Update notes for October 29

Bravemech: The Century War · published

These are today's changes to Bravemech: The Century War, from version 0.73.450 to 0.73.458.

v0.73.458

  • Battles now show where they happen: planets, gates, stations, suns.
  • Fight over a planet and you see that planet below.
  • Ashfall, Cinder Prime, Night Terrace and Sable get their own ground.

v0.73.457

  • Facial hair now stays on after you restart the game.

v0.73.456

  • The Sector map's orders now sit on a slate at the right.
  • Hold LT, or Shift on a keyboard, to bring up your crew.
  • Tap your commander's card to open your file and your mech.
  • Tap a bridge report to open that officer.
  • Sector map and ship hub buttons are now clean gold and blue.
  • Every Back, page and Continue button shows the key that presses it.

v0.73.455

  • Build your commander in two steps: your look, then your file.
  • Your commander stands big over a blurred hangar while you build.
  • Bigger option tiles: every choice fits on one screen.
  • Men get facial hair: 16 styles, from stubble to big beards.
  • Facial hair takes your hair colour and fits every face shape.
  • Cleaner hair edges at the temples on several men's styles.
  • Cleaner brows and eyelids on the women's faces.
  • Your file now fits on phone screens.

v0.73.454

  • The Loadout now holds everything a mech can change.
  • Upgrade pips, custom parts, Bravecores and Engineering all sit there.
  • Point at any choice to preview it on the performance hex.
  • Weapon boxes list the weapons you own for that mount.
  • The weapon shop is one press away for buying new ones.
  • Controllers can hold LT, RT or both for quick buttons.

v0.73.453

  • Every mech card now shows a performance hex for its pilot.
  • Six ratings out of 100: HP, ATK, DEF, Mobility, Vent and Crit.
  • Each rating counts the pilot's skills as well as the mech.
  • Point at another pilot or slot to preview the change.
  • VS pickers show the hex for every mech, weapon and core.

v0.73.452

  • Hold buttons lost the HOLD tab that covered prices.
  • A small ring now sits beside each price instead.
  • Hold the button and the ring charges up and glows.
  • The button fills as you hold, so you see progress.
  • A quick tap pulses the ring to show it needs holding.

v0.73.451

  • No more split screen: the whole view is yours now.
  • The camera leaves room on the side your target is on.
  • A far target shows in a window on the screen's edge.
  • An arrow on the window points the way to your target.
  • Switching targets plays a lock-on scan before it locks.
  • Settings has a new Target window size: Small or Large.

v0.73.450

  • Hits, sword swings and muzzle flashes look sharper now.
  • The big hit burst now shows only on real crits.
  • Rock hits, missile blasts and blade clashes are smaller and hot orange.
  • Pirate sword swings glow orange instead of grey.

Thank you for playing, and please keep telling us what you think in the Discussions.

Update notes for October 29 · Bravemech: The Century War patch notes · SteamPeaks