New Skins

The five new PROJECT skins are here – PROJECT: Yi, PROJECT: Fiora, PROJECT: Leona, PROJECT: Lucian, and PROJECT: Zed.

PROJECT:  Yi

1820 RP

 

PROJECT: Yi  also has a unique voiceover:

1350 RP

Here’s KateyKhaos with a bugs & feedback thread for PROJECT: Fiora:

“PROJECT: Fiora // ACTIVATE PBE TESTING

//:Data Monarch SR armor equipped. “Scarlet” blade compatible at maximum range // 99.9%

Please review subject portfolio before continuing.

//:Augments

• Monarch SR armor, featuring pink emissions.
• Combat and movement particles utilize pink light amplification.
• Processing sound pack for all movement and combat.
• Implemented voice processing.
• Utilizes movement set 1.2 // contains new recall and spawn.

//1350 RP // price subject to change 

//:Thank you for expressing interest in PROJECT: Fiora. As part of the required protocol, we would appreciate your initial thoughts and feedback. This may help us improve in the future.”

1350 RP

[This skin includes voice processing]

Here’s Nurse Flan with a bugs & feedback thread for PROJECT: Leona:

“PROJECT: LEONA // ACTIVATE PBE TESTING

//:Data
Next-generation alloy prototype suit equipped. Weapon augmentation successful without complications.
Please review portfolio before engaging.

//:Augments

• New armor installation
• State-of-the-art condensed energy sword and shield
• Digital energy programmed for all abilities
• New audio system and voice processing
• Paired recall animation with PROJECT: Lucian

//1350 RP // price subject to change

//:Thank you for expressing interest in PROJECT: Leona. As part of the required protocol, we would appreciate your initial thoughts and feedback. This may help us improve in the future.”

PROJECT: Lucian

1350 RP

[This skin includes voice processing]

Here’s Nurse Flan with a bugs & feedback thread for PROJECT: Lucian:

“PROJECT: LUCIAN // ACTIVATE PBE TESTING

//:Data
Experimental cranial-neural electronic integration successful. Instructions for Lightcaster prototypes equipped.
Please review portfolio before engaging.

//:Augments

• New armor equipped
• State-of-the-art double Lightcaster
• Digital energy programmed for all abilities
• New audio system and voice processing
• Paired recall animation with PROJECT: Leona

//1350 RP // price subject to change

//:Thank you for expressing interest in PROJECT: Lucian. As part of the required protocol, we would appreciate your initial thoughts and feedback. This may help us improve in the future.”

PROJECT: Zed

1350 RP

[This skin includes voice processing]

Here’s Galetta with a bugs & feedback thread for PROJECT: Zed:

“PROJECT: Zed // ACTIVATE PBE TESTING

//:Data

Forged 2250R-100 Aero-Carbon compound equipped. “Solid Smoke” armor adaptable to unique molecular states.

Please review portfolio before engaging.

//:Augments

• RR Solid Smoke armor, featuring red emissions.
• Combat and movement particles utilize red light amplification.
• Processing sound pack for all movement and combat.
• Implemented voice processing.
• Unit utilizes movement set 1.2 // contains new recall and spawn.

//1350 RP // price subject to change
//:Thank you for expressing interest in PROJECT:Zed. As part of the required protocol, we would appreciate your initial thoughts and feedback. This may help us improve in the future.”

PROJECT: Yi Login

To go along with the upcoming PROJECT skins, we have a PROJECT: Yi login theme!

Here’s the still image:

If anyone is interested in the download, here’s the music track (Right click & save as).

New Summoner Icons

Six PROJECT themed summoner icons have been added in this cycle – one PROJECT emblem and then one for each of the five new PROJECT skins on the PBE. KateyKhaos has noted these will be available for RP once the PROJECT skins go live.

New Ward Skin

To go with the new PROJECT skins we have a new Optic Enhancer Ward skin!

Here’s Riot LoveStrut with a bugs & feedback thread for the new Optic Enhancer Ward:

“…scanning for hostile subjects. Scan complete. Zero threats detected. 

Optic Enhancer Ward // ACTIVATE PBE TESTING

//:Data
Version 5.0.
Wavelength-Augmentation Refraction Device.
Enhanced 3350-V Light-Core Catalyst equipped.

//:Augments

• Orange Light-Core scanning effects enhanced.
• Auditory signals and feedback frequency improved.
• Optimized animation formations deployed.

