Sentinels of Freedom news & patch notes

We are happy to preview an exciting new feature, the Simulator, in Sentinels of Freedom. The Simulator, is a robust skirmish mode where you can choose many different aspects of the engagement including:

• Map Location
• Objective Type
• Heroes
• Villains
• Additional Enemies

There are also additional settings such as:

• Round counts
• Random locations
• Random Spawns
• Quantity of enemies
• Rank of Enemies

As you progress more, more enemies and maps will unlock. We will also continue to add more to the Simulator as we continue with chapter 2 content. We are previewing the Simulator and plan to release it in the final build shortly. To join the Preview, right click on the game in your steam library. Go to properties and select the Beta tab at the end. Once there, enter the code "UnderbitePreview" and choose the "open_preview_testing" option. Feel free to post comments and also please join us on Discord (Underbite Discord) for more direct feedback and interaction with the team. Please note that this is not not the final version of the Simulator. We will be continuing to look for any ways to improve the experience and squash and bugs.

Minor Update 1.0.5i

• Updated the save location to prevent possible loss of save data for users who do not have "Cloud Saves" active
• Minor bug fixes to isolated issues with deleting profiles and end of combat.

We are currently finishing up the Glossary and Skirmish Mode. Planning to release those within the month.

Patch 1.05g

Preview update is now live! We have been working on a fairly large update based on feedback received, addressing many of the top requests. While we plan to continue to enhance the game, we feel this update marks a major step forward. Because of the significance of the update, we are opening up to Preview Testing for those who are interested. Our plan is to release the update live in the next few weeks. Major Highlights include:

• Four new Powered Mercs that are very tough enemy types
• Summons now do not despawn on engagement change
• Ability to rotate character on end turn
• Vigilance abilities reset to your chosen facing
• Sarge is player controlled!
• Dealing double the maximum hp triggers a "Heroic" takedown, recouping 1 AP, and dealing triple gains 2 AP, allowing single attack focused heroes to be more effective in swarms
• Fixed a bug causing Legacy's voice to not trigger
• Audio re-balance and new settings options
• Added Post Processing adjustment in settings
• Improved line of sight including smaller units having a correct size in blocking
• Initiative order bonuses now offer 1st hero 1 AP and last hero an accuracy bonus
• Difficulty settings have been adjusted and corrected
• Enemy movement and vigilance triggering on hero moving reduced
• Bunker support mode gained a Med Drop
• Camera Zoom extended
• Character Traits updated to be more balanced with each other

Additional Updates:

• Removed red arrows above objective based enemies after incapacitated
• Checked levels for inaccessible areas
• Fixes to camera bounds
• Summoner attacks are duplicated between stances
• Reduced visual noise for vigilance circles graphics
• Difficulty settings fixed
• Icon updates for summoner
• Hit boxes for smaller units adjusted for more accurate LOS
• Smoke canister and grenade VFX updates

We created a Legacy Build branch option for those who may want to continue with their current character without the changes. The Beta Branch code is "LiveInThePast"

We have updated background, personality, and power source stat changes to be balanced to each other instead of relying on purely thematic reasons with some stat changes being clearly better than others. All stat changes are now overall positive for your hero, but some positives still come at a price. Background Traits are mostly positives, Personality Traits have both positive and negatives, and Power Sources have more major stat changes. Most of the stat changes are slight changes to the existing ones, preserving their thematic use, while a few have had some major changes, giving them equal value to others of the same category. This update to the stat changes allows us to more easily understand the balance of the custom hero while bringing more consistent power to the battlefield. Enjoy your newfound inner strength, heroes! Special thanks to "christopher.rooney" for some great ideas and data gathering.

Update Preview Invite We have been working on a fairly large update based on feedback received, addressing many of the top requests. While we plan to continue to enhance the game, we feel this update marks a major step forward. Because of the significance of the update, we are opening up to Preview Testing for those who are interested. Our plan is to release the update live in the next few weeks. Highlights in the update include:

• Four new Powered Mercs that are very tough enemy types
• Summons now do not despawn on engagement change
• Ability to rotate character on end turn
• Vigilance abilities reset to your chosen facing
• Sarge is player controlled!
• Dealing double the maximum hp triggers a "Heroic" takedown, recouping 1 AP, and dealing triple gains 2 AP, allowing single attack focused heroes to be more effective in swarms
• Fixed a bug causing Legacy's voice to not trigger
• Audio re-balance and new settings options
• Added Post Processing adjustment in settings
• Improved line of sight including smaller units having a correct size in blocking
• Initiative order bonuses now offer 1st hero 1 AP and last hero an accuracy bonus
• Difficulty settings have been adjusted and corrected
• Enemy movement and vigilance triggering on hero moving reduced
• Bunker support mode gained a Med Drop
• Camera Zoom extended

To join the Preview, right click on the game in your steam library. Go to properties and select the Beta tab at the end. Once there, enter the code "UnderbitePreview" and choose the "open_preview_testing" option. NOTE: Resolution is defaulted to very low for compatibility - this will be changed in release. In Settings, you can change the resolution and post-processing options. Feel free to post comments and also please join us on Discord (Underbite Discord) for more direct feedback and interaction with the team. There is more to come! We have several more updates planned including:

• Skirmish Mode
• New Missions
• Capes and other costume items
• Chapter 2 story
• Additional VFX and animation sets
• More hero abilities
• Additional heroes
• More Super Powered Villain Battles
• Continue improvement of current VFX and animations
• Additional updates based on feedback