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Waves of Steel v1.03 patch notes
Hello! Another patch release! Gameplay: Hopefully, add support for PS5 controller icons. I don't own one of these gamepads, so please let me know! Torpedoes are substantially lighter; the first ship designer tutorial no…
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Patch notes for Waves of Steel v1.02
This is another patch release. Please keep your feedback coming, and thanks for playing Waves of Steel! Gameplay: The Akizuki vent's capacity has been increased from 6 to 10 to reflect its large size. 8" guns have less…
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Waves of Steel emergency hotfix
This fixes a bug that prevents the player from being able to complete the "make a new ship" ship designer tutorial.
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Patch notes for Waves of Steel v1.01
It's been a busy few days! Thank you everyone who has played the game, sent in feedback, and especially those of you that have written reviews! You're really helping out. This build fixes a bunch of minor but annoying i…
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Waves of Steel exits Early Access!
After nearly four long years, we're finally here! When I started working on Waves of Steel back in 2019, it was just meant to be a relaxing project for down-time between jobs. Needless to say, things got a little out of…
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Waves of Steel 1.0 launch in ONE WEEK!
After nearly four years of development, we're almost there! Just seven more days and Waves of Steel will finally ship. Ahem. You can help! Small indies like us need all the help we can get from fans and followers. Here'…
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Waves of Steel v0.59RC7 release notes
This is a patch release to fix the broken select-mission menu. Sorry about that! Gameplay: Add two more achievements. Missions and mods load even if the game does not have focus. The combat HUD looks a bit nicer. The sh…
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Release notes for Waves of Steel v0.58RC6
One last build for 2022! The big news in this one is the addition of Chaos Mode, which can be enabled via the "Custom" difficulty setting. Chaos Mode triggers various random events during combat, such as inverting your…
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Waves of Steel release date announcement!
Waves of Steel 1.0 will launch on February 6th, 2023! Thank you, everyone, for sticking with us during Early Access! We're nearly there! Please help spread the word! Word of mouth is critical for small indies like us. A…
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Patch notes for Waves of Steel v0.57RC5
Another release candidate for you all! This one includes some balance tweaks based on feedback I've received from playtesters. Please let me know if you feel anything is over- or under-powered! I want every weapon and s…
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Waves of Steel v0.56RC4 patch notes
Another day, another patch! Gameplay: Added music to one of the cinematics in "Hunter, Hunted" and "Storm Descendent" A couple of bonus missions have been flagged as beta-only (i.e. inaccessible in the public build). So…
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Patch notes for Waves of Steel v0.55RC3
This is another patch release! Nothing but patch releases from here until launch, as things get steadily more and more polished. NOTE: this build includes a change to how the game handles parts built on top of superstru…
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Patch notes for Waves of Steel v0.54RC2
This is a patch release to fix the most important issues discovered in the previ ous build. Gameplay: Most guns now have 6 smaller increments of height, instead of 3 large increments. The ship selector's layout has been…
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Patch notes for Waves of Steel v0.54RC1!
Today's a big day: we're releasing Release Candidate 1 of Waves of Steel! This marks the end of "normal" development. But it's not the final release before launch! I'm sure you all will find more things that need to be…
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Patch notes for Waves of Steel v0.52b
This is a patch release to fix critical bugs in the previous release. Here's hoping this one's more stable! Bugfixes: Fix some missions (e.g. "The Tendency of Power") not being able to progress past the introductory cut…
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Patch notes for Waves of Steel v0.52
This is a patch release, to fix important issues reported after the last release. Thank you to everyone who sent in feedback! Gameplay: The arrow keys (gamepad: right analog stick) can be used to move the camera in the…
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