Update 0.5.3

v0.5.3

Currently In Development

• Production on Upcoming Campaign Levels, Weapon Types and Enemies
  • Planet Part I’s dev testing and early art passes is continuing on schedule
  • Planet ’s enemy roster is now 80% completed!
  • Preproduction work on Planet ’s boss encounter is now underway
  • Planet Sentinel Parts I and III are advancing through dev testing and art / lighting passes
  • High energy weapon platform logic and testing are almost complete!
  • Watch the Discord channel to stay informed with the latest screenshots and livestream dates

Gameplay Difficulty

• Health Drop Changes
  • Easy: 20% drop chance
  • Normal: 10% drop chance
  • Hard: 5% drop chance
  • Extreme: 2.5% drop chance
  • Brutal: 1% drop chance
  • Drop chance increases over time for all difficulties if Health packs have not dropped

• Enemy Damage
  • Outgoing enemy damage now scales more aggressively as the Difficulty selection increases
  • This will better differentiate the Difficulty tiers

Weapons

• New Manufacturer: Olorun Defense Systems
  • Specialize in full-spectrum battlefield control
  • Highly effective against Bugs and Beasts
  • Fire plasma bolts with unique visual effects
  • Roll with perks designed to maximize direct combat utility
  • Produce DMRs, SMGs, Combat and Slug Shotguns, LMGs, Rocket Launchers, Burst Rocket Launchers, and Miniguns
  • (Currently only available in Holochamber - full implementation when the next Campaign Planet goes live)

Holochamber

• Reduced intensity of some spotlights in Titus Holochamber

Characters

• Stryker Character Art
  • Character model has been updated!

General Updates and Fixes

• Gameplay
  • Updated Mission Failed screen with new effects for Campaign and Holochamber
  • Fixed Sniper Rifle muzzle flash effect

• Enemies
  • New Sporangium AOE materials to match the Medastia
  • Fixed Grub power level damage scaling
  • Reworked Spyder AI - only Elite Spyders will become enraged and charge players
  • Increased Prison Guard melee attack damage
  • Updated Skorlac AI logic with dodging and pain animations
  • Boss Health Bars will now be segmented to specify gameplay phases

• Characters
  • Stryker
    • Skills
      • Barrage missiles will now spawn to the edge of the AOE radius
      • Fixed Plasma Blast error causing projectiles to fly shorter than expected ranges
      • Plasma Blast AOE has been updated to an improved arc shape, and now fires evenly distributed projectiles for improved damage

  • Engineer
    • Skills
      • Updated Cryo Grenade model and ice visual effect
      • Updated Turret AOE

  • Assassin
    • Skills
      • Updated the icon for Sabre Disc

  • Juggernaut
    • Skills
      • Fixed Level 3 Shield’s double sided collision issue

• Main Menu
  • Updated difficulty selection info with Enemy Damage Output and Health Drop chance

• Lockjaw Mining
  • Improved staircase collision
  • Fixed some enemy navigation issues
  • Fixed several areas with overlapping textures
  • Added a few crates to prevent players from accessing unintended areas of the map
  • Added dirt and debris details throughout the map
  • Improved lighting

• Lockjaw Cell Blocks
  • Fixed several areas with overlapping textures

• Oterion Guardian Sanctum
  • Camera now zooms further out while fighting Jungle Guardian boss
  • Sporangia now have reduced healing capabilities for the boss
  • Updated boss room layout
  • Added new art
  • Added new effects to the Jungle Guardian’s attacks

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