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Cursed Soul Mega Room.
Good Morning Quakers! Exciting new update for us today as we get a brand new Arena “Cursed Soul” our first Egyptian themed map in Quake Champions. Queue option have been added for Cursed Soul Team DeathMatch & DeathMatch. Lots of Audio settings have been worked on please check the notes below for full details. Shotgun has had a slight change, and the last of our yearly QuakeCon themed skins will release on August 5th…The Tribolt Skin. See y’all at QuakeCon in 2 weeks!
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Season-23 Mid-Season Patch Notes
New Map: Cursed Soul:
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The ankh is a symbol of resurrection, and you’ll be subjecting your opponents to a lot of respawning in this all new 8-player map! Elder God: Nekelmuset
Available in game modes: Team DeathMatch, DeathMatch, Sacrifice, Capture The Flag, Clan Arena, Instagib, Unholy Trinity, and Impulse9.
QuakeCon Content:
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- QuakeCon 2024 Nameplate & Profile Icon store bundle (available now!)
- QuakeCon Tri-Bolt – Free login reward available August 5-12
New Audio Setting:
- Teammate Volume – Lowers or mutes your teammate’s movement, VO, and shot sounds
Sound Engine Updated:
- FMOD upgraded from 1.08.13 (2016) to 2.02 (latest stable)
- Improved sound quality, increased sample rate from 44.1 kHz to 48 kHz
- Increased max sound channels from 50 to 256 to address sounds cutting out
- Fixed Surround Sound support for 5.1 and 7.1
- Sounds above and below the player’s eye line now have distinct EQ balancing to make their vertical position discernible
- Optimized sound events for reduced CPU usage
- Fixed distance attenuation and occlusion for item pickup sound events
- Fixed Tri-bolt third person sounds from playing the incorrect vanity Tri-bolt sound set
- Removed the HRTF option in favor of the new audio system
Weapon Updates:
- Shotguns updated for improved damage and consistency in close & mid-range fights. Pellet counts, spread, falloff all adjusted, but total damage and DPS unchanged.
Map Updates:
- Crucible – Respawn locations reworked
Miscellaneous:
- Fixed Tri-bolt third person FX for Sunrise 69
Anti-Cheat Updates:
- Fixed anti-cheat compatibility issue with 2000-2010 era CPUs
Official Quake discord here: discord.gg/Quake
all bugs need to be posted in the “#bug-reports” channel under the “QC FEEDBACK” header in the official discord. Video clips, or screenshots, and detailed description of your issue are very useful for the developers.
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HAPPY FRAGGING FOLKS, AND WE SHALL SEE EACHOTHER IN THE ARENAS!