Reinforcements have arrived from Open Hard Vacuum as OpenHV Release 20230416 has been recently posted by their developers. Open Hard Vacuum is a game that uses OpenRA Engine, and it is inspired by an old game called Hard Vacuum, which ended up not being released at all, except for its art graphics. Here is the official announcement about OpenHV Release 20230416:
And here is the changelog:
For further information about Open Hard Vacuum, visit its Official Website, ModDB Profile, and Discord Channel. Download the latest version of Open Hard VacuumHere. That's all, folks! Stay tuned at PPM for more news coverage on Open Hard Vacuum!
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Another stable follow-up release based on player feedback tries to help with onboarding and finding multiplayer games. It also streamlines balancing and polishes up existing maps.
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A global chat that is connected to IRC, Matrix, and Discord helps with matchmaking.
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Integrated into both the server list and the lobby.
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The player colors for the bomber pod were tweaked for better readability.
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Dark player colors are back for better accessibility.
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The ramp buggy was completely redone as an anti-infantry unit.
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With brand new unused assets as its faction counterpart: the Gatling Bike.
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The map Another Beautiful Winter got a remake.
A global chat that is connected to IRC, Matrix, and Discord helps with matchmaking.
Integrated into both the server list and the lobby.
The player colors for the bomber pod were tweaked for better readability.
Dark player colors are back for better accessibility.
The ramp buggy was completely redone as an anti-infantry unit.
With brand new unused assets as its faction counterpart: the Gatling Bike.
The map Another Beautiful Winter got a remake.
And here is the changelog:
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- Fixed game objective not accounting for enemy mining towers in Itrium.
- Fixed Ramp Buggy being buildable in early missions.
- Fixed a crash in actor stats export used for balancing.
- Fixed the make-an-install-man rule on Unix platforms.
- Fixed system library configuration on Unix platforms.
- Fixed selection priorities of builders, miners, and tankers.
- Fixed storage using up too much excess footprint.
- Fixed server list showing the wrong game.
- Fixed remap of the bomber pod being too subtle.
- Fixed offset for the ore smelter.
- Fixed mining towers spawning tankers when there is no storage.
- Added back icons for pods in the build palette.
- Added the Another Beautiful Winter Remake replacing the original.
- Added support for cloud spawners in the map editor.
- Added the Gatling Bike as an anti-pod vehicle.
- Added the buggy as an anti-pod vehicle counterpart removing its bombing ability.
- Added an in-game Encyclopedia describing buildings.
- Added an in-game global chat connected to IRC/Discord/Matrix.
- Added more features to the dedicated server launch script.
- Increased speed of rocket pod projectile.
- Decreased weapon reload time for rocket pod.
- Removed power generator prerequisite from the tech tree.
For further information about Open Hard Vacuum, visit its Official Website, ModDB Profile, and Discord Channel. Download the latest version of Open Hard VacuumHere. That's all, folks! Stay tuned at PPM for more news coverage on Open Hard Vacuum!