Below, you find a list of release updates.
For updates, that are currently in testing, check the items on the beta updates page.
- Update – December 2, 2023
Spectators will now see the full length laser pointer for the marine they are spectating. Using the healing ability on a medic weapon now dims the laser pointer in the same way that firing any other gun does. Lobbies with no ping ... - Update – December 1, 2023
Menus We’re testing the new main menu layout that will be officially launching on April 20, 2024. The main menu has been redesigned, with information about the current Heroes of the Interstellar Armed Forces season, recent major updates, and trending Steam Workshop ... - Update – November 7, 2023
This patch addresses some issues in the November 1st update. Reduction: Silent Station: Increased speedrun time limit from 4:40 to 4:50. Reduction: Silent Station: Removed a dialogue trigger with no associated dialogue. Reduction: Operation Sandstorm: Increased speedrun time limit from 3:00 to 3:15. Reduction: ... - Update – November 1, 2023
This month’s update contains many features requested by the community. New Campaign: Reduction A remastered version of the Reduction campaign is now available in the game. Official Missions Tears for Tarnor: Oasis Colony Spaceport: Fixed specific walls becoming invisible after aliens spawned from certain ... - Update – September 18, 2023
Here are some fixes for recently-reported bugs and a few map and workshop improvements. IAF HAS42 Devastator: Increased firing sound volume for the player firing the weapon. Fixed end-of-mission stat graph lines being unexpectedly far apart in some cases. (Thanks SJAS) Updated how ... - Update – September 1, 2023
Fixed the previous user’s Workshop addon enabled state being used on the first game launch after switching Steam accounts. Fixed controller icons in hints rendering incorrectly for non-XInput controllers. Reduced volume of some frequently played sound effects: Officer Leadership skill activation sounds Xenomite (Harvester ... - Update – August 16, 2023
Missions Operation Cleansweep: Storage Facility: Removed tech marine requirement. Added a chainsaw near the first door and twin pistols near the last door. Research 7: Illyn Forest: Removed “Melee” game instructor hint from blockade. (thanks Dmitriy!) Research 7: Illyn Forest: Generator no longer ... - Update – August 1, 20232023 Mapping Competition Congratulations to the winner of the 2023 mapping competition: The Gauntlet: Arctic! All participants have also received the 2023 Mapping Competition Participant medal. Texture Anti-Aliasing Anti-aliasing now affects alpha-tested materials like grates and foliage. Examples shown below are all at 8x ...
- Update – July 1, 2023
We made changes to how Heroes of the Interstellar Armed Forces servers receive their mission list so it can be modified without requiring a full game update. Added a new command rd_hoiaf_debug to view information about the current ranked server ... - Update – June 3, 2023
A hotfix has been released with the following changes: Fixed a crash related to a server becoming empty mid-mission. Made changes to addon loading to hopefully address some servers not showing challenges they should have enabled. Marine bots now remember if they were ...