Gamer Ninja will take you through, step by step, the latest Destiny Update 1.1.2
The latest Destiny update, 1.1.2, has been released and should be flowing through the veins of all Destiny players by now.
This update came and went with little fanfare but is vast when it comes to its overall impact on your gameplay. The main focus of this update is to address some significant issues that compromised the quality of gameplay and enhance the overall user experience of Destiny. The most substantial changes to Destiny with this update are the vault size increases and Raid enhancements and fixes. Gamer feedback played a huge role and impacted the direction of this update.
To give you an initial overview of what this update entails we will list off some of the most significant aspects in the following:
- Vault Capacity increased to 24 Armor Slots, 36 Weapon Slots, and 24 General Slots
- Disabled gear comparison in Vault on Xbox 360 & PS3 platforms to account for additional slot memory
- Colorblind support (deuteranopia, protanopia, tritanopia) added for highly color-driven gameplay elements
- Motion tracker
- Loot drops
- Shield energy
- Item categories
- Audio Controls are now available in the Settings menu
- Volume control
- Music toggling
- Item Lock now allows players to prevent gear and weapon items from being accidentally dismantled
- The purple ball has been reborn in the Tower as an interactive sphere with a parallax energy core that grows with object velocity and tints based off time of day
Here are the following details that offer the further extent of update 1.1.2
Weapons
- Fixed a bug that caused a player to lose ammo when switching weapons while dead
- Fixed a bug where ammo consumables did not reliably replenish ammo
- Pocket Infinity behavior is less likely to fail during edge case conditions
- 4th Horseman weapon stats restored to original intended values
Perks
- Updated Thorn’s first-person player feedback poison effect
- White Nail perk no longer triggers on immune targets
- Defensive Reflex (Don’t Touch Me) perk no more extended triggers on throwing knives
- Performance Bonus ammo on Fusion Rifles reduced to match Shotguns and Sniper Rifles
- Fixed an issue introduced in 1.1.1 that allowed Ice Breaker to persist ammo after respawn
World
- Players can now choose to wear their helmets in social spaces
- Quest loot pyramid baubles are far easier to spot
- Added Quest indicator badges to the Tower when a Quest is either completed and ready to turn in
- Increased Crota’s Bane Reputation rewards on Eris Morn’s bounties
- Fixed a bug where Major Thralls had two jaws and two left hands
- Fixed a bug where the player’s equipped items did not receive experience from completing missions
- Fixed a bug where the Black Garden Level 30 Featured Story was incorrectly listed at Level 28
- Fixed a bug where Heavy Ammo consumables were not available for purchase from Xûr
Strikes
- Cereberus Vae III
- Valus Ta’Aruc’s strength has been reduced by 33%
- Reduced the number of Major combatants in the Valus Ta’Aurc fight
- Dust Palace
- Dust Palace: Reduced the number of Major combatants in the Psion Flayer fight
- Dust Palace: Lowered the strength on the Psion Flayers’ shields
Raids
- Vault of Glass
- Vault of Glass will no longer display a highlighted activity notification despite players best efforts to remove it
- Fixed a bug where splash damage could penetrate the Aegis bubble
- Shield Relic melee attacks now land Minotaurs more consistently
- Improved issues associated with walking through the teleport
- Crota’s End
- Crota will now wait until fully standing before a sword attack
- Fixed a bug where the sword immediately despawned after killing a swordbearer
- Swords will now last a full 30 seconds after being picked up
PvP
- Significantly reduced the weighting of Blind Watch and Firebase Delphi in Control, Iron Banner, and Inferno Control playlists
- Fixed a bug where a player that was killed by an enemy could commit suicide and be revived for points
- Fixed a bug that prevented players from receiving points for neutralizing a control zone
- Fixed a bug where capture points were not properly disabled after the game ends
- Added incremental revive timers to Skirmish and Salvage
- Each time a teammate revives you, it takes longer before you can be restored (currently +5s each revives)
- Stopping Power now requires Shotgun kills instead of sprees
- Target Practice now requires Hand-Cannon kills instead of sprees
- Electrocutioner now requires Fusion Rifle kills instead of sprees
- Maps
- Anomaly: Added invisible physics over the pool table to keep people from hiding
- Shores of Time: Added kill volume to the open edge of “A” cave in to prevent players from hiding
- The Burning Shrine: Moved the spawn point to fix camera view
- Ammunition
- Crates are now visible for all players long before they are available to pick up, with a countdown timer added to show when they will arrive
- Guardians no longer drop Special ammo on death
- Lowered the amount of Special ammo picked up from crates (from 50% to 25%)
- Special Ammo crate respawn time raised (from 45 seconds to 120 seconds)
- Increased drop radius when a friendly picks up a Special crate (from 20 meters to 100 meters)
- Slightly increased interaction time on Special Ammo crate (from 0.1 seconds to 0.8 seconds)
- Reduced the number of Special crates on the maps and relocated them (from 6-8 crates to 3-5 crates)
- Special and Heavy ammo bricks now despawn when a player dies or on a timer (20 seconds for Special, 30 seconds for Heavy)
- Heavy ammo now lets everyone know which player or Faction picked up ammo
- Increased warning time on Heavy ammo (from 10 seconds to 15 seconds)
UI
- New visual treatment to Quest nodes and nodes that involve Quest activities or steps
- Players can now click the left stick to hide the UI when inspecting items, for screenshotting/sharing purposes
- Fixed a bug where precision kills did not appear correctly in the PGCR
- UI flyouts are now easier to navigate (i.e., “Amazon Flyout Menu”)
Audio
- Fixed an issue where Stealth Vandal audio was being suppressed by gunfire or other loud sounds
- Titan Ward of Dawn now has audio indicators at low energy so players can more easily read when it will time out
- Players walking into enemy Wards of Dawn now hear a sound when blindness is applied
Companion
- Fixed issue where Combined Arms Grimoire card was pointing to the wrong unlock conditions
- Fixed issue where Grimoire cards were awarding the incorrect number of Grimoire points
Technical
- Fixed a rare soft-lock when a player’s internet connection drops
- Clarified error that displays when a user has insufficient hard drive space
- Better handling of rest mode/resume on PS4
This is a massive update with Destiny. One of the biggest since the game went live last September. This update signifies the size of the expansion of the upcoming release of House of Wolves.
If you are a player who is just starting into the world of Destiny, this update is tremendous for you. Those of us who have been in the world of Destiny for some time just get some better and cooler enhancements.
Share with us what you think about this update. Is it what you wanted? Is it what you expected? Did you want more?
Let’s see what 1.1.2 has to offer, and guaranteed Gamer Ninja will report back and keep you updated.
Gamer.Ninja Staff
