It's been awhile while we and shifted focus on other titles, but we wanted to push out a quality pass to Rift Loopers to give you an upgrade in sound fx, gameplay tweaks and bug fixes
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Fall Patch
Hello Loopers!
Happy November - With this patch we are bringing some performance optimizations, fixes and more class abilities as we prepare to start working on transitioning Rift Loopers to Xbox next year!
Coming up this fall - the team is working on a new game mode: Operations
Operations game mode will be more linear and objective based story missions, where players will have to work together to successfully complete the scenario. Here is a sneak peek at the first Operations Map coming up.
Patch Notes
Mining Laser weapon fix
Fix to level up fonts
Max Level bug fix
Force Arc now multiplies as it travels
New Sapper Weapon: Homing RPG
Fix to spider hit boxes
Lasers and Energy Beam now bounce off surfaces
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Ability Overhaul + Pyro DLC Class
Hello Loopers!
This patch we are bringing a total overhaul on how abilities work, the menu UI, and ability mechanics as we introduce our first DLC class - The Pyro!
Abilities One of our goals is to release Rift Loopers on console, so we want the gameplay to feel natural on a gamepad, previously, having 4 active abilities made it awkward for current button layouts to easily aim and move while pressing abilities. So we are bringing down the number of active abilities you can learn to a max of 2 and increasing the max passive abilities to 6.
We have also reverted the change to have right thumbstick control weapon fire, but, we have added an option in gameplay settings to reenable this if you want this back on!
Items Items are a new feature that gives players a starting support ability, these items can be selected and unlocked in the load out menu. These abilities are fire and forget and have longer cooldowns than most active.
Class Abilities We have added the foundation for unlocking different class abilities in the loadout menu, expect to see more coming soon!
Patch Notes
Pyro Class now available
Cooldown Reduction Passive ability, Powerup, challenge, and enhancement added
Abilities Overhauled: Active Ability Max set to 2; Passive Ability Max set to 6; Item Abilities Added; Selectable Class Abilities added
Main Menu UI completely Overhauled
Gamepad Support overhauled - Virtual cursor is no longer in the game
Mines and Turret abilities can no longer be placed anywhere in vision and will only be placed near character
Option to use Right Thumbstick as weapon fire added in Settings
Airstrike is now autofiring and will target enemies in a radius
Helldog Animation Bug fixed
Psy Worm health bar bug fixed
Improved Drone Strike power up
Several enemies will now "drop" in on the player as part of spawning
Exploder enemy explosion now effects enemies
Exploder enemy explosion timer decreased by 50% and damage increased by 200%
Laser Abilities now returns in arc before ending
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Giga QOL Patch
Hello Loopers!
It has been an exciting couple weeks since our 1.0 release - we appreciate all the support and feedback you all have given and as such, we are pushing out some major changes and improvements to the game.
Biggest change is to improving support for gamepads - the right thumbstick will now shoot your weapons as well as face your character - this allows you to take advantage of both triggers and bumpers for abilities - which should greatly improve comfortability in using lined abilities. Let us know how this feels.
Another change is REMOVING the passive requirements to unlock the Ability Modifications special upgrade - after thinking about it, I was just linking them to random passives and it didn't really make sense to force players to have to take those passives - so ability unlocks will now be available when you max out the ability level (level 6). Granting ability mods may change in the future, but for now they are available immediately.
There are lots of other balancing changes and improvements too - check em all out below
Patch Notes
Boss health bar now updates correctly
Projectiles will no longer disappear if clients are too far away from host
Endless Mode: Elites spawn at beginning of wave
Endless Mode: HP scaling reduced
Endless Mode: spawn interval set by difficulty
Huge optimization pass
Ranged enemies will swap to melee and stay in melee less often
Difficulty now increases spawn interval
Only Elite enemies will scale with based on level
HP scaling based on difficulty decreased
Improved pawn detection for enemies
Stash health kit drop chance increased by 20% (crystal chance decreased by 20%)
Dodge Cooldown reduced by 50%
Abilities firing on button assignment fixed
Gamepad Right Thumbstick now controls weapon fire
Gamepad Default ability keys changed
Level up flow no longer requires virtual cursor for gamepad
fixes to focus issues on gamepad
New random objective: Push the ball to the objective, if you can!
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Rift Loopers 1.0 is now available!
The team and I are very excited to announce that Rift Loopers is out of early access today! I'm very proud of the team and what we have achieved in just one year, and I look forward to continuing to see where Rift Loopers goes in the future with the continued help and dedication from our amazing supporters. We could not have done it without your help!
As I mentioned in the previous post, our immediate focus over the next few weeks will be on any high priority bugs but we already have plans for more content coming this summer, including more enemies, bosses, powerups and a new character!
Keep sharing your ideas on the forums and discord on what you want to see for the future of Rift Loopers!
Thanks again for supporting us!
-Monster Tooth -Garrowshaw -Link Reincarnate
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Release Prep
Hello Loopers!
We are ready to launch 1.0 tomorrow and pushing out a few final tweaks and QOL improvements. Remember its the last chance to pick up the Founder's Pack DLC for FREE!
What to expect after 1.0 We will be working the next few weeks on any high priority bugs but we already have plans for more content coming this summer, including more enemies, bosses, powerups and a new character!
Keep sharing your ideas on the forums and discord on what you want to see for the future of Rift Loopers!
Patch Notes
Level up screen will now show current abilities and their levels
Crosshair will now become invisible when gamepad is detected
Player Health is now shown above characters by default - this can be hidden in options
Stashes in the map now have outlines when additional outlines are turned on
Friendly HUD now shows friendly icons
Ability Mod UI updated
Lobby VFX added when loading characters
UI markers are no longer removed on death
Medic base heal reduced by 50%
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Release Annoucement Patch
Hello Loopers!
Rift Loopers will be hitting 1.0 on April 26th - as a thank you for those who supported us in Early Access - pick up the Founder's Pack DLC for FREE for some exclusive skins and a boost of crystals!
Wave Mode: Enemy hitstun reduced slightly on each wave
other minor fixes
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Endless Wave mode Patch
Hello Loopers!
In preparation of 1.0 release (date still TBD) we are pushing out bug fixes, optimizations and a new game mode for you all to enjoy!
Patch Notes
New game mode: Endless Waves - survive as long as you can in the endless wave mode, with each wave getting progressively more difficult and unleashing new enemies. Earn bonus crystals for every wave you survive!
Texture optimizations
Fix to dodge key rebinding
Suburbs bug fixes and optimizations
In game pause menu improved
Single Player flow improved
other minor fixes...
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Pre-Release Patch
Hello Loopers!
We are preparing for the 1.0 release of Rift Loopers in the next month or so, an exact date is still to be set but will be announced in the coming weeks!
With 1.0 release, we have accomplished everything we set out to achieve in our EA roadmap - but this is not the end! Development will continue on Rift Loopers to bring you more content throughout the year - New Maps, Enemies, Power Ups, Abilities and more will be coming as FREE updates, but new characters will be made available only through DLC packs.
As such, the price at 1.0 will remain at 4.99 USD!
Have ideas for what you want to see next in Rift Loopers? Share them here or in our discord!
Patch Notes
Updated weapon icons
New power ups available - Health Boost and Drone Strike
Map selection button added to Lobby Hud
Added Player indicator beneath character - can be disabled in Gameplay options
Map Loading Images added
New Enemy: Exploder - avoid getting caught in their blast on death!
Players now bleed when hit
Enemies blood is now green and leaves pools when damaged
Urban Hell / Soulless Suburbs lighting tweaked
other minor fixes
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