Dear Silica community, We have another small update with a few performance fixes this time around. The changes aren&apos;t as much in this update and it&apos;s mainly due to Dram participating in Game Access in Brno this weekend, where he will be presenting Silica.  There will be another update next week, where you can expect to see more fixes and QoL changes. Stay tuned for more info but for now, here&apos;s the changelog for update 0.7.12:<ul><li>Improved: Performance with Construction Sites, now using custom shader that improves performance tenfold</li><li>Added: Labels to buildings</li><li>Added: Labels to Infantry Loadout and Teleportation Stations</li><li>Fixed: Teleportation Station now only usable by infantry</li></ul>See you on Baltarus.

Gear Up for Battle on Crimson Peak: The Wait is Over!

New planet

Crimson Peak

Back in mid-October, we gave you an exclusive sneak peek at Crimson Peak in our first devblog. 

Now, the wait is officially over—the highly anticipated new map is live and ready for action!

Breaking away from the arid, sprawling sand plains of Baltarus, Crimson Peak introduces a stunning new biome.

Picture a battlefield with sparse vegetation, partially covering the landscape, all bathed in a haunting crimson glow.

Nestled within the Southern Tablelands, this top-secret balterium seeding site on the Centauri homeworld has become the epicenter of ferocious clashes for control over the precious resources.

Get ready to fight tooth and nail for dominance in this breathtaking new frontline.

But that’s not all! This update packs even more changes and enhancements. Check out the full patch notes below for all the details.

·       Fixed: AI better aims at targets (eg: Scorpion misses)

·       Added: Winner notification at the end of Siege

·       Added: Upcoming resources shown in UI for Siege

·       Changed: Objectives are now in yellow - both in map & in the list for Siege

·       Improved: Siege virtual building icons

·       Fixed: Non-unlocking side spawn points in Siege

·       Fixed: Projectiles continued to make sounds and were visible after 'deletion'

·       Fixed: Projectile delete FX played wrong

·       Fixed: Dragonfly could sometimes shoot itself

·       Fixed: Hit detection on aliens and infantry used the wrong hit zone size causing strange misses

·       Fixed: Player aiming at unit detected a phantom sphere around the unit causing turrets to look away close-up

·       Fixed: Sneaky spots behind Heavy vehicle factory in Siege

·       Fixed: Holes in Rift Basin map

·       Fixed: Free-fly camera could not latch onto individual hit zones on aliens and infantry.

·       Added: Hover Bike switches off when out of bounds (in defender or attacker zones)

·       Added: Air vehicle turbo thrust engage time and cooldown time

·       Added: Air vehicle may not fire weapons while turbo thrusting

·       Added: Gunship MG aim compensation

·       Added: Gunship turbo thrust engage/cooldown times to 1s/2s

·       Added: Fighter turbo thrust engage/cooldown times to 0.5s/2s

·       Added: Air vehicle turbo thrust limited by time

·       Added: Air vehicles cannot fire while turbo thrusting

·       Added: Turbo thrust to Bomber

·       Changed: Fighter MG range from 600m to 250m

·       Changed: Fighter MG magazine size from 40 to 30

·       Changed: Fighter missiles replaced with unguided dive bomb

·       Changed: Fighter front MG changed to two side-mounted MGs

·       Changed: Colossus speed changed from 12 to 14

·       Changed: Firebug manoeuvrability increased

·       Changed: Wasp attacks turn to face target

·       Changed: Bomber bomb drop rate doubled, reload time halved

·       Changed: Bomber speed from 30 to 35

·       Changed: Fighter levels out if not moving forward

·       Changed: Gunship speed from 25 to 30

·       Changed: Gunship turbo speed from 40 to 50

·       Changed: Scorpion health from 12000 to 9000

·       Changed: Scorpion shot damage from 500 to 400

·       Changed: Quantum Cortex health from 10000 to 50000

·       Changed: Thorn Spire shot damage from 100 to 300

·       Changed: Defiler swarm damage from 1200 to 800

·       Changed: Defiler move speed from 12 to 20

·       Changed: Removed Goliath underbelly weak point

·       Changed: Increased max targeting distances of units

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New map available: Crimson Peak

New map, crimson peak available in siege mode and respawn selection!

