Nienix News

[h3]Version 0.620[/h3]
🎯 [Balance] The bosses in Act 4 and the last boss in Act 3 have been given more hull.
🎯 [Misc] The Linux builds henceforth exludes the globalization package. The reason behind this is that some Linux distros do not come with the necessary library pre-installed (im looking at you, Arch Linux). It is primarily used to determine whether to use comma or period for number formatting. It is possible to manually enable globalization support by removing the row '"System.Globalization.Invariant": true,"' in the file "../game_root/Nienix.runtimeconfig.json".
🎯 [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could cause enemies to clip through walls/doors. This issue was especially noticeable in maps with large cell sized (very long walls/doors).
🎯 [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that would result in a changed font when rendering characters unsupported by the chosen font.

[h3]Version 0.610[/h3]
🎯 [Continuum Events] Many Continuum Event modifiers have been rebalanced.
🎯 [Continuum Events] 10 new Continuum Event modifiers have been added.
🎯 [Bug fix] The parallax background layers no longer move when docking to a station.
🎯 [Bug fix] Fixed an issue that could cause a soft-lock on certain very large maps (particularly noticeable in Act 4).

[h3]Version 0.603[/h3]
🎯 [Bug fix] Fixed a issue in the content loading system.
🎯 [Bug fix] Added a missing door to a map in Act 2 that previously would allow looting a few boss-level chests.
🎯 [Bug fix] Axiom Smashers can no longer push the player through walls.

[h3]Version 0.601[/h3]
🎯 [Bug fix] Fixed a few incorrect texts.
🎯 [Bug fix] Fixed an allocation issue that on rare occasion could cause event enemies to spawn at incorrect locations.

Merry Christmas!

Today's patch brings a plethora of new features to the main branch:

[h2]Act 4[/h2]
🎯 Act 4 can now be explored by all players! This act includes 60 new enemies and four campaign bosses.
🎯 If you have unlocked Continuum Mode previous to this patch, Continuum Mode will be locked. Don't panic: all your progress, unlocked waypoints and such from playing Continuum Mode are still there. However, you need to finish Act 4 first to enter Continuum Mode. At that point, Continuum Mode will be unlocked and your previous progress during Continuum Mode made available.
🎯 To enter Act 4, complete the final mission in Act 3.



[h2]Level cap increased to 60[/h2]
🎯 You can now level up to 60!

[h2]Continuum XL[/h2]
🎯 Continuum XL brings various changes to the core game experience and is unlocked by completing Act 4 on Continuum Mode.

[h2]Grand and Uber Continuum Events[/h2]
🎯 Grand and Uber Continuum Events have now been added to the game. These events are end-game dungeons with special loot available in Continuum XL.



[h2]New items[/h2]
🎯 Item sets: 16 item sets have been added! These can drop for Mythic and higher item grades. Their drop rate is significantly increased during Continuum XL, especially towards the end, as well as in Continuum Events (based on their difficulty).
🎯 Uber-grade items: These items that only are dropped in Grand and Uber Continuum Events.
🎯 Stationary Indestructible Hull: An Active Auxiliary Item that generates an aura which provides temporary invulnerability to all allies within its range.



[h2]New skills[/h2]
🎯 Flux Deflector (Founders Tier 3): Damage taken from a single hit can at most inflict X% of your max hull. Your hull regeneration is reduced by Y%.
🎯 Hardened Tail (Axiom Tier 2): Direct damage to Sentinel tail segments is reduced by X%-Y%, where damage reduction is higher for segments further away from the head.
🎯 Emergency Repairs (Founders Tier 2): The player is instantly brought back to life with X% hull upon suffering fatal damage, and is then invulnerable for Y seconds. Has a cooldown of Z minutes.



[h2]Quality-of-life updates[/h2]
🎯 Enable/disable bullet on-hit effects: You can now enable or disable bullet on-hit-effects for different sources.
🎯 The map UI has been revised to make navigation easier.
🎯 Many sprites have been polished.
🎯 You can now choose which map modes that are enabled. This setting is located under the General settings section (the option "Enabled map modes"). The default setting is "All"
🎯 Simplified Chinese is now supported! This localization was single-handedly done by 执天之意(WH)! If you have a Chinese language set in your operating system, it should automatically change the language to simplified Chinese the first time the game is started post this patch.


Other news: while more content and changes are planned for early access, Nienix is on track for a Q1 2023 release.

Hope to see you all in game!

/Hannes