#Xenonauts base defense entry points update
#Xenonauts base defense entry points code

This task is quite a bit of work relative to how much it affects gameplay, but ultimately it's necessary to maintain immersion. We're now starting work on the last remaining parts of the Geoscape base separation, as a few things are still shared between bases that should not be - specifically personnel, items and the engineering project queue - and we're now starting to split those out so each base is fully independent from the others, as well as implementing the UI to allow you to transfer items and staff between them. Note also that aliens go into 'combat mode' as soon as they sight an enemy unit and are allowed to move freely, so this doesn't constrain the AI - it just encourages it to move around more when not in combat. Our new system is much more dynamic, and we expect the aliens to move around a lot more and potentially catch players off guard. This will be most useful within UFOs: in X1 the aliens would usually be in the same positions (mostly camping in a corner) because the AI had calculated they were the 'best' positions. We've also added the basic movement system for the new AI, which allows us to set patrol routes for aliens. That'll happen in a few months, but in the meantime it just loads in a generic 'under construction' room for each building if your base gets attacked. We now need to create the ground combat assets for each room and then base defence missions should be fully functional.

#Xenonauts base defense entry points code

Thanks to our work on the dynamic map loading last month, we were also able to implement the tricky bit of the ground combat code - the part that creates the tactical map dynamically based on the layout of your base. The system also takes into account which bases the interceptors are flying from, so the aliens will tend to strike back against bases that have lots of interceptor activity and ignore more research or manufacturing-oriented bases. UFOs spawn and attack your bases, the defence turrets attempt to destroy them, and casualties are inflicted on the alien ground forces based on how much damage you do to the UFO.Īdditionally, the alien base attacks now operate on a 'threat' system that triggers attacks based on how proactive you are about shooting down UFOs. We've now added base defence turret structures that can be upgraded. The most significant new feature implemented this month was the Base Defence missions, which are now fully functional on the strategy layer. Let's kick things off with a little bit of art, though - here's some new advanced armour…

#Xenonauts base defense entry points update

Here we are again with another monthly update - more behind-the-scenes stuff for you this time so stay tuned if you're interested in that sort of detail.