Meridian: New World news & patch notes

Hi Everyone, Thanks for all the support and comments over on the Community Hub throughout Early Access. But it's time. Meridian: Squad 22 is now feature complete! We're really excited for this so share with your friends and get in touch with any comments on the Community Hub, discuss with other players! Thanks again everyone! http://i.imgur.com/leiypoU.gif http://i.imgur.com/GhtIxqK.gif

Hi Everyone, Thanks for supporting Meridian: New World. The highly anticipated sequel, Meridian: Squad 22 is now available on Steam! http://store.steampowered.com/app/451400 The game is currently in Early Access which means a special low price and bonus launch discount to early adopters! It also means you can jump in the community hub discussions, voice your suggestions and help shape the game for final launch! Thanks again for the support! http://i.imgur.com/wzwBeQW.gif

Hi Everyone, Thanks for supporting Meridian: New World. The highly anticipated sequel, Meridian: Squad 22 is now available on Steam! http://store.steampowered.com/app/451400 The game is currently in Early Access which means a special low price and bonus launch discount to early adopters! It also means you can jump in the community hub discussions, voice your suggestions and help shape the game for final launch! Thanks again for the support! http://i.imgur.com/wzwBeQW.gif

Patch 1.04 is released in preparation of the upcoming sequel to Meridian, Meridian: Squad 22 This update to Meridian: New World links the story of New World and Squad 22! http://i.imgur.com/FCkjsM5.jpg

PATCH NOTES

NEW CONTENT

• New unit: the "Manticore" is available from the Light Factory once you have a Laboratory.
• New campaign mission: "Traces of Squad 22" is available directly from the main menu.
• Added trading cards.
• Added 5 new achievements.
• Added French language pack.
• Added Hungarian language pack.

BALANCE CHANGES

• On easy difficulty, the enemy AI starts playing with a significant delay and plays slower.
• Improved the enemy AI to use units more efficiently on Hard difficulty.

BUG FIXES

• As a result of additional optimization, the memory footprint of the game was considerably reduced.
• Fixed a bug where closing the Steam overlay, then closing the in-game menu would reopen the menu.
• A bug with the equipment hologram was fixed where the units were sometimes not visible when equipping.

Log in to Steam to download the update and start playing right now!

Patch 1.04 is released in preparation of the upcoming sequel to Meridian, Meridian: Squad 22 This update to Meridian: New World links the story of New World and Squad 22! http://i.imgur.com/FCkjsM5.jpg

PATCH NOTES

NEW CONTENT

• New unit: the "Manticore" is available from the Light Factory once you have a Laboratory.
• New campaign mission: "Traces of Squad 22" is available directly from the main menu.
• Added trading cards.
• Added 5 new achievements.
• Added French language pack.
• Added Hungarian language pack.

BALANCE CHANGES

• On easy difficulty, the enemy AI starts playing with a significant delay and plays slower.
• Improved the enemy AI to use units more efficiently on Hard difficulty.

BUG FIXES

• As a result of additional optimization, the memory footprint of the game was considerably reduced.
• Fixed a bug where closing the Steam overlay, then closing the in-game menu would reopen the menu.
• A bug with the equipment hologram was fixed where the units were sometimes not visible when equipping.

Log in to Steam to download the update and start playing right now!

To celebrate the upcoming release of Meridian: Squad 22, owners of Meridian: New World will get an incredible content update next week!