//640 RP // price subject to change 

//:Thank you for expressing interest in the Optic Enhancer Ward. As part of the required protocol, we would appreciate your initial thoughts and feedback. This may help us improve in the future.”

Initializing PROJECT First Strike & PROJECT Sync

Here’s Nurse Flan with details on the PROJECT First Strike special loading screen cards for purchasing the new skins during the first week and the PROJECT Sync features that will be active for 5.17 & 5.18:

“We’re releasing two new ways to interact with and enhance your PROJECT experience in this PBE update.

PROJECT First Strike
Be among the first to unlock new PROJECT skins from 9/8 – 9/15 23:59 PDT and show that you were part of the First Strike with permanent exclusive loading screen cards.

First Strike // 9/8 – 9/15 23:59 PDT

1350 RP: PROJECT: Fiora // PROJECT: Zed // PROJECT: Lucian // PROJECT: Leona
1820 RP: PROJECT: Yi

Week Two // 9/17 00:01 PDT – 9/24 23:59 PDT

975 RP: PROJECT: Fiora // PROJECT: Zed // PROJECT: Lucian // PROJECT: Leona
1820 RP: PROJECT: Yi

Once First Strike ends (9/15 23:59 PDT), new PROJECT skins will be deactivated in the League of Legends store until 9/17 to ensure that First Strike unlocks are redeemed properly. On 9/17 00:01 PDT, PROJECT: Fiora, PROJECT: Zed, PROJECT: Lucian, and PROJECT: Leona will be available for 975 RP until 9/24 23:59 PDT (and 1350 RP again after that).

PROJECT Sync

Unlock custom spawn effects and PROJECT minions when you and your team equip PROJECT skins or wards for that game — only during 5.17 and 5.18!

Here’s how it works:

• Optic Enhancer ward skin = 1 Sync Point
• Each PROJECT skin = 2 Sync Points

If you start a game with 2 Sync Points, your team unlocks custom PROJECT spawn effects.

With 4 Sync Points, your team unlocks melee PROJECT minions as well as caster PROJECT minions.

With 6 Sync Points, you’ll unlock cannon PROJECT minions and super PROJECT minions.

We’re excited for you try out PROJECT First Strike and PROJECT Sync on PBE!

PBE TESTING // ENGAGE”

• tier 1 message- One PROJECT skin:  “PROJECT SYNC online: PROJECT spawn effects // Activated “

• tier2 message – Two PROJECT skins:  “PROJECT SYNC online: PROJECT spawn effects // Melee and Caster PROJECT minions // Activated “

• tier3 message – Three PROJECT skins:  “PROJECT SYNC online: PROJECT spawn effects // Melee and Caster PROJECT minions // Cannon and Super PROJECT minions // Activated”

PROJECT: Minions

“Fusion-forged and ready for deploy…
PROJECT MINIONS// ACTIVATE PBE TESTING

//:Data

Available as extra functionality to the new PROJECT skins during patch 5.17.
Please review portfolio before engaging.

//:Augments

PROJECT modified minions //

• Melee minions

• Caster minions

• Cannon minions

• Super minions

//:Extras

Assemble two members of the PROJECT team to initialize deployment of Melee and Caster minions.

Assemble three members of the PROJECT team to initialize deployment of Cannon and Super minions.

//:Thank you for expressing interest in PROJECT minions. As part of the required protocol, we would appreciate your initial thoughts and feedback. This may help us improve in the future.

//:Known Issues

• We currently have a debug string appearing in the chat. This will be eliminated shortly.”

PROJECT: Start of Game Effect

Spectator Mode HUD Visual Update

With today’s patch the Spectator Mode HUD has received a visual update to match the current in-game HUD!

Here’s a few pictures:

Here’s Rayven with a bugs & feedback thread on the Spectator HUD visual update

“Hey friends,

In preparation for Worlds, we’re going to be shipping a spectator HUD visual update this patch. Nothing too fancy – no new features, specifically – but just trying to inject a bit more readability and purdiness.

If you have any feedback on those two notes OR bugs to report, let us know!

Thanks!”

HUD Update: Evolution/Augmentation UI

The UI for champions with Kha’Zix’s evolutions and Viktor’s Augmentations has been updated!

Here’s Rayven with more information:

“Hey friends,

We’ve updated the UI for Khazix and Viktor to be much more apparent when evolving or augmenting.

Let us know what you think.”

“Show Spell Costs” option added

New option to “Show Spell Costs” has been added to the options menu! As the name implies, enabling this option puts the individual ability resource costs on the HUD.

