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After months of hard work and waiting, we're finally ready to release the new graphics update along with Forest 9. This is now the third complete rework of the games graphics (there's still thoughts around the desert levels) over the 11 years of development and brings a whole new feel to the game. We're also excited to see how players adapt to the new Forest 9 level which is suggested for 1-3 players (of course you can play with 4 if you wish).
New Graphics
The best way we can show you this is by an after and before shot (after on left, before on right):
There's a couple of benefits to this graphical rework. Firstly, the graphics are now better suited to the rest of the game assets and secondly there are now a lot more visual markers that you can use when remembering where you placed a specific tower.
There's also really good looking and dense grass which is multithreaded and is offloaded to the GPU, therefore the FPS drop is typically somewhere in the region of 5-10 fps for such a massive visual difference.
I would like to stress that performance improvements are always a high priority and another pass was done prior to this release. This is also the first pass of the new graphics so things are likely to improve and change in the future, also based upon your feedback.
New Map
Forest 9 is released. This is a new 1-3 player map (4 player is always possible) which brings some new forest assets to the game and has a few shortcut lanes for players to use.
This map in particular features a lot of detail which we will be looking to bring to other forest maps going forward.
New Options
We've added the option to toggle grass rendering on/off and a new option for antialiasing. Please be warned that using the antialiasing option will have a fairly significant impact on your FPS and is more intended for people with powerful PC's.
Final Note
I would like to thank you all for waiting patiently for this release, I know it has taken a while. As some of you already know who have stuck with me this past 11 years, the game always continues to develop and will never go stale! The game is (and always will be) an absolute passion for me, regardless of sales numbers.
I would like to dedicate this release to loeb and tritrium (they know who they are), without those guys the new graphics wouldn't even be possible.
Patch Notes
* Added new graphics for all forest levels
* Added GPU grass
* Added option for toggling GPU grass on/off
* Added option for antialiasing
* Added Forest 9 - a new 1-3 player map
* Added proper lane endings to Desert maps
* Adjusted camera tint to make game appear less orange
* Updated all forest level preview images
* Main menu fly-by and news updated
Thanks again to all of you waiting for this release. I hope you enjoy it!
AegisM
Aurox Studios
Aurox Studios
2018-07-27
Indie Strategy Singleplayer Multiplayer Coop EA
Game News Posts 82
🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse
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https://www.aegis-m.com/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/845040 
The Game includes VR Support
AegisM Early Access Linux Depot [3.43 G]
AegisM is a competitive tower defence game with a twist. It combines tower defence with a wave survival/top down action shooter and then adds more new and exciting elements to the mix. Work alone or team up with others to work out the best strategy to achieve the highest scores on the never ending survival leaderboards. Once you're ready to prove yourself even more, you can take to the Player vs Player mode with competitive matchmaking and ELO ratings. AegisM is unlike other tower defence games; there are no waves of enemies, it's never ending, gradually getting harder and harder until you can't survive anymore and your strategy fails you.
Unique Bosses
As the game progresses and you last longer, you get introduced to new bosses. Each boss has a unique ability such as speed boosting, protecting, skull distracting and much more. Did we mention you don't just have to worry about land? There's also various types of air units to beat!Skill Points
At the start of every game you get to spend 5 skill points on making your character unique. Put points into movement speed, reduced reload speed, build cost reduction, movement speed and more! Build a character around your style of play.Achievements and Unlockables
Earn experience, gain levels, unlock new characters, magical powers and abilities that help you defeat the never ending horde of enemies! Achievement progress is displayed in game so you can see how far off you are from unlocking the character you want.Multiple Towers, each with 3 levels
There's currently 11 different types of tower, each with 3 levels. See the stats for every tower, which player owns it, what the range of the tower is and what will happen if you upgrade it, simply by clicking it. You can also configure shortcut keys to speed build and upgrade.Character Abilities
Once unlocked through experience, you can select from various abilities that help aid your fight. These include slow dome, teleporters, dash, barriers and radars.Magical Powers
Once unlocked through experience, you can select from various magical powers that compliment abilities and your character customisation. These include golem smash, ice block, heal base, character rage and a coin collector.Multiple Environments with Dynamic Weather
Fight it out in the Forest, Desert or even indoors in the crypts! There's a full day and night cycle (this only affects the game visually), along with rain and snow - the world you're fighting in feels alive! There's also interactive elements such as lifts, dynamically changing levels and flame walls to add yet more variety.Vendor with a huge selection of weapons
Don't like tower defence, want a hybrid strategy, or just simply enjoy shooting? Use your coins to buy weapons instead of towers and do the shooting yourself! There's a pistol, rifle, shotgun, laser, railgun and flame thrower to use. Lets not forget to mention the grenades, mines and air strikes that you can purchase!Incredible replayability and a huge range of strategies
We have players who have put 100's (yes, 100's) of hours into working out the best strategies so don't be put off if you don't score top 10 on your first go. AegisM is incredibly competitive with worldwide leaderboards. As you play more and more, you start working out what you need to do to survive longer. Will you build towers only or go hybrid with guns? Will you shoot guns only? When will you upgrade that tower?Mini Games
There is an ever growing list of competitive mini games that range from shooters to maze and timed type of games. Each mini game has a competitive leaderboard, so you can even show the world you're the fastest builder or runner out there.Streamer vs Twitch mode
Are you a streamer? Well start interacting with your viewers with the Streamer vs Twitch mode! Every 3 minutes your chat gets to vote on what enemy they would like to send you. If you defeat it you score a point but if the enemy they have sent you reaches your base, the chat scores a point! Who will win? Please note this mode is not competitive but more of a fun mode for some streamers.Completely Balanced
The game has been in development for just short of 5 years with around 150 beta testers. We have spent years perfecting the balance, how things scale over time and changing costs to ensure that there are no silly strategies such as only placing one tower or only buying one gun. You can only last so long with that arrow tower or rifle!- Processor: 2 GHz Dual Core ProcessorMemory: 4 GB RAM
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel HD 4000Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 500 MB available space
- Processor: 3 GHz Quad Core ProcessorMemory: 4 GB RAM
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce 960 / Radeon RX 280 or equivalent with 4GB of video RAMNetwork: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 500 MB available space
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