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Dreadnaught! - Beta 8.38 Released

Exterminatus Beta 8.38 adds a new Dreadnaught player class to the stable Beta version.  8.38 also adds two completely new weapons to the Tyranid arsenal, the Barbed Strangler and Devourer as well as fixing the ages old Flamer push back glitch.

Download Beta 8.38 (673,866 KB)

• Install the "Source SDK Base 2013 Multiplayer" to your steam library (it's listed under "tools").
• Run the Source SDK Base 2013 Multiplayer at least once.  You can exit once the menu has finished loading.
• If you already have a copy of the EX beta, delete it.
• Run the Beta installer and follow it's instructions.
• Restart Steam.  You should now see both the Exterminatus Beta 8.38 listed in your library.

by ChromeAngel - February 03, 2016, 08:53:02 AM - Discuss

Beta 8.38 Coming Soon

Here is a summary of the changes to Exteminatus - Rival Species 2 since since it's last beta (version 8.21). This article will not contain any surprises to those who have been following the alpha builds, but might be of use to less frequent readers.

Features
New Dreadnaught player class.
The imperial team have a new, very expensive,  very tough to kill in the Dreadnaught (Dread).  The player model was made by Stormwolf597, Wikkyd and ChromeAngel and skinned by ChromeAngel and Dontask4470.  Sound effects for the Dread were created and supplied by DontAsk4470 and Plague Marine Champion.

Dreadnaughts are equipped with a Flamer and Siege drill weapon combo. The flamer doesn't use conventional ammo, but can overheat.  Dreads can also launch smoke grenades using the Reload key. Smoke grenades are limited to 3 per spawn.  The smoke grenades particle effect was created and tuned by DontAsk4470.  The Dread's weapon combo model was created by Stormwolf597, Wikkyd and ChromeAngel.

• Wargear system has been modified to allow for kits of different points cost on the same class.
• Player class system has been modified to handle player sound (such as battle cries and footsteps) differently.
• Wargear options that are too expensive should be dimmed out.
• Cancelling the wargear menu shows the class menu.
• Cancelling the class menu shows the team menu (may be modified by autoblance settings).
• Grenade tracers are now red.
• All the "Letterbox" style menus have been slimmed down, to allow more icons across the screen.
• Class and wargear menus show your points in the top right (for comparison to costs), this should help you gauge if you can afford that venomfex before you choose it.
• Class menu details now includes the number of players using the highlighted class (so you don't end up with 5 medics).
• Class and Wargear is purchased at spawn time, so you can go back through the menus.
• Improved Plasmagun, Deathspitter and Sporemine trail effects from DontAsk4470.
• New boltpistol shot sound effect from DontAsk4470.
• Tweaked the warrior texture around the top of the arms.
• Flames set by the flamer make a burning noise.
• Lycantium has been updated adding a new route between the Monument and Courtyard objectives.
• Re-lit the City Conflict map under the guidance of DontAsk4470 and moved the landing pad/generators to make them slightly easier to capture.
• Re-lit ex_hive to use more saturated lighting and changes to protect the marine start turret and enable free movement.
• Tweaked Lycantium to block the dome shortcut until the Monument objective had been captured.  Added some lighting effects to light sources.

• Fixed flamers pushing their targets back.
• Fixed shortcut keys now work in the map vote menu.
• Fixed glitches releated to Biovore ammo consumption.  Mines now use as much ammo as shots that explode on impact.  The biovore will no longer go into negative ammo.
• Fixed some "missing" sounds.

• Reduced Flamer cost  to reflect that it no longer pushes back it's victims.
• Buffed Flamer damage from 24 to 30.
• Reduced Meltagun cost from 50 to 25 points.
• Reduced Carnifex cost from 150 to 125 points.
• Increased Venom Cannon cost from 0 to 50 points.

by ChromeAngel - January 29, 2016, 09:15:30 AM - Discuss

Beta 8.38 Release Candidate 4

Every ten alpha releases I aim to produce a Beta release of EX, a stable build that players who don't want to put up with the oddities that crop up in alpha testing can play.  Release Candidate 8.38 may be the next of these stable builds.  A few things needed smoothing out in the previous candidate, i'm hoping this version will fare better.

Installer Release Candidate 8.38 ( 658mb )

Zip File Release Candidate 8.38 ( 657.9mb )

• Navigate to the "Tools" section on your Steam games "Library"
• Install the "Source SDK Base 2013 Multiplayer"
• Run the Source SDK Base 2013 Multiplayer at least once.
• You can exit once the menu has finished loading.

• If you already have a copy of the EX, delete it.
• Run the installer and follow it's instructions.
• Restart Steam.  You should now see both the Exterminatus Beta 8.37 listed in your library.

• More lighting tweaks to ex_hive's team start areas, to protect the turret and enable free movement.
• BS barbs now snap when they reach their maximum range and shake their victms less, but do slightly more damege.
• Tweaked Lycantium to block the dome shortcut until the Monument objective had been captured.  Added some lighting effects to light sources.

by ChromeAngel - January 16, 2016, 08:18:06 PM - Discuss

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