Alpha Patch 0.0.8.0 is now on live!
The first iteration of Faction Wars is now available to play on live.
We will be holding a few events over the next two weeks, and publishing patches to resolve any issues as needed. Join us for the first event tonight as the FS and EC battle for MARS! at 7pm EST/4pm PST.
Demy will be presenting the game via Twitch - http://www.twitch.tv/demyztikx
http://steamcommunity.com/games/dhmc/events/191746403284300696
Checkout the live map here:
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=447877579
Patch 0.0.8.0 Notes:
- Faction Wars is now Live!
- While you may still use the server list to access games still, the new and preferred way is the faction wars map, just click on an activate sector to see live games running and join an active battle.
- Earn credits in battle and purchase new mechs, weapons, and equipment with credits.
- Sell your old mechs for credits or place items in your inventory for later builds.
- Access inventory from the inventory button on the hangar screen to view and/or sell items in your inventory for credits.
- Each player starts with 5 million credits in their account.
- Every 24 hours you login to the game you earn a daily bonus of 50,000 credits
- New Mars map Canyon Assault
- More weapon balancing
- AI tweaks to make them use torso twist and avoid side stepping
- Ghost Town has been updated for a larger play area.
- Redesigned lobby UI
- Redesigned end of game UI with additional info on your player stats. Screen now stays up twice as long too and has the option of exiting the server early.
- You now get a scrap Credits bonus for total kills.
- You now get XP and Credits based on how much damage you deal out in game.
- Default new mech color is now white and grey
- New Spectator system on no respawns that follows the mechs still in play and lets you switch between them.
- You now get XP and Credit percentage bonus based on which faction you fight for. The current bonuses can be viewed in the factions tab.
- If you belong to a faction you now spawn on that factions team initially. If you are a merc then it auto chooses like before.
- Team spawns are now dynamic in faction wars. If EC owns a sector, then EC will spawn as the defender not the attacker and vice versa.
- New server rotations for FW
- Attrition Game Type now has a 16 ticket option for faster games.
- Bug Fix: Stability fixes
- Bug Fix: Fixed issue where steam cloud could get corrupted and cause the game to not load
- Bug Fix: in SP you can now spawn up to 15 AI.
- Bug Fix: Fixed bug where Nuclear Fusion Cannon beam is now destroyed if the weapon is destroyed while firing.