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Update notes for September 24
This build adds manual camera rotation on the shoulder triggers and the Q and E keys, along with some cleanups and tweaks.
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Stahldrache
Also known as Stahldrache, s, stahldrache
Stahldrache is a top-down shooter set in the skies of far-flung planets. The automated terraforming system has gone rogue, and must be stopped. Fight against time and waves of drones to make the planet safe! Bomb the control nodes and neutralize the AI before the defenseless colony ships arrive!
Last update
20 May 2026
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Browse past updates and patch notes for this game.
- September 2025
- Input Fixes & Improved DefaultsThe fixed (non-rotating) camera is now the default view, with screen-relative controls. Eject and Quit options in the pause menu now work properly with mouse input; prior to this build they required the keyboard or a ga…
- Tutorial UpdateSome text cleanups in the tutorials; a few spelling fixes, and unnecessary text trimmed. The pause menu has also been reorganized, moving the contents of the System submenu to the main menu.
- Update nodes for Sept 8.There are two changes in this update: "One Fighter" mode; when this is enabled, if you lose a fighter you lose the mission. There are bonus requisition points if you can beat the mission in One Fighter mode, however. Th…
- September 4th UpdateThe training missions now have an active tutorial.
- September 3 UpdateNavigation is now initially set to track the closest AI control node. An option for a simplified HUD panel has been added under Options->Video.
- Quality of Life Improvementsmade the control help panel visible at level start - added a setting in options to show or hide the help panel by default - unmapped the screenshot button on the controller, used it for the help panel - other improvemen…
- August 2025
- HUD update, pause for Steam overlay.This build adds HUD markers for offscreen enemy fighters. Markers fade with distance, and show both the direction to each enemy fighter, and which way it is facing. With this build, the game should also pause properly i…
- Brief invulnerability!This patch adds an "invulnerable" upgrade that can make you briefly ignore damage when active. It has a fairly long cooldown, but there's also an upgrade to reduce the cooldown time...
- Radar & input improvements.Changes: - Fixed: The player's icon on the radar was difficult to see, particularly on Steam Deck; the new icon is more visible, and has a shadow to make it easier to pick out. - Fixed: The player's radar icon didn't ro…
- Update notes for August 27.Fixed: Some enemies give you time back when you defeat them, and the end game summary printed improperly if you managed to end the game with more time on the clock than when you started.
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