Hey there everyone!

Spectrolite is out for a week now, so go grab it if you haven't already!

I hope you guys find the game exciting, and in the meantime we are still working very hard to make your experience even more enjoyable by bringing you UPDATE 1 of Spectrolite with major performance increase for lower-end PCs.

We added more graphics options, such as a Very Low graphics preset, Resolution Scaling and Level of Detail Scaling sliders to have even more control over your settings.



See the detailed changelog of UPDATE 1 here:

PERFORMANCE

• Added Very Low graphics preset
  
• Added Resolution Scale slider
  
• Added Level of Detail slider
  
• Adjusted lights in Sunstone final building for better performance
  
• Adjusted particles in Sunstone final building for better performance

VARIOUS CHANGES

• Added values to sliders in the menu
  
• Added LiveSplit support
  
• Adjusted checkpoint particle spawns
  
• Adjusted the bass of Specter sound effects
  
• Fixed rubble particle color
  
  
• Added new yellow lamps on Sunstone
  
• Added new objects around Sunstone smoke poster
  
• Fixed reflection issues on Sunstone buildings
  
• Fixed lighting issue on Sunstone end portal
  
• Fixed issue where you couldn't jump at the end of the big slide on Sunstone
  
  
• Adjusted Sun position on Kyanite
  
  
• Removed Moonstone skip to the end
  
• Fixed reflection issues on Moonstone
  
• Adjusted a vase collision on Moonstone
  
• Fixed not looping rain sound on Moonstone
  
  
• Fixed an overlapping pillar on Serpentine
  
  
• Adjusted volume of Spectrolite soundtrack
  
• Adjusted spinning tower checkpoint on Spectrolite
  
• Fixed lighting issue on a building on Spectrolite
  
• Changed the color of a poster to white on Spectrolite
  
• Fixed reflection issues on Spectrolite glass bridges
  
• Fixed a deload issue with a broken bridge on Spectrolite

Join the Spectrolite community for discussions and speedrunning!

Added new storylines and new achievements.

A total of 10 achievements and two main storylines are available.

1. Come up with the idea of your future wonderful sticker in your head.
   
2. You need to download a PSD file with a sample from here.
   
3. Open it with Photoshop.
   
4. You just need to leave your signature!
   
5. And do not forget to send the finished material in PSD format here: eyefrontgames@gmail.com

The font used is Indie Flower Regular
Creators, please leave a link to your steam profile to get your item!

• Signature on top of the logo.
  
• Contains the URLs.
  
• Signature outside the sticker frame.

For all questions eyefrontgames@gmail.com

Hey, everyone!

It's the STEAM AWARDS!

What if you nominated Monster Camp?
As we grow older, we can only attempt one category: "LABOR OF LOVE".
But it makes sense, right? A category to celebrate games that keep throwing content at players after the release is done. That's us!


MONSTER CAMP - "LABOR OF LOVE" AWARD
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1140270/Monster_Prom_2_Monster_Camp/

If you enjoyed our little weird games, consider nominating them!
Oh, and healthy regular reminder of leaving a good review too. It really has a big impact on us (both on the algorithm and to our souls, as we are happy to read your support there).

In any case, thanks for your support (:

Fixes:

- Fixed several bugs related to engine update.
- Fixed not being to highlight tutorial button using controller.
- Fixed bug where "player_assist" would display in the scoreboard instead of the actual number of assists.
- Fixed Myriad Rockets going through absolutely everything.
- Configured matchmaking per regional server.
- Fixed Rebinding inputs being broken.
- Fixed Missing Icons from Input Binds.
- Can no longer waste scrap buying a vehicle you already own (as there's no use in buying it twice).
- Fixed Repairorama not applying last tick (kinda messes up our math).
- Fixed "Press [button] to Flip" message from being stuck even after flipping.
- Fixed Overtax increasing both enemy damage and energy consumption instead of decreasing enemy damage and increasing energy consumption.

Quality of Life/Improvements:

- Greatly reduced dust particle and opacity.
- Added Assist count to player summary in the match end screen.
- Fixed some wonky english.
- Slight change to how we display items you already purchased in the store, so you can still see name/price.
- Optimized sound effect loading for lesser breaks when firing new particles for the first time.
- Labels on bottom bar are now clickable (still missing a couple).

