Hi everyone! A new free update for Guardians Frontline (Update 5) is now officially live on Steam! [previewyoutube=je4sVHbHXKI;full][/previewyoutube] New stuff: - Three new species of bugs have been detected! - Arack Level 2: This new unit is capable of burrowing and launching surprise attacks. It is invulnerable below ground unless you use the tactical view to make them visible. - Insect Level 2: Bigger and stronger than regular insects, it launches a freezing attack that will paralyze any unit for 5s - Siege Sentinel: This variant of the sentinel launches explosive projectiles at very long distances. It is a great complement to the linear attack of the sentinel as this one can launch parabolic shots. - Added 10 new rank levels to level 50! Who will be the first Guardian to reach Supreme Commander? - Added the ultimate skin for Guardians that reach Lvl50! This skin also offers 30% extra protection against explosive damage to keep those pesky bug bombs at bay. - AK20 - Explosive projectiles: Added a secondary attack to the AK20, you can now shoot powerful explosive projectiles. Improvements: - Added the option to create private games right from the Campaign section. - Added two more filters to the games list: slots available and game mode. - Bugs will try to go to the nearest portal if they don't have a valid path to their targets. - Improved sword blast usability and added tips. - Added new sound effects to the insects and scorpion. - Added new capability to nests to trigger defensive waves in conquer if the player attacks them (enabled in the map editor) - Added option to reconnect - Added new map section “Creators highlights” where certified map makers can showcase their latest maps (see map editor section for more details) - Added more information to clearly differentiate between personal and team influence. Rating system changes: -Added a feedback form to let players inform when they rate a map as 1s (performance, game issues, etc.) - The rating screen will only appear if the map is played in Normal, Hard or Insane, and the player has played for more than 8 minutes. - Changed the rating formula of maps until they have 25 votes to include mean and median. This change will take into consideration Fixes: - Join list breaks when attempting to join someone offline or in full room - Fixed the Environmental effects are too loud on PC - Fixed ancient ladder asset missing faces. - Fixed some landscape settings not saving correctly. - Fixed laser traps blocking passage sometimes. - Fixed several errors that could potentially create performance problems - Fixed the "get all updates" accolade grayed out even though it was already completed. - Fixed bots being created in PvP games but not showing up in the player’s list. - Fixed mind control barrels not disappearing sometimes. - Fixed if you set bugs to despawn option it switches it back when you play the published map. - Fixed when you save with despawn bugs at stage end it also breaks lights so when you hold gun the light remains fixed to head. - Added limits to the environmental effects intensity selectors to avoid visual artifacts when going over range. - Fix: Potential fix for some players getting kicked out when they jump into a vehicle - Fixed a color bug with the blades, when you change the color of the blade (to any color besides blue), then change the sword types, the glowing effect/fog around it is still blue - Fixed being able to start a new galaxy conquest without pressing the Start button. Balance: - Reduced damage of swords to 0.1 vs 0.2 before on Lvl2 nests. Editor: - Conquer spawn mode: added the option to use all nests as possible spawn points instead of just the 2 closest to target. - Ability to increase the HP of the nests - The biome filter is now out of beta and available to everyone! You can now merge assets from different biomes in your maps like putting ice spires on the desert. - Certified map makers can now highlight one of their maps and it will automatically show up in the “Creators highlights” section. Each map maker can only show one map at a time. Adding the map to this section will remove it from Featured or Top Rated if it’s there too. - More co-authoring and collab options (beta): - Added a new customizable Author field to publish maps as joint col·laborations - Transfer map: You can now transfer maps to other map makers - Co-Op editor fixes - Pieces disappear when someone leaves the editor - Cloning doesn't work - Grouping doesn’t work - Only host can touch terrain - Locking all objects breaks things - Added Sound trigger volumes so you can play specific sounds when the player is inside them. - Added 6 new music tracks - Added the option to create Bugs-only kill meshes - Added new tool to smooth terrain (still working on the Q3 issue) - Added option to disable tactical view - Added new Lightning and electric assets! - Added explosive barrels as placeable assets - Added a new ancient animated door - Added the option to automatically open and close the doors when nearby. Enemies and allied units will automatically go through the door in this mode. - Added a new ancient destroyable wall - Added landed dropship as asset. This is the same dropship that we use in the campaign that takes off after pressing start. - Added a new Supply Crate Respawner! This asset will automatically respawn a dropship crate on top of it at the frequency that you specify in the editor. As always we hope you like this new update and please let us know what you think about the new features. That's it for now fellow Guardians, time to kill some bugs! Cheers! VirtualAge Games Team