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Hey everyone! One of the final updates for the closed Alpha is here! Lots of new exciting features have been added and for the first time, there's Linux support as well!

LASER STRUCTURES

No more "press E and run". Now it's the real deal as you'll have to destroy all the modules located on the pillars to bring the whole thing down. Won't be easy as COGs are protecting it and some might have turrets on them as well.

GRENADES

Will come in handy, especially when trying to bring down one of the laser devices. Also great for taking out large groups of COGs or their drillships with turrets (as you can see in the screenshot below).

NEW FEATURES

Laser Structures - player now has to destroy laser structures in each cave in order to win the game
Grenade that player can use against COGs and their drillships
COGs now have random loot, a large variety of items can drop
Linux support!
Real-time player map - players can now see where they are and where the drillship is located (to open map press M)
2 new types of shotgun ammunition, switch by pressing the middle mouse button
Drillship safety features, player can no longer lose ship by sending it underground, press G to call it back to surface, also you can call drillship to your current location by pressing G as well (drillship will land on the closest landing site to you)
Drillship Emergency Handles - If players get to a situation where they are stuck, and can not move the drillship (devices lost, no material etc.), they can pull the emergency handles that will send the drillship to the landing site closest to submarine, player, can this way repair their drillship and continue further
Warning: Online cargo is full (works same as Energy or Landing site occupied)
Closed modules now have armor, applies only to modules that can be closed and opened
New visual of lava and smoke particle effects in lava pools, volcano, lava sources

CHANGES

Repair kit has only one stack, to balance it lasts longer
Video tutorial screen in the main menu has been disabled
COG NPC navigation, COG now do better patrols and should less get blocked by an obstacle
Increased number of COG units on the map
Drillships now bring more COG units in one turn (before they had to go 3x times to bring all up)
Quests - updated to reflect the Cave Laser drillships, Turret quest, Preparation to fight quest
Quests - adjusted to warn player eruption is coming, but not blocking players progress until only 40 sec left to eruption (was 2 min before)
Overall Cave visuals
Modules now have detailed info about their stats in the production menu
Shotgun reload and shooting is faster
A different sound of the eruption
Sulfur powder now stacks 10 and is faster to produce

BUG FIXES

Lava not killing the player
Random death screams no longer happen
COG bodies were not removed by eruption blast

Special thanks goes out to our closed testing group for helping us polish the update! Hope you'll enjoy the new features as much as we do! If you have any questions feel free to drop them on any of these platforms: Discord: https://discord.gg/volcanoids Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Volcanoids/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/volcanoids If you haven't signed up for the Volcanoids Alpha yet, feel free to do so here: https://mailchi.mp/volcanoids.com/alpha-signup

[ 2019-01-10 22:26:42 CET ] [ Original post ]

Volcanoids

Volcanoid Developer

Volcanoid Publisher

2019-01-29 Release

Simulation Singleplayer EA Tags

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🕹️ Partial Controller Support

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Volcanoids Linux [2.22 G]

Set in the steampunk era, you take on an expedition to a forsaken island that you once called home. But sudden eruptions triggered by mechanical beings turned the wondrous place into an apocalyptic wasteland. In order to survive the island’s natural elements, you have to outsmart these creatures and capture one of their drillships. Use their own technology against them as you upgrade the machinery and reclaim your homeland.

MOBILE BASE

Take the vantage point, stay safe underground or choose a material-rich location and explore. The drillship is one of a kind base capable of joining you on every journey.

DEADLY ENVIRONMENT

Experience the tension and thrill of surviving volcanic eruptions. Time between each eruption is your most valuable resource. Use it to roam the island gathering materials, finding new technology and utilizing production.

MECHANICAL MENACE

Deal with a hostile race of robots that use the volcano as a source of energy. Their units are scattered all around the island’s surface as well as below it.

BASE MANAGEMENT

Customize your drillship from the inside out with colors, symbols, gadgets and more. Automate production, research technologies, set up defenses and turn the drillship into an unbreachable powerhouse.

MINIMAL SETUPOS: Ubuntu 18.04 or equivalent distribution
Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K / AMD FX-6300Memory: 4 GB RAM
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia GTX 470 / AMD RadeonHD 5850. OpenGL 4.5 driver
Storage: 6 GB available spaceAdditional Notes: Optional Vulkan support
RECOMMENDED SETUPOS: Ubuntu 18.04 or higher
Processor: Intel Core i7-7700 / AMD Ryzen 5 1600Memory: 8 GB RAM
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia GTX 1070 / AMD Radeon RX 580. OpenGL 4.5 driver
Storage: 6 GB available spaceAdditional Notes: Optional Vulkan support

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