

These gills produce microscopic spores that help the fungus spread across the ground or its occupant surface. The standard for the name "mushroom" is the cultivated white button mushroom, Agaricus bisporus hence the word "mushroom" is most often applied to those fungi (Basidiomycota, Agaricomycetes) that have a stem (stipe), a cap (pileus), and gills (lamellae, sing. Face custom AIs with their own fleet lineups or even design your own AI that fights by your side.Ī mushroom (or toadstool) is the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground on soil or on its food source. Test the strength of your designs in multiplayer combat, fighting solo or with allies. Use them to defeat increasingly tougher and more complex opponents. Jump straight into tense fights for territorial control where you maneuver your ships to best use their energy, ranges, firing arcs, turn rates and firepower.Ĭonquer an entire galaxy in the single player campaign, where you collect the parts you need to build bigger and meaner ships. With no set units or factions you are free to create a fleet where each ship has its own balanced strengths and weaknesses, from basic fighters and bombers to hulking battleships and speedy destroyers.Ĭhallenge your strategies and stretch your creativity, perfecting your spaceships' designs before taking them onto the proving grounds of battle. In Istrolid you design your own unique spaceships from a large number of parts to fit your strategy and play style. We feel this change will foster less simple copying, but still allow players to understand what the enemy is using and use the same strategies if they wish. In mulltiplayer, copied ships now create an outline of the ship so you can immediately see its stats, but you will need to rebuild it in order to use the design. Your AIs can now be saved locally, and used as teammates or enemies in-game.Įvery player in-game can now add AIs in multiplayer games.ĪI commands can now refer to cloaked ships specifically, or to being cloaked.īosses were tweaked for more consistent difficulty and for less stupid behavior in specific circumstances.Ĭreeping hoard now gives the Spinal Mount, and has a bit higher difficulty. Wave guns are less able to lock units in place and can now hit many units at once.īug fix, technically, but heavy PD's reliability against large numbers of missiles should go up dramatically.ġ2 Tons to 10 Tons, helping it a bit at its role as a lightweight reactor. This release we have a variety of balance tweaks, along with some substantial features for players who enjoy using the AI.įinally, copying ships no longer can be done trivially. August 11 Istrolid Version: 41.2 Local AI Update
