EX-DRONES™ Major Update 2.4.0

The FIRST MAJOR UPDATE after the release of EX-DRONES™: NEXT-GENERATION is here! We've been working for months on this update and we are more than happy to showcase you what's included in this new udpate. We've reworked on many Weapons as well as maps, Quality of Life updates, bug fixes and a lot. Lot more! More features such as more Lore being implemented in-game and finally a FULL NEW and FREE Campaign-Addon "The Mile" is now out for Standard & EX-EDITION Players (PORTAL feature)!  

You can play The Mile by heading over the PLAY Menu or via PORTAL. *Requires PORTAL to play. Both Standard and EX-EDITION packages include PORTAL.

EX-DRONES™: The Mile 

We will leave couple comments on our thoughts and what you are about to experience on this new spine chilling experience.

The Mile has to be one of the best ever designs we've ever done, from design to execution. The map and level design is great and the ambience will make you earn some fresh goosebumps. Inspired by the hit horror video game Silent Hill, we were inspired and made something similar to it but with its own unique style and story. This time, the story is original, it was implemented that Stewart had his lost sister gone for ages and ages since the big war of 2048 started (the year EX-DRONES universe is based on) and the catastrophe Mr.Johnathan brought to Grayfield County. Stewart set himself into this mission and took every responsibility if something critical occurred. He would sacrifice everything but his sister.  Stewart is in the worst situation. He never thought he'd make it. He saw every person he cared about and loved, die. Going through this Campaign, you will encounter Stewart's  PTSD, Traumas and flashbacks either from his previous mission EXVILLE or his personal life. Will Stewart manage to overcome his past? Will Stewart find his sister, Lisa? That's  up to you and your thrill for chill.

During your progression in The Mile, you will start to view Stewart's vision and his mind. You will see all the friendly faces he lost during this war and a part of them still haunt him. He oftenly hears voices in his head, different but also himself when he was younger.

_CHILLING ENVIRONMENTS_

Explore the huge Grayfield County environment, find and undercover secrets, hidden lore and bunch of easter eggs! It's all about the exploration and ambitious environments, make sure you seek the unknown!

//GAMEPLAY//

-NEW Campaign-Addon "The Forgotten Miles" is out now. Follow the story of Stewart searching for his lost sister after years of her disappearence. Encounter chills, ambient

environments and explore an abandoned small Village-City the Grayfield County, which once used to be a populated city before the apocalypse, to find answers about the war and the causes of it.

Expect company. | an EXVILLE sequel.

""""New Movement Features / Quality Of Life""""

- Added Leaning Mechanism. | Left Alt , Left CTRL.

- Added Clip Prevention Mechanism. | When Player is near a wall while holding a weapon, the weapon will dismiss the clip and move against the wall.

- Slightly tweaked the Nightvision goggles.

//NEW FEATURES//

-Added NEW menu "Notes" where the player can hover on the "Characters" section and view the characters that show up from the Main Story and their details such as their past, their birth, their purpose etc. | Added more Lore.

-Implemented Animations to enemies. | We've worked on Animating each part of the body of enemies such Soldiers and Zombies.

//UNIQUE VOICE ACTING//

For this Campaign Addon, we've asked some friends to help us through the development of The Mile and we are to this day very grateful for their contribution! We are very proud of their accomplishments and we wish them the best in the future and of course let's hope we'll work again with them.

You can view the CAST in the credits.

Special thanks to all the people who contributed to the project, once again!

//Standard Edition Bonus!//

For our Standard Edition players, we have a surprise! We added Orange Glow skins for MP5 and LMG! Time to show off your cool MP5 & LMG combo to them Drones and Soldiers!

We've also updated all of the Weapon Skins and added new ones on AWP, M1 Garand, Pistol 9mm, Heavy Shotgun and G3!

//WEAPON REWORKS//

Reworked the Weapon SPAS-12.

-Nerfed the Gravity Down Acceleration (from 20 to 10).

-Buffed Bullets Per Shot (from 2 to 4).

-Increased the DMG dealt by the weapon to 35 (was 7).

Reworked the weapons AWP & Revolver.

-Increased the DMG dealt by AWP to 450 (was 250)

-Added a sight in AWPs' scope

-Increased the DMG dealth by Revolver to 350 (was 150)

Reworked the weapon L4S3R_SH00T3R.

-Increased reloading speed to 9999 (almost immediately) and added a 4 sec cooldown before doing so.

//NEW WEAPON//

This couldn't have been a Major Update without a new weapon, right? Introducing the Heavy Assault Scifle. This weapon is all it takes to live in 2048, being made with next-gen technology, the H.A.S will provide you with anything that it takes to survive out in the foggy Mile.

