Bug fixes
[Bug fix] Fixed two issues that could cause a crash on some systems. [Bug fix] Fixed a race condition that could cause a soft lock.
[ 2024-11-12 20:08:05 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.095
[Bug fix] Fixed two issues that could cause a crash on some systems. [Bug fix] Fixed a race condition that could cause a soft lock.
Shared quests
[Misc] You can now alter how completed quests should be shared between connected players: 1) When a player completes a quest, the quest is also completed for all other players regardless of their location. 2) A player must be close to the location of the event that triggers completion of a quest for the quest to be considered completed for that player. The default is (1). Previous to this patch, (2) was used. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that caused some summoned drones to occasionally ignore their player-given commands.
[ 2024-09-15 20:17:52 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.094
[Misc] You can now alter how completed quests should be shared between connected players: 1) When a player completes a quest, the quest is also completed for all other players regardless of their location. 2) A player must be close to the location of the event that triggers completion of a quest for the quest to be considered completed for that player. The default is (1). Previous to this patch, (2) was used. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that caused some summoned drones to occasionally ignore their player-given commands.
Bug fixes
[Bug fix] Fixed a network client issue that on rare cases could allow clients to open doors that were still closed on server-side. This would enable the client to look through the door as if it was open, but not physically pass through it. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue related to explosion-type beam weapons. [Misc] The GOG version no longer contains the "Upload to Steam" button.
[ 2024-08-18 08:02:18 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.093
[Bug fix] Fixed a network client issue that on rare cases could allow clients to open doors that were still closed on server-side. This would enable the client to look through the door as if it was open, but not physically pass through it. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue related to explosion-type beam weapons. [Misc] The GOG version no longer contains the "Upload to Steam" button.
Misc update
[Misc] The area right after the first tutorial dungeon has been slightly revised: the exit no longer contains any enemies, which should make it easier to read the plot dialogue. [Misc] The content validation method used to ensure that the client has the same game files as the server has been revised.
[ 2024-07-25 10:19:13 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.092
[Misc] The area right after the first tutorial dungeon has been slightly revised: the exit no longer contains any enemies, which should make it easier to read the plot dialogue. [Misc] The content validation method used to ensure that the client has the same game files as the server has been revised.
Bullet highlighting
[Misc] You can now highlight bullets. The following options are available: Friendlies, Enemies, All, and None (default). Highlighting is green for bullets fired by friendlies and red for bullets fired by enemies. [Misc] Many popup texts presented in-game are now less distracting (e.g., those presented when toggling auto-casts). In addition, some popups are now completely disabled when the "Show hints and tips" option in the general section of the main menu is unchecked. [Graphics] The shader used to highlight items, enemies and bullets has been slightly revised. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that caused some tooltip texts to be incorrectly presented when below an active drop-down list.
[ 2024-07-22 13:07:18 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.091
[Misc] You can now highlight bullets. The following options are available: Friendlies, Enemies, All, and None (default). Highlighting is green for bullets fired by friendlies and red for bullets fired by enemies. [Misc] Many popup texts presented in-game are now less distracting (e.g., those presented when toggling auto-casts). In addition, some popups are now completely disabled when the "Show hints and tips" option in the general section of the main menu is unchecked. [Graphics] The shader used to highlight items, enemies and bullets has been slightly revised. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that caused some tooltip texts to be incorrectly presented when below an active drop-down list.
Warped Continuum Events Update!
The Warped Continuum Event is a new kind of end-game procedural challenge that gets more difficult the further you progress. They are all large enough to accomodate the biggest ships (although some ships modded with the "Big" mod still will require some maneuverability skills :)).
As the difficulty of these events for the most part is linearly increased based on how far you progress, there should not be any huge difficulty spikes (such as the difficulty gaps between the Minor, Grand, and Uber Continuum Events). The Warped Continuum Event loot table differs from regular Continuum Events. In particular, they have a higher likelihood of dropping items that add bonus skill points. They are also the only way to gain In-S Fragments, which add bonus skill points to items (you previously had to find an item with bonus skill points and extract the skills through an Ext-S Fragment). The quality of these items depend on the difficulty of the Warped Continuum Event. The more difficult events have a chance to drop Uber-tier items. They start to drop in the Continuum difficulty. You can also craft them using the Random Warped Contained Continuum Event recipe.
There is a high-score system in place for these Warped Continuum Events. The difficulty of dropped Warped Continuum Events depend on this high-score. There is also a Continuum Transmuter recipe to reduce the difficulty of a Warped Continuum Event (see Downgrade Warped Continuum Event).
I wont say much about these events, apart from that they only drop in Warped Continuum Events...
The English localization has received a complete overhaul, with more than 3000 words having been revised and many entries added! This was done single handedly by Morgan Walter (@syovere on Discord). Many thanks for your hard work!
You can now set an item that is desired as reward for completing a given Uber Continuum Event. See the recipe "Set Uber Continuum Event Reward". The idea is to make it easier to farm specific items.
You can now encounter Imperius enemies! A total of 16 new Imperius enemies have been added. You can presently encounter these in the Warped Continuum Events.
Two new hangars that summon Imperius fighters have been added to the loot table. A new hangar that summon Imperius cruisers has been added to the loot table. A new Imperius fighter-class ship has been added to the loot table.
I have read your feedback on the performance issues in caves (especially in Act 2). This patch provides overall performance improvements to caves. Additionally, you can now also opt to render caves walls at a lower resolution (see the image below). This provides greatly increased performance at the cost of a minor (often negligible) reduction in the image quality of cave walls.
Many enemy death animations have been polished. The Continuum Transmuter UI has received a minor update. The names of some world events have been changed. A menu battle scene featuring Imperius vs Axiom has been added. The final boss in Act 4 no longer summons any turrets. Loot has been improved for the final boss in Act 4. The "Recommended level" for Continuum Events has been revised. Better profiling of hardware info (GPU and available RAM) to reduce the effort required to debug related errors. The warp gate button has been moved (see below image).
Fixed an issue that could cause an infinite loading screen when disconnecting from a PvP or fleet commander game while a map switch was being made. Fixed multiple localization issues. Replaced an incorrect portrait (the second boss in Act 4). Fixed an item duplication bug related to Continuum Events. Fixed an issue that could cause caves/asteroids to not render correctly if playing with a shadow quality of medium or lower. Fixed an issue that could cause the map to fail to update correctly when some kinds of entities with map animations were destroyed (e.g., some rocks and walls).
[ 2024-07-15 20:20:51 CET ] [ Original post ]
Warped Continuum Events
The Warped Continuum Event is a new kind of end-game procedural challenge that gets more difficult the further you progress. They are all large enough to accomodate the biggest ships (although some ships modded with the "Big" mod still will require some maneuverability skills :)).
As the difficulty of these events for the most part is linearly increased based on how far you progress, there should not be any huge difficulty spikes (such as the difficulty gaps between the Minor, Grand, and Uber Continuum Events). The Warped Continuum Event loot table differs from regular Continuum Events. In particular, they have a higher likelihood of dropping items that add bonus skill points. They are also the only way to gain In-S Fragments, which add bonus skill points to items (you previously had to find an item with bonus skill points and extract the skills through an Ext-S Fragment). The quality of these items depend on the difficulty of the Warped Continuum Event. The more difficult events have a chance to drop Uber-tier items. They start to drop in the Continuum difficulty. You can also craft them using the Random Warped Contained Continuum Event recipe.
There is a high-score system in place for these Warped Continuum Events. The difficulty of dropped Warped Continuum Events depend on this high-score. There is also a Continuum Transmuter recipe to reduce the difficulty of a Warped Continuum Event (see Downgrade Warped Continuum Event).
Infinite Warped Continuum Events
I wont say much about these events, apart from that they only drop in Warped Continuum Events...
Major overhaul to the English localization
The English localization has received a complete overhaul, with more than 3000 words having been revised and many entries added! This was done single handedly by Morgan Walter (@syovere on Discord). Many thanks for your hard work!
Customize your Uber rewards
You can now set an item that is desired as reward for completing a given Uber Continuum Event. See the recipe "Set Uber Continuum Event Reward". The idea is to make it easier to farm specific items.
Imperius enemies
You can now encounter Imperius enemies! A total of 16 new Imperius enemies have been added. You can presently encounter these in the Warped Continuum Events.
New items!
Two new hangars that summon Imperius fighters have been added to the loot table. A new hangar that summon Imperius cruisers has been added to the loot table. A new Imperius fighter-class ship has been added to the loot table.
Performance in caves
I have read your feedback on the performance issues in caves (especially in Act 2). This patch provides overall performance improvements to caves. Additionally, you can now also opt to render caves walls at a lower resolution (see the image below). This provides greatly increased performance at the cost of a minor (often negligible) reduction in the image quality of cave walls.
Misc changes
Many enemy death animations have been polished. The Continuum Transmuter UI has received a minor update. The names of some world events have been changed. A menu battle scene featuring Imperius vs Axiom has been added. The final boss in Act 4 no longer summons any turrets. Loot has been improved for the final boss in Act 4. The "Recommended level" for Continuum Events has been revised. Better profiling of hardware info (GPU and available RAM) to reduce the effort required to debug related errors. The warp gate button has been moved (see below image).
Bug fixes
Fixed an issue that could cause an infinite loading screen when disconnecting from a PvP or fleet commander game while a map switch was being made. Fixed multiple localization issues. Replaced an incorrect portrait (the second boss in Act 4). Fixed an item duplication bug related to Continuum Events. Fixed an issue that could cause caves/asteroids to not render correctly if playing with a shadow quality of medium or lower. Fixed an issue that could cause the map to fail to update correctly when some kinds of entities with map animations were destroyed (e.g., some rocks and walls).
Thanks for your support - I hope you enjoy the new content!
/Hannes
Bug fix
[Bug fix] Fixed an issue in the description of the skill "Colossal Engine".
[ 2024-05-24 16:10:42 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.082
[Bug fix] Fixed an issue in the description of the skill "Colossal Engine".
End-game augments update!
[Augment] SK-1 Augment: Adds bonus skill points to high-level skills. These augments can only be added to ships. The highest tier (dropped in Uber Continuum Events) include bonus skill points to the highest-tiered skills (T7). [Bug fix] Fixed an issue related to the binding of mouse buttons 3-5 to toggle/autocast keybindings. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue related to the binding of left/right mouse buttons to some keys.
[ 2024-05-18 15:30:21 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.081
[Augment] SK-1 Augment: Adds bonus skill points to high-level skills. These augments can only be added to ships. The highest tier (dropped in Uber Continuum Events) include bonus skill points to the highest-tiered skills (T7). [Bug fix] Fixed an issue related to the binding of mouse buttons 3-5 to toggle/autocast keybindings. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue related to the binding of left/right mouse buttons to some keys.
Bug fixes
[Bug fix] Fixed an error in the description for the skill "Not Feeling so Blue". [Bug fix] Fixed a floating point issue concerning item ship size requirements.
[ 2024-05-13 19:14:03 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.080
[Bug fix] Fixed an error in the description for the skill "Not Feeling so Blue". [Bug fix] Fixed a floating point issue concerning item ship size requirements.
Misc update
[Misc] You can now dye your Imperius ships. Ships dyed previous to this patch should now have their desired color presented. [Misc] The check boxes in the "General" loot filter tab that toggle the value of different settings for all five tabs have been slightly reworked: they are now checked if at least one the corresponding values in the five tabs is checked. For example, if "Artifact" is enabled in the Ship-tab, but disabled in all other tabs, then "Artifact" in the General tab will be checked. [Bug fix] Turrets with beam-type weapons no longer lead their shots. [Bug fix] The loot filter is now disabled when a character slot is deleted (given that the loot filter is kept). [Bug fix] Fixed several issues that could cause the loot filter UI to contain stale values. This could previously for example occur when switching between characters. [Bug fix] Fixed several localization issues.
[ 2024-05-11 20:58:35 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.079
[Misc] You can now dye your Imperius ships. Ships dyed previous to this patch should now have their desired color presented. [Misc] The check boxes in the "General" loot filter tab that toggle the value of different settings for all five tabs have been slightly reworked: they are now checked if at least one the corresponding values in the five tabs is checked. For example, if "Artifact" is enabled in the Ship-tab, but disabled in all other tabs, then "Artifact" in the General tab will be checked. [Bug fix] Turrets with beam-type weapons no longer lead their shots. [Bug fix] The loot filter is now disabled when a character slot is deleted (given that the loot filter is kept). [Bug fix] Fixed several issues that could cause the loot filter UI to contain stale values. This could previously for example occur when switching between characters. [Bug fix] Fixed several localization issues.
Imperius ships!
[ 2024-05-10 18:17:05 CET ] [ Original post ]
Greetings voyagers!
One of your most common requests has concerned the addition of Imperius ships. This update (v1.078) includes exactly that: 10 Imperius ship variants! A few of these can drop right from the start of the game, but most are unlocked at around level 20.
The added Imperius ships concern the following classes:
Scout (1)
Frigate (1)
Light cruiser (1)
Heavy cruiser (1)
Battle cruiser (1)
Battleship (1)
Dreadnought (3)
Apart from the new ships, this update also includes two balance adjustments:
On-board ship turrets now disregard weapon warmup time. Among other things, this should fix the issue of "warm-up turrets" not being able to perform well against hordes of low-hull enemies.
The range of the "Frost Touch" weapon has been increased by 50%.
Keep the requests coming! While I do not have the time to answer each request, I do read them all.
Thanks for reading & playing the game!
/Hannes
New Continuum Transmuter Recipe and bug fixes
[Recipe] A new Continuum Transmuter Recipe has been added - Reroll Augment. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue related to custom colors not being applied for some Continuum Entities. [Bug fix] Fixed a few incorrect texts.
[ 2024-04-13 20:44:48 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.077
[Recipe] A new Continuum Transmuter Recipe has been added - Reroll Augment. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue related to custom colors not being applied for some Continuum Entities. [Bug fix] Fixed a few incorrect texts.
Bug fixes and balance changes for the As-I Fragment
[Balance] The drop rate of the As-I Fragment has been increased. [Balance] The quality of the stats rolled on the item created from usage of As-I Fragment now depend on the two input items. Higher quality items as input means a higher quality item as output. [Bug fix] Fixed an error related to two affixed rolled by the As-I Fragment Continuum Transmuter recipe. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue related to drops from world bosses.
[ 2024-03-28 21:10:36 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.076
[Balance] The drop rate of the As-I Fragment has been increased. [Balance] The quality of the stats rolled on the item created from usage of As-I Fragment now depend on the two input items. Higher quality items as input means a higher quality item as output. [Bug fix] Fixed an error related to two affixed rolled by the As-I Fragment Continuum Transmuter recipe. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue related to drops from world bosses.
New Continuum Entity
[Continuum Entity] As-I Fragment: Creates a new item with affixes based on those that the input items share. Item events and skill points are ignored. If less than 3 affixes are shared, then random affixes are added. Shared mods and sets are kept. Augments are removed. [Misc] You can now re-roll Uber-tier items through most applicable Continuum Transmuter recipes. [Bug fix] Fixed an error related to the repair rate statistic in the item highlighter. [Bug fix] The skill "War Carapace" now gains the buffs provided by item % hull bonuses.
[ 2024-03-25 21:18:03 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.075
[Continuum Entity] As-I Fragment: Creates a new item with affixes based on those that the input items share. Item events and skill points are ignored. If less than 3 affixes are shared, then random affixes are added. Shared mods and sets are kept. Augments are removed. [Misc] You can now re-roll Uber-tier items through most applicable Continuum Transmuter recipes. [Bug fix] Fixed an error related to the repair rate statistic in the item highlighter. [Bug fix] The skill "War Carapace" now gains the buffs provided by item % hull bonuses.
Official support for Catalan! Also updates to tooltips and buffs to skills.
[Catalan] The entire game now officially supports Catalan! This work was made by the Ce Trencada Project, that translates video games into Catalan completely free of charge with the sole objective of promoting the culture of video games in Catalan. [Item tooltips] You can now view the complete tooltip of an item without comparing it to other equipped items. [Balance] World boss encounters have been revised: a much bigger portion of the damage to a segment is applied to the head. This effectively means that segments will stay alive for a longer period of time. [Balance] The item set "Pocket Deathmachine" has been buffed and its buffs/debuffs are now 2x as potent. [Balance] The Founders T4 skill "Tiny But Deadly" has been buffed. It now provides 8% buff per level (up from 4%). [Balance] The Xinthu T3 skill "Crushing Hits" has been buffed. It now provides a 30% bonus in crit damage (up from 20%). [Balance] The Imperius T2 skill "Frostbite" has been buffed. It now provides 10% more damage per level (up from 6%). [Balance] The Vagrantis T3 skill "Blazing rockets" has been buffed. It now provides 4% bonus attack speed per level (up from 2%). This means that it now provides 40% bonus attack speed to fixed-points weapons at max level (5 points). [Balance] The Founders T7 skill "Skill Shot" has been buffed when using fighter-class ships. [Bug fix] Fixed an error with item tooltips that could cause a gap in the top border for some items tooltips in combination with certain font scales. [Bug fix] Fixed several format string issues related to texts in Japanese, German, Portugese, Swedish and Russian.
[ 2024-03-18 20:25:25 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.074
[Catalan] The entire game now officially supports Catalan! This work was made by the Ce Trencada Project, that translates video games into Catalan completely free of charge with the sole objective of promoting the culture of video games in Catalan. [Item tooltips] You can now view the complete tooltip of an item without comparing it to other equipped items. [Balance] World boss encounters have been revised: a much bigger portion of the damage to a segment is applied to the head. This effectively means that segments will stay alive for a longer period of time. [Balance] The item set "Pocket Deathmachine" has been buffed and its buffs/debuffs are now 2x as potent. [Balance] The Founders T4 skill "Tiny But Deadly" has been buffed. It now provides 8% buff per level (up from 4%). [Balance] The Xinthu T3 skill "Crushing Hits" has been buffed. It now provides a 30% bonus in crit damage (up from 20%). [Balance] The Imperius T2 skill "Frostbite" has been buffed. It now provides 10% more damage per level (up from 6%). [Balance] The Vagrantis T3 skill "Blazing rockets" has been buffed. It now provides 4% bonus attack speed per level (up from 2%). This means that it now provides 40% bonus attack speed to fixed-points weapons at max level (5 points). [Balance] The Founders T7 skill "Skill Shot" has been buffed when using fighter-class ships. [Bug fix] Fixed an error with item tooltips that could cause a gap in the top border for some items tooltips in combination with certain font scales. [Bug fix] Fixed several format string issues related to texts in Japanese, German, Portugese, Swedish and Russian.
Random Uber Continuum Event recipe + much more!
[Continuum Transmuter recipe] A new recipe has been added: "Random Uber Continuum Event". [Balance] The ship resistance mod now provides increased resistance to all elements (previously all but ballistic). This change will only affect ships that are modded post this patch. [Balance] The drop-rate of Uber Contained Continuum Events has been increased. [Balance] The weight of many kinds of player summons has been reduced. This should make the issue of summons pushing enemies around much less problematic. [Performance] Minor performance improvements when using the item highlight filter by moving some calculations to a background thread. [Misc] Worm sound effects for movement and attacking have been revised. [Misc] You can now disable the file integrity checks made by clients when connecting to a COOP campaign game. To do so, set the value of 'Networking_RequireMatchingHashsum' to 'false' in the config.cfg file. This is safe from a server perspective: if files differ, it will at worst cause weird/unknown behaviour for the client. This addition was made as some older operating systems (e.g., some versions of Windows 7) produce inconsistent MD5 for game data/files. If any magician know why this is the case, please let me know! [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that on very rare occasions could cause the item highlight filter to incorrectly include/exclude items. This could occur if the parameters of the item highlight filter were being changed simultaneous to an item being processed by the item filter. [Bug fix] Fixed errors in the tooltips for the skills "Intense Repairs" and "Warp Plasma Converter".
[ 2024-02-29 20:28:54 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.073
[Continuum Transmuter recipe] A new recipe has been added: "Random Uber Continuum Event". [Balance] The ship resistance mod now provides increased resistance to all elements (previously all but ballistic). This change will only affect ships that are modded post this patch. [Balance] The drop-rate of Uber Contained Continuum Events has been increased. [Balance] The weight of many kinds of player summons has been reduced. This should make the issue of summons pushing enemies around much less problematic. [Performance] Minor performance improvements when using the item highlight filter by moving some calculations to a background thread. [Misc] Worm sound effects for movement and attacking have been revised. [Misc] You can now disable the file integrity checks made by clients when connecting to a COOP campaign game. To do so, set the value of 'Networking_RequireMatchingHashsum' to 'false' in the config.cfg file. This is safe from a server perspective: if files differ, it will at worst cause weird/unknown behaviour for the client. This addition was made as some older operating systems (e.g., some versions of Windows 7) produce inconsistent MD5 for game data/files. If any magician know why this is the case, please let me know! [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that on very rare occasions could cause the item highlight filter to incorrectly include/exclude items. This could occur if the parameters of the item highlight filter were being changed simultaneous to an item being processed by the item filter. [Bug fix] Fixed errors in the tooltips for the skills "Intense Repairs" and "Warp Plasma Converter".
High-resolution screenshots of item tooltips
[Item tooltip] You can now take high-resolution screenshots of item tooltips. [Item tooltip] Item tooltips have undergone minor polish. [Bug fix] Fixed an item duping bug. [Bug fix] Fixed the evaluation order of the "Damage Multiplier" skill. [Bug fix] AOEs now (again) properly affect on-board ship turrets. This problem snuck in with an optimization patch a while back.
[ 2024-02-18 21:53:27 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.072
[Item tooltip] You can now take high-resolution screenshots of item tooltips. [Item tooltip] Item tooltips have undergone minor polish. [Bug fix] Fixed an item duping bug. [Bug fix] Fixed the evaluation order of the "Damage Multiplier" skill. [Bug fix] AOEs now (again) properly affect on-board ship turrets. This problem snuck in with an optimization patch a while back.
Bug fixes
[Bug fix] Fixed the evaluation order for two skills - Tiny But Deadly and Armament Transformer. For example, Tiny But Deadly should now gain the buff provided by the skill Mind vs Body. [Bug fix] Fixed a recipe at the Continuum Transmuter that could cause a crash given a certain kind of input. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that caused some weapons to provide damage to their own faction (e.g., the Frost Tornado weapon).
[ 2024-02-17 21:16:30 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.071
[Bug fix] Fixed the evaluation order for two skills - Tiny But Deadly and Armament Transformer. For example, Tiny But Deadly should now gain the buff provided by the skill Mind vs Body. [Bug fix] Fixed a recipe at the Continuum Transmuter that could cause a crash given a certain kind of input. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that caused some weapons to provide damage to their own faction (e.g., the Frost Tornado weapon).
Lock your items!
[Items] You can now lock items. A locked item cannot be sold or transmuted. Note that you can sell/transmute a ship with locked weapons placed in its turrets, if the ship itself is unlocked. You can also drop locked items into world-space and move them to/from the storage. [Item sorting] The sorting function places locked items first. [Bug fix] The discovered recipes list at the Continuum Transmuter can no longer be hidden by pressing the "hide popups" key. [Bug fix] Fixed an item duplication bug related to the Continuum Transmuter and ship modification Continuum Entities.
[ 2024-02-09 19:55:07 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.070
[Items] You can now lock items. A locked item cannot be sold or transmuted. Note that you can sell/transmute a ship with locked weapons placed in its turrets, if the ship itself is unlocked. You can also drop locked items into world-space and move them to/from the storage. [Item sorting] The sorting function places locked items first. [Bug fix] The discovered recipes list at the Continuum Transmuter can no longer be hidden by pressing the "hide popups" key. [Bug fix] Fixed an item duplication bug related to the Continuum Transmuter and ship modification Continuum Entities.
Prepare custom player saves for mods!
[Custom player saves] You can now manually set a custom player save in the map editor. If this is set, the custom player save file will be applied for all players when playing the mod. This should hopefully make it easier to create fun custom experiences as they no longer need be contingent on arbitrary player save files. I have added a section to the editor guide that briefly describe how this works: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3110920722 [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could cause network clients to have their hull or warp plasma temporarily desynched from the server value when switching between maps. [Bug fix] Added localizations for two mod description texts that previously only were available in English.
[ 2024-02-05 20:48:50 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.069
[Custom player saves] You can now manually set a custom player save in the map editor. If this is set, the custom player save file will be applied for all players when playing the mod. This should hopefully make it easier to create fun custom experiences as they no longer need be contingent on arbitrary player save files. I have added a section to the editor guide that briefly describe how this works: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3110920722 [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could cause network clients to have their hull or warp plasma temporarily desynched from the server value when switching between maps. [Bug fix] Added localizations for two mod description texts that previously only were available in English.
Fewer dead ends in dungeons
[ 2024-01-28 19:49:27 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.068 [Dungeons] Most dungeons are now less "windy". In particular, there are (much) fewer dead ends. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that caused CPU usage to spike when pausing an offline game (a missing thread sleep, for those who are interested in details).
Disable popups and changes to on-hit and on-kill procs
[Disable popups] You can now prevent popups from being shown by pressing (default) left control/right bumper. [Procs] Area-of-effect buffs (e.g., increased resistance or warp plasma regeneration) from on-hit and on-kill procs are now spawned at the location of the caster instead of at the location of the hit/destroyed target. Debuffs are spawned on the target. [Bug fix] Fixed a race condition that on very rare occasions could cause frame drops.
[ 2024-01-25 20:33:44 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.067
[Disable popups] You can now prevent popups from being shown by pressing (default) left control/right bumper. [Procs] Area-of-effect buffs (e.g., increased resistance or warp plasma regeneration) from on-hit and on-kill procs are now spawned at the location of the caster instead of at the location of the hit/destroyed target. Debuffs are spawned on the target. [Bug fix] Fixed a race condition that on very rare occasions could cause frame drops.
Improved AI targeting
[Drones and ship turrets] Ship turrets and summoned drones are now better at hitting their targets. In particular, they now account for the velocity of the target when aiming. Ship turrets now also rotate to have a better trajectory towards their targets before shooting. [Enemy] Some enemies, in particular, elite-type enemies, are now better at considering where the player is headed when aiming. [Balancing] Enemy damage has been slightly increased. [World bosses] World bosses now drop 2x more loot.
[ 2024-01-19 22:31:45 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.066
[Drones and ship turrets] Ship turrets and summoned drones are now better at hitting their targets. In particular, they now account for the velocity of the target when aiming. Ship turrets now also rotate to have a better trajectory towards their targets before shooting. [Enemy] Some enemies, in particular, elite-type enemies, are now better at considering where the player is headed when aiming. [Balancing] Enemy damage has been slightly increased. [World bosses] World bosses now drop 2x more loot.
Sentinel tail bugfix
[Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could cause the tail of a Sentinel ship to be disconnected from the main body upon switching maps.
[ 2024-01-13 14:44:54 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.065
[Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could cause the tail of a Sentinel ship to be disconnected from the main body upon switching maps.
Dungeon content patch
[Dungeon] All dungeons in Act 1 now have a final boss room and a reward at their end. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue with the Game Editor that caused UI errors for portal property screens when there were multiple portals in the same map. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could cause a crash when playing a modded game with some kinds of maps imported from the campaign.
[ 2024-01-12 20:57:09 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.064
[Dungeon] All dungeons in Act 1 now have a final boss room and a reward at their end. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue with the Game Editor that caused UI errors for portal property screens when there were multiple portals in the same map. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could cause a crash when playing a modded game with some kinds of maps imported from the campaign.
Misc patch
[UI] The description of the skill "War Carapace" has been changed to clarify that it affects base hull regeneration (as compared to total hull regeneration, including bonuses from current active repairs). [Bug fix] Fixed two race conditions that on very rare cases could cause crashes. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could cause a crash when playing a modded game with some of the boss-type enemies.
[ 2024-01-10 20:52:22 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.063
[UI] The description of the skill "War Carapace" has been changed to clarify that it affects base hull regeneration (as compared to total hull regeneration, including bonuses from current active repairs). [Bug fix] Fixed two race conditions that on very rare cases could cause crashes. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could cause a crash when playing a modded game with some of the boss-type enemies.
Bug fix
[Bug fix] Fixed an issue with the new Continuum Transmuter option "Always match the same grade".
[ 2023-12-30 07:37:43 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.0621
[Bug fix] Fixed an issue with the new Continuum Transmuter option "Always match the same grade".
More comprehensive Continuum Transmuter options!
[Continuum Transmuter] You can now set more comprehensive filters for the recipe auto-matching functions:
[ 2023-12-28 15:44:44 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.062
[Continuum Transmuter] You can now set more comprehensive filters for the recipe auto-matching functions:
- Set the max item grade that is to be considered
- Set whether only items with matching grades should be considered
- Specify a chain of recipes that should be evaluated in sequence
Windows/Linux cross-platform bug fix
[Bug fix] Fixed an issue that caused issues for cross-play between some Windows and Linux platforms. [Linux + MacOS] The system globalization should now be applied.
[ 2023-12-25 15:50:48 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.061
[Bug fix] Fixed an issue that caused issues for cross-play between some Windows and Linux platforms. [Linux + MacOS] The system globalization should now be applied.
Create your own experiences using the game editor!
Today's patch (1.06) bring two new major features: a game editor and the Dungeon Master mode!
The editor enables creating custom experiences and can be started through a button in the game, or alternatively, by running the executable "NienixEditor.exe" (Windows) or "NienixEditor" (Linux/MacOS) from the game directory.
Creating custom campaigns with your own rules and mechanics! You can, for example, add different triggers and outcomes (e.g., "destroy an enemy X opens a door Y"), write your own quests, specify your own rewards, and add map modifiers similar to those in Continuum Events. What other features that I add depend mostly on what you want to be able to do - please give me your suggestions! The editor is integrated with the Steam workshop, which should make it easy for you to share the experiences that you create with others. There is a guide to the editor available here: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3110920722 I have also uploaded an example mod that provide basic information about different features here: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3097417872 Modded games uses a separate character sheet that ensures that progress is separated between mods and the campaign. You can clone any character in the campaign for the purpose of playing modded games.
Last, but not least: You gain a Steam achievement when you contribute with your first public mod to the community!
Apart from the game editor, I am also excited to announce that a new game mode called Dungeon Master (DM) has been added! In this game mode, the hosting player acts as a dungeon master, and can manipulate the world to create custom challenges. Acting as a DM is probably an especially fun experience if you do it for a mod that you have created.
The DM has a few important things that should be mentioned:
Have fun! Im looking forward to trying out all your creations! steamthissteamthissteamthis /Hannes
[ 2023-12-16 22:16:07 CET ] [ Original post ]
Merry christmas and a happy new year!
Today's patch (1.06) bring two new major features: a game editor and the Dungeon Master mode!
Editor
The editor enables creating custom experiences and can be started through a button in the game, or alternatively, by running the executable "NienixEditor.exe" (Windows) or "NienixEditor" (Linux/MacOS) from the game directory.
Creating custom campaigns with your own rules and mechanics! You can, for example, add different triggers and outcomes (e.g., "destroy an enemy X opens a door Y"), write your own quests, specify your own rewards, and add map modifiers similar to those in Continuum Events. What other features that I add depend mostly on what you want to be able to do - please give me your suggestions! The editor is integrated with the Steam workshop, which should make it easy for you to share the experiences that you create with others. There is a guide to the editor available here: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3110920722 I have also uploaded an example mod that provide basic information about different features here: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3097417872 Modded games uses a separate character sheet that ensures that progress is separated between mods and the campaign. You can clone any character in the campaign for the purpose of playing modded games.
Last, but not least: You gain a Steam achievement when you contribute with your first public mod to the community!
Dungeon Master
Apart from the game editor, I am also excited to announce that a new game mode called Dungeon Master (DM) has been added! In this game mode, the hosting player acts as a dungeon master, and can manipulate the world to create custom challenges. Acting as a DM is probably an especially fun experience if you do it for a mod that you have created.
The DM has a few important things that should be mentioned:
- The DM can summon most enemies that have been defeated during the campaign. A few kinds of enemies are currently not supported.
- The DM inherits the base progress of the selected character.
- The DM can teleport by double-clicking a location in the map.
- The DM can not open loot containers or pick up items from world-space. The DM can, however, interact with the storage as well as drop items in world-space.
- Chat messages sent by the DM are presented as quest dialogues for the participating players.
- Progress made by client players in DM games is separated from the standard campaign.
- Progress is only saved for regular players (i.e., not for the DM).
Have fun! Im looking forward to trying out all your creations! steamthissteamthissteamthis /Hannes
Join game information for modded/custom games
[Mods] Hosted player-created modded games now have unique icons and popup descriptions in the join game lists and game information screens. This change required revising the network protocol of the master server, which means that you need to apply this patch to browse games in the public game list.
[ 2023-12-09 19:52:26 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.0509
[Mods] Hosted player-created modded games now have unique icons and popup descriptions in the join game lists and game information screens. This change required revising the network protocol of the master server, which means that you need to apply this patch to browse games in the public game list.
Multiplayer updates
[Multiplayer] You can now disable the default Master Server client-server introduction process for your private Internet games (e.g., those you have added by pressing "favorite" on a public game). [Multiplayer] Slightly improved (= reduced) bandwidth for servers. [Multiplayer] It is now possible to adjust the network throughput of both server and client through three new variables in the config.cfg-file: * Networking_MaxUnreliableEntitiesToSendDuringFrame (default: 15; lower means less data to send for the server) * Networking_MaxUnreliablePacketsPerFrame (default: 5; lower means less data to send for the server) * Networking_WorldSynchDelay (default: 1; higher means less data to send for both server and client) Note that if you change these values too much from default, you will end up with weird behavior such as teleporting and rubber-banding for enemies and bullets.
[ 2023-12-05 21:12:19 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.0508
[Multiplayer] You can now disable the default Master Server client-server introduction process for your private Internet games (e.g., those you have added by pressing "favorite" on a public game). [Multiplayer] Slightly improved (= reduced) bandwidth for servers. [Multiplayer] It is now possible to adjust the network throughput of both server and client through three new variables in the config.cfg-file: * Networking_MaxUnreliableEntitiesToSendDuringFrame (default: 15; lower means less data to send for the server) * Networking_MaxUnreliablePacketsPerFrame (default: 5; lower means less data to send for the server) * Networking_WorldSynchDelay (default: 1; higher means less data to send for both server and client) Note that if you change these values too much from default, you will end up with weird behavior such as teleporting and rubber-banding for enemies and bullets.
Game editor in the beta branch!
[Bug fix] The "keep cursor in window" setting now only activates if the game is the focused application. -------------BETA BRANCH ONLY------------- Game editor! [Editor] An editor that enables creating custom experiences has been added. You can access it through a button in the game, or by running the executable "NienixEditor.exe" (Windows) or "NienixEditor" (Linux/MacOS) from the game directory. The editor (and the game) has support for Steam workshop. You can find a "Hello World" mod here: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3097417872. Please let me know what you think about it either here or on Discord - your feedback is invaluable to help shape the editor before I add it to the main game branch! /Hannes
[ 2023-11-27 14:48:13 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.0507
[Bug fix] The "keep cursor in window" setting now only activates if the game is the focused application. -------------BETA BRANCH ONLY------------- Game editor! [Editor] An editor that enables creating custom experiences has been added. You can access it through a button in the game, or by running the executable "NienixEditor.exe" (Windows) or "NienixEditor" (Linux/MacOS) from the game directory. The editor (and the game) has support for Steam workshop. You can find a "Hello World" mod here: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3097417872. Please let me know what you think about it either here or on Discord - your feedback is invaluable to help shape the editor before I add it to the main game branch! /Hannes
UI updates
[UI] There have been various improvements to UI widgets. For example, the text search fields now support input of (almost) any length and a new color input field has been added. The latter enables a much wider degree of colors for the laser sights. [Continuum Transmuter] The "Four of a kind" recipe auto-fill function now considers items of the same grade first. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could cause Cloner-type drones to spawn incorrect projectiles. This could occur when switching from weapons that have projectiles which spawn additional projectiles. [Bug fix] Fixed a grammatical error.
[ 2023-11-20 17:22:34 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.0506
[UI] There have been various improvements to UI widgets. For example, the text search fields now support input of (almost) any length and a new color input field has been added. The latter enables a much wider degree of colors for the laser sights. [Continuum Transmuter] The "Four of a kind" recipe auto-fill function now considers items of the same grade first. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could cause Cloner-type drones to spawn incorrect projectiles. This could occur when switching from weapons that have projectiles which spawn additional projectiles. [Bug fix] Fixed a grammatical error.
Misc update
[Balance] The Founders T7 skill Skill Shot has been buffed: the bonus to crit damage is now increased by 45% if using a Fighter-type ship (up from 30%). [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could occur related to the shooting range of Cloner-type drones when weapons with a higher grade than "Common" was employed. [Bug fix] The number of decimals used for comparisons of item properties are now more appropriate. This should also fix some statistics that previously could fail to be presented.
[ 2023-10-27 20:12:50 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.0505
[Balance] The Founders T7 skill Skill Shot has been buffed: the bonus to crit damage is now increased by 45% if using a Fighter-type ship (up from 30%). [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could occur related to the shooting range of Cloner-type drones when weapons with a higher grade than "Common" was employed. [Bug fix] The number of decimals used for comparisons of item properties are now more appropriate. This should also fix some statistics that previously could fail to be presented.
Bug fixes
[Balance] The T7 Axiom skill Divine Saviour now provides 30% increased hull regeneration per point (up from 15%). [Bug fix] Fixed an issue with the T7 Axiom skill Divine Saviour which could cause the incorrect buff (given the players current health) to be applied. [Bug fix] Fixed a crash-related issue due to a bad format string when playing on certain localizations. [Bug fix] Fixed many text coloring issues when playing on Chinese. [Bug fix] Fixed text lines that spanned over their text boxes when playing on Japanese. [Bug fix] Fixed some issues related to incorrect line breaks when playing on Chinese.
[ 2023-09-30 08:48:46 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.0504
[Balance] The T7 Axiom skill Divine Saviour now provides 30% increased hull regeneration per point (up from 15%). [Bug fix] Fixed an issue with the T7 Axiom skill Divine Saviour which could cause the incorrect buff (given the players current health) to be applied. [Bug fix] Fixed a crash-related issue due to a bad format string when playing on certain localizations. [Bug fix] Fixed many text coloring issues when playing on Chinese. [Bug fix] Fixed text lines that spanned over their text boxes when playing on Japanese. [Bug fix] Fixed some issues related to incorrect line breaks when playing on Chinese.
Fleet Commander speed setting
[Fleet Commander] It is now possible to adjust the game speed when playing the Fleet Commander Mode (from 20% to 1000%).
[ 2023-09-26 19:28:46 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.0503
[Fleet Commander] It is now possible to adjust the game speed when playing the Fleet Commander Mode (from 20% to 1000%).
Localization bug fixes
[Bug fix] Fixed a few localization-related issues that could cause a crash when playing on Japanese, German or Chinese. [Bug fix] Fixed many incorrect texts in various of the translations.
[ 2023-09-25 18:35:48 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.0502
[Bug fix] Fixed a few localization-related issues that could cause a crash when playing on Japanese, German or Chinese. [Bug fix] Fixed many incorrect texts in various of the translations.
Fleet Commander changes
[Fleet Commander] The Latinum (used to buy units) is now user-defined between 1 and 50000 (previously locked at 20000). [Fleet Commander] Units are now placed in a straight line when the "Count" variable is set to higher than 1. [Bug fix] Fixed a crash related issue that could occur for clients when playing the Fleet Commander mode against a friend. [Bug fix] Fixed a few UI-related issues with the Fleet Commander mode.
[ 2023-09-24 18:33:18 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.0501
[Fleet Commander] The Latinum (used to buy units) is now user-defined between 1 and 50000 (previously locked at 20000). [Fleet Commander] Units are now placed in a straight line when the "Count" variable is set to higher than 1. [Bug fix] Fixed a crash related issue that could occur for clients when playing the Fleet Commander mode against a friend. [Bug fix] Fixed a few UI-related issues with the Fleet Commander mode.
Fleet Commander Update!
This game mode was inspired by Gratuitous Space Battles and allows you to orchestrate large-scale fleet battles. Play against an AI in the offline mode or a friend through the online modes. You can only summon foes that you have defeated during the campaign. I hope this feature makes exploring random events more rewarding, as these include enemies that you would not face by solely following the main quest line.
I know that many of you have a love/hate relationship with the Continuum Transmuter. It is useful to roll and alter gear, but the process takes a long time - especially during the end-game. Thats why the Continuum Transmuter has been revised. In particular, it now includes the storage. The auto-match-recipes takes the items in the storage into consideration. Recipe auto-matching also better considers item grades when evaluating what to upgrade. Mythic- and Uber-grade items are no longer automatically selected. The latter was done to ensure that no important end-game items could be transmuted through the auto-matching feature by mistake.
Legendary+ tier engines and ships can now roll with unlockable skills (up to tier 5)! Some skills only roll for certain kinds of ships/engines.
The core game code has been updated to .NET 6.0. This brings many improvements. In particular, newer Linux platforms such as Ubuntu 22 are now supported "out of the box" (there is no longer a need to add older libraries required by the previous game version on such platforms).
A new (gamepad-only) radial menu has been added that enables more easily enabling/disabling game screens that previously required two hotkeys pressed in combination (e.g., the inventory or map). The previous keybindings remain as-was; the radial menu is only enabled if the start-button is clicked (rather than pressed). Radial menus now also behave more closely to the variant used in Diablo 3.
[New ship] A new Dreadnought-class ship has been added to the loot table. The default variant of this ship is narrow and 1100m long. [Continuum Entity] Ext-S Fragment: Extracts all skill bonuses from an item and stores them in a Continuum Entity. The item is destroyed in the process. [Continuum Entity] In-S Fragment: Inserts the skill bonuses in the In-S Fragment to a desired ship or engine. Any existing skill bonuses in that item are replaced.
The entire game now officially supports Catalan (albeit some polish still remain - the final version is expected to be completed within a few weeks)! This work was made by the Ce Trencada Project, that translates video games into Catalan completely free of charge, altruistically, and with a purely cultural purpose, with the sole objective of promoting the culture of video games in Catalan. I deeply appreciate your contribution!
Based on player requests, I've decided to include the machine-made translations for Japanese, German, Portugese, Spanish, French and Swedish in the main branch. These localizations are bound to contain many errors. Please report incorrect texts on Steam or Discord! Or download the localization spreadsheet and correct it yourself. Translation instructions can be found here. I've decided not to tag the Steam store page with these machine-made translations - only localizations made manually (or at least thoroughly proof-read) are visible on Steam. Additionally, the machine-made translations are highlighted with a red color in the language selection drop-down menu and have a warning text popup.
[Misc] Engine auto-boost and active auxiliary auto-use are now coupled to the two ship hull configs. [Misc] Fixed-point weapon auto-fire is now coupled to the two weapon configs. [Keybindings] You can now bind all toggles in the radial menu (toggle the active skill, auto-fire weapons, auto-use auxiliary items and auto-boost engine) to keyboard/mouse keys. These options are available under Options -> Auto-use controls. [Balance] There has been a plethora of balance changes. In particular, many skills have been buffed and various enemies have been rebalanced. Summoned drones also have lower penalties to resistances during end-game Continuum Events. [UI] There is now information regarding the connection status to the master server in the public server listing. [UI] The local player map icon is now presented in the transparent map.
I am currently working on some really cool stuff that have been suggested by many of you. Please keep giving me your awesome suggestions! I promise, I read them all (even if it sometimes takes me a long time to answer). It really makes the dev process a whole lot more fun. /Hannes
[ 2023-09-23 19:30:29 CET ] [ Original post ]
It's now been half a year since Nienix reached 1.0! To celebrate, today's patch (1.050) includes a completely new game mode called Fleet Commander. Apart from this game mode, a whole bunch of other content has been added during the past three months (the time since the last major news update). This post highlights significant changes. As always, follow the patch notes for the complete list.
Fleet Commander
This game mode was inspired by Gratuitous Space Battles and allows you to orchestrate large-scale fleet battles. Play against an AI in the offline mode or a friend through the online modes. You can only summon foes that you have defeated during the campaign. I hope this feature makes exploring random events more rewarding, as these include enemies that you would not face by solely following the main quest line.
Updates to the Continuum Transmuter
I know that many of you have a love/hate relationship with the Continuum Transmuter. It is useful to roll and alter gear, but the process takes a long time - especially during the end-game. Thats why the Continuum Transmuter has been revised. In particular, it now includes the storage. The auto-match-recipes takes the items in the storage into consideration. Recipe auto-matching also better considers item grades when evaluating what to upgrade. Mythic- and Uber-grade items are no longer automatically selected. The latter was done to ensure that no important end-game items could be transmuted through the auto-matching feature by mistake.
Items can now unlock different skills
Legendary+ tier engines and ships can now roll with unlockable skills (up to tier 5)! Some skills only roll for certain kinds of ships/engines.
The core game engine has been updated
The core game code has been updated to .NET 6.0. This brings many improvements. In particular, newer Linux platforms such as Ubuntu 22 are now supported "out of the box" (there is no longer a need to add older libraries required by the previous game version on such platforms).
Updates for controller players
A new (gamepad-only) radial menu has been added that enables more easily enabling/disabling game screens that previously required two hotkeys pressed in combination (e.g., the inventory or map). The previous keybindings remain as-was; the radial menu is only enabled if the start-button is clicked (rather than pressed). Radial menus now also behave more closely to the variant used in Diablo 3.
New items
[New ship] A new Dreadnought-class ship has been added to the loot table. The default variant of this ship is narrow and 1100m long. [Continuum Entity] Ext-S Fragment: Extracts all skill bonuses from an item and stores them in a Continuum Entity. The item is destroyed in the process. [Continuum Entity] In-S Fragment: Inserts the skill bonuses in the In-S Fragment to a desired ship or engine. Any existing skill bonuses in that item are replaced.
Catalan
The entire game now officially supports Catalan (albeit some polish still remain - the final version is expected to be completed within a few weeks)! This work was made by the Ce Trencada Project, that translates video games into Catalan completely free of charge, altruistically, and with a purely cultural purpose, with the sole objective of promoting the culture of video games in Catalan. I deeply appreciate your contribution!
Japanese, German, Portugese, French, Spanish and Swedish
Based on player requests, I've decided to include the machine-made translations for Japanese, German, Portugese, Spanish, French and Swedish in the main branch. These localizations are bound to contain many errors. Please report incorrect texts on Steam or Discord! Or download the localization spreadsheet and correct it yourself. Translation instructions can be found here. I've decided not to tag the Steam store page with these machine-made translations - only localizations made manually (or at least thoroughly proof-read) are visible on Steam. Additionally, the machine-made translations are highlighted with a red color in the language selection drop-down menu and have a warning text popup.
Quality of life
[Misc] Engine auto-boost and active auxiliary auto-use are now coupled to the two ship hull configs. [Misc] Fixed-point weapon auto-fire is now coupled to the two weapon configs. [Keybindings] You can now bind all toggles in the radial menu (toggle the active skill, auto-fire weapons, auto-use auxiliary items and auto-boost engine) to keyboard/mouse keys. These options are available under Options -> Auto-use controls. [Balance] There has been a plethora of balance changes. In particular, many skills have been buffed and various enemies have been rebalanced. Summoned drones also have lower penalties to resistances during end-game Continuum Events. [UI] There is now information regarding the connection status to the master server in the public server listing. [UI] The local player map icon is now presented in the transparent map.
So, what's next?
I am currently working on some really cool stuff that have been suggested by many of you. Please keep giving me your awesome suggestions! I promise, I read them all (even if it sometimes takes me a long time to answer). It really makes the dev process a whole lot more fun. /Hannes
Updates to the core game engine
[Misc] The core game code has been updated to .NET 6.0. This brings many improvements. In particular, newer Linux platforms such as Ubuntu 22 are now supported "out of the box" (there is no longer a need to add older libraries required by the previous game version on such platforms). [Misc] If all equipped weapons have 0 DPS, then summoned Cloner-type drones now auto-fire their equipped weapons even if no enemies are near. [Misc] The members of the "Founders Boss Trio" now have individual map animations. [Bug fix] All item filter text search fields (regex) now work as expected for unidentified items. For example, the item highlighter, loot filter and storage filters. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue with "Founders Boss Trio" that could cause homing-type bullets to circle in the boss room. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue with "Founders Boss Trio" that could cause the teleporting boss to disappear. [Bug fix] Fixed a UI issue that could cause incorrect uncapped values in the character information screen to be shown. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could cause soft-caps to be incorrectly applied.
