Attention Marines!
A new class has arrived!
A new patch has landed, and a new road ahead has opened.
So, checkout the latest update to Red Solstice 2: Survivors.
1.5 Patch Notes (2021 August 5)
NEW CLASS: Terminator
NEW BOT: Terminator
• Energy Capacitors
• Quantum Singularity
• Energy Shield
• Teleport
• Plasma Gun
• XICS
• Portable Shield
• Plasma Discharge
• Surge
• Weapon Overload
• Nanite Exhaust
• Focused Plasma Pulse
NOTABLE
• Added class limits
• Improved graphics of the planetary level
• improved server browser display
FIXES
• Spawn system fix that prevented high threats from spawning
• Prevented duplicating items with loot drone
• Toggle skills now properly start cooldown if deactivated
• Resupply crate cannot fall on player anymore
• Fix for weapon stats affected by equipped modules
• Vindicator doesn't do line and explosion damage resulting in double damage on same target
• Conceal type skills should no longer result in permanent conceal graphics
• Fixed crash related to formation actor
• Removed missile swarm from some enemy marines
• Mountable turret cannot be permanently active anymore
• Flame burst flames now fall onto floor properly on slopes
• Communication skill will not make player permanently rooted
• Crashfix while entering armory
• Capture trap no longer spawns on stairs and other non-level surfaces
• Possible fix for random crashes that are happening in campaign on last mission objective
• Marksman and recon speed reversed
• Fixed a bug that caused skill cooldown to override weapon RPM (most noticeable when using power cell and assault banner with vindicator)
• Improved convoy movement over map
• Fix issue with civilians not being able to walk up certain stairs
• Improved follower bot teleporting logic
• Fixed a situation where supply crate could fall on friendlies
• Fixed an exploit that led to duplicating items
• Fixed black ops loading issue
• Fixed issue where destroy biomass objective could get stuck
• Fixed a lot of map issues
UI
• Added remove all modules button
• Minimap will now rotate with camera
• Added close button to save/load premades
• Added proper description to weapon research
• Each tech now shows requirement and what's needed in more detail
• Buff after being revived now has proper description and name
• Buffs: ailments will be displayed in red, and buffs in blue
• Changed ammo saver description
• Added additional Chat widget options
• Minimap changed to circle one
• Research will show which components and modules you get including their tooltips
• Updates to Bestiary. Players should now be able to apply a difficulty buff, player count buff, and STROL health bonus buff to monsters to see their stat changes.
• Scroll speed will no longer reset
SKILLS/ITEMS/CLASSES
• Elpida rework
• HASTAC cannot be duplicated anymore by dropping one stack
• HASTAC cannot be targeted in building
• Vital Spot changed to 30% damage / 5% crit per stack
• Vaccine dispensers will reduce infestation in region by 1 after finishing deployment in that region
• Safety zone activation timer set to 5 seconds from 0.5 seconds to prevent player accidentally activating it
• Ensnare duration now works like tooltip says
• Marksman has 3m increase in sight range
• Item flare can now be thrown and taunt monsters
• Reaper turret item now has 200 bullets instead of 500
• Primary extender cost reduced to 60
• Secondary extender cost increased to 50
• Dropship skill is back
• Maximum energy regeneration with wired armor is now -2
• Designate target kinetic reduce set to -30
• Flame burst duration is now set to max 7 seconds
• Added small delay between deleveling skills
• Recon conceal adds 4-10 move speed
MONSTERS
• Mrityunjaya health regen reduced to 500
• Hellspawn wipe does 50% less damage now, giving players more time to exit building
• Hellspawn artillery AOE now does around ~200 destructive damage
• Certain story related boss cannot be stunned anymore
• Sargon health increased to 30k
• Adjusted Ker particle range so it corresponds with the damage
• General fixes with Strategy Layer
MISSIONS
• Improved vehicles networking
• Added additional mission locations for certain missions
• Crisis missions cannot spawn more than one (colony reactor, red storm etc.)
• Potential fix for Meltdown mission having multiple locations instead of one
• Added reach location with timer for VIP Howell, Rescue Troops, VIP founders, Cities of Flesh, New World Order
• Field status adjusted radius and mission tags
• Soul Circuitry starts spawning monsters sooner
• Assault nest should no longer fail to generate location resulting in mission off map
• Convoy missions should no longer instafail due to being spawned at same start and end location
• Final Evac won't spawn multiple nukes in some cases
• Aella added additional biomasses, tweaked soldiers related to mission
• Crimson Storm 2 has additional ambushes and added ziplines, so edges of map are easier to reach
• Dropship down - changed storm from 2 > 3 > 0 from 4 > 5 > 0
• Added barricades to final stand
• Armageddon HAPC turret will no longer fire
• Emergence holes - small location changes
• New World order last part can fail now in last part
• Slingshot, last reaper requires defense
• Added crucial game ending dialogue that leads to prepare for final fight
• Added crucial dialogue information for soul circuitry that explains what is happening to Executor
• Added hope lost dialogue for bad ending, slightly rearranged ending dialogue so it fits better
• Added 30 seconds timer before fluffy hunt starts and can be triggered only on above easy difficulty
STRATEGY
• Added additional dialogue especially near end of the game to clarify the story a bit more
• Increased cost for artillery and Elpida targeting
• Reduced the gap between easy and normal on campaign
MISC
• Reduced cooldown on specialized ammunition items
• Changed last rank requirements
WEAPONS
• Reworked ASV to so it feels better to use
• ASV Speed penalty reduced from 12% to 8%
• Missile swarm speed penalty reduced from 12% to 10%
• AJAX speed penalty reduced from 10% to 8%
• Vindicator speed penalty increased from 8% to 12%
• Stinger crit multiplier for energy mode increased by 0.5x
TERMINATOR CLASS
Providing your squad with new, unique skills and the ability to survive the battlefield’s most lethal challenges, the Terminator Class is available now!
In the first of two free class updates for Red Solstice 2: Survivors, the Terminator Class suit abilities will charge either continuously or with each kill made, depending on setup.
This additional charge is then focussed into the Terminator’s unique skills, leading to massive damage bonuses.
Click here for more in-depth info.
THE ROAD AHEAD
Fans of the series can look forward to ongoing support for Red Solstice 2: Survivors, as we want to provide smaller, regular updates to help fix community requests, alongside our bigger updates.
Our upcoming updates will have additions for the Skirmish mode, including new missions, maps, monsters and much more!
And talking of our bigger updates, the free Hellfire Class update will land in the third quarter of 2021, followed by “Howell-Barrex Inc.” in Q4 of 2021. This DLC will provide a completely new campaign story, playable Exoskeletons and the highly anticipated Engineer class as well as a new tech tree.
Throughout 2022 you will see, The “Condatis Group” DLC which will include the Psychic class. The “Insurgents” DLC which will introduce moddable weapons and then the “M.E.R.C.S.” DLC, which will focus on vehicles. Among other things, all DLCs will have their own campaign story.
More details around the DLCs and the pricing will be announced closer to the dates.