Red Solstice 2: Survivors News

Attention Marines!!!
It's time for your regularly scheduled roll call!
I've noticed a few of you have been missing leg day - so let's rectify that RIGHT NOW!

3,2,1...
RIGHT LUNGE
LEFT LUNGE
RIGHT LUNGE
LEFT LUNGE
NOW A ONE MINUTE SQUAT - FEEL THE BURN! ...Ok, three seconds is good enough.
Now you all feel refreshed, it's time to get back to Mars and say hello to your fellow squad members.



[h3]From the September 15th 18:00 BST to the September 22nd 18:00 BST, The 505 Games Publisher Sale is on! [/h3]That means shiny things for less - like 50% off Red Solstice 2: Survivors!

Plenty of time to find new recruits to help fight the infestation or to get back in the game and kick some STROL butt with granny! She is still going strong! (Apparently she makes a great Zombie Fat cheek stew.)

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[h3]We have even more offers - enough to scare the STROL back to their hive holes.[/h3]
🔻20% OFF DLCs
🔻20% OFF SEASON PASS
🔻30% OFF EXECUTOR ARMOR

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[h3]Patch Notes 2.78 [/h3]
NOTEABLE
• Tweaked and changed almost every vehicle weapon
• Players can now use callouts while inside vehicle
• Vehicle batteries won't spawn if there are no drivable vehicles on level
• Added new media player to reduce issues people were having with videos

OPTIMIZATION
• Did major network optimization for host regarding frequent updates on both players and monsters
• General optimization on various actors
• Major optimization of minimap
• Optimized colony doors skeletal meshes

SKILLS
• Assault and Hellfire skill duration increased to 40 seconds
• Flameburst duration on last 3 levels is 3 - 6 - 9
• Scan area slot size reduced to 1
• High ex rounds slot size reduced to 2
• Scan area now applies 3% damage taken buff to monsters
• Removed slow from communication skill, added up to -50% energy regeneration while skill is active

GENERAL
• Player bullets will no longer get blocked by windows if crouched
• Energize capacitator skill now displays proper duration in the skill description
• Ammo saver and ammo link should not result in near infinitive ammo anymore
• Turrets now target close targets
• Door blocker will now highlight open doors too
• Mines can no longer be placed on top of flaming pipes
• Command drones should work properly on client now(visually)
• Driller animation fix
• A lot of map bug fixes
• Fix for STROL Marine weapons being visible in fog of war
• Fix of HUD re-scaling after opening player stat widget
• Fix for player not being able to see their own ping
• Fix for Attractor being able to be used on regions with 5+ infestation
• Fix for automatic scan that happens after entering the World Map for the first time
• Fix for Engineer Battery not displaying restricted placement particle while inside of Firebase
• Fix for items spawning underground on some prefabs
• Fix for player not being able to use Zipline on Castle prefab
• Fix for doors that were not displayed on the minimap on Shadow War map
• Fix for client players not being rewarded for completing tasks
• Fixed gunship spam on New Hope

GAMEPAD
• A lot of QOL and changes to gamepad, cursor mode is now available RB + D-pad Up
• Minimap buttons hidden when using gamepad
• Tutorial popup is now gamepad navigable
• Fix for gamepad being able to open multiple ready confirmation menus

UI
• Added wave info and mission time in session list
• Added display to vehicle loading in loadout
• New vehicle mods display for loadout with hover tooltips
• M.E.R.C.S. skin won't show twice in the list if player has both M.E.R.C.S. and season pass
• Players will get a revival information if they are being revived from other sources then player
• Added map legend for refuel station on map
• Vehicle artillery mod data display fix
• Added new line for weapon info for ammo cost per shot
• Fix for Elysium orders not accepting clicks well
• Player vehicles will no longer unequip when changing classes
• Removed conceal description for stimulants
• Rank tooltip will always show requirements now

