Phantom Forces Unofficial Changelog
Updated April 2nd 2024
Created by @spezi (Kathryn Kope) and @8ar (Tyler/Gruber450)

??? TL;DR ???
General ? Buffs, ? Sidegrades/Reworks, and ? Nerfs based on main game stats (In our opinions!)
? AN-94, MP5K, UMP45, MP7, P90, M3A1, TOMMY GUN, BWC9 A, M60, RPK, HK21E, RPK74, CHAINSAW, HAMR IAR, BEOWULF ECR, AK12BR, G3A3, 93R, ASMI, FAL 50.00, SAIGA-12U, Squad Barrel, Long Barrel
? MAC10, MP5, COLT SMG 633, L2A3, MP5SD, MP5/10, KRISS VECTOR, MP40, STONER 96, TEC-9, MP1911, MATEBA 6, Armor Piercing, Hollow Point
? M16A3, C7A2, HK51B, MP10, UZI, PPSH-41, PP-19 BIZON, X95 SMG, MP412 REX, REDHAWK 44, Angled Grip, Green/Blue/Yellow/Tri-Laser, Super Armor Piercing

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Update [04/02/2024]
Complete YOLO PDW rebalance!
Reworks to Armor Piercing and Hollow Point
Several new weapon blueprints
Many other miscellaneous balance changes!

===== ASSAULT RIFLES ============================================================================================================================================

AN-94
⚪ New recoil, similar accuracy but a little more horizontal drift (pairs very well with 7.62x39mm!)

G36
⚪ Tweaked reload animations
? Decreased reload speeds (2.6s/3.7s --> 2.3s/3.3s)

M16A3
? Adjusted recoil, increased model movement and head camera shake

K2
⚪ Increased firing volume

C7A2
? Adjusted recoil, worse model kick and z-d1splacement

===== CARBINES ============================================================================================================================================

G36K
⚪ Reworked stats (swapped with G36C and slightly tweaked)
33-20 damage
60-130 range
1.00x torso, 1.40x head
750 rpm
2500 velocity
1.10 penetration
30/120 ammo
2.0s/2.9s reloads
14.00 walkspeed
9.8 aim walkspeed
⚪ Tweaked reload animations

HONEY BADGER
⚪ Reverted fire sound

K1A
⚪ Slightly tweaked recoil
⚪ Increased firing volume

MC51
⚪ New recoil, increased optic visibility and camera shake

AK105
⚪ New recoil, greatly decreased horizontal sway but increased vertical kick (really good for the AK107)

GYROJET CARBINE
⚪ Now utilizes special ramp up velocity mechanic (tracers will gradually speed up from 50 studs/s)

HK51B
⚪ Replaced squad barrel with "Combat Barrel"
⚪ Slightly tweaked recoil
? Decreased head multiplier (1.40x --> 1.20x)
=== Combat Barrel
Very similar to squad barrel, but reduces RPM
? Increases range0 by +5%
? Increases range1 by +10%
? Increases velocity by +14%
? Increases penetration by +10%
? Increases suppression by +50%
? Decreases RPM to 800
? Decreases walkspeed by 2%
? Decreases aim speed by 5%

===== PDWS ============================================================================================================================================

MP5K
⚪ Set default iron zoom to 1.50x
? New recoil, drastically increased overall accuracy
? Increased damage0 (30 --> 34)
? Increased range1 (90 --> 100)
? Decreased range0 (50 --> 40)
? Decreased velocity (1500 --> 1200)
=== 10mm Auto
⚪ Reworked stats (combines well with burst grouping!)
48-21 damage
40-120 range
1.00x torso, 1.40x head
900 rpm
900 velocity
1.20 penetration
30/120 ammo
2.0s/2.7s reloads
? 33.96 stud two tap torso kill (only with burst grouping)
? 42.45 stud two tap torso kill (long barrel, only with burst grouping)
? 47.28 stud one head + one limb kill
? 59.11 stud one head + one limb kill
? 76.60 stud three tap limb kill
? 95.76 stud three tap limb kill with long barrel
=== Burst Grouping
⚪ No longer affects damage and range
⚪ Keeps 1.10x torso multiplier
? Increased firerate (900 --> 925)