[ 2023-08-31 19:58:15 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.0442
[Misc] The core game code has been updated to .NET 6.0. This brings many improvements. In particular, newer Linux platforms such as Ubuntu 22 are now supported "out of the box" (there is no longer a need to add older libraries required by the previous game version on such platforms). [Misc] If all equipped weapons have 0 DPS, then summoned Cloner-type drones now auto-fire their equipped weapons even if no enemies are near. [Misc] The members of the "Founders Boss Trio" now have individual map animations. [Bug fix] All item filter text search fields (regex) now work as expected for unidentified items. For example, the item highlighter, loot filter and storage filters. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue with "Founders Boss Trio" that could cause homing-type bullets to circle in the boss room. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue with "Founders Boss Trio" that could cause the teleporting boss to disappear. [Bug fix] Fixed a UI issue that could cause incorrect uncapped values in the character information screen to be shown. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could cause soft-caps to be incorrectly applied.
Multiplayer bug fix
[Bug fix] Fixed a crash issue for clients in multiplayer games that was introduced by 1.0440.
[ 2023-08-07 19:24:43 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.0441
[Bug fix] Fixed a crash issue for clients in multiplayer games that was introduced by 1.0440.
Different auto-use toggles for different ship/weapon configs
[Misc] Engine auto-boost and active auxiliary auto-use are now coupled to the two ship hull configs. [Misc] Fixed-point weapon auto-fire is now coupled to the two weapon configs. [Misc] The focus position for character slots has been changed (where the cursor moves to when pressing a key instead of manually moving the cursor).
[ 2023-08-05 19:33:43 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.0440
[Misc] Engine auto-boost and active auxiliary auto-use are now coupled to the two ship hull configs. [Misc] Fixed-point weapon auto-fire is now coupled to the two weapon configs. [Misc] The focus position for character slots has been changed (where the cursor moves to when pressing a key instead of manually moving the cursor).
Misc update
[UI] The Continuum Event player/drone resistance descriptions have been updated to properly reflect the changes introduced by 1.0438 (Continuum Event resistance reduction modifiers now affect player-summoned drones 50% less). [UI] Minor updates to the Continuum Transmuter UI. [Misc] Auto-match recipes at the Continuum Transmuter now rates items in the storage equal to those in the inventory. [Bug fix] Fixed a crash error that could occur due to changes to the Continuum Transmuter auto-match functions. This error was introduced by patch 1.0438. -----------Beta branch only----------- [UI] Updated all machine-translated localizations (japanese, swedish, spanish, portugese and french).
[ 2023-08-01 17:10:23 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.0439
[UI] The Continuum Event player/drone resistance descriptions have been updated to properly reflect the changes introduced by 1.0438 (Continuum Event resistance reduction modifiers now affect player-summoned drones 50% less). [UI] Minor updates to the Continuum Transmuter UI. [Misc] Auto-match recipes at the Continuum Transmuter now rates items in the storage equal to those in the inventory. [Bug fix] Fixed a crash error that could occur due to changes to the Continuum Transmuter auto-match functions. This error was introduced by patch 1.0438. -----------Beta branch only----------- [UI] Updated all machine-translated localizations (japanese, swedish, spanish, portugese and french).
New Continuum Transmuter UI that includes the Storage! Also: Ship turret buffs
[Continuum Transmuter] The Continuum Transmuter has been revised. In particular, it now includes the storage. The auto-match-recipes also takes the items in the storage into consideration. [UI] The default inventory slot frame for Mythical-grade items has been revised to make it stand out more from Artifact-grade items. [Misc] Added a few special keys to the on-screen keyboard. [Misc] Player interaction apart from movement has been disabled when in menus (movement is allowed to enable dodging incoming bullets while, for example, browsing the inventory). Additionally, player interaction is completely disabled when using gamepad and a radial menu is active. [Misc] The Continuum Transmuter now returns identified modded/unmodded items. [Misc] The Continuum Transmuter auto-matching feature now better considers item grades when evaluating what to upgrade. Mythic- and Uber-grade items are also no longer automatically selected. The latter was done to ensure that no important end-game items could be transmuted through the auto-matching feature by mistake. [Balance] The resistance debuff weapon has been removed from non-elite scouts in Act 3. [Balance] The damage reduction condition no longer reduces outgoing healing. [Balance] Enemy damage has been slightly reduced in Act 1 if playing on the standard campaign. [Balance] All individual weapon damage buffs from augments now affect the on-board ship turret that the weapon is equipped on. [Balance] Continuum Event resistance reduction modifiers now affect player-summoned drones 50% less. [Bug fix] The text popups that are displayed for new items that previously have not dropped for a character are no longer shown for items that are locked by other players due to loot instancing rules. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that caused incorrect linebreaks in some popups. [Bug fix] Fixed a few incorrectly translated texts. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue with the mod-type fragments that could cause erroneous transmutes given some combinations.
[ 2023-07-30 12:20:52 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.0437 - 1.0438
[Continuum Transmuter] The Continuum Transmuter has been revised. In particular, it now includes the storage. The auto-match-recipes also takes the items in the storage into consideration. [UI] The default inventory slot frame for Mythical-grade items has been revised to make it stand out more from Artifact-grade items. [Misc] Added a few special keys to the on-screen keyboard. [Misc] Player interaction apart from movement has been disabled when in menus (movement is allowed to enable dodging incoming bullets while, for example, browsing the inventory). Additionally, player interaction is completely disabled when using gamepad and a radial menu is active. [Misc] The Continuum Transmuter now returns identified modded/unmodded items. [Misc] The Continuum Transmuter auto-matching feature now better considers item grades when evaluating what to upgrade. Mythic- and Uber-grade items are also no longer automatically selected. The latter was done to ensure that no important end-game items could be transmuted through the auto-matching feature by mistake. [Balance] The resistance debuff weapon has been removed from non-elite scouts in Act 3. [Balance] The damage reduction condition no longer reduces outgoing healing. [Balance] Enemy damage has been slightly reduced in Act 1 if playing on the standard campaign. [Balance] All individual weapon damage buffs from augments now affect the on-board ship turret that the weapon is equipped on. [Balance] Continuum Event resistance reduction modifiers now affect player-summoned drones 50% less. [Bug fix] The text popups that are displayed for new items that previously have not dropped for a character are no longer shown for items that are locked by other players due to loot instancing rules. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that caused incorrect linebreaks in some popups. [Bug fix] Fixed a few incorrectly translated texts. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue with the mod-type fragments that could cause erroneous transmutes given some combinations.
Items can now unlock different skills! Also new keybinding options and fragments
[Item affix] Legendary+ tier engines and ships can now roll with unlockable skills (up to tier 5)! Some skills only roll for certain kinds of ships/engines. [Continuum Entity] Ext-S Fragment: Extracts all skill bonuses from an item and stores them in a Continuum Entity. The item is destroyed in the process. [Continuum Entity] In-S Fragment: Inserts the skill bonuses in the In-S Fragment to a desired ship or engine. Any existing skill bonuses in that item are replaced. [Controller radial menu] Controller shoulder and trigger buttons can now be used for selection in radial menus. [Keybindings] You can now bind all toggles in the radial menu (toggle the active skill, auto-fire weapons, auto-use auxiliary items and auto-boost engine) to keyboard/mouse keys. These options are available under Options -> Auto-use controls. [Balance] The Founders T5 skill "Berserker Rampage" has been buffed. [Bug fix] Fixed several issues related to skills that did not reset appropriately. [Bug fix] Fixed a race condition that could cause items to not be equipped correctly. This was particularly common for coop clients when switching skill trees/ship hulls. [Bug fix] Fixed a few incorrect tooltip texts.
[ 2023-07-22 13:07:27 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.0436
[Item affix] Legendary+ tier engines and ships can now roll with unlockable skills (up to tier 5)! Some skills only roll for certain kinds of ships/engines. [Continuum Entity] Ext-S Fragment: Extracts all skill bonuses from an item and stores them in a Continuum Entity. The item is destroyed in the process. [Continuum Entity] In-S Fragment: Inserts the skill bonuses in the In-S Fragment to a desired ship or engine. Any existing skill bonuses in that item are replaced. [Controller radial menu] Controller shoulder and trigger buttons can now be used for selection in radial menus. [Keybindings] You can now bind all toggles in the radial menu (toggle the active skill, auto-fire weapons, auto-use auxiliary items and auto-boost engine) to keyboard/mouse keys. These options are available under Options -> Auto-use controls. [Balance] The Founders T5 skill "Berserker Rampage" has been buffed. [Bug fix] Fixed several issues related to skills that did not reset appropriately. [Bug fix] Fixed a race condition that could cause items to not be equipped correctly. This was particularly common for coop clients when switching skill trees/ship hulls. [Bug fix] Fixed a few incorrect tooltip texts.
Revised fixed-point weapon offsets on the new Dreadnaught-class ship
[Misc] The fixed-point weapons on the new Dreadnaught-class ship are now located at the front of the ship.
[ 2023-07-19 06:27:30 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.04351
[Misc] The fixed-point weapons on the new Dreadnaught-class ship are now located at the front of the ship.
A new Dreadnought-class ship and performance improvements
[New ship] A new Dreadnought-class ship has been added to the loot table. The default variant of this ship is narrow and 1100m long. [Performance] The particle effects system now generate fewer particles when a high sensor range is employed. This should improve performance for builds with high sensor ranges in hectic scenes (e.g., battle-type events). [Particle effects] The screen flash effect is now less distracting. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could cause loot containers on transports to remain invisible until the transport was destroyed.
[ 2023-07-18 15:30:04 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.0435
[New ship] A new Dreadnought-class ship has been added to the loot table. The default variant of this ship is narrow and 1100m long. [Performance] The particle effects system now generate fewer particles when a high sensor range is employed. This should improve performance for builds with high sensor ranges in hectic scenes (e.g., battle-type events). [Particle effects] The screen flash effect is now less distracting. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could cause loot containers on transports to remain invisible until the transport was destroyed.
Major buffs to skills!
[UI] The local player map icon is now presented in the transparent map. [World bosses] The behavior of the world bosses has been revised. In particular, they have been given more distinguishable attack patterns. They now also have a unique map icon. [Balance] Most skills that provide fixed buffs (e.g., the Xinthu skill "Warp Plasma Replenisher") now scale with player level. Some of these skills have also been buffed. [Balance] Most skills that provide % increased damage or % attack speed have been buffed. [Balance] Several skills that provide increased resistances have been buffed. [Balance] The Xinthu T7 skill "Warp Enhanced Weapon Array" has been buffed. [Balance] The Axiom T7 skills "Divine Saviour" and "Grim Reaper" have been buffed. [Balance] The Founders T4 skill "Killing Spree" has been buffed. [Balance] The Founders T7 skill "Mind vs Body" has been buffed. [Balance] The Xinthu T1 skill "Enhanced Shields" has been buffed. [Balance] The T4 Founders skill "Wormhole Mastery I" now reduces the warp plasma cost by 50% per point spent. [Balance] Enemy damage has been slightly increased pre-Continuum mode and slightly decreased for Continuum XL and XXL. [Balance] The spawn rate of world bosses in Continuum XXL has been increased (by 5x). [Bug fix] Fixed a bug that enabled equipping arbitrary items in the secondary ship slot. [Bug fix] The controller-specific radial menu is no longer activated when pressing the button to switch weapons config. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could cause the "Press to set skill as highlighted" to overlap some skill descriptions given some font scales. [Bug fix] The "Mix Colors" Continuum Transmuter recipe now no longer works if any of the slots are filled by non-applicable items.
[ 2023-07-16 16:24:03 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.0434
[UI] The local player map icon is now presented in the transparent map. [World bosses] The behavior of the world bosses has been revised. In particular, they have been given more distinguishable attack patterns. They now also have a unique map icon. [Balance] Most skills that provide fixed buffs (e.g., the Xinthu skill "Warp Plasma Replenisher") now scale with player level. Some of these skills have also been buffed. [Balance] Most skills that provide % increased damage or % attack speed have been buffed. [Balance] Several skills that provide increased resistances have been buffed. [Balance] The Xinthu T7 skill "Warp Enhanced Weapon Array" has been buffed. [Balance] The Axiom T7 skills "Divine Saviour" and "Grim Reaper" have been buffed. [Balance] The Founders T4 skill "Killing Spree" has been buffed. [Balance] The Founders T7 skill "Mind vs Body" has been buffed. [Balance] The Xinthu T1 skill "Enhanced Shields" has been buffed. [Balance] The T4 Founders skill "Wormhole Mastery I" now reduces the warp plasma cost by 50% per point spent. [Balance] Enemy damage has been slightly increased pre-Continuum mode and slightly decreased for Continuum XL and XXL. [Balance] The spawn rate of world bosses in Continuum XXL has been increased (by 5x). [Bug fix] Fixed a bug that enabled equipping arbitrary items in the secondary ship slot. [Bug fix] The controller-specific radial menu is no longer activated when pressing the button to switch weapons config. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could cause the "Press to set skill as highlighted" to overlap some skill descriptions given some font scales. [Bug fix] The "Mix Colors" Continuum Transmuter recipe now no longer works if any of the slots are filled by non-applicable items.
Misc update
[UI] Many popup texts have been made less pronounced (e.g., the level up text). [Misc] You can now rebind back/escape. [Misc] Extracting the mod from ships no longer destroys the custom weapons equipped on the on-board turrets of those ships. [Balance] The enemy speed boost in Continuum XL has been reduced by 50%.
[ 2023-07-05 15:58:43 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.0433
[UI] Many popup texts have been made less pronounced (e.g., the level up text). [Misc] You can now rebind back/escape. [Misc] Extracting the mod from ships no longer destroys the custom weapons equipped on the on-board turrets of those ships. [Balance] The enemy speed boost in Continuum XL has been reduced by 50%.
Revisions to the controller radial menu
[UI] The controller radial menu has been revised. It now behaves more closely to the variant used in Diablo 3. [Bug fix] A few issues that could lead to the main quest being set to an already completed quest have been fixed (this previously required manually setting the desired quest again in the quest log screen).
[ 2023-07-04 16:38:12 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.0432
[UI] The controller radial menu has been revised. It now behaves more closely to the variant used in Diablo 3. [Bug fix] A few issues that could lead to the main quest being set to an already completed quest have been fixed (this previously required manually setting the desired quest again in the quest log screen).
A new radial menu and master server status information
[UI] A new (gamepad-only) radial menu has been added that enables more easily enabling/disabling game screens that previously required two hotkeys pressed in combination (e.g., the inventory or map). The previous keybindings remain as-was; the radial menu is only enabled if the start-button is clicked (rather than pressed). [UI] There is now information regarding the connection status to the master server in the public server listing. [Balance] The final boss in Act 4 no longer resets if you move far away from it. [Bug fix] Fixed a few incorrect texts. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could cause events to trigger (for example doors to open) without going through all required stages of boss enemies.
[ 2023-07-02 11:38:58 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.0431
[UI] A new (gamepad-only) radial menu has been added that enables more easily enabling/disabling game screens that previously required two hotkeys pressed in combination (e.g., the inventory or map). The previous keybindings remain as-was; the radial menu is only enabled if the start-button is clicked (rather than pressed). [UI] There is now information regarding the connection status to the master server in the public server listing. [Balance] The final boss in Act 4 no longer resets if you move far away from it. [Bug fix] Fixed a few incorrect texts. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could cause events to trigger (for example doors to open) without going through all required stages of boss enemies.
Three month update!
There have been 54 patches deployed since 1.0, and significant new features are presented next. The full patch notes, that includes various other added features, bug fixes and balance changes, are available in the community pages as well as on Discord.
A campaign mode above Continuum XL has been added. It is unlocked upon completing the game on Continuum XL. Among other things, Continuum XXL includes five unique world bosses. These are rare and extremely powerful end-game enemies that provide Uber-tier loot when defeated. Each boss has a custom loot table.
A second skill tree has been added! You can toggle the activate tree at any time outside of combat (or even during combat, if you have allocated points in the Axiom skill Quick-Swap!). The two skill trees are tied to the two ship hull configurations.
The encylopedia contains information about all in-game items and item modifications. You can check which items that support what mods, which effects they provide on different items, as well as read their descriptions.
A new loot filter has been added! Access it from the inventory (next to the encyclopedia). This new filter is separated for each character. In addition to specifying various filters for all kinds of items, it is also possible to override the default colors for different items and grades. Color overriding is done by manually editing the loot filter for the desired character. The lootfilters are XML-files located under/Data/Save. For instance, the loot filter for the third character (third row) is named "char2_lootfilter.xml".
It is now possible to designate loot as instanced. The following options are available: Free for all: Each loot drop is free for anyone to pick up. (This setting is what was previously available). Distance: Each loot drop is locked to a randomly selected player that is located in the sector. Player loot filters are considered for this evaluation. Locked: Each loot drop is locked to a randomly selected player regardless of where the player is located. Player loot filters are considered for this evaluation. The variant called "Distance" is the default value. This can be changed in the Loot section of the main menu options. Item locks are removed once the item has been picked up.
The Continuum Transmuter UI has undergone revisions to make its components more distinguishable. For example, there is now a preview of the outcome of a transmute. Newly unlocked recipes are now also better highlighted in the UI.
[New skill] Tiny but Deadly, a Founders T4 skill has been added: If using a Fighter-class non-Sentinel ship, all fixed-weapon bonuses to attack speed, critical hit chance, critical hit damage and elemental damage are increased by 4 (1 point)- 20% (5 points) of their current amount. At max level, this means that a base buff to attack speed of 200% becomes 240%. [New skill] Pocket Pulverizer, a Vagrantis T1 skill has been added: If using a non-Sentinel ship that has a diameter less than {0} metres, fixed-weapon damage is increased by {1}%. [Item set] A new item set called "Grandius Obliteratus" has been added. This set is especially useful for those who want their drones to wreak havok. [Item set] A new item set called "Pocket Deathmachine" has been added. This set has been designed to make Fighter-class non-Sentinel ships stronger.
All text in the game has been translated to Russian! This work was single-handedly done by @Alekseyzz2078. Many thanks for your help! You can find him on Discord if you have any questions.
[UI] Properties of drone summons (all but proc-type summons) are now shown in much greater detail - especially in the modal/comprehensive tooltip variant. [UI] A new bold font has been added - Noto S Bold. This font also supports Chinese and Russian. [UI] When an item is compared to another, the icon of the equipped item is now highlighted in the tooltip. [UI] An option to disable the white screen-flash has been added. This is located under the General section of the main menu options. [UI] Text scale options are now per default increased for systems with low resolutions, such as the Steam Deck. [UI] Text in the quest log screen and the dialogue screens now account for the desired text scale. [UI] Most UI numbers are now prefixed when their value is really high. For example, the hull bar would show "113 K/221 K" instead of "113232/221233". [Misc] You can now sort all inventory tabs by right-clicking (X on a controller) the sort button. [Misc] Entity icons in world space are now presented at lower sensor ranges/zoom. [Misc] Resetting a skill tree at the vendor no longer disarms any items. [Misc] It is now possible to rebind the left and right mouse buttons. [Misc] There is now a dedicated hotkey for dropping inventory items. The keybinding is located under "Menu controls". [Misc] It is now possible to let the camera track the cursor. Adjust this setting in Options -> Control Schemes -> Camera. [Misc] You can now use your summons (including those summoned through procs), on-board turrets and Sentinel ships in the Arena game mode. [Sound effects] It is now possible to adjust weapon sound effects (fixed weapons / summons and on-board turrets / enemies). These settings are available in the audio section of the main menu options.
Again, thanks for playing and giving me your feedback! You can expect a lot more content in the time to come! /Hannes
[ 2023-06-24 06:43:11 CET ] [ Original post ]
It's now been three months since Nienix reached 1.0!
I am so happy to see so many people playing and enjoying the game! The months past the release (especially the first week) have been intense, but reading your feedback and watching you play really makes it all worth the effort.
So, what is new since 1.0?
There have been 54 patches deployed since 1.0, and significant new features are presented next. The full patch notes, that includes various other added features, bug fixes and balance changes, are available in the community pages as well as on Discord.
Continuum XXL and World Bosses
A campaign mode above Continuum XL has been added. It is unlocked upon completing the game on Continuum XL. Among other things, Continuum XXL includes five unique world bosses. These are rare and extremely powerful end-game enemies that provide Uber-tier loot when defeated. Each boss has a custom loot table.
A second skill tree
A second skill tree has been added! You can toggle the activate tree at any time outside of combat (or even during combat, if you have allocated points in the Axiom skill Quick-Swap!). The two skill trees are tied to the two ship hull configurations.
Encyclopedia
The encylopedia contains information about all in-game items and item modifications. You can check which items that support what mods, which effects they provide on different items, as well as read their descriptions.
Loot filter
A new loot filter has been added! Access it from the inventory (next to the encyclopedia). This new filter is separated for each character. In addition to specifying various filters for all kinds of items, it is also possible to override the default colors for different items and grades. Color overriding is done by manually editing the loot filter for the desired character. The lootfilters are XML-files located under
Instanced loot
It is now possible to designate loot as instanced. The following options are available: Free for all: Each loot drop is free for anyone to pick up. (This setting is what was previously available). Distance: Each loot drop is locked to a randomly selected player that is located in the sector. Player loot filters are considered for this evaluation. Locked: Each loot drop is locked to a randomly selected player regardless of where the player is located. Player loot filters are considered for this evaluation. The variant called "Distance" is the default value. This can be changed in the Loot section of the main menu options. Item locks are removed once the item has been picked up.
Continuum Transmuter
The Continuum Transmuter UI has undergone revisions to make its components more distinguishable. For example, there is now a preview of the outcome of a transmute. Newly unlocked recipes are now also better highlighted in the UI.
New skills and item sets
[New skill] Tiny but Deadly, a Founders T4 skill has been added: If using a Fighter-class non-Sentinel ship, all fixed-weapon bonuses to attack speed, critical hit chance, critical hit damage and elemental damage are increased by 4 (1 point)- 20% (5 points) of their current amount. At max level, this means that a base buff to attack speed of 200% becomes 240%. [New skill] Pocket Pulverizer, a Vagrantis T1 skill has been added: If using a non-Sentinel ship that has a diameter less than {0} metres, fixed-weapon damage is increased by {1}%. [Item set] A new item set called "Grandius Obliteratus" has been added. This set is especially useful for those who want their drones to wreak havok. [Item set] A new item set called "Pocket Deathmachine" has been added. This set has been designed to make Fighter-class non-Sentinel ships stronger.
Russian localization
All text in the game has been translated to Russian! This work was single-handedly done by @Alekseyzz2078. Many thanks for your help! You can find him on Discord if you have any questions.
Quality of life
[UI] Properties of drone summons (all but proc-type summons) are now shown in much greater detail - especially in the modal/comprehensive tooltip variant. [UI] A new bold font has been added - Noto S Bold. This font also supports Chinese and Russian. [UI] When an item is compared to another, the icon of the equipped item is now highlighted in the tooltip. [UI] An option to disable the white screen-flash has been added. This is located under the General section of the main menu options. [UI] Text scale options are now per default increased for systems with low resolutions, such as the Steam Deck. [UI] Text in the quest log screen and the dialogue screens now account for the desired text scale. [UI] Most UI numbers are now prefixed when their value is really high. For example, the hull bar would show "113 K/221 K" instead of "113232/221233". [Misc] You can now sort all inventory tabs by right-clicking (X on a controller) the sort button. [Misc] Entity icons in world space are now presented at lower sensor ranges/zoom. [Misc] Resetting a skill tree at the vendor no longer disarms any items. [Misc] It is now possible to rebind the left and right mouse buttons. [Misc] There is now a dedicated hotkey for dropping inventory items. The keybinding is located under "Menu controls". [Misc] It is now possible to let the camera track the cursor. Adjust this setting in Options -> Control Schemes -> Camera. [Misc] You can now use your summons (including those summoned through procs), on-board turrets and Sentinel ships in the Arena game mode. [Sound effects] It is now possible to adjust weapon sound effects (fixed weapons / summons and on-board turrets / enemies). These settings are available in the audio section of the main menu options.
Again, thanks for playing and giving me your feedback! You can expect a lot more content in the time to come! /Hannes
Continuum XXL in main branch!
[Continuum XXL] A campaign mode above Continuum XL has been added. It is unlocked upon completing the game on Continuum XL. Among other things, Continuum XXL includes five unique world bosses. These are rare and extremely powerful end-game enemies that provide Uber-tier loot when defeated. Each boss has a custom loot table. [Bug fix] Fixed a race condition in the input manager that, for some very uncommon controllers, could cause a flicker in the evaluation whether mouse or gamepad is active. This could result in a screen lock. [Bug fix] Fixed a few incorrect texts.
[ 2023-06-24 06:37:01 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.043
[Continuum XXL] A campaign mode above Continuum XL has been added. It is unlocked upon completing the game on Continuum XL. Among other things, Continuum XXL includes five unique world bosses. These are rare and extremely powerful end-game enemies that provide Uber-tier loot when defeated. Each boss has a custom loot table. [Bug fix] Fixed a race condition in the input manager that, for some very uncommon controllers, could cause a flicker in the evaluation whether mouse or gamepad is active. This could result in a screen lock. [Bug fix] Fixed a few incorrect texts.
World boss updates and revised sound effects
[Sound effect] Several item pickup and equip sound effects have been revised. [Sound effect] The "beeping" sound effect for homing-type Vagrantis weapons has been replaced. [Balance] Collision damage of the first boss in Act 4 has been increased. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that on rare occasion could cause summoned drones to target incorrect locations. [Misc] A few new events have been added to the open-world part of Act 2. ---------Beta branch--------- [World bosses] Five new world bosses have been added. Different world bosses are more/less common in different areas and different acts. Each world boss has a custom loot table.
[ 2023-06-16 18:00:34 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.0428
[Sound effect] Several item pickup and equip sound effects have been revised. [Sound effect] The "beeping" sound effect for homing-type Vagrantis weapons has been replaced. [Balance] Collision damage of the first boss in Act 4 has been increased. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that on rare occasion could cause summoned drones to target incorrect locations. [Misc] A few new events have been added to the open-world part of Act 2. ---------Beta branch--------- [World bosses] Five new world bosses have been added. Different world bosses are more/less common in different areas and different acts. Each world boss has a custom loot table.
AI updates and world bosses in the beta branch!
[AI] The AI has been updated for various enemies. For example, the LTM scouts and Vagrantis scouts have been revised to behave less like "zombies". [Balance] Collision damage of some melee-type enemies in Act 4 has been increased. [Balance] Collision damage of the first and final bosses in Act 2 have been increased. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue with the Founders skill Emergency Repairs that caused the duration timer to increase upon swapping skill trees. ---------Beta branch--------- [World bosses] World bosses have been added! These can spawn when playing the campaign in the Continuum XXL mode. These are rare and extremely powerful end-game enemies that provide Uber-tier loot when defeated.
[ 2023-06-09 20:35:58 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.0427
[AI] The AI has been updated for various enemies. For example, the LTM scouts and Vagrantis scouts have been revised to behave less like "zombies". [Balance] Collision damage of some melee-type enemies in Act 4 has been increased. [Balance] Collision damage of the first and final bosses in Act 2 have been increased. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue with the Founders skill Emergency Repairs that caused the duration timer to increase upon swapping skill trees. ---------Beta branch--------- [World bosses] World bosses have been added! These can spawn when playing the campaign in the Continuum XXL mode. These are rare and extremely powerful end-game enemies that provide Uber-tier loot when defeated.
UI update
[UI] Description text fields in item popups now include more appropriate line breaks for unidentified items and Continuum Entities. [UI] Tutorial text and quest dialogue text now scale a lot higher when the text scale parameter is set to a higher value. For example, the default text size for these widgets is per default 100% larger when playing on the Steam Deck. [UI] The quest dialogue text window now scale according to the height of the typed text. [UI] Interaction icons for chests and doors now consider the value of "UI Scaling: General text". [Misc] The Fleet Commander mode no longer include any line of sight shadows. [Bug fix] Public games with really long names no longer overflow into the player count section.
[ 2023-05-31 21:34:50 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.0426
[UI] Description text fields in item popups now include more appropriate line breaks for unidentified items and Continuum Entities. [UI] Tutorial text and quest dialogue text now scale a lot higher when the text scale parameter is set to a higher value. For example, the default text size for these widgets is per default 100% larger when playing on the Steam Deck. [UI] The quest dialogue text window now scale according to the height of the typed text. [UI] Interaction icons for chests and doors now consider the value of "UI Scaling: General text". [Misc] The Fleet Commander mode no longer include any line of sight shadows. [Bug fix] Public games with really long names no longer overflow into the player count section.
Misc update (some changes reverted)
[UI] The scale of world-space counters for damage, XP and warp plasma are now slightly less affected by the UI Scaling: General text option. [Balance] The hull has been decreased a bit for the campaign bosses that got buffed by patch 1.0425. [Balance] The "Auto" difficulty option has been restored to how it was pre-1.0425.
[ 2023-05-26 07:12:06 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.04251
[UI] The scale of world-space counters for damage, XP and warp plasma are now slightly less affected by the UI Scaling: General text option. [Balance] The hull has been decreased a bit for the campaign bosses that got buffed by patch 1.0425. [Balance] The "Auto" difficulty option has been restored to how it was pre-1.0425.
Misc update
[Arena] You can now set an enemy level up to 99 in the Arena, given that the creating player is at max level (60). Else, the max enemy level is the level of the creating player. [Balance] The "Auto" difficulty setting is now set to "Nightmare" when playing COOP with 3 players (previously "Hard") and "Insane" when playing COOP with 5 players (previously "Nightmare"). [Balance] The hull has been increased by ~20% for several campaign bosses. [Bug fix] Fixed several incorrect Chinese and Russian texts. [Bug fix] Players could previously, given certain conditions, bypass instance loot checks by using the single-item-pickup-method (in front of collision/bulk). This is no longer the case. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could cause crit damage to fail to evaluate for some kinds of beam-type weapons.
[ 2023-05-25 19:21:08 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.0425
[Arena] You can now set an enemy level up to 99 in the Arena, given that the creating player is at max level (60). Else, the max enemy level is the level of the creating player. [Balance] The "Auto" difficulty setting is now set to "Nightmare" when playing COOP with 3 players (previously "Hard") and "Insane" when playing COOP with 5 players (previously "Nightmare"). [Balance] The hull has been increased by ~20% for several campaign bosses. [Bug fix] Fixed several incorrect Chinese and Russian texts. [Bug fix] Players could previously, given certain conditions, bypass instance loot checks by using the single-item-pickup-method (in front of collision/bulk). This is no longer the case. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could cause crit damage to fail to evaluate for some kinds of beam-type weapons.
Updates to the Arena and text clarity
[Arena] You can now use your summons (including those summoned through procs), on-board turrets and Sentinel ships in the Arena game mode. [UI] The clarity of tooltip text has been improved. [Bug fix] Frigate-class ships can no longer be resized to Fighter-class through the Pocket Battleship mod. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue in the Arena and Fleet Commander game modes that caused entities with big colliders (such as most auras) to be updated multiple times each frame.
[ 2023-05-19 17:27:04 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.0424
[Arena] You can now use your summons (including those summoned through procs), on-board turrets and Sentinel ships in the Arena game mode. [UI] The clarity of tooltip text has been improved. [Bug fix] Frigate-class ships can no longer be resized to Fighter-class through the Pocket Battleship mod. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue in the Arena and Fleet Commander game modes that caused entities with big colliders (such as most auras) to be updated multiple times each frame.
New skills, a new item set, and buffs for Fighters!
[New skill] Tiny but Deadly (Founders T4): If using a Fighter-class non-Sentinel ship, all fixed-point weapon bonuses to attack speed, critical hit chance, critical hit damage and elemental damage are increased by 4 (1 point)- 20% (5 points) of their current amount. At max level, this means that a base buff to attack speed of 200% becomes 240%. [New skill] Pocket Pulverizer (Vagrantis T1): If using a non-Sentinel ship that has a diameter less than 201 metres, fixed-point weapon damage is increased by 15% (1 point) -30% (2 points). [New item set] A new item set called "Pocket Deathmachine" has been added. This set has been designed to make Fighter-class non-Sentinel ships stronger. [UI] Several tooltips have been added and many texts have been revised. For example, the Item filter in the character stat sheet has been renamed to "Item highlighting". [Balance] The Founders T7 skill Skill shot has been revised - it has been slightly buffed for Fighter-class ships and slightly nerfed for larger ships. It now reads as follows: Critical hit chance is increased by {0}%, and critical damage by {1}%, per Metre of sensor range. This applies to both fixed-point weapons and on-board turrets. The bonus to critical damage is {2}% higher if using a Fighter-class non-Sentinel ship. [Balance] The "Bad Aim" ship mod has been revised and now works as follows: Ship turrets cannot aim. Damage-dealing weapons are 50% more effective. Auxiliary-type weapons that do not provide damage are 5% more effective. [Balance] The Founders T1 skill "Strong Force" has been buffed. [Balance] The Axiom skills "Deadly Aim" and "Aim Mastery" have been buffed. [Misc] There previously could occur a delay when picking up items in hectic scenes. This should no longer be the case. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could cause some weapons on ship turrets to produce an incorrect (too low) damage output. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that caused incorrect stats to be shown for the Big Mod and Pocket-Sized Mod in the ship tab of the Encyclopedia.
[ 2023-05-18 13:53:14 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.0423
[New skill] Tiny but Deadly (Founders T4): If using a Fighter-class non-Sentinel ship, all fixed-point weapon bonuses to attack speed, critical hit chance, critical hit damage and elemental damage are increased by 4 (1 point)- 20% (5 points) of their current amount. At max level, this means that a base buff to attack speed of 200% becomes 240%. [New skill] Pocket Pulverizer (Vagrantis T1): If using a non-Sentinel ship that has a diameter less than 201 metres, fixed-point weapon damage is increased by 15% (1 point) -30% (2 points). [New item set] A new item set called "Pocket Deathmachine" has been added. This set has been designed to make Fighter-class non-Sentinel ships stronger. [UI] Several tooltips have been added and many texts have been revised. For example, the Item filter in the character stat sheet has been renamed to "Item highlighting". [Balance] The Founders T7 skill Skill shot has been revised - it has been slightly buffed for Fighter-class ships and slightly nerfed for larger ships. It now reads as follows: Critical hit chance is increased by {0}%, and critical damage by {1}%, per Metre of sensor range. This applies to both fixed-point weapons and on-board turrets. The bonus to critical damage is {2}% higher if using a Fighter-class non-Sentinel ship. [Balance] The "Bad Aim" ship mod has been revised and now works as follows: Ship turrets cannot aim. Damage-dealing weapons are 50% more effective. Auxiliary-type weapons that do not provide damage are 5% more effective. [Balance] The Founders T1 skill "Strong Force" has been buffed. [Balance] The Axiom skills "Deadly Aim" and "Aim Mastery" have been buffed. [Misc] There previously could occur a delay when picking up items in hectic scenes. This should no longer be the case. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could cause some weapons on ship turrets to produce an incorrect (too low) damage output. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that caused incorrect stats to be shown for the Big Mod and Pocket-Sized Mod in the ship tab of the Encyclopedia.
UI update + Continuum XXL in beta branch
[UI] Numbers shown for damage, hull gain, warp plasma restoration and XP are now scaled according to the UI: General text setting (see the main menu options). [UI] Text scale options are now per default increased for systems with low resolutions, such as the Steam Deck. [UI] Text in the quest log screen and the dialogue screens now account for the desired text scale. ---------Beta branch--------- [Continuum XXL] A campaign mode above Continuum XL has been added. It is unlocked upon completing the game on Continuum XL. In the current build, it is the same experience as Continuum XL, but with all enemies at max level.
[ 2023-05-13 19:50:07 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.0422
[UI] Numbers shown for damage, hull gain, warp plasma restoration and XP are now scaled according to the UI: General text setting (see the main menu options). [UI] Text scale options are now per default increased for systems with low resolutions, such as the Steam Deck. [UI] Text in the quest log screen and the dialogue screens now account for the desired text scale. ---------Beta branch--------- [Continuum XXL] A campaign mode above Continuum XL has been added. It is unlocked upon completing the game on Continuum XL. In the current build, it is the same experience as Continuum XL, but with all enemies at max level.
Misc update
[Performance] Added priority queues for some threaded tasks that previously could cause lag in hectic scenes. [Performance] Removed a few redundant unload functions [Performance] Player bots in PvP modes now find paths to explore more quickly. [Misc] It is now possible to zoom out a lot further in the Arena- and Fleet Commander game modes. -----------Beta branch only----------- [Fleet Commander] There are now four new (and separate) maps for the Fleet Commander game mode. Fleet Commander maps can now also include world bosses and structures. [Fleet Commander] All units now have map indicators in the Fleet Commander game mode. [Fleet Commander] Players now gain additional resources over time as well as when enemy units are destroyed.
[ 2023-05-09 20:15:48 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.0421
[Performance] Added priority queues for some threaded tasks that previously could cause lag in hectic scenes. [Performance] Removed a few redundant unload functions [Performance] Player bots in PvP modes now find paths to explore more quickly. [Misc] It is now possible to zoom out a lot further in the Arena- and Fleet Commander game modes. -----------Beta branch only----------- [Fleet Commander] There are now four new (and separate) maps for the Fleet Commander game mode. Fleet Commander maps can now also include world bosses and structures. [Fleet Commander] All units now have map indicators in the Fleet Commander game mode. [Fleet Commander] Players now gain additional resources over time as well as when enemy units are destroyed.
Misc update
[UI] Soft and hard caps are now presented in the character information screen for fixed-point weapons, drone summons and on-board ship turrets. [UI] The DPS of drone weapons are now presented as sum values instead of the average DPS of each individual weapon. [Misc] The tutorial station has been from Act 1 when playing on Continuum mode. [Balance] Soft caps have been introduced for buffs to damage, crit multiplier, crit chance and attack speed. [Performance] Minor performance improvements. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could cause one of the Founders Trio bosses to be unloaded if moving too far away from it, causing the a soft lock for the boss fight. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that caused some skills not to be enabled for clients upon first joining a game. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could cause event-type shops to trigger an incorrect UI message. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could cause some passive skills that buffed on-board turrets, when first allocated with points, to not be applied until ship switch or game session restart. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that caused some auras on some weapons to not properly apply crit multipliers (e.g., the Xinthu Hazardous bomb-type weapons).
[ 2023-05-06 11:16:07 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.0420
[UI] Soft and hard caps are now presented in the character information screen for fixed-point weapons, drone summons and on-board ship turrets. [UI] The DPS of drone weapons are now presented as sum values instead of the average DPS of each individual weapon. [Misc] The tutorial station has been from Act 1 when playing on Continuum mode. [Balance] Soft caps have been introduced for buffs to damage, crit multiplier, crit chance and attack speed. [Performance] Minor performance improvements. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could cause one of the Founders Trio bosses to be unloaded if moving too far away from it, causing the a soft lock for the boss fight. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that caused some skills not to be enabled for clients upon first joining a game. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could cause event-type shops to trigger an incorrect UI message. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could cause some passive skills that buffed on-board turrets, when first allocated with points, to not be applied until ship switch or game session restart. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that caused some auras on some weapons to not properly apply crit multipliers (e.g., the Xinthu Hazardous bomb-type weapons).
Hotfix
[Bug fix] Fixed an issue introduced by 1.0418 that caused player skill buffs to sometimes not be correctly applied.
[ 2023-05-01 20:02:30 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.0419
[Bug fix] Fixed an issue introduced by 1.0418 that caused player skill buffs to sometimes not be correctly applied.
Instanced loot and more loot filter options
[Loot filter] You can now designate item types that always should be enabled in the loot filter, regardless of the other loot filter settings. You can accomplish this by right-clicking an item type in the item view of a loot filter. Always enabled loot will have a green border. [Instanced loot] It is now possible to designate loot as instanced. The following options are available: Free for all: Each loot drop is free for anyone to pick up. (This setting is what was previously available). Distance: Each loot drop is locked to a randomly selected player that is located in the sector. Player loot filters are considered for this evaluation. Locked: Each loot drop is locked to a randomly selected player regardless of where the player is located. Player loot filters are considered for this evaluation. The variant called "Distance" is the default value. This can be changed in the Loot section of the main menu options. Item locks are removed once the item has been picked up. [UI] Damage over time values are now prefixed when necessary in item tooltips. [Balance] The "auto" difficulty has been reworked as follows: 1 player: normal 2-3 players: hard (previously normal) 4-5 players: nightmare 6 players: insane [Bug fix] Resetting skills now correctly disables all items that have skill dependencies. [Bug fix] Updated some incorrect skill descriptions. [Bug fix] Fixed a race condition when evaluating player buffs and debuffs that could cause a crash.
[ 2023-05-01 14:57:46 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.0418
[Loot filter] You can now designate item types that always should be enabled in the loot filter, regardless of the other loot filter settings. You can accomplish this by right-clicking an item type in the item view of a loot filter. Always enabled loot will have a green border. [Instanced loot] It is now possible to designate loot as instanced. The following options are available: Free for all: Each loot drop is free for anyone to pick up. (This setting is what was previously available). Distance: Each loot drop is locked to a randomly selected player that is located in the sector. Player loot filters are considered for this evaluation. Locked: Each loot drop is locked to a randomly selected player regardless of where the player is located. Player loot filters are considered for this evaluation. The variant called "Distance" is the default value. This can be changed in the Loot section of the main menu options. Item locks are removed once the item has been picked up. [UI] Damage over time values are now prefixed when necessary in item tooltips. [Balance] The "auto" difficulty has been reworked as follows: 1 player: normal 2-3 players: hard (previously normal) 4-5 players: nightmare 6 players: insane [Bug fix] Resetting skills now correctly disables all items that have skill dependencies. [Bug fix] Updated some incorrect skill descriptions. [Bug fix] Fixed a race condition when evaluating player buffs and debuffs that could cause a crash.
Weapon sound effect options + new item set + buffs to cloners and item sets
[Sound effects] It is now possible to adjust weapon sound effects (fixed weapons / summons and on-board turrets / enemies). These settings are available in the audio section of the main menu options. [Sound effect] The volume of the Tractor Beam weapon has been reduced. [Item set] A new item set called "Grandius Obliteratus" has been added. This set is especially useful for those who want their drones to wreak havoc. [Balance] Several item sets have been buffed. [Balance] Cloners now clone weapons of the same grade that is equipped (previously only common-grade). [Bug fix] Fixed an issue with the cloner-type summons that resulted in weapon DPS not being correctly presented in tooltips. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could cause the loot filter to employ the item filter of another character when switching between characters.
[ 2023-04-27 16:55:22 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.0417
[Sound effects] It is now possible to adjust weapon sound effects (fixed weapons / summons and on-board turrets / enemies). These settings are available in the audio section of the main menu options. [Sound effect] The volume of the Tractor Beam weapon has been reduced. [Item set] A new item set called "Grandius Obliteratus" has been added. This set is especially useful for those who want their drones to wreak havoc. [Balance] Several item sets have been buffed. [Balance] Cloners now clone weapons of the same grade that is equipped (previously only common-grade). [Bug fix] Fixed an issue with the cloner-type summons that resulted in weapon DPS not being correctly presented in tooltips. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could cause the loot filter to employ the item filter of another character when switching between characters.
Quality of life changes
[UI] Drone summon and ship turret stats in tooltips are now prefixed when necessary. [UI] Properties of drone summons (all but proc-type summons) are now shown in much greater detail - especially in the modal/comprehensive tooltip mode. [Misc] Resetting a skill tree at the vendor no longer disarms any items. [Bug fix] The cooldown of the Founders T2 skill Emergency Repairs is no longer reset when swapping skill trees. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue with the gambler that could cause a lock.
[ 2023-04-22 20:20:14 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.0416
[UI] Drone summon and ship turret stats in tooltips are now prefixed when necessary. [UI] Properties of drone summons (all but proc-type summons) are now shown in much greater detail - especially in the modal/comprehensive tooltip mode. [Misc] Resetting a skill tree at the vendor no longer disarms any items. [Bug fix] The cooldown of the Founders T2 skill Emergency Repairs is no longer reset when swapping skill trees. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue with the gambler that could cause a lock.
Hotfixes to two issues introduced by 1.0414 (the last patch)
[Bug fix] Fixed an issue that caused the experience gained during a level to be reset when swapping skill tree. I am happy to help restore lost XP for those who need it. If so, contact me on Discord. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue in the demo that caused a crash upon character creation. [Balance] Resetting a skill tree in at the vendor no longer resets the XP gained for the current level to 0.
[ 2023-04-22 04:56:55 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.0415
[Bug fix] Fixed an issue that caused the experience gained during a level to be reset when swapping skill tree. I am happy to help restore lost XP for those who need it. If so, contact me on Discord. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue in the demo that caused a crash upon character creation. [Balance] Resetting a skill tree in at the vendor no longer resets the XP gained for the current level to 0.
A second skill tree!
[Skill tree] A second skill tree has been added! You can activate this tree by toggling the active ship configuration. Buttons have also been added to the skill tree for this purpose. [Balance] The cooldown of Scanner-type auxiliary items is now procedural and can be either long or short (making them good for the alt config, procs and sensor-related skills). [Balance] The drop rate of larger ships and Sentinel-type ships has been increased. [Bug fix] Fixed a UI issue with the Imperius T3 skill "Warp Plasma Injector".
[ 2023-04-21 07:42:51 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.0414
[Skill tree] A second skill tree has been added! You can activate this tree by toggling the active ship configuration. Buttons have also been added to the skill tree for this purpose. [Balance] The cooldown of Scanner-type auxiliary items is now procedural and can be either long or short (making them good for the alt config, procs and sensor-related skills). [Balance] The drop rate of larger ships and Sentinel-type ships has been increased. [Bug fix] Fixed a UI issue with the Imperius T3 skill "Warp Plasma Injector".
Misc update
[Misc] You can now sort all inventory tabs by right-clicking (X on a controller) the sort button. [Misc] Entity icons in world space are now presented at lower sensor ranges/zoom. [Balance] The cooldown of Scanner-type auxiliary items have been increased to match the duration of their provided conditions. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could cause some bosses to not be unloaded correctly if the player would die during the encounter. The final boss in Act 4 was a notorious such example. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that caused item hull % debuffs to not be displayed correctly in item tool tips. [Bug fix] Fixed an error with the Xinthu T4 skill "Precise Aim".
[ 2023-04-19 05:51:41 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.0413
[Misc] You can now sort all inventory tabs by right-clicking (X on a controller) the sort button. [Misc] Entity icons in world space are now presented at lower sensor ranges/zoom. [Balance] The cooldown of Scanner-type auxiliary items have been increased to match the duration of their provided conditions. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could cause some bosses to not be unloaded correctly if the player would die during the encounter. The final boss in Act 4 was a notorious such example. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that caused item hull % debuffs to not be displayed correctly in item tool tips. [Bug fix] Fixed an error with the Xinthu T4 skill "Precise Aim".
Misc update
One of the bug fixes of version 1.0411 also fixed an issue that could cause hull and warp plasma % bonuses to stack given that the player had put points in some specific skills. This was not in the previous patch notes. [Balance] The Imperius and Vagrantis skills that provided damage based on max warp plasma/hull have been buffed a bit. [Balance] The cap on bonus warp plasma and bonus hull (previously 200%) has been removed. [UI] Damage, hull repair and warp plasma gain indicators now apply unit prefixes similar to character portraits.
[ 2023-04-16 06:24:46 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.0412
One of the bug fixes of version 1.0411 also fixed an issue that could cause hull and warp plasma % bonuses to stack given that the player had put points in some specific skills. This was not in the previous patch notes. [Balance] The Imperius and Vagrantis skills that provided damage based on max warp plasma/hull have been buffed a bit. [Balance] The cap on bonus warp plasma and bonus hull (previously 200%) has been removed. [UI] Damage, hull repair and warp plasma gain indicators now apply unit prefixes similar to character portraits.
