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Version 7.1 ReleasedJul 12, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsVersion 7.1 Release Notes Added extended stat information for weapon Added option descriptions for settings Upgraded Game Engine This version adds descriptions for option settings (some players were really confused) and improves the weapon additional stats. It previously showed only additional damage stats and now reload & fire rate is displayed as well. Cheers!Project Lazarus Full Release!Jun 8, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsAfter many many patch cycles, we are leaving Early Access! Thank you for all those supported us throughout Early Access! Also, Season 3 begins today and all leaderboards have been reset! Time to compete for the number one spot guys! Enjoy!Build 7.0 ReleasedMay 29, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsWith the migration of the Experimental Build 6 to main, we are in the final stages of leaving Early Access. Season 3 will begin officially when it leaves Early Access in a few days. Experimental Build has also been removed, so there is no need to select launch options any more! Enjoy! Build 7.0 Release Notes Added Season 3 entries Added Full localization support Added Parallax adjusted aiming Added per level model for Drone Pod Added per level model and animation for Orbital Striker's projectile Added boss HP bar (Stages 1~4) Added button prompts for all buttons (even for Keyboard) Added skip intro voice prompt text Added full keyboard short cut support for the lobby Added Assisted Mouse Aiming - instead of the cursor working as a directional guideline, it can be used to aim Added Praetorian Aiming Guide Added full translations for option settings Added voice queues for the break time in stage 2 Added elite state for some surprise monsters Added ability to skip intro voice Added controller stick deadzone settings Added boss death effects Added cursor color settings Added profile recovery options - you can now recover your progress based on Steam Achievements Added basic training Added new transition effects Improved Orbital Striker to drop relative to screen space rather than a fixed radius Improved Orbital Striker projectile animation Improved upgrade panel UI to better show increase and decrease of reroll/skips Improved input detection and some cases of double register Improved intro sequence with simple animations Improved multi-threading Improved Vegetation rendering Improved performance to scale more with gpu (Approximately 10%~25% improvement in mid to high spec hardware) Improved Orbital Strike and Tactical Nuke rendering performance and style Improved memory usage by keeping a static heap. This does increase total memory usage slightly, but requires less memory allocation Improved stage perimeter wall graphics Improved UI panel scrolling with controllers Improved Japanese Translations (Thank you Toyoch) Changed Leaderboard sorting to stay between boards Changed Tactical Nuke drop radius to be slightly larger Changed Drone Pod spawn behavior to be distributed equally between other pods Changed Drone Pod critical scale to 80% from 30% Changed Specter Damage from 70 -> 345 (See below for more details) Changed mouse cursor to be a normal cursor in in-game menu Changed Increased Level 12 Flame Thrower damage Changed Increased Spector Damage Changed Increased Tactical Nuke Damage Changed Flamethrower reload times to start at 8.5 seconds from 12 and flatten at level 6 at 6 seconds Changed Orbital Striker mechanics Changed Challenger Mode now has 30 minute time limit Changed specularity of Arctic Glacier for better metallic rendering Changed Decreased Widow Maker Cannon damage 460 -> 360, Crit Scale 50% -> 35% Fixed frame cap option not deactivating when vSync is activated Fixed Caverium related achievement not unlocking promptly Fixed New High S...Alpha 6 RC2 Released!May 22, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsAlpha 6 RC2 Release Notes Added Season 3 entries Added Full localization support Added Parallax adjusted aiming Changed Leaderboard sorting to stay between boards Fixed frame cap option not deactivating when vSync is activated Fixed Caverium related achievement not unlocking promptly Fixed New High Score text only showing up as English Please note that Season 3 leaderboards will reset when the season starts!Alpha 6 RC1 Released!May 19, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsAlpha 6 RC1 Experimental Release Notes Added full translations for option settings Changed mouse cursor to be a normal cursor in in-game menu Changed Increased Level 12 Flame Thrower damage Changed Increased Spector Damage Changed Increased Tactical Nuke Damage Game Engine Upgrade Here is the first RC Release! For those