Steam News24 June 202610d ago

Update 0.7.7

🚨 "THE DRAFT & MINER UPDATE" (0.8.0) releases JULY 15th (in 3 weeks!) ⚖ BALANCE In general, I've been getting the sense that overall difficulty is a bit undertuned, so I'm buffing Microbes across the board (by a smidge

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4 fixes1 addition6 changes0 removals

Balance
UI and audio
Gameplay

changed⚖ BALANCEIn general, I've been getting the sense that overall difficulty is a bit undertuned, so I'm buffing Microbes across the board (by a smidge ) and making some Mutations more impactful/noticeable. Reminder that this game is in Early Access and that balance changes like this are both fair game and to be expected.

changed⚖ BALANCEGlobal Microbe Health +6.25%.

changed⚖ BALANCEGlobal Microbe Speed +6.25%.

changed⚖ BALANCEMutations: Microbe Size +100%, Microbe Health +30%: Microbe Health +30% → +35%. because Microbes being twice as large often makes this a net positive, which is true most of the time (instead of just for some niche builds). Microbes with A DNA are extinct, Microbe Health +30%: Microbe Health +30% → +35%. I want you to actually think before autopicking this Mutation every single time, y'know? Microbes with G DNA are extinct, Microbe Size -30%: Microbe Size -30% → -35%. now marginally less of a "freebie". Health +40% for Microbes with T DNA: Health +40% → +50%. I think it's justified considering this is supposed to be noticeable, it doesn't affect all Microbes, and is entirely negated by making Microbes with T DNA extinct. Microbe Firerate -50%, Offspring Speed +200%: Offspring Speed +200% → +300%. many Offspring don't even move, and this Mutation does nothing if you just kill Microbes with C DNA before they shoot. Offspring Health +300%, Offspring Size +200%: Offspring Health +300% → +400%. made stronger since few Offspring even HAVE Health. the Size increase is often just a positive.

changed⚖ BALANCEMods: Generator: Shield Max gain/loss now also triggers via Armour loss. previously it didn't because Armour deflections don't count as "getting hit".

changed⚖ BALANCEAll-A-DNA Microbes: AA "Hemocide": Microbe Speed 333 → 292. AAA "Capiloco": Microbe Speed 417 → 333. AAAA "Clotikaze": Microbe Speed 500 → 375.

All-A-DNA Microbes: AA "Hemocide": Microbe Speed333292AAA "Capiloco": Microbe Speed417333AAAA "Clotikaze": Microbe Speed500375

Genome Guardian 2 changes

changedIn general, I've been getting the sense that overall difficulty is a bit undertuned, so I'm buffing Microbes across the board (by a smidge ) and making some Mutations more impactful/noticeable. Reminder that this game is in Early Access and that balance changes like this are both fair game and to be expected.

changedGlobal Microbe Health +6.25%.

changedGlobal Microbe Speed +6.25%.

changedMutations: Microbe Size +100%, Microbe Health +30%: Microbe Health +30% → +35%. because Microbes being twice as large often makes this a net positive, which is true most of the time (instead of just for some niche builds). Microbes with A DNA are extinct, Microbe Health +30%: Microbe Health +30% → +35%. I want you to actually think before autopicking this Mutation every single time, y'know? Microbes with G DNA are extinct, Microbe Size -30%: Microbe Size -30% → -35%. now marginally less of a "freebie". Health +40% for Microbes with T DNA: Health +40% → +50%. I think it's justified considering this is supposed to be noticeable, it doesn't affect all Microbes, and is entirely negated by making Microbes with T DNA extinct. Microbe Firerate -50%, Offspring Speed +200%: Offspring Speed +200% → +300%. many Offspring don't even move, and this Mutation does nothing if you just kill Microbes with C DNA before they shoot. Offspring Health +300%, Offspring Size +200%: Offspring Health +300% → +400%. made stronger since few Offspring even HAVE Health. the Size increase is often just a positive.

changedMods: Generator: Shield Max gain/loss now also triggers via Armour loss. previously it didn't because Armour deflections don't count as "getting hit".

🚨"THE DRAFT & MINER UPDATE"(0.8.0) releases JULY 15th (in 3 weeks!)

⚖ BALANCE

In general, I've been getting the sense that overall difficulty is a bit undertuned, so I'm buffing Microbes across the board (by a smidge) and making some Mutations more impactful/noticeable. Reminder that this game is in Early Access and that balance changes like this are both fair game and to be expected.

Global Microbe Health +6.25%.
Global Microbe Speed +6.25%.
Mutations:
- Microbe Size +100%, Microbe Health +30%: Microbe Health +30% → +35%.
  - because Microbes being twice as large often makes this a net positive, which is true most of the time (instead of just for some niche builds).
- Microbes with A DNA are extinct, Microbe Health +30%: Microbe Health +30% → +35%.
  - I want you to actually think before autopicking this Mutation every single time, y'know?
- Microbes with G DNA are extinct, Microbe Size -30%: Microbe Size -30% → -35%.
  - now marginally less of a "freebie".
- Health +40% for Microbes with T DNA: Health +40% → +50%.
  - I think it's justified considering this is supposed to be noticeable, it doesn't affect all Microbes, and is entirely negated by making Microbes with T DNA extinct.
- Microbe Firerate -50%, Offspring Speed +200%: Offspring Speed +200% → +300%.
  - many Offspring don't even move, and this Mutation does nothing if you just kill Microbes with C DNA before they shoot.
- Offspring Health +300%, Offspring Size +200%: Offspring Health +300% → +400%.
  - made stronger since few Offspring even HAVE Health.
  - the Size increase is often just a positive.
Mods:
- Generator: Shield Max gain/loss now also triggers via Armour loss.
  - previously it didn't because Armour deflections don't count as "getting hit".
All-A-DNA Microbes:
- AA "Hemocide": Microbe Speed 333 → 292.
- AAA "Capiloco": Microbe Speed 417 → 333.
- AAAA "Clotikaze": Microbe Speed 500 → 375.

🔄 CHANGES

"NEW" vs. "UNUSED"in the SETUP menu, Guardians / Parts / Mods / Gadgets that you've clicked on the button for but haven't used in a dive yet will say "UNUSED" above them instead of "NEW". (you're welcome)

🔨 FIXES

for some people, up to DEPTH 5 in any Mode they had unlocked (that they haven't unlocked DEPTH 5 in) was getting unlocked the moment they boot up the game.
- I think this doesn't apply retroactively, but I also think it only affects players that experienced this bug and have booted into 0.7.6 at some point.
DATABASE / ARSENAL: some projectiles would do weird stuff if too many were on screen.
GUIDE: would sometimes show nothing and have no tab selected.
fixed some typos.

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