A new Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop update patch notes are released for players. Since the last major update, players have been experiencing multiple issues and bugs Hopefully, today’s Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop update will address some of these issues and bugs.
Read what is new and fixed in today’s Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop patch. Read the official patch notes below.
Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop Patch Notes – June 1, 2024
Balance
- Reduced the attack speed of drones that are on fire by 40%. (Or 28.6%, depending on how you do the math. It now matches their normal attack speed.)
- Retrying the first mission of a campaign now resets eligibility for Outstanding Execution achievements.
Menus
- Valve has added a patch to Proton Experimental that greatly improves text legibility on Linux devices like the Steam Deck.
- Added an alternate icon for dedicated servers known to be running a unofficial server code in the lobby list.
- Fixed special event timers not appearing on the main menu.
- Fixed certain buttons incorrectly showing a hint to use the B button on a controller when not connected to a lobby.
- Added an inventory tab for non-medals. Perhaps something you can find on the beta branch?
- Inventory items that automatically stack now show a quantity in the inventory screen.
- Added an icon for campaigns and missions downloaded from the Steam Workshop in the mission chooser.
- Fixed the Workshop publishing interface not allowing edits if the preview image has not loaded.
- Increased the size of tooltips for better readability.
- Changed the “dim” text color in the legacy server browser from black to light gray for readability.
- Fixed opening notifications while not on the main menu resulting in stacking menu items.
In-Game
- Fixed Swarmopedia article unlocks showing garbled text.
- Fixed a crash that could occur when restarting a mission while viewing a computer screen in-game.
- Fixed the formatting of the player voting panel when more than 8 players are in a lobby.
- Added the speedrun time to mission briefing.
- Improved formatting of dynamic objective names like “Destroy Swarm Eggs”.
- “Download data” objectives now show a completion percentage.
- Fixed zombies splitting in half from sources of damage that do not have associated ammo types.
Modding
- asw_objective_triggered now has support for percentage-based formatting of objective progress.
- Changing rd_override_alien_selection_challenge no longer writes a message to chat.
- Fixed missions with no version number defined not being able to be played in multiplayer lobbies.
Download Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop update on PC.
