Shadowrun update #3 released. Some gametype changes.

This weekend the third update to Shadowrun was release for XBOX 360 and Windows Vista. The changes are as follows:

Title Update 3 Contains:

Gameplay
Dwarves can no longer be unawared with the katana or Artifact.
Elves’ regeneration ability has been tweaked:
Increased time before Elf begins to heal by a quarter second.
Increased essence cost of healing by ~15%.

Audio
Enemy footstep audio will now be easier to hear in Live games.

Bots
Bot difficulty will scale with players’ average Trueskill in Public Match games.

UI
Added “Advanced Settings” screen when setting up a Private Game, which contains the following options:
Max players - Ability to determine the maximum number of players that can join the game
Preferences - Ability to use the preferences of all players to determine the map rotation
Handicapping - Ability to turn Karma on or off
Fixed “stop” functionality for when a game-start countdown has begun in the lobby.
Improved messaging for when your party is split or rejoined due to team balance.
Improved messaging about Artifact clearing bodies in Attrition.

Network
Improved server reliability.

Dedicated Server
Improved voting reliability.
Improved network reliability.
Improved error messaging.

General
Local Match games can now be played without a profile.
Fixed numerous crashes.
Fixed numerous exploits and glitches.
Improved Vista multi-monitor functionality.

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2 Responses to “Shadowrun update #3 released. Some gametype changes.”


  1. Gravatar Icon 1 trigger119 Aug 22nd, 2007 at 2:20 am Quote

    I was a bit worried about the update but it was explained to me how its not that bad to elves….good update FASA!

  2. Gravatar Icon 2 crusherx60 Sep 12th, 2007 at 5:04 pm Quote

    yo thnks this was pretty helpful ill r u in a clan? ive been trying to get sum recuits fr raid matches i need an retriever and healer my gmertag is crusherx60 leave me a meesage.

    !!!!!!!!!!!!REMEBER GEARS SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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