Hawken Reborn (Steam) Version 0.1.1.0 (2023 August 4)

Fixed Issues

Bugs

• Muffled audio should no longer occur if your game instance rejoins after being disconnected.
• A hangar bug deactivating the Start Contract button after repairing a destroyed mech has been fixed.
• Adam Slek will no longer freeze during mission six.
• Adam Slek will no longer shoot backward during "Use of Weapons".
• Barriers can no longer be traversed over.
• The laser gate to Wyndham Moors should no longer be breachable.
• During the first Story Mission (Starfall), the shield animation should no longer get stuck upon spawning in.
• Enemy nameplates and health bars should no longer disappear.
• Fixed a bug that allowed two instances of the game to be played by the same account on separate devices.
• Fixed a bug that caused an infinite load notice in the hangar during repair sequences.
• Fixed a bug where VO text disappeared from the M-PAD dialogue box in some instances.
• The game load screen with the Hawken Reborn logo should no longer stay stuck when first connecting to a server.
• Havn should not keep shooting after all enemies are defeated on story mission two.
• Players will no longer experience a game freeze after completing story mission six.
• The drone that blocks progression by not dying during mission five now disappears as intended.
• The underground drone during "Dangerous Games" now appears as normal.

Gameplay

• All front-end tutorial prompts in the hangar have been disabled.
• Enemy difficulties should now be balanced to the Player Threat Level.
• Resnode locations and their resources dropped have been balanced.
• Resnodes will now drop resources appropriate to their name and appearance.
• Balanced material drop rates to more effectively factor in a mech's TL when certain materials are dropped.

Graphics

• Frame rate cap increased to 60, 90, 120, and 144 FPS
• Volumetric fog by default should no longer make the world look dull and flat.
• Misc. mech clipping issues resolved in certain areas of the Refuge.
• Resolution will remain the same when changing between windowed and fullscreen mode.
• The application window can no longer be resized to any size.
• There should no longer be blurriness when switching from windowed mode to fullscreen mode.

Patrol Mode

• Patrol Mode is now accessible after playing the first Story Arc mission and is accessible through the hangar menu.
• The Mission Director should give previously completed missions less frequently in Patrol Mode.
• Long Patrol Mode sessions should no longer crash.
• Threat Level should now increase at a faster pace.
• Total playtime in Patrol Mode should now display correctly upon exiting.
• Mission-completed screens will now display schematics earned as intended.
• Patrol Mode now has a new narrative introduction when loading into it for the first time.
• Players should no longer be able to destroy the payload on the A Little Something Extra Patrol mission.
• The "Rearm Weapons" option in Patrol Mode should no longer display weapons at full capacity.

Quality of Life

• All cutscenes are now skippable.
• Enemy difficulties should now be balanced to the Player Threat Level.
• During a LAN disconnection from the internet, the game should send players back to the title screen to avoid continued gameplay that results in lost resources.
• The application should now minimize when changing tabs.

UI/Text

• Cockpit UI updated with a larger ammo counter and thicker health/shield bars for better visibility.
• Settings can now be adjusted before loading into the first mission.
• Thrusters now display additional stats pertinent to their additional characteristics during different states of use.
• A range of Hangar visual tweaks to the UI were made for clarity, including a reduction in transparency of panels, and outlining mech stats.
• After reaching Pilot Level 25, players should no longer see the Level Cap Reached pop-up window after the first time.
• Apply Settings and Reset Settings options have been added to the menu.
• Changing resolutions no longer requires cycling through different screen sizes until finding the desired choice.
• Enemies should no longer have small and unreadable health bars/nameplates.
• Front-end mech stats should be easier to understand with clearer respective units of measure.
• Listening to an audio log will be better indicated on the screen.
• Replaced misc. placeholder text in the hangar.
• Reward names and icons will now appear correctly for story missions.
• The waypoint icon will be visible at all times on the radar.
• Various UI quality-of-life changes for better legibility and more intuitive placements.

Miscellaneous

• Clipping has been fixed for various rocky structures around the world.
• During mission two, players should have sufficient resources for the Marathon thruster when reaching this part of the crafting.
• Players should receive their mission rewards appropriately when completing story missions.
• Repairing your mech should now have a cost as intended in the hangar.
• Greased some gears, cogs, thingamajigs, and whatchamacallits to create a smoother ride for pilots.