Dear players, Steel Rain Update 1.5.0 is now available and adds many new features, optimizations and fixes. Next to the improved and redesigned campaign mode, there are 2 new game modes, Arcade and Survival. Arcade mode allows you to play Steel Rain with a simplified alternative Upgrade system, auto refilling Quickbar and unlocked Skills. In Survival mode you have no quick bar items, no way to save your game and no hp refill. Fight as far as possible and compete with other players. All new game modes come with separate leaderboards, unique space missions and more new features.


New features:

- New Arcade mode with unique upgrade system
- New Survival mode with unlocked skills
- New sound effects and optimized vocal fx
- New improved enemy maneuvers and firemodes
- New orbit missions in arcade mode
- New progress map for Arcade and Survival modes
- New improved menu and ui design
- New overload animation and soundeffects
- New stage tutorials and stage designs
- 2 new Leaderboards for new game modes


Optimizations:

- Optimized difficulty balance
- Improved stage design and random events
- Optimized gamepad deadzone settings
- Options bar highlight if selected
- Improved menu and stage performance
- Adjusted power up letters
- Improved boss fights
- Improved Laser collisions and animations
- Ranking colors added
- Improved Quest and Orbit patrol balance
- Stage quit button confirmation added
- Improved missile and bullet visibility
- Optimized PowerUp balance and drop chances
- Improved translations and tutorials
- Optimized back button functions
- Improved background movement and fx
- Improved drone collision and low res scale
- Adjusted drone muzzle fx
- Optimized score cap screen
- Show credits income minimum delay
- Improved Quickbar and cooldown times
- Orbit patrol colonization requirements added
- Improved story screen and text speed
- Upgrade token pack for Arcade mode
- Increased minimum overload range
- Improved upgrade shop gamepad navigation
- Stage selection lead blink added
- Optimized Astelle animation and fx
- Enemy rocket speed difficulty balance
- Adjusted legacy gamepad mouse control speed


Editor & Worshop:

- Press button to reactivate Mouse or Gamepad input
- Campaign infos and timer disabled in editor mode
- Adjusted Editor workshop unit positioning
- Legacy and xbox gamepad support
- Improved Hide UI function
- Workshop Editor Stage end fix


Bug fixes:

- Astelle max weight info loop - fixed
- 60fps lock after task change - fixed
- Mouse positioning task change fix
- Wrong back button destination fix
- Low resolution bullet scale fix
- Low resolution missing letter fix
- Steel Mode pause timeout fix
- Initial laser collision fix
- Delayed Stage end fix
- Audio options gamepad fix
- Stage 6-2 background fix