Product Update - Valve
Nov 1, 2011
Sanctum Update - THE OLD CITY

• 3 new game modes!
• Bounty - Building phases will come with a time limit. Kill enemies to gain resources.
• Pre-built - A number of pre-built towers will be scattered across the map; how will you build your maze now?
• Stamina - You only live once. Start the game with an absurd amount of resources. Be wise in your spending. You'll never get a cent again. Now, presevere.
• NEW Weapon - The REX
• NEW Tower - The Kairos
• Client side hit detection (we like lag as much as yo udo)
• Localization support!
(German, French, Spanish, Swedish, Danish included with patch, more to come)

Maps
• Complex
• Chargers will no longer spawn on the map.

Towers
• NEW! Kairos
• Slows down flying enemies
• Holo
• Level 1: 30% -> 28%
• Level 2: 60% -> 56%
• Level 3: 90% -> 84%
• Level 4: 120% -> 112%
• Level 5: 150% -> 140%
• Level 6: 180% -> 168%

Weapons
• NEW! REX
• REX is a rapid-fire rocket launcher.
• Secondary fire is a target lock-on.
• Assault Gun
• Heat generation from secondary fire has been lowered from 60% to 50%
• Spread down slightly

Enemies
• Spore Pod
• Delay between enemy spawns have been reduced by 0.2 sec
• Enemy strafing reduced by 200 units
• These changes will make them more vunerable to splash damage.
• Walker
• Delay between enemy spawns have been reduced by 0.5 sec.
• HP has been reduced by 5%
• These changes will make them more vunerable to splash damage.
• Soaker
• Weak spots will now pulsate the way they should.

• Hoverer
• HP has been reduced.

General
• Field of View option added.
• Client side hit prediction.
• Localization support.
• English
• German
• Spanish
• French
• Swedish
• Danish
• More forthcoming..

• Facebook button for the menus.
• Community button in the menus.
• Explosives will now hurt the Bobble Heads where it hurts most.
• Pathing particles are bigger
• Gib sizes have been increased dramatically.
• There's now a tiny camera shake when you land after an inappropriately high jump.
• Version sensibility
• You will not see games hosted on other Sanctum versions anymore.
• Resolution Detection
• You should now get your default resolution when entering Sanctum


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