Exterminatus Beta 8.10 to 8.21 Change Log feature

Features

• Switched the Lictor to using a Team fortress 2, Spy style, cloaking effect. The new cloaking effect only makes you partially invisible to team mates.
• New map ex_forge by ChromeAngel, featuring soundscapes anf adeptus mechanicaus decals by DontAsk.
• Vox commands can now be bound individualy to keys via the Options->Keyboard menu.
• The map time limit (mp_timelimit) is now shown on the HUD and the tactical overview (F1).
• Spawn protection, players are now invulnerable for a few seconds after spawning. Configured by the new console variable ex_protect_time (default 3 seconds)
• ex_hive gets a new, heavily edited, version (#14). locked doors that unlock when the side rooms are captured.

DontAsk's Featured Contrubutions

• A large number of new ambient sound effects and new soundscapes for all EX maps.
• New ambient combat sound effects.
• New weapon pick up sounds for each team.
• Added glowing lights to the servo skull and missile launcher.
• Added normal maps to many of the vehicle props
• New adeptus mecanicus decals.
• New industrial sound effects and soundscapes for ex_forge.
• New chainsword and powersword hit sounds.
• New Terminator footstep sounds.
• New Tyranid Voice command sounds.
• New Warrior and Lictor death sound effects.
• New cloaking and uncloaking sound effects.

StormWolf597's Featured Contrubutions

• Eight new marine battlecries

Stormwolf 597 has been awarded a contributors Hero tag for his space marine battle cries.

Bug fixes

• Fixed dodgy cube maps on ex_lycantium.
• Fixed a bug in the medithrope ability that can cause server crashes.
• Fixed the Warrior and Lictor death sound effects not playing.
• Fixed an exploit with breakable objectives on ex_valley an ex_city_conflict.
• Tyranid warrior's left arms are no longer inside out. The player model has been rebuilt with better proportions and all new animations to fix this bug.
• Chainsword blades no longer show white between their teeth.
• Terminators have the normal map back on their metal parts.
• Chainsword making fleshy sounds when hitting the world.
• Various melee attacks not playing the right sound when hitting the world.
• Fixed warrior talons clanging when hitting the world.
• Fixed the venom cannon hint referring to pumping the reload key (a mechanic that was dropped a loooong time ago).
• Added the missing powerfist skin to the Dark Angels Skin Pack.
• Fixed a flicker in the class and wargear menus, caused by their previews overlapping their buttons.

Balance

• Buffed Power sword, now ignores armour.
• Buffed Meltagun damage from 20 to 23.
• Buffed plasma projectile speed from 3500 to 4000.
• Buffed the Tarantula, so they don't take damage from marines unless friendly fire is turned on.
• Buffed the Tarantula slightly by making them fireproof.
• Increased Genestealer cost from 25 to 50 points, to bring it in-line with the Assult marine.
• Buffed Genestelaler, talons now ignore armour, to compensate for it's increased cost.
• Buffed Lictor, cloak now makes them completely invisible.
• Buffed Lictor, talon damage from 50 to 60.
• Nerfed Lictor, cloaking and uncloaking takes longer.
• Nerfed Lictor, they must now fully uncloak to attack, making them particularly vulnerable while uncloaking.
• Nerfed Lictor, uncloaking sound should now be louder to give victims more warning.
• Buffed sporemine damage to not hurt tyranids.
• Buffed spore mine damage from 30 to 50.
• Tweaked the spore mine fuse to make them easier to shoot down in-flight. Side effect means it can now be used point-blank.
• Nerfed the Biovore's rate of fire and increased it's ammo consumption.
• Nerfed Zoanthrope healing, rather then a flat 35 HP to give 8% of the targets maximum health.

Tweaks

• "Psyhic" damage type has been repalced with "ignores armor" damage type, to enable rending talons for the Genestealer.
• Tweaked ex_lycantium's monument objective, clipped of most of the rooftop ambush areas in the small courtyard and made aesthetic changes to the parking lot.
• Tweaked ex_tarsis_ultra to add light and sound to the flames.
• ex_orbital has been edited to shorten the long hallway and open more routes between the control and generator objectives.
• Updated ex_city_conflict (minor tweaks to the bio-materials objective).
• Added servo skulls to ex_hive and ex_forge.
• Added imperial forcefield plyons to ex_orbital.
• Added missions to ex_hive and ex_forge.
• Added marine vehicles to the tech_adept_lab map.
• Added more alternative skins to the signpost model.
• Increased the volume of the warrior death sound.
• Preparing for chapter specific battle cries.
• Jump packs, now have a normal map to add additional detail to their textures.
• Landraider, Thunderhawk and Rhino normal maps.
• Added eye glow to the veteran class.
• Added a high detail terminator cross to the terminator armor and updated the Bloodravens terminator skin.
• Added a high detail LOD to the forcefield pylon prop (most noticeable on ex_city_conflict)
• Added a some power hum sound to the powersword attack.