Update 1.3 has just been released, a large but fun update that adds a few new things to the game, including 3 new game mechanics:
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The Rebels consist of a variety of infantry units that can be recruited into one of three platoons for free, one of which can then be deployed to battle.
While initially weak and unskilled, this ragtag Rebel rabble may be turned into a formidable fighting force by properly managing their experience, morale as well as by investing into the new Rebel tech tree.
Sentinels are powerful individual units that can be unlocked, upgraded and have additional armaments installed. These include the Paladin heavy tank and the Avenger capital ship. One Sentinel can be deployed at a time.
[/olist]Also added are 2 tech abilities for Guardians: Spear Throw and Charge Breaker.
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Full details below (wall of text alert :)
Version 1.3
- Added new game mechanic: Rebels [list]
- Rebel volunteer groups arrive periodically in the new Rebels -> Platoons campaign screen and can be recruited into one of three platoons, at no cost.
- A single platoon may be freely deployed to any mission as combat reinforcements.
- Platoons can gain or lose morale depending on battle outcome and number of units KIA.
- Platoon morale can greatly affect reload speed, melee speed and accuracy of its units.
- Rebel units, unlike regular military units, sustain damage taken in combat and must be repaired over time to regain full health.
- All Rebel units risk being KIA when killed in battle, at which point the Rebel unit is lost permanently.
- After a deployment, all surviving Rebel units gain experience which can allow them to rank up.
- Every rank gained grants a bonus to the ranged damage, melee damage, attack range and parry chance of the Rebel unit.
- All Rebel units have the ability to parry frontal melee attacks, completely negating any damage and effect if successful.
- Rebel units: [olist]
- Commissar [list]
- Squad leader infantry unit dual wielding a shotgun and powersabre.
- Has 125 max health.
- All melee attacks inflict 2 hits on the target.
- Long-range infantry unit using a bolt-action energy rifle equipped with a fixed bayonet.
- Has 75 max health.
- Burst rifle infantry unit equipped with a burst-firing energy rifle and bayonet.
- Has 70 max health.
- Grenade infantry unit equipped with plasma grenades and an energy sword for melee combat.
- Has 65 max health.
- Can only target ground units.
- Rocket infantry unit using a long range but slow-firing rocket launcher.
- Has 60 max health.
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- Starting rank of Rebel volunteers.
- No bonuses.
- Increases ranged damage by 5%.
- Increases melee damage by 5%.
- Increases attack range by 2%.
- Increases parry chance by 2%.
- Increases ranged damage by 11%.
- Increases melee damage by 11%.
- Increases attack range by 4%.
- Increases parry chance by 3%.
- Increases ranged damage by 17%.
- Increases melee damage by 17%.
- Increases attack range by 7%.
- Increases parry chance by 5%.
- Increases ranged damage by 22%.
- Increases melee damage by 22%.
- Increases attack range by 9%.
- Increases parry chance by 7%.
- Increases ranged damage by 28%.
- Increases melee damage by 28%.
- Increases attack range by 11%.
- Increases parry chance by 8%.
- Increases ranged damage by 33%
- Increases melee damage by 33%
- Increases attack range by 13%
- Increases parry chance by 10%
- Increases ranged damage by 39%.
- Increases melee damage by 39%.
- Increases attack range by 16%.
- Increases parry chance by 12%.
- Increases ranged damage by 44%.
- Increases melee damage by 44%.
- Increases attack range by 18%.
- Increases parry chance by 13%.
- Increases ranged damage by 50%.
- Increases melee damage by 50%.
- Increases attack range by 20%.
- Increases parry chance by 15%.
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- Active when platoon morale is between 0 - 20.
- Reduces melee speed by 30%.
- Reduces reload speed by 25%.
- Reduces accuracy by 40%.
- Active when platoon morale is between 20 - 45.
- Reduces melee speed by 15%.
- Reduces reload speed by 15%.
- Reduces accuracy by 20%.
- Active when platoon morale is between 45 - 70.
- Increases melee speed by 5%.
- Increases reload speed by 5%.
- Increases accuracy by 10%.
- Active when platoon morale is between 70 - 95.
- Increases melee speed by 10%.
- Increases reload speed by 10%.
- Increases accuracy by 15%.
- Active when platoon morale is between 95 - 100.
- Increases melee speed by 30%.
- Increases reload speed by 25%.
- Increases accuracy by 40%.
- Resistance HeadquartersUnlocks Rebel tech for research and immediately grants 5 Rebel volunteers.
- Radio Transmitter Increases the size of Rebel volunteer groups from 1 - 2 to 2 - 3.
- Communications Array Increases the size of Rebel volunteer groups 3 - 4.
- Advanced Broadcasting Increases the size of Rebel volunteer groups to 4 - 5.
- Frequency Booster Reduces the time between Rebel volunteer groups from 3 to 2 days.
- Frequency Amplifier Reduces the time between Rebel volunteer groups to 1 day.
