Futuremark have released a new update for their zero-g FPS Shattered Horizon. The update is set to introduce a lot of features and tweaks that the game’s community have requested.
Jaakko Haapasalo, producer at Futuremark Games Studio said: “This update which includes voice chat and other popular suggestions gathered directly from our community makes Shattered Horizon a better experience for all our players. And with four new levels coming soon in the free Moonrise content pack Shattered Horizon will soon be even better value too.”
The main features of the new update are:
- Added in game voice chat support.
- Improved ranking system better tailored to both new and existing players.
- Cosmetic changes to player’s suit as rank is gained help distinguish between new and experienced players.
- Tutorial screens added to main menu.
- MPR grenades have been made more effective against flying targets.
- HUD targeting brackets no longer appear on spawning astronauts.
- Level loading, team selection and match results screens have been redesigned.
- All game audio has been re-mastered to improve dynamic range.
- Added support for 5:4 monitor resolutions such as 1280×1024.
- Servers can now be set to limit access to players above, below or between configurable point thresholds.
- Server browser list now refreshes player count, level and ping every few seconds. Dead servers are removed from list.
- Added Melee Only (MO) option to server configuration options.
- Fixes for several game and server bugs.
If you’re not familiar with Shattered Horizon, here’s a few screenshots to whet your appetite.
Popularity: unranked [?]
