Archived News » Release 20120315

Posted by Curtis Shmyr at 2012-03-15 18:41:00 +0000

A new release of OpenRA is available! Head over to the downloads page to check it out.

Here are the changes since the previous release:

8 new community made RA maps

Base under attack notifications (‘spacebar’ focuses screen to last event)

New unit stance: Defend (‘Z’ cycles unit stances)

UI changes New server browser for RA and CNC Changed layout of RA’s mod chooser to match CNC’s

Option to toggle shellmap on and off

Added executable args Join a server on game start up: Game.ConnectTo=ip:port Limit framerate: Graphics.CapFramerate=false

Improvements to bots Bots maintain aggro with players Bots repair their own structures Moved some bot configuration into system.yaml

Map Editor tweaks Added a menu item to set up default players in map editor Added dropdown in editor for choosing owner of new actors

Gameplay changes Aircraft assign themselves to empty airfields/helipads when returning to base Aircraft can now use ally airfields and helipads MiGs fire in bursts of 2 instead of 4, overall rocket damage increased Longbows fire in bursts of 2 instead of 1 Mammoth Tanks regenerate health differently - 25hp/second, after 10 seconds since last unit damage Tesla Tank cost was decreased, armor increased Flamethrower tech requirement was lowered Minelayer (Anti-Tank) mine count reduced from 5 to 3 Submarine, Missile Sub and Stealth Tank have a ‘HoldFire’ stance by default

Many various tweaks, bug fixes and mod support changes Allow units to pass over both types of land mines Helicopters now bob up and down when in flight Game remembers the last map played Team color pickers between RA and CNC mods were unified The ‘SpawnMPUnits’ initial unit is now configurable Added support for negative prerequisites Fixed a crash when playing with AI players online Fixed a crash when joining a CNC lobby Fixed the writing of empty replays - we only write once a game has started Semi-fixed a bug with RepairableNear where naval units could repair from anywhere on a map

