Last big update before the Next Fest starts. If you're trying out Star Vortex for the first time don't forget to join us on Discord!
New Features / Content
- All boss enemies are now 1.5x size, and all elites are 1.25x size.
- New primary weapon Leech Gun added that shoots projectiles that leech hull back to your ship.
- New secondary weapon Lightning Orb Launcher added that is both Orb projectile and Bolt types.
- New secondary weapon Skeran Orb Launcher added that is both Orb projectile and Laser types.
- New special weapon Shield Ward added that grants temporary invulnerability.
- New special weapon Phantom Beacon added to summon Phantom ships.
- Hunter (Skeran Elite) now has a Skeran Orb Launcher equipped.
- Apparition (Phantom Elite) added to Sector 2 with Trap, Summons and Lightning Orb.
- Demon (Phantom Elite) added to Sector 2 with combined Shield Ward and Phantom Beacon.
- Vampire (Phantom Elite) added to Sector 2 with Leech Gun and Temporal Drive.
- French, German, Italian, Polish and Spanish are now in the demo build with auto-translation.
Balance Changes
- Removed all friendly fire between ships that share a faction.
- Reworked point reset cost so much cheaper early on but more expensive later on.
- Reworked slot reset cost so much cheaper early on but more expensive later on.
- Freeze Ray and Corrosive Laser can now also drop as a legendary Prism Ray.
- Reduced Auto Tesla Coil damage by 50%.
- Equipment can now have 2 categories and require 2 unlocks to be used.
- Increased range of AOE weapon used by Citadel.
Quality of Life / Accessibility
- In-game patch notes now include the date of the update.
- Added slight visual wave oscillation to Skeran laser weapons.
- Removed setting to show shields as effect is now used by Shield Ward.
- Fixed small performance issue with Phantom and Shadow enemies.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed controller navigation when loading templates.
- Auto Tesla Coil now correctly targets enemies.
- Fixed issue where some shield hits would not be shown by the shield shader.
- Fixed issue with display of status effect on alternate ship parts.
- Fixed Merlin Conclave template to correctly be a Frigate.