Steam News27 February 20264mo ago

QANGA Update - Patch Notes v0.0.20a

Greetings, Cyborgs. A major new update has been deployed to QANGA. This version introduces significant structural changes, including a complete combat overhaul, the introduction of procedural questing, and critical stab

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Greetings, Cyborgs.

What changed

13 fixes11 additions9 changes3 removals

Server
Performance
Gameplay
UI and audio
Balance
Fixes

addedA major new update has been deployed to QANGA. This version introduces significant structural changes, including a complete combat overhaul, the introduction of procedural questing, and critical stability improvements for dedicated servers.

changedProcedural Quest System [WIPWe are introducing the first iteration of our dynamic quest engine. This system currently supports 5 mission archetypes: Extermination, Infiltration, Mining, Investigation, and Defense . These quests are generated dynamically at points of interest with auto-calculated rewards based on difficulty. This is a work-in-progress "crash-test" phase, and your feedback on pacing and rewards is essential for our next steps.

addedCombat Overhaul & Ready StanceTactical engagement has been completely re-engineered. All weapons now feature a Ready Stance , allowing for hip-fire without the need to aim down sights (ADS). This is accompanied by a new one-handed grip for pistols and a suite of smoother transitions between relaxed and combat poses. We have also eliminated first-person weapon drift, ensuring your sights stay perfectly locked to your camera.Steam post image

addedRefactored New Player ExperienceThe beginning of your journey has been entirely remade to be more fluid and informative. This new introductory thread takes approximately 45 to 60 minutes to complete and ensures every Cyborg is combat-ready. By following this new narrative path, you will natively unlock both a ground vehicle and a flight vehicle to aid your exploration of the solar system.

addedDubs and TranslationsTo enhance immersion within the universe, we are beginning to add English dubs. We want to be fully transparent: currently, these dubs are generated via AI. This is not intended to be a permanent solution. In the future, voice acting will be performed by real actors (we have already established a first contact with the actor who is set to voice Tona in the game). However, for the time being, the AI solution remains a very practical option for a studio with a relatively limited budget like ours.

addedDubs and TranslationsAdditionally, we are launching the first phase of our new translation system, making NPC dialogues available in French. Dialogue audio is now fully spatialized, allowing you to naturally locate speakers within the environment.

This new introductory thread takes approximately4560minutes

QANGA changes

changedWe are introducing the first iteration of our dynamic quest engine. This system currently supports 5 mission archetypes: Extermination, Infiltration, Mining, Investigation, and Defense . These quests are generated dynamically at points of interest with auto-calculated rewards based on difficulty. This is a work-in-progress "crash-test" phase, and your feedback on pacing and rewards is essential for our next steps.

addedTactical engagement has been completely re-engineered. All weapons now feature a Ready Stance , allowing for hip-fire without the need to aim down sights (ADS). This is accompanied by a new one-handed grip for pistols and a suite of smoother transitions between relaxed and combat poses. We have also eliminated first-person weapon drift, ensuring your sights stay perfectly locked to your camera.Steam post image

addedThe beginning of your journey has been entirely remade to be more fluid and informative. This new introductory thread takes approximately 45 to 60 minutes to complete and ensures every Cyborg is combat-ready. By following this new narrative path, you will natively unlock both a ground vehicle and a flight vehicle to aid your exploration of the solar system.

addedTo enhance immersion within the universe, we are beginning to add English dubs. We want to be fully transparent: currently, these dubs are generated via AI. This is not intended to be a permanent solution. In the future, voice acting will be performed by real actors (we have already established a first contact with the actor who is set to voice Tona in the game). However, for the time being, the AI solution remains a very practical option for a studio with a relatively limited budget like ours.

A major new update has been deployed to QANGA. This version introduces significant structural changes, including a complete combat overhaul, the introduction of procedural questing, and critical stability improvements for dedicated servers.

🚀 Highlights

Procedural Quest System [WIP]

We are introducing the first iteration of our dynamic quest engine. This system currently supports 5 mission archetypes: Extermination, Infiltration, Mining, Investigation, and Defense. These quests are generated dynamically at points of interest with auto-calculated rewards based on difficulty. This is a work-in-progress "crash-test" phase, and your feedback on pacing and rewards is essential for our next steps.

Combat Overhaul & Ready Stance

Tactical engagement has been completely re-engineered. All weapons now feature a Ready Stance, allowing for hip-fire without the need to aim down sights (ADS). This is accompanied by a new one-handed grip for pistols and a suite of smoother transitions between relaxed and combat poses. We have also eliminated first-person weapon drift, ensuring your sights stay perfectly locked to your camera.Steam post image

Refactored New Player Experience

The beginning of your journey has been entirely remade to be more fluid and informative. This new introductory thread takes approximately 45 to 60 minutes to complete and ensures every Cyborg is combat-ready. By following this new narrative path, you will natively unlock both a ground vehicle and a flight vehicle to aid your exploration of the solar system.