UMP45
⚪ New recoil, similar overall accuracy
? Increased damage0 (38 --> 45)
? Increased torso multiplier (1.00x --> 1.15x)
? Increased firerate (600 --> 625)
? Decreased damage1 (21 --> 19)
? Decreased velocity (1500 --> 870)
? 61.71 stud one limb + one torso kill (only with .45 super)
? 65.27 stud two tap torso kill
? 81.58 stud two tap torso kill with long barrel
? 115.43 stud three tap torso kill
? 115.43 stud three tap torso kill with long barrel
=== .40 S&W
⚪ Reworked stats
40-18 damage
69-172.5 range
1.15x torso, 1.40x head
740 rpm
1170 velocity
1.40 penetration
30/120 ammo
2.2s/2.8s reloads
? 100.36 stud three tap torso kill
? 151.02 stud three tap torso kill with long barrel

G36C
⚪ Reworked stats (swapped with G36K and slightly tweaked)
34-19 damage
55-110 range
1.00x torso, 1.40x head
750 rpm
2300 velocity
1.00 penetration
30/120 ammo
1.8s/2.6s reloads
14.50 walkspeed
10.9 aim walkspeed
⚪ Set default iron zoom to 1.50x
⚪ Tweaked reload animations

MP7
⚪ Tweaked reload animations
⚪ Uses new magazine model, reflective of the MP7 30rd magazine (former model was based on the 40rd mag)
? Increased damage1 (17 --> 18)
? Increased ranges (40-90 --> 50-140)
? Increased torso multiplier (1.00x --> 1.10x)
? Increased velocity (2000 --> 2400)
? Increased walkspeed (14.00 --> 15.00)
? Increased aim walkspeed (10.5 --> 12.0)
? Increased aim speed (17.00 --> 21.00)
? Increased reserve ammo (30/120 --> 30/150)
? Decreased reload speeds (2.4s/3.3s --> 1.9s/2.6s)
? New recoil, increased initial kick and horizontal sway
? Decreased penetration (1.50 --> 1.20)
=== Extended Magazine
? Increased reserve ammo (40/80 --> 40/120)
? Decreased reload speeds (3.0s/4.0s --> 2.2s/2.9s)

MAC10
? Increased damages (34-17 --> 42-18)
? Increased range1 (90 --> 110)
? Increased torso multiplier (1.00x --> 1.10x)
? Decreased velocity (1500 --> 920)
? 63.86 stud three tap torso kill
? 80.18 stud three tap torso kill with carbine barrel
? 99.00 stud three tap torso kill with carbine barrel and .45 super

=== 9x19mm
⚪ Reworked stats
30-16 damage
50-130 range
1.00x torso, 1.40x head
1250 rpm
1300 velocity
0.50 penetration
32/160 ammo
no reload changes (2.1s/2.7s)

P90
⚪ Tweaked reload animations
? New recoil, drastically increased overall accuracy
? Increased range1 (110 --> 150)
? Increased torso multiplier (1.00x --> 1.15x)
? Increased firerate (900 --> 1100)
? Increased velocity (2000 --> 2350)
? Decreased damages (25-17 --> 24-16)
? Decreased range0 (70 --> 50)
? Decreased penetration (2.00 --> 1.20)

MP5
? Increased range0 (25 --> 50)
? Decreased velocity (2000 --> 1300)
=== Burst Grouping
⚪ No longer affects damage, range, or multipliers
? Increased firerate (800 --> 850)

COLT SMG 633
⚪ New recoil, much less initial kick
? Decreased velocity (2000 --> 1300)

L2A3
⚪ New recoil, similar overall accuracy
? Increased torso multiplier (1.00x --> 1.05x)
? Increased reserve ammo (34/136 --> 34/170)
? Increased aim speed (16.0 --> 17.0)
? Decreased velocity (2000 --> 1280)

MP5SD
? Increased damage0 (34 --> 37)
? Increased range0 (22 --> 45)
? Decreased damage1 (18 --> 17)
? Decreased velocity (2000 --> 1050)
=== Burst Grouping
⚪ No longer affects damage, range, or multipliers
? Increased firerate (800 --> 825)

MP10
? Decreased reload speeds (2.1s/3.0s --> 2.0s/2.9s)
? Added slow rising vertical climb recoil (layer 2)
? Decreased velocity (2000 --> 1300)

M3A1
⚪ Tweaked reload animations
? New recoil, increased overall accuracy
? New multi-point damage graph
52-50-34-20 damage
0-60-110-170 range
? Increased torso multiplier (1.10x --> 1.20x)
? Decreased velocity (1500 --> 900)
? 86.04 stud two tap torso kill
? 83.59 stud two tap torso kill with .45 super
? 136.67 stud three tap torso kill
? 150.88 stud three tap torso kill with .45 super
? 163.60 stud three tap torso kill with .45 super + osprey

