They start off approximately 20% weaker than in Build 204 and over time, they grow to approximately 20% tougher than they are in Build 204. All built alien structures now “mature” over time.Now Hives can evolve Augmentation which does the same thing.2 Hives no longer needed to unlock Tier 2 weapons, and 3 for Tier 3 weapons.Gorges can help all build structures, not with their “e” key but with his heal spray (including Hive).Most alien structures take longer to build than in 204.What set of changes could address all of these? It dawned on me that an alien structure model where all the alien structures naturally grew over time might solve all these problems! Here’s the summary of that change, followed by the detailed version. Many of you have been asking for the Gorge to build more.Too much depends on the make-or-break hive #2.

The alien commander doesn’t have many options.

There is no downside to alien aggression (especially in early game).

In addition, the following problems are present in current game:

Aim for the most possible asymmetry and depth.

Can still react to enemy and make choices that affect players (research, structure choice/placement) but players on the ground are left to their own devices to handle situations.

No direct healing, buffs, orders or anything “given” to a player or group of players (too much like marine and aliens move too fast to work well).

Aim for a very different, almost soothing experience (not “disconnected”, but the comm isn’t the bottleneck to team progress).

He’s not telling his team what to do – he’s giving them information and providing the best conditions he can and letting them choose their location, lifeform and tactics. He helps establish the dominance of one species over another.

He should be “misting” areas, building “walls” and occasionally brushing off intruders. The Alien Commander is a “gardener” – he interacts directly with the environment (not individual players) to create optimal conditions for growth. So there are some big alien Commander changes coming shortly, in Build 205.įirst of all, here are the design goals for the Alien Commander. I feel like a lot of low-level unit balance (weapons, lifeforms, upgrades, etc.) had been pretty good, but it’s been clear that there’s a problem with the alien meta-game that I want to address.

One commander v2