IAH: INTERNET WAR News

Hey!

I have a significant update for you all; some of these changes affect the general demo build, while others affect the main enthusiast EA build.

• - NEW: Weapon Attachment System (Custom Scopes, Custom Barrels, Custom Ammo and Charms)
  
• - NEW: Added bunch of new Masks.
  
• - NEW: Added Bot Auras.
  
• - NEW: Added Dyes. While not accessible to the player, the dye system allows recoloring of weapons and bot skins.
  
• - NEW: Added eight new biomes that will appear randomly.
  
• - NEW: Added new Weapon: Stinger Rocket Launcher.
  
• - NEW: Billboards revamped and now tell a story of the game world.
  
• - NEW: Added a bunch of decoratives to the game map to make it feel fresh and exciting.
  
• - NEW: Added Mechanic Node that sells Armor Repair Kit; you can install this on liberated Nodes.
  
• - SFX and ANIMATIONS: IMPROVED COMBAT VISUAL EFFECTS and SOUNDS and Weapon Animations.
  
• - COMBAT: Added Evasion and added Accuracy and Evasion dropoff based on distance.
  

• - NEW: PROCEDURAL BOT DESTRUCTION SYSTEM.
  
• - NEW BOT STATS: ARMOR and ARMOR PENETRATION (ATK.AP).
  
• - NEW MECHANIC: When ARMOR reaches zero, the Bot enters a staggered state and takes 50% more damage and can lose body parts in the process, further debuffing the bot.
  
• - NEW TP CARD: ARMOR REPAIR KIT. Repairs Bot Armor.
  
• - BALANCE: Units/Weapons with the Physical Tag have high Armor Penetration.
  
• - BALANCE: Units with SMALL, MEDIUM, and LARGE Tags dictate how much Armor Units have.
  
• - BALANCE: UZI Nerfed.
  
• - OTHER: Swapping now removes old weapon; previously, it would consume equip slot.
  
• - OTHER: When the battle begins, point of interest icons now vanish.
  
• - SFX: IMPROVED COMBAT VISUAL EFFECTS and SOUNDS.
  

• - NEW: Added a bunch of new Level Up cosmetics.
  
• - NEW: Bot Equip System now supports decorative equip: Masks and Scarfs (About ten different variants for starters).
  
• - NEW: Zip Files now have a chance to drop decorative equipment.
  
• - NEW: Added Ethereum Silo.
  
• - NEW: First Node can now have on Money Slot [Bitcoin Silo, Ethereum Silo or a Job].
  
• - UI: BP Value now also has a floating value that is shown when BP Value changes.
  
• - MAP: Captured Nodes now have small border animation.
  
• - Reasoning Behind this Update: Eventually, one day, PvP will be a reality, and programmers will need a way to stylize their compositions; in addition to that, in singleplayer players can now make their bots a bit cooler, and this decorative system opens a pathway to create named powerful enemies.
  

• - Added BP Lock Support for UI Buttons. Virus Structure Invasion now requires 800 BP.
  
• - BALANCE: Promotion Rank 3 drop rate reduced.
  
• Game Update 0.498
  
• - NEW:Added Ingame Bot Medals (First Blood, Close Call and Kills)
  
• - NEW:ScriptKiddie now has Premium Cheat that gives Red Plasma Rifle at the start of the game.
  
• - NEW:Bot Creation now happens via the Operating System..
  
• - NEW:Police,Tax,Repo and USE HQs now have physical places.
  
• - NEW:Elimination Tracker -> Don't miss the moment when your bots are eliminated.
  
• - Added Skill Hotkey rebind.
  
• - Enemy Bots now always Level Up when they kill someone.
  
• - You can now see how many Bots your Bot Killed.
  
• - If Web Buffer is full you no longer can browse internet.
  
• - Fixed Bug where Bot Discount was affecting weapon prices.
  
• - Fixed Bug where Melee Weapon Animation could glitch.
  
• - Fixed Bug where Treasure Bot would not die properly in some instances.
  

• - Improved Tutorial stage when you are supposed to make a new bot.
  
• - Added some missing localization data to nonenglish languages.
  
• - When performing actions, the game now displays which turn it is.
  

Have fun! PS: The game is on the harder side right now; I am creating a base-building system that will help you with this; more on this in future update 0.5 or so.

Hey!

I am pushing forward and trying to perfect the singleplayer loop. Have fun! This content is available in the Demo version.

• New: Added Arms Dealer Merchant, requires wanted stars.
  
• New Weapon Equip: Red Plasma Rifle, Pistol, Desert Eagle, Shotgun, RPG-A7, M1 Rifle.
  
• New Melee Weapon Equips: Knife, Hammer, Proto Blade, Red Proto Blade.
  
• New Objective and Virus Nest Icons.
  
• New Creep Station Revamp: It's called Grind Station, and you can interact with it to spawn Creeps and EXP Blocks to strengthen your Bots. Creeps no longer spawn on their own, and you can have a maximum of 4 creeps spawned at any given time.
  
• New Bot: Small Creep Bot; for the first 19-20 actions, Small Creep Bots will spawn instead of Creep Bots.
  
• Added 100 XP Blocks and 200 XP Blocks to the Grind Station.
  
