Space Quest: 2099 - The Arena Update!




Attention, valiant crew members and esteemed adventurers of the cosmos! This is Captain Dave, broadcasting from the command bridge of The Thunderchild with an exhilarating update the Lab Boys have been cooking up for Space Quest: 2099!

PVP Overhaul: Engage in a revamped Deathmatch mode, where skill and movement reign supreme!

Ai Bots: Never play alone! I know is can get lonely in space (and the Space Quest: 2099 servers). For this reason, the lab boys have cooked up some dastardly bots to do battle with in PVP gamemodes! Skill-appropriate from the fresh-faced cadet, to a illustrious space captain like myself!

New Playable Characters: The roster has expanded with three remarkable additions! Step into the boots of The Thunderchild's Chief Engineer Malcolm, a master of machinery and technical prowess. Join the fray as Redshirt Rob, the grizzled worker with a penchant for spanners. Or, embrace the dark side as the nefarious Commissar Ivan, a force to be reckoned with.

Territorial Control Gamemode Released/Finalised: The Territorial Control gamemode is now fully operational! Engage in team skirmishes to capture and control critical areas of The Thunderchild - a battle on a dynamic map across the entire ship!

Bug Fixes and Quality of Life Changes: The Lab Boys've squashed numerous bugs and implemented enhancements to ensure a smoother, more enjoyable experience for all crew members.

Cutscenes of Cut-Content Available: Dive into the archives and explore cutscenes of previously unreleased content.

Brace yourselves, esteemed crew, for these enhancements will propel your Space Quest: 2099 experience to outer-galactic proportions! Prepare for action, adventure, and endless excitement as you embark on this galactic journey. Onward, to the stars and beyond! Tally-ho!


Changelog:
Major Changes

Major Deathmatch Overhaul.
Added Announcer to Deathmatch.
Added Ai Bots to PVP gamemodes, can be set at 4 difficulty levels.
Added three new playable characters.
Finalised Territorial Control Gamemode (yes, this is the niche gamemode from TF2's Hydro).
Added unique announcers for each team in Territorial Control.
Added an overview map before each round in Territorial Control.
Added cut-content cutscenes to the Movies tab under Extras.
Added a minigame in the Extras Section.

Other Changes

Camera no longer immediately cuts after death in PVP.
Synchronised ambient music plays in PVP gamemodes.
Balance changes to weapon damage.
Centre weapon viewmodels setting added (classic viewmodels).
Re-worked teleporters to avoid constantly warping back-and-forth (getting AI pathfinding to use the teleporters in Territorial Control was a bloody pain).
Rocket launcher no longer has a reload time proportional to the number of rockets to reload.
Tesla Gun damage is now more consistent (removed randomness)
Updated the main menu to better reflect new gamemodes.
Updated the pvp server creation screen to allow host to set up AI bots.

Fixes

Fixed an issue where options menu settings wouldn't save on some Windows machines.
Fixed an issue where FOV couldn't be updated.
Fixed an issue where mouse sensitivity couldn't be updated.
Fixed an issue where the lowest graphics settings would result in some areas being hard to navigate.
Fixed an issue where the player's view would move with the mouse while they were in the menu.
Fixed an issue in the coop campaign and horde mode where some enemies would appear invisible on client's game instances.