Boom Beach: Supercell drops new Forlorn update, brings several additions and improvements

Boom Beach, the strategy mobile video game from developers Boom Beach, revealed a Forlorn update that will introduce some new features and improvements to the game.

The update is currently live and adds a brand new Operation Forlorn Hope and new event Cycle of Evil.

Imitation Game 

Lt. Hammerman, the evil general has been watching all the best bases and has copied them in this new Cycle of Evil. Players will have to take on him and defect the bases. The Cycle of Evil will feature Copy Cat Commander, Hard Copies, where he would have copied the best of HQ 10-11 and HQ 12-13.

There are two requirements that players have to fulfil -- player must upgrade their Radar to level 9 and they must destroy Hammerman HQ II.

Players defeating Forlorn Hope will be rewarded with loot and 1860 Force Points.

Barbed Wire marks new addition to Operations. These will slow down advancing troops and pull some damages. However, it cannot be destroyed.

Meanwhile, Supercell finished a short maintenance to fix an issue with Gearheart's War Factory. 

Update Notes

New

• New Operation: Forlorn Hope
• New Cycle of Evil event: Imitation Game
• New Gearheart Base layouts

Improvements

• HQ Upgrade requirements added to levels 6-8
• Retreating Critters no longer explode (they will continue to distract defences)
• Defensive building ranges now shown during replays
• Base Layout improvements (there is now an option to remove objects in the way)
• Friendly Challenge improvements - Sending a challenge will now take a 'snapshot' of your base instead of the attacker seeing your current layout if you change it.

Smaller Changes

• Machine gun level 22 shooting animation improvements
• New UI button for the Shop
• Supply chest rewards are now displayed on the Rank up screen
• Kicked Players will no longer receive OP rewards