not familiar with RC (Release Candidate) builds, it is a preliminary build for leaving Early Access. Our current projection is early June, but the date as always, is tentative. Season 3 leaderboards will open up soon, (but will be wiped when Season 3 actually starts, as usual). Enjoy!Experimental 5E6 Released!May 10, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsAlpha 5.6 Experimental Release Notes Added Assisted Mouse Aiming - instead of the cursor working as a directional guideline, it can be used to aim Added Praetorian Aiming Guide Changed Flamethrower reload times to start at 8.5 seconds from 12 and flatten at level 6 at 6 seconds Fixed option settings not applying in game under certain conditions Fixed movement issues of Striker Improved Vegetation rendering Game Engine Upgrade So, as of this patch, we are officially starting to prepare for leaving Early Access. Since launching Early Access, we've accomplished the three main goals of the game: more mechs, more weapons and a new game mode. From today, the regular patch cycle ends with this patch and we will be revising every aspect of the game to ensure that there are no bugs. While we are at it, if you encounter bugs or a must have QoL feature kindly let us know. Here are few things that we are working on for the full release. Please note that the details may change without notice. Fully translated option descriptions Removal or Expansion of the tutorial sequence Another aim mode (Fully adjusted mode) that removes parallax completely Experimental 5E5 Released!Apr 19, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsAlpha 5.5 Experimental Release Notes Added per level model for Drone Pod Added per level model and animation for Orbital Striker's projectile Added boss HP bar (Stages 1~4) Added button prompts for all buttons (even for Keyboard) Added skip intro voice prompt text Added full keyboard short cut support for the lobby Changed Tactical Nuke drop radius to be slightly larger Changed Drone Pod spawn behavior to be distributed equally between other pods Changed Drone Pod critical scale to 80% from 30% Changed Specter Damage from 70 -> 345 (See below for more details) Improved Orbital Striker to drop relative to screen space rather than a fixed radius Improved Orbital Striker projectile animation Improved upgrade panel UI to better show increase and decrease of reroll/skips Improved input detection and some cases of double register Improved intro sequence with simple animations Improved multi-threading Fixed announcer voice not pausing when entering menu and mid upgrades Fixed rare cases of key clashes when returning to the game from menu Fixed skip intro incorrectly displaying buttons Game engine upgrade Drone Pod spawn limit was changed from total pool (28 total) to per weapon (5, and 8 post evolution). This means that per weapon damage decreased as the number of total drones spawned is now limited early game. To balance this, the damage and the critical rate was adjusted - also accounting for the need for the damage buff. Please note that while this patch is not particularly unstable, I've only had 2 days to QA. The usual interval between regular patches is about 3 weeks and I did not want to delay any further. I will be QA'ing the build for few days and it may receive some announced fixes (if required). If you come across one, kindly report it via the forum. Thanks!Experimental 5.4 Released!Mar 20, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsAlpha 5.4 Experimental Release Notes Added voice queues for the break time in stage 2 Added elite state for some surprise monsters Added ability to skip intro voice Improved performance to scale more with gpu (Approximately 10%~25% improvement in mid to high spec hardware) Improved Orbital Strike and Tactical Nuke rendering performance and style Improved memory usage by keeping a static heap. This does increase total memory usage slightly, but requires less memory allocation Improved stage perimeter wall graphics Fixed death impact fx not playing for certain monster groups Game engine upgrade Experimental 5.3 Released!Mar 6, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsAlpha 5.3 Experimental Release Notes Added controller stick deadzone settings Added boss death effects Added cursor color settings Changed Orbital Striker mechanics Changed Challenger Mode now has 30 minute time limit Improved UI panel scrolling with controllers Fixed "warning" voice playing after winning a round This particular version introduces some QOL features! Enjoy!Alpha 4.2 Released!Feb 22, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsAlpha 4.2 Release Notes Added profile recovery options - you can now recover your progress based on Steam Achievements Added new transition effects Fixed Mech stats showing raw