Dear Silica community,
After a period of radio silence regarding updates, we are introducing a new batch of additions, changes, and fixes to enhance your experience with update 0.8.40.
The most significant addition is the long-awaited voice chat and proximity chat, enabling you to easily communicate with all the players on the battlefield. To speak in the game, simply press and hold "V" on the keyboard or button 4 on your mouse.
But remember, with great power comes great responsibility, so always be respectful to your fellow players and refrain from offensive behavior.
As always, the full changelog is listed below.
See you on Baltarus.
Full changelog:
Added: Voice chat including proximity (hold V key or Mouse 4)
Added: Voice chat volume slider
Added: Microphone input volume slider
Added: Toggle between proximity and team voice chat (X key)
Added: Server Steam ID copied to clipboard on host
Added: UI indicators for voice chat
Added: Automatic mic gain
Changed: Aliens start without Shrimp in Strategy mode
Changed: BioCache comes with a free Shrimp
Changed: Humans start with an additional Heavy Quad
Changed: Increased damage by players in Prospector game mode
Changed: Decreased enemy damage to players in Prospector game mode
Changed: Tuned proximity voice FX to be less garbled
Improved: Overall performance with a number of optimizations
Fixed: Flak Truck was missing from Light Vehicle Factory
Fixed: Proximity voice was always played from the first unit
Fixed: Arena game mode did not have correct processing FX for proximity voice
Fixed: Fog of War revealed large area around detected targets, where it should have only revealed the immediate surrounding
Fixed: Research Facility and Quantum Cortex upgrades were not visible
Fixed: Potential null reference in Voice chat UI
Fixed: AI sensor system issues resulting in undetected units