MP5/10
? Increased damage1 (35 --> 45)
? Increased torso multiplier (1.00x --> 1.10x)
? Increased penetration (0.80 --> 1.20)
? New recoil, better vertical spread but much worse horizontal sway
? Decreased range0 (70 --> 30)
? Decreased damage1 (24 --> 21)
? Decreased velocity (2000 --> 1400)
? 91.24 stud three tap torso kill
? 114.05 stud three tap torso kill with long barrel

=== Burst Grouping
⚪ No longer affects damage, range, or multipliers
? Increased firerate (800 --> 825)

UZI
? New recoil, much lower kick but worse overall accuracy
? Decreased velocity (2000 --> 1300)

PPSH-41
⚪ New recoil, similar overall accuracy
? Decreased velocity (1850 --> 1600)

FAL PARA SHORTY
⚪ New recoil, much bouncier but similar overall accuracy (benefits greatly from Extend Stock)
? Increased range1 (100 --> 120)
? Increased torso multiplier (1.10x --> 1.15x)


KRISS VECTOR
⚪ Tweaked reload animations
? Increased damages (35-16 --> 41-17)
? Increased range1 (100 --> 120)
? Increased torso multiplier (1.00x --> 1.05x)
? New recoil, decreased overall accuracy
? Decreased velocity (1700 --> 960)
=== 9x19mm
⚪ Reworked stats
32-19 damage
40-150 range
1.00x torso, 1.40x head
1200 rpm
1170 velocity
0.50 penetration
33/165 ammo
no reload changes (2.3s/3.2s)

=== .357 SIG
⚪ Reworked stats
44-23 damage
20-140 range
1.10x torso, 1.26x head
1200 rpm
1450 velocity
0.70 penetration
16/128 ammo
1.4s/2.0s reloads
14.70 walkspeed
11.00 aim walkspeed
? 98.27 stud three tap torso kill
? 111.97 stud three tap torso kill with osprey
? 122.84 stud three tap torso kill with long barrel

=== .22 LR
⚪ Reworked stats
25-14 damage
50-150 range
1.00x torso, 3.00x head
1200 rpm
1500 velocity
0.50 penetration
20/200 ammo
1.4s/2.0s reloads
14.70 walkspeed
11.00 aim walkspeed

PP-19 BIZON
⚪ Tweaked recoil, slightly more accurate
? Decreased velocity (2000 --> 1250)

MP40
? Increased ranges (50-100 --> 60-120)
? Increased head multiplier (1.65x --> 1.80x)
? Increased torso multiplier (1.00x --> 1.05x)
? Increased reserve ammo (32/128 --> 32/160)
? Increased aim speed (15.0 --> 16.0)
? Decreased velocity (2000 --> 1310)
? 70.92 stud one head + one torso kill
? 83.45 stud three tap torso kill
? 98.33 stud two tap headshot kill

X95 SMG
? New multi-point damage graph (does not affect ZITTARA)
35-32-19 damage
0-45-130 range
? Increased firerate (750 --> 800)
? Increased reserve ammo (32/128 --> 32/160)
? Decreased torso multiplier (1.10x --> 1.00x)
? Decreased velocity (2000 --> 1300)
? 25.00 stud three tap limb kill
=== 5.56x30mm MINSAS (ZITTARA)
⚪ Reworked stats
27-22 damage
35-115 range
1.10x torso, 1.54x head
800 rpm
2150 velocity
1.40 penetration
30/150 ammo
2.0s/3.0s reloads

TOMMY GUN
? Increased damage0 (37 --> 42)
? Increased ranges (60-120 --> 70-170
? Increased torso multiplier (1.00x --> 1.10x)
? Decreased reload speeds (2.1s/2.6s --> 1.9s/2.3s)
? Decreased velocity (1500 --> 935)
=== 10mm Auto
⚪ Reworked stats
44-21 damage
70-170 range
1.10x torso, 1.54x head
725 rpm
1400 velocity
1.60 penetration
20/160 ammo
2.1s/2.6s reloads
? 129.55 stud three tap torso kill
? 144.74 stud three tap torso kill with osprey
? 148.98 stud three tap torso kill with squad barrel
=== M1919
⚪ Lowered kill requirement (3550 --> 1919)

