Hey everyone! This week’s update is a big one with lots of changes and additions. We hope you’ll be excited about, so let’s get into it!

Starting the Campaign

We've released the first 3 missions for the campaign mode, along with a sweet-looking Star Map which can be used to select them! We have more missions planned for future updates, but wanted to show you what we have been working on the past few weeks and get your feedback.

Snake Boss

Speaking of new content, the snake boss we mentioned in our last update, has slithered into the game! This menacing creature can be found in the Asteroid Base level of the campaign and after beating threat level 5 in Endless Play.

Balance and Polish

In addition, we spent a lot of time playing the game and working on making improvements to Endless Play's balance including:

• Overhaul of the difficulty system in Galacide.
• Adding more threat levels to Endless mode.
• Making the difficulty increase per threat levels less steep.

We feel the adjustments made will make your gameplay experience much more enjoyable, but they were rather significant. Which is why we decided to reset the leaderboards - so those Top 10 spots are back up for grabs! But wait, there’s more! We added announcements and music transitions after you complete a difficulty tier in Endless play. We also made some changes to the menu system, redesigning the Main and Options menus, and incorporating Endless Play into the new Star Map.

Fixes and Optimizations

Finally, we took time the past few weeks to address bugs and improve Galacide's performance by reviewing and updating our code. Special thanks to everyone who’s provided detailed information on bugs and performance issues they have been running into, thus far! This is our biggest update for Galacide to date, and it definitely won’t be our last! Hop in the game to check out the new features and let us know what you think - we really appreciate hearing our player's feedback! Thank you for reading.

[ 2015-05-16 22:58:47 CET ] [ Original post ]