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Hi folks,

We’ve got a Madballs PC/Steam update for you today… here’s a quick summary:

New features

• New Maps! We’ve got 3 new maps for you - Cold Night, Castle and Hyperspace. But they’re not free - you’ve got to earn them!
• Community Missions! Play any MiBI online/multiplayer mode and rack up kills in order to unlock the 3 new maps. Everyone out there in Babo-land will be contributing to a shared pool of kills - so invite your friends and see how fast you can get your hands on these fresh new maps. Any versus or co-op / survival game counts!
• News feed! We’ve added a news feed so that you can stay up-to-date with the latest and greatest in Babo/Playbrains news! The feed is even clickable so that you can get more details (note - it uses the Steam web browser)
• Animate your Babo! Hit the [F5] key to play a facial animation and [F6] to make your Babo wobble. Mock your foes! Chat with your team members! [And cool for creating custom Babo movies - think Red vs. Blue!]
• Movie spectator cam! We’ve added a new console command that allow you to freely move the camera - should be great for folks entering the eBum Madballs Video Contest! Details at the end of the post…
• Better mission time tracking! Our system is now more generous in awarding mission time for the collectible skin missions…

New Maps

Coldnight (10,000 kills) - Scorched commandos surprise a BDI patrol surveying the icy caves near a Terracite production facility. Before the BDI can escape and warn their allies, both groups are blocked in by a sudden avalanche. Will the BDI team survive until rescue arrives?

Castle (25,000 kills) - The BDI detect an unusual power signature hidden below an ancient fortress. As they complete the excavation of a tall central platform in the middle of these grounds, they chillingly realize this was once a sacrificial altar. Suddenly, the Scorched swoop in and attack! Goop will once again be spilled on these ancient rocks and it will seep down and awaken the deadly evil locked below!

Hyperspace (50,000 kills) - A deserted alien vessel enters BDI space and a science team is sent to investigate. Unbeknownst to them, the Scorched have already boarded the vessel and are decoding the ancient knowledge incribed within it’s huge databanks. When the BDI arrive, the Scorched are ready and waiting to devour the confused team.

Movie Spectator Cam

To turn on the camera:

• Open the console (with the tilde ~) key and type
• set cl_enableSpectatorCam true

You will be unable to control your camera while in spectator cam mode.

To go back to the regular camera:

• set cl_enableSpectatorCam false

That’s all folks - hope you like the update!

Paul.