Update 0.2.5

v0.2.5

Campaign

• New Level: Genesis II Station
  • Explore the only safe area in the Nova Genesis system
  • Meet Lt. Anwar, staff officer of the station
  • Begin to discover the universe of Solar Purge by talking with the crew in the Command Center
  • Learn about the dangers of the planet Titus below and activate the Training Simulator in the Archives
  • View your ship in the Hanger

• Lockjaw Prison
  • Added character voiceover for the Lockjaw Prison Attendant
  • Streamlined art and visual effects throughout the level
  • Adjusted geometry on the edges of the mining floor to prevent players getting stuck between the large shipping containers and the fencing
  • Updated objectives to better guide the player through the second half of the level
  • Fixed several cases where the Assassin could Warp Dash off the edge of the map or into crevasses between level geometry where it was impossible to escape
  • Solved an issue where all player characters could fall off the map in the Military Warehouse in Cell Blocks
  • Fixed an issue where minimap sector names were not updating properly when jumping off of short ledges
  • Improved flying enemy navigation
  • Added more falling debris during the middle stages of the Cell Blocks

• Training Room
  • Integrated into the Space Station campaign level (it is also still available as a selection in the Main Menu)
  • Updated the Armory rooms to include all available in-game weapon types
  • Simulation Library now contains the updated Security Drone as seen in-game
  • Added Respawn Points to both Armories, the Explosive Training Course, the Boss Zone, and the Basic Training mission select hub
  • Made small cosmetic updates to level geometry to prevent the player disappearing from view behind tall walls

Holochamber

• Players in the Asteroid Mines boss room should no longer get caught on the raised, angled floor tiles
• Adjusted wall spawning logic in Asteroid Mines HC
• Desert Caverns HC uses a new lighting scenario and minor scenery updates
• Reduced the total number of enemies that spawn during the Master Sentry boss encounter in the Caldera Platforms HC
• Adjusted the boss encounter enemy spawn list in Jungle Ruins HC
• Standardized descriptive text and font size on all Holochamber settings in the Main Menu
• Reduced the spawn rate of enemies in boss encounters from 10 seconds to 15 seconds
• Players now have the option to restart a HC level without returning to Main Menu

Characters

• New Character: Lt. Anwar
  • Staff officer of the Genesis II Station
  • Located in the central Command Core
  • Third in command, and the player's main contact point between planetary missions

• Engineer Class
  • Spider Bots Skill
    • This change aims to reduce the Spider Bots' uptime while retaining their level of lethality
    • Tier 1 (Base)
      • Bot count: 3 bots
      • Damage: 1000 per hit
      • Duration: 20 seconds
      • Cooldown (starts on skill cast): 50 seconds

    • Tier 2
      • Bot count: 3 -> 5
      • Damage: 1500 per hit

    • Tier 3
      • Cooldown: 50 -> 40 seconds
      • Bots damage enemies upon expiration (explosion damage: 1750)

    
    
  • Healing Drone Skill
    • This change aims to make the Healing Drone a stand-out skill that is worth investing in and gives an immediate, noticeable effect
    • Reduce healing drone movement lag
    • Tier 1 (Base)
      • Initial HP regen: 35% max HP
      • HP regen rate (every 0.5 seconds): 6%
      • Duration: 10 seconds
      • Cooldown (starts on skill expiration): 20 seconds

    • Tier 2
      • HP regen rate: 6% -> 9%
      • Revives defeated players within the Area of Effect (once per player, per skill duration)

    • Tier 3
      • HP regen rate: 9% -> 12%
      • Grants invulnerability to affected players for 5 seconds (once per player, per skill duration)
      • Removed enemy damage effect

  
  
• Stryker Class
  • Remote Charge Skill
    • Fixed an issue where Stryker’s Remote Charge skill would deal significantly more damage than expected

UI

• Updated player character icons
• Updated character icons for Prison Attendant and Skorlac Pirate
• Added character icon frame to dialogue box

General Updates

• New sound fx for Skorlac blaster weapon
• Fixed logic preventing enemy pain animations
• Fixed enemy nav / collision issue on Observation Walkway before Atmospheric Control
• Fixed bug preventing NPCs from opening doors
• Fixed interactive console minimap marker off-screen indicator bug
• Reduced sound fx during door opening and closing animations
• If for whatever reason players fall off the edge of a level map, the player character will now die and then respawn at the most recent checkpoint