MENACE News

I assumed, from its pretty hardcore cinematic - as well as everything else I'd read - that Menace was like XCOM for people who didn't like themselves. I was well up for that, filling each requirement perfectly. I love XCOM, with its super granular tactical turn-based goodness, and let's be honest, I'm only so-so.

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We don't cover many videogames here at Wargamer, unless they're directly connected to a major tabletop game, but we sure do play them, and hoo boy has the team played a lot of Menace this week. This sci-fi turn-based strategy game puts you in charge of a mercenary company in a backwater star system, taking jobs from different factions, squashing bugs, putting down rebellions, and blowing up pirates with your personal team of professional killers. It's peak strategy gaming - and I am desperate to see what developers Overhype Studios could do with the Warhammer 40k license if they only had the chance.

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• [p] Added Heavy SMG to black market and to faction rewards[/p]
• [p] Jetpack now counts as movement with regards to perks 'Steady Gun' and 'Zig Zag'[/p]

• [p] Added preview map icons for Pirate Ringleader, Captain and Bombmaker[/p]
• [p] Added notifications when trying to deploy undeployable leaders (e.g. no vehicle, not enough squaddies, unavailable)[/p]
• [p] Added notifications for quick save/load, that these aren't available in Ironman mode[/p]
• [p] Adjusted 'hunt hive queen' spawn settings[/p]
• [p] Mines and Acid Puddles no longer affect flying units[/p]
• [p] Changed the default keybinding of 'Select Previous Unit' from 'Shift+Tab' to 'Ctrl+Tab' to avoid clashes with the Steam overlay[/p]
• [p] Changed default display mode from "Fullscreen" to "Fullscreen Window" since some players report problems with fullscreen[/p]
• [p] Updated and fixed DMR tier 2 icons and description[/p]
• [p] Added correct icon for 'Advanced Sensor' accessory[/p]
• [p] Reduced volume of splash video to 80%[/p]
• [p] Improved some translations[/p]
• [p] Added various icons[/p]

• [p] FIXED Vehicle accessory 'Additional Armor Plating' now applies armor to all directions[/p]
• [p] FIXED 'Jaeger fatigues' inactive icon[/p]
• [p] FIXED One operation having the same type of mission[/p]
• [p] FIXED Issue where turn could freeze against the Rogue Army[/p]
• [p] FIXED Grass scaling issue[/p]
• [p] FIXED Case where heavy vehicle weapons would unintentionally unequip light weapon slot[/p]
• [p] FIXED some leader portraits covered stats or other imporant UI elements[/p]
• [p] FIXED Game was auto saved twice in Ironman mode when opening the Mission select screen[/p]
• [p] FIXED Perk 'Gostepriimstvo Babushki' not applying some of its effects when unit is in tower[/p]
• [p] FIXED Dead units floating in the air when watchtower gets destroyed[/p]
• [p] FIXED Perk 'This is a knife' can no longer be used after demotion[/p]
• [p] FIXED Unlocking OCIs in the story faction window looked like it would cost OCI components[/p]
• [p] FIXED Wardog drone armor damage[/p]
• [p] FIXED 'Pink Material' for detached weapons on death[/p]
• [p] FIXED 'Explosive Charge' wasn't usable after picking additional uses via ammo crate[/p]
• [p] FIXED Perk 'Long Bomb'stopped working after completing a mission[/p]
• [p] FIXED 'ATGM Indirect Fire' doing no damage to some enemies. (Please note that this attack still only hits a single element) [/p]
• [p] FIXED The movement overlay was missing after using the 'Vehicle Rotation' skill[/p]
• [p] FIXED Multiple squaddies sometimes used the same random seed for generating their names and birthplace[/p]
• [p] FIXED In older savegames Menace presence on some planets was still negative, causing issues[/p]
• [p] FIXED For some players barks of the first construct mission where played in all construct missions[/p]
• [p] FIXED Abandoned pirate trucks no longer show 'Capturing' in their tooltip[/p]
• [p] FIXED Some UI elements weren't retranslated when the game language was changed during missions[/p]
• [p] FIXED Objective "Evac 3 or more units" didn't fail instantly, when having less than 3 alive moveable units[/p]
• [p] FIXED OCIs didn't fit in selection overlay, when most OCIs were unlocked[/p]
• [p] FIXED English loca now uses the term "sqaddies" instead of "manpower" / "squadmates" for conformity[/p]
• [p] FIXED Shambler and IED explosions no longer ignore protection provided by vehicles[/p]
• [p] FIXED Perk 'Berserk' didn't trigger in certain cases[/p]
• [p] FIXED 'Hollow Point Ammo', 'Rend Ammo' and 'Match Ammo' didn't work properly[/p]