Misc update
[Balance] The Founders T7 skill "Skill Shot" has been buffed a bit more. [Bug fix] Fixed an error for the item set "Arments of War" that caused an incorrect explosion radius. [Bug fix] Fixed an error that caused some buffs gained from item sets to stack.
[ 2023-04-15 20:33:13 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.0411
[Balance] The Founders T7 skill "Skill Shot" has been buffed a bit more. [Bug fix] Fixed an error for the item set "Arments of War" that caused an incorrect explosion radius. [Bug fix] Fixed an error that caused some buffs gained from item sets to stack.
Bug fixes
[Bug fix] Fixed an error related to the evaluation order between the Axiom skill "Focused Repairs" and the Vagrantis skill "Obsidian Armor". [Bug fix] Fixed an error that caused some buffs gained from item sets to stack.
[ 2023-04-15 18:25:37 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.0410
[Bug fix] Fixed an error related to the evaluation order between the Axiom skill "Focused Repairs" and the Vagrantis skill "Obsidian Armor". [Bug fix] Fixed an error that caused some buffs gained from item sets to stack.
Russian localization!
[Russian] All text in the game has been translated to Russian! This work was single-handedly done by Alekseyzz2078. Many thanks for your help! You can find him on Discord if you have any questions. [Balance] Changed the rewards for a few Grand and Uber Continuum Events. [Balance] The "Ordnance"-type active auxiliary items are now much more likely to roll damage buffs relevant to their damage types. [Balance] The likelihood of Ex fragments has been increased in the Continuum XL difficulty. [Balance] The Founders T7 skill "Skill Shot" has been buffed. [Balance] A few elite enemy weapons that previously were very weak have been buffed. [Misc] A new elite enemy modifier has been added - elites can now roll with a weapon that reduces warp plasma. [Bug fix] Fixed issues related to the evaluation order of some item sets. [Bug fix] Corrected some texts that were hard-coded to English.
[ 2023-04-15 13:35:12 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.0409
[Russian] All text in the game has been translated to Russian! This work was single-handedly done by Alekseyzz2078. Many thanks for your help! You can find him on Discord if you have any questions. [Balance] Changed the rewards for a few Grand and Uber Continuum Events. [Balance] The "Ordnance"-type active auxiliary items are now much more likely to roll damage buffs relevant to their damage types. [Balance] The likelihood of Ex fragments has been increased in the Continuum XL difficulty. [Balance] The Founders T7 skill "Skill Shot" has been buffed. [Balance] A few elite enemy weapons that previously were very weak have been buffed. [Misc] A new elite enemy modifier has been added - elites can now roll with a weapon that reduces warp plasma. [Bug fix] Fixed issues related to the evaluation order of some item sets. [Bug fix] Corrected some texts that were hard-coded to English.
Hotfixes
[Bug fix] Fixed a crash-related issue for the skill "Warp Enabled Bullets" introduced by yesterdays patch. [Bug fix] The Founders T7 skill "Skill Shot" now correctly benefits from temporary buffs to sensor range. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue with the flight speed debuff that given an edge-case scenario could cause a speedup instead of of slowdown.
[ 2023-04-14 05:14:27 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.0408
[Bug fix] Fixed a crash-related issue for the skill "Warp Enabled Bullets" introduced by yesterdays patch. [Bug fix] The Founders T7 skill "Skill Shot" now correctly benefits from temporary buffs to sensor range. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue with the flight speed debuff that given an edge-case scenario could cause a speedup instead of of slowdown.
Balance update
[Balance] "Cluster"-type bullets generated by weapons such as the Cluster Missile and Cluster Turbo Grenade now consider the rotation of the payload. [Balance] The Damage % bonus cap has been raised to 3000% (up from 1000%). [Balance] The Imperius T2 skill "Warp Plasma Injector" has been reworked. It now increases warp plasma regeneration by a percentage. [Balance] The Vagrantis T3 skill "Turret Damage Booster" has been buffed. It is stronger and now affects turret slot % effectiveness rather than base % damage buffs. [Balance] The Vagrantis T2 skill "Fuel For Peanuts" has been buffed - it now reduces engine warp plasma requirement by 50%-100%. [Balance] The Vagrantis T4 skill "Rocket Jump" has been buffed - it now increases engine power by 50%. [Balance] The Vagrantis T6 skill "Warp Enabled Bullets" has been reworked. It no longer has any skill dependencies and works as follows: Bullet velocity of fixed-point weapons, on-board turrets and summons is first increased by {0}%, and then by an additional {1}% based on the bonus attack speed to fixed-point weapons. [Balance] The Vagrantis T7 skill "Omnipotent Fortitude" has been nerfed for smaller ships, but buffed for larger ships as the ship diameter penalty now is reduced (diameter ^ 0.8). [Balance] The Imperius T7 skill "Warp Plasma Damage Amplifier" has been nerfed. [Balance] The Founders T7 skill "Skill Shot" has been nerfed. [Balance] The Xinthu T7 skill "Drone Damage Mastery" has been nerfed. [Balance] The Founders skill "Molten Metals" now require 3 points to be at max effectiveness. [Balance] Player resistance debuffs in Continuum Events have been reduced (this only applies for newly rolled events). [Bug fix] Fixed an error that caused some active buffs, such as sensor-range buffs from the Scanner Sensor, to not be considered for some damage buff skills for on-board ship turrets. [Bug fix] Fixed a race condition in the loot filter that could cause it to not be applied. [Bug fix] Fixed an error that caused network clients to nullify item cooldowns on item swaps.
[ 2023-04-13 20:14:00 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.0407
[Balance] "Cluster"-type bullets generated by weapons such as the Cluster Missile and Cluster Turbo Grenade now consider the rotation of the payload. [Balance] The Damage % bonus cap has been raised to 3000% (up from 1000%). [Balance] The Imperius T2 skill "Warp Plasma Injector" has been reworked. It now increases warp plasma regeneration by a percentage. [Balance] The Vagrantis T3 skill "Turret Damage Booster" has been buffed. It is stronger and now affects turret slot % effectiveness rather than base % damage buffs. [Balance] The Vagrantis T2 skill "Fuel For Peanuts" has been buffed - it now reduces engine warp plasma requirement by 50%-100%. [Balance] The Vagrantis T4 skill "Rocket Jump" has been buffed - it now increases engine power by 50%. [Balance] The Vagrantis T6 skill "Warp Enabled Bullets" has been reworked. It no longer has any skill dependencies and works as follows: Bullet velocity of fixed-point weapons, on-board turrets and summons is first increased by {0}%, and then by an additional {1}% based on the bonus attack speed to fixed-point weapons. [Balance] The Vagrantis T7 skill "Omnipotent Fortitude" has been nerfed for smaller ships, but buffed for larger ships as the ship diameter penalty now is reduced (diameter ^ 0.8). [Balance] The Imperius T7 skill "Warp Plasma Damage Amplifier" has been nerfed. [Balance] The Founders T7 skill "Skill Shot" has been nerfed. [Balance] The Xinthu T7 skill "Drone Damage Mastery" has been nerfed. [Balance] The Founders skill "Molten Metals" now require 3 points to be at max effectiveness. [Balance] Player resistance debuffs in Continuum Events have been reduced (this only applies for newly rolled events). [Bug fix] Fixed an error that caused some active buffs, such as sensor-range buffs from the Scanner Sensor, to not be considered for some damage buff skills for on-board ship turrets. [Bug fix] Fixed a race condition in the loot filter that could cause it to not be applied. [Bug fix] Fixed an error that caused network clients to nullify item cooldowns on item swaps.
Misc update
[Balance] Shooting range has been increased for scout and fighter summons that have really fast weapons, such as snipers and beam-type weapons. [Balance] The Founders skill Molten Metals has been slightly nerfed. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that on rare occasion could cause cave gateways to not spawn. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue with the Founders skill Molten Metals: it previously only increased bullet speed, but not bullet lifespan.
[ 2023-04-12 08:09:33 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.0405
[Balance] Shooting range has been increased for scout and fighter summons that have really fast weapons, such as snipers and beam-type weapons. [Balance] The Founders skill Molten Metals has been slightly nerfed. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that on rare occasion could cause cave gateways to not spawn. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue with the Founders skill Molten Metals: it previously only increased bullet speed, but not bullet lifespan.
Performance improvements and changes to cave-type maps
[Misc] Most maps in Act 2, and all Continuum Event cave maps, have been revised. They are now composed of long windy thick connected tunnels. [Performance] Non-essential item loot filter checks (such as those used for rendering) are now managed by a background thread. This should serve to increase performance/reduce lag. [Performance] Performance has been improved for most of the maps in Act 2. [Balance] Scout-type summons now move closer to their targets before they start shooting, making them behave more like dog fighters than snipers. [Bug fix] There was previously a need to re-equip the ship after spending points into the Founders skill "Molten Metals" for it to have an effect on on-board turrets. This requirement has been removed. [Bug fix] Conditions are now sorted according to type when evaluated. This should remove many of the weird character stat sheet updates that have been observed - some work on this topic likely remain.
[ 2023-04-11 20:30:25 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.0404
[Misc] Most maps in Act 2, and all Continuum Event cave maps, have been revised. They are now composed of long windy thick connected tunnels. [Performance] Non-essential item loot filter checks (such as those used for rendering) are now managed by a background thread. This should serve to increase performance/reduce lag. [Performance] Performance has been improved for most of the maps in Act 2. [Balance] Scout-type summons now move closer to their targets before they start shooting, making them behave more like dog fighters than snipers. [Bug fix] There was previously a need to re-equip the ship after spending points into the Founders skill "Molten Metals" for it to have an effect on on-board turrets. This requirement has been removed. [Bug fix] Conditions are now sorted according to type when evaluated. This should remove many of the weird character stat sheet updates that have been observed - some work on this topic likely remain.
Bug fixes
[Bug fix] Fixed several performance issues related to text rendering when playing with Chinese localization. A few menu components had hard-coded fonts that did not support Chinese, causing slow-down due to exception handling. [Bug fix] Fixed an error related to sensor range calculations when using the sensor buff condition or some of the sensor buff skills. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that caused latinum to not be shared with client players when playing COOP.
[ 2023-04-10 20:15:23 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.0403
[Bug fix] Fixed several performance issues related to text rendering when playing with Chinese localization. A few menu components had hard-coded fonts that did not support Chinese, causing slow-down due to exception handling. [Bug fix] Fixed an error related to sensor range calculations when using the sensor buff condition or some of the sensor buff skills. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that caused latinum to not be shared with client players when playing COOP.
New Continuum Event map modifiers
[Continuum Events] Three new Continuum Event map modifiers have been added - enlarged enemy bullets, frost enemy bullets, and enhanced enemy speed. [UI] Hull and warp plasma bars are now prefixed when the value gets really high. For example, the hull bar would show "113 K/221 K" instead of "113232/221233". [Balance] There is now a cap on bonus enemy bullets and bonus enemy hull in Continuum Events. [Bug fix] Fixed an error related to calculation of enemy patrol paths that could cause a crash. [Bug fix] Fixed an error introduced by the latest loot filter patch that disabled rendering of labels for consumables and Latinum. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could cause some extremely fast enemies to pass through walls.
[ 2023-04-10 08:40:46 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.0402
[Continuum Events] Three new Continuum Event map modifiers have been added - enlarged enemy bullets, frost enemy bullets, and enhanced enemy speed. [UI] Hull and warp plasma bars are now prefixed when the value gets really high. For example, the hull bar would show "113 K/221 K" instead of "113232/221233". [Balance] There is now a cap on bonus enemy bullets and bonus enemy hull in Continuum Events. [Bug fix] Fixed an error related to calculation of enemy patrol paths that could cause a crash. [Bug fix] Fixed an error introduced by the latest loot filter patch that disabled rendering of labels for consumables and Latinum. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could cause some extremely fast enemies to pass through walls.
Hot fix
[Bug fix] Fixed an issue that resulted in very slow weapon range calculations if the item filter was enabled.
[ 2023-04-09 14:32:35 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.0401
[Bug fix] Fixed an issue that resulted in very slow weapon range calculations if the item filter was enabled.
A new loot filter!
[Loot filter] A new loot filter has been added! Access it from the inventory (next to the encyclopedia). This new filter is separated for each character and is much more comprehensive than the previous one. In addition to specifying various filters for all kinds of items, it is also possible to override the default colors for different items and grades. Color overriding is done by manually editing the loot filter for the desired character. The lootfilters are XML-files located under/Data/Save. For instance, the loot filter for the third character (third row) is named "char2_lootfilter.xml".
[Loot pickup options] The loot pickup methods (e.g., bulk pickup) have been moved to the loot filter. You need to re-enable it from this menu.
[UI] Updated item grade borders to better suit the new coloring options in the loot filter.
[UI] The option "Bullet effects" (see the Combat section of the main menu options) now apply to most bullet effects and not only explosions. Apart from making things more visible in hectic situations, it should also be useful from a performance standpoint.
[Balance] Crates/boxes destroyed by your summons can now provide loot.
[Balance] Changed one of the weapons for the LTM Frigate T-6. This change should also increase performance as the previous weapon required more computation effort.
[Bug fix] Fixed an issue that prevented binding the radial menu to a keyboard/mouse key.
[Bug fix] Fixed faction-related errors related to the three Frost-type Continuum Challenges.
[Bug fix] The item set "Grand Justice" can no longer roll for ships without turrets.
[Bug fix] Fixed an issue with wave spawners that could cause enemies to spawn behind walls.
[Bug fix] Fixed an issue with the Corrosive Gatling-type weapon that made it unable to heal summons.
[Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could cause some waypoints to spawn inside dungeons.
[ 2023-04-09 08:28:55 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.040
[Loot filter] A new loot filter has been added! Access it from the inventory (next to the encyclopedia). This new filter is separated for each character and is much more comprehensive than the previous one. In addition to specifying various filters for all kinds of items, it is also possible to override the default colors for different items and grades. Color overriding is done by manually editing the loot filter for the desired character. The lootfilters are XML-files located under
Hotfix
[Balance] The on-hit procs player summons introduced by version 1.0397 has been reverted due to FPS loss for end-game summoner builds that had many summons and many on-hit procs. I will rework this feature a bit before including it. [Bug fix] Fixed an error for the Melee Maul when under the effect of bonuses to weapon explosion diameter.
[ 2023-04-06 14:38:53 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.03971
[Balance] The on-hit procs player summons introduced by version 1.0397 has been reverted due to FPS loss for end-game summoner builds that had many summons and many on-hit procs. I will rework this feature a bit before including it. [Bug fix] Fixed an error for the Melee Maul when under the effect of bonuses to weapon explosion diameter.
Misc update
[UI] When playing Continuum and Continuum XL, player and drone resistances pre-reductions are now shown in the character information screen. [UI] Enemy portraits are now updated based on damage made by summons. This should improve the experience when playing with pure summoner-builds without any direct player damage. [UI] There is now a Neutral option in the storage tab filter to account for non-faction-related items. [UI] The hitboxes of the checkboxes in the storage tab filter have been revised. [Misc] Previously, the indicator for the currently active quest would switch when moving to other maps to point the player towards the location of the current goal (which then would be through a path of completed goals). This "help" confused many players into thinking the main goal had changed. Thus, this is now not done when moving between different acts. [Balance] The area protected by the Deflector Dome now more closely match its hitbox. If a part the ship is outside of the shield, this part can be fired upon. [Balance] Consumables and Latinum pickups are now shared across much larger distances. This also solves the previous issue of these not being triggered when using the Bulk loot pickup variant in combination with a high sensor range. [Balance] Damage by player summons can now trigger on-hit procs (previously only on-kill procs). This should improve summoner-type builds in end-game. [Balance] Auxiliary items can now be used when the attack speed is at -100%. [Balance] The Imperius T1 skill "Warp Plasma Storage MK1" now provides a % bonus to warp plasma instead of a fixed amount. [Balance] The Imperius T2 skill "Warp Plasma Storage MK2" has been slightly buffed. [Balance] The Axiom T1 skill "Strong Hull" has been slightly nerfed. [Balance] Xinthu beam-type weapons no longer collide with friendlies if they are at max hull (i.e., no more collisions with ones own turrets). [Balance] All Xinthu-type weapons can now heal friendlies that are not at max hull, and pass through friendlies that are at max hull. [Balance] The Xinthu T7 skill "Experimental Catalyst" has been slightly buffed (5% lower reduction to attack speed at level 60). [Bug fix] Text of Continuum Entities can now be correctly filtered through the regex filters. [Bug fix] Fixed an error that could cause storage tab regex to be reset when opening/closing the storage screen. [Bug fix] Fixed an error with the To-2 Fragment and the conversion of ship turret buffs to drone buffs. [Bug fix] Fixed an error related to several skills that increased warp plasma by a percentage. These did not correctly update the stat sheet % bonus warp plasma statistic. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue which caused the Mecha Worm boss in Act 4 to travel far away from its spawn when playing offline/solo campaign.
[ 2023-04-06 10:01:05 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.0397
[UI] When playing Continuum and Continuum XL, player and drone resistances pre-reductions are now shown in the character information screen. [UI] Enemy portraits are now updated based on damage made by summons. This should improve the experience when playing with pure summoner-builds without any direct player damage. [UI] There is now a Neutral option in the storage tab filter to account for non-faction-related items. [UI] The hitboxes of the checkboxes in the storage tab filter have been revised. [Misc] Previously, the indicator for the currently active quest would switch when moving to other maps to point the player towards the location of the current goal (which then would be through a path of completed goals). This "help" confused many players into thinking the main goal had changed. Thus, this is now not done when moving between different acts. [Balance] The area protected by the Deflector Dome now more closely match its hitbox. If a part the ship is outside of the shield, this part can be fired upon. [Balance] Consumables and Latinum pickups are now shared across much larger distances. This also solves the previous issue of these not being triggered when using the Bulk loot pickup variant in combination with a high sensor range. [Balance] Damage by player summons can now trigger on-hit procs (previously only on-kill procs). This should improve summoner-type builds in end-game. [Balance] Auxiliary items can now be used when the attack speed is at -100%. [Balance] The Imperius T1 skill "Warp Plasma Storage MK1" now provides a % bonus to warp plasma instead of a fixed amount. [Balance] The Imperius T2 skill "Warp Plasma Storage MK2" has been slightly buffed. [Balance] The Axiom T1 skill "Strong Hull" has been slightly nerfed. [Balance] Xinthu beam-type weapons no longer collide with friendlies if they are at max hull (i.e., no more collisions with ones own turrets). [Balance] All Xinthu-type weapons can now heal friendlies that are not at max hull, and pass through friendlies that are at max hull. [Balance] The Xinthu T7 skill "Experimental Catalyst" has been slightly buffed (5% lower reduction to attack speed at level 60). [Bug fix] Text of Continuum Entities can now be correctly filtered through the regex filters. [Bug fix] Fixed an error that could cause storage tab regex to be reset when opening/closing the storage screen. [Bug fix] Fixed an error with the To-2 Fragment and the conversion of ship turret buffs to drone buffs. [Bug fix] Fixed an error related to several skills that increased warp plasma by a percentage. These did not correctly update the stat sheet % bonus warp plasma statistic. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue which caused the Mecha Worm boss in Act 4 to travel far away from its spawn when playing offline/solo campaign.
Misc update
[Misc] All tutorial messages and waypoint descriptions have now been translated to Chinese (by WH). [Sound] The volume of the sound effect for continuous beam-type weapons has been reduced. [Bug fix] There was an error for the skill "Glacial Strike" that caused it to not reset properly. This is now fixed. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue with flight-speed buff conditions that could cause an unintended slowdown when removed.
[ 2023-04-04 20:50:38 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.0396
[Misc] All tutorial messages and waypoint descriptions have now been translated to Chinese (by WH). [Sound] The volume of the sound effect for continuous beam-type weapons has been reduced. [Bug fix] There was an error for the skill "Glacial Strike" that caused it to not reset properly. This is now fixed. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue with flight-speed buff conditions that could cause an unintended slowdown when removed.
Bug fixes and removed flight speed cap
[Balance] Removed the flight speed cap in end-game challenges - i agree that it made end-game less fun. [Bug fix] Fixed an error in one of the Continuum Challenges. [Bug fix] Reverted changes to some network subsystems introduced by 1.0394 that could cause synch issues.
[ 2023-04-04 04:48:59 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.0395
[Balance] Removed the flight speed cap in end-game challenges - i agree that it made end-game less fun. [Bug fix] Fixed an error in one of the Continuum Challenges. [Bug fix] Reverted changes to some network subsystems introduced by 1.0394 that could cause synch issues.
Continuum Fragments and Augments in the Encyclopedia
[Encyclopedia] Continuum Fragments and Augments are now shown in the Encyclopedia. [Encyclopedia] The encyclopedia now shows empty/unknown slots for all undiscovered items. [Misc] The Cursor-type camera no longer follows the cursor when docked to a station platform. [Balance] The Founders skill "Flux Deflector" no longer prevents damage when the player is protected by a Warp Plasma Shield. [Balance] The Axiom skill "Strong Hull" now increases Hull by a percentage instead of a fixed amount. [Balance] On-board ship turrets can no longer fire directly upon ship switch. [Balance] The item set "Grand Justice" has been buffed. [Balance] The hitbox of shields summoned by the Micro Shield Summoner has been increased by 5x. [Balance] The Axiom T3 skill War Carapace no longer has a dependency to Hardened tail. [Balance] The phasing engine can now only be used in open-world areas. [Balance] There is now a cap on flight speed when playing Continuum Events and Continuum Challenges to avoid cheating by wallhack. [Bug fix] The T-1 Corrosive Ordnance now has a Xinthu requirement rather than Vagrantis (as was intended). [Bug fix] Fixed a race condition that could cause (very) recently disarmed weapons to be re-equipped when switching maps. [Bug fix] Updated an open-world asteroid in Act 4 that had a portal which could spawn at an inaccessible location. [Bug fix] Fixed a race condition in the physics engine that could cause a crash.
[ 2023-04-03 20:02:19 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.0394
[Encyclopedia] Continuum Fragments and Augments are now shown in the Encyclopedia. [Encyclopedia] The encyclopedia now shows empty/unknown slots for all undiscovered items. [Misc] The Cursor-type camera no longer follows the cursor when docked to a station platform. [Balance] The Founders skill "Flux Deflector" no longer prevents damage when the player is protected by a Warp Plasma Shield. [Balance] The Axiom skill "Strong Hull" now increases Hull by a percentage instead of a fixed amount. [Balance] On-board ship turrets can no longer fire directly upon ship switch. [Balance] The item set "Grand Justice" has been buffed. [Balance] The hitbox of shields summoned by the Micro Shield Summoner has been increased by 5x. [Balance] The Axiom T3 skill War Carapace no longer has a dependency to Hardened tail. [Balance] The phasing engine can now only be used in open-world areas. [Balance] There is now a cap on flight speed when playing Continuum Events and Continuum Challenges to avoid cheating by wallhack. [Bug fix] The T-1 Corrosive Ordnance now has a Xinthu requirement rather than Vagrantis (as was intended). [Bug fix] Fixed a race condition that could cause (very) recently disarmed weapons to be re-equipped when switching maps. [Bug fix] Updated an open-world asteroid in Act 4 that had a portal which could spawn at an inaccessible location. [Bug fix] Fixed a race condition in the physics engine that could cause a crash.
Hotfix
[Bug fix] Fix for an issue that made it possible to allocate points in skills that had unfulfilled requirements (insufficient points spent on necessary skills).
[ 2023-04-02 11:07:10 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.0393
[Bug fix] Fix for an issue that made it possible to allocate points in skills that had unfulfilled requirements (insufficient points spent on necessary skills).
Change keybindings for fixed weapons + bugfixes
[Misc] It is now possible to rebind the left and right mouse buttons. [Balance] The Le Fragment is now less likely to drop. [Bug fix] Fixed several crash-related issues. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue with three of the Continuum Challenges could be cheesed due to the increased space alloted around cave portals (introduced by patch 1.035). [Bug fix] Fixed an error in the requirements for a Continuum Challenge. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue synching completed Continuum Challenges when playing coop. [Bug fix] Added a greater sleep between retries to save the game if a save fails due to an external program locking the save file. Also added a secondary backup system in case saving fails. [Bug fix] Fixed an error for the Xinthu T4 skill "Precise Aim".
[ 2023-04-01 23:29:45 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.0392
[Misc] It is now possible to rebind the left and right mouse buttons. [Balance] The Le Fragment is now less likely to drop. [Bug fix] Fixed several crash-related issues. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue with three of the Continuum Challenges could be cheesed due to the increased space alloted around cave portals (introduced by patch 1.035). [Bug fix] Fixed an error in the requirements for a Continuum Challenge. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue synching completed Continuum Challenges when playing coop. [Bug fix] Added a greater sleep between retries to save the game if a save fails due to an external program locking the save file. Also added a secondary backup system in case saving fails. [Bug fix] Fixed an error for the Xinthu T4 skill "Precise Aim".
Bugfixes and skipped cooldown for player turrets when switching maps
[Misc] The default camera mode has been switched to "Centered" based on the results from a community poll. [Balance] On-board ship turret weapons are no longer set to cooldown when changing maps. [Balance] The Axiom skill "Straight Shooting" has been buffed and now provides 10% less spread per point (up from 5%). [Bug fix] Fixed a crash issue for the "jumper"-type enemies in Act 4. [Bug fix] Fixed a race condition that could cause all kinds of weirdness, including crashes and item duplication. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that caused attack speed debuffs to instead increase attack speed.
[ 2023-04-01 09:52:49 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.0391
[Misc] The default camera mode has been switched to "Centered" based on the results from a community poll. [Balance] On-board ship turret weapons are no longer set to cooldown when changing maps. [Balance] The Axiom skill "Straight Shooting" has been buffed and now provides 10% less spread per point (up from 5%). [Bug fix] Fixed a crash issue for the "jumper"-type enemies in Act 4. [Bug fix] Fixed a race condition that could cause all kinds of weirdness, including crashes and item duplication. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that caused attack speed debuffs to instead increase attack speed.
Misc update
[Misc] The default camera mode has been changed to Cursor. [Balance] Weapons are no longer set to cooldown when switching maps. [Balance] The level requirement for items produced when gambling now always equals player level. [Performance] Minor performance improvements. [Balance] The hull has been increased for the ships that need to be rescued in the distress call events. [Bug fix] Fixed another issue that could cause COOP clients to get stuck on loading screen when changing maps. [Bug fix] A retry-pattern has been added to handle a case where an external program is accessing save files simultaneously to saving the progress (thus causing failure to save). [Bug fix] Fixed three crash-related issues that could occur due to race conditions. [Bug fix] Fixed an incorrect condition evaluation order for the skills "Obsidian Armor" and "Emergency Repairs". [Bug fix] Fixed a bug that caused the Emergency Repairs skill to keep the Hull % restored value when the skill was reset.
[ 2023-03-31 20:16:17 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.039
[Misc] The default camera mode has been changed to Cursor. [Balance] Weapons are no longer set to cooldown when switching maps. [Balance] The level requirement for items produced when gambling now always equals player level. [Performance] Minor performance improvements. [Balance] The hull has been increased for the ships that need to be rescued in the distress call events. [Bug fix] Fixed another issue that could cause COOP clients to get stuck on loading screen when changing maps. [Bug fix] A retry-pattern has been added to handle a case where an external program is accessing save files simultaneously to saving the progress (thus causing failure to save). [Bug fix] Fixed three crash-related issues that could occur due to race conditions. [Bug fix] Fixed an incorrect condition evaluation order for the skills "Obsidian Armor" and "Emergency Repairs". [Bug fix] Fixed a bug that caused the Emergency Repairs skill to keep the Hull % restored value when the skill was reset.
Misc update
[UI] Warp plasma % bonuses are now shown in the character information screen. This statistic has also been added to the item filter. [UI] An option to disable the white screen-flash has been added. This is located under the General section of the main menu options. [UI] Recipe configs that currently provide a random outcome in terms of item grade are now better presented in the item preview slot. [Balance] The Imperius T7 skill Drone Mastery III has been revised. It now works as follows: Time between summoning drones is reduced by {0}%. Drone resistances are increased by {1}% of the warp plasma bonus %. Warp plasma required to summon drones is increased by {2}%. [Balance] The Ga, Co, Ra, Un and Ep Fragments now sets the level of the transmuted item to the same level as the player. In other words, you can not both up- and down-level items with these fragments. [Balance] The final boss in Act 2 has been revised. In particular, the map is now larger. [Balance] Cave entries and exits now spawn in a bit less confined spaces. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could cause COOP clients to get stuck on loading screen when changing maps. [Bug fix] Fixed the evaluation order of several high-level skills that previously failed to include % hull and % warp plasma buffs. [Bug fix] Fixed a bug that could cause non-weapon-type mods on drone summoner items to be incorrectly re-rolled on Continuum Transmuter recipes. [Bug fix] Fixed another cave-entrance-spawning-in-wall-edge-case. [Bug fix] The map that contains the first Nienix fragment has been enlarged. Larger ships should thus no longer get out-of-bounds when going there.
[ 2023-03-31 09:16:16 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.038
[UI] Warp plasma % bonuses are now shown in the character information screen. This statistic has also been added to the item filter. [UI] An option to disable the white screen-flash has been added. This is located under the General section of the main menu options. [UI] Recipe configs that currently provide a random outcome in terms of item grade are now better presented in the item preview slot. [Balance] The Imperius T7 skill Drone Mastery III has been revised. It now works as follows: Time between summoning drones is reduced by {0}%. Drone resistances are increased by {1}% of the warp plasma bonus %. Warp plasma required to summon drones is increased by {2}%. [Balance] The Ga, Co, Ra, Un and Ep Fragments now sets the level of the transmuted item to the same level as the player. In other words, you can not both up- and down-level items with these fragments. [Balance] The final boss in Act 2 has been revised. In particular, the map is now larger. [Balance] Cave entries and exits now spawn in a bit less confined spaces. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could cause COOP clients to get stuck on loading screen when changing maps. [Bug fix] Fixed the evaluation order of several high-level skills that previously failed to include % hull and % warp plasma buffs. [Bug fix] Fixed a bug that could cause non-weapon-type mods on drone summoner items to be incorrectly re-rolled on Continuum Transmuter recipes. [Bug fix] Fixed another cave-entrance-spawning-in-wall-edge-case. [Bug fix] The map that contains the first Nienix fragment has been enlarged. Larger ships should thus no longer get out-of-bounds when going there.
Hotfix
[Bug fix] Fixed a crash bug in the Continuum Transmuter introduced by 1.037.
[ 2023-03-30 09:51:19 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.0371
[Bug fix] Fixed a crash bug in the Continuum Transmuter introduced by 1.037.
Bug fixes and balance changes
[Continuum Transmuter] The item preview is now only shown for known recipes. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that caused buffs from toggle-type Active Auxiliary items to stay active even when the warp plasma reached 0. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could cause boost conditions to remain active when the engine was disarmed. [Bug fix] The description fields for Drone Resistance Augments were incorrect - this has been fixed. [Bug fix] Fixed an error with Wave Spawners that on rare occasion could cause an enemy to spawn behind a wall or door. [Bug fix] Fixed an error that caused the transmute preview to be applied without a transmute being required for some recipes (this was introduced by 1.036). [Balance] Some Continuum Events have been revised, e.g., with safe starting points added.
[ 2023-03-30 07:32:09 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.037
[Continuum Transmuter] The item preview is now only shown for known recipes. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that caused buffs from toggle-type Active Auxiliary items to stay active even when the warp plasma reached 0. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could cause boost conditions to remain active when the engine was disarmed. [Bug fix] The description fields for Drone Resistance Augments were incorrect - this has been fixed. [Bug fix] Fixed an error with Wave Spawners that on rare occasion could cause an enemy to spawn behind a wall or door. [Bug fix] Fixed an error that caused the transmute preview to be applied without a transmute being required for some recipes (this was introduced by 1.036). [Balance] Some Continuum Events have been revised, e.g., with safe starting points added.
Updates to the Continuum Transmuter UI
[Continuum Transmuter] The Continuum Transmuter UI has undergone revisions to make its components and transmute outcomes more distinguishable. Newly unlocked recipes are now also better highlighted in the UI. [Misc] A few Chinese texts have been revised. [Bug fix] A performance issue in the Continuum Transmuter screen has been fixed. [Bug fix] Steam achievements that were completed in conditions where achievements were unavailable (such as in the demo or when no internet connection is available) are now unlocked when the game is restarted. Achievements unlocked when playing on hardcore now also complete "standard" achievements. [Bug fix] Fixed pressing the hotkey for swapping skill when the skill tree is enabled. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could cause items at the gambler to cost a negative amount (i.e., give you money instead of cost you money :)). [Bug fix] The correct segments are now returned for the Founders Sentinels. [Bug fix] Fixed a crash that could occur when calculating range for a certain weapon with a certain mod.
[ 2023-03-29 15:53:05 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.036
[Continuum Transmuter] The Continuum Transmuter UI has undergone revisions to make its components and transmute outcomes more distinguishable. Newly unlocked recipes are now also better highlighted in the UI. [Misc] A few Chinese texts have been revised. [Bug fix] A performance issue in the Continuum Transmuter screen has been fixed. [Bug fix] Steam achievements that were completed in conditions where achievements were unavailable (such as in the demo or when no internet connection is available) are now unlocked when the game is restarted. Achievements unlocked when playing on hardcore now also complete "standard" achievements. [Bug fix] Fixed pressing the hotkey for swapping skill when the skill tree is enabled. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could cause items at the gambler to cost a negative amount (i.e., give you money instead of cost you money :)). [Bug fix] The correct segments are now returned for the Founders Sentinels. [Bug fix] Fixed a crash that could occur when calculating range for a certain weapon with a certain mod.
Quality of life changes and bugfixes
[Misc] There is now a dedicated hotkey for dropping inventory items. The keybinding is located under "Menu controls". The default key is V (keyboard) and B (controller). [Misc] The radial menu can now also be pressed-released instead of toggled (similar to item popups). [Misc] The Cursor-type camera now centers on the player when the cursor is relatively close to the center of the screen. [Bug fix] The cave builder has been reworked. Apart fixing the issue that could allocate cave gateways in unreachable locations, entities (such as portals, enemies and collideables) should now be placed more uniformely across the maps. [Bug fix] Fixed an error in summon tooltips introduced by 1.034.
[ 2023-03-29 11:08:06 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.035
[Misc] There is now a dedicated hotkey for dropping inventory items. The keybinding is located under "Menu controls". The default key is V (keyboard) and B (controller). [Misc] The radial menu can now also be pressed-released instead of toggled (similar to item popups). [Misc] The Cursor-type camera now centers on the player when the cursor is relatively close to the center of the screen. [Bug fix] The cave builder has been reworked. Apart fixing the issue that could allocate cave gateways in unreachable locations, entities (such as portals, enemies and collideables) should now be placed more uniformely across the maps. [Bug fix] Fixed an error in summon tooltips introduced by 1.034.
Bugfixes and balance update
[Misc] Stage 3 of the Act 4 Boss Axiom Behemoth MK-1 has been revised. [Balance] Enemy damage has been slightly increased overall, in particular for the early stages of the game. [Bug fix] Event-type enemies are now returned to their original position when removed from physics. This Fixed an issue that could cause enemies to be pushed through walls while in inactive cells and waiting to be removed from physics. [Bug fix] Really small % chance bonuses are now properly shown in tooltips instead of as +0%. [Bug fix] There was a bug related to summon damage and health in tooltips. This is now fixed. [Bug fix] Fixed a crash-related issue that could occur when loading a few kinds of items in some UIs, e.g., when re-rolling items in the Gambler. [Bug fix] Fixed a crash-related issue in the Arena mode.
[ 2023-03-28 21:22:31 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.034
[Misc] Stage 3 of the Act 4 Boss Axiom Behemoth MK-1 has been revised. [Balance] Enemy damage has been slightly increased overall, in particular for the early stages of the game. [Bug fix] Event-type enemies are now returned to their original position when removed from physics. This Fixed an issue that could cause enemies to be pushed through walls while in inactive cells and waiting to be removed from physics. [Bug fix] Really small % chance bonuses are now properly shown in tooltips instead of as +0%. [Bug fix] There was a bug related to summon damage and health in tooltips. This is now fixed. [Bug fix] Fixed a crash-related issue that could occur when loading a few kinds of items in some UIs, e.g., when re-rolling items in the Gambler. [Bug fix] Fixed a crash-related issue in the Arena mode.
A new bold font and bugfixes
[Font] A new bold font has been added - Noto S Bold. This font also supports Chinese. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue in the comparison item tooltip (for the velocity statistic). [Bug fix] Fixed an issue which in theory could add large promoted enemies to small spaces (introduced by 1.032). [Bug fix] Fixed a second issue that on rare occasion could cause transitions in asteroids/caves (most notably in Act 2) to spawn in unreachable locations.
[ 2023-03-28 07:05:45 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.033
[Font] A new bold font has been added - Noto S Bold. This font also supports Chinese. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue in the comparison item tooltip (for the velocity statistic). [Bug fix] Fixed an issue which in theory could add large promoted enemies to small spaces (introduced by 1.032). [Bug fix] Fixed a second issue that on rare occasion could cause transitions in asteroids/caves (most notably in Act 2) to spawn in unreachable locations.
Larger enemies are now more likely to be promoted to elites
[Balance] Larger enemies (e.g., cruisers) are now more likely to be promoted to elites (and higher) than smaller enemies (e.g., scouts). [Balance] The Active Auxiliary Stationary Indestructible Hull has been buffed. [Balance] The Founders skill "Mind vs Body" now provides 20% attack speed buff per level (up from 10%). [Balance] The adds of the final boss in Act 4 have been removed. [Balance] The hull of the spinning-type enemies in Act 4 have been reduced. [Misc] Some of the maps in Act 2 have been made more open. [Bug fix] A few incorrect texts in the intro cinematic have been revised. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that on rare occasion could cause transitions in asteroids/caves (most notably in Act 2) to spawn in unreachable locations.
[ 2023-03-27 22:25:01 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.032
[Balance] Larger enemies (e.g., cruisers) are now more likely to be promoted to elites (and higher) than smaller enemies (e.g., scouts). [Balance] The Active Auxiliary Stationary Indestructible Hull has been buffed. [Balance] The Founders skill "Mind vs Body" now provides 20% attack speed buff per level (up from 10%). [Balance] The adds of the final boss in Act 4 have been removed. [Balance] The hull of the spinning-type enemies in Act 4 have been reduced. [Misc] Some of the maps in Act 2 have been made more open. [Bug fix] A few incorrect texts in the intro cinematic have been revised. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that on rare occasion could cause transitions in asteroids/caves (most notably in Act 2) to spawn in unreachable locations.
Enemy hull has been reduced
[Balance] Enemy hull has been significantly reduced. This is especially evident when playing on the normal difficulty and pre Continuum Mode. [Bug fix] Fixed a crash issue related to switching graphics fidelity while in-game and using the "Cursor" camera mode.
[ 2023-03-26 20:32:01 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.031
[Balance] Enemy hull has been significantly reduced. This is especially evident when playing on the normal difficulty and pre Continuum Mode. [Bug fix] Fixed a crash issue related to switching graphics fidelity while in-game and using the "Cursor" camera mode.
15 skills buffed + mods can now be tested in the encyclopedia
[Encylopedia] The encylopedia now contains information about all in-game item modifications. You can check which items that support what mods, which effects they provide on different items, as well as read their descriptions. [UI] The item currently being compared in a modal is now highlighted. [Balance] 15 damage-type skills have been significantly buffed. [Balance] The Mech Worm summon now has a ship size requirement (100m). [Misc] Many transitions in Act 2 have been renamed to make it easier to follow the main quest. [Misc] The "Cursor" camera variant is now a bit smoother. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that on rare occasion could cause doors to stay locked even when all event enemies had been defeated.
[ 2023-03-26 13:15:57 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.03
[Encylopedia] The encylopedia now contains information about all in-game item modifications. You can check which items that support what mods, which effects they provide on different items, as well as read their descriptions. [UI] The item currently being compared in a modal is now highlighted. [Balance] 15 damage-type skills have been significantly buffed. [Balance] The Mech Worm summon now has a ship size requirement (100m). [Misc] Many transitions in Act 2 have been renamed to make it easier to follow the main quest. [Misc] The "Cursor" camera variant is now a bit smoother. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that on rare occasion could cause doors to stay locked even when all event enemies had been defeated.
Misc update
[Misc] The Orbital Station dungeon in Act 1 now includes a boss fight. [Performance] Performance has been improved when many bomb-type enemies are active. [Sound effect] The sound effect used when landing to a station platform or toggling the character info sheet has been removed. [Balance] Enemy damage has been slightly increased for the normal difficulty. [Balance] The boss room of Station D-5 Level 4 has been enlarged. [Balance] Enemy aggro range has been increased for the first few levels (where it previously was really low). [Balance] The warp plasma requirement of the mine summon has been increased. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue with bomb-type summons exploding too early. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue with camera movement in the main menu. [Bug fix] Previously, the game would exit if a folder named Exceptions could not be created in the game root directory upon init. This is no longer the case. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue which on rare occasion would cause clients to crash when logging into a server. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue with the "Defeat X enemies" achievements that could cause them to fail to be completed (if they were completed when the machine could not send the achievement completion to the Steam server).
[ 2023-03-25 22:02:39 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.02
[Misc] The Orbital Station dungeon in Act 1 now includes a boss fight. [Performance] Performance has been improved when many bomb-type enemies are active. [Sound effect] The sound effect used when landing to a station platform or toggling the character info sheet has been removed. [Balance] Enemy damage has been slightly increased for the normal difficulty. [Balance] The boss room of Station D-5 Level 4 has been enlarged. [Balance] Enemy aggro range has been increased for the first few levels (where it previously was really low). [Balance] The warp plasma requirement of the mine summon has been increased. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue with bomb-type summons exploding too early. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue with camera movement in the main menu. [Bug fix] Previously, the game would exit if a folder named Exceptions could not be created in the game root directory upon init. This is no longer the case. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue which on rare occasion would cause clients to crash when logging into a server. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue with the "Defeat X enemies" achievements that could cause them to fail to be completed (if they were completed when the machine could not send the achievement completion to the Steam server).
New camera option!
[Camera] It is now possible to let the camera track the cursor. Adjust this setting in Options -> Control Schemes -> Camera. [UI] When an item is compared to another, the icon of the equipped item is now highlighted in the tooltip. [Misc] Common profanities are now escaped in game names. [Balance] The radius and effectiveness of the Xinthu T5 skill Experimental Wormhole Generator has been increased. [Balance] Increased the number of and quality of the loot in one of the dungeons in Act 4. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue which caused one of the final Continuum Challenge to fail to be properly registered as completed when accomplished. [Bug fix] Fixed a race condition in the content loading system which could cause a crash. [Bug fix] Fixed a few incorrect texts. [Bug fix] Fixed an error in one of the dungeons in Act 1.
[ 2023-03-25 14:06:44 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.01
[Camera] It is now possible to let the camera track the cursor. Adjust this setting in Options -> Control Schemes -> Camera. [UI] When an item is compared to another, the icon of the equipped item is now highlighted in the tooltip. [Misc] Common profanities are now escaped in game names. [Balance] The radius and effectiveness of the Xinthu T5 skill Experimental Wormhole Generator has been increased. [Balance] Increased the number of and quality of the loot in one of the dungeons in Act 4. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue which caused one of the final Continuum Challenge to fail to be properly registered as completed when accomplished. [Bug fix] Fixed a race condition in the content loading system which could cause a crash. [Bug fix] Fixed a few incorrect texts. [Bug fix] Fixed an error in one of the dungeons in Act 1.
Nienix: Cosmic Warfare 1.0!
[ 2023-03-24 15:06:30 CET ] [ Original post ]
Nienix has finally reached 1.0! I had originally planned for 8-12 months of early access, but it ended up lasting ~14 months. This was the case as I got so many great ideas from you guys that the originally intended features were flexed quite a bit. I am very happy it did, and very grateful for all your help - Nienix 1.0 would have been way less fun without it! Brief summary of the year in EA:
- On average, a player spent 20 hours in-game - 1 out of 10 played more than 100 hours.
- More than 5000 player feature requests were received (and most were implemented). An example fan-favorite is the worm-type ship.
- More than a hundred patches were deployed.
Nienix: Cosmic Warfare 1.0!
[Balance] Sensor range has been buffed, especially post level 30. [Balance] Sensor range now fully stack with respect to buffs (e.g., the Founders T7 talent "Skill Shot"). The character information screen has been update to reflect this value. [Balance] Bullet velocity and range has been increased for many weapons (when used by players). [Balance] Stun has been reworked - there is now a cooldown of 10 seconds for players and 5 seconds for enemies. [Balance] The crit multiplier cap has been raised to 3000%. [Balance] Enemy damage has been reduced when playing on the normal and easy difficulties. [Balance] Increased the loot rarity in one of the unstable dungeons in Act 1. [Misc] Changed the music of some dungeons in Act 4. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue in the input (gamepad/keyboard/mouse) system that could cause the input to become locked after starting the game from sleep mode on the Steam Deck (and possibly also other systems).
[ 2023-03-24 15:04:13 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 1.0
[Balance] Sensor range has been buffed, especially post level 30. [Balance] Sensor range now fully stack with respect to buffs (e.g., the Founders T7 talent "Skill Shot"). The character information screen has been update to reflect this value. [Balance] Bullet velocity and range has been increased for many weapons (when used by players). [Balance] Stun has been reworked - there is now a cooldown of 10 seconds for players and 5 seconds for enemies. [Balance] The crit multiplier cap has been raised to 3000%. [Balance] Enemy damage has been reduced when playing on the normal and easy difficulties. [Balance] Increased the loot rarity in one of the unstable dungeons in Act 1. [Misc] Changed the music of some dungeons in Act 4. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue in the input (gamepad/keyboard/mouse) system that could cause the input to become locked after starting the game from sleep mode on the Steam Deck (and possibly also other systems).
Misc update
[Balance] The Vagrantis T3 skill Turret Damage Booster has been buffed. [Balance] Elite enemy hull has been revised for the regular campaign. [Balance] There is now a cooldown on stun (max once per 30 seconds). This applies to both enemies and players. [Balance] The frozen condition is now less effective against bigger ships/hulls. This applies to both enemies and players, although the bonus is greater for players. [Bug fix] Fixed a bug that could cause players to become invincible and gain wallhack when switching maps in the PvP modes. [Bug fix] Fixed a bug in the Arena game mode that caused some enemies and bosses to fail to properly spawn. [Bug fix] Fixed a crash issue that was introduced by patch 0.905. [Bug fix] Fixed some incorrect texts.
[ 2023-03-23 18:29:33 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.910
[Balance] The Vagrantis T3 skill Turret Damage Booster has been buffed. [Balance] Elite enemy hull has been revised for the regular campaign. [Balance] There is now a cooldown on stun (max once per 30 seconds). This applies to both enemies and players. [Balance] The frozen condition is now less effective against bigger ships/hulls. This applies to both enemies and players, although the bonus is greater for players. [Bug fix] Fixed a bug that could cause players to become invincible and gain wallhack when switching maps in the PvP modes. [Bug fix] Fixed a bug in the Arena game mode that caused some enemies and bosses to fail to properly spawn. [Bug fix] Fixed a crash issue that was introduced by patch 0.905. [Bug fix] Fixed some incorrect texts.
Performance improvements
[Performance] The performance in hectic locations such as the large space battles has been significantly improved. This should be especially evident when playing COOP.
[ 2023-03-22 20:52:23 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.906
[Performance] The performance in hectic locations such as the large space battles has been significantly improved. This should be especially evident when playing COOP.
Balance changes
[Balance] The damage and range of many weapons have been buffed (only applies to newly obtained items). [Bug fix] Fixed an error with the procedural spawn position of an entrance to an asteroid in Act 2. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue in the path finding system that could cause a crash.
[ 2023-03-21 20:58:30 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.905
[Balance] The damage and range of many weapons have been buffed (only applies to newly obtained items). [Bug fix] Fixed an error with the procedural spawn position of an entrance to an asteroid in Act 2. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue in the path finding system that could cause a crash.
Performance improvements
[Performance] The performance when playing multiplayer has been increased by optimizations to the synchronization of enemies and bullets. [Performance] Optimizations to priority queue datastructures that should increase performance on overall.