RAMA 1130
⚪ New recoil, similar overall accuracy
? Increased damages (25-15 --> 34-18)
? Decreased reload speeds (2.5s/3.1s --> 2.2s/2.7s)
? Decreased velocity (1500 --> 1300)
? Decreased walkspeed (15.00 --> 14.00)
? Decreased aim walkspeed (11.3 --> 10.5)
=== .380 ACP
⚪ Reworked stats
29-16 damage
60-115 range
1.10x torso, 1.60x head
950 rpm
1200 velocity
0.45 penetration
20/240 ammo
1.3s/1.6s reloads
15.00 walkspeed
12.80 aim walkspeed

BWC9 A
? New recoil, improved accuracy
? Increased firerate (666 --> 725)
? Decreased torso multiplier (1.10x --> 1.00x)
? Decreased velocity (2000 --> 1300)

===== LMGs ============================================================================================================================================

M60
⚪ Now utilizes RPM heat up function, but in reverse (650-500 RPM)
? New recoil, increased overall accuracy
? Increased damages (37-24 --> 42-32)
? Increased range1 (160 --> 180)
? Increased head multiplier (1.20x --> 1.50x)
? Increased torso multiplier (1.00x --> 1.15x)
? Increased penetration (2.10 --> 2.50)
? Decreased reload speed (8.0s/8.0s --> 6.3s/6.3s)

RPK
? New recoil, greatly improved accuracy

HK21E
? New recoil, increased overall accuracy

HAMR IAR
⚪ Changed RPM heat up function
Ramps up much slower, but preserves RPM much longer
? Increased damages (30-20 --> 32-23)
? Decreased ranges (80-170 --> 70-160)
? Decreased base RPM (650-900 --> 550-750)

RPK74
? New recoil, increased overall accuracy

STONER 96
? Increased walkspeed (12.00 --> 13.00)
? Increased torso multiplier (1.00x --> 1.10x)
? Decreased damage1 (25 --> 24)
? Decreased range0 (80 --> 50)
? Decreased velocity (3100 --> 3000)
? Decreased penetration (1.80 --> 1.20)
? Decreased aim walkspeed (9.0 --> 7.8)

CHAINSAW
? Tweaked recoil, notably improved aiming accuracy

===== BATTLE RIFLES ============================================================================================================================================

BEOWULF ECR
⚪ New recoil, drastically increased vertical climb, drastically decreased horizontal sway

AK12BR
? New recoil, drastically increased accuracy

G3A3
? New recoil, drastically increased accuracy but greatly increased horizontal head camera kick

FAL 50.00
? Reduced visual head camera kick

===== SNIPER RIFLES ============================================================================================================================================

No changes

===== SHOTGUNS ============================================================================================================================================

KS-23M
⚪ New recoil, kicks back much harder

===== PISTOLS ============================================================================================================================================

G17
? New recoil, greatly increased head camera sway
? Decreased velocity (1500 --> 1230)

G21
? Increased damages (38-24 --> 42-25)
? Increased head multiplier (1.40x --> 2.00x)
? Increased torso multiplier (1.05x --> 1.25x)
? Increased firerate (610 --> 650)
? New recoil, slightly increased kick
? Decreased ranges (50-85 --> 40-80)
? Decreased velocity (1500 --> 810)
? 44.71 stud two tap torso kill

HARDBALLER
⚪ New recoil, similar overall performance
? Increased torso multiplier (1.00x --> 1.15x)

AUTOMAG III
⚪ New recoil
? Decreased velocity (2500 --> 1700)
=== .45 Winmag (AUTOMAG IV)
⚪ Reworked stats
42-31 damage
80-230 range
1.00x torso, 3.00x head
350 rpm
1020 velocity
1.20 penetration
8/64 ammo
2.2s/2.8s reloads
? 198.18 stud headshot kill range
=== .50 AE (AUTOMAG V)
⚪ Reworked stats
90-35 damage
20-100 range
1.32x torso, 2.50x head
280 rpm
1020 velocity
1.50 penetration
5/30 ammo
2.2s/2.8s reloads
? 40.72 stud torso kill range
? 92.73 stud headshot kill range

GYROJET MARK I
⚪ Now utilizes special ramp up velocity mechanic (tracers will gradually speed up from 25 studs/s)

GRIZZLY
? New recoil, slightly increased recovery

M2011
⚪ New recoil, similar overall performance

===== MACHINE PISTOLS ============================================================================================================================================

