What changed in The Red Solstice in 2014

Reworked mechanics for Hellfire's Arclite weapon, now setting monsters on fire for continuous burn damage.

Participate in the hunt for mutated Santa Claws and earn special rewards.

Hellfire's Arclite now sets monsters on fire, increasing burn damage.

Participate in the event to kill mutated Santa Claws and earn special rewards.

The prologue mission has been re-evaluated and improved for better teaching of gameplay basics.

A new map featuring narrow corridors and a central defense position, requiring new strategies.

HDR effects added for better glow effects and more lively explosions, with options for adjustment.

New music has been created to enhance the dramatic atmosphere during the evacuation mission.

Introduced fade in/fade out effects for more fluid sound transitions.

Includes 'In the Eye of the Storm', 'Enemy at the Gates', 'Colony Defense System', and 'Kill it Before it Lays Eggs'.

Resolved issues causing crashes on certain machines due to the HDR system.

HDR effects introduced for better glow effects and more lively explosions, with adjustable settings.

New music has been created to enhance the dramatic atmosphere during the evacuation mission.

Resolved crashes on certain machines caused by the initial deployment of the HDR system.

A new map featuring narrow corridors and a central defense position, requiring new strategies.

New missions include 'In the Eye of the Storm', 'Enemy at the Gates', 'Colony Defense System', and 'Kill it before it lays eggs'.

Sargon, a burrower boss, has been introduced with tweaks for proper functionality.

The prologue mission has been re-evaluated and improved for better teaching of gameplay basics.

The pistol received a new burst mode replacing the seldomly used aimed mode.

The pistol's aimed mode has been replaced with a new burst mode.

Sargon, a burrower boss, has been introduced with tweaks for proper functionality.

Game performance improved on integrated GPU machines that previously could not run the game.

Marksman receives a new skill called 'seismic pillar' for crowd control and dealing with burrowed targets.

A mission that starts at random times involving malfunctioning machines.

Assault class receives a considerable upgrade on T1 sensors.

Assault class receives a considerable upgrade to T1 sensors.

A mission featuring insurgents with a random chance of starting on wave 9.

Marksman class receives a new 'seismic pillar' skill for crowd control and dealing with burrowed targets.

Game now works on some integrated GPU machines that previously could not run it.

A legendary item that provides stat upgrades and a fluffy appearance, available on atreiden difficulty.

A new legendary item added that provides stat upgrades and a unique appearance, available on atreiden difficulty.

Two new missions introduced: one with insurgents and another involving malfunctioning machines.

Info will now only be displayed above the mouse target instead of all objects on screen.

Followers now have their own move patterns and avoid monsters and explosives.

The amount of rockets spawned has been increased by 2.

The amount of rockets spawned has been increased by 2.

Introduced a new bio signature mission featuring a new boss.

Items can now be picked up from a distance of 1.5m.

This change provides a buff to the hellfire class.

Items can now be picked up from a distance of 1.5 meters.

Pistol has been updated to include an ammo costly but high damage burst mode.

Includes 1 legendary mission and 1 secondary mission.

"Press Ctrl for more info" will now only display above the mouse target instead of all objects on screen.

Includes 1 legendary mission for experienced players and 1 secondary mission.

Achlys has been nerfed and its behavior changed.

Holers can now burrow and move underground, damaging everything above them.

Followers now have their own move patterns and can avoid monsters and explosives.

PDA reading time on Terra 4 increased from 1 to 7 seconds.

Pistol has been given an ammo costly but high damage burst mode.

Increased reading time from 1 to 7 seconds on Terra 4.

This change provides a buff to the hellfire class.

All nest missions now have increased HP.

Holers can now burrow and move underground, damaging everything above.

All nest missions now have increased HP.

Introduced a new bio signature mission featuring a new boss.

Introduced systems to combat desynchronization and improve responsiveness in high latency environments.

Optimized engine allowing for an additional 10 fps.

Added two new bosses, Ker the sandworm and Ripjaw, each with unique abilities and gameplay impacts.

Expanded tutorial mission to clarify game systems for beginners.

Changed texture compression method for faster loading times.

Expanded the tutorial mission to clarify game systems for beginners.

Optimized network algorithms and reduced packet sizes to decrease network traffic.

Implemented algorithms to address damage issues caused by high latency in attack actions.

Introduced algorithms to improve skill execution in high latency environments.

Fixed issues with shots not doing damage in high latency environments.

