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Ascent: Rivals PlaytestNewsPatch v0.9.2
Game update

Patch v0.9.2

Ascent: Rivals Playtest · published 17 Dec 2025, 19:40 UTC

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Balance

  • Warp Drives
    • Blink warp distance decreased from 300 meters → 225 meters
    • Medium Warp Drives
      - Increased warp factor across the board by 7.5%
      - Warp duration increased from 1.15 → 1.25
    • Heavy Warp Drives
      - Lowered charge time and cost by 8%

  • PRS

    • Spitvalve air strafe strength increased from 2000 → 2100
    • Galvent air tank volume reduced from 130 → 100 in line with other Tier 1s

  • Engines

    • Atlakar Mk II
      - Acceleration stages increased by 3–6%
      - Max speed increased by 2.5%
      - Fixed energy capacity not increasing (now correctly 450)
    • Rivframe
      - Last engine stage speed increased from 850 → 900 KPH

  • Combat

    • Light Engine HP increased from 100 → 105
    • Increased player vs player collision damage
    • AeroMark IV
      - Air cost reduced from 32 → 28
      - Reduced damage falloff, improving performance at range
    • DMR
      - Improved damage and accuracy at range
      - Damage increased from 80 → 85
    • Ion cell charge and prefire delay split into separate augments
      - Ion Cell: Prefire delay reduced by 30%
      - Ion Cell II: Charge duration reduced by 40%

Bugfixes and Improvements

  • Fixed issue where laser effects were not appearing in the correct orientation
  • Fixed issue where ships could get stuck pointing up in a wheelie
  • Fixed issue where match replays were not being attributed to the proper match
  • Improved UI feedback when receiving damage
  • Improved bot targeting & aiming
  • Added new item category icons
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