Steam News11 August 20232y ago

Final Defensive Modules & Synergies - 0.9.5

New Modules Although the last update announcement said they were the final modules, this update brings the true final modules in 3 much needed new Defensive-type modules.

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addedNew ModulesAlthough the last update announcement said they were the final modules, this update brings the true final modules in 3 much needed new Defensive-type modules. These should provide more variety and function to defensive and hybrid builds as well as more utility to the defensive module Astral Upgrade. The addition of these 3 modules brings the total count of modules to 50!

addedNew ModulesThis is the final update before the 1.0 launch meaning the next update will be delayed as it will be the largest yet, adding, changing, and fixing a lot of things - ready for exiting Early Access!

changedTemp. Stat Loader ModulePeriodically grants random temporary stats (HP, speed, exp radius) every 60 seconds

addedTemp. Stat Loader ModuleUpgrade to add module or turret stat bonuses to the rotation, add bonus exp to the rotation, increase the temporary stat bonuses, & more!

changedTemp. Stat Loader ModuleEffective throughout all stages of the game

changedArmoured Charge ModuleGrants an armoured HP layer that forces the ship to charge through all obstacles on hit

Space Mercenary Defense Force changes

addedAlthough the last update announcement said they were the final modules, this update brings the true final modules in 3 much needed new Defensive-type modules. These should provide more variety and function to defensive and hybrid builds as well as more utility to the defensive module Astral Upgrade. The addition of these 3 modules brings the total count of modules to 50!

addedThis is the final update before the 1.0 launch meaning the next update will be delayed as it will be the largest yet, adding, changing, and fixing a lot of things - ready for exiting Early Access!

changedPeriodically grants random temporary stats (HP, speed, exp radius) every 60 seconds

addedUpgrade to add module or turret stat bonuses to the rotation, add bonus exp to the rotation, increase the temporary stat bonuses, & more!

changedEffective throughout all stages of the game

New Modules

Although the last update announcement said they were the final modules, this update brings the true final modules in 3 much needed new Defensive-type modules. These should provide more variety and function to defensive and hybrid builds as well as more utility to the defensive module Astral Upgrade. The addition of these 3 modules brings the total count of modules to 50!

This is the final update before the 1.0 launch meaning the next update will be delayed as it will be the largest yet, adding, changing, and fixing a lot of things - ready for exiting Early Access!

Temp. Stat Loader Module

Periodically grants random temporary stats (HP, speed, exp radius) every 60 seconds
Upgrade to add module or turret stat bonuses to the rotation, add bonus exp to the rotation, increase the temporary stat bonuses, & more!
Effective throughout all stages of the game

Armoured Charge Module

Grants an armoured HP layer that forces the ship to charge through all obstacles on hit
Upgrade to increase charge speed or distance, damage, hitbox size, & more!
Effective throughout all stages of the game

Slow-Down Mine Module

Deploys a mine that release a slowing area of effect
Upgrade to fire additional mines or increase the slowing radius of a single mine, increase fire rate, slowing rate, & more!
Effective throughout all stages of the game

Synergies

This update finally adds the remaining synergies to all modules that were missing them including the 3 new modules introduced in this update for a total of 14 new synergies! Here are some examples of new synergies:

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