Empires 2.52.1 Released

This release mixes up some of the infantry and vehicle balancing and introduces some things to be tested out.

Added

• Added emp_teamtext_pointentity and emp_teamsound_pointentity
• Added emp_filter_chassisname

Fixed

• Fixed issue with stickybombs persisting
• Fixed an error causing @0 being printed instead of player coordinates in chat

Script Changes

Armor:

• "Damage To Heat Absorbed" set to 0 on all armors except where noted.
• "Bioweapon Damage Modifier" set to 1 on all armors except where noted.
• Plain Armor -
  • Replaced "mild" with "inferior" in the description.

• Composite -
  • Cost 25 -> 24
  • Health 75 -> 80
  • Regeneration 0.02 -> 0.01
  • Speed To Damage Modifier 0 -> -0.001

• Reactive -
  • InfantryMissileResist -0.2 -> 0

• Reflective -
  • Weight 15 -> 18
  • Cost 15 -> 18
  • Health 70 -> 100

• Regenerative -
  • Health 55 -> 60
  • Regeneration 0.08 -> 0.1

• Absorbant -
  • Replaced "armour" with "armor" in the description.
  • Weight 10 -> 12
  • Cost 5 -> 12
  • Health 65 -> 60
  • Speed To Damage Modifier -0.0075 -> -0.01
  • Damage To Heat Absorbed -0.1 -> -0.3

• Titanium 6AL-4V
  • Regeneration 0 -> 0.004

• Budget
  • Description "Budget armor is light and cheap with no special traits."
  • Weight 10
  • Cost 5
  • Research "Budget Armor"
  • Health 60
  • Regeneration 0
  • Angle Modifier 0
  • Speed To Damage Modifier 0
  • Other parameters set similarly to existing armors.

Vehicle Weapons:

• "Reload Amount" set to 5 for all cannons except where noted.
• Medium Chain Gun -
  • Damage 33 -> 30
  • Heat 0.6 -> 0.35
  • Cycle Time 0.4 -> 0.3
  • Clip Size 150 -> 250
  • Reload Time 8 -> 6
  • Projectile Spread 0.02 -> 0.03

• Plasma Machine Gun
  • Damage 1 -> 4
  • Heat 4 -> 2
  • Total Ammo Clips 3 -> 4
  • Reload Time 8 -> 3
  • Projectile Spread 0.03 -> 0.04
  • Heat To Target 5 -> 2

• Improved Standard Cannon
  • All traits similar to Standard Cannon except where noted.
  • Size 1 -> 2
  • Speed 3000 -> 3300
  • Heat 10 -> 8

• High Explosive Cannon
  • Damage 65 -> 70
  • Clip Size 24 -> 30
  • Heat To Target 0.1 -> 6

• Plasma Cannon
  • Damage 110 -> 100
  • Heat To Target 10 -> 20
  • Vehicle Bio Damage 0 -> 2
  • Vehicle Bio Time 0 -> 5
  • Vehicle Bio Interval 0 -> 1

• Rail Gun
  • Heat 7 -> 6
  • Clip Size 30 -> 60
  • Heat To Target 0 -> 1

• BioML
  • Damage 50 -> 40

• Salvo ML
  • HUD Name "4x ML" -> "S/ML"
  • Cost 55 -> 60
  • Damage 35 -> 40
  • Heat 4 -> 6
  • Weight 50 -> 70
  • Cycle Time -0.14 -> -0.1
  • Clip Size 5 -> 6
  • Total Ammo Clips 10 -> 12
  • Reload Time 3.0 -> 8.4
  • Projectile Spread 2.0 -> 1.5

• Salvo Guided ML
  • HUD Name "4x G/ML" -> "SG/ML"

• Homing ML
  • Damage 45 -> 40
  • Speed 2500 -> 1800
  • Heat 10 -> 9
  • Cycle Time 1.0 -> 0.9
  • Clip Size 6 -> 4
  • Total Ammo Clips 6 -> 9
  • Reload Time 6 -> 3
  • Projectile Spread 1.0 -> 1.5
  • Heat To Target 0.2 -> 0.1

• Salvo Homing ML
  • Damage 50 -> 40
  • Speed 1200 -> 1800
  • Heat 4 -> 9
  • Weight 70 -> 100
  • Cycle Time -0.14 -> -0.1
  • Heat To Target 0.2 -> 0.1

• GL
  • Speed 800 -> 900
  • Gravity 1.0 -> 0.9
  • Heat 8 -> 12
  • Cycle Time 3.0 -> 1.5
  • Clip Size 8 -> 4
  • Reload Time 10 -> 5
  • Heat To Target 0.4 -> 1
  • Explosion Force 100 -> 150

• UGL
  • Damage 110 -> 120
  • Clip Size 8 -> 6
  • Total Ammo Clips 3 -> 6
  • Reload Time 12 -> 6
  • Heat To Target 0.3 -> 1

Engines:

• Jeep Standard Engine
  • Made similar to Jeep Gas Turbine Engine.

• Disabled other Jeep Engines.

• Fission Engine (all chassis)
  • Heat Output At Max -8 -> -7
  • Heat Output At Idle 6 -> 5
  • Heat Dissipation 6 -> 6
  • Heat Stall Penalty 0 -> 0.05

• 3-Phase Engine (all chassis)
  • Weight -> 60

Research:

• Advanced Machining 120 -> 60
• Gas Turbine 90 -> 60 under Advanced Machining
• Budget Armor -> 120 under Advanced Machining

Chassis:

• NF Jeep Handling was temporarily edited.

Classes:

• Scout Rifle disabled.
• Explosive Grenade disabled.
• Concussion Grenade disabled.
• Smoke Grenade disabled.
• Made Shotty Pistol and Pistol2 default secondaries on Rifleman and Grenadier.

Infantry Resists:

edited as follows

• "MissileExplosiveResist" 55% for all classes.
• "InfantryMineResist" 40% for all classes.
• No additional scout resistances.
• No additional engineer resistances.
• 10% resistances to everything else for rifleman.
• 30% resistances to vehicle weapons and nothing else for grenadier.

Infantry Weapons:

• BEAR
  • Changed to 3-shot burst
  • Spread & kick edited similarly to when BEAR was a burst weapon.

• NFHR
  • Damage 40 -> 15
  • Bullets 1 -> 3
  • Minimum Damage 30 -> 10