v.4.2

Combat Extended 4.2 “Made With Fair-Trade Human Leather!”

Features

Added framework for weapon attachment and modification system. Artwork and .xml defs are still being completed, but we hope to have the system live in the near future!

The system will include support for stocks, scopes, foregrips, extended magazines, underbarrel attachments like grenade launchers and shotguns, and more!

Fixes

• Fixed error associated for flares due to not having armor penetration or a damageDef.
• Removed velocity 155mm howitzer shell.
• Backpacks, gas masks, and tac rigging no longer count as clothing for nudists.
• Fixed TipSetDef typos.
• Fixed image artifacts from some apparel textures.
• Charge lance and turret weapons can no longer become relics.
• Fixed a bug with minified trees.
• Added a missing null check causing pawns without the Tactical Manager comp to behave strangely.
• Mechanoids and non-Humanlike pawns will no longer pick up weapons off the ground.
• Fixed an issue associated with conflicts with VEF and Dub’s Apparel Tweaks rendering

Compatibility

Add integrated patches for the following mods:

• [Fuu] Uncompromising Tribal Faction
• [LTS] Military
• [RH2] Rimmu-Nation² - Security
• [RH2] Rimmu-Nation² - Weapons
• Animal Equipment
• Aspero Race
• Astoriel Legacy
• FCP Makeshift Weapons Pack
• FCP Minuteman Equipment Teaser
• FCP Raider Armor and Apparel Teaser
• Fortifications – Industrial
• Kobolds of the Rim
• Martens - Nature's Most Adorable Assassins
• Medical System Expansion 2
• Medieval Overhaul
• Rim-Skeletons
• [Ry] Rimcraft Collection
• Rim-Effect Collection
• Vanilla Expanded Animals – Caves
• Vanilla Ideology Expanded - Hats and Rags

Updated integrated patches for the following mods:

• A Rimworld of Magic
• Alpha Animals
• Alpha Biomes
• Ancient Blade Cyborg
• Android Tiers
• Arasaka Corporation [1.3]
• Bastyon
• Better Infestations
• Censored Armory
• Clay Soldier Race
• Cybernetic Organism and Neural Network
• Forsakens
• Hallo UNSC Weapon Pack
• Idhale Race
• Kit’s Gunpowder Weapons
• Kit’s Roman Weapons
• Littluna Race
• Mantodean Insectoid Race
• Mass Effect – Playable Geth
• Mincho, The Mint Choco Slime
• Mining Co. Spaceship
• More Practical Traits
• Moyo - From the Depth
• Nearmare Race
• Neclose Race
• Nyaron
• Orassans
• Pawnbold Race
• Poleeokwa Race
• Revia Race
• Rim Contractor’s Arsenal
• Rim-Hivers!
• Rim-Sheks!
• Rimmu-Nation – Weapons
• Rimsenal Collection
• Save Our Ship 2
• Silkiera Race
• The Joris Experience
• Tribal Warrior Set
• Vanilla Bionics Expansion
• Vanilla Factions Expanded – Settlers
• Vanilla Factions Expanded – Vikings
• Vanilla Furniture Expanded - Security
• Vanilla Weapons Expanded – Grenades
• Vanilla Weapons Expanded
• Xenoorca Race

Balance

• Increased the speed and damage of various thrown and pre-industrial projectiles.
• Added appropriate bulks to various items.
• Added fragmentation to the frag IED and reduced radius from 5 to 4.5.
• Adjusted the cooldown for various melee weapons.
• Flaming arrows and crossbow bolts now start fires where they impact.
• Adjusted range increments for AI automatically switching firing and aiming modes.

Misc.

• Added CE_PreIndustrialAmmo trade tags to various early ammo types.
• Added 9x19mm Para sub-sonic ammunition.
• Added 37x223mmR anti-tank ammo.
• Added 105x607mmR recoilless rifle ammo.
• Added HumanoidWide body shape for stout humanoid creatures.
• Changed texture names for various apparel items to avoid issues with duplicates from other mods.
• Added BasePawnSimple for tool user pawns than do not use the tactics comp.
• Change the apparel layer of various Royalty and Ideology headwear to MiddleHead.
• Added PreIndustrialAmmo trade tag to Neolithic faction traders.
• AI pawns will now use snapshot when using flare guns.

Notes:

• Updated About.xml. Android Tier now loads after CE. Rimcraft and Medieval Overhauls before.