Note: The Heavy Assault Scifle is only available through The Mile Campaign Addon.

//JAILBREAK DEBUT REWORKS//

-Removed couple Soldiers in Scene 2.

//CHAPTER ONE REWORKS//

-Updated the Rain.

//UI IMPROVEMENTS//

- Changed the image, the font, and the color of the Objective Panel.

- EXVILLE & Jailbreak Part Two are now "Early Access" tagged. We will be working on upgrading them Design-wise

- Updated the Volume Slider: The max sound value is set to "1.5" and the min value is set to "-70".

- Updated the Quality Settings section. Added the GB VRAM of each Graphic Setting. 2GB for Low, 4GB for Medium, 8GB for High and 11GB for EX-TREME!

- Added a new "Pre-Menu" where the player can switch between EX-DRONES™ and EX-DRONES™: PORTAL. This menu is accessible when "ESC" key is pressed while being in the Main Menu of EX-DRONES™ or EX-DRONES™: PORTAL.

//SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS UPDATE//

We've added Intel Arc A750 as a RECOMMENDED hardware for EX-DRONES. We should also note that the game is being worked on making it more optimized but also requires stronger specs.

//UPDATED GAME VERSION AND GRAPHICS//

2.4.0 Update not only brings all these changes but we've also implemented DX12 to EX-DRONES! The game runs on DX11 as default but you can add DX12 manually. How? Here's our simple guide step by step!

Step 1: Create a Shortcut of the .exe file.

Step 2: Right click and head to "Properties".

Step 3: On the file name add this line " -dx12". Don't forget to leave a blank (space).

Step 4: Now once you run EX-DRONES again, rest assure you're playing with dx12!

//OPTIMIZATIONS//

First of all when we say the situation got funny, you know it was a tragedy. We couldn't build the whole Project (2.4.0) because Unity Engine exceeded our Computer's memory, which means EX-DRONES™ ate all of our computer's memory. So, we optimized anything possible and we mean ANYTHING. We spent hours optimizing anything possible. For example, we optimized trees, buildings, terrains, characters, materials, skyboxes, LODs, and many other gameObjects.

Suprisingly, the performance has slightly been increased for us. Then, we cleared the cache and the game's fresh!

//BUGS & ISSUES FIXES//

FIXED - When loading into a new Map/Level a very loud 'Launcher Release' sound effect plays. 

FIXED - When loading into a different level in Jailbreak Debut, the popup message "JAILBREAK" keeps popping up.

FIXED - The loud 'Launcher Release' sound effect after loading in Scene 2/3 | JAILBREAK DEBUT.

FIXED - When holding and shooting while running with the Weapons; Pistol 9mm, AWP and LMG, the Player collides and moves Left as a result dealing movement issues.

FIXED - A rare blank screen in PORTAL MENU when navigating through to the Store.

FIXED - Various sound effect issues.

FIXED - A DRONE being stuck outside the map in Arena Wave 15 and Wave 16.

FIXED - SPAS-12 texture.

FIXED - The Pause Menu text "Controls".

FIXED - Enemy Soldiers colliding with each other in Chapter 1 Part Two.

FIXED - The volume slider when set to "0" the music can still be noticed.

FIXED - The Quality Settings dropdown text align being unorganized.

FIXED - Broken Weapon Textures.

FIXED - Some other rare UI issues.

REMOVED - I Feel It Coming by The Weeknd in Sandbox Radio.

//KNOWN ISSUES//

As we were playtesting before launch, we've encountered couple visual and game-breaking bugs.

KNOWN ISSUE - JAILBREAK Debut has a weird Orange filter and you cannot progress further with it.

KNOWN ISSUE - In Chapter 2 the Player is bigger in scale.

KNOWN ISSUE - Field of view in Chapter 5 is decreased.

Rest assure we will be launching as soon as possible a small patch and solve those issues!

What Happened to Wasted Land, Where are the Progression Reports?

First of all, we are here to say that The Wasted is not cancelled neither scrapped. During the development of The Wasted we realized that this project is bigger than we thought it could EVER be. Each hour passing by we had new fresh ideas for it but we cannot implement them YET. This project requires more knowledge than we did back then, but now with The Mile being released and finished we are completely satisfied with our progressive work. We are comfortable and we are so happy you will experience it. The amount of work and amount of time given to it was definitely worth it! As for The Wasted, we will keep some blueprints and make some demos for it. 

 The Wasted will happen, just not yet.

Also, there has never been a better time to jump into the 'adventurous action' 2048 has to offer as you can now grab EX-DRONES™ on a 20% off discount for Autumn Sales! 

Best Regards,

The TheSilentHouse_Studio Team & Cookie Studio Team.

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