Starfend
Steam News 4 April 20261mo ago

Update notes for 04/04/2026

Update Notes New Features - Added Mini Drones with a gun bonus system and dynamic rotation when not targeting enemies - The game now automatically distributes main menu resources across drones before each match, no manu…

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Full Starfend update

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Extracted changes

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  • Maps
  • UI and audio
  • Gameplay
  • Balance
  • Fixes
  • Security
addedNew Features - Added Mini Drones with a gun bonus system and dynamic rotation when not targeting enemies - The game now automatically distributes main menu resources across drones before each match, no manual clicking required - Map generation now restricted to horizontal layouts, making matches more accessible and easier to read
addedAdded Motion Blur, Depth of Field and Tonemapping to the global volume - New particle trail on Mini Drone guns - Smoother free camera with damping - Removed smoke particles from the main menu for a cleaner interface - Reduced alpha on the enemy path visual - Resized gun UI particles
changedRotation feedback on ships, guns and Mini Drones when not targeting an enemy - Reduced rotation feedback timer delay - Smoother drone rotation overall
changedAdjusted enemy health values - Adjusted starting gold and loot rewards - Reduced number of available defense sites - Capped enemy count per wave - Adjusted main menu currency values - Reduced overall gold loot
fixedFixed bug on the Play button - Fixed bug in TowerSiteManager - Fixed bug on gun icons - Fixed bug in TooltipUI - Fixed player starting position to correctly initialize camera rotation - Fixed stage level displaying incorrectly on the main menu
changedSecurity

Update Notes

New Features - Added Mini Drones with a gun bonus system and dynamic rotation when not targeting enemies - The game now automatically distributes main menu resources across drones before each match, no manual clicking required - Map generation now restricted to horizontal layouts, making matches more accessible and easier to read

Visual Improvements

- Added Motion Blur, Depth of Field and Tonemapping to the global volume - New particle trail on Mini Drone guns - Smoother free camera with damping - Removed smoke particles from the main menu for a cleaner interface - Reduced alpha on the enemy path visual - Resized gun UI particles

Game Feel

- Rotation feedback on ships, guns and Mini Drones when not targeting an enemy - Reduced rotation feedback timer delay - Smoother drone rotation overall

Balancing

- Adjusted enemy health values - Adjusted starting gold and loot rewards - Reduced number of available defense sites - Capped enemy count per wave - Adjusted main menu currency values - Reduced overall gold loot

Bug Fixes

- Fixed bug on the Play button - Fixed bug in TowerSiteManager - Fixed bug on gun icons - Fixed bug in TooltipUI - Fixed player starting position to correctly initialize camera rotation - Fixed stage level displaying incorrectly on the main menu

Security

- Player progress (max level) is now protected against manual registry edits

Source

Steam News / 4 April 2026

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