own proficiency gauge. Gain proficiency tokens by filling the gauge which can be used to unlock more fighting styles. Gauge can be filled by completing stages.


For a detailed list of styles, click "Show Details" below.

List of fighting styles

  • Vitality


    Survival is key, increase your max HP and live to tell the tale.
    Core Ability
    Restore 10% of max HP at the beginning of each wave. If HP is full, increase Max HP by +3%
    Fighting Style Deck
    Medkit
    Max HP +10%, Recover 100% HP


    Medical Therapy
    Recover 50% HP at the end of each wave


    Bloodthirsty
    Lifesteal+0.2%, Lifesteal Chance+0.2% per second in battle, unlimited stacking times, return to zero at the end of the wave


    Toughen Up (Small)
    Max HP +35%


    Overhaul
    Max HP -30%
    Max HP +10% for every 10 enemies killed (maximum stack: 10 times)


    Imperfection
    Max HP +80%, Damage Reduction -10%
  • Final Blow


    Capitalize your damage output by using shotgun and spread abilities.
    Core Ability
    Inflicts 2X damage to enemies with less than 20% health.
    Fighting Style Deck
    Quick Draw Mag
    Reload Speed +50%


    Weakness Exploit
    3% chance to deal 10X damage


    Tactical Reload
    Reload Speed +30%
    Every first bullet after reloading deals 2X damage


    Final showdown
    The last bullet of magazine deals 3X damage


    Spread up 2.0
    Bullet Spread +1, Bullet Spread Angle -25%


    Concentrated shell
    Damage +70%, Ammo Capacity -50%
  • Bloodthirst


    Unleash the vampire in you, who needs HP when you can steal health.
    Core Ability
    When HP is above 50%, Lifesteal Chance is doubled,
    When HP is below 50%, the Lifesteal Amount is doubled
    Fighting Style Deck
    Lifesteal Up
    Lifesteal +3%, Lifesteal Chance +3%


    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 )


    Attack Focus 2.0
    Damage +50%, Firing Rate -15%


    Bloodthirsty
    Lifesteal+0.2%, Lifesteal Chance+0.2% per second in battle, unlimited stacking times, return to zero at the end of the wave


    Revive Token
    Revive and fully recovered upon taking fatal damage for once


    Imperfection
    Max HP +80%, Damage Reduction -10%
  • Falcon


    If only bullets have homing abilities..well now you can!
    Core Ability
    Bullets from the main weapon gain a slight auto tracking ability

    Fighting Style Deck
    Frenzy
    Temporarily increase Damage by +10% for 3 seconds after making a headshot (maximum stack: 5 times)


    Dumdum Bullets
    50% chance to inflict bleeding upon headshot (Deal 200% damage over 5 seconds, +20% damage taken during bleeding)


    Headstart
    Damage +30% for 20 seconds after every wave start


    Attack Focus 2.0
    Damage +50%, Firing Rate -15%


    Headhunter 2.0
    After dealing 3 headshots next shot will be a guranteed critical hit


    Headshot Focus
    Headshot Damage +250%, Damage -25%
  • Drone Armada


    Be the captain of a massive fleet of drones!
    Core Ability
    Deploy a random drone on the battlefield every 5 waves

    Fighting Style Deck
    Assault Drone Summon
    Summon an assault drone


    EMS Drone Summon
    Summon an EMS drone


    Tactical Drone Summon
    Summon a tactical drone


    UAV System Upgrade
    Drone's Skill Haste +25%


    Drone Speed Upgrade (Large)
    Drone's Firing Rate +100%


    Drone Bullet Refinement (Large)
    Drone's Damage +100%
  • Cryogenics


    FREEZE! Don't Move!
    Core Ability
    Causes a frost explosion upon hitting a frozen enemy. Dealing 200% damage and freezing enemies within a 3 meter radius (Cooldown: 2s)

    Fighting Style Deck
    Frozen Chamber
    Inflict freeze for every 7 combo (stop all movements for 1.5 seconds)


    Frost Module
    Drone has 7% chance to inflict freeze upon hit (stop all movements for 1.5 seconds)


