Alpha 114: Regiment Resurgence

[h2]New Features[/h2]
[h3]Interface[/h3]

• Added a Regiment Grouping interface, which allows players to choose to use default or customize groups for their officers, troops, and vehicles in battle.

[h3]In-Battle[/h3]

• Brand-new battlefield environment for Elysia's Area.
  
• Players can now command corresponding soldiers using different buttons during battles when using custom groups.
  
• Added Urslan soldiers’ dying ragdoll effect.
  
• Added elite and boss enemies’ dying explosion effects.
  
• Adjusted the tank’s main cannon to a charged cannon.
  
• Added new buff types that can be picked up from chests dropped by elite enemies: Melee Stun, Nano Repair, Armament Conversion, Killing Burst, Shield Master, Armor Striker, Bloodstealing Shot, Weakling Scatter, Tactic Training, Defense Training, and more.

[h3]Proficiency[/h3]

• Added Tactician, Shadow, Battlefield Engineer, Ghost, and Pain Envoy categories to the proficiency system.
  
• Added corresponding skills and set effects for each proficiency category above.

[h3]Balance[/h3]

• Execution Ship, Demonmorph, and Hunterscythe are now available for crafting and upgrading.
  
• Before the main character reaches level 10, some bosses have a chance to drop equipment.

[h2]Improvements & Optimizations[/h2]
[h3]Star View[/h3]

• Added a shortcut key "J" for proficiency.

[h3]Interface[/h3]

• No longer able to list equipped weapons, troops, spaceships, and vehicles to the Auction House.
  
• No longer display the required Federal Credit amount for items that do not need repairs.
  
• A relevant prompt will pop up when a player chooses to team up before entering a battle if s/he’s not currently in a team.
  
• If there are empty weapon/troop slots available, a related prompt will appear before entering a battle.
  
• Added dialogue numbering to the interactive dialogue options interface.
  
• Optimized the custom character interface layout.
  
• Added a "Team Up" option in Ark’s dialogue list.
  
• Optimized the button display in the login interface.
  
• Optimized the mission HUD icons’ display.
  
• Optimized the mission guide’s display.
  
• Added sound effects for shortcut keys.
  
• The voice-over and prompts to remind the player to turn in missions were removed.

[h3]Missions[/h3]

• Optimized the battle pass mission tracking window.
  
• Added mission type icons next to each mission name.
  
• Adjusted the main mission’s difficulty display.
  
• Adjusted the prerequisites for unlocking Elysia's side missions.
  
• Adjusted the mission objective for "Build a Spacecraft."

[h3]Battle Pass[/h3]

• After unlocking the Battle Pass, rewards will be automatically claimed.

[h3]In-Battle[/h3]

• Increased the speed of opening loot chests dropped by elite enemies.
  
• Optimized the jump-and-land animations when the player is equipped with weapons.
  
• Optimized the Vengeful affix display.
  
• Added a "Conscript" affix to the enemies in the Tactical Capture battle for the "Let His Blood Be Shed" mission.
  
• Reduced the battle difficulty in the "Let His Blood Be Shed" mission.
  
• Optimized Big Jack’s trajectory display.
  
• Added firing effects for rifles.
  
• Optimized Rick Ochet's visual effects.
  
• Optimized Medics’ healing effects.
  
• Optimized the display after throwing an insect trap.
  
• Elite chests will no longer drop after winning a battle.
  
• Nano-spheres can be used again after its cool-down.
  
• Optimized the damage number displays.

[h3]Balance[/h3]

• Decreased the durability of weapons and armor.
  
• Decreased the amount of Federal Credits rewarded in the main missions and daily missions.
  
• Decreased equipment drop rate from bosses in levels 1-10.

[h3]Others[/h3]

• Bug fixes.
  
• Performance optimization.