New Build, Demo Update, New Combat Unit, Many bug fixes and Changes

Full Game Build v0.1.166

Demo Build v0.1.168

Highlights

• New build category - Commands

• NEW UNIT - Mechanized Combat Exoskeleton (MCE)

  • These are units you can purchase and upgrade at space stations

  • Deploy in missions using the new Commands build menu

  • You can issue and cancel orders

  • They can be repaired and recharged by drones

  • MCEs draw aggro from nearby units

  • Mech and similar units have a unit icon panel across the top of the HUD, similar to the drone down the left side

• New select unit feature

  • Left click now selects a unit, right click opens the old upgrades and orders context menu

  • Click a unit on the map or their avatar to select a unit

  • Shows a highlight border around the selected unit and their avatar icon

  • Selected units show a new unit details panel on the right side of the HUD

  • The detail panel may contain new orders depending on the selected unit

• New Selected Unit Orders:

  • Move to location - move to a target on the map without delay

  • Cancel Current Order - current move order is cancelled and the unit stops

• New Common Commands

  • Center Camera - the overhead camera will be centered on the selected unit

  • Camera Follow - the overhead camera will follow the selected unit

Other Changes

• Upgrade Unity engine to 2022.3.62f2 which addresses a unity security issue

• Upgrade astar pathfinding engine from 4x to 5.4.6, major version upgrade with widespread changes and improvements

• Now using Unity/astar ECS based movement components for improved performance and pathing accuracy

• Disable rage mechanics for now

• The context menu common orders changed to icon buttons instead of text, these match the new icon buttons in the new unit details panel

• Replace stock wander movement task with improved custom version

• Fix turret build preview causing wall previews to become diagonal to the grid

• Fix issue when destroying instanced effects

• Fix turret placement losing preview rotation

• Ensure game manager initializes first

• Enemies now attack Mechs and other Friendly combat units if in range

• Friendly combat units (eg. mechs) will cause a limited number of enemy units to aggro on them, this varies by enemy size

• All combat units are now categorized by unit size, small/medium/large which also corresponds to the navmesh graph they utilize as that affects the wall gaps/spacing they can navigate

• Fix missing or incorrect tags on combat units

• Add aggro range projector for combat units

• Fix recharger drone using incorrect mouse over highlight

• Add made in unity splash

• Restore ability to control rovers, although you can't do anything beyond using the camera for now

• Rover max drone indicator text now shows number deployed/max drones

• Remove endless mode from demo

• Double click on rover, drone, or unit avatar will center camera on that unit

• Add context menu to rover avatar (left click) and details panel (right click)

• Levels now start with the camera centered on the rover

• Fix some UI issues for ultra wide resolutions

• Add global delay for all tooltips to reduce UI clutter

• Fix turret line of sight checks, was getting blocked in some cases when it shouldn't

• debris now absorbs turret fire, takes damage against the harvestable remaining energy and can be destroyed

• Units no longer collider with debris

• Non-vegetation debris no longer has any effect on pathing

• Change target highlight and selection behaviour, you can now select or open menus on targets without having to close other target menus first

• Units now highlight when you mouse over their avatar

• Units now make checks to maintain range in case their target moves out of range, as well as maintain rotation towards target

• Add new movement positions for the different enemy sizes to allow a wider swarm around rover and other ground units

• Several adjustments to improve enemy swarming and clustering spacing

• Remove restrictions on enemy shooter vertical angle

• Increase text label sizes to prevent wrapping on rover panel in HUD

• Add game mechanics for footstep audio and footstep aoe damage, only applies to mech so far

• Add game mechanics for melee hits doing aoe damage

• Adjust all attack ranges to conform to unit sizes

• Fix issues with unit death on self destruct

• Rework and rebalance Drone acceleration and rotation speeds

• Fix bug with beam turret getting stuck on dead target

• Adjust large enemy unit size to allow moving through 1 square space (previously it needed 1.3)

• Build pieces no longer reset rotation when placed

• Add measures to prevent enemies from getting stuck on top of walls when walls finish construction