MCO 344 news - MechCommander Omnitech mod for MechCommander 2

NEWS UPDATE 10022014

WHAT IS NEW

- Salvage pilot selection list box - player can select pilot for in-mission salvage.
- Formations button added to control gui, connected with hot key K. Added formations descriptions.
- Xna is completely removed from the game.
- I made an universal brain file and how to make purchase files TXT
- Logistics Pilot - read ID from pilot file. Unique pilot ID added to all Pilot files.
- Start Camera direction is in the direction of the first players unit.
- New Pilot Hire Screen, hire additional pilots. You can hire as many as you want, but you will have to pay them after each mission.
- New sound effects for Autocannons, Lasers, MGs and Gauss.
- Vehicles can repair in Vehicle Repair Bay.
- Buildings can now have up to 3 different (max 4, 2 nodes use first) activity effects. Required ActivityEffectID, ActivityEffect1ID and ActivityEffect2ID in building FIT file (object). Required activity nodes in model file: activity_node, activity_node1, activity_node2 and activity_node3.
- New building texture for city4storyH (wolfman), new 4 story building Film studio (texture by wolfman)
- New textures for cityBlock6Story2 and cityBlock6Story3 (by wolfman).
- Minelayer can be repaired in Vehicle Repair Bay and be minelayer again after repairs.
- Repair truck can be repaired and recharged in Vehicle Repair Bay.
- Old Specialty skills removed,
- 3 new specialty skills added: Ballistic, Energy and Missile. Calculated per shots fired and shot hits. Can raise hit chance up to 10%.
- Pilot ready screen - attribute meters for specialty skills added.
- If pilot is on the roster and in purchase file dont create purchase entry for that pilot.
- Turret shot animation added.

WHAT IS CHANGED
- Thor UV fixes.
- Formations fix - follow first lead in selection.
- ABL command settxtbuildingname fixed.
- Pilot Ready screen changed - button for Pilot Hire Screen added.
- Save game format changed.
- salvage craft deploy sound changed and matched with changes for pilot salvage selection.
- Omen mech fix (300 les polys (2000)), omen shadow model (298 polys), Omen spotlight fix..
- Mech repair bay is now closed when empty.
- Mech Bay fix, Mech Bay Texture Fix, Mechwarrior Barracks Texture Fix.
- New Repair Bay texture.
- Better laser effects.
- Jagermech3 texture fix
- Better Awesome texture.
- Better Portable repair Bay Texture.
- Gate object fix - not reading gate name from file.
- Turrets object fix - not reading turret name from file.

NEW MODELS
- Hellbringer.
- Warhammer.
- Gargoyle (magic, used ThorCs model as reference).
- Bushwacker (902 polys).
- Mechwarrior Barracks model.
- Mech Bay.
- Timberwolf model and animation (12 weapon nodes)
- Catapult redesign - 9 weapon nodes.
- Vehicle Repair Bay and animation.
- 2 new city2story buildings (wolfman).
- Heavy, Light and Medium copter props by wolfman and me.
- Atlas model and texture.
- MadCat MK2 model (12 weapon nodes), animation and texture.
- Tunnel (texture by wofman).
- Forgotten Davion, Liao and Steiner diagonal walls.
- Marauder model and animation (10 weapon nodes).
- Victor model (9 weapon nodes).
- New mech Thunderbolt (9 weapon nodes)

NEW Building set based on one texture:
- Vehicle Reapir Bay and animation.
- GateControlMCG.
- medium wall, medium Gate.
- Light Gate and Wall.
- CannonTurret with shot animation.
- HeavyCannonTurret with shot animation.
- PPC Turret.
- LRM turret.
- Turret control.
- MW Barracks.
- Animated model powergenerator.
- animated Artillery turret.
- MechHangar
- Command Center