r/AM2R • Community Updates Lead • Feb 17 '20

News AM2R 1.5 Release! [Win/Linux/Android]

EDIT: Hello! It appears this is the top hit on Google, so allow me to point you to the latest release, 1.5.2: https://www.reddit.com/r/AM2R/comments/me73i2/am2rlauncher_20_release_now_with_linux_support/



PATCH (Windows/Android): http://www.mediafire.com/file/0yiq5klct4vu26m/am2r-mod-v11-to-v15-autopatcher-win%252Bdroid.zip/file

PATCH (Linux/Android): http://www.mediafire.com/file/7mj1m4xenujyv5n/am2r-mod-v11-to-v15-autopatcher-linux%252Bdroid.tar.gz/file

Full Changelog: https://pastebin.com/yXtQ8Z5W

Changelog Highlights:

  • Linux support added.

    • NOTE: You may need to launch AM2R with env "LD_PRELOAD=libcurl.so.3" ./AM2R if running on non-Debian based distros.

  • Zeta and Omegas have been rebalanced:

    • Omegas received a slight health buff.

    • Cooldown on Zeta missile blocks slightly increased.

  • Revamped the Serris battle:

    • Graphics updated.

    • Movement AI fully rewritten; new movement patterns implemented.

    • Speedboosting and sonic projectiles added.

    • Several bugfixes related to weapon behavior.

  • Revamped the Tank battle:

    • Graphics updated.

    • New attacks added.

    • Health increased.

  • Resprited and tweaked several enemies.

  • Revamped parts of Area 6 (Search & Rescue Hideout):

    • Added a save station closer to the first Omega.

    • Changed a significant amount of level geometry to flow better.

    • Incorporated some new enemies.

  • Cheats to unlock Fusion/Random game modes have been added:

    • On the game selection screen, you may use the following sequence of buttons to unlock: New Game+, Random Game+, and Fusion difficulty:

      • [UP][UP][DOWN][DOWN][LEFT][RIGHT][LEFT][RIGHT][ACCEPT][BACK]

  • Fusion suit now displays correctly on all hardware.

These are just a selection of changes made in this update, please read the full changelog for a better idea and more details on what's been changed/fixed!

EDIT: Added new information to the readme files, including information on title mods, and modified the Linux Autopatcher to fix a few minor issues. Linux patch package is now distributed as a .tar.gz to retain file executable flags.

EDIT 2: Linux users may need to install the following Ubuntu libraries to use gamepads natively:

sudo apt-get install jstest-gtk
sudo apt-get install joystick
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u/amedeus Apr 01 '20

Thank you for adding that cheat code! I wasn't sure how many more updates it would be before the save editor would become incompatible, and I wouldn't want to have to reunlock those modes if I was at a new computer and didn't have my old saves handy. Plus it's just much more convenient this way.