Update 15 is now available to everyone on the main branch.
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Greetings survivors! Come around the campfire, we have important news.
We have just released Update 15 to the Beta Branch. Update 15 is a significant milestone for us: it is not only the first major update of 2018, it’s also part of our drive to polish the game and our mechanics towards final release. Update 15 contains a lot of additions and balancing, mostly based on community feedback.
As usual, we are counting on you, the community, to help us test Update 15, so we can bring it to the larger public as soon as possible.
The full patch notes of Update 15 will be published when the update is released on the main branch, but we want to give the highlights of what you will see if you update to the beta branch.
Reminder: To play on the beta branch, right click the game in the steam client, select properties, and then select "beta" from the betas tab.
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Edit: German and Chinese translations are now available for this version as well
The Store is Open
A host of changes and improvements to traders, which will now offer the players more exotic items, including training manuals that will grant unique skills, special equipment and even XP boosts. A new algorithm will ensure the traders will offer more useful items according to the current situation of the colony.
Temporary Damage
Survivors will now suffer temporary and lasting damage during battles. All temporary damage will be healed automatically after each fight, allowing task forces of survivors deep in enemy territory to act more often before they must return to base and heal.
You can read more about the history and thoughts behind this change here.
Demon Evolution
The demon host has evolved, and is now more varied and dangerous than ever. Some enemies may rend your armor, cause you more lasting harm, pierces through your defenses, and other characteristics that make the different types of demons more unique. You will be required to constantly think on your feet. With this, and the new aura and splash damage mechanics, combat just became a lot more tactical.
To Your Stations!
A new "Defense Planning Mode" in the Colony Management window will allow you to assign ‘rally points’ for your survivors, and activate an alarm that will send all survivors to their stations when an incoming attack has been sighted.
You Can Keep Your Chain Mail On
Your survivor’s avatars will now visually display the armor they have equipped. This feature can be disabled from the options menu if you prefer to see the customizable clothing.