New Build: Better Enemy AI and More Improvements in Co-Op Multiplayer

Hey everyone!

Smaller build to get some tweaks were added this week, want to give you a small changelog that includes more fixes to the maps, more user interface updates and better AI pathing and awareness. You've got even more attentive and dangerous enemies to face ;).

Here's your changelog!

• Enemies can now hear and react to sound - this was broken before.

• Fixed some pathfinding calculation to better prevent getting stuck on corners

• Crawling zombies get up quicker and don’t turn around unnecessarily

• Cycling through soldiers now works correctly in multiplayer

• Nightmare should no longer be able to run off the cliff

• Strafing and aiming works significantly better

• Fixed some issues in the Parks and Residential hubs.

• Fixed an issue where occasionally non-localized strings would show up in the Load Game dialog.

• Changed object culling routine to ignore areas with a squad member present.

• Mouse wheel now scrolls the right direction on the equipment screen for squad members.

• Critical hits now show up in yellow text above the enemies

• Fixed issues remaining in retry from game over on multiplayer

• Fixed an issue that sometimes left the host player not gaining back control of soldiers after stopping hosting

• Fixed an issue that would cause enemies to not be able to spawn on the client after a retry in some situations

• Multiplayer no longer requires both players to be in command mode at the same time.

• When a single player is in command mode the other player may continue in action mode, but they both are playing at a slowed speed. If both players enter command mode time will pause.

• Fixed bug where sometimes human enemies would shoot at each other.

• Fixed many issues with enemy pathing and paths not updating.

• Human enemies will now move into the encounter during the ambush on the city safehouse

• When player soldiers are hit, they now display damage tickers.

• Added shield HUD icon above characters currently in cover.

• Fixed bug where some guns could fire with 0 ammo in the magazine.

• Can no longer save during challenge mode.

• Some environment fixes in the Residential district.

• Fixed miscellaneous issues with AI. They should be a lot less finicky now.

• Fixed a pathfinding issue that occurred in some rare instances that could prevent further pathing until a new scene is loaded

• Fixed a bug preventing some packets from being sent correctly on the network

• The join game screen now shows the connection speed to the server associated with the object

• Reload animations play for the correct amount of time for very fast and very slow reloads

• Fixed regression where XP wasn't being displayed properly and level-ups weren't being awarded correctly.

• Fixed numerous Docks related issues.

• Fixed a bug where mines and other placeables were not usable in Parks and possibly other areas.

• Added icon to the executable.