BioFusion News

Version 1.0.2 - 11/25/2024
[h3]New:[/h3]

1. Friends online are now shown in the map table in the main menu.
   
2. Pending friend requests and invites now have a red dot notification.
   

[h3]Balance changes:[/h3]

1. Spawn less enemies in Attack City easy.
   

[h3]General:[/h3]

1. "Build a steering wheel" msg now pops-up on all River and Underground River legs.*
   
2. You could sometimes open the build menu using the trigger.
   
3. Christmas initial loading screen had missing turrets.
   

*- community requested features or found bugs

Santa's little helper is back with the Gift Drop game mode and a new Christmas league!

In Gift Drop mode, you can’t use your inventory, but Santa will drop gifts from his sleigh.
Bonus: find gifts Santa missed and deliver them to their proper chimneys.

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The friendly Christmas League is a 30-day event to see who will win a Meta Quest 3S and a permanent portrait in our Hall of Fame! The league starts December 15. Only your first 12 hours in a map earn points. So, you can play half an hour everyday or one 12-hour session. It's up to you. The prize structure is also not so competitive.

[h2]League Prizes:[/h2]

1. Meta Quest 3S and a permanent portrait in our Hall of Fame
   
2. Meta Quest 3S
   
3. $100 gift card
   
4. $100 gift card
   

[h2]How to Participate in the League[/h2]

1. Get the most points in your first 12 hours of gameplay between December 15 and January 15:
   
   • 1 point for every delivered gift
     
   • 4 points for killing a Grinch on Easy, 8 points on Normal, 16 points on Hard.
     
   • 4 points for successfully reaching a checkpoint on Easy, 8 points on Normal, 16 points on Hard.
     
2. Join our Discord https://discord.gg/xGE78wk and post your Steam name in the “giveaways” channel
   

[h2]Event Schedule[/h2]

• 4 PM December 15, 2024 PST* to 4 PM January 15, 2025 PST*
  

[h2]Important Notes[/h2]

1. Winners will be direct-messaged in Discord. It is crucial you post your Steam name in our Discord channel “giveaways”. Otherwise, we may not be able to identify you in Discord.
   
2. If you are not from North America, you may experience server lag.
   
3. If you want to exchange gift cards for a different currency, please let us know in advance. We will look for the Steam or Meta gift card with the currency of your choice.
   

* Pacific Standard Time

[h3]New:[/h3]

1. Added an "Add a friend" quest.
   
2. Microphone option is now in the options menu while in a map.
   
3. Added Christmas League leaderboard in main menu.
   
4. New Christmas league points:
   1. 1 point for delivering a gift
   2. 4 points for killing a grinch on Easy, 8 points on Normal, 16 points on Hard.
   3. 4 points for reaching a checkpoint successfully on Easy, 8 points on Normal, 16 points on Hard.
   
5. Initial loading screen now announces the Christmas League between December 1 to 15.
   

[h3]Balance changes:[/h3]

1. Christmas gifts now have double loot compared to Air Drop challenge.
   
2. Christmas tokens are doubled compared to Air Drop challenge.
   

[h3]General:[/h3]

1. Loading screen now indicates who got the highest score.
   
2. Frozen lizards had very large hitboxes.
   
3. You could buy ammo in Main menu even when bow tutorial was needed.*
   
4. News sometimes indicated servers are down when they are actually up.
   
5. Player could get stuck interacting with the steering wheel hanging in the air.
   
6. Player got stuck grabbing both the rudder and tower ring simultaneously.
   
7. During the Christmas event, loading from save game was spawning 4 gifts instead of 2.
   
8. The Witch/Grinch would sometimes not appear in the Orchard.
   

*- community requested features or found bugs

After years in development, we are proud to call this update Version 1.0. Here are some of the major changes. Complete patch notes below...
[h2]Quests[/h2]
You now have quests! Quests like “Kill enemies”, “Upgrade a weapon”, “Evolve DNA”, etc., award coins depending on the quest tier. Tier 1 quests give you 1000 coins, tier 2 quests give you 5000 coins, and tier 3 quests give you a bounty of 25000 coins!!! The Quest menu is in the bedroom.



[h2]Light Sword Quest[/h2]
You can now unlock a Light Sword via a new quest! The light sword replaces the existing saber and you can choose which saber to bring to the battle.



[h2]Halloween and Christmas Events[/h2]
We added Halloween and Christmas events! The Halloween event starts on October 15 while the Christmas event starts on December 15. Both events last 30 days.

During the Halloween event, you’ll encounter our first mini-boss, the Witch. You’ll have a pumpkin pistol that does double damage to witches. You’ll have a tier 3 quest to “Kill 10 witches”.



During the Christmas event, a seasonal “Gift Drop” game mode is unlocked. Gift drop mode works like the “Air Drop” challenge mode where a random inventory mechanic makes each map a Rogue-lite mission. You go in with nothing and random ammo, traps, and towers drop from the air every minute. You can also find hidden gifts and chimneys in all maps. You’ll have a tier 3 quest to “Deliver 50 Gifts”. Plus, you’ll meet the Grinch mini-boss.



[h2]Jitter Removal[/h2]
As requested by the community, we added interpolation to remove jitter, everywhere. This was especially challenging on the boat and truck where enemies are pathing on a moving platform.



[h2]Dig Site Map[/h2]
We’ve replaced the Hangar map with a more story-focused Dig site since the spores do come from underground.



[h2]Updated Enemy Skins[/h2]
The flying Cowboy and axe throwing Caveman have been replaced with the Raccoon and Turtle respectively. All enemies now have an animal theme with matching armor for a more cohesive look.



[h2]Patch Notes[/h2]
https://steamcommunity.com/app/2170380/discussions/0/4696783943311037555/

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