- Good Relations Immediately grants 1/2/3 Rebel volunteers every time any type of trade is executed with the Rebel trade group.
- Spoils of War Increases the resupply bonus of the Stockpiled Loot trait from 100% to 200%.
- Exalted Commander Increases the duration of the Inspiring Command trait from 2 to 5 days.
- Propaganda Feed Provides all platoons with +1/+2/+3 morale gain per day.
- Inevitable Victory Increases platoon morale gain when a battle is won from 5 to 15.
- Fear Override Reduces platoon morale loss when a Rebel unit is KIA from 3 to 2.
- No Surrender Reduces morale loss of all platoons when a battle is lost from 60 to 25.
- False Justifications Reduces the morale loss of the Demoralizing Trade trait from 15 to 5.
- Market Manipulation Raises the price improvement of the Opportunistic Deals trait from 2% to 5%.
- Repair Facility Restores 10/20/30/40/50 health to every non-deployed Rebel unit each day.
- Training Programs Provides every Rebel unit with +8/+16/+24/+32/+40 experience per day.
- Remote Training Increases the starting rank of new Rebel volunteers from Recruit to Private/Corporal/Sergeant.
- Graceful Death Reduces the KIA Risk of all Rebel units from 75% to 50%/25%/5%.
- Art of War Increases the experience gained by deployed Rebel units after a defeat from 20 - 40 to 50 - 70.
- Tenets of War Increases the experience gained by deployed Rebel units after a victory from 40 - 60 to 80 - 100.
- Rebel Armor Deployed Rebel units receive +5/+10/+15/+20/+25 armor at the start of every battle.
- Nanogen Armor Deployed Rebel units generate +1 armor every 10/8/6/4/2 seconds.
- Armor Capacity Provides all Rebel units with +5/+10/+15/+20/+25 armor capacity.
- Melee Expertise All Rebel units gain +1/+2/+3/+4/+5 melee damage.
- Parry Protocol All Rebel units gain +5%/+10%/+15%/+20%/+25% parry chance.
- Riposte Code All Rebel units gain a 100% chance to knock back the attacker after a successful parry.
- Scout Resilience Provides all Scout units with +7/+14/+21/+28/+35 max health.
- Survivalist Code Scouts gain +10%/+20%/+30% parry chance.
- Expose Weakness Scout shots inflict Expose Weakness on hit, increasing target ranged damage taken by 5%/10% for 5 seconds.
- Crippling Shot Scout shots have a 50% chance to knock down infantry on hit.
- Gunner Resilience Provides all Gunner units with +6/+12/+18/+24/+30 max health.
- Heavy Fire Gunner shots have a 5%/10%/15% chance to knock back infantry on hit.
- Core Charger Provides all Gunner units with +1/+2 max ammo.
- Suppressing Fire Gunner shots inflict Suppressing Fire on hit, reducing target movement speed by 15%/30% for 4 seconds.
- Grenadier Resilience Provides all Grenadier units with +5/+10/+15/+20/+25 max health.
- Stun Blade Grenadier melee attacks have a 100% chance to knock back infantry on hit.
- Quick Throw Improves the reload speed of Grenadiers by 1/2 seconds.
- Far Throw Increases the attack range of Grenadiers by 50%.
- Specialist Resilience Provides all Specialist units with +4/+8/+12/+16/+20 max health.
- Tank Hunter Specialists receive a +50% accuracy bonus against tanks and will prioritize tanks when choosing a ranged target.
- Dynamic Reloader Improves the reload time of Specialists by 1/2/3/4/5 seconds.
- Volatile Payload Specialist rockets deal +35 damage.
- Commissar Resilience Provides all Commissar units with +10/+20/+30/+40/+50 max health.
- Power Shot Commissar shots have a 100% chance to knock back infantry on hit.
- Nanoleech Blades Each melee hit deals +5 damage and restores +5 health for the Commissar.
- Redistribution of Health The health from Nanoleech Blades is redistributed evenly among the Commissar and his squad members.
- Kinetic Strike Each melee hit generates 1/2/3 armor for the Commissar.
- Commissar Capacity Provides all Commissar units with +10/+20/+30 armor capacity.
- For the Motherworld When defeated in melee combat, the Commissar will call an Orbital Strike on his location before dying, dealing 75 damage in a 15 meter radius.
- Sentinels are powerful but expensive individual units that can be unlocked and upgraded in the new Sentinels -> Paladin/Avenger campaign screens.
- A single Sentinel unit, once unlocked, may be freely deployed to any mission as combat reinforcements alongside the Taur.
- If killed in battle, the Sentinel will be unavailable for deployment until its health has been fully restored.
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- Paladin Heavy tank equipped with the X-1 Wrath heavy gun turret by default. Paladin tech: [list]
- War Factory Unlocks the Paladin for deployment and the research of Paladin tech.
- Reinforced Frame Provides the Paladin with +150/+300/+450/+600/+750 max health.
