It's been a little while but that's right! Another major version!
So, what's new to be found in 1.3.0?
Two new unlockable modes!
REMIX - a more difficult version of Standard featuring new enemy selections on every planet and altered, more challenging, boss fights!
Expect to be fighting tricky foes from the very start - not even Minibosses will pull punches in REMIX, so consider this one for the experts out there!
You'll want to use your Gems at every opportunity, or you might not be able to keep up with the difficulty of this mode!
REMIX Rush - Want to challenge yourself against all the new boss fights? Use this mode to practice all the new battles, or push yourself to defeat them all as quickly as you can!
Like Boss Rush, this is a time-based mode, so you'll really need to know your stuff if you want to land at the top of the leaderboards!
If you've already defeated the DAR leader, you'll find these modes are unlocked immediately!
If you haven't, you'll need to clear Standard mode again, or for the first time to unlock them!
A new character:
Saga and the Dovetail
A mercenary with a checkered past, Saga will do anything if the price is right.
Bringing along his signature craft, the Dovetail, he's hoping to bag a big bounty by taking out the belligerent DAR invaders!
The Dovetail is a tricky beast to pilot - it features a unique shielding system that enables it to absorb enemy shots, so long as its shielding matches their energy signature.
By pressing the Special Attack button you can change the type of shot it will absorb - if the Dovetail's colour matches the colour of the enemy's attack, it'll absorb it, extending your combo and slightly recharging your own weapons!
It can take some practice to master, but you're practically invincible if you can use it well!
In addition, this update changes a things:
It is not possible to more than 100 achievements in a single game on Steam, so several easier or more redundant Achievements have been removed with this update and replaced with new ones to account for the additional content available in 1.3.0.
The following Achievements have been removed:
Combo Starter
Multiplier Multiplied
Speed-ish Clear
They have been replaced with:
Payday
Super Speed Clear REMIX
REMIX Ruler
And for those playing in Japanese, you might find that the font used to display Kanji-based text has changed.
This is to overcome an issue with playing the game on Steamdeck in Japanese. Proton incompatibilities were causing text to become invisible when played in Japanese on Steamdeck with the game's chosen font and this was the only solution I could find!
Please forgive me if it looks a little less visually polished as a result! If you know any Japanese pixel-style fonts with readable glyph sizes smaller than 10 by 12 pixels, please let me know!
Thank you to everyone playing DAR!
If any unexpected bugs appear as a result of this update, please leave a comment here or contact me via email or Twitter!