Release Notes for Tower 57

This time we focused on fixing bugs you’ve been reporting since our last update with multiplayer stability being our main focus. We identified, reproduced and fixed plenty of tricky issues and we hope this will greatly improve the overall stability and performance for those of you who experienced problems in the earlier builds.
Besides fixing critical issues we’ve did a lot of minor tweaking trying to further improve the game.

after the Canal level, we have now revamped Pristine Pools and the Workshop! The levels are much bigger, almost all enemy encounters have been revised or polished, the flow of the levels has been altered, and you can now explore and backtrack through the entire levels - which is a feature A LOT of you have requested!
two new languages: Turkish and Korean!
manual region selection for online multiplayer: if you were experiencing connectivity issues when trying to play with friends, please make sure you both select the same region (also if you are outside of Europe make sure to change the setting to your own region!)
localized a lot of graphics to Chinese (shop signs, items, etc.)
polished character upgrade stations: better UI, more useful information is conveyed on screen, overall it should make for a much better experience
explosions from your own rocket launcher won't kill you anymore
various additional gameplay and weapon balancing
added new voice samples when picking up weapons for the first time
some additional sound tweaks
various additional bug fixes and crash fixes

fixed getting stuck in canal bridges when coming in at a particular angle from the left
fixed tool ammo not refilling correctly when picking up the same tool
fixed mapping an action to pressing the left or right sticks
if you map movement to the right stick, aiming now correctly switches to the left stick
fixed wrong entry in darts mini-game instructions
fixed sound bug when hovering with mouse cursor over unavailable ammo selection in weapon upgrade stations
fixed bug preventing the chainsaw from being unlocked in Chinese language settings
fixed some German translations

dedicated Chinese server for online multiplayer
closets now serve as manual save-points
switching characters is now available at any time for mana cost
you can now switch characters while using terminals or upgrade stations
adjusted dash cool-down to 800ms
added visual feedback for dash cool-down / when dash is available again
you can now buy amber balls from the black market guy as well as sell them
hacking tool now gives visual and audio feedback when there is nothing to hack close enough to the player
judge office cut-scene now highlights unlocked door
increased crab-barrel damage
increased rocket launcher damage and area of effect
adjusted various sound volumes
made grenade a bit faster
added a new torso upgrade tier and increased the cost of the "self-healing" upgrade
destructible wall fans, suitcases, and trolleys in the train station
added tutorial about switching characters

fixed matchmaking with stranger bug: play with random strangers should now always work (provided somebody else is online and looking to match of course!)
improved cached region selection
fixed "incompatible savegame" bug
for Chinese players, we're now routing through the Russia East region. Our Chinese partners have tested the patch and were able to play online, but since I can't test it myself, if you are in China and are still experiencing connection issues please don't hesitate to get in touch!
SOUND:
tweaked volume balance on some sounds (first pass)
added maggot death sound
added audio feedback when trying to hack something that cannot be hacked
LEVELS:
new train station map
drafting table in train station is now destructible
boiler in train station is now destructible
train driver now leaves a corpse behind
GAMEPLAY:
balanced tool ammo
left arm upgrades now increase tool ammo
nerfed self-healing torso's healing rate
nerfed rail-gun
reduced duration of hacking mini-game
reduced duration of Spy's special attack
made maggots less "bullet-spongy"
maggots now hurt you when you step on them
GRAPHICS:
polished Supercrab's graphics
polished Pristine Pool "fire-waterfalls" graphics
reduced transparency on mini-map's guiding beam to improve its visibility

added TCP / UDP network protocol option in Gameplay options to help with "connection error" (a.k.a. the router blocking the ports). Please experiment with those settings to find the solution that works for your the best
Increased game readability - added some additional darkening and transparency to debris on the floor.
added mouse controls to hacking mini-game

fixed getting stuck between bookcases in Pristine Pools
fixed bug where controls would switch to gamepad after dying if a gamepad was plugged in
fixed getting stuck behind the Fortune Teller in Pristine Pools
fixed looping cutscene bug in the Train
fixed achievement progress bars
added a series of missing Chinese translations