Red Solstice 2: Survivors News

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

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1736390/Red_Solstice_2_Survivors__HOWELLBARREX_INC/?curator_clanid=31917575
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1832100/Red_Solstice_2_Survivors__CONDATIS_GROUP/?curator_clanid=31917575
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1931720/Red_Solstice_2_Survivors__INSURGENTS/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1751750/Red_Solstice_2_Survivors__Season_Pass/

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/

Marines!
I have prepared you breakfast!

Yep, I thought that would get your attention...

Sadly I have only prepared myself breakfast. It was really good too - Faken and eggs with extra baked beans. I mean, it was truly glorious.
Anyway, I need to forward you on some information from my superiors. Just a sec, let me finish this extra side of pancakes...
Right, LET'S GET DOWN TO IT!

Here are the details! Starting NOW (April 30th 6pm GMT / 10am PT) till May 2nd (6pm GMT / 10am PT)) You can grab these bargains in Steam's Daily Deal!

🔻50% OFF Red Solstice 2: Survivors Base Game
Loyal marines spread the word. Please let any potential new recruits know about this amazing deal!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/768520/Red_Solstice_2_Survivors/
🔻20% OFF DLCs
If you fancy honing your skills even further, you can also get a discount off each Red Solstice 2: Survivors DLC!

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https://store.steampowered.com/app/1832100/Red_Solstice_2_Survivors__CONDATIS_GROUP/
🔻20% OFF SEASON PASS
You will get access to all released and upcoming DLCs. Experience new story lines, new classes, new maps and much much more!
(this does not include the full game Red Solstice 2: Survivors)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1751750/Red_Solstice_2_Survivors__Season_Pass/
🔻20% OFF EXECUTOR ARMOR
Get equipped with the Executor armor skin and show everyone who's the real Executor!

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