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v0.2.8-4: Performance and balance hotfixes

Substrate: Emergence Alpha Playtest · published 5 months ago

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This is a small hotfix with a few easy wins for performance and balance.

v0.2.8-4:
* Various performance fixes
* Balance:
- Cryochondria are more rare
- Corpse deposits return more basal substrate
- environmental damage particles now escape collectors (increased emission speed)
- pH environmental damage significantly increased
* Tweaked contract objectives and language, rework still in progress

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