Defence Alliance 2 - Beta 1.6 UT version now available! news

Defence Alliance 2 - Beta 1.6 is now available for download!

This is a patch, and it REQUIRED Beta 1.5 in order to work. Download Beta 1.5 here!

Have fun playing!

Mirrors: (due to late release most mirrors will be up tomorrow - you may always mirror)

PlanetUnreal - [EXE] (~16MB) for Windows

[ZIP] (~16MB) for Windows (Coming tomorrow)

Changelog:

===Changelist 1.6.0===

[Gameplay / Balancing]

• Ditched the ending matinee scenes as they were causing trouble.
• Scoreboard is now shown at end of game and displays the winner.
• Display for buildcounts and -limits.
• Being killed by a dead player counted as suicide.
• Hud-scaling mixing up the AMI.
• "Ghost-AVeRs" are now fixed.
• Longer respawntimes for Defenders.
• Medics heal faster.
• Unable to throw grenades when your weapon was empty is fixed.
• PlasmaBombs do less damage through walls.
• Turrets in automatic mode are less accurate.

[GUI]

• Fixed and updated a couple GUI windows that were still using UT2004 theme.

[Bot AI]

• Bots now build turrets again.
• Bots are a bit less accurate.
• Bots correctly reload their rocket launcher now.
• Bots with completely no ammo use the ammoboxes but they failed to reload after, now they do.
• Bots will now use rocket launcher at destroyables.
• Bots will now use rocket launcher more against turrets.
• Bots will use A9 SMG against infantry.
• Bots wlil shoot at a turret that has been EMP. They used to ignore them.
• Bots will promote throwing plasma bombs at destroyables objectives.
• Bots equipped with EMPs will now focus more on turrets to disable them.
• Bots properly now properly use XD40 handgun and P280 handgun.
• Bots decide better based on circumstances if they should throw a grenade.

[Maps]

• DA2-Classic-Egypt has been updated.
• DA2-Forgotten now correctly plays through maplist.

* Beta 1.6 requires Beta 1.5 to be installed in your computer. This is only a patch NOT a full version. Download Beta 1.5 here!

Post all your comments here or in other parts of the forums. Contact absolut@planetunreal.com for questions regarding installation or gameplay.

Enjoy!