30. huhtikuu

2.13.5 Released

This is primarily aimed at being a hotfix patch, however there are some script changes that affect vehicle machine guns.

• Fix for cannon shells hitting your own tank.
  
• Fixed the new HUD element for commander under attack warning not being displayed.

• Standard Machine Gun
  
  • Damage increase 12 -> 17
    
  • Minimal Damage increase 10 -> 13 (Minimum damage after falloff is applied)
    
  • Clip size increase 50 -> 60
• Bio Machine Gun
  
  • Cycle time increase 0.42 -> 0.43
    
  • Reload time increase 3.5 -> 4
    
  • Vehicle bio time decrease 3 -> 2.8
• .50 Caliber Medium Machine Gun
  
  • Damage increase 15 -> 20
    
  • Minimal Damage increase 13 -> 16 (Minimum damage after falloff is applied)
• .50 Caliber Heavy Machine Gun
  
  • Damage increase 18 -> 23
    
  • Minimal Damage increase 15 -> 19 (Minimum damage after falloff is applied)
    
  • Clip size increase 100 -> 120
• Chain Gun
  
  • Damage increase 11 -> 14
    
  • Cycle time decrease 0.043 -> 0.4
    
  • Minimal Damage increase 8 -> 11 (Minimum damage after falloff is applied)
    
  • Clip size increase 120 -> 125
• Medium Chain Gun
  
  • Damage increase 13 -> 17
    
  • Cycle time decrease 0.037 -> 0.035
    
  • Minimal Damage increase 10 -> 12 (Minimum damage after falloff is applied)
    
  • Clip size increase 160 -> 175

26. huhtikuu

2.13.4 Released

A new month, a new Empires. We're happy to announce version 2.13.4 which is live on Steam right now. Changes include:

• Flags will now be (slowly) captured if the full team is present on that location, even if the amount of players is lower than the configured minimum.
• Added turret turning speed parameter to vehicle scripts.
• Rotation in second seat no longer coupled to turret rotation.
• View rotation is persisted when entering / exiting vehicles.
• Artillery now has slight horizontal movement ability.
• Slightly prettier tank deaths.
• Added HUD element to warn players of CV attacks.
• Research is now paused when the last radar is destroyed.
• Added tutorial bot spawner entity (emp_tutorial_bot_spawner).
• Added commander target entity (emp_commander_auto_target).
• Enabled detail shapes
• Detail models now hide when under a building.
• Detail draw distance is now controlled by the server instead of the client.
• Added javascript moddable HUD elements.
• Added static vehicle crosshair.

• Fixed chat swallowing character after a %.
• Flags no longer continue capping after a game ends.
• Vehicles are now lag compensated, allowing you to hit people with hitscan weapons while driving.
• Removed tank cannon kick to fix aiming with double cannons.

• Included new cliff textures.
• Renamed stock maps to indicate play type to help players vote for maps: (affected: district402, urbanchaos, eastborough, glycencity, escort)
  • Conquest maps (like district, vehicletraining) begin with con_
  • Commander maps stay emp_
  • Assault maps (like escort) begin with as_
  • Fun / intermission maps (like minigames) begin with fun_
• Better statistics tracking

• Amount of units required for getting a point by recycling 150-> 100.
• Lowering wages.
• Deflective & Capacitve cost 20 -> 18.
• Rename Seismic Grenade into Seismic Resonator.
• More explosive force for arty cannons.
• Slightly decreased machine gun damage to compensate for lag compensation.