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Steam News16 March 20263mo ago

LasTar v1.1 — Balance Update & New Content

Patch Notes Balance Changes Virus damage increased by 30%. Virus now have a higher critical hit chance. Laser damage increased by 40%. Laser now have a higher critical hit chance. Explosion area reduced by 10%.

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What changed

2 fixes6 additions4 changes0 removals
  • Balance
  • Gameplay
  • UI and audio
  • Store
changedBalance ChangesVirus damage increased by 30% .
addedBalance ChangesVirus now have a higher critical hit chance.
changedBalance ChangesLaser damage increased by 40% .
addedBalance ChangesLaser now have a higher critical hit chance.
changedBalance ChangesExplosion area reduced by 10% .
addedBalance ChangesExplosions now have a lower critical hit chance.

LasTar changes

changedVirus damage increased by 30% .
addedVirus now have a higher critical hit chance.
changedLaser damage increased by 40% .
addedLaser now have a higher critical hit chance.
changedExplosion area reduced by 10% .

Patch Notes

Balance Changes

  • Virus damage increased by 30%.

  • Virus now have a higher critical hit chance.

  • Laser damage increased by 40%.

  • Laser now have a higher critical hit chance.

  • Explosion area reduced by 10%.

  • Explosions now have a lower critical hit chance.

Mechanics Changes

  • Challenge 5 reworked: now has a 50% chance to apply a 2x effect instead of a guaranteed multiplier.

  • Curved bullets can now spawn curving either to the left or right.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where the Stardust Drop Chance Charm would cap Stardust drop rates at 30%, even after obtaining other bonuses.

  • Fixed a bug where Damage Reduction upgrades suffered percentage precision errors, causing them to provide incorrect values.

Quality of Life

  • Curved bullet hit particles are now purple, matching the projectile color.

  • Piercing bullets now emit a cyan particle effect on hit.

  • Increased the volume of several sound effects that were too quiet.

New Content

  • Added new skinIlluminati • Added Leaderboards — Now displays the top 10 users with the highest scores

Source

Steam News / 16 March 2026

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