Scouts Out – January Update (0.9.8)

This update focuses on stability, settings fixes, progression tracking, and gameplay feel, with several long-standing issues addressed.

🛠 Fixes & Improvements

• Fixed Settings Menu not opening correctly in several cases

• Corrected Audio and Gameplay settings behavior

• Improved distance tracking, fixing extremely slow progression

• Resolved multiple controller navigation issues

• Fixed input detection edge cases affecting gameplay and menus

• Stability improvements when transitioning between scenes

🎯 Gameplay & Progression

• Kill Counter fully implemented and tested

• Adjusted Power-Up speed and lifetime values for better balance

• Improvements to enemy weapon behavior and aiming logic

• General tuning pass to improve moment-to-moment gameplay responsiveness

🎨 Audio & Presentation

• Additional refinements to weapon and gameplay audio

• Minor polish passes across UI and presentation elements

⚠ Settings Menu Notice

The current Settings Menu is known to have some remaining issues. While fixes have been applied in this update, a full replacement Settings system is actively in development and will be rolled out soon once it’s ready. Thanks for your patience while this transition is completed.

⚠ Known Issues

We’re actively tracking a few additional issues that may still be noticeable in this build. Fixes are already in development and will be deployed in an upcoming update once fully validated.