[ 2023-03-20 14:41:18 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.904
[Performance] The performance when playing multiplayer has been increased by optimizations to the synchronization of enemies and bullets. [Performance] Optimizations to priority queue datastructures that should increase performance on overall.
Performance improvements
[Performance] Increased the performance by replacing various blocking thread locks by a task queue. [Bug fix] Fixed a race condition in the physics engine that on rare occasion could cause a crash.
[ 2023-03-19 19:36:25 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.903
[Performance] Increased the performance by replacing various blocking thread locks by a task queue. [Bug fix] Fixed a race condition in the physics engine that on rare occasion could cause a crash.
Performance improvements, updates to particle effects and two new summons!
[New Summon] A new Drone Summoner item called "Mechanical Worm Summoner" has been added to the loot table. [New Summon] A new Drone Summoner item called "Mech WH-1 Generator" has been added to the loot table. [UI] Updated the visuals of a few auxiliary items. [UI] Particle effects have been revised for several weapons. [Balance] Damage has been increased by 50% for the Hugger Worm Summoner. [Performance] Increased the performance of various particle effects, such as those used by the Flame Thrower weapon. This should be especially evident in battles and similar crowded events [Bug fix] Fixed a bug that caused some drones created through skill bonuses and item sets to despawn when using warp gates. [Bug fix] Fixed an error in Level 3 of the "B-42" dungeon in Act 1 that caused doors to stay locked even when all enemies had been defeated.
[ 2023-03-18 18:18:42 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.902
[New Summon] A new Drone Summoner item called "Mechanical Worm Summoner" has been added to the loot table. [New Summon] A new Drone Summoner item called "Mech WH-1 Generator" has been added to the loot table. [UI] Updated the visuals of a few auxiliary items. [UI] Particle effects have been revised for several weapons. [Balance] Damage has been increased by 50% for the Hugger Worm Summoner. [Performance] Increased the performance of various particle effects, such as those used by the Flame Thrower weapon. This should be especially evident in battles and similar crowded events [Bug fix] Fixed a bug that caused some drones created through skill bonuses and item sets to despawn when using warp gates. [Bug fix] Fixed an error in Level 3 of the "B-42" dungeon in Act 1 that caused doors to stay locked even when all enemies had been defeated.
A new Sentinel and balance adjustments
[Sentinel] A new Vagrantis Sentinel has been added to the loot table. [UI] Item tooltips have been slightly revised. [Balance] The shooting range of summoned turrets has been extended for short-ranged weapons such as Flamethrowers. [Balance] The Vagrantis T3 skill Damage Booster++ no longer has a prerequisite skill requirement. [Balance] The Vagrantis T4 skill Damage Multiplier now also affects on-board turrets as well as all summons. [Bug fix] Summons now compensate their aggro and shooting ranges based on current skill bonuses to bullet velocity. [Bug fix] Fixed a bug that could cause Mecha arms to come loose upon unloading their main body from physics.
[ 2023-03-17 21:57:14 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.901
[Sentinel] A new Vagrantis Sentinel has been added to the loot table. [UI] Item tooltips have been slightly revised. [Balance] The shooting range of summoned turrets has been extended for short-ranged weapons such as Flamethrowers. [Balance] The Vagrantis T3 skill Damage Booster++ no longer has a prerequisite skill requirement. [Balance] The Vagrantis T4 skill Damage Multiplier now also affects on-board turrets as well as all summons. [Bug fix] Summons now compensate their aggro and shooting ranges based on current skill bonuses to bullet velocity. [Bug fix] Fixed a bug that could cause Mecha arms to come loose upon unloading their main body from physics.
A new skill, a new event, and various other changes!
[Skill] A new Vagrantis T3 skill called "Turret Damage Booster" has been added: On-board turret damage is increased based on the number of available turrets. Fewer turrets mean more damage. [UI] Updated some particle effects. [UI] Bullet spread is now shown in weapon tooltips. [UI] Adding/removing a sensor now causes a smoother zooming effect. [Misc] The map with the final boss in Act 2 has been revised to make it maneuverable with slightly bigger ships [Misc] Several maps in Act 2 have been enlarged. [Misc] Revised the tutorial map. [Event] A new event has been added to Act 4. [Performance] Performance improvements have been made by drawing less details for small entities when a low zoom is employed. [Performance] Performance improvements have been made by changing some key data structures. [Performance] Path finding has been made alot faster in cave-type events/maps. [Balance] Removed the sensor debuff clouds in some maps in Act 2. [Balance] Elite enemies in PvP maps now have significantly more hull. [Balance] Bulk pickup range is no longer related to ship size (i.e., only to sensor range). [Balance] The crit damage cap has been increased by 2x. [Balance] Bullet spread has been reduced for the BF Cannon. [Balance] Turrets effectiveness has been buffed for larger ships based on their number of turrets. Turrets on a large ship with few turrets are slightly more effective than those on a large ship with many turrets. [Bug fix] Fixed the evaluation order of buffs to correctly convert active buffs for the Axiom T7 skill "Armament Transformer". [Bug fix] Fixed a bug that caused some on-board turret buffs to not be applied correctly. [Bug fix] Fixed a background tile that sometimes was rendered incorrectly. [Bug fix] Fixed a bug in the tutorial - the correct dialogue failed to load upon equipping the dropped engine. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could cause enemies and summons to follow incorrect paths.
[ 2023-03-15 18:32:22 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.900
[Skill] A new Vagrantis T3 skill called "Turret Damage Booster" has been added: On-board turret damage is increased based on the number of available turrets. Fewer turrets mean more damage. [UI] Updated some particle effects. [UI] Bullet spread is now shown in weapon tooltips. [UI] Adding/removing a sensor now causes a smoother zooming effect. [Misc] The map with the final boss in Act 2 has been revised to make it maneuverable with slightly bigger ships [Misc] Several maps in Act 2 have been enlarged. [Misc] Revised the tutorial map. [Event] A new event has been added to Act 4. [Performance] Performance improvements have been made by drawing less details for small entities when a low zoom is employed. [Performance] Performance improvements have been made by changing some key data structures. [Performance] Path finding has been made alot faster in cave-type events/maps. [Balance] Removed the sensor debuff clouds in some maps in Act 2. [Balance] Elite enemies in PvP maps now have significantly more hull. [Balance] Bulk pickup range is no longer related to ship size (i.e., only to sensor range). [Balance] The crit damage cap has been increased by 2x. [Balance] Bullet spread has been reduced for the BF Cannon. [Balance] Turrets effectiveness has been buffed for larger ships based on their number of turrets. Turrets on a large ship with few turrets are slightly more effective than those on a large ship with many turrets. [Bug fix] Fixed the evaluation order of buffs to correctly convert active buffs for the Axiom T7 skill "Armament Transformer". [Bug fix] Fixed a bug that caused some on-board turret buffs to not be applied correctly. [Bug fix] Fixed a background tile that sometimes was rendered incorrectly. [Bug fix] Fixed a bug in the tutorial - the correct dialogue failed to load upon equipping the dropped engine. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could cause enemies and summons to follow incorrect paths.
Wave-defense events, UI updates and changes to sensor range!
[Wave events] A completely new kind of event has been added - enemy waves events! Defeat all incoming waves of enemies to obtain a prize. [Event] A wave-defense event has been added to Act 1. [Event] A wave-defense event has been added to Act 4. [Map] A new open-world-type map has been added to Act 1. [Map] A new boss map that can be traversed by large ships has been added to Act 1. [UI] You can now choose to represent enemies and summons with icons in world space when playing with a really high sensor range. These option are available in Options -> User interface (the drop-down-menus called "Icons for enemies at low zoom" and "Icons for allies at low zoom"). [UI] World-space zooming is now smoother. [UI] Various UI elements, such as item grade borders, have been revised to make them stand out more. [UI] The item filter UI components have been revised to make filtered items stand out more. [Balance] Sensor range stacking has been buffed a bit. [Balance] Sensor range is now included in all ships (i.e., also fighter-class ships). The range is based on ship level and grade. [Balance] The Founders T7 skill "Skill Shot" has been buffed - it now includes the sensor buff provided by the employed ship in its calculation. [Balance] The max number of elite (blue) enemies in a single group has been reduced. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue which on rare occasions could lead to bad AI paths. [Bug fix] Fixed a bug that could cause entities at the edges of the screen to be invisible for a short duration when switching from a low sensor range to a high sensor range. [Bug fix] Added some missing Chinese texts. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue which could cause bad patrol paths to be generated for some enemies. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue which could cause really large ships that had equipped the worm hole generator to teleport through walls. [Bug fix] Fixed a race condition that could cause a crash. [Bug fix] Fixed incorrect enemy spawn animations for network clients when playing the defend entity events.
[ 2023-03-09 20:05:39 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.850
[Wave events] A completely new kind of event has been added - enemy waves events! Defeat all incoming waves of enemies to obtain a prize. [Event] A wave-defense event has been added to Act 1. [Event] A wave-defense event has been added to Act 4. [Map] A new open-world-type map has been added to Act 1. [Map] A new boss map that can be traversed by large ships has been added to Act 1. [UI] You can now choose to represent enemies and summons with icons in world space when playing with a really high sensor range. These option are available in Options -> User interface (the drop-down-menus called "Icons for enemies at low zoom" and "Icons for allies at low zoom"). [UI] World-space zooming is now smoother. [UI] Various UI elements, such as item grade borders, have been revised to make them stand out more. [UI] The item filter UI components have been revised to make filtered items stand out more. [Balance] Sensor range stacking has been buffed a bit. [Balance] Sensor range is now included in all ships (i.e., also fighter-class ships). The range is based on ship level and grade. [Balance] The Founders T7 skill "Skill Shot" has been buffed - it now includes the sensor buff provided by the employed ship in its calculation. [Balance] The max number of elite (blue) enemies in a single group has been reduced. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue which on rare occasions could lead to bad AI paths. [Bug fix] Fixed a bug that could cause entities at the edges of the screen to be invisible for a short duration when switching from a low sensor range to a high sensor range. [Bug fix] Added some missing Chinese texts. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue which could cause bad patrol paths to be generated for some enemies. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue which could cause really large ships that had equipped the worm hole generator to teleport through walls. [Bug fix] Fixed a race condition that could cause a crash. [Bug fix] Fixed incorrect enemy spawn animations for network clients when playing the defend entity events.
Rebind menu movement keys
[Misc] You can now rebind menu movement keys. [Balance] Damage of stalking worm-type enemies and summons has been reduced. [Balance] Collision damage now benefit from bonuses to attack speed, crit and ballistic damage (this includes worm summons).
[ 2023-03-03 21:15:06 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.812
[Misc] You can now rebind menu movement keys. [Balance] Damage of stalking worm-type enemies and summons has been reduced. [Balance] Collision damage now benefit from bonuses to attack speed, crit and ballistic damage (this includes worm summons).
New sound effects, sprites and changes for summons
[UI] Updated the sprites of some enemies in Act 1. [Sound] Many new weapon sound effects have been added. [Misc] Summons now follow directions given by Targeting Systems better. [Misc] Summons can now spawn below large ships, instead of at its edges. This reduces the issue of summons spawning out-of-bounds when using really large ships in dungeon maps. [Balance] The attack speed debuff of the Xinthu T7 skill "Experimental Catalyst" now scales with player level. [Bug fix] Fixed a bug with several Continuum Transmuter recipes that was introduced by a patch a few weeks ago. [Bug fix] Fixed a bug that could cause some entities to turn invisible when being loaded from a previously unloaded sector.
[ 2023-03-02 19:46:33 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.810
[UI] Updated the sprites of some enemies in Act 1. [Sound] Many new weapon sound effects have been added. [Misc] Summons now follow directions given by Targeting Systems better. [Misc] Summons can now spawn below large ships, instead of at its edges. This reduces the issue of summons spawning out-of-bounds when using really large ships in dungeon maps. [Balance] The attack speed debuff of the Xinthu T7 skill "Experimental Catalyst" now scales with player level. [Bug fix] Fixed a bug with several Continuum Transmuter recipes that was introduced by a patch a few weeks ago. [Bug fix] Fixed a bug that could cause some entities to turn invisible when being loaded from a previously unloaded sector.
In-game encyclopedia, major UI updates, new skills and items!
[Encyclopedia] An in-game encyclopedia that contains descriptions of all item types that have been obtained has been added. Access it through the inventory. [Skill] The Imperius T3 skill "Glacial Strike" has been added: Frost-based fixed-point weapons are {0}% less effective at freezing enemies. In return, they apply a debuff that decreases Frost resistance by {1}% of the reduced amount. [Skill] The Founders T7 skill "Skill Shot" has been buffed. [New Continuum Entity] Un Fragment: Upgrades the grade of an item from uncommon to epic. [New Continuum Entity] Ep Fragment: Upgrades the grade of an item from epic to artifact. [UI] Many/most weapon and auxiliary item sprites have been replaced or updated. [UI] Weapon mod descriptions have been revised. [UI] There is now a UI indicator whenever an elite enemy dialogue is played that indicate the direction of the enemy. This indicator is only shown if the enemy is outside of camera. It can be disabled by unchecking the "Show hints and tips" checkbox in the general section of the main menu. [Misc] Champion+ enemies now have unique summons that depend on their faction. [Misc] The "Bulk" loot pickup option now also picks up consumables. [Misc] Several maps in the Act 2 are now less dense. [Misc] A specific item class has now been created for sensor-type auxiliary items. Transmuting these items should thus provide more expected results. [Balance] Larger ships and sentinels now have a fixed bonus to sensor range rather than a percentage. [Balance] Champion and elite enemies have slightly more hull. [Balance] The new damage over time auxiliary items have been buffed. [Balance] Crit chance is no longer capped. [Balance] Max bonus attack speed has been increased to 1000% (up from 500%). [Balance] The loot recycler has been buffed. It now always gives at least an item two grades above the average that which was recycled (previously one grade). [Bug fix] Fixed an issue with the Extract Mod recipe. [Bug fix] Fixed a UI issue with the sensor range statistic. [Bug fix] Fixed a bug related to the location of created auras for some kinds of weapons. [Bug fix] Fixed a bug related to one of the Continuum Challenges.
[ 2023-02-23 21:41:23 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.800
[Encyclopedia] An in-game encyclopedia that contains descriptions of all item types that have been obtained has been added. Access it through the inventory. [Skill] The Imperius T3 skill "Glacial Strike" has been added: Frost-based fixed-point weapons are {0}% less effective at freezing enemies. In return, they apply a debuff that decreases Frost resistance by {1}% of the reduced amount. [Skill] The Founders T7 skill "Skill Shot" has been buffed. [New Continuum Entity] Un Fragment: Upgrades the grade of an item from uncommon to epic. [New Continuum Entity] Ep Fragment: Upgrades the grade of an item from epic to artifact. [UI] Many/most weapon and auxiliary item sprites have been replaced or updated. [UI] Weapon mod descriptions have been revised. [UI] There is now a UI indicator whenever an elite enemy dialogue is played that indicate the direction of the enemy. This indicator is only shown if the enemy is outside of camera. It can be disabled by unchecking the "Show hints and tips" checkbox in the general section of the main menu. [Misc] Champion+ enemies now have unique summons that depend on their faction. [Misc] The "Bulk" loot pickup option now also picks up consumables. [Misc] Several maps in the Act 2 are now less dense. [Misc] A specific item class has now been created for sensor-type auxiliary items. Transmuting these items should thus provide more expected results. [Balance] Larger ships and sentinels now have a fixed bonus to sensor range rather than a percentage. [Balance] Champion and elite enemies have slightly more hull. [Balance] The new damage over time auxiliary items have been buffed. [Balance] Crit chance is no longer capped. [Balance] Max bonus attack speed has been increased to 1000% (up from 500%). [Balance] The loot recycler has been buffed. It now always gives at least an item two grades above the average that which was recycled (previously one grade). [Bug fix] Fixed an issue with the Extract Mod recipe. [Bug fix] Fixed a UI issue with the sensor range statistic. [Bug fix] Fixed a bug related to the location of created auras for some kinds of weapons. [Bug fix] Fixed a bug related to one of the Continuum Challenges.
New skill and major changes for summons and ship turrets!
[Skill] Armament Transformer, an Axiom T7 skill, has been added: {0}% of all fixed-weapon bonuses to damage, attack speed, crit chance and crit multiplier are converted to ship turret bonuses. Additionally, ship turret damage is increased by {1}%. [Misc] Ship turrets and modded summons (including non-modded cloner-type summons) now have their shooting range calculated based on their equipped weapons. [Misc] Station D-5 in Act 1 has been enlarged. [Misc] The pickup radius of consumables has been enlarged. [Balance] Most summons now support most weapon-type mods (including the follow-mod). This includes all Hangar-type summons, that previously could not drop with a mod. [Balance] Cloner-type summons can receive any weapon mod (albeit some mods are not supported by some weapons). [UI] Updated various texts. [Performance] Lower memory footprint by destroying consumables that have been unloaded from world space. [Performance] Lower memory footprint by only generating loot tables when necessary. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that caused bonus skill points obtained from Continuum Challenges to be lost when resetting skills at the vendor. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue related to adding specific mods to some kinds of auxiliary items. [Bug fix] Fixed a Continuum Event that failed to provide a bonus when completed. [Bug fix] Fixed a network issue related to completion of Continuum Challenges for clients when playing coop. [Bug fix] Fixed several crash bugs that could occur for network clients when playing coop. [Bug fix] Fixed a race condition that was introduced along with the path finding changes in 0.710.
[ 2023-02-18 11:13:19 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.720
[Skill] Armament Transformer, an Axiom T7 skill, has been added: {0}% of all fixed-weapon bonuses to damage, attack speed, crit chance and crit multiplier are converted to ship turret bonuses. Additionally, ship turret damage is increased by {1}%. [Misc] Ship turrets and modded summons (including non-modded cloner-type summons) now have their shooting range calculated based on their equipped weapons. [Misc] Station D-5 in Act 1 has been enlarged. [Misc] The pickup radius of consumables has been enlarged. [Balance] Most summons now support most weapon-type mods (including the follow-mod). This includes all Hangar-type summons, that previously could not drop with a mod. [Balance] Cloner-type summons can receive any weapon mod (albeit some mods are not supported by some weapons). [UI] Updated various texts. [Performance] Lower memory footprint by destroying consumables that have been unloaded from world space. [Performance] Lower memory footprint by only generating loot tables when necessary. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that caused bonus skill points obtained from Continuum Challenges to be lost when resetting skills at the vendor. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue related to adding specific mods to some kinds of auxiliary items. [Bug fix] Fixed a Continuum Event that failed to provide a bonus when completed. [Bug fix] Fixed a network issue related to completion of Continuum Challenges for clients when playing coop. [Bug fix] Fixed several crash bugs that could occur for network clients when playing coop. [Bug fix] Fixed a race condition that was introduced along with the path finding changes in 0.710.
Damage over time Active Auxiliaries!
[New item type] A new kind of Active Auxiliary item has been added. This kind of item generates an area of effect in the direction of the cursor when used. [New item] P-2 Fire Ordnance: Generates a Fire aura at the cursor. [New item] T-1 Corrosive Ordnance: Generates a Corrosive aura at the cursor. [New item] F-5 Lightning Ordnance: Generates a Lightning Storm aura at the cursor. [New item] F-6 Lightning Ordnance: Generates a Lightning Circle aura at the cursor. [New item] L-1 Frost Ordnance: Generates a Frost aura at the cursor. [Balance] All Frigate Hangar summons now follow the player on map changes (only for new items). [Balance] Various skills have been revised to better buff ship turret builds. [UI] Many skill descriptions have been revised. [UI] Portal names in world space now consider the value of "UI Scaling: General text" (found in the User interface section of the main menu options). [Misc] Increased performance by removing an unnecessary raycasts for bullet explosions. [Misc] AI pathfinding has been improved. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue related to moving between portal with some kinds of summons. In particular, a worm-type summon could loose its tail. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue related to player faction when playing the Fleet Commander mode (only available in the beta branch). [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that on (very) rare occasions could cause broken physics/softlocks for client players when playing COOP.
[ 2023-02-10 20:32:16 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.710
[New item type] A new kind of Active Auxiliary item has been added. This kind of item generates an area of effect in the direction of the cursor when used. [New item] P-2 Fire Ordnance: Generates a Fire aura at the cursor. [New item] T-1 Corrosive Ordnance: Generates a Corrosive aura at the cursor. [New item] F-5 Lightning Ordnance: Generates a Lightning Storm aura at the cursor. [New item] F-6 Lightning Ordnance: Generates a Lightning Circle aura at the cursor. [New item] L-1 Frost Ordnance: Generates a Frost aura at the cursor. [Balance] All Frigate Hangar summons now follow the player on map changes (only for new items). [Balance] Various skills have been revised to better buff ship turret builds. [UI] Many skill descriptions have been revised. [UI] Portal names in world space now consider the value of "UI Scaling: General text" (found in the User interface section of the main menu options). [Misc] Increased performance by removing an unnecessary raycasts for bullet explosions. [Misc] AI pathfinding has been improved. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue related to moving between portal with some kinds of summons. In particular, a worm-type summon could loose its tail. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue related to player faction when playing the Fleet Commander mode (only available in the beta branch). [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that on (very) rare occasions could cause broken physics/softlocks for client players when playing COOP.
End of Early Access: 24th of March 2023!
The features that were originally planned for Early Access were extended quite a bit based on community feedback (and there is still time left... :-)). I'm very grateful to all of you for contributing - both Nienix and the dev process would have been way less fun without you!
Being out of Early Access does not mean that the development of the game will stop. It simply means that the features that I indented for Early Access have been accomplished. I plan to add new content for many more years to come. A few things that come to mind are: New items, item mods, item sets and skills. New end-game challenges. Changes to current content based on player feedback. Making modding easier by giving everyone access to the world editors.
As is described on the store page, the price of the game will be increased when the game exits Early Access. More specifically, the price will be increased from 15 USD to 20 USD. The new recommended Steam pricing tool will also be employed, which will further adjust the price for some currencies. The price increase will be made on the 17th of February 2023. The change is made a month prior to release as there is a 1 month sales cooldown on Steam after adjusting the price - there will be a sale starting on the release day.
Continuum Challenges are end-game challenges that when accomplished provide fixed player buffs such as bonus skill points. If you die during a challenge, you need to restart it (dissimilar to Continuum Events). Unlock them by completing a Continuum Event.
Many user interfaces have been revised. For example, a text search field has been added to the Continuum Transmuter and items are enlarged when highlighted in the inventory. Most enemies now have random weapon cooldowns when they spawn. This change was made to create more dynamic engagements. Performance has been significantly increased when there are lots of bullets active. Systems related to multiplayer have been reworked. Playing multiplayer should now be a lot more stable and smooth.
The Xinthu tier 7 skill Experimental Catalyst has been added. If a weapon provides damage over time, its direct damage and hull repair are converted to damage over time. Attack speed is reduced by 80%. The Imperius skill "Halt!" has been revised. It now works as follows: Enemies hit by your fixed-point Frost weapons have {0}% chance to receive reduced resistance to all elements by {1}% for {2} seconds.
Thanks for reading, and for supporting the development of Nienix! /Hannes
[ 2023-02-03 21:15:55 CET ] [ Original post ]
I am thrilled to announce that Nienix will exit Early Access in less than two months!
The features that were originally planned for Early Access were extended quite a bit based on community feedback (and there is still time left... :-)). I'm very grateful to all of you for contributing - both Nienix and the dev process would have been way less fun without you!
Being out of Early Access does not mean that the development of the game will stop. It simply means that the features that I indented for Early Access have been accomplished. I plan to add new content for many more years to come. A few things that come to mind are: New items, item mods, item sets and skills. New end-game challenges. Changes to current content based on player feedback. Making modding easier by giving everyone access to the world editors.
17th of February 2023: 15 USD -> 20 USD
As is described on the store page, the price of the game will be increased when the game exits Early Access. More specifically, the price will be increased from 15 USD to 20 USD. The new recommended Steam pricing tool will also be employed, which will further adjust the price for some currencies. The price increase will be made on the 17th of February 2023. The change is made a month prior to release as there is a 1 month sales cooldown on Steam after adjusting the price - there will be a sale starting on the release day.
On another note, there have been a bunch of additions since the last announcement. In particular:
Continuum Challenges
Continuum Challenges are end-game challenges that when accomplished provide fixed player buffs such as bonus skill points. If you die during a challenge, you need to restart it (dissimilar to Continuum Events). Unlock them by completing a Continuum Event.
Quality-of-life
Many user interfaces have been revised. For example, a text search field has been added to the Continuum Transmuter and items are enlarged when highlighted in the inventory. Most enemies now have random weapon cooldowns when they spawn. This change was made to create more dynamic engagements. Performance has been significantly increased when there are lots of bullets active. Systems related to multiplayer have been reworked. Playing multiplayer should now be a lot more stable and smooth.
Skills
The Xinthu tier 7 skill Experimental Catalyst has been added. If a weapon provides damage over time, its direct damage and hull repair are converted to damage over time. Attack speed is reduced by 80%. The Imperius skill "Halt!" has been revised. It now works as follows: Enemies hit by your fixed-point Frost weapons have {0}% chance to receive reduced resistance to all elements by {1}% for {2} seconds.
Thanks for reading, and for supporting the development of Nienix! /Hannes
Continuum Challenges available for all!
[Continuum Challenges] Continuum Challenges are now enabled in the regular Steam branch. Continuum Challenges are end-game challenges that when accomplished provide fixed player buffs such as bonus skill points. If you die during a challenge, you need to restart it (dissimilar to Continuum Events). Unlock them by completing a Continuum Event (you need to do this again even if you have completed a Continuum Event pre this patch). [UI] Added a search filter to the Continuum Transmuter UI. [Misc] Added a new open-world-type dungeon to Act 1 and Act 4. [Storage] Changed how items are bulk-moved from the inventory to the storage. [Balance] All Continuum Challenges now have a recommended level of 60. [Balance] The Latinum required for Continuum Challenges has been increased. [Bug fix] Fixed a race condition in the storage that could result in an incorrect number of unlocked tabs being displayed. [Bug fix] Fixed three issues which could cause crashes for clients when playing multiplayer. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue related to map indicators in very large maps. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue related to bulk-moving items from the inventory to the storage. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue in the Grand Challenge D-1 Continuum Event. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue related to the rotation speed of certain moving bomb-type enemies when playing on Continuum XL.
[ 2023-02-03 21:03:29 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.700
[Continuum Challenges] Continuum Challenges are now enabled in the regular Steam branch. Continuum Challenges are end-game challenges that when accomplished provide fixed player buffs such as bonus skill points. If you die during a challenge, you need to restart it (dissimilar to Continuum Events). Unlock them by completing a Continuum Event (you need to do this again even if you have completed a Continuum Event pre this patch). [UI] Added a search filter to the Continuum Transmuter UI. [Misc] Added a new open-world-type dungeon to Act 1 and Act 4. [Storage] Changed how items are bulk-moved from the inventory to the storage. [Balance] All Continuum Challenges now have a recommended level of 60. [Balance] The Latinum required for Continuum Challenges has been increased. [Bug fix] Fixed a race condition in the storage that could result in an incorrect number of unlocked tabs being displayed. [Bug fix] Fixed three issues which could cause crashes for clients when playing multiplayer. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue related to map indicators in very large maps. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue related to bulk-moving items from the inventory to the storage. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue in the Grand Challenge D-1 Continuum Event. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue related to the rotation speed of certain moving bomb-type enemies when playing on Continuum XL.
Misc update
[Skill] The Axiom skill "Grim Reaper" has been buffed. [Skill] The Imperius skill "Halt!" has been revised. It now works as follows: Enemies hit by your fixed-point Frost weapons have {0}% chance to receive reduced resistance to all elements by {1}% for {2} seconds. [Balance] Several maps in Act 2 have been enlarged. [Balance] Revised three of the new Continuum Challenges. [Misc] Most enemies now have random weapon cooldowns when they spawn. This change was made to create more dynamic engagements. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue with portals spawning out of bounds in some maps in Act 2. [Bug fix] Fixed several incorrect texts. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could lead to incorrect player position when using a warp gate that leads to a different location in the same map (e.g. the map with the third boss in act 2) combined with some weapons that have the follow-type mod and bullets currently following the player.
[ 2023-01-26 20:17:12 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.670
[Skill] The Axiom skill "Grim Reaper" has been buffed. [Skill] The Imperius skill "Halt!" has been revised. It now works as follows: Enemies hit by your fixed-point Frost weapons have {0}% chance to receive reduced resistance to all elements by {1}% for {2} seconds. [Balance] Several maps in Act 2 have been enlarged. [Balance] Revised three of the new Continuum Challenges. [Misc] Most enemies now have random weapon cooldowns when they spawn. This change was made to create more dynamic engagements. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue with portals spawning out of bounds in some maps in Act 2. [Bug fix] Fixed several incorrect texts. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could lead to incorrect player position when using a warp gate that leads to a different location in the same map (e.g. the map with the third boss in act 2) combined with some weapons that have the follow-type mod and bullets currently following the player.
Continuum Challenges!
[Continuum Challenges] Continuum Challenges are now available in the beta test branch from the new station platform in Reginald (waypoint 1 in Act 1)! Each challenge provide fixed player buffs such as bonus skill points when completed. Beware: If you die during the challenge, you need to restart it completely. Unlock them by completing a Continuum Event (any - you need to do this again even if you have completed a Continuum Event pre this patch). [UI] Items are now enlarged when highlighted in the inventory/storage etc. [Misc] A new kind of elite enemy weapon has been added. [Balance] Elites in Continuum XL have fewer 360 degree-type weapons. [Balance] The Founders skill "Flux Deflector" has been buffed.
[ 2023-01-22 10:17:34 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.660
[Continuum Challenges] Continuum Challenges are now available in the beta test branch from the new station platform in Reginald (waypoint 1 in Act 1)! Each challenge provide fixed player buffs such as bonus skill points when completed. Beware: If you die during the challenge, you need to restart it completely. Unlock them by completing a Continuum Event (any - you need to do this again even if you have completed a Continuum Event pre this patch). [UI] Items are now enlarged when highlighted in the inventory/storage etc. [Misc] A new kind of elite enemy weapon has been added. [Balance] Elites in Continuum XL have fewer 360 degree-type weapons. [Balance] The Founders skill "Flux Deflector" has been buffed.
Balance update
[Balance] Procedural item buffs have been slightly reduced. [Balance] Aura and condition proc-event buffs have been reduced. This applies to both current and new items. [Balance] Health of stalking worm-type enemies has been slightly reduced. [UI] Cleaned up the HUD tool tip for weapons that have 0 direct damage. [Bug fix] Removed an issue that on rare occasion could cause lag spikes when playing a network game. [Bug fix] Fixed an incorrectly unlocked door in an Uber Continuum Event.
[ 2023-01-20 22:21:07 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.650
[Balance] Procedural item buffs have been slightly reduced. [Balance] Aura and condition proc-event buffs have been reduced. This applies to both current and new items. [Balance] Health of stalking worm-type enemies has been slightly reduced. [UI] Cleaned up the HUD tool tip for weapons that have 0 direct damage. [Bug fix] Removed an issue that on rare occasion could cause lag spikes when playing a network game. [Bug fix] Fixed an incorrectly unlocked door in an Uber Continuum Event.
Misc update
[Balance] On-hit procs can now trigger for conditions that inflict damage (every 2 seconds). [Misc] A new Continuum Event modifier that increase the velocity of enemy bullets has been added. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue with some caves having semi-transparent walls given high sensor ranges. [Bug fix] Raycast-type weapons no longer pass through walls. [Bug fix] Fixed an incorrect faction designation for some enemies in an Uber Continuum Event.
[ 2023-01-16 21:02:55 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.640
[Balance] On-hit procs can now trigger for conditions that inflict damage (every 2 seconds). [Misc] A new Continuum Event modifier that increase the velocity of enemy bullets has been added. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue with some caves having semi-transparent walls given high sensor ranges. [Bug fix] Raycast-type weapons no longer pass through walls. [Bug fix] Fixed an incorrect faction designation for some enemies in an Uber Continuum Event.
A new Xinthu skill!
[New skill] The Xinthu tier 7 skill Experimental Catalyst has been added. If a weapon provides damage over time, its direct damage and hull repair are converted to damage over time. Attack speed is reduced by 80%. [Balance] The "Brute Edition" weapon mod can no longer be used on purely auxiliary weapons that have 0 DPS. [UI] Current player conditions in the UI are now sorted according to type and effectiveness. [Misc] The setting "Networking_Max_MTU" has been added (this setting is not possible to change from within the game). Per default, the max MTU for network packets is automatically identified by the game itself. However, some users seem to have had issues with this function. A too high MTU can cause various weird behavior when playing multiplayer, such as lag and infinite loading screens. If you experience such events when playing multiplayer, try setting Networking_Max_MTU to 1200. I.e., add1200 to ../game_root/Data/config.cfg.
[Performance] Greatly increased performance when playing with builds that produce lots of bullets.
[Bug fix] Fixed an error related to changing skins for Sentinel-type ships.
[Bug fix] Fixed an error related to using follow-type weapons on fixed weapon points when using Sentinel-type ships.
[ 2023-01-14 20:42:42 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.630
[New skill] The Xinthu tier 7 skill Experimental Catalyst has been added. If a weapon provides damage over time, its direct damage and hull repair are converted to damage over time. Attack speed is reduced by 80%. [Balance] The "Brute Edition" weapon mod can no longer be used on purely auxiliary weapons that have 0 DPS. [UI] Current player conditions in the UI are now sorted according to type and effectiveness. [Misc] The setting "Networking_Max_MTU" has been added (this setting is not possible to change from within the game). Per default, the max MTU for network packets is automatically identified by the game itself. However, some users seem to have had issues with this function. A too high MTU can cause various weird behavior when playing multiplayer, such as lag and infinite loading screens. If you experience such events when playing multiplayer, try setting Networking_Max_MTU to 1200. I.e., add
Misc update
[Bug fix] Reworked the content loading/unloading system. It is much more stable than previously, which should be especially evident when playing multiplayer. [Balance] The Hull of Axiom Smashers has been reduced; their damage has been increased.
[ 2023-01-06 14:50:32 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.625
[Bug fix] Reworked the content loading/unloading system. It is much more stable than previously, which should be especially evident when playing multiplayer. [Balance] The Hull of Axiom Smashers has been reduced; their damage has been increased.
Misc update
[Misc] Reworked Sentinel tail physics. [Balance] Hull has been slightly increased for elite enemies of level 21 or higher. [Bug fix] Fixed a network issue that could cause other players to become invisible after using a warp-gate when playing COOP. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could cause infinite loading screens for clients when playing COOP. [Bug fix] Fixed missing names for individual body parts of Axiom Mech enemies. [Bug fix] Fixed an error that caused land mines to do 0 damage. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue related to Tractor Beams. [Bug fix] Fixed a performance issue related to bomb-type summons and enemies.
[ 2023-01-04 15:19:01 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.624
[Misc] Reworked Sentinel tail physics. [Balance] Hull has been slightly increased for elite enemies of level 21 or higher. [Bug fix] Fixed a network issue that could cause other players to become invisible after using a warp-gate when playing COOP. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could cause infinite loading screens for clients when playing COOP. [Bug fix] Fixed missing names for individual body parts of Axiom Mech enemies. [Bug fix] Fixed an error that caused land mines to do 0 damage. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue related to Tractor Beams. [Bug fix] Fixed a performance issue related to bomb-type summons and enemies.
Misc update
[Balance] The bosses in Act 4 and the last boss in Act 3 have been given more hull. [Misc] The Linux builds henceforth exludes the globalization package. The reason behind this is that some Linux distros do not come with the necessary library pre-installed (im looking at you, Arch Linux). It is primarily used to determine whether to use comma or period for number formatting. It is possible to manually enable globalization support by removing the row '"System.Globalization.Invariant": true,"' in the file "../game_root/Nienix.runtimeconfig.json". [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could cause enemies to clip through walls/doors. This issue was especially noticeable in maps with large cell sized (very long walls/doors). [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that would result in a changed font when rendering characters unsupported by the chosen font.
[ 2022-12-31 16:19:49 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.620
[Balance] The bosses in Act 4 and the last boss in Act 3 have been given more hull. [Misc] The Linux builds henceforth exludes the globalization package. The reason behind this is that some Linux distros do not come with the necessary library pre-installed (im looking at you, Arch Linux). It is primarily used to determine whether to use comma or period for number formatting. It is possible to manually enable globalization support by removing the row '"System.Globalization.Invariant": true,"' in the file "../game_root/Nienix.runtimeconfig.json". [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could cause enemies to clip through walls/doors. This issue was especially noticeable in maps with large cell sized (very long walls/doors). [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that would result in a changed font when rendering characters unsupported by the chosen font.
Continuum Event updates!
[Continuum Events] Many Continuum Event modifiers have been rebalanced. [Continuum Events] 10 new Continuum Event modifiers have been added. [Bug fix] The parallax background layers no longer move when docking to a station. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could cause a soft-lock on certain very large maps (particularly noticeable in Act 4).
[ 2022-12-29 16:36:15 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.610
[Continuum Events] Many Continuum Event modifiers have been rebalanced. [Continuum Events] 10 new Continuum Event modifiers have been added. [Bug fix] The parallax background layers no longer move when docking to a station. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could cause a soft-lock on certain very large maps (particularly noticeable in Act 4).
Bug fixes
[Bug fix] Fixed a issue in the content loading system. [Bug fix] Added a missing door to a map in Act 2 that previously would allow looting a few boss-level chests. [Bug fix] Axiom Smashers can no longer push the player through walls.
[ 2022-12-24 22:09:49 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.603
[Bug fix] Fixed a issue in the content loading system. [Bug fix] Added a missing door to a map in Act 2 that previously would allow looting a few boss-level chests. [Bug fix] Axiom Smashers can no longer push the player through walls.
Bug fixes
[Bug fix] Fixed a few incorrect texts. [Bug fix] Fixed an allocation issue that on rare occasion could cause event enemies to spawn at incorrect locations.
[ 2022-12-23 08:36:13 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.601
[Bug fix] Fixed a few incorrect texts. [Bug fix] Fixed an allocation issue that on rare occasion could cause event enemies to spawn at incorrect locations.
Christmas update that includes Act 4!
Act 4 can now be explored by all players! This act includes 60 new enemies and four campaign bosses. If you have unlocked Continuum Mode previous to this patch, Continuum Mode will be locked. Don't panic: all your progress, unlocked waypoints and such from playing Continuum Mode are still there. However, you need to finish Act 4 first to enter Continuum Mode. At that point, Continuum Mode will be unlocked and your previous progress during Continuum Mode made available. To enter Act 4, complete the final mission in Act 3.
You can now level up to 60!
Continuum XL brings various changes to the core game experience and is unlocked by completing Act 4 on Continuum Mode.
Grand and Uber Continuum Events have now been added to the game. These events are end-game dungeons with special loot available in Continuum XL.
Item sets: 16 item sets have been added! These can drop for Mythic and higher item grades. Their drop rate is significantly increased during Continuum XL, especially towards the end, as well as in Continuum Events (based on their difficulty). Uber-grade items: These items that only are dropped in Grand and Uber Continuum Events. Stationary Indestructible Hull: An Active Auxiliary Item that generates an aura which provides temporary invulnerability to all allies within its range.
Flux Deflector (Founders Tier 3): Damage taken from a single hit can at most inflict X% of your max hull. Your hull regeneration is reduced by Y%. Hardened Tail (Axiom Tier 2): Direct damage to Sentinel tail segments is reduced by X%-Y%, where damage reduction is higher for segments further away from the head. Emergency Repairs (Founders Tier 2): The player is instantly brought back to life with X% hull upon suffering fatal damage, and is then invulnerable for Y seconds. Has a cooldown of Z minutes.
Enable/disable bullet on-hit effects: You can now enable or disable bullet on-hit-effects for different sources. The map UI has been revised to make navigation easier. Many sprites have been polished. You can now choose which map modes that are enabled. This setting is located under the General settings section (the option "Enabled map modes"). The default setting is "All" Simplified Chinese is now supported! This localization was single-handedly done by (WH)! If you have a Chinese language set in your operating system, it should automatically change the language to simplified Chinese the first time the game is started post this patch.
Other news: while more content and changes are planned for early access, Nienix is on track for a Q1 2023 release. Hope to see you all in game! /Hannes
[ 2022-12-22 10:19:06 CET ] [ Original post ]
Merry Christmas! Today's patch brings a plethora of new features to the main branch:
Act 4
Act 4 can now be explored by all players! This act includes 60 new enemies and four campaign bosses. If you have unlocked Continuum Mode previous to this patch, Continuum Mode will be locked. Don't panic: all your progress, unlocked waypoints and such from playing Continuum Mode are still there. However, you need to finish Act 4 first to enter Continuum Mode. At that point, Continuum Mode will be unlocked and your previous progress during Continuum Mode made available. To enter Act 4, complete the final mission in Act 3.
Level cap increased to 60
You can now level up to 60!
Continuum XL
Continuum XL brings various changes to the core game experience and is unlocked by completing Act 4 on Continuum Mode.
Grand and Uber Continuum Events
Grand and Uber Continuum Events have now been added to the game. These events are end-game dungeons with special loot available in Continuum XL.
New items
Item sets: 16 item sets have been added! These can drop for Mythic and higher item grades. Their drop rate is significantly increased during Continuum XL, especially towards the end, as well as in Continuum Events (based on their difficulty). Uber-grade items: These items that only are dropped in Grand and Uber Continuum Events. Stationary Indestructible Hull: An Active Auxiliary Item that generates an aura which provides temporary invulnerability to all allies within its range.
New skills
Flux Deflector (Founders Tier 3): Damage taken from a single hit can at most inflict X% of your max hull. Your hull regeneration is reduced by Y%. Hardened Tail (Axiom Tier 2): Direct damage to Sentinel tail segments is reduced by X%-Y%, where damage reduction is higher for segments further away from the head. Emergency Repairs (Founders Tier 2): The player is instantly brought back to life with X% hull upon suffering fatal damage, and is then invulnerable for Y seconds. Has a cooldown of Z minutes.
Quality-of-life updates
Enable/disable bullet on-hit effects: You can now enable or disable bullet on-hit-effects for different sources. The map UI has been revised to make navigation easier. Many sprites have been polished. You can now choose which map modes that are enabled. This setting is located under the General settings section (the option "Enabled map modes"). The default setting is "All" Simplified Chinese is now supported! This localization was single-handedly done by (WH)! If you have a Chinese language set in your operating system, it should automatically change the language to simplified Chinese the first time the game is started post this patch.
Other news: while more content and changes are planned for early access, Nienix is on track for a Q1 2023 release. Hope to see you all in game! /Hannes
Uber Continuum Events, Uber items, new sprites, and more!
[Uber Continuum Events] Uber Continuum Events have been added! These events are available in Continuum XL. [Uber-grade items] Uber-grade items have been added to the game. These are only dropped in Grand and Uber Continuum Events. [UI] All Continuum Entities have been given new sprites. [Balance] The spinning-type enemies in Act 4 are now more difficult. [Balance] Enemy Beam-type weapons have been nerfed in Continuum XL. This is especially evident in Continuum Events, where this type of weapon has been removed from many enemies. [Balance] Various Continuum Events have been re-balanced. [Balance] Many Founders skills have been buffed. [Misc] Various texts have been revised. [Misc] The stations in Act 4 has been slightly revised. [Misc] Several previously indestructible structures can now be destroyed. [Bug fix] Fixed a race condition related to changing ships while loading a new map. [Bug fix] Fixed an incorrect map tile. Off topic: A few of you have asked regarding the name "Uber". It is an homage to the Diablo 2 mod Median XL. If you haven't tried it yet, you should! :)
[ 2022-12-11 22:10:32 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.5550925
[Uber Continuum Events] Uber Continuum Events have been added! These events are available in Continuum XL. [Uber-grade items] Uber-grade items have been added to the game. These are only dropped in Grand and Uber Continuum Events. [UI] All Continuum Entities have been given new sprites. [Balance] The spinning-type enemies in Act 4 are now more difficult. [Balance] Enemy Beam-type weapons have been nerfed in Continuum XL. This is especially evident in Continuum Events, where this type of weapon has been removed from many enemies. [Balance] Various Continuum Events have been re-balanced. [Balance] Many Founders skills have been buffed. [Misc] Various texts have been revised. [Misc] The stations in Act 4 has been slightly revised. [Misc] Several previously indestructible structures can now be destroyed. [Bug fix] Fixed a race condition related to changing ships while loading a new map. [Bug fix] Fixed an incorrect map tile. Off topic: A few of you have asked regarding the name "Uber". It is an homage to the Diablo 2 mod Median XL. If you haven't tried it yet, you should! :)
Updates to the map
[UI] The map UI has been revised to make navigation easier. [UI] You can now choose which map modes that are enabled. This setting is located under the General settings section (the option "Enabled map modes"). The default setting is "All".
[ 2022-12-04 14:20:58 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.5550924
[UI] The map UI has been revised to make navigation easier. [UI] You can now choose which map modes that are enabled. This setting is located under the General settings section (the option "Enabled map modes"). The default setting is "All".
Stationary Indestructible Hull
[New Active Auxiliary Item] Stationary Indestructible Hull: Generates an aura that provides temporary invulnerability to all allies within its range. [Balance] The skill "Hardened Tail" has been buffed. [Simplified Chinese] Several missing texts have been added and various minor errors corrected. [Bugfix] Fixed several minor errors related to switching between languages.
[ 2022-12-02 20:12:04 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.5550923
[New Active Auxiliary Item] Stationary Indestructible Hull: Generates an aura that provides temporary invulnerability to all allies within its range. [Balance] The skill "Hardened Tail" has been buffed. [Simplified Chinese] Several missing texts have been added and various minor errors corrected. [Bugfix] Fixed several minor errors related to switching between languages.
Simplified Chinese supported! Also - a new skill!
[Simplified Chinese] Simplified Chinese is now supported! This localization was single-handedly done by WH! If you have a Chinese language set in your operating system, it should automatically change the language to simplified Chinese the first time the game is started post this patch. [New font] A new font has been added - Noto Sans (https://fonts.google.com/noto/specimen/Noto+Sans+SC) [New Skill] Emergency Repairs (Founders 2-5): The player is instantly brought back to life with {0}% hull upon suffering fatal damage, and is then invulnerable for {1} seconds. Has a cooldown of {2} minutes. [Balance] One of the Minor Continuum Events is now less confined. [Misc] Playing on Hardcore mode now also allows completing regular achievements. [Bugfix] Fixed an issue related to storage tabs and the Hardcore mode.
[ 2022-11-28 23:26:45 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.5550922
[Simplified Chinese] Simplified Chinese is now supported! This localization was single-handedly done by WH! If you have a Chinese language set in your operating system, it should automatically change the language to simplified Chinese the first time the game is started post this patch. [New font] A new font has been added - Noto Sans (https://fonts.google.com/noto/specimen/Noto+Sans+SC) [New Skill] Emergency Repairs (Founders 2-5): The player is instantly brought back to life with {0}% hull upon suffering fatal damage, and is then invulnerable for {1} seconds. Has a cooldown of {2} minutes. [Balance] One of the Minor Continuum Events is now less confined. [Misc] Playing on Hardcore mode now also allows completing regular achievements. [Bugfix] Fixed an issue related to storage tabs and the Hardcore mode.
New item set, changes to Act 2 and performance improvements!
[New Item Set] The item set "Master of Cloners" has been added. [Performance] Significant performance improvements due to changes to the content unloading system and physics engine. [Performance] AI targeting is now more responsive. [Balance] The Axiom skill "Hardened Tail" has been buffed. [Balance] Many of the maps in Act 2 are now less confined. [Balance] Several cave-type Minor Continuum Events are now less confined. [Sound] Various sound effects are now adjusted based on the distance to the camera. [Bugfix] Fixed a crash issue caused by a race condition. [Bugfix] Fixed several incorrect texts.
