Xenonauts 2 News

• Mind Control success chance now reduces by -2% for each tile between the caster and target (rather than -1%).
  
• Abduction tubes now stop their humming sound when opened.
  

• Fixed a tactical crash that could occur at end of turn, or when alt+tabbing. 
  
• Fixed a crash that could occur when selling items on the strategy level.
  
• Fixed an issue that was preventing aliens from using Mind Control (introduced in the last build).
  
• Fixed aircraft armour plating sometimes not removing their +armour bonus when unequipped, causing the interceptor to incorrectly gain a permanent buff.
  
• Fixed the tactical UI soldier minitabs (at the top of the screen) displaying the name of a dead zombified soldier as "reaper Reaper Zombie".
  
• Fixed the crosshair / shot hit chance calculation not updating immediately if you're hovering over an enemy and then press "C" to crouch.
  
• Fixed some instances where some stacked shipping containers were not correctly destruction linked, occasionally causing floating containers and some other issues.
  

• The ARES now moves as though it is equipped with a jetpack, and it no longer suffers fall damage.
  
• Alien Mind Control should now not attack the same soldier more than once per turn.
  

• Fixed a crash after ordering a mind-controlled civilian to evacuate.
  
• Fixed a bug where a failed alien Mind Control attempt would cause a successful Mind Control attack on the same target immediately afterwards.
  
• Fixed vehicles suffering instant death from fall damage if the roof they were standing on was destroyed.
  
• Fixed hovering vehicles (ARES, Servitor, Cyberdrone) incorrectly suffering fall damage.
  
• Fixed the MARS / ARES not properly playing their destruction animation if destroyed by fall damage.
  
• The shot information panel (in the bottom right of the tactical UI) no longer incorrectly displays some lines in light grey rather than the normal dark grey, and the +10% Crouching hit chance bonus is now displayed in a consistent manner with the other multipliers.
  

• The ARES now moves as though it is equipped with a jetpack, and it no longer suffers fall damage.
  
• Alien Mind Control should now not attack the same soldier more than once per turn.
  

• Fixed a crash after ordering a mind-controlled civilian to evacuate.
  
• Fixed a bug where a failed alien Mind Control attempt would cause a successful Mind Control attack on the same target immediately afterwards.
  
• Fixed vehicles suffering instant death from fall damage if the roof they were standing on was destroyed.
  
• Fixed hovering vehicles (ARES, Servitor, Cyberdrone) incorrectly suffering fall damage.
  
• Fixed the MARS / ARES not properly playing their destruction animation if destroyed by fall damage.
  
• The shot information panel (in the bottom right of the tactical UI) no longer incorrectly displays some lines in light grey rather than the normal dark grey, and the +10% Crouching hit chance bonus is now displayed in a consistent manner with the other multipliers.
  

• Fixed a crash that could occur when loading particular maps (could happen loading any mission after ATLAS Base).
  
• Fixed the Display Screen textbox being empty on the game settings panel.
  

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