v.1.9

Features

• Revised smoke system.
• Smoke now confuses insects.
• Can once again select ammo with left-click.
• Added venom/poison and flaming arrows.
• Added sling stone ammunition.
• All remaining integrated ammunition types updated.

Balance

• Adjusted sharp AP for various predators, bites should now be better at penetrating clothing.
• Switched Hare bite attack from BiteBlunt to Bite, buffed damage.
• Removed melee building modifiers; structures should no longer be so unusually resistant to melee attacks.
• Revised beanbag armor penetration.
• Insect armor reduced.
• Many ammunition stack sizes increased markedly.

Misc

• Removed “Slash” attack capability (its features are now reflected within the Blunt/Sharp AP system). Use “Scratch” instead.
• Human outer layers are now “covered by natural armor,” allowing alien races using the human BodyDef to have sharp/blunt armor applied (vanilla humans still have 0 for both.)
• Electric armor restored.
• “Napalm” is now referred to as “jellied chemfuel.”

Compatibility

• New patches added for:
  o Save Our Ship 2
  o BB Body Type Support
  o Kijin 2.0
  o Medical System Expansion
  o Polarisblock Core Lab
  o Cybernetic Organism and Neural Network
  o Xenohumans
• Existing patches updated for:
  o Simply More Melee
  o Vanilla Armor Expanded
  o Defensive MG Turret Pack.
  o Rimeffect Asari
  o Arache
  o Spartan Armory
  o Rim of Madness – Bones
  Dragons: Armor value of leather fixed.
• Run and Gun: Pawns will no longer attempt to reload on the move, fixing looping reloading bug.
• Cupro’s Alloys: Additionally alloys added to “steeled” category, allowing use for most armor and weapons.
• Misc Robots: Robots are now immune to smoke.
• Black Widow: Silks now have 0 heat armor.
• Advanced Bionics: Armor values adjusted, sprinter module dodge reduced, hazard module now reduces smoke sensitivity.
• Android Tiers: T5 and M7 armor, and Mastiff and Mech Blade stats adjusted. Fixed Anti-mech rifle ammo.
• Custom pawn BodyDefs fixed for:
  o Rabbie
  o Kurin
  o Dragonian
  o Androids
  o Android Tiers

Fixes

• Spike traps should no longer deal high damage on deflects.
• Fixed identified cases where some melee attacks deal 216 damage.
• Escaping prisoners will no longer grab binoculars.
• Freed prisoners will no longer grab weapons.
• Pawns should now be less likely to harm themselves with their own grenades.
• Fire will now spread indoors/without wind.
• Overlooked melee tools for bows and pila updated.
• Mortars now adjust projectile speed when changing targets.
• Pawns with EMP weapons will now automatically attack targets.
• Melee hunting will now use all available attack tools.
• Javelin count for the Lost Tribe start is now reflective of their status as a consumable.
• Bulk/mass added to horns and tusks, and their descriptions have been updated to reflect that they’re no longer useable as melee weapons.
• Pawns in social fights will no longer parry/riposte with their weapons.
• Molotovs are now flagged as incendiary weapons.
• Turning off ‘Fire at Will’ now cancels current/pending attacks.
• Fixed 7.92x57mm Mauser being labelled as “7.92x51 Mauser.” Mod no longer unplayable.