Version 2.0: Quests

Today we are releasing Merc Tactics 2.0. 

• Enemy soldiers react when spotting the player's mercs - a visual indication that you have been spotted
  
• Player's squad can manually enter a village scene from the village menu and prepare ambush for incoming enemy
• The attacking militia always goes first in battles (except if there is already a battle taking place)
• The player no longer deploys soldiers when defending village - instead soldiers will start in their previous locations. If there were no previous locations, then they start at random positions
• Improved village layout;
  • More types of road layout 
  • More deployment zones 
  • Better textures 
  • Dead end roads. 
  • Better road sign placement
  • Better placement of guard posts in stronghold villages
  • Fixed problem with tree and grass textures
• Some villages have a defense area, surrounded by wall. The AI will retreat to this area, if the AI retreat behaviour is triggered.
•  The location of an incoming attack visually indicated by a red zone
• 4K and QHD monitors are now supported
• Improved multi-monitor and full screen support
• Improved footstep sounds
• Some AI behaviour improvements and bug fixes
  • unarmed soldiers move away from gun shot sounds
  • unarmed soldiers try to escape from battle scene
  • AI strategic retreat behaviour is triggered more often
• Animation of receiving rewards

• Increased difficulty levels. The easy level remains the same, but all others levels have increased in difficulty.
  • What previously was the hard level, is now the normal level, what previously very hard is now hard. And now very hard is really, really hard.

• Nico or Zanata dying no longer forces the game to end

• Enemy Overwatching status is displayed in the Info dialog
• Enemy have less pistols in more advanced levels
• You can now use the ESC key to stop a soldier moving along a path
• Quickbattle has randomised equipment allotment
• Ben Dabi expansion rate is better controlled