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Steam News4 May 20251y ago

Patch 0.2.0

Highlights Performance pass: smaller textures and lighting tweaks for smoother frame-rate. Ability re-balance to slow down runaway power scaling.

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What changed

3 fixes4 additions21 changes1 removal
  • Performance
  • Balance
  • Gameplay
  • Fixes
  • UI and audio
changedHighlightsPerformance pass: smaller textures and lighting tweaks for smoother frame-rate.
changedHighlightsAbility re-balance to slow down runaway power scaling.
removedHighlightsPlanet fixes: denser environments on Mars 3 and Frogier; AI no longer gets stuck.
addedHighlightsDrones can now level to 3 and correctly inherit passive bonuses.
changedHighlightsDying is less punishing: resource loss reduced from 100 % to 20 %.
fixedHighlightsAchievements and high-score tracking fixed.
Dying is less punishing: resource loss100%20%Dying is less punishing: resource loss decreased, nerfHaste: movement-speed bonus15%10%Haste: movement-speed bonus decreased, nerfRapid Shot: attack-speed bonus25%20%Rapid Shot: attack-speed bonus decreased, nerfDetonator: explosion-radius bonus30%20%Detonator: explosion-radius bonus decreased, nerf

Highlights

  • Performance pass: smaller textures and lighting tweaks for smoother frame-rate.

  • Ability re-balance to slow down runaway power scaling.

  • Planet fixes: denser environments on Mars 3 and Frogier; AI no longer gets stuck.

  • Drones can now level to 3 and correctly inherit passive bonuses.

  • Dying is less punishingresource loss reduced from 100 % to 20 %.

  • Achievements and high-score tracking fixed.

Performance

  • Reduced texture sizes across multiple assets.

  • Adjusted Lumen lighting and reflections to lower GPU cost.

Gameplay – Abilities

  • Regenerationhealth gain reduced by 50 %.
  • Hastemovement-speed bonus reduced from 15 % to 10 %.
  • Endurancesprint-speed bonus reduced by 20 %.
  • Rapid Shotattack-speed bonus reduced from 25 % to 20 %.
  • Stabilityaccuracy bonus increased by 5 %.
  • Detonatorexplosion-radius bonus reduced from 30 % to 20 %.

  • Crosshair retuned for better target centering.

Planets

Mars 3

  • Added more environmental objects.

  • Fixed collision seams that allowed AI to get stuck.

Frogier

  • Increased vegetation; new collision on several meshes.

  • Fewer Pangolins in later waves.

  • More Insects on all waves.

  • Reduced gear drop rate from Pangolin.

Winter

  • Increased minimum speed of Bug.

  • Increased minimum speed of Winter Troll.

  • Increased attack range of Bug.

  • Reduced gear drop rate from Winter Titan.

Drones

  • All drones can now level up to 3 (larger radius, faster speed, higher damage).

  • Laser Dronedamage fixed; now scales with Powerhouse passive.

  • Heat Drone: damage now scales with Detonator passive.

UI & Stats

  • High-score stats now recorded on death as well as on leaving the planet.

  • Planet-complete screen overhauled: animated stats panel now appears even if you die.

  • Death penaltyresource loss lowered from 100 % to 20 %.

Achievements

  • All achievements now trigger and update correctly.

Thank you for the continued feedback—see you planetside!

Source

Steam News / 4 May 2025

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