Spring 1944: Progress on M-Series release!

Hey all!

Despite our quiet, progress is trucking right along, as anyone who’s had an eye on our SVN log will have noticed. Progress towards the first M-series release (tentatively titled Market Garden) has been significant, with loads of major additions, such as:

  • Paratroopers for the US.
  • Glider landings for the Brits.
  • V1 rocket for Germans.
  • Ambush mode for Soviet partisans (keeps them hidden until they can throw their molotovs).
  • Mobile AA units.
  • An entirely revamped armor system (gun/penetration).
  • Turn commands (so you can angle those tanks to face just the right way).
  • Smoke shells (blind the enemy so you can advance!).
  • Huge revisions to the role of artillery, so it behaves less like direct fire support and more like long-range bombardment.
  • Streamlined ‘tech tree’ using a prerequisite system.
  • And loads more! 

Note: if you already have S44 installed, just grab the Spring Engine update from here: Springrts.com as you don’t need to install the whole game again.

Zero-K: PlanetWars season 6

Congratulations to clan Valhalla and Odin for winning PlanetWars season 5! http://zero-k.info/Forum/Thread/314

Season 6 starts now, PlanetWars gameplay changes:
* buying from locals is impossible if you dont have influence on planet already
* militia defends planet with 500 initial influence
* lots of structures are a bit cheaper
* improved mines are more expensive and better

Zero-K: Version 0.8.8.2

After several delays, patch version 0.8.8.2 is out:

* Fixed a general interface crash
* Fixed several issues with Core Selector
* Fixed factory build progress in main menu not displaying
* Fixed high-level comms trying to fit into gaps they can’t
* Fixed Companion Drone doing 10% the damage it should
* Fixed cruise missiles (from silo) not counting towards damage dealt
* Jugglenaut no longer attempts to use its gravity guns on gunships
* Shadow works properly when given a fight order while on Fire at Will
* Jethro and Bantha do a bit more damage
* Removed ally comm selection announcement
* Planetwars: Buildings should no longer spawn in lava
* Voting GUI now has a 1s delay between votes (to prevent spamming)

The Cursed: The Cursed 1.12 is out there!

“The Cursed” is a very unique FREE realtime-strategy game based on the Spring engine (Windows & Linux). The game is about bones, undead, demons, space marines and magic settled in a futuristic environment. It is a fresh mixture of gameplay elements from many popular RTS games.