Balancing:

- Changed Bison damage from 1000 flat damage + up to an extra 1200 damage dependent on ram speed (for a max total of 2200) to 700 flat damage + up to an extra 840 damage dependent on ram speed (for a max total of 1540).
- Changed Repairorama healing from 750 every 1 second during 6 seconds (amounting to a total of 4500 hp) to 550 every 2 seconds during 12 seconds (amounting to a total of 3300 hp).
- Changed Infinity cooldown from 35s to 40s and energy consumption from 780 energy points to 1200 energy points.
- Changed Marauder's Basic Gatling gun from 55 damage every 0.08s (until overheating) to 24 damage every 0.08s (until overheating).
- Changed Panther's Basic Weapon from 60x2 damage every 0.7s to 108x2 damage every 0.7s.
- Changed Devisers Basic Shotgun from 25 damage per pellet (x4) every 0.6s to 40 damage per pellet (x4) every 0.6s.

Misc:

- Changed colours (to better color code classes, greens = "tanks", blues = "support", warm colors = "damage") and dirt values of textures on Deviser and Marauder.

Howdy folks!

It's that time of the year again, when the weather gets cold (at least here in the northern hemisphere) and Steam, by relentlessly asking me to nominate games for "The Steam Awards", reminds me once again that since starting working in the videogame industry more than 10 years ago, the time I actually spend playing videogames is getting closer and closer to zero with each passing year. So when I opened up the nominations page, not having played anything released in 2021, there was only one title I could nominate without hesitation, and that's "Factorio" in the "LABOR OF LOVE AWARD" category.

But...Having done that for the last two years at least, I changed my mind at the last moment and decided to be consciously lame for once and nominate the game that, for me, takes the meaning of "LABOR OF LOVE" to a whole new and personal level, "Lorenzo Il Magnifico".



So yeah, I just thought I would let you know because if I have to be lame, I want to score at least 9 out of 10.

Cheers,
Cody

Commanders!

This week, we’ve prepared another set of attractive items for you:

• Panzer 87-140 Tier 10 Premium Main Battle Tank
• Challenger 2 Streetfighter II Tier 10 Premium Main Battle Tank
• Leclerc T40 Tier 9 Premium Tank Destroyer
• Leopard 2 Revolution Tier 8 Premium Main Battle Tank
• Marder 2 Tier 8 Premium Armored Fighting Vehicle
• AMX 10 RCR Tier 8 Premium Tank Destroyer
• Kampfpanzer 70 Tier 6 Premium Main Battle Tank
• Pile of Gold Loot Crate (with new Key mechanics)

Between November 25 and December 2, 2021, the following items will be available:




The Panzer 87-140 is an experimental version of Panzer 87 (Swiss Leopard 2A4), fitted with a RUAG 140mm smoothbore cannon and an armor kit called WE. It was developed in the 1980s and early 1990s to counter the next generation of Soviet MBTs, but with the collapse of the Soviet Union, the project was shelved, only to resurface around 2005-2006 but never passing the experimental stage. You can read more about it in our dedicated article.



In Armored Warfare, the Panzer 87-140 is a Tier 10 Premium Main Battle Tank. Much like other Leopard series MBTs, it’s a long-range fighter with an extremely powerful gun and the ability to fire with pinpoint accuracy. Even though its armor leaves much to be desired, at long range, this MBT has few equals and can be considered one of the best snipers of its class.

The Panzer 87-140 Tier 10 Premium MBT is available in our Web Shop via Loot Crates. Collect 100 blueprint pieces from these crates to obtain the vehicle.








The Streetfighter II is an upgrade program to overhaul the venerable Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank for the conditions of modern battlefields, especially urban combat. It features a number of improvements and extra components, most notably a dozer blade, a Brimstone ATGM twin launcher and an advanced camera system by Elbit. You can read more about it in our dedicated article.



In Armored Warfare, the Challenger 2 Streetfighter is a Tier 10 Premium Main Battle Tank. Its main advantages include excellent frontal armor (enhanced by the presence of its dozer blade covering its lower frontal plate), increased ramming damage and long range lethality, courtesy of a powerful ATGM launcher. Whether you desire to bring the fighting up close or support other MBTs at distance, the Streetfighter’s got your back.

The Challenger 2 Streetfighter II Tier 10 Premium MBT is available in our Web Shop via Loot Crates. Collect 100 blueprint pieces from these crates to obtain the vehicle.








Sometimes called the French Terminator, this vehicle was designed on the Leclerc MBT chassis with one purpose in mind – to accompany tanks and fight off infantry attacks the same way as the Russian BMPT series does. You can read more about it in our dedicated article.



