Get ready to enjoy our second big EA update that focuses on three new characters but also brings a long list of additional changes and content!
This patch is compatible with existing save games.
Below is a short list of what's new with the patch, but if you want to get more detailed info head over to our last two Dev Diaries and read up on all the new things: Dev Diary #47 and Dev Diary #48
New Squadleaders:
Three new Characters join the fray with this update, Weiwu (Backbone), Corlain (Dice) and the vehicle pilot Murdock (Mock). These are so called honor guards closely affiliated with the according Wayback faction and you will have to earn the faction's trust to allow them to take these new characters on board your ship!
Custom Difficulty Options:
When starting a new game you now have a wide variety of new options to make the game harder, easier or adjust it to your playstyle:
Nested Tooltips:
A first iteration of the new nested tooltips is now in the game, finally giving you a possibility to examine the skills of accessories and other items.
New 3D weapon models:
As always, there are some new 3D models for weapons that have been missing.
For a comprehensive list of all changes and additions, read the full changelog below!
Changelog
v0.7.6+19301 -- SL Update #1
New
Three new Squad Leaders: Corlain, Weiwu and Murdock (Pilot). Because all three are from specific factions, they require trust with their corresponding faction to unlock
Added new alien operation including 12 new missions
Added nested tooltips
Added custom difficulty options when starting a new game
The black market can now be restocked for a fee
Added 'Buff' perk to boarding commandos, first mate and pirate captain
Changed Vehicle Weapon 'Medium Chaingun' to be a light weapon
'Rend Ammo', 'Match Ammo' and 'Hollow Point' now work with pistol accessories
Four new 3D models for infantry weapons: DMR, Laser Rifle, Heavy SMG & Silenced LMG
New accessory "Signal Jammer" that can remove "designated target" effects and added it to the Black Market and ZB reward tables.
Added new animations for captured POWs and VIPs
Added new barks for various SLs
Improvements
AI changes: Previously, the AI often valued self-preservation and mission objectives over actually attacking the player. We did a tuning pass over all units to change the priorities. The result should be a much more aggressive AI.
Improved performance on the mission preparation screen and armory
Conditional skills now also show their range:
Perk 'Rally'
Perk 'Call out Target'
Perk 'Taking Command'
Perk 'First Aid'
Perk 'Buyout'
Perk 'ZB License Agreements'
ATGM Indirect Fire
Target Designator
Signal Jammer
Perk 'Big Game Hunter' now applies to all large targets including vehicles
Added a warning if deploying severely damaged vehicles (<25% HP)
Added tooltips for environmental features
Added headlights to MBT chassis and its turret
Added rotation animation to vents of industry factory buildings
Added missing icons for pirate Saboteur units
Added new icon for Black Market recruitment effort
Swapped order of "Indirect Fire" and "Direct Fire" skill buttons for vehicle ATGM skills on quickbar
"Lucky Shot" can no longer be used again while the effect is active, preventing wasting AP by double-clicking the skill
"Juryrigged" is only usable if the vehicle actually has a defect
Tweaked enemy transport behaviour to incentivize approaching the target instead of unloading passengers at the map border
Pirate Boarding Commandos barks are slightly louder
General adjustments to bark play rates
Factions will more formally introduce themselves prior to the player's first operation in the Wayback
Added black outline to movement arrow on Dice of the Gods
Bugfixes
FIXED Medium armors were hardly available on the black market
FIXED Decoys and turrets can no longer capture objectives
FIXED OCI "Salvage Teams" didn't count enemy vehicles destroyed by offmap abilities
FIXED The night vision effect in combination with Depth of Field could cause severe performance issues
FIXED Objective type 'Recover Objects' can no longer spawn inside dropoff areas
FIXED Sometimes vehicle door entrances were not correctly calculated on mission start
FIXED Laser Turrets can no longer spawn on Alien Eggs
FIXED Sachin Singh's portrait is now visible in the armory when KIA
