The Steam Summer Sale is here, and Necro Mutex is 50% off!
To conincide with the sale, Version 1.4.0. is now available. Apart from adding support for 3 new languages (Chinese, Japanese and Korean), the mechanics of the gameplay have been updated, which I generally refer to as "Gameplay Version 2"
And if you don't like it, fear not, just go to the non-standard game options and you can play the original gameplay instead.
A lot of tweaks were made, including adding a few new types of thanatoids here and there, but the most significant changes are as follows.
1. Sectors are now sorted according to value. This means difficulty more closely matches the sector number. So you're much less likely to find really easy sectors with no challenges tucked in among more difficult high level sectors.
2. Electogun use has been limited. It's still as deadly as before, but now it remembers how much ammo it has between maps, and the only way to recharge it is to pay for it. So you need to think carefully about when you are going to use it so you don't waste your charges.
So no more easy higher level sectors, and a limited electrogun? Seems like the odds are being stacked against you.
Fear not! There is now a new mechanic that allows you to buff up your character without limit:
3. Introducing the Chrono-Mutator. This process is not something to be done lightly, it comes at great cost. Using it means you'll lose all your money, weapons and skills, and all you sector completion progress will be wiped out.
But in return, you'll be able to get a bunch of PERMANENT buffs to things like damage, health and reward multipliers, that keep stacking each time you use the Chrono-Mutator.
To buy the buffs, you need "Chrono-Mutator Points," which you get from killing Shuggoids and Cortex Guardians.
So it's a good idea to hunt down Shuggoids and Cortex Guardians and load up on CM points. Then, once you've reached as far as you can get in the game, use the Chrono-Mutator to restart and buff up your powers.
I hope you enjoy the gameplay.