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Steam News13 August 20214y ago

BALANCE & POLISH UPDATE (V0.5.27)

This update rebalances the game's difficulty settings for more even steps in difficulties, and adds a new unlockable difficulty setting for masochists.

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What changed

1 fix14 additions9 changes0 removals
  • Gameplay
  • Balance
  • Fixes
addedThis update rebalances the game's difficulty settings for more even steps in difficulties, and adds a new unlockable difficulty setting for masochists. Tons of updates and improvements across the board so please check out the full changelog.
changedBalance changes:
addedPowerups added (Free Reloads, Shields). These disappear quickly so you'll need to be quick.
changedMedium difficulty HP increased to 4
changedEnemy bullets speeds tweaked
changedFaster plasma pistol cooldown on hard

COMPOUND changes

addedThis update rebalances the game's difficulty settings for more even steps in difficulties, and adds a new unlockable difficulty setting for masochists. Tons of updates and improvements across the board so please check out the full changelog.
changedBalance changes:
addedPowerups added (Free Reloads, Shields). These disappear quickly so you'll need to be quick.
changedMedium difficulty HP increased to 4
changedEnemy bullets speeds tweaked

This update rebalances the game's difficulty settings for more even steps in difficulties, and adds a new unlockable difficulty setting for masochists. Tons of updates and improvements across the board so please check out the full changelog.

Balance changes:

  • Powerups added (Free Reloads, Shields). These disappear quickly so you'll need to be quick.

  • Medium difficulty HP increased to 4

  • Enemy bullets speeds tweaked

  • Faster plasma pistol cooldown on hard

  • Purple drone takes longer to react

  • Enemies reload their weapons (Any solider or boss carrying an SMG or shotgun)

  • Crit area added to inside of rat's throat (shoot down it's throat when it's vomiting(

  • R&D miniboss buffed (will sprint when far from the player)

  • New "Spicy" difficulty, similar to the old hard mode + a little extra:

    • More Enemies
    • Drops disappear faster
    • Drops less common
    • Loop the game on hard to unlock

NEW/CHANGED:

  • Improved all weapon particle effects

  • New large tree in Reception

  • New water fountain in Reception with swimming fish and water lilies

  • Weapon recoil improved

  • Hand poses for syringes and difficulty food

  • Reception 2 height raised

  • Difficulty settings rebalanced

  • New "Spicy" difficulty setting (unlockable by looping the game on hard)

  • New low health warning

  • Powerups added (Free reloads, shields)

  • New COMPOUND logo and promotional material etc.

  • Crit area added to inside of rat's throat

  • New eating / drinking effects

  • Enemies now need to reload their weapons

  • New assets for difficulty signs

  • R&D miniboss buffed

FIXED:

  • Grenade launcher drum not animating

  • Liquid physics going haywire

  • Grabbing glitch when smashing held objects

  • AR falling off rack in practice area

  • Rare glitch causing guns to get stuck in the player's head

P.S. You may need to restart Steam for changes to take place. Please report any issues to the forums. You can always roll back to an older version in the BETAS tab under right-clicking COMPOUND and selecting Properties. Thank you for playing COMPOUND!

Source

Steam News / 13 August 2021

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