Selecting a resolution greater than desktop resolution will now reset in-game settings to match desktop resolution.

Added two new bosses that require teamwork to defeat.

Health bars are now shown for barrels, stroll substance, and other destroyable items.

Graphical engine optimization allows for additional 10-ish fps.

Introduced algorithms to improve skill execution in high latency environments.

Reduced packet sizes and optimized algorithms to decrease network traffic.

Implemented new tutorial accessible from the game lobby and pauses the game if playing solo.

New system allows binding one action to a combination of up to three keys.

Users can now see host ping in the lobby without connecting.

Changed texture compression method for faster loading times.

Barrels and other destroyable items now display a health bar.

Introduced systems to combat desynchronization and improve responsiveness in high latency environments.

All actions can now be bound to a combination of up to three keys.

Users can now see host's ping in the lobby without connecting.

Fixed various engine issues that compromised game stability.

Resolved various engine issues that compromised game stability.

Implemented a new tutorial accessible from the game lobby that pauses the game when playing solo.

New netcode for engaging and disengaging weapons fire, reducing latency issues.

Includes glow options, turret activation, class icons in party info, and more.

Controls system allows mapping up to three buttons for one action; requires remapping.

New netcode responsible for engaging and disengaging weapons fire, accounting for latency between host and client.

Ping display added back to the game lobby for better host selection.

Changes made to language files in preparation for better localization options.

Eliminated bugs causing white screen issues.

Further optimizations leading to an average FPS increase of 10.

Changes made to language files for better future localization options.

Further optimizations leading to an increase of about 10 FPS on developer machines.

Eliminated bugs that caused white screen issues.

Followers will now defend themselves instead of standing idle.

Descriptions for skills and components updated to reflect actual in-game values.

Players can now see ping values in the game lobby to determine host suitability.

Textures converted to a new format for faster loading times.

Controls system allows mapping up to three buttons for one action; requires remapping in options menu.

Descriptions for skills and components updated to reflect real in-game values.

Followers will now defend themselves by shooting at monsters until the player finds them.

Various smaller fixes including glow settings, turret activation, and more.

Textures converted to a new format for faster loading times.

A new creature that attacks quickly, disappears, and instills fear in nearby creatures.

A new monstrous creature introduced in the Horrors of Mars update, requiring strategic combat.

Running away from Ker is not advisable as it will attack anything that tries to flee.

Players need to break through Ker's armored shells and suppress its legs to avoid attacks.

Players may need to use powerful weapons like the Nuke or SHIVA to defeat Ker.

Players are advised to break through Ker's armored shells and suppress its legs to prevent attacks.

The Horrors of Mars update featuring Ker is set to release in October.

Running away from Ker is not advisable as it will attack fleeing targets.

A new monstrous creature, Ker, has been introduced as part of the Horrors of Mars update.

New missions connected to the new bosses will be added.

New huge boss battles that appear randomly and will drastically change gameplay.

Adjusted early game difficulty to be easier for newcomers.

Adjustments made to make the early game easier for newcomers.

Continued efforts to fix bugs in the game.

First major update introducing new huge boss battles that change gameplay.

Continued efforts to fix bugs in the game.

New missions will be introduced that are connected to the new bosses.

Added a helmet for heavy support targeting systems.

Small bloppers have been returned in the science sector for each wave.

Players with more than 80% armor are now immune to ailments.

Added cooldown info for skills on mouseover.

Players with more than 80% armor are now immune to ailments.

Significant improvements made to movement-related netcode to reduce issues like teleporting and position desynchronization.

Quality of life change - increased monster selection radiuses.

Cooldown information for skills is now displayed on mouseover.

Returned small bloppers in science sector per each wave.

The range of the equalizer has been increased from 3 to 5 meters.

Isolated a problem causing crashes when certain light objects were created on the map.

Fixed a crash issue caused by light objects creation on the map.

Added helmet for heavy support targeting systems.

New movement netcode implemented to address teleporting, position desynchronization, and general unresponsiveness.

Quality of life change to increase monster selection radiuses.

All primary weapons (except vindicator) now have a default 1% critical chance.

Fixed a bug that caused weapons to have only a 10% chance of dealing critical damage instead of the stated 15%.

Fixed bug where critical chance was 10% instead of 15% as stated in description. All primary weapons (except vindicator) now have a default 1% critical chance.

