Category: News

In this version we have Recon Commander nerfs and a bit of UI polish. By popular vote the Nuke Bomber is now Wyvern.

=== Commander Changes ===

The Bombard Commander is now called Siege Commander.

E-Cell and Torpedo Launcher have been removed.

All commanders:
* Energy Income 8 -> 6

Support Comm:
* Weapon Range bonus per level removed (if anything, Siege comm should do this).

Recon Comm:
* Speed bonus removed (it has the best base speed and can jump).
* Health 1800/2200/2800/3400/4000 -> 1600/2000/2500/3100/3800.
* Can no longer use Range Modules.

Concussion Shell
* Reload time 8s -> 15s (low reload time manual fire weapons are just micro sinks).
* Range 500 -> 450

=== Balance ===

Jumpjet reload time is now affected by the appropriate status effects. Disarm and Paralysis pause reload time and Slow damage slows it down.

Claymore (the depthcharge hovercraft which barely makes it into this section):
* Health 900 -> 1000
* Range 180 -> 250
* Increased projectile speed to make it able to hit things.

=== Interface ===

Chat now filters out error messages by default.

Set Target is now supported by split attack. Hold Ctrl while giving an area Set Target command to split the targets between your selected units.

Added a small command indicator effect. There is also an alternate visualization for custom formations which is disabled for performance reasons.

Commander construction can now be queued before the game starts.

Blurry Halo Unit Selections has more options for configuration.

Automatic Retreat is a lot more responsive. Additionally some units do special actions when they start to retreat.
* Swifts will turn towards their destination and use Boost.
* Halberds will set themselves to hold fire and cancel their target.
* Jumpjet units will jump towards their retreat goal.

=== CAI ===

CAI now values its units slightly more by giving them access to the Automatic Retreat system. Damaged units will attempt to escape from combat. To compensate for the extra repairing (and general excessing) CAI now likes to make more Caretakers. It has also gained the ability to play the Amphibious Bot Factory.

=== Unit Renames ===

The following units have been renamed.
* Rector -> Conjurer
* Jethro -> Gremlin
* Avenger -> Swift
* Vamp -> Hawk
* Shadow -> Raven
* Stiletto -> Thunderbird
* Licho -> Wyvern (by popular vote)

=== Fixes ===
* Claws (Wolverine mine) cloak.
* Added repair pad energy build power to its description.
* Fixed Faraday build time.
* Fixed some bomber reloading weirdness. * Replay control now changes speed directly in all cases.

This version includes some nice unit AI improvements and continues the ongoing sea rework. There are some major changes to sea and the Amphibious factory should fare better on land. The most notable sea change is the addition of a depthcharge hovercraft, the Claymore, and the removal of Scalpels underwater missiles. The Claymore is quite a silly unit but we may as well try out something !Fun! before sea has any balance which can be broken.

=== Balance ===

Added Claymore – a somewhat suicidal antiswarm depthcharge hovercraft. It fires Roach-sized depthcharges at short range with the hope that whatever it is targeting is far enough underwater to prevent it from killing itself. It does less well against surface targets. On land it is able to drop the depthcharge which will bounce around for a few seconds before exploding.

Scalpel can no longer shoot into water.

Scallop Torpedo:
* Damage 230 -> 140
* Reload Time 3 -> 3.5

Scallop Shotgun:
* DPS increased by 33%
* Range 280 -> 300

Duck:
* Cost 150 -> 80
* Health 400 -> 240
* Speed 2.7 -> 2.8
* Damage 430 -> 230

Typhoon:
* Health 1700 -> 1750
* Range 280 -> 240

Hunter:
* Health 1300 -> 1700
* Speed 2.3 -> 2.4
* Range 340 -> 260
* Reload Time 5 -> 4.5
* Has Crusader level AoE.

Snake:
* Cost 400 -> 350

Crusader:
* Cost 700 -> 550

Enforcer:
* Damage 860 -> 950

Commander Torpedo:
* Can target Hovercraft.
* Damage 400 -> 220
* Reload 5 -> 3.5
* Range 350 -> 330

Repair Pads now drain energy when repairing. An individual pad has 2.5 Build Power.

Moderator:
* Cost 320 -> 300
* Health 320 -> 450
* Fixed script, it will now aim more rapidly.
* Updated description.

=== Unit AI ===

Retreat:
* Air units are now diverted to Air Repair Pads when told to retreat.
* Avengers use Boost when starting to retreat.
* Jumpjet units Jump when starting to retreat.

Units skirmishing with Tactical AI now take height difference into account when determining how far away they should be from their target. Scallop now has different behaviour when underwater or on land to take advantage of its separate weapon characteristics.

=== Other ===
* Zombie mode can be played on any map via a modoption.
* Active modoptions are displayed at the start of the game.
* There is a modoption to mute spectators. This mostly deals with accidental abuse as lobby chat is still visible. * Puppy creation has a graphical effect.