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Client Versions

Changes

• Music - a new remastered version of the Vactics soundtrack by GrandPrizeBigFuzz.

Bugfixes

• Fixed bug where settings menu would not open. Thank you to those players who reported the issue.

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Client Versions

Changes

• Achievements - rebalanced some conditions for achievements so that they are easier to trigger.
  
• Daily District - the mode will now unlock after the tutorial is completed so that players are able to access it sooner.
  
• Game balance - reduce skill cooldown of Battery Drone mech by 1 turn.
  
• Game balance - reduce skill cooldown of Defender mech by 1 turn.
  
• Game balance - reduce skill cooldown of Flame Thrower mech by 1 turn.
  
• Game balance - reduce skill cooldown of Grenade mech by 1 turn.
  
• Game balance - reduce skill cooldown of Laser Wall mech by 1 turn.
  
• Game balance - reduce skill cooldown of Rapid Move mech by 1 turn.
  
• Game balance - reduce skill cooldown of Sweeper mech by 1 turn.
  
• Game balance - removed default minimum range of Grenade mech and added support for the Close Combat mod.
  
• Gameplay - changed logic that decides what Arcane Core is dropped in a given level so that it is deterministic.
  
• UI - all information tabs are now active for every district when they are being selected in the campaign map.
  
• UI - reworked the Loadout screen at the start of the campaign run to allow players to select from any of their unlocked mech types to begin a run instead of only allowing the three most recent choices.

Bugfixes

• Gameplay - fixed bug in final level where additional enemy waves would spawn at the start of the level.
  
• Gameplay - fixed bug prevent certain enemies from attacking a decoy when they should.
  
• Gameplay - fixed buy where defender drones placed further than one tile from the player would prevent movement based attacked from triggering for enemis in that direction.
  
• Gameplay - fixed case where flame thrower placed special tiles would break the attack path logic of Dash Vactics.
  
• Soft Lock - fixed case that would soft lock the game if player was killed when a decoy was active in the level.
  
• Soft Lock - fixed case where pausing right after starting the first run would break the tutorial popups.

Welcome to the Reinforcement Update!

• The Defence mech - launch drones that can be used in defence and offence.
  
• The Flamethrower Mech - set the city alight and burn the Vactics away.
  
• 5 new tech modifiers to further expand the Defence and Flamethrower mechs
  
• A new Recoil modifier has been created for the new and existing mechs, adding a new way to move and attack when you use your tech.
  
• 6 new achievements created to help explore the new mech types.
  
• Updated audio to better communicate some UI interactions.
  
• Further sprite and animation polish added to mechs and Vactics.
  
• Game balance changes and bug fixes to continue improving the core gameplay.

Client Versions

Changes

• Bugfix: fixed issue with loadout UI when changing between pilots. Tech installed by an upgraded lost pilot was not being cleared after selecting a different pilot. Thanks to Artesia Wrynne for reporting this
  
• Bugfix: fixed advanced achievement that was being awarded incorrectly when completing the game for the first time. It will now be awarded only when completing the campaign when phase two is active. Thanks to Artesia Wrynne for reporting this.
  
• Pilot Unlock and Upgrade Descriptions: I went through all the unlocking and upgrade hints for all the pilots and updated them so that they more clearly explain what needs to be done to unlock them.
  
• Game Balance: tweaked some timings for enemy turns and movements to speed up the game slightly
  
• Game Balance: reduced the required enemies and turn counts needed to unlock Professor Flip Choudary.
  
• Tutorials: added an extra step when first playing the game to better explain the concept of Strafe Attacks to the player.

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Client Versions

Changes

• Feature - Added new Reset Progress button to the Settings menu that can be used to clear your progress through the game.
  
• Performance - improved audio memory use across the project.
  
• Performance - improved audio settings in project to remove reported crackling issues in the game.
  
• UI - Added better indicators in the daily leaderboard on your own score.
  