What this update brings to Meridian: New World

• A new unit: a heavy tank called the Manticore
• A new campaign mission linking the story of New World and Squad 22
• Rebalanced AI with an easier „Easy” difficulty and a bit tougher „Hard” difficulty
• Trading Cards
• New achievements
• Additional language packs

A new unit: the Manticore

http://i.imgur.com/Qcj45Pl.jpg The Manticore is a heavy tank developed from Scouts. It is a powerful weapon that was used by Squad 22 throughout their mission. The schematics they've left behind allows you to use this unit from Meridian: Squad 22 in skirmish battles, but be careful – the enemy will use it as well! http://i.imgur.com/zMqC0UD.jpg

A new campaign mission: Traces of Squad 22

http://i.imgur.com/Ry6mdXN.jpg After the events of Meridian: New World, Daniel Hanson and his squad are scouting the surface of Meridian to salvage as much of the abandoned outposts as possible. During their search, they encounter an outpost which used to belong to Squad 22. The events of Meridian: Squad 22 happened after the colonists were sent to Meridian but before the central events of Meridian: New World took place. Information about Squad 22 was already found during the campaign of Meridian: New World, but you can uncover more in this brand new campaign mission!

To celebrate the upcoming release of Meridian: Squad 22, owners of Meridian: New World will get an incredible content update next week!

What this update brings to Meridian: New World

• A new unit: a heavy tank called the Manticore
• A new campaign mission linking the story of New World and Squad 22
• Rebalanced AI with an easier „Easy” difficulty and a bit tougher „Hard” difficulty
• Trading Cards
• New achievements
• Additional language packs

A new unit: the Manticore

http://i.imgur.com/Qcj45Pl.jpg The Manticore is a heavy tank developed from Scouts. It is a powerful weapon that was used by Squad 22 throughout their mission. The schematics they've left behind allows you to use this unit from Meridian: Squad 22 in skirmish battles, but be careful – the enemy will use it as well! http://i.imgur.com/zMqC0UD.jpg

A new campaign mission: Traces of Squad 22

http://i.imgur.com/Ry6mdXN.jpg After the events of Meridian: New World, Daniel Hanson and his squad are scouting the surface of Meridian to salvage as much of the abandoned outposts as possible. During their search, they encounter an outpost which used to belong to Squad 22. The events of Meridian: Squad 22 happened after the colonists were sent to Meridian but before the central events of Meridian: New World took place. Information about Squad 22 was already found during the campaign of Meridian: New World, but you can uncover more in this brand new campaign mission!

Hi Everyone, Welcome to Meridian: Squad 22, the sequel to Meridian: New World! http://store.steampowered.com/app/451400 There's a lot to discuss about the game, we'll jump right in with graphics and AI!

Graphics

All of Meridian: Squad 22's units have much greater detail than in the prequel, Meridian: New World. Though Meridian: Squad 22 features a few units from the first game, these have been completely re-modelled and re-textured with great attention to detail. The water effect was also re-designed for improved realism. This is especially important because Squad 22 features naval units, so the active gameplay will often be focused on the water surface. And of course, unlike its predecessor, Squad 22 also features zooming and rotation! :) http://i.imgur.com/gEu9xq4.jpg Above: Meridian: New World http://i.imgur.com/vRfyycV.jpg Above: Meridian: Squad 22

Pathfinding

In Meridian: New World, the pathfinding was sub-par because units were unaware of each other entirely. This is very clear when you take a look at how individual units attempted to find a path, they bumped into each other and immediately searched for a new path, delaying general movement. In Meridian: Squad 22 however, units accelerate and decelerate based on the surrounding units and adjust their path by predicting where nearby units will end up. This results in much smoother movement and better controls. http://i.imgur.com/7zfx27V.gif Above: Meridian: New World AI http://i.imgur.com/Z5SiciR.gif Above: Meridian: Squad 22 AI

Hi Everyone, Welcome to Meridian: Squad 22, the sequel to Meridian: New World! http://store.steampowered.com/app/451400 There's a lot to discuss about the game, we'll jump right in with graphics and AI!

