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Content update -- v0.90.3a (b240625)

USC:CF v0.90.3a, build 240625

NEW

  • CAMPAIGN MODE -- TECHNICAL BETA
    • A technical beta version of the Campaign mode is now playable!
    • Features:
      • Player avatar creation
      • Affiliation system - buy upgrades, prototypes, nukes + use the black market
      • Campaign map: sector-based missions (hordes, derelict sites, nests), horde movement, build & defend your own bases, scan & nuke sectors, weather & day-night systems
      • Persistent unit mechanics: unique marines, XP & leveling system, status system (available, returning from mission, injured, KIA, etc.)
      • Persistent inventory mechanics: what you spend is spent, what you get is yours
      • Roster management
      • Inventory stock system
      • Currently available mission types: engage horde, eradicate nest, explore derelict site (multiple kinds), defend base; outdoors missions adapt to daylight and weather
      • New environment: crystal caves (nest missions)
    • Chinese localization for the campaign beta is currently only partial, and will default to English for currently untranslated terms.
  • Features NOT yet available, but coming in v1.0:
    • General campaign progression
    • Story & narrative with special missions and events, and multiple outcomes for the campaign
    • Player avatar-related mechanics (game over, personal stake)
    • Corporation-given special missions (tied to the affiliation system)
    • Cutscenes
    • Campaign-related "microtutorial", in-game help system
    • Balance changes & minor feature revisions
  • Saved games will NOT remain compatible with 1.0!


FIXES

  • UI: fixed DTB mission info sometimes not showing rewards properly (based on difficulty) after reloading a game
  • UI: fixed a minor bug where the Acquisitions screen could show "Mark X" for prototypes that were actually "just" Mark IX (max. level) (did not affect functionality)
  • Various additional UI fixes
  • Various gameplay fixes