Free-to-play Xbox One MOBA Smite has picked up another rather large patch that brings a ton of stuff to look forward to. In the latest patch, Smite players will, as usual, get access to some new gods skins and voice packs, along with a new god and much more. The changelog is absolutely massive, so here are some of the highlights of the systems changes and additions coming in this patch:
- Refer a friend is now available on the Xbox One.
- Earn bonus favor, boosters, and gems when you refer friends and play with them while in a party.
- Refer friends and play with them to receive the Triumph and Agni exclusive skin.
- Refer several friends and unlock the Sockpuppetyr skin when they reach player level 15.
- Redesigned main menu and news panel.
- The main menu has been updated to be a tile based grid.
- Scrolling feature panel will keep players informed of the newest content.
- News section has been added. Go here to view patch notes and for other important updates.
- Improved performance
- Further refinements and optimization techniques have been implemented to mitigate dips in frame rate.
- There is ongoing to support to efficiently optimize performance for each god.
- Game HUD additions
- Players will now be able to view the mana cost of their abilities on the main game HUD.
- The mana bar will now display the potential usage amount of an ability while the targeted is out.
- The health and mana bars contain HP5 and MP5 values.
- Unusable VGS items will appear grey in the menus.
- New Xbox Achievements
- Earn achievements for winning each match type.
- God specific achievements added for Guan Yu, Neith, Ymir, Thor, and Ra.
- Misc.
- Muting players will also mute their VGS commands.
- Pick and choose your global emote on the profile page.
- Modified Ratatoskr camera angle so he can look down for his ultimate
- Acquisitions and awards notifications are now displayed in the End of Match Lobby
- Warning message provided if user attempts to surrender prior to 10 minutes have passed (no one should be trying this…..)
- Bug Fixes
- Fixed issues in which players were unable to use the in game chat (voice).
- Known Issues
- We have temporarily turned off the spectating mode to address technical issues.
In addition to all of the above, there's a new god to look forward to in Sol. As you could guess, this god is based around fiery solar powers like Stellar Burst and Supernova. There are also a ton of new skins, emotes, and voice packs, all of which you can check out in the full patch notes at the link below.
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