ACM Overhaul V6 - Its almost ready news

Hello

V6 has taken quite a bit longer than I expected however the improvements that come with it are well worth the time they have taken to balance out. I plan to do one more run of bug testing and fixes before finalising the release. Head over to the steam forums if you would like to help out!

Version 6 is a from-the-ground-up update, redoing almost everything using the knowledge I gained from building versions one through five. Below is a short overview of the features in V6

• Improved graphical quality and engine setting upgrades to max things out
• Ingame graphic options now set custom graphics settings for easy setup on any system
• Greatly improved lighting and shadow quality
• Highest level of detail settings for particle effects re-enabled
• Long lasting dead bodies, explosion/burn marks, acid/blood splashes and bullet holes
• Increased fog/steam/smoke effects
• Louder ambient sound effects
• More frequent Marine/Merc chatter
• Stronger sound occlusion by walls/doors
• Mercenary AI rebalanced to be fight at a distance and be less aggressive
• Marine AI rebalanced to better help the player and keep Xenos at a distance
• Xeno Soldiers rebalanced to be strong, more evasive, aggressive and use the surroundings more
• Xeno Spitters rebalanced to be tankier but slower, and prefer sticking with other Xenos
• Xeno Lurkers rebalanced to be stronger, tougher and much more aggressive
• Xeno Boilers rebalanced to be harder to sneak past
• Xeno Facehuggers rebalanced to make them a challenge, but beatable
• Xeno Crusher rebalanced to be more dynamic and less predictable
• Xeno Raven rebalanced to add more challenge to the Powerloader fight
• Xeno Queen rebalanced to be more dangerous, faster and less predictable
• All Weapons rebalanced from V5 to balance with the new Xeno difficulty
• Smart Gun may now spawn at large ammo dumps on any campaign mission
• Ammo rebalanced so the player needs to conserve or diversify
• Friendly fire damage from various sources greatly reduced

The stars of the show in V6 are the Xeno Soldiers who are quite challenging, unpredictable and at times a bit scary as they scurry about and try and outflank you. You can never be quite sure where most of them are going to come from, making the motion tracker critical to survival in many areas.

The other star is your Marine allies. While the story will always be the story, their increased usefulness in combat along with them preferring you to take lead will lead you to actually wanting them there at times, which is an achievement lol. They also have a tendency to use grenades in certain situations, which can be very helpful and entertaining

Journalist Lewis White interviewed me just before Christmas and released an Article with Eurogamer that gives you a bit of an insight into me and the mod, if your interested head here to have a read :
Eurogamer.net