Early Access Patch 037: The Final Countdown Patch – 24th March 2021
Miners Mettle · published
This is our last Early Access patch, before launching 1.0 next month in April! We’ve revamped and added in facilities for each faction, adding a new layer of depth to the mechanics. There are pre-requisites for some of the facilities now as well, for example higher level research requires a Research Lab type facility. Check them out!
Gameplay
Each faction now has 8 facilities that they can research for and build. Factions may have facilities which have the same function, while in other cases it may fulfill a similar role but not be the same. Either way, these facilities usually have a different name on a faction-to-faction basis. For example, Iron Strike’s Fleet Garage and Responder’s Mechanicum can both repair units, but when fully upgraded the Fleet Garage can apply a damage reduction buff to docked units while the Mechanicum can activate a fleet of repair drones around it so units in the vicinity can be repaired without needing to dock.
Artillery Emplacements – These are slow projectiles with a small AoE, but what they hit they absolutely hit hard. Great for taking out other facility shields, less good against moving targets.
Radar Towers – These now come with the Watch Tower passive ability, which means they remove a large amount of FoW around themselves. Each faction also come with its own unique ability as well once fully levelled.
Repair Garages – A fully leveled up Repair Garage can build units as well as repair them, allowing you to get units into the fight quickly. Each faction also come with its own unique ability as well once fully levelled.
Research Labs – These are now required to gain access to the higher techs. If you lose your Research Lab, you keep the research already completed or in progress, but you’ll need to rebuild in order to research more.
Shield Generators – These facilities can help regenerate the shields of facilities under attack.
Iron/Platinum/Pentum Mining Platforms – These extract minerals for transport back to HQs, as well as a stream of passive income as well.