Beta 2.0.1 (2024-04-10)
Hotfix to Beta 2.0.1
Fixes:
- Fixed an issue with activating a hotkey for an ability while also dragging its icon off the actionbar - thanks Chroma!
- Fixed a needle in a haystack trap misplacement - thanks Chroma!
- Fixed an issue with Vendorbots not scaling their current health to a new maximum on deeper floors - thanks Chroma!
- Fixed a typo in the Pulsing Podling description - thanks Chroma!
- Fixed an issue with perked Void Psyker Shell making you immune at 0 Void Energy - thanks Chroma!
- Fixed issues with the outro dialogue of the Production floor boss fight - thanks Chroma!
- Fixed an issue with thrown abilities that scatter (Soldier Frag Out!, etc) causing a softlock of the turn when bouncing off of single tile areas, such as the Chem Labs goop pool rooms - thanks Noodles!
Changes:
- Thought Leader’s Persuasive Pummeling now removes debuffs from a target that has been converted.
Beta 2.0 (2024-04-08)
Happy Eclipse Day for those who celebrate!
Small update to Beta 2.0:
Changes:
- Added support for Steam stats and achievements - these will go live with launch!
- Added support for Lore drops - these will go live with launch!
- Added secret stuff - this will go live with launch!
- Some doors are now unbreakable. Bashing will still unlock them, but they will continue to function afterwards.
Fixes:
- Fixed an issue with enemies making attacks on the player when the player is in the process of breaking Line of Sight - no more enemies shooting as you dodge behind a wall!
- Fixed Mindflayer becoming invisible when equipped - thanks Will!
- Fixed an issue with the Feedback tool being locked when the option for Enable Permanent Freelook was active - thanks Will!!
- Fixed issue with some mob corpses becoming stuck in an idle pose - thanks Will!!!
- Fixed an issue with doors that were closed by events, bosses, etc would force Psykonics users with Telekinesis to spend Stamina.
- Fixed an issue where minions / player friendly mobs would leash to the player when still in the same room.
- Fixed an issue where certain destructible chairs would shrink when damaged. They now grow 200% larger.
Beta 1.9.1 (2024-02-20)
Bonus Contract Crates
Bonus Contract Crates now award unique weapons, objects, and gear of Rare (or better) quality on every floor. Rewards also now adapt to your skill selections, ensuring that rewards align with needs of your character. Thanks to all the amazing backers that created custom items!
Current skill trees with specific rewards :
- Barbarian
- Big Guns
- Blademaster
- Chemistry
- Cyberninja
- Dual Wield
- Engineer
- Force Psyker
- Gunslinger
- Hacker
- Loot Hunter
- Pistolier
- Prototype
- Smashmaster
- Smuggler
- Soldier
- Space Pirate
- Void Psyker
Mystery Chems
Chems now start the game as Mystery Chems until the player has discovered them by sampling some, or is a Chemist - who can automatically identify chems!
New Chems
Added 5 new chems to be discovered. Happy sampling!
- Promethean - Each spicy sip adds 10 charges. Each charge deals Fire damage to melee attackers and has a chance to Ignite them.
- YEETI - Chill out and slam a cold YEETI to add 10 charges. Each charge deals Cryo damage to melee attackers and has a chance to Knockback and Freeze them.
- Weep - Rub this minty fresh balm on your palms to add 10 charges. Each charge deals Bio damage when you deal melee damage and has a high chance to inflict Acid.
- Mindscrew - Pop the top and add 10 charges. Each charge enhances your damaging attacks to deal bonus Psi damage.
- Soulsuck - This perfectly safe chem adds 10 charges when consumed. Each charge deals Void damage when you are attacked or deal damage and has a chance to Curse the target for additional Void damage. No Soulsuck users have reported adverse effects.
New ChimeraLinq Updates
Added 8 new ChimeraLinq influencers to ambient linqs. New linq drama (with rewards) coming in a subsequent patch. Thanks backers who created influencer profiles!
Changes
- Several enemies have acquired the skill to bash open closed or locked doors - thanks Chroma!
- Ranged and Heavy Ranged weapon tooltips have been updated to better show that increased ammo use grants increased damage from your equipped ammo.
- The Security skill Wirecutter now gives a chance to partially avoid damage / bad consequences when you fail to disarm a trap, and a smaller chance for the trap to misfire completely.
Fixes
- Traps now correctly grow more difficult to disarm as you descend and added slight variation to individual trap disarm difficulty per floor.
- Fixed an issue that could cause Confused enemies to ignore other Confused enemies when selecting a target. Confused enemies will now attack indiscriminately, as expected.
- Fixed weapons that provide an effect duplicating the effect if the weapon was switched from mainhand to offhand and vice versa - thanks Arrankhar!
- Fixed an issue with Space Pirate’s Cacafuego bomb that made the explosion silent to enemies.
