Hey Guys, we're back again with another update! The game is doing really well and we want to continually improve it while making changes that could work in a sequel as well.

The biggest additions are the new Shield shoulder grab, Syringe grab from your chest, and buffs to all guns in order balance melee/ ranged combat damage.

If you open your in-game tablet and go to Settings>VR Body, you can choose from three Syringe Modes, "Button Press (Default), Button Stab (Auto-Heal), & Chest Grab (new). Chest Grab mode allows you to physically grab a syringe from your chest instead of using a button press at all. In addition, we have added a Shield Mode setting, with options for "Button Press (Default)" and a new "Shoulder Grab" setting. This setting allows you to quickly grab a shield from over your Left Shoulder (or Right Shoulder if swapped with Heavy Gun). These two settings combined means that most of the combat in the game can be played without any button presses (other than for jumping & occasionally deploying grenades etc.)

Another big change is the damage balancing of all ranged weapons. Changes have been applied to the Light Gun (Pistol) and Heavy Gun (Shotgun) plus all barrel mods at varying damage increases. This should increase the viability of full ranged/ gun-based combat in the game.

In addition, we added an inverted controls option, climbing pick-sensitivity options, and some additional map icons, among many other new options (all in the patch notes below). Hope you guys enjoy the update! And it would be great to hear your thoughts on this new way to play Arken Age.

Cheers, Blake & the VitruviusVR Team

Here's the Patch Notes of version 1.006.000 with all bug fixes, changes, and additions:

• Added ability to quick grab a syringe physically from the players chest
  
• Added setting to swap shield <-> battery equipment slots (Grab Shield from Shoulder)
  
• Buffed base Light Gun (Pistol) and Heavy Gun (Shotgun) plus all barrel mods
  
• Balanced Arborist Boss fight across all difficulties
  
• Added 12 Impaler locations to map (not trackable)
  
• Added Controller Layout setting (Normal & Inverted) for left-handed players
  
• Added setting for Always-On sprinting
  
• Added setting to change max pick linear sensitivity separately from angular (easier pick-flick)
  
• Changed Max Pick Angular Sensitivity 10 -> 20
  
• Added setting to change the size of the equipment triggers around the players waist
  
• Added map POI for finding Harvester Bell in Nara Sanctuary
  
• Added map POI for attaching Harvester Bell in Gildwood Kingdom
  
• Changed “Auto Heal” setting to “Button Stab” and bundled it into “Syringe Mode”
  
• Changed Shield to be immune from Gravity Mace explosion damage
  
• Changed equipment triggers to accept any equipable item (easy drop items on either hip side)
  
• Changed hip and leg equipment slots for to pick up items easier when crouched
  
• Changed Vitus and Ramaug Boss fights endings
  
• Changed Arborist Boss fight on Novice difficulty (Reduced damage needed to down, reduced time between projectile shots)
  
• Fixed infinite metal alloy glitch at buy stations
  
• Fixed metal alloy dissolve if added to machine and removed
  
• Fixed adding health fruit to inventory after removing at health station and losing stack
  
• Fixed incorrect Polish map translations
  
• Fixed God Axe blade angle when thrown
  
• Fixed short POI box trigger after Killing Ramaug to open Sarcophagus
  
• Fixed melee hints at end of Arborist boss fight
  
• Added player hints to Crafting Station in Custodian Tower
  
• Added player hints to climbing picks in Custodian Tower
  
• Added player hints to Crafting Station when swapping melee blade for the first time
  
• Added player hints to Health Stations
  
• Added player hints to Buy Stations
  
• Added player hints to Refineries