Gatekeeper News

[p]Version 1.2 is now available for download.[/p][p]This update introduces the long-awaited Aspect system, a new mission type, a new altar, a fully reworked artifact ban system, and a long list of improvements and fixes.[/p][hr][/hr][h2]Aspects[/h2][p]The game now features a difficulty modifier system called Aspects.[/p][p]Aspects are divided into positive (Aspects of Arcanum) and negative (Aspects of Chaos).
All Aspects are locked by default and can be unlocked via Aspect Altars found randomly during runs.[/p][p]There are 20 Aspects in total.[/p][h3]Aspects of Chaos:[/h3]

1. [p]Aspect of Swarm - More enemies.[/p]
2. [p]Aspect of Haste - Enemies move faster.[/p]
3. [p]Aspect of Cataclysm - Location events appear on every planet.[/p]
4. [p]Aspect of Bargain - No prisms gained from enemy kills.
   Other sources yield significantly more prisms.[/p]
5. [p]Aspect of Hazard - Environmental and trap damage increased.[/p]
6. [p]Aspect of Change - After each planet, all artifacts in your inventory are replaced with random ones.[/p]
7. [p]Aspect of Nobility - All Sirens are elite.[/p]
8. [p]Aspect of Golden Shield - Enemies gain the “Immune” effect after each landed hit on the Gatekeeper.[/p]
9. [p]Aspect of Pressure - After spending 6 minutes on a location, Souls begin attacking the Gatekeepers.[/p]
10. [p]Aspect of Choice - Obelisks offer only one artifact to choose from.[/p]
11. [p]Aspect of Isolation - Co-op only: the Gatekeeper takes periodic damage when far from allies.[/p]
12. [p]Aspect of Blame - Co-op only: when an ally dies, all living Gatekeepers lose 50% of their current health.[/p]

[h3]Aspects of Arcanum:[/h3]

1. [p]Aspect of Phoenix - Second life (once per run).[/p]
2. [p]Aspect of Shell - The Gatekeeper cannot lose more than 50% of health from a single hit.[/p]
3. [p]Aspect of Feast - Healing orbs periodically spawn near you.[/p]
4. [p]Aspect of Pace - You move faster. Task completion time is reduced.[/p]
5. [p]Aspect of Bounty - Two Obelisks of Catharsis appear after defeating a Siren.[/p]
6. [p]Aspect of Deal - Two free rerolls at any Obelisk or Forge.[/p]
7. [p]Aspect of Concord - Co-op only: cooldowns are reduced when near allies.[/p]
8. [p]Aspect of Accord - Co-op only: collide with an ally to transfer part of the healthier Gatekeeper’s health to the wounded one.[/p]

[p][/p][p]Aspects affect Omni Stone drops during a run.
Negative Aspects increase Omni gain, while positive ones reduce it.[/p][hr][/hr][h2]Broken Core[/h2][p]A new mission type.[/p][p][/p][p]Activating the Mechanism spawns Gear Crates across the location. Gatekeepers must collect all Gears and deliver them to the Mechanism.[/p][p]Each Gear applies a debuff while in your inventory, making the task progressively harder.
Debuffs can reduce regeneration, movement speed, attack speed, and more.[/p][hr][/hr][h2]Altar of Interception[/h2][p]A new altar type that can appear during a run.[/p][p]Activating it summons a neutral mob - Fugitive.
He runs from the altar toward his Hideout somewhere on the map.[/p][p]For every 10% of Fugitive’s lost health, Gatekeepers receive prisms.
Upon death, Fugitive drops a random artifact from the Modifier category.[/p][p]Sounds simple. It isn’t.[/p][hr][/hr][h2]Artifact Ban Rework[/h2][p]The artifact ban system has been completely redesigned.[/p][p][/p][p]Previously, players had only 10 ban slots for the entire artifact pool.
Now there are up to 40 ban slots, divided across artifact categories:[/p]