Graphics

All of Meridian: Squad 22's units have much greater detail than in the prequel, Meridian: New World. Though Meridian: Squad 22 features a few units from the first game, these have been completely re-modelled and re-textured with great attention to detail. The water effect was also re-designed for improved realism. This is especially important because Squad 22 features naval units, so the active gameplay will often be focused on the water surface. And of course, unlike its predecessor, Squad 22 also features zooming and rotation! :) http://i.imgur.com/gEu9xq4.jpg Above: Meridian: New World http://i.imgur.com/vRfyycV.jpg Above: Meridian: Squad 22

Pathfinding

In Meridian: New World, the pathfinding was sub-par because units were unaware of each other entirely. This is very clear when you take a look at how individual units attempted to find a path, they bumped into each other and immediately searched for a new path, delaying general movement. In Meridian: Squad 22 however, units accelerate and decelerate based on the surrounding units and adjust their path by predicting where nearby units will end up. This results in much smoother movement and better controls. http://i.imgur.com/7zfx27V.gif Above: Meridian: New World AI http://i.imgur.com/Z5SiciR.gif Above: Meridian: Squad 22 AI

PATCH 1.03 NEW CONTENT: - New skirmish map: "Cliffhanger" is a 1v1 map with a related achievement if you can beat a hard AI on that map - New skirmish map: "Cornered" is a 1v1 map with a related achievement if you can beat a hard AI on that map - Added 3 new achievements - Added Polish language pack BUG FIXES: - Fixed a bug which caused savegame incompatibility when loading a saved game from the Control mission that was saved before version 1.0 - Fixed a bug with justifying lines where the game could freeze up if a text was longer than the space it was meant to fit in - Fixed a bug in the German language pack which crashed the game when reading Catherine's log during the Complex mission - Fixed a bug in the German language pack which crashed the game when reading the log about the Flagship - Fixed a bug which crashed the game if a custom user-made map tried to reference an EventID higher than 1499 - Fixed a bug which caused performance issues when playing after switching to a lower resolution.

PATCH 1.03 NEW CONTENT: - New skirmish map: "Cliffhanger" is a 1v1 map with a related achievement if you can beat a hard AI on that map - New skirmish map: "Cornered" is a 1v1 map with a related achievement if you can beat a hard AI on that map - Added 3 new achievements - Added Polish language pack BUG FIXES: - Fixed a bug which caused savegame incompatibility when loading a saved game from the Control mission that was saved before version 1.0 - Fixed a bug with justifying lines where the game could freeze up if a text was longer than the space it was meant to fit in - Fixed a bug in the German language pack which crashed the game when reading Catherine's log during the Complex mission - Fixed a bug in the German language pack which crashed the game when reading the log about the Flagship - Fixed a bug which crashed the game if a custom user-made map tried to reference an EventID higher than 1499 - Fixed a bug which caused performance issues when playing after switching to a lower resolution.

(11.06.2014.) Patch notes - Version 1.02 NEW CONTENT: - New skirmish map: "Clash" is an 1v1v1v1 free-for-all map - Added Czech language pack - Added Portugese language pack BUG FIXES: - Fixed a crash which occured when the enemy AI was trying to attack a player that was already defeated - Fixed the position of options windows on lower resolutions - Fixed a bug which caused an enemy Light Factory to initiate production even if there wasn't enough food - Fixed the German language pack

(11.06.2014.) Patch notes - Version 1.02 NEW CONTENT: - New skirmish map: "Clash" is an 1v1v1v1 free-for-all map - Added Czech language pack - Added Portugese language pack BUG FIXES: - Fixed a crash which occured when the enemy AI was trying to attack a player that was already defeated - Fixed the position of options windows on lower resolutions - Fixed a bug which caused an enemy Light Factory to initiate production even if there wasn't enough food - Fixed the German language pack

