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Alienation

Platform(s): PlayStation 4
Genre: Action
Developer: Housemarque
Release Date: April 26, 2016

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'Alienation' (PS4) Rolls Out v1.03, Adds Local Co-op, Leagues System

by Rainier on July 12, 2016 @ 4:28 p.m. PDT

Alienation is a top-down action game where you wield a variety of weapons killing all sorts of alien scum.

Unleash a devastating array of conventional, hybrid and Alien weaponry and eliminate the Alien masses with extreme firepower in massively destructible environments. Experiment with different player classes, upgrade key skills and customize weapons to create your own hero character that suits the way you play.

Join forces online and show off your skills in action packed co-op multiplayer or invade other players as a single minded and mercenary bounty hunter.

Track your kills and compare statistics against those of other players, and help players all around the world to stop the Aliens from taking over. Collect loot and clues to discover the truth behind the alien invasion.

Gather your friends and spouses, buy some snacks and make space on the sofa: local co-op comes with 4 concurrent players on the same screen, and in classic friendship-breaking fashion you’ll have to fight over who gets the best loot when opening a crate!

The new v1.03 update also introduces the much requested Leagues system: divided into 5 Ranks and 1-week cycles, Leagues will allow you to climb the ladders of glory and unlock new bullet colors in the process.

In addition to that we’re adding two new difficulty levels for all the Alienation veterans: Expert and Master. Along with these, you’ll find 3 new trophies, a richer Arkship experience (with new rooms, harder enemies, better loot), adjustments to Legendary weapons loot drop rates and increased Hero levels cap.

Survivor’s Pack includes the possibility to make all main weapons available to all classes, a new piece of gear (the Vortex Grenade, which sucks all enemies to a central gravity point dealing constant damage) and three exclusive bullet colors. Get it for only $5.99/2.99€. The Season Pass, priced $9.99/7.99€, gives you a big bundle discount on this and upcoming DLC, including Conqueror’s PackVeteran Heroes Pack, the game’s soundtrack and Alienation’s Dynamic Theme.

Housemarque also released the Survivor’s Pack, Alienation’s first DLC, individual items to purchase separately and the Alienation Season Pass on the PlayStation Store.

Survivor’s Pack includes the possibility to make all main weapons available to all classes, a new piece of gear (the Vortex Grenade, which sucks all enemies to a central gravity point dealing constant damage) and three exclusive bullet colors. Get it for only $5.99/2.99€. The Season Pass, priced $9.99/7.99€, gives you a big bundle discount on this and upcoming DLC, including Conqueror’s Pack, Veteran Heroes Pack, the game’s soundtrack and Alienation’s Dynamic Theme.

Another patch is in the works as we plan to add even more free content, so stay tuned!

PATCH 1.03 CHANGELOG

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NEW FEATURES
– Local co-op for 2-4 players
– Leagues
– New Equipment: Vortex Grenade (DLC)
– Weapons Hack, allows any class to use all primary weapons (DLC)
– Weapon ammo colors
– 6 new communication messages
– 2 new difficulty levels in Story missions, 1 new difficulty level in Ark Ship
– New trophies
– Japanese, Korean and Traditional Chinese translations enabled for all regions
– Japanese voice acting enabled for all regions

MAJOR FIXES
– Fixed a potential desync if player joins and leaves an online mission repeatedly
– Fixed a case where game end screen would have not been displayed and a blank screen would have been displayed instead

MINOR FIXES
– Tesla Charge sound fixes
– Summary screen uses the same pose for all characters
– Fleshworks Trophy actually requires enemies to be killed instead of just damaged by explosive
– Player indicator circle follows teleporting dead players
– Artillery strike turns off when player dies
– Fixed some lava pools not doing damage in Barrow
– Fixed uncollected, offscreen cores displaying their number on screen in certain alien hives

TWEAKS
– Increased Hero Level cap by 25
– Balanced level hazard (Mortars, Turrets, etc) health to follow similar curve as aliens
– Controller light color matches player color
– Increased the chance for dropping 9-12 socket legendary weapons

 

The Allied Forces have come across violent specimens ranging from human-like foot soldiers to extraterrestrial flesh mountains, and while they are spreading across all corners of the earth, their focus is clearly to gather at strategic military locations away from populated areas. We’ve met them in all weather conditions and even in the darkest winter nights the hostiles do not relent for a second. The only way to defeat the enemy is with uncanny tactics combined with superior firepower.

Customizing your character layouts will give you and your team a distinct advantage over the beasts from beyond. Many soldiers have returned from the field in a body bag after heading out with too much confidence. The run-and-gun strategy will get you a few victories, but it will not win the war. Coordination and building trust with your teammates will ultimately be the difference between life and death. This trial will not be an easy one, but let’s make sure that the slimebags know that they have come to the wrong planet.


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