"I'll Get my Wrench" Update

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World Map Changes

• All territories can now be selected, and give a plethora of information.

• You now earn passive income based on territories owned, and adjacent Toxian territories.

• Added completion percentages to research topic buttons.

  

• Added summaries to all research topics, separating the vital information from the lore.

• Greatly increased the invisible soft cap on returning resources from missions.

• Reduced enemy tech level progression through campaign. This should make the early game much easier.

• Delayed the appearance of any of the advanced ants.

Battlefield Changes

• After many days of sweat and tears, it should be tremendously more difficult for units to spawn inside inaccessible areas.

  

• Added Command Craft Booster research. Once researched, hold SHIFT to boost your speed.

• Each pellet in a flak cannon shot now deals 4 damage, instead of 1.

• Increased flamethrower damage from 5 to 7.

• Increased Laser Tank cost from 1000 to 1500.

• Severely reduced area of effect from giant ant bites.

• Rare Earth Metal Extractors now snap to their deposits.

  

• Added rally point flag icons.

  

• Turrets and supply depots now show their weapon and repair radii respectively.

  

• Enemies will now send reinforcements at a fairer pace, quantity, and quality.

• The difficulty of resource extraction missions should be less erratic.

• Added "Return to World Map" button after a mission fails or succeeds.

• Gave melee units a bit more range leniency.

• Revised Ground Command strategic icon to accurately represent what it builds.

• Added build preview to buildings that are under construction.

  

• Music now recognizes when excitement level goes up, and amps up the music accordingly.

General Changes

• The print screen key now takes a screenshot. You can go to the folder in Options.

All Changes

Every single change, itemized. Have fun.

• World map nodes can now be selected, regardless of whether there is a mission.

• World map node panel now displays owner faction.

• Updated Ground Command strategic icon.

• Units cannot climb the barn ramp.

• Flak cannon damage 1 to 4 damage.

• Passive income: metal from every node you own.

• Passive income: biopolymers from each node that is adjacent to Toxians.

• For timed missions like resource extraction, enemy reinforcements tech level now based on for time through mission.

• Gave melee enemies a bit more leniency, particularly if they are large.

• Increased options window size.

• Supply depot no longer acts as a radar.

• Build buttons now trigger mouse over events correctly.

• Main menu posted note text is now black.

• Send enemy reinforcements if no damage given or dealt in one minute.

• Resource missions should no longer fail if you have very few units at the end of the mission.

• Construction yard explosions was not using sound mixer, and thus oftentimes louder than other sounds.

• Larvae death squeals are not using sound mixer, and thus oftentimes louder than other sounds.

• Mission accomplished takes forever. Add a button.

• Increased flame thrower damage from 5 to 7.

• Increased laser tank cost. 1000 to 1500.

• Added rally point flag.

• Player can now receive an audible "Collector under attack" warning.

• Added build preview on buildings that are under construction.

• Initial enemy units that spawn on map now better respect enemy's tech level.

• Show supply depot radius

• Increased font size on research/knowledge base. Headers now use bigger font size, instead of blurry bold.

• Mission results state why no resources were collected.

• Severely reduced AOE from giant ants.

• Turret radius now visible in build preview.

• Rare earth metals extractors now snap to their deposits.

• Buildings are now less sensitive to sloped terrain.

• Enemy reinforcements now avoid spawning too close to a player's unit.

• Increased mission timer font size.

• Added screenshot button.

• Added background to tooltip.

• Tool tips are now easier to read with the new background.

• Added Command Craft Booster research. Once researched, hold SHIFT to increase your speed.