This War of Mine update 1.2 adds new starting shelter

11 Bit Studios' war survival game, This War of Mine, has received a new update today that, among a number of big things, adds a brand new starting shelter.

As of today, each time you begin your story, you'll have a chance to start in a new building. Update 1.2 also adds the ability to choose your starting group of characters, giving you a bigger influence on shaping the story of civilians in war. According to 11 Bit, this should make it more challenging and put the game "into a totally new perspective." To unlock this feature, you have to first play the game normally with random survivors.

Other improvements, tweaks, and fixes in update 1.2 include:

• Enhanced locations
• Improved animations
• Improved NPC behaviors
• Fixed screen resolution and refresh rate detection problem, which caused black screen and / or computer freeze on Windows
• Fixed black screen issue on Linux and OSX 10.6.8
• Improved game stability based on crashdumps sent by players
• Fixed a bug with blocked container icons in the shelter
• Fixed a bug with blocked access to crafting menu (icon disappearing or not responding)
• Fixed a bug with the civilian becoming stuck in cover after being shot
• Fixed a bug with wrong number of civilians in the shelter simultaneously
• Extremely exhausted civilian will now lay on the floor instead of standing blocked after returning from scavenge
• The civilian who went to help neighbours on the last day of the war will now have a proper description in the epilogue
• Crafting cancel will return some of the resources now
• Civilians or NPCs should no longer pass through closed doors during a fight
• Eating Raw Food and Vegetables together is now equal to eating a cooked meal or canned food
• Quality Rollups price was fixed

This War of Mine was released in November 2014 and receiving glowing reviews for its eye-opening take on war. Whereas most shooters these days tend to glorify war, putting you in the role of the hero, This War of Mine offers a unique perspective as a civilian caught up in a war just struggling to survive.