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1.1.2 — Relic Rebalance & Smoothness Pass

1.1.2 — Relic Rebalance & Smoothness Pass Player feedback was clear: by the mid-late waves a fully-drafted build was steamrolling everything.

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  • Balance
  • Gameplay
  • Performance
changed1.1.2 — Relic Rebalance & Smoothness Pass
changed⚔ RELICS REBALANCED
changedvariety, less mono-stack dominance
changedStat boosts trimmed: KEEN +10% → +7% damage per stack;
changedIRON +18 → +12 max HP; GLASS +35% → +22% damage
removedare still build-defining picks, just no longer instant-wins
Stat boosts trimmed: KEEN +10%+7%Stat boosts trimmed: KEEN + decreased, nerfIRON +18+12mIRON + decreased, nerfGLASS +35%+22%GLASS + decreased, nerf

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changed1.1.2 — Relic Rebalance & Smoothness Pass
changed⚔ RELICS REBALANCED
changedvariety, less mono-stack dominance
changedStat boosts trimmed: KEEN +10% → +7% damage per stack;
changedIRON +18 → +12 max HP; GLASS +35% → +22% damage

1.1.2 — Relic Rebalance & Smoothness Pass

Player feedback was clear: by the mid-late waves a fully-drafted

build was steamrolling everything. This patch trims every relic

15-25% so the climb stays a climb, while a complete kit still

feels like a power fantasy — just one you can lose.

⚔ RELICS REBALANCED

  • KEEN, QUICK, IRON, ISKIN now cap at 2 stacks (was 3) — more

variety, less mono-stack dominance

  • Stat boosts trimmed: KEEN +10% → +7% damage per stack;

IRON +18 → +12 max HP; GLASS +35% → +22% damage

  • Proc relics (ARC, CHAIN, FROST, BURN, WRATH, THORN, WALL) now

trigger slightly smaller and less often — still satisfying

  • Mythics dialed back: SPIRE, PHOENIX, OVRDRV, BLOOD, BARRG

are still build-defining picks, just no longer instant-wins

A fully kitted run is now ~50% of pre-patch ceiling. Still

powerful. No longer trivializing.

📰 IN-GAME PATCH NOTES

  • New "What's New" screen pops up on first launch after each

update — you'll see exactly what changed

  • Settings → PATCH NOTES anytime for the full history

  • Title screen now shows the current version

⚡ PERFORMANCE

  • ~36% FPS improvement in heavy combat (mid-tier hardware)

  • ~47% less garbage collection pressure — smoother long sessions

  • Background, platform, and shader passes all rebuilt for speed

🎮 EXTRAS

  • Discord rich presence wired in — your pilot and wave show on

your profile when you're playing

  • Save migration handles old runs cleanly — pick up where you

left off, no save resets

Source

Steam News / 18 May 2026

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