0.8.115 New map: Polaris Outpost

The last major update of the year is finally here and brings a lot of exciting changes to the game.

One of the key additions is the brand-new map: Polaris Outpost

Located at the extreme north pole of Baltarus, this map is drastically different from the hot and arid climate, usually iconic from the planet.

Crimson Peak now available in siege mode:

However, this new map is not the only new addition coming with this update.

The siege mode added in November is now playable on Crimson Peak our latest battlefield added to the game.

Beware soldiers, as this time you will be able to defend the base against relentless hordes of Aliens under the dark grim sky of the Centauri Homeworld!

 game mode, allowing you to target more accurately your key objectives.

The life of a soldier has never been so cheap in the eyes of the commanders, so get ready to go back to the meat grinder in the bat of an eye!

You can find the detailed patch note of this update below:

Added: Sandbox game mode (one player is the game master, the other play the scenario out)

Added: Strategy game mode respawn selection

Changed: Hover Bike spawn now has 1 minute timeout

Improved: AI aim offset based on skill now smoother

Improved: Harvester docking algorithm, preventing stuck harvesters

Fixed: Harvester stuck on the spot mining when the harvesting point was around 120deg to its side

Fixed: Harvester endlessly looping around a harvesting point when it was within its turning circle

Fixed: Harvester sometimes did not reach desired resource position when close by and was stuck on the spot

Fixed: Vehicles that are flipped and AI controlled wait to be unflipped

Added: Personal resources displayed in purchase menus

Added: Siege mode displays expected resources (income minus existing unit costs)

Fixed: Camera console command to copy camera coordinates works with all keyboard layouts

Fixed: Small memory leak when wheeled vehicles checked if they were not driving off the navigation mesh

Added: Server chat message when a player enters/leaves commander role in Strategy

Added: 30s countdown for AI taking command after a player leaves commander role in Strategy

Fixed: Player-controlled vehicle turrets with target-leading aimed incorrectly on server/clients

Unfortunately, the AI collision rework was not fully completed to be implemented in this update, but we hope to release it at the beginning of next year.

The point of this rework is to avoid vehicles (yes, Harvester, we are talking about you) colliding and getting stuck.

This change should greatly improve the gameplay experience and make the players’ experience smoother.

Yet again, thank you for your patience regarding the AI. We are looking forward to having it nice and perfected by the end of January/February 2025.

Your feedback is always appreciated and welcomed, so feel to jump on our discord, to interact with our team and make sure to not miss any major beats.

Finally, on behalf of Silica’s entire team,

We would like to wish you all a very wonderful end of the year, your support has been amazing all year long and we cannot wait to share more experiences with you for the upcoming year. Thanks for being part of this journey with us,

See you on icy plains of Polaris Outpost!

[Update] Silica V0.8.115 - New map: Polaris Outpost

Steam Awards: Nominate Silica

The Steam Awards Nominations Are Now Open!

This category celebrates games that are still evolving through regular updates and fresh content. Our dedicated team is committed to refining and expanding 

 during its pre-release phase and beyond.

Don't wait—nominations close on December 4th at 10 AM Pacific Time!

Since Silica’s early release in May 2023, we’ve rolled out several updates, including air units, new game modes, maps, and biomes. 

Looking ahead to 2025, you can expect even more updates and exciting new content.

We don’t want to spoil the surprises just yet, so be sure to follow us on social media to stay up-to-date with all our announcements.

Update 0.7.12

We have another small update with a few performance fixes this time around. The changes aren't as much in this update and it's mainly due to Dram participating in Game Access in Brno this weekend, where he will be presenting Silica. 

There will be another update next week, where you can expect to see more fixes and QoL changes. Stay tuned for more info but for now, here's the changelog for update 0.7.12:

A minor update has just been deployed to Baltarus

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