Steam News15 February 20251y ago

Shale: Version 0.4

0.4 Update Notes Skill Points With this update I've finished off the levelling and skill system.

In this update5

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addedSkill PointsWith this update I've finished off the levelling and skill system. Now once you level up or collect enough Shale (only by pickup), you'll be given a skill point which you can apply at your car. This process requires you to have at least 50 Shale and 1 skill point so you can generate your options and spending 50 Shale each time if you want to roll again. I've also added more options to choose from now including damage resistances, dodge cool-down, crafting XP boost and more. This point system has a maximum of 250 which eventually maxes out all stats.

addedGetting StartedI've improved the getting started screen to hopefully give a better introduction for new players.

changedAdditional NotesLevel cap increased to 35

addedAdditional Notes3 new enemies for level 35

addedAdditional Notes2 new tapes to collect

addedAdditional Notes1 new note to collect

Shale changes

addedWith this update I've finished off the levelling and skill system. Now once you level up or collect enough Shale (only by pickup), you'll be given a skill point which you can apply at your car. This process requires you to have at least 50 Shale and 1 skill point so you can generate your options and spending 50 Shale each time if you want to roll again. I've also added more options to choose from now including damage resistances, dodge cool-down, crafting XP boost and more. This point system has a maximum of 250 which eventually maxes out all stats.

addedI've improved the getting started screen to hopefully give a better introduction for new players.

changedLevel cap increased to 35

added3 new enemies for level 35

added2 new tapes to collect

0.4 Update Notes

Skill Points

With this update I've finished off the levelling and skill system. Now once you level up or collect enough Shale (only by pickup), you'll be given a skill point which you can apply at your car. This process requires you to have at least 50 Shale and 1 skill point so you can generate your options and spending 50 Shale each time if you want to roll again. I've also added more options to choose from now including damage resistances, dodge cool-down, crafting XP boost and more. This point system has a maximum of 250 which eventually maxes out all stats.

New Loot

This update I've included some rare loot which can be crafted into expensive items that the player can sell. The full list is below but the main 3 items are a Generator, Lighter and Water Filter. You can also see the benefits of crafting and selling these as they'll help with costs for fusing items and generating skill options.