One-man project set for full release on Friday, 26th September, 2014. Merge Games and Headup Games are happy to present you the final Steam release date of their one-man-indie-project Meridian: New World - a single-player RTS game developed by Ede Tarsoly, the mastermind behind Elder Games. We would like to thank the numerous Early Access members all over the world for their really helpful feedback and are happy to announce September 26th 2014 as the official release date of the final version on Steam For press and you tubers interested in reviewing the full game before release please get in touch with Gregor - email : [email protected] Check out the new updates to co-incide with the FULL LAUNCH. NEW CONTENT: - New campaign mission: "Complex" is available after completing "Sector 16-2B" - New campaign mission: "Escape" and the related ship-visit section is available after completing "Complex" - New campaign mission: "Daniel's Outpost" is available after completing "Escape" - New campaign mission: "Magellan Under Attack" is available after completing "Daniel's Outpost" - New campaign mission: "Last Stand" is available after completing "Magellan Under Attack" - New skirmish map: "Blockade" is an 1v1 map with a related achievement if you can beat a hard AI on that map - New skirmish map: "New World" is an 1v1 map with a related achievement if you can beat a hard AI on that map - New skirmish map: "Warpath" is an 1v1v1v1 free-for-all map - Raised commander level cap to 45, allowing you to unlock and fully upgrade all abilities - Added 17 new achievements BUG FIXES: - Storages no longer have self-destruct during the Control mission to prevent the mission from becoming impossible to accomplish - Fixed a minor bug with Vanguards which caused a small RAM usage spike to occur - Fixed a bug which caused minutes to be displayed incorrectly on the stat screens if the mission time was over an hour - Fixed a bug which caused the stat screens to display incorrect mission times since patch 0.87 - Fixed Chimera placement and healing bugs that occured during the turret defense segment - Fixed a bug which caused Troopers to not receive additional armor from the Shield ability if they had upgraded armor - Fixed a bug where area healing didn't work if there was no unit at the center of the healing - Fixed a bug where area healing didn't affect air units properly - Fixed a bug where a charged Vanguard was destroyed but its electricity animation remained on the map - Fixed a bug where area damage of Railguns would only work if the attacked unit was on screen - Fixed a bug where the Vanguard charged indicator effect was visible even if the Vanguard was hidden in fog of war - Fixed a bug where an empty control group could also be assigned -- doing this will now remove the control group - Fixed a bug where the enemy AI wouldn't mine resources if its worker units were outside of the current map area MAP EDITING AND SCRIPTING CHANGES: - Added the "Player_MoveUnitsToLoc" function which allows you to move all units owned by a player to a specified location - Fixed a bug which didn't allow some decor elements to be removed once they were placed on the map - Added numerous decor elements and finalized decor list - Added more special units to the game that can be created from script -- the documentation contains their names - Clicking custom GUI elements will now respond at all times and won't include the 5 frame delay that all other events have - Fixed a bug where Player_OrderUnitTypeToAttackMove wouldn't affect units that are holding position Note: The Editor will only update after restarting Steam.