[ 2022-11-26 12:36:55 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.5550921
[New Item Set] The item set "Master of Cloners" has been added. [Performance] Significant performance improvements due to changes to the content unloading system and physics engine. [Performance] AI targeting is now more responsive. [Balance] The Axiom skill "Hardened Tail" has been buffed. [Balance] Many of the maps in Act 2 are now less confined. [Balance] Several cave-type Minor Continuum Events are now less confined. [Sound] Various sound effects are now adjusted based on the distance to the camera. [Bugfix] Fixed a crash issue caused by a race condition. [Bugfix] Fixed several incorrect texts.
New Sentinel skill!
[New skill] Hardened Tail (Axiom Tier 2): Direct damage to Sentinel tail segments is reduced by {0}%-{1}%, where damage reduction is higher for segments further away from the head. This skill replaces the skill "Battle Carapace". [Bug fix] Fixed a crash issue related to item filtering in world space that could occur given extreme loot drops (e.g., in Grand Continuum Events). [Bug fix] Fixed issues related to collision handling for Sentinel ships. [Bug fix] Fixed a crash issue related to one of the item sets.
[ 2022-11-17 22:20:32 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.55509209
[New skill] Hardened Tail (Axiom Tier 2): Direct damage to Sentinel tail segments is reduced by {0}%-{1}%, where damage reduction is higher for segments further away from the head. This skill replaces the skill "Battle Carapace". [Bug fix] Fixed a crash issue related to item filtering in world space that could occur given extreme loot drops (e.g., in Grand Continuum Events). [Bug fix] Fixed issues related to collision handling for Sentinel ships. [Bug fix] Fixed a crash issue related to one of the item sets.
Misc update
[Misc] Enabled the Fleet Commander game mode for the Act 4 test build [UI] Changed map sprites for dungeons in Act 4. [UI] Revised various texts. [Bug fix] Fixed an error related to bots in PvP modes. [Bug fix] Fixed an error related to random seeds. [Bug fix] Fixed an error in the content unloading system for large maps. [Bug fix] Fixed a race condition in the physics engine.
[ 2022-11-11 09:42:32 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.55509208
[Misc] Enabled the Fleet Commander game mode for the Act 4 test build [UI] Changed map sprites for dungeons in Act 4. [UI] Revised various texts. [Bug fix] Fixed an error related to bots in PvP modes. [Bug fix] Fixed an error related to random seeds. [Bug fix] Fixed an error in the content unloading system for large maps. [Bug fix] Fixed a race condition in the physics engine.
Text-matching entire tooltips and 12 new Item Augments!
[New Item Augments] 12 new Item Augments have been added. These are all related to drone/summon builds. [Misc] All regex string matching fields now allow matching against all text in item tooltips. [UI] Weapon attack speed (time between shots) is now shown in the basic tooltip. [Balance] The difficulty has been slightly increased across all game modes. [Balance] Grand Continuum Events are now a fair bit more difficult. [Balance] All damage-type augments now also apply to on-board turrets. [Balance] Item skill requirements have been reduced by 50% to more easily allow dual/multi-specs. [Performance] All item filter tests for items in world-space have been moved to a secondary thread. This should remove any previous occasional lag related to, e.g., expensive regex filters in combination with large loot drops.
[ 2022-11-06 20:28:27 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.55509207
[New Item Augments] 12 new Item Augments have been added. These are all related to drone/summon builds. [Misc] All regex string matching fields now allow matching against all text in item tooltips. [UI] Weapon attack speed (time between shots) is now shown in the basic tooltip. [Balance] The difficulty has been slightly increased across all game modes. [Balance] Grand Continuum Events are now a fair bit more difficult. [Balance] All damage-type augments now also apply to on-board turrets. [Balance] Item skill requirements have been reduced by 50% to more easily allow dual/multi-specs. [Performance] All item filter tests for items in world-space have been moved to a secondary thread. This should remove any previous occasional lag related to, e.g., expensive regex filters in combination with large loot drops.
Grand Continuum Events and Act 4 open beta!
[Grand Continuum Events] Grand Continuum Events have now been added to the game. These events are available in Continuum XL. [Sound effects] It is now possible to toggle enemy death sounds (default:on). This setting is located in the Audio section of the main menu options. [Balance] Reduced the aggro modifier of enemy summons. [Balance] The damage of the background fire trap has been reduced by 50%. [Misc] Set items affixes are no longer removed when fragments that re-roll item properties are used. [Misc] The Act 4 test branch has been unlocked for anyone to try. To play the open beta, do the following: [olist] Right-click the Nienix icon in your Steam library
Click "Properties"
Click "BETAS"
Select "beta - Test branch"
Have fun playing!
[/olist]
Before you enable the Act 4 test build, make sure to backup your save game folder (/Data/Save/). When you have passed level 40 with a character, the corresponding save wont be applicable to the regular build anymore.
The Act 4 test branch contains the following updates:
[ 2022-11-05 10:03:31 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.55509206
[Grand Continuum Events] Grand Continuum Events have now been added to the game. These events are available in Continuum XL. [Sound effects] It is now possible to toggle enemy death sounds (default:on). This setting is located in the Audio section of the main menu options. [Balance] Reduced the aggro modifier of enemy summons. [Balance] The damage of the background fire trap has been reduced by 50%. [Misc] Set items affixes are no longer removed when fragments that re-roll item properties are used. [Misc] The Act 4 test branch has been unlocked for anyone to try. To play the open beta, do the following: [olist]
- You can explore Act 4. This act includes 60 new enemies and four campaign bosses.
- You can level up to 60.
- You can unlock (and complete) the Continuum XL mode, which contains various changes to the core game experience.
- As a bonus, a completely new game mode called "Fleet Commander" is included. This mode lets you battle an AI or friend in an RTS-like auto-battler. I'm unsure if this game mode will make it into the final release. Please let me know what you think!
Set items!
[Set Items] Set items have been added! There are a total of 15 sets included in the patch. These can drop for Mythic-grade items. Their drop rate is significantly increased during Continuum XL, especially towards the end, as well as in Continuum Events (based on their difficulty). [New Skill] Phased Deflectors (Founders): Damage taken from a single hit can at most inflict X% of your max hull. Your hull regeneration is reduced by Y%. [UI] Polished UI indicators of various kinds. [UI] Some biomes in Act 3 has been brightened. [Recipe] Continuum Transmuter recipes have been added that allows moving a set between items, as well as remove set modifiers from an item. [Balance] The bonus damage cap has been increased to 1000% (up from 400%). [Balance] Drone hull has been increased. [Balance] Drone damage has been decreased. [Bug fix] Fixed a (rare) race condition related to creating a new game when a game already is running with the inventory active. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue related to the Targeting System weapon. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue related summon AI when trying to figure out a position between two sectors.
[ 2022-10-30 12:14:42 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.555092051
[Set Items] Set items have been added! There are a total of 15 sets included in the patch. These can drop for Mythic-grade items. Their drop rate is significantly increased during Continuum XL, especially towards the end, as well as in Continuum Events (based on their difficulty). [New Skill] Phased Deflectors (Founders): Damage taken from a single hit can at most inflict X% of your max hull. Your hull regeneration is reduced by Y%. [UI] Polished UI indicators of various kinds. [UI] Some biomes in Act 3 has been brightened. [Recipe] Continuum Transmuter recipes have been added that allows moving a set between items, as well as remove set modifiers from an item. [Balance] The bonus damage cap has been increased to 1000% (up from 400%). [Balance] Drone hull has been increased. [Balance] Drone damage has been decreased. [Bug fix] Fixed a (rare) race condition related to creating a new game when a game already is running with the inventory active. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue related to the Targeting System weapon. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue related summon AI when trying to figure out a position between two sectors.
Performance improvements and bug fixes
[Performance] Performance improvements as well as reduced content loading time due to changes to the content loading/unloading system. [Bug fix] Changes to the content loading/unloading system to counter a few significant issues observed (infinite loading screen for clients and crashes for servers). [Bug fix] The tails of Sentinel ships would temporarily come loose when docked to stations when playing COOP. In addition, they were also rather difficult to move/view around for COOP players. This version removes Sentinel tails entirely while docked to station platforms.
[ 2022-10-24 20:10:01 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.555092043
[Performance] Performance improvements as well as reduced content loading time due to changes to the content loading/unloading system. [Bug fix] Changes to the content loading/unloading system to counter a few significant issues observed (infinite loading screen for clients and crashes for servers). [Bug fix] The tails of Sentinel ships would temporarily come loose when docked to stations when playing COOP. In addition, they were also rather difficult to move/view around for COOP players. This version removes Sentinel tails entirely while docked to station platforms.
Bug fixes
[Bug fix] Fixed a bug in the content loading system that could cause an infinite loading screen given certain edge-cases. [Bug fix] Fixed a few allocation issues with bosses in Act 4.
[ 2022-10-22 11:59:30 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.555092042
[Bug fix] Fixed a bug in the content loading system that could cause an infinite loading screen given certain edge-cases. [Bug fix] Fixed a few allocation issues with bosses in Act 4.
Bug fix and Act 4 alpha test start!
[Bug fix] Fixed a significant content unloading bug which could cause all kinds of weird behavior as well as performance issues. [Misc] The Act 4 alpha tests begins tonight!
[ 2022-10-21 19:33:21 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.555092040
[Bug fix] Fixed a significant content unloading bug which could cause all kinds of weird behavior as well as performance issues. [Misc] The Act 4 alpha tests begins tonight!
Misc update
[Balance] Bonus range to active auxiliary item auras has been increased for Sentinel-type ships. [Performance] Improved the performance by removing some unnecessary collision checks. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue in a few dungeon templates in act 3 which would cause the "Back" portal to generate a completely new dungeon instead of leading to the exit. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue for clients in COOP games related to completion of the final quest in Act 3. [Bug fix] Fixed a few incorrect texts. [Bug fix] Fixed a crash-related issue due to a race condition.
[ 2022-10-20 08:45:27 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.5550920398
[Balance] Bonus range to active auxiliary item auras has been increased for Sentinel-type ships. [Performance] Improved the performance by removing some unnecessary collision checks. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue in a few dungeon templates in act 3 which would cause the "Back" portal to generate a completely new dungeon instead of leading to the exit. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue for clients in COOP games related to completion of the final quest in Act 3. [Bug fix] Fixed a few incorrect texts. [Bug fix] Fixed a crash-related issue due to a race condition.
Toggle bullet particle effects
[Misc] It is now possible to enable engine boost without pressing a movement key. [UI] Enable/disable bullet on-hit effects: You can now enable or disable bullet on-hit-effects for different sources. The alternatives are: * All (Default): Bullet effects are enabled for all sources * Friendlies: Bullet effects are only enabled for bullets created by player-friendly entities * Local player: Bullet effects are only enabled for the local player This option is found in the Combat section of the main menu options. [UI] Health bars of on-board ship turrets are no longer drawn. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could cause an incorrect quest to be set as active. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that caused incorrect on-hit-effects. This issue was introduced by the performance improvements in the latest patch.
[ 2022-10-16 10:04:54 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.5550920397
[Misc] It is now possible to enable engine boost without pressing a movement key. [UI] Enable/disable bullet on-hit effects: You can now enable or disable bullet on-hit-effects for different sources. The alternatives are: * All (Default): Bullet effects are enabled for all sources * Friendlies: Bullet effects are only enabled for bullets created by player-friendly entities * Local player: Bullet effects are only enabled for the local player This option is found in the Combat section of the main menu options. [UI] Health bars of on-board ship turrets are no longer drawn. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could cause an incorrect quest to be set as active. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that caused incorrect on-hit-effects. This issue was introduced by the performance improvements in the latest patch.
Misc update
[Balance] Enemy health has been slightly reduced in continuum events. [Balance] Drone summon hull and damage has been slightly decreased. [Balance] Ship turrets have been slightly buffed for Sentinel-type ships. [Performance] Significant performance improvements have been made to the physics engine which allows more stuff going on without lag. [Bug fix] Fixed a UI component that was in an incorrect layer. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue with cursor centering when interacting with some drop-down lists using arrow keys.
[ 2022-10-13 21:13:14 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.5550920396
[Balance] Enemy health has been slightly reduced in continuum events. [Balance] Drone summon hull and damage has been slightly decreased. [Balance] Ship turrets have been slightly buffed for Sentinel-type ships. [Performance] Significant performance improvements have been made to the physics engine which allows more stuff going on without lag. [Bug fix] Fixed a UI component that was in an incorrect layer. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue with cursor centering when interacting with some drop-down lists using arrow keys.
Eight month recap!
A completely new ship type has been added! This variant moves like the worm summons, and is called "Sentinel". It comes with on-board turrets and can be modded in the same fashion as other ships.
A new "loot recycling" feature has been added. The loot filter in the main menu now reads/works as follows: The minimum item quality to display in world space. If using the Bulk or Collision loot pickup options, this is also the minimum quality that is picked up. Loot that is skipped due to the loot filter is recycled. Every 100 recycled items yields a new item. The quality of this item depend on the quality of the recycled items.
A dedicated server that can be run in headless (console) mode has been added. It is available for all platforms, including the demo. It is an executable called "NienixDedicatedServer" in the game root directory. Apart from the obvious use-case when playing PvP, the dedicated server also enables playing the PvE campaign in a "persistent world" that is not reset (unless you kill the server).
Five new Xinthu Frigate-class ships have been added to the loot table. They are between 100 and 350 meters in diameter. Most of these are unlocked in the loot table from Act 2 onwards. 11 Sentinel-type ships have been added to the loot table. Targeting System (RT): Sets the target of summons based on the position of the crosshair. Provides a bonus to resistance. Targeting System (DT): Sets the target of summons based on the position of the crosshair. Provides a bonus to damage.
Glass Cannon Edition: Increased attack speed at the cost of reduced resist all. Bruiser Edition: Increased damage and aura effectiveness at the cost of reduced attack speed.
Wormhole Mastery IV (Founders): When an active auxiliary item is activated, the cooldown of any equipped Warp Field Generator is reset. Crit Booster (Founders): Chance of critical hits is increased by X%. Crit damage is increased by Y%. This also applies to on-board turrets. Featherweight (Axiom): Reduces the total player weight. Defiant Shields (Imperius): Increases drone resistance to all elements. Robust Core (Xinthu): Increases drone hull. Tough Shell (Xinthu): Increases drone resistance to all elements.
It is now possible to enable highlighting (either red or white) to all enemies. This setting is available in the User interface section of the main menu options.
If the "Highlight Items" key is pressed (default binding: left alt), objects that currently can be interacted with (e.g., doors or station platforms) are now given an outline in world space.
You can now enable auto-cast for all relevant item slots (engine, active auxiliary items and weapons). See the check boxes in the inventory screen.
Modding and demodding items no longer rerolls their stats. All larger ships have now been given a default % bonus to hull regeneration (as it pretty much was a per-requisite to use bigger ships). It works similar to the Axiom skill "Heavy Plating", but with Sentinel-type ships getting a bonus based on the length of the tail. When playing COOP, the last known position of a player in a dungeon or open world space is now shown in the map and HUD. Various dungeons have been enlarged to enable being traversed with larger ships. It is now possible to lock the crosshair in front of the ship when using mouse + keyboard. This setting is called "Mouse aim" and located in the control scheme section of the main menu You can now set friendly fire to "None" (henceforth the default value). You can now change the color of the laser sight. This option is located in the user interface section of the main menu options. You can now disarm the alternative ship slot entirely, enabling builds that have the same ship but different auxiliary items. The speed of all summons has been increased. Thanks for supporting the development of Nienix! /Hannes
[ 2022-10-13 19:03:13 CET ] [ Original post ]
It's now been eight months since Early Access started! The major news is that Act 4 almost is completed! A closed alpha that includes both Act 4 and Continuum XL difficulty will begin in about a week and run for a month. If you wish to participate in the alpha, let me know on Discord! Apart from working on Act 4, tons of new features have been added during the three months since the last major news update. Most of these changes were made based on player feedback on Steam and Discord. Please let me know if there is anything that you would like to see changed! It has a good chance to make it into the game.
Sentinel ships
A completely new ship type has been added! This variant moves like the worm summons, and is called "Sentinel". It comes with on-board turrets and can be modded in the same fashion as other ships.
Loot recycler
A new "loot recycling" feature has been added. The loot filter in the main menu now reads/works as follows: The minimum item quality to display in world space. If using the Bulk or Collision loot pickup options, this is also the minimum quality that is picked up. Loot that is skipped due to the loot filter is recycled. Every 100 recycled items yields a new item. The quality of this item depend on the quality of the recycled items.
Dedicated server
A dedicated server that can be run in headless (console) mode has been added. It is available for all platforms, including the demo. It is an executable called "NienixDedicatedServer" in the game root directory. Apart from the obvious use-case when playing PvP, the dedicated server also enables playing the PvE campaign in a "persistent world" that is not reset (unless you kill the server).
New items
Five new Xinthu Frigate-class ships have been added to the loot table. They are between 100 and 350 meters in diameter. Most of these are unlocked in the loot table from Act 2 onwards. 11 Sentinel-type ships have been added to the loot table. Targeting System (RT): Sets the target of summons based on the position of the crosshair. Provides a bonus to resistance. Targeting System (DT): Sets the target of summons based on the position of the crosshair. Provides a bonus to damage.
New item modifications
Glass Cannon Edition: Increased attack speed at the cost of reduced resist all. Bruiser Edition: Increased damage and aura effectiveness at the cost of reduced attack speed.
New skills
Wormhole Mastery IV (Founders): When an active auxiliary item is activated, the cooldown of any equipped Warp Field Generator is reset. Crit Booster (Founders): Chance of critical hits is increased by X%. Crit damage is increased by Y%. This also applies to on-board turrets. Featherweight (Axiom): Reduces the total player weight. Defiant Shields (Imperius): Increases drone resistance to all elements. Robust Core (Xinthu): Increases drone hull. Tough Shell (Xinthu): Increases drone resistance to all elements.
Quality-of-life updates
It is now possible to enable highlighting (either red or white) to all enemies. This setting is available in the User interface section of the main menu options.
If the "Highlight Items" key is pressed (default binding: left alt), objects that currently can be interacted with (e.g., doors or station platforms) are now given an outline in world space.
You can now enable auto-cast for all relevant item slots (engine, active auxiliary items and weapons). See the check boxes in the inventory screen.
Modding and demodding items no longer rerolls their stats. All larger ships have now been given a default % bonus to hull regeneration (as it pretty much was a per-requisite to use bigger ships). It works similar to the Axiom skill "Heavy Plating", but with Sentinel-type ships getting a bonus based on the length of the tail. When playing COOP, the last known position of a player in a dungeon or open world space is now shown in the map and HUD. Various dungeons have been enlarged to enable being traversed with larger ships. It is now possible to lock the crosshair in front of the ship when using mouse + keyboard. This setting is called "Mouse aim" and located in the control scheme section of the main menu You can now set friendly fire to "None" (henceforth the default value). You can now change the color of the laser sight. This option is located in the user interface section of the main menu options. You can now disarm the alternative ship slot entirely, enabling builds that have the same ship but different auxiliary items. The speed of all summons has been increased. Thanks for supporting the development of Nienix! /Hannes
Bug fixes
[Bug fix] Fixed issues related to applying some weapon mods to some passive drone summoner auxiliary items. [Bug fix] The "Glass Cannon Edition" weapon mod has been fixed for drone summoner auxiliary items.
[ 2022-10-11 08:03:50 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.5550920395
[Bug fix] Fixed issues related to applying some weapon mods to some passive drone summoner auxiliary items. [Bug fix] The "Glass Cannon Edition" weapon mod has been fixed for drone summoner auxiliary items.
Three new skills! Also: weapon mods are now enabled for Fighter Hangars.
[Skill] Defiant Shields: A new Imperius Tier 4 skill that increases drone resist all. [Skill] Robust Core: A new Xinthu Tier 4 skill that increases drone hull. [Skill] The Xinthu skill "Auto-Summon" has been replaced by the skill "Tough Shell", which increases drone resistance by a percentage. [Balance] Several changes to max skill points for a skill. For example, it is now possible to spend 5 points in the Imperius skill "Strong Drones" (up from 3). [Balance] Several changes to skill dependency requirements. For example, the Imperius skill "Warp Plasma Storage MK2" now only requires a single point in "Warp Plasma Storage MK1". [Balance] The radius of all Booster-type weapons has been increased. [Misc] The interaction distance to doors has been reduced for larger ships. [Misc] All passive drone summoning auxiliary items (e.g., all Fighter Hangars) now support weapon mods. [UI] Added a tooltip for invalid item modifications. [Bug fix] Fixed a few typos.
[ 2022-10-09 20:05:39 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.5550920394
[Skill] Defiant Shields: A new Imperius Tier 4 skill that increases drone resist all. [Skill] Robust Core: A new Xinthu Tier 4 skill that increases drone hull. [Skill] The Xinthu skill "Auto-Summon" has been replaced by the skill "Tough Shell", which increases drone resistance by a percentage. [Balance] Several changes to max skill points for a skill. For example, it is now possible to spend 5 points in the Imperius skill "Strong Drones" (up from 3). [Balance] Several changes to skill dependency requirements. For example, the Imperius skill "Warp Plasma Storage MK2" now only requires a single point in "Warp Plasma Storage MK1". [Balance] The radius of all Booster-type weapons has been increased. [Misc] The interaction distance to doors has been reduced for larger ships. [Misc] All passive drone summoning auxiliary items (e.g., all Fighter Hangars) now support weapon mods. [UI] Added a tooltip for invalid item modifications. [Bug fix] Fixed a few typos.
Two new kinds of Targeting Systems
[New weapon] Targeting System (RT): Sets the target of summons based on the position of the crosshair. Provides a bonus to resistance. [New weapon] Targeting System (DT): Sets the target of summons based on the position of the crosshair. Provides a bonus to damage. [Balance] There is now a maximum velocity for summons. It is set extremely high, and should thus only trigger for summons that previously could become too fast to function well (given speed auras in combination with the Xinthu Drone speed skill). [Balance] Escort-type drones are now allowed to stray further from their summoner. [Bug fix] Fixed an error related to engine boost hull/warp plasma requirements. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could cause incorrect output positions when using certain kinds of warp gates. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that caused ships to loose their on-board turrets, and Sentinel-type ships to loose their tails, when using a short-jump-type warp gate. [Bug fix] Fixed a race condition that could cause incorrect skill points returned when playing COOP as client.
[ 2022-10-03 20:27:10 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.5550920393
[New weapon] Targeting System (RT): Sets the target of summons based on the position of the crosshair. Provides a bonus to resistance. [New weapon] Targeting System (DT): Sets the target of summons based on the position of the crosshair. Provides a bonus to damage. [Balance] There is now a maximum velocity for summons. It is set extremely high, and should thus only trigger for summons that previously could become too fast to function well (given speed auras in combination with the Xinthu Drone speed skill). [Balance] Escort-type drones are now allowed to stray further from their summoner. [Bug fix] Fixed an error related to engine boost hull/warp plasma requirements. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could cause incorrect output positions when using certain kinds of warp gates. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that caused ships to loose their on-board turrets, and Sentinel-type ships to loose their tails, when using a short-jump-type warp gate. [Bug fix] Fixed a race condition that could cause incorrect skill points returned when playing COOP as client.
Faster summons
[Balance] The hull of most summons has been increased. [Balance] The speed of all summons has been increased by 30%. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue with the Targeting System which caused summons to sometimes not follow directions.
[ 2022-10-01 20:39:56 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.5550920392
[Balance] The hull of most summons has been increased. [Balance] The speed of all summons has been increased by 30%. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue with the Targeting System which caused summons to sometimes not follow directions.
Disarm the alternative ship slot
[Misc] You can now disarm the alternative ship slot, i.e., you can choose to only switch auxiliary items. [Performance] Increased the performance of the world generation subsystem. [Bug fix] The third item required by the "Extract Modification" recipe can now contain a mod.
[ 2022-09-30 19:23:30 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.5550920391
[Misc] You can now disarm the alternative ship slot, i.e., you can choose to only switch auxiliary items. [Performance] Increased the performance of the world generation subsystem. [Bug fix] The third item required by the "Extract Modification" recipe can now contain a mod.
Bug fixes
[Balance] The Deflector Dome has been weakened, given that it is summoned by enemies (elites+). [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could cause passive summons to end up frozen. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could cause enemies to be invisible when playing as client in COOP.
[ 2022-09-27 06:10:37 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.5550920390
[Balance] The Deflector Dome has been weakened, given that it is summoned by enemies (elites+). [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could cause passive summons to end up frozen. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could cause enemies to be invisible when playing as client in COOP.
Misc update
[Misc] A few of the Sentinel-type ships have been made less stiff. [Misc] Active auxiliary items can now be manually activated when in auto-cast mode. [Bug fix] Fixed a portal without an exit in the "Mining Facility" event in Act 1. [Bug fix] The "Extract Mod" recipe has been fixed and now works as in its description.
[ 2022-09-26 19:12:13 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.5550920389
[Misc] A few of the Sentinel-type ships have been made less stiff. [Misc] Active auxiliary items can now be manually activated when in auto-cast mode. [Bug fix] Fixed a portal without an exit in the "Mining Facility" event in Act 1. [Bug fix] The "Extract Mod" recipe has been fixed and now works as in its description.
Misc update
[Misc] Sentinel-type ships have been made a bit less stiff. [Misc] Sentinel-type ships are now curled up when transitioning between levels/maps/warp-gates. [Misc] Auto-cast has been reworked for auxiliary items, and is now triggered far less aggressively. [Misc] The positions of the left/right weapon auto-fire buttons in the toggle radial menu have been switched. [Balance] The likelihood of On Activation of Auxiliary Events have been reduced. [Bug fix] The Drone Tug Engine now correctly pulls summons that are so far away that they have been removed from physics. [Bug fix] The weapons "Hazardous Nuke" and "Hazardous Bomb" no longer not auto-explode when in a base. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that caused the UI to sometimes show incorrect drone numbers for clients when playing COOP.
[ 2022-09-25 19:57:12 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.5550920388
[Misc] Sentinel-type ships have been made a bit less stiff. [Misc] Sentinel-type ships are now curled up when transitioning between levels/maps/warp-gates. [Misc] Auto-cast has been reworked for auxiliary items, and is now triggered far less aggressively. [Misc] The positions of the left/right weapon auto-fire buttons in the toggle radial menu have been switched. [Balance] The likelihood of On Activation of Auxiliary Events have been reduced. [Bug fix] The Drone Tug Engine now correctly pulls summons that are so far away that they have been removed from physics. [Bug fix] The weapons "Hazardous Nuke" and "Hazardous Bomb" no longer not auto-explode when in a base. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that caused the UI to sometimes show incorrect drone numbers for clients when playing COOP.
Misc update
[Misc] All larger ships have now been given a default % bonus to hull regeneration (as it pretty much was a prerequisite to use bigger ships). It works similar to the Axiom skill "Heavy Plating", but with Sentinel-type ships getting a bonus based on the length of the tail. [Misc] The Axiom skill "Heavy Plating" has been replaced by the skill "Featherweight", which reduce the total player weight. [Misc] Walls and doors are now twice as thick in the map. [Misc] The "Extract Mod" recipe has been simplified, and its description updated. [Misc] Tails of larger Sentinel ships are now less stiff. [Balance] The beam extend speed and range of all Probe-type summons has been significantly increased. [Balance] The Hull of Deflector Domes has been increased by 2x. [Balance] The warmup time has been reduced for the Drone Tug engine. [Balance] The gambler multiplier now gives more potent results. [Balance] Loot level is now closer to sector level when sector level is higher. [Bug fix] On activation of auxiliary item events were spawned in incorrect positions. This is now fixed. [Bug fix] Bullets from ray-type weapons now pass through segments of Sentinel ships. [Bug fix] It is now possible to teleport through the tail of a Sentinel-ship. [Bug fix] The comparison tool tip for the "Seconds to Engage" statistic on weapons is now shown with a correct color scheme. [Bug fix] Fixed a race condition that could cause a player to spawn at an incorrect location when using a warp gate/transition between maps/levels.
[ 2022-09-24 12:10:38 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.5550920387
[Misc] All larger ships have now been given a default % bonus to hull regeneration (as it pretty much was a prerequisite to use bigger ships). It works similar to the Axiom skill "Heavy Plating", but with Sentinel-type ships getting a bonus based on the length of the tail. [Misc] The Axiom skill "Heavy Plating" has been replaced by the skill "Featherweight", which reduce the total player weight. [Misc] Walls and doors are now twice as thick in the map. [Misc] The "Extract Mod" recipe has been simplified, and its description updated. [Misc] Tails of larger Sentinel ships are now less stiff. [Balance] The beam extend speed and range of all Probe-type summons has been significantly increased. [Balance] The Hull of Deflector Domes has been increased by 2x. [Balance] The warmup time has been reduced for the Drone Tug engine. [Balance] The gambler multiplier now gives more potent results. [Balance] Loot level is now closer to sector level when sector level is higher. [Bug fix] On activation of auxiliary item events were spawned in incorrect positions. This is now fixed. [Bug fix] Bullets from ray-type weapons now pass through segments of Sentinel ships. [Bug fix] It is now possible to teleport through the tail of a Sentinel-ship. [Bug fix] The comparison tool tip for the "Seconds to Engage" statistic on weapons is now shown with a correct color scheme. [Bug fix] Fixed a race condition that could cause a player to spawn at an incorrect location when using a warp gate/transition between maps/levels.
Bug fixes
[Bug fix] Fixed an issue with the Continuum Entity that add a specific weapon modification. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue with storage filters, given certain conditions, not being correctly saved. [Bug fix] Fixed a race condition that could cause a crash.
[ 2022-09-20 07:16:49 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.5550920386
[Bug fix] Fixed an issue with the Continuum Entity that add a specific weapon modification. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue with storage filters, given certain conditions, not being correctly saved. [Bug fix] Fixed a race condition that could cause a crash.
Modding items no longer rerolls their stats!
[Item mods] Modding and demodding items no longer rerolls their stats. Note that some already modded items that were obtained before this patch are not supported, and require a re-roll. [Misc] The number of segments on Sentinel-type ships is now procedural and can differ a bit between drops. [Balance] Many item modifications have been buffed. [Balance] Sentinel ships gain higher bonuses range to sensors, auras and weapons based on the length of the tail (applies to all ships, and not only new items). [Bug fix] Fixed issues related to beam-type enemies on Sentinel on-board ship turrets hitting the segments of the ship. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could cause laggy input for clients when playing COOP. [Bug fix] Item grades higher than Epic are now correctly supported by the "Random Continuum Entity" recipe, as per its description. [Bug fix] Corrected a few texts. [Bug fix] Fixed several physics-based issues, in particular related to sentinel-type ships. For example, soft-locks that could occur when using gateways. [Bug fix] Resetting skills no longer resets the XP for the current level. [Bug fix] The explosion radius of the mine summons is now twice as large, to ensure that it always hits when it explodes. [Bug fix] Players can no longer take damage when docked to a station platform (this was mostly a problem for long Sentinel ships). [Bug fix] Ship turret slots in the inventory UI are now correctly placed for Sentinel ships also given high font scales.
[ 2022-09-19 07:12:52 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.5550920385
[Item mods] Modding and demodding items no longer rerolls their stats. Note that some already modded items that were obtained before this patch are not supported, and require a re-roll. [Misc] The number of segments on Sentinel-type ships is now procedural and can differ a bit between drops. [Balance] Many item modifications have been buffed. [Balance] Sentinel ships gain higher bonuses range to sensors, auras and weapons based on the length of the tail (applies to all ships, and not only new items). [Bug fix] Fixed issues related to beam-type enemies on Sentinel on-board ship turrets hitting the segments of the ship. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could cause laggy input for clients when playing COOP. [Bug fix] Item grades higher than Epic are now correctly supported by the "Random Continuum Entity" recipe, as per its description. [Bug fix] Corrected a few texts. [Bug fix] Fixed several physics-based issues, in particular related to sentinel-type ships. For example, soft-locks that could occur when using gateways. [Bug fix] Resetting skills no longer resets the XP for the current level. [Bug fix] The explosion radius of the mine summons is now twice as large, to ensure that it always hits when it explodes. [Bug fix] Players can no longer take damage when docked to a station platform (this was mostly a problem for long Sentinel ships). [Bug fix] Ship turret slots in the inventory UI are now correctly placed for Sentinel ships also given high font scales.
Changes to warp plasma shields
[Misc] The "allow_summons" setting in PvP has been enabled per default. [Performance] Significantly increased the performance of player bots, which should result in alot less lag when playing PvP with bots. [Balance] The Warp Plasma Shield has now been separated in a "Shared" (previous) and "Personal" (new) variant. The Personal variant only affects the caster. [Balance] The Stationary Warp Plasma shield now drains the same amount of warp plasma per second as the Mobile Warp Plasma Shield. The Preserved Warp Plasma Shield has also been made more potent. The cooldowns of all these items have been reduced. [Bug fix] Fixed a skill that returned incorrect skill points when reset.
[ 2022-09-12 19:22:22 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.5550920384
[Misc] The "allow_summons" setting in PvP has been enabled per default. [Performance] Significantly increased the performance of player bots, which should result in alot less lag when playing PvP with bots. [Balance] The Warp Plasma Shield has now been separated in a "Shared" (previous) and "Personal" (new) variant. The Personal variant only affects the caster. [Balance] The Stationary Warp Plasma shield now drains the same amount of warp plasma per second as the Mobile Warp Plasma Shield. The Preserved Warp Plasma Shield has also been made more potent. The cooldowns of all these items have been reduced. [Bug fix] Fixed a skill that returned incorrect skill points when reset.
Summons allowed in PvP
[Dedicated server] It is now possible to enable summons (drones and on-board turrets) in PvP modes, given that the console-mode dedicated server is used. See the setting "allow_summons". [UI] Adjusted player name positions in the kills/deaths UI when playing PvP teams. [Bug fix] Fixed a crash bug that could occur if activating the map when playing as a dedicated server in GUI-mode (the "Dedicated" checkbox). [Bug fix] Segments of Sentinel-type ships are now properly handled in the PvP modes. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue related to explosion radius (this was introduced by the Sentinel update). [Performance] Reduced the time required to serialize objects when playing COOP/PvP.
[ 2022-09-11 15:28:51 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.5550920383
[Dedicated server] It is now possible to enable summons (drones and on-board turrets) in PvP modes, given that the console-mode dedicated server is used. See the setting "allow_summons". [UI] Adjusted player name positions in the kills/deaths UI when playing PvP teams. [Bug fix] Fixed a crash bug that could occur if activating the map when playing as a dedicated server in GUI-mode (the "Dedicated" checkbox). [Bug fix] Segments of Sentinel-type ships are now properly handled in the PvP modes. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue related to explosion radius (this was introduced by the Sentinel update). [Performance] Reduced the time required to serialize objects when playing COOP/PvP.
Bug fixes
[Bug fix] Fixed a client COOP content loading issue that could cause infinite loading screens when switching areas. [Bug fix] Fixed missing doors for the Void Space 1 Continuum Event. [Bug fix] It is now possible to re-color the Sentinel-type ships.
[ 2022-09-11 06:00:32 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.5550920382
[Bug fix] Fixed a client COOP content loading issue that could cause infinite loading screens when switching areas. [Bug fix] Fixed missing doors for the Void Space 1 Continuum Event. [Bug fix] It is now possible to re-color the Sentinel-type ships.
Bug fixes and performance improvements
[Bug fix] Fixed a display error for COOP clients when playing with the new Sentinel-type ships. [Bug fix] Fixed an error which could cause segments to "lock" when getting really far away from the head (i.e., far off camera). This would cause weird cascading display issues for the visible segments. [Performance] Significantly reduced the number of raycasts in locations without static bodies. This should, among other things, decrease lag and increase responsiveness of enemy AI (as well as for your own summons).
[ 2022-09-10 09:26:32 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.5550920381
[Bug fix] Fixed a display error for COOP clients when playing with the new Sentinel-type ships. [Bug fix] Fixed an error which could cause segments to "lock" when getting really far away from the head (i.e., far off camera). This would cause weird cascading display issues for the visible segments. [Performance] Significantly reduced the number of raycasts in locations without static bodies. This should, among other things, decrease lag and increase responsiveness of enemy AI (as well as for your own summons).
Sentinel - a new kind of ship!
[New ship type] A completely new ship type has been added! This variant moves like the worm summons, and is called "Sentinel". It comes with on-board turrets and can be modded in the same fashion as other ships. [New ships] 11 sentinel-type ships have been added to the loot table. [Misc] Beam weapons by friendly summons no longer collide with players, unless they can provide buffs. [Misc] Crosshair lasers no longer collide with background-type enemies. [Misc] The queue for running physics tests (AABBs and raycasts) could previously, given complex scenes (e.g., Continuum Events with multiple players), fill up. This would yield many auras and explosions to miss. The max number of raycasts/AABBs per frame has now been extended, and this should solve these issues. [Bug fix] Fixed a physics-related crash bug.
[ 2022-09-09 19:51:44 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.5550920380
[New ship type] A completely new ship type has been added! This variant moves like the worm summons, and is called "Sentinel". It comes with on-board turrets and can be modded in the same fashion as other ships. [New ships] 11 sentinel-type ships have been added to the loot table. [Misc] Beam weapons by friendly summons no longer collide with players, unless they can provide buffs. [Misc] Crosshair lasers no longer collide with background-type enemies. [Misc] The queue for running physics tests (AABBs and raycasts) could previously, given complex scenes (e.g., Continuum Events with multiple players), fill up. This would yield many auras and explosions to miss. The max number of raycasts/AABBs per frame has now been extended, and this should solve these issues. [Bug fix] Fixed a physics-related crash bug.
Misc update
[Performance] Reduced memory footprint by not pre-loading any cutscene textures. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue related to enemy beam-type weapons not colliding with players. [Bug fix] Upon entering a portal, all active auras would be reset to their base properties. This is now fixed.
[ 2022-09-02 20:19:39 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.5550920379
[Performance] Reduced memory footprint by not pre-loading any cutscene textures. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue related to enemy beam-type weapons not colliding with players. [Bug fix] Upon entering a portal, all active auras would be reset to their base properties. This is now fixed.
Bug fix
[Misc] Increased the hitbox of Nienix fragments. [Misc] The text shown upon completing the game is now shown upon player spawn instead of in the loading screen. [Bug fix] Fixed a bug that caused the gateway between act 1 and act 2 not to spawn.
[ 2022-09-01 04:56:47 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.55509203781
[Misc] Increased the hitbox of Nienix fragments. [Misc] The text shown upon completing the game is now shown upon player spawn instead of in the loading screen. [Bug fix] Fixed a bug that caused the gateway between act 1 and act 2 not to spawn.
Loot recycler!
[Misc] A new "loot recycling" feature has been added. The loot filter in the main menu now reads/works as follows: "The minimum item quality to display in world space. If using the Bulk or Collision loot pickup options, this is also the minimum quality that is picked up. Loot that is skipped due to the loot filter is recycled. Every 100 recycled items yields a new item. The quality of this item depend on the quality of the recycled items." [Misc] Summons from active auxiliary items now cause significantly higher aggro than previously. This means that enemies should target them more often in favor of players. [UI] The character info screen has been cleaned up a bit. [Balance] The radius of the Personal Shield Auxiliary item has been reduced to make it "personal", even for the largest ships. [Balance] The hull and radius of the Deflector dome summon has been increased by 3x. [Balance] Enemies in Continuum Events now always receive increased hull. [Balance] The hull of enemies towards the end of the Continuum Mode has been slightly increased. [Balance] Item bonuses in Continuum Mode have been slightly reduced. [Balance] The Axiom skill "War Carapace" now scales based on ship diameter. [Balance] Auxiliary items with follow-type auras have on overall been given a small cooldown. [Performance] Improved performance in complex areas with many entities, such as continuum events. [Bug fix] Fixed a bug in the event allocation system.
[ 2022-08-30 07:34:50 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.5550920378
[Misc] A new "loot recycling" feature has been added. The loot filter in the main menu now reads/works as follows: "The minimum item quality to display in world space. If using the Bulk or Collision loot pickup options, this is also the minimum quality that is picked up. Loot that is skipped due to the loot filter is recycled. Every 100 recycled items yields a new item. The quality of this item depend on the quality of the recycled items." [Misc] Summons from active auxiliary items now cause significantly higher aggro than previously. This means that enemies should target them more often in favor of players. [UI] The character info screen has been cleaned up a bit. [Balance] The radius of the Personal Shield Auxiliary item has been reduced to make it "personal", even for the largest ships. [Balance] The hull and radius of the Deflector dome summon has been increased by 3x. [Balance] Enemies in Continuum Events now always receive increased hull. [Balance] The hull of enemies towards the end of the Continuum Mode has been slightly increased. [Balance] Item bonuses in Continuum Mode have been slightly reduced. [Balance] The Axiom skill "War Carapace" now scales based on ship diameter. [Balance] Auxiliary items with follow-type auras have on overall been given a small cooldown. [Performance] Improved performance in complex areas with many entities, such as continuum events. [Bug fix] Fixed a bug in the event allocation system.
New accessibility options
[Accessibility] You can now enable auto-cast for all relevant item slots (engine, active auxiliary items and weapons). See the check boxes in the inventory screen. [Accessibility] The skill toggle hotkey has been replaced by a radial menu that contains shortcuts to all current toggles (skill, engine, active auxiliary items and weapons). [UI] A bunch of new portraits have been added for elite enemies. [Gambler] The gambler now stocks 3x more items per re-roll. [Gambler] The gambler is now more expensive. [Gambler] It is now possible to specify a multiplier at the gambler. Higher values means better gear at a higher cost. [Balance] The hull of all stationary summons (e.g., turrets) has been increased.
[ 2022-08-25 21:02:00 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.5550920377
[Accessibility] You can now enable auto-cast for all relevant item slots (engine, active auxiliary items and weapons). See the check boxes in the inventory screen. [Accessibility] The skill toggle hotkey has been replaced by a radial menu that contains shortcuts to all current toggles (skill, engine, active auxiliary items and weapons). [UI] A bunch of new portraits have been added for elite enemies. [Gambler] The gambler now stocks 3x more items per re-roll. [Gambler] The gambler is now more expensive. [Gambler] It is now possible to specify a multiplier at the gambler. Higher values means better gear at a higher cost. [Balance] The hull of all stationary summons (e.g., turrets) has been increased.
Hotfix
[Balance] Reduced the likelihood of Hammerheads in one of the Void Space Continuum Events. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue in the event allocation system introduced by version 0.5550920376.
[ 2022-08-22 17:24:54 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.55509203761
[Balance] Reduced the likelihood of Hammerheads in one of the Void Space Continuum Events. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue in the event allocation system introduced by version 0.5550920376.
Option to disable friendly fire, adjust the color of lasers, and more!
[Misc] You can now set friendly fire to "None" (henceforth the default value). If "None" is set, collisions are disabled between player bullets/beams/etc and player ships - unless the bullets/beams/etc provides useful buffs to other players. [UI] Descriptions have been added for all friendly fire options. [UI] You can now change the color of the laser sight. This option is located in the user interface section of the main menu options. [UI] The "Loot filter" has been renamed "Item filter" [UI] The modals in the storage (edit tab label and filters) can now be disabled through the escape/back key. [Item filter] Item modifications can now be filtered using the regex text inputs in the character sheet and storage tabs (filter all mods by writing 'mod:'). [Storage] You can now move all items from all inventory slots to the storage with a single click (X/RMB instead of A/LMB). [Shop] You can now sell all items in all inventory slots (X/RMB instead of A/LMB). [Dedicated server] There is now an option to change friendly fire in the dedicated server. [Balance] The player previously had a base buff to velocity of 100. This stat has been moved as a based buff to all (new) engines. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could result in events (e.g., dungeons) overlapping.
[ 2022-08-22 07:28:50 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.5550920376
[Misc] You can now set friendly fire to "None" (henceforth the default value). If "None" is set, collisions are disabled between player bullets/beams/etc and player ships - unless the bullets/beams/etc provides useful buffs to other players. [UI] Descriptions have been added for all friendly fire options. [UI] You can now change the color of the laser sight. This option is located in the user interface section of the main menu options. [UI] The "Loot filter" has been renamed "Item filter" [UI] The modals in the storage (edit tab label and filters) can now be disabled through the escape/back key. [Item filter] Item modifications can now be filtered using the regex text inputs in the character sheet and storage tabs (filter all mods by writing 'mod:'). [Storage] You can now move all items from all inventory slots to the storage with a single click (X/RMB instead of A/LMB). [Shop] You can now sell all items in all inventory slots (X/RMB instead of A/LMB). [Dedicated server] There is now an option to change friendly fire in the dedicated server. [Balance] The player previously had a base buff to velocity of 100. This stat has been moved as a based buff to all (new) engines. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could result in events (e.g., dungeons) overlapping.
Enemy highlighting and an additional control option
[Controls] It is now possible to lock the crosshair in front of the ship when using mouse + keyboard. This setting is called "Mouse aim" and located in the control scheme section of the main menu. [User interface] It is now possible to enable highlighting (either red or white) to all enemies. This setting is available in the User interface section of the main menu options. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that caused player damage bonuses to get capped at 80%. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue with the distress call event which could cause enemies to spawn infinitely. [Bug fix] If the chat input was bound to a different key that is valid as a chat input (e.g., "a" or "/"), it would previously add that key to the chat message whenever it was sent. This is now fixed.
[ 2022-08-19 20:30:15 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.5550920375
[Controls] It is now possible to lock the crosshair in front of the ship when using mouse + keyboard. This setting is called "Mouse aim" and located in the control scheme section of the main menu. [User interface] It is now possible to enable highlighting (either red or white) to all enemies. This setting is available in the User interface section of the main menu options. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that caused player damage bonuses to get capped at 80%. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue with the distress call event which could cause enemies to spawn infinitely. [Bug fix] If the chat input was bound to a different key that is valid as a chat input (e.g., "a" or "/"), it would previously add that key to the chat message whenever it was sent. This is now fixed.
Imperius and Vagrantis skill updates, and a reworked Act 3 completion cutscene!
[Balance] The Vagrantis skill "Omnipotent Fortitude" has been revised and now also affect on-board ship turrets. [Balance] The Imperius skill "Warp Plasma Damage Amplifier" has been revised and now increases % damage instead of fixed values. Damage is increased by X% per point of max hull divided by the diameter of the used ship. This also applies to on-board ship turrets. [Misc] The cutscene after Act 3 has been completed has been fully reworked. [Bug fix] The dedicated server could previously, given certain conditions, trigger a save of the storage and achievements. If run from the same folder as the Nienix executable, it could cause an overwrite of the storage/achievement data. Note: If this has happened to anyone, you can recover the correct storage/achievements from the Backup save game folder. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue related to ghost loot.
[ 2022-08-17 08:43:07 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.5550920374
[Balance] The Vagrantis skill "Omnipotent Fortitude" has been revised and now also affect on-board ship turrets. [Balance] The Imperius skill "Warp Plasma Damage Amplifier" has been revised and now increases % damage instead of fixed values. Damage is increased by X% per point of max hull divided by the diameter of the used ship. This also applies to on-board ship turrets. [Misc] The cutscene after Act 3 has been completed has been fully reworked. [Bug fix] The dedicated server could previously, given certain conditions, trigger a save of the storage and achievements. If run from the same folder as the Nienix executable, it could cause an overwrite of the storage/achievement data. Note: If this has happened to anyone, you can recover the correct storage/achievements from the Backup save game folder. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue related to ghost loot.
Founders skill updates and stackable sensors!
[UI] An option to scale general text depending on camera zoom has been added. It is called "UI Scaling: General text" and is available in the user interface options section. [UI] The font scale of consumables are now adjusted depending on the value of "UI Scaling: Item names". [Skill] A new Founders skill has been added: "Wormhole Mastery IV" - When an active auxiliary item is activated, the cooldown of any equipped Warp Field Generator is reset. [Skill] The Founders skill "Engine Booster" has been replaced by "Crit Booster": Chance of critical hits is increased by X%. Crit damage is increased by Y%. This also applies to on-board turrets. [Skill] The Founders skill "Stabilized Molten Metals" has been revised. It now works as follows: Bullet velocity and range are increased by X% per Metre of sensor range. This also applies to on-board ship turrets. [Misc] It is now possible to stack sensors (albeit with a dimishing return). [Misc] Pressing the on-screen map button now always brings up the full-screen map. [Misc] The MTU is now automatically identified by both server and client. This should alleviate network issues for machines that cannot handle an MTU of 1500. [Balance] The Founders skill "Mortal Strike" and "Lucky strike", and the Axiom skill "Aim Mastery" now also apply to on-board turrets. [Balance] The Founders skill "Lucky Strike" now provides 3% bonus crit per level (down from 5%). [Balance] The Founders skill "Sensor Amplifier" has been updated: Sensor range is extended by the range of a Standard Sensor equal to player level. It is then extended by an additional X%. In short, this means that spending a point in this skill is similar to equipping a Sensor. [Balance] The Founders Talent "Ignited Warp Plasma" now provides a base buff to explosion radius of all weapons of 100 (up from 40). [Balance] The "Drone Hull Module" now provides less % bonus to hull. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could cause multiplayer games not to be joinable after exiting a game session.
