Patch Notes – Sublight Demo 0.17.0
Major Update 1 – Meta Progression & Systems Overhaul
This patch should be available shortly (if not already), a game restart and steam update will be required.
Leaderboards will be reset as a result of this major update.
Major Update: Meta Progression & Overhaul
New Armoury System – Unlock weapons, tools, and permanent upgrades using meta currency earned in runs. Some early content is now progression-gated to ease onboarding.
New level – A ending act for the rebel faction has been added.
More Bosses – From feedback, 1 additional boss encounter will be required to complete a level, increasing the standard run time to 15 mins, but this brings with it new Endless bosses & some more engaging fights.
New Boss Mechanics – Boss fights now feature expanded behaviors and more challenge.
Enemy Updates – Some common foes are now sporting some new weapons to shake up the battlefield.
Boss Loot Weapons – Defeat bosses to unlock powerful, unique weapons.
UI / Controls
Complete UI overhaul
A new look n' feel has been applied consistently across the game.
The game screen layout has also been changed to better show off your equipped weapons in loot interfaces.
Additional controller support added.
A keybinds prompt has been added to the bottom of the screen while the game is paused.
this is for both Keyboard & controller.
Its not at a stage of "full controller support" yet, but we will continue to work to this point.
but most menu/gameplay flows are now fully supported.
Some elements like options/submenus are still in progress.
Performance
General Performance improvements to enemy path finding and large swarms
Notes
This update introduces foundational systems for long-term progression and build variety. More content and expansions to the Armoury system are planned in future updates.
Thanks again for all the continued support and feedback.