Update 2.9 — Hive Talents, Daily Goals & Performance

NEON SURGE · published · build 26348234

Version 2.9 is live!

Talent Hive, part 2

  • Around 50 hexes that showed "COMING SOON" now have real effects.
  • Fixed SHIELD, REGEN, INVINCIBILITY and MAGNET ignoring their level, and RESONANCE not applying.
  • A few hexes became free BRIDGES (0 cores, 0 points) to make paths easier to connect.

Daily Goals

  • New daily goals with rewards, plus collection milestones at 25/50/75/100%.
  • Curses now give +10% cores each.

Better runs

  • Game over now shows your next purchase.
  • Arsenal pause screen shows what's missing to evolve each weapon.
  • Map chests can evolve a weapon that's ready.
  • Faster early levels (up to level 5).
  • Horde peaks are less predictable.
  • New CLEAN SCREEN option.
  • "START HERE" tag on ARSENAL for new players.

Fixes & balance

  • +1 projectile now works on all new weapons.
  • AREA now gives 15% per level, and ACCELERATOR also boosts saws/grenades already on the field.
  • IGNITION no longer kills a boss twice.

Performance

  • Fewer stutters when a boss arrives and in big fights (targeting, chain/AoE effects, particles and sound).

Thanks for playing! Feedback is always welcome in the discussions.