• UI - Added new border to final cutscene to improve presentation.
  
• UI - During cutscenes the cursor is now disabled when no interaction is possible.
  
• UI - Improved timing on tutorial panels to improve their presentation.

Bugfixes

• Gameplay - fixed a specific case where the skip turn option would be shown when the player still had a valid move available.
  
• Performance - removed Retro effect option and associated shaders which were causing performance problems with the game.
  
• UI - fixed layout issue with buttons in the upgrade panel on some resolutions.
  
• UI - fixed layout issue on the loadout screen that was preventing tooltips from being viewed properly.

1. If you are enjoy the game please leave a Steam review. They really help me and help Steam inform people that Vactics is a game others could enjoy as well. I would love to see that number go up.
   
2. Tell a friend and tell some strangers. Word of mouth is the main way people can find Vactics. Please share widely and let me know when you do too.

Client Versions

Changes

• Feature - Added new Reset Progress button to the Settings menu that can be used to clear your progress through the game.
  
• Performance - improved audio memory use across the project.
  
• Performance - improved audio settings in project to remove reported crackling issues in the game.
  
• UI - Added better indicators in the daily leaderboard on your own score.
  
• UI - Added new border to final cutscene to improve presentation.
  
• UI - During cutscenes the cursor is now disabled when no interaction is possible.
  
• UI - Improved timing on tutorial panels to improve their presentation.

Bugfixes

• Gameplay - fixed a specific case where the skip turn option would be shown when the player still had a valid move available.
  
• Performance - removed Retro effect option and associated shaders which were causing performance problems with the game.
  
• UI - fixed layout issue with buttons in the upgrade panel on some resolutions.
  
• UI - fixed layout issue on the loadout screen that was preventing tooltips from being viewed properly.

Update #1.000.5228

Changes

• Accessibility - added feature to present important options to players the first time they play Vactics.
  
• Achievements - added new achievements to the game that relate the new endings, pilots and arcane cores. Total achievement count is now 75.
  
• Achievements - polish pass on text for all achievements in the game.
  
• Animations - polished the attack animation of the Elite Melee to better communicate that it can reach you from further away.
  
• Arcane Cores - Armored Core now also increases tech cooldowns when equipped.
  
• Arcane Cores - Fusion Reactor core now also causes enemies to deal more damage to the player when equipped.
  
• Art - added new variations to the district scenery art in between levels.
  
• Art - re-worked how the Great Beyond tiles are presented on the campaign map.
  
• Audio - added new sounds throughout the game to better.
  
• Audio - new custom sound effects for each Lost Pilot
  
• Audio - new sound effects created for each Control Tower
  
• Audio - updated audio balance when tutorials and popups are showing to allow their content to be more clearly presented.
  
• Campaign Map - updated generation logic so that the border of the great beyond region is different from run to run.
  
• Colors - added 6 new color palettes to unlock in the game, bringing the total to 24
  
• Credits - updated credits to ensure all contributors to the game are mentioned.
  
• Daily District - changed the gameplay flow of the mode so that players must select their escalations up front and then commit to the run from that point.
  
• Extra Move Tech - this tech now supports all the range related modifiers being equipped.
  
• Feedback - added better information and messaging during the final battle about what the player needs to do.
  
• Game Balance - balance pass on the chances of Elites spawning in both Campaign and Daily District levels.
  
• Game Balance - Decoy tech can now always target tiles with enemies on them, previously this tech required the enemy targeting mod to be installed to do so.
  
• Game Balance - Elite Ranged enemies will now teleport away from Decoys as if they were the mech.
  
• Game Balance - In campaign active citywide escalations will be removed from the pool of possible escalations active in levelled up districts.
  
• Game Balance - modified the logic that is used to determine if a Control Tower will appear at the end of a district. Control Towers will now appear sooner in the campaign and more often.
  