One-man project set for full release on Friday, 26th September, 2014. Merge Games and Headup Games are happy to present you the final Steam release date of their one-man-indie-project Meridian: New World - a single-player RTS game developed by Ede Tarsoly, the mastermind behind Elder Games. We would like to thank the numerous Early Access members all over the world for their really helpful feedback and are happy to announce September 26th 2014 as the official release date of the final version on Steam For press and you tubers interested in reviewing the full game before release please get in touch with Gregor - email : [email protected] Check out the new updates to co-incide with the FULL LAUNCH. NEW CONTENT: - New campaign mission: "Complex" is available after completing "Sector 16-2B" - New campaign mission: "Escape" and the related ship-visit section is available after completing "Complex" - New campaign mission: "Daniel's Outpost" is available after completing "Escape" - New campaign mission: "Magellan Under Attack" is available after completing "Daniel's Outpost" - New campaign mission: "Last Stand" is available after completing "Magellan Under Attack" - New skirmish map: "Blockade" is an 1v1 map with a related achievement if you can beat a hard AI on that map - New skirmish map: "New World" is an 1v1 map with a related achievement if you can beat a hard AI on that map - New skirmish map: "Warpath" is an 1v1v1v1 free-for-all map - Raised commander level cap to 45, allowing you to unlock and fully upgrade all abilities - Added 17 new achievements BUG FIXES: - Storages no longer have self-destruct during the Control mission to prevent the mission from becoming impossible to accomplish - Fixed a minor bug with Vanguards which caused a small RAM usage spike to occur - Fixed a bug which caused minutes to be displayed incorrectly on the stat screens if the mission time was over an hour - Fixed a bug which caused the stat screens to display incorrect mission times since patch 0.87 - Fixed Chimera placement and healing bugs that occured during the turret defense segment - Fixed a bug which caused Troopers to not receive additional armor from the Shield ability if they had upgraded armor - Fixed a bug where area healing didn't work if there was no unit at the center of the healing - Fixed a bug where area healing didn't affect air units properly - Fixed a bug where a charged Vanguard was destroyed but its electricity animation remained on the map - Fixed a bug where area damage of Railguns would only work if the attacked unit was on screen - Fixed a bug where the Vanguard charged indicator effect was visible even if the Vanguard was hidden in fog of war - Fixed a bug where an empty control group could also be assigned -- doing this will now remove the control group - Fixed a bug where the enemy AI wouldn't mine resources if its worker units were outside of the current map area MAP EDITING AND SCRIPTING CHANGES: - Added the "Player_MoveUnitsToLoc" function which allows you to move all units owned by a player to a specified location - Fixed a bug which didn't allow some decor elements to be removed once they were placed on the map - Added numerous decor elements and finalized decor list - Added more special units to the game that can be created from script -- the documentation contains their names - Clicking custom GUI elements will now respond at all times and won't include the 5 frame delay that all other events have - Fixed a bug where Player_OrderUnitTypeToAttackMove wouldn't affect units that are holding position Note: The Editor will only update after restarting Steam.

http://www.thrustcreative.co.uk/mergegames/meridian/New%20Update%20FB.jpg NEW CONTENT: - New unit: the "Vanguard" is available from the Heavy Factory - New weapon: the "Charger Cannon" is available as an equipment option once it is researched at the Laboratory - New skirmish map: "Conflict" is an 1v1 map with a related achievement if you can beat a hard AI on that map - Raised commander level cap to 35, allowing you to unlock more abilities or further upgrade existing ones - Added 10 new achievements BUG FIXES: - Fixed a bug which caused "you need to set one slot to 'player'" to be displayed in the skirmish window even if there was a player slot - Boost Construction, Boost Production and Boost Fire Rate is now displayed below the unit health bars when activated - The AI will now decide whether to construct a Heavy Factory or a Landing Pad based on the current situation - Fixed a bug which caused the AI to place a Shardium Mine and a Landing Pad simultaneously, causing it to build neither and freeze - Fixed a bug which caused Railguns to not cause splash damage when equipped to Light Tanks or Scouts - Improved visual quality of the Fighter, Bomber and Heavy Fighter units to make it easier to identify which team they belong to - Fixed a bug which caused newly produced Heavy Fighters to have 2 armor instead of 1 - Fixed a bug which caused infantry and airborne death animations to stay on the map even after loading a saved game or starting a new game - Fixed a bug where ctrl + left clicking a unit would select units but wouldn't display the unit selection interface - Hours will now be displayed properly when displaying mission time on the victory / defeat screens MAP EDITING AND SCRIPTING CHANGES: - Added the "Env_UpdateLaserGate" function which allows you to draw a set of laser beams between two tiles - Attack-move orders given from script won't affect worker units anymore

