Early Access version 111

[InterAction_studios]

MAIN CHANGES

An emergency update which makes a lot of difficulty tweaks to the new waves (generally making them easier). Due to the difficulty change, all Galactic Cup Knockout missions flown today so far have been reset, and you’ll need to play them again. A system announcement to this effect has been also sent in your in-game Inbox.

Bug/Idea medals will be awarded later in the day. Note that your medal cannot be awarded if your in-game callsign doesn’t match your forum name (send it to me in a private message).

COMPATIBILITY

You will lose:

• any mid-mission progress
• your language selection

CHANGELOG

New features – Tweaks – Bug fixes – Internal changes

• Deleted users who haven’t logged in during the past week and have less than 10 minutes of playtime, and also users who haven’t logged in during the past 4 weeks and have less than an hour of playtime, and also users who haven’t logged in during the last 12 months and haven’t set an e-mail. Note that users with any purchase are never deleted.
• Main menu: 3D galaxy now uses 60% less particles in low-detail mode (@VerMishelb Idea)
• “Effervescence” wave: Added side danger zones; less barriers and away from screen edges (@AhmedDM @EmeraldBirb Idea)
• “Stacker” wave: Added side danger zones (@Starbrockle Idea)
• “Windmill” wave: Slower appearance, slower spin-up, slower final rotation rate, 115% zoom
• “Hairpin turn” wave: Removed one barrier from each turn (@SpaceDragon @Starbrockle Idea)
• “Brick Breaker” wave: Removed one row of barriers; capped speed at 100%; added danger zone (@Knightcap Idea)
• “Packing Plant” wave: Capped speed-up at 100% difficulty; reduced pistons from 4 to 3 (@EmeraldBirb @Starbrockle @PlasmaX Idea)
• “Squeeze Through” wave: Enemies move slower; barriers move slower; less barriers; barriers leave more space between them; enemies don’t fly as low (@Baron Idea)
• “Trapped!” wave: One less barrier ring; Gatling/Laserguns fire less; smaller anomaly zones (@Baron @PinkG Idea)
• “The Birdhouse” wave: Enemies move slower; raised central birdhouse; deleted second enemy set; less barriers per birdhouse; 110% zoom (@PlasmaX Idea)
• “The Hourglass” wave: Safebox (“Alien Container”) now drops alongside enemies (@Starbrockle Idea)
• “Barrel Roll” wave: Less enemies; Wider gap; 10% slower movement speed; added danger zone (@Starbrockle Idea)
• “Tower Defense” wave: Added danger zone (@PlasmaX Idea)
• “The Forge” wave: Less enemies; enemies further back from player; capped piston speed at 100% (@trueuser Idea)
• “Shooting range” wave: Enlarged Fence radius; 110% zoom (@PlasmaX Idea)
• HSB numeric values go from 0-360 (for H) and 0-100 (for S and B) (@YHB_KEVAN Idea)
• “Hammertime” wave: Halved speed; removed enemies from handle (@SpaceDragon Idea)
• “Tower of Power” wave: Slower scroll speed; less enemies; enemies more spread apart; enemies now collapse when layers below are destroyed (@SpaceDragon @Starbrockle Idea)
• “Exclusion Zone” wave: Smaller exclusion zone (@SpaceDragon Idea)
• “Feather Clumps” wave: Slower movement speed (@SpaceDragon Idea)
• “Magnetic Manipulator” boss now uses CIU boss theme (@OneWingLunarian Idea)
• “Grand Prix” wave: Prevented Cowards from spawning; wider ‘road’; faster starfield movement (@EnticalMintian @Pinkpiter @Fractorial Idea)
• “Droid Rings” wave: Removed one ring of droids.
• Color Themes screen: Added “Sort” button (@RainbowBoyVN Idea)
• “The Treasury” wave: Removed one ring of barriers (@Baron )
• “Feather Clumps” wave: Enabled Clean Sweep bonus (@TheGoldenBoss128 Idea)
• “Oops, Wrong Exit!” wave: Enabled Clean Sweep bonus (@TheGoldenBoss128 Idea)
• “Bubble Bath” wave: Made Pecking Order easier for mirrored variation of wave (@IdanHol Idea)
• Steam version: Uses BASS v2.4.16.21 (was 2.4.5.19)
• Multiplayer browser: Games where host is running a different version are now disabled.
• Reverted this change from v.110: “Thundercluck” boss: Bolt attack now has 5 projectiles (instead of 3) for difficulties >=100%
• Barrier Destroyer Bomb: Removed HUD heath bar (@hieudang Idea)
• Comets and “Henlley’s Comet” boss now change color depending on mission environment (hot, frozen) (@AnasWael Idea)
• Added CI3/CI4/CI5 victory themes to wave music random pool (@RainbowBoyVN Idea)

