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Steam News13 May 20261mo ago

Weapon and Weapon Upgrade Changes (PN-2026.5.1)

⚡ Update Overview Welcome to patch 2026.5.1! This is a small patch that is more of a groundwork for bigger future updates.

In this update2

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What changed

4 fixes1 addition4 changes0 removals
  • Balance
  • Gameplay
  • Fixes
  • Events
changed⚡ Update OverviewWelcome to patch 2026.5.1! This is a small patch that is more of a groundwork for bigger future updates. With this update, we aim to improve the gaming experience by focusing on weapon and upgrade balance, as well as fixing some important issues reported by our players.
changedWeapons:Increased the Cooling Duration of Las Cannon.
changedWeapon Upgrades:Increased the power of Push Back weapon upgrade for all weapons.
changedWeapon Upgrades:Reduced Heat Shells and Shock Shells damage over time for all weapons.
fixed🛠️ BugfixesFixed an issue that prevented missions from being completed.
fixed🛠️ BugfixesFixed an issue that caused the game to freeze on reward screen.

Steel Swarm: SURVIVOR changes

changedWelcome to patch 2026.5.1! This is a small patch that is more of a groundwork for bigger future updates. With this update, we aim to improve the gaming experience by focusing on weapon and upgrade balance, as well as fixing some important issues reported by our players.
changedIncreased the Cooling Duration of Las Cannon.
changedIncreased the power of Push Back weapon upgrade for all weapons.
changedReduced Heat Shells and Shock Shells damage over time for all weapons.
fixedFixed an issue that prevented missions from being completed.

⚡ Update Overview

Welcome to patch 2026.5.1! This is a small patch that is more of a groundwork for bigger future updates. With this update, we aim to improve the gaming experience by focusing on weapon and upgrade balance, as well as fixing some important issues reported by our players.

🎯 Gameplay and Balance

Weapons:

  • Increased the Cooling Duration of Las Cannon.

Weapon Upgrades:

  • Increased the power of Push Back weapon upgrade for all weapons.

  • Reduced Heat Shells and Shock Shells damage over time for all weapons.

🛠️ Bugfixes

  • Fixed an issue that prevented missions from being completed.

  • Fixed an issue that caused the game to freeze on reward screen.

  • Fixed an issue regarding gamepad controls.

  • Fixed an issue regarding the enemy projectiles.

🚀 Final Notes

This update aims to provide a wider array of options for the player to improve the gameplay experience. As always, we are working on many new features that are scheduled to be released in upcoming patches. Prepare your engines Survivors, gear of the battle is shifting.

Source

Steam News / 13 May 2026

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