An update to PVKII has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart the game. Server admins, please update your servers! The major changes include:

Balance Changes:

Assassin

• Changed HP & Armor from 100/80 to 90/90
• Removed crouch move speed passive
• Removed fall damage resistance passive

• Increased base damage from 38 to 46
• Backstabs now deal a guaranteed flat 50-95 damage, scaling with charge
• Adjusted attack animation speeds to reduce choppiness
• Now classified as a small weapon with a medium parry

• Increased gravity from 1 to 1.4
• Increased velocity from 2300 to 2600

• Assassin now has 2 caltrop pouches, each with their own cooldown
• Increased caltrop count from 7 to 10
• Normalized and increased the size of caltrop spread pattern
• Charging now properly affects throw range
• Increased pouch velocity from 500 to 1500
• Removed caltrop arming time
• Decreased slow duration from 5 seconds to 0.5 seconds
• Increased slow potency from 20% to 60%
• Caltrops now despawn when the Assassin dies
• Caltrops no longer make noise when deployed
• Added a particle effect to the slow status

Heavy Knight

• Decreased fire rate from 0.5 to 0.58
• Increased base damage from 45 to 46
• Increased sword reach from 50 to 60
• Increased shield bash reach from 50 to 55
• Increased shield durability from 300 to 350

Man-At-Arms

• Increased base damage from 48 to 56
• Decreased overhead damage mod from 1.2 to 1.0
• Decreased thrust damage mod from 1.1 to 0.9
• Decreased sideswipe damage mods from 1.03 to 0.87
• New third-person animation for thrust attack

• Increased base damage from 45 to 46
• Increased buckler bash damage from 10 to 15
• Reduced buckler bash reach from 50 to 45
• Increased buckler durability from 170 to 185
• Increased swing speed slightly
• Increased wind-up slightly
• Adjusted counter attack animations and hit traces to synch up properly

Huscarl

• Can now use his special with a broken or holstered shield

• Increased base damage from 36 to 42
• Decreased shield durability from 380 to 295

Gestir

• Increased shield durability from 200 to 240

Bondi

• Increased Bondis move speed while drawing from 180 to 195

• Increased overhead damage mod from 1.13 to 1.17

Skirmisher

• Increased counter attack attack speed

Captain

• Can now be reloaded while crouching

Sharpshooter

• Can now be reloaded while crouching

General

• Counter attack direction is now chosen rather than predetermined
• Counter attacks can no longer be perfect parried

• Bash Combo direction is now chosen rather than always an overhead
• Bash Combos can no longer be perfect parried

Miscellaneous changes:

• New parry dagger model and texture for Assassin
• Added more Assassin voice lines
• Added bisection dismemberment
• Added the ability to explode heads and snap necks with certain weapons
• Shield weapon counter attack fixes
• Removed screen shake when landing a shield bash
• Added a new option in Multiplayer Advanced that toggles Shield Display style between Percentage or Raw Health
• The longbow now displays fire effects in first person when holding a special
• te_tortuga wall added in room underneath Bellamys Balcony
• Fixed first person animations for the Sharpshooter
• Animated MaAs coat