Squirrelmageddon! News

- FIX: pump shotgun reload now counts shells
- FIX: double barrel reload sounds and timing
- IMPROVED: reload sound timings all weapons

- NEW FEATURE: Difficulty Levels
- NEW FEATURE: Soldier PTSD recovery time after missions
- MULTIPLAYER FIX: moveable object replication
- ACHIEVEMENT FIX: end game mission achievement
- UI FIX: map selection image change
- WEAPON FIX: plasma launcher
- UI UPDATE: clean up scoreboard
- FIX: specials spawn rate

- fix: player jump
- fix: player squirrel sounds
- fix: player squirrel attack

- IN GAME UI UPDATE: removed squirrel player pointer above actor so soldier player can not see location

- MULTIPLAYER SERVER SELECT: ping stat can't be retrieved from Steam so I had to remove the column for now. The top returned will always be the closest server to you by region. There is not much info for me to work with on this issue... but I do have an alternate set of Steam connection functions that I hope will fix this. Just need the time to get it working with the new code.

- GAME UI: multilingual font used for player name text

- LOBBY UI: character positions moved (more tweaks forthcoming)

- MULTIPLAYER FIX / CHANGE: bumping into invisible objects fixed. I had to temporarily stop loading moved objects from the host server as they were not replicating position on clients. Replication fix coming soon!


- MULTIPLAYER FIX: multiplayer pickups no longer changes single player unit inventory

- SPAWN FIX: boss spawner works properly again after changing spawn number calculations

- MISSION FIX: end game save mission on completion fix #2

[h3]CURRENTLY WORKING ON FIXES IN MULTIPLAYER[/h3]
PRIORITY: Fixing JUMP when skill or suit modifies jump capabilities...

- skill and upgrade data replication issues, client receives host capabilities... I'm wondering if this puts both players on the same 'levels' so if people want to PVP everyone is on the same Skill / Mod level? Fairness and balance? hmmmm

- fixing multiplayer moveable object replication: TURRETS!

After completing all 50 missions (including the new Special Event missions) the end game mission is available.

In addition to the new maps and missions, I have been busy prettying up the UI:


- NEW: skill and suit mod icons.

While these are marketplace assets, they look way better than anything I can design! While the visual aspects of a game are important, the actual core gameplay has always been my focus. I will be putting together some custom artwork to replace these once I have the full set of skills and mods programmed into the game.

RECENT BUG FIXES:
- FIXED: mission select preview images where the wrong image would show
- FIXED: broken navigation meshes (squirrels would only hop slowly around map)
- FIXED: map loading bug for Paradise Squirreled missions where it would crash to logo / restart
- FIXED: mission select screen where accept mission button no longer shows if no missions left
- FIXED: XP transfer to never before loaded character in character select
- FIXED: Player squirrel death events. AI no longer tracks phantom squirrel.



- NEW: Main menu 'Continue' and 'New Game' buttons

Creating a new game will clear all progress in current save! Be careful... a pop up confirmation dialogue coming soon!

- ADDED: all missions now have corresponding Steam Achievements. Currently 55 Steam Achievements active. More artwork coming soon!

- BALANCE: specials will spawn at an increased rate.

Instead of spawning 1 per wave, the number will increase per subsequent wave. This is still experimental and may be modified depending on player feedback and game performance.



- MULTIPLAYER: added multiplayer explanation and notes to host setup screen

Explains listen server + note: you can host a game and play the missions just like single player, but any players that join while in a mission will spawn as a 'chipped squirrel'.



- UNLOCKED: special event zones added with Squirrelloween and Winter Wonderland maps + 5 missions

- REVERTED: Quad Bike handling (needs work!)

[h2]SHOUT OUT TO Дотэйн ![/h2]
Дотэйн has been working on completing every mission and getting every achievement. No wonder they are the World's #1 with a high score of 2,523,200. Дотэйн has also been helping out with some bug reports via Steam Chat - which has been extremely helpful! Thank you!!!

If you have any feedback, ideas or would like to report a bug directly to me, hit me up with an add friend request @ TOG|Necron99 - I may not always be able to respond straight away, but be assured I read all chat's.

See you top-side!