Greetings officers,

Here's a quick announcement on the new Weapon Credits System that will be introduced into the game very soon.

Weapon Credits are a separate resource from the existing pool (Money, Energy and Ammo) and will be used by officers to purchase weapons and upgrades from the Armory/MULE. With the introduction of Weapon Credits, both FPS players and RTS players will have more freedom is choosing how to play in their own style without restricting each other.


The new Weapon Credits is represented with a gun icon and cash symbol.

Each officer will have their own pool of weapon credits, so feel free to go on a shopping spree. You won't be denying your friends from getting what they need.

Weapon Credits will generate over time, similar to the other resources. To generate credits faster, officers will need to capture and hold resource points. The more resource points you control, the more credits you'll get per second. This is ONLY with resource points, Victory Points do not count.



There is a limit however, each officer can only hold up to 2000 Weapon Credits. In keeping the game balanced, lower tier weapons and upgrades are priced appropriately for quick access, and higher tiered ones will be more expensive. So waiting to buy an expensive gun right away, may not be the best idea as the enemy can overwhelm you really quickly with cheaper guns.



Bear in mind that this feature is still in it's final testing phase, so expect some changes to happen as we get closer to it's public release and throughout it's use. We welcome both new players and veterans to give this a try and let us know what you think in our Discord channel:

https://discord.gg/Ammoboxstudios

See you all in the frontline!

Greetings officers,

Since the launch of our Spring 2019 Update, things have really been moving. Both for the game and for the Ammobox Team! If you haven't heard, we've very recently moved out from our shared workspace and into our very own office. To find out more about our new location be sure to catch our podcast tomorrow!

Aside from that, we'll also be announcing a new feature for Eximius: Seize the Frontline that is expected to drop real soon. So be sure to catch our podcast to find out!



*Viewers in Asia, the podcast will be live on Wednesday 11:00AM (GMT+8)

Attention Officers,

The much awaited Spring 2019 Update is officially here! Load up your game for the update to download and play all these awesome new additions below.

Remember to join our weekly PvP festivals and look forward to our future streams and podcasts where we explore more of what's to come. We'll see you all in the frontline!



Release Notes for 30th April 2019
0.52.0 Change Log

[Spring Update 2019]

[New Battlesuits]
- GSF Exploit Vanguard
- AXR Orion

[New Level]
- PVP_Academy added to Online PVP and Offline Skirmish

[UI Update]
- Updated UI with new gameplay and objective related icons on both FPS and RTS
- Updated Unit Indicator Overlay
- RTS Scanline Post-Process removed
- Added new Shield Impact effect
- Updated Player Impact effect when taking damage
- Removed on-screen blood splatter

[Animation Update]
- All gun animations have been slightly tweaked and improved

[Gameplay Changes]
- Buff system added
- EMP, Shocked and Hacked are currently in-game with more to be add later
- Added additional sound alerts when Command Center is at critical health
- New Battlesuit Selection UI when equipping
- Attached AI Squad Members will get into formation
- Added additional Hit Sound Effects when hitting Flesh, Metal and Shield
- Added gibs for AXR Fabricator
- Additional music tracks added

[Level Changes]
- Added Morning and Cloudy Lighting to PVE_Homeland Security
- Tweaked lighting in PVP_Central

[Balance Changes]
- Lowered GSF IFV and AXR Crawler firing range from 10000 to 7500
- AXR EMP Strike cooldown increased from 45 seconds to 65 seconds
[Fixes]
- Fixed Battlesuit 'stealing' in Axeron. Previously player can 'steal' other player's battlesuit by standing in front of him/her during the printing process
- Fixed AXR Forging Drone showing incorrect hologram
- Fixed Player being able to enter RTS mode while equipping battlesuit
- Updated and stabilized vehicle physics
- Fixed AXR Repair Drones blocking AI sight
- Improved Mouse Cursor and Selection Box in RTS mode
- Fixed Commander being able to revive friendly Officers while dead
- Fixed Shots being fired at point blank range not registering
- Adjusted height offset of GSF Assault Vanguard and AXR Aegis
- Fixed GSF Turret Physics. It should no longer behave erratically when firing at enemy targets
- Fixed League Battle Tank and League M32I Heavy Tank textures
- Fixed GSF and AXR Officers "wrist twisting" when holding pistols
- Fixed Ironguard Death Animation

A huge thank you to everyone who came to try out our game at Digital N8tion 2019 in Kuala Lumpur last weekend!

