The Alien Arena Website now offers an updated version 7.52 of Alien Arena, the freeware, sci-fi first-person shooter. Word is: "Version 7.52 boasts a host of updated and new content, as well as a new stats account system, renderer updates/improvements/bugfixes, and a new game mode, Insta-Rockets. Four brand new levels have been introduced, as well as a new violator model, updated player skins with glow effects, all new powerup models (including the new megahealth!), and updates to a variety of other skins and textures." The change list has these details:

1. Variety of new models and textures.
2. Four new levels(Dm-Goregrinder, Dm-Zorn2k11, Ctf-Violator, Dm-Impact).
3. Vegetation shadow mapping.
4. Account system for stats.
5. Improved stats algorithms.
6. Various improved rendering effects.
7. Decoupled renderer from client frame code.
8. Variety of bug fixes and code cleanup.
9. Changes to bot code, particularly in combat and movement.
10. Improvements to anti-camp.
11. Iqm version 2 support added.
12. Some weapon damages made more consistent.
13. Alien Force now has rapid fire on certain weapons.
14. MOTD now has option for display time.
15. Mouse input code cleanup.
16. Insta-Rocket game mode.
17. LOD cutoff distance now scales based on FOV and screen res.