Big Demo Update: Sound, Major Performance Boost & Reworked Effects

Thank you to everyone who played the demo. Ahead of Next Fest (starting June 15), we gave the demo its biggest polish pass yet.

🔊 Sound Is Here

• Sound effects added — attacks, enemy kills, pickups, level-ups, bond skills, and boss entrances now have audio feedback

• Background music added — separate tracks for the lobby, title, and combat

• Sound volume settings — adjust SFX volume in the settings menu

⚡ Major Performance Optimization

• Smoother large-scale battles — significantly improved frame rates when the screen fills with your legion and thousands of enemies

• Graphics quality options — choose Auto / High / Medium / Low in settings; it can also scale automatically to your hardware

• Low-spec & virtual environment notice — detects environments without graphics acceleration and warns you

✨ Reworked Effects & Game Feel

• Reworked bond skill effects — new light pillars and particle work for sharper, flashier moments

• Camera glide — the camera now smoothly trails movement, knockback, and dashes for a stronger sense of speed

• Stronger deploy transition — beefed-up dust-sweep effect when entering a stage

• Further mass-kill effect tuning — reduced eye strain even more

🎮 Content & UI

• Reworked unlock flow — warriors now unlock in order as your cumulative kills grow

• Reworked battle-select (deploy) screen — refined star missions, tooltips, and fresh visuals

• Improved deck & achievements visuals — cleaner, more consistent UI

• Major English text pass — fixed awkward translations and wording throughout

⚖️ Balance

• Per-stage enemy count tuning — eased late-stage buildup for a more comfortable experience

⭐ See You at Next Fest — Support Us with a Wishlist & Feedback

• We'll see you at Next Fest on June 15 with a more polished demo. Add it to your wishlist so you don't miss the full launch.

• Share your thoughts via the in-game survey or our Discord. Your voice shapes the next update.