Version 0.922 Release: Skybeam, Chicago, Washington DC, and more

Another week, another wave of Unnatural Disasters! This update features a new setpiece disaster, multiple new challenge cities, and a host of quality-of-life improvements.





Welcome to the Windy City! With an iconic skyline littered with recognizable landmarks, Chicago is the birthplace of the modern skyscraper and the perfect playground for Unnatural Disaster.



No city is more of a lightning rod for fictional disasters than America's capital, Washington DC. This map is centered on the National Mall for maximum disaster-movie-homage potential.





But what's the fun of a new toybox without a new toy to play with? The star of this update is a new setpiece disaster, the SKYBEAM. Is it a solar flare? Gamma ray burst? A tragically misguided attempt by alien life to establish communication? Whatever it is, it's an incredibly satisfying way to obliterate a city!





Finally, there are some nice QoL improvements to share.

• News broadcasts are easier to rewatch with the new DVR channel.
  
• You can now skip the Breaking News / end-of-game summary animations by clicking anywhere on the screen or pressing the "Q" button.
  
• A Retry button has been added to the Pause menu, for those occasions when failure seems inevitable.
  
• Kaiju has gotten a buff - powering it up not only makes it rampage for longer, but grow much larger as well.
  
• And lots more!
  

Download 0.922, start spawning those skybeams, and share your thoughts on the discussion board.



Happy smashing!