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Update 7: Immersion Enhanced

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This update introduces the first steps towards our hugely ambitious goal of totally immersing you in Interstellar Marines.

Major new HUD updates, a new damage system which includes component damage, and the first version of our stamina system draw you into the game and set the stage for future plans. Update 7 also includes many changes to the audio, our first jump prototype and adjustments to the weapon aiming model.

Please click here to watch the update video

The Community Video

A huge thanks to every single community member who sent in their videos and audio clips for the community video. Enjoy!

Please click here to watch the Community Video

Version: 0.5.7
Released: 6th of December 2013

New Features

  • ADDED: New Stamina Model that affects exhaustion level, breathing, fog in helmet, weapon bobbing and recoil
  • ADDED: New Suit System that controls the HUD, rebreather and audio occlusion/enhancements
  • ADDED: Component-based damage model on the Marines that affect the Suit System
  • ADDED: Breath System
  • ADDED: Projectile force impacts to ragdolls
  • ADDED: Jump prototype (hold to time your jump)
  • ADDED: Dynamic weapon bobbing
  • ADDED: Wind-in-ear sound at high velocities
  • ADDED: HUD notifications on confirmed kills, team kills and domination zones
  • ADDED: Red Dot Scope mark II
  • ADDED: Emissive strips on teammates when helmet is open
  • ADDED: Different muzzle flash effects in 1p/3p
  • ADDED: Support for password-protected servers

Improvements

  • UPDATED: Weapon accuracy and recoil model
  • UPDATED: Marine running speeds
  • UPDATED: Helmet to turn off HUD when opened
  • UPDATED: GUI to toggle on/off when HUD enabled/disabled
  • UPDATED: Helmet dirt texture
  • UPDATED: Difference between 1p and 3p SMG sounds
  • UPDATED: 1p/3p death sounds
  • UPDATED: 1p/3p impact sounds
  • UPDATED: All movement sounds
  • UPDATED: Sandbox with new physical materials (water, snow) and marines
  • UPDATED: Dawn environmental sounds (got rid of the birds!)
  • UPDATED: Water now reflects Marines
  • UPDATED: Team Domination start team tickets to 750
  • UPDATED: Playground mode to spawn real Marines
  • UPDATED: Respawning so players are added/removed to spawn queue on key input
  • UPDATED: Depth-of-Field settings to match new FOV/helmet clipping

Fixes

  • FIXED: Pingtimes to servers now display correctly
  • FIXED: So you can spawn instantly in Playground mode
  • FIXED: Weapon inaccuracy is the same in Playground as online
  • FIXED: Weapons stay after marine is destroyed in Playground

Known Issues

  • View jittering may occur when jumping on lossy networks
  • Audio may cut off partially/completely on weapon/helmet sounds
  • Other players will seem to float above or interpenetrate while standing on a moving dynamic platforms (network smoothing will exaggerate this effect)

Keep the great feedback coming!

FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME,
Your team at Zero Point Software