Commanders, strap in—your cockpit just got an upgrade.

Ferrous · build 18903266 · published

On SteamNotes only · this build shipped before we watched the app

⚙️ New & Improved:

  • Now featuring the much-requested Tutorial Mode! Players can now open a tutorial area featuring Rulebook Links and a Youtube How-To-Play Commentary by Lewis R. K. himself!

  • A full dialogue system has been added ingame, featuring characters from the Ferrous Universe. With new opening dialogue to set the tone of every level.

  • A myriad of sound effects have been added across the UI and ingame.

  • Full Localization support for English, Thai, Chinese, and Japanese. Can be toggled in options menu

  • added SFX and Music controls in options

  • Obstacles and New Maps Contextualized. New Maps have been added, including an urban environment: Kurung Roze! Players can now use Obstacles for cover or Death From Above action. Entities can also Jump onto obstacles of appropriate size.

  • Controller Support Added: Basic support for Xbox Controller. Next up SteamInput API support is coming in the next few weeks

  • Performance Tweaks: Smoothed load times and a tighter UI response when switching views.

  • Weather and Time of Day: New Time of Day and Weather features to keep the battlefield visually dynamic! Future patches will also affect combat and gameplay.

🐛 Bugfixes:

  • Fixed a bug where maps would sometimes load a blank map

  • Fixed some edge cases where player data was not saving correctly

  • Various backend stability improvements for loading games, profiles, and markets for units

  • AI Player used to play with the same deck only, AI Player now uses a randomized deck

  • Fixed a bug where the soundtrack only looped the first track, players can now enjoy the full soundtrack and tunes

  • Mended visual issues with Materials and textures ingame

  • Added VFX for Dash actions

Your battlefield is cleaner, faster, and smarter.
As always—report bugs, suggest features, or just shout into the rust on our Discord or Ko-Fi