Patch Notes - December 3, 2014

New Handguns have been added to several Handgun lines.
These include:
Shadow Autoguns (3-5 Star)
- Dark Chaingun
- Black Chaingun
- Grim Repeater
Shadow Blasters (3-5 Star)
- Shadow Blaster
- Umbral Blaster
- Phantamos
Elemental Blasters (3-5 Star)
- Elemental Blaster
- Fusion Blaster
- Arcana
Piercing Blasters (3-5 Star)
- Pierce Blaster
- Breach Blaster
- Riftlocker
Fiery/Elemental Pulsars (3-5 Star)
- Flaming Pulsar
- Blazing Pulsar
- Wildfire
Freeze/Shadow Pulsars (3-5 Star)
- Freezing Pulsar
- Frozen Pulsar
- Permafroster
Freeze/Shadow Magnus (3-5 Star)
- Tundrus
- Mega Tundrus
- Winter Grave
Piercing Antigua (4-5 Star)
- Raptor
- Gilded Griffin
New gunner oriented Armors & Helms have been added.
These include:
Padded Armor & Cap (1 Star) - normal
Pathfinder Armor & Helm (2-5 Star) - normal/piercing
- Pathfinder Armor & Helm
- Woven Falcon Pathfinder Armor & Helm
- Woven Firefly Pathfinder Armor & Helm
- Woven Grizzly Pathfinder Armor & Helm
- Woven Snakebite Pathfinder Armor & Helm
- Plated Falcon Pathfinder Armor & Helm
- Plated Firefly Pathfinder Armor & Helm
- Plated Grizzly Pathfinder Armor & Helm
- Plated Snakebite Pathfinder Armor & Helm
- Sacred Falcon Pathfinder Armor & Helm
- Sacred Grizzly Pathfinder Armor & Helm
- Sacred Snakebite Pathfinder Armor & Helm
- Sacred Firefly Pathfinder Armor & Helm
- Sacred Falcon Guerrilla Armor & Helm
- Sacred Firefly Guerrilla Armor & Helm
- Sacred Grizzly Guerrilla Armor & Helm
- Sacred Snakebite Guerrilla Armor & Helm
- Sacred Falcon Hazard Armor & Helm
- Sacred Firefly Hazard Armor & Helm
- Sacred Grizzly Hazard Armor & Helm
- Sacred Snakebite Hazard Armor & Helm
Sentinel Armor & Helm (2-5 Star) - normal/elemental
- Sentinel Armor & Helm
- Woven Falcon Sentinel Armor & Helm
- Woven Firefly Sentinel Armor & Helm
- Woven Grizzly Sentinel Armor & Helm
- Woven Snakebite Sentinel Armor & Helm
- Plated Falcon Sentinel Armor & Helm
- Plated Firefly Sentinel Armor & Helm
- Plated Grizzly Sentinel Armor & Helm
- Plated Snakebite Sentinel Armor & Helm
- Sacred Falcon Sentinel Armor & Helm
- Sacred Firefly Sentinel Armor & Helm
- Sacred Grizzly Sentinel Armor & Helm
- Sacred Snakebite Sentinel Armor & Helm
- Sacred Falcon Keeper Armor & Helm
- Sacred Firefly Keeper Armor & Helm
- Sacred Grizzly Keeper Armor & Helm
- Sacred Snakebite Keeper Armor & Helm
- Sacred Falcon Wraith Armor & Helm
- Sacred Firefly Wraith Armor & Helm
- Sacred Grizzly Wraith Armor & Helm
- Sacred Snakebite Wraith Armor & Helm
Shade Armor & Helm (2-5 Star) - normal/shadow
- Shade Armor & Helm
- Woven Falcon Shade Armor & Helm
- Woven Firefly Shade Armor & Helm
- Woven Grizzly Shade Armor & Helm
- Woven Snakebite Shade Armor & Helm
- Plated Falcon Shade Armor & Helm
- Plated Firefly Shade Armor & Helm
- Plated Grizzly Shade Armor & Helm
- Plated Snakebite Shade Armor & Helm
- Sacred Falcon Shade Armor & Helm
- Sacred Firefly Shade Armor & Helm
- Sacred Grizzly Shade Armor & Helm
- Sacred Snakebite Shade Armor & Helm
- Sacred Falcon Ghost Armor & Helm
- Sacred Firefly Ghost Armor & Helm
- Sacred Grizzly Ghost Armor & Helm
- Sacred Snakebite Ghost Armor & Helm
- Sacred Falcon Hex Armor & Helm
- Sacred Firefly Hex Armor & Helm
- Sacred Grizzly Hex Armor & Helm
- Sacred Snakebite Hex Armor & Helm
Handgun Mechanic and Balance Changes:
A number of Handguns have had their mechanics changed in order to better balance all the gun lines.
All Handguns
- Increased movement speed while firing and charging
- Increased reloading movement speed
- Reduced cooldown animations for all guns that stop movement
Magnus Line
- Charge attack now pierces through monsters
- Charge attack bullet speed slightly decreased
- Charge attack no longer prones the wielder
Autogun Line
- Decreased windup time for attack
- Increased range and bullet speed
Antigua Line
- Changed all family damage bonuses to ‘High’
- Increased polygon count for all models
Polaris Line
- Increased bullet speed
- Reduced the damage for all versions
Catalyzer Line
- Normal attacks now cling to mobs and charge shots detonate them
- Charge shot has an aura around it that activates any catalyzer orbitals within it
Misc Changes
Stun Gun - Increased stun chance slightly
Super Stun Gun - Added stun chance to regular attacks
Frost Gun - Increased freeze chance
Zapper - Added shock chance to regular attacks
Pepperbox - Increased damage slightly
Fiery Pepperbox - Increased damage slightly and added fire chance to regular attacks
Volcanic Pepperbox - Increased damage slightly and added fire chance to regular attacks
Plague Needle - Increased damage slightly and increased poison chance on charge attack
Bug Fixes:
Kilowatt Pulsar, Radiant Pulsar, Polaris - Tooltip display corrected to show proper damage
Firotech Alchemer MKII - Tooltip display corrected to show status effect
Shadow Driver - Tooltip display corrected to show proper damage
Needle Shot - Model now displays correct texture

You can find recipes for the new armors, helms and handguns from Basil in the Clockwork Terminals.
From now until the end of December, the Prize Wheel will have a higher chance of awarding materials needed in the gun recipes!
Bugfix:
- Fixing a problem with Spiral Knights failing to launch for Steam users.