August Patch
We hope you all are excited about our Gamescom updates, we certainly are and we can’t wait to deliver you campaign missions in 2014. For those of you who actually got to see our booth in person, first of all thanks for stopping by and we hope we made it worth your while! We have made a lot of big changes to the game for this patch, check out the specifics below and as always thanks for playing and staying tuned!
Big Gameplay Updates
Now as you play you will level up your factions and unlock all new perks for each one of your favorite generals. Buff up that player power or decrease that recharge time, there are all sorts of combinations for customizing your general now!
The Premium membership has arrived, click on the brand new Premium icon to find out all about the new service
We are trying out for the first time the ability to buy VP using real currency. This is a first pass and we will possibly restore purchased VP balances before open beta.
You will now be able to create custom games with your friends and AI
Based on popular feedback, we removed oil as a second resource. Oil wells are still used but now yield gold. For more information check the balance changes
EU now uses the same power system as APA removing the proximity power system
Restructuring of all current generals to better differentiate them from each other
We did a lot of optimization of the structures on the current maps to increase performance and removed some of the objects to make pathfinding and general movement around the map better
We have disabled Onslaught mode for maintenance, don’t worry it will be back soon. We are improving it significantly to make it a better experience all around
There is now full support for German
7 All New Generals
APA
1000 Suns, APA Atomic General
Bring the atomic thunder with this new APA General featuring the new player power, the Neutron Bomb, a nuclear strike that causes radiation poisoning to all its victims.
Inferno, APA Pyro General
Fire! Fire! Burn your foes with this fiery new APA general with the new player power, Inferno Artillery, a napalm shell artillery strike that gives that satisfying, lasting burn.
EU
Daedalus, EU Air Force General
Take it to the air with this new EU General featuring the Air Raid player power, a direct damage bombing run that will demolish your opposition
Cutting Edge, EU Experimental Weapons General
Hmmm I wonder what this button does… Get ready to explore Cutting Edge’s crazed curiosity and decimate your enemies with his all new player power, Skylance, an orbital energy strike that will instill fear in those who oppose it
Cleaver, EU Railgun General
Who doesn’t love a railgun? Cleaver certainly does and with her all new player power, Plasma Bomb, you will be sending an expanding plasma explosion to your enemy’s dinner table
GLA
Nitro, GLA Demolition General
She will blow up anything she gets her hands on! If you like explosions, you’re going to love Nitro.
Wild Dog, GLA Marauder General
He might be a little crazy and trigger happy, but you’re going to love taking down foes with his all new player power, Mass RPG Strike, which is going rain RPGs down on your enemies
All New Units
APA
Sunstorm
Available to the Atomic General.
Heavy nuclear artillery
Dragon Tank
Available to the Pyro General.
Flame tank
Napalm Mortar Team
Available to the Rocket & Pyro General.
Elite mortar squad
EU
Experimental Railgun Tank
Available to the Railgun General
Advanced Experimental weapons tank
Orca
Available to the Air Force, Experimental Weapons, Railgun, & Rapid Assault Generals
Anti-armor rocket helicopter
Heavy Assault Laser
Available to the Experimental Weapons General.
Heavy tank with laser weapon
GLA
Terror Technical
Available to the Demolition General.
Fast self-detonating truck
Marauder II
Available to the Salvage & Marauder General.
Heavy shrapnel tank
Black Market Artillery
Available to the Salvage General.
Dumbfire rocket artillery
Big Updates to the UI
We are now showing the Optimal Harvesters number above the Supply Centers, so now you will know exactly how many harvesters to build to get the biggest bang for your buck
Commandos now have a direct shortcut and a unique indicator on the map, accessing them will be much easier now
We have added idle worker shortcuts for when the APA Crane, EU Bulldozer and GLA Worker aren’t performing any actions
There are now status icons for Buffs, Veterancy, and Garrison capacity appearing above units
Enemy player powers now appear as red instead of white
Balance Changes
Oil wells now contain 7500 gold
Oil rigs now cost 750 gold and harvest gold at a rate of 8/s
You will not begin with an oil well in your main base
All oil costs are been converted to gold cost at a ratio of 5:1
Resource centers now contain 30k gold, up from 20k
Players now start PvP games with 2600 gold, up from 1600
This update adds cost back to the base tanks, as well as build time to mitigate some of the more unstoppable rushes in the game. This also tones down some of the other rush units like the shock trooper and rabble squad
EU no longer requires Power Plant or Command Center to build a Barracks or Factory
Most bottom and top tier units have had their bonus damage removed and converted into base damage
Most turrets have had their range increased
Toxin Tank’s Toxin Shell ability now has a DOT effect
Oil Derricks have been made more vulnerable
We have made a lot of updates to the attributes of many units. We are considering posting the dirty details so please let us know if you’re interested in these!