Update delay was caused by repair
of global algorithm of damage/resistance system of game egine.

And so, let's see the changes of this update:

FIXES:
- Fixed thrust control for vertical takeoff and landing aircraft;
- Fixed incorrect display of the pilots status;
- Fixed "spread out" command (X key in strategy mode);
- Fixed rocket hit physics;
- Fixed aiming of AI vs. wheeled vehicles;
- Fixed use of air defense guns & vehicles;
- Fixed global damage/resistance algorithm;
- Fixed display of communication in Nazareth team;
- Fixed speed of helicopters;
- Fixed speed damping of interceptors;

WAT'S NEW:
- New VTOL unit (F-35 replica);
- New Nazareth team squad member;
- New camouflage (when choosing FOREST_A);
- New buildings for desert towns;
- New AK models for army and desertman;
- New mission selection menu (single player);
- New visualization during communication (Uplink system);
- New mission "operation Seraph";
- New animations, weapons and costume for Queen Kassadi.

That's all for this time, so remember: stay tuuned, stay home, stay safe ;)

Waif for full video review on this update!! I post it by comment on this news!

Hey squaddies!

We’ve released an update to Steam that addresses server browser behavior as well as some other small fixes.

For those of you experiencing issues unrelated to the server browser, we’re actively investigating those as well and will update you as soon as possible. We greatly appreciate your patience!

The team is still hard at work resolving outstanding issues and we apologize for any inconvenience that has caused.

We’ve been hard at work to resolve issues that users reported and to overall polish and improve the game! More updates and features coming soon. In this update:
- Fixed Achievements Bug: Users were unable to unlock any of the achievements
- Polished Implementation of Valve Index Controllers: Some users had issues with advancing dialogue while holding the grab button.
- Fixed Dot Underwater gravity
- Bug: Some users reported that after a few deaths during the water level, Dot would lose her gravity, making it impossible to progress.
- Analytics Implementation: To help us improve your game experience, we are collecting anonymous data about gameplay through Unity Analytics such as which checkpoints players are struggling the most. This data will help us to better understand critical issues of the game and make better design choices in future updates. We respect your privacy and if you are not comfortable with sharing your data, you can opt out by clicking on the Privacy Settings in the in-game menu and following the instructions on your browser.

If you have any questions please feel free to connect with us on DISCORD:
https://discord.gg/6JNVSn9

Hello Warriors!

It's finally time for us to exit the insect kingdom and make our way to the ultimate bug hunter the BullFrog!


Here's our patch history since January this year.

• Alpha Black Ant -> Physics Jumping, ProTube Support, Dynamic Lighting
  
• Alpha Fire Ant -> Underwater VFX / Swimming, Landscape rendering, Basketball Mini Game
  
• Alpha Lightning Bug - > Tutorial, Voice Overs, Bots, Steam Friends Invite
  
• Alpha Tarantula -> Squads Mode, Ballistics, Credits Screen, Youtube Player in Game
  
• EA Mantis -> Gun Range, Melee Weapons, Killroom, Helicopters rework
  
• EA Bull Frog -> Improved Loading times, Performance Optimizations, and better inventory management.

The big focus for this patch has been performance improvements, loading times and better inventory management. We've heard everyone's complaints and we've worked rigorously the past two weeks to make Virtual Battlegrounds more accessible.




We know this isn't the most exciting "feature" for most of you but it was a huge technical accomplishment for our team and it was our biggest focus this patch.

Now the entire game loads into ram at game start. Once the initial load is finished hopping in and out of a match is easy. Expect between 5-10 seconds of load time between matches whether or not you're on an SSD or HDD! We even added a replay button that pops up after matches so you can quickly hop back into another game.




One of the big complaints we've heard people say during the course of Early Access is the difficulty of using their backpack and equipment. We've done a few things including adding the option of a floating backpack to make their gameplay more fluid. Additionally we've prioritized grabbing items off of the players body over items on the ground and walls. We've had several users complain they are having trouble putting things on and off their body. Lastly we've also increased the range at which items can grab and snap back to your body. We're curious to see what you all think.




