Build 25274613

New threats, stranger encounters and more surprises waiting deeper in the swarm.

New enemies to discover

• Meet the Veilborn: New mysterious enemies with distinct attacks, movement, sounds and arrival announcements. They join ordinary waves and can fight alongside a boss or Space Snake. Some lose weapons and body parts as you shoot them apart.
• New tractor ships bring different ways to pull, swing and trap you, with animated energy fields, individual sounds and Codex escape tips.
• Space Snake broods: mothers now have a random chance to hatch babies. Each species has its own brood, weapons and alien calls; some juveniles even heal their mother. Destroy the mother and her surviving brood retreats.

A Cinder brood defends its mother.

More surprises as you go deeper

• Enemy identities now arrive gradually the deeper you venture
• Rare later-sector fights can bring a second boss or a Space Snake into the battle, with coordinated warnings and breathing room between major encounters.
• Active damage during longer special encounters earns additional score, helping keep your scoring pace moving.

Glass Widow joins an ordinary enemy wave.

A sharper look and clearer sound

• All 30 ships have more detailed, freely rotatable menu and Hangar models, with richer materials, framed canopies and recessed engines. Combat sprites and ship stats are unchanged.
• Overrun celebrations now feature your actual 3D ship, a cinematic arrival and animated rewards.
• Bosses and snakes have stronger sound identities. Arrival announcements are clearer, and boss death dialogue no longer competes with Tactical Draft voices.
• Cleaner combat effects and fewer distracting brackets; smoother Hangar ship changes and menu startup, without the brief flat-sprite flash.
• Hangar Back now remembers your selected ship. Support drones are easier to see, and powerup artwork is clearer.
• Improved Steam leaderboard reconnection after temporary availability failures.

Nova Sparrow in the main menu. Actual interactive 3D model.

Thanks for the feedback, pilots. See you in the swarm!