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v18.2 (aka the "Time For Holiday Cheer" patch) has been released to the installer. This patch has a brand new, super cool, feature that has been in production for literally years. Eet excited! I sure am!
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v18.3 (aka the "Time For Bugfixing" patch) has been released to the installer. This patch is mostly a bugfixing and station keeping patch, but it's still useful to get out there.
  
'''WARTECH IIC UPDATED:''' This is the big ticket item folks, the reason for the season. After several years of discussion, development, and more discussion than you would ever believe, a long-awaited feature for Wartech IIC has finally arrived: Extended Contracts. I'm not going to go excessively in-depth about ECs here in the patch notes but you can read about it more on the wiki here: https://www.bta3062.com/index.php?title=Wartech_IIC
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'''MODTEK UPDATE:''' ModTek has been updated again. This update brings with it more stability and performance increases. Good times!
  
'''MODTEK UPDATED:''' ModTek has been updated to version 4.2.2. This is an important update that brings with it some performance increases. Do know that for Linux users it might be a little buggy to get working, we've had mixed results with getting it working. We *should* have it sorted out but there is a chance it won't install properly depending on your installation method, so some fiddling may be required on Linux user's ends.
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'''***CRITICAL NOTE***:''' Be absolutely certain you manually delete your Mods folder when you perform this update! ModTek can be very picky about its updating, please be absolutely sure you clear your Mods folder manually when you perform this update.
  
'''CRITICAL UPDATE NOTE:''' Because of the ModTek update, it is absolutely imperative you manually delete your Mods folder before running the installer to update BTAU to v18.2. Be absolutely sure you do this.
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'''NEW MECH!!:''' It's been awhile, hasn't it? Glad to have another new chassis to enjoy. The Slowpoke, a 10-ton Capellan ultralight BattleMech, has slowly sauntered into combat. You can find it in Capellan forces and for sale at the factory on the planet Cynthiana/Liao.
  
'''SUBSTANTIAL MAP UPDATES:''' In order to improve performance, we've done some backend changes to the starmap. We've removed a lot of things that were fundamentally unnecessary and took some limited processing power to sort through. Players are unlikely to see the difference visually since we're talking about milliseconds of performance improvements but hey, every bit helps over a long career.
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'''LOST IN SPACE UPDATED:''' This little-known BTA submod helps us hide planets from prying eyes before they should be accessible. Unfortunately, in 18.2 it broke and showed planets before they should have been available for travel. We've now fixed that issue. Whoopsie!
  
'''FACTION STORE UPDATES:''' The Outworlds Alliance now sells all three types of ATM ammo for their Improved MMLs. Clan Snow Raven now sells the proper aidrop contract for an Omen instead of for a Nova Cat Prime as well as also selling two Pulverizer variants.
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'''WARTECH IIC UPDATED:''' This update should fix the known bugs with Extended Contracts. Hurrah! Glad to get that fixed, those bugs were annoying me!
  
'''UPDATED TERRAN HEGEMONY WORLDS:''' For new careers, the Terran Hegemony will have a slightly modified OpFor roster on their worlds. Instead of Local Gov, you can face Word of Blake. Does not apply to existing careers, only to new ones.
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'''vMRMS NOW HAVE AN FCS:''' Variable MRMs (vMRMs) now can use the LRM FCS. Enjoy your even more accurate vMRMs on damage mode!
  
'''PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT ADJUSTED:''' The OpFor specialities that offer discounts in stores have had their values reduced to help curb the possibility of getting profit in their stores.  
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'''EVENT PILOT UPDATE:''' The BTA team pilots in BTA Calling are now immune to headshots, no cheesing us to death anymore. Kommander Kringle and the Johann's Jaeger's pilots are also all immune to headshots too. Oh, and the Gameworld Gladiator in gameworld duels is also headshot immune. He's a masterful pilot, better than any of yours, he should remain a threat. Bring other tactics to the gameworld duels other than headshot cheesing.
  
