OpenRA Release 20120315

April 16th, 2012, 01:38 Posted By: wraggster

via http://www.aep-emu.de/

A new version of OpenRA has been released. OpenRA is free Real Time Strategy game engine supporting early Westwood games like Command & Conquer and Command & Conquer: Red Alert.

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Here are the changes since the previous release:

• 8 new community made RA maps
• Base under attack notifications (´spacebar´ focuses screen to last event)
• New unit stance: Defend (´Z´ cycles unit stances)
• UI changes
• • New server browser for RA and CNC
  • Changed layout of RA´s mod chooser to match CNC´s
  
  
• Option to toggle shellmap on and off
• Added executable args
• • Join a server on game start up: Game.ConnectTo=iport
  • Limit framerate: Graphics.CapFramerate=false
  
  
• Improvements to bots
• • Bots maintain aggro with players
  • Bots repair their own structures
  • Moved some bot configuration into system.yaml
  
  
• Map Editor tweaks
• • Added a menu item to set up default players in map editor
  • Added dropdown in editor for choosing owner of new actors
  
  
• Gameplay changes
• • Aircraft assign themselves to empty airfields/helipads when returning to base
  • Aircraft can now use ally airfields and helipads
  • MiGs fire in bursts of 2 instead of 4, overall rocket damage increased
  • Longbows fire in bursts of 2 instead of 1
  • Mammoth Tanks regenerate health differently - 25hp/second, after 10 seconds since last unit damage
  • Tesla Tank cost was decreased, armor increased
  • Flamethrower tech requirement was lowered
  • Minelayer (Anti-Tank) mine count reduced from 5 to 3
  • Submarine, Missile Sub and Stealth Tank have a ´HoldFire´ stance by default
  
  
• Many various tweaks, bug fixes and mod support changes
• • Allow units to pass over both types of land mines
  • Helicopters now bob up and down when in flight
  • Game remembers the last map played
  • Team color pickers between RA and CNC mods were unified
  • The ´SpawnMPUnits´ initial unit is now configurable
  • Added support for negative prerequisites
  • Fixed a crash when playing with AI players online
  • Fixed a crash when joining a CNC lobby
  • Fixed the writing of empty replays - we only write once a game has started
  • Semi-fixed a bug with RepairableNear where naval units could repair from anywhere on a map

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