HUGE Content Update! New Stage, New Difficulty Systems & New Weapons!

We have some valuable intel about some major design changes that are incoming via Content Update #3! Feast your eyes!

We’ve seen people chew through the content and absolutely destroy Endless Mode. Well, HQ is telling us that these new design changes will really test your mettle as bonafide Turret Pilots. Here’s the nitty gritty:

New Stage: Midnight Siege

• The moon rises over the newest and hardest stage: Midnight Siege!

• Aliens rage in the night in numbers never seen before and have spawned new monstrosities to strike fear into the hearts of our heroines!

Shield Elite

• This stage features a new enemy type: the shield elite!

• Shield elites do not attack the player but will quickly throw up a shield in front of them to guard their allies

• Their shields are tough but can be broken with enough firepower

• Alternately, you can kill them with a direct hit if you have the right angle!

New Boss

• Stage 4 also features a brand new boss!

• This one is a little different from what you have faced before so stay on your toes!

Crisis Levels (New Difficulty System)

• In addition to the new stage, we have a brand new difficulty system called “Crisis Levels”

• With this system now every normal and endless stage will have 4 new difficulty levels!

• Across both normal and endless, that comes out to 32 new challenges to overcome!

Difficulty Modifiers and Clear Rewards

• Each new Crisis Level brings tougher enemy spawns and will present players with unique difficulty modifiers that switch up how the stage should be played

• Sometimes your reload speed will be debuffed, sometimes enemies will move faster, as levels go up the modifiers get harder and harder!

• But with more risk comes more reward. Challenging these crisis levels will earn you more unique currency per run and give you bundles of currency as a reward for your first time clearing them!

Crisis Level Progression

• In order to unlock higher and higher crisis levels, you need to beat a certain number of stages on the current highest Crisis Level

• You can check the conditions and progress by hovering over the skull icon on the progression gauge.

• Can you unlock and clear all the Crisis Levels? Good luck!

New Legendary Weapons

• To help players tackle the new Crisis Levels the game has to offer, we have also added 10 new Legendary versions of pre-existing weapons

• These powerful weapons have a very low drop rate compared to other other versions but offer a twist to their normal behavior that make them uniquely powerful

• Here are a couple examples:

Bullet-hose Machinegun

• This machinegun trades accuracy for an insanely high firerate and amount of projectiles

• Though at first it might seem hard to use, upgrading it and using ADS to narrow its firing spread make it incredibly powerful

Fork Laser Cannon

• This is a powerful laser cannon that fires 3 lasers in a spread pattern

• It may seem difficult to utilize the side lasers but with a little practice it becomes a formidable tool at wiping out ground units

We hope you enjoy finding the rest of the weapons during your runs and trying them out for yourself!

Weapon and Upgrade Balance

• With the introduction of new difficulty levels and new weapons, we have made some changes to the spawn rates of weapons and passive upgrade parts in the shop

Weapon Drop Rates

Weapons now have the following general drop rates:

• Normal weapons: High

• Advanced weapons: Medium

• Legendary weapons: Rare

Upgrades and New Items

• Now even if you have all your weapon or upgrade slots filled there is still a chance new upgrades will appear in the shop allowing you to change your build mid-run

• You can sell your current items to make space for new ones if you see something you want

• However, in general, upgrades for currently held items are more likely to appear

We understand that these updates change the way the game has been played up until now. We plan to listen carefully to player feedback regarding these changes and make tweaks as we move forward.

Item Shop Updates

New Photo Mode Items!

• We have added a new tab to the item shop where you can buy new items that can be used in Photo Mode!

• The new items include a couple new poses for Girl and Raven, as well as various new animated backgrounds!

Shop Level 4 and 5

• The shop can now be leveled up to Level 5!

• This means clothing items for both Girl and Raven can also all be leveled up to Level 5, further increasing their power

New Music

• We have four new songs!

• Two songs for Stage 4 (battle and boss themes)

• Photo Mode music

• Item Shop music

We hope you enjoy these awesome new tunes as you play the new content!

New Achievements (Finally!)

• To roll out the new Crisis Level feature and Raven, we have added 10 new Steam Achievements for everyone to unlock

• Some of these require true skill to unlock, so we hope you enjoy the new achievement hunting as you try out the new features!

New Speed Control Feature

• Finally, we have a small but hopefully welcome feature for those who want to speed things up a little

• From the pause menu in game, you can now increase the game speed.

• You can choose from the following speeds: 1.0x (normal), 1.5x, 2x and 3x speed

Phew… That’s a lot!

Content Update #3 happens to also sync up with the Steam Summer Sale, so if you know someone who would be a valuable addition to the P.A.N.T.S.U. team, now is the perfect chance to let them know!

We look forward to seeing more photos in the Photo Mode Channel! Also, don't forget to join the official Discord or help us by purchasing official TurretGirls merchandise from Popiko at: https://popiko.com/en-jp/collections/turret-girls

See you on the battlefield! ❤️