With BullFrog starting now that means it's getting closer for us to start season one. Once we've polished the game some more this month we're going to drop a big update next month to start season one. Get ready!

The votes are in and here are our plans we've got for season one!

• More guns
  
• Grenades
  
• New Map location
  
• Air Drops
  
• Downed Squad Mates
  
• Unlockable Skins
  
• Tournaments / Events

We'll update the voting board once season one drops.

Reminder to that at the end of each season the top 10 squads / ranked players will all receive a special skin. The top 20-30% of players will also receive a special skin.


Lastly a few people seemed to doubt us when we showed that screenshot of our long term goal for the map. So here's some actual first person footage from atop of Mount Ostenbirk of what that terrain might end up looking like.




New Features

• Rebuilt loading system. Game all gets loaded into ram on launch and stays in ram. Can hop in and out of matches in about 5-10 seconds whether or not you're on an SSD or HDD.
  
• Added a replay game button as well to make hopping back into matches quick and easy.
  
• New option to allow backpack to float in front of you when you release it. Ideally this should make backpacks easier to use with attachments.

Design Changes

• Jukebox shuffles playlist on load. RIP YUKI.
  
• Suppressors now add 5% increased meters per second velocity and 5% increased damage.
  
• Reduced audio range of zip-lines from 150M -> 100M.
  
• Pistols can now use holo + red dot sights.

Quality of Life Changes

• Performance improvements across the board. 30% gains.
  
• STEAMVR throwing physics improved.
  
• Backpack should be easier to grab in crouch, prone and standing states.
  
• Weapon spawns should be more consistent. Need more verification on this from users.
  
• Can see total number of players in lobby.
  
• Can grab backpack items by pointing at them or putting your hand over them.
  
• Made it easier to grab and remove stuff from your body / belt.
  
• Made the belt / body items a higher priority for grabbing then walls and things on the floor.
  
• More consistent leader-board results.
  
• More consistent weapon spawning.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed not being able to see 4 digit rankings on leader-boards in lobby.
  
• Fixed 3rd squad-mate icon being off.
  
• Fixed helicopters sometimes freezing in the sky.
  
• Fixed the guns UI, BELTUI, and left / right eye render not saving between scenes.
  
• Less black screening between matches.
  
• Should see ELO changes taking place more consistently now. You can also lose elo now. Buckle up everyone above 2K.

New known issues that will be resolved soon.

• Weapons floating above their spawn points occasionally
  
• Temporarily disabled tutorial

Lastly, we have a stream planned for tonight 5/8/2/2020 at 7PM EST! We'll upload the video here afterwords in case you miss it.

CyberDream Dev Stream 7PM EST

See you on the battlefield soon warriors!

• Fixed an issue where Weaver could Shukuchi into an occupied cell.
  
• Fixed an issue where Brutes would sometimes keep attacking their current target when non-debuffed targets were available.
  
• Fixed an issue where Assassins would sometimes not properly switch targets when Anessix casts Enthrall.
  
• Fixed some cases where Insect alliance spiderlings would fail to attack.
  
• Fixed some other minor AI targeting issues.
  
• Fixed missing or incorrect text on some Streetfights.

Batrider:

• Sticky Napalm:
  
  • Damage changed from [20, 40, 80] to [30, 50, 80]
    
  • At 3 stars, Sticky Napalm now sets enemies on fire for 5 seconds

Enigma:

• Midnight Pulse:
  
  • At 3 stars, Midnight Pulse's radius is 2 cells rather than 1
    
  • Damage changed from [4, 5, 6]% to [5, 6, 7]%

Nature's Prophet:

• Nature's Call:
  
  • At 3 stars, trees spawn near backline enemies

Ogre Magi:

• Bloodlust:
  
  • At 3 stars, Ogre Magi has a 75% chance per cast to Multicast Bloodlust at 2 targets rather than 1

Shadow Shaman:

• Mass Serpent Ward:
  
  • Chicken is back on the menu! At 3 stars, Shadow Shaman Hexes the enemy unit for 5 seconds in addition to summoning wards

Storm Spirit:

• Ball Lightning:
  