http://www.thrustcreative.co.uk/mergegames/meridian/New%20Update%20FB.jpg NEW CONTENT: - New unit: the "Vanguard" is available from the Heavy Factory - New weapon: the "Charger Cannon" is available as an equipment option once it is researched at the Laboratory - New skirmish map: "Conflict" is an 1v1 map with a related achievement if you can beat a hard AI on that map - Raised commander level cap to 35, allowing you to unlock more abilities or further upgrade existing ones - Added 10 new achievements BUG FIXES: - Fixed a bug which caused "you need to set one slot to 'player'" to be displayed in the skirmish window even if there was a player slot - Boost Construction, Boost Production and Boost Fire Rate is now displayed below the unit health bars when activated - The AI will now decide whether to construct a Heavy Factory or a Landing Pad based on the current situation - Fixed a bug which caused the AI to place a Shardium Mine and a Landing Pad simultaneously, causing it to build neither and freeze - Fixed a bug which caused Railguns to not cause splash damage when equipped to Light Tanks or Scouts - Improved visual quality of the Fighter, Bomber and Heavy Fighter units to make it easier to identify which team they belong to - Fixed a bug which caused newly produced Heavy Fighters to have 2 armor instead of 1 - Fixed a bug which caused infantry and airborne death animations to stay on the map even after loading a saved game or starting a new game - Fixed a bug where ctrl + left clicking a unit would select units but wouldn't display the unit selection interface - Hours will now be displayed properly when displaying mission time on the victory / defeat screens MAP EDITING AND SCRIPTING CHANGES: - Added the "Env_UpdateLaserGate" function which allows you to draw a set of laser beams between two tiles - Attack-move orders given from script won't affect worker units anymore

http://www.thrustcreative.co.uk/mergegames/meridian/New%20Update%20FB.jpg Update now to get : NEW CONTENT: - New campaign mission: "Control" and the related ship-visit section is available after completing "Airbase" - New campaign mission: "Sector 16-2B" is available after completing "Control" - Raised commander level cap to 25, allowing you to unlock more abilities or further upgrade existing ones BUG FIXES: - Fixed a bug which caused a "System.OutOfMemoryException" crash when attempting to load a saved game - Fixed a bug which caused saved games to go over 3MB size - It is now possible to overwrite a saved game by double-clicking - Fixed a bug where the Complex Interior tileset was lit with a different color without shadows - Fixed a bug which caused the AI to initiate production of a Chimera with Mining Tools without paying its cost MAP EDITING AND SCRIPTING CHANGES: - To make it easier to work with locations, these will now always appear at elevation level 2, regardless of where they were placed - Added Player_OrderUnitTypeToAttackMove function, allowing you to order units of the specified type to attack

http://www.thrustcreative.co.uk/mergegames/meridian/New%20Update%20FB.jpg Update now to get : NEW CONTENT: - New campaign mission: "Control" and the related ship-visit section is available after completing "Airbase" - New campaign mission: "Sector 16-2B" is available after completing "Control" - Raised commander level cap to 25, allowing you to unlock more abilities or further upgrade existing ones BUG FIXES: - Fixed a bug which caused a "System.OutOfMemoryException" crash when attempting to load a saved game - Fixed a bug which caused saved games to go over 3MB size - It is now possible to overwrite a saved game by double-clicking - Fixed a bug where the Complex Interior tileset was lit with a different color without shadows - Fixed a bug which caused the AI to initiate production of a Chimera with Mining Tools without paying its cost MAP EDITING AND SCRIPTING CHANGES: - To make it easier to work with locations, these will now always appear at elevation level 2, regardless of where they were placed - Added Player_OrderUnitTypeToAttackMove function, allowing you to order units of the specified type to attack

http://www.thrustcreative.co.uk/mergegames/meridian/Free%20demo%20FB.jpg If you haven't already joined the battle for Meridian, and want to see what you're missing out on then come and try the Free Demo.

http://www.thrustcreative.co.uk/mergegames/meridian/Free%20demo%20FB.jpg If you haven't already joined the battle for Meridian, and want to see what you're missing out on then come and try the Free Demo.

