Dome Keeper News

Dome Keeper Patch 3

[h3]Hello Keepers![/h3]

It is patch time again. Thank you for all the feedback and bug reports you've shared! With your help, Dome Keeper can get better and better.

If you were struck by a savegame issue on Steam Deck, head over to this thread in Discussions where ZeP found a solution how to recover your savegame.

The savegame is not lost, but Steam Deck has switched between the Linux build and the Windows+Proton build, switching save directories in the process. This is out of our control right now, but we are talking with Steam Support about how to improve this.

Behind the scenes we are also working on major content updates - more on that in the coming weeks.

double the iron, double the fun

[h3]v41.4.11[/h3]

fixed cheat detection having a lot of false positives. Old highscores might be gone now, as they falsely got flagged as cheated. This will be a thing we continuously improve, so more and more cheat/exploit runs are caught. We also clean the leaderboards from time to time.
added "double iron" run modifier for relic hunt as a challenge to your logistic setup. It doubles both the iron cost of upgrades as well as the iron amount found underground.
automatically switching to larger font sizes, when playing on steam deck
fixed big ticks going into a state of being stunned and invincible, when caught in an orchard root while burrowing
fixed stun laser trying to rotate underneath the dome
fixed maze and long cycle modifier being incomptible
memory upgrade of probe is now not exclusive to the other higher tier upgrades

changed condenser code slightly, possible fixing an issue with it stopping production
possibly fixed teleporter teleporting to the same place where it started
pet will now not wildly jump positions if out of sight
controller vibration will now only happen if controller is actually used
fixed orchard and repellent charging up in the initial grace period, where no monsters spawn
reduced number of monsters that can be on screen at the same time, more so for hardest difficulty
punishers are much more effective now, and won't trigger when not intended
fixed controller not vibrating, if any given vibration would go over 100%
focus continue button in main menu, if it is available
increased the density spread, so more tiles belong to the extreme hardness stages
increased difference between hardness 2 and 3, raised hardness 5 a bit and lowered progression between biomes slightly
fixed map being cut off when zoomed out in 16:10
changed font for hungarian
prestige scores of 0 won't be uploaded anymore
fixed mode button not switching correctly to the button left of it, for some languages
reduced drillbert drill upgrade costs a bit

Don't forget we have a list of known issues in the discussions thread here on Steam, so keep an eye on that and if you run into any issues please let us know here!

Feel free to join our Discord and share your feedback with us there too!
Enjoy!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1637320/Dome_Keeper/

Meet The Assessor Keeper

Keeper Friends,

Introducing an upcoming new addition to your Keeper options, The Assessor. Their distinctive helmet and protective cloak provide more than good fashion. Each is part of the cutting-edge technology the Assessor employs for elegant operations. They don’t need to get their hands dirty, there are far more advanced ways to perform the work.

An experimental energy field generator developed by the science branch of the Keepers Guild provides their power. Able to bend the very gravity around them, the Assessor effortlessly glides through the world around them without the need for a cumbersome jetpack.

That energy holds mining applications as well. Focused into a powerful orb, it packs the ability to tear apart rocks. By launching the orb, its force becomes unstable and grows more powerful, ripping apart the surfaces it hits. Each rapid impact amplifies the effect, enabling rapid excavation in tight spaces.

To collect resources the Assessor reverses the polarity, using the field to draw free ores up for carrying. Not that they must be taken all the way to the Dome manually. A skilled Assessor uses the projection capabilities to fire resources back into the Dome without needing to go all the way there.

All in a day’s work for the Assessor, who is ready to get back to some welcome rest with their loyal companion the Seahorse.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1637320/Dome_Keeper/

Dome Keeper Patch 2

[h3]Hello Keepers![/h3]

We are back with another patch that squashes some more bugs, adds a new accessibility option, a new map size, and more!

Please do keep the feedback coming, we really appreciate it and it helps us make Dome Keeper the best it can be!

[h3]Build 41.3.7[/h3]

Full patch notes below:
Added accessibility option to always highlight monsters with an outline
Orchard fruit buff cannot be stacked anymore, but repeated use will refresh the buff
Added missing sword dome tutorial popup
Allowing bind of pick up and drop to the same key again, as in the Dome Romantik prototype
Added huge map for relic hunt
Showing up to 3 unlocks now, instead of 2 at most
Improved controller detection, which might solve issues with some models being unresponsive
Added information on which rule in the cheat detection was triggered, allowing us to improve it in the next patch, after seeing what causes the false positives
Lift now starts with an additional orb, and more orbs cost 1 water instead of 2
Teleporter won't teleport resources during battle anymore

Fixed repair indicator on health bar sometimes staying visible after closing the tech tree
Fixed vibration setting from options not being applied
Fixed keeper not moving if exiting the station with an already rotated joystick
Fixed keeper being stuck in pickup mode if the station was entered holding the pickup key and use and pickup being bound to the same button
Fixed one instance of the cheat detection triggering erroneously
Fixed some small errors in the savegames
Fixed issue where final battle music was playing after the wave was over, overlapping the win music
Fixed condenser, converter, and drillbert achievements not counting properly, if the game was saved and reloaded
Improved blue underground biome color to be more distinct from grey
Rendering all percentage values without digits after the decimal point in the upgrade tree
Improved rock texture for medium rock hardness
Fixed unlock potentially getting lost if immediately exiting the game upon unlock
Selected gadget in keep gadget popup is now animated, for better visibility
Fixed button focus in loadout stage not jumping from gadget to mode as expected
Reduced condenser production delay on overcharge from 0.75 to 0.5 cycles

Dome Keeper is a nice twist on base / tower defense

Blending together elements of survival, mining, exploration and tower defense — Dome Keeper is worth your attention.

Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/10/dome-keeper-is-a-nice-twist-on-base-tower-defense

Assessing Our Upcoming Plans and Last Day of Launch Sale

[h3]Keepers,[/h3]
Tomorrow marks one week since Dome Keeper launched, and with that, it's the last day of the launch discount price! Take advantage of the sale, join the growing ranks of the Keeper’s Guild, and start perfecting your Dome Keeping skills.

Later this week we will begin letting you assess some of the upcoming plans for Dome Keeper including a few details about the first addition that's in the works. We listen to your feedback closely as part of the development process, it helps prioritize updates and adds to our own wishlist for the game. So please share everything with us here and join our Discord server to get into playtests for future development.

This brand new tutorial will help explain the sword dome mechanics on your first round with it.

Thank you for an amazing launch week. From the beginnings at Ludum Dare 48, as the tenth time entering for Bippinbits, to here has been an amazing, intense journey. The time ahead promises even more and we are excited to share them with you in the months ahead.

You won’t have to wait long for the next update, though. Tomorrow we expect to release our next update which includes a new huge map size in Relic Hunt to put your endurance to the test, an accessibility option to always highlight monsters for visibility, improved controller detection, a nicer looking medium-density rock, and a handful of other fixes and enhancements.

[h3]Again, thank you so much for your support!
- Bippinbits and Raw Fury
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