Version 1.9: SSAO

Today we are releasing version 1.9 of Merc Tactics. This is a relatively minor release. 

The main new features are:

•  Other improvements:
  • Improved furniture placement algorithm. Furniture fits into building spaces better. Also, improved prison furniture.
  • Improved building scene distribution algorithm 
    
  • The enemy makes a small delay before changing targets, or picking up weapons etc., for more realistic behaviour.
  • Improved grenade damage calculation 
  • Better handling of door splinters after explosion. Door fragments are flatter, so soldiers don't bump into them so much
  • The enemy delays before throwing grenade at doors (frequency depends on IQ level of soldier)
  • replaced one song in music playlist
  • Enemy soldiers can now be closer to the deployment area
  • Play suspense stinger sound at battle start to indicate difficult battles

• Bug fixes:
  • Fixed a bug where hostage quest tasks were displayed incorrectly 
  • Fix body disappearing early because of frustum culling
  • Prevent furniture placement from blocking movement through building
  • Fix bug where L-junction road in scene doesn't connect
  • Fix bug where no building gets added to the scene when a road is at edge of the scene
  • Fix bug in scene creation where 2 prisons are created on top of each other
  • Fix undo handling. Undo is now more error tolerant. Checks actions that are blocked 
  • Fix bug where player selects move to location while vehicle is already moving on 2D map
  • Fix bug where soldier can move through a closed door
  • Handle calculation of retreat area properly
  • Removed graphic settings that had no effect on performance: shadows, light

Game saves are compatible with the previous version.