Hey Guardians!

While our whole feed is buzzing about Ocean Keeper: Co-op, our devs have been quietly locked in their office room (totally voluntary, we swear!)

Inside that little room theyve been flipping through the tenth volume of The Complete Fish Encyclopedia and moving UI buttons around the screen trying to find the perfect spot (totally not a joke)

All that hard work brings you something fresh and shiny a brand-new and longawaited update for Ocean Keeper: Dome Survival! \n

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So lets not pull the squid by its tentacles, heres whats new in the Deep Tides update!

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Smarter HUD & Interface

• You can finally track your current objective directly in the HUD, no more wandering around wondering, Wait, what was I supposed to do again?

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• We also added a mission token that points toward the mine you need to visit. Consider it your personal underwater GPS (without the annoying voice)

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• Youll also notice a new low-health indicator and a cool Mech repair effect. Its our subtle way of saying: Hey, you might wanna fix that before you explode Oh, and we moved the Repair button closer to your abilities.

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• For all dialogue enjoyers out there: you can now manually skip lines! Auto-skip is off, delay between skips is minimal, but yes. Mech still talks too much. We love him.

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• We also gave relic upgrade cards a little visual pop, they look as fancy as the treasures they represent.

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• And oh, weve added Hungarian localization!

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Tutorial

The tutorial just got a quality-of-life changes!

• We added a new step explaining Mech repair mechanics (because, apparently, just throwing duct tape at the player wasnt enough).

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• The Hub interface is now fully unlocked, so you can browse all upgrades right from the start.

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• Plus, we sprinkled in a few micro UX tweaks to make your first dive smoother than a dolphins backflip.

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Gameplay

Weve added new ability for your Digger!

• X-Ray see through walls, grab more ores.

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Also, we reduced the number of sessions needed to get a new task from the Collector (he finally learned how to multitask)

Balance

• Weve rebalanced waves, improved enemy variety and adjusted difficulty progression so youll face less hardcore well, slightly less.

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• Meet the newest troublemaker of the Ocean Keeper ecosystem: the Aura Worm a cute (not really) mini-tank that buffs enemies around it. Youll hate it. >:3

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• We tuned meta-upgrades, making them cheaper for a smoother start

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• Beating a boss now means extra upgrade picks. Treat yourself.

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Ah yes, everyones favorite section, where we pretend those bugs never existed.

• Titanic Softlock (aka Box vs. Door Saga)

  If you placed a box near the door, hit the button, and somehow trapped yourself forever congratulations, you discovered a feature. Well, it was a feature. Now its fixed.

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• Blocked Mines

  Some mines decided to generate unbreakable blocks and block progress. We told them to chill. They now behave like proper mines again.

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• Laser Digger Visual Bug

  That mysterious gray square following your laser? Gone. It had a good run, but its time to say goodbye, Squarey.

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• Story Mech Light

  The flashing light that could blind a whale has been toned down. You can safely look at your Mech again.

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• Rays From the Sky

  The heavens have returned! Missing light rays are back where they belong, dramatically shining through the depths once more.

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• Gamepad UI

  Added the missing (X) icon to the Buy button in the Customization > Upgrades tab. Both Digger and Mech now officially recognize your inputs.

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• Xbox Login on Steam

  Some players got an unexpected Xbox login popup when launching the Steam build. The console gods have been appeased it wont appear again.

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• Graphics Settings

  Your graphics settings will now actually save. No more eternal Low graphics life.

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• Reports Window

  It finally opens! And doesnt immediately throw an error at you. Small miracles.

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• Localization Fixes

  Fixed overflowing text in several places. Letters now stay inside the boxes.

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Thats the Deep Tides Update. Now its your turn: dive in, test the waters and tell us what you think!

Join our Discord to share your feedback, report what still bites, or pitch your wildest ideas for the next update our devs read everything (sometimes even at 3 AM).

And one more thing before we swim off...

Ocean Keeper: Co-op is heading to Early Access at the end of November!

[dynamiclink href=\"https://store.steampowered.com/app/3937360/Ocean_Keeper_Coop_Drill_Multiplayer/\"][/dynamiclink]So keep your sonar tuned and wishlist the game ;)

See you, Guardians!

The Ocean Keeper Team

Check out our very-very serious video about Deep Tides Update on YT!