Players with less than 10,000 XP can now respawn via drop pod every 2 minutes up to wave 10 on easy and normal difficulty if they're NOT KIA.

Equalizer range increased from 3 to 5 meters.

Players with less than 10,000 XP can now respawn via drop pod every 180 seconds until wave 10 on easy and normal difficulty.

Fixed crashes occurring in the lobby.

Optimized experience packets.

Increased hatchling HP by 500 to enhance challenge.

Artillery mission can now be added only once.

LookMap packet optimized.

Fixed bug where weapon equalizer was usable from 30 meters instead of 4.

Optimized monster setTarget packets so they're not sent if target is the same.

Fixed bug where clients couldn't disarm turrets due to previous network changes.

Dropping rockets now yields a stack of 3 instead of 2.

Fixed crash related to when host holds mouse over friendly marine who disconnects/quits.

Fixed crash in science sector regarding missions in specific region.

Fixed Evac2 and Evac3 not having waypoint on minimap in the north part of the sector.

Artillery mission can now be added only once.

Action bars for activating turrets and power stations now reset properly.

Regeneration of burrowing units has been decreased.

Fixed bug in decal shader where white boxes were drawn.

Monsters can now change target minimally every 3 seconds unless a skill is used on them.

Sync packets are not reliable anymore for faster network.

Rewrote a number of packets to reduce strain on network resources.

Action bars for activating turrets, power stations etc. now properly reset.

Reduced amount pharmacology reduces cooldown of skills to prevent insta-usage bug.

Energizer from terminator will not overwrite powercell energizer duration.

Fixed crash related to missions in specific regions of the science sector.

Optimized network damage packets monster-player and player-monster by 50%.

Weapon equalizer was usable from 30 meters instead of 4, now fixed.

Buffs from combat readiness reduced by half.

Readiness will increase energy regeneration by 0.5% per point instead of 1%.

FollowMe packet optimized.

Locked doors now have red lights to indicate they cannot be entered.

Reduced amount pharmacology cooldown to prevent insta-usage bug.

Rewrote a number of packets to reduce strain on network resources.

Disarm tools can now be properly used by all players.

If action bar gets interrupted while activating turret/locker/power station, it will no longer be displayed.

Increased hatchling HP by 500 to make it a challenge.

Fixed Evac2 and Evac3 not having waypoint on minimap in north part of sector.

Enabled entire storyline for EASY difficulty.

Worked on monster death packets.

Max stack of disarm tools changed from 10 to 4.

Enabled entire storyline for EASY difficulty.

Max stack of disarm tools changed from 10 to 4.

When dropping rockets, it will now drop a stack of 3 instead of 2.

Various network packets optimized for better performance.

Disarm tools can now be used by all players, not just the host.

Separated player to player damage packet for optimization.

Fixed bug where readiness wasn't given in some cases.

Regeneration of burrowing units has been reduced.

Level 5 will enable detonator instead of placing satchel.

SwapWeaponMode packet optimized.

Locked doors now have red lights on them.

Doors that cannot be entered are now marked RED.

Readiness will increase energy regeneration by 0.5% per point instead of 1%.

Followers will be synced now.

Fixed bug in decal shader where white boxes were drawn.

Fixed lobby crashes.

Action bar no longer displayed if interrupted while activating turret/locker/power station.

Level 5 now enables detonator instead of placing satchel.

Fixed bug where readiness wasn't given in some cases.

Fixed bug where clients couldn't disarm turrets due to previous network changes.

Buffs from combat readiness reduced by half.

Energizer from terminator will not overwrite powercell energizer duration.

Resolved various bugs causing unexpected behavior and crashes in the game.

Reduced size and frequency of network packets to decrease lag, especially on slower connections.

Replaced temporary buttons with more user-friendly designs.

Replaced temporary placeholder buttons with more user-friendly designs.

New system where marines gain efficiency in battle through engagements, affecting energy recharge.

Rank 10 now correctly provides superior stats compared to rank 9.

Leaders now have a distinct icon displayed in-game.

New feature where marines gain efficiency from engagements, affecting energy recharge based on readiness levels.

Implemented a feature to show dead marines on the in-game map.

Added more detailed information regarding mining cone damage.

Addressed multiple issues reported by the community that were affecting game stability.

Rank 10 now properly receives superior stats compared to rank 9.

Reduced the size and frequency of network packets to improve game performance, especially on slower connections.