numbers in the mech selection menu Fixed weapons stats UI showing wrong before/after numbers Experimental 5.2 Released!Feb 20, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsAlpha 5.2 Experimental Release Notes Added profile recovery options - you can now recover your progress based on Steam Achievements Added basic training - WIP Added new transition effects Fixed Mech stats showing raw numbers in the mech selection menu Fixed weapons stats UI showing wrong before/after numbers Fixed Safe mode not setting the resolution to the lowest possible resolution Improved Japanese Translations (Thank you Toyoch) I'ved added Profile Recovery to this build. Basically, if you have lost your progress due to save file corruption, Steam Cloud failure or anything, you can recover via this option. The recovery function doesn't recovery 100% accurate profile, but will be close enough as it is based on Steam Achievements. Stages and Mech unlocks should be accurate and Cavarium amounts will be slightly lower than the original value. (It won't recover more than 1 million credits) To enter profile recovery, click the small button in the lobby and follow instructions. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42507174/5b7ce164a317f3e4f869569c6b54b12eb3a6af18.png Alpha 4.1 Released!Feb 13, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsHello everyone! Here is a small quick fix patch to address some issues. Alpha 4.1 Release Notes Fixed Weapon Stats UI showing wrong before/after numbers Fixed Safe Mode not setting the resolution to the lowest possible resolution Also, the first experimental build (5.2) should be arriving soon. Enjoy!Season 2 Begins!Jan 30, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsFinally, the long awaited migration is complete, and along with it, a new season begins! Big thanks to all testers who reported bugs and suggesting feedback. Many new content and features have been added to Season 2, and along with it, a fresh new gameplay balance and mechanics - take your time :) Leaderboards for Season 2 is newly open, and Season 1 leaderboards will be kept as it is. As for the experimental build, it will continue on as Alpha 5.x starting next week. Currently, it is dubbed as Alpha 5, but it is exactly the same build as Alpha 4 so there is no need to test it. Leaderboards for experimental is blocked as per usual. Enjoy! Alpha 4 Release Notes Added Level Outpost Added Level Challenger Mode Added Perk System Added new mech Drake Added new mech Runner RX Added new mech Zero Added better description of Challenger mode Added Challenger mode achievement Added new field POI crystal rig Added siege mode to Siege Cannon Added New Weapon Cerberus Added New Weapon Flak Cannon Added Power Skip Added Elite Monsters Added progress bar for active items Added Emergency Shield Penalty Added New Mech Praetorian Added New Mech Benedict Added New Mech Alabaster Added UI Volume slider Added Challenger Mode Choices gameplay Added Colorblind Mode Support Added Mech slot and starting weapon information to UI Added basic controller vibration support - it will be expanded Added quick tips to pause menu Added controller layout icons settings for Xbox and PS controllers Added crystal pick up sound settings Added personal highscore to be shown in game Added Distance indicator to items Added ability to change starting weapons Added celebratory fireworks (press F to trigger) Added fast slider value changes (hold for higher amounts) Added starting weapons to be saved Added live score to game HUD Added screen damage effect Added announcer voice and related settings Added waste barrels to Challenger Mode Added giant worm to Challenger Mode Added shaman to Challenger Mode Added Mech status to in game pause menu Added auto consumable selection behavior during level upgrade Added new choice "Power Skip" which converts all remaining skips to rerolls all at once Added Emergency Shield counter UI to the action bar Added new choice types for Challenger Mode Fixed some achievements not syncing Fixed Benedict not aiming at ring monsters Fixed Mech stats UI percentage going above 100% Fixed Flak Cannon not able to hit Crystal Rigs Fixed Striker and Praetorian UI showing wrong number of slots in menu Fixed New Mech Achievements not unlocking Fixed Reactor ROF values Fixed gravity distance not scaling for some mechs Fixed celebratory fx stopping simulation if not in sight Fixed waste barrel fire culling prematurely Fixed mech stat values getting clipped if the value if 3 digits Fixed temporary perk UI not disabling correctly Fixed in game menu screen stats getting clipped in large screen mode Fixed windowed screen settings reverting in lobby Fixed game continuing if upgrad...Experimental RC11 Released!Jan 28, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsAlright, so