We're happy to announce version 2.31.2 which is live on Steam right now. Changelog below and also on our website:

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Changelog:

Features

• Increased player icon fade distances 4000 units for revive, 3000 for everything else (ammo/health/squad icons).
  • Also increased their scale very slightly as of last patch.

Bug fixes

• Fixed a bug that would cause certain buildings to stop functioning after triggering it to recycle, then cancelling the recycle. (Turrets/Radar(Vehicle scanning function only, research capability was unaffected))
• Fixed a visual bug with melee which would cause the dynamic crosshair to expand even though it didn’t increase bullet spread.
• Fixed vehicle preset ordering to fix issues with commander interface dropdowns.
• Fixed a bug with vehicle looping sounds (Engine sounds mostly) being hardcode limited to 2500 attenuation distance, regardless of the sound script’s attenuation definition.
  • Along side this general vehicle sound attenuation has been increased, meaning you can hear them from futher away. (And louder for longer distances)

Script/Game Balance

Vehicle Armors

• Composite
  • Increased Cost from 30 to 40.

Vehicle Weapons

• Machine Guns
  
  • Standard Machine Gun
    • Decreased Heat from 1 to 0.8
    • Increased Reload Time from 3.5 to 4
  • .50cal Machine Gun
    • Decreased Heat from 0.8 to 0.6
    • Decreased Weight from 50 to 45
    • Increased Clip Size from 70 to 80
    • Increased Total Ammo Clip from 4 to 5
    • Increased Reload Time from 6.8 to 7
    • Decreased Projectile Spread from 0.013 to 0.01
  • .50cal Heavy Machine Gun
    • Decreased Cost from 95 to 90
    • Decreased Damage from 23 to 20
    • Decreased Cycle Time from 0.06 to 0.045
    • Increased Clip Size from 110 to 120
    • Increased Total Ammo Clips from 4 to 6
    • Increased Reload Time from 7.5 to 9
    • Decreased Projectile Spread from 0.013 to 0.008
  • Chain Gun
    • Decreased Damage from 14 to 13
    • Increased Heat from 0.35 to 0.7
    • Decreased Weight from 50 to 40
    • Increased Cycle Time from 0.04 to 0.06
    • Decreased Clip Size from 125 to 100
    • Increased Total Ammo Clips from 3 to 4
  • Medium Chain Gun
    • Decreased Cost from 70 to 60
    • Increased Heat from 0.45 to 0.7
    • Decreased Weight from 65 to 50
    • Increased Cycle Time from 0.035 to 0.045
    • Decreased Clip Size from 175 to 150
    • Increased Total Ammo Clips from 3 to 5
    • Decreased Projectile Spread from 0.03 to 0.0275
• Cannons
  
  • Standard Cannon
    • Reduced Heat from 10 to 9
  • Ranged Cannon
    • Decreased Cost from 85 to 80
  • High-Explosive Cannon
    • Decreased Cost from 80 to 70
    • Decreased Gravity from 0.4125 to 0.4
    • Increased Weight from 60 to 70
  • Plasma Cannon
    • Decreased Cost from 130 to 110
    • Decreased Gravity from 0.4 to 0.35
    • Railgun
    • Decreased Cost from 160 to 120
  • Biological Cannon
    • Decreased Cost from 130 to 100
    • Decreased Gravity from 0.37 to 0.35
    • Decreased Projectile Spread from 1 to 0.5
    • Decreased Explosion Radius from 200 to 150
    • Increased Vehicle Bio Time from 4.25 to 5
    • Increased Vehicle Bio Interval from 0.4 to 0.5
    • Increased Infantry Bio Damage from 3 to 4
    • Decreased Infantry Bio Time from 7 to 5
    • Decreased Infantry Bio Interval from 1 to 0.5
• Missiles Launchers
  
  • Standard Missile Launcher
    • Increased Weight from 30 to 40
    • Decreased Cycle Time from 1.2 to 1.1
  • Upgraded Missile Launcher
    • Decreased Heat from 8 to 6.5
    • Increased Explosion Radius from 100 to 150
  • Biological Missile Launcher
    • Increased Heat from 6 to 12
  • Nuclear Missile Launcher
    • Increased Cost from 140 to 200
  • Guided Missile Launcher
    • Increased Heat from 7.5 to 9
  • Homing Missile Launcher
    • Decreased Cost from 140 to 100
    • Increased Damage from 55 to 60
    • Decreased Lock Range Modifier from 0.00029 to 0.0002– This means it increases the time it takes to lock onto a target by 0.2s by 1000 units
• Grenade Launchers
  
  • Biological Grenade Launcher
    • Decreased Cost from 60 to 50
    • Increased Weight from 40 to 50
    • Increased Damage from 30 to 40
    • Decreased Cycle Time from 2.5 to 2
    • Decreased Heat from 14 to 13
    • Increased Total Ammo Clips from 4 to 5
    • Decreased Grenade Timer from 6 to 3
    • Increased Player Bio Damage from 10/s for 3s to 10/s for 4s
    • Increased Vehicle Bio Damage from 5/s for 5s to 10/s for 4s

Vehicle Engines

• Bio Diesel
  • All Chassis
    • Decreased Heat At Max from 1 to 0

Research

• High Caliber Rounds (.50cal)
  • Moved from Projectile Physics to Electrical Engineering
  • Increased Cost from 180 to 240
  • Increased time from 45 to 60
• Advanced Machining
  • Increased Cost from 360 to 600
  • Increased Time from 90 to 120
• Composite Armored
  • Increased Cost from 480 to 600
• Gas Turbine
  • Increased Cost from 360 to 450

Chassis

• Armored Fighting Vehicle
  • Increased Available Weight from 320 to 330