Patch notes · Omen

• 2.02

  Targeting get stuck

  Fixed issue with Omen's Shrouded Step targeting that caused it to get stuck on corners at a much greater distance.

• 2.02

  Omen could swap equipables

  Fixed issue where Omen could swap equipables right after selecting a map location for From the Shadows.

• 2.02

  Omen's view

  Fixed issue where Omen's view could become detached when using Dark Cover in poor networking conditions.

• 2.01

  Gun equipped while forming

  Fixed issue where Omen could have his gun equipped while forming during From the Shadows.

• 2.01

  Fake defuse sound

  Fixed Omen being able to trigger the defuse sound while teleporting.

• 2.01

  Reforming VFX

  Fixed issue where Omen's reforming VFX didn't line up with where he actually appeared when using Shrouded Step.

• 2.00

  Dark Cover speed

  Dark Cover projectile speed decreased from 4000 to 2800. The projectile speed decrease here is meant to give Omen more pressure and responsiveness when smoking nearby targets, while taking a bit longer to get smokes to far away parts of the map that he isn't actively covering.

• 2.00

  Paranoia cost

  Paranoia cost increased from 200 to 400 credits. Paranoia has been quite strong for a while, and rather than reduce its effectiveness and take away some of the most exciting plays Omen can make, we decided to up the cost. On the whole, this brings Omen's full utility price up to a level that's more comparable with other Agents as well as making it more important to get value out of Paranoia when you cast it.

• 2.00

  Teleport past barriers

  Fixed an issue where Omen could sometimes teleport past the buy phase barriers.

• 2.00

  Plant the Spike on a Sage wall

  Fixed an issue where Omen could plant the Spike while elevated on a Sage wall.

• 1.14

  Teleport past barrier

  Fixed an issue where Omen could teleport past the Buy phase barrier.

• 1.09

  Paranoia VFX

  Updated projectile VFX to better represent its hitbox, especially when it is traveling towards your POV. We're keeping an eye on the overall power level of Paranoia, but as a first step wanted to resolve visual issues where players hit with Paranoia appear outside of its impact on their screen.

• 1.09

  Omen's glowing eyes

  Fixed bug where Omen's glowing eyes weren't properly removed when he cancelled his ult.

• 1.07

  Viper's smoke abilities decay on allies

  Decay on all Viper's smoke abilities no longer affects allies. This is mainly targeted towards Viper's Pit, and should help reduce some of the unintentional collateral damage she can cause to her team, while also opening new strategies for playing around her ult as a team.

• 1.0

  Paranoia is now equipped

  Paranoia is now equipped instead of quickcast, and hit detection improved, especially at close range. Changed the cast paradigm to reward more proactive use of Paranoia over its previous reactive use case. Enemies will receive a warning when the projectile is fired rather than being in the direct path of it. This should make it hit enemies more reliably.

• 1.0

  Dark Cover phased and normal targeting

  Omen now enters a "phaser" world where he can see through walls to place his smokes and pressing RELOAD toggles between phased and normal targeting. e wanted to provide Omen with a more precise way to place his smokes, especially when verticality is at play. We've provided a toggle back to the old view mode as well to make sure we still support the quick, close range smoke playstyle many Omen players have honed.

• 1.0

  Dark Cover controls

  Dark Cover controls have been updated where Omen can now increase smoke distance with PRIMARY FIRE, decrease it with SECONDARY FIRE, and throw smoke with the ABILITY KEY. Yeah, this might be a difficult control shift for players who main Omen, but in the long run—and for new players—we think it's more intuitive for the distance to be controlled by one hand on the mouse by default.

• 1.0

  Shrouded Step targeting

  Omen can now see his teleport location on the map and receives an in-world indicator of where he's targeting when his vision of the point is obstructed. We want to help Omen understand where he is targeting his teleport, especially when he's teleporting from out of his smoke.

• 1.0

  From the Shadow can now cancel

  Omen can now cancel his teleport while in Shade form by pressing the ABILITY KEY again—Omen still loses all of his ult points if he cancels. We want Omen to attempt plays and create fear for his opponents with his ultimate. Previously, the punishment for using the ult was almost certain death if caught by an enemy, and it pushed the ability into more niche use. Allowing Omen to cancel his ult if he's in danger at the cost of his ult points will hopefully open more possibilities and value, while still pushing him to try and pick the best teleport spots possible.

• 1.0

  Optimized VFX

  Optimized abilities VFX for Omen.

• 1.0

  Sound visualization

  We've brought in more sounds made by Agents under the category of sounds that display their audio distance on the mini-map via the white circle. This includes ability sounds, reloads, spike interactions and more. Why? We wanted to provide players with the ability to understand when their noise can be heard by enemies and give them an idea of how far the sounds can be heard.

• 0.50

  Dark Cover duration

  Dark Cover smoke duration increased from 12 to 15 seconds.

• 0.50

  Dark Cover speed

  Dark Cover smoke projectile speed increased.

• 0.50

  Dark Cover cooldown

  Dark Cover cooldown increased from 30 to 35 seconds. Especially at high-tier play, we've seen Brimstone become the dominant controller and we wanted to give his peers a boost to make them more viable while hopefully maintaining their unique playstyles.

• 0.50

  Ability details in the combat report

  Ability details in the combat report will now correctly appear in the buy phase of the round when teams switch sides.

• 0.50

  Players appeared to be standing

  Fixed a rare bug where players appeared to be standing, when they were actually crouching.

• 0.49

  Smoothed out movement

  Smoothed out movement during player-to-player collisions.

• 0.49

  From the Shadows vulnerability

  Omen now immediately becomes vulnerable and no longer appears dark after he leaves his alternate shadow form. If you were to find enemy Omen teleporting in, it was often confusing when you should shoot him to get the kill (vs. sending him back). This change is to both account for an invulnerability bug and score some extra points of clarity.

• 0.49

  From the Shadows attenuation

  The attenuation radius of the arrival sound on Omen's From the Shadows has been reduced to 2250. Attenuation is a big word, but the short of it is you have to be closer to Omen to echolocate where he's teleporting to. We're trying to give him some spook back since if you do find him, you should now have him dead to rights.

• 0.49

  Visuals

  Updated Omen's visuals.

• 0.49

  Ultimate icon

  Fixed the ultimate ability icon above teammates' heads showing as charged after gaining 1 ult point instead of when actually charged.

• Beta

  Availability of Omen

  Omen is in the active duty since the very beginning of the Beta.