Version/2.33.x

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2.33.2

Release: (TBA)

Features

  • Updated the Game's Steamworks SDK version from v1.34 (28th July 2015) to the latest version which is v1.52 (14th September 2021).
  • Controls menu has been updated.
    • Updated the layout and formatting for each category.
    • Removed old key binds that no longer worked.
    • Updated default key assignments, adding assignments where no default was already set.

Bug fixes

  • Fixed some problems with how entities are detected by commands issued using the F-Menu. Including commands bypassing the menu using emp_menu_quickcmd. (Spotting/Squad Targets etc...)
    • The commands now do a line ray cast before doing a box ray cast which should reduce the chance of selecting the wrong entity because the box ray cast was big enough to hit something else than what you were aiming at.
      • Commands detect entities using the following method: Line ray cast -> Box ray cast -> Detect entity origins within 10 pixels of the crosshair, then return the closest entity to the player. Line of sight checks still apply for all methods.
      • emp_menu_quickcmd was using these methods in a different order than using the menu itself, this has been corrected. emp_menu_quickcmd was using the least accurate method first, which is the 10 pixel crosshair detection; often leading to picking a different entity than intended.
  • Fixed scouts not being networked to commanders in command view, rendering them completely invisible. This might have originally been added to side-step issues with commanders being able to target hidden scouts, those issues have also been resolved. Hidden scouts are no longer highlighted in attack selection boxes and targets cannot be issued if the scout is already hidden.
  • Fixed an issue preventing the Bio infantry resist from working.
  • Fixed two of the broken Chat variables, %_x and %_y. (Used to print the player's co-ordinates to chat.)
  • Main menu "Quick Start Guide" button now links to the website version using the Steam overlay instead of using an in-game panel. Some of the links in the local version were broken and the website version is slightly more up to date (although a lot of the information is still outdated).

Script/Game Balance

  • Increase all building (excluding wall/turrets) resistance to Rifleman's Sticky grenades 0.77 -> 0.828 (Dmg 40 -> 30)
  • Added a new script variable to control cannon recoil, previously it was using the damage value to scale the recoil. This change just allows us more control when balancing certain weapons. (All of the recoil values have been defaulted to the original values so there is currently no balance changes. This is for future use.)

2.33.1

Release: (2021/09/11)

Features

  • Implemented a system that checks which player body parts are blocked by other objects before applying explosion damage.
    • Explosion damage and Bio DoT now scales based on the mass of the objects blocking each body part. (Bio Dot is only changed for explosions, Bio MG is unaffected)
    • Each body part is checked separately and scales the damage for that part depending on the blocking object's mass.
      • This uses the same mass checking system as was previously in the game, only that now each part is checked and scaled separately. Previously there was a single check done using the detection raycast that detected the player being visible to the explosion.
      • For reference the system scales the damage based on objects of 0-350 kg mass. (350+ kg objects will block all of the damage.Player mass is 85kg, turrets are 280kg. This is here just to provide an example.)
      • Note - Body parts are an approximation based on player bounding box size and therefore may not line up exactly where the model's geometry is. (Example below)
Body part Maximum damage percentage loss Standing body parts Crouching body parts Proning body parts
Chest 40% Note: Chest position is hidden inside player geometry but is in line with the arm positions Note: Chest position is hidden inside player geometry but is in line with the arm positions Note: Chest position is hidden inside player geometry but is in line with the arm positions
Head 20%
Feet 20%
Left Arm 10%
Right Arm 10%

Bug fixes


Maps / Level design

Minor update to emp_canyon

  • Fixed Cubemaps not being built when the map was last published.
  • All player/vehicle clip brushes have been remade, increasing accuracy in order to prevent players from using exploits to reach the top of the hills.
    • B4 hill is now player/vehicle clipped and has restrictions in place for placing buildings.
  • Standardized core entity names to match other official maps.
  • Fixed the env_sun entity not displaying because of bad entity settings.

Minor update to emp_coast

  • Remade all clip brushes/comm/engy restrict brushes
    • Fixed various exploit spots
  • Standardized core entity names with other official maps.

Minor update to emp_mvalley

  • Added player/vehicle/comm building clips to the high ground again. After hearing feedback from a lot of players, the majority of people suggested that they preferred the gameplay without high ground being accessible.


Script/Game Balance

Script changes are visible via the empires_scripts repo on our Gitlab. Please follow the link if you would like to check exactly how the script values have changed.

Infantry weapons

  • Both shotguns now have a FalloffEnd value of 7500, they were previously mismatched. (Previously BE was 5000, NF was 10000; This was unintentional.)

Vehicle chassis

  • Reduced BE AFV Max Weight by 10
  • Reduced NF Light Tank Max Weight by 10
  • Fixed a few issues with vehicle chassis armor angle values being slightly wrong. (Used for determining which armor side took damage)
    • NF Jeep armor angle values were for the old model, these have been updated to reflect the geometry of the new model.
    • Both command vehicles had non-symmetrical armor angles for the back of the vehicle. Only by a few degrees, however both have been updated to resolve this.

Vehicle engines

  • APC Engines' cooling has been reduced by 1.
  • Heavy Tank Engines' cooling has been increased by 1.
  • Removed researchable Artillery Engines as they served little purpose, standard engine has been adjusted to fit its new purpose and to be more fragile (with penalties).
  • Stalling Penalties have been changed to be less impactful for armor hits and more impactful for some hull hits and generally reduced stall on heat threshold penalties.
  • Horsepower Health Penalty has been increased slightly.
  • Bio Diesel has been tweaked so it's no longer "unstoppable".

Vehicle weapons

  • Removed High-Explosive Heavy Machine Gun
  • Artillery weapons have been slightly rebalanced.
    • The trajectory of artillery projectiles have been adjusted.
    • Weight, Damage, cycle time and heat have also been adjusted.