PhaigeX: Hyperspace Survivors News

Greetings, Confiners! (We are calling you that now, as the official term in Hyperspace Campaign)

The vast Hyperspace is expanding even further! Thanks to your input, we have added new events to encounter on your mission to keep our space sectors safe from the AI menace. And we also did some fixes on some of the issues that came up with the campaign's introduction.

[h2]Hyperspace Event Updates[/h2]

• [h3]Updated Game Mode Selection UI[/h3]
  - Hyperspace Campaign is now the prominent game mode, and the other 3 become special arcade modes
  - Existing Hyperspace Campaign progress is also displayed when continuing from saved data, and can be cleared to start from scratch
  
• [h3]NEW EVENTS[/h3]
  - Resupply Base (Destroy the Supply Base together with the enemy ships before they launch)
  
  - Mass Driver (The sector is bombarded with massive projectiles that scatters space debris)
  
• [h3]Event Action Choices[/h3]
  - Choices are now keyboard hotkeyed to [1] [2] [3]
  
• [h3]Event: Gravity Well[/h3]
  - Gravity well is now positioned a bit far from the player's warp entry point
  
• [h3]Graphical Updates[/h3]
  - Gravity Well anomaly
  - Dense Nebula Cloud anomaly
  

[h2]Bug Fixes[/h2]

• Sector Progress is capped at 100, and never exceeds it.
  
• Reward choices for successful events now checks for the current ship equipment.
  
• Fixed battleship destroyed event triggering even if boss is still not destroyed.
  
• Fixed escort success event with jamming when killing all the jammer ships.
  
• Fixed the pull of Gravity Well anomaly to the player ship.
  

Remember, these updates are only available in the Beta branch for now, as the campaign mode development is still ongoing.

[h2]To access the Beta Branch[/h2]

1. Right-click PhaigeX at the Game Library list
   
2. Click on Properties
   
3. Click on Betas
   
4. Under Private Betas, enter the code: poweroverwhelming
5. Select your beta participation to betabranch and you're good to go!
   

Towards a brighter future,

The PhaigeX MegaCorp.

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While working on the new Hyperspace Mode, our people here at Development also had the time to implement some changes and bug fixes as pointed out from your feedbacks and suggestions. Thank you as always for keeping us on the way to improving the game!

[h2]Gameplay Changes[/h2]

• [h3]Game UI/HUD[/h3]
  - Reduced the brightness of the white transition flashes in Ship Selection
  - Options: Added "Health/Tech meters on Cursor" toggle
  
• [h3]BGM Randomizer for Game Sessions[/h3]
  - When starting a game run, a background music is "randomized" by selecting 4 musical layers from 5 game tracks, and playing those selected music layers as one BGM. Enjoy the musical variations!
  
• [h3]Demolition Mode[/h3]
  - Nerfed enemy explosive missiles damage
  - Nerfed hangar structure drone spawn quantity
  
• [h3]Passive [System Guard][/h3]
  - Improved activation chances
  

[h2]Bug Fixes[/h2]

• "Forbidden One" achievement not activating
  
• UI bugs for controllers on Database and Ship Selection screens
  
• Graphical bug for respawning enemy unit sprites damage cracks appearing
  
• [Combination Craft] passive not affecting some support ships
  

In addition to these changes, we are now opening the Hyperspace Mode Beta Test on our beta branch. Take a sneak peek on what the new game mode is about, and tell us your impressions about what we are cooking.

[h2]To access the Beta Branch[/h2]

1. Right-click PhaigeX at the Game Library list
   
2. Click on Properties
   
3. Click on Betas
   
4. Under Private Betas, enter the code: poweroverwhelming
5. Select your beta participation to betabranch and you're good to go!
   

Towards a brighter future,

The PhaigeX MegaCorp.

Welcome back, PhaigeX employees.
Rest assured that the people here at Development are working non-stop on an upcoming new game mode, the Hyperspace Campaign!

...but you might be wondering, what is this game mode?


[h2]What Hyperspace Mode is About[/h2]


In Hyperspace Campaign mode, the player is going to be given the role of a Confiner, to keep the incoming AI threat under control within the vast outer space. It is a roguelike game mode where the Confiner warps into different space sectors, and deal with the events that they encounter on that area, whether good or bad they may be.


