G'day Forts fans!
We're beavering away on the Firebird DLC, so this update is smaller than usual. It mostly includes important fixes, especially to population cap handling and portals. There's also a couple of new scripting functions for modders and a minor balance change to Overdrive.
Cheers,
EWG
Change List 1.37.0 r21352
Add: Script function to apply damage directly to a strut (dlc2_ApplyDamageToLink)
Add: Script function to get selected node (GetLocalSelectedNodeId)
Balance: (Overdrive) Increase downgrade duration from 4 to 6 seconds (+50%)
Balance: (Overdrive) Reduce downgrade refund from 100% to 75% (-25%)
Improve: (Sever & Seize) Clarify Buzzsaw reflection objective
Improve: Allow \\test_effects to work when there's no Lua file for that path (sound only events)
Fix: Auto conversion to back bracing cancels fast sell off
Fix: Beams are not occluded correctly when intersecting overlapping smoke
Fix: Converting background bracing to a door prevents firing
Fix: Devices with pop cap can be sold repeatedly using move mechanic
Fix: Firing into an overlapping neutral device causes the firing weapon to be hit
Fix: Floating nodes can appear in some circumstances
Fix: Instant point loss is possible when joining a lobby at near match limit, other player soft locked
Fix: Linking, deleting, and re-linking 3 portals can send one into an invalid warm up
Fix: One-way portals can be created
Fix: Population cap can be exceeded on teams without a reactor
Fix: Population limited devices on different structures in TDM are deleted at start
Fix: Shields can fail to be destroyed when hit by powerful projectiles with splash damage
Fix: Trail overlap when converting a projectile
Fix: Trail positioning for converted projectiles
Fix: Unlinking portals during warm up leaves one still warming up
Fix: Weapons that have a spotter don't allow manual ammo selection
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Cheers,
EWG