What is the downtime for?
The downtime today is for the 16.4.0 client update
16.4.0 Client Update
16.4.0 – Game Engine Changes
- Optimized resource loading.
- Improved animation system
o Client should suffer from less stuttering as you move
o Client should suffer from less jerky animations and blend animations better.
- Fixed several visual and texture bugs
- Improved delay when opening and closing skill view
- Some of the alien weapons that lacked sounds should now play sounds
- New option: You can now toggle animations on distant characters to improve performance. When activated characters at distance will not display all animation frames. This can be found in the options menu (F10 - Enviornment - Effects - Smooth Animations)
When is the downtime?
The downtime will start at 1000 CEST (find out when that is in your timezone here) and is scheduled to last approximately four hours.