'''AETHER UPDATED:''' At BlueWinds request, Aether has been updated. She now has a new portrait and a new special pilot skill, Speed of Light, that gives increased ground speed but also reduced weapons range at all ranges. Existing instances of Aether in your career will retain her old ability and portrait. This change only applies to new careers or new instances of Aether being acquired.
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'''HANSEATIC CRUSADE IS FIXED. AGAIN.:''' Somehow, my fixes to the Hanseatic Crusade events got reverted at some point but now they're really, truly, actually fixed. Hurrah! No more random surviving Hanse planets.
  
'''QUIRK ICON UPDATED:''' Easy to Pilot now has the proper icon for a gyro quirk.
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'''NERFED CALLED SHOT AGAIN:''' The pilot traits that improve Called Shots have been reduced in power by quite a bit. This will almost certainly not apply to existing pilots who already have the trait but all new pilots will be receiving the new, weaker, called shot buffs (instead of giving a CalledShotBonusMultiplier of 1.4 and 1.5 respectively, the pilot traits now give 1.2 and 1.3 respectively).  
  
'''HELLO TEXT PROVIDED:''' The Terran Hegemony and the Rim Worlds Republic now have proper greetings for their sub-factions when you face them in combat. Somehow missed this, whoopsie-daisy.
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'''STRATOPS UPDATE:''' StrategicOperations, a BTA submod that includes a ton of stuff like BA swarming and airlifting units and a buncha other stuff to boot, has been updated. This update improves AI think time by a fairly dramatic amount. You'll see AI performance improve significantly in combat. This update *is* slightly experimental, so if you see issues with it such as unusual numbers of AI freezes or crashes, please let us know (we don't anticipate any of these but should they come up, let us know ASAP).  
  
'''LASER HEAT SINK UPDATES:''' The E-Cooling on the Laser Heat Sink Night Gyrs now give -10 heat so that they actually *do* something for the mech. Also, you can now buy LHS at Tywcross (no kits, just the heat sink itself).
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'''ULTRALIGHTS UPDATED:''' The Stiletto has gained a new, much more powerful, quirk instead of its old quirk, the Ultralight quirk (combines easy to maintain, +evasion, +defense, +walk speed, and +jump distance; they're ultralights they need the help). The Ultralight Fleas also got this quirk instead of the normal Flea quirk.
  
'''SUPERWEAPON FCS EXISTS:''' See the title. Anyone who sells a superweapon also sells the FCS now. Hurrah!
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'''EXTENDED CONTRACT ADJUSTMENTS:''' ECs have been lightly adjusted. Pirate Raids give a little less salvage, Field Testing gives a bit more salvage and a bit less cash, and ECs generally tell you who you're fighting a little better now.
  
'''COMMUNITY CONTENT:''' There's a bit of new CC in this patch, just a wee bit: a new Nagual named the Wayob and a Marauder II with a HISC Hyper Laser (and the accompanying superweapon hardpoint).
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'''ADDED JWTWEAKS:''' This is a minor submod from Jamie Wolf that improves save file serialization, making save files smaller and faster to access. One important note though: you'll need the newest release of the BT Save Editor to interact with these new save files, the old save editor won't interface with them due to their new structure. I've spoken to Jamie and he's released the new save editor into the wild, you can get it here: https://discourse.modsinexile.com/t/battletech-save-editor/710
  
* Default Gyro now does stability damage when destroyed.
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* iMMLs no longer can indirect fire ATMs, that was a bug.
* Adjusted Helepolis hardpoints, mostly expanded them a bit.
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* Ettin event's "bad ending" is no longer a permanent penalty to MechTech.
* Updated Anubis hardpoints a bit.
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* Quentin no longer sells the Hatchetman (that was a bug left over from older times).
* ComStar faction store now offers LAM Bombs.
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* FLE-14 got some extra hardpoints.
* Updated UAC/2 and UAC/5 ammo bins to be 30 shots instead of 15.
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* Shanky's shank works properly now.
* Adjusted Hellspawn sizing.
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* The Mackie, Imp, and Assassin's selection circles around their feet now are a more reasonable size for the mechs.
* Fixed an event in 3061 to properly attack an intended system.
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* TisButAScratch updated the dll for performance gains.
* Hardwired the Ferro-Lam on the Shieldmaiden.
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* Duan Gung has been resized to be slightly smaller.
* Fixed Dakota description to no longer reference BA firing ports.
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* Clarified HEAP ammo descriptions.
* Resorted the Super MML to the superweapon category.
 
