John Carpenter's Toxic Commando Patch Notes

## What changed **Thunderbolt OEP** — now collects energy charges with each kill to boost damage, and a full reload triggers a powerful explosion **Heartstopper Carbine LAC** — buffed **Salvo MGL** — buffed burst-fire grenade launcher with delayed fuse projectiles **Precision BAR Gen 1** — buffed bolt-action sniper rifle **Thundershot OEP** — buffed experimental energy pistol that fires charged shots at the cost of all magazine ammunition **Obsidian OEP** — buffed experimental beam weapon based on enemy Blaster design **Sludgebane** — buffed melee weapon that applies sludge contamination; deals bonus damage to enemies when sludge reaches maximum level **Thrasher APC** — buffed armored vehicle that releases volleys and destroys zombies in a player-selected radius (note: can damage teammates) **Forklift** — buffed cargo delivery vehicle that requires teammate protection while moving ## New Features **PROS Save Transfer** — cloud save feature that transfers your character level, customization, and achievements across all platforms where the game is available through PROS linking **"Mark all as seen" button** — added to customization menu to quickly clear new item notifications **Battle Chatter toggle** — separate Settings option to disable Battle Chatter ## Improvements - **Bot behavior** — bots now extract players from cocoons - **Bug fixes** — multiple stability and gameplay fixes addressed ## Overall Seven weapons received buffs, two vehicles were improved, cross-platform cloud saves launched, and quality-of-life features were added.

## What changed **Drone** — Base damage increased by 20%, ability duration increased by 100% **Dragonbreath** — Base damage increased by 125%, ability duration increased by 100% **Lancer** — Ability duration reduced by 75% **Impulse** — Base damage reduced by 20%, ability duration increased by 200% **Triad** — Now deploys 5 barriers instead of 3, uses 55% less energy when barriers are not actively dealing or taking damage **Roamers** (Insane difficulty) — Damage dealt reduced, health points lowered **Trauma Center** — Ability energy regenerates only from enemy kills by default (can be changed with Wizardry perk), ability duration reduced by 50% **Emergency Aid** — Ability energy regenerates only from enemy kills by default (can be changed with Wizardry perk) **Shatterblast** — Passive ability energy regeneration time increased to 18x (20 seconds), cluster explosion damage increased by 33% **Sentinel** — Projectile damage increased by 33%, magazine capacity increased from 7 to 25 shots ## Perks adjusted **Efficiency Perk** — Now uses 15% less energy when barriers are not actively dealing or taking damage, with 4 upgrade levels each providing +15% **Wizardry Perk** — Passive ability energy regeneration increased to 1% per second ## Bug fixes - **Hellspawn** — Could remain invincible during the final stage of The Pit - **The Defender Class temporary armor** — Was not restored when re-entering the shield after taking damage - **The Defender Class Repulsor perk** — Did not activate

## What changed - **Drone** — base damage increased by 20%, ability duration increased by 100% - **Dragonbreath** — base damage increased by 125%, ability duration increased by 100% - **Lancer** — ability duration reduced by 75% - **Impulse** — base damage reduced by 20%, ability duration increased by 200% - **Triad** — now deploys 5 barriers instead of 3, uses 55% less energy when barriers are inactive - **Trauma Center** — ability energy now regenerates only from enemy kills by default (can be changed with Wizardry perk), ability duration reduced by 50% - **Emergency Aid** — ability energy now regenerates only from enemy kills by default (can be changed with Wizardry perk) - **Wizardry Perk** — passive ability energy regeneration increased to 1% per second - **Shatterblast** — passive ability energy regeneration time increased to 18x (20 seconds), cluster explosion damage increased by 33% - **Sentinel** — projectile damage increased by 33%, now fires 25 shots instead of 7 ## Balance Changes - **Efficiency Perk** — uses 15% less energy when barriers are inactive, with 4 upgrade levels each granting an additional 15% ## Bug Fixes - **Hellspawn** — could remain invincible in the final stage of The Pit - **Defender Class temporary armor** — armor lost to damage could not be restored by re-entering the shield - **Defender Class Repulsor perk** — did not activate on all Roamers caught in the shield - **Root of Evil container terminals** — two players could not activate them simultaneously

## What changed - **ADS Toggle setting** — added option to toggle aim-down-sights instead of holding - **Mortar interaction** — fixed issues when interacting with the mortar - **Ping markers on mortar** — fixed ping markers not working properly on mortar in the Demon Bait mission - **Match leader departure** — fixed crashes when the match leader leaves the game - **Game exit** — fixed crashes upon exiting the game - **Player death** — fixed crashes when a player dies - **Session joining** — fixed crashes occurring during various actions while another player attempts to join - **Vehicle entry** — fixed hidden crashes that caused freezes and prevented players from entering vehicles - **General stability** — fixed various random crashes and softlocks affecting gameplay ## Bug Fixes This patch resolves critical stability issues including match leader disconnects, player death handling, session joining conflicts, and vehicle interaction freezes. ## Overall John Carpenter's Toxic Commando received a settings addition and comprehensive crash fixes targeting match abandonment, player deaths, session joining, and vehicle access.

# Patch Notes: John Carpenter's Toxic Commando ## What changed - **Server stability** — improved matchmaking and reduced disconnection rates during multiplayer sessions ## Overall Connectivity improvements have been made to reduce player disconnections and speed up matchmaking.