  • Damage changed from [90, 140, 210] to [80, 120, 180]

Tusk:

• Walrus PUNCH!:
  
  • At 3 stars, Walrus Punch also slows the enemy's attack speed by 40
    
  • Air Time changed from 1.0 to [1.0, 1.0, 1.5]
    
  • Slow duration changed from 2.0 to [2.0, 2.0, 3.0]

Venomancer:

• Plague Ward:
  
  • At 3 stars, Venomancer's Plague Wards have 99% Magic Resistance rather than 50%
    
  • Cooldown changed from 5 to [5, 5, 3]

Weaver:

• Shukuchi:
  
  • At 3 stars, Weaver gains 4 seconds of Mana Break after each Shukuchi, burning up to 20 Mana per hit and doing 2 damage per Mana burnt

Paradox Vector has received lot's of new changes and fixes. Most of the bigger ones are in the later levels of the game, after entering the caves.

• Updated color schemes in some of the levels and game objects
  
• Fixed some small issues with the controller configuration screen
  
• New footstep sounds for ventilation shafts
  
• New music for caves and factory locations
  
• Added checkpoints in caves and factory locations

• Vent covers should now be removed when reloading a level, so you won't get stuck inside
  
• A certain boss enemy could be killed before entering his evil chamber, this will no longer be possible

We want to do some more play-testing before sending this up to the default version

Let us know if you have any issues or questions.

Small splashes on water surface during casting and stroke, jumping fish that now jump at different places and different camera positions in boats (keys 1-0) are nice new features.
But much more extensive are changes in the main menu with new functions.

All waters at a glance, sorted by water type, make the selection easier for beginners and advanced anglers.
Additionally, you can (by clicking on the dice) go to a randomly selected water.


In the 'News' section you can now find additional daily news, which are automatically created by the game.
So every special feature is displayed, for example new world records, new casting records, especially big fish caught etc.

There were performance problems in the competitions when the competition had been running for several days. This was simply because the many fish had to be evaluated at certain intervals and the more fish caught, the worse it was for performance.
This problem can now be avoided by switching off the HUD.

Furthermore, it is now possible to display the fish species of the water in competitions (key F2).

Newly added are the octopus and the stingray, which can be found in oceans all over the world.
The ray in game is representative of the hundreds of ray species that exist around the globe.
For a few species of fish the 3D models were exchanged for better ones. So for the ugly Nase there is finally a much better model available.
Also Rockfish and Piranha have been exchanged for new -animated- 3D models!

A heavily overgrown small side arm of the Volga. With frog ːsteamhappyː



An island with a lot of space and a correspondingly fast boat, with which you can get to the desired fishing spot in minutes. With spoiler ːsteamhappyː



This scene is based on the film of the same name 'Big Game', in which Airforce One is shot down over Finland by terrorists and a 15 year old boy takes care of the VIP.
With a fishing president and a usable mobile freezer. ːsteamhappyː

The game has been updated to version 0.1561.

Fixes
- Fixed an issue where defense-wide technology funding would not update correctly if player created the budget as president.
- Fixed an issue in advanced options where changing policy percentages would change the party demographics at the state house, state senate, and congressional levels (for example, reducing the number of independents who support minimum wage would reduce the number of independents in the district).
- Fixed an issue where the budget/appropriations process showed Marine Operational Funding twice, and did not show Air Force Operational Funding.
- Fixed an issue where the president might not vote on all legislation by the end of the year, causing the legislation to disappear at the beginning of the year. If it is the end of the in-game year, the president will now vote on all remaining legislation.
- Fixed an issue where the governor might veto full-day kindergarten legislation after sponsoring the legislation.

• Chainsaws have been added to the game! There are currently three versions available: Hedge Trimmer, Dilmar PS and Ronan Pro.
  
• Fuel is now stackable and can be used for both powering chainsaws and for filling your vehicle's tank.
  
• New "Lumberjack" skill available :)
  
• Fixed some visual bugs

NOTE: You will need to quit the game client and install the update on Steam before theses changes take effect. If the game fails to update, logging out of Steam and back in again usually does the trick.