Update 104: The Means of Domination

Patch Note

August 24, 2023
[h2]New Features[/h2]
[h3]UI[/h3]

[h3]Art[/h3]

[h3]Missions[/h3]

[h3]Weapons, Troops[/h3]

New weapon: Xephalopod PMG.
- Each hit on an enemy will charge the weapon, increasing its damage. Changing weapons, reloading, or using special attacks will reset the charge.
- Special attack shoots the entire gun head, causing area damage.
New Troops Unit: "Death Dancer".
- Death Dancer can attack enemies from a distance with high accuracy but poor prediction. It has high single-shot damage but slow attack speed and rate of fire.
- Very fragile and lacks means to protect itself, making it easy to be killed.

[h3]Skin Change Function[/h3]

Equipping owned skins in the backpack (currently available for weapons and ships).
Enable the use of AC Golden Flagship.

[h2]Optimizations and Improvements[/h2]
[h3]UI/UX[/h3]

Renamed New Tokyo 3 to "Gratov" and New Serina to "Serina".
Optimized mining performance, by increasing the range of the mining laser beam.
Improved error message display for "warp item" when used in cities and during battle.
Added confirmation prompt for selling non-bound items and higher-rarities bound items.
Removed greeting voice lines for Recruiter, Barbara, Athena, and Arms Dealer.
Added equipment swap between different slots feature.
Teleport to the most recently visited space station when the ship has run out of fuel.
Optimized subtitle display on the black screen.
Improved battle flow immediately entering combat against normal pirates (excluding higher-level pirate encounters).
Increased screen movement speed in map mode.
Added distance display for refueling and food supply on planets and bases.

[h3]Missions[/h3]

"Pirate Attack" and "Breakthrough" missions changed to temporary battles.
Added instructions to the "Rescue Operation" mission to guide players to find the Drelix officer.
Mark completed missions with the "Completed" marker after the mission name.
Optimized tracking display for multiple mission objectives.
Adjusted unlock level requirement for side missions.
Changed mission objective in side mission "Troops Training" to assault soldiers.

[h3]Combat[/h3]

All dungeons now allow taking companions and troops into battles:
- Changed command system in dungeon battles from charge to follow the player, with troops teleporting near the player when they are far away.
- After all troops die in battle, they will be replenished based on the player's remaining troops (alongside enemy refresh).
When selecting the focus fire or attack command, will cause AI to stand closer together. When selecting the move command will cause AI to spread out more.
Optimized effects for Arcanist, Invincible, Counterattack, Pyromaniac, and Guarded affixes.
Optimized airdrop effects for troops in battles.
Optimized bullet effects for spider enemies.
Optimized and adjusted the mechanics of the Gauss Pistol:
- Increased minimum shooting interval, reducing the frequency in normal mode.
- Increased recoil recovery speed to enhance handling.
- Increased spread recovery speed in normal mode to enhance handling.
- Reduced maximum spread of the gun, making bullet spread smaller.
- Decreased spread increase speed in special mode to improve accuracy.
Optimized and adjusted the mechanics of the Exploder Cannon:
- Increased minimum shooting interval, reducing the frequency in normal mode.
- Reduced trigger time for bounce explosions, causing explosions at lower heights.

[h3]Balancing[/h3]

[h3]Others[/h3]