🎮 Gamepad Support & Controls
- Full gamepad support has been added (in-game and in the launcher).
- A gamepad-specific assisted driving mode allows units to move toward the direction of the left stick.
- Aim assist has been added for gamepad users.
- Keyboard and controller binding options have been added to the launcher settings.
- A new auto-attack toggle has been added: continuously fires the first skill until canceled.
- Toggle auto-attack: Shift + F (keyboard), RB + RT (gamepad).
🔁 XBT Rotation
Free Rotation: Queen, Firefly, Sphinx, Freedom Fighter, Khan
⚙️ Gameplay & System Updates
- Removed lifetime cone damage from Vulcan, Guardian, and Escort Drone bullets.
- Fixed an issue where Vulcan could deal damage beyond its intended range. (Deaths caused by out-of-range Vulcan attacks will no longer occur.)
- The launcher background now features swarms walking across the bridge.
- Minor performance improvements made to the launcher.
- Hover highlights have been added to XBT cards in the launcher.
- Tier 1 Vulcan damage now scales linearly to its maximum at level 10 when attacking XBTs.
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