MISSIONS
• STROL Lair
-Swapped shiva with QIED
-Deploy beacon radius is smaller
-Moved radius closer to whale
• Wasteland Skirmish
-Removed convoy blocker from dam road
-Adjusted a spline that was too close to object that can't die
-Fixed train detection positions to prevent blocker
-Adjusted locations of teleporter pads
-Set spawn points (non-internal ones) for min dis 4k and max to 12k
-Fixed pickup locations
-Fixed items going behind gates
-Fix to monster floor so it covers the entire map now
• M.E.R.C.S. Underground Skirmish
-Tweaked connectors
• Allied Defense
-Added a refuel station to spawn
• Fallen Fury
-Updated friendly marines
• Questionable Cannon Secondary Mission
-Set fail timer of first objective to 5 mins instead of being infinite
• Big Sister Is Watching You
-Fixed gunship spam
• Swamp Colony
-Fixed west gate middle that blocked convoys from leaving
• Rise Of The Reapers
-Set enemy reapers to be just spawned in opposed to called down and the spawn.
• Radiant Frogs
-Removed the Condatis soldier dying as a fail condition as players struggled to understand why they failed when they died.
• Outskirts Skirmish map
-Updated what missions can spawn there
-Added some support locations
• Traitors Grand Skirmish
-Overhauled the mission chain to be more updated and interesting
-Fixed various bugs
• Flesh City Skirmish
-Added more grand skirmish missions to the map
• Shadow War Part 3
-Swapped deploy shiva with QIED
-Fixed an issue where whale did not show up
• Starship Grand Skirmish
-Updated HB marines
-Adjusted hold radius to better fill base
-Gave correct HASTAC targeting system that isn’t infinite
-Spaced kill biomass OBJ out a little more for better immersion
-Added filler biomass around the recon team for better immersion
-Moved support UBAS / charge pad up so players use it more
-Swapped Hellspawn with hatchling to spawn after whales die
• Air Supply
-Adjusted hold radius
-Added moth ambush on a roll to be more engaging
• New Hope Mission
-Cleaned up mission more at certain points
-Set ambush to show closer when defending the farms
• Industrial skirmish map
-Moved train detection up more to prevent weird half convoy blocker

MISC
• Various Spline fixes to internal prefabs
• Removed tag from triangle radar prefab that fixes some missions spawning improperly there
• Set Internal medical prefabs turrets to be deactivated correctly and activate when terminal is interacted with
• Small QOL to how Dr. Charon spawns on final mission
• Added various locations to prefabs to support a collection of missions
• Fixed various pickup location markers on various prefabs
• Added some prefabs to be capped to 1 only
• Adjusted various mission ranges to make them closer to players
• Various backend updating
• Fixed preplaced whale on the internal mines so it works correctly
• Updated M.E.R.C.S. friendlies to use actual merc mat
• Removed shadow war from facility map
Data Dump - https://elpida.info/update-278.html

[h3]The team is working hard on a roadmap which we will share with you very soon.[/h3]

You have come along way Marines!
You have proved yourselves time and time again that you are not just 'shiny metal objet d'art killing machines'.
No, you are more than that! You are true heroes! True heroes who have now been given a drivers license...
So put the pedal to the metal - it is time for you to join in with the M.E.R.C.S!

VIEW THE DLC
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2012090/Red_Solstice_2_Survivors__MERCS/



🔻 NEW CAMPAIGN STORY
A new storyline that continues after the assault on the STROL Beacon.
Play as Grunt, and join the M.E.R.C.S as they survive out in the wastelands. But be warned - the M.E.R.C.S hold a secret that will change the fate of humanity.

🔻 DRIVABLE VEHICLES
TEAM ROLL OUT! Hit the road and lay waste to all that stand before you. Stay fast and mobile with a HARV, support your team with a TUNA APC, or go all out in HOWELL TANK.

🔻 VEHICLE CUSTOMIZATION
You will have access to an assortment of armaments, upgrades, and skills. Each vehicle will have specialized weapons and skills which fill multiple team roles.

🔻 THE INFESTATION GROWS
Two new infestation structures have been spotted.
The Swarm Tunnel, where players can travel inside and teleport to the next closest swarm tunnel.
The STROL Hive, which is an advanced nest where mutants have been seen guarding it.

🔻 HARPOON YOUR ENEMIES
A new secondary weapon - the harpoon gun!
Not only can you capture the normal monsters, but you can now capture ultra-bosses as well. This weapon will also be available on all vehicles.

🔻 THE BLACK MARKET
Living in the wasteland usually limits what one can get. However, the M.E.R.C.S faction has found a way around this. In this DLC, you will be able to use all other faction assets in the M.E.R.C.S campaign.



SEASON PASS
Get access to all DLCs including M.E.R.C.S. with the Season Pass. Experience new story lines, new classes, new maps, two exclusive in-game skins and much more!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1751750/Red_Solstice_2_Survivors__Season_Pass/
(Please note, you can join another player’s M.E.R.C.S content without owning it. But you cannot host a M.E.R.C.S campaign without owning the DLC.)



