Planetary Annihilation : la gamma est sortie

Planetary Annihilation vient de passer en version gamma et tout ceux qui ont acheté le jeu ont reçu la mise à jour. Si vous n'avez pas encore craqué, le titre est en soldes à 25 euros sur Steam.

Cette nouvelle version n'ajoute pas beaucoup de nouvelles fonctionnalités : elle est surtout destinée à améliorer drastiquement l'ensemble surtout au niveau de l'interface et des performances. Une nouveauté apparue à la fin de la beta devrait simplifier les choses : le picture-in-picture. De cette manière, on peut suivre l'action selon deux points de vue en même temps afin de ne pas perdre de vue sa base principale pendant qu'on combat sur une autre planète.

Uber est bien parti pour tenir toutes les promesses faites durant le Kickstarter. Comme prévu, le jeu proposera à terme un mode Galactic War et des parties à 40 joueurs. Accessoirement, le jeu propose des fonctionnalités super cool qui dépassent largement le cadre du KS comme la ChronoCam. Le plus gros soucis du jeu est le manque de joueurs. Selon Steam Charts, on tourne à environ 200 par jour. Certes un grand nombre de joueurs ne passent pas par Steam mais c'est un bon indicatif de la faible popularité du titre.

User Experience Updates:
Streamlined UI Elements! - We rebuilt our front-end menu and lobby menu. They look a lot cooler and sleeker, and are also more intuitive.
In-Game UI Refresh! - We've created a new build bar and reimagined the system menu.
Armory! - In the brand new armory (which is available in the main menu), you can view all the Commanders you own.
Orchestral Score! - It's in! Prep your earholes for this: it's as stunning and epic as you imagined it would be.
More Commanders! - We've added several new Commanders for you to enjoy. This list includes the awesome Theta Commander. You've got to see this guy.

AI:
Ahoy! - AI can now use naval. Insert battleship and sinking reference here.

Features:
Alliances! - In free-for-all games, you can now create alliances.
Twitch.TV Improvements! - You can now view streams in the lobby.

Tech Stuff:
Performance and Optimization Fixes! - As part of our ongoing process of making Planetary Annihilation more awesome, we've tweaked some elements to make it play better.

Balance:
Uber Cannon! - The Uber Cannon is no longer so great at wrecking buildings -- or other Commanders.
Armor System! - We've created an armor system to balance out a couple of edge balance issues.

Known Issues:
Lobby Shenanigans! - Non-owning members in a new lobby have the appearance of adding/removing slots; it doesn't actually do anything, but it looks very confusing. Only the person who created the lobby can control it.

We're really proud of this update and can't wait to get even more gamma features out to you in the near future. We'll see you in the (newly redesigned) lobbies, Commanders.


Some of the Balance Details:

Land Mines:
- Improved size and placement
- Damage: 500 -> 1000
- Splash Radius: 5 -> 15
- Metal Cost: 150 -> 20
- No longer leaves wreckage.

Combat Fab:
- Health: 150 -> 50
- Metal Cost: 300 -> 540
- Guard Radius: 60 -> 50
- Energy Usage: 2500 -> 2000
- Metal Usage: 15 -> 20

Adv Combat Fab:
- Health: 250 -> 150
- Metal Cost: 1260 -> 1620
- Energy Usage: 5500 -> 6000
- Metal Usage: 45-> 60

Bomb Bot:
- Metal Cost: 135 -> 90
- Damage Radius: 10 -> 15

Assault Bot:
- Increased mesh size so it can be hit easier.

Air Balance:

Advanced Bomber:
- Metal Cost: 540 -> 810

Fighter:
- Guard Radius: 100 -> 200

Advanced Fighter:
- Metal Cost: 270 -> 540
- Guard Radius: 160 -> 200
- Damage Splash Radius: 10 -> 5

Gunship:
- Metal Cost: 270 -> 540
- Damage: 25 -> 20
- Improved movement

AA Vehicle:
- Damage: 10 -> 25
- Improved missile speed and tracking
- Missiles now spread fire around to targets more.

Missile Tower:
- Guard Radius: 120 -> 150
- Damage: 20 -> 25
- Rate of Fire: 2 -> 3
- Improved missile speed and tracking
- Missiles now spread fire around to targets more.

Flak Tower:
- Metal Cost: 300 -> 600
- Guard Radius: 120 -> 150

AA Bot:
- Damage: 20 -> 25
- Guard Radius: 100 -> 120
- Rate of Fire: 1 -> 2
- Improved missile speed and tracking
- Missiles now spread fire around to targets more.

Orbital Launcher:
- Roll off time: 4 -> 3

Defense Sat:
- Health: 10000 -> 5000

Vehicle Factory:
- Metal Cost: 5410 -> 5500

Advanced Air Factory:
- Build Metal Cost: 3300 -> 5670