11/21/22 - Giant Chaos Chain Update 1.4.9 - Drones

Salutations, dwellers...

Here is the next big update for the game! It include drones and the lightweight crafting system! Check out the change log below!







*Please note that these changes are not in any particular order.*

[h2]Update 1.4.9 Change Log:[/h2]

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed some icons clipping into others
  
• Fixed enemy grenade use skills playing the animation more than once
  
• Fixed implant based abilities not showing up in the skills list in battle
  
• Fixed trauma kit price (It was 5 Cred too high)
  
• Fixed music timer taking way too long to change tracks
  
• Fixed where a rain drop image kept getting stuck on screen occassionally when moving to an interior map when it's raining outside
  
• Fixed when talking to Syid and accepting the side quest "Repeated Robberies", the camera would not auto shift back to the player character
  
• Fixed some tileset display issues relating to certain objects being in specific locations
  
• Fixed old saves still having the old movement speed values (On load, the saves will now auto-acquire the new values)
  
• Fixed some tileset related issues (Specifically, pathing)
  

Changes & Additions:

• Added a new Steam Achievement for getting a drone
  
• Added Discord Channel Link invite button to the main menu
  
• Added a Toggle Fullscreen/Windowed button to the main menu
  
• Rearranged some main menu options
  
• Updated some main menu option icons
  
• Updated credits with patrons list (Currently only 1)
  
• Added some new characters to interact with
  
• Medical kits and bandages now have slower initiative when used in combat
  
• Medical kits now cure bleeding by default (Their healing capabilities have been very lightly reduced to balance this change)
  
• "Broken" status effect renamed to "Drained"
  
• "Broken" (Now called Drained) status effect icon updated from the white flag to a lightning bolt that is mostly grey to symbolize out of energy/exhausted/etc
  
• Replaced Manual option with Quick Ref (Shows controls and main status effect info) on the in game menu screen
  
• Rebalanced some skills and items (Mainly just their speed in combat)
  
• Added new icon art for over 45 different skills, pieces of equipment, status effects, etc
  
• Cost to enter surgery for augmentations reduced from 50 to 30
  
• Added Ex Machina shop area (In the Industrial Zone)
  
• Added Crawler class combat drone archtype (Heavy, built like a small tank)
  
• Added Rrawler ram default ability
  
• Added Orb class support drone archtype (Light and deceptive)
  
• Added Orb disruption default ability
  
• Added Outrider class multipurpose drone archtype (Agile and adaptable)
  
• Added Outrider overdrive default ability
  
• Added Stalker class combat drone archtype (A good mix of durability, evasiveness, and speed)
  
• Added Stalker spike default ability
  
• Added Raptor class support drone archtype (Fast and reliable)
  
• Added Raptor distraction default ability
  
• Added large weapon mounts talent
  
• Added small weapon mounts talent
  
• Added drone gadget slot talent (To allow them to equip their gadgets)
  
• Added drone gear slots talent (To allow them to equip drone gear)
  
• Added drone equip slots to the list (Frame, Sensors, Battery, Attachment, Mobility)
  
• Added minigun turret weapon (Requires at least 5 rounds of ammo) to fire
  
• Added minigun turret skills, animations, and sound effects
  
• Added stun turret weapon
  
• Added stun turret skills, animations, and sound effects
  
• Added light turret weapon
  
• Added light turret skills, animations, and sound effects
  
• Added sniper turret weapon
  
• Added sniper turret skills, animations, and sound effects
  
• Added auto turret weapon
  
• Added auto turret skills, animations, and sound effects
  
• Added scattergun turret weapon
  
• Added scattergun turret skills, animations, and sound effects
  
• Added welded frame drone equipment
  
• Added polymer frame drone equipment
  
• Added aluminum frame drone equipment
  
• Added steel frame drone equipment
  
• Added carbon fiber frame drone equipment
  
• Added titanium frame drone equipment
  
• Added basic sensors drone equipment
  
• Added refined sensors drone equipment
  
• Added balanced sensors drone equipment
  
• Added enhanced sensors drone equipment
  
• Added superior sensors drone equipment
  
• Added self repair protocol drone equipment
  
• Added extra plating attachment drone equipment
  
• Added ECM component attachment drone equipment
  
• Added stock battery drone equipment
  
• Added rapid battery drone equipment
  
• Added improved battery drone equipment
  
• Added amplified battery drone equipment
  
• Added supercharged battery drone equipment
  
• Added starter motors drone equipment
  
• Added calibrated motors drone equipment
  
• Added primed motors drone equipment
  
• Added advanced motors drone equipment
  
• Added premium motors drone equipment
  
• Added kinetic capacitor drone equipment
  
• Added charge generator drone equipment
  
• Added reactive stabilizer drone equipment
  
• Added smoke discharger drone gadget
  
• Added medtech system drone gadget
  
• Added enigma system drone gadget (Allows the drone to combat hack)
  
• Added eye lighters drone gadget (Pretty much built in flashbangs)
  
• Added smoke discharger ability
  
• Added self maintenance drone ability and animation
  
• Added medtech stabilize ability
  
• Added medtech treatment ability
  
• Prohibited use of medical items on drones (They'll get their own means of repair - Check below)
  
• Added drone recovery kit item (For revives)
  
• Added drone repair kit item (Drone medical kit for all intents and purposes)
  
• Added drone energy rod item (Used for a quick surge of energy)
  
• Tinted the reaction balloon icons
  
• Tweaked vision radius color tint
  
• Added new randomized drone dialogue lines
  
• Added workbench graphics
  
• Added workbench system (You can craft certain items at workbenches and also modify your drone components if you have a drone)
  
• Added workbenches to several areas
  
• Added memory chip crafting schematics
  
• Added bandage crafting schematics
  
• Added molotov crafting schematics
  
• Added IED crafting schematics
  
• Added drone repair kit crafting schematics
  
• Added drone recovery kit crafting schematics
  
• Added drone energy rod crafting schematics
  
• Reorganized name input changing inside the PDA and added custom character detection settings for special patrons (They know their special codes to activate them)
  
• Standardized input error messages (The type that tell you things such as a feature being maxed out or that the name for the main character cannot be blank) so that they always appear in the middle of the screen (If I missed any, please tell me)
  
• Temporarily (Possibly permanently) disabled the show_added_states function when on the map screen so that you won't constantly get popups every few seconds that are warning you about a character being dead or broken
  
• Added some new appearance variants for some generic characters
  
• Added new sprite graphic files for the new characters
  
• Added some new tileselt graphics
  
• Removed some old, leftover (Deprecated) code
  
• Various other (Minor) tweaks and changes
  

Please let me know of any bugs or issues you may encounter so I can fix them. The update will be available shortly.

For more info on the game, visit the store page below!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1536730/Chaos_Chain/

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That's all for now, enjoy!

-Corrosion ːCStudiosː