First of all, in case you haven't noticed already, we have a shiny new link: http://mentalomega.com. The old one still works but we recommend that you update your bookmarks with the new address. In the wake of Beta Revision 2 update the website will become more active and up-to-date, we'll also be including more details on missions in our campaign and news from both the dev team and bits from our fans like new maps, videos and screenshots, just to name a few. We have also recently launched the Chinese and Polish versions of the website.
After the first release, we've been following your feedback closely and reading reports on the bugs you have encountered. Based on the information you've provided, we have updated certain elements, fixed some of the bugs, and introduced some experimental changes. All of these changes will be available in Beta Revision 2. It will be a patch for the first release, so no full download will be required. If you haven't downloaded Beta Revision 1, now is the time to fix that mistake.
The changelog for Beta Revision 2 is live and is subject to change until the release. Since we work on the mod in our free time, the work pace might seem slow. If this update is successfully delivered however, the next patches should appear at a faster rate and we'll focus on new content, for which we do have plans. For now, however I am considering waiting for Ares 0.7 release, as it might fix some very serious issues on newer systems.
VIEW THE CHANGELOG. (WIP)
Besides Act Two, we have more features planned for the future, but the ability to realize it depends on the amount of support this project and our team continues to receive. If you enjoyed what you've played so far and would like to help with the development, you can read the Recruitment page first.
Now, time for some media. If you follow us on on ModDB & Facebook you have probably seen most of these already, but let's catch up first. The next news item with more pictures will be written soon.
New mission loading screens for Act One. The ones in the first beta revision were just a placeholder so new ones were created by Nooze and tomsons26 in the classic style.
New Faction Features
Latin Confederation's Prison Facility which allows you to reverse-engineer most infantry you have captured with the Drakuv, making it possible to train them in your barracks until the Prison is destroyed or infiltrated by a spy.
The Chinese EM Pulse requires its own structure, the EMP Station, which becomes available after building a Chinese Science Lab.
As a bonus, here's a music track Speeder composed for Twisted Insurrection, called Contagion.
That's all for today, stay tuned for the next update! Remember that you can chat with us and other Mental Omega players on our IRC channel every day. You might even catch a glimpse of some secret development there.
Edited by Speeder, 30 May 2014 - 05:33 PM.