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New World Interactive Just Gave Insurgency: Sandstorm The 1.2 Update

Published Sat, 25 May 2019 11:10:15 -0500

Yesterday evening, New World Interactive dropped a brand new 1.2 update into Insurgency: Sandstorm with a bunch of new toys to play with. First, you got a new Co-op game mode called Hardcore Checkpoint which has lowered speed, limited resupply after dying, and only two supply crates on the entire map. So best of luck to you there. Three new weapons have been thrown into the mix with an M82A1 CQ sniper, an M99 sniper, and an M2Hb.50 Cal machine gun. Cosmetic-wise, you get some new faceware, some camo gear, and cloth gloves, in case that's your jam. You can read the finer details here, and we have a number of the new features listed below.

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NEW FEATURES

Class Loadouts can now be customized on the main menu through the Customize button.

Enabled voting to kick players on official matchmaking servers.

Overhauled community server browser to support favorites, showing empty and full servers, passworded servers, minimum and maximum player filtering, filter reset, search box and better sorting options.

Bots will now randomly select all of their loadouts, including weapon attachments.

Updates to the helicopter damage models:

The top and tail rotor can be destroyed with anti-materiel rifles.

Pilots, co-pilots and door gunners can be killed via normal weaponry or an anti-materiel rifle if behind a windscreen or metal plating.

Ammo Carrier vests and backpacks can now be customized with different colors and camouflages. See the "Equipment" slot in Appearance under the Customize menu.

Dust kickup particles now play when weapons are fired while prone on appropriate surfaces.

Added support for storing key bindings and various other settings that are system-agnostic in the Steam Cloud.

Local Play is now accessible if you're offline and unable to sign into New World services.

Appearance menu improvements:

Different Ammo Carrier and Armor Loadout options can now be previewed on your character.

Your character can now be rotated.

Upgrade to Unreal Engine 4.22:

Upgrading to the latest version of Unreal Engine was a large task, however it was a necessary part of optimizing the console versions, and will enable greater performance and development possibilities in the future for all versions of Insurgency: Sandstorm including PC.