Greetings Keepers, Fresh reports have arrived from the final stages of preparation for the Springloaded update! Details include revised info on several existing gadgets and notes that the R&D team also put their time into engineering a number of exciting Dome and device updates. The Guild put together the following brief to help in preparation for the coming new deployments:

Gadgets

Keepers will want to be ready to take another look at some of the existing gadgets. Improvements to the probe, teleporter, and particularly our buddies Drillbert and Drilliam figures to make them more useful. One scout reported forgetting that they had a snack with them when jumping into the teleporter only to find it still with them when they materialized back in the mines. And that even before feeding the little guy, Drillbert seemed to have made a lot more progress than expected. The Scouts entry ends there as an attack wave hit, though it does mention that Drillbert started to cower in fear rather than falling asleep.
Loadout choices may also need a second look. Combat abilities on all three of the primary gadgets appear to be operating differently. Shields crackled with energy and the roots and canopy shield of the orchard do not seem to crumble away after each attack. Be careful with Wither, though, as it no longer seems to take out waves of enemies, though reports are that monsters were taking heavy damage from weapons fire while active.

All Domes

Guild quartermasters are also ready to deploy new dome tech upgrades. Working in cooperation with Keeper debriefings, R&D have developed the following to support Keepers on their expeditions!

• Adaptive Wave Warner
• Auto Repair
• Exit Route

Sword Dome

Also based on Keeper reports, the Sword dome gets improvements we think you are going to like. Higher power motivators have been developed that increase damage for both slice and stab. This upgrade also benefits the Javelin, which required a little additional tuning to feel just right. To handle the increased power, the dome has been strengthened and the Impact Recuperation upgrade boosted as well

We Need You

Keepers, your feedback played a big part in our work on this update. We use it side by side with our designs to develop and improve the game. With so many Keepers going on so many runs we need a better way to understand all the experiences you are having. So we will add anonymized in-game action telemetry through PlayFab with this update. This will give us super-valuable answers like, how many players chose shield vs. orchard vs. repellant? or which gadgets do players most often shred for cobalt instead of using? We only collect player actions with a randomly generated ID number without any personal info attached. There is so much vital information about how you interact with the game and changes to make the game more fun. We implemented this as a setting in the options, so you can turn it on or off. An in-game popup will ask you first, and it is not turned on by default. We are very thankful if you can help make the game better by allowing telemetry. Well make sure to share some insight in the future. That should be interesting for everyone. Now, would you believe there is even more to talk about for this update? Next time well dig into the coming adjustments to both Relic Hunt and Prestige modes, and if all goes to plan let you know when the Springloaded update will be sprung.

[ 2023-02-24 16:13:56 CET ] [ Original post ]