Release Notes for The Hive

"Swarm is Back" 1.3.10 3.1.2026

Update 1.3.10

Update 1.3.10 brings a major engine upgrade, refreshed lighting and rendering, balance tuning, and a batch of bug fixes. It also adds a Linux build and updates macOS to match the latest version.

Engine Upgrade and Rendering

Updated the game engine from Unity 2019 to Unity 6.3 for better stability and future support.

Upgraded the lighting systems and rebaked all lightmaps.

Updated the water shader to work correctly with the new build.

Increased post processing intensity from 0.5 to 0.8 for improved overall visuals.

Cinematics and Cutscenes

Restored full length cinematics to their original versions.

Added a failsafe to ensure the mouse cursor is always returned after cutscenes.

Made skipping cinematics faster, reducing the hold time from 3 seconds to 1 second.

UI and Resolution Support

Added UI scaling improvements across multiple menus to ensure better behavior on different resolutions.

Fixes

Fixed inventory issues where items could fail to return correctly or behave incorrectly after reloading.

Fixed an animation issue on insectoid worker legs.

Fixed a particle effect error with the artifact beam in the final level.

Fixed terrain light baking in the final level.

Fixed a few incorrect subtitles.

Balance and Gameplay Changes

Restored squad based units and adjusted related build times and costs.

Adjusted building costs.

You now gain two Wasp units at the start of Map04.

Building cost adjustments:

Conch: 50 minerals (down from 150)

Burrow: 30 minerals (down from 50)

Turret: 50 minerals (down from 75)

Hive: 100 minerals (down from 150)

Nestling Mound: 100 minerals (down from 150)

Spring: 75 minerals (down from 100)

Platform Updates

Added a Linux build for GOG players.

Updated the macOS build to match version 1.3.10.

Update 1.307

Update 1.307 focuses on fixing achievement issues, restoring classic squad mechanics, polishing UI and cinematics, and updating the game engine.

Engine Update and Cutscenes

• Updated the game engine to a newer version for better stability and future support.
• Fixed several issues that appeared after the engine upgrade.
• Reworked how cutscenes are handled by using a new movie player component, improving reliability and playback across systems.

Achievements and Difficulty

• Fixed: Game now correctly saves and loads the selected difficulty setting.
• Fixed: Achievements for completing the game on Hard and Insanity difficulties should now unlock properly once the campaign is completed.
• Fixed: The Avatar skill and related squad mechanics are now restored, making the "Play of the Game" achievement obtainable again.
• Added extra checks so end game achievements trigger more reliably.

Note: Older save files did not store difficulty correctly, so you will need to create new saves or start a new playthrough after updating to 1.307 for these fixes to fully apply.

Squad Mechanics and Balance

• Legionnaires are restored to a squad of 5 units.
• Hunters are restored to a squad of 3 units.
• Population cost has been increased to match the larger squad sizes. Resource costs have only been slightly increased, and fast build speeds plus other earlier improvements are retained.
• Hive building now resurrects dead squad units again for a small food cost per unit.
• These changes bring back the more "swarm like" feel of your army, while keeping previous quality of life improvements.

UI, Visuals and Cinematics

• Fixed: Pause menu UI no longer stretches or scales incorrectly on ultrawide resolutions.
• Restored the intro and ending cinematics to their original length and versions, as most players preferred the full cuts.

We Want Your Feedback
If you still encounter any issues with difficulty, achievements, squad behavior or cutscenes after updating to 1.307, please let us know.

We are also always interested in general feedback about balance, pacing, mission design and quality of life improvements, so feel free to share your thoughts and suggestions.

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