Update 0.5.1

Campaign

• New Level: Queen’s Nest
  • To future-proof Titus for a major update later this year the Spyder Queen boss encounter has been moved to its own unique level
  • This includes a much improved intro cutscene and some big art updates but the most interesting parts of this change are still under the hood for now
  • Look for one final area to explore here in another future update!

• Preproduction on Upcoming Campaign Levels
  • Planet [REDACTED] is moving steadily through its initial blockout phase
  • This Campaign Planet will feature new environmental damage systems and at least one new weapon manufacturer, Vecu Armaments (possibly more…?)
  • Planet Sentinel (already playable in Holochamber mode) has completed its Campaign blockout phase and has entered early art and dev testing!
  • This penultimate Campaign Planet will feature new enemies not yet seen in Holochamber and a major new weapon manufacturer, Olorun Defense Systems
  • (Please note that each of these planets will take several months to fully implement, test, and go live, but this last cycle’s progress represents a major milestone for Phase Four!)
  • Watch the Discord channel to stay informed with the latest screenshots and dev news

Spooky Mode

• Halloween Event is Active
  • The Nova Genesis System will be haunted for the next two weeks
  • Core gameplay is unaffected, but watch for secrets and other spooky changes

 

Characters

• Juggernaut Skills and Stats Update
  • Skills
    • Based on player feedback we’ve made a major overhaul to Laser Core
    • Mobility has been greatly increased (although this will be further adjusted after player testing)
    • Damage scales with the Offensive stat and player level, but even the initial output is devastating!
    • Updated Overcharge skill Level 2 and and 3 shield regeneration delay to 0.25 seconds
    • These changes should seriously improve Juggernaut’s viability in combat
    • Share your thoughts and suggest other improvements on our Discord
  • Character Stats
    • Updated shield regeneration delay from 2 to 1.75 seconds
• Stryker Skills Update
  • Updated shield regeneration delay from 2 to 1.75 seconds
  • New art for Remote Charge Skill

 

General Updates and Fixes

• Gameplay
  • Fixed an issue where the game could become unplayable when three or more players are present
  • Solved an issue that would cause a stranded copy of Player 1 to appear at the start of a mission
  • The “Level Up!” fanfare will no longer trigger upon loading from a save file

 

• UI
  • Streamer window UI testing continues
  • Check out twitch.tv/hitscangames to see it in action and offer feedback

 

• Main Menu
  • Spooky for Halloween Season

 

• Genesis II Station
  • Updated the rotation and position for Titus to improve visibility throughout the station
  • Improved the collision for the projector in the Archives
  • Expanded art in zones still under construction
  • Fixed logic causing the System Map to load the wrong campaign sub levels
  • Updated Halloween NPC dialogue

 

• Lockjaw Cell Blocks
  • Added new structural art to the Distribution Hub area between the Oxygen Generation room and the Military Warehouse
  • Added new post processing and screen effects
  • Fixed an art error where a floor tile in Y Block had partially vanished
  • Known Issue: some minor art streaming errors still exist in Y and Z Blocks on lower floors

 

• Titus
  • Updated art throughout the level
  • Added new collision on the approach to the CommsNet Tower
  • Adjusted staircases throughout the level to get them more flush with the terrain
  • Minor dialogue updates
  • Added a CommsNet node at Drill Site Five
  • Made CommsNet nodes adaptive to player behavior; as the network expands each tower will react
  • Updated art in the Site Two Sinkhole for better consistency with the other Drill Sites
  • Inserted new cutscenes at various points in the level
  • Added vista points throughout the level (these will tie into a future update but have been enabled early)
  • Cleaned up navigation volumes in the Broodwatcher chamber
  • Updated art, lighting and navigation in and around the Broodwatcher chamber
  • Fixed a bug where the player was not spawning in the air when entering the Sinkhole

 

• Oterion Jungle
  • Updated the loot table for the B3-L1-4L miniboss battle with a consolation prize for non-completionists

 

• Oterion Lost City
  • Added rain screen effects and post processing
  • Added ambient sounds to forested areas
  • Fixed a bug where players could fall into an inescapable pit during the final corridor

 

• Oterion Ruined Sanctum
  • Art streaming optimization should slightly improve framerate and performance throughout the level
  • Fixed a serious bug where enemies were spawning at levels up to 15 higher than intended
  • Updated the moving platforms to better cascade in difficulty from the beginning to the end in each chamber
  • Slightly raised the baseline time that all platforms stay up
  • Adjusted some art near the end of the puzzle path sequence to better showcase the guide lines