Subverse News

[p]Hello Subverse Community,[/p][p]I hope this update finds you all doing well. First and foremost, we want to express our heartfelt gratitude for your incredible support. Your support and patience mean the world to us, and they continue to fuel our dedication to improving the game.[/p][p][/p][p]Development Updates:[/p][p]• Localization: We're pleased to announce that localized content for multiple languages has been created and is currently in the integration and testing phase.[/p][p]• New Outfits: Currently in the final testing phase.[/p][p]• Kickstarter Backer DLCs: We've successfully developed the DLC delivery system for our backers, and it's now in the final stages of testing.[/p][p][/p][p]We're targeting Q4 2025 for the release of all these features![/p][p][/p][p]Popular Character DLC: As we mentioned earlier across our communication channels, work has started, the assets are being created, and development is in progress.[/p][p][/p][p]Your Support Matters[/p][p]If you're enjoying the game and believe our efforts deserve recognition, we'd be incredibly grateful if you could leave a positive review on Steam. Each positive review provides tremendous motivation for our entire team and helps other players discover our game. Your support through these reviews makes a real difference.[/p][p][/p][p]Thank you again for being an amazing community.[/p][p][/p][p]Take care![/p][p]Tibor[/p]

UI

• When gifting items, the total number of a giftable item now displays on the top left corner of the item’s icon.
  
• Shortened Fow-chan’s description on the Squad UI.
  

Grid Combat

• Capped max numerical preview text during damage or heal to 9999.
  
• Updated Fow-chan’s passive “Twisted Grip” description to match ability.
  

Pandora

• During Fow-chan’s recruitment scene when playing quest, updated Replay Scene background to match the Recruitment Scene background. Previously there was a black background.
  
• Updated Fow-chan’s “The Reckoning” tag to Solo category.
  

Grid Combat

• Fixed issue during Eldritch Trials where the wave number displayed on lower center UI read 00 when reaching wave 100.
  
• Fixed issue where Fow-chan was not gaining XP from random scenario missions in Grid Combat, was only working in the Eldritch Trials and Space Combat random scenarios.
  
• Fixed missing Fow-chan DEVA portraits when viewing character info and the character queue.
  

UI

• Fixed text on the Credits button when on the main menu, it was displaying Exit.
  
• Fixed issue where Fow-chan’s carousel video was missing from the Main Menu.
  
• Expanded scrolling marquee when viewing the Audio Player. Some text was getting cut off.
  

Pandora

• Fixed issue with Ela’s scene Plug It where the lens flare was obstructing most of the screen when viewed with the NSuit outfit.
  
• Fixed requirements for Fow-chan’s scene “Vile Familiars”. The scene was missing mantic Itchy as a requirement.
  

Gallery

• Fixed issue where Fow-chan’s hair was clipping through her arm when loading the pose “Diabolical Vanity”.
  
• Fixed issue where Gallery images that display on Captain’s computer are no longer visible when returning from taking another photo in the gallery. This will only update images going forward.
  

Audio

• Fixed issue with track “Unassco” in the Jukebox not playing and instantly skipping to the next track.
  

Achievements

• Fow-chan’s recruitment and max level achievements are now available. If you have met the requirements, these will unlock shortly after loading the game save file.
  

UI

• Some UI elements are currently loading at low resolution.
  
• Some SFX on buttons are missing.
  
• Taron’s shop UI has a work in progress layout in the 1.0 version, this will be changed in a later patch.
  

Navigation

• There is 1 anomaly in the Hydra Nebula that is not accessible due to a future update.
  

Space Combat

• Some boss fights may still need tuning based on sponginess and player feedback.
  
• Improved Gamepad Support.
  

Grid Combat

• Some boss fights may still need tuning based on sponginess and player feedback.
  
• Blythe’s “W” attack will receive a VFX overhaul.
  
• Damage preview is not accurate in some cases.
  

Pandora

• The sweat skin is not noticeable when the Visual Effects setting is set to lower than high.
  
• Blythe shrank a few inches during her neutral idle! She should be back to normal height in a future patch.
  
• Some lighting issues persist on certain Pandora scenes at settings lower than the max.
  

Dialogue Sections

• A few visual novel scenes still need additional revamping.
  
• Erark’s hologram cuts off at the elbows.
  
• Some physics issues persist on characters like Celestina and Huntress.
  

Audio

• Taron’s audiotapes are not yet in the game.
  

Outfits

• There are clipping issues with the new outfits.
  

Performance

• Reports of crashes during the dialogue sections of the game.
  
• Alt-Tabbing potentially can cause the game to crash, especially during areas of the game where high loads take place.
  
• Yellow/White screen flashing artifact during space combat when using the FXAA aliasing method. Most likely due to the lens flare and or high bloom values.
  
• Switching through waifus quickly in the Gifting section of the Bar might not load the Gifting UI. Leaving the room and re-entering can fix this temporarily.
  

• If you encounter pak file decompression related crashes try verifying integrity of game files as this usually fixes the issue.
  

