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Steam News9 July 202511mo ago

Demo Update 0.5.4 released

# πŸ”§ Nion Forge – Patch 0.5.4 (In Development) --- ## πŸš€ New Features - Gamepad/Keyboard icons now correctly update based on the current input device - Input scheme selection added to the Settings menu in the Main Menu

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What changed

1 fix3 additions1 change0 removals
  • UI and audio
  • Balance
  • Gameplay
added## πŸš€ New Features - Gamepad/Keyboard icons now correctly update based on the current input device - Input scheme selection added to the Settings menu in the Main Menu - UI animations added to the Main Menu and Player Hub - Main Menu: Back button added to the Load panel ---
changed## βš–οΈ Balance Changes - Increased the hitbox size of Mosquito enemies - Explosions from Mosquitos and Boss 1 now deal damage to the entire ship – previously only the cockpit was affected ---
fixed## 🐞 Bug Fixes - Hangar: Navigation panel in the tutorial now correctly hides to avoid losing button focus - Hangar: The Startsphere could no longer be selected after canceling cockpit construction - Hangar: Fixed timing issue when switching presets – the new ship was already loaded before the preset was changed - Hangar: Hovering a buildable module with the mouse could break focus on the ship, blocking navigation with gamepad or keyboard - Hangar: The select sound no longer plays if a module has just been built - GameScene: If you confirmed too early during the Upgrade screen load, you could end up unable to choose an upgrade afterward - GameScene: Stats menu can no longer be opened via hotkey on the Victory screen after finishing the tutorial - GameScene: Fixed a tutorial display bug – progress bar max value reduced from 6 to 5 - GameScene: Stats window – changed unit from "TJ" to "TN" for force values - GameScene: Settings – "Floating Text Toggle" can now be navigated via keyboard - GameScene: Material switching now works correctly on side Direction Engines - Main Menu: After deleting a save file, focus is now correctly returned to the deleted loadbox - Main Menu: Fixed a bug that could cause the entire main menu UI to disappear - Main Menu: Discord button is no longer clickable when not visible - Main Menu: Various sound fixes ---
added## 🎨 Visual & Audio - Main Menu: New sprites for the Back button - GameScene: New sound effect when protection absorbs damage ---
added## 🧩 Misc - Main Menu: Remembers which tab was last open and returns to it when reopening the menu - Main Menu: Save files can now only be deleted via keyboard or gamepad to prevent accidental deletion by mouse - Main Menu: Loadbox hover now has a distinct visual style from the selected state ---

Nion Forge changes

added## πŸš€ New Features - Gamepad/Keyboard icons now correctly update based on the current input device - Input scheme selection added to the Settings menu in the Main Menu - UI animations added to the Main Menu and Player Hub - Main Menu: Back button added to the Load panel ---
changed## βš–οΈ Balance Changes - Increased the hitbox size of Mosquito enemies - Explosions from Mosquitos and Boss 1 now deal damage to the entire ship – previously only the cockpit was affected ---
fixed## 🐞 Bug Fixes - Hangar: Navigation panel in the tutorial now correctly hides to avoid losing button focus - Hangar: The Startsphere could no longer be selected after canceling cockpit construction - Hangar: Fixed timing issue when switching presets – the new ship was already loaded before the preset was changed - Hangar: Hovering a buildable module with the mouse could break focus on the ship, blocking navigation with gamepad or keyboard - Hangar: The select sound no longer plays if a module has just been built - GameScene: If you confirmed too early during the Upgrade screen load, you could end up unable to choose an upgrade afterward - GameScene: Stats menu can no longer be opened via hotkey on the Victory screen after finishing the tutorial - GameScene: Fixed a tutorial display bug – progress bar max value reduced from 6 to 5 - GameScene: Stats window – changed unit from "TJ" to "TN" for force values - GameScene: Settings – "Floating Text Toggle" can now be navigated via keyboard - GameScene: Material switching now works correctly on side Direction Engines - Main Menu: After deleting a save file, focus is now correctly returned to the deleted loadbox - Main Menu: Fixed a bug that could cause the entire main menu UI to disappear - Main Menu: Discord button is no longer clickable when not visible - Main Menu: Various sound fixes ---
added## 🎨 Visual & Audio - Main Menu: New sprites for the Back button - GameScene: New sound effect when protection absorbs damage ---
added## 🧩 Misc - Main Menu: Remembers which tab was last open and returns to it when reopening the menu - Main Menu: Save files can now only be deleted via keyboard or gamepad to prevent accidental deletion by mouse - Main Menu: Loadbox hover now has a distinct visual style from the selected state ---

# πŸ”§ Nion Forge – Patch 0.5.4 (In Development) ---

## πŸš€ New Features - Gamepad/Keyboard icons now correctly update based on the current input device - Input scheme selection added to the Settings menu in the Main Menu - UI animations added to the Main Menu and Player Hub - Main Menu: Back button added to the Load panel ---

## βš–οΈ Balance Changes - Increased the hitbox size of Mosquito enemies - Explosions from Mosquitos and Boss 1 now deal damage to the entire ship – previously only the cockpit was affected ---

## 🐞 Bug Fixes - Hangar: Navigation panel in the tutorial now correctly hides to avoid losing button focus - Hangar: The Startsphere could no longer be selected after canceling cockpit construction - Hangar: Fixed timing issue when switching presets – the new ship was already loaded before the preset was changed - Hangar: Hovering a buildable module with the mouse could break focus on the ship, blocking navigation with gamepad or keyboard - Hangar: The select sound no longer plays if a module has just been built - GameScene: If you confirmed too early during the Upgrade screen load, you could end up unable to choose an upgrade afterward - GameScene: Stats menu can no longer be opened via hotkey on the Victory screen after finishing the tutorial - GameScene: Fixed a tutorial display bug – progress bar max value reduced from 6 to 5 - GameScene: Stats window – changed unit from "TJ" to "TN" for force values - GameScene: Settings – "Floating Text Toggle" can now be navigated via keyboard - GameScene: Material switching now works correctly on side Direction Engines - Main Menu: After deleting a save file, focus is now correctly returned to the deleted loadbox - Main Menu: Fixed a bug that could cause the entire main menu UI to disappear - Main Menu: Discord button is no longer clickable when not visible - Main Menu: Various sound fixes ---

## 🎨 Visual & Audio - Main Menu: New sprites for the Back button - GameScene: New sound effect when protection absorbs damage ---

## 🧩 Misc - Main Menu: Remembers which tab was last open and returns to it when reopening the menu - Main Menu: Save files can now only be deleted via keyboard or gamepad to prevent accidental deletion by mouse - Main Menu: Loadbox hover now has a distinct visual style from the selected state ---

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Steam News / 9 July 2025

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