Update 1.0.8 for Front Mission 2: Remake is now available and it fixes numerous performance issues along with bugs and glitches.
The first major update since May 2024, Update 1.0.8 for Front Mission 2: Remake adds some quality of life improvements. It also addresses numerous bugs and improves the gameplay. Most of the updates address minor bugs and glitches that have caused issues for players.
Update 1.0.8 Improvements
Here is the breakdown of the improvements made with Update 1.0.8 to Front Mission 2: Remake.
New Features
- Added 7 new HP bar designs that can be switched in General Settings.
- Added 2 additional Raven arms of each type, which will unlock after completing the optional quest, allowing players to equip both arms of the same type.
Improvements
- Updated the design of HP bars by enhancing graphics and adding numerical values for each section.
- Improved some of the dodge animations for bipedal Wanzers.
- Adjusted camera work in battle animations.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed a bug that prevented damage from attacks during certain chain skills.
- Fixed the Counter Shot skill triggering at incorrect moments during battle.
- Fixed an issue with the Steal skill that occasionally caused game freezes.
- Fixed an issue with the Surrender skill that occasionally caused game freezes.
- Fixed the Full Bullet skill sometimes triggering only one shot.
- Fixed rare issues where corrupted save files occurred during game-saving.
- Fixed an extensive lighting issue on stage 19.
- Fixed an invisible shield issue when restoring an arm equipped with a shield.
- Added missing data to the Network in some instances.
- Added the missing option for the Jingo computer’s final clock-up.
- Fixed the Early Bird mission displaying the wrong mission view.
- Fixed the camera occasionally locking during scripted events.
- Fixed incorrect portraits displayed in some intermissions.
- Fixed portrait-related issues during certain mission dialogues.
- More minor fixes and upgrades.
More Upgrades Coming Soon
Front Mission 2: Remake first launched on the Nintendo Switch in 2023 followed by additional consoles and the PC on April 30th. Set 12 years after the event of the first game, the People’s Republic of Alordesh wants to break away from the Oceania Cooperative Union (OCU). When a second coup is launched by elements of the military, OCU forces are deployed to restore order.
The Front Mission series is a turn-based mecha JRPG that often follows conflicts between regional unions and economic blocs. The series is known for its rich storytelling along with its RPG gameplay. Players take command of a squad of wanzers (“walking tanks”) whom they must command in battle.
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