VALORANT: Update 4.04 Highlights –

4.04 update VALORANTScoinciding with the beginning of Chapter 4 Act II of the game presented for riot games do some “house cleaning” as the developer says in their official post.

The main target is Omen, Brimstone, Viper and a frontier Heavy on the Astra. Moreover, Yoru’s revamp has finally begun, and there have been some major changes to the game as well. peak site B of Glacier.

Check out the highlights below:

Astra la vista, baby

As players mastered Astra’s style of play, the developer saw an increase in the manager’s pick and win percentage in coordinated and top-ranked matches. According to Riot, the Astra eclipsed all other controllers in the game.

The main changes reduced overall agent utility and increased skill cooldowns, along with bug fixes and updates.

stars

• Maximum number of stars reduced: 5 >>> 4
• Increased cooldown when collecting stars: 14s >>> 25s
• Astra can now instantly refund part of the fee by collecting stars at the time of purchase
• Increased maximum star spacing distance: 10,000 >>> 30,000

Source of gravity

• Extended cooldown: 25s >>> 45s
• Reduced Gravity Well Size: 525 >>> 475
• Gravity Well no longer affects a fully capable person

new heartbeat

• Extended cooldown: 25s >>> 45s
• Nova Pulse no longer hits someone who is completely under the ability

nebula

• Increased cooldown when collecting stars: 14s >>> 25s
• Fog cooldowns are now sequential instead of simultaneous
• Spray size increased: 410 >>> 475

astral form

• Pings are no longer blocked by invisible level geometry in Astral Form
• Astra’s target circle during Astral Form has been reduced to a circle that reflects the uniform size of all actor vehicles.
• Astra’s target circle does not randomly disappear when targeting specific locations on the map
• Accelerated overlay covering Astra’s screen when entering and exiting astral form
• Fixed a bug that caused stars to be placed slightly above the desired location

control controllers

Omen is lagging behind in the current VALORANT meta and Riot wants to see him more in games, so the pick fell on small buffs. Brimstone has good pick speed, but his skill set has kept his style of play in a box. As a result, the Viper has become extremely indispensable in many situations, so one-time changes are meant to balance your success rate and your picks.

presage

dark coat

• Cooldown reduced: 40s >>> 30s
• Cost increased: 100 >>> 150
• Increased projectile speed: 2800 >>> 6400

not dark

• Lower cost: 150 >>> 100
• Teleport time reduced: 1s >>> 0.7s.

Paranoia

• Added progression when spawning to avoid hitting players near Omen

sulfur

celestial smoke

• Shorter activation time: 2s >>> 1s
• Activation radius increased: 5000 >>> 5500
• Increased smoke height to match other controllers

Warning flag

• Now grants 15% speed increase in addition to rapid fire

viper

Fuel

• 50% more fuel consumption when Toxic Curtain and Poison Cloud are active at the same time
• Viper’s fuel bar turns red when not enough to activate her abilities

toxic curtain

• Cooldown after deactivation: 6s >>> 8s
• Cooldown now starts counting when the smoke starts to clear instead of the deactivation telegram sounding
• Short shutdown interval: 1s >>> 0.8s
• The Toxic Curtain now has yellow lights indicating it is cooling
• Toxic Curtain no longer has a cooldown when disabled when Viper is removed
• Now plays a single line when turned off with smoke removed

cloud of poison

• Cooldown after deactivation: 6s >>> 8s
• Cooldown now starts counting when the smoke starts to clear instead of the deactivation telegram sounding
• Short shutdown interval: 1s >>> 0.8s
• Poison Orb now has yellow lights to indicate it is cooling
• Poison Orb no longer has a cooldown when disabled when Viper is removed
• Now plays a single line when turned off with smoke removed

venom

• Reduced time: 6.5s >>> 5.5s

Editing Yoru

It was clear that the manager was not one of the preferred choices of the community and professional players. So Riot concluded Yoru’s cut in a more “fun and fight” style, keeping in mind the character’s role as a duelist. There are more analytics for developers in this official message†

derivation

• Charge reduced: 2 >>> 1
• Copy life: 150
• The copy is now the full version of Yoru and can only be downloaded to continue
• Right click puts a hard pointer in front of the copy
• Reactivating in the same way as in step 1 creates a continuous copy.
• When the replica takes damage from an enemy weapon, it stops moving forward, turns towards the enemy that hit it, and explodes after a short delay.
• Enemies inside the cone take a flash

Dimensional Transition

• Increased number of fees: 1 >>> 2
• Cost: 200 credits
• Recharging time Reset with load removed. Hard reset with two kills
• A fake teleport can be performed via Dimensional Shift by pressing the F key while hovering over the mark.
• Fake teleport sounds will play and the portal will display effects as if Yoru is trying to teleport.
• Time needed to teleport to the reduced beacon: 1.5s >>> 0.5s
• Reduced teleport beacon effect while cruising: 22.5m >>> 12.5m
• Teleport beacon speed increased: 675 >>> 800
• When a fake teleport is activated, the beacon creates a small ground effect for 30 seconds to indicate the location.

Dimensional Espionage

• Extended time: 8sec >>> 10sec
• Yoru is not shown to enemies
• Discharge interval increased: 0.6s >>> 1.2s
• Yoru can now stream all utilities except Ultimate
• Yoru’s footsteps can now be heard up to 15 meters from the agent’s location
• Added a Dimensional Spy broadcast delay that prevents the vulnerability from being overused while broadcasting

Cooler Changes

for gamers (like me) For those who like to grab their favorite managers and chase shit, even those trying to play the game at the highest level, one of the main changes in update 4.04 was: peak site B of Glacier.

The changes are aimed at fixing area issues on the map, as well as changing pixels for dueling, entry, and defense. bomb In addition to facilitating the defense of B Bomb† I’ll tell you, Judge and Shorty players will love the new pixels to surprise their opponents.

Check out some highlights and all the changes below on the official website†

Grenade B entrance from the attack base with the new door:

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Changed the location of the yellow container:

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Removing the bomb container and replacing the metal wall:

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The Spike Factory area expanded with the B-bomb:

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Box added in the middle of bomb A:

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