DICE’s community manager Ben Walke for Star Wars Battlefront 2 announced good news about this week’s update to the game. Ewok Hunt and Palpatine return to the game!
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After having to temporarily disable one of the most iconic Star Wars villains – Emperor Palpatine, due to some unpleasant bugs that were discovered, the new update to the game brings him back to your roster.
A number of balancing updates have also been done, including the lightsaber heroes’ stamina, a fix for the Hero Starfighter related to PC that caused stuttering before being locked on, another one in Extraction mode where the objective markers would not be correctly placed on the Kessel and Jabba’s Palace maps and more.
The biggest reason for celebration, though, is the return of the Ewoks! The fan-favorite Ewok Hunt game mode is now available once again! This event was first released with the Night on Endor Update. Here you start as either the Ewok or as a part of a group of Stormtroopers. The ambush begins as the Ewok attacks the unsuspecting stormtroopers, using spears and whatever other abilities they can muster to take down the intruders. Each stormtrooper defeated spawns as another Ewok. If the Empire’s forces have been completely eliminated, the Ewoks win and their celebration can begin. However, the stormtroopers’ superior training and firepower are more than a match for the frantic Ewoks. Armed with an arsenal of weapons as well as flashlights to cut through the darkness, players must hold back the Ewok ambush if they have a hope of surviving until an extraction team can arrive.
Check out the official message by Ben Walke as well as the full patch notes below.
Hi everyone,
Emperor Palpatine and Ewok Hunt are back! The issues that required us to temporarily disable both have been fixed in this patch. In addition to that we’ve deployed balancing updates to lightsaber heroes in Galactic Assault that should make them viable again. Give them a try and let us know what you think. We also addressed the stuttering upon hard-lock issue in Hero tw Starfighters.
Finally we want to thank you for your patience while we were working on addressing these key problems! Your feedback is valuable to us so please keep sending it along as we continue to improve the game.
The Star Wars Battlefront II Team
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Palpatine has been added back to the game
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Fixed an issue with Palpatine being very overpowered by restricting the angle from which the player could lock on with his lighting ability
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Fixed an issue with Palpatine being able to lock onto targets through walls
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Ewok Hunt has been added back to the game
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Fixed an issue in Ewok Hunt where Stormtroopers were unable to board the shuttle
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Rebalanced stamina for lightsaber heroes
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Fixed an issue in Hero Starfighters on PC where players experienced a short stuttering before being locked on
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Fixed an issue with Extraction where objective markers were misplaced on Kessel and Jabba’s Palace
The patch containing all of the above mentioned features and fixes was released today on 7th of August 2018. The estimated sizes for each platform are as follows:
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PC: 1.64 GB
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PS4: 958 MB
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Xbox: 818 MB
If you don’t yet own this game, but would like to give it a try, check out my Editions Differences Guide. It will help you make the best choice of which edition you want to buy for your needs.
