Brand new from-scratch chat backend
– Stability greatly improved
– Match- and team-specific chat rooms, plus global chat
– Friends system
– Squad system: invite players to squad-specific chat and matchmaking group
Brand new from-scratch matchmaking backend
– New UI allows choosing bots independently of garage bay
– Players may bring up to 3 garage bays into matches, switching bots on respawn
– Squads align to matchmaking: up to 4 players queue as one unit, always same team
AI bots added to online multiplayer
– Up to 3 bots spawn per team, removed as player count exceeds 5
– Bots have pathfinding, navigation, and objective logic
– Bots prioritize capture points; still a work-in-progress but functional
New ELC VFX
Improved visual clarity of certain effects on low graphics
Smoke now blocks spotting (does not un-spot yet)
Improved stability of ground movement parts while turning
Trains reimplemented; collisions with players now more consistent
Fixed instances of text misaligning when using translation packs
Fixed bug with hitmarkers showing hits for certain near-misses without damage