Hello Riftbreakers!
Earlier this week, we published an experimental update for The Riftbreaker that added support for Mod.io alongside Steam Workshop. Additionally, that update featured balancing changes for Hard and Brutal difficulty levels of the survival mode in the form of improved Alpha and Ultra creature attack waves in the later stages of the game on the Desert, Acid, and Volcanic biomes.
The latter change has significantly increased the expected power level of the waves that you are going to encounter in those biomes. Previously, the difficulty level only affected timers, damage, and resource multipliers. It didn’t really change the quality of the creatures that you had to face. With the addition of the improved waves, we are about to witness a new chapter in the survival metagame.
While the number of creatures in each wave did not change, you are much less likely to encounter regular strains of enemies, while Alpha and Ultra variants are going to be a common occurrence. Those aliens do not only pack a punch but can take one on the chin as well. You are going to need significantly more firepower to deal with the new attack waves. That means you will need more ammo and power, which means you will need a better economy. You can see what kind of trouble is waiting for you at the end of a Brutal survival run in this video, taken from our stream (Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3 PM CET, https://www.twitch.tv/exorstudios):
What a chump, right?
Before we decide whether to push the reworked Hard and Brutal survival structure to the default branch, we would like to issue a challenge to all of you.
Get on the experimental branch (be careful though, back up your saves), and record your successful playthrough of a Brutal survival run on Acid, Desert or Volcanic biome. Post it anywhere you like and send the video to voidreaver (via DM) on our Discord - https://www.discord.gg/exorstudios.
The first three people to complete this challenge without the use of any cheats are going to receive a limited Mr. Riggs plushie!
Phone, hands and wall not included.
We will announce it on Discord when we receive 3 qualifying, winning entries. One entry per person. We ship worldwide! NO MODS, PLEASE.
Try it if you dare!
EXOR Studios