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BIG 1.2.00 update - NG+, plus!

NEW FEATURES: NEW MODE: NEW GAME PLUS! (more info below) Swarm Queen now has Steam trading cards and badges! Now includes a " Swarmpedia " (on the map screen) with info on unlocked minions and basic game mechanics.

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What changed

5 fixes4 additions6 changes1 removal
  • Gameplay
  • Maps
  • Balance
  • Events
addedNEW FEATURES:NEW MODE: NEW GAME PLUS! (more info below)
addedNEW FEATURES:Swarm Queen now has Steam trading cards and badges!
changedNEW FEATURES:Now includes a " Swarmpedia " (on the map screen) with info on unlocked minions and basic game mechanics.
changedQUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVEMENTS:Each level now shows which minions are unlocked for that level. This is a much-requested feature that should help with replaying previously-completed levels. (also shows in the "Escape" menu in-game)
changedCHANGES TO UPGRADES:The "REVENGE" upgrades used to only trigger when your Queen fell below 25% health, making them useless if you want to 3-star a level. They now all trigger when EITHER Queen falls below 50% health.
removedBALANCE UPDATES:Level 11: Enemy no longer has access to Spewers, Neurotoxin or Bio-Nuke.

Swarm Queen changes

addedNEW MODE: NEW GAME PLUS! (more info below)
addedSwarm Queen now has Steam trading cards and badges!
changedNow includes a " Swarmpedia " (on the map screen) with info on unlocked minions and basic game mechanics.
changedEach level now shows which minions are unlocked for that level. This is a much-requested feature that should help with replaying previously-completed levels. (also shows in the "Escape" menu in-game)
changedThe "REVENGE" upgrades used to only trigger when your Queen fell below 25% health, making them useless if you want to 3-star a level. They now all trigger when EITHER Queen falls below 50% health.

NEW FEATURES:

  • NEW MODENEW GAME PLUS! (more info below)
  • Swarm Queen now has Steam trading cards and badges!

  • Now includes a "Swarmpedia" (on the map screen) with info on unlocked minions and basic game mechanics.

QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVEMENTS:

Each level now shows which minions are unlocked for that level. This is a much-requested feature that should help with replaying previously-completed levels. (also shows in the "Escape" menu in-game)

CHANGES TO UPGRADES:

  • The "REVENGE" upgrades used to only trigger when your Queen fell below 25% health, making them useless if you want to 3-star a level. They now all trigger when EITHER Queen falls below 50% health.

  • The upgrades menu has been redone.

BALANCE UPDATES:

  • Level 11: Enemy no longer has access to Spewers, Neurotoxin or Bio-Nuke.

MISC CHANGES:

  • Various minor menu/map/settings screen visual improvements.

  • The Twitch.tv gimmick that nobody uses should look less cluttered (names are half the size, and only for your own minions)

  • The "Challenge Levels" screen has been redone.

BUG FIXES:

  • Challenge level: "Survival": Enemy wasn't actually getting extra nectar.

  • Challenge level: "Super Wormy": Wormy-speed carried over into regular levels.

  • Challenge level: "Infinite Nectar" (hard mode): Slow mutations carried over into regular levels.

  • Challenge level: "Silly Speed": The enemy Swarm Queen would randomly become unable to take damage.

  • All levels: Wormy was doing extra damage to you on "Hard" difficulty (unintended).

NEW GAME PLUS DETAILS:

If you have a save file with the campaign completed (level 21), you can now start a "NEW GAME PLUS". Play through the campaign again with:

  • Lots of extra nectar for both Swarm Queens.

  • This applies to (most) challenge levels, too.

  • Skip level 1.

A lot of people's favorite level is "Infinite Nectar". I think it highlights the best part about Swarm Queen; big battles with tons of minions, projectiles, and particles flying everything. So that's exactly what this New Game Plus mode allows, while keeping the core gameplay; more nectar equals more stuff on the battlefield.

Source

Steam News / 20 May 2019

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