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// Class: Atom
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// Description: A point (pixel) that tests for collisions with a BITMAP's drawn
// pixels, ie not the key color. Owned and operated by other objects.
// Parent(s): Serializable.
// Class history: 02/22/2001 Atom created.

Above is how it all started, eleven and a half years ago. The Atom class was one of the first pieces of code I wrote for the Retro Terrain Engine, the custom, bitmap-based physics engine that Cortex Command is built upon.

This is the LAST public test build of this project, folks. The next one is going to be 1.0! This is a big milestone for us, and we’re proud and excited about how it has turned out. I will post a clip going through the new stuff (5 hour video?) soon. Just know that if you bought any version of the game before we switched to the Humble Store, you can log in with your old license key as password here:
http://licensing.datarealms.com/licensing/

The game is completely DRM-free these days, so the key is only good for getting access to the download. You can also change it to whatever other password you’d like.

For Humble Bundle/Store customers, the new build will be available on the same page as you downloaded it from before, as soon as those fine gentlemen roll out of bed this morning.

AK TURKEY SAYS:

“GOBBLE GOBBLE”

Here’s an idea for a cheap holiday gift to yourself or someone else: Use the code HALFOFFCC on checkout of a regular Cortex Command license and save 50% :]

Our new licensing system uses gift codes that can easily be sent to anyone, giving them DRM-free download access to the current and all future versions of Cortex Command!

This is only valid for a few days, so jump on it!

Yup, a fresh build is out, immediately available here, or on the HIB download page for you dear Humble Bundle customers! Mostly fixes and tweaks in this one, but there’s some new fun content too!

• Fixed broken custom pie menu options; now they work as advertised
• Fixed over-drawing of glow effect on selection cursor and aiming reticules. No more fat glows
• Fixed duplicate team objective cursors added each frame in activities.
• Fixed additional (I think all!) mouse control conflicts with other control schemes.
• Fixed resolution setting issue. The game will now try to use whatever res is set in settings.ini, no matter how high or silly it is. The in-game options menu will still automatically set to 2x fullscreen scaling on high resolutions though. This is a compromise between what will suit first time players, and the power users who want inappropriately high resolutions.
• Gave the Coalition Gatling Drone some more Coalitionish sprites – Lizard
• Added Thumper Grenade Launcher; tweaked Nailgun, Railgun, Scouting Rifle, Annihilator, and a lot of other stuff – CaveCricket48
• Improved Lua AI sentry behavior. Improved aiming at very short distances – Abdul
• The Dummy Rocklet now respond to delivery/stay/return orders properly – Abdul
• Made grappling gun more mouse-friendly – CaveCricket48
• The Lua AI was modified to make it easier to add custom behaviors. Humans try to fly to their targets after losing both their legs. Added a Lua AI for the Gatling Turret – Abdul
• Updated enemy drops in activity scripts, fixed a bug on the Annihiliator – CaveCricket48
• AI now fires the Annihiliator with longer-charged shots. – Abdul
• Heavy Sniper rounds no longer bounce – CaveCricket48
• Balancing of Blast Runner and Gatling Drone and Turrets – TheLastBanana

[UPDATE: The instructional video will come after some fundamental things are changed in the metagame, like the tiresome scanning mechanic etc]

I am going to add a video and talk about the now playable metagame/campaign here soon, but I just wanted everyone who previously bought the game to not have to wait and be able to download the newest version right away:
http://licensing.datarealms.com/licensing/

Use your email and old license key as password (all UPPERCASE) to get access to Windows, Mac, and Linux variants of Build 25, without any kind of DRM!
You can now play anywhere, anyhow without having to worry about registering license keys etc. If you forgot your old license key, just use the password reset feature on that page.

We worked hard on this one; I hope you enjoy the campaign mode with your friends, even in its current rough state!