Early Access Beta (v0.4.1)

Vehicle No. 4 — Release Notes

Version 0.4.1a – Early Access Beta

General Updates

• Simplified Unlocks: Unlock all content by completing every character on Difficulty III and once on Difficulty V.
• Vehicle Collision Damage: Colliding with enemies deals damage equal to your current armor.
• Enemy Collision Behavior: Enemies cause collision damage only once per second.
• Weapon Overview: Added stack and connection counters for active module behaviors.

New Characters

• Thorn: A defensive-focused character.
• Emberly: Deals more damage with burn on enemies with oil.

New Modules & Weapons

• Unstable Experiment (Module): Deals self-damage on every 3rd hit, but gives a large power boost.
• Hose Connection (Module): If Weapon A kills, reset Weapon B's cooldown.
• Push Back Ram (Module): Knocks enemies back, deals armor-scaled damage, and increases armor.
• Connected Module Highlighting: Connected modules show their counterpart.

Visual Improvements

• New Character Portraits: Updated artwork for all characters.
• Enhanced Visual Effects: Post-processing effects added across all scenes and UI.
• Crit Damage Display: Critical hit damage now shown in red.
• New Background: Added environmental elements to improve background scene.

Balance Changes

• Plasma Cannon: Buffed attack speed (1.5 → 1.8 attacks/sec).
• Flamethrower: Nerfed attack speed (2.0 → 1.7) and damage (/2 → /4).
• Dynamite: Damage halved (still cascades with half weapon damage).
• Armor Converter: Reduced critical hit chance and damage.
• Hydraulic Pump: Nerfed, now includes Mechanical category.
• Relay: Adds Electric Category.
• Base Health: Increased from 50 → 100.

Misc & Bug Fixes

• Controller Fixes: Improved multiple controller input issues.
• Tutorials: Added more in-game instructional content.
• Linux Graphics: Switched to prefer Vulkan API for better performance.
• Vehicle Hit Sound: New sound effect plays when vehicle takes damage.
• Behavior Counters: New counter system tracks special character behaviors.