Game Content Update 0.2.1

Beta 0.2.1 Major Changes Check out the two brand new stages! Launch Plateau (Stage 6), The Docks (Stage 11).

• After completing Biotech H.Q.,Tutorial Part 2 unlocks for some new learnings.

• Both Tutorial stages are now ranked!

• All saved ranks have been reset.

• Players who completed through stage 5 will need to replay stage 5 to unlock 6, etc.

• All other progress data (unlocks, crafting, skills, levels) will be retained.

• Ranks have been tweaked to give a larger spread, making C, B, and A rank a little easier.

• Players aren't forced to stop and talk with NPCs when replaying a stage.

• The number of 'poppers' (points where enemies ambush the player, not on spawners) has been reduced game-wide.

Late and end-game items have been reworked and a brand new set of 6 end-game items has been added:

• Arm: Buddha Palm Absorber

• Reactor: Sustained Plasma Prism

• Comms: Ultralink 8T Repeater

• Chassis: Internal Bandolier Sling

• Leg: SineStorm Skytops

Enemies have undergone another round of balancing changes, mostly nerfs to stamina and damage, but scaling is improved.

• Droid enemies can now equip a rapid fire machine gun and have a new AI element giving them a 'reload' period.

• Added a scaling factor to fire damage and reworked how it hits. It now triggers twice a second.

• Explosives scale severely and even environmental explosions will seriously harm players.

• Players can now be properly slowed by floor spikes and certain enemy attacks.

• Enemies are now more consistently slowed by player slowing attacks and abilities like Shotguns.

• Slowed entities now produce a magenta ripple effect under their feet.

• Enemies can now open doors!

• Trees and other plant life are now easier to destroy!

• Mini-bot resource consumption has been reduced and reworked.

• For each mini-bot that is deployed, all mini-bots get their resource costs lowered.

• Melee weapons have had their damage lowered and energy costs raised.

• The Bazooka and other explosive weapons are now far more reliable and effective.

• The Flame Pistol has been reworked completely and now shoots a single shot with increased damage.

• Check out the new energy revolver - The N.I.L.8.R.

Several other weapons have been buffed, the goal is to balance them against each other and give each a specific use.