NuclearDawn

We've released a mandatory update to Nuclear Dawn. The new Nuclear Dawn update brings new loading screens for maps, spray paint support, squad voice chat, new ranks and gizmo's, a new weapon system and lots more. The notes for the ND Update 6.3 are below.

Nuclear Dawn Update 6.3

New Features

• Increased rank cap from 60 to 80. Rank is based on xp, so some players may already be higher than 60.
  
• Added new team-based gizmos for levels 65, 70, 75, and 80. Whole team gets effect of highest level one equipped by any player on team.
  
• Added all new loading screen to show map overview, server info, loading progress, and game tips.
  
• Added squad-only voice chat (default is b ).
  
• Added ability for commander to spectate a troop.
  
• Added support for player sprays (can disable serverside with "sv_allowsprays 0" or clientside on Options -> Other ).
  
• Added new particle effects for medpacks, ammo packs, radar kits, and players with Nano Skin active.
  
• Added beta support for Source TV ( most things from here apply, Developer.valvesoftware.com ).

Other enhancements

• Transport Gate teleport menu now auto-closed after teleporting (can be changed in Options -> Other)
  
• Scoreboard now shows above other hud elements.
  
• Added bots column to server browser.
  
• Added ach_headshot_progress client command to show detailed progress toward Headshot achievement.
  
• Added an error message (rather than silent failure) to show when server connection failed due to server being VAC-secured with insecure client.
  
• Removed cheat flag from server spawn time convars Tag with Play Now penalty will be applied if changed.
  
• Many engine stability fixes.
  
• Unlocked client viewmodel_fov convar.
  
• Updated localizations.

Balance Changes

• Added radarkit to Stealth Sniper kit.
  
• Adjusted damage dropoff factors for all weapons.
  
• Capped max resources at 250,000 to prevent issues when it gets too high.

Other Fixes

• Fixed rare occurence where player could be only half-spawned, unable to move.
  
• Fixed team selection panel showing at round start while spectating.
  
• Fixed issue where medpack would sometimes show clipping into view when spectating a Support player.
  
• Fixed some keys getting stuck in commander mode.
  
• Fixed "retry" client console command.
  
• Fixed rare grenade-related server crash.
  
• Fixed a rare listen server crash related to player stats.
  
• Fixed bots not showing in player counts on in-game status command and server queries.
  
• Fixed potential gizmo exploit.
  
• Cleaned up and fixed many console messages and errors.

Oasis

• Fixed getting stuck at primary point.
  
• Fixed getting stuck on a corner of a building near the broken glass walkway.
  
• Fixed plants sticking through floor near CT base.

Metro

• Fixed getting stuck at primary point.
  
• Added additional no-build areas to avoid structure deployment inside buildings.

Silo

• Fixed able to deploy structures inside a pallet stack near Primary area.
  
• Fixed floating secondary point near EMP Base.
  
• Adjusted a few no-build areas.
  
• Removed the roof near the EMP base to make it easier to deploy structures.
  
• Adjusted secondary area near EMP to make more space for placing structures.
  
• Additional optimisation pass due the adjusted secondary area.
  
• Converted a physic prop to a multiplayer physic to improve performance.
  
• Fixed a few small issues throughout the map.

Known issues

• In-hand weapon model is not drawn in first-person spectate in Source TV.

As always please report your feedback on our Forums.

We are currently finishing up the new Update that should be out end of this week on Steam. The new Nuclear Dawn update brings new loading screens for maps, spray paint support, squad voice chat, new ranks and gizmo's, a new weapon system and lots more. You can find out more about the new patch over here.

New Weapon Changes
One of the biggest changes to this update is an entirely new weapon damage model. We have listened to your feedback, taken into account your suggestions, and incorporated them with our own, and came up with a complete overhaul of most weapons in Nuclear Dawn.

To start with, damage output has been toned down by roughly 20% on all bullet weapons, in order to change the pace of combat, and give players more chances to react in a gunfight.

Secondly, the distance falloff system has been re-designed from the ground up. While the basic design concepts remain the same –some weapons will (and are meant to) be more effective than others over long distances – the way this is applied is completely new, and gives us much more control over the falloff curve.

Small, practical examples of this are that the X01 and shotgun no longer are sniping weapons, and that the way assault rifle bullets behave at long distances makes more sense.

We’re quite excited to see what you think of the changes, and hope you find them a further step on the road to awesomeness for Nuclear Dawn. If not, you’re wrong.

But we can talk about it, and keep evolving the game, as we have done for the past (almost) year.