* Wulf's event should no longer fire multiple times.
 
* There's a new introtech Longbow, just for giggles.
 
* Mini Heat Sink has been changed to the Micro Heat Sink and now does -2 heat instead of -1.
 
* IS MASC is now 3 crits instead of 4.
 
* The Chevalier is now salvageable.  
 
* The Mech Grenade Launcher has been adjusted to have stronger effects with smaller radii.  
 
 
* Buncha typos and minor bugs were fixed.
 
* Buncha typos and minor bugs were fixed.
  
'''IMPORTANT:''' v18.2 is an "update" update. In this case, clear your Mods folder manually and then run the installer, it'll do the work for you.
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'''IMPORTANT:''' v18.3 is an "update" update. In this case, clear your Mods folder manually and then run the installer, it'll do the work for you.
  
'''IMPORTANT:''' v18.2 is not a save breaking update, your saves are compatible and will work fine.
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'''IMPORTANT:''' v18.3 is not a save breaking update, your saves are compatible and will work fine.
  
 
'''REMINDER:''' This update, and others like it, are made possible by my Patreon and Ko-Fi supporters. Without their support, updates would come slower and be less impactful. If you feel like being a part of the support for BTA, you can find me on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/bloodydoves) and on Ko-Fi (https://ko-fi.com/bloodydoves)
 
'''REMINDER:''' This update, and others like it, are made possible by my Patreon and Ko-Fi supporters. Without their support, updates would come slower and be less impactful. If you feel like being a part of the support for BTA, you can find me on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/bloodydoves) and on Ko-Fi (https://ko-fi.com/bloodydoves)
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== BTA Light ==
 
== BTA Light ==
BTA Light has received the ModTek update and is now on version v18.2.lite.  
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BTA Light has received various fixes, including the ModTek 4.3.9 update, and is now on v18.3.lite.
  
  

Latest revision as of 18:28, 15 January 2025

v18.3 (aka the "Time For Bugfixing" patch) has been released to the installer. This patch is mostly a bugfixing and station keeping patch, but it's still useful to get out there.

MODTEK UPDATE: ModTek has been updated again. This update brings with it more stability and performance increases. Good times!

***CRITICAL NOTE***: Be absolutely certain you manually delete your Mods folder when you perform this update! ModTek can be very picky about its updating, please be absolutely sure you clear your Mods folder manually when you perform this update.

NEW MECH!!: It's been awhile, hasn't it? Glad to have another new chassis to enjoy. The Slowpoke, a 10-ton Capellan ultralight BattleMech, has slowly sauntered into combat. You can find it in Capellan forces and for sale at the factory on the planet Cynthiana/Liao.

LOST IN SPACE UPDATED: This little-known BTA submod helps us hide planets from prying eyes before they should be accessible. Unfortunately, in 18.2 it broke and showed planets before they should have been available for travel. We've now fixed that issue. Whoopsie!

WARTECH IIC UPDATED: This update should fix the known bugs with Extended Contracts. Hurrah! Glad to get that fixed, those bugs were annoying me!

vMRMS NOW HAVE AN FCS: Variable MRMs (vMRMs) now can use the LRM FCS. Enjoy your even more accurate vMRMs on damage mode!

EVENT PILOT UPDATE: The BTA team pilots in BTA Calling are now immune to headshots, no cheesing us to death anymore. Kommander Kringle and the Johann's Jaeger's pilots are also all immune to headshots too. Oh, and the Gameworld Gladiator in gameworld duels is also headshot immune. He's a masterful pilot, better than any of yours, he should remain a threat. Bring other tactics to the gameworld duels other than headshot cheesing.

HANSEATIC CRUSADE IS FIXED. AGAIN.: Somehow, my fixes to the Hanseatic Crusade events got reverted at some point but now they're really, truly, actually fixed. Hurrah! No more random surviving Hanse planets.

