Hello Officers,
We're dropping Eximius 2nd biggest update with our Spring Update. As we inch closer to our 1.0 launch later this year, we're slowly adding features requested by the community and features we think will improve the overall Eximius gameplay experience.
The major highlights in this update is the newly added Contextual Ping. Taking inspiration from other titles like Apex Legends and Rainbow Six: Siege, we hope that having a more robust communication tool will help players coordinate better in Eximius.
We also added Private Lobby for those who prefer to play with their friends (or foes) uninterrupted. Feel free to stream the matches with the available Spectator slots and tools in-game. We plan to add more features such as custom Victory Points.
New and updated weapons are added as well. The ZC9 Handcannon delivers a heavy punch for the AXR faction. We also updated the old trusty GSF S1911 sidekick. New behaviour, model, animation and sound. A new PVP map is added as well. "The Crossing" is more open compare to the other existing maps. We look forward to our PVP battles with the community on this map.
That's all for now. As usual, you can reach us through our Discord channel or the Steam Forums. Send us your suggestion and let us know what you think about the game. Future updates will be even more exciting so do look forward to that.
Signing Out.
Changelogs can be found below.
Release Notes for 28th March 2020
0.56.0 Changelog
[New Feature: Contextual Ping]
- Contextual Ping is available for Officers and Commanders to improve Team Communication
- Contextual Ping menu dynamically displays available pings based on the target (Friendly, Enemy Units, Victory Points, Structures)
- Officers (FPS) can access through Middle Mouse Button
- Commanders (RTS) can access through 'Z' key
[New Feature: Private Lobby]
- Players can create a Private Lobby for all game modes
- Following options are currently available
- Password Protected, Invite Only and Steam Invites
- Map and Server Region Selection
- Team Assignment
- Rejoin Ability
- Spectators
* More planned features to be added in future updates
[New and Updated Weapons]
- Added AXR ZC9 Handcannon
- New Tier 2 Pistol
- Updated GSF S1911 Sidekick
- Updated Tier 2 Pistol
- Updated Pistol Mesh and Textures
- Updated Pistol Firing Behavior
[AXR Aegis Update]
- Supercharger
- Now boosts an Ally's Shield and heals robotic units
- Ability Removed: Fortify
- NEW ABILITY ADDED: Exo-Shield
- Projects a one-way shield barrier powered by the suit's shield energy. Ability will enter cooldown when shield is broken.
[Maps]
- Added new Map "Crossing"
- Map is available for Online PVP, Team Skirmish and Offline Skirmish
[UI/UX]
- Added new Victory Screen at the end of each match. Victory Screen will display Final Scores and Victory Condition
- Battlesuit Ability UI now sync with Faction Colour
- RTS Tooltip's Population Capacity Tab now sync with Faction Colour
- Commander Abilities now shows information on cooldown
- Officer's Strategic Map will remain opened when Jumping
- Officer's Strategic Map will now closed when Aiming Down Sights
- Officer's Strategic Map cannot be opened when Firing or Aiming Down Sights
- Ammo displays now shows current ammo in magazine and actual ammo remaining for the weapon.
[Gameplay Changes]
- GSF Assault Vanguard's Homing Rounds will now avoid cancelling its targets if target is temporarily out of sight
- GSF Assault Vanguard's Airburst Rounds will avoid cancelling its target if target is temporarily out of sight
- Removed GX45 from AXR Mule
- AI Officer no longer cheats healing up by not consuming health packs
- Game Field of View Range is now between 90 to 110. Players with previous lower FoV values will be set to 90 in this update
- GSF Elite Marine HP is increased from 800 to 1000
[SFX Updates]
- Updated Audio Effects for:
- Object Interaction (Medkit and Ammopack)
- Death Cue
- Kill Cue
- GSF GX45
[Achievements]
- Performed maintenance on all existing Achievements
- Fixed the following achievements
- Graduate Boot Camp (Tutorial Completion)
- Total Destruction (Destroy Enemy HQ 10 Times in Online Games)
- Baby Steps (Win 3 Online Game)
- Getting There (Win 10 Online Games)
- Halfway There (Win 50 Online Games)
- Many More to Come (Win 100 Online Games)
[Community Tab]
- Added Notification for new and unread updates. Don't miss out on our latest updates!
[Fixes]
- Fixed visual glitch when using AXR Forging Drones
- Fixed GSF Tactical Strike spawning clusters inconsistently
- Fixed Unit Indicator Visibility not showing properly for Hidden Units
- Fixed a bug that causes units to teleport to AXR Crawler when a Stop command is issued
- Fixed GSF Supply Center being able to receive Friendly Fire
- Fixed ability icon glitch when using GSF Tactical Scanner beside a damaged structure or vehicle
- Fixed GSF Reactive Armour Plates spawning at incorrect location at orientation
- Fixed incorrect medals earned in Challenge Mode even though player had failed the challenge
- Fixed hacked AXR Commander not being able to enter Commander Mode after dying while being hacked
- Fixed GSF Commanders from losing RTS Controls after equipping Battlesuits
- Fixed Hit Pings from triggering when hitting dead enemies
- Fixed Hit Pings from triggering when damage is dealt by a Commander using an ability in RTS Mode
- Fixed GSF Phalanx and Echelon Crews for being able to continue firing when gunner is killed
- Fixed GSF Assault Vanguard abilities from randomly failing to lock-on properly
- Fixed Units from being able to be stuck in a bush
- Fixed AI Infantry holstering their weapons incorrectly
- Fixed AXR Infantry rally point not working at times
- Fixed AI Infantry forgetting their last command after flinching or avoiding enemy vehicles
- Fixed AI Team in Co-op Unlocking and Researching Tech
- Fixed Academy Minimap Resource Icon Rotation being flipped On Both Teams
- Fixed AXR Resupply Crate from using GSF Crate Model
- Fixed RTS Screen Message not Displaying in the Correct Faction Style
- Fixed Resupply Crate items from snapping to the Centre of the Crate after the player who deploys the crate dies
- Fixed Team Setup Lobby Timer displaying 0 for Players who joined the Lobby late
- Fixed AXR Emergency Shield Pack force switching back to the Equipment after it is used
- Fixed Grenades being stuck to hand when cancelling the throw after pulling the pin
- Fixed Re-joining Spectator through Server Browser taking a Player slot on the Server instead of a Spectator slot
- Fixed Server Browser displaying No Match Available Message when there are Listed Servers
- Fixed Crash when joining an Ended Game through the server browser
- Fixed Crash caused by Respawning AI Commander in Offline Games
- Fixed Rare Crash when the Server Browser is Refreshed Moments before Joining a Game