[ 2022-08-15 19:52:38 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.5550920373
[UI] An option to scale general text depending on camera zoom has been added. It is called "UI Scaling: General text" and is available in the user interface options section. [UI] The font scale of consumables are now adjusted depending on the value of "UI Scaling: Item names". [Skill] A new Founders skill has been added: "Wormhole Mastery IV" - When an active auxiliary item is activated, the cooldown of any equipped Warp Field Generator is reset. [Skill] The Founders skill "Engine Booster" has been replaced by "Crit Booster": Chance of critical hits is increased by X%. Crit damage is increased by Y%. This also applies to on-board turrets. [Skill] The Founders skill "Stabilized Molten Metals" has been revised. It now works as follows: Bullet velocity and range are increased by X% per Metre of sensor range. This also applies to on-board ship turrets. [Misc] It is now possible to stack sensors (albeit with a dimishing return). [Misc] Pressing the on-screen map button now always brings up the full-screen map. [Misc] The MTU is now automatically identified by both server and client. This should alleviate network issues for machines that cannot handle an MTU of 1500. [Balance] The Founders skill "Mortal Strike" and "Lucky strike", and the Axiom skill "Aim Mastery" now also apply to on-board turrets. [Balance] The Founders skill "Lucky Strike" now provides 3% bonus crit per level (down from 5%). [Balance] The Founders skill "Sensor Amplifier" has been updated: Sensor range is extended by the range of a Standard Sensor equal to player level. It is then extended by an additional X%. In short, this means that spending a point in this skill is similar to equipping a Sensor. [Balance] The Founders Talent "Ignited Warp Plasma" now provides a base buff to explosion radius of all weapons of 100 (up from 40). [Balance] The "Drone Hull Module" now provides less % bonus to hull. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could cause multiplayer games not to be joinable after exiting a game session.
Hotfix to address portal issue
[Bug fix] Hotfix to address portal issue introduced by 0.5550920371. [Bug fix] Fixed ghost loot issue related to the "Bulk" loot pickup method when playing COOP.
[ 2022-08-12 04:57:35 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.5550920372
[Bug fix] Hotfix to address portal issue introduced by 0.5550920371. [Bug fix] Fixed ghost loot issue related to the "Bulk" loot pickup method when playing COOP.
Misc patch
[Misc] The sound effects volume for summoned worms have been reduced. [Misc] Portals in randomized dungeons are now more seldom located close to each other. [Misc] Tuned client player movement to reduce lag. [Misc] Added an option to manually set bot level in the dedicated server. [Balance] The Founders skill "Berserker Rampage" now increases the damage for all weapon types (instead of only Founders-type weapons). [Balance] Drone debuffs to resistance in Continuum Mode has been reduced. [Balance] The hull of most drones has been increased; the hull of a few Hangar Fighters has been reduced. [Balance] The damage of some drones has been increased (e.g., Cloners). [Balance] The damage of many Fighter Hangar-type drones has been decreased. [Balance] Item stat rolls that increase % hull and % warp plasma are now larger. [Balance] Item stat rolls that increase hull and warp plasma (fixed and regeneration) are now larger in Continuum Mode. [Balance] The likelihood of procs being triggered has been greatly increased. [Balance] The effectiveness of procs has been greatly increased. [Balance] Fixed an incorrect text in the dedicated server console application. [Balance] The Xinthu skill "Slow But Deadly" now increases damage with 30% per point (up from 15%). It also increases the duration of weapon conditions and auras. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could result in portals failing to be created (thus causing a soft-lock). [Bug fix] Fixed an issue with the collision-type loot pickup method when playing online COOP, which could yield ghost loot for clients. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue which caused COOP clients to have to double-click when dropping loot not yet assigned an ID by the server (e.g., inventory items obtained prior to joining the server).
[ 2022-08-11 20:13:23 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.5550920371
[Misc] The sound effects volume for summoned worms have been reduced. [Misc] Portals in randomized dungeons are now more seldom located close to each other. [Misc] Tuned client player movement to reduce lag. [Misc] Added an option to manually set bot level in the dedicated server. [Balance] The Founders skill "Berserker Rampage" now increases the damage for all weapon types (instead of only Founders-type weapons). [Balance] Drone debuffs to resistance in Continuum Mode has been reduced. [Balance] The hull of most drones has been increased; the hull of a few Hangar Fighters has been reduced. [Balance] The damage of some drones has been increased (e.g., Cloners). [Balance] The damage of many Fighter Hangar-type drones has been decreased. [Balance] Item stat rolls that increase % hull and % warp plasma are now larger. [Balance] Item stat rolls that increase hull and warp plasma (fixed and regeneration) are now larger in Continuum Mode. [Balance] The likelihood of procs being triggered has been greatly increased. [Balance] The effectiveness of procs has been greatly increased. [Balance] Fixed an incorrect text in the dedicated server console application. [Balance] The Xinthu skill "Slow But Deadly" now increases damage with 30% per point (up from 15%). It also increases the duration of weapon conditions and auras. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could result in portals failing to be created (thus causing a soft-lock). [Bug fix] Fixed an issue with the collision-type loot pickup method when playing online COOP, which could yield ghost loot for clients. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue which caused COOP clients to have to double-click when dropping loot not yet assigned an ID by the server (e.g., inventory items obtained prior to joining the server).
New weapon mods and balance adjustments
[New Weapon mod] Glass Cannon Edition: Increased attack speed at the cost of reduced resist all. [New Weapon mod] Bruiser Edition: Increased damage and aura effectiveness at the cost of reduced attack speed. [Balance] The two new weapon mods described above can roll for all auxiliary weapon types. [Balance] The warp plasma requirement of follow-type auras on auxiliary items has been increased by 20%. [Balance] The Axiom skill "Heavy Plating" now provides a diminishing return past 360% (600 metres). [Balance] The likelihood of stun provided by the weapon mod "Stun Edition" is now based on weapon attack speed and its number of bullets per shot. [Balance] The Xinthu skill "Slow But Deadly" (5:4) now provides 10% decreased attack speed and 15% increased damage per level. [Balance] Hull repair provided by weapons is now affected by item grade (a higher grade/rarity means a stronger hull repair). [Balance] The Corrosive Bomb weapon is now allowed on ship turrets. [Balance] All auxiliary-type weapons are now allowed on ship turrets. [Balance] Weapons that provide hull repair on collision can now heal self given that they have sufficient explosion radius. This means that most Xinthu-type weapons, given that their bullet explode, now repair self. Previously, weapons would only repair self if they created hull repair auras on termination. [Bug fix] Doors now correctly requires defeating the boss enemies to be opened in one of the open-world type Continuum Events. [Bug fix] Missing walls have been added to the third level of the "Abandoned C-Class Freighter" event.
[ 2022-08-08 20:49:35 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.5550920370
[New Weapon mod] Glass Cannon Edition: Increased attack speed at the cost of reduced resist all. [New Weapon mod] Bruiser Edition: Increased damage and aura effectiveness at the cost of reduced attack speed. [Balance] The two new weapon mods described above can roll for all auxiliary weapon types. [Balance] The warp plasma requirement of follow-type auras on auxiliary items has been increased by 20%. [Balance] The Axiom skill "Heavy Plating" now provides a diminishing return past 360% (600 metres). [Balance] The likelihood of stun provided by the weapon mod "Stun Edition" is now based on weapon attack speed and its number of bullets per shot. [Balance] The Xinthu skill "Slow But Deadly" (5:4) now provides 10% decreased attack speed and 15% increased damage per level. [Balance] Hull repair provided by weapons is now affected by item grade (a higher grade/rarity means a stronger hull repair). [Balance] The Corrosive Bomb weapon is now allowed on ship turrets. [Balance] All auxiliary-type weapons are now allowed on ship turrets. [Balance] Weapons that provide hull repair on collision can now heal self given that they have sufficient explosion radius. This means that most Xinthu-type weapons, given that their bullet explode, now repair self. Previously, weapons would only repair self if they created hull repair auras on termination. [Bug fix] Doors now correctly requires defeating the boss enemies to be opened in one of the open-world type Continuum Events. [Bug fix] Missing walls have been added to the third level of the "Abandoned C-Class Freighter" event.
Misc update
[Misc] The behaviour of Mech T-1 summons has been revised. [Balance] The damage and hull of the Mech T-1 summons have been increased. [UI] The cooldown bar for the player warp gate summoning animation now scale with the "UI Scaling: Cooldowns" setting in Options: User interface. [Bug fix] Fixed a bug that could cause on-board turrets to remain even when ships have been switched. [Bug fix] Added a fix for Linux-systems that do not allow access to /proc/net/ipv6_route (which is required to, e.g., select a broadcast address). [Bug fix] Fixed a crash error related to a race condition. [Bug fix] Fixed a bug that caused hull repair auras not to benefit from the Repair bonus statistic. [Bug fix] The Xinthu skill "Protective Hull" now properly increases the Repair bonus statistic instead of merely affecting player hull per second.
[ 2022-08-05 09:26:52 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.5550920369
[Misc] The behaviour of Mech T-1 summons has been revised. [Balance] The damage and hull of the Mech T-1 summons have been increased. [UI] The cooldown bar for the player warp gate summoning animation now scale with the "UI Scaling: Cooldowns" setting in Options: User interface. [Bug fix] Fixed a bug that could cause on-board turrets to remain even when ships have been switched. [Bug fix] Added a fix for Linux-systems that do not allow access to /proc/net/ipv6_route (which is required to, e.g., select a broadcast address). [Bug fix] Fixed a crash error related to a race condition. [Bug fix] Fixed a bug that caused hull repair auras not to benefit from the Repair bonus statistic. [Bug fix] The Xinthu skill "Protective Hull" now properly increases the Repair bonus statistic instead of merely affecting player hull per second.
Bug fixes
[Bug fix] Fixed an issue which caused loot to remain for COOP clients after they had been picked up by another player. [Bug fix] Fixed an error in the world generation system that could cause identical sectors. [Bug fix] Fixed an error in the dungeon builder which could cause unreachable portals.
[ 2022-08-03 20:50:36 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.5550920368
[Bug fix] Fixed an issue which caused loot to remain for COOP clients after they had been picked up by another player. [Bug fix] Fixed an error in the world generation system that could cause identical sectors. [Bug fix] Fixed an error in the dungeon builder which could cause unreachable portals.
Balance update
[Balance] The Auxiliary Item "Predictive Sensor" has had its duration increased to 60 seconds (up from 1 second). [Balance] The Founders skill "Skill Shot" now also applies to on-board turrets. [Balance] The Founders skill "Mind vs Body" now also applies to on-board turrets and summoned drones. [Balance] The Vagrantis skill "Boosters" now provides 10% increased engine power per point spent (up from 2%). It is now also based on the total power (as is described in the player stat sheet), rather than the power of the engine alone. [Balance] The Vagrantis skill "Quick draw" now also affects on-board turrets. It also provides 20% bonus speed per level (up from 5%). [Misc] Docking/undocking speed for larger ships has been greatly increased. [Misc] The "Ricochet" weapon mod now behaves more predictable (a bit closer to the "Bounce" mod). [Continuum Transmuter] Auto-fill recipes now support items in all inventory tabs. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue with the auto-fill "Random Continuum Entity" recipe that caused it to only be applied for Rare-grade items. [Bug fix] Bulk-moving items from the storage to the inventory no longer overflows into world-space if the inventory is full. [Bug fix] Fixed a few incorrect texts.
[ 2022-08-03 09:56:41 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.5550920367
[Balance] The Auxiliary Item "Predictive Sensor" has had its duration increased to 60 seconds (up from 1 second). [Balance] The Founders skill "Skill Shot" now also applies to on-board turrets. [Balance] The Founders skill "Mind vs Body" now also applies to on-board turrets and summoned drones. [Balance] The Vagrantis skill "Boosters" now provides 10% increased engine power per point spent (up from 2%). It is now also based on the total power (as is described in the player stat sheet), rather than the power of the engine alone. [Balance] The Vagrantis skill "Quick draw" now also affects on-board turrets. It also provides 20% bonus speed per level (up from 5%). [Misc] Docking/undocking speed for larger ships has been greatly increased. [Misc] The "Ricochet" weapon mod now behaves more predictable (a bit closer to the "Bounce" mod). [Continuum Transmuter] Auto-fill recipes now support items in all inventory tabs. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue with the auto-fill "Random Continuum Entity" recipe that caused it to only be applied for Rare-grade items. [Bug fix] Bulk-moving items from the storage to the inventory no longer overflows into world-space if the inventory is full. [Bug fix] Fixed a few incorrect texts.
Five new Xinthu Frigates!
[Ships] Five new Xinthu Frigates have been added to the loot table! They are between 100 and 350 meters in diameter. Most of these are unlocked in the loot table from Act 2 onwards. [Misc] Follow-type auras are no longer turned off when switching between grids. [Misc] The recipe widgets in the Continuum Transmuter can now be moved between using arrow keys. [Balance] The Axiom skill "Battle Carapace" now requires a single point in the skill "Strong Hull" (down from 5). [Bug fix] Fixed an error in world generation system which could yield identical sectors. [Bug fix] Larger Vagrantis ships are now properly re-colored based on a given dye (although its primarly glow effects that are affected).
[ 2022-08-01 17:02:56 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.5550920366
[Ships] Five new Xinthu Frigates have been added to the loot table! They are between 100 and 350 meters in diameter. Most of these are unlocked in the loot table from Act 2 onwards. [Misc] Follow-type auras are no longer turned off when switching between grids. [Misc] The recipe widgets in the Continuum Transmuter can now be moved between using arrow keys. [Balance] The Axiom skill "Battle Carapace" now requires a single point in the skill "Strong Hull" (down from 5). [Bug fix] Fixed an error in world generation system which could yield identical sectors. [Bug fix] Larger Vagrantis ships are now properly re-colored based on a given dye (although its primarly glow effects that are affected).
Misc update
[Misc] The "Abandoned C-Class Freighter" event has been enlarged and given a third level with a mini-boss. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue in the "Abandoned C-Class Freighter" event that could yield small pillars that blocked paths. [Bug fix] Fixed a bug that could cause event entities to spawn outside of walls. [Bug fix] Fixed a few incorrect texts. [Bug fix] Fixed a bug related to completing the final quest of act 3. [Bug fix] Fixed a bug related to completion of the quest "Even deeper...".
[ 2022-07-31 06:23:06 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.5550920365
[Misc] The "Abandoned C-Class Freighter" event has been enlarged and given a third level with a mini-boss. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue in the "Abandoned C-Class Freighter" event that could yield small pillars that blocked paths. [Bug fix] Fixed a bug that could cause event entities to spawn outside of walls. [Bug fix] Fixed a few incorrect texts. [Bug fix] Fixed a bug related to completing the final quest of act 3. [Bug fix] Fixed a bug related to completion of the quest "Even deeper...".
Misc update
[Misc] The cell size of the "Alpha Research Facility" dungeon is now twice as large (and should thus fit bigger ships). It also includes a third level with a random boss-level enemy as well as more high-quality chests. [Misc] The cell size of the "Depot" dungeon is now 50% larger (and should thus fit a bit bigger ships). [Misc] Increased the tracking speed of homing-type weapons. [Misc] The space between COOP portals has been slightly reduced. [Performance] The algorithm used to identify targets for homing-type weapons has been optimized. As a consequence, all homing-type weapons are now allowed as on-board ship turrets. [SFX] The sound effects for homing-type Vagrantis weapons have been revised. [Bug fix] Fixed a few incorrect texts. [Bug fix] Fixed a soft lock (stuck loading screen) that would occur if a player would first visit the second or third stations in Act 2 through a waypoint (or spawn there), and then venture there through the inner asteroid (i.e., the main quest route). [Bug fix] Fixed an issue where turrets and other objects could spawn on top of pillars. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could cause items to remain in world space for clients after they had been picked up (when playing COOP). [Bug fix] Fixed a bug related to transmuting 4x Fighters, which could return larger ships. This fix also addresses a similar issue in the Random Ship recipe auto-fill function.
[ 2022-07-28 19:54:54 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.5550920364
[Misc] The cell size of the "Alpha Research Facility" dungeon is now twice as large (and should thus fit bigger ships). It also includes a third level with a random boss-level enemy as well as more high-quality chests. [Misc] The cell size of the "Depot" dungeon is now 50% larger (and should thus fit a bit bigger ships). [Misc] Increased the tracking speed of homing-type weapons. [Misc] The space between COOP portals has been slightly reduced. [Performance] The algorithm used to identify targets for homing-type weapons has been optimized. As a consequence, all homing-type weapons are now allowed as on-board ship turrets. [SFX] The sound effects for homing-type Vagrantis weapons have been revised. [Bug fix] Fixed a few incorrect texts. [Bug fix] Fixed a soft lock (stuck loading screen) that would occur if a player would first visit the second or third stations in Act 2 through a waypoint (or spawn there), and then venture there through the inner asteroid (i.e., the main quest route). [Bug fix] Fixed an issue where turrets and other objects could spawn on top of pillars. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could cause items to remain in world space for clients after they had been picked up (when playing COOP). [Bug fix] Fixed a bug related to transmuting 4x Fighters, which could return larger ships. This fix also addresses a similar issue in the Random Ship recipe auto-fill function.
Bug fix
[Balance] The likelihood of random mod-type Continuum Entities has been reduced; the likelihood of specific mod-type Continuum Entities has been increased. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue in the dungeon generation algorithm that could yield unconnected corridors. This could create soft locks on rare occasions.
[ 2022-07-26 19:19:14 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.5550920363
[Balance] The likelihood of random mod-type Continuum Entities has been reduced; the likelihood of specific mod-type Continuum Entities has been increased. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue in the dungeon generation algorithm that could yield unconnected corridors. This could create soft locks on rare occasions.
Auto-fill option in the Continuum Transmuter
[Continuum Transmuter] You can now auto-fill items for discovered item-based recipes. [Bug fix] Fixed an incorrect portal in one of the dungeons in Act 3.
[ 2022-07-25 18:43:59 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.5550920362
[Continuum Transmuter] You can now auto-fill items for discovered item-based recipes. [Bug fix] Fixed an incorrect portal in one of the dungeons in Act 3.
Bug fixes
[Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could cause some dungeon rooms to spawn without doors. On occasion, this could lead to soft locks. [Bug fix] Fixed an incorrect text (the requirements for the Tr fragment).
[ 2022-07-24 19:18:31 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.5550920361
[Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could cause some dungeon rooms to spawn without doors. On occasion, this could lead to soft locks. [Bug fix] Fixed an incorrect text (the requirements for the Tr fragment).
COOP and weapon updates
[UI] Weapon firing mode (Inherits momentum, Fixed to hull, Gyrostabilized or Raycast) is now described in weapon tooltips. [UI] When playing COOP, the last known position of a player in a dungeon or open world space is now shown in the map and HUD. [Misc] Player warp gates are placed further apart when playing COOP. [Balance] The default firing mode has been changed from "Inherits momentum" to "Gyrostabilized" for many weapons. [Balance] Ship turret DPS has been increased.
[ 2022-07-22 20:23:34 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.5550920360
[UI] Weapon firing mode (Inherits momentum, Fixed to hull, Gyrostabilized or Raycast) is now described in weapon tooltips. [UI] When playing COOP, the last known position of a player in a dungeon or open world space is now shown in the map and HUD. [Misc] Player warp gates are placed further apart when playing COOP. [Balance] The default firing mode has been changed from "Inherits momentum" to "Gyrostabilized" for many weapons. [Balance] Ship turret DPS has been increased.
Highlighting of interactable objects
[UI] If the "Highlight Items" key is pressed (default binding: left alt), objects that currently can be interacted with (e.g., doors or station platforms) are now given an outline in world space. [UI] The player icon in the mini-map is now smaller. [Balance] The weapon range has been significantly increased for many enemies in Act 3. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that resulted in key map indicators not being rendered at the screen edges. [Bug fix] Hitboxes and weapon offsets have been corrected for three of the new Vagrantis ships (Vagrantis Battleship A-[1-3]).
[ 2022-07-13 21:17:07 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.5550920359
[UI] If the "Highlight Items" key is pressed (default binding: left alt), objects that currently can be interacted with (e.g., doors or station platforms) are now given an outline in world space. [UI] The player icon in the mini-map is now smaller. [Balance] The weapon range has been significantly increased for many enemies in Act 3. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that resulted in key map indicators not being rendered at the screen edges. [Bug fix] Hitboxes and weapon offsets have been corrected for three of the new Vagrantis ships (Vagrantis Battleship A-[1-3]).
World seed option in the dedicated server
[Dedicated server] It is now possible to set the world seed in the dedicated server (yielding the same world every time the server is started). [Bug fix] Chat messages sent by dedicated servers are now properly shown for clients. [Bug fix] Fixed a few broken functions in the dedicated server. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that sometimes caused the map to display incorrectly. This was especially common when playing as client in a multiplayer game.
[ 2022-07-12 09:52:56 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.5550920358
[Dedicated server] It is now possible to set the world seed in the dedicated server (yielding the same world every time the server is started). [Bug fix] Chat messages sent by dedicated servers are now properly shown for clients. [Bug fix] Fixed a few broken functions in the dedicated server. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that sometimes caused the map to display incorrectly. This was especially common when playing as client in a multiplayer game.
Dedicated server!
[Misc] A dedicated server that can be run in headless (console) mode has been added. It is available for all platforms, including the demo. It is an executable called "NienixDedicatedServer" in the game root directory. Apart from the obvious use-case when playing PvP, the dedicated server also enables playing the PvE campaign in a "persistent world" that is not reset (unless you kill the server). [Balance] The number of elites in the second act when playing on Continuum Mode is now more akin to when playing on standard difficulty. [Bug fix] Fixed several issues related to multiplayer (the PvP modes for the most part).
[ 2022-07-11 07:09:05 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.5550920357
[Misc] A dedicated server that can be run in headless (console) mode has been added. It is available for all platforms, including the demo. It is an executable called "NienixDedicatedServer" in the game root directory. Apart from the obvious use-case when playing PvP, the dedicated server also enables playing the PvE campaign in a "persistent world" that is not reset (unless you kill the server). [Balance] The number of elites in the second act when playing on Continuum Mode is now more akin to when playing on standard difficulty. [Bug fix] Fixed several issues related to multiplayer (the PvP modes for the most part).
Balance changes
[Balance] Nerfed some overpowered procedural item bonuses to Hull and Warp Plasma regeneration. [Balance] Standard Hull and Warp plasma regeneration items are now alot more powerful. [Bug fix] Fixed a crash bug that could occur when adding bots to the PvP modes.
[ 2022-07-07 19:18:41 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.5550920356
[Balance] Nerfed some overpowered procedural item bonuses to Hull and Warp Plasma regeneration. [Balance] Standard Hull and Warp plasma regeneration items are now alot more powerful. [Bug fix] Fixed a crash bug that could occur when adding bots to the PvP modes.
Five month recap!
12 new Vagrantis-type ships have been added to the loot table. Drone Tug Engine: All summoned drones of equal or lower level as this engine are pulled to the ship when it is boosting. B-Missile: A Vagrantis weapon that fires large gyro-stabilized missiles.
There is now a sort option in the gambler. The loot filter now works in the gambler as well (for text matching item names).
The titles and descriptions of all possible item recipes in the Continuum Transmuter are now presented. Only discovered recipes contain information regarding their requirements. It is now possible to spend Latinum to research unknown recipes. Two new recipes related to Continuum Events have been added.
There are now several new tab filter options in the storage (item grade, item type and a free text field).
The width of crosshair lasers can now be adjusted. See "Crosshair Laser Width (%)" in main menu -> options -> user interface. How crosshair lasers scale based on world-space camera zoom is now adjustable. See "UI Scaling: Lasers" in main menu -> options -> user interface. It is now possible to lock the cursor to the game window. This option is located in the general options section of the main menu ("Lock cursor to window"). A confirmation modal is now presented if the exit game button is pressed while a game session is active. The main menu now contains a "Continue" button if a game session is active when the main menu is enabled. The main menu now contains a "Solo campaign" button which starts a single player campaign game with the difficulty set in the standard create game screen. Ship class and diameter are now presented in tooltips for unidentified items (e.g., in the gambler). Content preloading can now be toggled on/off (default:on). If off, content is dynamically loaded when required. This results in quicker game loading time and lower RAM usage at the cost of occasional lag when new content is being loaded. Machines with low or shared video memory may benefit from disabling this setting. It is available in the general options menu. Another gamepad control scheme has been added. The 'Bulk' loot pickup method now expands based on the player sensor range. Player interaction is now based on the location of the cursor instead of the position of the ship. Weapon range is now presented in item tooltips. A few weapons (most notably, the Frost Tornado) are not fully supported by this subsystem yet - but will be soon. Item tooltips for drone summoning items will receive this statistic at a later date.
Several Vagrantis weapons are now gyro-stabilized (bullets are fired as though the firing ship is at rest). Axiom weapons have been made more powerful. A few especially notorious bosses have been nerfed. Hope to see you in-game! :) /Hannes
[ 2022-07-06 21:09:27 CET ] [ Original post ]
It's now been five months since Early Access started! Most work during the past two months has concerned Act 4, but a fair few changes have been made to the public build as well. As always: For a complete list of changes, join Discord or look at the news section in Steam. Thanks for supporting the development of Nienix!
New items
12 new Vagrantis-type ships have been added to the loot table. Drone Tug Engine: All summoned drones of equal or lower level as this engine are pulled to the ship when it is boosting. B-Missile: A Vagrantis weapon that fires large gyro-stabilized missiles.
Gambler updates
There is now a sort option in the gambler. The loot filter now works in the gambler as well (for text matching item names).
Continuum Transmuter updates
The titles and descriptions of all possible item recipes in the Continuum Transmuter are now presented. Only discovered recipes contain information regarding their requirements. It is now possible to spend Latinum to research unknown recipes. Two new recipes related to Continuum Events have been added.
Storage updates
There are now several new tab filter options in the storage (item grade, item type and a free text field).
Quality-of-life updates
The width of crosshair lasers can now be adjusted. See "Crosshair Laser Width (%)" in main menu -> options -> user interface. How crosshair lasers scale based on world-space camera zoom is now adjustable. See "UI Scaling: Lasers" in main menu -> options -> user interface. It is now possible to lock the cursor to the game window. This option is located in the general options section of the main menu ("Lock cursor to window"). A confirmation modal is now presented if the exit game button is pressed while a game session is active. The main menu now contains a "Continue" button if a game session is active when the main menu is enabled. The main menu now contains a "Solo campaign" button which starts a single player campaign game with the difficulty set in the standard create game screen. Ship class and diameter are now presented in tooltips for unidentified items (e.g., in the gambler). Content preloading can now be toggled on/off (default:on). If off, content is dynamically loaded when required. This results in quicker game loading time and lower RAM usage at the cost of occasional lag when new content is being loaded. Machines with low or shared video memory may benefit from disabling this setting. It is available in the general options menu. Another gamepad control scheme has been added. The 'Bulk' loot pickup method now expands based on the player sensor range. Player interaction is now based on the location of the cursor instead of the position of the ship. Weapon range is now presented in item tooltips. A few weapons (most notably, the Frost Tornado) are not fully supported by this subsystem yet - but will be soon. Item tooltips for drone summoning items will receive this statistic at a later date.
Balance changes
Several Vagrantis weapons are now gyro-stabilized (bullets are fired as though the firing ship is at rest). Axiom weapons have been made more powerful. A few especially notorious bosses have been nerfed. Hope to see you in-game! :) /Hannes
New enemies and ships!
[Act 1] Ten new enemy types have been added to act 1. [UI] Many textures in the first act have been revised. [Items] 12 new Vagrantis-type ships have been added to the loot table. [Misc] The active tab in the storage and inventory is no longer changed if an item is dragged from that tab to another tab. [Balance] Drone Hull has been increased. This only applies to new items. [Bug fix] Interactions with cursor now works as expected with both portals and station platforms. [Bug fix] Fixed a crash bug related to the the weapon range calculation system. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue with the item tooltip for fighter-class ships which could show a 0% bonus range to sensors/weapons/auxiliary items (0% should not be displayed). [Bug fix] Fixed an issue related to defeating campaign bosses in Continuum Events, which would end up triggering story dialogue. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue with invisible capital ships in crowded Continuum Events.
[ 2022-07-06 20:33:05 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.5550920355
[Act 1] Ten new enemy types have been added to act 1. [UI] Many textures in the first act have been revised. [Items] 12 new Vagrantis-type ships have been added to the loot table. [Misc] The active tab in the storage and inventory is no longer changed if an item is dragged from that tab to another tab. [Balance] Drone Hull has been increased. This only applies to new items. [Bug fix] Interactions with cursor now works as expected with both portals and station platforms. [Bug fix] Fixed a crash bug related to the the weapon range calculation system. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue with the item tooltip for fighter-class ships which could show a 0% bonus range to sensors/weapons/auxiliary items (0% should not be displayed). [Bug fix] Fixed an issue related to defeating campaign bosses in Continuum Events, which would end up triggering story dialogue. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue with invisible capital ships in crowded Continuum Events.
Continuum Transmuter update
[Continuum Transmuter] The "Random" recipes in the Continuum Transmuter now work as expected for different categories of auxiliary items and ships.
In other news: I'm going on vacation, so there wont be any updates for the next week or so! :)
[ 2022-06-30 16:41:48 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.5550920354
[Continuum Transmuter] The "Random
Misc update
[UI] Weapon range is now presented in item tooltips. A few weapons (most notably, the Frost Tornado) are not fully supported by this subsystem yet - but will be soon. Item tooltips for drone summoning items will receive this statistic at a later date. [UI] The graphics of Gatling bullets have been revised. [Misc] The item sorting function has been reworked [Sound effects] The sound effects have been revised for homing-type weapons. [Balance] The second stage of the last boss in Act 1 is now easier. [Balance] Damage has been increased for most Axiom weapons has been increased. [Balance] The Flight speed debuff for the Axiom weapon-type "Gatling" has been removed. [Balance] Range has been increased for the Axiom weapon-types "Flak" and "Gatling". [Balance] Damage of homing-type Vagrantis weapons has been slightly reduced. [Bug fix] Fixed a few incorrect summon portraits.
[ 2022-06-29 19:59:12 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.5550920353
[UI] Weapon range is now presented in item tooltips. A few weapons (most notably, the Frost Tornado) are not fully supported by this subsystem yet - but will be soon. Item tooltips for drone summoning items will receive this statistic at a later date. [UI] The graphics of Gatling bullets have been revised. [Misc] The item sorting function has been reworked [Sound effects] The sound effects have been revised for homing-type weapons. [Balance] The second stage of the last boss in Act 1 is now easier. [Balance] Damage has been increased for most Axiom weapons has been increased. [Balance] The Flight speed debuff for the Axiom weapon-type "Gatling" has been removed. [Balance] Range has been increased for the Axiom weapon-types "Flak" and "Gatling". [Balance] Damage of homing-type Vagrantis weapons has been slightly reduced. [Bug fix] Fixed a few incorrect summon portraits.
Bug fixes
[Bug fix] Fixed an issue in the line of sight shader that could cause partial see-through-walls given some wall types (especially those in act 3) in combination with a high sensor range. [Bug fix] Solids (e.g., pillars) can no longer spawn on portals or chests. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could cause item icons to overlap header text in item tooltips when using a large font scale.
[ 2022-06-27 20:07:17 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.5550920352
[Bug fix] Fixed an issue in the line of sight shader that could cause partial see-through-walls given some wall types (especially those in act 3) in combination with a high sensor range. [Bug fix] Solids (e.g., pillars) can no longer spawn on portals or chests. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could cause item icons to overlap header text in item tooltips when using a large font scale.
Storage filter updates, interaction based on cursor
[Storage] There are now several new tab filter options in the storage (item grade, item type and a free text field). [Misc] There is now a warning message if an item is bulk-moved to the inventory while it is full (and thus dropped into world space). [Misc] Player interaction is now based on the location of the cursor instead of the position of the ship.
[ 2022-06-25 19:01:22 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.5550920351
[Storage] There are now several new tab filter options in the storage (item grade, item type and a free text field). [Misc] There is now a warning message if an item is bulk-moved to the inventory while it is full (and thus dropped into world space). [Misc] Player interaction is now based on the location of the cursor instead of the position of the ship.
Bug fixes
[Bug fix] Fixed a bug in the ship sorting function. [Bug fix] Fixed a bug that could cause UI elements to be incorrectly rendered at the right part of the screen.
[ 2022-06-24 07:02:06 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.5550920350
[Bug fix] Fixed a bug in the ship sorting function. [Bug fix] Fixed a bug that could cause UI elements to be incorrectly rendered at the right part of the screen.
UI updates
[UI] Added a new icon for waypoints in the map. [UI] Added a new background item icon. [UI] When located in inventory slots, items with a grade of Legendary or higher are now presented with a colored star that highlight their grade. [Misc] The transparent map option no longer show the player ship. [Balance] Enemies with a level below 20 now do less damage (this is basically the first and second act of the standard campaign). [Bug fix] Fixed a UI error that could occur when playing with some wide-screen resolutions.
[ 2022-06-23 18:54:13 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.5550920349
[UI] Added a new icon for waypoints in the map. [UI] Added a new background item icon. [UI] When located in inventory slots, items with a grade of Legendary or higher are now presented with a colored star that highlight their grade. [Misc] The transparent map option no longer show the player ship. [Balance] Enemies with a level below 20 now do less damage (this is basically the first and second act of the standard campaign). [Bug fix] Fixed a UI error that could occur when playing with some wide-screen resolutions.
Buffed passives, increased 'Bulk' loot pickup range
[Balance] Passive stat bonuses to Hull has been increased by 3-5x, depending on item. [Balance] Passive stat bonuses to Hull per second and Warp plasma per second have been increased by 3-5x, depending on item. [Misc] The 'Bulk' loot pickup method now expands based on the player sensor range. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue with overlapping rooms in some dungeons.
[ 2022-06-21 20:04:44 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.5550920348
[Balance] Passive stat bonuses to Hull has been increased by 3-5x, depending on item. [Balance] Passive stat bonuses to Hull per second and Warp plasma per second have been increased by 3-5x, depending on item. [Misc] The 'Bulk' loot pickup method now expands based on the player sensor range. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue with overlapping rooms in some dungeons.
Misc update
[Balancing] Hull of larger ships has been slightly increased. [Balancing] Mobility of larger ships has been increased. [Misc] Power-ups no longer clip through walls. [Misc] Enlarged a dungeon in Act 1. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue with some doors not spawning in some dungeons.
[ 2022-06-20 21:45:10 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.5550920347
[Balancing] Hull of larger ships has been slightly increased. [Balancing] Mobility of larger ships has been increased. [Misc] Power-ups no longer clip through walls. [Misc] Enlarged a dungeon in Act 1. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue with some doors not spawning in some dungeons.
Continuum Transmuter updates
[Continuum Transmuter] It is now possible to spend Latinum to research unknown transmute recipes. [Continuum Transmuter] A new item-based recipe has been added: Random Minor Continuum Event. [Misc] The graphics of the Turret RT-1 Generator have been revised to make it more distinguishable from the Turret RT-2 Generator. [Misc] All drones summoned by passive drone summoner auxiliary items (e.g., Fighter Hangars) now teleport back to the player when they get far away. [Balancing] Larger ships now have slightly less hull. In return, most larger ships have been made more maneuverable. This is especially the case for smaller ships, such as frigates. The smallest frigates now behave closer to fighters. This change only applies to newly obtained (or re-rolled) ships. [Balancing] The Axiom skills "Colossal Engine 1" and "Colossal Engine 2" have been buffed. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue with overflowing text in some bounding boxes for some text scales.
[ 2022-06-19 13:39:05 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.5550920346
[Continuum Transmuter] It is now possible to spend Latinum to research unknown transmute recipes. [Continuum Transmuter] A new item-based recipe has been added: Random Minor Continuum Event. [Misc] The graphics of the Turret RT-1 Generator have been revised to make it more distinguishable from the Turret RT-2 Generator. [Misc] All drones summoned by passive drone summoner auxiliary items (e.g., Fighter Hangars) now teleport back to the player when they get far away. [Balancing] Larger ships now have slightly less hull. In return, most larger ships have been made more maneuverable. This is especially the case for smaller ships, such as frigates. The smallest frigates now behave closer to fighters. This change only applies to newly obtained (or re-rolled) ships. [Balancing] The Axiom skills "Colossal Engine 1" and "Colossal Engine 2" have been buffed. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue with overflowing text in some bounding boxes for some text scales.
New gamepad control scheme
[Misc] Another gamepad control scheme has been added: it is now possible to choose between three methods of controlling the crosshair and rotation of the ship. Free aim: The aim is unlocked Locked (angle): The crosshair is locked in front of the ship. The ship is rotated towards the angle of the right thumbstick.
Locked (tilt): The crosshair is locked in front of the ship. The ship rotates left when the right thumbstick is tilted left, and right when it is tilted right.
This option is located in the control scheme menu.
[Misc] The Research Station BX-1001 now has a "cleared" tag to indicate that it already has been explored (it is the first dungeon after the tutorial, and is locked after you have completed it).
[Bug fix] Fixed an issue related to incorrect widgets in ship tooltips after a few transmute recipes (e.g., after using a color dye on a ship with an existing mod).
[ 2022-06-16 20:48:10 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.5550920345
[Misc] Another gamepad control scheme has been added: it is now possible to choose between three methods of controlling the crosshair and rotation of the ship. Free aim: The aim is unlocked
Misc update
[Balancing] Nerfed the second boss in act 2. [Balancing] Aggro range of summons has been increased. [Bug fix] Fixed a deadlock issue in the content loading/unloading system.
[ 2022-06-15 21:01:53 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.5550920344
[Balancing] Nerfed the second boss in act 2. [Balancing] Aggro range of summons has been increased. [Bug fix] Fixed a deadlock issue in the content loading/unloading system.
Content preloading option, better homing missiles
[Performance] Content preloading can now be toggled on/off (default:on). If off, content is dynamically loaded when required. This results in quicker game loading time and lower RAM usage at the cost of occasional lag when new content is being loaded. Machines with low or shared video memory may benefit from disabling this setting. It is available in the general options menu. [Balancing] All homing-type weapons now aim alot better if fired by a player. [Bug fix] The loot filter now correctly matches against the labels of unidentified items (instead of their identified names).
[ 2022-06-14 18:45:51 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.5550920343
[Performance] Content preloading can now be toggled on/off (default:on). If off, content is dynamically loaded when required. This results in quicker game loading time and lower RAM usage at the cost of occasional lag when new content is being loaded. Machines with low or shared video memory may benefit from disabling this setting. It is available in the general options menu. [Balancing] All homing-type weapons now aim alot better if fired by a player. [Bug fix] The loot filter now correctly matches against the labels of unidentified items (instead of their identified names).
Vagrantis update!
[Item] The Vagrantis weapon B-Missile has been added. It fires large gyro-stabilized missiles (bullets are fired as though the firing ship is at rest). [Sound effects] Two new sound effects for rocket-based weapons have been added. [Balancing] The Vagrantis weapons "Torpedo", "Double Missile" and "Missile" are now gyro-stabilized (this only applies for newly obtained items). [Balancing] Damage has been increased for the Vagrantis weapons "Rocket Jump", "Turbo Grenade", "Cluster Missile", "Cluster Turbo Grenade" and "Sticky Bombs". [Misc] The first dungeon after the tutorial section has been shortened. This change was made to more quickly enable open-space exploration. [Bug fix] XP is now correctly provided for self-damage-type Xinthu weapons. [Bug fix] Enemy hull bars can no longer display a hull of 0 (this was previously the case when hull was lower than 1).
[ 2022-06-13 20:29:23 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.5550920342
[Item] The Vagrantis weapon B-Missile has been added. It fires large gyro-stabilized missiles (bullets are fired as though the firing ship is at rest). [Sound effects] Two new sound effects for rocket-based weapons have been added. [Balancing] The Vagrantis weapons "Torpedo", "Double Missile" and "Missile" are now gyro-stabilized (this only applies for newly obtained items). [Balancing] Damage has been increased for the Vagrantis weapons "Rocket Jump", "Turbo Grenade", "Cluster Missile", "Cluster Turbo Grenade" and "Sticky Bombs". [Misc] The first dungeon after the tutorial section has been shortened. This change was made to more quickly enable open-space exploration. [Bug fix] XP is now correctly provided for self-damage-type Xinthu weapons. [Bug fix] Enemy hull bars can no longer display a hull of 0 (this was previously the case when hull was lower than 1).
Misc update
[Misc] Sorting now accounts for ship class. [Gambler] There is now a sort option in the gambler. [Gambler] The loot filter now works in the gambler as well (for text matching item names). [Bug fix] The bounce mod now appropriately bounce bullets that gain velocity over time (e.g., missiles).
[ 2022-06-12 08:43:10 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.5550920341
[Misc] Sorting now accounts for ship class. [Gambler] There is now a sort option in the gambler. [Gambler] The loot filter now works in the gambler as well (for text matching item names). [Bug fix] The bounce mod now appropriately bounce bullets that gain velocity over time (e.g., missiles).
Misc update
[UI] Ship class and diameter are now presented in tooltips for unidentified items (e.g., in the gambler). [Balancing] Percent-based bonuses and buffs now scale more significantly with item level. [Misc] The first dungeon after the tutorial area now has more strict boundaries to prevent getting lost. [Bug fix] Piercing-type weapons with the "Bounce" mod now travel through enemies (and bounce against structures). This only applies to newly obtained weapons. [Bug fix] Vendor items are now properly refreshed every 20 minutes.
[ 2022-06-11 21:11:54 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.5550920340
[UI] Ship class and diameter are now presented in tooltips for unidentified items (e.g., in the gambler). [Balancing] Percent-based bonuses and buffs now scale more significantly with item level. [Misc] The first dungeon after the tutorial area now has more strict boundaries to prevent getting lost. [Bug fix] Piercing-type weapons with the "Bounce" mod now travel through enemies (and bounce against structures). This only applies to newly obtained weapons. [Bug fix] Vendor items are now properly refreshed every 20 minutes.
UI updates
[UI] The main menu now contains a "Continue" button if a game session is active when the main menu is enabled. [UI] The main menu now contains a "Solo campaign" button which starts a single player campaign game with the difficulty set in the standard create game screen. [UI] A confirmation modal is now presented if the exit game button is pressed while a game session is active. [Bug fix] Fixed an incorrect offset for the eye in the Xinthu Brain ship.
[ 2022-06-10 20:03:14 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.5550920339
[UI] The main menu now contains a "Continue" button if a game session is active when the main menu is enabled. [UI] The main menu now contains a "Solo campaign" button which starts a single player campaign game with the difficulty set in the standard create game screen. [UI] A confirmation modal is now presented if the exit game button is pressed while a game session is active. [Bug fix] Fixed an incorrect offset for the eye in the Xinthu Brain ship.
Misc update
[Performance] Performance has been increased by a rework of lightning-based particle effects. [Bug fix] Fixed a bug in the physics engine which caused some raycasts not to trigger on certain contacts. In particular, this bug could cause explosions not to hit some targets. [Bug fix] The HUD border graphics that illustrates key player conditions (e.g., low hull, corrosive, cold, etc.) now handles arbitrary aspect ratios correctly. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue which could cause some turrets on cruisers not to spawn. [Balancing] Two Xinthu-based weapons that can do self-damage has been disabled from use on larger ships. The reason is that the issue of self-damage is minor for big ships and major for small ships (due to the large discrepancy in hull).
[ 2022-06-08 19:57:46 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.5550920338
[Performance] Performance has been increased by a rework of lightning-based particle effects. [Bug fix] Fixed a bug in the physics engine which caused some raycasts not to trigger on certain contacts. In particular, this bug could cause explosions not to hit some targets. [Bug fix] The HUD border graphics that illustrates key player conditions (e.g., low hull, corrosive, cold, etc.) now handles arbitrary aspect ratios correctly. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue which could cause some turrets on cruisers not to spawn. [Balancing] Two Xinthu-based weapons that can do self-damage has been disabled from use on larger ships. The reason is that the issue of self-damage is minor for big ships and major for small ships (due to the large discrepancy in hull).
More responsive AI
[Misc] Major changes have been made to AI path finding. These changes make enemies and summons significantly more responsive. This should in particular make larger battles and summoner-based builds more enjoyable. [Misc] Minor modifications to the inventory sound effects to make them less repetitive.
[ 2022-06-03 20:34:20 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.5550920337
[Misc] Major changes have been made to AI path finding. These changes make enemies and summons significantly more responsive. This should in particular make larger battles and summoner-based builds more enjoyable. [Misc] Minor modifications to the inventory sound effects to make them less repetitive.
Option to lock cursor to window
[Misc] It is now possible to lock the cursor to the game window. This option is located in the general options section of the main menu ("Lock cursor to window"). [Bug fix] Fixed a graphical error in the ripple shader introduced by 0.5550920335. [Bug fix] Fixed a race condition that could result in incorrectly loaded player data for clients when playing COOP. [Bug fix] Fixed a race condition in the content builder subsystem that could cause a crash. [Bug fix] Ships without turrets can no longer roll bonuses to ship turret damage.
[ 2022-06-01 17:55:41 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.5550920336
[Misc] It is now possible to lock the cursor to the game window. This option is located in the general options section of the main menu ("Lock cursor to window"). [Bug fix] Fixed a graphical error in the ripple shader introduced by 0.5550920335. [Bug fix] Fixed a race condition that could result in incorrectly loaded player data for clients when playing COOP. [Bug fix] Fixed a race condition in the content builder subsystem that could cause a crash. [Bug fix] Ships without turrets can no longer roll bonuses to ship turret damage.
UI bug fixes
[Misc] Added full-screen support (i.e., no black-borders) for a plethora of uncommon wide-screen aspect ratios. [Bug fix] Fixed an error that caused the map to not center on the cursor when zoomed given some aspect ratios. [Bug fix] Fixed an error in the ripple shader that caused UI issues (partially black screen) given some aspect ratios.
[ 2022-05-30 20:14:40 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.5550920335
[Misc] Added full-screen support (i.e., no black-borders) for a plethora of uncommon wide-screen aspect ratios. [Bug fix] Fixed an error that caused the map to not center on the cursor when zoomed given some aspect ratios. [Bug fix] Fixed an error in the ripple shader that caused UI issues (partially black screen) given some aspect ratios.
Misc update
[Item] A new engine called Drone Tug Engine has been added. All summoned drones of equal or lower level as this engine are pulled to the ship when it is boosting. [UI] The titles of all undiscovered recipes in the Continuum Transmuter are now presented. [UI] Icons in item tooltips are now scaled depending on the player-defined global font scale. [Misc] Really small hits (< 1 damage) are now directly shown on impact instead of being queued until 1+ damage is observed for the target. [Misc] The default font scale has been increased by 20%. [Balancing] The hull of larger ships has been slightly increased. [Balancing] Many passive auxiliary items that provide bonuses to fixed properties (e.g., bonus % damage) have been significantly buffed. [Bug fix] Fixed a race condition in the hints and tips UI. [Bug fix] Fixed an parsing issue in the IP port field in the create game screen. [Bug fix] Animations for large ships are now correctly updated when the ship is docked to a station platform.
