Patch Notes - The Prison

New Features

• New Localized Dialogues on Every Zone: Added contextual NPC dialogues in both English and Spanish for every prison zone and job type.
  
• Completely Revamped Progression System: XP, Health, Action Points, and Action progression redesigned for deeper gameplay.
  
• New Shops and Loot Rewards: All prison zones now feature unique shops, special loot drops, and balanced level grinding for high-level players.
  
• 20 New Weapons: Added 20 new weapons, available through combat or purchase. Enemies feature unique drop rates.
  
• Consumables Now Restore Action Points: Introducing AP-based consumables to encourage strategic planning in combat.
  
• New Character Creator: Customize characters more than ever with reworked faces and enhanced in-game representation.
  
• New NPC Creator: NPCs now appear more varied with expanded customization options.
  
• 7 New Quests: New missions push the story forward and expand the prison’s narrative content.
  
• NPCs Up to Level 90: NPC level range extended for expanded progression across the prison.
  
• Upgraded Attack Animations: Improved animations for heavy object and bare-hand attacks.
  
• New Inventory Item Visor: Items now display in a dynamic visor with size and shape previews.
  
• Faction System Introduced: Create groups with friends and access exclusive chat channels. More faction features coming soon.
  
• [WiP] Skills-Based Progression: Current base attributes will be replaced by a passive/active skill system in future updates.
  
• [WiP] Onboarding & Tutorial: A new tutorial and onboarding process is being tested.
  
• [WiP] Ranked Battles: A new zone dedicated to ranked combat is in development.
  

Improvements

• Item Tooltip Improvements: Tooltips now show more detailed and useful information.
  
• Weapons Rebalanced: Damage, prices, and action point costs adjusted for better progression.
  
• Consumables Rebalanced: Improved healing amounts and prices for better gameplay flow.
  
• New Fonts and Typography: Font assets updated for a more polished visual experience.
  
• Improved NPC Shadows: Shadows are now more consistent and less ghost-like.
  
• Mesh & Lighting Updates: Multiple mesh and lighting updates across all prison zones.
  
• Dialogue Visor Improvements: Better character representation and larger UI.
  
• Loot Pricing Fixes: Looted items now sell at their correct base price.
  
• [WiP] Quest System Stability: Ongoing improvements to quest system stability.
  
• Point & Click Visual Style: Point & Click now features a monitor-style visual interface.
  
• New NPC Animations: Expanded animation sets for immersive NPC interactions.
  
• Improved AI Behaviour: NPCs now perform a wider range of autonomous tasks.
  

Bug Fixes

• Knife Special Animations Fix: Fixed glitches with special knife animations.
  
• Bare Hands Attack Damage Fix: Resolved inconsistencies in unarmed attack damage.
  
• Crash When Opening Item Without Mesh Fixed: Prevented crash when accessing items missing 3D assets.
  
• Combat Crash Fix: Addressed game crashes triggered during combat.
  
• Hotfix for Administration Stores: Inventory issues in admin stores resolved.
  
• Boxing NPC Pair Animation Fix: Fixed issues with NPCs boxing in pairs.
  
• Warning & Typo Fixes: Cleaned up code warnings and corrected UI/category typos.
  
• Linux Quest Completion Crash Fix: Resolved a UE 5.5 crash on Linux systems triggered during quest completion.
  
• Objective Completion Disconnect Fix: Fixed a bug that disconnected clients from the server upon objective completion.
  
• OverlapActor Crash Fix: Fixed crash caused by player overlapping a volume.