Apocalypse Express News

[p]Welcome Wastelanders to Version 0.3 - The Viaducts! We are thrilled to bring the next biome to you, and we can't wait to hear your feedback![/p][p]To kick us off here is a small update on the current roadmap and where we are at:
[/p][p][/p][p]With version 0.3 we didn't manage to finish the expanded meta progression, but its something we will keep working on for future updates, instead we spent time on our Fixing Updates that brought a lot of much needed fixes and improvements to the game that were lingering for quite some time, just to highlight one thing that we added from those patches, the new and glorious choice effects![/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Now for the new stuff![/p][p]Welcome to the Viaducts a deadly new biome ruled by the Aviators a flying gang looking to stop you on your journey. Face them off on The Viaducts as you ride above the beautiful radiated forest.[/p][p][/p][p] [dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p][/p][p]The Viaducts bring 7 new enemy archetypes, learn their strategies and weaknesses and take them down as you soar through the clouds![/p][p][/p][p]And at the end of the biome a new boss awaits the Air Raiders, don't want to say much about them, but the boss brings something new into the mix that will be interesting to see how you tackle.[/p][p][/p][p]Instead of the old and boring Apocalypse Difficulties we now have a fully reworked system that allows you to customize your difficulty how you want. With various different settings! To access it you have to beat the world 3 boss once which unlocks the loading bay in the Hub. [/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Beat the game at certain thresholds to unlock more difficulty options and be able to load your train further, increasing the difficulty, and earning more cores![/p][p][/p][p]In future updates when we add train and player customization there will be unlockables that you can earn by beating the runs. Don't worry anything you complete now, you will get the rewards once they are added.[/p][p][/p][p]Now that we have a harder and more interesting difficulty system we want to give you more ways to spend your hard earned Cores.[/p][p][/p][p]Before you start your run, you can now buy various small buffs that will help you in your run. Either use these to help finish a hard milestone, make a better build to push some higher difficulty or just make a busted build![/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]Patch Notes[/h2][h3]Additions/Balance[/h3]

• [p]New Biome, The Viaducts, a deadly new biome ruled by the Aviators a flying gang looking to stop you on your journey. Face them off on The Viaducts as you ride above the beautiful radiated forest.[/p]
• [p]Endgame Difficulty Rework - Customize your difficulty in various ways, making your perfect experience while earning more cores[/p]
• [p]Ready Up Station - New place to spend your hard earn cores on bonuses for the upcoming run.[/p]
• [p]Missile Speed Upgrade reduced to 25% instead of 60%[/p]
• [p]Added Missile Speed V2 upgrade[/p]
• [p]Added new Milestone[/p]
• [p]Increased Missile Launcher Module Ammo Usage [/p]
• [p]Reduce ammo gained from resource boxes by ~15%[/p]
• [p]Reduced Scrap Exchange bonus from 1 damage per 200 scrap to 400 scrap[/p]
• [p]Reduced maximum discount in shops[/p]
• [p]Increased fixed reload speed of cannon from 1 sec to 1.5 sec[/p]
• [p]Increased prices of upgrades in the Shop[/p]
• [p]Powerful defence damage bonus increased from 0.1 to 0.15[/p]
• [p]Reduced number of cannon locations on the map[/p]
• [p]AP rounds upgrade now reduces reload speed[/p]
• [p]Ricochet Rounds upgrade range reduced[/p]
• [p]Updated title screen logo[/p]
• [p]Gambler event price jumps increased from 10->20[/p]
• [p]Return to Sender Missile Upgrade now has 30% chance to give ammo instead of 100%[/p]
• [p]Added New Year decoration[/p]
• [p]Toolbox now costs 2 cores instead of 3[/p]
• [p]Clearer feedback for toggleable stations in the HUB[/p]

[p][/p][h3]Bufixes[/h3]

• [p]Game Over Screen Discord and Steam buttons now work[/p]
• [p]Oiled Cylinder Upgrade reduced reload speed instead of boosting[/p]
• [p]Fixed issues with claw not adjusting position during overfill[/p]
• [p]Various Small Fixes[/p]

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Hey everyone! This is Part 2 of our Fixing Update and the final update before 0.3 release! With it we hope that we've addressed bugs and issues that some of you have been having for some time as well as improved some core features to make the experience smoother!

To start things off we want to show you thew new flashy Reward Containers. Enjoy and celebrate your upgrades in all their glory!



Here we will outline everything that was done as part of our Fixing updates, the points that are bolt are the ones added with the last update:

• Reward Containers now have effects and sounds paired with the rarity of the reward
  Reward Containers now have improved hover states for better readability
  Added camera shake to reward containers for that extra OOMF
  The shop now uses the same reward containers as the rest of the game
  Added new sound when Shop, Inventory and Events appear
  Enemies now avoid the train more consistently and organically, which should stop enemies from riding inside the train
  Claws now perform more naturally during turns and adjust automatically to stay in the position they were at, preventing them from missing a resource box
  Updated ammo/magazine logic so that cannon stat upgrades make more sense
  Coal Vacuum enemy now attaches to the train easier and can dodge turn obstacles while being attached
  When losing speed/speed buffs the train now gradually slows down instead of losing speed immediately, this is also now paired with a breaking effect
  Milestones now grant cores when completed, cores will be granted retroactively for completed milestones
• Medic Van enemy no longer escapes when no enemies are alive
  
• Autocannon no longer targets enemy gadgets
  
• Ricochet Shots upgrade now has limited range, will no longer ricochet to far away targets
  
