New Features

Onboarding System

• New tutorial mission: First-time players now get a guided onboarding experience that teaches the basics

• Reward selection: Choose from multiple weapon and shield options during the tutorial

• Infinite respawns: No penalty for dying during the tutorial - learn at your own pace

• Automatic launch: Onboarding starts automatically when creating a new profile

New Enemies

• Cystic Sharpshooter: A new enemy type with unique attack patterns

• Scrap Slinker: A new enemy that deploys mines as weapons

Barrier Ability

• New defensive ability: Enemies can now deploy barrier shields for protection

• Visual effects: New barrier shader and visual effects

Safe Zones

• Mission start protection: Safe zones now appear at the start of missions, giving you time to prepare

Locked Affix System

• Permanent affixes: New crafting system allows you to create items with locked (permanent) affixes

• Enhanced crafting: New recipes for creating items with guaranteed affix properties

• UI improvements: Locked affixes are now clearly distinguished in the corebound menu

UI/UX Improvements

Ability System

• Hotkey display: Ability hotkeys are now shown in the GUI for quick reference

• Core power costs: Abilities now display their core power cost, helping you manage your resources better

Inventory & Equipment

• Smart slot highlighting: Equipment slots now highlight when you select an item that can be equipped there

• Improved tooltips: Enhanced item tooltip display with better organization

Mission Map

• Visual improvements: Fixed mission node selector sprite display

Audio

• Enemy hit sounds: Added impact sound effects when projectiles hit enemies, improving combat feedback

Bug Fixes

• Rotating beams fix: Fixed an anomaly with rotating beam weapons

• Enemy projectile range: Enemy projectiles now fly further than their attack firing range, making combat more consistent

• Mission node selector: Fixed sprite display issue with mission node selectors