Version/2.31.x

2.31.1 (Hotfix)

Release: (2021/03/20)

Features

• Player names and revive icons now follow ragdolls correctly rather than staying at the death location.
• Changed the revive icon to something simpler that is able to be re-colored in code and faded as to not block too much space on screen.
  • Revive icon is now red for team mates and yellow for squad mates.
  • Revive icon now fades out when close to the crosshair and if the player is too far away. (3000 units)
• Tweaked player name fade distance and position on screen in an effort to make them less likely to block your view.
• Player health colors are now drawn Red->Orange->Yellow->Green, rather than a linear transition of Red->Green.
• Tweaked position of ammo/health request icons along with the squad member icon.

Bug fixes

• Fixed an issue causing spotting/targeting to be unreliable, this was due to incorrect parameters on the collision traces.
• Fixed bad parameters on prone collision checks causing team mates to be able to block a prone attempt.
• Bullets no longer collide with projectiles, this should fix issues where tanks would shoot their own shells/missiles. (Although this affects all bullets)

Script/Game Balance

Vehicle Handling

• Armored Fighting Vehicle
  • Reduced Max Steering at Slow Speed from 50 to 45
• Armored Personnel Carrier (NF)
  • Reduced Max Steering at Slow Speed from 40 to 35
• Medium Tank (BE)
  • Increased Max Steering at Fast Speed from 10 to 12

Research

• Plasma Cannon Projectile
  • Increased Cost from 240 to 360
  • Increased Time from 60 to 90
• Plasma Tipped Rounds
  • Increased Cost from 240 to 360
  • Increased Time from 60 to 90
• Upgraded Missile Warhead
  • Reduced Cost from 360 to 240
  • Reduced Time from 90 to 60
• Salvo Missile Launcher (NEW)
  • Cost = 180
  • Time = 45
• Guided Missiles
  • Reduced Cost from 360 to 240
  • Reduced Time from 90 to 60
• Chemical Dispersion (NEW)
  • Cost = 120
  • Time = 60
  • Contains Biological Warhead
  • Contains Biological Grenades (NEW)
    • Cost = 120
    • Time = 30
• Projectile Coating (NEW)
  • Cost = 120
  • Time = 60
  • Contains Biological Projectile
    • Reduced Cost from 360 to 240
    • Reduced Time from 90 to 60
  • Contains Biological Cannon
• Upgraded Chassis
  • Increased Cost from 480 to 600
• Medium Tank Chassis
  • Increased Cost from 360 to 450
• Artillery Tank Chassis
  • Increased Cost from 480 to 600
• Advanced Chassis
  • Reduced Time from 150 to 120
• Heavy Tank Chassis
  • Reduced Time from 180 to 120
  • Reduced Cost from 720 to 600.

Armors

• Increased Composite Cost from 20 to 30.

Weapons

• Biological Warhead
  • Reduced Player Bio Damage from 5 to 4
  • Reduced Player Bio Time from 10 to 8
  • Reduced Player Bio Interval from 1 to 0.5
  • Increased Vehicle Bio Damage from 7 to 8
  • Reduced Vehicle Bio Time from 10 to 8
• Biological Grenade Launcher (NEW)
• Removed Weapons
  • Machine Guns
    • Plasma Machine Gun (2 slot)
  • Cannons
    • Plasma Cannon (3 slot)
    • Heavy-duty Ranged Cannon (3 slot)
    • Thermobaric Cannon (3 slot)
    • Biological Cannon (2 slot)
  • Missiles
    • Heavy-duty Missile Launcher (3 slot)
    • Virulent Missile Launcher (3 slot)
    • Advanced Salvo Missile Launcher (3 slot)
    • TOW Guided Missile Launcher (3 slot)
    • Homing Missile Launcher (2 slot)
    • Salvo Homing Missile Launcher (3 slot)

Infantry Weapons

Rather than listing the individual changes (Which would be a long list), please follow the link below for all of the changes.

https://git.empiresmod.com/empires_public/empires_scripts/-/merge_requests/209/diffs