    Tactical Drone Summon
    Summon a tactical drone


    UAV System Upgrade
    Drone's Skill Haste +25%


    Frozen Sputter
    Upon hitting any static object, freezes nearby enemies in a small area for 1.5 seconds (3 seconds cooldown)


    Gravitational Bomb
    Upon killing an enemy, create a Black Hole that sucks over any enemies within a 6 meters radius (6 seconds cooldown)
  • Gambit


    Who doesn't like criticle hits?
    Core Ability
    Upon dealing a critical hit, Critical Damage is increased by +20% (max 20 stacks). Resets to 0 upon dealing a non-critical strike
    Fighting Style Deck
    Critical Up
    Critical Damage +30%, Critical Chance +10%


    Gambler's Spirit
    Critical Chance +2% for every attack that isn't a critical hit, this effect will reset on critical hit


    Critical Focus
    Damage -10%, Critical Chance +20%, Critical Damage +50%


    Deep Wounds
    Inflict bleeding upon critical hit (Deal 200% damage over 5 seconds, +20% damage taken during bleeding)


    Sticky Bullets
    Inflict slow upon critical hit (reduce movement speed for 50% for 3 seconds)


    Headhunter 2.0
    After dealing 3 headshots next shot will be a guranteed critical hit
  • Steadfast


    My defence is impenetrable.
    Core Ability
    When attacked, gain +50% Damage Reduction for 5 seconds. (Cool down: 60s)

    Fighting Style Deck
    Toughen Up (Small)
    Max HP +35%


    Energy Booster Kit
    Max Shield +40%


    Steel Skin
    Damage Reduction +10%


    Shield Generator
    Shield Cooldown Rate +30%, Shield Restoration Rate +30%


    Golden Turtle
    Damage Reduction +35% for 2 seconds after reloading


    Mental Fortitude
    Damage Reduction +25% when current HP is less than 50%

Ability Card Database


Here you can browse all the ability cards and confirm the detailed effects of each ability.

v1.3.0 Other Updates

Added Russian support


VAR: Exterminate will support the Russian language from today! Welcome on board fellow survivors!

New Ability Cards

  • Overhaul


    Max HP -30%
    Max HP +10% for every 10 enemies killed (maximum stack: 10 times)
    Rarity: Epic (purple)
  • Imperfection


    Max HP +80%, Damage Reduction -10%
    Rarity: Epic (purple)

New Steam Achievements

  • Open Season I
    Eliminate 100 crows
  • Open Season II
    Eliminate 500 crows
  • Open Season III
    Eliminate 5,000 crows
  • I HATE CROWS
    Eliminate 10,000 crows
  • You Can't Stop Me
    Eliminate 150 Bulwarks
  • Hand Of Justice
    Eliminate 150 Marauder
  • Clean-Up Crew
    Eliminate 150 Brigadier
  • Firefighter
    Eliminate 150 Fireball spitting zombies
  • Stop Running At Me
    Eliminate 150 Exploding Runner
  • Stop Yelling At Me
    Eliminate 150 Runaway zombie
  • Gunsmith II
    Accumulate picking up 200 ability cards

Ability Card Removed

  • Evolution(HP)


    Max HP +10% for every 10 enemies killed (maximum stack: 8 times)
  • Toughen Up (Large)


    Max HP +80%

Balance Changes

Ability Cards Changes

  • HP Attack
    Deal an extra damage base on 20% current HP per hit
    ↓
    Deal an extra damage base on 15% current HP per hit

Equipment Changes


Reduce the requirements to unlock drones and chips

Others

  1. Japanese content update
  2. Performance update
  3. Sound adjustment

Bug Fixes

  1. Fixed the issue where scaffolding bars disappears because of graphic settings in the level 1-5.
  2. Fixed an issue where some special effects would remain the same size while under the "voodoo doll" effect.

Twitter & Discord


Finally, calling out all survivors, we urge everyone to join our Discord server and Twitter radio stations. It's the last place on Earth where we humans are able to trade information and share valuable tips on surviving. Together we will overcome this apocalypse!
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/VarExterminate
Discord:
https://discord.com/invite/chp6YZEmRp

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