This weeks update brings with it a long awaited upgrade to our ONNet system. And for those of you that don’t know, the ONNet is the Gear’s Optical Neural Network, or on board computer which now communicates gameplay related information to the player via the Audio Warning System (AWS). The ONNet is that lone voice in your ear that informs you when things are about to get hot. When you hear that sexy AI voice you better react. For those of you that don't know - the on board computer or CPU is found under the pilot's seat inside the a Gear's cockpit. As our meta-game evolves, the CPU found under your pilot's seat will be considered one of the most valuable objects in-game. Considering its value, and potential resale value, retrieval and deployment gameplay mechanics are being considered very carefully for future updates to HGA. Cockpit concept:
To in-game:
[quote]ONNet was originally developed by Abaline Research for Northco as part of the UMF's BOT Project & characterized by the crystalline cube structure that produced a sufficiently-powerful and sufficiently-compact computer system that could be 'grown' and installed onto a walker vehicle - was the critical breakthrough technology that allowed the development of the Hunter into the formidable war machine that would be the forerunner of all modern Heavy Gears. Without this piece of machinery, the Gear would cease to function for one very specific reason: the ONNet's capacity to not only think almost as swiftly as a human being, but also its capacity to be trained and to learn and to develop its own crystalline links within itself, thus increasing its response time while controlled by the pilot. Although anyone could reasonably purchase an ONNet, if they were to have the money, the reality is that a blank ONNet is just as likely to end up being next to useless outside of a standard construction walker.[/quote] We’d also like to thank our voice actress Suziey Block IMDB] for providing her voice for HGA action! And we’d also like to thank Sound and Music Composer Chris Upton for providing access to his studio in LA to record Suziey and all her great voice acting for HGA. Thanks for supporting the indie scene! And of course our in-house SoundFX Engineer extraordinaire Mike Green for his tireless efforts on making HGA sound as great as it possibly can! Mike has plenty of audio goodness planned over the next year as HGA moves towards release. Finally we are pleased to announce the release of the Gatling Laser Cannon!
Full Change List below. Added:

• ONNet voice over lines for some gameplay events
• New Gatling Laser Cannon model
• Idle animations in Gearbay

• Weapons spawners can be activated with the ‘use’ key
• Removed Gearbay doors on San Lopez

• Holes in UI buttons
• Message system now reports the correct players
• Navigation and pathfinding issues on San Lopez and Port Oasis
• Issue on Tershaw Valley where bots would get stuck on the corner of their base
• Jump Jet visual and crashing bugs