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New Mac and Linux Patch 0.05

FORCED Mac and Linux patch 0.05 Changelog
08/10/2013

General
Player progression is now unified, meaning any crystals you gain carry over to other player modes (e.g. Getting 6 crystals in 1-player will mean you also have 6-crystals when playing 2-player)
The Preparation Room has received a facelift.
Improved game performance vastly, the game should now run much smoother on all systems.

Trials
Tweaked a number of time trials including trial 9, 12 and 15.
Fixed major bugs in Chamber 4. Everything should now be accessible and completable.
Trial 25 is now available for play, have fun with the final boss.
Introduced and tweaked Challenges for all remaining levels.

Network
Fixed a number of issues preventing players from connecting to each other.
Optimized network feel and load, we should see improved client-side gameplay experience as well as better hosting capacity for most people.
Survival mode
New gameplay mode, created as a different type of game from the main menu.
Play against hordes of enemies with a limited arsenal. The players to survive the longest will be legend!

Steam Integration
Now saves player progression to the steam cloud - this unfortunatly means that we had to wipe all progression

Main menu & GUI
Added leaderboards to trials, you can now compare your times to other gladiators. Show your worth!
Main menu graphics reworked.
Added profile system. It is now possible to create different profiles for your account.
Improved usability to reflect drop-in functionality. A host can start the game and play while waiting for more players to join.
Added kick player functionality for hosts.
Fixed a number of issues with the settings menu.
Fixed blurry UI on lower settings.
Enemies
Added an ability and new graphics to Morgrul the Swarmer King.
Added new graphics to the Elite Swarmers.
Blood Carrier (formlery known as the heal swarmer)
New graphics
New stats to reflects it’s floaty nature.
Graw
Upgraded graphics
Fixed a number of graphical issues that obscured the mechanics.

Weapons
Volcanic Hammer
Core taunt: Added 25 healing to all allies in the radius.
Frost Shield
New graphics for the Frost Shield, defend your allies and smite your
enemies with the power of winter!

Audio
Added new music tracks for bosses, different chambers and special levels.
Added a number of new Balfus lines, especially later in the game.

Known issues
You can’t quit the game with a controller.