Expansion DLC is Released

The expansion DLC is out! Here are the patch notes:

DLC FEATURES

• New ability menu with 7 commander powers

• Mutator structure poses strategic dilemmas

• Hive crawler alien in Ironman and Hunt missions

• Extra-challenging Ironman skirmish mode and weekly challenge

• Campaign integration for abilities and hunt missions

MAJOR

• Commander powers can be used by everyone in weekly challenges

• Mutator structures appear for everyone in weekly challenges

• Revised Tension mission to be easier

• Added patrol command

• Made life support shared damage affect shielded marines

• Tweaked costs of several items

• Made minigunner more vulnerable

• Changed ammo supply not to drop as much ammo

• Fixed bug with infested turrets that was making them useless

• Halved fire rate of infested turrets (compared to marine turrets)

MINOR

• Made mimic eggs slightly more vulnerable to grenades

• Made infested marines higher priority targets

• Made medi-pods higher priority targets

• Reduced infested officer inspiration duration

• Improved target selection for burrowing hive

• Made spore mines unable to respawn if hive is damaged

• Increased respawn time of spore mines

• Reduced damage of spore mines

• Buffed Assassins mutation with infested snipers

• Removed Assassins mutation from easier difficulties

• Made minigunners less effective against barriers

• Added speed and armour bonus to inspired flamers

• Made respawn happen even at points with dead bunkers

• Changed AI and infested marines not to switch targets if they already have an important one

UI

• Added game option to hide idle unit alerts

• Added game option to reduce size of announcements

• Added visual indicator for which marine will be tasked with building

• Added tips to important entities

• Made all random missions point to marine spawn at the start

• Added tooltips to custom level menu

• Removed "Command Cancelled" message for chained commands

• Added double-click "by type" marine selection

• Added shadow to tech station icon to help recognition

• Added ammo number to the UI

FIXES

• Stopped marines from getting stuck as much

• Fixed campaign mission UI on extremely wide resolutions

• Fixed crash issue that happened if switching resolutions during a game

• Fixed UI issue with ammo upgrade and switching resolutions

• Fixed date display issue for daily challenge at end of year (if week # warps over)

• Removed OpenAL32.dll from game folder. Steam should install its own version

• Optimised bug swarming slightly

• Fixed bug with guardian mouse-over