20211029

• Added new build palette icons 🎯 for pods'.
• Improved performance of forest 🌲 maps.
• Increased pod speeds and reduced the speed difference between them.
• Updated map Hide and Siege
  • Corrected unreachable reource placement near the middle top edge of the map
  • Added iron deposits in each corner
  • Moved starting iron depoists nearer pleayer start locations
  • Added 8 flying critters
• Updated map Fire Souls
  • Excesive resources have been cut down
  • Removed two gold deposits
  • Four gold deposits converted to iron
  • Removed two tech mining towers
  • Remaining mining towers were converted to tech comm links (at full health)

Based on a development snapshot of @OpenRA.

20211016

• Added a new voiceset for the naval based drones.
• Added new voice lines for Miner. ⛏️
• Added two fireports to the Speeder.
• Added a new announcer voice featuring @Dzierzan.
• Added more facings to the Sea Monster.
• Added props to the Tournament Island map.
• Added worm critter.
• Added new uniform cursors.
• Removed sounds for seed critter.
• Added flying critter. 🦉
• Added missing gun fire sound to the AA boat.
• Fixed remap range being incomplete.
• Fixed radar building having wrong transparent bits.
• Fixed Banshee sound overlap: the barrels now take turns shooting,
• Added a new technician voice featuring @Dzierzan.
• Added more tempo to longer announcer sounds.
• Added new mortar pod.
• Added new map Hide and Siege.
• Reduce default starting cash 💸 and added more options.
• Balancing changes:
  • Increased Banshee effectiveness against Pods from 15 to 25.
  • Changed costs of
    • Small artillery 850 → 800
    • Main battle tanks 800 → 850
  • Changed speeds of
    • Main battle tanks 100 → 95
    • Small artillery 85→ 95
    • Double artillery 60 → 85
    • Radar tank 85 → 90
    • Repair tank 85 → 95
    • Rail gun and lightning tanks 75 → 80
    • Pods: 100 → 50
    • Engineer / Sniper: 80 → 40
  • Changed hit points of tanker 11000 → 15000
  • Changed projectile speed of small artillery and double artillery 200 → 260
  • Changed reload delay: rail gun and lightning tanks 100 → 50
  • Changed damage:
    • Speeder vs pods 10 → 25
    • Rail gun and lightning tanks vs light vehicles 100 → 125

Based on a development snapshot of @OpenRA.

20210922

This is an 🚨 emergency bugfix release.

• Added contrast to the bridge endings.
• Fixed AA tank tech to get captured through the factory.
• Fixed all faction vehicles shown on the queue.
• Added new map Cold Rage.
• Fixed a crash when bots order air strikes.
• Fixed logo size to match the UI.
• Added walkie-talkie effects to the unit sounds.
• Added normalization to all sound effects.
• Added a custom window title.

Based on a development snapshot of @OpenRA.

20210919

• Fixed a crash when selling a televator.
• Fixed bunker firing while powered down.
• Added an airstrike and pod drop support powers to the faction's radar.
• Added directional airstrike targeting support.
• Added a battlefield reveal and unit uncloak support power to the tech com link.
• Removed the build radius lobby option.
• Removed main base radius cooldown.
• Fixed disabled tech miners not pausing properly.
• Fixed units glitching through the large iceberg.
• Added new artwork for Yuruki's air force.
• Added a new orbital railgun support power icon.
• Added a new force field support power icon.
• Added extra sprites for the force field erection animation.
• Added a new tactical nuke ☢️ support power icon.
• Added target selection voice-overs to all support powers.
• Added death animation for Seed critter. 🩸
• Added new faction specific bunker artwork.
• Fixed miner building deploying in a sudden movement.
• Added new artwork for the AA tanks.
• Added new sprites for mashed tree borders.
• Added additional tiles for bridge endings.
• Fixed dropship vanishing on destruction and crash it to the ground instead.
• Fixed dropship size so it better fits to the rest of the units.
• Added support for @freedesktop AppStream metadata on Linux. 🐧
• Balancing
  • Disabled builders inside an enemy build radius.
  • Adjusted AA turrets …
    • Both turrets deal the same amount of damage now.
    • AA turrets are now stronger (4 shots are required to kill a copter instead of 5).
    • Missile projectile is faster (from 288 to 350).
    • Removed MinRange for lightning turret.
    • ReloadDelay is the same for both turrets now
  • Disabled OpportunityFire for planes

Based on a development snapshot of @OpenRA.

20210910

• Fixed unreachable resource placement on Green Greens.
• Fixed a crash in the map editor when "Check around (un)synced code" is enabled.
• Fixed a crash when loading a map into the map editor.
• Fixed AI not building drone ships.
• Added fireports to the transport tank when pods are inside.
• Added a submarine cruise missile which can be shot down.
• Balancing changes
  • Pods are less effective against buildings.
  • Anti-tank turrets have more HP and do a bit more damage against vehicles.
  • Refinery and Miner building have now more HP.
  • Planes are faster and auto-attack actors, but ignore buildings.
  • Banshee does more damage against buildings and vehicles to compensate their slow speed.
  • Copters do not less damage against buildings and light vehicles.
  • Artillery turrets do more damage against everything.
  • AA turrets have now the same amount of HP.
  • Increased balloon's and saucer's reveal shroud range by 2 tiles.
  • Sniper pods now one shot kill other pods.

This is using a development version of the @OpenRA engine.

