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Full Swarm Queen update
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What changed
- Gameplay
- Maps
- Balance
- Events
Swarm Queen changes
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
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