28 July 2025

[0.95] Global Rebalance: Part IV

New changes to the Visibility System is here! This time we’re tweaking the Fire Penalty parameter.

The lower this parameter, the lower the penalty for the player’s ship visibility, meaning that it will be less visible to the enemy when firing, and vice versa.

Let’s dive into the world of flares and stealth… and don't say you didn't see that coming!

Patch Notes: Fire Penalty Adjustments

We conducted a thorough analysis of current Fire Penalty parameters for all items in the game and made appropriate changes, supporting your claims about visibility and different visibility-related aspects.

Many items have received an increase in Fire Penalty, meaning that they will now impose a higher penalty on the player's ship visibility when firing, making the ship more detectable to enemies. We've made this decision to balance some powerful or commonly used weapons by increasing their visibility risk, encouraging players to use them more cautiously in their builds or lean towards them with big and slow vessels.

At the same time, many items have received a decrease in Fire Penalty, meaning that they will now provide a lower penalty on the player's ship visibility when firing, making the ship less detectable to enemies. This decision makes these items more attractive for players seeking maximum stealth in their builds, or just less detectable armament options, potentially shifting gameplay strategies toward these weapon types for your fast and stealthy vessels.

These changes encourage you to consider new builds and stealth tactics, including those favorite hit-and-run attacks, where you can engage enemies without significantly increasing detection risk. At the same time, high-impact or specialized ordnance weapons have their destructive potential aligned with increased visibility costs. This might prevent over-reliance on such weapons in some gameplay situations without consideration of significant stealth disadvantages.

Overall, all these adjustments across a broad choice of armaments encourage new tactical approaches, with you choosing your weapons based on your preferred balance of raw power and actual stealth.

MISSILES

Most missiles' launch is now more visible for enemies, while some others have received tweaks to their visibility parameters that were previously excessive for gameplay purposes. These changes will allow you to look at your classic builds from a different perspective.

Items that received an increase (NERF) in firing penalty:

Exocet
YJ-83A
AGM-176 Griffin
Type 90 SSM-1B
BGM-109 Tomahawk
MANSUP
RIM-161 (SM-3)
Teseo MK2/E
GTX 690
YJ-18
P-1000 Vulcan
Broomstick Rocket
YJ-12A
S-500 Prometheus
CHAMP
ATMACA
3M-80MVE Moskit
MANSUP-ER
Type 17 SSM
3M-80M Moskit
Maritime Strike
Type 12 SSM (U)
DF-11
Gabriel V
Hyunmoo-3C
HQ-26
Chunmoo
P-750 Meteorit-M
Haeseong II
Haeseong III
Mako
SSM-750K Sea Dragon
S-350 Vityaz
RIM-174 (SM-6)
AM-222 Plasma
P-700 Granit
P-800 Onix-M
BGM-109 Tomahawk Block IV
Hyunmoo-4
Stinger 50
Feitian-1
SSM Scorpion
P-500 Bazalt (Nuke)
Venom
Thunderpulse
3SM Tyrfing
M3
YJ-62
UGM-109E Tactical Tomahawk
UGM-84L Harpoon
Type 12U
RIM-161 (SM-3 IIA)
UMTAS
C-701
SS-80
DF-15B
CX-1A
Atlas
TL-30C
HQ-22
RBS 15 Mk. IV Gungnir
MGM-125 Serpentfire
Tomahawk Block VA
Type 12 SSM (H)
P-800 Yashma
3M44 Progress