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Time RiftersNewsChallenge Update is now live!
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Challenge Update is now live!

Time Rifters · published 21 Nov 2014, 22:06 UTC

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The Challenge Update is now live! Compete for a highscore in the Daily Challenge, or if you're feeling more creative, design, build & share your own rooms & arenas.

This is a free update for all Time Rifters owners.

Check out our new Time Rifters: Challenge Update trailer for a preview of the new features, or just exit & restart Steam to check them out yourself.

Join us on our Steam forums and let us know what you think.

Release Notes:

Gameplay Changes:

  • New 'Daily Challenge'. Team up with yourself in randomly created arenas of user created rooms.
  • New 'Custom Arenas'. Play arenas created by other players via Steam Workshop.
  • New 'Room Editor'. Create enemy configurations, platforms, buildings, forcefields, jump pads, triggers & wires. Your room may appear in a Daily Challenge.
  • New 'Arena Editor'. Point and click to create a configuration of rooms, then share that arena on the Steam Workshop.
  • Added 6 new Steam Achievements (Room Creator, Arena Creator, Arena Player, Daily Challenge x3)
  • Added 'Show/Hide Body' toggle.

Virtual Reality Changes:

  • Updated Oculus SDK to 0.4.3.1 Beta
  • Added ability to toggle Vignette

Performance Changes:

  • Reduced overdraw on explosions
  • Gold now uses simpler physics
  • Each enemy is 1 draw call instead of 2
  • All red/white/yellow blocks draw call batch together now
  • Better batching of bullet holes and weapon effects
  • Occlusion culling for Daily Challenge
  • Optimized performance of blocks on acid
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