Release Date announcement & Demo Update Version 0.10.0

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Dread Admiral comes out Sept. 3!

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Dread Admiral

General:

• Missions now have Mission Names. (Note: Admiral missions and the first mission will always have the same name)

• AI will now vary (per battle) with how aggressive it is in both its actions and how it prioritizes buildings vs ships

• Difficulty now affects whether the AI will commit its forces and how much it will try to build up before attacking

UX:

• Added Hotkey Support for most Actions (Hotkey is listed in the Description of the action)

• Attack Neutrals toggle added to HUD (Allows user to decide whether Combat will pause for them to attack neutral cities)

• New Help menu - Has 30+ topics with related videos

Balance:

• Flagship vision buffed to 4 (like other carriers.)

• Conquering Hero now gives $3 if it would give less.

Minor:

• Controls menu added for Campaign Map

• Conquering Hero text now placed near/over its icon on capturing a city

• Fixed a rare hang regarding spawning ships in inaccessible areas

• Attempted to fix an exploit/bug regarding skipping the second half of an activation

• Fixed a visual bug with Conquering Hero where it looked like it didn't give you money.

• Protect City now gives a unique warning at the beginning of the mission

• Normal/Easy campaigns will now *alwayswarn the user of a Mission Modifier. Hard or higher will depend on whether you could see the modifier before entering the mission.

• Fixed a bug regarding floating city icons and Hospital repairs

• Fixed a bug causing -bonus- XP reward rolls to be skipped

• XP now always grants a chance to roll a bonus reward, regardless of if you're at max rank for your prestige. This even occurs if you gain a rank.

• Reward roll is now 2% per XP (additive), with 50xp always granting a roll. (Note: if you have more than 50, you'll also get a roll from the remainder, until you've used up all the XP)

• Very small chance that you can now roll no modifier in the demo. (1/49ish, up from 0%)

• New modifier added: Distress Call -> Subtracts 35% of your remaining turns when you start the battle. Better get movin'!

• AI should detect, more often, that it can be burst down by a Flagship

• Reset Upgrades and Reset Perks buttons added.

• Full Game Features button on main menu added (informs user of aspects of the full game vs demo)

• The outline indicating you have a remaining Recon action should now disappear during a recon

• Flagship upgrade rewards should no longer be followed by a number

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