Cascading Failure Update 3
Crossroads Map Release
In this update we are releasing a new map called Crossroads. Playable for all current game modes, this map explores more close combat situations with very few long-range sight lines. Being ambushed from the top of tall buildings can be a common occurrence in Crossroads.
With the new map release, we have also made some other large changes surrounding economic management. Mining drones have been removed and instead you will now be required to build a Mining Base on a Resource nodes. These bases can be upgraded to have a Turret Module or an Advanced Mining Module depending on your preference. This change was mainly to address the inconsistent income challenges where mining drones could be unreliable source of income, you could either get a very good run or a very poor run, meaning that the random aspect of the drones could be quite frustrating. This will mean that securing mining locations will now be a lot more important in Both game modes.
We have also added a new Resource requirement called Power. Some structures such as Turrets will now require power. Building Power Generator Modules on Modular Bases will generate power for your structures. Loosing power or going into negative will deactivate all structures which require power until this is remediated.
The new Mech Bay is released so you will no longer have to worry about the exact rotation and placement of the Mech Bay as it is not the size of a sky scraper. Mech Bays require power to operate.
The Armoury is a new structure which allows you to produce on field upgrades for your units and structures. The Armoury is a technology requirement for being able to build more advanced Mechs and Walkers. Choosing a technology path is now more critical, especially in tight resource scenarios.
More specific changes are listed in the patch notes below. Crossroads is quite different to other maps and should lead to some very unique matches, along with the Resource changes, will require a lot of new and different strategies across all maps.
We hope you continue to support us in the development of Cascading Failure and look forward to playing some games with you all.
New:
New map Crossroads. Six Defendable Locations and Two Assault Spawns.
Removed Mining Base Module.
New Structure: Mining Base, Has a small module slot for a Turret or Advanced Mining Module.
New Module: Advanced Mining Module. Triples the income of the standard Mining Base.
New Module: Power Generator Module. Provides Power resource.
New Structure: Armoury, can be used to unlock tech paths and perform research.
New Research: Suit Implants – Gives light infantry a Shield Buffer (Extra 50 regenerating Health, while active alters armour to Energy Type).
New Research: Heavy Machinery – Enables the production of Anti-Armor Mechs, Cannon Walkers and Rocket Walkers.
New Research: Advanced Generators – Increases the speed at which external shields recover (from 30 seconds to 15 seconds). Affects Turret Shields, Shield Bearer Shield, Siege Breaker Shield, Shielded Assault Infantry Shield.
When pending structure placement or infantry order, player can now right click to cancel the placement or order.
Helper menu added to Main Menu for new players, Announcement menu will display for standard players.
New Command: Retreat - Will order infantry to fall back to nearest Modular Base, defending objective or starting location if the other is not available.
Fixes:
Ability to build without Engineer fixed.
Multiplayer attempting to join game prompt, would disappear, being misleading if you were joining a match, will now show until the match is properly joined.
Fixed Walker Cannon Muzzle flash not playing correctly.
Fixed the change faction button where on cancel could corrupt the loadouts file.
Tracer lock-on now fixed for Clients in multiplayer games.
Adjustments:
Training map adjusted to cater for the Resource changes.
Training map shooting course now defaults to Easy.
Moved Resource node locations on several maps to be on the low ground, instead of on inaccessible zones.
