Wipe Day + New Python Revolver!

Today’s our second wipe of the month, and we’re seeing some pretty excellent updates to go with it!  Today, we’ll see the much-anticipated release of the Python Revolver.  If you’ve been keeping abreast of the developer blogs, you’ll have seen some of the models for this monster coming along.  Simply put:  It’s a hand cannon.  It’s going to take 3 pipes, 3 springs, and 10HQM to make, leaving it as a pretty expensive weapon, but it will take 3 attachment slots, it’s got impressive range and accuracy, and did I mention that it’s A HAND CANNON?!  Head shot damage isn’t listed as numbers on this monster.  Instead of a number, it’s listed as “kill.”  Keep away from pistol duels when your opponent is packing this monster. With this patch, we’ll see some further optimizations, added farming abilities (such as taking clippings of high-performing plants and copying their traits to a new plant) and some improvements to animations.

For the new wipe, we’ll be doing a new server event that will last all wipe-cycle long. There will be a massive stronghold built toward the north-center of the map. This area will feature a very dense, very hard to defeat base, and at its center will be a loot room jam-packed with weapons, armor, and ammunition–enough to make a third-world despot blush. I tell you this now:  Think. Strategically. Decide among yourselves if it’s more important to capture the base, or to keep your enemy from getting it?  Is it better to set up nearby to counter-raid attackers, or  to stay far away and hope that you’re never found? Ultimately, how you and your group decide to handle the presence of such a ferocious presence is up to you–and will heavily impact the endgame in this wipe.