• Game Balance - nerfed the Laser Wall tech by increasing the cooldown and reducing the range it can be placed at.
  
• Game Balance - reduced the amount of Vactics added by the "More Vactics" escalation.
  
• Game Balance - reinforcements will now spawn 1 turn sooner than before when the Reinforcements Escalation is active.
  
• Game Balance - tweaked the turn order priority for Elite Vactics for balance.
  
• Game Over screen - added more fanfare when the player unlocks new tech in the game.
  
• Gameplay - Elite Dash enemies re-designed to spawn copies of themselves when attacking instead of having a link to another enemy in the level.
  
• Input - ensure all parts of the game can be played using a gamepad alone
  
• Music - replaced existing placeholder music with all songs from the Vactics Original Soundtrack by GrandPrizeBigFuzz.
  
• New Arcane Core - when you equip this new Arcane core, you will have all your tech cooldowns reduced but will die to a single hit from the enemies.
  
• New Feature - added the true ending to the game and changed how the final battle is played to better integrate into how that ending is reached.
  
• New Feature - fully implemented the Lost Pilots into the game, these pilots can be unlocked by completing various tasks in the campaign and upgraded. Each pilot will contribute different starting perks to your mech and when unlocked will appear and help with the final battle.
  
• Story - full pass on all game text to improve the story, tutorials and feedback for the player.
  
• UI - added feedback to the gameplay panel to show player if tech has been upgraded since it was last used.
  
• UI - added new sprites for highlighting buttons in the UI
  
• UI - added some tech frames to UI screens across the project
  
• UI - Codex rebuilt with new high quality enemy sprites, layout and changes to how it is navigated
  
• UI - updated the input shortcuts to incorporate the currently selected color palette.
  
• VFX - added custom effects and feedback for all the Arcane Cores in the game to better indicate when they are triggering and affecting gameplay.
  
• VFX - polished the effects that play on enemies during the final battle sequence.

Bugfixes

• Gameplay - fixed bug where mech landing on enemies when using the Drop and Go modifier was not killing the enemy targeted.
  
• Gameplay - fixed bug that was allowing buildings to persist when they were pushed onto Vactic Mainframe tiles.
  
• Gameplay - fixed bug where a battery drone would still affect level tiles after it had been collected.
  
• Gameplay - fixed bug where trail tiles were incorrectly being left on the Vactic Mainframe tiles in the final level.
  
• Gameplay - fixed bug where whirlpool tile would move a building onto an already occupied tile.
  
• Gameplay - fixed bug where you could quit at the end of the final level and continue playing another district when you resume that savegame.
  
• Text - fixed some text in the game that didn't have correct punctuation.
  
• UI - fixed bug where current active core description text would continually fade away in the gameplay screen.
  
• UI - fixed bug where feedback button would not show up in the pause menu.
  
• UI - fixed bug where inventory overlay scrolling position would not be reset when selecting a different piece of tech.
  
• UI - fixed bug where the current district name and level progress would disappear or show the wrong information right after you complete a level.
  
• UI - fixed layout bug in the inventory screen where tech descriptions would not align properly.
  
• Visual - fixed bug were explosions would show their visuals correctly if they were created as the player is killed.
  
• Visual - fixed shields being offset incorrectly on Elite Melee enemies.

• An official soundtrack with over 50 minutes of tracks composed by GrandPrizeBigFuzz.
  
• The Lost Pilots can now be saved and provide new perks to help build out the mech and new stories to follow.
  
• A spectacular final ending to the campaign.
  
• Re-worked UI screens with new details, polish and feedback.
  
• A redesigned Elite Dash enemy.
  
• Balance changes across the whole game that improve gameplay and challenge.
  
• Many new gameplay effects and audio providing more feedback during combat.
  
• New Color palettes to unlock.
  
• New Arcane Cores to use.
  
• Achievements, achievements and more achievements.
  
• and much much more.
  

Client Versions

Changes