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COSMIC TRIP - BUILD 42

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GIANT UPDATE.

We have a new Waterfall map. This is a simple wave mode for now, with some nice new scenery for you to enjoy. It's much larger than it looks. We'll likely be adding some specific mechanics for this map as time goes on.

Added new chill mode; this is desert wave mode, but at a much lower pace and more relaxed play style. If you want to take it easy, or just experiment, this is the mode for you.

We've changed a ton of balance related stuff, and economy / research related stuff. You'll have to buy the new research buildings to unlock / upgrade tools. The drones are generally much stronger overall. Difficulty curves for waves and strategy 0.5 is smoother at the start but still ramps up well.

The strategy 0.5 mode now has a new enemy builder which flies around and builds (instead of buildings magically appearing). There are also now two building types - each one spawns different enemy types.

If you had any issues with previous balance, please try out the waves mode, waterfall or strategy 0.5 modes and let us know how you feel about the changes! (discord or steam forums)

IMPORTANT: a lot of people had a crash issue - we painstakingly built a repro case and unity managed to get the bug fixed. Thanks everyone who submitted reports, it's super helpful. Thanks to everyone in discord helping test out the builds as we experimented. <3

Changelist:

update to unity 5.5.1p1 (fixes recent crash)

added new waterfall map

added new chill mode

added new enemy building type

added new builder type enemy

added new ship menu icons

added new tool research building types

added audio for slingshot

added control lines between map teleporter nodes

added limit single research building per type

added mini ectoplant patch

added new icons / effects to minimap

added sfx for bomb

added particles when roller enemy hits something

added weak attack for worker drones

added tooltips to game mode selectors

fixed crash in friend bot audio playback

fixed crystal material render issue

fixed drone damage particles stuck on

fixed hit effects on roller enemy when invincible

fixed laser bot drag when pulled soemtimes

fixed various localization isues

fixed audio background loading bug

fixed bubble enemy not taking damage when popped

fixed crash when harvesting depleted crystal

fixed physics so physical collisions can damage

fixed roller enemy taking no damage from assault bot

fixed various leaderboard issues

fixed various map issues

optimized ectoplant area enormously

optimized fabricator particles

optimized world rendering

improved antibody movements / attacks

improved assault drone movement / attacks

improved assault drone orbiting tower

improved friend drone movement

improved drone movement between nodes

improved controller graphics when using minimap

improved death sequence placement / effects

improved plant pot effects in spaceship

improved structure placement check to be less strict

improved wave difficulty curve

improved drone thruster particles

improved strategy0.5 mode general mechanics

improved wave mode general mechanics

changed roller enemy to damage buildings

changed shield to do damage on hitting enemy

increased drone health overall

increased drone damage overall

increased turret damage

increased worker drone efficiency

increased initial bot population cap

reduce assault drone attack range

Report bugs or chat about the game here:

FAQ: http://steamcommunity.com/app/427240/discussions/0/352788917749583687/

Trello: https://trello.com/b/GZIV31BZ/cosmic-trip

Discord: https://discord.gg/013jLi10e03zz346o

Stay funky!