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Fixed issue with encounter reward upgrade choices where the sprite and colour was incorrect for synergy and final upgrades. Fixed Outer Atmospheric Lightning animation not playing correctly after pausing or levelling up while the threat event is active. Fixed the charger miniboss
In the game over screen, changed the displayed equipped perk icon so that nothing is shown for locked or unequipped perks. In the game over screen, changed the layering so that the equipped perk icon is behind equipped module names. Fixed an issue displaying HP that affected ship
Boss HP Bars Added full-sized HP bars for boss fights with unique icons for each boss. Including double HP bars for the laser twin boss fight. Fixes Fixed score and streak not displaying in the game over screen if score tracking is disabled in the options. Fixed Astral Upgrades n
Boss Changes This update focuses on quality of life and clarity improvements regarding bosses and boss deaths. Bosses now have a visible small HP bar similar to module charge bars on them so you know your progress in defeating them and how close they are to death. Also added are
Fixed an issue when trying to select the 4th or 5th challenge invasion in a system with a controller. When returning from the challenge invasion screen with a controller, the challenge invasion button will now be selected. When entering the mode select screen with a controller, t
1.0 Release Update The major 1.0 release is finally here, bringing tons of new content, unlocks, improvements, fixes, and changes! Since this is planned as the final update, I wanted to make it worthwhile and include as much as possible to push Space Mercenary Defense Force to th
New Modules Although the last update announcement said they were the final modules, this update brings the true final modules in 3 much needed new Defensive-type modules. These should provide more variety and function to defensive and hybrid builds as well as more utility to the
This is the final module pack update before launch bringing 4 newly inspired offensive modules! New Modules Ray Gun Shooter Module Fires a burst of piercing rays, dealing increased damage after each hit Upgrade to increase piercing damage, accuracy, fire rate, damage or bursts, p
This update brings in a full rework to the final boss fight, adds transition animations upon winning/losing, includes 5 new achievements, and fixes some bugs. Mothership rework The final boss mothership fight has been reworked with new attacks, and a new death animation upon kill
Fixed Virgo Celestial Modifier explosion scaling. Explosions will correctly scale to have a doubled explosion area. Fixed poison cloud scaling over time Fixed poison cloud explosion damage not doubling with the Leo Celestial Modifier Fixed and improved score text rainbow flashing
Fixes & Changes Fixed off world targeting scaling incorrectly Fixed Steam rich presence in-game timer going below 00:00 Fixed Prize Earnings achievement not unlocking Fixed quitting while a killstreak is fading not resetting the killstreak text Fixed imbued enemy effects not
This update introduces all-new threat events bringing additional challenge to the game as well as some fixes. Threat Events Every run you will encounter a random threat event sometime after the 2nd or 3rd boss randomly. This update adds 3 different types with varying spawn rates
Fixes & Changes Added true hue shifting to imbued enemies as opposed to a colour overlay for better colour changes Fixed shooter imbued enemies having their alpha affected and becoming transparent Fixed size scaling of imbued enemy effects and made shooter aura flash less fla
This update brings fixes, Steam enhanced rich presence functionality, & introduces imbued enemies to the game. Imbued Enemies Imbued enemies are empowered with random effects, making them harder to kill, and giving various abilities. Throughout the game, enemies have an incre
This major update brings 2 all new chance events & changes to the slot machine. Chance events are luck-based random chance minigames like the slot machine event that has been in the game since launch. This update introduces the coin flip and wheel spin events to the game to p
New Modules This update brings 4 new dessert-themed modules to the game to help defend against the alien invasion while satisfying your sweet tooth! Ice Cream Cannon Module Cycle through launching different flavour scoops with different effects Choose between upgrading each flavo
This update brings Steam Auto-Cloud saves to the game and improves the current save file structure. Save File Conversion If a legacy save file exists, it will be converted to the new format and location upon launching so your game progress will not be lost. The new filepath facto
Turbo Mode This update brings an optional Turbo mode that can be unlocked by achieving your first victory and toggled in the main menu before starting a run. If you have achieved a victory before this update, it will already be unlocked for you. Turbo mode speeds up all movement
New Modules This update brings 3 new deployable modules to help stop the alien invasion! Deployable Sprinkler Sentry Module Deploys a sentry turret that fires in a sprinkler pattern Upgrade to increase deploy rate, active time, damage, attack patterns, & more! Strongest in th
Store Page Update The Steam store page for Space Mercenary Defense Force has received a long overdue update adding a new trailer video for the v0.8 synergy upgrades release, showing most of the new content added since launch, new screenshots, and improved gifs in the description