Guns of Icarus Online Version 1.4.8 Release Notes By Michelle-Louise Janion, 19 Sep 2016 CommentsNew content:Novice Deathmatch: Novices will now be placed into games versus AI ships. They may opt out at any time, but this will give them a safe place to learn the mechanics of the game. This also makes novice games easier to make since they require half the number of players as from before.New game mode: Skyball. In this sports inspired game mode, compete against your opponents by dragging a cargo barge into their goals to score. Steal the ball by ramming into each other for dramatic plays. Run the ball or defend your own goal!New 4v4 Paritan Rumble! Try not to crash :P Cosmetics:Decals:Wrought Iron Manticore (Free, created by Skletch)The Valknut (Free, created by Technoholic)Profiled Pup (Pay, created by ashenlion)Steam Rose (Free, created by Huckleberry Finn)Harpoon (Pay, created by Addam)Roman Insignia (Free, created by JubJub)The Pouncing Fox (Pay, created by Little Miss Nuke)Phenixian (Free, created by NextgenZ-)Mad Hat (Pay, created by Dabzy)The Liberator (Pay, created by Hue C. Sosnitsky)Kabuto Musha (Pay, created by nebe)Solaris (Pay, created by SteelShark)Hats:Mrs. Mad Hatter (F) (Free, created by Mr. Vibe)Parrot’s Tricorn (M) (Free, created by Akuu)Bohemian Dreadlocks (F) (Pay, created by philsip)Picklehauber Pith (M) (Pay, created by A_Harmless_Fly)Picklehauber Pith (F) (Pay, created by A_Harmless_Fly)Goggles:Green and Gold Aviators (F) (Pay, created by A_Harmless_Fly)Half Rim Glasses (M) (Pay, created by A_Harmless_Fly)Half Rim Glasses (F) (Pay, created by A_Harmless_Fly)Cedar Cifar Holder (M) (Pay, created by Jonasspil)Voice Pack:Mighty Pirate (M, English) (Pay, created by ATrueJedi)Changes:Revamped VIP rules to count escort kills towards the goal score. VIP kills now count for more.No double reports of player joining/leaving if s/he is a clanmate and also on the friendlist.Lochnagar changes: guns that drop to 1 ammo now do not completely destroy the gun, reverting to more familiar mechanics. However, for clip sizes greater than 1 the same proportional damage per shot still applies. The philosophy remains “repair while shooting” vs. “shoot now, rebuild later”.Lowered intensity of gun effects, projectile trails and flare effects on dark maps.Added notification for the store if steam overlay not enabled.Increased Default Joystick Deadzone for better compatibility.Changed perma-healthbar to 10 tick. Fixes:Fixed white texture because of painted detail map on Squid player shipFixed shadow artifacts on Dunes lightmaps on low quality settings.[Linux] fixed rendering artifacts on terrain on some GPUs (primarily Intel HD cards)Engine damage sounds were missing.Reimplemented animations on the Mobula.Fixed fog becoming bright when in both tar smoke and other cloudsColliders on the Squid ship have been changed to prevent snapping, warping, and falling through the floor in some places.Removed highlighting on targets that are in-range when the Tutorial Text option is on.Cooldown ticking sound getting stuckFixed various unnecessary differences between shader quality settingsFixed rendered fog distance to be more consistent with culling distance on low-visibility maps (e.g. Anglean Raiders), to prevent ships from vanishing while not yet in fog.Fixed several cases of character “rubber banding” when just barely bumping pieces of ship geometryFixed different shades of fins on different shader qualityFixed voice chat icons/text being under the gradient background of the mapFixed typos in pilot tutorialFixed workshop decal icons having different background colorRemoved unnecessary rope on GoldfishFixed Conductor costume repair animation issueFixed graphical glitch with Bowler hatFixed particle effect positioning issue with HadesFixed soft particles issue on Northern FjordsFixed an object placement issue with Traveller theme on GalleonFixed decals hard to see in store in some casesFixed missing “crew” tab at match end screenFixed unnecessary “Recruit from Queue” button in lobby menu when a match already started More Guns of Icarus Online stories: Guns of Icarus Alliance - Why it Isn't an Update to Guns of Icarus Online Guns of Icarus Online - Alliance and 1.4.9 Release Notes, Testing Tonight! Guns of Icarus Online Mayday Friday "Big Patch, Big Testing, and BIG TOURNAMENT" Guns of Icarus Online Version 1.4.8 Hotfix 1 Guns of Icarus Online Version 1.4.6 Hotfix 2 WindowsLinuxMac OS XGame Patch Written by Michelle-Louise JanionI tend to favour the puzzle, RPG, action-adventure and strategy genres. My particular favourites over the years have been Final Fantasy IX, Metal Gear Solid, Civilisation V and The Last of Us. I'm also a sucker for a series: Darksiders, Assassin's Creed, Tomb Raider etc.I am a bit of a lone gamer as I tend to steer clear of PvP, and only play multiplayer with close friends.