Barbarossa Server is running for development. The latest build of Area00 Game Engine will be tested on this server before updating other Game Servers. Please understand all problems the update may cause. Please report bugs, errors, suggestions and typos to the helpdesk.

Oct 28, 2009. Version 1.30j.1

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< Update Status >

• v1.30 will be implemented in steps on Barbarossa first, and be revised until the update is complete.
• Oct 28 - Barbarossa server updated with version 1.30j.1.


• Changes Version 1.30j.1
  
  • Infrastructure Changes:
    
    • Highway cost increased from 1000 to 3000 credits.
      Highways are important for your industrial buildings, but should not be the main structure for a wing. Price increased to discourage highway-only wings.
    • Maximum number of one type of building set to 100.
      This limit will increase number of different surface targets, and stimulate wings to have a (partly) functioning wing infrastructure.
    • Wings starting infrastructure increased from 5 to 10 buildings of each type, per sector.
      Decreases investment needed to build up the wing, while still providing room for additional structures by choice.
      
  • Weapon Changes:
    
    • "Heavy" missiles (AIM-54, R-33, R-37) do slightly less damage.
      These missiles (and associated planes) should not win dogfights, but intercept bombers.
      
  • Credit Changes:
    
    • Wing starting funds increased from 1 million to 10 million credits.
      Decreases commander's investment needed, making it easier to start a wing and improving the wing's first-day chances to survive.
    • Character starting funds increased from 600,000 to 1 million credits.
      New player: less impact of initial bad buying decision or first loss(es): player can afford another plane (but still has to spend wisely).
      Restarting player: enables longer active play, more to spend before payments come in, thus easier to rank up fast. (but still has to spend credits wisely/bomb for credits to avoid running out of credits before enough is earned).