The amount of positive responses we got was really uplifting for the whole team and all the constructive feedback we gathered will prove to be invaluable in the future of our game's development. We cannot thank you enough for taking the time to meet us and to try out our game.


Zhafri (Lead Artist) guiding two new recruits to the GSF & Axeron factions

On top of that we also organized a friendly open tournament with a total cash prize pool of RM1000 (USD 250) up for grabs. We were approached by local eSports team, Team Rimau who play Rainbow 6 professionally for a spot, along with Team Infinite Carnage (local fighting game community) & the Taylor's University Varsity Team (Meme Council).


Team Rimau trying out Eximius: Seize the Frontline

A total of three matches were held to decide 1st and 2nd place winners, and each match up was an exciting and illuminating affair. Team Rimau proved their dominance with very strong FPS play taking down numerous units and enemy officers. Team Infinite Carnage took a bit of time to get a handle of the game, but came back fighting in high spirits earning themselves 2nd place. 1st place went to Meme Council with their very fast paced strategy of zone control using GSF's Point Defenses and well prepared officers.


Meme Council with their 1st place prize of RM750


Team Infinite Carnage with their 2nd place prize of RM250

The whole event was a resounding success. Response to our game was very well received and the amount of feedback from the professional teams and audience members showed very positive interest to see our game grow bigger. We aim to continue our development of Eximius: Seize the Frontline with the feedback in mind and also to participate in more events as we make our way to a full release.

To all our players, new and seasoned, we thank you for your support and hope you continue to have fun playing our game. :)

Attention Officers!

Join in the conversation with episode 4 of our Dev Podcast! This episode will explore the abilities of our two new Battlesuits: The Orion (AXR) & Exploit Vanguard (GSF).

On top of that, we also have some new and exciting surprises in store. So be sure to catch it tomorrow at the following times:

8PM (PST) /11PM (EST) /11AM (GMT+8, Wednesday)

Catch it here: https://www.twitch.tv/ammoboxstudios

Patch 0.51.3 is now live.

Apologies everyone. this is the longest patch gap we've had. After more than 6 weeks without any patches, here comes 0.51.3.

In a way, 0.51.2 was one of our most stable patches we've executed, with zero multiplayer crashes on our server. There were some crashes in
the offline modes, all of which have been addressed. Additionally, this is a pre-Spring 2019 update, hence the massive size. A lot of the updates have been pre-loaded while we continue to add content.

Enjoy the patch and see you at this week's PVP Fest. As usual feedback and discussion on balance changes are most welcomed.

0.51.3 Official Change Log

- Migrated to Unreal Engine 4.21
- Partially added new remastered soundtrack ( full OST available on Spring 2019 )
- Added new Voice and Event warning when Command Centre hitpoints drop below 50%
- Added "Stop Bombardment" command to Echelon Crew to stop force attack ground
- Animation Blending improvement added, infantry no longer glitches when crouching and moving
- Axeron Structure animation now deploys only after reaching full location rather than gliding and deploying into location.
- All AI now have slightly further vision
- Officer AI have significant increase in targeting range
- Infantry AI will now sprint when issued move command when not in combat.

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Fixes
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- Fixed issue where Technology requirement is fulfilled before GSF structure has been fully built
- Fixed issue where Last Mission stats will not show until you restart the game
- Fixed issue where Steam Avatar won't display the first time you play with a new player
- Fixed a major crash ( rcmarktriangle ) on offline skirmish
- Fixed crashed caused by vehicle running over dead units.
- Fixed a major issue where Axeron Structures sometimes don't deploy even if location is valid
- Fixed issue where Echelon Crew no longer bombard targeted area when there is a live target
- Fixed issue where Assault Vanguard's rocket fires sideways
- Fixed issue where engineer ignores target when ordered to capture points.
- Minor optimization on several server processes

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Map Fixes
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Express :
- Fixed East supply point which constantly got AI units stuck

Central :
- Fixed bugged lighting on Cloudy

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Balance Changes
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XM13 Spec Ops
- Increased fire rate from 12 shots to 16.67 shots per second.