Due to community feedback the Meridian Map Editor is now included in the base pack. http://www.thrustcreative.co.uk/mergegames/meridian/meridian-map-update-main-capsule.jpg

Due to community feedback the Meridian Map Editor is now included in the base pack. http://www.thrustcreative.co.uk/mergegames/meridian/meridian-map-update-main-capsule.jpg

http://www.thrustcreative.co.uk/mergegames/meridian/Editor.png Starting this Monday 26th May for 2 weeks we are running a contest for the users of the contributors edition for a skirmish mapping contest. More details of the contest will be posted at the start of the week. Submissions will be accepted up until 8th June 1159pm. More details: Please upload your maps in Steam Workshop with suffix "ContestEntry" One map per player.

http://www.thrustcreative.co.uk/mergegames/meridian/Editor.png Starting this Monday 26th May for 2 weeks we are running a contest for the users of the contributors edition for a skirmish mapping contest. More details of the contest will be posted at the start of the week. Submissions will be accepted up until 8th June 1159pm. More details: Please upload your maps in Steam Workshop with suffix "ContestEntry" One map per player.

http://www.thrustcreative.co.uk/mergegames/meridian/Promo_05-500x281.jpg NEW CONTENT: - New unit: the "Heavy Trooper" is available from the Infantry Barracks once you have a Laboratory - New campaign mission: "Labyrinth" and the related ship-visit section is available after completing "Frozen Plains" - New campaign mission: "Airbase" and the related ship-visit section is available after completing "Labyrinth" - New skirmish map: "Breeze" is an 1v1 map with a related achievement if you can beat a hard AI on that map - New skirmish map: "Cold War" is an 1v1v1v1 free-for-all map - Raised commander level cap to 20, allowing you to unlock more abilities or further upgrade existing ones - Added 11 new achievements BALANCE CHANGES: - Increased situational awareness of the AI to prevent the player from easily winning with mass infantry - Increased situational awareness of the AI to better prepare for air units - The 19th and 20th waves in Turret Defense are now easier BUG FIXES: - Fixed a bug where the progress bar above incomplete buildings would disappear if a new building was about to be placed - Fixed a bug where less Shardium was given back to the player than necessary when canceling production of Light Tanks or Scouts - Fixed an "Object reference not set to an instance of an object." crash which occured occasionally at the initial loading - Fixed an "Index was outside the bounds of the array." crash which occured when trying to attack with units currently holding position - Fixed a crash which occured occasionally when selecting another player's Light Factory while the equipment hologram was visible - Fixed a bug where turning off shadows would change interior lighting color from orange to white - Fixed a performance issue which occured on campaign maps, while a worker unit was selected - Fixed a bug where quitting campaign and then entering again wouldn't reset choices made throughout the campaign - Selecting a numbered group via its hotkey will now only jump the camera to the group if the hotkey is quickly pressed twice - In the intro map, units couldn't be ordered directly next to the dropship, this is now fixed - Fixed a bug where the transport's landing and take-off animation would display incorrectly at low FPS values - Right clicking will now cancel the currently selected special ability - Fixed a bug during Turret Defense which caused special abilities to malfunction if used via clicking the buttons instead of hotkeys - The credits video played during the introduction mission will now properly resume when unpausing the game - Fixed a bug where the "Talk to Donovan" button wouldn't disappear when talking to Donovan again after the first mission - Memory management of the GUI was optimized, it now utilizes less RAM - Fixed Russian fonts to include reported missing characters MAP EDITING AND SCRIPTING CHANGES: - When winning a map while testing, clicking "Quit to Main Menu" will now close the game properly instead of crashing it - If a map is already loaded, the save window will already contain that map's name to make overwriting it easier - Ctrl + S is now a shortcut to saving the map - Fixed a bug which caused the wrong map (or no map) to be launched when clicking "test this map" - Added functions "GUI_GetMouseX" and "GUI_GetMouseY" to retrieve the mouse cursor's current position - Uploading to Steam Workshop now works from within the editor, you don't need to test your map to reach the uploader - Steam Workshop uploads should now work from the editor instead of returning an Error #124 all the time Note: The Editor will only update after restarting Steam.

