Hey everyone! Hope you're all enjoying the first big content patch.
As the game's popularity has increased, I've gotten a lot of inquiries around the net about what's coming next, and most specifically about permanent unlockable upgrades. So, today, I thought I'd share what's in the works, and let you see a WORK IN PROGRESS version of it.
I'm not ready to talk about everything, so let's focus on the most pressing question: Will Gunlocked have permanent unlockable upgrades like many roguelites do? Yes.
These won't be a grind fest for tiny +1% stats, but instead fun, unlockable augments to your pilots that can fundamentally change how you play the game. Each pilot has 1 unique augment automatically equipped that only they can use, but there are 3 more available slots, and this system will take advantage of that.
As you unlock achievements, more and more augments will become available for you to mix and match. Each pilot will have their own loadout saved specifically to them, so you won't have to change these every time you switch pilots. Unless you want to! Which brings me to the pilots!
More pilots are coming, and to facilitate that, the new pilot interface will be moving to the mission menu. Any currently equipped augments will be immediately visible to you (not pictured here) upon selection so you won't have to scroll down to the augment menu to check. And once you have a comfortable setup, jumping into a new game is as easy as pressing "start" anywhere in this menu.
So what are these other buttons? Codex? Trials? What's that blank button? I won't be answering those questions today, but if you're wondering, you'll be able to select which zone/boss you want to face in the deploy menu, or let it randomly select with quick start!
Anyway, thanks to everyone who has picked up the game, sent me some kind words, and/or left a review. This experience has been transformative, and I can't wait to show you all how Gunlocked transforms too!