Demo 1.001e - Minimap overhaul, Save game reset and more
Author: MillionMonkey,
published 10 months ago,
Demo 1.001e
As well as balance changes and bug fixes this update includes an overhaul of the Minimap and save/load system. The changes to saving mean that file sizes should be 80-90% smaller. However, saved games from previous versions will not be forward compatible.
Reworked Minimap
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[*] Added an "Under Attack" location marker
[*] Increased panel size
[*] Redid the colors to make player units, resources and enemy locations easier to read
[*] Made the horde direction marker more prominent when set
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Balance Changes
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[*] Detonation Drone blast radius 1 -> 0.8
[*] Detonation Drone Effort and Ore costs 40 -> 50, 2 -> 3
[*] Detonation Drones will now lose control and explode/do damage in a random direction when destroyed
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Other changes
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[*] Significantly reduced the size of save files.
[*] Added a bar that tracks the cycle time under the effort resource
[*] Improved performance when units are selected
[*] Fixed lost colonies sometimes being claimed on map load
[*] Increased the size of various GUI elements
[*] If a skill is selected right clicking now cancels it instead of moving
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