Deepstone Rift News

[h3]Deepstone Rift - Update v0.1

Greeting miners! its time for a big update with new ways to play the game. entirely different systems, and gameplay style!

[/h3][p]✨ Major Features & Progression[/p]

• [p]New Upgrade Tree: Enemies now drop Gems, which can be spent in our brand-new progression tree. Use Gems to unlock and upgrade towers, character stats, diggers, and collectors.[/p]
• [p]New Guard Companions: You can now purchase Guards from the tech tree that actively follow your character and help you fight off enemies![/p]
• [p]Character Overhaul: We have completely revamped the player character with a brand-new 3D mesh, updated animations, and totally rebuilt shooting and mining systems for a much better feel.[/p]

[p]⚔️ Gameplay & Combat[/p]

• [p]Simultaneous Spawner Logic: Overhauled the enemy spawner system to allow for simultaneous spawns, making defense waves much more intense and dynamic.[/p]
• [p]Anti-Camping Hazard: Watch your head! We introduced Ceiling Rockfalls to punish players who try to camp in one safe spot for too long.[/p]
• [p]Tower Build Capacity: Introduced a tower build limit to balance out the defense phase and encourage more strategic tower placement.[/p]
• [p]Streamlined Game Flow: Removed the old "Preparing Mode" entirely and added a highly requested "Skip Mining" button to keep the action moving at your pace.[/p]

[p]🗺️ Level Design & Mechanics[/p]

• [p]Pathing Redesign: Completely redesigned the enemy spawn points and paths across all existing levels for better balance and flow.[/p]
• [p]Blocking Doors: Reworked the blocking door mechanics to make them more reliable and intuitive during gameplay.[/p]

[p]🎨 Visuals & Audio[/p]

• [p]Original Soundtrack: Added an entirely new, atmospheric soundtrack to the game.[/p]
• [p]Fresh SFX: Implemented new sound effects across the board for a punchier audio experience.[/p]
• [p]Collector Animations: Collectors now have a satisfying new animation where they physically throw mined minerals back to your base.[/p]
• [p]Brighter Projectiles: Enhanced character bullets with brighter colors and a more appealing design to make combat easier to track.[/p]

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[/p][p]🛠️ Quality of Life & UI[/p]

• [p]Camera "See-Through" Shader: Implemented a new shader that makes walls and chests transparent when they block the camera, ensuring you never lose sight of the action.[/p]
• [p]Phase UI Animations: Added smooth new UI animations that clearly announce the transition between the Defending and Mining phases.[/p]
• [p]Improved Build Mode: Build mode now features clear, icon-based on-screen text prompts (Left Click to Build / Right Click to Cancel) alongside new animations.[/p]
• [p]Shorter Tutorial: Reworked the onboarding tutorial to be much faster, easier to understand, and quicker to get you into the actual game.[/p]
• [p]Mineral Tooltips: Added helpful tooltips that display exactly how many minerals you have.[/p]

[p]🐛 Bug Fixes[/p]

• [p]Fixed the infamous "Ghost Bullets" bug where your shots would occasionally pass right through enemies without dealing damage.[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where Collectors would slack off and stop gathering minerals during the Defend phase.[/p]
• [p]More bugs fixed.
  
  
  
  Thank you for your continued support, please if you have feedback let use know![/p]

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[p]Hello miners,[/p][p]Over the last week we listened to your feedback and reports and we delivered on fixes, here is a break down of what's changed and fixed:[/p][p][/p]

• [p]Fixed an issue where saves resets every time player close the game and opens it again[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue with text to be continue showing on every end screen[/p]
• [p]Removed a Trap arrow covering the end screen[/p]
• [p]Fixed Some UI elements blocking tower selection[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where shortcuts for towers from 1 to 10 numbers does not works[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where game stay dimmed after unpausing[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where worker spawn in random places away from the base, and no animation on spawn and no particle systems[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where game plays weird sounds on main menu[/p]
• [p]Possible fix for an issue where block selection shader, gets big white bloom (if you encounter this issue please report it)[/p]

• [p]Fixed an issue where tutorial and and digger unit getting stuck due path finding[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where main character getting stuck[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where junk tower getting stuck aiming at dead enemies[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where main character can't move after destroying a block[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue in the stacked goblin enemy unit[/p]
• [p]New and improved hover system for towers[/p]
• [p]Add safety checks to make sure that game don't get stuck on certain waves (if you encounter such a problem please let us know)[/p]
• [p]Reworked the guard unit[/p]
• [p]pathfinding issue (should fix the tutorial and digger stuck)[/p]
• [p]character new settings (should fix the stuck)[/p]
• [p]junk tower stuck[/p]
• [p]Added even more safety to make sure waves end[/p]
• [p]Improved diggers code[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where chef goblins get stuck[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where workers can go through blocks[/p]

[p][/p][p]We are waiting more feedback, and bug reports, and your thoughts on the game![/p][p]Rock and stones / Northend Games Team[/p]

[p]Hello miners,[/p][p][/p]

• [p] Fixed an issue where tutorial and and digger unit getting stuck due path finding[/p]
• [p] Fixed an issue where main character getting stuck[/p]
• [p] Fixed an issue where junk tower getting stuck aiming at dead enemies[/p]
• [p] Fixed an issue where main character can't move after destroying a block[/p]
• [p] Fixed an issue in the stacked goblin enemy unit[/p]
• [p] New and improved hover system for towers[/p]
• [p] Add safety checks to make sure that game don't get stuck on certain waves (if you encounter such a problem please let us know)[/p]
• [p] Reworked the guard unit[/p]

[p][/p][p]Thanks for your feedback, if you encounter any bugs, please send it our way![/p][p]Rock and Stone, Northend Games Team[/p]

[p]Hello miners,[/p][p][/p][p]
Added:[/p]

• [p]Description for each worker unit describing what they do[/p]

[p][/p][p]A quick hotfix to solve critical issues, thanks for your feedback![/p]

• [p]Fixed an issue where shortcuts for towers from 1 to 10 numbers does not works[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where game stay dimmed after unpausing[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where worker spawn in random places away from the base, and no animation on spawn and no particle systems[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where game plays weird sounds on main menu[/p]
• [p]Possible fix for an issue where block selection shader, gets big white bloom (if you encounter this issue please report it)[/p]

[p][/p][p]Thanks for your feedback, if you encounter any bugs, please send it our way![/p][p]Rock and Stone, Northend Games Team[/p]

[p]Hello miners,[/p][p][/p][p]A quick hotfix to solve crtical issues, thanks for your feedback![/p][p]- Fixed an issue where saves resets everytime player close the game and opens it again[/p][p]- Fixed an issue with text to be continue showing on every end screen[/p][p]- Removed a Trap arrow covering the end screen[/p][p]- Fixed Some UI elements blocking tower selection[/p][p][/p][p]Important note: for existing players who played the game, they have to play it again to unlock the towers. If you new player or haven't played much, this won't effect you, but now is solved permananlty so everything onward should be okay.[/p][p][/p][p]Thanks for your feedback, if you encounter any bugs, please send it our way![/p][p]Rock and Stone, Northend Games Team[/p]