20210905

• Fixed the dedicated server launch script.
• Fixed harbor ⚓ not powering down.
• Fixed tech building being able to get sold. 💸
• Added the bunker and anti infantry pod base defense.
• Changed Ice River into a single-player map.
• Fixed font overlap in the mission browser.
• Fixed AI blocking mining spots with refineries.
• Fixed AI building too many radar tanks.
• Added support for depletable resources. 📉
• Added fallback exits to avoid units getting blocked at factories.
• Fixed cliff bridge transitions on Tournament Island.
• Added music 🎵 by Tim Beek.
• Added an OpenHV specific FAQ.
• Added 1v1 maps Antifreeze, Crescendo, Green Greens, Fire Souls, Diminishing Results by SiegeSpud.
• Fixed vehicle queue being hidden without factories.
• Added 2v2 map Clovergrief by SiegeSpud.
• Add gray pyramids, tank traps, an obelisk and a remappable lamp as map props.
• Added a missile submarine.
• Added auto-tiling for deep water types.
• Fixed release notes overlaying the getting started prompt.
• Added round civilian structures from Tyrian.
• Removed a dialog about user data collection. None is collected.
• Fixed overlapping text in the welcome screen.
• Added the drone carrier.
• Added experimental support for AppImage updates.
• Added drop pod reinforcements when capturing Communication Link buildings.
• Added a new nuclear bomb explosion sound. ☢️
• Fixed base defense turrets realigning their guns.
• Fixed actors in map editor palette not being sorted properly.
• Added company logos to the factions.
• Fixed visual glitches in the Dual Artillery and added a new projectile.
• Fixed AI debug messages using inconsistent prefixes.
• Added cloaking sounds for Stealth Tank.
• Fixed sub-pixel rounding errors.
• Added new sprites for the Reconnaissance Tank.
• Fixed YI's turret shooting sequence shooting too fast.
• Fixed Discord App ID on Windows.

This is using a development version of the @OpenRA engine.

20210517

This is an emergency bugfix fixing a crash in the netcode introduced in the previous release.

20210516

• Added a new unit: sniper pod
• Added new artwork for camera, light and spawn in the map editor
• Added additional cliff ending tiles
• Added new map Beyond Destruction
• Fixed units driving over ice cliffs
• Added a debug overlay for resource density.
• Fixed airdcraft voices being too loud.
• Added a notifcation when the miner can't deploy.
• Fixed refinery exits.
• Fixed bots blocking of paths and resources with their buildings.
• Added new map: Sandy Shores
• Fixed sand hills not being traversable.
• Fixed the minimap of map Warbone.
• Fixed muzzle offsets for Tyrian tank.
• Added two props from Tyrian.
• Added new preset colors to the color picker.
• Fixed announcer voices being too loud.
• Fixed units preferring buildings over units when auto targetting.
• Added a chance for smudges to appear after impacts.
• Added new map Tournament Island.
• Added a new more recognizable icon for the orbital railgun.
• Added more frames to the railgun impact animation.
• Fixed trees burning down too fast.
• Added Uplink building for the orbital railgun.
• Added tech capturing for super weapons.
• Fixed trade platform hit shape.
• Fixed artillery turret hit shape.
• Fixed televator not playing the construction animation.

This is using a development version of the @OpenRA engine.

20210509

• Added faction icons to the lobby.
• Changed the balancing:
  • Pods are crushable
  • Power Plants give more power
  • Refinery comes with Miner
  • Miner is unlockable if you have Refinery
  • Radar needs Refinery
  • Railgun/Lightning Tank are a bit more powerful
  • Pods are slower
  • Changed resources capacity for Refinery and Storage
  • Missile Tanks are no longer able to target air units
  • Removed Advanced Factory
  • Harbors can now repair ships
  • Base Turret needs now Module and Refinery
  • AA turret needs now Module and Radar
  • Fixed Artillery Turret wanting Yuruki Factory (not factory in general)
  • Factory needs now Module and Refinery
  • Added Hacker Tank as a battlefield obscurer.
  • Added an Orbital Railgun super weapon.
  • Increased building queue speed by 30%.
  • Moved miners and builders back to the vehicle queue.
  • Saucer / Balloon now can't land with force move.
• Added capturing an enemy factory now grants new tech
• Updated the UI borders to match the overall style.
• Fixed lava mountain and ice water transitions being traversable.
• Fixed ice cliff radar color.
• Fixed beasts collecting scrap, cubes and crushing trees.
• Fixed production done animation playing on damaged factories.
• Fixed the damaged module doors overlaying an undamaged animation.
• Fixed developer cheats being enabled in multiplayer games by default.
• Fixed tankers choosing exit cells that would get them stuck.
• Added pads for Refinery to make sure it is always accessible.
• Added remap details to the AA tank.
• Fixed Trade Platform playing animations when damaged.
• Fixed units getting stuck in the harbor pier.
• Fixed unit creation animation for damaged factories
• Fixed units exiting before the overlay animation finished.
• Added production for factories sounds.
• Added new sounds for Countermeasure Tank.
• Fixed sea monster exploding.
• Added sell sound for buildings.
• Added a start with scout unit lobby option
• Added faction descriptions to the lobby tooltip.
• Fixed shadows overlapping the aircraft.

20210501

This is a bugfix release.

• Removed easy AI as it wasn't actually easier. Use handicaps instead.
• Fixed mines having a higher selection priority than mine layers.
• Fixed https://openhv.readthedocs.io/ table of content.
• Fixed AA tanks not being built.
• Fixed shadows of aircraft not matching the buildings.

This is based on an unstable build of the @OpenRA engine.