🎮 Gameplay

• Fog of war now extends beyond the map borders
• Fog of war transitions are now smoother
• Free camera system added:
  • Hold mouse middle button or Ctrl and move to screen edge to pan
  • Click on minimap with middle/Ctrl to jump to that location
  • Camera now updates to show entities at its destination
• While dead, you can switch between teammates using left/right click
• If the entire team is dead, camera stays at your death location
• Super Ballistic Drone now uses bot AI like Escort Drone
• Escort and Ballistic Drones now scale speed with level (like wave minions)

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🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Balance Adjustments

• Respawn timers have been increased.
• Minions now move faster at level 20 (corresponding to around the 20-minute mark).
• Vulcan turrets’ range and AOE radius have been reduced.
• Vulcans can no longer deal damage to targets outside their effect circle.

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🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Social Panel: Activity Status

• Added new activity status indicators to Social Panel
• You can now see if friends are:
  • In Match
  • Online
  • Offline

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🛡️ Buffs & Abilities

• Added missing buff icons for:
  • Ghost Portal
  • Jet Fuel
  • Invisibility
  • Shield, Counter Fire, Cold Blood
  • Panther Talent 4B
  • Freedom Fighter Ultimate
  • Khan Ultimate
  • Firefly Pitch Black & Fire debuff
  • Ironclad Triangle Formation DEF debuff
• Added Mantis reward wave buff:
  • First kill: +100% DEF & ATT to wave minions for 2 minutes
  • Second kill: +100% DEF & ATT for 4 minutes
  • Third kill: +100% DEF & ATT for 4 minutes

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🤖 AI & Bots

• Increased bot gear purchase chance
• Fixed Pirate Smuggler casting harpoon while disarmed
• Firefly wheel rotation is now visible to other players

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🎧 VFX & Audio

• Replaced old gatcha box render with new one
• Prevented launcher from playing SFX while in-game
• Replaced launcher chat notification sound
• Added death SFX for fire hydrants
• Overhead VFX like stun and heat ammo now correctly position above large units
• Sprockets now rotate on XBTs (Khan, Sphinx, Inso, Panther)
• Added wheel rotation to Riot Suppressor
• Slightly moved up announcement text widget to prevent overlap with stats screen

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🐞 Bug Fixes

• Fixed incorrect status text in surrender window
• Prevented launcher from playing SFX while in-game (duplicate entry removed)

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