[MinhDuc2k5]

I’ve shown this announcement after I updated & launched this game

[MinhDuc2k5]

@InterAction_studios

Reverted this change from v.110: “Thundercluck” boss: Bolt attack now has 5 projectiles (instead of 3) for difficulties >=100%

But I haven’t tested “Thundercluck” boss in v.110 at difficulties >=100% yet…

[Knightcap]

@InterAction_studios

“Magnetic Manipulator” boss now uses CIU boss theme

So how about the boss “Feather Brain”, “Bossa Nova” and “Henlley’s Comet”? These bosses are only appeared in CIU too

[Baron]

@InterAction_studios

Reverted this change from v.110: “Thundercluck” boss: Bolt attack now has 5 projectiles (instead of 3) for difficulties >=100%

Why? If it was too hard at least decrease it to four bolts or decrease it’s speed.

@InterAction_studios

Hmm, spawning extra enemies like that has logistical problems about whether the can reasonably fit in all possible waves

I do not know a solution for that. but you can think of one, but first tell me if this change requires a poll.

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Also in gryoscope malfunction/terminator chickens waves, danger zones only appear at the bottom part of the screen despite the fact that enemies will not only spawn from that part but every other side of the screen. a safe zone in the middle would be better so the player won’t get himself accidentally into a enemy.

@MinhDuc2k5

I’ve shown this announcement after I updated & launched this game

it’s an alert for every galactic cup player (even if you weren’t, it is sent just in case) to restore his progress right now before getting reduced to atoms.

[AnasWael]

Do you want danger zones warn you from chickens of The Yolk Star™ ?

• Yes
• No

[Starbrockle]

Most of us are way too familiar with that pattern, therefore I’m a No. Sorry.

[MinhLongBacon]

@InterAction_studios

• Added CI3/CI4/CI5 victory themes to wave music random pool (@RainbowBoyVN Idea)

you can apply this only with Ci5 victory music. The Ci3/C4 victory music essentially symbolized 4 types of missions: comet nova meteor and feather, so if you’re on a hybird mission, the music won’t really fit.

[Baron]

This is totally unnecessary because the player do not stay on the bottom or the side of the screen where yolk star lasers becomes tougher and bigger at this point. while staying near the yolk’s shell is a lot safer to use it to trick the terminator chickens coming for you and laser are very small at that point.

[EnticalMintian]

@Baron

Why? If it was too hard at least decrease it to four bolts or decrease it’s speed.

no the problem here is that BX exist

[Baron]

IA just screenshotted that is possible to survive with BXs, And I only suggested decreasing their speed so it’s less hard to dodge, if not 4 bolts might do.

[EnticalMintian]

ok then where is the screenshot

[YonathanJPB]

This might be a dumb idea, but…

@InterAction_studios can you make an option to enable/disable contact notification like on the image? But keep the inbox notification like normal. Or just do whatever u want. I’m just focusing on Contact Notification

[Baron]

In EA v109 topic.

Early Access version 109

It looks like your idea is “less than universally accepted”, so no. No Added in v.110 Idea No That will generally not be survivable. But poll it. This information is not vital. It would clutter the screen. Fixed in v.110 Bug It doesn’t launch bad every single time, does it? Odd, because the “key collect” sound does not loop at all. Please report if you hear it again. Expected. Fixed in v.110 Bug I’d rather have zooming behaviour…

@YonathanJPB

can you make an option to enable/disable contact notification like on the image? But keep the inbox notification like normal. Or just do whatever u want. I’m just focusing on Contact Notification

It’s not like you will focus on it for a long time, also pausing exists.

[Starbrockle]

Speaking of this, how about making the contact notification bar transparent whenever the player flies in it during a mission?

[PlasmaX]

Idea: In Heroware there will be new categories,
Regular
Uncommon
Rare
Legendary.

[YonathanJPB]

@Baron

also pausing exists

Like they appear if one of your friends go online, flying mission, or went offline. It’s a bit annoying when recording, it appears, letting all public that watch it know that it’s your friend. Cuz Privacy u know

Also, pausing dont do anything, it still appear nl matter what

[PlasmaX]

Maybe even the FPS counter?, The red thing or whatever its called.

[PlasmaX]

Including Squadron assignment reward, Event notifications etc…

[hieudang]

@MinhLongBacon

The Ci3/C4 victory music essentially symbolized 4 types of missions: comet nova meteor and feather, so if you’re on a hybird mission, the music won’t really fit.

i see is fine