• [p] Increased watchtower hitpoints from 250 to 300[/p]
• [p] Adjusted grenade pistol[/p]
  • [p] Damage from 15 to 30[/p]
  • [p] Armor Penetration from 15 to 30[/p]
  • [p] Damage to Armor Durability from 20 to 35[/p]
  • [p] Accuracy Bonus from 20 to 15[/p]
  • [p] Suppression from 0 to 50[/p]
• [p] Buffed K-GMW auto grenade launcher[/p]
  • [p] Damage from 25 to 30[/p]
  • [p] Armor Penetration from 25 to 30[/p]
  • [p] Damage to Armor Durability from 25 to 35[/p]
• [p] Increased grenade pistol price from 25 to 35[/p]
• [p] Removed concealment from some pirate units[/p]
• [p] Missions[/p]
  • [p] Made hunt down saboteurs mission slightly easier and added some local militia defenders[/p]
  • [p] Slightly reduced chance to spawn Blaster Bugs in the early game[/p]

• [p] Some antivirus programs incorrectly classify the "GameAssembly.dll" file as malware and delete it, making the game unplayable. If that happens please whitelist the "GameAssembly.dll" and "Menace.exe".[/p]
• [p] If the game is installed on HDD drives, loading times are bad and barks are delayed.[/p]
• [p] Using Shift-Tab to open the Steam Overlay causes the game to think Shift is pressed permanently, until Shift is pressed and released again.[/p]
• [p] Some letters in Polish, Russian, and Ukrainian are displayed with a different font.[/p]
• [p] Display mode "Fullscreen" behaves sometimes not as expected, after minimizing the game. Until this is fixed please consider using "Fullscreen Window" instead. [/p]
• [p] Offmap ability 'Laser Turret' doesn't work, if the tile is blocked[/p]

• [p]The Gate Rippers’ War Manual: This is a mega-compilation of guides that covers the basics of MENACE, how to use stealth, what accessories to pick, how to engage in close-quarters combat, and much more. A must-read for any prospective commander looking to excel in the Wayback.[/p]
• [p]Squad Leaders, a Brief(ish) Overview: A fantastic overview of all the game's current Squad Leaders and what their strengths are. [/p]
• [p]Enemy Almanac: Rogue Army: Knowing your enemy is half the battle. This guide covers the Rogue Army, what their strengths are, and how to fight them effectively. [/p]
• [p]Official Beginner's Guide: If you're brand new to MENACE then check out our official beginner's guide that'll cover all the essentials to prepare you for the frontlines.[/p]
• [p]Official MENACE Wiki: Do you have more questions about MENACE? We have a community-run wiki that has details and information to help you along.
  [/p]

• [p]Added Emotional Status Lines for many SLs[/p]
• [p]Added new setting to turn off automatic turn ending[/p]
• [p]Black Market: Entire item stacks can be moved with Shift-Click now[/p]
• [p]Added 3 new class 3 armor variants[/p]
• [p]Added new Class VI+ armor "BAS-H"[/p]
• [p]Added various icons[/p]

• [p]'Kill X unit' objective now shows the exact location of the target on the mission preparation screen[/p]
• [p]Performance[/p]
  • [p]Optimized visual effects on the system map and OCI screen[/p]
  • [p]Title screen background video is now paused while the game has no focus to save CPU/GPU resources[/p]
  • [p]Limited framerate on most screens, even when VSync is off and framerate limit set to unlimited, to prevent GPUs/CPUs running hot. [/p]
  • [p]Framerate is limited even more, if window has no focus[/p]
  • [p]Reduced default grass quality from "High" to "Medium" for now, until grass rendering is better optimized[/p]
• [p]Disallowed unbinding "Back / Menu" hotkey to prevent making the menu inaccessible[/p]
• [p]Added "Menu" button to some screens to make the menu accessible without keyboard[/p]
• [p]Linux: All videos and cutscenes should play now without H264 codec and also shouldn't stutter anymore[/p]

