[h1]Introduction[/h1] Greetings Champions! As the dust settles on our momentous Open Beta launch, we thought it'd be Grim to go much longer without another game update! We're excited to get back into regular game updates and deliver on those big content releases we teased earlier this year in Robbie's PRED Talk. With that said however, V0.17 [b]is[/b] a smidge smaller than some of our other updates. This is because V0.18 will include the highly anticipated 6th item slot as well as a bunch of all-new items and a drastic rebalance of the entire game, to say nothing of all the other significant features it'll release with. That said however V0.17 does break the binary by bringing not just 0, not just 1, but 2 new targets to shoot at in the form of Grim and his trusty killing machine, .EXE! Grim.exe isn’t all however! We’ve added the ability to set per-Hero casting options in the game’s settings and have your choices persist between matches, some fantastic new oriental-inspired skins for Countess and Wraith, as well as a sweep of balance improvements and bug fixes. That's enough loading, let’s boot up and log-in! [h1]A New Hero Appears[/h1] [h2]Engage kill mode, with Grim.exe! [/h2] The grizzled gremlin and his personal Sentry Combat Robot, EXE are ready to engage! [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34481624/24ac298c3008eaa8b3fef63432ecedd66db70120.png[/img] Grim.exe is a utility caster whose ranged flexibility lends itself to offensive plays and defensive plays alike. Whether you like tearing up the battlefield with powerful precision, or controlling combat with strategic slows and disruptive displacement, Grim.exe has a mode for the job! [h2]Hero Overview[/h2] Get up to speed with Grim.exe in our latest Hero Overview video! [previewyoutube=dfYet18i7es;full][/previewyoutube] [h3]Abilities: [/h3] [b]Pulsefire [Passive]:[/b] Effect: Grim.exe’s basic attacks are modified to deal Magical Damage. Grim.exe’s basic attacks and abilities apply Pulsefire to Enemy targets hit for 4s. The next basic attack or ability will burst the Pulsefire and deal 10 (+20% Total Physical Power)(+20% Magical Power) bonus true damage on-hit. [b]Pulse Cannon [Basic Attack]:[/b] BAT: 1.15 Effect: Ranged basic attack dealing 52 (+90% Bonus Physical Power) physical damage. [b]Displacement Blast [Primary]:[/b] CD: 12/11/10/9/8 Cost: 60/70/80/90/100 Effect: Fire an empowered shot forward that deals 90/130/170/210/250 (+70% Bonus Physical Power)(+75% Magical Power) magical damage. In Assault Mode, the shot is Lobbed and displaces Enemies away from the centre of the explosion. [b]Sentry Mode/Assault Mode [Secondary]:[/b] CD: 0.25 Cost: 0 Effect: Sentry Mode: Basic Attacks restore 6/7/8/9/10 mana. Assault Mode: Pulse Cannon shots cost 12/14/16/18/20 mana, deal (+15% Total Physical Power)(+20% Magical Power) bonus magical damage on-hit and apply a 10/12.5/15/17.5/20% decaying slow for 0.8s. [b]Energy Shield [Alternate]:[/b] CD: 26/23/20/17/14 Cost: 0 Effect: Grim.exe activates a shield for 1s that blocks the next incoming enemy ability. If the shield successfully blocks an enemy ability, Grim.exe restores 20/25/30/35/40% of his missing mana. [b]G.T.F.O [Ultimate]:[/b] CD: 90/75/60 Cost: 100 Effect: Grim.exe slows himself by 60% and locks onto an enemy hero. After a short channel, a G.T.F.O. (Gyro Targeted Force Orb) is launched. The orb will pass through the world and non-Hero units but can be blocked by enemy heroes. The orb deals 250/450/650 (+120% Bonus Physical Power)(+90% Magical Power) magical damage. [h1]Store News[/h1] [h2]New Skins[/h2] [h3]Shogun Wraith[/h3] Show your combat prowess with the all new Shogun skin [UNCOMMON] for Wraith! [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34481624/24eca7d08028f206f10f9d7c7e5a42368321fc6b.png[/img] [h3]Shogun Countess[/h3] Soak your katanas in the blood of the fallen, with the new Shogun Countess skin [RARE]! [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34481624/1acdccb67f071269f3a49adfc7344052eeb07cb1.png[/img] [h3]Silver Ghost Kwang[/h3] Strike like a ghost in the night, with the new Silver Ghost Kwang skin [COMMON]! [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34481624/b94cbdccccf0e44c6090ec152b78f2c3a2c5ba92.png[/img] [h3]Hot Rod Grim.exe[/h3] Do the flame decals on the new Hot Rod Grim.exe [COMMON] skin make him run faster? No. Do they make him do more damage? Also no. But do they make him look [i]significantly[/i] more awesome? Absolutely. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34481624/e3daf656a0c5369b32d2c9bca752b9a9207327a2.png[/img] [h2]New Bundles[/h2] [h3]Shogun Wraith Bundle[/h3] What good is it to topple a dynasty so stylishly if you don’t have a cool new spray to disrespect your opponents with afterwards? [b]Bundle Contents:[/b] ◆Wraith (Hero) ◆Shogun Wraith Skin ◆Shogun Wraith Spray (Exclusive) [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34481624/6c28da57705078413fe8adaf28c99c555808668c.png[/img] [h3]Shogun Countess Bundle[/h3] Break more than just the spirit of your foes. Break their hearts too. [b]Bundle Contents:[/b] ◆Countess (Hero) ◆Shogun Countess Skin ◆Shogun Countess Spray (Exclusive) [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34481624/33fb7a44a0edd674c46d22644b57206099602afe.png[/img] [h3]Hot Rod Grim.exe Bundle[/h3] You can’t put flame stickers on a robot you don’t have. Pick up the new Grim.exe Hero alongside the new Hot Rod skin in this mini-bundle! [b]Bundle Contents:[/b] ◆Grim.exe (Hero) ◆Hot Rod Grim.exe Skin [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34481624/57f7a29adde3e95ea7cb232352133dc19ffc33db.png[/img] [h1]Per Hero Cast Options[/h1] We’re pleased to share new customisation settings for each Hero, meaning you can now set unique Cast Options between Default/Normal/Quick/Instant on a per-Hero basis in the Gameplay Settings menu. These settings are persistent, remembered by the game between matches, but can only currently be changed while you're playing that Hero. [h1]Controller Cast Option Changes[/h1] We’ve changed the default setting for casting on controllers from “Quick” to a new variant of the "Normal” setting. But what exactly is normal in today’s society, and what are the other options available in the in-game settings? Let’s break it down. [b]Default[/b] = Same as[b] Normal[/b], but with a few tweaks that match the default options used by keyboard and mouse players on PC. [b]Normal[/b] = Press to show Targeting Indicators, click to confirm. [b]Quick[/b] = Hold to Show Targeting Indicators; release to confirm. [b]Instant[/b] = Skips targeting Indicators and immediately confirms on press. You can change these settings at any time in the settings menu. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34481624/a0b7c5cea4cc8b57214209583202ab8756f2fc67.png[/img] Plus more gameplay, Hero and item balance changes! Check out the [url=https://www.predecessorgame.com/news/patch-notes/early-access-patch-v0-17]full notes on our website.[/url]