Happy new year! The Xmas event is now over and we start this year with a hotfix update, addressing issues reported by the community.

Xmas Event:

· Xmas event has now ended.
· Xmas event items will be available to unlock again in future updates.
· Removed Xmas decorations in the lobby.
· Added the previous lobby.

General:

· Updated the description in Italian of Zero's Skill upgrade "Addiction" due a mistranslation. (Thank you Nicola)
· Fixed a couple of random crashes gathered with the Crash Reporter. Thank you for sending us your crashes.
· Fixed some areas in the Spec Ops contract, "Trouble in Paradise", where the player could fall through the map. (Thank you The Swarmlord)
· Fixed the bug where the upgrade "Plague Extermination Buff", blocked Cass' "Dimensional Tear" and "Teleport Shuriken" skills. (Thank you regiss)
· Fixed the bug where in the Spec Ops Colosseum contract, some Bosses wouldn't appear after the cinematic and players would get stuck.
· Fixed the bug where the Veteran Quest "Crazy Taxi" could be completed only as the host of the contract. (Thank you Dism and MC)
· Fixed the bug where the Veteran Quest "One Queen to Rule Them All" could be completed only as the host of the contract. (Thank you Dism and MC)
· Fixed the bug where the Veteran Quest "One Queen to Rule Them All" wouldn't unlock its intended rewards and the next objective.
· Fixed the bug where the portrait "I'll make him an offer he can't refuse", wouldn't unlock after completing its objectives. (Thank you regiss and Dism)
· Fixed the bug where Zero's Laser Trap skill and its upgrades would significantly drop FPS. (Thank you Ian and MC)
· Fixed the bug where Troy's skill "Luck of the Draw" wouldn't trigger the Talismans "Idol of Future Conquerors" and "Pandora's Hysteria". (Thank you regiss)
· Fixed the bug where Cass' Skill upgrade "Decay", wouldn't interrupt its audio when canceling the ability.
· Fixed the bug where Cass' Skill upgrade "Decay" would appear without its particle effects for players who weren't the host. (Thank you The Swarmlord)
· Fixed the bug where the lighting appeared too dark when the Graphics Settings were set in "low" or "very low". (Thank everyone for your reports and MC for locating the issue)
· Fixed the bug where the lighting would appear too dark when players joined an ongoing contract. (Thank you Petrisis and MC)
· Fixed the bug where in some occasions, the Spec Ops Colosseum contract would skip some waves. (Thank you tehgreg)
· Fixed the bug where the Nightbringer wouldn't drop more than one eye to complete Bab's Quest. (Thank you MC)
· Fixed the bug where an equipped Talisman Fragment in the second slot wouldn't increase the odds of obtaining the next fragment. (Thank you regiss)
· Fixed the bug where the Talisman "Idol of future Conquerors" wouldn't reduce the CD of Zero's "Laser Trap" and "Photon Bolt" skills. (Thank you Rice-Cooker and regiss)
· Fixed the bug where Helldorren damage collision wouldn't disappear if killed during its spinning attack. (Thank you MC)
· Fixed the bug where a skill could start its CD as soon as the player enters an input after receiving a knockback. (Thank you MC)
· Fixed the bug where the weapon upgrade "Boom", wouldn't work if the user was playing as Zero. (Thank you MC)
· Fixed the bug where the enemy "Rhino Snail" could still knockback players after being stunned. (Thank you regiss)
· Fixed the bug where Troy's clones wouldn't attack the boss Ib'hu during one of its vulnerable phases. (Thank you Crownbear and tehgreg)

What are we doing right now:

· Working on the new planet, Skua.
· Listing the performance issues to optimize the game.
· If your game crashes, a Crash reporter will appear. Please add the details of what you were doing at the time of the crash and send it to us. If you want to, feel free to contact us directly here at killsquad@novarama.com, with your "Saved" folder (C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\Killsquad) attached.