• Damage control module now removes all burn from the train
  
• Added option to decline an offer at the Gambler allowing you to continue gambling
  
• Added close button to event windows
  
• Added hover/click sounds to most buttons in game
  
• When colliding with an obstacle the furnace explodes and the obstacle now breaks into pieces
  
• Added appear animations for events and shops
  
• Disabled rerolls on module locations
  
• Container rewards now drop down when rerolled instead of disappearing
  

• Mortar Burn effect now disappears gradually
  Fixed issue where player movement sound would play when the games is paused
  Fixed issue where button sound would play multiple times when selecting the same button
• Screenshake now has a drop off curve instead of stopping right away
  
• Autocannon no longer targets hacked enemies
  
• Fixed issue where Autocannon would miss distant targets
  
• Fixed issue where purchased radar upgrades weren't toggled by default
  
• Breakout shots, now always deal 50% damage
  
• Fixed various issues with charged shots where the charging effect would stay active
  
• Fixed issue where you would collide with the obstacle even if you did a turn
  
• Fixed issue where molotov enemies would not apply burn
  
• Fixed issue where cannon would be stuck reloading in the tutorial
  
• Enemy EMP projectiles now get cleaned up when you reach a station
  
• Enemy projectiles and gadgets can no longer be hit by obstacles
  
• Fixed issue where parcticles would be the wrong size in the UI
  
• Fixed issue where some upgrades/modules could give a null reference causing the game to misbehave (Probably fixes the issue where you get stuck on stations)
  
• Fixed issues where certain dialogue lines were not triggering in the tutorial
  
• Fixed issues related to Gambler event
  

This is Part 1.5 of the Fixing Update, we had some things we wanted to sooner rather than later so... Enjoy!

• Medic Van enemy no longer escapes when no enemies are alive
  
• Autocannon no longer targets enemy gadgets
  
• Ricochet Shots upgrade now has limited range, will no longer ricochet to far away targets
  
• Damage control module now removes all burn from the train
  

• Screenshake now has a drop off curve instead of stopping right away
  
• Autocannon no longer targets hacked enemies
  
• Fixed issue where Autocannon would miss distant targets
  
• Fixed issue where purchased radar upgrades weren't toggled by default
  
• Breakout shots, now always deal 50% damage
  
• Fixed various issues with charged shots where the charging effect would stay active
  

[p]Hey everyone! This is Part 1 of our Fixing Update, where we tackle some of the issues that have been plaguing you for some time as well as going through our backlog and taking care of some stuff that has been sitting there. We will soon be releasing Part 2 and after that we are going full steam ahead for update 0.3 (World 3, New difficulty system, and much more!) [/p]

• [p] Added option to decline an offer at the Gambler allowing you to continue gambling
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• [p] Added close button to event windows
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• [p] Added hover/click sounds to most buttons in game
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• [p] When colliding with an obstacle the furnace explodes and the obstacle now breaks into pieces
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• [p] Added apper animations for events and shops
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• [p] Disabled rerolls on module locations
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• [p] Container rewards now drop down when rerolled instead of disappearing
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• [p] Fixed issue where you would collide with the obstacle even if you did a turn
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• [p] Fixed issue where molotov enemies would not apply burn
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• [p] Fixed issue where cannon would be stuck reloading in the tutorial
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• [p] Enemy EMP projectiles now get cleaned up when you reach a station
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• [p] Enemy projectiles and gadgets can no longer be hit by obstacles
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• [p] Fixed issue where parcticles would be the wrong size in the UI
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• [p] Fixed issue where some upgrades/modules could give a null reference causing the game to misbehave (Probably fixes the issue where you get stuck on stations)
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• [p] Fixed issues where certain dialogue lines were not triggering in the tutorial
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• [p] Fixed issues related to Gambler event
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Hey there conductors! We just wanted to share a bit our progress and where we are at with the next big update!
The 3 main features we are working on right now are world 3, a reworked difficulty system and different starting trains.

[h2]World 3[/h2]
Don't want to spoil much but its shaping up to be quite awesome, here are a few sneak peeks so you can let your imagination go wild. This feature should arrive with the next major update.





[h2]Reworked difficulty System[/h2]
We want to give players more reasons to replay the game and try to beat it at harder difficulties. So we want to give players more customization over their difficulty and in which ways they want to challenge themselves. This feature should arrive with the next major update.

Here is a sneak peek at the how it will look. This is just a work in progress UI page but you can maybe get an idea for where its going.



[h2]Different Starting Trains[/h2]
We have been doing a bunch of experimentation and I think we've pinned down on how we want the system to work. I don't want to say much still as its something that won't be coming in the next update. But I'll still leave a small gif of one of the initial prototypes we had.



[h2]Patch Notes for Version 0.2.3[/h2]

Balance/Additions

• Added a new background variety system, random objects now get spawned in the background giving more visual variety. Also enemies can now hit cacti, boxes, barrels and take damage from them.
  
• Added option to change background speed, this should help you enjoy the new assets we've added to the background but also help with motion sickness
  
• Added support for tooltips that we will now be using more in the game
  
• Various improvements to the Radar UI, should be a lot more clear and consistent when navigating through it
  
• Added new image for the gambler location
  
• Expanded the bug reporting UI, to allow the user to see the whole report.
  

Bugfixes

• Fixed issue that allowed players to have 2 of the same module
  
• Fixed issue where regenerative foam upgrade would heal the train even when between levels
  
• Fixed various issues with Radar UI that would cause the selection to bug out
  
• Fixed instances where game would not fade out after killing a boss
  
• Fixed fps drop when killing chain crew enemies in World 2