Burn, poison, and shock your enemies in Firefall's first major update since launch.

When we looked at Firefall only six weeks ago, we actually had a really good time! Red 5 Studios is looking to keep the game fresh with its first major patch: Update 1.1 - Elemental Destruction.

The update focuses on added elemental effects to weapons and improved encounters (see notes).

"Elemental Destruction ... introduces powerful new weapons and damage effects, five exciting dynamic encounters, and an excruciating Hardcore Mode for Kanaloa the Destroyer.  This extensive update follows recent additions to Firefall which greatly increased the number of dynamic events spawned around the world as well as significantly improved ARES job rewards."

Two New Weapons

Plasma Flak Cannon (Assault) – Explodes on impact or after set time; deals AOE damage. 
Bio Injector (Biotech) – Lethal needles, inflicts poison damage; alt. fire heals allies over time.

More Weapon Variation:

Three elements for primary / secondary weapons: Thermal, Bioactive, Electrical
Modifiers for some secondaries: Beam, Laser Beam, Microplasma, Emissive Microplasma
Grenade Launchers can occasionally have Tri-Scatter, Quad-Scatter, or Cluster modifiers

For a full list of changes – and there are quite a few – check out the notes and the trailer below!

Colt "ShdwFlm" Casey
Deputy Editor