Warprocket Bombardier TEST v0.1.74-dev

TEST v0.1.74-dev implements the requested quicker shove and longer escape.

• Shove cooldown: 2 seconds, down from 7.5; trigger range: 2.2 m, up from 1.8.
• Retreat uses the carrier's 4 m/s run speed, continues for 8–12 seconds on open ground and seeks 20 m separation. It chains reachable 8/4/2 m destinations. Blocked routes and combat interruptions may end it earlier.
• Native push force, zero damage, impact timing, ammunition preservation and the point-blank launch guard remain unchanged.
• Tester observations are accepted without video or recordings. The forms, Workshop instructions and existing recording requests have been corrected.

The hose is still reported missing. Its physics and v0.1.73 diagnostics are unchanged; this release does not claim a visibility fix.

After refreshing Workshop and restarting the game, verify [doomrocket:LOAD] v0.1.74-dev. Test a shove on open ground, allow the Engineer to retreat, then try pursuit and blocked escape routes. Describe what you saw and attach the complete matching console log. For the hose, report whether it is visible; no recording is needed.

Validation: canonical clean build, all six native material splices, 330 Python pipeline tests, ragdoll regressions, PR #23 QA and merged-default QA passed. Native navigation and host/client results remain unverified.

Source: 2a1c95d603673f2ad8b862d8e97ea831815c0795 (PR #23). Publication targets TEST item 3794172730 only; no game-folder deployment. Public alpha v0.1.56-alpha is unchanged.

Verified Workshop publication: 09/16/2026 04:45:07; manifest 5684565432573281873; 96,243,881 bytes. Fresh Steam upload start/content/finish-OK and independent API readback agree.