ARMED! erhält großes Update auf Version 1.2

Der erste und beliebteste Multiplayer-Rundenstrategiespiel Armed hat ein großes Update erhalten. Dieses bringt neben zahlreichen neuen Features und Bugfixes auch eine deutsche Sprachausgabe mit sich. Weiter wurde das Spiel jetzt zu einer Mango-App aktualisiert, d.h. dass nun Fast-App-Switching problemlos währen des Spiels funktioniert.  Außerdem gibt es einen neuen Multiplayer-Modus. Unser Review zur Version 1.0 findet ihr nachfolgend, genau so wie den kompletten Changelog.

Review Version 1.0

Changelog Version 1.2

New Features:

• New Multiplayer/matchmaking lobby
• New Ranked correspondence mode
• ARMED! is now a Mango app!
  • Fast Application Switching. No more lost games to the search button!
  • Can now pin a live tile to the home screen by pressing and holding on a match in the Quick Start menu
  • Toast notifications alert you when it’s your turn in a correspondence match
• New News ticker on the Main Menu
• ARMED! Has been translated into the following languages
  • Spanish
  • German
  • Italian
  • If you’d like to help translate ARMED! into your language, contact support.
• New Unit Information screen, accessible when a unit is selected by tapping the Magnifying glass button or from within the buy screen
• New „multi-select“ button replaces one of the command group buttons, allows the user to make a temporary selection of multiple units without changing their group
• Drag select! Can drag a selection box while holding down a group button or the multi-select button
• BugSense support added, in-game crash details will be automatically reported to the support team

Balance Changes:

• Factory:
  • Isolated the Factory’s Reactor node. No longer requires any previous upgrades nor does the Reactor upgrade block future upgrades
  • Factories can no longer be added to unit groups
• Striker:
  • All Strikers start out with 25 shield points.
  • Damage decreased to 15 (Down from 20).
  • Fire range increased to 3 (Up from 2).
  • Removed Immolation special
  • New special „Caution“. Strikers using this action will retreat to a safe distance while under attack
• Tank:
  • Maximum HP is now 80. (Down from 100)
  • Armor Rating is now 2 (Up from 1)
• Missile Silo:
  • Now costs 500 to deploy (Down from 750)
  • Armor rating is now 3 (Up from 0)
• HoverTank:
  • Damage increased from 9 to 15.
  • Speed increased by 1.
  • HP reduced from 100 to 25, but added 75 shield points.
  • Speed boost from Turbo special now works correctly.
  • Turbo special rebalanced to now be free of cost and not cause self-damage, but can only be used every other turn
  • Flamethrower now hits more than one target.
• Rocket Battery
  • Starts with 3 rockets instead of 1.
  • Now only launches one „volley“ of rockets per combat phase.
  • Replaced initial „Extra Rocket“ upgrade with a „Shield“ upgrade.
  • Replaced „3-Way Rockets“ upgrade with another „Extra Rocket“ upgrade.
  • All Rocket Batteries now deal 25% splash damage
  • Base damage is now 30 (Up from 20)
  • Starting HP is now 150 (Up from 100)
  • Now costs 300 to deploy (Down from 400)
  • Armor Rating is now 2 (Up from 0)
  • Anti-Air rockets now cost 100 resources. (Down from 250)
  • Anti-Air rockets reduce base damage by 2. (Down from 5)
  • Concussion Rockets now cost 100 resources. (Down from 200)
  • Extra Rocket upgrade now costs 75 resources (Down from 150)
  • Now prefers changing targets between shots
• Drone:
  • New Detector upgrade gives vision of all units and tiles within sight range, regardless of vision blocking terrain or cloaking abilities
  • Drones which are attacked while idle (not pathed or capturing) will now automatically attempt to move away towards safety
• Repair Station:
  • Now costs 300 to deploy (Up from 150)
  • Repair Stations can now heal themselves at twice their normal repair amount (previously could not self-repair)
  • Added shield upgrade option
  • Starting HP is now 150 (Up from 100)
  • Armor Rating is now 2 (Up from 0)
• Incendiary Launcher:
  • Now costs 400 to deploy (Down from 600)
  • Armor Rating is now 3 (Up from 0)
• Mech:
  • Shockwave special no longer damages the Mech
  • Shockwave special now hits friendly units within 1 tile in addition to the enemy
  • Shockwave special now slows enemy units within 2 tiles
  • The Mech can now move normally while using Shockwave (previously movement was disabled for the combat turn in which shockwave was used)
• Laser Turret:
  • Starting HP is now 200. (Up from 100)
  • Interceptor upgrades can no longer destroy Silo projectiles
  • Armor Rating is now 3 (Up from 0)
• General:
  • Shield upgrade for structure now costs 75 resources. (Down from 100)
  • Units cannot fire at units directly above them. (Flying units in the same tile)

Improvements:

• Major multiplayer improvements
  • Improved matchmaking algorithms to match players together quicker
  • New Ranked correspondence mode
• Units are now much easier to select
• Redesigned main menu and other screens in accordance with metro principals, text should now be easier to read and appear cleaner in general
• Double tapping a non-Factory structure opens its Upgrade Screen (Factories only open the Upgrade Screen if it cannot currently produce vehicles)
• Can now buy specials and upgrades more quickly by double-tapping, in the same way one can for vehicles and structures
• Units within SoftCover tiles (trees) now have their healthbar rendering turned on to increase visibility to the user (previously only turned on when taking damage)
• Various rendering optimizations noticably increase fps during combat
• New Alert icons
• New Alerts:
  • Orbital Strike launched
  • HQ Under Attack
  • Power Station being captured
• Duplicate alerts no longer appear if a similar/nearby alert is already on screen
• Alerts increase in size as similar events happen nearby
• Adjusted HUD to take up less screen space
• A path node now pulsates while being dragged for easier visibility
• Units Destroyed are now logged in the end of game statistics screen
• Slight improvements to AI, Hard/Insane in particular will now begin the game with a stronger opening
• Added several missing characters to fonts
• Improved particle effect for „Slowed“ units
• Better reporting for Scoreloop-related errors
• Text appears crisper and easier to read
• Added preview margin to the Level Select screen to make user aware the screen scrolls horizontally
• Vibration and alert options are enabled by default
• Adjusted spacing and justification for buy screen menu text
• Factories will now prefer to warp in Vehicles on tiles closer to their rally-point

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed issue that was preventing some players from connecting to multiplayer
• Can now add all units of a certain type to a group while holding a group button and double tapping a unit
• Buy/Upgrade screens are no longer accessible outside of deployment via a doubletap
• Enemy units are no longer selectable while in grouping mode
• After performing a special or upgrade, the enhanced unit will remain selected on exiting the menu
• Can follow/path to a unit that renders through fog of war (the HQ and Mech).
• Drone’s Repair no longer causes issues with units that are moving or attacking.
• Prevented camera-related crash during the level loading process
• Factories no longer emit smoke while producing a unit if they’re under fog of war.
• Camera now saves/restores it’s position while pointing out SoftCover in the Tutorial.
• Improved network stability
• Vehicles now face the enemy HQ after being built
• Orbital Strike AoE no longer renders during the Game Over sequence.
• Tank’s Overshield special now shows the correct icon
• Scoreloop menu option no longer remains disabled in a rare timing issue.
• Scoreloop „date of birth“ no longer offsets by 24 hours
• Scoreloop usernames with extended characters no longer cause issues
• Tutorial Time/Resource control can no longer become „stuck“ while dragging the camera
• Fixed purple screen flash before loading a game.

Quelle: armedgame.com via wpcentral.com