Reality Break is in Steam Next Fest with Demo Update v0.16.1!

I'm excited to announce that Reality Break will be in the upcoming Steam Next Fest, June 10th-17th 2024! Yes, that starts today! To celebrate, I decided to take a break from working on the full version of the game and update the demo with a few improvements, in particular a new feature frequently requested by players!

At the bottom of this post you can find the v0.16.1 patch notes.

[h2]Loot Filter[/h2]
This update includes the first pass at a Loot Filter. To unlock it, you can buy the Discernment Aura talent in the Reality Stream.

When you allow only specific rarities or affixes, non-matching items will still drop if they can be rewritten into those rarities and/or affixes. This feature will be expanded in the future based on player feedback!

[h2]Speaking of the Full Version once more...[/h2]
Here's another sneak peek!

[h3]Thank you for playing Reality Break!![/h3]
~Courtney

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1473060/Reality_Break/

Reality Break Demo build v0.16.1 has gone live!

Courtney's Dev Notes: Steam Next Fest is upon us, and Reality Break is participating! Enjoy various fixes and improvements, including the first pass at a Loot Filter!

[h2]Content[/h2]

New feature: Loot Filter. Unlock this in the Reality Stream to control the items that drop!

[h2]Quality of Life[/h2]

Added propulsion and health regen cooldown indicators to center HUD.
Increased text display size for center HUD text readouts, and disabled their auto-hiding functionality.
Added current Loadout display to the HUD, and improved the loadout select buttons in the ship dialog.
Added an input binding for Slipdrive.
Station nav map nodes show story mission overlays if applicable.
Made the ""warp to station"" tooltip string show the specific Station map.
Reduced distance at which Splitter Anomaly spawns sub-anomalies.
Reduced in-combat auto-timeout to 5 seconds (was 15 seconds).
Added support for cycling Rewrite Paths with gamepad shoulder buttons.
When the Rewrite dialog is opened with gamepad, or the Rewrite Path is changed, the virtual cursor teleports to the first available Rewrite Node, and teleports back to the source rewritable UI when the dialog is closed. This is adjustable via the ""Teleport Cursor on Rewrite"" option in the Input tab of the Options dialog.

[h2]Balance[/h2]

Changed the damage equation so that Shields absorb incoming damage after it has been reduced by Armor, making Shields far more powerful.
Reduced damage dealt by Maze Anomaly by 90%.
Reduced the chance of higher-rarity items rolling a Rarity rewrite.
Reduced the benefit of Vibrant Acuity by 50%.

[h2]Bug fixes[/h2]

fixed bug with Analysis item left in Station 6 Quantum Frame no longer being interactable after coming back from another map
fixed enemies being able to target your ship through dungeon walls if they were at least a certain distance away from you
fixed nav map not showing Station 6 as destination mission node for story progression when it was time to return
fixed bug with default starting mission items not being awarded if game was restarted between breaking a profile and starting the new cycle
fixed certain enemies not having correct equipment due to XML parsing mixups
fixed certain dialogs not hiding other overlapping dialogs when opened
fixed main menu playing the Fate Pulse drop sound cue when pre-spawning into pool
fixed tooltip displays for story missions without item rewards due to them getting generated at Junk level
fixed radar overlay indicator transition buffer algorithm so that ""on radar"" to ""edge indicator"" is more seamless
fixed out of bounds overlay parallaxing with other radar elements
fixed Scattergun shots destroying projectiles they shouldn't intercept, such as laser bolts
fixed lighting not affecting certain types of game objects on various gameplay maps
fixed Analysis item getting stuck if it was sold at a trader other than the Station with the corresponding Quantum Frame, or if it was ejected