Aegis
- Abilities now cancel reload.
- Supercharger Beam no longer shoots through Phalanx Crew
- Supercharger Beam now deals less damage to vehicles & structures ( similar profile to bullets )
- Shield Boost cooldown increased from 16 seconds to 20 seconds

Assault Vanguard
- Lock range increase to 100m for suit's abilities

Phalanx Crew
- Phalanx Shield now blocks ATR , AMPAW and Aegis Supercharger

Echelon Crew
- Echelon Crew ADS cooldown decreased from 0.8 seconds to 0.5 seconds

Stay sharp, blink and you'll miss catching a glimpse of Axeron's latest Battlesuit: the Orion. 👀

Silent and deadly, this lethal assassin will seize any opening the enemy team has to gut them from the inside.

Join us for this week's Dev Podcast, where we'll dive into the abilities for our two new battlesuits.

Here's a closer look at the Exploit Vanguard Battlesuit, equipped with a high tech glove for hacking and support purposes. 🕵️‍♂️

Can you guess what kind of abilities this suit will have? 🕶️
Let us know in the comments.

Join us for next week's Dev Podcast, where we'll be detailing more about the new battlesuit's capabilities and watch the latest episode on our YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/user/chiean999

Attention Officers!

Be sure to tune into our Spring 2019 Update Dev Podcast for the very latest on Eximius: Sieze the Frontline!

Look forward to:

- Two New Battlesuits
- New PVP map, Academy
- A new team member
- and more updates on our development roadmap

You can join in the livestream right here or on our official Twitch & YouTube channels. Feedback and questions are welcomed.

We will go live on:

March 19th, Tuesday
8PM (PST) /11PM (EST) /11AM (GMT+8, Wednesday)

Join in the conversation, give feedback and find out more about Eximius: Seize the Frontline.

0.51.2 is now live. Just in time for first PVP Fest in Feb 2019

As development for Q1 Roadmap 2019 is in progress. This will be the final patch before we migrate to Unreal Engine 4.21 to fix some performance issues a longstanding MarkWalkableTriangle bug that is happening on singleplayer skirmish.

As part of this patch's highlight:

• We're glad to announce that we're moving to a more solid animation rig. The phase 1 animation development is complete, as a result characters now each have custom third person animation. Pistol no longer have floating arms. However, due to moving to this new rig , certain animation are now misaligned and will need some correction that will be pushed shortly. For now bear with us as some feet will float a little.
  
• A big balance changes specifically targeting a very common turret-rush meta have been addressed. While it is still possible to play turret offensively , both faction now require Barracks / Fabricator to start building turret.
  
• A longstanding bug that causes your squad to retreat when you enter into battlesuit equipping phase has also been addressed.

0.51.2 Official Changelog

- RTS buttons tooltip are now clearer.
- GSF / AXR command centre now locks newly trained AI selection for 3 seconds.
- Animation Revamp Phase 1 : Units now have individual weapon animations for third person
- GSF Field support will not continue to heal units even after being assigned.

BALANCE CHANGES :
- GSF Ecchelon Crew now requires Supply Centre to be built
- GSF Echelon Crew price down to 2200 / 300 from 2800 / 800
- GSF & AXR turret now requires barracks and fabricator respectively.
- GSF & AXR Turrets now consume 3 energy instead of 2
- GSF Powerplant enhancement now cost 600 instead of 300 and upgrade time is 8 seconds instead of 5.
- Rook autocannon damage reduced from 300 to 180
- Rook autocannon splash increase from 150 to 250
- Phalanx MG is now more accurate

Fixes :
- Fixed issue # Battlesuit still retreat unit when squad leader equips
- Fixed issue # Supply centre no longer have wrong description about deploying vehicles
- fixed issue : Team2's commander no longer have newly built unit hidden
- fixed issue : arrow key cannot be rebinded
- Fixed issue # AXR Infantry have flipped cover animation
- Fixed issue # Some sound files are not affected by volume control
- Weapons now have custom third-person animation
- Fixed issue # GSF In transit structure is errornously registered, causing it to appear on minimap
- Fixed issue # Commander sometimes lose mouse look control when going into FPS right after construction order