• [p]Objectives:[/p]
  • [p]FIXED Second "Save civillians" objective in Terror Attack mission was configured wrong[/p]
  • [p]FIXED Objective "Kill pirate boarding commando" will now track the unit, not the vehicle[/p]
  • [p]FIXED Vehicles no longer end their turn when delivering civilians to the evacuation zone[/p]
  • [p]FIXED Civilians can no longer complete Sabotage-type objectives[/p]
  • [p]FIXED Civilians can no longer rescue other civilians[/p]
  • [p]FIXED 'Rescue PoW' mission  had already 1 completed objective at the start of the mission[/p]
  • [p]FIXED Data Recorder Spawn position in 'Recon Patrol' mission was wrong[/p]
• [p]Perks[/p]
  • [p]FIXED Perk "Full Send" is now applying to all shots after the first[/p]
  • [p]FIXED Perk 'Bags & Belts' accessory where always unequipped after loading a save file[/p]
  • [p]FIXED Perk 'Dash' being usable with non-Walker vehicles[/p]
  • [p]FIXED Perk 'Firing Line' is no longer disabled by accessories[/p]
• [p]Walkers[/p]
  • [p]FIXED Walker sliding after canceling Smoke Launcher aiming[/p]
  • [p]FIXED Walkers don't have a rotate skill anymore, since they don't need it and the hotkey clashed with the deploy skill[/p]
• [p]Keybindings[/p]
  • [p]FIXED Assigning no key to "End Turn" hotkey caused tooltips to no longer get displayed[/p]
  • [p]FIXED Keybindings weren't assigned correctly, if keys were released in 'wrong' order[/p]
• [p]FIXED Sachin now has the correct precision stat of 0[/p]
• [p]FIXED Loading save games from within the tutorial now works properly[/p]
• [p]FIXED Construct shamblers sometimes froze the game[/p]
• [p]FIXED SL heads were culled on low graphic settings when zoomed out completely[/p]
• [p]FIXED Human jetpack lights didn't turn off after landing[/p]
• [p]FIXED Guns were sometimes invisible[/p]
• [p]FIXED Carbines that had no trade value are no longer dropping from enemies[/p]
• [p]FIXED Advanced sensors vehicle accessory values[/p]
• [p]FIXED Flying enemy units can no longer walk on blocked tiles[/p]
• [p]FIXED Greifinger's portrait no longer overlaps with his stats[/p]
• [p]FIXED Morphidrin Patch leaving the player with +30 AP over maximum after expiring[/p]
• [p]FIXED buff 'High Ground' granted by watchtowers permanentely increased weapon range[/p]
• [p]FIXED Benzofinil drugs leaving the player with +40 AP over maximum after expiring[/p]
• [p]FIXED Pirate PDW skill description was missing[/p]
• [p]FIXED various typos[/p]

• [p]Adjusted minigun stats[/p]
• [p]Increased chance for construct loot[/p]
• [p]Slightly reduced objective zone in 'contain migration' mission[/p]
• [p]Rebalanced defense mission  'Secure Repair Depot'[/p]
• [p]Rebalanced defense mission 'Protect Settlement' [/p]
• [p]Rebalanced 'Rescue and Disengage' mission[/p]
• [p]Rebalanced "Decapitation Strike" mission[/p]
• [p]Rebalanced defense mission 'Retain Spaceport'[/p]
• [p]Slightly adjusted 'clear IEDs' mission[/p]
• [p]Rebalanced squad weapon rarity[/p]
• [p]Slightly delayed (REDACTED) intro mission[/p]
• [p]Rebalanced tier 2 special weapon and squad weapon rarities and trade values[/p]
• [p]Slightly rebalanced commando mortar and 80mm mortar[/p]
• [p]Adjusted (REDACTED) to have less armor and more hitpoints[/p]
• [p]Reduced the amount and density of forests[/p]
• [p]Increased range on combat shotgun to 5 tiles[/p]
• [p]Rebalanced the Corridor Sweeper to be a low tier pirate shotgun squad weapon[/p]
• [p]Rebalanced some heavy armors[/p]
• [p]Increased durability on class V and VI armors[/p]
• [p]Rebalanced Plasma Rifles[/p]

• [p]Some antivirus programs incorrectly classify the "GameAssembly.dll" file as malware and delete it, making the game unplayable. If that happens please whitelist the "GameAssembly.dll" and "Menace.exe".[/p]
• [p]If the game is installed on HDD drives, loading times are bad and barks are delayed.[/p]
• [p]Using Shift-Tab to open the Steam Overlay causes the game to think Shift is pressed permanently, until Shift is pressed and released again.[/p]
• [p]Some letters in Polish, Russian, and Ukrainian are displayed with a different font.
  [/p]

• [p]The Gate Rippers’ War Manual: This is a mega-compilation of guides that covers the basics of MENACE, how to use stealth, what accessories to pick, how to engage in close-quarters combat, and much more. A must-read for any prospective commander looking to excel in the Wayback.[/p]
• [p]Squad Leaders, a Brief(ish) Overview: A fantastic overview of all the game's current Squad Leaders and what their strengths are. [/p]
• [p]Enemy Almanac: Rogue Army: Knowing your enemy is half the battle. This guide covers the Rogue Army, what their strengths are, and how to fight them effectively. [/p]
• [p]Official Beginner's Guide: If you're brand new to MENACE then check out our official beginner's guide that'll cover all the essentials to prepare you for the frontlines.[/p]
• [p]Official MENACE Wiki: Do you have more questions about MENACE? We have a community-run wiki that has details and information to help you along.
  [/p]

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