Weekly Patch #2 0.2.91

Weekly Patch #2 is here, bringing the Pilot Skill Tree, the Halcyon Frigate, new Arena events, Ascendant upgrades, major ship changes, and improvements to Party and Versus modes.

ADDITIONS

• Pilot Skill Tree EnabledPersistent stat improvements and skills can now be unlocked using Pilot Points. Pilot Points are earned by levelling up your profile.
• Halcyon Frigate EnabledA circular starship built around persistent ring damage and powerful shockwave weapons.
• Arena AsteroidsAsteroids can now fly across the Arena. Destroy them before they escape to earn additional rewards.
• Golden Synari Supply DroneA rare Golden Synari Supply Drone can now spawn during a run.Destroying it allows you to choose from 6 Ascendant Upgrades.Ascendant Upgrades do not contribute toward normal level caps.
• War DoctrineAdded a new War Doctrine that increases all damage by 20%.

SHIP & COMBAT CHANGES

• Ultimate RegenerationAll ships now passively regenerate 1 Ultimate Charge every 20 seconds.
• Glaive CuttersReduced their base orbit speed.A new Doctrine can increase cutter orbit speed.The Ultimate has also been redesigned and now spawns reverse-orbiting cutters for 7 seconds.
• Starling IndicatorAdded a new Gatling Gun Ultimate.Its Special Attack now fires its alternate-attack projectiles.
• Comet RaiderPrimary and Alternate Attacks now travel significantly farther.Added a new Doctrine that allows its weapons to bounce between enemies.
• Carrier TenderReworked its Doctrines around a maximum of 6 drones.Drone builds can now gain increased damage, fire rate, additional modifiers, and on-hit orbital damage.
• VoltIncreased base damage.Added a new Doctrine that increases the number of jumps, damage, and range of its Primary and Alternate Attacks.Volt's Ultimate has also been improved and now shocks everything within range over 7 seconds.

BALANCE & GAMEPLAY

• Reduced Synari Drone damage scaling.
• Replaced fragments with Blast Waves to reduce entity counts and improve performance.
• Reduced the Colossus laser width and health.
• After teleporting, bosses can no longer fire explosion missiles for 2 seconds.

FIXES & IMPROVEMENTS

• Fixed material instancing on Armored Square Synari Drones.
• Updated Upgrade Card and Charge Status icons.
• Improved Party and Versus modes with better lobbies, replication improvements, and performance optimisations.

GOOD LUCK, PILOTS.

Jump in, experiment with the new Pilot Skill Tree and Doctrines, and see what you can build in v0.2.91.