Dubs and Translations

To enhance immersion within the universe, we are beginning to add English dubs. We want to be fully transparent: currently, these dubs are generated via AI. This is not intended to be a permanent solution. In the future, voice acting will be performed by real actors (we have already established a first contact with the actor who is set to voice Tona in the game). However, for the time being, the AI solution remains a very practical option for a studio with a relatively limited budget like ours.

Additionally, we are launching the first phase of our new translation system, making NPC dialogues available in French. Dialogue audio is now fully spatialized, allowing you to naturally locate speakers within the environment.

🎮 Gameplay Improvements

Weapon StancesAdded the "Ready" hip-fire stance. Releasing fire returns the weapon to a relaxed pose. Sprinting is disabled while in this stance.
Pistol Mechanics: Pistols now have a proper one-handed grip, unique relaxed poses, and smooth reload blending.
ADS PrecisionFixed weapon position lag in first-person; weapons are now perfectly locked to the camera with zero drift.
Sight AlignmentFixed an issue where switching weapons in first-person didn't update the sight alignment across different models.
Pointing SystemReworked pointing finger logic; the character now points accurately based on orientation in both 1st and 3rd person.
Turn-In-Place: Now works correctly while in Ready, ADS, or Pointing stances.
Jetpack TuningReduced overall jetpack power (Phase 1). Fixed issues where movement inputs or crouch states would get stuck after landing.
Tactical LimitsLeaning (Q/E) is no longer available while a weapon is drawn.
Vehicle DamageReduced vehicle collision damage by 50% and fixed cases where collisions dealt no damage.
Legal System: Mining resources (Copper, etc.) no longer triggers a "Wanted" level or turret aggression.
Equipment SlotsThe dedicated Multitool slot has been removed; the Multitool now fits into small weapon slots (Slots 3/4).

🌎 World & Level Design

Guardian SystemNew location-based objective logic. If you leave a quest area, the marker guides you back, and completing the task validates all associated progress at once.
Objective VarietyAdded specific mining objectives (ore tracking) and timer-based survival objectives.
Interactive Environments: Previously static objects in quest zones can now become interactable if a mission requires them.
Loot & VariantsAdded the "Rusty Orizaune" quest-variant and associated assets.
Quest PersistenceUpdated all main quests with reworked logic, dialogues, and updated coordinates.
Detailed death cause descriptions: The death screen now shows how much time you survived, how many enemies you killed and what killed you and how (AI, collision, suicide, unknown, etc.).

⚡ Optimizations & Performance

WorldScape Rendering: Moved heavy vertex processing off the rendering thread, significantly reducing frame hitches during planet-to-space transitions and planetary travel.
Foliage SystemOptimized collision checks for vegetation and improved parallel processing for procedural foliage generation.
Settings PersistenceFixed DLSS, Frame Generation, and Upscaler settings not saving correctly between sessions.
Upscaling FixFixed DLSS appearing pixelated after switching between different upscaler modes (TSR/Off/DLSS).
Input PrecisionMouse sensitivity is now consistent regardless of FOV. Slider precision has been increased to 4 decimal places.
Dedicated Servers
- Fixed an issue where the dedicated server could become completely frozen and unresponsive to all connected players.
- This could happen when traveling through certain areas of the world where background systems attempted to load missing data resulting in players getting kicked randomly.

🛠 Bug Fixes

StabilityFixed crashes related to game startup, input system conflicts during UI interaction, and weapon animation initialization.
Multiplayer Sync: * Major fix for Elevators on dedicated servers: resolved desynced doors, unresponsive call buttons, and incorrect floor spawning.
- Fixed location-based objectives not completing on servers due to client-side only checks.
- Fixed quest notifications not appearing on dedicated servers.
Quest LogicFixed failed objectives reactivating after a save/load and ghost markers lingering on completed tasks.
UI & HUD:
- Fixed the death screen sometimes failing to appear when dying inside a vehicle.
- Corrected the inverted Camera Bobbing slider.
- Improved quest marker behavior at screen edges to prevent snapping/jumping.
MovementFixed the "Unstuck" system getting trapped in an infinite loop.

This update improves overall stability and prepares the infrastructure for our upcoming procedural content expansion. We look forward to seeing how you utilize the new tactical stances in the field.

As usual, join us on Discord to share with us your feedback!

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Steam News / 27 February 2026

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