Axon TD: Uprising News

In just under 2 Weeks, we're releasing Version 1.0 for Axon TD: Uprising's Official Release! We've got one last preview for you all, as we show off Boss Mode and some Campaign Updates.

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[h2]Boss Mode[/h2]
Quickplay has a new mode that adds Bosses! Every few waves, a Boss will spawn. Depending on the map, you'll get a different Boss. Every single Quickplay and Co-op map has been given some much-needed updates as well.

You can also turn on Boss Mode in Co-op. And yes, multiple Bosses can spawn at the same time.

Now there are two of them!

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[h2]Campaign Updates[/h2]
Since the Campaign's original release, the balance of the game has been updated numerous times, making it a bit too easy. We've gone through each mission and tweaked the balance. Hard Difficulty should actually be a consistent challenge throughout the Campaign.

That's pretty chaotic for one mission.

Chapter 4 has received Optional Objectives, and Chapter 5 will have them out the gate. The Tech Tree has also been updated. In particular, each Tree is still powerful, but in order to get good gains out of the Resources and Expansion trees, it requires more point investment and tree advancement.

Oh, and as a little teaser for Chapter 5, we've updated OMEGA's design. It's no longer a big green skull.

You can bet OMEGA will show up in-game as a boss.

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[h2]1.0 Alpha[/h2]
We've been working on it more, with tons of fixes and the most refined the balance has ever been! Every Quickplay and Co-op map has received some updates. There's two new Overloads (visuals still pending). And more!

• Right-click Axon TD: Uprising in your game library
  
• Select Properties
  
• Select Betas
  
• From the Beta Participation dropdown menu, select "alpha - Public testing"
  

You can read the alpha patch notes on our Discord.

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That's our last preview! Look forward to trying out the full release and finishing the Campaign's Story on Friday, September 27th!

Also, shout out to the people that have completely broken certain Co-op maps with absurd path lengths. Congrats!

We're 4 Weeks away from the Version 1.0 Official Release of Axon TD: Uprising, and today, we're showing off the Co-op Campaign feature!

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[h2]How it Works[/h2]

By default, when playing the Campaign, it's Singleplayer. However, you can switch it to Co-op quite easily:


And when you host a session, it looks quite familiar:


You've got your "Make Public" button, and the ability to invite directly. Now,, if you wanted to join a public session yourself:



And now the two of you can play together! As for how the splitting of things works:

• Host chooses the mission.
  -- It is possible for the host to play a mission the other player does not have access to in their own progress.
  
• You each use your own Tech Tree & Loadout.
  
• You each run your own pace for Dialogue & Cutscenes.
  
• In-game, Resources & Rewards are split between each player.
  

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[h2]1.0 Alpha[/h2]

You can even try it out right now in the 1.0 Alpha! To access the alpha:

• Right-click Axon TD: Uprising in your game library
  
• Select Properties
  
• Select Betas
  
• From the Beta Participation dropdown menu, select "alpha - Public testing"
  

We're currently on Version 1.0.alpha5. Some of those experimental Survival changes we mentioned last time have been rolled back. You can read the alpha patch notes on our Discord.



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That's it for this time! For our next preview, we'll show off a sneak peak of Chapter 5 as well as the new Boss Mode in Quickplay!

Axon TD: Uprising has an Official Release Date, and it's Friday, September 27th! That's right, in 6 weeks, Version 1.0 will launch, and it includes the following:

• New Survival Map
  
• Chapter 5 of the Campaign
  
• Co-op Campaign
  
• Localization
  

We'll reveal the details of the Campaign stuff closer to release. In the meantime, here's a little preview of the new Survival Map and changes!

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[h2]Survival Map: Two Sides[/h2]

It kind of looks like one of our Co-op Survival maps, doesn't it? However, in this version, you're alone. You need to figure out how to split your Resources and Defenses across both sides. Expands on this map are placed on a grid, and there are several islands you can reach and connect to.

Unlike the Co-op Survival map, you can connect these two paths. However, it'll take some time to build up to that point. Good luck!

It's certainly possible... but is it worth it?

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[h2]1.0 Alpha[/h2]
For the time being, the above map isn't testable yet. However, Version 1.0 comes with some experimental changes to Survival as a whole. Based on your feedback, we may or may not keep these changes. These changes are:

• Tech Rewards are no longer tied to Power. It can be tied with Credits or Adds/Recycles/Blockers.
  
• There is no longer a cap of 8 Defenses.
  

Normally, the Loadout would end here. Say, what's that arrow?

In theory, you can get all 40 Defenses in a single run!

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There are numerous other changes/fixes/balance adjustments as well. You can read those changes on our Discord. To try out the 1.0 Alpha, follow these steps:

• Right-click Axon TD: Uprising in your game library
  
• Select Properties
  
• Select Betas
  
• From the Beta Participation dropdown menu, select "alpha - Public testing"
  

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We'll be dropping another preview in two weeks showing off how Co-op Campaign will work. In the meantime, we encourage you to try out our experimental Survival changes!

## General
- Orbital Cannon can now manually target.
- Added a visual effect for manually targeting.
- Bosses now have a visual indicator on the minimap.

## Audio
- Added Discharge Blaster Hit SFX
- Added Marauder SFX.
- Added Architect SFX.
- Added Reverser SFX.

## VFX
- Another fix to Siphon Cannon visuals.
- Adjusted the Seeker Drone shoot point.

## Fixes
- Fixed a tooltip error with the Random mode button.
- Fixed an issue with Recycling an Obstacle that was part of a Rotator leading to an invalid path.
- Fixed an issue with the Game Over stats display in Co-op.
- Fixed an issue where the End of Wave rewards were flashing every time someone else selected a reward in Co-op.
- Fixed an issue with Random mode in Co-op where the game would tell you you had an empty loadout.
- Fixed an issue where the Co-op notification wouldn't disappear when entering a Co-op Lobby.
- Fixed an issue where you could not re-join a lobby at the end of a Co-op game session.
- Fixed an issue where a player trying to reconnect would spam as " joined" in the in-game chat.
- Fixed an issue where the Player count of a Co-op lobby wasn't updating when you switched between different custom maps.
- Fixed some tooltip errors.

## General fixes
- Fixed an issue with German localization(which was not intended to be implemented yet).
- Fixed Mass Driver U2 missing its amp percentage and duration.
- Fixed the Architect achievement not including the new Defenses.
- Fixed an issue with casting an Overload where it was throwing an error.
- Fixed a missing space in The Creator name.
- Fixed an issue with playing at ultra wide resolutions.
- Fixed being able to use a Blocker at the start of mission 5 in the Tutorial.
- Fixed various mentions of attack rate and cooldown that still were present in the tooltips.
- Fixed an issue in Co-op where players would lose their rewards due to Sync check.
- Fixed EMP Mine listing attack speed instead of cooldown, and Nanite Nest listing cooldown instead of attack speed.
- Fixed an issue where leaderboard entries displayed a white square if they hadn't picked up 8 Defenses.
- Fixed an issue where the Overload hotkey wasn't working.
- Fixed the "Overloads Used" stat not registering properly at the end of a game if you had loaded a checkpoint.

## Audio
- Adjusted audio levels of Axons across the board to balance them out.
- Discharge Blaster now has a shoot SFX.
- Axon Factory now has SFX.
- Duplicator now has SFX.
- Catapult Mine now has SFX.
- Fixed an issue where the Electron Launcher orb wasn't playing its sound all the time.

## Visuals
- The Creator now has a spawn visual.
- Fixed Siphon Cannon Global Upgrade VFX affecting the wrong tower.
- Fixed Skipper being purple instead of blue.