Geometry Arena 2 News

[h2]Update Log[/h2]

• A confirmation window will now pop up when clearing initial upgrade selections, resetting talents, or recycling Pets.
  
• Improved the interaction sound effects of some buttons.
  
• Re-added the hotkey for clearing initial upgrade selections, which is only active when the search input box is not active.
  
• Changed the movement interval of all combat objects from physics frames to rendering frames to improve visual smoothness at high frame rates, optimize game performance at low frame rates, and enhance player character control.
  
• The brief descriptions of Pet species skills now also display their related attributes (same format as general skills).
  
• Increased the probability of A-rank and S-rank attribute appearing.
  
• Redesigned the Pet fusion interface and added a locking function for attributes, species, and skills. Players can spend stars to lock these stats to obtain ideal pets. (The fusion interface is still relatively rough and will be improved in the next update.)
  
• Redesigned the values and rules for pet attributes fusion.
  
• When fusing pets with different attributes, the resulting attribute will no longer be downgraded and now has a chance to be upgraded by one tier. A special algorithm is used to ensure that the probability and locking cost are reasonable and worthwhile.
  
• The locking cost of general skills is affected by the number of locked skills and the total number of skills.
  
• The base cost of fusion has been increased to 3.
  
• When calculating the total locking cost, the locking costs of the five dimensions – STR, DEX, INT, species, and general skills – will be added together instead of multiplied. This ensures that the cost of single-step multi-dimensional fusion is less than or equal to the sum of the costs of splitting it into multiple single-dimensional fusion steps.
  
• This update includes significant changes to the pet system, aiming to reduce repetitive operations and improve pet growth efficiency. The new rules make low-step cross-rank fusion more effective, and no longer require multi-step fusion from low to high. If you encounter any issues or have any feedback, please let me know!
  

[h2]Recent Development Plan[/h2]

Hey everyone, so sorry for the long wait!
I've spent the past few months learning some new tech, optimizing the game's underlying code, and thinking carefully about the future of the pet system and other systems.
This update includes some critical changes, so I'm pushing it separately first. I'll be continuing to add lots of fun new content going forward.

Here's what's coming soon:

• A better pet fusion interface.
  
• More pet species and skills.
  
• Pet-related achievements.
  
• Possibly some new upgrades.
  

[h2]Community[/h2]

Your suggestions and feedback are quite valuable to me.
Please feel free to share them via Steam or Discord.
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[h2]Update Log[/h2]

Added 1 new pet species.
Pet Drop Rate bonus from multi-level (independent multiplier) : +5% per level → +20%.
Pet Drop Rate bonus from stage level (independent multiplier) : +1% per level → +3%.
Improved the accuracy of leaderboard time statistics.


[h2]How To Get Beta Branch[/h2]

1. Right-click on Geometry Arena 2 in your Steam library.
2. Click on "Properties".
3. Click on "Betas" tab.
4. Select "beta" from the drop-down box in the top right。
5. UPDATE AND PLAY!


[h2]Notice[/h2]

Please be aware that the beta branch may contain potential bugs, which could even result in save file corruption. Ensure you regularly back up your saves.

Here is the path of save file:
%UserProfile%\AppData\LocalLow\011 Games\Geometry Arena 2

If you encounter any bugs, please report them to me. I will fix them immediately (if I'm awake).


[h3]Community[/h3]

Your suggestions and feedback are quite valuable to me.
Please feel free to share them via Steam or Discord.
I'd love to hear from you!
Geometry Arena 2 Discord

This update includes all the beta changes from v0.5.0t1 to v0.5.0t4, along with some additional changes, now all available on the default branch.