FIXED Enemy Strategic Asset 'Road Blocks' didn't reduce the player deployment zone
FIXED Vehicle equipment slots are now empty for pilots KIA
FIXED Construct Worker Drones were only attacking with Mining Lasers
FIXED Deployment zones should now always be tile-aligned
FIXED Pistols no longer have an Armor Penetration value of 0
FIXED Turns will no longer auto end when the unit has enough AP to leave a vehicle or building
FIXED Construct Skirmisher was able to get stuck in the fast forwarded animation
FIXED Rocket organ impact decals were shown on too many tiles
FIXED Coordinates label on mission preparation is properly localized now while loading a map
FIXED Not all rescued civilians and allied forces were able to crawl while pinned down
FIXED Player units could end up outside of deployment zones
FIXED Perk 'Fervor' was active while Medium Weapon was equipped in a Heavy Slot
FIXED Loading a save caused more reinforcement to spawns than intended
Various UI fixes
Balancing
Optimized enemy army point calculation to make it more flexible, less random, and give us more control for making balancing adjustments to missions depending on the campaign progress
Increased Spiderling HP from 13 to 15
Increased loot drop chance for Alien Spiderling loot from 25% to 30%
Discipline values greater than 100 no longer reduce incoming suppression to 0; at least 5% of the suppression is always applied
Aborting missions now counts as aborting the operation and reduces authority
Reduced Rend Ammo armor damage from 15 to 8
Reduced Pirate Captains PDW accuracy bonus from 10 to 0
Increased Enemy Supply Points globally by +10%
Increased Enemy Supply Points on Rogue Army "Breakthrough" mission
Increased autocannon range from 9 to 10
Adjusted accuracy dropoff for all autocannons from -5/-7 to -4
Increased item rarity for auto grenade launchers from 20 to 30
Increased scatter chance for the infantry auto grenade launcher from 10% to 60%
Reduced pick weights of battle tanks and heavy tanks
Increased pick weights of heavy infantry and stormtroopers
Young Alien Warriors now properly spawn in Operation 2 and afterwards
Pirate mission 'Rescue and Disengange': Changed AI Settings to make local forces act more defensive
Increased pirate flamethrower team's chance to use flamethrowers
Adjusted Event 'Will trade weapons for resources' to cost less OCI points but give less advanced weapons
Made it harder by about 20% to shoot troops out of open vehicles
Slighty reduced the total amount of available items on the black market
Increased medium machinegun ammo from 6 to 8
Adjusted vehicle light chaingun to have the same stats as the infantry version
Increased vehicle light chaingun ammo from 12 to 18
Known Issues
Rendering performance needs to be optimized on Backbone, especially for older GPUs.
Some antivirus programs incorrectly classify the "GameAssembly.dll" file as malware and delete it, making the game unplayable. If that happens, please whitelist the "GameAssembly.dll" and "Menace.exe".
If the game is installed on HDD drives, loading times are bad and barks are delayed.
Display mode "Fullscreen" sometimes behaves not as expected, after minimizing the game. Until this is fixed please consider using "Fullscreen Window" instead.
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Community Guides and Resources
Be sure to check out the latest community resources and official guides.
The Gate Rippers’ War Manual: This is a mega-compilation of guides that covers the basics of MENACE, how to use stealth, what accessories to pick, how to engage in close-quarters combat, and much more. A must-read for any prospective commander looking to excel in the Wayback.
Squad Leaders, a Brief(ish) Overview: A fantastic overview of all the game's current Squad Leaders and what their strengths are.
Enemy Almanac: Rogue Army: Knowing your enemy is half the battle. This guide covers the Rogue Army, what their strengths are, and how to fight them effectively.
Official Beginner's Guide: If you're brand new to MENACE then check out our official beginner's guide that'll cover all the essentials to prepare you for the frontlines.
Official MENACE Wiki: Do you have more questions about MENACE? We have a community-run wiki that has details and information to help you along.
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