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Patch 24.6 - Quality of Life Update

Hello!

This update brings revamps to the progression system, as I feel like it was lacking previously. This includes level reward changes, the removal of rebirth, and level unlocks!

Tutorial

The tutorial has now been scrapped, leaving only a tooltip on how each ability works as before. As for the descriptions of how to play each game, you can now access that on the game hub by hovering over each mode's image. It will now display what you need to do, what you can do, and how long it takes to complete the level fully.

In-Game Rewards

Once again, this needs balancing. You will now have to complete a mode to gain full XP rather than survive each round, and you will get a small bonus reward for surviving half the rounds. In addition to these balances, you'll be able to now see how many levels you get from completing a mode.

1 XP = 1 Level

  • Classic Normal: Mid-Round: 50XP ➔ 5XP , End Round: 15XP ➔ 25XP , Total: 65XP ➔ 30XP

  • Classic Mayhem: Mid-Round: 50XP ➔ 5XP , End Round: 40XP ➔ 75XP , Total: 90XP ➔ 80XP

  • Chaos: Total: 40XP ➔ 50XP

  • Most Wanted Normal: Mid-Round: 5XP ➔ 0XP , End Round: 15XP ➔ 20XP , Total: 20XP

  • Most Wanted Mayhem: Mid-Round: 5XP ➔ 0XP , End Round: 30XP ➔ 40XP , Total: 35XP ➔ 40XP

  • Reality Shift: Total: 95XP ➔ 80XP

  • Rescue Operations: In-Game Money: $1500 ➔ $3000 , Levels: 20XP ➔ 50XP

    You now gain 5XP every time you recharge a drillship. This can be done multiple times.

  • Evasion: In-Game Money: $750 ➔ $500 , Levels: 10XP ➔ 15XP

Unlock Content

Some content has now been locked behind prestige, requiring you to play and level up to unlock new areas.

  • Level 20: Unlocks Most Wanted

  • Prestige 1: Unlocks Excavation

  • Prestige 2: Unlocks 13 purchasable skins in the cosmetic store

  • Prestige 3: Unlocks Reality Shift, and the progression store

Removal of Rebirth

Rebirth has been removed after a short time, as I felt like this truly did not meet the quality of game I was aiming for.

Patch Notes (25/08/2026)

Achievements

  • [REMOVED] Reborn: Reach prestige 2+ and rebirth

  • [ADDED] Destined to Die: Discover the Cards of Despair

Changes

  • Tutorial: Removed tutorial from the game

  • Game Hub: All games now show a description of how to play when hovered over the image

  • Game Hub: Added a loading screen when pressing play

  • Game Hub: Added level reward details to each mode

  • Game Hub: Rescue Operations reward details now visible

  • Game Hub: Added 'NEW' tag to Chaos, until development is finished

  • Most Wanted: Patrol Ships speed increased by 100%

  • Chaos: Added an extra second for loading purposes

Fixes

  • Chaos: Fixed game not ending by the end of the timer

  • General: Fixed rewards being poorly calculated

Build and release context

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  • Build 24939887 · preupdate branch

    Steam updated · First observed