Steel Swarm: APOCALYPSE News

[h2] ⚖️ Balance Changes[/h2]

[h3]Firefly[/h3]
- Flamethrower damage reduced at early levels. (Level 20 damage unchanged)
- Flamethrower cone angle reduced from 25° to 20°.
- Blue Flame area reduced: cone angle from 35° to 30°, and radius from 22.4 to 20.8.

[h3]Ironclad[/h3]
- Increased damage at early levels. (Level 20 damage unchanged)
- Health regeneration increased.
- All physical defenses increased by 10 points.
- Triangle Formation defense reduction value corrected.

[h3]Queen[/h3]

Smoothbore and Heat Ammo damage increased at early levels. (Level 20 damage unchanged)
Health regeneration increased.

[h3]🛠 Equipment[/h3]
Cold Blood duration reduced from 300s to 120s.
Shield price increased from 1500 to 2000.

[h3]🌲 Jungle[/h3]
Xalium rewards for the following jungle units have been reduced:

• Pirate Smuggler: 330 → 250
  
• Riot Supressor: 330 → 250
  
• Xorm Seeker: 500 → 400
  
• Outpost: 500 → 400
  
• Bulldog: 88 → 77
  
• Xorm Stalker: 88 → 77
  

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[h3]🔄 WEEKLY XBT ROTATION[/h3]
The new free XBT lineup:
Queen, Firefly, Ironclad, Inso, Khan

[h3]🎨 UI & EXPERIENCE IMPROVEMENTS[/h3]

• 🖼️ Added a new launcher background.
  
• 📦 After opening a loot box, players will now continue from where they left off instead of being sent back to the main menu.
  

[h3]🛠️ BUG FIXES & ADJUSTMENTS[/h3]

• Practice Mode: Fixed an issue where Tier 2 minions would not spawn when the Supercomputer was stuck.
  
• Social Menu: Fixed a bug where the right-click context menu wouldn’t open.
  

SSA TEAM

[h3]Cheris Joins the Battle in Steel Swarm: APOCALYPSE![/h3]
[h3]Saturday Night, April 26 — ːsteamhappyː Live at 12:00 AM (GMT+3)[/h3]

XBTs are locked in, swarms are moving, and the battlefield is about to collapse.
We’re breaking the rules of traditional MOBAs — this war plays on a whole new level.

Cheris will be stepping into the world of Steel Swarm: APOCALYPSE for the first time on stream.
He’ll test out the tanks, experience SSA firsthand, and dive straight into the action.
This stream also offers a great first look for anyone seeing the game live for the first time.


[h3]Stream Details[/h3]
- Date: Saturday, April 26
- Time: 12:00 AM (GMT+3)
- Platform: [Kick.com/Cheris]

This is more than just a stream. It’s the beginning of a tank-powered revolution. Are you ready?

https://steelswarm.net/news/CherisLive.html SSA TEAM

[h3]Camera Changes[/h3]

• The Alt key for Freecam now works as a toggle.
  

[h3]Xalium Reward Changes[/h3]

• Guardian Drone: Reward increased from 110 → 220 Xalium
  
• Vulcan: Reward increased from 660 → 1200 Xalium
  
• Mine & Megamine Drones: No longer grant kill rewards.
  

[h3]Radar Kit[/h3]

• Detection radius increased from 22.4m → 28.8m

[h3]Gear Price Adjustments (20% Reduction)[/h3]
(Power Jumper received a special 66% discount)



[h3]Bugfixes & Balance Updates[/h3]

• Firefly: Damage normalized.
  
• Sphinx
  
  • Level 3 charge Armor Penetration: 40 → 35
    
  • CCDEF: 50 → 40
    
• Panther
  
  • Shockwave CCATT: 40 → 30
    
• Queen
  
  • Ultimate Casting Time: 0.5s → 0.35s
    

SSA TEAM

[h3]🔧 Fixes[/h3]

• Issue preventing Steam account signup has been resolved.
  

SSA TEAM