Super Ace DLC Release

After being 'few weeks away' for several months, and then a 'few days away' for a week, 0-2-5a is finally released! And with it, Super Ace is finally here! This is a new campaign-like game mode, available on Steam DLC.

There has been an important change to the Standard match Win Condition. The tie-breaker has been reworked. The team colors no longer have any specific meaning or rule attached, and both players now start with the same number of workers. Destroying Cores now awards 2 points instead of 1. The new tie-breaker is the Rush-Point, awarded once per match. The first unit destroyed awards 1 point, which acts as the tie-breaker.

There was also a major rework to metal mining: Gold can now be dropped off at Cores. However, Gold is mined slower now, and workers cannot carry as much (only 5 per trip instead of 7). These changes allow more options in the early game, and each faction has its own way to improve Gold mining in the mid-game. There is also more Mojo and Gold on the map. Defender units have had their production rates nerfed, and other Mojo abilities now cost more.

New Features:

-- Super Ace DLC

-- Badges can now be selected

-- Some new Maps for Skirmish mode

-- More improvements to AI opponents

-- New Standard match rules

Balance Changes:

-- Mana Patches now have smaller Footprint: 16 square -> 4 square

---- Mana positions are slightly randomized

-- Gold and Mojo patches are still large, however their amounts have increased:

---- 1000 -> 2000

-- Metal Mining Rework:

---- All Cores: Allow metal (gold) Drop-Off

---- Workers mine metal slower and carry less

---- Neon gold reworks:

------ Vault has new Invest ability

------ Convert Copper costs more Gold, less Mana:

-------- Mana Core: 15 Mana + 15 Gold -> 6 Mana + 24 Gold

------ Bit Cannon Cost:

-------- 210 Iron + 90 Halogen -> 150 Iron + 150 Halogen

------ Talon Cost:

-------- 150 Steel + 150 Halogen -> 90 Steel + 210 Halogen

---- Marble gold reworks:

------ Convert Diamond cost: 5 Stone + 5 Gold --> 10 Gold

------ Armory is now made by Station, not Node

------ Library is a new building, made by Node

------ Upgrades moved from Ivory Tower to Library

------ Ivory Tower is now made by Library, not Node

------ Temple is now made by Ivory Tower, not Node

---- Rust gold reworks:

------ Wagon is now a miner unit, not a drop off

------ Wagon no longer has a Siege/Unsiege ability

------ Wagon footprint: 9 square -> 4 square

------ Wagon carries 25 resources, of both Magic and Metal

------ Convert Army Kits: 14 Mana + 40 Iron -> 14 Gold + 40 Iron

-- Defender Units had production speed slowed

---- Still are produced a bit faster than other low-tech units

-- Invasion abilities cost: 100 Mojo -> 200 Mojo

-- Rust Radar Tower: Scan cost: 10 Mojo -> 20 Mojo

-- Some ground units are now a bit less patient with obstacles.

---- Neon: D-Drone, Razorback, Bit Cannon

---- Rust: Guardian, Scrap Bot, Champion, Raptor Coil, Mortar Car, Wagon

-- Units' weapon-scan now slightly prioritize some units to attack

-- Rust Outlaw: reworked to Fire Bottle self buff

---- Turbo: moved to Raptor Coil

---- Fire Bottle (Shoot Damager): removed, was 30e

---- New Fire Bottle (weapon consumable)

------ Ability does full damage (old ability did only 7)

------ Ability still does area-effect, still has max 1 Ammo

---- Weapon Damage: 11 -> 10

-- Neon Lightning Tower:

---- Abi name: Extra Zap -> Tempest

---- Energy: 20 -> 70

---- Bonuses: 2 chain, 20 frame stun -> 3 chain, 30 frame stun

-- Cores Max Health increased: 100 -> 200

-- Small buildings hp reduction:

---- Neon Cyber Tower: 50 -> 25

---- Neon Research Tower, Transmuter: 100 -> 50

---- Rust Turret, Radar Tower: 50 -> 25

---- Rust Lab, Power Plant, : 100 -> 50

-- Neon Infector: Basic Virus Stun duration: 40 -> 80

Bug Fixes:

-- Fixed issue with the mute-music option interface-toggle

• This patch contains gameplay changes, and cannot run replays from version 0.2.4a or earlier.