Get ready to summon Fow-chan from an alternate dimension! Our resident succubus waifu is ready for destruction. No, seriously, she’s hungry for some fresh souls! Begin her recruitment quest by talking with Fortune on the bridge of the Mary Celeste. (Requires all previous main story quests to be completed.)

After completing Fow-chan’s quest, the Eldritch Trials will unlock, allowing the player to level up Fow-chan or any other character that needs a boost in XP. There are currently 3 scenarios for Grid Combat and 3 for Space Combat. The trials can be found in Engineering onboard the Mary Celeste. This new mode also comes with 12 new achievements and in-game trophies.



Nude DEMI (nipples included!) is a new outfit option in Pandora. You can unlock this chassis upgrade after recruiting Taron.



For fans of a certain hentai that takes place on a “Battleship” and is themed like a “Prison”, this new outfit may look familiar to you! Special thanks to Sasayama Ittousai for allowing us to include this special and sexy surprise!

• Lily received an additional scene.
  
• Fow-chan scenes are now unlockable.
  

• Several side quests earlier in the game have received new backgrounds during dialogue sections.
  
• Fixed issue with hologram during “Imminent Interspecies” section.
  
• Visual rework for “Mary Celeste on Ice“ section.
  

• Reduced cooldown on VO banter when interacting with characters in the Gallery.
  
• New rewards for Fow-chan, such as pin-ups and audiotapes, can be unlocked and viewed in the Captain's Quarters computer
  
• Previous “About Recent Events” dialogues will be unavailable upon starting Fow-chan’s main quest.
  

• A SFX now plays when clicking the defend button.
  
• Added extra SFX to Itchy’s Ultimate.
  
• Improved text alignment on the bottom center UI panel.
  

• Speed and Extra Damage Pickups now display a more prominent visual effect when active around the ship.
  

• Fixed typo found on the Woop-Woop anomaly.
  

Grid Combat

• Fixed issue related to DEVA mode upon deactivating, the characters secondary Ultimate would get removed.
  
• Fixed issue where the Imperium Shocktrooper’s helmet would render unintended visual effects.
  

Space Combat

• Fixed issue where the secondary weapon on the F3N1X would no longer fire.
  
• Fixed issue with Pirate capital ship consistently backing away.
  

UI

• Some UI elements are currently loading at low resolution.
  
• Some SFX on buttons are missing.
  
• Taron’s shop UI has a work in progress layout in the 1.0 version, this will be changed in a later patch
  
• When gifting items, the items are stacked however there isn’t a number displayed to show quantity.
  

Navigation

• There is 1 anomaly in the Hydra Nebula that is not accessible due to a future update.
  

Space Combat

• Some boss fights may still need tuning based on sponginess and player feedback.
  
• Improved Gamepad Support.
  

Grid Combat

• Some boss fights may still need tuning based on sponginess and player feedback.
  
• Blythe’s “W” attack will receive a VFX overhaul.
  
• Damage preview is not accurate in some cases. 
  

Pandora

• Ela’s scene Plug It has a lens flare issue when viewed with the NSuit outfit
  
• The sweat skin is not noticeable when the Visual Effects setting is set to lower than high.
  
• Blythe shrank a few inches during her neutral idle! She should be back to normal height in a future patch.
  
• Some lighting issues persist on certain Pandora scenes at settings lower than the max.
  
• Lily’s new scene is missing its Pandora card image.
  

Dialogue Sections

• A few visual novel scenes still need additional revamping.
  
• Erark’s hologram cuts off at the elbows.
  
• Some physics issues persist on characters like Celestina and Huntress.
  

Gallery

• Gallery images that display on Captain’s computer are no longer visible when returning to take another photo in the gallery. However, the photos are still available using the gallery poster. 
  

Audio

• Taron’s audiotapes are not yet in the game.
  

Outfits

• There are clipping issues with the new outfits.
  

Achievements

• Fow-chan’s recruitment and max level achievements will not unlock, these will be added in the next patch.
  

Performance

• Reports of crashes during the dialogue sections of the game.
  
• Alt-Tabbing potentially can cause the game to crash, especially during areas of the game where high loads take place.
  
• Yellow/White screen flashing artifact during space combat when using the FXAA aliasing method. Most likely due to the lens flare and or high bloom values.
  
• Switching through waifus quickly in the Gifting section of the Bar might not load the Gifting UI. Leaving the room and re-entering can fix this temporarily.
  

• If you encounter pak file decompression related crashes try verifying integrity of game files as this usually fixes the issue.
  

Hi Cultured Folks,

I’m happy to report that the team is back at it with full speed, making great progress on the FowChan update. I think they're doing an amazing job, but more importantly, I hope the new waifu will exceed your expectations. We are targeting early March for release of FowChan.



We promised localization would kick off after the 1.0 release—and it’s officially underway in multiple languages! Our Chinese, Korean, Russian, Portuguese, and other scholarly translators must have have a very interesting time during the process. I can only hope they’re enjoying themselves while comprehending, watching, and deciphering the deep cultural narratives of Subverse.