• [p]Up to 15 Modifiers[/p]
• [p]Up to 10 Structure Changes[/p]
• [p]Up to 5 Amulets[/p]
• [p]Up to 5 Runes of Creation[/p]
• [p]Up to 5 Cursed Signatures[/p]

[p]New ban slots unlock alongside new artifact unlocks in the Emporium.[/p][p]Most importantly, banning and unbanning artifacts is now completely free.
Experiment with your builds as much as you like.[/p][hr][/hr][h2]Other Changes[/h2]

• [p]The Players tab in the pause menu is now available in solo. It shows extended run info and active Aspects.[/p]
• [p]Added a Create All button in the Forge to craft the maximum available number of artifacts.[/p]
• [p]Basic enemies now die after falling off a location.[/p]
• [p]Adjusted prism regression formula at the Merchant’s Altar. Consecutive Omni-to-prisms exchanges now grant slightly more prisms than before.[/p]
• [p]While spectating after death, you can now see teammates’ current skill cooldowns and inventory.[/p]
• [p]Server browser now displays ping.[/p]
• [p]Added a small bridge on Altar of the Awakened leading to the Catalyst artifact island.[/p]

[hr][/hr][h2]Fixes[/h2]

• [p]Fixed an issue where Gatekeeper animations could get stuck under certain conditions, preventing skill usage.[/p]
• [p]Fixed incorrect display of players who left the run in final statistics.[/p]
• [p]Fixed tombstones of fallen teammates not always appearing on the minimap.[/p]
• [p]Fixed Spectra Aegis not self-destructing under specific conditions.[/p]
• [p]Fixed Forge artifact becoming identical across stages after loading a save.[/p]
• [p]Fixed Immortal getting stuck in spawn animation.[/p]
• [p]Fixed rare cases where menu buttons stopped working after returning to the main menu.[/p]

[p]And many other minor fixes.[/p][hr][/hr][p]We continue to work on improving Gatekeeper and greatly appreciate your feedback.
Join our Discord or Subreddit and share your impressions, it helps us make the game better.[/p][p][/p][h3]How to Report a Bug[/h3][p]If you encounter any issues, you can help us by doing the following:[/p]

1. [p]Record a video of the first bug occurrence (if possible, include reproduction steps) and upload it to any file-sharing service.[/p]
2. [p]Close the game.[/p]
3. [p]Go to the folder:
   [c]C:\\Users\\USERNAME\\AppData\\LocalLow\\Gravity Lagoon\\Gatekeeper[/c][/p]
4. [p]Find the Player.log file.[/p]
5. [p]Send the video link and Player.log file together to [email protected] or share them on our Discord server.[/p]

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Gravity Lagoon[/p][p][/p][h2]Socials[/h2][p]Join our Discord[/p][p]Join our Subreddit[/p][p]Follow on X[/p]

[h2]Greetings, Gatekeepers![/h2][p]We’re happy to announce that version 1.2, titled Core Aspect, and the Crustad DLC will be released simultaneously on February 19th.[/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink]Add it to your wishlist so you don’t miss it![/p][hr][/hr][h3]And in the meantime, we’ve prepared a trailer for you.[/h3][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][hr][/hr][p]In the coming days, we’ll share more details about what awaits you in the Core Aspect update and the DLC. Thank you for staying with us, we hope we’ll live up to your expectations![/p][p][/p][p]See you in the Amphitheater!
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[p][/p][p]We’ve launched the Steam page for the Crustad DLC. Please wishlist it.[/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p]Today we’re bringing you a pre-holiday update that fixes several issues and adds New Year decorations to locations and Gatekeepers.[/p][hr][/hr][h3]New Year Decorations[/h3]

• [p]New Year hats for all Gatekeepers[/p]
• [p]Festive garlands across all Normal mode locations[/p]
• [p]A snowy variation of the main menu[/p]
• [p]Gift boxes containing Prisms placed throughout locations[/p]

[h3]Fixes[/h3]

