Hi, friends. The last time we posted [url = http: //steamcommunity.com/games/421010/announcements/detail/1455080932981238358]feedback diary[/ url] almost two months ago. During these two months, we have changed a lot in game balance, defeated lots of bugs and introduced several worth saying features that aren’t big enough to write a full diary about. Now Soldiers: Arena is already in the phase when the main functionality is almost ready and some time has been freed up for non-critical, but still important, changes which we want to implement before the start of of Early Access. We did the context menu of actions for the selected unit and began to configure it. By holding the LMB on a target or surface, you will bring up a menu that shows possible actions for this target / surface. We continue to supplement statistics and information with the outcome of the battle. Now you can see how much damage in the session caused each type of your units, how many opponents he killed, how much experience he got etc. In near future we want to add the win rate for each unit. Added a menu of quick chat phrases, without reference to the point on the map and markers. Pressing Y, you can wish 'Good luck' before the fight, scream 'Help' into the emptiness of you teammate’s hearts, give the ‘Attack’ order which your allies most likely will ignore :) We also changed the loading screen and started creating hints for it. It will show you a screenshot and information about the specifics of use and technical characteristics of units, tactical decisions, features of the game mode, etc. This is how the working version of the new loading screen looks like.
Changed the logic of behavior and movement of the new infantry squads. Now they are moving in the given direction until someone starts to shoot them. Having encountered resistance, they will lie down or crawl into the hideout if there any in close proximity. A few seconds after the cessation of the shelling, the squad will stand up and continue moving. Independent infantry squads began to take into account the forces of the ally and the enemy on the territory closest to them. Having received the order to attack the fortified positions without adequate support, this squad will lay down and will hold the position. In order for them to begin the offensive, you can either eliminate the threat, or bring more forces to the attack zone, or send them to kill themselves in an irretreivably stupid (or brave) attack by using the ‘Charge’ order. Also we have added ‘Entrench’ order, after receiving which, the detachment will begin to dig trenches and dig into the ground. We also:

• Created a new commander with an emphasis on anti-aircraft guns, which is especially good now in countering light tanks and armored vehicles.
• Gave the ability to land at any point of the map some paratroopers, including in enemy territory.
• Had been working the damage of shells, the chances of one shot kill using the armor-piercing projectiles, the principles of high-explosive and fragmentation action. Now the damage from the high-explosive action on the infantry is considered separately. Damage from high caliber shell also ignores the protection from shelters, trenches, buildings in the epicenter and close range of the explosion.
• Added dependence on the position of the fighter when calculating the shell damage. The clever and attentive infantryman had time to lie down and survived the shelling. And his inattentive standing comrade - no.
• Removed annoying braking for vehicles overriding the small stumps and fences when using direct control.
• Set up the rotation angles and path search for some units so they did not have to deploy the field headquarters and gather a military council to solve the problem of 'bypassing the stone'.
• Added new models, including Panzerjäger I from the cover and a five-tower infantry annihilator T35.

As always we fought with bugs. Minesweepers, for example, exploded on mines. The shells, not wanting to restrain themselves with frames, fell outside the circle of dispersion, saying decisive ‘No’ to conformism. Improvements almost always give birth to bugs. For example, after some works on optimization of tanks movement and target selection, the AI ​​became so clever that, having mastered the essential works of humanist writers, refused to fire on most targets, and often did not even turn the barrel toward the enemy, so as not to inflict either physical or even moral trauma. And the blast wave from the explosive action of the projectile, rounded the component of the armor closest to the epicenter of the explosion and inflicted damage through the hatch cover or some other weak point. Although we have not written about this for a long time, but we are constantly working on replacing effects and animations. The gif below shows special effects from the explosion of the Sturmtiger projectile. New models of vehicles and cannons received animations of interaction with them: climbing to the armor of the tank, animations for additional units in the increased artillery crew. Added animations for infantry, lying down after running with different types of weapons, installation of AT-hedgehogs, barbed wire, barriers from bags, repair techniques, some idle and death animations. Added textures of burning iterations for trees, shrubs, vineyards and much more. Wish you the best as usual!

[ 2017-10-19 18:32:57 CET ] [ Original post ]