[ 2022-05-29 20:56:28 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.5550920334
[Item] A new engine called Drone Tug Engine has been added. All summoned drones of equal or lower level as this engine are pulled to the ship when it is boosting. [UI] The titles of all undiscovered recipes in the Continuum Transmuter are now presented. [UI] Icons in item tooltips are now scaled depending on the player-defined global font scale. [Misc] Really small hits (< 1 damage) are now directly shown on impact instead of being queued until 1+ damage is observed for the target. [Misc] The default font scale has been increased by 20%. [Balancing] The hull of larger ships has been slightly increased. [Balancing] Many passive auxiliary items that provide bonuses to fixed properties (e.g., bonus % damage) have been significantly buffed. [Bug fix] Fixed a race condition in the hints and tips UI. [Bug fix] Fixed an parsing issue in the IP port field in the create game screen. [Bug fix] Animations for large ships are now correctly updated when the ship is docked to a station platform.
Adjustable lasers
[UI] It is now possible to adjust the width of crosshair lasers. See "Crosshair Laser Width (%)" in main menu -> options -> user interface. [UI] It is now possible to set how crosshair lasers should scale depending on world-space camera zoom. See "UI Scaling: Lasers" in main menu -> options -> user interface. [Bug fix] The "No turrets" ship mod can no longer roll with bonuses to ship turret damage. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue regarding the output rotation of multi-shot beam weapons if used in the left weapon slot. [Bug fix] There are now checks to make sure rooms in dungeons do not overlap. This should completely solve the previous occasional issue of unreachable dungeon locations.
[ 2022-05-15 11:09:12 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.5550920333
[UI] It is now possible to adjust the width of crosshair lasers. See "Crosshair Laser Width (%)" in main menu -> options -> user interface. [UI] It is now possible to set how crosshair lasers should scale depending on world-space camera zoom. See "UI Scaling: Lasers" in main menu -> options -> user interface. [Bug fix] The "No turrets" ship mod can no longer roll with bonuses to ship turret damage. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue regarding the output rotation of multi-shot beam weapons if used in the left weapon slot. [Bug fix] There are now checks to make sure rooms in dungeons do not overlap. This should completely solve the previous occasional issue of unreachable dungeon locations.
Third month recap!
Each individual on-board ship turret can now be customized! The turret employs its equipped weapon, including all passive and active bonuses.
Summoned drones and on-board ship turrets can now be buffed by passive bonuses.
Guided Destroyer: a Vagrantis weapon that shoots heavy homing rockets with large area of effect. Fighter Hangars: Eight new Fighter Hangars have been added. Xinthu Brain: A new Xinthu Battleship with six turret slots. Purger: an active auxiliary item that removes up to three random debuffs to all friendlies in an area around the caster. Drone Damage Multiplier: A passive auxiliary item that works the same as the Damage Multiplier, but for drones. Drone Resistance Multiplier: A passive auxiliary item that works the same as the Resistance Multiplier, but for drones. Drone Hull Module T-1: A passive auxiliary item that increases max hull of drones by a percentage.
Three new Continuum Fragments have been added: To-1 Fragment: Allows converting all drone and ship turret bonuses to player bonuses on an item. To-2 Fragment: Allows converting all drone and player bonuses to ship turret bonuses on an item. To-3 Fragment: Allows converting all player and ship turret bonuses to drone bonuses on an item.
Mouse button 3, 4 and 5 can be bound to any key. There are now four different variants of the world-space crosshair. Two open-space type Continuum Events have been added. These should be well suited to big ships. Upon player death, the suffered damage types as well as the biggest damage dealer is presented in the UI.
Apart from new features, there's been loads of balancing and some polish made. For example: A shader/graphical effect has been added for when swapping between ships. Many menus and tooltips have been improved. Most bonus % damage skills (a total of 12 revised skills) now also increase ship turret damage. Font scaling has been improved to work well also on really small resolutions (e.g., the Steam Deck).
Thanks to everyone who has supported the development process by buying the game! And a special thanks to all those who have submitted their feedback! /Hannes
[ 2022-05-07 20:42:42 CET ] [ Original post ]
It's now been three months since Early Access started! A summary of the most significant changes during the third month are presented below. Many of the changes are based on player feedback. Join Discord if you want to shape the development of Nienix!
On-board ship turret inventory
Each individual on-board ship turret can now be customized! The turret employs its equipped weapon, including all passive and active bonuses.
Global bonuses for summoned drones and on-board ship turrets
Summoned drones and on-board ship turrets can now be buffed by passive bonuses.
New items
Guided Destroyer: a Vagrantis weapon that shoots heavy homing rockets with large area of effect. Fighter Hangars: Eight new Fighter Hangars have been added. Xinthu Brain: A new Xinthu Battleship with six turret slots. Purger: an active auxiliary item that removes up to three random debuffs to all friendlies in an area around the caster. Drone Damage Multiplier: A passive auxiliary item that works the same as the Damage Multiplier, but for drones. Drone Resistance Multiplier: A passive auxiliary item that works the same as the Resistance Multiplier, but for drones. Drone Hull Module T-1: A passive auxiliary item that increases max hull of drones by a percentage.
New Continuum Fragments
Three new Continuum Fragments have been added: To-1 Fragment: Allows converting all drone and ship turret bonuses to player bonuses on an item. To-2 Fragment: Allows converting all drone and player bonuses to ship turret bonuses on an item. To-3 Fragment: Allows converting all player and ship turret bonuses to drone bonuses on an item.
Misc other new features
Mouse button 3, 4 and 5 can be bound to any key. There are now four different variants of the world-space crosshair. Two open-space type Continuum Events have been added. These should be well suited to big ships. Upon player death, the suffered damage types as well as the biggest damage dealer is presented in the UI.
Various bug fixes, polish and balancing
Apart from new features, there's been loads of balancing and some polish made. For example: A shader/graphical effect has been added for when swapping between ships. Many menus and tooltips have been improved. Most bonus % damage skills (a total of 12 revised skills) now also increase ship turret damage. Font scaling has been improved to work well also on really small resolutions (e.g., the Steam Deck).
Thanks to everyone who has supported the development process by buying the game! And a special thanks to all those who have submitted their feedback! /Hannes
Minor UI update
[UI] Properties currently not employed for drones or ship turrets have been removed from the character information UI. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue regarding creating a game on a machine without internet connection.
[ 2022-05-07 20:36:17 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.5550920332
[UI] Properties currently not employed for drones or ship turrets have been removed from the character information UI. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue regarding creating a game on a machine without internet connection.
Misc update
[UI] The DPS and hull in the tooltip section of drones summoned by item events now include the drone bonuses in the character information sheet. [Balance] The hull and damage of event-based summoned drones have been reduced to compensate for the fact that these now inherit the drone bonuses from the character information sheet. [Bug fix] Fixed a crash bug related to evaluation of the Continuum Transmuter recipe introduced by version 0.555092033.
[ 2022-05-06 17:58:42 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.5550920331
[UI] The DPS and hull in the tooltip section of drones summoned by item events now include the drone bonuses in the character information sheet. [Balance] The hull and damage of event-based summoned drones have been reduced to compensate for the fact that these now inherit the drone bonuses from the character information sheet. [Bug fix] Fixed a crash bug related to evaluation of the Continuum Transmuter recipe introduced by version 0.555092033.
Misc update
[Misc] Drones summoned by item events now work the same as regular drones (e.g., they handle collisions similarly and receive the bonuses in the drone stat sheet). [Misc] The hitbox of the Xinthu Brain Battleship has been revised. [Continuum Transmuter] A recipe for re-rolling Continuum Events has been added. [Balance] The "No Turrets" ship mod now provides an additional % damage to all elements as is stated in the tooltip. [Balance] The "BFG" weapon mod now provide 1 additional bullet per shot (down from 3-5). Weapons that already fire more than one bullet per shot are less affected by the power reduction. [Balance] Most % damage bonus skills (a total of 12 revised skills) now also increase ship turret damage. [Balance] Ship turret damage has been reduced by 10% (on level 8+).
[ 2022-05-05 20:09:59 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.555092033
[Misc] Drones summoned by item events now work the same as regular drones (e.g., they handle collisions similarly and receive the bonuses in the drone stat sheet). [Misc] The hitbox of the Xinthu Brain Battleship has been revised. [Continuum Transmuter] A recipe for re-rolling Continuum Events has been added. [Balance] The "No Turrets" ship mod now provides an additional % damage to all elements as is stated in the tooltip. [Balance] The "BFG" weapon mod now provide 1 additional bullet per shot (down from 3-5). Weapons that already fire more than one bullet per shot are less affected by the power reduction. [Balance] Most % damage bonus skills (a total of 12 revised skills) now also increase ship turret damage. [Balance] Ship turret damage has been reduced by 10% (on level 8+).
Balancing and hotfix
[Balancing] Drone Summoner Auxiliary Items and ships with turrets are now significantly more likely to roll with damage buffs related their summons/turrets. [Bug fix] Fixed a crash bug in the item comparison tooltip (caused by a feature implemented in 0.55509203). [Bug fix] Fixed an issue related to player % health bonus not being considered (caused by a feature implemented in 0.55509203).
[ 2022-05-03 18:32:19 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.555092032
[Balancing] Drone Summoner Auxiliary Items and ships with turrets are now significantly more likely to roll with damage buffs related their summons/turrets. [Bug fix] Fixed a crash bug in the item comparison tooltip (caused by a feature implemented in 0.55509203). [Bug fix] Fixed an issue related to player % health bonus not being considered (caused by a feature implemented in 0.55509203).
Hot fix
[Bug fix] Fixed an issue relate to the skill "Turbo Drones" that was introduced by 0.55509203,
[ 2022-05-03 05:20:25 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.555092031
[Bug fix] Fixed an issue relate to the skill "Turbo Drones" that was introduced by 0.55509203,
Fully customizable drones and ship turrets!
[Drone Properties] Summoned drones can now be buffed by passive bonuses in the same way as players. Each item has a likelihood to roll properties that passively affect drones. [Ship Turret Properties] On-board ship turrets can now be buffed by passive bonuses in the same way as players. Each item has a likelihood to roll properties that passively affect ship turrets. [UI] Item tooltips now describe drone and ship turret passive buffs. These are included in their calculated DPS and Hull in tooltips. [UI] The character stat sheet now also describes all drone and ship turret properties properties. Loot filter options are available as well. [Weapon] A new Vagrantis weapon called "Guided Destroyer" has been added. It shoots heavy homing rockets with large area of effect. [Passive Auxiliary Item] The Drone Damage Multiplier has been added. It works the same as the Damage Multiplier, but for drones and on-board turrets. [Passive Auxiliary Item] The Drone Resistance Multiplier has been added. It works the same as the Resistance Multiplier, but for drones and on-board turrets. [Passive Auxiliary Item] The Drone Hull Module T-1 has been added. It increases max hull of drones by a percentage. [Continuum Transmuter] The "To-1 Fragment" has been added. It allow converting all drone and ship turret bonuses to player bonuses on an item. [Continuum Transmuter] The "To-2 Fragment" has been added. It allow converting all drone and player bonuses to ship turret bonuses on an item. [Continuum Transmuter] The "To-3 Fragment" has been added. It allow converting all player and ship turret bonuses to drone bonuses on an item. [Balancing] The base crit multiplier value is now 10% (up from 0%). [Balancing] The health of Deflector Domes summoned by the Deflector Dome Active Auxiliary item has been increased by 30%. [Balancing] The damage of the Worm Hugger summon has been significantly increased. [Balancing] Maximum negative resistance is now -100% (up from -500%). Maximum positive resistance is now 75% (down from 80%). [Balancing] Drones now also get reduced resistance when playing on Continuum Mode. [Balancing] The Xinthu talent "Drone Damage Mastery" [7:5] now provides a 80% bonus (up from 10%). [Balancing] Drones have 50% less hull and do 40% less damage. Drones at lower levels (< 8) are less affected by this nerf. This change was made to compensate for the fact that drones now have their own customizable properties. [Balancing] Ship turrets do 30% less damage. Ships at lower levels (< 8) are less affected by this nerf. This change was made to compensate for the fact that ship turrets now have their own customizeable properties. [Balancing] Two Vagrantis Homing-type weapons have been disabled from use as ship turrets. [Misc] There Hammerhead-type bosses in the "Void Space A-2" Continuum Event have been replaced by Battleship-type bosses. [Misc] Weapon feedback has been reduced. [Misc] NPCs in rescue NPC-events have increased hull. [Bug fix] There was a possible race condition in the player saving/loading system, which could cause incorrectly loaded inventories if starting a new game quickly after closing one. This is now fixed. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue regarding a skill that was incorrectly reset.
[ 2022-05-02 20:18:18 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.55509203
[Drone Properties] Summoned drones can now be buffed by passive bonuses in the same way as players. Each item has a likelihood to roll properties that passively affect drones. [Ship Turret Properties] On-board ship turrets can now be buffed by passive bonuses in the same way as players. Each item has a likelihood to roll properties that passively affect ship turrets. [UI] Item tooltips now describe drone and ship turret passive buffs. These are included in their calculated DPS and Hull in tooltips. [UI] The character stat sheet now also describes all drone and ship turret properties properties. Loot filter options are available as well. [Weapon] A new Vagrantis weapon called "Guided Destroyer" has been added. It shoots heavy homing rockets with large area of effect. [Passive Auxiliary Item] The Drone Damage Multiplier has been added. It works the same as the Damage Multiplier, but for drones and on-board turrets. [Passive Auxiliary Item] The Drone Resistance Multiplier has been added. It works the same as the Resistance Multiplier, but for drones and on-board turrets. [Passive Auxiliary Item] The Drone Hull Module T-1 has been added. It increases max hull of drones by a percentage. [Continuum Transmuter] The "To-1 Fragment" has been added. It allow converting all drone and ship turret bonuses to player bonuses on an item. [Continuum Transmuter] The "To-2 Fragment" has been added. It allow converting all drone and player bonuses to ship turret bonuses on an item. [Continuum Transmuter] The "To-3 Fragment" has been added. It allow converting all player and ship turret bonuses to drone bonuses on an item. [Balancing] The base crit multiplier value is now 10% (up from 0%). [Balancing] The health of Deflector Domes summoned by the Deflector Dome Active Auxiliary item has been increased by 30%. [Balancing] The damage of the Worm Hugger summon has been significantly increased. [Balancing] Maximum negative resistance is now -100% (up from -500%). Maximum positive resistance is now 75% (down from 80%). [Balancing] Drones now also get reduced resistance when playing on Continuum Mode. [Balancing] The Xinthu talent "Drone Damage Mastery" [7:5] now provides a 80% bonus (up from 10%). [Balancing] Drones have 50% less hull and do 40% less damage. Drones at lower levels (< 8) are less affected by this nerf. This change was made to compensate for the fact that drones now have their own customizable properties. [Balancing] Ship turrets do 30% less damage. Ships at lower levels (< 8) are less affected by this nerf. This change was made to compensate for the fact that ship turrets now have their own customizeable properties. [Balancing] Two Vagrantis Homing-type weapons have been disabled from use as ship turrets. [Misc] There Hammerhead-type bosses in the "Void Space A-2" Continuum Event have been replaced by Battleship-type bosses. [Misc] Weapon feedback has been reduced. [Misc] NPCs in rescue NPC-events have increased hull. [Bug fix] There was a possible race condition in the player saving/loading system, which could cause incorrectly loaded inventories if starting a new game quickly after closing one. This is now fixed. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue regarding a skill that was incorrectly reset.
Hotfix
[Bug fix] Fixed a crash bug for gatling-type beam weapons introduced by 0.555092022.
[ 2022-04-29 04:11:10 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.555092023
[Bug fix] Fixed a crash bug for gatling-type beam weapons introduced by 0.555092022.
Minor bug fixes
[Bug fix] Fixed an issue regarding network syncing enemy positions when playing COOP. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue when using gatling-type beam weapons on on-board ship turrets.
[ 2022-04-28 19:13:01 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.555092022
[Bug fix] Fixed an issue regarding network syncing enemy positions when playing COOP. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue when using gatling-type beam weapons on on-board ship turrets.
UI player death information, new item and various balance changes
[UI] Upon player death, the suffered damage types as well as the biggest damage dealer is presented in the UI. [Item] A new Active Auxiliary item called "Purger" has been added. It removes up to three random debuffs to all friendlies in an area around the caster. [Item Event] A weaker variant (1 debuff purged) of the "Purge Debuff" area of effect can now also roll as an item event (on hit/kill/damage taken/activation of auxiliary item). [Continuum Event] A new open-world Continuum Event has been added. [Balancing] Frigate Hangar damage has been reduced by 50%. [Balancing] The range of the Warp Field Generator (that enables teleportation) now scales with ship size. [Balancing] On-board ship turrets now inherit all passive bonuses provided by their equipped weapons. This is reflected in the tool tip DPS statistics. [Bug fix] Continuum Event properties in the full-screen map UI are now properly re-scaled and adjusted for arbitrary font scales. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue related to invisible player warp gates for clients when playing COOP. [Bug fix] Enemies further away from client players when playing COOP are now synchronized to clients. This should solve an issue related to incorrect enemy positions when playing as client given a sensor range higher than ~2000. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue related to enemies and summons being incorrectly synched (and thus invisible) for clients when playing COOP. [Bug fix] Fixed a physics collision bug for area of effect buffs that could occur on rare circumstances.
[ 2022-04-26 20:58:31 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.55509202
[UI] Upon player death, the suffered damage types as well as the biggest damage dealer is presented in the UI. [Item] A new Active Auxiliary item called "Purger" has been added. It removes up to three random debuffs to all friendlies in an area around the caster. [Item Event] A weaker variant (1 debuff purged) of the "Purge Debuff" area of effect can now also roll as an item event (on hit/kill/damage taken/activation of auxiliary item). [Continuum Event] A new open-world Continuum Event has been added. [Balancing] Frigate Hangar damage has been reduced by 50%. [Balancing] The range of the Warp Field Generator (that enables teleportation) now scales with ship size. [Balancing] On-board ship turrets now inherit all passive bonuses provided by their equipped weapons. This is reflected in the tool tip DPS statistics. [Bug fix] Continuum Event properties in the full-screen map UI are now properly re-scaled and adjusted for arbitrary font scales. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue related to invisible player warp gates for clients when playing COOP. [Bug fix] Enemies further away from client players when playing COOP are now synchronized to clients. This should solve an issue related to incorrect enemy positions when playing as client given a sensor range higher than ~2000. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue related to enemies and summons being incorrectly synched (and thus invisible) for clients when playing COOP. [Bug fix] Fixed a physics collision bug for area of effect buffs that could occur on rare circumstances.
Open-world Continuum Event
[Continuum Event] A new open-world type Continuum Event has been added. It should be well suited for big ships. [Balancing] The boss room in the Infested Station has been enlarged. [Bug fix] Fixed a bug in the station procedural generator system. [Bug fix] Fighter drones summoned by Fighter Hangars now properly follow their summoner.
[ 2022-04-23 20:19:28 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.55509201
[Continuum Event] A new open-world type Continuum Event has been added. It should be well suited for big ships. [Balancing] The boss room in the Infested Station has been enlarged. [Bug fix] Fixed a bug in the station procedural generator system. [Bug fix] Fighter drones summoned by Fighter Hangars now properly follow their summoner.
UI updates and bug fixes
[UI] Ship turret effectiveness is now shown in the item tooltip. Default turret weapons are now also shown (in gray color). [UI] The enemy portrait now employ the designated world-space font. [Balancing] Drone and on-board turret weaponry are now set to a cooldown state when summoned. [Bug fix] If the weapon swap hotkey was triggered twice with the inventory closed, it would trigger an additional time upon opening the inventory. This issue has been fixed. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue related to Mouse buttons 4-5.
[ 2022-04-22 20:39:19 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.55509200
[UI] Ship turret effectiveness is now shown in the item tooltip. Default turret weapons are now also shown (in gray color). [UI] The enemy portrait now employ the designated world-space font. [Balancing] Drone and on-board turret weaponry are now set to a cooldown state when summoned. [Bug fix] If the weapon swap hotkey was triggered twice with the inventory closed, it would trigger an additional time upon opening the inventory. This issue has been fixed. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue related to Mouse buttons 4-5.
New Xinthu Battleship with six turrets
[Item] A new Xinthu Battleship with six turret slots has been added. [Misc] Fighter Hangar size requirements are now rounded off to the nearest 25 meters. [Misc] If a turret with short engagement distance (e.g., a Flamer turret) is equipped with a custom weapon, its engagement distance is increased. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that caused a few key warp gates not to work (the player got stuck in a loading screen upon usage) if some events previously had occurred during the game session. [Bug fix] Removed an empty event from act 3. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue when using station platforms from a large ship that could cause a soft-lock. [Bug fix] The Axiom skill "War Carapace" [3:1] is now correctly applied after % bonus Hull skills have been applied (such as the Axiom skill "Focused repairs" [4:2]). [Bug fix] Fixed an issue related to artificially high rarity item drops. [Bug fix] Fixed a race condition in the random number generation subsystem. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue regarding network synchronization of player conditions during COOP play.
[ 2022-04-21 19:53:16 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.555091991
[Item] A new Xinthu Battleship with six turret slots has been added. [Misc] Fighter Hangar size requirements are now rounded off to the nearest 25 meters. [Misc] If a turret with short engagement distance (e.g., a Flamer turret) is equipped with a custom weapon, its engagement distance is increased. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that caused a few key warp gates not to work (the player got stuck in a loading screen upon usage) if some events previously had occurred during the game session. [Bug fix] Removed an empty event from act 3. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue when using station platforms from a large ship that could cause a soft-lock. [Bug fix] The Axiom skill "War Carapace" [3:1] is now correctly applied after % bonus Hull skills have been applied (such as the Axiom skill "Focused repairs" [4:2]). [Bug fix] Fixed an issue related to artificially high rarity item drops. [Bug fix] Fixed a race condition in the random number generation subsystem. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue regarding network synchronization of player conditions during COOP play.
Eight new Fighter Hangars
[Items] Eight new Fighter Hangars have been added. These are specialized towards larger ships. The previous Fighter Hangars are now specialized towards smaller ships. [Bug fix] Fixed a bug in the physics engine that in rare circumstances could cause a soft-lock. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue with the line of sight shader and some destroyable rocks. This issue was especially noticeable in the battle against the final boss in Act 2. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue related to ship turrets not de-spawning on ship swap. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue related to destroyed drones still being shown in the HUD.
[ 2022-04-19 20:14:27 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.55509198
[Items] Eight new Fighter Hangars have been added. These are specialized towards larger ships. The previous Fighter Hangars are now specialized towards smaller ships. [Bug fix] Fixed a bug in the physics engine that in rare circumstances could cause a soft-lock. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue with the line of sight shader and some destroyable rocks. This issue was especially noticeable in the battle against the final boss in Act 2. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue related to ship turrets not de-spawning on ship swap. [Bug fix] Fixed an issue related to destroyed drones still being shown in the HUD.
Adjustable crosshair
[Balancing] Hull has been reduced for low-level enemies (level 1-12). This change was made to create a smoother playing experience before getting reasonable gear. [Balancing] Mythic-tier item buffs have been slightly reduced. [Balancing] Sensor range bonuses from items have been adjusted. [UI] The quest information at the leftmost part of the screen now apply the desired font scale. [UI] A new options section called "User interface" has been added. Some options have been moved here. An option to change the default crosshair has been added to this section. As-is, there are four variants available. [UI] The "Performance" options section has been removed. The setting in that screen has been moved to the "General" section. [Bug fix] The legendary drop sound effect previously played on "level" change if the player had equipped a Legendary tiered weapon to a turret slot. This error has been fixed.
[ 2022-04-17 21:14:22 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.55509197
[Balancing] Hull has been reduced for low-level enemies (level 1-12). This change was made to create a smoother playing experience before getting reasonable gear. [Balancing] Mythic-tier item buffs have been slightly reduced. [Balancing] Sensor range bonuses from items have been adjusted. [UI] The quest information at the leftmost part of the screen now apply the desired font scale. [UI] A new options section called "User interface" has been added. Some options have been moved here. An option to change the default crosshair has been added to this section. As-is, there are four variants available. [UI] The "Performance" options section has been removed. The setting in that screen has been moved to the "General" section. [Bug fix] The legendary drop sound effect previously played on "level" change if the player had equipped a Legendary tiered weapon to a turret slot. This error has been fixed.
Misc update
[Balancing] Larger ships now gain bonus bonus AOE range for active auxiliary items. [Balancing] Orders given by the Targeting System weapon are now followed unless a drone is in direct contact with an enemy. [Misc] The bounding boxes for Nienix fragments has been greatly extended to work better with larger ships. [Bug fix] Fixed a race condition when activating the ship turret inventory.
[ 2022-04-16 15:10:45 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.55509196
[Balancing] Larger ships now gain bonus bonus AOE range for active auxiliary items. [Balancing] Orders given by the Targeting System weapon are now followed unless a drone is in direct contact with an enemy. [Misc] The bounding boxes for Nienix fragments has been greatly extended to work better with larger ships. [Bug fix] Fixed a race condition when activating the ship turret inventory.
UI scaling fixes
[UI] Item tool tips for ships with turrets now display an aggregated DPS parameter that can be compared to other ships. [UI] Various tool tips handle arbitrary UI scaling better. [Balancing] Turret damage has been decreased for the "Pocket Battleship" mod. [Bug fix] Adding a "Big" or "Pocket Battleship" mod to a ship without any mods through the Continuum Transmuter previously caused incorrect turret positions and ship UI. This has been fixed. [Bug fix] The header text for unidentified items is now correctly set for arbitrary font scale.
[ 2022-04-15 21:25:03 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.55509195
[UI] Item tool tips for ships with turrets now display an aggregated DPS parameter that can be compared to other ships. [UI] Various tool tips handle arbitrary UI scaling better. [Balancing] Turret damage has been decreased for the "Pocket Battleship" mod. [Bug fix] Adding a "Big" or "Pocket Battleship" mod to a ship without any mods through the Continuum Transmuter previously caused incorrect turret positions and ship UI. This has been fixed. [Bug fix] The header text for unidentified items is now correctly set for arbitrary font scale.
UI updates and a crash fix
[UI] The discovered recipes in the Continuum Transmuter no longer overflows their bounding boxes given high font scale. [UI] The size of the separate inventory for ships with turrets is now rescaled based on the screen resolution. [UI] Text and event sprites in the map screen now scales with the designated font scale. [UI] The item tool tips now properly handles when the font scale is set really high. [UI] The light intensity in Grandar sitation has been reduced (second station/waypoint in Act 2). [UI] The loading screen now properly fills the UI for aspect ratios other than 16:9. [Bug fix] Fixed a crash bug for some recipes in the Continuum Transmuter that was introduced by yesterdays patch.
[ 2022-04-14 23:00:18 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.55509194
[UI] The discovered recipes in the Continuum Transmuter no longer overflows their bounding boxes given high font scale. [UI] The size of the separate inventory for ships with turrets is now rescaled based on the screen resolution. [UI] Text and event sprites in the map screen now scales with the designated font scale. [UI] The item tool tips now properly handles when the font scale is set really high. [UI] The light intensity in Grandar sitation has been reduced (second station/waypoint in Act 2). [UI] The loading screen now properly fills the UI for aspect ratios other than 16:9. [Bug fix] Fixed a crash bug for some recipes in the Continuum Transmuter that was introduced by yesterdays patch.
Hotfix
[Bug fix] Continuum Transmuter recipes that re-rolled item properties failed to keep any manually set weapons for ship turrets. This has now been fixed.
[ 2022-04-14 05:43:11 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.55509193
[Bug fix] Continuum Transmuter recipes that re-rolled item properties failed to keep any manually set weapons for ship turrets. This has now been fixed.
Turrets scale when using the mods "Big" or "Pocket Battleship"
[Misc] Turrets spawned on a ship with the mods "Big" or "Pocket Battleship" now have the same size increase/decrease as the ship. This also applies for their bullets. [Misc] The server now sends player hull data based on frame count in addition to events. This should ensure correct hull stats in the UI of clients even given major packet loss. [Bug fix] Fixed an error that sometimes caused a failure to send condition changes to network clients. [Bug fix] Fixed incorrect hit boxes for a few large ship types. [Bug fix] Fixed a bug related to screen shot mode being incorrectly enabled given certain conditions when doing the tutorial.
[ 2022-04-13 19:48:43 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.55509192
[Misc] Turrets spawned on a ship with the mods "Big" or "Pocket Battleship" now have the same size increase/decrease as the ship. This also applies for their bullets. [Misc] The server now sends player hull data based on frame count in addition to events. This should ensure correct hull stats in the UI of clients even given major packet loss. [Bug fix] Fixed an error that sometimes caused a failure to send condition changes to network clients. [Bug fix] Fixed incorrect hit boxes for a few large ship types. [Bug fix] Fixed a bug related to screen shot mode being incorrectly enabled given certain conditions when doing the tutorial.
Hotfixes
[Misc] Changing turrets no longer causes explosion sound and particle effects. [Bug fix] Changed mouse events from "Press" to "Click" for Mouse 3-5. [Bug fix] Fixed a bug with the Axiom skill "Manual Turrets". [Bug fix] Toggling a talent on/off no longer trigger SFX and popups for friends in COOP network games.
[ 2022-04-12 20:01:01 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.55509191
[Misc] Changing turrets no longer causes explosion sound and particle effects. [Bug fix] Changed mouse events from "Press" to "Click" for Mouse 3-5. [Bug fix] Fixed a bug with the Axiom skill "Manual Turrets". [Bug fix] Toggling a talent on/off no longer trigger SFX and popups for friends in COOP network games.
Custom inventory slots for big ships!
[Misc] Custom inventory slots for big ships! You can now alter all turrets on larger ships by giving them almost any weapon that you like. A few weapons are disallowed for balance purposes. [Misc] You can now bind Mouse button 3, 4 and 5 to any key. [Misc] Beam-type weapons by summons no longer collide with players. [Misc] The gambler can yet again roll items higher than your level, but is more likely to roll items of equal to or lower level. [Balancing] Experience bonuses has been increased for the Nightmare and Insane difficulty levels. [Balancing] Bonus weapon range for larger ships has been extended. [Balancing] Reduced the drop rate for the Targeting System weapon. [Bug fix] Fixed a broken return gate for a dungeon in Act 1. [Bug fix] Disabled weapon mods for the Targeting System weapon.
[ 2022-04-12 09:37:55 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.55509190
[Misc] Custom inventory slots for big ships! You can now alter all turrets on larger ships by giving them almost any weapon that you like. A few weapons are disallowed for balance purposes. [Misc] You can now bind Mouse button 3, 4 and 5 to any key. [Misc] Beam-type weapons by summons no longer collide with players. [Misc] The gambler can yet again roll items higher than your level, but is more likely to roll items of equal to or lower level. [Balancing] Experience bonuses has been increased for the Nightmare and Insane difficulty levels. [Balancing] Bonus weapon range for larger ships has been extended. [Balancing] Reduced the drop rate for the Targeting System weapon. [Bug fix] Fixed a broken return gate for a dungeon in Act 1. [Bug fix] Disabled weapon mods for the Targeting System weapon.
Bonus to weapon range depending on ship size
[UI] The locations of other players and their warp gates when playing COOP is now presented below their portraits. [UI] Added another graphical effect for when changing between ships. [UI] Ship bonus sensor range and bullet range (for larger ships) is now presented in the item tool tip. [Misc] Items obtained from the gambler can now no longer be higher than the player level. The likelihood of rare items has been reduced. [Misc] The aggro-range for low-level summons has been increased. [Misc] Ships now get a default bonus to weapon range depending on their size. [Misc] The damage boost in PvP game modes has been reduced to 2x (down from 4x). [Bug fix] Fixed an error with cached events in the map when restarting a game session. [Bug fix] Fixed an error with DPS calculations in the character information screen. [Bug fix] Fixed a race condition related to adding bots in the PvP teams game mode.
[ 2022-04-10 09:29:01 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.55509189
[UI] The locations of other players and their warp gates when playing COOP is now presented below their portraits. [UI] Added another graphical effect for when changing between ships. [UI] Ship bonus sensor range and bullet range (for larger ships) is now presented in the item tool tip. [Misc] Items obtained from the gambler can now no longer be higher than the player level. The likelihood of rare items has been reduced. [Misc] The aggro-range for low-level summons has been increased. [Misc] Ships now get a default bonus to weapon range depending on their size. [Misc] The damage boost in PvP game modes has been reduced to 2x (down from 4x). [Bug fix] Fixed an error with cached events in the map when restarting a game session. [Bug fix] Fixed an error with DPS calculations in the character information screen. [Bug fix] Fixed a race condition related to adding bots in the PvP teams game mode.
Misc update
[Misc] Collisions between players and summons has been disabled. [Misc] Revised an incorrect quest text in Act 3. [Misc] Added a loading screen for network clients when warping to new areas. [Performance] Connecting to games now takes significantly less time. [Bug fix] Fixed incorrect positioning of text in player portraits when playing COOP. [Bug fix] Fixed a crash bug for the map.
[ 2022-04-09 08:01:34 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.55509188
[Misc] Collisions between players and summons has been disabled. [Misc] Revised an incorrect quest text in Act 3. [Misc] Added a loading screen for network clients when warping to new areas. [Performance] Connecting to games now takes significantly less time. [Bug fix] Fixed incorrect positioning of text in player portraits when playing COOP. [Bug fix] Fixed a crash bug for the map.
Bug fixes
[Misc] It is now possible to view all public network games regardless of game version. Incompatible games are listed with red text. [Misc] Revised a few texts. [Bug fix] Fixed a bug that made multiplayer in the demo version unavailable. [Bug fix] Fixed a data serialization (saving) error. [Bug fix] Fixed an offset error in map when playing on non-wide resolutions (e.g. a 4:3 aspect ratio). [Bug fix] Fixed a soft lock which occurred on rare occasions in the first level of Station D-5 in Act 1.
[ 2022-04-08 16:10:31 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.55509187
[Misc] It is now possible to view all public network games regardless of game version. Incompatible games are listed with red text. [Misc] Revised a few texts. [Bug fix] Fixed a bug that made multiplayer in the demo version unavailable. [Bug fix] Fixed a data serialization (saving) error. [Bug fix] Fixed an offset error in map when playing on non-wide resolutions (e.g. a 4:3 aspect ratio). [Bug fix] Fixed a soft lock which occurred on rare occasions in the first level of Station D-5 in Act 1.
Second month recap!
Quick-swapping ship now also swaps the engine and all auxiliary items. This should make it easier to play with two different builds (e.g., a fighter in one configuration and a cruiser in the other).
Targeting System: An auxiliary weapon that when fired makes all active summons target a given position. In addition, it creates a huge speed boost area of effect. Hangars: Eight Fighter Hangars and four Frigate Hangars have been added. These have a requirement regarding ship size, and cannot be used with smaller ships. If you play with a large ship in end-game, you can summon a fleet with hundreds of fighters. Experimental Sensor: Provides lower sensor range than the standard sensor, but in return provides random bonuses. Frigates: Three new Frigate-class ships have been added (LTM Frigate P1-P3). These have a diameter between 100 and 150 meters. Cloner T-2 Generator: Summons a Cloner T-2 drone that is larger and stronger that the Cloner T-1 variant.
Three new Continuum Entities have been added: Sp-4 Fragment: Provides a specific modification to a given engine. Mp-4 Fragment: Provides a random modification to a given engine. Dye Fragment: Allows repainting a ship in a given color. Custom colors can be made by mixing dyes.
Seven engine modifiers have been added. The mod extraction recipe works for these mods as well. Glass Cannon: Increased attack speed at the cost of reduced resist all. Heavy Shots: Increased damage at the cost of reduced attack speed. Sturdy Hull: Increased hull at the cost of reduced damage. Crit Mastery: Increased chance and damage of critical hits at the cost of reduced resistances. Recovery Mode: Increased hull regeneration at the cost of reduced resistances. Slow and Deadly: Increased damage at the cost of reduced boost velocity. Tough Cookie: Increased resistances at the cost of reduced attack speed.
Filters that make it possible to bulk-move different items to different storage tabs have been added. The available space in the storage has been significantly increased (by a factor of 6x). It is now possible to bulk-move items between the storage and the inventory.
The number of recipes that remain to be discovered is now presented in the UI. All main quest dungeons have been enlarged to make the experience when playing with larger ships more enjoyable. Several new dungeons and caves have also been added. It is now possible to set how hull bars, cooldown bars and item names should scale along with camera zoom. These options are presented in the general options section in the main menu. The default setting is 40%. Passive drones (e.g., Cloner T-1 drones) can now drop in variants that make them fixed at the side, front or back of the ship. The Xinthu skill "Turbo Drones" [2:3] has been added. This skill increases the speed of all drones with up to 300%.
Apart from new features, there's been loads of balancing and some polish made. For example: Many sound effects have been revised and five new sound effects have been added. Many particle effects have been polished. Enemy damage has been increased on overall. The shared hull when swapping ships is now set base on percent from max hull (rather than as an absolute value). For example, if switching from a full-health fighter to a cruiser, the cruiser will also have full health. Now, back to working on Act 4! /Hannes
[ 2022-04-06 08:40:53 CET ] [ Original post ]
It's now been two months since Early Access started! This second month has brought a plethora of new features, polish and balancing. As for the previous recaps, most of these features are based on community suggestions. Please provide suggestions on the Steam forum or Discord if there is something you would like to see in Nienix!
Quick-swapping engine and auxiliary items
Quick-swapping ship now also swaps the engine and all auxiliary items. This should make it easier to play with two different builds (e.g., a fighter in one configuration and a cruiser in the other).
New items
Targeting System: An auxiliary weapon that when fired makes all active summons target a given position. In addition, it creates a huge speed boost area of effect. Hangars: Eight Fighter Hangars and four Frigate Hangars have been added. These have a requirement regarding ship size, and cannot be used with smaller ships. If you play with a large ship in end-game, you can summon a fleet with hundreds of fighters. Experimental Sensor: Provides lower sensor range than the standard sensor, but in return provides random bonuses. Frigates: Three new Frigate-class ships have been added (LTM Frigate P1-P3). These have a diameter between 100 and 150 meters. Cloner T-2 Generator: Summons a Cloner T-2 drone that is larger and stronger that the Cloner T-1 variant.
New Continuum Entities
Three new Continuum Entities have been added: Sp-4 Fragment: Provides a specific modification to a given engine. Mp-4 Fragment: Provides a random modification to a given engine. Dye Fragment: Allows repainting a ship in a given color. Custom colors can be made by mixing dyes.
Engine mods
Seven engine modifiers have been added. The mod extraction recipe works for these mods as well. Glass Cannon: Increased attack speed at the cost of reduced resist all. Heavy Shots: Increased damage at the cost of reduced attack speed. Sturdy Hull: Increased hull at the cost of reduced damage. Crit Mastery: Increased chance and damage of critical hits at the cost of reduced resistances. Recovery Mode: Increased hull regeneration at the cost of reduced resistances. Slow and Deadly: Increased damage at the cost of reduced boost velocity. Tough Cookie: Increased resistances at the cost of reduced attack speed.
New features for the Storage
Filters that make it possible to bulk-move different items to different storage tabs have been added. The available space in the storage has been significantly increased (by a factor of 6x). It is now possible to bulk-move items between the storage and the inventory.
Misc other new features
The number of recipes that remain to be discovered is now presented in the UI. All main quest dungeons have been enlarged to make the experience when playing with larger ships more enjoyable. Several new dungeons and caves have also been added. It is now possible to set how hull bars, cooldown bars and item names should scale along with camera zoom. These options are presented in the general options section in the main menu. The default setting is 40%. Passive drones (e.g., Cloner T-1 drones) can now drop in variants that make them fixed at the side, front or back of the ship. The Xinthu skill "Turbo Drones" [2:3] has been added. This skill increases the speed of all drones with up to 300%.
Various bug fixes, polish (UI and sound effects) and balancing
Apart from new features, there's been loads of balancing and some polish made. For example: Many sound effects have been revised and five new sound effects have been added. Many particle effects have been polished. Enemy damage has been increased on overall. The shared hull when swapping ships is now set base on percent from max hull (rather than as an absolute value). For example, if switching from a full-health fighter to a cruiser, the cruiser will also have full health. Now, back to working on Act 4! /Hannes
Changes to ship swapping
[Balancing] The shared hull when swapping ships is now set base on percent from max hull (rather than as an absolute value). For example, if switching from a full-health fighter to a cruiser, the cruiser will also have full health. [UI] Graphics for external doors of larger dungeons have been revised. [Events] A new dungeon has been added to Act 1.
[ 2022-04-05 18:43:09 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.555091846
[Balancing] The shared hull when swapping ships is now set base on percent from max hull (rather than as an absolute value). For example, if switching from a full-health fighter to a cruiser, the cruiser will also have full health. [UI] Graphics for external doors of larger dungeons have been revised. [Events] A new dungeon has been added to Act 1.
Drone targeting system update
[Weapon] The Targeting System weapon can now make summons go to arbitrary positions (and not only towards enemies). The given orders are also stackable, i.e., you can create paths that should be traveled. [Balancing] The speed buff of the Targeting System has been increased by 50%.
[ 2022-04-02 19:01:47 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.555091845
[Weapon] The Targeting System weapon can now make summons go to arbitrary positions (and not only towards enemies). The given orders are also stackable, i.e., you can create paths that should be traveled. [Balancing] The speed buff of the Targeting System has been increased by 50%.
Drone Targeting System and updates to drone AI
[Weapon] An auxiliary weapon called "Targeting System" has been added to the loot table. When fired, it makes all active summons target a given position. In addition, it creates a huge speed boost area of effect. [Misc] Summons that escort/follow the player no longer collide with the player if they are actively chasing a target. [Misc] Summons now weighs significantly less. This is especially evident for heavy summons such as Frigates and Cruisers. [Misc] Summons are allowed to travel further away from their caster. [Misc] Increased the drop-rate of Dye Fragments. [UI] Revised a few particle effects. [Bugfix] Fixed two content loading bugs in Act 2. [Bugfix] The third boss in Act 2 no longer resets its HP if it moves far away during its final stage.
[ 2022-03-31 21:00:10 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.55509184
[Weapon] An auxiliary weapon called "Targeting System" has been added to the loot table. When fired, it makes all active summons target a given position. In addition, it creates a huge speed boost area of effect. [Misc] Summons that escort/follow the player no longer collide with the player if they are actively chasing a target. [Misc] Summons now weighs significantly less. This is especially evident for heavy summons such as Frigates and Cruisers. [Misc] Summons are allowed to travel further away from their caster. [Misc] Increased the drop-rate of Dye Fragments. [UI] Revised a few particle effects. [Bugfix] Fixed two content loading bugs in Act 2. [Bugfix] The third boss in Act 2 no longer resets its HP if it moves far away during its final stage.
Misc update
[Misc] Player-spawned warp gates can now be used regardless of ship size. [Balancing] The area of effect of support-type weapons has been increased by 3x. [Balancing] Reduced the likelihood of obtaining high-rarity items through gambling. [Balancing] The resistance penalty in Continuum Mode has been increased to -40% (previously -30%). [Balancing] Required ship sizes for active and passive Hangar Auxiliary Items have been revised. [Balancing] Some elite enemy weapons have been made slightly more powerful. [Balancing] The stun area of effect used by some elite enemies has been reduced by 50%. [Bugfix] Fixed a rendering bug in the item tooltip. [Bugfix] Fixed a few incorrect texts. [Bugfix] Fixed a bug when bulk-moving items from the inventory to the storage that caused inventory tabs to have incorrect tooltips.
[ 2022-03-28 20:25:37 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.55509183
[Misc] Player-spawned warp gates can now be used regardless of ship size. [Balancing] The area of effect of support-type weapons has been increased by 3x. [Balancing] Reduced the likelihood of obtaining high-rarity items through gambling. [Balancing] The resistance penalty in Continuum Mode has been increased to -40% (previously -30%). [Balancing] Required ship sizes for active and passive Hangar Auxiliary Items have been revised. [Balancing] Some elite enemy weapons have been made slightly more powerful. [Balancing] The stun area of effect used by some elite enemies has been reduced by 50%. [Bugfix] Fixed a rendering bug in the item tooltip. [Bugfix] Fixed a few incorrect texts. [Bugfix] Fixed a bug when bulk-moving items from the inventory to the storage that caused inventory tabs to have incorrect tooltips.
Balance patch
[Balancing] Various enemy abilities have been revised to better handle enlarged dungeons. [Balancing] Enemy DPS has been significantly increased on overall. [Balancing] The first and third bosses of act 3 have been revised to better handle their enlarged boss room. [UI] Many dungeon backgrounds in Act 1 have been darkened to increase readability. [UI] The graphics of the Dye Fragment have been slightly revised.
[ 2022-03-26 21:03:49 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.55509182
[Balancing] Various enemy abilities have been revised to better handle enlarged dungeons. [Balancing] Enemy DPS has been significantly increased on overall. [Balancing] The first and third bosses of act 3 have been revised to better handle their enlarged boss room. [UI] Many dungeon backgrounds in Act 1 have been darkened to increase readability. [UI] The graphics of the Dye Fragment have been slightly revised.
Paint your ships!
[Continuum Transmuter] The Dye Fragment has been added. It allows repainting a ship in a given color. Custom colors can be created by mixing dyes. [Misc] Passive drones (e.g., Cloner T-1 drones) can now drop in variants that make them fixed at the front or back of the ship. [Balancing] Tiny fighters (smaller than 50 meters in diameter) now has reduced hull similar to how larger ships have increased hull. [UI] Auxiliary Item slots in the HUD now has appropriate icons for Passive Auxiliary Items.
[ 2022-03-25 20:45:58 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.55509181
[Continuum Transmuter] The Dye Fragment has been added. It allows repainting a ship in a given color. Custom colors can be created by mixing dyes. [Misc] Passive drones (e.g., Cloner T-1 drones) can now drop in variants that make them fixed at the front or back of the ship. [Balancing] Tiny fighters (smaller than 50 meters in diameter) now has reduced hull similar to how larger ships have increased hull. [UI] Auxiliary Item slots in the HUD now has appropriate icons for Passive Auxiliary Items.
Turbo drones!
[Skill] The Xinthu skill "Turbo Drones" [2:3] has been added. This skill increases the speed of all drones with up to 300%. [Misc] Passive drones (e.g., Cloner T-1 drones) can now drop in a variant that stick to the side of the ship instead of circling it. [UI] The item tooltip has been updated to describe if passive drones circle the ship or stick to its sides. [Balancing] The Stationary Engine Effectiveness Multiplier has been revised to be twice as potent, last longer (30 seconds), give a 4x larger area of effect, and have lower cooldown (1 second). [Balancing] The cooldowns of the Scanner Sensor and the Predictive Sensor have been reduced to 1 second. [Balancing] The Xinthu skill "Quick Recovery" [2:2] now provides 5% bonus per level (up from 1%). [Balancing] The Xinthu skill "Warp Plasma Generator Generator MK1" [2:3] has been moved to a higher tier [3:3]. It now also increases Warp Plasma based on % instead of fixed values. [Balancing] The Xinthu skill "Warp Plasma Converter" [6:2] now requires 1 point in "Empowered Repair" (down from 5) [Balancing] The cooldown of Passive Drone Auxiliary Items has been slightly reduced.
[ 2022-03-20 09:00:28 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.55509180
[Skill] The Xinthu skill "Turbo Drones" [2:3] has been added. This skill increases the speed of all drones with up to 300%. [Misc] Passive drones (e.g., Cloner T-1 drones) can now drop in a variant that stick to the side of the ship instead of circling it. [UI] The item tooltip has been updated to describe if passive drones circle the ship or stick to its sides. [Balancing] The Stationary Engine Effectiveness Multiplier has been revised to be twice as potent, last longer (30 seconds), give a 4x larger area of effect, and have lower cooldown (1 second). [Balancing] The cooldowns of the Scanner Sensor and the Predictive Sensor have been reduced to 1 second. [Balancing] The Xinthu skill "Quick Recovery" [2:2] now provides 5% bonus per level (up from 1%). [Balancing] The Xinthu skill "Warp Plasma Generator Generator MK1" [2:3] has been moved to a higher tier [3:3]. It now also increases Warp Plasma based on % instead of fixed values. [Balancing] The Xinthu skill "Warp Plasma Converter" [6:2] now requires 1 point in "Empowered Repair" (down from 5) [Balancing] The cooldown of Passive Drone Auxiliary Items has been slightly reduced.