Hello everyone,

As you might know we are working around the clock on the next patch (end of May) that will bring some awesome new features to the game like:

- New Loading Screens with server info and more
- Spray Paint support
- Allow commanders to spectate players
- Squad Voice chat (next to team voice chat)
- SourceTV support
- New Ranks upto level 80 with new gizmo's
And lots of other new stuff!



Next to all this we are also publishing a new cartoon series that's all about Nuclear Dawn in the Noob Squad. Click here to check them out on our website or here on Facebook.

It's time to take things up to the next level, and join the Noob Squad. Tune in weekly for cool new stories from the Nuclear Dawn universe. Checkout a preview below and read on our Facebook or Website for the others. Every week a new one! :)



You can checkout the new cartoon series on: Facebook or our Website.

Save 66% on Nuclear Dawn on Steam, only TODAY!

Click here to go to the store page now!

As we're doing a sale today on Steam I thought It would be nice to give people a chance to ask anything they want.

So, here we go: Ask me anything you want! over here on Reddit!

Specially for the Steam Promo day on April 12th, 2012:

Enabled double XP weekend, up to rank 15 (Thursday through Sunday, starts and stops at 17:00 GMT).

Other changes
- Added option to reset rank and stats.
- Manually powering structures off can now only be done when they're fully on, and on when fully off.
- Added rate limit to hypospray scoring to prevent abuse.
- Class ability on medic now always jumps to medpack.
- Updated localizations.

Fixes
- Fixed a client crash related to commanding and in-progress armories.
- Fixed mouse sensitivity being stuck lowered until respawn after ending exo lockdown while aiming to side.
- Fixed further issues with gizmo selections not applying correctly.
- Fixed in-armory change to current already-picked class only changing gizmo.
- Fixed gizmo not being reset on class change if Customize panel wasn't used.
- Fixed some cases where holographic placement structures could become "stuck".
- Fixed being able to accidentally spend money on same research twice with more than one armory selected.

SteamBans support

Next to all the awesome things we are also proud to announce official SteamBans anti-cheat/blacklist support for Nuclear Dawn.

Steambans.com is a global banlist/watchlist made for the Steam technology from valve.
The team has guidelines for all admins under supervision to follow. All bans that are accepted will enter a database which then is used to protect all servers under supervision of the SteamBans management.

Server Admins check it out now!

We have just released another small update to Nuclear Dawn mainly fixing bugs and a few tweaks here and there:

Balance changes
- Reworked ammo pack earned xp to not be based on actual ammo amount, unfairly weighting some weapons.
- Research in-progress when last armory is sold/destroyed is now lost without refund.
- Rebalanced Homewrecker and Siege Support gizmo effects.

Other enhancements
- Play Now is now a little quicker at finding servers.
- Added mention of backstab reticle change to Stealth tutorial.
- Updated localizations

Fixes
- Fixed commander heal ability not healing.
- Fixed crash in Commander Intermediate tutorial.
- Fixed research not being recognized in Commander Advanced tutorial.
- Fixed compass not displaying properly on tutorial training map.
- Fixed a server and client crash relating to armory research.
- Fixed commander orders staying on team change.
- Fixed radar kit requiring line of sight to expose enemies.
- Fixed being able to damage own radar kits.
- Fixed radar structure still functioning without power.
- Fixed in-armory class changes not always changing gizmo.
- Fixed case where What's New panel would spew console errors when Steam site is down.
- Fixed some oddities with commander chat (some notifications not displaying).
- Fixed getting stuck near helicopter in Oilfield.

Sittard, The Netherlands, 04 April 2012 – InterWave Studios would like to invite you all to the Nuclear Dawn Steam promo day, on April 12th.

For the duration of the promo day, Nuclear Dawn will be on sale with a whopping 66% discount on its regular retail price. It’s your chance to test out one of the most innovative digital battlefields in recent memory, in this acclaimed title that brings teamwork to new heights with its hybrid FPS-RTS gameplay.

“Nuclear Dawn could become the most important FPS game to arrive in a long time” – Destructoid

Since its release in October 2011, Nuclear Dawn has received 6 major content patches which added new classes and weapons, new maps, additional Commander research and abilities, and a slew of community-requested small and large features to keep the game competitive and fresh.

“A surprisingly deep and well-designed FPS/RTS hybrid” – PC Gamer

Upgrades since the release version include, but are definitely not limited to:

• Oilfield – a new, sprawling map of intense desert combat
  
• Saboteur Stealth – a new class armed with deadly remote explosives
  
• Support Boost Pack – ammo kits, player boosts and deployable radars have been added to the Support’s arsenal
  
• Advanced Research Options – Commanders can now research several powerful upgrades for infantry, structures, or for their own abilities
  
• Battle flow improvements – with spawn-to-spawn fast travel, preferred spawn points, a more solid and functional in-game UI with better menus, a compass and more information
  
• Training and tutorials – in-game step-by-step tutorials and training sessions to guide you on your first steps in the Nuclear Dawn universe!
  
