OUTPOST 41 - VERSION HISTORY


1.5


-Most graphics redone
-Mission briefing
-Objectives window
-Support for 2 player network games
-Server browser for finding multiplayer games
-Added informative transmissions from HQ during the mission
-New atmospheric music by Kevin MacLeod
-New sounds
-Added inertia -> smoother movement
-Support for sound/music volume adjustment
-Support for mouse aiming
-A single 'USE' key for climbing ladders, taking items, using doors etc.
-New floor (number 6) with a wandering gargantuan beast
-Added a (dodgy) elevator connection between floors 2 and 5
-Floor 4 generator can now be repaired to clear the darkness
-New items: auto rifles and repair kits
-New enemy type: Warrior (a bit quicker and stronger than a drone)
-New characters and stats
-More comprehensive ending/statistics
-Sounds can now be heard from surrounding rooms instead of just the current one
-Ammo can now be taken from a dead soldier
-Floor can collapse on some rooms, resulting in falling to the room below
-Doors can now malfunction, forcing the player to find a different route
-Smooth rotation of direction arrow
-There are now 6 paintings to recover instead of 5
-Selector brackets for usable items
-Support for swap-take: swap your current item with the one in front of you
-Gameplay pace increased a bit (faster character movement and alien attacks)
-In 2 player games, characters are now split between the players - 2 for each
-Unique alarm sound for each player in split screen games
-Kills are now shown in statistics screen
-Some rooms now have fading lights
-Queens are now almost impossible to kill without an auto rifle
-Queens' footsteps can now be heard
-Tauruses can now block doors and items
-Other player's active character now shown on minimap as an arrow
-Passive characters now shown on minimap as a small dot
-Characters can no longer use doors/stairs if out of stamina
-Ability to return to main menu without aborting the game (local games only)
-Experimental windowed mode support
-Compatibility mode (windowed) for machines unable to display 1024 x 768
-Heaps of smaller changes


1.02


-Direct3D mode fixed
-Mouse pointer no longer centered in startup menu
-Graphics option is now saved
-Framerate lowered from 75 to 60
-Shoot effect redone
-Shoot sound volume decreased


1.0


-First public release