In Armored Warfare, the Leclerc T40 is a Tier 9 Premium Tank Destroyer. It offers you a combination of a durable hull, rapid-fire 40mm automatic cannon and, most importantly, the Javelin missile system. Simply right-click the target, wait until it becomes locket and fire the Javelin ATGM – it will home itself on the target, attacking its weak roof armor. Thanks to this ability, the Leclerc T40 is one of the most destructive vehicles in the game.








The Leopard 2 Revolution is a continuation of the older Evolution upgrade, intended to improve the performance of the older variants of the Leopard 2 Main Battle Tank in order to make it excel even on the battlefields of the 21st century. The improvements include a comprehensive armor upgrade, ROSY soft-kill APS and smoke grenade launchers as well as an entire suite of cutting edge electronics. You can read more about it in our dedicated article.



In Armored Warfare, the Leopard 2 Revolution is a Tier 8 Main Battle Tank. It is not only well-armored, it also features an extremely accurate 120mm gun with advanced ammunition, allowing it to destroy its opponents at very long ranges, rivaling those of Tank Destroyers. The German tanks in general perform best at longer ranges and the Revolution is no exception.








The Marder 2 was an experimental German IFV, developed in the late 1980s to replace the aging Marder IFV. It featured more armor, a new turret and a brand-new Rheinmetall dual-caliber autocannon that could fire both 35mm and 50mm rounds. Despite its qualities, the vehicle was never accepted in service due to its high cost and because it was no longer needed because of the fall of the Soviet Union. A single surviving prototype can be found today in the Koblenz military collection. You can read more about it in our dedicated article.



In Armored Warfare, the Marder 2 is a Tier 8 Armored Fighting Vehicle. With its 44 tons, it’s one of the heaviest and toughest AFVs around. Unlike many other AFVs of its Tier, it is not armed with guided missiles, relying instead on its extremely powerful 50mm autocannon. This vehicle can also deploy Mechanized Infantry.








The AMX 10 RCR is the updated variant of the French AMX 10 RC fire support vehicle by GIAT, originally developed in the early 1980s. This light and nimble wheeled 6x6 AFV was armed with a 105mm gun, allowing it to knock out even armored targets at considerable distances. Over 200 of these aging vehicles were upgraded by Nexter in 2010 with improved armor and electronics, enabling them to fulfill modern battlefield tasks until their eventual replacement by the Jaguar. You can learn more about its history in our dedicated article!



In Armored Warfare, the AMX 10 RCR is a Tier 8 wheeled Premium Tank Destroyer. It’s incredibly agile with its wheeled chassis allowing it to outrun pretty much any enemy on the battlefield save for the fastest AFVs. Its gun accuracy is also top notch, making this vehicle perfect for sniper-style gameplay as its thin armor can’t protect it against enemy shells at close distances. This vehicle also comes with the Hydraulic Suspension active ability.








The Kampfpanzer 70 is the German sibling of the MBT-70. Back in the 1960s, the Germans and the Americans cooperated on the creation of a new, highly advanced Main Battle Tank, armed with a powerful 152mm gun and cutting edge technology. The project was a failure and the tank was never adopted for several reasons, including an extremely high price. You can read more about it in our dedicated article.



In Armored Warfare, the Kampfpanzer 70 is a Tier 6 Premium Main Battle Tank, just like the MBT-70. Although both vehicles generally look the same way, there are some differences. For one, the Kampfpanzer 70 cannot fire the Shillelagh guided missiles, but can use HE ammunition, making it truly deadly against lightly armored opponents.








We also have the Pile of Gold Loot Crate for you. This Loot Crate contains copious amounts of Gold for you to win.



This Loot Crate includes:

• 250.000 Gold
• 100.000 Gold
• 50.000 Gold
• 10.000 Gold
• 5.000 Gold
• 1.000 Gold
• 500 Gold
• 100 Gold

Starting today, we’re implementing a new mechanic to the MY.GAMES Market Loot Crates (no worries – the in-game crates will remain the same). The mechanic is simple – instead of purchasing the Loot Crates, you purchase keys to them, which you then use to unlock them.

However, please note:

• Discounts do not apply to Loot Crates, but rather to Keys
• It is possible to buy multiple keys for a single chest type
• Keys belong to individual Loot Crates (that is, a key to a Commander Loot Crate purchased now is not guaranteed to work on a Commander Loot Crate a month down the line)
• Keys can be found in a separate Market section

We hope that you will enjoy the offer and, as always:

See you on the battlefield!

A small maintenance update. The main changes are:

• A variety of balancing changes have been made to the weapons.
  
