🔧 Nion Forge – Patch 0.5.17 Hello Pilots, this will most likely be one of the final demo patches :). Our focus is now entirely on completing the game. 🚀 New Features · Traffic-System Many of you asked for more life in the districts. The first step is now done: lots of small pixel vehicles are now traveling along the light roads between the districts. · Verbessertes Treffer-Feedback bei Gegner…
Dear pilots! After a year of demo updates, we are thrilled to announce Nion Forge is coming to Steam Next Fest! Along with that there are some news regarding supported devices. NEW: Steam Deck support Nion Forge runs with about 90 fps on Steam Deck, so everything should run very smooth, also on the OLED version. NEW: mac OS silicon support On newer Macbooks with Apple Silicon processors you can…
# 🔧 Nion Forge – Demo Patch 0.5.14 Hello Pilots, this will likely be one of the final demo patches:). Our full focus is now on finishing the game. ːsteamthisː Forge Cores ːsteamthisː With this patch, we’re introducing a major new system. Forge Cores are designed to give you more freedom in your builds while also providing a noticeable advantage for larger ships. Cores can be found during a run…
# 🔧 Nion Forge – Patch 0.5.13 Hello Pilots, this will most likely be one of the final demo patches. Our full focus is now on completing the game. For that reason, this update is intentionally smaller. However, we are testing an important change: an updated lighting setup aimed at improving enemy visibility. We’re very curious to hear your feedback on this! We hope you enjoy the improvements. -…
# 🔧 Nion Forge – Patch 0.5.12 Hello pilots, this will likely be one of the last major demo patches. From now on, our full focus is on completing the project. Your feedback has pushed us forward tremendously, and we are proud of what we have built together with you so far. We hope you enjoy the new changes. This update mainly focuses on improving the onboarding experience as well as the clarity…
# 🔧 Nion Forge – Patch 0.5.11 Hello everyone, the last demo update wasn’t that long ago, but in preparation for the German Indie Showcase we wanted to follow up with a few additional changes. The past few days have been incredible for us. Through our publisher Dreamstudios, we received a brand-new trailer, we were part of the showcase, and a very special highlight for us was receiving an origi…
Half a year after the demo release—and 11 demo updates later—we’re now drawing our first conclusions. From here on out, we’ll be shifting our full focus back to the complete version of the game, which we plan to release next year. But first, some fantastic news: We’ve been selected for the German Indie Showcase , taking place on December 11th on Gronkh’s official YouTube channel ! German Indie…
# 🔧 Nion Forge – Patch 0.5.10 Hello community, It has been almost two months since the last demo update, and a lot has happened since then. At the beginning of October, we also attended a large conference in Vienna, where we received valuable feedback that we have implemented directly in many areas. During this period, a major security incident at Unity also came to light. We took this as an o…
# 🔧 Nion Forge – Patch 0.5.9 Hello dear community, the last demo update was about a month ago. Since then, we’ve spent a lot of time on optimizations and localization. Now we especially need your help to test if the bug devil have sneaked in somewhere. Please let us know if you encounter any issues or notice anything unusual. --- ## 🚀 New Features - Added German localization - Reworked and ex…
# 🔧 Nion Forge – Patch 0.5.8 --- ## 🚀 New Features · New quest starting in District 2. · Completed quests are now listed in Player Stats. · New module: Extender, the counterpart to the Bridge. --- ## ⚖️ Balance Changes · Enemy collisions reworked — less bouncing, more control when shoving Mosquitos. · Mosquitos now trigger their explosion noticeably earlier. · Boss push logic reworked: push s…
# 🔧 Nion Forge - Patch 0.5.7 --- A bit later this time, but here are the patch notes. We actually want to slow down demo updates and fully focus on new content. Still, we’ve made a few more adjustments. ## 🚀 New Features - When ships are particularly long, the camera now adjusts to keep the whole ship in view. - Weight Modulators now increase the effectiveness of direction engines on larger s…
# 🔧 Nion Forge – Patch 0.5.6 --- ## 🚀 New Features - New modules: -> Straight connector used as a spacer; very lightweight, requires no NION, and has no additional abilities. -> Magnet Module: increases pickup range; can be attached to the rear of the ship. -> Bullet Connector: connector with 4 attachment points and a bullet shooter that rotates towards enemies. -> Vital Connector: connector…
We're thrilled to be part of the very first edition of the Debut Festival , an event dedicated to spotlighting studios creating their first video games. Nion Forge will be showcased alongside a lineup of other exciting debut titles. Come check it out and get an early look at what’s on the horizon! The festival is organized by GameDev.ist and kicks off on August 7th .
🔧 Nion Forge – Patch 0.5.5 (In Development) --- ## ⚖️ Balance Changes - Game Scene: Adjusted the force effect applied by direction engines -> large ships should now be easier to steer --- ## 🐞 Bug Fixes - Tutorial: Stats no longer work in the UpgradeHUD during the tutorial - Fixed some input prompt icon/text positions - Shop: Shop buy button now works with the mouse again - Player Hub: Backgr…
# 🔧 Nion Forge – Patch 0.5.4 (In Development) --- ## 🚀 New Features - Gamepad/Keyboard icons now correctly update based on the current input device - Input scheme selection added to the Settings menu in the Main Menu - UI animations added to the Main Menu and Player Hub - Main Menu: Back button added to the Load panel --- ## ⚖️ Balance Changes - Increased the hitbox size of Mosquito enemies -…
# 🔧 Nion Forge – Patch 0.5.3 (In Development) --- ## 🐞 Bug Fixes - fixed District 4 - fixed some pathing bugs related to the tutorial - loadboxes in the main menu can now be selected correctly; previously, there were odd overlaps with the delete button --- ## 🎨 Visual & Audio - button colors of the intermediate sequences have been adjusted to match the standard button colors, to avoid confus…
# 🔧 Nion Forge – Patch 0.5.2 (In Development) ## 🚀 New Features -all weapons now track damage and display "total damage dealt" in stats ## 🐞 Bug Fixes - fixed tutorial crash on start ## 🧩 Misc -splash screen with animated logo and sound effects
# 🔧 Nion Forge – Patch 0.5.1 (In Development) ## 🚀 New Features - Improved fullscreen settings: clearer distinction between *Windowed* and *Exclusive Fullscreen*. → *Windowed* adapts the game to your monitor resolution. → *Fullscreen* changes your monitor resolution to match the game's. - Shop buy button is now mouse-compatible. - Tooltips added to upgrade icons in both Hangar and Stats Menu.…
Try out the Demo here It's getting exciting on the planet Nion Prime! As you read this, our first demo is ready to be tested. We've been working towards this moment for two years and are now ready for your first impressions as a player! But we don't just want to tell you about the released demo, we also want to share our latest progress in development. Tutorial Capsules Small improvements Ready…
Overview We are still working very hard on the game and things are ramping up. Since we haven’t done one for a long time (and this one being the first on Steam) this is a big update which can be split up into the following chapters: Improved enemy ship models Gamepad everything! Menu and Ingame HUD Overhaul Dissolving ships Optimizations Upcoming Demo in May! Improved enemy ship models From Oct…
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