Here’s Rayven with PBE boards thread on the resource cost display:

“Hey folks, we’d like to get some feedback on a new feature. We’ve added an option to display spell costs on abilities in the HUD.

To turn it on, go into your options menu in game and under the interface section, there should be a checkbox labeled “Show spell costs.”

Thanks!”

“They Are Coming”

Added were several files named “TheyAreComing”, including visuals and and sounds. While we don’t know exactly what this is referencing yet, we’ve seem similar mysterious files pop up teasing Tahm Kench and Bard prior to their releases.

Here’s what the mark from these new files looks like:

 While we haven’t figured out exactly how to trigger it, here’s a few observations:

• It seems to be random and It will NOT happen for you every game.
• The symbol seems to show up around 15-25 seconds in.
• Seems to work with every champion (personally triggered it on Graves, Gnar, Kassadin, Janna, Rammus, Nautilus)

Here’s a few screen shots and a video preview of “They Are Coming” in action:

Miscellaneous 

• The HUD health / mana bar animations are back.

• As suggested on the boards earlier this month, Master Yi’s dance animation now scales up with his movement speed, causing him to dance faster!

Bard

• Caretaker’s Shrine (W) mana cost lowered to 90 at all ranks from 100/105/110/115/120

• Magical Journey (E) cooldown lowered to 18/17/16/15/14 from 20/19/18/17/16

Darius

• Hemorrhage (Passive) effect renamed to Noxian Might from Bloodrage

• Decimate (Q) damage increased to  40/70/100/130/160 from 20/40/60/80/100 [HOTFIXED TO LIVE ON 8/26]
• Decimate (Q) heal increased to 15% of missing health per enemy champion hit [HOTFIXED TO LIVE ON 8/26]

• Crippling Strike (W) new effect: “Crippling Strike refunds its Mana cost and 50% of its cooldown if it kills the target”

Draven

• League of Draven (Passive) Now specifies 2 bonus stacks when killing 6 minions in a row without dropping an axe.

• [NOTE: at 150 stacks and every 100 stacks after that, there is now a chat message. There is also a chat message when Draven cashes in. ]

Fizz

• Urchin Strike (Q) AP ratio increased to .35 AP from .3
• Seastone Trident (W) active’s damage changed to 10/15/20/25/30 (+.3 AP) from 10/20/30/40/50 (+.25 AP)
• Chum The Waters (R) now only amplifies magic damage.

Gangplank

• Powder Keg (E) armor ignore reduced to 50% from 60%

Garen

• Base Movement speed lowered to 340 from 345
• Decisive Strike (Q) movement speed lowered to 30% from 35%

• Demacian Justice (R) [tooltip changed now does (28/33/40% of target’s missing health)  from  (plus 1 damage for every 3.5/3/2.5 health target is missing) – same effect, different wording]

Gragas

• Drunken Rage (W) maximum health % bonus damage to 8% down from 8/9/10/11/12%

Janna

• Howling Gale (Q) now travels up to 35% further from 20% but base range has been reduced – her max distance at full charge is the same vs live. **

• Monsoon (R) AP ratio lowered to .5 AP from .6 AP

Jax

• Counter Strike (E) mana cost reduced to 50/60/70/80/90 from 70/75/80/85/90

Kalista 

• Sentinel (W) passive damage lowered to 10/12.5/15/17.5/20 from 12/14/16/18/20%
• Sentinel (W) passive effect cooldown on specific target up to 10 seconds  from 6 seconds
• Fate’s Call (R) cooldown increased to 120/90/60 seconds from 90/75/60.

Karma

• Focused Resolve (W) cooldown lowered to 12 at all ranks from 16/15/14/13/12

Lux

• Light Binding (Q) mana cost reduced to 50/55/60/65/70 from 50/60/70/80/90
• Light Binding (Q) now deals full damage and snare duration to second target, up from 50%

Maokai

• Vengeful Maelstrom (R) cooldown increased to 60/50/40 from 40/30/20

Miss Fortune

• Double Up (Q) TOOLTIP CHANGE ONLY [tooltip notes the second hit will “the second hit will critically strike and deal 150% damage instead.”]

Pantheon

• Base attack speed increase to 0.644 from 0.625

• [NOTE: attack delay lowered to -0.03 from 0]

Rek’Sai

• Fury of the Xer’Sai (Passive) effect removed: next attack or ability while burrowed no longer generates 15 bonus fury.

Shen

• Vorpal Blade (Q) heal lowered to  3/6/9/12/15 from 6/10/14/18/22