Update log
Full Operation Octo update
The complete published notes, normalized for clean reading and source attribution.
Extracted changes
- Gameplay
- Workshop
- Balance
Operation Octo has just released! You can now play up until the first 3 biomes! It has been 5 years since I started making this game - Thank you all so much for being part of the journey <3 If you encounter any bugs while playing, please report them to me on Discord! -------------------------------------------------------------------
Looking Ahead
I will immediately be working on new gadgets, new shop turrets, and lots of quality-of-life improvements & balancing in the next few weeks!
More biomes, starting with Volcanic Ridge, will eventually be added as free updates
But before that, expect the level editor to arrive this year (Edit: erm, early next year), where you can create & share custom levels via Steam Workshop!
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Other Noteable Changes
Balance Changes
Bolt Eel cost decreased from 50 to 45
Eels have consistently been the weakest combat turret, due to its weakness in early game, and levels never spawning too many enemies for AoE investments to pay off. A slight cost decrease will alleviate some of the early-game struggles Eel decks experience.
Bubble Parrot deployment time (turret ball toss) reduced from 1 second to 0.3 second
There are reasons to reactively revive turrets in a timely manner now. This deployment speed buff will make Parrots more reliable for these use cases later on.
Mutant Bumper Fish melee damage deflection increased from 50% to 66%
Mutant Elixirs are so precious, that people rarely give it to a Bumper, whom I actually consider to have a very interesting upgrade.
Lionfish spike damage to 2 targets increased from 30 to 35
Lionfish is often thought of as the weakest gadget, due to it requiring very niche scenarios to be worthwhile. If you barely failed to snipe a single skeleton with Lionfish, you'll now still get a bit of a bonus for the placement.
Pleco attract capacity per collection decreased from 4 items to 1 item
Pleco collection cooldown decreased from 7 seconds to 4 seconds
Pleco now picks up the item that is closest to it, while prioritizing pearls inside Clams
Mutant Pleco attract capacity per collection decreased from 8 items to 2 items
Mutant Pleco collection cooldown decreased from 4 seconds to 2 seconds
Pleco, the most OP turret in the game, is finally getting nerfed! This rework is mainly aimed at reducing Pleco's synergy with Pearl Tree. Pleco will now require a whopping 16 seconds to fully reel in a Pearl Tree's produce! (assuming there aren't other pickups that're also waiting to be collected!) If you bring Pearl Tree to a battle, Pleco is no longer your default choice of collector, and you might now want to manually tend to each Pearl Tree harvest.
Pearl Tree now attracts skeletons that are close to it (Forcing attacks similar to what Red Herring does)
It's too easy to profit off of Pearl Trees. There simply wasn't enough of a risk to this economy investment. Now, if even an otherwise-harmless Bandana Skeleton waddles through your base, your Pearl Tree could die.
Hammer Shark can no longer demolish a Pearl Tree while it is bursting pearls
Hammer Shark Hammer Shark can no longer demolish Clams
Recycling Clams has led to some game-breaking (but hilarious) shenanigans. Check out Eagle's Clamless strat. Hammering Clams demolishes how this game's meant to be played, and I have finally
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