Release Notes for 14th April 2021

1.0.4 Changelog

Localisation

• UI Localisation now available in Russian, German, Simplified and Traditional Chinese

Intel page in Simplified Chinese

RTS Selection Changes & Improvements

• You can Drag and Select Infantries, Vehicles and Officers.
• You can Only Select a Singular Vehicle or Officer at a Single Time.
• When Dragging the Selection Over Infantries and Vehicles, the Selection Will prioritize Infantries. If there are no Infantries, it will then prioritise Vehicles followed by Officers.
• For Vehicles and Officers, the Selection will be biased towards the Closest Unit to the Starting Position of the Mouse Drag.

Gameplay

• Added Annihilation Mode. Destroy the Opponent HQ to win
• Victory Points are adjusted to 1,000, 500 and 300 for Online and Offline Games
• Specialist XM7 can now deal penetration damage. Projectile will only penetrate a maximum of 3 Meters and a maximum of 3 Targets
• Omicron Sonic Projectile now has Airburst Behaviour
• Demolishers and Marines can now move to the location before activating their throwing explosive ability
• Siege Vanguard HAMR will now show Unit Name and Health of the repaired target
• Increased Mule/Armory limit to 10 from 8
• Adjusted Guardian Trooper collider collision that is preventing it from accessing to some spaces

AI Commanders

• AI Commanders will now research Armor upgrade
• AI Commanders will now train Templars and Specialist and assigns them to Officers
• Reprioritised some Research for AI Commanders to unlock

Hit Markers

• Added a fade-out to hit direction markers
• Added Shield/Flesh Hit Sound when Player receives Damage
• Added a new Hit Marker when a Shielded Player is hit

UI/UX

• Contextual Ping is now more visible with increased size and opacity
• Contextual Ping pulsing animation will now loop continuously
• Loading Screen now scales correctly up till 4K resolution
• RTS Production queue alignment set to left

Balance Changes

• Reduced Damage Falloff for Grenades. Grenades will now deal higher damage away from the epicenter of the explosion compared to last time.
• XM45 overall functionality tweaked. Recoil is adjusted to have a stronger initial vertical kick and tapers off. Max range reduced and is similar to UA9 SMG.
• XM45 overall spread is reduced slightly with Hipfire
• XM45 horizontal recoil greatly reduced
• XM45 Firerate increased to 20 rounds per second from 16
• XM45 CQC Package Firerate increased to 25 rounds per second from 22
• Commanders are now limited to 8 Turrets at a single time
• All Tier 2 Armor Upgrade cost increased to 1,600 Credits & Power from 1,000 Credits & Power
• All Tier 3 Armor Upgrade cost increased to 2,400 Credits & Power from 1,000 Credits & Power
• All Tier Armor Upgrade Research Duration increased to 30/60/60 seconds (T1/T2/T3) from 10/20/30 seconds
• Ironguard Core now deals 80 damage per shot, similar to Ironguard
• Improved Support Ordnance Research Duration increased to 60 seconds from 5
• Targeted Strike Research Duration increased to 60 seconds from 5
• Stacked Rounds Research Duration increased to 60 seconds from 30

Level

• Cleanups in Sunday Mall, Academy, Express and Central
• Added new locations for Team Banners in all maps
• Increased Weapon Credits to 3,000 from 2,500 in Boss Tank Challenge

Fixes

• Fixed multiple server related crashes
• Fixed Crimson Overlord Cosmetic not being applied to Ace Vanguard
• Fixed Spectator in Minimap not rendering
• Fixed M33 Turret Add-On upgrades not showing requirements
• Fixed M33 Turret having Turret Upgrade Button for Infantry and Fortification Division
• Fixed Echelon Crew not needing Supply Center as a Tech Requirement to train
• Fixed Siege Vanguard HAMR being able to repair or damage unit multiple times
• Fixed Weapon Crew Increment Upgrade not adding an additional weapon crew member
• Fixed Commander not being able to assign the fifth member to an existing weapon crew after the crew member limit is increased by the Weapon Crew Increment upgrade
• Fixed a Visual Glitch for Additional Setting Scroll Bar in Team Skirmish Custom Lobby
• Fixed Incorrect Padding for Additional Setting in Custom Lobby
• Fixed Spectator Count not updating after Spectator leaves in Custom Lobby
• Fixed a Visual Glitch where players can see an Unequipped Weapon of another Player still Firing in High Latency
• Fixed Phantom Assault Scout having a different name
• Fixed AXR Weapon Crew Challenge "Upgrade Weapon" Achievement not achievable when retrying the Challenge
• Fixed Preferred Team Banner not Applied Automatically in Setup Lobby of Offline Games
• Fixed Equipment Usage UI not being removed from screen after usage
• Fixed Emergency Shield Pack Sound and Effects not Stopped & Removed when Cancelling the Usage
• Fixed Specialist Squad Target Lock SFX persists on Player after Death
• Fixed Weapon Crew Leader not drawing movement lines to new Destination
• Fixed Sigma Ocular not needing MCU to be built.
• Tier Armor upgrade production duration increase from 10/20/30 to 30/60/60 (T1/T2/T3)
• Fixed AI Commanders not utilising Weapon Crew dropped from Reinforcement
• Fixed Specialist Strike Team being able to shoot units outside of the range indicator
• Fixed Cosmetics not applying to Aegis 1st Person Arms
• Fixed Scarab Blind Buff Icon appearing on non-Organic Units
• Fixed Vehicle Fire VFX not playing in Offline Mode when destroyed by Small Arms
• Fixed Berserker not being able to use ability when Kinetic Collector is used before ESP
• Fixed Reinforcement Milestone Widgets not showing on the Victory Scorebar in Online Matches
• Fixed Weapon Crew Support Upgrade giving an extra crew member
• Fixed Players being able to get ammo from Field Support after Interaction is Interrupted
• Fixed Marines and Demolishers being able to throw multiple grenade/explosive packs before the throwing animation finishes

Misc

• Updated Team Banners. It now comes in more sizes and looks better
• Player Latency on Scoreboard is now more accurate
• Command Buttons will now refresh immediately when the met conditions are achieved such as Resources, Available Tech and Population Cap
• Specialist Squad Targeting Laser in now Red, previously Orange
• Updated SFX for Ocular Defense
• Improved Driving for Crawler and IFV