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Line Defense v1.0.21 — Interface & Big Quality of Life Update

Line Defense · published 3 months ago · build 23576206

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The battlefield is becoming more polished, more rewarding, and more dangerous.

Version 1.0.21 focuses on major user interface improvements, controller support enhancements, mutation progression updates, performance optimizations, and additional visual polish throughout the game.

User Interface Overhaul

HUD Improvements

Completely revamped UI for Money, Gold, Player Level, and Round information
Round progress now displays more clearly
Updated Money and Gold HUD sprites
Money, Gold, and XP values now smoothly count up instead of updating instantly
Fixed round displays showing decimal values

Menu & Controller Improvements

Controller sticks can now navigate all menus
Improved pause menu navigation
Updated button prompts on the character selection screen
Fixed controller cursor snapping to mouse position while using a gamepad
Fixed incorrect player indicators appearing on menu cursors
Load Game option now only appears when save data exists

Mutation Improvements

Expanded Mutation Rewards

Mutated enemies now drop 8x the normal Essence reward
Increased mutation spawn chance
Mutated enemies become more aggressive during Freeplay

Mutation Visual Fixes

Fixed Necromaster appearing stretched when mutated
Fixed incorrect mutated Necromaster sprites
Mutated Cars now use black crosshair targeting indicators

Gameplay Changes

Character Adjustments

Increased Sharpy's bullet size at higher upgrade tiers
Fixed Sharpy's special bullet size inconsistency

Enemy Improvements

Mechanical enemies now leave behind corpses and mechanical debris when defeated

New Environment

Desertio Dunes

Added the new Desertio Dunes background

Performance & Optimization

Re-optimized status effect systems for improved performance
Optimized room generation code for improved FPS and overall performance

Fixes

Fixed kills occasionally not being credited to the correct player
Fixed multiple mutation-related visual issues
Fixed various controller navigation issues
Fixed several UI display inconsistencies
Additional stability, polish, and quality-of-life improvements throughout the game

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