Ascent: Rivals Version 0.8

Updates

• Full UI/Menu Rework
• New Item Economy
  • 3 item tiers
  • New ‘Augment’ item type that apply buffs to equipped parts and weapons
  • 50 new ship parts, weapons, and augments

• Ship
  • Improved motion dynamics (less snappy over hills/ridges, less flipping, better strafing)
  • Closer camera perspective for better sense of speed
  • Engines now have 1-5 “stages” to allow different rates of acceleration at different speeds
  • Improved VFX for low health

• Character Animations (Piloting, Combat, Taunts)
  
• Combat
  • Hit detection improvements
  • Unique models for each weapon
  • Weapons now use energy from battery or pressurized air power from PRS
  • Piloting input is preserved when switching to combat, but slowly returns to idle state

• Added matchmaking window
  

Quality of Life Changes

• “STALLED” indicator when engines are killed
• Added new hit indicator on HUD to tell what enemy part you damaged
• Edit custom game settings after lobby creation
• Parts are categorized into “Speed,” “Agility,” and “Combat” tabs
• Improved overall game performance

Balance Changes

• Quick transition time between combat/piloting
• Races are now 4 heats
• AR¢ is also passively rewarded at start of heats
• Obelisk award AR¢
• Tier now indicates strength instead of weight class, allowing lights to compete with heavies late game
• Batteries are intrinsic to engine and no longer distinct part
• Parts perform better at their respective weight classes