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.

[ 2023-03-15 18:32:22 CET ] [ Original post ]

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