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Interstellar Marines Update 16 “Assault On Starcrown Aerospace” Is Live

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One of my favourite tactical FPS games on Linux just released an update that adds the second campaign map to the game, along with some gameplay fixes.

Probably the biggest thing in the update is the new campaign map called Starcrown in which you and your team must infiltrate a Starcrown Aerospace installation, recover research data and exfiltrate without the security systems blowing you up to pieces. The map seems quite huge and offers multiple entry points making it less linear as Neurogen Incident. Changelog also mentions new AI game events, which I imagine are related to the new map.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rC9IAN3b9AY

The update also adds a new dynamic multiplayer map. This new map, called Dynacore, changes around quite a bit during the matches and you must adjust to the changing architecture and adapt your tactics accordingly. So far maps have mostly just had changing weather and time of day but this will certainly make for interesting multiplayer matches.

Along with the update comes also a new hit detection system that apparently makes hitting your targets a lot easier and eliminating the need to have lead when firing at your opponents. Certainly a very important thing to have as I've sometimes missed shots in multiplayer which would have hit the target had the game been more accurate about its bullet trajectories. Especially when you are sniping bots in co-op it's very important you to be able to clearly tell where your bullets are going to hit when you fire your gun.

Full changelog here: http://steamcommunity.com/app/236370/discussions/0/626329820678675096/

Do check out Interstellar Marines on Steam. It's still Early Access but they are making good progress and I've had hours of fun with it so I can very much recommend it.

Steam store page: http://store.steampowered.com/app/236370 Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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8 comments

dubigrasu Dec 17, 2014
Hm, I'm having again that mouse bug, whatever I do the mouse is stuck on center of the screen.
ElectricPrism Dec 17, 2014
How do players like this game compared against CoD & Halo? I've been wanting a good PC FPS for a while but CS:S and CS:GO didn't have the Halo feel, the closest I found was Section 8: Prejudice but unfortunately its Windows only and the Devs abandoned it.

Hows Interstellar Marines?
Samsai Dec 17, 2014
Quoting: ElectricPrismHow do players like this game compared against CoD & Halo? I've been wanting a good PC FPS for a while but CS:S and CS:GO didn't have the Halo feel, the closest I found was Section 8: Prejudice but unfortunately its Windows only and the Devs abandoned it.

Hows Interstellar Marines?
This is nothing like Halo, at least the only Halo I've played which was Halo: Combat Evolved. This is more of a CS-style FPS with heavy focus on tactics. You are very vulnerable, can't make high jumps and you have to cooperate with your team in order to succeed. Going guns blazing like in Halo is only going to get you killed.
dude Dec 17, 2014
Quoting: dubigrasuHm, I'm having again that mouse bug, whatever I do the mouse is stuck on center of the screen.
I have the same bug, but it works with this command as start option in steam:

LC_ALL=C %command%

This fixes bugs in more unity games. Kerbal and Gone Home are unplayable for me without this command.
Vissy Dec 18, 2014
Decided to get this and had THE MOUSE BUG.

I tried everything suggested here and the only fix for me was to switch out of full screen mode in game. Since then it seems to work fine.
lucifertdark Dec 18, 2014
Quoting: ElectricPrismHows Interstellar Marines?
Evil & unforgiving, it'll tear your heart out & show it to you, the bots killed me before I even got inside the building on the new map. I love it. :D
pd12 Dec 19, 2014
I got this in the last week, fun! (and also really scary in darkness)
Hopefully see some of you in-game! =D
Vissy Dec 20, 2014
After playing this last night for like 6 hours straight with a friend, my verdict is this game rocks for coop.

Get on Skype and kill some scary robots!
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