Ion Fury, the old-school first-person shooter developed by Voidpoint and published by 3D Realms and 1C Entertainment, unleashes a 2.0 patch full of improvements on PC to ready up for the Ion Fury: Aftershock expansion launching early next year on PC via Steam, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.

Whether a returning player or new to the retro FPS genre, community-requested features in the 2.0 patch make this the perfect time to start a fresh run through Ion Fury. Grab power-ups on the go and deploy them on command with a new pocket inventory system, adding a tactical layer to each gunfight. Run and gun on a gamepad with ease with revamped controller support. Massive performance upgrades make Ion Fury even smoother than before.

Shellys arsenal tears through cyborgs better than ever with clever weapon rebalancing. The Chain Gun now has a higher maximum ammo count and pushes users back with concussive force, creating new movement strategies. The Ion Bow now rewards advanced techniques like swap-canceling while charging.

Quality-of-life changes refine Ion Furys campaign. Map bug fixes make levels more pleasurable to navigate. Sleuths can utilize the radar to track down hidden secrets. Each weapons ammo reserves now fill up the cross-hair for enhanced battle awareness and an increased focus on staying alive. Players will also be able to earn Ion Fury trading cards on Steam at last, as well as collect items like profile backgrounds and emoticons from the Steam Points Shop.

Creating new playgrounds of destruction is more fun with some new map features, such as new rotating sprite structures and remotely controlled viewscreens, added in anticipation of Aftershock. The creatively inclined can look forward to updated examples and scripts for Mapster32 in the near future. Please note that scripts and documentation are released separately and not included in Steam/GOG updates.

Early next year, Aftershock continues the events of Ion Fury with a new action-packed adventure. Pursue the maniacal Dr. Jadus Heskel and stop him from re-sculpting the flesh of humanity with his mechanical designs. Slay new enemies and bosses atop Shellys Hover Bike with fresh weaponry. Revisit Ion Furys original campaign with Arrange mode, adding the expansions foes, armaments, and more.

Ion Fury: Aftershock keeps growing in scope and looks more impressive every day, said Frederik Schreiber, CEO of 3D Realms. While you wait for the expansion, we wanted to make the original game better than ever with 2.0.

What's New in 2.0?

[table noborder=1] ENGINEUPGRADEOptimizations to improve overall game performance UPGRADEImproved frame pacing and overall framerate UPGRADEUpgraded and improved controller support UPGRADEImproved support for multiple displays UPGRADEWindow is freely resizable by the user and no longer locks the cursor unless needed BUG FIXFixed sprites being pushed outside of the map by the clipping system BUG FIXFixed deletion of existing savegames in the base folder on startup on Linux GAMENEWPlayer now has an inventory slot to store an item like double damage or jump boots for later use NEWFor reloadable weapons, shading of crosshair now indicates weapon's remaining magazine contents NEWRadar now displays hidden secrets NEWEnemies now take damage when underwater. Heskel forgot to make them waterproof! UPGRADEImproved enemy AI responsiveness UPGRADEImproved timing and aiming on Loverboy alternate fire for snappier feedback and quicker executions UPGRADEElectrifryer now has a 2-hit strike when holding primary fire, and continued light attacks when holding alternate fire UPGRADEThe Penetrator and Minigun have a higher max ammo count UPGRADEMinigun push-back has increased force for higher player speeds UPGRADETweaks to improve Bowling Bomb primary fire and HUD display feedback UPGRADEIon Bow now allows you to swap weapons in order to cancel your current charge UPGRADEReworked Penetrator reload animation UPGRADEPlayer landing from great falls does not lock the player's view anymore UPGRADEImproved and finalized the appearance of some enemy sprites BUG FIXGeneral improvements and fixes to enemy aiming behavior BUG FIXFixed enemies not playing sound when recognizing the player BUG FIXFixed enemies recognizing the player through solid walls BUG FIXFixed Priest (crossbow cultist) being able to instantly kill the player BUG FIXFixed issues with weapons sometimes automatically switching when they shouldn't and not switching when they should BUG FIXFixed Loverboy altfire targeting issues BUG FIXFixed crossbow not firing the correct number of shots at low ammo BUG FIXFixed shocked enemies appearing the wrong color BUG FIXImproved spider collision BUG FIXFixed lighting effector skipping some objects it shouldn't LEVELSUPGRADEZ4A1: Tweaks to improve the player experience on train cars UPGRADEZ4A3: Improved train crash sequence UPGRADEZ4, Z5, Z6: Improve the visibility/hints of some secrets UPGRADEALL: Various soft-lock potentials either blocked out or fixed in anticipation of jump boots BUG FIXZ1A2: Fixed a bottomless pit that left the player alive BUG FIXZ1A3: Fixed a soft-lock where players could get stuck during a fall BUG FIXZ1A4: Fixed areas where players could beaccidentally squished BUG FIXZ2A4: Fixed a soft-lock when using boots BUG FIXZ3A1: Fixed soft-lock due to premature lockdown activation BUG FIXZ3A4: Fixed a soft-lock during level transition BUG FIXZ5A1: Fixed a broken sector effect BUG FIXZ5A3: Fixed overlapping pickup spawns BUG FIXZ6A1: Fixed sector placement to prevent a door glitch BUG FIXZ6A2: Fixed a soft-lock caused by not triggering an event BUG FIXZ6A2: Added a switch to make sure the player is able to backtrack BUG FIXZ6A2: Fixed a missing blocking bit that could break a secret BUG FIXZ7A1: Widened an exploding ceiling to prevent enemies getting stuck BUG FIXZ7A1: Fixed skybox triggers BUG FIXALL: Fixed misaligned or missing textures [/table]

[ 2021-10-07 11:38:07 CET ] [Original Post]