NERFED CALLED SHOT AGAIN: The pilot traits that improve Called Shots have been reduced in power by quite a bit. This will almost certainly not apply to existing pilots who already have the trait but all new pilots will be receiving the new, weaker, called shot buffs (instead of giving a CalledShotBonusMultiplier of 1.4 and 1.5 respectively, the pilot traits now give 1.2 and 1.3 respectively).

STRATOPS UPDATE: StrategicOperations, a BTA submod that includes a ton of stuff like BA swarming and airlifting units and a buncha other stuff to boot, has been updated. This update improves AI think time by a fairly dramatic amount. You'll see AI performance improve significantly in combat. This update *is* slightly experimental, so if you see issues with it such as unusual numbers of AI freezes or crashes, please let us know (we don't anticipate any of these but should they come up, let us know ASAP).

ULTRALIGHTS UPDATED: The Stiletto has gained a new, much more powerful, quirk instead of its old quirk, the Ultralight quirk (combines easy to maintain, +evasion, +defense, +walk speed, and +jump distance; they're ultralights they need the help). The Ultralight Fleas also got this quirk instead of the normal Flea quirk.

EXTENDED CONTRACT ADJUSTMENTS: ECs have been lightly adjusted. Pirate Raids give a little less salvage, Field Testing gives a bit more salvage and a bit less cash, and ECs generally tell you who you're fighting a little better now.

ADDED JWTWEAKS: This is a minor submod from Jamie Wolf that improves save file serialization, making save files smaller and faster to access. One important note though: you'll need the newest release of the BT Save Editor to interact with these new save files, the old save editor won't interface with them due to their new structure. I've spoken to Jamie and he's released the new save editor into the wild, you can get it here: https://discourse.modsinexile.com/t/battletech-save-editor/710

  • iMMLs no longer can indirect fire ATMs, that was a bug.
  • Ettin event's "bad ending" is no longer a permanent penalty to MechTech.
  • Quentin no longer sells the Hatchetman (that was a bug left over from older times).
  • FLE-14 got some extra hardpoints.
  • Shanky's shank works properly now.
  • The Mackie, Imp, and Assassin's selection circles around their feet now are a more reasonable size for the mechs.
  • TisButAScratch updated the dll for performance gains.
  • Duan Gung has been resized to be slightly smaller.
  • Clarified HEAP ammo descriptions.
  • Buncha typos and minor bugs were fixed.

IMPORTANT: v18.3 is an "update" update. In this case, clear your Mods folder manually and then run the installer, it'll do the work for you.

IMPORTANT: v18.3 is not a save breaking update, your saves are compatible and will work fine.

REMINDER: This update, and others like it, are made possible by my Patreon and Ko-Fi supporters. Without their support, updates would come slower and be less impactful. If you feel like being a part of the support for BTA, you can find me on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/bloodydoves) and on Ko-Fi (https://ko-fi.com/bloodydoves)

REMINDER: Custom mod commissions are still available if you're interested. If you'd like to get your own community content added to BTA DM me, bloodydoves, and we can work something out.


BTA Light

BTA Light has received various fixes, including the ModTek 4.3.9 update, and is now on v18.3.lite.


