The first update after full release brings you a new game mode that absolutely no one requested or expected (but secretly hoped for?). I've been playing Rocket League a fair bit lately and I suppose that triggered me into creating a soccer mode for Gun Bombers as well. What can I say, it's soccer GB style! It has had a limited amount of testing so far so please let us know how you like it.
Having had the opportunity to use smoke as cover for a while now it's pretty evident that while the Smoke Bomb is useful in some scenarios the Smoke Grenade is not that great. So we've removed the Smoke Grenade and replaced it with a Flash Grenade that can temporarily blind your enemy (and yourself if within line of sight!). At the same time we've reduced the cost of non-lethal weapons to encourage their use more.
Occasionally we have users experiencing strange graphical anomalies. The obvious cause is having a computer that doesn't meet the minimum specs but sometimes these appear with top of the line computers as well. GameMaker (which Gun Bombers is built on) doesn't offer many graphical options but I've added one to this version which let's you choose the Vertex Buffer method. If you were to ask me what this actually does I would look you with a blank stare but if it can help someone run the game smoother then who cares!
Last but not least we've implemented a few balance changes thanks to in part scirmast's great feedback on the forums.
New
- Game Mode: Soccer
- Primary Weapon: Flash Grenade (replaces Smoke Grenade)
- Video Setting: Vertex Buffer
- 3 additional Steam achievements
Changes
- Modified CTB base layouts to place medbays and shops more out of the way
- Removed function that automatically kicks idle players (AKA "Lost Connection to X")
- Hotkey slots take less space on the screen
- Minimum funds after round i.e. 'pity money' increased from 500 to 750
- Chainsaw cost dropped from 800 to 500
- Clone cost increased from 750 to 1000
- Taser will malfunction clones instantly
- Nuke cost increased from 1500 to 2000
- Smoke bomb cost dropped from 125 to 100
- Urethane bomb cost dropped from 125 to 100
- Increased Sandbox ammo amounts
Fixes
- Sometimes joining an ongoing game tranfers you to lobby
- Bounty trophy is not shown on clones
- Bounty trophy shows on top of borders
- Quick slot toggle message appears when used while chat is on