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New Update: Grenades!
Grenades! New Active Ability: Grenade: Passes through enemies. Bounces from walls, breakables, and Boom Barrels. Explodes after a fixed time. Cooldown 9s, 3 use charges. Legendary Effects: Trinity: throw two additional…
Patch notes12 changes1 numericFix - Combat Complex
Early Game Improvements
Enemies Centipede movement speed ramp-up time increased from 0.8s to 1.5s. Enemy Spawn On level 1, Centipedes no longer spawn from eggs, only via prespawn. On levels 1 and 2, Shield Bots no longer spawn in dead ends. On…
Patch notes7 changes1 numericGameplay - Combat Complex
Wrecking Ball Update
Wrecking Ball Changes Slam attack (from above): Now deals 2x more damage to regular enemies and 6x more damage to elites. Now has an inner and outer radius: In the inner radius (1.5m), the attack deals 1.5x damage and s…
Patch notes13 changesFixBalance - Combat Complex
Update April 19, 2026 – Achievements
Achievements Achievements are finally here! Combat Complex now includes 28 achievements. Achievements are linked to in-game Challenges – you earn an achievement when you complete its Challenge. Achievements are availabl…
Event9 changesFixStore - Combat Complex
Update March 15, 2026 – New Skill Tree and More
New Skill Tree The new, reworked Skill Tree is now out: Movement branch – reworked, major changes. Attack branch – reworked, major changes. Close-Quarters Combat branch – reworked, minor changes. Defense branch – added.…
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The Skill Tree update is delayed until after the Winter Sale
Hi everyone! We usually release updates right before seasonal Steam sales, but this time we couldn't finish our work in time. As a result, the Skill Tree update will miss the Winter sale. The Skill Tree update is planne…
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Update October 18, 2025 – XP and Balance
The goal of this update is to make earning Skill Points smoother and easier to understand by replacing Skill Stations with Experience Points (XP). Additionally, we're introducing multiple balance and gameplay improvemen…
Event26 changes1 numericFix - Combat Complex
Update September 29, 2025 – Crafting!
Crafting The Crafting bench is now available for all players, starting from Level 1. Crafting allows you to upgrade, add, modify, randomize, and remove item stats. Crafting uses materials that can be obtained on mission…
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Update July 19, 2025 – Red Shield Nerf, Gameplay and Balance Changes
The goal of this update is to make the first mission more engaging, and to make the early game more engaging and smooth. We're also adressing one of the biggest flow-breakers of the game: red shields – the spawn chance…
Patch notes11 changes2 numericFix - Combat Complex
Update June 26, 2025 – New Enemies, Hazards, Weapons, Abilities, and Pickups
This update aims to increase the gameplay and build variety by introducing new enemies, weapons, abilities, and pickups; and to make the first introductory mission more engaging by introducing an early-game hazard, Plas…
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Update March 12, 2025 – Dealing with Death
This update addresses two of the major issues about Combat Complex – death being too punishing and the game being too harsh on new players. We're addressing these issues via multiple changes. First, we're making death l…
Store24 changesFixGameplay - Combat Complex
Update November 29, 2024 – Power-Ups QoL
Power-Ups QoL Changes: Power-up icons are now shown in the Map screen of the hub UI. Power-up icons are now shown when interacting with Power-Up Terminal on a mission. Power-up icons are now shown in the pause menu. Hov…
Patch notes2 changesFixMaps - Combat Complex
Update November 24, 2024 – Power-Ups!
Power-Ups This update introduces Power-Ups, the familiar "three power-ups, pick one, maybe reroll". Power-ups are issued by Power-Up Terminals that you encounter on missions. The terminal offers you three (or sometimes…
Event10 changesFixBalance - Combat Complex
Update October 12, 2024 – New Legendaries, Mission Layout, and VFX
Legendary Effects: New legendary effect: "Crimson" – allows kinetic weapons to damage deflector shields and armored targets. Can occur on Rifles and Shotguns (and, in future updates, on SMGs.) The "Vector", "Angular", a…
Patch notes7 changesFixBalance - Combat Complex
Update October 7, 2024 – Balance and QoL
Balance changes: Increased the healing and Frenzy of Small Health Orb by 43%. Reduced damage over time from lasers by 50%. Level difficulty growth curve adjusted: Levels before 7 are now a bit easier, and levels above 7…
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Urgent Update, October 5, 2024 – Addressing Player Feedback
Urgent Update, October 5, 2024 – Addressing Player Feedback This update aims to address early player feedback, such as the exit door being closed with no clear explanation of what to do to open it, slow default movement…
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