More bosses and more skills are planned for future versions

FM reduces monster hp by 10% instead of 12%

Added higher resolutions and a confirm button if you want to change resolution

Swarm reduces monster hp by 5% and gives 6% XP more

Fixed issue in prologue regarding savestats

Should be less neverending 'wanna-die' monster animations.

Resonator is destructible and will die upon receiving EXPLOSION, SEISMIC or ENERGY damage

This caused crashes in some cases.

Improved monster death trigger to reduce neverending 'wanna-die' monster animations

In any other case, only percentage based on evacuated members will be given.

Manual targeting will not be drawn anymore if player is dead

Hal9k cannot be used by anyone other than leaders anymore

Fixed some problems where game might crash

Hellspawn seismic resistance increased from 60 to 75

Added failsafe so movespeed won't be calculated on dead marines, which caused crashes in some cases

Last 800 XP from evac can be gained only if 100% of the squad makes it; otherwise, only a percentage based on evacuated members will be given

Hal9k can now be used again.

Fixed some issues related to monster synchronization.

A new challenging boss encounter added at the end of the Insurgents mission.

Character and mission dialog will no longer block mouse interaction.

Resolved some issues with monster synchronization.

Character and mission dialog will no longer block mouse interaction.

Game will now remember the setup used for the last game.

Fixed issues with sector boundaries.

Fixed voice messages that were desyncing themselves.

In Bunker Mode, no player will receive revival after wave 9 to be consistent with normal mode.

Suppres area now correctly increases cone radius of minigun with each level.

Ammo link will now provide 20 ammo to GAR weapon per level.

Fixed the description for Red Storm.

Only one aura can be active at a time on the same player now.

Ammo link will now give 20 ammo to GAR weapon per level.

A new challenging boss encounter added at the end of the Insurgents mission.

Forced EVAC XP reduced; additional XP now given for taking out bosses on high waves.

Continued work on improving the stability of the game.

Plasma fire will now spawn on wave 10.

A new achievement has been added to the game.

Lifedrone revival time adjusted to 140-90 seconds at max level.

New LOBBY button added on the right side; left side is no longer used.

The energy system for the Vindicator has been enabled for the Terminator class.

Continued work on improving the stability of the game.

Forced EVAC XP has been reduced, with additional XP now given for taking out bosses on high waves.

Fixed bug allowing Heavy Support to have 2 BETAIV active, providing unlimited ammo.

Lifedrone will now restore full combat suit levels.

An icon for directional explosives has been added.

The nano trap for the Marksman class is now working.

Bulgakova in prologue changed to female model.

Added LOBBY button on the right side for regional/global; left side is no longer used.

Turrets can now be activated again in the prologue with powercells.

Fixed issue with suppres area for Heavy Support; cone radius of minigun now increases with each level.

Fixed bug with beta IV frequency causing players to gain ammo; only 1 aura can be active at a time on the same person.

Medic lifedrone revival time tweaked to 140-90 seconds at max level.

A new achievement has been added to the game.

Fixed bug where Heavy Support could have 2 BETAIV active, providing unlimited ammo.

Players can now select female marines with new voices and models in the loadout menu.

A brand new map featuring narrow corners, darker alleys, and a huge reactor in the middle, offering 100% more gameplay.

Players can now select female marines in the loadout menu, complete with new voices and models.

Introducing the Science Sector map, featuring narrow corners, darker alleys, and a massive reactor.

Player name size limit increased from 15 to 20

Reduced number of fixed bolers spawn from 2 to 1 on wave six

Fixed problems with players not loading if one player crashed/disconnected at loading screen

Added some failsafes to prevent possible crash on EVACs

Monsters will not spawn in another sector anymore when players are on edge of map

Reduced number of fixed bolers spawn from 2 to 1 on wave six

You cannot teleport to different sector now

Player name size limit increased from 15 to 20

Had to remove snatcher form prologue from Frosty temporarily

Worked on network stability

Monsters will not spawn in another sector anymore when players are on edge of map

You cannot teleport to different sector now

Fixed terminator self destruct radius from 15m to 30m

Worked on network stability

Delay for connection reduced from 240 to 60 sec

Had to remove snatcher form prologue from Frosty temporarily

Prepared grounds for a big NEW CONTENT update that is coming tomorrow

Fixed terminator self destruct radius from 15m to 30m

Fixed problems with players not loading if one player crashed/disconnected at loading screen

Delay for connection reduced from 240 to 60 sec