Across the many worlds embroiled in the Athena Crisis, most conflicts pit humans against humans: tanks, airplanes, and infantry engage in battles for territorial control. Some, however, feature unexpected combatants. Diplomacy unknowable to humanity prevails, the rules of combat are even odder than our own, and creatures beyond our belief are let loose to turn the tide of battle. From one such world come…the Bazooka Bears. These shaggy scavengers are no stranger to the battlefield, arriving armed with a long-range bazooka attack. Their weapon of choice enables them to fire at all unit types without little fear of counter-fire, including against those in the air. If their enemies do manage to close the distance, they won’t get a warm welcome - a high defense against incoming damage keeps them in the fight. Their attack and defense power is tempered by their lumbering pace when moving around the map. As a secret unit, you won’t find a Bazooka Bear on every map in Athena Crisis, but if you do stumble across the squad’s leader Bazoo, you’d better hope he’s fighting on your side. If not, you’ll need to bring multiple units to “bear” on him in the hopes of slowing him down before he and his squad tear right through your army. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44194596/a3ff7377d9a0a365812041cb551c7b451b24a32e.gif[/img] [h2]New Features and Updates[/h2] April was a busy month for Athena Crisis development! Here are some of the new features and improvements that were implemented in the past month, all of which should be live in your game now: [list] [*] [b]Naval Overhaul & Balancing[/b] Inspired by modern naval strategies, all naval units have been overhauled and significant changes have been made for game balancing. [*] [b]News Feed[/b] The game now provides a feed of current events and allows spectating of any single- and multiplayer game, including a friend's game in fog via unique spectator codes. [*] [b]Custom Movement Paths[/b] Players can now control the movement paths of units, primarily useful to avoid running into opponents in fog. [*] [b]Difficulty[/b] Campaigns now feature easy, intermediate, and hard difficulties, with campaign creators having the option to lock-in a specific difficulty for perfect balancing. [*] [b]Unit Descriptions & Character Stories[/b] Every unit now has a description, and each leader character has a backstory, adding depth to the game's lore. [*] [b]Translations[/b] Athena Crisis is now fully translated to Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese and German. [/list] [h3]Athena Crisis is on sale now![/h3] https://store.steampowered.com/app/2456430/Athena_Crisis/ To celebrate Bazoo and the boys, Athena Crisis is on sale for the first time [h3]Join our community of players, map makers, and campaign creators[/h3] [url=https://discord.gg/zX4KgJwrVq][img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44194596/8470ff71e87efe9f7f4e1fa8a3f9d6b3f8edb631.png[/img][/url]