Steam News2 August 20232y ago

0.18.0 - Selectable Starting Unit / Unit Visibility Tweaks / Portal Bug Fix

Hello all! Selectable Starting Unit You can now choose a starter unit for the run (instead of the default assault rifle unit), this has been one of the requests during the early access.

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Hello all!

What changed

1 fix2 additions4 changes1 removal

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addedSelectable Starting UnitYou can now choose a starter unit for the run (instead of the default assault rifle unit), this has been one of the requests during the early access.

addedSelectable Starting UnitAll units can be selected (including the rare ones), except those that can't move (for example the Sniper unit).

changedUnit Visibility TweaksOne of the major points of feedback during the early access has been, that the gameplay can get a bit noisy with all the effects and it's hard to tell where your units are etc.

changedUnit Visibility TweaksThere have already been a few updates to address this previously, but here's another update focusing on the specific effects for the units.

changedUnit Visibility TweaksFollowing units' effects got tweaked:

fixedOther Updates[community feedback] Hopefully fixed the bug, where the enemy wave wasn't correctly marked as finished and prevented the spawning of the portal

Unit Transformer building chance30%20%

ARRIVAL: ZERO EARTH changes

addedYou can now choose a starter unit for the run (instead of the default assault rifle unit), this has been one of the requests during the early access.

addedAll units can be selected (including the rare ones), except those that can't move (for example the Sniper unit).

changedOne of the major points of feedback during the early access has been, that the gameplay can get a bit noisy with all the effects and it's hard to tell where your units are etc.

changedThere have already been a few updates to address this previously, but here's another update focusing on the specific effects for the units.

changedFollowing units' effects got tweaked:

Selectable Starting Unit

You can now choose a starter unit for the run (instead of the default assault rifle unit), this has been one of the requests during the early access.

All units can be selected (including the rare ones), except those that can't move (for example the Sniper unit).

Unit Visibility Tweaks

One of the major points of feedback during the early access has been, that the gameplay can get a bit noisy with all the effects and it's hard to tell where your units are etc.

There have already been a few updates to address this previously, but here's another update focusing on the specific effects for the units.

Following units' effects got tweaked:

Flamethrower Unit
Meteoroid Storm Unit
Fire Arrow Unit
Fire Arrow Storm Unit
Bazooka Unit
Heavy Artillery Unit

Also following tweaks were made for better visibility:

Shortened how long the flying enemy body parts emit particles
Limited maximum concurrent number of various explosion effects

I hope this is a big help, but please continue to give feedback if things get too noisy and which units/effects you feel are the cause for it.

Other Updates

[community feedback] Dragon Enemy should be now easier to kill, for example with Sticky Bomb Unit
[community feedback] Hopefully fixed the bug, where the enemy wave wasn't correctly marked as finished and prevented the spawning of the portal
A Dialog for achievements is now shown on the main menu (only for the "skill" based achievements, not for example unit unlocks etc)
Units now should move more "smoothly" when there are only a few units on screen / should be less janky at the start of the run
Removed Bazooka and Flamethrower units from the demo version
Lowered Unit Transformer building chance from 30% to 20%

Remember to give feedback, thanks everyone for the support!

jounitus

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Steam News / 2 August 2023

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