Additions & Changes

• Overhauled and improved AI.
• Online multiplayer is not compatible with older versions due to balancing changes.
• During unit selection it is now possible to preview ally and enemy movement by placing the cursor over a unit and holding the cancel button.
• Slight increase to brightness of lighting in stormy weather.
• UI bars (HP, CP etc.) are now sheared at an angle making small amounts much clearer on the bar.
• “Intel” has been renamed as “Help” for clarity.
• Slight adjustment to layout of button prompts.
• Panels indicating status effect addition or removal have been adjusted for improved readability.
• Difficulty Adjustments - Hard
  • Enemies that would previously have a ‘Sentry’ behaviour will now be aggressive immediately.
  • Enemies that would previously only react to the player at a certain distance will now be aggressive immediately.
  • Repair skills used by the player are 20% less effective.
  • Damage taken by player units is increased by 10%.
• Difficulty Adjustments - Easy
  • Repair skills used by the player are 20% more effective.
  • Damage taken by player units is decreased by 20%.

Balancing

• 2% base damage variation introduced.
• Reduced CP gain when attacking an enemy.
• Immobilised status effect base turn duration 1 => 2.
• Jamming status effect base turn duration 1 => 2.
• Weakened status effect base turn duration 1 => 2.
• Aim Assist status effect critical chance increase 10% => 15%.
• Corrected proximity mine damage to ignore defence rating and deal fixed damage.
• Luella’s Sharpshooter trait has had the following changes: Critical hit rate for all allied attack skills with a max range of 5 or more is increased by 5%.

• Vincent’s Blitz trait has had the following changes: If an allied unit moves 4 or more tiles and attacks in the same turn, their critical hit rating is raised by 5%.

• Havok
  • Havok Rifle base damage 80 => 60.
  • Grenade Launcher base damage 275 => 280.
  • Energy defence rating 1 => 0.
• Novus
  • Deployment cost 30SP => 40SP.
  • Novus Heavy Cannon damage type has been changed from Kinetic to Energy.
  • Novus Heavy Cannon base damage 200 => 150.
  • Disintegrate Armour base damage 400 => 250.
  • Explosive defence rating 2 => 0.
• Pathfinder
  • Scout Rifles base damage 75 => 50.
  • Saboteur Blades base damage 150 => 100.
  • Scan effect radius 1 => 2.
  • Movement 6 => 5.
• Insight
  • High Velocity Sniper Rifle base damage 800 => 700.
  • Target Servos base damage 500 => 400.
  • Explosive defence rating 1 => 2.
• Invader
  • Shock Magnum base damage 600 => 620.
• Vanguard
  • Energy Saber base damage 800 => 700.
  • Energy Saber now ignores cover.
  • Piercing Strike base damage 500 => 600.
  • Kinetic defence rating 2 => 3.
  • Explosive defence rating 1 => 3.
• Prospect
  • Deployment cost 50SP => 60SP.
  • Excavator Rockets base damage 100 => 80.
• Aegis
  • Repair Tool base repair amount 500 => 350.
  • Kinetic defence rating 1 => 2.
  • Energy defence rating 2 => 3.
• Serpens
  • Deployment cost 100SP => 120SP.
  • Movement 2 => 3.
• Deity
  • Precision Rail Rifle base damage 1000 => 800.
  • Precision Rail Rifle cooldown 0 => 1.
• Arbiter
  • Judgement Cannon base damage 1000 => 800.
  • Judgement Cannon cooldown 0 => 1.
  • Mediator Missiles base damage 200 => 120.
• Maelstrom
  • Dread Saber base damage 1000 => 800.
  • Dread Saber now ignores cover.
  • Shockwave Slash base damage 800 => 700.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where sometimes if the last unit used by the AI had the immobilised status, the map input could stop working temporarily.
• Fixed an issue where the tab selection on the commander info screen did not correctly reset when opening it.
• Fixed an issue where sometimes the status change messages were positioned incorrectly.
• Fixed an issue where sometimes the terrain graphic for a tile was not correctly displayed.
• Fixed an issue with the damage calculation when Izol’s Phalanx commander power is in effect.
• Fixed an issue on Luella mission 10 where certain unit death animations would not run correctly if animations were skipped.
• Fixed an issue where it was unintentionally possible to move the camera during certain cutscenes.
• Fixed minor redundant camera movement during unit death and status affliction sequences.
• Fixed some overflow issues for localised text.