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Steam News16 August 20187y ago

Release Candidate Beta 2 is now LIVE!

EDIT: Release Candidate 2 now available! We are happy to announce that the first release candidate is now available for testing and feedback!

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Full Xion update

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What changed

5 fixes24 additions11 changes1 removal
  • Fixes
  • Gameplay
  • Balance
  • UI and audio
  • Performance
fixedEDIT: Release Candidate 2 now available! We are happy to announce that the first release candidate is now available for testing and feedback! Let us know if you find any critical issue or otherwise that needs to be resolved before the game goes live. This version contains 99% of all content to be expected in the final version, it is meant for community feedback before exiting out of Early Access. ːsteamhappyː
addedNEW - New level 1 boss tiles
fixedFIX - Options now include music on/off and level destruction on/off (recommended off for older CPU:s)
addedNEW - New level 7
addedNEW - New boss level 7
addedNEW - New level 8

EDIT: Release Candidate 2 now available! We are happy to announce that the first release candidate is now available for testing and feedback! Let us know if you find any critical issue or otherwise that needs to be resolved before the game goes live. This version contains 99% of all content to be expected in the final version, it is meant for community feedback before exiting out of Early Access. ːsteamhappyː

  • NEW - New level 1 boss tiles

  • FIX - Options now include music on/off and level destruction on/off (recommended off for older CPU:s)

  • NEW - New level 7

  • NEW - New boss level 7

  • NEW - New level 8

  • NEW - New boss level 8

  • NEW - 4 new enemy types

  • NEW - 4 new ship modules you can buy

  • NEW - Weapon: ION gun, shoots massive blue balls of destruction

  • NEW - All new ground modules and look for level 1

  • FIX - Credit placement is lowered in ship menu

  • FIX - Over 50+ bugs have been squashed

  • FIX - All bosses now turn red when taking damage

  • GAMEPLAY - Player is now informed of which level is playing upon entering

  • GAMEPLAY - Some ship modules are hidden until a certain level is reached

  • GAMEPLAY - Damage reduced when hitting the ground

  • GAMEPLAY - Ship is automatically repaired between missions

  • GAMEPLAY - Player can control ship speed by extending or retracting arm (speed is calculated from the distance to your head)

  • GAMEPLAY - Enemy bosses take more damage but shoot more

  • GAMEPLAY - Health drops are more frequent but give less health

  • GAMEPLAY - Health drops can be from any enemy type or structure

  • GAMEPLAY - Ship modules are no longer automatically applied, you need to press the trigger to select which connection should be made

  • GAMEPLAY - Player is informed about adding wings and engines to the ship in the ship menu

  • NEW- Engine sound from your ship

  • NEW- Wings now make a small trail when moving

  • NEW- Player ship now has single health

  • NEW- Player ship now has a visible health bar

  • NEW- Player ship now has a visible speed bar

  • NEW- Bosses now have health bars

  • NEW- Bosses now have new behaviour

  • NEW- Bosses now have Shield Modules that must be taken out before they can be destroyed

  • NEW- Lots of new FX, VFX as well as sounds

  • NEW- Bosses now have Shield Modules that must be taken out before they can be destroyed

  • NEW - Added left hand robotic arm which also can pick up powerups and credits as well as providing a small shield for short period of time

  • NEW - 3D sound on rockets and some enemy missiles

  • IMPROVEMENTS - New level loading time now only takes a few seconds

  • IMPROVEMENTS - Chests now rotate and have more visual impacts

  • IMPROVEMENTS - All enemy and bosses now have exploding sound

  • IMPROVEMENTS - The ground and everything else is now fully destructible!

  • PLANNED - TIME TRIAL MODE WITH LEADERBOARD

Tons of more stuff changed but this is the bulk! This is it folks, let us know what you think and help us find any critical bugs preventing us from releasing the game! Thankyou for your patience! ːsteamhappyː

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Steam News / 16 August 2018

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