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« on: February 18, 2018, 01:31:21 PM »

Alpha 9.01 adds a new playable class, the imperial scout, his first unique weapon a shotgun.  The Tactical marine's weapons have been tweaked to make the boltgun faster and combo weapons slower.


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Install the Source SDK Base 2013 Multiplayer
  • Navigate to the "Tools" section on your Steam games "Library"
  • Install the "Source SDK Base 2013 Multiplayer"
  • Run the Source SDK Base 2013 Multiplayer at least once.
  • You can exit once the menu has finished loading.

Install the latest Exterminatus Alpha
  • If you already have EX alpha, delete it.
  • Run the alpha installer and follow it's instructions.
  • Restart Steam.  You should now see the Exterminatus Alpha listed in your library.

Alpha 9.01 Features
  • Spacemarine Scout player model by Wikkyd, textured by ChromeAngel.
  • Scout Shotgun model by Clay_more, textured by ChromeAngel, sound effects by DontAsk4470.
  • New mapping entity ex_shell_spot.
  • New prop models for live and fired Earthshaker shells.

Balance
  • Bolt Pistol combos either shoot or melee attack, you can no-longer do both at once.
  • Bolters are faster with less recoil and more magazine but weaker to balance them out.
  • Chain axes are now slower, but more damaging than Chainswords.

Tweaks
  • ex_gameplay entity has options for mappers to freeze the spawn locations used by teams.
  • cap_lab map to test frozen the spawn locations.
  • Added the following console variables for balance tuning the server: ex_csword_rof, ex_caxe_rof, ex_caxe_dmg, ex_bolter_range, ex_bolter_actual_rof, ex_bolter_kick1, ex_bolter_kick2
  • Map vote menu shows how many votes each map has received.
  • Map vote notifications show how many votes the map has.
  • Updated csm_trench to use shell spots and new shell props.

Bug Fixes
  • Cancelling the wargear menu returns you to the class selection menu.
  • Selecting the team you're on from the Team menu shows the class menu, but only if you're already
    dead.

Future Plans
9.01 is the start of the ramp up to version 1 of EX.  The scout is currently using power armour hands in first person as a placeholder.  When the scout hand model is made all the weapons will be updated to use that.  A scout sniper rifle is in the works, but not ready for play.

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