• UI: Added new Icons to the Grind Station, Bitoin Silo, and HQ Hack Targets.
  
• UI: Main Menu Top Right Corner Updated -> Shows now your Personal best on how many turns you survived.
  
• UI: Fixed alignment issue on Live MP as it was not centered correctly.
  
• Balance: Operator Bot and Shockwave Bot did not have weapons on default; they have been buffed and now have WEAPON SWAP Tag, which allows you to equip weapons on them.
  
• Small GPU Performance Improvement.
  
• Virus Cookies will no longer spawn in player captured zone.
  
• Named Bot Upgrade will now appear on Level 4 instead of Level 3.
  
• Added some effects to various Weapon Equips for that OOMFF factor.
  

Hey!

New Stuff. Feel free to try Demo if you want. New Bots and Hackers are available for programmers and enthusiasts through the API System (https://iamhacker.cc/).

*New Hacker: Dns -> Specializes on Drones
*New Hacker: Sonic -> Specializes on AoE
*New Bot: Operator Bot -> Can create DNS Drone Bots
*New Bot: DNS Drone Bot -> Small Attack Drone.
*New Bot: Shockwave Bot -> Deals Massive AoE Damage.
*New Feature: Weapons Equips can be equipped on bots with [WEAPON SWAP], which takes 1 Equip Slot; Bots have four Equip slots for reference.
*New Weapon Equips: UZI, Silenced Pistol, Assault Rifle and Plasma Rifle.
*New TP Cards: Max HP Plate Lv 1,2 and 3.
*New TP Cards: Damage Up Lv 1, 2 and 3.
*Balance: Crossbow Bot Buffed -> Ammo and damage increased.
*Balance: Zendar Chaos Card appearance reduced slightly during the mid-end game.
*Added new Bot GIF Files to the Bot Library and Bot Crafting UI.
*Updated description to the Main Menu on how to uncover new Bots.



Have a good one, Steam community!

Hey!

Some work has been done on the game. Feel free to try Demo if you want. New Bots and Hackers are available for programmer and enthusiasts through the API System (https://iamhacker.cc/).

0.472-0.48

• Added Hacker: Pixel
  
• Added Claymore Bot
  
• Added Magnet Bot
  
• Added RGB Bot
  
• Added Outlaw Bot.
  
• Added Outlaw Bot Chaos Card
  
• Added Top Center UI that shows map progression and potentail next wave size.
  
• Junk Bot Buffed -> Atk Speed and HP.
  
• Crab Bot Buffed -> HP.
  
• Level Up Buffed -> Custom Bot name now increases HP by 30 points instead of 15 points.
  
• Ping Pong Bot Nerf -> Ammo from 12 to 7.
  
• Outlaw Bot Spawn rated reduced.
  
• Critical Bug Fixed where Consumed Chaos Cards would no longer appear in future runs and you would need to restart the client for them to appear again.
  
• Fixed Bug where Battle Music would not play sometimes
  
• Trojan Bot Nerf -> Hp Reduced.
  
• Top Center UI Changed to show Live MVP.
  
• Added Attack Range Indicator when you hover over units.
  
• Few Improvements to the Bot Hover Menu (Hp Stats).
  
• Added Estimated DPS Info when you hover over units.
  

Have a good one, Steam community!

Hey!

This update is big; it pushes the game closer to the vision that I have for the game. Strap in and enjoy the update, you can now really automate the game.

0.45

• Added TP Card rerolls; you get one reroll for every Level Up.
  

0.46

• Added Singleplayer API Support; you can now automate the entire game, the whole game can be automated with any programming language or IDE.
  
• C# AI Example to the GitHub: https://github.com/VitaliKirpu/IAH_SinglePlayerAITemplate
  
• Javascript/React/NextJS AI Example to the GitHub: https://github.com/VitaliKirpu/IAH_SingleplayerAITemplate_NextJs

0.465

• Removed Rev-Share Section from the Main Menu; not needed there.
  
• Default Options readjusted to favor performance.
  
• Bottom Left-Corner cleanup and Added Live Hacker Tracker: When playing, you will now see how everyone is struggling. i might add chat and emotes later.
  
• InGame Esc Menu readjusted to include game logo and version.
  
• Trojan Bot HP nerf.
  
• Learning Skills now also gives +1 Max SP.
  
• Removed Weird effect when barrels explode.
  
• Small GPU Performance boost.
  

0.47

• Added New Hacker: Crab
  
• Added New Bot: Crab Bot -> Tank with a Harden Skill.
  
• QoL: Added Zoom (Mouse Scroll Wheel)
  
• QoL: Combat Labels and Bot HP Caed Clarity improved.
  
• QoL: Cookie Indicator changed, and now they are hidden when battle beings.
  
• Changes: Website Reveal Mechanic removed, when you find Website you now know what website it is.
  
• Changes: Added ZIP File System, when you place Website a bunch of Zip Files might spawn, they can now give you new Bot Schematics or Money.
  
• Changes: When placing Websites not all 4 white blocks will appear.
  
• Changes: Malware Units now have Ammo.
  
• Each bot now has Skill Cast Time parameter.
  

Also check this Sandbox Battle:
https://youtu.be/d-UJi2O7Ge8?si=z4uJE0mgh-87QlA_


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