Hi all,
This update includes 2 brand new abilities for your disposal against the mindless asteroids or the sentient battleships. Burst through their defences with rapid fire, dodge their attacks in slow motion, or just collect the plenty new achievements!
Progressive Achievements
After a lot of tinkering with the Steamworks API and achievement system, I've finally managed to add progressive stat achievements. This means that I can include long-term achievements such as "Win 10 games in total" with ease and all you have to do is play and not mess with any save system! I'm still learning the best ways to make use of this but for now, I've added 11 new achievements for completionists, giving you more to do than ever.
New Ability: Fast Reflex
Available in: Classic, Most Wanted
Introducing Fast Reflex, an ability which slows down time for 2 seconds, allowing you to dodge incoming asteroids with no problems. Everything else slows down, while you remain faster than the enemies, with a low cooldown of 15s!
New Ability: Heavy Barrel
Available in: Classic, Most Wanted
Also with this update comes Heavy Barrel, an ability which doubles your firing speed for 2 seconds, giving you the opportunity to destroy enemies in quick succession. The trade off is that this ability has a cooldown of 45s, so use it only when you need it.
Patch Notes
New
- Added 11 Achievements
- Added Fast Reflex ability
- Added Heavy Barrel ability
Changes
- Updated Gamemodes List
- Updated Controls List
Fixes
- Fixed Repair Bar on Mayhem not working correctly
Regarding Search and Destroy
After playing some Search and Destroy for a while, as it has been neglected since I created it, I've come to realise that honestly, its boring as hell compared to the other options, with the only reason to play it for achievements. Therefore, this update removes the mode and achievements that come with it. The gamemode may be added back in the future, or replaced with a new idea, but for now it will remain empty.