Misc update
[Act 3] All main quest dungeons have been enlarged. [Act 3] The last boss in Act 3 has been revised. [Act 2] A Continuum Transmuter has been added to Alpha-1 (station #1). [Act 2] A Continuum Transmuter and a Storage has been added to Grandar (station #2). [Act 2] A Continuum Transmuter and a Storage has been added to Dhmorrga Station (station #3). [Balancing] The DPS of the Cloner T-2 drone has been increased by 50%. [Balancing] Warp Plasma Shields now drain significantly less warp plasma. This statistic is now also improved with higher rarity. [Balancing] Follow-type Active Auxiliary Items require 50% less warp plasma to keep up. [Balancing] The Xinthu Skill "Protective Hull" [5:1] now provides 4% bonus per level (up from 1%). [Balancing] The Xinthu Skill "Intense Repairs" [6:1] now requires 3 points in "Protective Hull" (down from 5). [Misc] Updated the textures for doors in Act 3. [Misc] Added a space key to the on-screen keyboard. [Bugfix] Fixed a rendering bug in the line of sight shader that allowed to see through some walls when zoomed out really far (+ ~7000 sensor range). [Bugfix] Fixed an error with the on-screen keyboard. [Bugfix] Fixed a rendering bug in the map.
[ 2022-03-18 18:09:44 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.55509179
[Act 3] All main quest dungeons have been enlarged. [Act 3] The last boss in Act 3 has been revised. [Act 2] A Continuum Transmuter has been added to Alpha-1 (station #1). [Act 2] A Continuum Transmuter and a Storage has been added to Grandar (station #2). [Act 2] A Continuum Transmuter and a Storage has been added to Dhmorrga Station (station #3). [Balancing] The DPS of the Cloner T-2 drone has been increased by 50%. [Balancing] Warp Plasma Shields now drain significantly less warp plasma. This statistic is now also improved with higher rarity. [Balancing] Follow-type Active Auxiliary Items require 50% less warp plasma to keep up. [Balancing] The Xinthu Skill "Protective Hull" [5:1] now provides 4% bonus per level (up from 1%). [Balancing] The Xinthu Skill "Intense Repairs" [6:1] now requires 3 points in "Protective Hull" (down from 5). [Misc] Updated the textures for doors in Act 3. [Misc] Added a space key to the on-screen keyboard. [Bugfix] Fixed a rendering bug in the line of sight shader that allowed to see through some walls when zoomed out really far (+ ~7000 sensor range). [Bugfix] Fixed an error with the on-screen keyboard. [Bugfix] Fixed a rendering bug in the map.
World UI scaling options, new sound effects, and a new Cloner T-2 drone
[UI] It is now possible to set how hull bars, cooldown bars and item names should scale along with camera zoom. These options are presented in the general options section in the main menu. [Item] A new Auxiliary Drone Summoner Item called "Cloner T-2 Generator" has been added. This item summons a Cloner T-2 drone that is larger and stronger that the Cloner T-1 variant. [Act 1] The third boss station has been enlarged by 50%. This should make it reasonable to traverse also with (small) frigates. [SFX] A new sound effect has been added for when activating "scanning"-type sensors. [SFX] The AI dialogue sound effect has been revised. [SFX] The volume of the "ping" sound effect has been slightly reduced. [Misc] The weapon for the Axiom load out has been changed.
[ 2022-03-17 21:00:47 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.55509178
[UI] It is now possible to set how hull bars, cooldown bars and item names should scale along with camera zoom. These options are presented in the general options section in the main menu. [Item] A new Auxiliary Drone Summoner Item called "Cloner T-2 Generator" has been added. This item summons a Cloner T-2 drone that is larger and stronger that the Cloner T-1 variant. [Act 1] The third boss station has been enlarged by 50%. This should make it reasonable to traverse also with (small) frigates. [SFX] A new sound effect has been added for when activating "scanning"-type sensors. [SFX] The AI dialogue sound effect has been revised. [SFX] The volume of the "ping" sound effect has been slightly reduced. [Misc] The weapon for the Axiom load out has been changed.
Fixed a network bug regarding content loading
[Bugfix] Fixed a bug related to client content loading (when playing COOP).
[ 2022-03-13 09:37:36 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.55509177
[Bugfix] Fixed a bug related to client content loading (when playing COOP).
Engine modifications!
[Engine Mods] Seven kinds of engine modifications have been added. The mod extraction recipe works for these mods as well. [Continuum Fragments] The Sp-4 and Mp-4 Fragments have been added. These provide a specific/random modification to an engine. [UI] Engine boost events are now shown in the item tooltip. [Performance] Significantly improved loading time for clients (when playing COOP). [Continuum Transmuter] Changed the recipe used to extract item modifications. [Bugfix] Fixed a bug related to client content loading (when playing COOP). [Bugfix] Fixed bugs related to using the Ga Fragment or Ex Fragment on an active or passive drone summoner auxiliary item with a weapon mod.
[ 2022-03-12 20:49:40 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.55509176
[Engine Mods] Seven kinds of engine modifications have been added. The mod extraction recipe works for these mods as well. [Continuum Fragments] The Sp-4 and Mp-4 Fragments have been added. These provide a specific/random modification to an engine. [UI] Engine boost events are now shown in the item tooltip. [Performance] Significantly improved loading time for clients (when playing COOP). [Continuum Transmuter] Changed the recipe used to extract item modifications. [Bugfix] Fixed a bug related to client content loading (when playing COOP). [Bugfix] Fixed bugs related to using the Ga Fragment or Ex Fragment on an active or passive drone summoner auxiliary item with a weapon mod.
Misc update
[Storage] Bulk-moving items to the storage no longer switches the active storage tab. [Storage] The storage tab index is now remembered when switching between different storage windows. [Misc] The white screen effect that sometimes occur during battles is now disabled given that screen shake has been disabled (this is located in the General Options tab in the main menu). [Misc] The UI messages in Unstable Stations are now presented less often. [Balancing] The Axiom skills "Enhanced Turret Damage" [4:4], "Lightning Turrets" [5:5] and "Mega Range" [6:5] now applies to all drones (and not only turrets). [Bugfix] Fixed a bug related to homing and semi-homing rockets. [Bugfix] Fixed a bug related to the cost of unlocking another storage window.
[ 2022-03-11 21:14:39 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.55509175
[Storage] Bulk-moving items to the storage no longer switches the active storage tab. [Storage] The storage tab index is now remembered when switching between different storage windows. [Misc] The white screen effect that sometimes occur during battles is now disabled given that screen shake has been disabled (this is located in the General Options tab in the main menu). [Misc] The UI messages in Unstable Stations are now presented less often. [Balancing] The Axiom skills "Enhanced Turret Damage" [4:4], "Lightning Turrets" [5:5] and "Mega Range" [6:5] now applies to all drones (and not only turrets). [Bugfix] Fixed a bug related to homing and semi-homing rockets. [Bugfix] Fixed a bug related to the cost of unlocking another storage window.
New features for the storage!
[Storage] It is now possible to bulk-move items between the storage and the inventory. [Storage] Filters that make it possible to bulk-move different items to different storage tabs have been added. [Storage] The available space in the storage has been significantly increased. [Continuum Transmuter] The number of recipes that remain to be discovered is now presented in the UI. [UI] Added a UI indicator when skills are toggled. [Drones] Drones can now stray further away from their summoner. [Balancing] Hull of Fighter Hangar drones has been increased by 2x. [Balancing] Hull of Frigate Hangar drones has been increased by 1.5x. [Bugfix] Fixed an error related to the latest skill tree changes. [Bugfix] Fixed a bug related to Drone Hull % bonuses.
[ 2022-03-10 21:05:39 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.55509174
[Storage] It is now possible to bulk-move items between the storage and the inventory. [Storage] Filters that make it possible to bulk-move different items to different storage tabs have been added. [Storage] The available space in the storage has been significantly increased. [Continuum Transmuter] The number of recipes that remain to be discovered is now presented in the UI. [UI] Added a UI indicator when skills are toggled. [Drones] Drones can now stray further away from their summoner. [Balancing] Hull of Fighter Hangar drones has been increased by 2x. [Balancing] Hull of Frigate Hangar drones has been increased by 1.5x. [Bugfix] Fixed an error related to the latest skill tree changes. [Bugfix] Fixed a bug related to Drone Hull % bonuses.
Misc update
[Ship] Three new Frigate-class ships have been added (LTM Frigate P1-P3). These have a diameter between 100 and 150 meters. [Balancing] Frigate Hangars do more damage but contain fewer max summons. [Balancing] Fighter Hangars now spawn more fighters. [Balancing] The Axiom skill "Heavy Plating" [1:4] now provides a buff also to Fighter-class ships (15% bonus at level 3). [Misc] The loot table at the Gambler is no longer based on the sector level, but on the player level. [Bugfix] Fixed an error for the DPS calculation for Frigate-type drones in item tooltips. [Bugfix] Fixed a bug related to tabs in the Storage.
[ 2022-03-06 15:44:20 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.55509173
[Ship] Three new Frigate-class ships have been added (LTM Frigate P1-P3). These have a diameter between 100 and 150 meters. [Balancing] Frigate Hangars do more damage but contain fewer max summons. [Balancing] Fighter Hangars now spawn more fighters. [Balancing] The Axiom skill "Heavy Plating" [1:4] now provides a buff also to Fighter-class ships (15% bonus at level 3). [Misc] The loot table at the Gambler is no longer based on the sector level, but on the player level. [Bugfix] Fixed an error for the DPS calculation for Frigate-type drones in item tooltips. [Bugfix] Fixed a bug related to tabs in the Storage.
Misc update
[Passive Auxiliary Item] The "Experimental Sensor" has been added. It provides lower sensor range than the standard sensor, but in return provides random bonuses. [Misc] The Frigate Hangars are no longer available in the general loot table from the start of the game, but instead unlocked when appropriate large ships can be obtained. [Bugfix] Shops are no longer reset when their corresponding sectors have been unloaded from memory.
[ 2022-03-05 20:44:16 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.55509172
[Passive Auxiliary Item] The "Experimental Sensor" has been added. It provides lower sensor range than the standard sensor, but in return provides random bonuses. [Misc] The Frigate Hangars are no longer available in the general loot table from the start of the game, but instead unlocked when appropriate large ships can be obtained. [Bugfix] Shops are no longer reset when their corresponding sectors have been unloaded from memory.
Become a fleet commander by using the new items for large ships!
[Ship swap] The ship swap now also swaps the engine and all auxiliary items (i.e., everything but weapons). [Sensor range] The Founders skill "Extended Sensors" has been removed and is now instead built-in to all larger ships. On the largest of ships, you wont even need a sensor to reach max range! [Ship size item requirement] A new type of item requirement has been added: Some items will require larger ships to be equipped. [Passive Drone Summoner Auxiliary Item] Eight different Fighter Hangars has been added. These items have a requirement regarding ship size, and cannot be used with smaller ships. [Drone Summoner Auxiliary Item] Four different Cruiser Hangars has been added. These items have a requirement regarding ship size, and cannot be used with smaller ships. [Skill] The Xinthu skill "Auto Summon" is no longer activated if the player is moving at a high velocity. [Text] Many ship names have been revised. [Recipe] Some recipes have been revised. Their altered requirements are shown at the Continuum Transmuter. [Autosave] The autosave is now triggered more often. [Bugfix] Fixed a network-related issue with mech summons.
[ 2022-03-05 10:22:11 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.55509171
[Ship swap] The ship swap now also swaps the engine and all auxiliary items (i.e., everything but weapons). [Sensor range] The Founders skill "Extended Sensors" has been removed and is now instead built-in to all larger ships. On the largest of ships, you wont even need a sensor to reach max range! [Ship size item requirement] A new type of item requirement has been added: Some items will require larger ships to be equipped. [Passive Drone Summoner Auxiliary Item] Eight different Fighter Hangars has been added. These items have a requirement regarding ship size, and cannot be used with smaller ships. [Drone Summoner Auxiliary Item] Four different Cruiser Hangars has been added. These items have a requirement regarding ship size, and cannot be used with smaller ships. [Skill] The Xinthu skill "Auto Summon" is no longer activated if the player is moving at a high velocity. [Text] Many ship names have been revised. [Recipe] Some recipes have been revised. Their altered requirements are shown at the Continuum Transmuter. [Autosave] The autosave is now triggered more often. [Bugfix] Fixed a network-related issue with mech summons.
Changes to ship modifications and the first boss dungeon
[Ship modifications] Ship modifications no longer roll for common ships. Given uncommon or higher grade items, there is a 30% chance that a mod is rolled. [Continuum Fragment] The Continuum Fragments for modding ships (Sp-3 and Mo-3) no longer require re-rolling properties if the ship doesn't have a mod installed. [Act 1] The first boss dungeon has been enlarged.
[ 2022-03-02 21:10:49 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.55509170
[Ship modifications] Ship modifications no longer roll for common ships. Given uncommon or higher grade items, there is a 30% chance that a mod is rolled. [Continuum Fragment] The Continuum Fragments for modding ships (Sp-3 and Mo-3) no longer require re-rolling properties if the ship doesn't have a mod installed. [Act 1] The first boss dungeon has been enlarged.
Sound effect updates and a revised dungeon
[Sound effects] Several weapon sound effects have been revised. [Sound effects] Most world-space sound effects are now clearer. [UI] The description of the weapon mod "Stun Edition" now reads "Bullets do less damage and are less accurate, but have a 2% chance to stun an enemy.". [Act 1] The dungeon of the second boss in act 1 has been enlarged and should now be easy to explore with large ships. [Bugfix] Fixed a bug related to content unloading when starting a new game while a game is already running.
[ 2022-02-28 21:40:46 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.55509169
[Sound effects] Several weapon sound effects have been revised. [Sound effects] Most world-space sound effects are now clearer. [UI] The description of the weapon mod "Stun Edition" now reads "Bullets do less damage and are less accurate, but have a 2% chance to stun an enemy.". [Act 1] The dungeon of the second boss in act 1 has been enlarged and should now be easy to explore with large ships. [Bugfix] Fixed a bug related to content unloading when starting a new game while a game is already running.
Changes to the tutorial
[Act 1] The tutorial dungeon has been slightly revised.
[ 2022-02-26 08:22:52 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.55509168
[Act 1] The tutorial dungeon has been slightly revised.
First month recap!
The first week added, among other things, a loot filter, a skill toggle, and two new loot pickup methods. This is covered by the previous post. The remainder of this post describes features introduced during week 2-4.
A Hardcore mode has been added. If a character playing on Hardcore dies in the campaign, it is moved to the Softcore campaign. Characters that play on Hardcore have their own shared Storage. Coop play is possible between Hardcore and Softcore. Playing on Hardcore enables unlocking a bunch of new achievements.
The game engine has been reworked to handle gigantic stations that can be easily traversed even with the largest Dreadnaughts. So far, a few new such stations have been added and some existing stations have been enlarged. Many more are in development!
The map can now display sectors even when their content has been unloaded from memory! This works by caching sector map graphics, and in short means that discovered events can be viewed regardless of their distance from the player.
It is now possible to quick-swap the ship using a key. This is especially powerful in combination with the Axiom skill "Quick-Swap", that enables switching ship even when enemies are near.
The game can now handle even greater sensor range (~7300, up from ~4000). This should improve the experience when playing with Dreadnaught-class ships.
Three new skills have been added: The Axiom skill "Heavy Plating" [1:4] increases Hull regeneration based on the size of the ship (at max level with a big ship, it gives a 800% boost). It should make life easier when playing with larger ship types. The Founders skill "Reinforced Plating" [1:1] increases the total hull by 2% per level. The Founders skill "Enhanced Damage" [2:3] increases damage by 2% per level. In addition, the focused skill can now be toggled using a hotkey.
Three new Continuum Fragments have been added: The Sp-1 Fragment provides a specific modification to a given auxiliary item. The Sp-2 Fragment provides a specific modification to a given weapon or drone summoner auxiliary item. The Sp-3 Fragment provides a specific modification to a given ship.
The loot filter is now considered when sorting items. A text input has been added to the loot filter. Two new item-based recipes has been added to the Continuum Transmuter. Continuum Fragments that provide item modifications now only re-rolls item properties if the item already has a modification. The experience with large ships have been improved by various changes, such as increasing the damage output of their on-board turrets. Switching ship now also requires less surrounding space. The second act has undergone major changes to make it a better experience.
Apart from fun new features, many minor issues have been improved based on community feedback.
Progress is made on many things, both large and small! You can expect polish (e.g. regarding sound effects), new quality-of-life-features, more giant stations and various balance adjustments. Most importantly though, I am hard at work creating new content for the fourth act.
[ 2022-02-25 19:48:09 CET ] [ Original post ]
It's now been one month since Early Access started! This month has brought a ton of new features. As for the previous recap, most of these features are based on community suggestions. Please join discord if there is something you would like to see in Nienix - theres a good chance that it will happen.
First week
The first week added, among other things, a loot filter, a skill toggle, and two new loot pickup methods. This is covered by the previous post. The remainder of this post describes features introduced during week 2-4.
Hardcore mode
A Hardcore mode has been added. If a character playing on Hardcore dies in the campaign, it is moved to the Softcore campaign. Characters that play on Hardcore have their own shared Storage. Coop play is possible between Hardcore and Softcore. Playing on Hardcore enables unlocking a bunch of new achievements.
Giant stations
The game engine has been reworked to handle gigantic stations that can be easily traversed even with the largest Dreadnaughts. So far, a few new such stations have been added and some existing stations have been enlarged. Many more are in development!
Major revisions to the map
The map can now display sectors even when their content has been unloaded from memory! This works by caching sector map graphics, and in short means that discovered events can be viewed regardless of their distance from the player.
Quick-swapping ship
It is now possible to quick-swap the ship using a key. This is especially powerful in combination with the Axiom skill "Quick-Swap", that enables switching ship even when enemies are near.
Increased sensor range
The game can now handle even greater sensor range (~7300, up from ~4000). This should improve the experience when playing with Dreadnaught-class ships.
New skills
Three new skills have been added: The Axiom skill "Heavy Plating" [1:4] increases Hull regeneration based on the size of the ship (at max level with a big ship, it gives a 800% boost). It should make life easier when playing with larger ship types. The Founders skill "Reinforced Plating" [1:1] increases the total hull by 2% per level. The Founders skill "Enhanced Damage" [2:3] increases damage by 2% per level. In addition, the focused skill can now be toggled using a hotkey.
New Continuum Fragments
Three new Continuum Fragments have been added: The Sp-1 Fragment provides a specific modification to a given auxiliary item. The Sp-2 Fragment provides a specific modification to a given weapon or drone summoner auxiliary item. The Sp-3 Fragment provides a specific modification to a given ship.
Misc other changes
The loot filter is now considered when sorting items. A text input has been added to the loot filter. Two new item-based recipes has been added to the Continuum Transmuter. Continuum Fragments that provide item modifications now only re-rolls item properties if the item already has a modification. The experience with large ships have been improved by various changes, such as increasing the damage output of their on-board turrets. Switching ship now also requires less surrounding space. The second act has undergone major changes to make it a better experience.
Various bug fixes, polish (UI and sound effects) and balancing
Apart from fun new features, many minor issues have been improved based on community feedback.
Future updates
Progress is made on many things, both large and small! You can expect polish (e.g. regarding sound effects), new quality-of-life-features, more giant stations and various balance adjustments. Most importantly though, I am hard at work creating new content for the fourth act.
Misc update
[Continuum Transmuter] Continuum Fragments that provide item modifications now only re-rolls item properties if the item already has a modification. [UI] The tooltip of the Sp-2 Continuum Fragment has been changed. [Misc] Switching ship now requires less surrounding space.
[ 2022-02-25 19:40:45 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.55509167
[Continuum Transmuter] Continuum Fragments that provide item modifications now only re-rolls item properties if the item already has a modification. [UI] The tooltip of the Sp-2 Continuum Fragment has been changed. [Misc] Switching ship now requires less surrounding space.
Misc update
[UI] The increased loot rarity in Continuum Events is now displayed in the fullscreen map. [Balancing] Continuum Events have received minor difficulty adjustments. [Balancing] The Hull of enemies in Continuum Mode has been slightly reduced. [Bugfix] Fixed a bug related to the quest "Locate map to the Nienix" in act 2. If a player found the correct asteroid and warped back to the base station after entering it, the information indicators in the HUD and map would not point to it. This is now fixed.
[ 2022-02-24 17:56:00 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.55509166
[UI] The increased loot rarity in Continuum Events is now displayed in the fullscreen map. [Balancing] Continuum Events have received minor difficulty adjustments. [Balancing] The Hull of enemies in Continuum Mode has been slightly reduced. [Bugfix] Fixed a bug related to the quest "Locate map to the Nienix" in act 2. If a player found the correct asteroid and warped back to the base station after entering it, the information indicators in the HUD and map would not point to it. This is now fixed.
New Continuum Fragments and a new Axiom skill for large ships!
[Balancing] Damage of on-board turrets of player-controlled ships has been increased by 50%. Note that this only applies to new obtained loot. [Skill] A new Axiom skill called "Heavy Plating" [1:4] has been added. It increases Hull regeneration based on the size of the ship (at max level with a big ship, it gives a 800% boost), and should make life easier when playing with larger ship types. [Continuum Fragment] Sp-1 Fragment has been added. It provides a specific modification to a given auxiliary item. [Continuum Fragment] Sp-2 Fragment has been added. It provides a specific modification to a given weapon or drone summoner auxiliary item. [Continuum Fragment] Sp-3 Fragment has been added. It provides a specific modification to a given ship. [Continuum Transmuter] A new recipe that can be used to extract item modifications (and store them as SP-[1,2,3] Continuum Fragments) has been added. [Continuum Transmuter] The tooltip on the Transmute button now describes what recipe that is active, given that the recipe is known.
[ 2022-02-23 21:20:28 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.55509165
[Balancing] Damage of on-board turrets of player-controlled ships has been increased by 50%. Note that this only applies to new obtained loot. [Skill] A new Axiom skill called "Heavy Plating" [1:4] has been added. It increases Hull regeneration based on the size of the ship (at max level with a big ship, it gives a 800% boost), and should make life easier when playing with larger ship types. [Continuum Fragment] Sp-1 Fragment has been added. It provides a specific modification to a given auxiliary item. [Continuum Fragment] Sp-2 Fragment has been added. It provides a specific modification to a given weapon or drone summoner auxiliary item. [Continuum Fragment] Sp-3 Fragment has been added. It provides a specific modification to a given ship. [Continuum Transmuter] A new recipe that can be used to extract item modifications (and store them as SP-[1,2,3] Continuum Fragments) has been added. [Continuum Transmuter] The tooltip on the Transmute button now describes what recipe that is active, given that the recipe is known.
UI update!
[UI] Information indicators are no longer hidden by the Hull/Warp Plasma bars. [UI] The campaign game mode now has an appropriate text description
[ 2022-02-22 19:34:23 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.55509164
[UI] Information indicators are no longer hidden by the Hull/Warp Plasma bars. [UI] The campaign game mode now has an appropriate text description
Hardcore Mode!
[Hardcore] A Hardcore mode has been added. If a character playing on Hardcore dies in the campaign, it is moved to the Softcore campaign. Characters that play on Hardcore have their own shared Storage. Coop play is possible between Hardcore and Softcore. [Achievements] A bunch of new achievements related to the Hardcore mode has been added. [Misc] The doors in Act 1 and Act 2 have been revised. [Act 2] Some Brain Summoner enemies have been nerfed.
[ 2022-02-21 21:18:56 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.55509163
[Hardcore] A Hardcore mode has been added. If a character playing on Hardcore dies in the campaign, it is moved to the Softcore campaign. Characters that play on Hardcore have their own shared Storage. Coop play is possible between Hardcore and Softcore. [Achievements] A bunch of new achievements related to the Hardcore mode has been added. [Misc] The doors in Act 1 and Act 2 have been revised. [Act 2] Some Brain Summoner enemies have been nerfed.
Major changes to Act 2!
[Act 2] The second act has been significantly revised. In particular, some areas has been made less cramped, the Brain Summoners are less frequent, and the Hive Mind boss encounter is easier. [Misc] The loot filter text input is no longer case-sensitive. [Misc] The sort buttons in the Storage and Inventory now account for the loot filter.
[ 2022-02-18 22:13:21 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.55509162
[Act 2] The second act has been significantly revised. In particular, some areas has been made less cramped, the Brain Summoners are less frequent, and the Hive Mind boss encounter is easier. [Misc] The loot filter text input is no longer case-sensitive. [Misc] The sort buttons in the Storage and Inventory now account for the loot filter.
Loot filter search field!
[Loot filter] It is now possible to set a loot filter using text (using a regex). [Loot filter] The highlighting of items in the inventory has been improved. [Map] The map can now also render sectors that have been unloaded from memory. [Bugfix] Fixed a minor issue related to UI widget highlighting. [Bugfix] Sound effects volume is now correctly set to the saved value when the game starts. [Bugfix] The steering mode no longer changes when the cursor is above UI widgets.
[ 2022-02-17 21:24:36 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.55509161
[Loot filter] It is now possible to set a loot filter using text (using a regex). [Loot filter] The highlighting of items in the inventory has been improved. [Map] The map can now also render sectors that have been unloaded from memory. [Bugfix] Fixed a minor issue related to UI widget highlighting. [Bugfix] Sound effects volume is now correctly set to the saved value when the game starts. [Bugfix] The steering mode no longer changes when the cursor is above UI widgets.
Misc update
[Skills] The state of the focused skill is now saved to disk. [Misc] Quick play previously required first stopping the currently running game if it acted as host. This is no longer necessary. [Misc] Left-clicking UI elements is now more responsive. [Misc] Zoom is now disabled for the transparent map mode. To change the zoom for this map mode, zoom in/out in the full screen map and then switch back to the transparent map. [Misc] It is now possible to hold right mouse button when selling items in the shop, and when moving items to/from the Continuum Transmuter. [Misc] It is now possible to trigger multiple active auxiliary items if they are bound to the same key. [Bug] Fixed some incorrect texts.
[ 2022-02-16 20:13:38 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.55509160
[Skills] The state of the focused skill is now saved to disk. [Misc] Quick play previously required first stopping the currently running game if it acted as host. This is no longer necessary. [Misc] Left-clicking UI elements is now more responsive. [Misc] Zoom is now disabled for the transparent map mode. To change the zoom for this map mode, zoom in/out in the full screen map and then switch back to the transparent map. [Misc] It is now possible to hold right mouse button when selling items in the shop, and when moving items to/from the Continuum Transmuter. [Misc] It is now possible to trigger multiple active auxiliary items if they are bound to the same key. [Bug] Fixed some incorrect texts.
Improving dual-specs!
[Skill] A new Founders skill called "Reinforced Plating" [1:1] has been added. This skill increases the total hull by 2% per level. [Skill] A new Founders skill called "Enhanced Damage" [2:3] has been added. This skill increases damage by 2% per level. [Balancing] The Vagrantis skill "Demolition Mastery" [3:5] now increases all kinds of damage. [Balancing] The Imperius skill "Freezing Touch" [2:4] now increases all kinds of damage. [Balancing] The Founders skill "Ignited Warp Plasma" [3:4] now works with all weapon types. The dependency to the skill "Energy Damage Booster" has been removed. [Misc] Items can now be moved between the Storage and Inventory by holding the right mouse button instead of clicking it. [Bug] Fixed an issue related to particle effects that sometimes were rendered incorrectly. [Bug] Fixed a graphical issue for the map when playing with a resolution greater than 1920x1080.
[ 2022-02-15 20:49:25 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.55509159
[Skill] A new Founders skill called "Reinforced Plating" [1:1] has been added. This skill increases the total hull by 2% per level. [Skill] A new Founders skill called "Enhanced Damage" [2:3] has been added. This skill increases damage by 2% per level. [Balancing] The Vagrantis skill "Demolition Mastery" [3:5] now increases all kinds of damage. [Balancing] The Imperius skill "Freezing Touch" [2:4] now increases all kinds of damage. [Balancing] The Founders skill "Ignited Warp Plasma" [3:4] now works with all weapon types. The dependency to the skill "Energy Damage Booster" has been removed. [Misc] Items can now be moved between the Storage and Inventory by holding the right mouse button instead of clicking it. [Bug] Fixed an issue related to particle effects that sometimes were rendered incorrectly. [Bug] Fixed a graphical issue for the map when playing with a resolution greater than 1920x1080.
New Act 1 station event
[Graphics] Added normal and gloss maps to the doors in Act 1. [Station] Added a new station event to Act 1. This station can be easily explored with larger ships.
[ 2022-02-14 19:21:20 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.55509158
[Graphics] Added normal and gloss maps to the doors in Act 1. [Station] Added a new station event to Act 1. This station can be easily explored with larger ships.
Coop softlock bugs fixed
[Bug] Fixed a networking error related to content loading that could cause a softlock for clients when exploring dungeons. [Bug] Fixed a softlock that sometimes could occur for the Space Station event in Act 1.
[ 2022-02-14 10:26:24 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.55509157
[Bug] Fixed a networking error related to content loading that could cause a softlock for clients when exploring dungeons. [Bug] Fixed a softlock that sometimes could occur for the Space Station event in Act 1.
UI hotfix
[Bug] Fixed errors related to navigating drop-down lists using arrow keys/gamepad. [Bug] Fixed incorrect anchoring for item tabs in inventory and loot filter checkboxes. The incorrect anchoring would place these widgets in incorrect positions when changing between resolutions that have different aspect ratios.
[ 2022-02-13 16:37:46 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.55509156
[Bug] Fixed errors related to navigating drop-down lists using arrow keys/gamepad. [Bug] Fixed incorrect anchoring for item tabs in inventory and loot filter checkboxes. The incorrect anchoring would place these widgets in incorrect positions when changing between resolutions that have different aspect ratios.
Higher sensor range!
[Sensors] The game can now handle even greater sensor range (~7300, up from 5000). This should improve the experience when playing with Dreadnaught class-ships. [UI] The top-center enemy information widget has been revised - the healthbar is now clearer. [UI] The color of elite enemies (blue) has been slightly changed. [Bug] Fixed a bug related to some event-type dungeons not spawning with external doors. [Misc] The dungeon generation algorithm has had minor changes. [Act 3] A few of the event stations in Act 3 have been revised.
[ 2022-02-12 12:19:49 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.55509155
[Sensors] The game can now handle even greater sensor range (~7300, up from 5000). This should improve the experience when playing with Dreadnaught class-ships. [UI] The top-center enemy information widget has been revised - the healthbar is now clearer. [UI] The color of elite enemies (blue) has been slightly changed. [Bug] Fixed a bug related to some event-type dungeons not spawning with external doors. [Misc] The dungeon generation algorithm has had minor changes. [Act 3] A few of the event stations in Act 3 have been revised.
Giant stations update!
[ 2022-02-11 10:56:08 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.55509154 [Event] A new station event has been added to Act 3. This event takes place in a giant station that can be traversed even with the largest ships. The warp gates in these also work for the largest ships. [Bug] A soft lock has been fixed for two bosses in Act 3 (doors that prevented access to the bosses if the player died during the skirmish). [Bug] Fixed a performance issue related to some lights not being correctly unloaded. [Bug] Fixed a performance issue (a memory leak that occurred when playing multiplayer) for the map. [Bug] Beam-weapons now behave as expected with the 360-mod. [Balancing] Beam-weapons that can repair hull can no longer repair the hull of self. [UI] Made the UI more responsive. [UI] Revised a few texts.
Quick-swap of skills and ship!
[Ships] It is now possible to quick-swap the ship using a key. [Skills] It is now possible to designate a focused skill that can be quick-swapped using a key. [Balancing] Damage has been reduced for enemies summoned by Brains in Act 2. [Balancing] Worm huggers can no longer pull really large targets. [Balancing] The Axiom skill "Straight Shooting" now provides 5% decreased bullet spread per level (up from 2%). [Bug] Disabled a few incorrect weapon mods for raycast-type weapons. [Bug] Ricochets are now correctly cast from the collision point of raycast-type bullets.
[ 2022-02-09 18:25:15 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.55509153
[Ships] It is now possible to quick-swap the ship using a key. [Skills] It is now possible to designate a focused skill that can be quick-swapped using a key. [Balancing] Damage has been reduced for enemies summoned by Brains in Act 2. [Balancing] Worm huggers can no longer pull really large targets. [Balancing] The Axiom skill "Straight Shooting" now provides 5% decreased bullet spread per level (up from 2%). [Bug] Disabled a few incorrect weapon mods for raycast-type weapons. [Bug] Ricochets are now correctly cast from the collision point of raycast-type bullets.
Misc update
[ 2022-02-08 20:55:17 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.55509152 [Bug] Fixed a soft lock related to event enemies not spawning in the area after the tutorial. [Misc] The front/scout camera tracks more smoothly when the zoom is high. This is especially noticeable at the start of the game. [UI] The character selection screen has received minor changes. [Balancing] The Vagrantis skill "Blazing Rockets" now applies to any weapon, and not just fire-based weapons. [Balancing] The Imperius skill "Warped Strike" now applies to any weapon, and not just cold-based weapons.
Misc update
[Bug] The line of sight shader could previously produce black borders at the edge of the screen when moving really fast. This is now fixed. [Bug] Fixed a bug with the new map that in some edge-cases could cause caves to not been shown. [AI] Summons and enemies with the escort/follow-type AI now more quickly track their master. [Misc] Minor changes to the front/scout camera mode. [Misc] The load outs in the character creation screen have been reordered. [Performance] Significantly reduced the memory footprint of the map. [Balancing] Reduced the number of Continuum Fragments in a few kinds of event shops.
[ 2022-02-07 21:02:09 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.55509151
[Bug] The line of sight shader could previously produce black borders at the edge of the screen when moving really fast. This is now fixed. [Bug] Fixed a bug with the new map that in some edge-cases could cause caves to not been shown. [AI] Summons and enemies with the escort/follow-type AI now more quickly track their master. [Misc] Minor changes to the front/scout camera mode. [Misc] The load outs in the character creation screen have been reordered. [Performance] Significantly reduced the memory footprint of the map. [Balancing] Reduced the number of Continuum Fragments in a few kinds of event shops.
Map updates!
[Map] The map UI has been greatly reworked. [Map] The game now remembers which map mode that was used and sets this as default when a game is created/joined. [Bug] Fixed a bug with the "Collision" loot pickup method. [Bug] Fixed a text timing issue related to the cutscene to the second act. [Bug] The current quest is no longer reset when switching to another act. [Misc] The game now exits significantly faster.
[ 2022-02-06 21:27:04 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.55509150
[Map] The map UI has been greatly reworked. [Map] The game now remembers which map mode that was used and sets this as default when a game is created/joined. [Bug] Fixed a bug with the "Collision" loot pickup method. [Bug] Fixed a text timing issue related to the cutscene to the second act. [Bug] The current quest is no longer reset when switching to another act. [Misc] The game now exits significantly faster.
Launch week summary!
It is now possible to set different loot filters to highlight items with properties valuable to your build!
Any unlocked skill can now be enabled/disabled!
There are now three different loot pickup methods available: Standard: Pressing the interact button causes the loot closest to the player to be picked up. (This is the default variant) Collision: All loot is picked up automatically upon collision with the player. Bulk: Pressing the interact button causes all items in a large area around the player to be picked up.
Three new item modifications have been added: Glass cannon: Increased attack speed at the cost of reduced resist all. Heavy shooter: Increased damage at the cost of reduced attack speed. Sturdy Hull: Increased hull at the cost of reduced damage.
Apart from fun new features, many minor issues have been improved based on community feedback.
[ 2022-02-05 15:21:45 CET ] [ Original post ]
It's now been one week since Early Access started! A big thanks to everyone who has played so far, you rock! And a special thanks to those that have given their feedback! Several great new features have already been added based on the feedback from the community - many more will be added in the coming weeks!
Loot filters
It is now possible to set different loot filters to highlight items with properties valuable to your build!
Disabling skills
Any unlocked skill can now be enabled/disabled!
New loot pickup methods
There are now three different loot pickup methods available: Standard: Pressing the interact button causes the loot closest to the player to be picked up. (This is the default variant) Collision: All loot is picked up automatically upon collision with the player. Bulk: Pressing the interact button causes all items in a large area around the player to be picked up.
New recipes in the Continuum Transmuter
Three new item modifications have been added: Glass cannon: Increased attack speed at the cost of reduced resist all. Heavy shooter: Increased damage at the cost of reduced attack speed. Sturdy Hull: Increased hull at the cost of reduced damage.
Various bug fixes, polish (UI and sound effects) and balancing
Apart from fun new features, many minor issues have been improved based on community feedback.
Bug fixes
[Bug] Fixed a bug in the content loading/unloading system, which could cause crash/lock. [Bug] Fixed a bug with the "Collision" loot pickup method which would destroy items if inventory was full. [Bug] Fixed a bug with the "Collision" loot pickup method which could cause item duplication. [UI] Added a description to the dedicated server info. [Misc] Disabled the campaign player bots. These will be restored after they have been more polished.
[ 2022-02-05 07:16:57 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.55509149
[Bug] Fixed a bug in the content loading/unloading system, which could cause crash/lock. [Bug] Fixed a bug with the "Collision" loot pickup method which would destroy items if inventory was full. [Bug] Fixed a bug with the "Collision" loot pickup method which could cause item duplication. [UI] Added a description to the dedicated server info. [Misc] Disabled the campaign player bots. These will be restored after they have been more polished.
Skill Tree Update!
[Skills] All skills can now be disabled/enabled through checkboxes. [Loot] The "Bulk" and "Collision" loot pickup methods now consider the set item quality filter. [UI] The detailed item tooltip can now be removed by clicking the bound key again. [UI] Revised the animations for the loot filter for items in inventory slots. [UI] Fixed an issue related to incorrect crosshair position when navigating lists using a gamepad. [UI] Latency of network games is now correctly displayed with a color in the Join game screen. The game mode icon position has also been corrected. [Balancing] Hull of elite enemies are now scaled more aggressively with their hitbox - smaller elite enemies have significantly less hull than larger elite enemies. [Bug] Fixed AI bug related to summoned drone followers when employing large ships.
[ 2022-02-04 14:10:36 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.55509148
[Skills] All skills can now be disabled/enabled through checkboxes. [Loot] The "Bulk" and "Collision" loot pickup methods now consider the set item quality filter. [UI] The detailed item tooltip can now be removed by clicking the bound key again. [UI] Revised the animations for the loot filter for items in inventory slots. [UI] Fixed an issue related to incorrect crosshair position when navigating lists using a gamepad. [UI] Latency of network games is now correctly displayed with a color in the Join game screen. The game mode icon position has also been corrected. [Balancing] Hull of elite enemies are now scaled more aggressively with their hitbox - smaller elite enemies have significantly less hull than larger elite enemies. [Bug] Fixed AI bug related to summoned drone followers when employing large ships.
Hotfix
[UI] Item names are now underlined in world-space if they match a set loot filter. [Bug] Fixed an issue with the map. [Bug] Fixed a bug related to transmuting Mythic-rarity items in Continuum mode.
[ 2022-02-03 18:44:14 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.55509147
[UI] Item names are now underlined in world-space if they match a set loot filter. [Bug] Fixed an issue with the map. [Bug] Fixed a bug related to transmuting Mythic-rarity items in Continuum mode.
Continuum Transmuter Update!
[Continuum Transmuter] Many changes to the Continuum Transmuter. Fixed several bugs, and most recipes have been improved. Its tutorial has also been improved. [UI] Reduced the time spent changing background when moving into a new biome. [Bug] Fixed issue that could cause sound effects to loop for a few weapons. [Bug] Fixed locked door bug when dying on the first boss in act 3. [Bug] Map is now only bound to the chosen key. [Balancing] The difficulty in Continuum Mode now scales linearly over the acts instead of acting as a "barrier" upon entry. [UI] Fixed various texts.
[ 2022-02-01 20:37:11 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.55509146
[Continuum Transmuter] Many changes to the Continuum Transmuter. Fixed several bugs, and most recipes have been improved. Its tutorial has also been improved. [UI] Reduced the time spent changing background when moving into a new biome. [Bug] Fixed issue that could cause sound effects to loop for a few weapons. [Bug] Fixed locked door bug when dying on the first boss in act 3. [Bug] Map is now only bound to the chosen key. [Balancing] The difficulty in Continuum Mode now scales linearly over the acts instead of acting as a "barrier" upon entry. [UI] Fixed various texts.
Convenient Looting Update!
This patch makes looting a lot more convenient!
[ 2022-01-31 22:41:02 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.55509145
This patch makes looting a lot more convenient!
- [Loot] It is now possible to set loot filters in the character information screen!
- [Loot] There are now three options regarding loot pickups: Standard: Pressing the interact button causes the loot closest to the player to be picked up. (This is the default variant) Collision: All loot is picked up automatically upon collision with the player. Bulk: Pressing the interact button causes all items in a large area around the player to be picked up.
- [Act 3] Reduced the Hull of "bullet hell" turrets by 70%. Also increased their loot a bit.
- [UI] Fixed a few incorrect item names.
- [Shop] The "Identify all" button in the shop now identifies all items in all inventory tabs instead of only the active tab.
- [Skill] Xinthu skill "Enhanced Shields" [1:2]: Now 3% buff per level (up from 1%).
- [Skill] Imperius skill "Frost Shield" [4:1]: Now 6% buff per level (up from 5%).
- [Bug] Beam-type weapons now work as expected with the TNT modification.
- [Bug] Skills that added AOEs upon usage of an active auxiliary item did not work properly if the item already generated an AOE of the same type. Now fixed.
Minor content update
[ 2022-01-30 13:36:44 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.55509144
- [Balancing] Xinthu Talent "Lethal Injection" [2:4] now provides 4% bonus DoT damage (up from 3%). It now also affects fire and lightning damage.
- [Balancing] Xinthu Talent "Crushing Hits" [3:4] now provides 20% bonus crit damage per level (up from 10%).
- [Balancing] Xinthu Talent "Precise Aim" [4:4] now provides 3% bonus crit chance per level (up from 2%).
- [Balancing] Imperius Talent "Frostbite" [2:3] now provides 2% bonus damage per level (up from 1%).
- [UI] Added another decimal to the Hull / second information in the Survival tab.
- [UI] Updated a few tooltip descriptions.
- [Misc] Increased the hitbox when picking up items from world space.
- [Item modification] New auxiliary modification: "Glass cannon" - Increased attack speed at the cost of reduced resist all.
- [Item modification] New auxiliary modification: "Heavy shooter" - Increased damage at the cost of reduced attack speed.
- [Item modification] New auxiliary modification: "Sturdy Hull" - Increased hull at the cost of reduced damage.
- [Ships] Fixed a few incorrect ship names and hitboxes.
- [Drones] Passive drones are now moved between grids.
- [Music] The title music now loops seamlessly.
Hotfix #2
[olist] [UI] Minor changes to the Continuum Transmuter screen.
[UI] Minor changes to the item tool tip.
[UI] Added a description to the create new character menu (regarding "Loadout").
[UI] Fixed UI error for weapon cooldowns related to weapon attack speed.
[Act 1] Charger-type enemies in the Old Outpost event no longer need be killed to open the doors.
[Bug] Hull repair bonuses (%) now also affect hull restored per second gained from passive sources (e.g., talents or item properties).
[Bug] Fixed error related to beam-type weapons and the BFG mod.
[Talent] Xinthu Talents "Crushing Hits", "Precise Aim" and "Slow But Deadly" have been slightly revised.
[/olist]
[ 2022-01-29 20:23:50 CET ] [ Original post ]
Version 0.55509143
[olist]
Hotfix #1
[ 2022-01-29 10:57:36 CET ] [ Original post ]
This update address a crash bug that has been observed for a few players.
Continuum Transmuter UI
[ 2022-01-28 21:53:54 CET ] [ Original post ]
Minor changes to the Continuum Transmuter UI.
Early Access has begun!
A hardcore mode, where death is permanent.
More events and quests, such as new dungeons, caves and rescue missions.
A fourth act. When the fourth act is released, the level cap will be raised from 40 to 60.
A third campaign mode called "Continuum XL" that is unlocked after the game has been completed on Continuum mode. The difference between Continuum XL and Continuum is similar to the difference between Continuum and the regular campaign (higher difficulty and more content).
Polish of existing content, such as updated graphics and audio.
[/olist]
Subject to change based on community feedback:
[ 2022-01-28 16:35:49 CET ] [ Original post ]
Today is the day!
I am extremely proud and excited to share Nienix with all of you!
I would like to thank everyone who participated in the closed beta. Your feedback has been priceless! This is the main reason why I chose Early Access - I want to make this game as good as can be!
The current state of the game could very well have been a "final" product. The fastest completion time of the campaign among the ~100 beta testers is 12 hours. And completing the campaign is not the end! By doing so, the Continuum Mode is unlocked. Beta testers that continued to explore end-game content in Continuum typically spent hundreds of hours developing a single character!
That said, Nienix is far from feature complete! The overall roadmap looks as given below.
Will definitely happen:
[olist]
- A dedicated server option that can be run in headless mode (the current dedicated server option requires a GUI).
- A world editor that can be used to create custom campaigns.
- Localization for languages other than English.
- A new game mode called "Fleet Commander" which is a strategy game where the player can summon the different enemies that have been defeated in the campaign.
- More PvP maps and polish to existing PvP game modes.
- Pretty much anything that tickles your fancy!
Early Access starting soon!
[ 2021-12-12 19:55:07 CET ] [ Original post ]
Nienix has been in development for 7(!) long years, and we finally feel that it is ready for the public! Early Access will begin Jan 28, 2022! Make sure to wishlist and tell your friends!
DreamHack PvP Update!
[ 2021-07-26 13:49:59 CET ] [ Original post ]
To celebrate being part of DreamHack Beyond, online PvP modes have been temporarily enabled in the Nienix Demo! Make sure to try them while they are available!
Arena mode now available!
[ 2021-01-09 22:45:09 CET ] [ Original post ]
The arena mode enables creative experiments with defeated foes in a "god-simulator" style. It is available for both the demo and the closed beta and supports both single player and multi player.
Heavy Gunships Update!
[ 2020-10-17 12:01:47 CET ] [ Original post ]
The demo and beta tester build have been updated! This update contains a range of new features:
- Frigates, cruisers and motherships have been added to the loot tables. These are heavier than light gunships. To compensate, they have more hull and are equipped with turrets.
- There is now a "Flight Assist" option that if enabled causes the ship to slowly stop if the player is not attempting to move.
- Various bugs have been patched. Example fixed bugs include corrections to AI pathfinding and AOE colliders, and a bug related to screen resolutions for multi-monitor setups.
- Several significant performance increases have been made.
Ask us anything during a live stream with the devs!
[ 2020-10-01 20:47:04 CET ] [ Original post ]
Have you ever had a question about the development of Nienix, or what's going on behind the scenes? We'll try to answer all of your questions live on our developer stream that we'll be hosting during the festival! Join our discord if you want to follow the development! The Nienix Team
Nienix
HolmCom
HolmCom
2022-01-28
RPG Singleplayer Multiplayer Coop
Game News Posts 297
🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse
🎮 Full Controller Support
Very Positive
(295 reviews)
https://www.nienix.net
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1332760
Nienix Depot Linux [785.76 M]
Story
Embark on an epic voyage in search of the mythical artifact Nienix through galaxies in conflict. Be prepared for an action-packed experience!As the Nienix is believed to possess an incredible power, it is sought by every faction in the known universe.
Gameplay
Nienix is a fast-paced multiplayer action role playing game with tight controls. The world is procedurally generated, making it infinite and each game session unique. Key gameplay elements include:- engaging combat and tight controls
- a 20+ hour main quest with a captivating story and 60 character progression levels
- carefully designed character progression systems, such as extensive skill trees
- next to endless variety of legendary loot
- lots of end-game content, such as a hard+ mode (available upon completion of main quest), raids, special events, and a hardcore mode
- challenging boss fights
- enemy factions that compete for dominance in the universe
- designed from ground up for multiplayer online COOP and PvP
- procedural content, making each character build and playthrough unique
- an infinite, immersive universe
MINIMAL SETUP
- Processor: Dual Core 2GHzMemory: 1 GB RAM
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: OpenGL 2.0+ support
- Storage: 1 GB available space
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- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Dedicated GFX. OpenGL 2.0+ support
- Storage: 1 GB available space
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