AS:RD Update - April 20, 2025 "Received"

It wouldn't be an Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop anniversary update without a shipload of fixes!

Missions

• Jacob's Rest: Landing Bay: A crate in the welding tutorial room no longer allows bullets and grenades to pass through.

• Jacob's Rest: Deima Surface Bridge: The Bloodhound no longer does friendly fire damage.

• Jacob's Rest: Deima Surface Bridge: Moved the forklift and box on the bridge slightly so they are no longer hovering in the air.

• Jacob's Rest: Sewer Junction B5: Extended the escape area to include the southeast corner of the breach.

• Jacob's Rest: Timor Station: The Bloodhound no longer does friendly fire damage.

• FixedJacob's RestTimor Station: Fixed parasites walking on air at the final hack if a small bridge wasn't extended.
• FixedJacob's RestTimor Station: Fixed tech requirement staying active during data download.
• RemovedJacob's RestTimor Station: Removed the delay for opening doors after power activation.
• FixedArea 9800Wastelands: Fixed marines being able to be thrown upwards into a deadly fall by shieldbugs during the final gauntlet.
• FixedArea 9800Wastelands: Fixed tech requirement staying active during data download.

• Operation Cleansweep: Storage Facility: Some barrels are no longer marked as debris and can be used for cover.

• Operation Cleansweep: Landing Bay 7: Cleaned up invisible walls in the final area.

• AddedOperation CleansweepLanding Bay 7: Added lights and instructor hints to make it clearer where the escape area is.
• FixedOperation CleansweepLanding Bay 7: Fixed tech requirement staying active during data download.
• FixedResearch 7Transport Facility: Fixed walls turning invisible at certain camera rotations.
• FixedResearch 7Jericho Mines: Fixed an invisible hole the floor near the laser.

• Tears for Tarnor: Insertion Point: Moved satelite dishes slightly to avoid them obstructing the view while inside the outpost.

• Tears for Tarnor: Abandoned Maintenance Tunnels: Replaced the broken window laser bypass route with stairs.

• Tears for Tarnor: Abandoned Maintenance Tunnels: The laser is now red because red lasers are more scary-looking. (Please stop walking into the laser.)

• AddedTears for TarnorAbandoned Maintenance Tunnels: Added CAUTION signs surrounding the path that goes through the laser.
• FixedTears for TarnorSpaceport: Fixed tech requirement staying active during data download.
• FixedTilarus-5Arctic Infiltration: Fixed tech requirement staying active during data download.

• Tilarus-5: Yanaurus Mine: Expanded the area that counts as being on the elevator for starting it moving.

• Tilarus-5: Forgotten Factory: The Bloodhound no longer does friendly fire damage.

• FixedTilarus-5Forgotten Factory: Fixed the elevator being blocked by dropped weapons.
• FixedTilarus-5Communication Center: Fixed tech requirement staying active during data download.

• Lana's Escape: Lana's Complex: Extended escape area to be more intuitive.

• FixedParanoiaUnexpected Encounter: Fixed tech requirement staying active during data download.
• FixedNam HumanumPlatform XVII: Fixed platform being blocked from moving when marines stood in certain locations.
• FixedNam HumanumPlatform XVII: Fixed bot marines being left behind in some cases.
• FixedBioGen CorporationOperation X5: Fixed tech requirement staying active during data download.
• FixedReductionOperation Sandstorm: Fixed strange terrain rendering near north-west objective.

• Reduction: Operation Sandstorm: The entry ship can no longer be destroyed by marines.

• RemovedBunkerRemoved a misplaced kill plane above the starting and ending rooms.

• Reversed Cargo Elevator: Expanded the area that counts as being on the elevator for starting it moving.

Weapons

• M42 Vindicator: Made grenade visual effects more resilient against packet loss.

• RemovedModel 35 Pump-action ShotgunFixed reloading automatically when firing a double blast even if automatic reload was disabled.
• RemovedM868 Flamer UnitFixed reloading automatically while shooting extinguisher even if automatic reload was disabled.
• RemovedM868 Flamer UnitFixed the flamer appearing to fire while empty when automatic reload was disabled if there was only 1 unit of flamer fuel remaining.

Models

• AdjustedForkliftUpdated the physics mesh.
• AddedContainerloadAdded a physics mesh for cargo containers.

Misc

• Fixed jittery movement of spotlight glows.

• Added cl_showspectators convar.

• Added Die() vscript function to inhabitable NPCs.

• Added "friendlyfire" property to sentry tops in Hammer.

• Removed and reverted the rd_drone_flinch_resets_attack convar.

• Added support for the "Back" command on the settings screen for custom UI reskins.

Infection Deathmatch

• Fixed scripts breaking upon new round start.

• If you are still experiencing issues, please contact ModdedMarionette.

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