Patch Notes 2.7
Notable
- Added Leviathan monster which throws in Biomasses
- Added Gore monster which is a stronger version of big zombie and teleports to the player
- Added Creeper that when killed will explode in shiva-like explosion
- Added Hatchling which is a miniature version of Hellspawn
- Did major work on UI improvement
- Flamethrower will also kill monsters right in front of it now
- Shiva will do proper damage to Biomass and Whales now (means that Biomass/Whale with less than ~60k HP will most probably get killed)
- Monsters won't apply status to UBAS pilots
- Elpida will target enemy marines
We’ve also implemented a work in progress version of the gamepad controls. We are happy to receive your feedback!

MARINES!
Granny has the thirst for STROL guts but needs new recruits to help her fight the good fight!
Pass on this intel to any potential newby who want to help against the STROL infestation!
(sorry, there's no finders fees, but we can squeeze out a churro into the shape of the Phalanxcoin crypto currency symbol.)

🔻50% off Base Game
🔻20% off Season Pass
🔻20% off DLCs - HOWELL-BARREX, CONDATIS GROUP & INSURGENTS

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MARINES!
I want you to give yourself a pat on the back!

You have managed to last one whole year in the fight against the STROL, among other things.
That’s right, it’s our 1-year anniversary, and you should be gosh darn proud. Maybe not you at the back. No, you don’t deserve to be proud, not after you left that STROL cheek in my bed. I never even knew STROL had cheeks, but apparently, they do. And I won't mention from what hemisphere that cheek came from.



To celebrate Red Solstice 2: Survivors first anniversary, my initial thought of course, went to cake. But then I remembered you all had churro addiction, so I swiftly removed that idea and replaced it with more hard work!



I am not a complete party pooper – we have decorated the armoury for you and invited a new, huge, scary friend along!
As a real treat, and as a thank you for being dedicated marines, we are also giving you a shiny new skin. The Black Ops skin. We though you all needed a new suit for this one year birthday - just in case some of you decided to come in your own birthday suits.



Also, we have a sale going on!
🔻20% OFF HOWELL-BARREX INC and CONDATIS GROUP DLC
🔻20% OFF SEASON PASS
🔻50% OFF BASE GAME!!!

So, you can grab yourself a bargain, or if you are feeling nice, you can get your best buddy a bargain. Or grab your granny a bargain, or you granny's best buddy a bargain, or your granny's best buddy's best buddy – which… is your granny. See, it’s the circle of life, it revolves just like mars revolves around your life.

Wow that got quite deep… and confusing and made absolutely no sense. But the main thing is, it sounded like it did make sense.

As another present, we have given you some patch notes, sorry, we didn't wrap these up, we thought we'd just drop these here.
Patch details below and data dump link.

[h3]Patch Notes[/h3]
- Turret engineer item gives 5 stacks
- Friendly aura buffs no longer get applied to enemy marines
- Biomass will never spawn on disruptor area
- Whale no longer targets isolated marines, it uses center location of players to spawn monsters
- Improved Insurgents - Nightfall experience
- Added More Maps to Insurgent map pools
- Reworked Generator defence on Howell-Barrex Mission 1
- Added Mission Evac to Aella after killing the Boss
- Added HARV and HEST Phalanx colors to Heavy Convoy
- Elpida targeting scales properly will item damage
- Insurgents - destroying the reactor if reactor mission is available will automatically fail it
- Skills will properly place explosives on the ground now
- Reduced biomass collision sphere
- added basic sound for chat receiving messages
- added buffs on 2 calibration terminals that were missing it
- weapon mods can be properly saved on bots now
- added weapon tooltip to weapon buttons in loadout

Medal Change
- medals can be acquired on any difficulty, and their stats are multiplied based on which difficulty you won the medal on
- means that medals get better on higher difficulty you win them



Right marines, get back to HQ, NOW!!
(Fresh pizzas have just arrived!)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/768520/Red_Solstice_2_Survivors/

Marines!
I see you've been working extremely hard lately - so time has come for you to prove that!
Put down your psychic-suit edition of Marines Illustrated and become an Insurgent!

[h3]That's right marines, the NEW INSURGENTS DLC is here! [/h3]

VIEW THE DLC!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1931720/Red_Solstice_2_Survivors__INSURGENTS/

🔻 10 NEW CAMPAIGN STORY AND 42 NEW MISSIONS
Play as the Governor, in-charge of going after Elysium's remnants. Calling themselves the Phalanx Initiative, the innocent blood they have spilled will never wash away from their hands.

🔻 NEW WEAPON MODDING SYSTEM
Introducing weapon modifications! From stocks, barrels, under barrels, frames, sights, and magazines. Your weapon is now an even greater tool to continue the fight against those who would seek you out.