http://www.thrustcreative.co.uk/mergegames/meridian/Promo_05-500x281.jpg NEW CONTENT: - New unit: the "Heavy Trooper" is available from the Infantry Barracks once you have a Laboratory - New campaign mission: "Labyrinth" and the related ship-visit section is available after completing "Frozen Plains" - New campaign mission: "Airbase" and the related ship-visit section is available after completing "Labyrinth" - New skirmish map: "Breeze" is an 1v1 map with a related achievement if you can beat a hard AI on that map - New skirmish map: "Cold War" is an 1v1v1v1 free-for-all map - Raised commander level cap to 20, allowing you to unlock more abilities or further upgrade existing ones - Added 11 new achievements BALANCE CHANGES: - Increased situational awareness of the AI to prevent the player from easily winning with mass infantry - Increased situational awareness of the AI to better prepare for air units - The 19th and 20th waves in Turret Defense are now easier BUG FIXES: - Fixed a bug where the progress bar above incomplete buildings would disappear if a new building was about to be placed - Fixed a bug where less Shardium was given back to the player than necessary when canceling production of Light Tanks or Scouts - Fixed an "Object reference not set to an instance of an object." crash which occured occasionally at the initial loading - Fixed an "Index was outside the bounds of the array." crash which occured when trying to attack with units currently holding position - Fixed a crash which occured occasionally when selecting another player's Light Factory while the equipment hologram was visible - Fixed a bug where turning off shadows would change interior lighting color from orange to white - Fixed a performance issue which occured on campaign maps, while a worker unit was selected - Fixed a bug where quitting campaign and then entering again wouldn't reset choices made throughout the campaign - Selecting a numbered group via its hotkey will now only jump the camera to the group if the hotkey is quickly pressed twice - In the intro map, units couldn't be ordered directly next to the dropship, this is now fixed - Fixed a bug where the transport's landing and take-off animation would display incorrectly at low FPS values - Right clicking will now cancel the currently selected special ability - Fixed a bug during Turret Defense which caused special abilities to malfunction if used via clicking the buttons instead of hotkeys - The credits video played during the introduction mission will now properly resume when unpausing the game - Fixed a bug where the "Talk to Donovan" button wouldn't disappear when talking to Donovan again after the first mission - Memory management of the GUI was optimized, it now utilizes less RAM - Fixed Russian fonts to include reported missing characters MAP EDITING AND SCRIPTING CHANGES: - When winning a map while testing, clicking "Quit to Main Menu" will now close the game properly instead of crashing it - If a map is already loaded, the save window will already contain that map's name to make overwriting it easier - Ctrl + S is now a shortcut to saving the map - Fixed a bug which caused the wrong map (or no map) to be launched when clicking "test this map" - Added functions "GUI_GetMouseX" and "GUI_GetMouseY" to retrieve the mouse cursor's current position - Uploading to Steam Workshop now works from within the editor, you don't need to test your map to reach the uploader - Steam Workshop uploads should now work from the editor instead of returning an Error #124 all the time Note: The Editor will only update after restarting Steam.

It's time to gather your Q's and prepare to meet the genius that single handedly built the impressive RTS that is Meridian: New World. This is an amazing opportunity to get involved with Ede Tarsoly (the Dev) and the game, and perhaps ultimately even help steer it's future! On May 3rd between 17:00 and 20:00 CET you will be able to see Ede play Meridian and show how to use the editor pack LIVE on Twitch.tv. At the same time, he will take questions via Twitch Chat, Twitter and Reddit as well. Closer to the time we will post the links you need so keep up to date and save room in your calendar for next weekend! http://www.thrustcreative.co.uk/mergegames/meridian/steam-date-calendar.png

It's time to gather your Q's and prepare to meet the genius that single handedly built the impressive RTS that is Meridian: New World. This is an amazing opportunity to get involved with Ede Tarsoly (the Dev) and the game, and perhaps ultimately even help steer it's future! On May 3rd between 17:00 and 20:00 CET you will be able to see Ede play Meridian and show how to use the editor pack LIVE on Twitch.tv. At the same time, he will take questions via Twitch Chat, Twitter and Reddit as well. Closer to the time we will post the links you need so keep up to date and save room in your calendar for next weekend! http://www.thrustcreative.co.uk/mergegames/meridian/steam-date-calendar.png