Following in the footsteps of Clash of Clans, Supercell Games' other action-strategy game, Boom Beach, is getting an update. Come tomorrow, "some time after 9:00am UTC," fans will be able to download the new update, dubbed "The Temple of Doom Cannons."
With it comes a new enemy by the name of Colonel Gearheart, daily events, a Prototype Weapons Lab, and tons of other new stuff and improvements. It's a pretty meaty update, and you can find all of the patch notes below:
EVENTS
- A new enemy approaches: Colonel Gearheart! Tear down her War Factories in the hunt for prototype modules
- Hammerman attacks YOU…
- Events are now daily! (tap here for more info)
- Daily events start at 6am and end at 3am the following day (21h duration)
NEW STUFF
- Prototype Weapons Lab (unlocks at HQ 15)
- Assemble experimental and unstable prototype defenses
- Distract and destroy with a new Gunboat ability: Critters (unlocks at HQ 19)
- Two new super-challenging operations
- Sea and land turtles
IMPROVEMENTS
- One-time only player name change (Settings > Accounts > Change Name)
- Watch your attack replays from the revamped Activity Log
- Retreat confirmation
- Re-arrange your base more easily by swapping building positions
- Drag and drop Landing Crafts to switch their order
- Check out your Task Force's operation stats
- Leave a friendly note when kicking someone from your Task Force
- Even better AI pathfinding
- Arabic language support
- Lots of new graphics
- Tons of bug fixes
CHANGES
- Ice Statue boost duration reduced to 8h from 10h
- Flamethrower and Scorcher burn damage increases from +damage statues
- VP reward boat comes at 3am now, when the day's event ends
- Reduced camera shake from the Grenadier's explosions