Older Patch Notes

2025/01/15 - Patch v18.3 - The Slowpoke patch.
2024/12/19 - Patch v18.2 - The Extended Contracts patch.
2024/11/22 - Patch v18.1 - The "Superweapons" patch.
2024/10/10 - Patch v18.0.3 - The "I'm Back" patch.
2024/8/30 - Patch v18.0 - The BTAU patch.
2024/6/7 - Patch v17.6 - The Pile of Mechs patch.
2024/4/26 - Patch v17.5 - The Second Rattler patch.
2024/4/1 - Patch v17.4 - The Amaris Fools patch.
2024/3/1 - Patch v17.3 - The CAB Reorganization patch.
2024/2/23 - Patch v17.2 - The Artillery Again patch.
2024/1/26 - Patch v17.1 - The Welcome to 2024 patch.
2023/12/22 - Patch v17.0 - The Christmas 2023 patch.
2023/11/24 - Patch v16.7 - The Grab Bag patch.
2023/10/20 - Patch v16.6 - The Fancy Gear patch.
2023/09/15 - Patch v16.5 - The Sanctuary Expansion patch.
2023/08/05 - Patch v16.4 - The Quirk-ttachment patch.
2023/07/07 - Patch v16.3 - The Aurigan Directorate patch.
2023/05/29 - Patch v16.2 - The 331st Division patch.
2023/04/24 - Patch v16.1 - The stand-in patch.
2023/04/14 - Patch v16.0 - The MechLab overhaul patch.
2023/04/01 - Patch v15.3.1 - The 2023 April Fool's patch.
2023/03/10 - Patch v15.3 - The SPAM expansion patch.
2022/02/07 - Patch v15.2 - The SPAM introduction patch. (this patch took place in 2023, the link is just wrong)
2022/01/05 - Patch v15.1.2 - The Fixes and a Spider patch. (this patch took place in 2023, the link is just wrong)
2022/12/27 - Patch v15.1.1 - The BD Forgot To Put Stuff in 15.1 patch.
2022/12/26 - Patch v15.1 - The Minor New Mechs patch.
2022/12/12 Patch v15.0 - The Sanctuary Worlds patch.
2022/10/5 Patch v14.4 - The Station Keeping patch.
2022/8/31 Patch v14.3.1 - Hotfix
2022/8/30 Patch v14.3 - The Electronic Warfare patch.
2022/8/18 Patch v14.2 - The C3 patch.
2022/8/1 Patch v14.1.1 - The Albatross/Koschei/Mercury II hotfix/patch.
2022/7/22 Patch v14.1 - The X-Quads Are REALLY Cool patch.
2022/6/24 Patch v14.0 - The 3-Year Anniversary patch.
2022/5/19 Patch v13.4.1 - The Quads Are Still Cool patch.
2022/5/12 Patch v13.4 - The Mech-Pocalypse and SAD patch.
2022/4/14 Patch v13.3 - The weather, airlifting, resupplying, and damage reduction patch.
2022/3/13 Patch v13.2.1 - The fistful of c-bills patch
2022/3/10 Patch v13.2 - The salvage rebalance patch
2022/2/11 Patch v13.1 - Bug fixins
2022/2/7 Patch v13.0 - Lots of BA, lots of other stuff. Save breaking patch
2022/1/1 Patch v12.1.2 - Hotfix
2021/12/31 Patch v12.1.1 - Hotfix
2021/12/30 Patch v12.1 - The drone and tank update
2021/12/25 Patch v.12.0.1 - Hotfix
2021/12/14 Patch v12.0 - The Christmas event update
2021/11/16 - Patch v11.4.3 - Hotfix
2021/11/16 - Patch v11.4.2 - Hotfix
2021/11/16 - Patch v11.4.1 - The Solaris update update
2021/11/3 - Patch v11.4 - The Solaris/BA update
2021/10/8 - Patch v11.3 - The artillery update
2021/9/26 - Patch v11.2 - Strafing runs and heat balances
2021/9/5 - Patch v11.1.1 - Hotfix
2021/9/5 - Patch v11.1 - The vehicle crew skill tree update
2021/8/9 - Patch v11.0.3 - Hotfix
2021/8/9 - Patch v11.0.2 - Hotfix
