Cosmic Carnage News

[h2]Hello brave astronauts, [/h2][p]We are excited to announce a new Steam Playtest for Cosmic Carnage is just around the corner! The cosmos is a dangerous place, and we need your help to clear out the final bugs, balance the weaponry, and ensure smooth hyperspace travel before our official launch.[/p][p]This is your chance to get an early look at a late stage build of the game and help us identify those last minute anomalies.[/p][hr][/hr][h3]📋 Playtest Details[/h3][p]Start Date: Wednesday November 19th 2025
Initial Duration: 1 Week
Potential Extension: The playtest may be extended for an additional week (total of 2 weeks) depending on testing needs, the amount of feedback we receive, and the types of bugs we uncover. We will keep you updated via Steam News posts if an extension is required.[/p][p]🎮 What We Are Testing[/p][p]This is a comprehensive playtest of the game's full content. We're looking for feedback on:[/p]

• [p]Game breaking bugs: Issues that prevent you from completing a level or the entire game.[/p]
• [p]Progression and balance: Does the game feel too easy, too hard, or just right.[/p]
• [p]Performance issues: Stutters, crashes, or low frame rates.[/p]
• [p]General polish: Typos, visual glitches, and sound issues.[/p]

[p]⚠️ Important Notes[/p]

• [p]Temporary Access: Please remember that this playtest provides temporary access to a pre-release build of the game. Once the playtest ends, the game will be removed from your library. You will need to purchase the final game at launch to own it permanently.[/p]
• [p]Buggy Builds: This is a test build; you may encounter bugs. Reporting them is your primary objective![/p]
• [p]Feedback: You can provide feedback in the pinned thread within the steam discussions. Or you can join the discord.[/p]

[hr][/hr][p]👇 Join the Fleet[/p][p]If you haven't already, head over to the store page, locate the "Join the Cosmic Carnage Playtest" section and click "Request Access."[/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink]We can't wait to see you in game and appreciate all your help![/p][p]Happy testing,[/p][p] - Lionsword[/p]

Added
- using controller: added the ability to press b shortcut from pause menu to go back to game
- added steam language properties/settings for Russian and Simplified Chinese
- added Chinese and Russian language support in main settings menu

Fixed
- fixed after unlocking character/ship and selecting the item sometimes doesn't show the selected text
- fixed in 720p (& SteamDeck) tutorial text overlapping / not in correct location
- fixed explosive stun upgrade causing meteor shield to explode enemies and in turn causing damage to the player
- fixed bold font unreadable in simplified Chinese
- fixed when pressing build selection button in end game panel, music does not change to menu music
- fixed radio overlapping with tutorial
- fixed orbs in end game panel is in the wrong location for different languages
- fixed stats page sometimes had no sound effect

Changed
- reduced base meteor rotation speed from 50% to 30%
- reduced base lucky upgrade from 70% to 50%
- reduced damage of meteor shots slightly
- Changed how meteor shots work. Now there is a chance for more than one meteor shot to spawn. The new description is as follows: "spawns 1 to 4 meteor shots when a meteor collides with an enemy (1 = 100%, 2 = 80%, 3 = 30%, 4 = 10%)"
- Changed the wave system slightly. Having more powerful weapons/combinations will scale the difficulty of the waves dynamically
- increased cutscene reading length time to 15 seconds
- increased length of time that the tutorial is visible
- increased size of radio prompts

Added
- added controller support for map selection screen and new buttons in end game panel
- added unlock carnage level achievements
- created new BGs to match carnage levels
- created map screen to select carnage levels
- added the ability to set the language before launching in the games steam properties (settings)

Fixed
- fixed leaderboard entry sometimes not saving your build along with your score
- fixed leaderboard sometimes not showing your own record when pressing personal
- fixed settings dropdowns not scrolling correctly with controller
- fixed leaderboard is replacing saved score when pressing global button
- fixed build selection text issue - "range: BulletInfokm"
- fixed if you disconnect controller during gameplay, game does not pause
- fixed everytime you go back from ship mods panel the orb in build selection drops lower and lower
- fixed stats menu SFX is too loud
- fixed on levels where more than one boss spawns at a time, the boss incoming sound/text is played each time
- fixed turrets sometimes appearing behind player
- fixed text.luckystrike string issue
- fixed boss incoming text is not behind background of panels
- fixed if you have lots of health > boss incoming animation overlaps with HP

Changed
- changed end game panel buttons to include: leaderboard and build selection buttons
- changed carnage level unlock items to have the planet sprites instead of numbers
- changed all bosses health (+2k HP each)
- added cap to max HP you can gain (to not go offscreen)

Added
- added language support for French, Spanish, Italian (still in BETA)
- added rarity to upgrades (white - common, blue - rare, purple - very rare, orange - legendary)
- added a small pulse at the end of skyes invulnerable dash to clear the landing point (note: if you dash to land directly onto something you will still take damage after landing)
- added tooltips to leaderboard builds
- shortcut controls to upgrade and reward panels
- difficulty unlock cards to unlocks menu

Fixed
- bullet defense sound not working
- bullet defense sometimes not triggering
- dual black holes not syncing
- black hole upgrade 3 cannot find enemy to home to
- bloom in game settings > can reduce it but cannot increase it
- laser not syncing if you have laser active when collecting dual laser
- lasers not syncing if you get the dual laser upgrade after the single laser has just expired
- rounding bug in upgrade rarity selection (e.g .9999%)
- "NEW" text not showing when unlocking a new carnage level
- unlocked new carnage level panel title not stating the new available carnage level
- if there are no unlocks, cannot drag scrollbar
- spamming unlock on mods is causing the animation to get stuck
- mods panel animation glitch after 1 unlock
- leaderboard entry issues
- if you just unlock a astronaut/ship sometimes unable to then select this item
- elite enemies counter is always 0 in stats menu
- removed duplicate score text for malfunction, stun, decimate
- in stats menu controller could not scroll
- exp drops dropping at the correct location after collecting 5k+ exp
- click main menu after winning is loading stats menu
- last selected ship sometimes saves the neighbouring ship instead

Changed
- changed final upgrade of defense tree to: if you have 1 HP left you are spared a second chance, but you can no longer use your astronaut ability for that run
- quickplay now equips your last selected build
- removed failed runs in stats menu
- updated icons on main menu to fit the corresponding menus better
- buffed laser slightly
- increased spread on third turret modification