We have been hard at work fleshing out the mid game of Drop Command, while also improving the demo. Many new features and changes in this patch, but the two biggest are definitely:
Mech Refit Bay usable outside of missions for all units
AI is greatly improved- this will make the game much more challenging
We're still working hard on balance, so if you are finding the new AI to be too hard, or too easy, please let us know! Looking forward to hearing all of your thoughts and feedback on this update. Full patch notes below.
New Features and Changes:
Mech Refit Bay now available in campaign outside of missions
AI target acqusition has been improved, leading to faster fire rates
Pilot injury/survival are now impacted by unit destruction (eg destroyed cockpit/center torso/legged)
Pirates and Champions now have bespoke uniforms
Added new accessories to customize pilot portraits
Added pilot portraits to text tooltips
Updated Mortuary to include death location, total missions, and total kills
Code optimization has slightly improved framerates
Raid mission now provide a range of resources, rather than always 500
Unit preview tooltips now include maximum speed and movement stats (eg has Jump Jets)
Fixed Bugs:
Fixed issue preventing pirate leaders from joining battle during Assault Pirate Base missions
Fixed issue causing Medusa-B to skate on Starport tarmac
Fixed issue causing turrets and towers to occasionally spawn inside buildings
Fixed pilot tooltip to show correct uniform based on pilot rank
Fixed issue causing destroyed vehicles to apply collision damage to infantry
Fixed issue preventing recruited champions from gaining new traits on level up
Fixed issue preventing injured pilots from gaining new traits on level up
"Pass 1 Week" button is now disabled during player Empire setup
Teaser for Empire Diplomacy (not available in the demo):