A Path Beyond APB 3.7.0 Release Notes

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Changelog For Red Alert: A Path Beyond 3.7 Release
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Game Features and General Updates

- Engine updated to use modern features and fixes.
- Supports Discord rich presence.
- New splash screen.
- Tabbed sidebar added; includes pressing "R" to refill and tooltips at the top.
- Render distance increased. 600 -> 800
- Switched to engine kill messages.
- Disabled old battlefield info (J/K) screens.
- New keybinds supported (including Q needing to be assigned for landing gear).
(!)These keys may need to be bound manually or "defaults" button pressed.
- Applied 0.1 global doppler amount.
- Assigned effects to audio sliders in volume settings.
- 1 credit per second is applied as permanent income to each team on all maps that contain base radar markers.
- Red wrench objective marker appears for all units, not just the repair classes.
- All newly purchased vehicles now force their owners to teleport into them within 25 meter range, up to a minute.
- Missiles no longer track friendlies.
- Added reload arc (animating circle around your reticle when charging up or reloading your weapon), and removed the weapon charge bar from the HUD as the reload arc covers it.
- Added specialized cockpit HUD.
- Main base buildings now show up on the "M" list.
- Capture Terminals "HP" has been increased. 20 -> 100
- Vehicle repairs now grant 33% of Damage Points/Credits.
- New "gatling" tech for Engineer repairs on the Master Control Terminals and the Mechanic's repairs for vehicles. Repairs start out slow, but get faster the longer you hold the button down and are actively targeting. You cannot "charge up" before hitting your target, and if you lose your target, the repair speed resets.
- Capturing gem silos earns 50 points; capturing pump jacks earns 25 points.
- Added "Time till next match" timer on the score screen.
- Disabled alt height indicator.
- Mines no longer disappear when playing solo.
- Encyclopedia/strings/help: Replaced "armour"/"metre" spellings with "armor"/"meter".
- The "d" character used for testing now has a Q-activated jetpack.

Technician

- Now repairs every 0.1 sec.
- Lowered repair value. 15 -> 1.5
- Lowered explosion damage. 10 -> 1

Engineer

- Golden Wrench possesses infinite reserve ammo. The Engineer no longer needs to be re-purchased to replenish it.
- Now uses gatling tech for the Golden Wrench (Master Control Terminals only).
- No longer has the Technician's structural repair tool.
- Golden Wrench is now in weapon slot 2.
- Vehicle and defense/support structure repairs rebalanced.

Mechanic

- Now uses gatling tech for the Socket Wrench.
- Heals armor faster than health (as usual).
- Heals 2hp/sec while inside a vehicle (does not affect armor).
- Vehicle repairs rebalanced.

Rocket Soldier

- LAW back model is now folded.
- Now available at increased price with destroyed barracks. 400 credits -> 600 credits

RPG Trooper

- Now available at increased price with destroyed barracks. 400 credits -> 600 credits

Chrono Tank

- HP and Armor increased. 300 -> 350

BTR

- EVA now says "BTR Ready" instead of "Unit Ready."

V2 Launcher

- Now has very slight projectile turning.

Tesla Tank

- Main fire replaced by alt fire.
- Max Spray decreased. 3 -> 1
- Starting Spray set at .25. (current primary fire)
- Now has a 1.5 second charge up.
- Reload time decreased. 3.75 -> 2.25 (same 'reload' time with Charge up added)
- Special Damage reduced. 240 -> 100 (now that 3 shot is standard)
- New charge-up audio.

MAD Tank

- New chassis model, based on the Mammoth Tank.

Gunboat

- Steering Angle decreased. 40 -> 35

Destroyer

- Engine torque increased. 177000 -> 180000
- Backported missile fix for veering off course missiles near max range.

Cruiser

- Unit limit 3.
- Give 200 credits for destruction, rather than 2 credits.
- Steering Angle increased. 45 -> 50

Both Submarines

- Turns faster, but take longer to get to speed turning.
> Turn Rate increased. 16.75 -> 20
> Turn Gain decreased. 3 -> 1

Attack Sub

- Now features a burst fire weapon that fires two torpedoes which curve based on camera angle.

Yak

- Lift Coef increased. 1.5 -> 1.65

MiG

- Effectiveness versus non-Cruiser boats increased by 37.5%.

Pillbox

- Adjusted fire salvo to a longer burst, with slightly faster reload.

Camo Pillbox

- New Allied defense structure added to the game.
- Features camouflage variants, and its target box is hidden from enemies.
- Uses slight armor piercing rounds.
- Slower damage output than the base Pillbox, but more effective against vehicles.

Service Depots

- Now re-arm Longbows and Hinds.

Allied Gem Silo

- Now has an extended base, which allows it to be attacked by Subs on Hostile Waters.

Soviet Airfield

- Improved the tarmac texture.
- Added a back door to the tower.

Maps

- Three new maps, which are variants of existing maps: RA_CoastalDecline, RA_HostileWatersParadox, and RA_SunnyValley.
- RA_TestUnits map is included.

RA_Bonsai

- Fixed terrain hole.

RA_Christmas2020

- Added objective markers for coal/candy resource fields.

RA_CoastalDecline

- New variant of the map "Coastal Influence".
- Tech level 2.
- Uses Silos for cash instead of Refineries/harvesting.
- No naval battles nor defenses.
- The lake is drained, which enables ground battles on its floor.

RA_GuardDuty

- Added Pillbox behind Refinery
- Added Camo Pillbox in front of Refinery.

RA_HostileWaters

- Allied Gem Silo is now vulnerable to subs.
- Added a hovel modeled after the Soviet Barracks.

RA_HostileWatersParadox

- Was a serverside mod, added to base game.
- It is a silly place, featuring flying ships and vehicles.

RA_LunarParadox

- Added base radar markers.

RA_Metro

- Moved Soviet Silo into play space.
- Converted 1 silo per team to Gem Silo.

RA_NorthByNorthwest

- Replaced a couple Allied defenses with Camo Pillboxes.
- Fixed emitters and blending issues.
- Opened up terrain behind the tech facility.
- Terrain outside Allied base lowered to give cleaner line-of-sight for the defending Pillboxes.
- Fixed some floating objects.

RA_Pipeline

- Added extra pumpjacks, reduced income earned from each.
- Each base starts with a pumpjack that is not capturable, and is assigned to that team to assist with permanent income.
- Added Camo Pillbox.

RA_RockTrap

- Replaced Ore Silos with Gem Silos.

RA_StormyValley

- Brightened map slightly and adjusted sunlight.
- Minor terrain fixes.

RA_SunnyValley

- New map added, a lower tech variant of RA_StormyValley.

RA_SwampOfIllusions

- Added fog sphere.
- Added more torches, touched up water edges.

RA_Volcano

- Backported the 4.0 version which features vehicle tunnels and a tightened out-of-bounds zone.
- Replaced the Pillbox behind the Allied War Factory with a Camo Pillbox.
- Adjusted volcano lighting.

RA_Wasteland

- Added 2nd silo.
- Added fog sphere.

RA_Zama

- Added Camo Pillboxes.
- Added lights.
- Fixes for terrain infront of Allied Turret, and floating things.