14 DAY TRIAL // Another big update for Aliens: Colonial Marines has just been released by developer Gearbox Software on the PC platform, via Steam, bringing lots of fixes to different aspects of the game, from the single-player campaign to the Versus multiplayer experience.
Aliens: Colonial Marines has been one of the most disappointing games of the year, as many franchise fans were annoyed to see that the title failed to meet their expectations, despite being hyped up by developer Gearbox and publisher Sega.
In order to fix some of the ongoing issues, another patch has just been released for Colonial Marines, which brings many adjustments to various mechanics from the single-player and multiplayer modes.
From new attacks and less limitations imposed on the aliens, to fixes for random crashes that appeared as a consequence to different settings, many things are included in the update.
Check out the full changelog below, via Steam.
General
• Adjusted melee encounter animations • Various AI Improvements o Adjusted Xeno behavior to only allow for tail attacks when they’re on ceilings o Fixed an issue that could cause Xenos to walk upright on ceilings o Adjusted Lurker AI to retreat a bit after a close encounter o Fixed a bug where AI marines would occasionally default pose if incapacitated from a melee encounter o Fixed a bug where AI would still be targetable by Xenos while incapacitated • Changed the close encounter lighting to fade out instead of abruptly turning off • Addressed an issue where player weapons would possibly continue to fire during melee encounters • Adjusted the dissolve effect for Xeno head pieces and particles in Bug Hunt and multiplayer • Adjusted the attack angle for the Xeno tail stab to prevent stretching • Addressed an issue where Xeno gore effects would occasionally play twice • Addressed an issue with the ‘Eat This!’ achievement from not being unlocked when using the double-barreled flush gun • Addressed a rare crash bug when using interactive objects • Addressed an issue where the motion tracker ping would play when you didn’t have a motion tracker available • Addressed an issue where some particles would not appear when the World Detail slider was set to the minimum. NOTE: This may require some users to re-configure the World Detail slider (under Settings -> Video ) to ensure the setting is applied properly.
Campaign
• Adjusted “Recruit” difficulty to be easier. (Other difficulty options have not changed)
Versus
• Adjusted a broken Extermination Point in Excavation • Addressed an issue in Extermination where the last two Extermination Points used would sometimes immediately reactivate • Addressed an issue that wouldn’t let you select spectator cameras when joining games in progress
The Aliens: Colonial Marines patch is already live for PC and is expected on PS3 and Xbox 360 soon enough.