GROUND OF ACES OUT NOW

MAIN FEATURES OF GROUND OF ACES:

• [p]Engulf yourself in the Second World War: Lead a Royal Air Force airfield during the Battle of Britain, collect iconic World War II aircraft, and defend your base from aerial threats.[/p][/*]
• [p]A base builder at heart: Design and expand your air base with complete freedom. Your base is laid out by your own choices and thus unique.[/p][/*]
• [p]A dream for aviation enthusiasts: Take command of a fleet of historically significant aircraft. Carefully select the right planes for each mission, maintain your fleet, and ensure your base is always ready for action.[/p][/*]
• [p]Your crew’s personal stories: Your crew is more than just numbers—they are individuals shaped by war. Witness their struggles and triumphs, and feel the weight of every loss.[/p][/*]

New features added since Alpha 6:

• [p]14 airplanes are now available in the RAF roster![/p][list]
• [p]Gloster Gladiator[/p][/*]
• [p]Hawker Hurricane[/p][/*]
• [p]Bristol Beaufighter[/p][/*]
• [p]Supermarine Spitfire[/p][/*]
• [p]Hawker Typhoon[/p][/*]
• [p]Bristol Blenheim[/p][/*]
• [p]Boulton Paul Defiant[/p][/*]
• [p]Hawker Tempest[/p][/*]
• [p]Handley Page Hampden[/p][/*]
• [p]Short Stirling[/p][/*]
• [p]De Havilland Flamingo[/p][/*]
• [p]Avro Lancaster[/p][/*]
• [p]Westland Lysander[/p][/*]
• [p]Gloster Meteor[/p][/*]

• [p]"Organised Sleep" - Drawers and shelves improve mood while sleeping.[/p][/*]
• [p]"Extravagant" - Multiple Rugs improve energy while sleeping and chilling.[/p][/*]
• [p]"Sleep Privacy" - Curtains improve mood while sleeping.[/p][/*]
• [p]"Safer Sleep" - Sirens and radio improve confidence while sleeping. [/p][/*]
• [p]"Stinky" - Toilet near sleeping and eating spots has a negative mood while sleeping and eating.[/p][/*]
• [p]"Warm" - Fireplace improves mood while chilling. [/p][/*]
• [p]"Supportive" - Posters improve confidence while chilling. [/p][/*]
• [p]"Relaxing" -  Chairs improve energy while eating and chilling.[/p][/*]
• [p]"Food placement" - Wooden tables improve mood while eating. [/p][/*]
• [p]"Tipsy" - Bar counter, barstool, liquor shelf improve mood while eating and chilling.[/p][/*]
• [p]"Loud" - Jukebox and gramophone bonus is decreased while playing piano or playing guitar.[/p][/*]

Many quality-of-life improvements for gameplay and user interface design, like:

• [p]Maximum plane limit increased from 10 to 24[/p][/*]
• [p]Improved loading screen transition to game[/p][/*]
• [p]New tutorial screens[/p][/*]
• [p]Reduced the amount of text that the video tutorials use and improved the popup texts that share tooltips[/p][/*]
• [p]Improved the sequence of taking of off planes[/p][/*]
• [p]When you hover over workbench recipes, it highlights the resources in the resource tab[/p][/*]
• [p]UI in the resource sidebar shows how resource amount changes based on the player’s actions.[/p][/*]
• [p]Roadmap with planned features updated[/p][/*]
• [p]We reworked and finetuned the animations for the NPCs and how they hold items[/p][/*]
• [p]Radio tower model reworked[/p][/*]
• [p]Siren on pole reworked[/p][/*]
• [p]New quests about harvest, workbenches, storage zones[/p][/*]
• [p]Pressing issues notifications improved (e.g. it warns you about “no water” because you need it for cooking and cement resource)[/p][/*]
• [p]Hangar doors are disabled in this version to avoid issues while building hangars. They will be added when our programmers finish their implementation.[/p][/*]
• [p]Runway upgrading now tells you the combined resource cost[/p][/*]
• [p]Balancing of roof and wall HP and damage effects[/p][/*]
• [p]More airplane sound effects[/p][/*]
• [p]More different character sound effects[/p][/*]
• [p]Runway construction now getting blocked on elevation[/p][/*]

Issues that got fixed since Alpha 6 demo:

• [p]NPC were not correctly facing the tree they werechopping down[/p][/*]
• [p]When you pushed your mouse forward while clicking to place down a poster, the poster got placed behind the wall[/p][/*]
• [p]Damage shader on structures were not updating correctly after repair [/p][/*]
• [p]Plane was considered to be on a mission but was actually grounded (the pilot was outside the plane, working normally) [/p][/*]
• [p]Bigger planes ignored trees (issues with NavMesh for large planes)[/p][/*]
• [p]After constructing a new parking spot, every pilot "reparked" the plane onto the same parking spot[/p][/*]
• [p]In the Pressing Issues list "Not enough beds/chairs" remained if you killed crew members[/p][/*]
• [p]"Construction blocked" notification didn’t disappear[/p][/*]
• [p]Planes couldn’t be parked on parking spots that had a plane wreck anymore[/p][/*]
• [p]Siren didn’t activate early, loading games that were saved during attacks was not possible anymore, forcing the player to restart[/p][/*]
• [p]Plane sounds were pitched too high on higher speed[/p][/*]
• [p]Destroyed planes were continuously emitting burn sounds heard globally[/p][/*]
• [p]Saving and loading while the shipment unloads froze it permanently[/p][/*]
• [p]Wall decorations were indestructible[/p][/*]
• [p]It was possible to build wall decorations on walls destroyed by damage and remained when it has been cleared up[/p][/*]
• [p]Weekly report goals tracked incorrectly[/p][/*]
• [p]Crew still manned destroyed equipment[/p][/*]
• [p]It was possible to build regular and hangar roofs interchangeably[/p][/*]
• [p]Large planes like the Blenheim tried to squeeze through metal fences[/p][/*]
• [p]Carpets snapped to the ground (below floors) while loading[/p][/*]
• [p]MG sound during air raids was too loud[/p][/*]
• [p]Structures disappeared when drawn over with a different structure piece twice[/p][/*]
• [p]Runways didn't level up if the surface was already the correct type and the material selection was used last[/p][/*]
• [p]Having destroyed planes when loading the game retriggered explosion[/p][/*]

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