93R
⚪ Burst is now uninterruptable
? New recoil, greatly lowered vertical kick

TEC-9
? Increased damage0 (24 --> 25)
? Increased aim walkspeed (9.0 --> 11.2)
? Decreased damage1 (19 --> 17)
? Decreased range1 (70 --> 50)
? Decreased velocity (1500 --> 1180)

ASMI
⚪ New recoil
? Increased damages (28-17 --> 32-19)
? Increased ranges (30-80 --> 50-110)
? Decreased velocity (2000 --> 1260)

MP1911
? Increased damage0 (36 --> 42)
? New recoil, drastically worse overall accuracy
? Decreased velocity (1500 --> 830)
? Increased reload speeds (2.3s/2.5s --> 2.5s/2.7s)
=== 9x19mm
⚪ Reworked stats
27-18 damage
32.5-91 range
1.00x torso, 1.54x head
1300 rpm
1160 velocity
0.50 penetration
20/60 ammo
2.5s/2.7s reloads

===== REVOLVERS ============================================================================================================================================

MP412 REX
? Decreased firerate (600 --> 500)
? Decreased velocity (1500 --> 1250)

MATEBA 6
⚪ Added .454 Casull conversion
? New recoil, much quicker recovery
? Increased walkspeed (14.00 --> 15.00)
? Decreased reload speeds (3.0s/3.0s --> 2.6s/2.6s)
? Decreased damages (56-30 --> 46-27)
? Decreased head multiplier (2.50x --> 2.20x)
? Decreased torso multiplier (1.40x --> 1.25x)
? Decreased velocity (1500 --> 1450)
? 77.03 stud headshot kill range
=== .454 Casull
? Increased damages (46-27 --> 74-30)
? Increased head multiplier (2.20x --> 2.50x)
? Increased torso multiplier (1.25x --> 1.40x)
? Increased velocity (1450 --> 1925)
? Increased penetration (1.00 --> 1.20)
? Decreased ranges (76-112 --> 20-94)
? Decreased firerate (600 --> 480)
? Decreased walkspeed (15.00 --> 14.00)
? Increased reload speeds (2.6s/2.6s --> 2.8s/2.8s)
? 24.32 stud torso kill range
? 77.18 stud headshot kill range

REDHAWK 44
? Decreased velocity (1800 --> 1600)
? Increased reload speeds (2.5s/2.5s --> 2.8s/2.8s)

===== OTHER SECONDARIES ============================================================================================================================================

SAIGA-12U
? Increased range1 (70 --> 75) (fixes unintentional rubber pellets + ARS suppressor interaction)

SASS 308
⚪ New recoil

===== GRENADES ============================================================================================================================================

SEMTEX
? Can no longer be cooked (fuse starts once thrown)

===== ATTACHMENTS ============================================================================================================================================

Angled Grip
? Increased aim speed buff (+5% --> +10%)
? Decreased camera recoil reduction (-10% --> -5%)
? Now decreases aim walkspeed (-10%)

Retract Stock
? Increased aim speed buff (+10% --> +30%)
? No longer increases walkspeed (+5% --> 0%)

Green/Blue/Yellow/Tri-Laser
? Now decreases aim walkspeed (-5%)
? Now decreases aiming speed (-5%)

Yellow Laser
? Decreased dampening buff (+24% --> +15%)

Squad Barrel
? Increased range0 buff (+5% --> +15%)
? Increased range1 buff (+10% --> +15%)

Long Barrel (Pistols, PDWs)
? Decreased walkspeed penalty (-10% --> -5%) (and a lot of other general handling buffs)
? Now increases range0 (-20% --> +25%)
? Increased range1 buff (+20% --> +25%)
? Decreased velocity buff (+30% --> +10%)

Armor Piercing
⚪ Brand new stats
? Increases penetration by +30%
? Increases torso multiplier by +5%
? Decreases damage0 by -5%
? Decreases total range by -5%

Hollow Point
⚪ Brand new stats
? Increases damage0 by +15%
? Increases total range by +5%
? Increases head multiplier by +2%
? Decreases torso multiplier by -15%
? Decreases penetration by -30%

Super Armor Piercing
⚪ Brand new stats
? Increases penetration by +40%
? Increases torso multiplier by +10%
? Decreases damage0 by -10%
? Decreases damage1 by -4%
? Decreases total range by -10%