Update 5 — Balance Changes

This update is all about encouraging more thoughtful use of bullet time, plus a handful of balance tweaks across weapons, movement, and AI. I’ve been focused on performance and balance recently, but I’m shifting back to content creation. Updates will be slowing down as I gear up for the full launch.

Accuracy & ADS

• Increased player accuracy when aiming down sights.

• Slowed movement significantly while ADS with rifles and shotguns.

• Sidearm ADS does not affects movement speed.

• Removed a previously extra dual-wield accuracy penalty when aiming with sidearms.

Bullet Time & Energy Note: Energy is used for both bullet time and dashing/sprinting

• Energy now recharges more slowly after exiting bullet time.

• Energy drains at a reduced rate while in bullet time.

• Shots fired at distant enemies consume more bullet-time energy than close-range hits.

• Enemies keep their normal reaction speed in bullet time (their bullets still move slower).

• Killing nearby enemies will recharge more energy than killing far away enemies.

Weapon & Ammo Balance

• Increased overall damage of sidearms slightly.

• Slightly reduced backup ammo capacity for all weapons.

• Boosted the rate of fire on the Ranger Repeater.

Enemy Behavior

• Enemies now use suppressive fire, targeting your last known position to pin you down.

Quality of Life

• Added an “Exit Level” button to the weapon-select screen at level start.

• Weapon reticle now flares when you swap to a new weapon.

• New in-game tips added.

• Sound cue plays when you run out of bullet time while aiming.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed the top bar of the pause menu showing in the settings sub-menu.

• Made enemy bullets consistently disappear when the shooter dies.

• Fixed a bug allowing sprinting while ADS.