Update 2 incoming!

A new update for Ion Maiden is here and with a brand new game mode! We've been hard at work on the main game, doing a major performance overhaul and creating a new game mode for our players to enjoy while they wait for the full game to arrive. Queen of the Hill is our new survival mode, focused on killing wave after wave of ruthless cyborg cultists with nothing but a gigantic chaingun at your disposal (Yes! You can finally use it!) before time runs out or you die a horrible death. We hope you love it! As a side note, the game recently reached more than 500 positive reviews at a 97% Steam rating, giving us an Overwhelmingly Positive review status. We have no words to describe how happy we are for the reception of the game and to know people are loving it! Please take your time to read the changelog for Update 2. Bear in mind this will make your old saves unusable, so if you are currently pretty far in the preview campaign, you might want to finish it first. Enjoy! Ion Maiden Preview Campaign Update 2 Changelog: Important Notes: The save format version number has been bumped, meaning your old saves will no longer work. This may happen repeatedly during the Early Access period. Texture filtering options have been temporarily disabled as we continue to make improvements to the renderer. "Filtered" texture mode will return in the next patch alongside further optimizations. Changelog: +Added Queen of the Hill arcade mode. Note: Your possible score will increase on higher difficulty settings! +More scripting optimizations to improve overall framerate and reduce hitching +Fixed OpenGL renderer performance hiccups by optimizing and eliminating mid-game texture streaming and generation +Implemented precaching of sound files to further eliminate hitching +Improved OpenGL renderer performance +Improved save performance and space efficiency +Temporarily disable texture filtering options. These will return in the next patch alongside more optimization work +Tweaked enemy behavior to improve balance, and increased challenge on Ultra Viscera +Added a pulsing sound effect to attract you to the minigun after the Warmech dies +Increased visibility of keycard pickups +Fixed issues with reaching some secrets in Bombardier mode +Misc bug fixes +Misc level fixes

[ 2018-04-13 04:10:21 CET ] [ Original post ]