The events may vary, not only from the previous Survival, Fleet Assault and Demolition modes, but also new encounters like escort missions, disarming enemy tech, gathering allies, dealing with merchants and resupply stations... and more! We could use some more ideas and suggestions for event encounters, to keep things fresh.

In this game mode, the ships you use will always start on its base stats (customized stats and modifiers are disabled, but skins are allowed to be equipped). The Experience Leveling system is disabled in this mode, so the path of growing stronger lies on the events and their rewards, and the occasional powerup drops from enemies (Power Up drop rates are adjusted too). The choices you make in this campaign will result in consequences down the line, so choose your actions wisely.


Once the event objective is resolved, you can immediately warp out and proceed to the next sector. In the event of a defeat, it is still possible to warp back to the last progress point, provided that the player has Warp Cores to spend.


[h2]Game Mode Progress, and Possible Plans[/h2]

Currently, the Hyperspace Campaign mode is still under development. The events are functional, with more bugs here and there. As for the end game encounters, they're still up on the table.

We are still on the drawing board about how to navigate the campaign from this direction, so please keep an eye out for updates! We want to hear your encounter ideas too!

Towards a brighter future,

The PhaigeX MegaCorp.

Welcome back, PhaigeX employees!

We are bringing the usual set of updates and fixes to issue submitted to us after the recent update. Rest assured that we are constantly giving our effort to keep the workplace a better environment to work in.

[h2]Gameplay Changes[/h2]

• [h3]Passive: Glitch Protocol Changes[/h3]
  - Changed Lv5 effect against boss units
  - No longer instantly kills stunned boss unit sectors, just refreshes the stun duration
  
• [h3]Passive: Fallout Cloud Changes[/h3]
  - Added feature to Lvl 5
  - Destroying enemy unit sectors spawns the cloud 100%, has a 5-second cooldown time
  
• [h3]Demolition Mode Performance Update[/h3]
  - Mostly some clean-up jobs on the internal workings to optimize the gameplay
  

[h2]Bug Fixes[/h2]

• Passive: VIP Power Card - Picking Arsenal Points not gaining tech meter bug
  
• Weapon: Block Head - Graphical bug involving shields going under enemy structures
  
• Demolition Mode - UI bug during jamming events
  

Thank you for the feedback and suggestions, we really appreciate the input, and you really are contributing your own role for the development of our company's future.

We are still on the drawing board about our next milestone, so please keep an eye out for updates!

Towards a brighter future,

The PhaigeX MegaCorp.

New supplies have arrived, PhaigeX employees!

The Powerup Pack 2 passives and ship modifiers have been completed, and are now ready for combat. Get your builds ready!

Once again, to be able to use the new passives, unlock them by doing specific achievements listed on the weapon database. Once unlocked, these will be available in the support shop to be bought during your current run.

The new passives consist of:

• Combination Craft - Grants bonuses when in combat with the Support Craft
  
• Critical Jump - An emergency evasion when taking too much damage
  
• Glitch Protocol - Screen-wide chance to stun enemy ships
  
• Particle Capacitor - Firing energy weapons gains charge that can create a protective barrier
  
• Remote Signal Booster - Improves drone weapon performance and deploy count
  
• System Guard - Chance to ignore harmful status effects and hazard damage
  
• VIP Powercard - Grants additional effects when picking up Power Ups
  

...for a total of 7 new passives! Hope the new additions strengthen your ship builds!

As for the ship modifiers, get them from the Transportal, or finishing a game mode with a certain number of Requisition Points remaining.

[h2]Gameplay Changes[/h2]

• [h3]Added 7 Passives and Completed the entries for Ship Modifiers[/h3]
  
• [h3]Customize: Stats Update when equipping Ship Modifiers[/h3]
  - Equipping ship modifiers now reflects stat changes to the ship
  

[h2]Bug Fixes[/h2]

• Database: Missing entry for Recon Support passive
  
• Mirage: Bug Fixes for Afterimage when equipping certain weapons
  
• Oracle: Fixed Converted units targeting destroyed structures
  
• Burst Fever: Fixed Lvl1 not destroying exploding missiles
  

And that concludes the Powerup Pack 2 milestone! Tell us what you think about the new additions. We welcome feedbacks and suggestions as usual.

Time to move on to the next goal soon...
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Towards a brighter future,

The PhaigeX MegaCorp.