



GoogleFrog 16 months ago

This version contains a few oblique plane nerfs and a simple Raven nerf. The biggest such 'nerf' is a new scout plane, the Sparrow, that can be morphed from a Radar Tower. This new scouting option loosens the Plane Factory's monopoly on effective scouting.



In other news, Scalpel can now kill Mace in two shots and a few campaign missions have been improved.



Balance

Added Sparrow, a light scout plane that is morphable from a Radar Tower.

Cost 120. Note that it costs 65 when morphed from a Radar Tower.

Speed 225

Health 400

LOS 950

Raven is slightly more expensive

Cost 300 -> 320

Scalpel now kills Mace in two shots.

Damage 622 -> 660

Blastwing can see further

LOS 380 -> 450

Interface

Added an option to control when wreckages and rocks are highlighted. The options are always, when reclaiming, or when constructors are selected, which is the new default.

Improved some depth of field details.

Campaign

Replaced planet Aspiris, the Tank Foundry mission, with a more interesting Tank Foundry mission.

Added Sparrow unlock to planet Cygnet, the Sling mission.

The patrolling units on Kirdipan, the terraform mission, no longer chase the players units.

Fixes

Fixed some bugs with heathbar LODing.

Clamp instead of block off-map commands. These commands should not normally be issuable, but when they are issued it is good to give players feedback.

Fixed units set to guard shields or cloakers ignoring custom formation orders.

Fixed a performance issue with lobby UI scaling and fullscreen switching. This version contains a few oblique plane nerfs and a simple Raven nerf. The biggest such 'nerf' is a new scout plane, the Sparrow, that can be morphed from a Radar Tower. This new scouting option loosens the Plane Factory's monopoly on effective scouting.In other news, Scalpel can now kill Mace in two shots and a few campaign missions have been improved.Added Sparrow, a light scout plane that is morphable from a Radar Tower.Raven is slightly more expensiveScalpel now kills Mace in two shots.Blastwing can see further +9 / -0



DeinFreund 16 months ago Nice changes. I doubt that'll remove air as a second factory from 1v1 games, but it might push it back and should make the choice between Phoenix and Shadow more interesting. +1 / -0



Oflameo 16 months ago Is Sparrow constructible from the Airplane Plant? +0 / -0



swappan 16 months ago I think it is not as much of an air nerf as it is an artillery buff. scouting plane for lance sniper etc is deadly. +5 / -0



katastrophe 16 months ago when do we remove fog of war? +2 / -0



DeinFreund 16 months ago Fog of war is fine, but the approximated terrain occlusion isn't. Without scouts that ignore terrain, we can't properly fight over hills. Hidden stingers are just one of many symptoms. Although I find it boring that it's so easy to scout the enemy's base at times, I'm very happy for any change that lets me better see the front that I'm fighting on. Fighting blind is no fun. +0 / -0



Oflameo 16 months ago It looks like Airplane Plant does build sparrows, but it look like Sparrow can't morph into radar towers. Why is that? +0 / -0



Chesti 16 months ago quote:

Added Sparrow, a light scout plane that is morphable from a Radar Tower.



from a Radar Tower from a Radar Tower +0 / -0



Oflameo 16 months ago Iris and Aspis can morph back into Cornea and Aegis respectively. Sparrow is only from building to unit and not from unit to building. Why is that? +4 / -0





Anarchid 16 months ago It would be cool to land Sparrows to become radars in enemy territory. It would also have a real cost because the morph wouldn't pay back i assume. +1 / -0



DeinFreund 16 months ago I can imagine the fun of dealing with radar towers on all kinds of unreachable places. At least AA doesn't have to climb on mountains to kill stuff. +0 / -0

merck25 16 months ago The main problem I have with the sparrow is that cheese will become so easy to defend against (if you know how to defend against it) because it is scouted early. +0 / -0





Anarchid 16 months ago I'm pretty sure a scouting Sparrow will arrive slower at your enemy's factory on most maps compared to a Dart scout. +0 / -0

Hellaciouss 16 months ago



Nerf shield fac. Sweet.Nerf shield fac. +0 / -0



jiero 16 months ago cruise missile look new plane. +0 / -0





GoogleFrog 16 months ago I've made a lobby version update to fix a bug in the campaign with unlocking Sparrow. +0 / -0





[GBC]1v0ry_k1ng 16 months ago Where is Lamer? Circuit needs this capability stat :D +0 / -0