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Realm Royale Update Patch 1.39 Brings PS4 Crossplay

Realm Royale update patch 1.39 doesn’t just bring a wealth of fixes to the free-to-play Battle Royale game, not least the new futuristic BokOps content, but it also ushers in crossplay on PS4 for the very first time, too.

Realm Royale Update PS4, Xbox One 1.39 Patch Notes

GENERAL

  • BokOps Battle Pass
    • 50 levels of futuristic military cosmetics unlockable by playing Realm Royale
    • Unlock the premium track of the Battle Pass for 900 Crowns, or unlock the Battle Bundle, which contains the premium track and 20 immediate levels, for 2,250 Crowns!
  • Third Ability Slot
    • Players will now be able to equip an Offensive, Support, and Movement Ability at the same time
    • Players will have the option of Forging either Class-specific Abilities, or Forging from the neutral pool of Abilities available in game
    • Forge Talents now apply to the Forge Class Ability selection
  • Gyro Support PS4 & Switch
    • Gyro has been added to PlayStation 4 and Switch controllers
  • Input-Based Matchmaking
    • Players can now use the Input-Based Matchmaking Preference option under Gameplay
      • Same Input Type: Players who use a controller for a crossplay match will now only be matched with other players on a controller
      • Any Input Type: Players will be placed into lobbies with players using controllers and mouse and keyboard
    • If a player on a controller joins a party with a player on a keyboard and mouse, they’ll be placed into Any Input Type matchmaking
    • Players cannot change input methods during matches
  • Custom Game Player Requirements Lowered
    • The amount of required players to launch a custom game has been lowered from 24 to 12
  • Rank Rewards Coming with OB23
    • Reward for reaching the Master rank in at least one queue has been pushed to the OB23 update. Ranks will not be reset with the OB22 update
  • PS4 Cross-Play
    • Cross-play now welcomes PlayStation 4 to cross-play
    • Add players as in-game friends on the Social tab, then invite them to your party to play together
    • We do not currently support cross-progression (shared Achievement / Trophy progress) and cross-commerce (shared pool of purchased items across platforms). We’re working alongside our partners at Sony and will update the community when we have more information on these subjects

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MAP UPDATES

  • Fungal Jungle
    • Fungal Jungle has a new look. We’ve taken the area and made it sky-high
    • Inside the buildings players can now find more chests, and more areas to ambush their enemies
  • Small updates to clean up previously existing issues on the map

BALANCE

  • Weapons
    • Shotgun:
      • Added Knockback to base fire, scales with rarity
      • Damage increased to 750/800/850/950
      • Accuracy
        • Non-ADS accuracy increased to 75%
        • ADS accuracy increased to 80%
      • Time in between each shot increased to 1.1s
      • Reload speed decreased to 1.6s
      • Clip size increased from 5 to 6
  • Abilities
    • Dodge Roll
      • Movement distance increased
      • Cooldown decreased to 15/12/10/8
    • Flask of Healing
      • Cooldown decreased from 35/30/30/25 to 18/16/14/12
    • Healing Shout
      • Cooldown decreased to 30/26/22/18
    • Heroic Leap
      • Cooldown decreased to 28/24/20/15
      • Increased leap range
    • Proximity Trap:
      • No longer deals damage
      • On explosion Proximity Trap will now slow enemies for 4s
      • Deploy time has been increased across all rarities
    • Shielding Potion
      • Cooldown decreased from 40/35/30/25 to 20/18/16/14
    • Shielding Shout
      • Decreased amount of Shield provided from 400 to 300
      • Cooldown decreased to 25/22/18/15
    • Turret (Legendary)
      • Range increased
      • Projectile speed increased
      • Damage per shot increased to 250
      • Time between shots decreased to 0.75s
      • Cooldown decreased to 15s
  • Talents
    • Exaction (Hunter)
      • Decreased damage boost to 15%
    • Gladiator (Warrior)
      • Shieling Shout, Healing Shout, and Net Shot have 25% reduced Cooldown
    • Trapper (Hunter)
      • Changed to now Root for 1s and Reveal for 3s
  • Runes
    • Replaced Ability Cooldown Rune with Offensive Ability Cooldown Rune and Support Ability Cooldown Rune
    • Chicken Health Rune bonus decreased from 1000 to 800 Health

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POLISH

  • Quality of Life Improvements
    • Changing custom bindings will now be reflected in the UI immediately upon changing them
    • While scoped in with the Sniper Rifle, crosshairs will no longer appear on the screen
    • There is now an option to bind map ping to a controller through the binding menu
    • Rounds now end with the fog centered on a forge a majority of the time
    • Players are now able to mute players through the in-game map, by selecting their party member and choosing to mute
  • Bug Fixes
    • Addressed an issue where the spectator would focus on the incorrect player after your party is eliminated
    • Skull of Chaos can no longer deal damage to players using Ice Block
    • Snow no longer falls inside the Coldmist Village Forge
    • Gatekeeper’s walking speed no longer gets stuck on the player if the weapon is swapped while charging
    • Abilities cannot be dropped from the inventory while they are active
  • Under Investigation
    • We are still investigating the cause of some crashes on Nintendo Switch
    • We are still investigating the source of some lag issues on PlayStation 4

Source: Official Site