Empires 2.39.4 Released!

We're happy to announce version 2.39.4 which is live on Steam right now. Changelog below and also on our Website

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Changelog:

Bugfixes

• Fixed a server crash caused by players repairing tanks that have been parented to other entities.

Script/Game Balance

Infantry

Weapons

• Northern Faction’s .50cal Rifle

• Increased Cycle Time from 0.25 to 0.3

• Brenodi Empires’ Burst Rifle

• Reduced Cycle Time from 0.5 to 0.4

Vehicles

Armor

• Transferred Absorbant Heat Dissipation property to Ablative

• Increased Absorbant’s Damage to Heat Absorbed from -0.15 to 0.01

• Reduced Ablative’s Damage to Heat Absorbed from 0.01 to -0.15

• Increased Ablative’s Regeneration from 1 hp/s to 2 hp/s

Chassis

• Artillery

• Reduced Cost from 775 to 650

• Increased available Weight from 255 to 270

Engine

• Changed Engine Heat Zones to have better defined identities ( See https://git.neoony.com/empires_public/empires_scripts/-/merge_requests/327 )

• Standard Engine: Low, Medium and High Heat Zones are equal, and critical is small

• 3 Phase: Smaller High Heat Zone, and Smaller Critical Heat Zone

• Fission: Larger High Heat Zone, and Larger Critical Heat Zone

• Bio Diesel: Larger Medium Heat Zone

• Adv. Coolant: Much Larger Low Heat Zone, Much Smaller High Heat Zone, and Much Smaller Critical Heat Zone

• Gas Turbine: Larger Low Heat Zone, and Smaller Medium Heat Zone

Weapons

• Railgun

• Reduced Damage from 130 to 120

• TOW Guided Missile Launcher

• Reduced Cycletime from 1.25 to 1.1