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Steam Updates and Releases 4 February 2011


Posted by Christophor Rick (TheSuperGuido),


Yesterday Feb 4, 2011 03:30

Another Steam update includes not one but two Crasher updates, an A.R.E.S. update, and two releases: The Druids expansion for King Arthur and The Myst Masterpiece Edition. Also King Arthur is 85% off!

Crasher Updated

BugFix & Optimization:
- Remove debug cars from garage
- Leaderboard fix
- Error message if database connexion fails
- Localization update


A.R.E.S. Update Released

Updates to A.R.E.S. have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted.
New Features

  • Genesis Suit, featuring a new special attack, can be unlocked by achieving the SS rank on all missions

Adjustments

  • Final cinematic and credits can be skipped after the first playthrough
  • Reduced some sound effect volumes
  • Reduced camera scrolling speed in the Leviathan’s chase phase, on normal difficulty
  • Changed story dialog in stage 4 and stage 5’s cinematics
  • The in-game mouse crosshair no longer dissappear when plug in the xbox360 controller

Fixes

  • Fixed an issue in stage 2 where the player can get the data cube before the tutorial begins
  • The game no longer crashes if no known audio device is found
  • The game no longer crashes if Media Player is not installed.
  • Fixed miscellaneous spelling and grammar errors
  • Fixed wall collision error in stage 5


Genesis Suit’s description
Achieve SS rank on all missions to prove yourself worthy of this suit’s circuit-overloading power. (Features a new attack)

 

Weekend Deal - King Arthur at 85% Off

This weekend only, save 85% on King Arthur: The Role-playing Wargame!

Build the majestic Camelot, recruit fabled knights to your Round Table, and battle with legendary warriors and monsters in this turn-based RPG.

Offer expires on Monday, Feb. 7th at 10AM PST.

Additionally, the latest expansion to King Arthur, The Druids, is now available on Steam!

 

Now Available - King Arthur: The Druids

The Druids, the latest expansion for King Arthur: The Role-playing Wargame is now available on Steam!

This expansion of the turn-based fantasy RPG introduces the new Welsh Kingdom campaign with over 30 hours of additional gameplay!

 

Crasher Updated

Demo Released!
- 5 Vehicles to choose from:
- Firestorm
- Tempest
- Zero
- Pandemic
- Calamity
- Player’s level capped to 10
- Fully compatible with retail version (demo and retail players can participate in same sessions)

General Game Updates:
- New CBA Map : Abyss
- Garage is now active
- You can set up your items for a given car in this page to get it automatically assigned when joining a lobby
- You can check all cars characteristics in this page
- Each weapon now displays its DPS info when assigned
- Added filters on servers list
- Tutorial page now fully localized

Balance:
-Colossus : Damage over time added for Lasso ability (20-25 dmg/sec over 4 seconds)
-Ghost : Increased range for Explofire skill (70m => 100m)
-Situation skills : Increased effect for Lucky Refresher KO (Increased heal 50 => 100, easier triggering condition)
-Situation skills : Increased effect for Lucky Protector KO (Increased shield 75 => 100, easier triggering condition)

BugFix & Optimization:
- Added confirmation popup on resolution change in the rare case when the chosen resolution turns out to be unsupported
- Fixed TeamChat and AllChat not properly working on some clients
- Fixed Score desync
- Tooltip for red team now display the appropriate info
- Respawn Timer does not display -1 in deathmatch anymore
- Fixed item names for unlocked items in end game recap
- menu locked in end game recap

 

Now Available - Myst: Masterpiece Edition

Myst: Masterpiece Edition is now available on Steam!

Enter a world where nothing is as it seems... and adventure knows no bounds!

To celebrate this release, Myst: Masterpiece Edition and the Cyan Complete Pack are 25% off until February 9th at 10am PST!

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