- Optimized Autoloader Increases X-1 Wrath reload speed by 10%/20%/30%.
- Shattering Munitions Increases X-1 Wrath damage by 25%/50%.
- Repair Facility The Paladin recovers 60/120/180/240/300 health per day when not deployed.
- X-500 Redemption Provides the Paladin with +1 X-500 Redemption shield generator.
- Energized Cores Provides the Paladin with +0.8/+1.6/+2.4/+3.2/+4 shield regeneration per second.
- Expanded Cores Provides the Paladin with +80/+160/+240/+320/+400 shield capacity.
- X-25 Retribution Provides the Paladin with +1/+2/+3 X-25 Retribution beam turrets.
- Optimized Chargers Increases X-25 Retribution reload speed by 15%/30%/45%.
- Augmented Coils Increases X-25 Retribution max ammo by 50%/100%/150%.
- Searing Plasma Increases X-25 Retribution damage by 35%.
- X-5 Purge Provides the Paladin with +1/+2 X-5 Purge missile turrets.
- Enhanced Trajectories Provides X-5 Purge with +10%/+20%/+30% accuracy.
- Launch Capability Provides X-5 Purge with +1/+2/+3 max ammo.
- Conflagration Missiles Increases X-5 Purge blast radius by 75%.
Avenger tech:
- Hangar BayUnlocks the Avenger for deployment and the research of Avenger tech.
- Reinforced Hull Provides the Avenger with +300/+600/+900/+1200/+1500 max health.
- Nanogen Hull The Avenger recovers 60/120/180/240/300 health per day when not deployed.
- Punitive Shells Increases XB-2 Vengeance damage by 10%/20%/30%.
- Relentless Bombardment Increases XB-2 Vengeance reload speed by 15%/30%.
- Vengeful Strike Increases XB-2 Vengeance blast radius by 50%.
- XB-15 Vindicator Provides the Avenger with +1/+2/+3/+4/+5/+6 XB-15 Vindicator bottom-side beam turrets.
- XT-15 Vindicator Provides the Avenger with +1/+2/+3/+4/+5/+6 XT-15 Vindicator top-side beam turrets.
- Core Optimizer Increases the reload speed of Vindicator turrets by 10%/20%/30%.
- Core Capacity Increases the max ammo of Vindicator turrets by 25%/50%.
- High-Powered Plasma Increases the damage of Vindicator turrets by 50%.
- XB-3 Retaliator Provides the Avenger with +1/+2/+3/+4 XB-3 Retaliator bottom-side gun turrets.
- XT-3 Retaliator Provides the Avenger with +1/+2/+3/+4 XT-3 Retaliator top-side gun turrets.
- Optimized Shells Increases the reload speed of Retaliator turrets by 15%/30%.
- Targeting Modules Provides Retaliator turrets with +15%/+30% accuracy.
- High-Powered Shells Increases the damage of Retaliator turrets by 50%.
- Fire Superiority Retaliator and Vindicator turrets gain a 33%/66%/100% chance to knock back infantry on hit.
- The new Trade campaign screen allows for buying or selling resources with different trade groups.
- Trade groups have their own supply of resources, which is resupplied over time.
- Each trade group has a price modifier which affects the cost of resources when buying and the value of resources when selling.
- Trade groups have their own traits, some of which may cause the price modifier to improve or deteriorate following certain campaign outcomes.
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- Tauron Rebels [list]
- Mutual Interests Fair prices by default.
- Inspiring Command Prices improve by 25% for 2 days following a Tauron victory against Extreme resistance.
- Stockpiled Loot Trade group immediately resupplies with a 100% supply bonus following a joint Tauron and Rebel victory.
- Desperate Times Poor supply of resources by default.
- Crippling Defeat Prices deteriorate by 50% for 3 days following an Imperion victory.
- Deep PocketsExcellent supply of resources by default.
- Opportunistic Deals Prices improve by 2% for every 1 point of Imperion control of Taurea, up to a maximum of 150%.
- Boundless Greed Very expensive prices by default.
- Rival Repression Prices deteriorate by 75% when Tauron control of Taurea reaches 100.
- Embezzled FundsDecent supply of resources by default.
- Ample Spoils Prices improve by 50% for 3 days following an Imperion victory.
- Bountiful Plunder Immediately resupplies with a 150% supply bonus following an Imperion victory.
- Corrupt Affairs Expensive prices by default.
- Demoralizing Trade All Rebel platoons lose 15 morale after executing any trade with this group.
- Enables Guardian units to throw their spears at enemy ground units
- Deals 25 damage and knocks down infantry on hit
- Can be used once every 30 seconds
- Allows Guardian units to completely negate the damage and knockback or knockdown effect of an incoming melee charge attack, while also throwing the attacker to the ground.
- Deals no damage to the attacker
- Can only be used against front-facing melee charge attacks
- Can be used once every 10 seconds
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