Desecrators

• Added additional sound feedback for melee damage
  
• Added additional sound for 'No lives left' message
  
• Enemy mines now emit sounds when player is close
  
• Rivals are now better at reacting to Foamphase and Ack-Am
  
• Fixed duplicate controller binding for 'Show Controls' on first game startup
  
• Fixed rare issue where client could not pickup ship ammo
  
• Fixed client-side issue related to shockwave damage
  
• Fixed controller/keyboard input for menu sliders
  

• Fixed 3D audio not being affected by VR view rotation
  
• Fixed menu dialogs not working properly in VR
  

• Updated title music
  
• Rival adjustments:
  - Shield regeneration delay increased 8s -> 10s
  - Max shield regeneration reduced 100% -> 50%
  - Secondary reload rate increased by 10%
  - Rescaled AI skill curve to peak later in a run
  - Max exopod count increased 4 -> 6
  - Rivals are now better at coordinating attacks
  
• Enemy shot leading is now less accurate when target is only audible (and not visible)
  
• Increased enemy awareness during anomaly encounters
  
• Improved biomorph movement animations
  
• Fixed rival debris having groovy colours
  
• Fixed trigger panels in Prisonlab using incorrect textures
  
• Fixed Missile Tanks not dropping secondary pickups
  

• All biomorph enemies are now hydrodynamic
  
• Manta:
  - Increased turn rate
  - Increased move speed
  - Increased fire rate
  
• Moray:
  - Renamed Parashrike -> Moray
  - Increased move speed
  - Increased turn rate
  
• Scrambler:
  - Reworked AI
  - Improved attack animation
  - Added Ichor secondary
  
• Liquifier:
  - Renamed Flayer -> Liquifier
  - Reworked AI
  - Improved attack animation
  - Added Corrosive Ichor secondary
  
• Thermo rebalanced:
  - Radius reduced 28m -> 20m
  - Damage falloff is now constant
  - Max ammo increased 3 -> 4
  
• Adjusted Prisonlab:
  - Ambush groups may now contain biomorphs
  - Small level gen adjustments
  
• Added seasonal title screen
  
• Various music updates
  
• Fixed an error that could occur during alarms in Prisonlab
  
• Fixed a chat issue with keypad enter
  
• Fixed save system issue where new saves could get hidden
  

• New level added: Prisonlab
  
• New faction added: Biomorph
  
• New enemies added:
  - Manta
  - Parashrike
  - Scrambler
  - Flayer
  
• Mines spawning in level will now trigger a global sound
  
• Added boost view FX
  
• Exchange weapon text now includes ammo type for primaries
  
• Borehead adjusted:
  - Increased base hull 576 -> 672
  - Increased move speed 90 -> 95
  
• Cruiser adjusted:
  - Shockwave duration increased
  - Shockwave damage reduced
  - Adjusted impact FX
  
• Kraken adjusted:
  - Increased fuse delay
  - Reduced main projectile move speed
  
• Improved game over transition
  
• Remastered level music
  
• Updated Rewired Input system
  
• Fixed flares being affected by the projectile lights graphics setting
  
• Fixed homing indicator rendering while the player is dying
  
• Fixed a rare level generation issue
  

VR Beta notes

How to get access

1. [p]Right click on Desecrators in the Steam Library -> Click Properties...[/p]
2. [p]Click on the Betas tab[/p]
3. [p]Click on the Beta Participation dropdown and select vr-beta - VR Beta[/p]

VR Controllers not supported

• Reworked rivals
  - Aiming and target tracking is less accurate and robotic
  - Movement and dodging is less jittery and more human-like
  - Improved homing dodge movement
  - Improved boost movement
  - Reduced health scaling for Hazard 4 and 5
  - New ship model
  
• Added new lens flare FX for:
  - Boost glow
  - Pillager thruster
  - Cruiser thruster
  - Ship headlight
  - Mega Mine flare
  
• Improved engine FX
  
• Adjusted ship death physics
  
• Improved target selection for homing mines
  
• Increased Thermo fuse time 0.8s -> 0.9s
  
• Improved Grave Silencer activation sound
  
• Improved cave generation to reduce likelihood of pillars blocking paths
  
• Adjusted level size calculation
  
• Large rooms can now contain multiple enemy generators
  
• Fixed missing death shockwave for players and rivals (beware!)
  
• Fixed boost FX flame casting headlight shadows
  
• Fixed Goldmaw beam staying active during teleportation
  
• Fixed rare Dark Refinery secret group texture issue
  
• Fixed dropship engine flares sometimes not rendering correctly
  

• Improved Listening Station room geometry
  
• Reworked level size algorithm for more consistent level sizing
  
• Reduced chance of strong enemies spawning early in a level
  
• Added Mega Fuel pickup
  - Adds 100 fuel
  - Can increase ship fuel past the normal limit
  
• Added advanced settings to graphics menu with the following options:
  - Debris lifetime
  - Projectile lights
  - Ship lights
  - Pickup lights
  
• Mines and Thermo now gain an additional range boost when fired while boosting
  
• Thermo fuse time is now 50% longer while underwater
  
• Increased attraction force of gravity wells
  
• Mine visual spin rate is now affected by velocity
  
• Improved ship boost FX
  
• Fixed an issue that could cause an excessive amount of fuel pickups to spawn
  
• Fixed a rare issue that could occur when collecting a pickup that triggered enemy spawns
  
• Fixed a rare issue where the binding menu would not display for certain input devices
  
• Fixed database incorrectly displaying Smartbomb suicide attack as being shield piercing
  
• Fixed a level generation issue that could lead to overlapping geometry
  
• Fixed a tunnel texture issue
  

• Super Exopod is now visible in the Database
  
• Fixed a level generation issue that could lead to small impassable tunnels
  
• Fixed database missing fire rate values for beam weapons
  
• Fixed some Derelict Freighter texture issues
  
• Fixed a rare issue that could cause weapon pickups without upgrades applied to spawn in levels
  
• Fixed a Steam lobby issue that could cause an infinite 'Connecting...' screen
  

• Updated Listening Station:
  - Reworked lighting
  - Improved geometry
  - Added new room types
  
• Meltdown secret generation now takes distance to dropship into account
  
• Secret entrances are now slightly easier to spot
  
• Improved AI movement for flying enemies
  
• Improved AI flanking behaviour
  
• Bladder Mines are now homing (similar to other mines)
  
• Reduced loading time for all levels
  
• Miner improvements to weapon impact FX
  
• Fixed complex room layouts sometimes containing zero-width "paper" walls
  
• Fixed a rare cause of impassible geometry in Dark Refinery
  
• Fixed rare tunnel generation issue that could lead to overlapping geometry
  
• Fixed an issue where water splash FX did not obey gravity
  
• Fixed a rare issue that could cause enemy patrols to not spawn
  

• Updated Deep Space Mine and Dark Refinery:
  - Reworked lighting
  - Improved texturing
  - Improved geometry for various room types
  - Added new room types
  
• Extended tunnel generation
  
• Added new AI flanking behaviour to certain enemies
  
• Added new damage FX for various weapons
  
• Various performance improvements
  
• Fixed an issue where trap mines could spawn out of bounds
  
• Fixed minimum primary ammo not being applied for empty weapons
  
• Fixed teleports being able to spawn in tunnels
  
• Fixed rare lighting error that could occur when joining a game