🔻 UNIQUE FACILITY MAP SKIRMISH AND BIG CITY WITH MULTIPLE SECTORS SKIRMISH
Marines, you better stay alert, because you never know what might be around the corner...
Brand new gameplay and much more! Twist around tight corridors and unique facilities in all new skirmish maps that also appear in the new campaign.

🔻 NEW ENGINEERING ITEMS, 26 NEW PREFAB VARIATIONS AND MUCH, MUCH MORE!
This DLC is packed full of NEW features! The STROL Marine is making a comeback to keep you on your toes! Get ready to fight a tank - covered in a top mounted MG, 2 barrels and a rocket pod. So yeah, good luck with that Marines!

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Get access to all released and upcoming DLCs, M.E.R.C.S. (coming Q3 2022) with the Season Pass. Experience new story lines, new classes, new maps, two exclusive in-game skins and much more!

SEASON PASS
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1751750/Red_Solstice_2_Survivors__Season_Pass/
(Please note, you can join another player’s Insurgents content without owning it. But you cannot host a Insurgents campaign without owning the DLC.)


[h3]Insurgents DLC Patch Notes 2.6[/h3]
Data Dump Link available here - https://elpida.info/update-26.html
DLC CONTENT
- WEAPON WORKBENCH ADDED
- 42 NEW MISSIONS
- NEW PREFABS
- 2 NEW SKIRMISH MAPS

NEW ENEMIES
- Strol marine added to the monster pool
- Boler and Small boler added to the monster pool

Map
- Improved and fixed a lot of locations where players can get stuck
- Improved situations where players can get stuck with WASD, specially while using vault over edges

UI
- Healing now properly scales with skill damage attribute
- Maps should no longer generate with very bright areas when starting the game
- Accuracy calculation fix for player stats

Monsters
- Various fixes for hellspawn so he doesn't get stuck when burrowed
- Added boler and small boler monsters
- Fix for zombie marine getting stuck at barricades
- Ker has proper range now and radius is more clear
- Ker will spawn a lot more desecrators when using spawn attack
- Fixed bug in driller causing him not to attack after first attack, also improved effects
- Added burrowing death particle effect to all underground monsters

Misc
- Fixed the bug that prevent pathogen mutation from being researched
- Hastac targeting item now has proper stack numbers on client
- Minigun spins again when firing
- Fixed basic marines reload glitch and hopeful fix for client-side phantom bullets...
- Fixed Engineering objects not showing correctly at load
- Seismic Thumper now adds suppression to nearby monsters and does big damage to burrowing creatures
- Bots now save their setup when you remove them from the list
- Bots now save setup when you deploy with them
- Fire barrels now do 8000 damage, shred 2 armor and create 3 fires
- Toxic barrel now do huge damage over time
- Condatis suit should now appear as option in free for all condatis campaign for clients
- Fix for shock troopers reload glitch

Missions
- Skirmish: fixed a bug where rerolling waves would cause primary mission to reset
- Blazing raiders - fixed first objective location
- Fixed Along The Watchtower and Blazing Raiders so they spawn now on strategy layer
- Defend outpost - reduced filler timer and fixed reach location
- Fixed Comm relay mission from tagging a terminal on Arc Pad 1
- Added Toxic biomass, Strol Marines, roaming tank to Aella Grand
- Atrocity (Ambush), added strol marine version
- Swapped bunker and artillery terminals out with ones that allow infinite uses
- Fix for zombie marine spam on Gather Intel mission
- Tweak to where Howell Convoy ends for Cities of Flesh mission
- Crimson storm 3 - fixed UBAS
- Crimson storm 3 - set HAPC to end at center area
- Crimson storm 3 - fixed marine markers around SIU
- Crimson storm 3 - adjusted Secure helipad to make more sense (Fix dialogue, fixed timing, added supplies to drop and basic soldiers
- Crimson storm 2 - added UBAS exo spots to walk and hold
- Fix for enemy marines to be aggroed correctly for Phoenix part 2
- Updated colony evac with destructible dropship and vlak timer
- Tuna APC can now be attacked on missions properly by monsters

Skills
- Designate now works on vehicles and enemy UBAS
- Bilocation won't damage UBAS

Demolition
- Disarmed mines will not chain detonate itself anymore
- Damage scaling fixes for most demolition plantable explosive skills
- Breaching charge - revamped the skill and reduced cost
- Breaching charge destroys any doors now
- Magnetic Pulse Mine - is now a throwable spear explosive type

Right Insurgents!
That's all for now. Return to Headquarters!
DISMISS!!!!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1931720/Red_Solstice_2_Survivors__INSURGENTS/