2021/8/9 - Patch v11.0.1 - Hotfix
2021/8/8 - Patch v11.0 - The Airdrop Beacon patch
2021/7/10 - Patch v10.5.1 - Hotfix
2021/7/10 - Patch v10.5 - The Resolve rework patch
2021/6/24 - Patch v10.4 - The Hoplite/Dig King/Ostscout/Toyama + new installer patch
2021/6/2 - Patch v10.3 - The WoB patch
2021/5/18 - Patch v10.2 - The Minsk patch
2021/5/3 - Patch v10.1 - The Von Rohrs patch
2021/4/24 - Patch v10 - The playable tanks + save breaking patch
2021/4/2 - Patch v9.4.1 - Hotfix
2021/3/31 - Patch v9.4 - The House Arano invades Terra/Community Content patch
2021/3/13 - Patch v9.3 - The WarTech IIC patch
2021/3/7 - Patch v9.2 - The bug fix patch
2021/2/27 - Patch v9.1 - Hotfix
2021/2/27 - Patch v9.0 - The Quad 'Mech patch
2021/2/13 - Patch v8.5.2 - Hotfix
2021/2/13 - Patch v8.5.1 - Hotfix
2021/2/13 - Patch v8.5 - The Zeppelin patch
2021/1/30 - Patch v8.4 - The Pilot Specializations patch
2021/1/17 - Patch v8.3 - The Clan Nova Cat/Diamond Shark + LAM AirMech mode patch
2021/1/2 - Patch v8.2 - The shop fix + ExcavatorMech patch
2020/12/21 - Patch v8.1 - Hotfix
2020/12/21 - Patch v8.0 - The Battle Armor patch
2020/11/25 - Patch v7.7.1 - Hotfix
2020/11/25 - Patch v7.7 - The Brigand/Mantis/Sha Yu/Enfield/Bombardier patch
2020/11/8 - Patch v7.6 - The new variants for lots of mechs patch
2020/11/2 - Patch v7.5.1 - Hotfix
2020/10/30 - Patch v7.5 - The TisButAScratch patch
2020/10/18 - Patch v7.4.1
2020/10/17 - Patch v7.4
2020/10/6 - Patch v7.3.3
2020/10/4 - Patch v7.3.2
2020/10/3 - Patch v7.3
2020/9/23 - Patch v7.2.1
2020/9/21 - Patch v7.2
2020/9/6 - Patch v7.1
2020/8/21 - Patch v7.0
2020/8/11 - Patch v6.4.1
2020/8/9 - Patch v6.4
2020/7/26 - Patch v6.3
2020/7/19 - Patch v6.2
2020/7/6 - Patch v6.1
2020/6/25 - Patch v6.0.1
2020/6/24 - Patch v6.0
2020/6/6 - Patch v5.5.2
2020/6/2 - Patch v5.5.1
2020/6/2 - Patch v5.5
2020/5/19 - Patch v5.4
2020/5/4 - Patch v5.3
2020/4/23 - Patch v5.2
2020/4/19 - Patch v5.1
2020/4/15 - Patch v5.0
2020/4/8 - Patch v4.6
2020/4/2 - Patch v4.5.1
2020/4/3 - Patch v4.5
2020/3/11 - Patch v4.4
2020/2/20 - Patch v4.3
2020/2/9 - Patch v4.2.2
2020/2/9 - Patch v4.2.1
2020/2/9 - Patch v4.2
2020/1/25 - Patch v4.1
2020/1/18 - Patch v4.0
2020/1/8 - Patch v3.9.5
2020/1/2 - Patch v3.9.4
2020/1/1 - Patch v3.9.3
2020/1/1 - Patch v3.9
2019/12/22 - Patch v3.8
2019/12/14 - Patch v3.7.4
2019/11/17 - Patch v3.6.1
2019/11/17 - Patch v3.6
2019/11/9 - Patch v3.5.1
2019/11/9 - Patch v3.5
2019/11/1 - Patch v3.4
2019/10/27 - Patch v3.3
2019/10/23 - Patch v3.2.1
2019/10/20 - Patch v3.2
2019/10/11 - Patch v3.1.2
2019/10/6 - Patch v3.1.1
2019/10/6 - Patch v3.1
2019/9/29 - Patch v3.0.2
2019/9/20 - Patch v3.0
2019/9/9 - Patch v2.9.2
2019/8/28 - Patch v2.9
2019/8/12 - Patch v2.8
2019/8/4 - Patch v2.7
2019/8/4 - Patch v2.6.2
2019/7/29 - Patch v2.6
2019/7/20 - Patch v2.5
2019/7/14 - Patch v2.4
2019/7/10 - Patch v2.3
2019/7/3 - Patch v2.2
2019/7/3 - Patch v2.1
2019/6/29 - Patch v2.0
2019/6/29 - Patch v1.4
2019/6/26 - Patch v1.3
2019/6/25 - Patch v1.2