After announcing that Atomic Heart’s Annihilation Instinct DLC is launching on August 2nd, Mundfish has also released a new patch for the action RPG. It’s available for PC and consoles and adds New Game Plus. Players can carry over their unlocked abilities and weapons into the mode but must contend with new threats.
Some of these include immunity to specific attacks and new attack effects. Enemies also have new modifiers, indicated by a different colored aura. Master of the Elements provides immunity to guns that use cartridge and Glove abilities and will appear on the VOV-A6 Lab Tech, Mutant and ARU-31/6 Rotorobot.
However, the VOV-A6 Lab Tech and ARU-31/6 Rotorobot can also have the Daredevil modifier, accelerating their attacks and movements. Other modifiers include Body Armor (firearms immunity), Athlete (player is forced to the ground by enemy attacks), Kamikaze (enemies explode when near you) and more.
Check out the patch notes below for more details. Atomic Heart is available for Xbox One, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, PC, and PS5. Check out our review for the base game here.
PATCH 1.8.0.0 — LIST OF CHANGES
MAIN
Added New Game+ Mode
- In this most difficult game mode yet, enemies have new abilities, such as immunity to certain attacks of the player or new attack effects against the player. Also, enemies have an additional color aura, and each color indicates the presence of a certain ability, which could be:
Master of the Elements (Purple)
Effect:
- Immunity to glove abilities and cartridge guns
Affected enemies:
- VOV-A6 Lab Tech, Mutant, ARU-31/6 Rotorobot
Daredevil (Red)
Effect:
- Attacks and movements are accelerated
Affected enemies:
- VOV-A6 Lab Tech, ARU-31/6 Rotorobot, MFU-68 Laborer, RAF-9 Engineer (Rafik)
Body Armor (Yellow)
Effect:
- Immunity to firearms
Affected enemies:
- LUC-1 Owl, GMC-69 Vatrushka, DOC, MFU-68/CP Duck
Athlete (Green)
Effect:
- All enemy attacks force you to the ground
Affected enemies:
- VOV-A6 Lab Tech, Mutant, MFU-68 Laborer, RAF-9 Engineer (Rafik)
Kamikaze (Orange)
Effect:
- The enemy explodes upon approaching you
Affected enemies:
- VOV-A6 Lab Tech, Mutant, ARU-31/6 Rotorobot, MFU-68 Laborer
Lightning Rod (Turquoise)
Effect:
- Enemy attacks drain your energy
Affected enemies:
- VOV-A6 Lab Tech, Mutant, MFU-68 Laborer, RAF-9 Engineer (Rafik)
Translocator (Blue)
Effect:
- When approaching you, the enemy abruptly covers the distance
Affected enemies:
- VOV-A6 Lab Tech, Mutant, MFU-68 Laborer
OTHERS
- Improved game stability