• [p]Fixed an issue where Triad costs would reset after loading into a solo run[/p]
• [p]Fixed the Argument artifact being usable by the Drudge[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where gamepad UI selection in the lobby could behave incorrectly.[/p]
• [p]Fixed incorrect skill charge calculations after loading into a solo run[/p]
• [p]Reworked totems to prevent critical network errors (softlocks)[/p]

[hr][/hr][p]We hope this helps brighten the wait for version 1.2, which is coming very soon![/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]See you in the Throne Room![/p][p]— Gravity Lagoon[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]Socials[/h2][p]Join our Discord[/p][p]Join our Subreddit[/p][p]Follow on X[/p]

[p]We’ve launched the Steam page for the Crustad DLC. And we’d like to share what we’re working on right now.[/p][h3][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink]Add it to your wishlist so you don’t miss it![/h3][hr][/hr][h3]Version 1.2[/h3][p]The free major update 1.2 has grown larger than expected, so its release is shifting by about a month.[/p][p]But before you worry - here’s what’s coming.[/p][p][/p][p]Fully Reworked Artifact Ban System[/p][p]We’ve completely redesigned the artifact ban system in the Emporium.
Previously, you had only 10 ban slots for the entire artifact pool. Now you have 40 slots total, split into 5 artifact categories.[/p][p]Slots unlock as you discover artifacts within their category.
And most importantly, banning is now free. Experiment with builds as much as you like.[/p][p]Aspect System[/p][p]Aspects are gameplay modifiers that can make your run more challenging - or easier.
We’ll share more details later.[/p][p]Soul Engine[/p][p]A new type of mission.
Activate the Soul Engine and defeat enemies within its area to charge it.[/p][p]Altar of Interception[/p][p]An optional activity. Summon the Fugitive and see what he’s hiding in his backpack.[/p][p]And that’s not all - we’ll reveal more closer to release.[/p][hr][/hr][h3]Gatekeeper: Crustad[/h3][p]A paid DLC (at a fair price, we promise) that lets you travel to the planet Crustad, fight Lord Crustad, and attempt to rescue your fellow gatekeeper - Maverick.[/p][p][/p][p]A full overview will come later, but here’s a short list of what to expect:[/p]

1. [p]An alternate final boss with an exclusive soundtrack[/p]
2. [p]A new Gatekeeper[/p]
3. [p]A new planet and a new enemy roster[/p]
4. [p]11 new artifacts[/p]
5. [p]5 new triads[/p]
6. [p]A new mission type[/p]
7. [p]A new altar[/p]
8. [p]The Iron Range - a brand-new side activity for Gatekeeper[/p]

[hr][/hr][h3]Holiday Update[/h3][p]Before the New Year, we’ll release a small update with bug fixes and festive location customization to help lift the mood while we prepare larger content drops.[/p][p][/p][p]Thank you for staying with us. We hope you enjoy what’s coming.[/p][p][/p][p]See you in the Amphitheater!
— Gravity Lagoon[/p][p][/p][h2]Help Us Get the Bullet Heaven Tag[/h2][p][/p][p]We need your help to convince Valve to add an official Bullet Heaven tag on Steam for games like Gatekeeper![/p][p][/p][p]You can support the initiative by adding user-defined tags to your favorite Bullet Heaven games. It only takes a moment:[/p][p][/p]

• [p]Open any of your favorite Bullet Heaven games on Steam[/p][p][/p]
• [p]Scroll down to the User-Defined Tags section[/p][p][/p]
• [p]Add the tag: Bullet Heaven[/p]

[p][/p][p]This is the most direct way to signal interest to Valve — and they are actively reviewing this data.[/p][p][/p][p]Want to learn more? Watch this video for all the details and clear instructions on how to add User-Defined Tags.[/p][p][/p][h2]Socials[/h2][p]Join our Discord[/p][p]Join our Subreddit[/p][p]Follow on X[/p]

[p]Greetings, Gatekeepers![/p][p]
This year has been incredible — our full release marked a huge milestone, and the game has grown stronger than ever thanks to your support.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]A massive thank you to everyone who supports us — your enthusiasm and feedback mean the world to us![/p]