[img=https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CmIlTK-WkAAm_-H.jpg:large] Coming tomorrow are some great changes including new content and some great new mechanics! Check out the full patch notes below! NEW: > Aeroflak Sentinel >> A smaller, more versatile version of the larger Aeroflak Guardian which allows for more freedom of building without being restrained to a single large turret >> Has a mass of 1380, which is below half the weight of the Guardian Costs 150 CPU which is exactly half of the Guardian > CPU-To-Power >> Players now have access to more power with higher CPU robots, and less power with lower CPU robots >> Robots at 1125 CPU will not see a difference, but higher CPU robots will see an increase and lower CPU robots will see a decrease >> At the extreme ends of the spectrum, 1750 CPU robots will see an increase of 25% power and power regeneration and 500 CPU robots will see a decrease of 25% power and power regeneration >> One of the main benefits of this new mechanic is that low CPU games will be less dominated by larger burst weapons, leading to fewer instant deaths and an overall more enjoyable experience > Rotors are now supported by ‘Camera Steering’ controls >> You can turn your robot using your mouse and tilt it up and down >> This also means Rotors now strafe properly >> Camera relative controls can be activated on the garage bays in the robot select screen BALANCE: > Aeroflak explosion radius has been reduced by 15% > Increased the height a robot needs to be away from the ground before > Aeroflak triggers against it. Most hovers should find they don’t trigger flak anymore, though Megahovers may still do so at max height > Laser projectile speed has been increased by 100% > Laser camera shake has been reduced > Laser projectile spread has been reduced > Laser attack rate and DPS has been increased, but damage per shot has been decreased (a net buff) which should make the lasers more powerful while also making them feel more satisfying to use For exact values, see below:LaserChanges [img=http://d3tagfjj1pibwj.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/LaserChanges.png] IMPROVEMENTS AND CHANGES: > Components no longer need to be destroyed to deal damage to a robot. So a 98 CPU mech leg that has lost half its armor will only be considered as having 49 CPU of ‘health’ remaining for your health bar. This means that defense stacking with high-cost components instead of armor will be less effective > Reduced the spread of the laser crosshair HUD element to better represent the weapon’s spread > All game modes are now unlocked at player level 5 > Front-facing lasers now have a turning arc of 180 degrees > The Power Module now increases power regeneration by 25% relative to existing power regeneration as per the CPU To Power changes. So regeneration will always be increased from 10 seconds to 8 seconds, but will represent more overall power at higher robot CPUs > Improved camera relative controls for hovers while they’re upside down to stop them from jittering wildly > Nominal counts are now referred to as “max” in in-game tooltips to better communicate the purpose of that value > Max weapon counts (previously nominal) no longer have a slight benefit for going beyond them. Once you have as many weapons of a particular type as it’s max states, any more is purely for redundancy (having some left over in case they get shot off) and won’t benefit their damage output > Added LOD meshes for several of the newer weapons and movement components to improve overall framerate > The Proto-Seeker is being politely moved to a more appropriate position in the inventory. Right next to the LOML :) > Modified text in various locations of the game to change “CPU” to “Robot CPU” FIXES: > Fixed a bug which caused movement components to be mirrored unevenly when placed directly onto the ground in edit mode > That strange line in the corner of the edit mode garage is no longer there. Rest well old friend > Fixed a bug with the rectifier which was causing tall robots to be thrown into the air when the rectifying ended > Fixed a few locations in some maps where robots could get stuck and were forced to respawn or die to escape > Identified and fixed a source of frame rate drops caused by the Ion Distorter > Removed the yellow lines from the Bat Rudder in the loot crate screen > Fixed a bug which didn’t get rid of the “Extra slot for premium” note in the platoon screen if the platoon screen was open when premium was purchased > Fixed a bug which caused the hotkey for loadouts (Z) to open the loadouts screen even when queuing for a battle > Fixed an issue with the shadow rendering on the Neptune 2 map > Corrected the texture of the Football Electroshield so that it has the correct hex design instead of the striped design > Fixed a bug which sometimes meant the lense flare on the Earth map wasn’t visible