Release Notes - Production - Tougher Survival, Better Training, and MORE in "Donner" (3188)!
Lunar
https://descendentstudios.com/community/blog/23/entry-427-tougher-survival-better-training-and-more-in-donner-3188/
Howdy, Descenters!We have a brand new build for you!We've reworked our training mission, added new difficulty to Survival mode, tweaked some stats, made some menus prettier, and generally done awesome stuff for you to play with!We are doubling down on the single-player campaign, so it may be some time until the next Production patch.Thank you!-The Team Things to Test:SURVIVAL -Added more, tougher spawn waves for additional stages past 20.Added a special version of the AI.Gave Incendius his homing missiles back.Took steps to correct an exploit that allowed some bots to be rendered harmless, which limited bot spawn waves.Corrected an issue that reduced the number of locations where bots could spawn, which reduced the number of bots spawning on higher stages.TRAINING - Substantially reworked. Our original narrator has been replaced by a placeholder computer voice.MENUS -Added a multiplayer mode splash screen before the Match Browser. Dive directly into whichever game mode your heart desires.Server browser interface has been updated to be a bit cleaner. Only functionality change is that the quick match button has been moved to the new MP menu.Added color images for the game modes to replace the old white outlines.LASERS - Laser bolts are now slower.GAME MANUAL - Our game manual threads have been redone.CHA-CHING! - Kills are now more prominently displayed to the player who scored the kill.INTRO VIDEO - Bohemian Rhapsody has disappeared.MEET THE SHIPS - The first three videos in the "Meet the Ships" series have been added. You can find the Meet the Ships menu with videos for the Wasp, Panzer, and Shaman in the Drone Bay.TYCHO - Energy recharge zones in Micro Tycho should no longer block shotsRespawn menu should no longer appear for players who died just before the end of a match.Survival matches should now terminate correctly once the last living player leaves.Fixed some compression artifacting on region icons
Howdy, Descenters!We have a brand new build for you!We've reworked our training mission, added new difficulty to Survival mode, tweaked some stats, made some menus prettier, and generally done awesome stuff for you to play with!We are doubling down on the single-player campaign, so it may be some time until the next Production patch.Thank you!-The Team Things to Test:SURVIVAL -Added more, tougher spawn waves for additional stages past 20.Added a special version of the AI.Gave Incendius his homing missiles back.Took steps to correct an exploit that allowed some bots to be rendered harmless, which limited bot spawn waves.Corrected an issue that reduced the number of locations where bots could spawn, which reduced the number of bots spawning on higher stages.TRAINING - Substantially reworked. Our original narrator has been replaced by a placeholder computer voice.MENUS -Added a multiplayer mode splash screen before the Match Browser. Dive directly into whichever game mode your heart desires.Server browser interface has been updated to be a bit cleaner. Only functionality change is that the quick match button has been moved to the new MP menu.Added color images for the game modes to replace the old white outlines.LASERS - Laser bolts are now slower.GAME MANUAL - Our game manual threads have been redone.CHA-CHING! - Kills are now more prominently displayed to the player who scored the kill.INTRO VIDEO - Bohemian Rhapsody has disappeared.MEET THE SHIPS - The first three videos in the "Meet the Ships" series have been added. You can find the Meet the Ships menu with videos for the Wasp, Panzer, and Shaman in the Drone Bay.TYCHO - Energy recharge zones in Micro Tycho should no longer block shotsRespawn menu should no longer appear for players who died just before the end of a match.Survival matches should now terminate correctly once the last living player leaves.Fixed some compression artifacting on region icons
