Greetings, Pilots!
Suit Up - Update 3.0 is here! This massive update represents another major step forward as we continue our journey toward the final 4.0 release that will bring Suit Up out of Early Access.
Before diving into the details, I want to share some important news about Suit Up's future. After months of dedicated development, I'm actively seeking publishing partners to help bring this game to a wider audience. I've already reached out to publishers like Humble Bundle and Team17, and I'm optimistic about finding the right partner to help Suit Up reach its full potential.
With my first child due in just a couple of months, I'm working hard to get Suit Up to a satisfactory level of completion before then. The upcoming 4.0 update will be our final major release, featuring the long-awaited mech upgrade circuit board system that will add a whole new layer of strategic depth to your upgrade choices!
Now, let's explore what's new in Update 3.0!
💥 VFX Overhaul
This visual overhaul has dramatically improved all our explosions and brought in exciting new effects:
- Enhanced missile effects with more spectacular visuals
- Improved explosive barrel destruction
- Better grenade detonations
- Enhanced screen shake for more impactful combat
- Improved damage flash effects
- Upgraded drone ability effects
🌍 Level Improvements
Responding to community feedback, we've reworked environments and lighting:
- Improved lighting with dynamic angles so environments feel more three-dimensional
- More variations of day and night lighting scenarios
- New levels added to Plains & Desert Biomes with level tweaks throughout
- Experimental Level Rotator - Levels now rotate to provide much more variety!
- Updated survival level endings for better flow
🔫 Weapon Balancing
Shotgun Rebalance - The shotgun was overpowered in an unfun way, so damage is now properly distributed between fragments rather than dealing full damage from each
🤖 New Drone System Overhaul
We've completely rebuilt the Drone System with exciting new features and abilities:
- New Drone Abilities: Destroy crawlers with Napalm, Mines, and Nukes!
- Shop Integration: All drone abilities can now be purchased and equipped from your Base Shop
- Expanded Loadouts: Unlock more slots and equip up to 5 drone abilities for battle
- Charge System: All abilities now use charges - each charge makes the ability more powerful!
🎯 Fun Additions
- Hidden Cheat Menu - There's now a secret cheat menu hidden in the game. Good luck figuring it out! 😉
- Enhanced Easter Egg - Added more hints to the Base Area easter egg since nobody's solved it yet!
- New Dialogue - Fresh conversations with Holobug to discover
🔧 Miscellaneous Improvements
- Cleaned up collision layers so objects react more naturally to explosions and environmental effects
- Improved shot reflection mechanics when deflecting spitter attacks with the Pulse weapon
- Pulse-reflected shots now properly damage crawlers
- Better enemy balancing and more dynamic horde sizes
- Upload level improvements - Crawlers no longer always target the upload spot
- Enhanced mech running audio
- Optimized save data processing and reduced saving times
- Removed the "Leaving Area" killzone and warning system
🐞 Bug Fixes
We've squashed numerous bugs reported by the community:
- Fixed Log sequencer visibility issues behind environmental objects
- Resolved void grenade mod malfunction
- Fixed infinite fuel exploit
- Corrected Backyard area menu not opening properly
- Resolved multiple audio firing issues
- Fixed Double Barreled mod functionality
- Repaired Controls menu button
- Prevented repair kits from falling through floor
- Corrected Fracture Cryo mod visual effects
- Fixed several Log menu opening errors
- Resolved spore attack damage spam
- Fixed enemy scaling calculation bugs
🔮 Looking Ahead to Update 4.0
The final major update is already in development and will feature:
Mech Upgrade Circuit Board System - A completely new strategic layer for your upgrade chips and equipment choices
Final polish and completion features to bring Suit Up out of Early Access
💌 Community Appreciation
To all our dedicated pilots: Thank you! 🫡 Your support and feedback have been incredible throughout this journey. I couldn't have asked for more committed supporters as we work toward making Suit Up the best it can be.
Your continued engagement helps shape every update, and I hope these improvements and the upcoming final release will help support my growing family while delivering the mech combat experience you deserve.
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Thank you for your continued support!
Happy hunting, Pilots!