it is time to finalize a few things. Migration is happening on Jan 30th (Monday) Current Experimental RC11 will become Alpha 4 as the main version and will be the default version All Season 2 leaderboards will be wiped. Currently, it is filled with players who have tested the RC builds to hunt bugs and test stability - thank you, thank you, and thank you. If we find a critical bug between now and Monday, that requires time to investigate, the migration date may be delayed. RC11 Release Notes Improved Drake animations and related FX. It should be smoother and no stuttering legs at certain angles Decreased early elite monster speed Fixed Machine Gun Reload sound fx overlapping Fixed announcer saying "Super damage is deactivated" instead of "Dirty Fuel" Crystal rendering performance is doubled. In a bench test, the legacy rendering was only able to render 6000 crystals at 60FPS. Now, with the new optimization, it is able to render 12000 crystals at 60FPS. It will not however, improve normal gameplay performance (may be a bit smoother due to decreased CPU work load) but it will mostly impact Challenger Players leaving massive amounts of crystals in the field. Cheers!Final RC5 Released!Jan 23, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsRC5 Release Notes Changed special monsters xp reward structure and attack pattern Fixed celebratory fx stopping simulation if not in sight Fixed waste barrel fire culling prematurely Fixed mech stat values getting clipped if the value if 3 digits Fixed temporary perk UI not disabling correctly Hey everyone, this is the final RC. We will be migrating this Wednesday unless something goes horrible wrong XD Leaderboards will be reset on Wednesday for the new season 2. Enjoy!Experimental RC4 Released!Jan 20, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsRC4 Release Notes Changed Perk duration choice not to show up if perk bar is full Fixed windowed screen settings reverting in lobby Fixed game continuing if upgrade panel is triggered while in choice selection panel Improved German translation (Thank you fanatic!) So, I believe this is the final RC - there may be a minor patch if something needs to be fixed - before the migration (by this I mean pushing the experimental build up as the main build). At the end of the month, the migration will happen and Alpha4 will be the main build - along with Season 2 leaderboards. Enjoy!Experimental RC3 Released!Jan 19, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsRC3 Release Notes Added live score to game HUD Added screen damage effect Added announcer voice and related settings Changed Challenger Choice interval to decrease over time Changed increased item size in the field Changed powerskip choice will no longer be offered if there are no skips to convert Fixed in game menu screen stats getting clipped in large screen mode Challenger Leaderboard will be reset - I did say it won't be reset until migration - but some major balance changes need to be tested. Sorry leaderboard players!Experimental RC2 Released!Jan 17, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsRC2 Release Notes Added Mech status to in game pause menu Added auto consumable selection behavior during level upgrade Added new choice "Power Skip" which converts all remaining skips to rerolls all at once Added Emergency Shield counter UI to the action bar Added new choice types for Challenger Mode Changed Challenger Mode Monster Speed increase choice to lesser amount Changed some extreme Challenger Mode choices Changed Frame cap option to be disabled if Vertical Sync is enabled Changed health regeneration perk's health regen amount to 2 from 1 Changed plating regeneration perk's plating regen amount to be mech specific Changed some UI sounds Fixed initial logo not respecting audio settings Fixed Challenger Mode Choice Panel causing upgrade choice panel game time to be unpaused Fixed Max AP gauge not updating the UI immediately when Max AP increases Experimental RC1 Released!Jan 12, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsRC1 Release Notes Fixed spawning algorythm over rewarding player in Challenger Mode Fixed Drake Emergency Shield FX not matching movement Fixed Choice panel showing all "Choice 1" Please note that Challenger Leaderboard was reset.Experimental 3E12 Released!Jan 11, 2023 - Community Announcements3E12 Release Notes Added Challenger Mode Choices gameplay Fixed Waste Barrel burning FX playing for a brief second if it ended offscreen Fixed initial logo screen not respecting audio settings Changed Thor recovery to have a 3 second delay if recovering from 0 armor plating Changed some lighting conditions in Arctic Glacier Changed challenger mode reward structure

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