• Those last two pesky multiplayer bugs have been proven more elusive than anticipated, so they still haven’t been eradicated yet. But their days are numbered.
  
• Multiplayer games: The bandwidth utilization in this version is higher than normal, but this is only temporary. It will revert to its old value in one of the upcoming updates.
  
• There is now preliminary support for touch screens. If you have a touch screen, please report your experiences here.

More details about this update can be found here: https://forum.chickeninvaders.com/t/early-access-version-97/19127

• Third expansion for X4: Foundations to be released in Q1 2022
  
• Extraordinary new ships, new economy and gameplay elements will surprise X4 players
  
• Captivating new stories will challenge the perception of social order and justice in the X universe
  
• Extensive free 5.00 update to feature a series of new capital ships, numerous new interiors, and AMD FidelityFX™ Super Resolution (FSR)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1701060/
EGOSOFT today unveils the next chapter in its long-running space simulation franchise. X4: Tides of Avarice is the third expansion for the latest game in the series, X4: Foundations. X4: Tides of Avarice will be released for PC (Windows, Linux) in the first quarter of 2022.
https://youtu.be/W9jpH_1gOBg
Meet new factions and experience their stories
Encountering and interacting with previously unknown, lawless pirate and scavenger factions, will challenge your perception of social order and justice in the X universe. In new sectors and dangerous regions, you will not only discover new ships and stations, but also encounter stellar phenomena that will significantly influence your plans and actions. What is it all about, and who are the mysterious manipulators that have learned to master a rare and vital resource? Your journey will lead you towards the answers. Set out and discover a new chapter of X4: Foundations.



Let new ships terrify and enchant you at the same time
Roam through the Windfall and Avarice systems, and discover numerous new ships from the pirate and scavenger factions of X4: Tides of Avarice. Among other new ships, you can look forward to the following highlights:

• The Erlking, a terrifying pirate battleship with an experimental and unusual energy source, has been developed over many years by the Riptide Rakers, at great cost to their resources and lives, in a desperate attempt to take advantage of stellar phenomena in the Avarice system. In X4: Tides of Avarice, you will find out more about these curious events, while you upgrade the Erlking using research and resources acquired during your adventure.
  
  
• The Astrid, an incredibly lavish and luxurious yacht, projects wealth and importance. Owned by the CEO of the Northriver Company, Brantlee Northriver, it is rumoured to be the fastest ship in the galaxy. With its sleek design, the Astrid is a ship unlike anything you've ever come across in the X universe. What mysteries might it hold?

Salvage shipwrecks to recycle resources
Have you ever come across a shipwreck and wished you could use it in a profitable way? In the Avarice system, the Riptide Rakers, a loosely organised group of scavengers and traders, have developed the means to salvage wrecks and use them in production. Either tow the wreck with one of the new tug ships, or dismantle the wreck right where you found it using a new deconstruction ship. Once you've reached a station equipped with a recycling module, watch your scrap metal turn into building resources.



X4: Foundations 5.00 Update
X4: Tides of Avarice is released at the same time as the extensive, free 5.00 update for X4: Foundations, which expands and improves the base game in several ways. The 5.00 update introduces a series of new capital ships. These ships have been re-imagined, and a new fleet of improved models will now be on sale in various shipyards. Several factions in the game will gradually start using these new and improved ships. The 5.00 update will also bring AMD FidelityFX™ Super Resolution (FSR) to X4: Foundations, using a collection of cutting-edge upscaling technologies to boost performance.

Further details about X4: Tides of Avarice, as well as the 5.00 update for X4: Foundations, will be released over the next few months as we get closer to the release date. X4: Tides of Avarice is now listed on Steam and can be added to players' wish-lists.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1701060/

Hi everyone! Got another BIG update for you!

After the last update I got really hyped to try and push the sim to it's limits, so I've done a large optimisation rework of the city system and as a result you can now have up to 30x30 city blocks in your simulation!



While it still runs very well up to 20x20 I have put a warning when going higher as it can be seriously taxing on your machine, but now if you have a good machine you can test it to the limit! I think realistically I will never need to go larger than 30x30 for this game (though never say never...)



As you can see it is now HUGE! Be warned though, it takes a long time to load, especially with vehicles! I'd be very interested in hearing how this latest update runs on your machines!

Other fixes:

• Fixed bug where opening speed adjustment tool would set frame rate threshold to 0
• Fixed issues with the nuke having visual glitches with the new visual system

Thanks again and I hope you enjoy the update!