• Community features – with a configurable auto-balancer, powerful customization options, and full support for server administration and modding tools, this is the game YOU want to play!
  

And we’re not done! This promo day marks the beginning of a new phase of development which will bring even more features to this title which gives “..far more bang-per-buck than most AAA games give you” (AVault).

On April 12th, join us on the battlefield of tomorrow, sample highly polished FPS/RTS fusion, and stay for the long, passionate battles that will test even the most hardened FPS gamers and RTS gurus.

For more information on Nuclear Dawn, head over to http://www.nucleardawnthegame.com, or visit our Steam page over here.

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We have just released the next update for Nuclear Dawn, bringing it to version 6.2. Most importantly this update brings graphic enhancements to all maps, for the commander new Player, Structure boost research and Squad chat plus lots of other fixes:

New Features:

Added new commander research items
Player Boost I, II, and III
Structure Boost I, II, and III
Commander Abilities II and III
Added support for giving default commander orders to whole team.
Added support for squad-only chat (default I).
Added new portable Radar Kit item for Support BBQ.
Places on ground like ammo or health kit.
After deployment, it extends radar range, uncovering units and structures in fow.
Lasts after death, but can be destroyed by enemy (will disappear on class change).
Added Play Now feature to allow quick joining into an optimal server, considering ping and player count.
Added optional compass display to HUD.

Checkout the full changelog and information over here and post any feedback in our forums here.

As a thank you to all of our fans we have just started activating guest passes. These passes will let your selected friends play the full game for three full days!

Guest passes give free access to the full version of this game for a limited time period. Send one to your friend and they can play as much as they like during the free period with no obligation to buy.

To give out your guest passes, select “Manage Guest Passes” from the games menu in your Steam client.

Enjoy!

Nuclear Dawn Update 6.1 (March, 2012):

New Features:
- Added support for setting clan/group association (options>other>clantag).
- Added new clan-based achievements: Ants, Locusts, Legion, Playground Bullies, Strength In Numbers, and Traitor.
- Added ability to teleport between your team's transport gates (use the USE key, default E on a gate).
- Added ability for commander to manually power down most structures to free up power for others.

Other enhancements
- "Enemy spotted" radio command now does short, red minimap blip on any enemies near pointing direction.
- Squad preference is now remembered across team and map changes.
- Join button on squads now becomes "Leave" for squad you are currently in.
- Touched up scoreboard to allow showing longer names and clan tags, as well as making commander more visible.
- Added scoring for ammo given via pack and hypospraying teammates.
- Enabled joystick/gamepad options in Mouse options (FPS only!).
- Made "No artillery in range" message more visible.
- Added new "Other" options tab to expose more configuration options (including game hints, steam cloud, server download filter, and more).
- Removed spectate tab from server browser until full Source TV support is available.

Balance Changes:
- Hypospray from supply station is now rate-limited similarly to grenades.
- Lowered ammo pack max carry to 2.
- Now only one ammo pack per player can be deployed at once, similar to med packs.
- Ammo packs from supply station are now rate-limited at a slightly less frequent rate than grenades.

Oilfield final:
- Renamed oilfield_beta to oilfield
- Added new overview map and loading screen
- Added 4 extra tertiary points
- Fixed plants sticking through container near ct base
- Fixed floating fueltruck and container
- Fixed small ladder issue on one of the fueltrucks
- Fixed small displacement issues

Fixes:
- Fixed and improved a wide range of prop collisions.
- Fixed right-click no longer working to cancel building of a structure.
- Fixed a case where the health hud indicator would get stuck at the top of the screen.
- Fixed client crash when connecting to a server with a misconfigured download url.
- Fixed explosive grenade types not counting toward Plenty To Go Around achievement.
- Fixed a rare case where players could spawn without weapons.
- Fixed issues with some weapons not tracking properly for Headshot achievement and added progress indiciator.
- Fixed in-bunker commander kills counting toward Golden Targets achievement.
- Fixed commander chat history being cut off by a character for full-width text.

Server changes:
- Server browser no longer adds tags for secure/insecure (use existing, separate filter for these).
- Added option to have teams swapped at round end (mp_roundend_teamswap).
- Added option to force players to auto-assign selves to teams (mp_force_autoassign, will tag server with forceautoassign).
- Improved and fixed portions of team balance logic.

More at our forums.