Patch Notes - Version 1.0.7.0

Additions & Changes

• Overhauled and improved AI.
  
• Online multiplayer is not compatible with older versions due to balancing changes.
  
• During unit selection it is now possible to preview ally and enemy movement by placing the cursor over a unit and holding the cancel button.
  
• Slight increase to brightness of lighting in stormy weather.
  
• UI bars (HP, CP etc.) are now sheared at an angle making small amounts much clearer on the bar.
  
• "Intel" has been renamed as "Help" for clarity.
  
• Slight adjustment to layout of button prompts.
  
• Panels indicating status effect addition or removal have been adjusted for improved readability.
  
• Minimum resolution reduced to 1024x768.
  
  
• Difficulty Adjustments - Hard
  
  
  
  • Enemies that would previously have a 'Sentry' behaviour will now be aggressive immediately.
    
  • Enemies that would previously only react to the player at a certain distance will now be aggressive immediately.
    
  • Repair skills used by the player are 20% less effective.
    
  • Damage taken by player units is increased by 10%.
    
  
  
• Difficulty Adjustments - Easy
  
  
  
  • Repair skills used by the player are 20% more effective.
    
  • Damage taken by player units is decreased by 20%.
    
  
  

Balancing

• 2% base damage variation introduced.
  
• Reduced CP gain when attacking an enemy.
  
• Immobilised status effect base turn duration 1 => 2.
  
• Jamming status effect base turn duration 1 => 2.
  
• Weakened status effect base turn duration 1 => 2.
  
• Aim Assist status effect critical chance increase 10% => 15%.
  
• Corrected proximity mine damage to ignore defence rating and deal fixed damage.
  
• Luella's Sharpshooter trait has had the following changes:
  Critical hit rate for all allied attack skills with a max range of 5 or more is increased by 5%.
  
• Vincent's Blitz trait has had the following changes:
  If an allied unit moves 4 or more tiles and attacks in the same turn, their critical hit rating is raised by 5%.
  
  
• Havok
  
  
  
  • Havok Rifle base damage 80 => 60.
    
  • Grenade Launcher base damage 275 => 280.
    
  • Energy defence rating 1 => 0.
    
  
  
• Novus
  
  
  
  • Deployment cost 30SP => 40SP.
    
  • Novus Heavy Cannon damage type has been changed from Kinetic to Energy.
    
  • Novus Heavy Cannon base damage 200 => 150.
    
  • Disintegrate Armour base damage 400 => 250.
    
  • Explosive defence rating 2 => 0.
    
  
  
• Pathfinder
  
  
  
  • Scout Rifles base damage 75 => 50.
    
  • Saboteur Blades base damage 150 => 100.
    
  • Scan effect radius 1 => 2.
    
  • Movement 6 => 5.
    
  
  
• Insight
  
  
  
  • High Velocity Sniper Rifle base damage 800 => 700.
    
  • Target Servos base damage 500 => 400.
    
  • Explosive defence rating 1 => 2.
    
  
  
• Invader
  
  
  
  • Shock Magnum base damage 600 => 620.
    
  
  
• Vanguard
  
  
  
  • Energy Saber base damage 800 => 700.
    
  • Energy Saber now ignores cover.
    
  • Piercing Strike base damage 500 => 600.
    
  • Kinetic defence rating 2 => 3.
    
  • Explosive defence rating 1 => 3.
    
  
  
• Prospect
  
  
  
  • Deployment cost 50SP => 60SP.
    
  • Excavator Rockets base damage 100 => 80.
    
  
  
• Aegis
  
  
  
  • Repair Tool base repair amount 500 => 350.
    
  • Kinetic defence rating 1 => 2.
    
  • Energy defence rating 2 => 3.
    
  
  
• Serpens
  
  
  
  • Deployment cost 100SP => 120SP.
    
  • Movement 2 => 3.
    
  
  
• Deity
  
  
  
  • Precision Rail Rifle base damage 1000 => 800.
    
  • Precision Rail Rifle cooldown 0 => 1.
    
  
  
• Arbiter
  
  
  
  • Judgement Cannon base damage 1000 => 800.
    
  • Judgement Cannon cooldown 0 => 1.
    
  • Mediator Missiles base damage 200 => 120.
    
  
  
• Maelstrom
  
  
  
  • Dread Saber base damage 1000 => 800.
    
  • Dread Saber now ignores cover.
    
  • Shockwave Slash base damage 800 => 700.
    
  
  

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue with the damage calculation when Izol's Phalanx commander power is in effect.
  
• Fixed an issue where default resolution would sometimes be set incorrectly on first launch.
  
• Fixed an issue on Luella mission 10 where certain unit death animations would not run correctly if animations were skipped.
  
• Fixed an issue where it was unintentionally possible to move the camera during certain cutscenes.
  
• Fixed minor redundant camera movement during unit death and status affliction sequences.
  
• Fixed some overflow issues for localised text.
  

Additions & Changes

• Ranking system adjusted for all missions.
  
• Mission result stats contributing to the overall mission rank are now given a sub-rank, which is displayed to the left of the corresponding stat.
  
• Order of displayed results stats adjusted.
  
• Adjustments to AI structure capture prioritisation.
  
• Adjustments to AI unit deployment behaviour.
  
• Results sequence is now slightly faster.
  

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where a saved checkpoint could load incorrectly on Izol mission 03.
  
• Fixed an issue where an AI controlled unit being destroyed by a proximity mine in certain circumstances could make the AI go into a broken state.
  
• Fixed an issue where a saved checkpoint would not always be cleared on mission restart.
  
• Fixed cases where scripted deployment of enemy units would sometimes not be deployed when loading a checkpoint save on certain missions.
  
• Corrected angle of blue arrow on Vincent mission 08 briefing.
  
• Fixed an issue where removed proximity mines would sometimes be incorrectly restored when loading a saved checkpoint.
  

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