Empires update for 27 March 2021

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

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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

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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

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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

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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