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5.582 Tuning

New AI War 2 build! https://wiki.arcengames.com/index.php?title=AI_War_2:Post_Completion_Part_II#5.582_Tuning

This has some tweaks and tuning in general, and then updates to a bunch of mods.

This also removes a folder called MSBuild, which was only useful to modders, and which was being (erroneously) flagged by Malwarebytes as a trojan. Since this was consistently annoying and alarming a number of people, that's removed and modders can just download it from our discord. A text file is there instead, with instructions for how to find it for the few people who need it.

Steam is not always great about removing files, so if it's still there for you, and you care, then look in the ReliableDLLStorage folder in your game install folder, and just delete the MSBuild subfolder. It won't come back after you delete it, but steam should ideally delete it for you. Leaving it in place also will be fine, as it's not a harmful folder and never was. But if it's being wrongly flagged by your antivirus, and that bugs you, go ahead and get rid of it.

Enjoy!

In other news! Our first console release has happened. Yesterday, Starward Rogue launched on the XBox, Playstation, and Nintendo Switch platforms. Very exciting! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pldE6CJGkmc

Regarding Heart of the Machine, if you've been following our discord, then you know that the testing on that got pushed back some. Testing did not start in late December, but instead will be a February or March thing. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2001070/Heart_of_the_Machine/ It's really nice to be able to give the game the amount of development time it truly deserves, but thanks for your patience with the repeated delays on it. Feel free to go to our discord https://discord.gg/arcengames and post here: https://discordapp.com/channels/240637654717300736/1086679572373848244 if you're interested in being a part of one of the phases of testing in the future. There is now a direct signup form here: https://forms.gle/sYj9hH3Bh2TJ2Hbx5

Minor patch to address an issue with M3 macs.

Or at least that's the intent. It won't harm anything if it doesn't work. :)

5.581 Mod Updates

New AI War 2 build! https://wiki.arcengames.com/index.php?title=AI_War_2:Post_Completion_Part_II#5.581_Mod_Updates

This one is mostly focused on some updates to mods, including fixing the AMU mod so that it no longer errors on start. It also tweaks a couple of minor text things in the main game to make them more clear.

Enjoy!

In other news! Been talking about Heart of the Machine for a year and a half now, and it's very close to opening back up for alpha testers again. That will start in the week after Christmas, for those who are interested. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2001070/Heart_of_the_Machine/ Essentially it's on the border between alpha and beta there, because the bulk of the art and core mechanics and code are complete, but it's a matter of actually fleshing out content on the systems that are now in place. If you have time in that timespan, and that style of testing seems interesting to you, please do sign up. Feel free to go to our discord https://discord.gg/arcengames and post here: https://discordapp.com/channels/240637654717300736/1086679572373848244 if you're interested in being a part of either this earlier stage of things, or a later phase. There is now a direct signup form here: https://forms.gle/sYj9hH3Bh2TJ2Hbx5

5.580 Curve League

New AI War 2 build! https://wiki.arcengames.com/index.php?title=AI_War_2:Post_Completion_Part_II#5.580_Curve_League

This one has quite a long laundry list of small and midsize tweaks, fixes, and changes. Primary thanks to Dismiss, but also SirLimbo and Arphar for a variety of the items.

There are a number of new experimental features that you can opt into if you're interested (see link for details), as well as updates to several of the included mods.

Enjoy!

You can wishlist our upcoming title Heart of the Machine! Steam page is very out of date, but will have updates in the next few months. You can see more sneak peeks of things on our discord in the meantime, if you want! The game will be launching in 2024. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2001070/Heart_of_the_Machine/ We'll be resuming having alpha testers before the end of this year; the game has gone through a huge amount of growth and changes, and I can't wait to show that off to more folks. Feel free to go to our discord https://discord.gg/arcengames and post here: https://discordapp.com/channels/240637654717300736/1086679572373848244 if you're interested in being a part of either the early alpha or a later phase. There is now a direct signup form here: https://forms.gle/sYj9hH3Bh2TJ2Hbx5

Hotfix 3

Release notes: https://wiki.arcengames.com/index.php?title=AI_War_2:Post_Completion_Part_II#5.579_Hotfix_3