The Kickstarter backers’ DLC is also on its way! As I’ve mentioned on various platforms, we need to comply with Steam’s latest DLC policies, which requires quite a bit of system development. The development of this solution is progressing.

Please allow me to take a moment to reflect on the game’s journey. We were among the first NSFW games accepted on Steam after they opened the gates to adult content. Our goal was simple: reach as many cultured users as possible. Thanks to Steam, Kickstarter, and most importantly you, we’ve done just that. Since the 1.0 release, tens of thousands of new users acquired the game, with over 600,000 fine connoisseurs now part of the Subverse community.

Looking Ahead:
Once we’ve covered commissions, licensing fees, and royalties, all revenue will go straight back into improving the game. Free updates, localization patches, and some paid DLC content are in the development pipeline.

If you believe the game and the team deserve it, please consider giving us a thumbs-up in the review section. It helps us reach an even wider audience.

Thank you for your support, and as always take care!

Yours sincerely,
Tibor

Blythe’s Attack

• Blythe’s attack received an overhaul in Space Combat. The attack now executes a series of swings by holding the secondary attack button down. It can be used during cruise mode and destroy incoming projectiles.
  

Blythe’s Main Quest Mission

• The player’s ship now has some force applied to keep up with the scrolling movement.
  
• HP was adjusted on the door locks encountered.
  
• Energy pickups are now dispensed at door locks.
  
• When reaching the first two door locks, a health bar is now visible.
  

• Anomalies Yoggso and Alxaar have been updated to Space Combat events.
  

• The Skip Mission button has been renamed “Victory Protocol”.
  
• When activating “Victory Protocol”, a short visual/audio effect will play.
  

• VO for DEMI now plays when a Mantic is created.
  
• VO for DEMI now plays during the event planet reward screen when an Augmentation is acquired.
  
• VO for DEMI now plays during the victory screen if an Augmentation or Mantic Catalyst is found.
  
• Two additional VO lines for DEMI now play during the Augmentation tutorial.
  

Steam Achievements

• Fixed issue with achievements not unlocking when visiting all anomalies in their respective nebula. Primarily affected Hydra and Griffin.
  

Grid Combat

• Fixed issue where the game would crash if View Distance settings were set to medium or lower when activating DEVA mode.
  
• Fixed typo with Dromstik’s name during the Grid Combat tutorial.
  

Space Combat

• Fixed issue when starting the second part of the last boss fight, the boss health bar would not display. This previously required restarting the mission to be visible.
  

Onboard Mary Celeste

• Fixed issue where the Huntress exclusive gift “Primitive Trophy” was not providing XP.
  

PANDORA

• Fixed issue where Taron’s sex toy was missing in her scene “Overflowing”.
  
• Fixed issue where DEMI’s scene “Jawed” had Huntress as a requirement when it shouldn’t.
  

Audio

• Fixed issue with waifus item found VO was not playing during the victory screen at the end of a mission.
  

UI

• Some UI elements are currently loading at low resolution.
  
• Some SFX on buttons are missing.
  
• Taron’s shop UI has a work in progress layout in the 1.0 version, this will be changed in a later patch
  
• When gifting items, the items are stacked however there isn’t a number displayed to show quantity.
  

Navigation

• There are 2 anomalies that are not accessible due to future updates, 1 in Dragon Nebula and 1 hidden in Hydra.
  

Space Combat

• Some boss fights may still need tuning based on sponginess and player feedback.
  
• Improve Gamepad Support.
  

Grid Combat

• Some boss fights may still need tuning based on sponginess and player feedback.
  
• Blythe’s “W” attack will receive a VFX overhaul.
  

Pandora

• Ela’s scene Plug It has a lens flare issue when viewed with the NSuit outfit
  
• The sweat skin is not noticeable when the Visual Effects setting is set to lower than high.
  
• Blythe shrank a few inches during her neutral idle! She should be back to normal height in a future patch.
  
• Some lighting issues persist on certain Pandora scenes at settings lower than the max.
  

Dialogue Sections

• A few visual novel scenes still need additional revamping.
  
• Erark’s hologram cuts off at the elbows.
  
• Some physics issues persist on characters like Celestina and Huntress.
  

Gallery

• Gallery images that display on Captain’s computer are no longer visible when returning to take another photo in the gallery. However, the photos are still available using the gallery poster. 
  

Audio

• Taron’s audiotapes are not yet in the game.
  

Performance

• Reports of crashes during the dialogue sections of the game.
  
• Alt-Tabbing potentially can cause the game to crash, especially during areas of the game where high loads take place.
  
• Yellow/White screen flashing artifact during space combat when using the FXAA aliasing method. Most likely due to the lens flare and or high bloom values.
  
• Switching through waifus quickly in the Gifting section of the Bar might not load the Gifting UI. Leaving the room and re-entering can fix this temporarily.
  

• If you encounter pak file decompression related crashes try verifying integrity of game files as this usually fixes the issue.