[h2]Update Log[/h2]

Added a brand new progression system Pets, with 4 species skills and 33 general skills.
Added a new game parameter Pet Drop Rate, which is currently only affected by the battle level.
Enemy Damage: +1 every 10 levels → +2% per level.
Level Duration: +0.5 per level, max 15 → +1% per level, max 50%。
Multi-level now grants a Pet Drop Rate boost, up to ×150%.
Added weapon and body filters to the leaderboard.
Fixed an issue where the refresh hotkey R in the leaderboard interface was not working.
Significantly optimized bullet performance, improving bullet movement smoothness at high frame rates.
Restructured the Blast collision algorithm, significantly optimizing its performance.
Improved the damage number recycling algorithm, significantly optimizing performance when handling huge quantity of damage numbers.
Optimized performance of the bullet and enemy tracking/turning mechanism.
Improved mouse interaction sound effect playback logic.
Fixed visual gaps in the arena's walls and shadows.
Fixed the issue where upgrades couldn't be acquired properly due to special display issues.
Fixed the issue where many skill and upgrade effects couldn’t be displayed correctly in some system languages like Turkish.
Added some upgrade icons.
Routinely reset leaderboard data.


[h2]Recent Development Plan[/h2]

Improve pet details display.
Enhance the pet fusion feature.
More pet species and general skills.
Pet-related achievements.

Each change will require extensive testing and feedback. Feel free to share your thoughts on the new versions, and I will promptly make necessary evaluations and adjustments.


[h2]Community[/h2]

Your suggestions and feedback are quite valuable to me.
Please feel free to share them via Steam or Discord.
I'd love to hear from you!
Geometry Arena 2 Discord

[h2]Update Log[/h2]

While holding the upgrade Immovable, player will no longer be knocked back by the pet Bouncer.
There is now a 0.1s interval between pet general skills (does not affect actual frequency).
Stars gifted by each new pet: 1 → 10.
Added some upgrade icons.
Added pet marking functionality.
Added pet recycling functionality.


[h2]How To Get Beta Branch[/h2]

1. Right-click on Geometry Arena in your Steam library.
2. Click on "Properties".
3. Click on "Betas" tab.
4. Select "beta" from the drop-down box in the top right。
5. UPDATE AND PLAY!


[h2]Notice[/h2]

Please be aware that the beta branch may contain potential bugs, which could even result in save file corruption. Ensure you regularly back up your saves.

Here is the path of save file:
%UserProfile%\AppData\LocalLow\011 Games\Geometry Arena 2

If you encounter any bugs, please report them to me. I will fix them immediately (if I'm awake).


[h3]Community[/h3]

Your suggestions and feedback are quite valuable to me.
Please feel free to share them via Steam or Discord.
I'd love to hear from you!
Geometry Arena 2 Discord

[h2]Update Log[/h2]

Enemy Damage: +1 every 10 levels → +2% per level.
Level Duration: +0.5 per level, max 15 → +1% per level, max 50%。
Multi-level now grants a Pet Drop Rate boost, up to ×150%.
Fixed visual gaps in the arena's walls and shadows.
Completely reworked the pet system. Implemented pet combat mechanics. Now pets have 4 species skills and 33 general skills.
Due to significant changes, all pets obtained in previous versions will be regenerated.
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The next update is coming soon, and the new version will be synchronized to the default branch as quickly as possible.


[h2]How To Get Beta Branch[/h2]

1. Right-click on Geometry Arena in your Steam library.
2. Click on "Properties".
3. Click on "Betas" tab.
4. Select "beta" from the drop-down box in the top right。
5. UPDATE AND PLAY!


[h2]Notice[/h2]

Please be aware that the beta branch may contain potential bugs, which could even result in save file corruption. Ensure you regularly back up your saves.

Here is the path of save file:
%UserProfile%\AppData\LocalLow\011 Games\Geometry Arena 2

If you encounter any bugs, please report them to me. I will fix them immediately (if I'm awake).


[h3]Community[/h3]

Your suggestions and feedback are quite valuable to me.
Please feel free to share them via Steam or Discord.
I'd love to hear from you!
Geometry Arena 2 Discord