Cascading Failure Update 5
New Strike Drones have been added which allow you to order a Drone Strike on a location, where your army of aerial fighters will take to the sky’s and cleanse all below them. Strike Drones can be used defensively to protect area’s or aggressively to assault defended locations. Attacking from the sky with a variety of different weapon loadouts allows them to break even the most dug in enemies. Be careful though as Anti-Air turrets will target the Strike Drones so taking out the AA when attacking is very important for Strike Drone heavy play.
You build Strike Drone Platforms on modular bases where you can then have 1 active Strike Drone per platform. You give orders to the Strike Drones via the Radial Wheel Menu when no other unit or facility is selected. A count of current active drones is shown near your current Resources and Power.
We have also added a new Laser class weapon, along with small changes to the IFAF Drone Soldier Drone. This weapon can be equipped by both your Specialists and Riflemen. Be sure to give it a go in the firing range to see if it is something that you will like!
We hope you enjoy playing with the new Strike Drones and continue to support the Development of Cascading Failure.
New:
Strike Drone Pad, Available module on modular bases. Provides landing pad for Strike Drone
Strike Drones. New Strike drone units which are built from Strike Drone Platforms. 1 Drone per platform, multiple loadouts.
Strike Drone Ordering Menu. Using Middle Mouse (default command wheel binding) without anything selected to bring up the strike radial where you can order Strike Drones to perform a Strike.
Assault AI will also build Strike Drones.
PL-AR Weapon. New laser weapon, can be equipped on both Specialists and Rifleman. Unlocked under Infinity Weapons Systems.
Fixed:
Assault AI not mining properly for Advanced Mining Module.
General map related fixes.
Fixed bug where could make Army Menu disappear in customizations.
Drone Soldier Drones now have bullet tracers.
Adjustments:
Assault AI resource rebalance.
Laser weapons now match for Damage type stats. 80% Armoured, 100% Energy.
Pulse Laser Fire Mode 1: base weapon damage increase from 20 to 28.
Anti-Air turrets will target Strike Drones.
IFAF Drone Soldier Drone adjusted. Can no longer target infantry but shoots a higher damage beam at projectiles and other targets.