Patch 21.2 - Progression Balancing & QoL Changes

Hi all,

It’s been a while since I looked at progression and after adding prestige badges, I’d like to try and make it all a bit easier while also making it a grind fest. Below is all the changes you need to know.

Game Branches

• Main Branch has been updated to 21.2 from 21.11

• Previous Update Branch has been updated to 20.3 from 8.5

• Old Beta Branch is now out, with access to 5.0 from 2024.

• Pre-Alpha Branch is now out, with access to 0.4 from 2020.

  (Beware that this is an extremely unstable old build, from prior to converting from GameMaker to Unity. Do not expect stable content.)

Reward Changes

Levels

• You now get rewarded a handful of levels half way and the rest on completion of the match

• Defeating Volcanic Deity will now give a bonus of 10 levels

• Defeating Frozen Deity will now give a bonus of 20 levels

• Evasion Normal: Rewards 10 levels instead of none

• Evasion Time Trial: Rewards 25 levels with all crystals and completing it

• Rescue Operations: Rewards 15 levels instead of 1 on completion of Level 3

• CosmeticClassic Normal: Rewards 25 levels instead of 10/(Halfway: 10, End: 15)
• CosmeticClassic Mayhem: Rewards 50 levels instead of 30/(Halfway: 10, End: 40)

• Most Wanted Mayhem: Rewards 35 levels instead of 50 - (Halfway: 5, End: 30)

• Most Wanted Reality Shift: Rewards 75 levels instead of 55 - (Halfway: 5, End: 70)

Money

• Reality Shift entry cost reduced to $5,000 from $7,500

• Rescue Operations: Rewards $1,250 instead of $250 on completion of Level 3

• Excavation: Volcanic Asteroid can now give you $350 instead of $200 as a chance

• AdjustedEvasion NormalPrize for completion decreased to $750 from $1,250
• AdjustedEvasion Time TrialPrize for collecting all crystals and completing decreased to $1,250 from $2,000
• AdjustedClassic NormalPrize for completion increased to $1,000 from $500
• AdjustedClassic NormalPrize for completion increased to $1,000 from $500
• AdjustedClassic MayhemPrize for completion increased to $1,250 from $1,000
• AdjustedMost Wanted MayhemPrize for completion decreased to $2,000 from $2,250
• AdjustedMost Wanted Reality ShiftPrize for completion decreased to $27,500 from $38,500

Points

• Completing a level in Classic will now reward 1,000 instead of 100 points

• Completing a level in Most Wanted will now reward 1,000 instead of 300 points

• Launching a nuke in Most Wanted will now reward 2,500 points

• Defeating either volcanic or frozen bosses will now reward a bonus 2,500 points

Extra Changes

• AdjustedExcavationExcavator Drillship price lowered to $75,000 from $100,000

• Excavation: Owning the drillship now visually lowers the excavation time

• AdjustedExcavationIncreased chances of getting $10,000 from Wealth Crystal by 3%
• AdjustedExcavationIncreased maximum prize from $100,000 to $125,000 from Wealth Crystal

• Excavation: Re-organised notifications in lower left, so they do not overlap

• AdjustedMost WantedUpdated UI colours
• RemovedMost WantedRemoved Control Tooltips
• AdjustedReality ShiftUpdated on-screen text for objectives, and boss names so it is cleaner to look at