The Endless Mode is pivotal to Cataclismo, and one of our main goals throughout the Early Access is to maximize its replay value and variety. We want you to struggle wave after wave. To feel truly accomplished night after night. To survive, rather than just playing endlessly.
And we need you for that.
We’ve prepared a beta branch with our new take on the Endless Mode.
What’s unique to this beta
This approach aims to provide a more survival-oriented experience, and this beta represents a huge step in that direction.
Including:
- Hogar Reinforcements. A rewards system that lets you choose between 3 different options each time you defeat a wave. From additional units to extra resources, pieces, and buildings, as well as more points for you to spend as you please. This is still in progress, and we’re aware that there aren’t many rewards. A lot more will be added down the line.
- Rock-Paper-Scissor system. Entities now have types that make them better or worse than others. For instance, cannoneers belong to the artillery category, which is super effective against small units such as Vermins. Horrors follow a similar pattern, doing more damage against certain Hogardians or even walls.
- Single difficulty. We’re aiming for a more balanced, uniform challenge that scales up in difficulty as you progress, with horrors getting stronger wave after wave.
- Level system. We’ve divided nodes into four levels, forcing you to reach that specific level to unlock new stuff. To level up, you need to complete three main missions: get all the loot, kill all the wandering enemies, and destroy all dens. Procedurally generated secondary missions give you the necessary progression points to acquire units, buildings, and so forth.
- Balance. Adjusted the time between waves, the cost and content of each node, etc.
How to access the beta
1. Open Steam
2. Right-click on Cataclismo in your library.
3. Go to Properties and then Beta.
4. Introduce this password: EndlessSavesWontBeCompatible.
5. Select "ENDLESS BETA" from the drop-down list.
6. Wait for the game to update the files (if nothing happens, restart the Steam client).
7. Launch the game and enjoy!
Please note that this branch contains nothing but the beta. If you want to access other modes, go back to the main branch by selecting “None” from the drop-down list. Also, save files from the beta won’t be compatible with the main branch.
We’re listening!
Please share your thoughts on the beta through this Steam discussion and the specific Discord channels created for the occasion. Your feedback is the foundation upon which we’ll improve this mode for the 1.0 version.