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The Henchmen - 1.3 Update

Hey,

Version 1.3 is the biggest update yet, bringing a bunch of gameplay, QoL & stability improvements!

Presentation Changes

- Added a "Bright mode"

- When on, the city does not get as dark during the night

- Reworked weapon selection screen - Now, it no longer shows weapons or powerups that are not owned - Changed the HUD graphics for the 200% and 300% HP bars.

- Made the objective arrows and the associated text bigger

- Made the objective text in the bottom left of the UI bigger - Can be made smaller from the settings menu

- Added a new "Gameplay" section in settings, moved some options from Video/Advanced to there

- Improved button selection in the settings menu when using a controller

- Added a new sound for picking up money (was previously using the ammo pickup sound)

Gameplay Changes

- The Ranger truck with turret is now given as a reward when reaching 100% completion

- Tokens can now be picked up in cars, making it possible to collect them in missions where you're not allowed to leave your car

- The SMG is now, more expensive, has increased recoil and decreased accuracy

- The Assault Rifle now is more accurate and has less recoil

- Moved the Token at the Church to be less evil and more visible

- Made money pickup range bigger

Mission Changes

- Two armors are now spawned in co-op in "The Stampede" (Easy/Normal only)

- Made survivals a bit harder in normal to compensate car buffs from previous patches

- Cops outside the Strip Club in "Dues or Die" now deal less damage to prevent spawn kill

Bug Fixes

- Fixed an issue where exploded police cars could arrest you

- Fixed an issue where in rare occasions, checkpoints could happen after death

- Fixed some graphical settings not being saved correctly when changed

- Plus, a whole bunch more misc, small fixes

Closing notes

The Discord group (https://discord.com/invite/GgHxCMn4FP) now has game dev and showcases sections for you to share with us. Come join!

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