Coming Soon
- ChimeraLinq Drama
- More Bonus Contract Crate skill tree rewards
- More Backer created content
- ?!?!
As always, thank you for your support!
- Thunderflux & Juggernaut Games
Beta 1.9 (2024-01-23)
New year, new patch: Dev Update & Stealth System!
Dev Update
Progress has been steady through the holidays and is accelerating once again. The final floors after Special Projects have been completed and will be revealed when StarCrawlers Chimera launches this year. When this year? Announcement coming soon!
Currently, the dev focus is shifting away from content development into refinement. Subsequent patches will focus on iterating on damage numbers, mob health, gear / weapon stats, and moving away from placeholder test values towards “real” numbers. The last few content patches (most of which will remain hidden until launch) will be focused on adding in Kickstarter backer content, and story and lore content.
Have a question about the state of a particular feature? Let me know in the comments or jump in Discord and ask away!
Thank you to everyone who has stuck with us through the rollercoaster - the end is in sight!
Stealth System
The Stealth System has been overhauled and now features suspicious enemies, improvements for melee and ranged stealth builds, and new bonuses for generally behaving like a cyberninja.
- Idle enemies no longer instantly detect the player on a failed stealth check. Instead, enemies now become Suspicious and enter a heightened state of awareness, searching more frequently depending on their level of suspicion and recognition. This greatly improves stealthy players trying to approach an enemy and catch them unaware.
- Enemies that are suspicious may alert nearby allies about their suspicions, depending on their savvy and sociability.
- Suspicious enemies will gradually become less suspicious, provided you aren’t already knifing them in the back or firing off a merc rifle while wearing heavy armor boots.
- Unaware enemies no longer lose their Unaware status when hit with an Instant attack - so you can now chain Instant abilities that benefit from Unaware enemies!
Ability Changes
- Abilities with bonuses against Unaware targets have updated descriptions.
- Cyberninja’s Assassin Strike / Shot is now always Instant and when Perked deals increased damage and briefly Stuns.
- Engineer Mech Parts now require a stack of 3 to grant a permanent Upgrade to a Mech, upgrades are now logged in the console, and Mech Minions have a reduced wander chance.
Out with Arcane, in with Psi
- Arcane damage (which was largely unused) has been replaced with Psi damage, which represents general psychic trauma from being attacked by a psyker. Most Humanoid enemies now have little to no Psi resistance, while Mechanical enemies now have moderate to high Psi resistance.
- Psi damage has now been added to several abilities :
Hacker’s Mindmelt now deals Psi damage and reduces Psi resistance when dealing damage.
Thought Leader’s Join Us! now deals Psi damage.
Void Psyker’s Essence Drain now deals Psi damage.
Xenobiologist’s Warp Wave has been renamed Psi Wave and now deals Psi damage.
Force Psyker’s Slam now deals Psi damage.
Punishments from the Cursed! skill tree now deal Psi damage.
- The Force Psyker, Prototype, and Cybertechnician skill trees now give Psi resistance bonuses when unlocking new tiers.
- The Void Psyker now loses Psi resistance when unlocking new tiers. The more you stare into the abyss, the more it stares into you.
- Rare enemies that previously had Arcane effects now have Psi effects.
Fixes
- Fixed an issue the the Bio Lab level creating extra stairs after loading a save on the floor - thanks Jerry!
- Fixed an issue with Vendordamus selling exorbitantly priced and empty mystery loot crates after the player visits the apartment for the first time - thanks Jerry!
- Fixed an issue with world UI elements on the Bio Labs level not responding to input when Permanent Free Look is enabled - thanks Jerry!
- Users reported confusion when rooted in place and attempting to move (for example, when Frozen by Ice Spider attacks). Attempting to move when rooted will now skip your turn instead.
- Fixed Tempered Glass Vials not being consumed when used to collect a chemical dip.
- Fixed unperked Void Psyker Voidblast causing a softlock on killing a target.
- Fixed an issue with some item mods reapplying stat changes when in the shared stash.
- Fixed an issue with the Adrenal Organ passive effect failing to load correctly.
- Fixed player Minions staying in Search mode after leaving combat.
Coming Soon (in no particular order)
- New ChimeraLinq content
- Backer Monsters
- Backer Weapons & Gear
As always, thank you for your support!
- Thunderflux & Juggernaut Games
Beta 1.8 (2023-10-11)
The clandestine department with the very normal name of "Special Projects" houses some of the most dire creations of the Chimera corporation. Fortunately, you have help in the form of a hacked NAV-E drone, courtesy of the the Client. Make your way through the Biohybrid Trials, Human Testing and Robotics wings to unlock a path to the floor below!
Welcome to Special Projects
NEW Winged Floor: A strange virus plagues Human Testing, bizarre creatures have been spotted in Biohybrid Trials, new mechanical horrors await in Robotics, and each wing features a mini boss encounter. Additionally, a new enemy crawler has been spotted in the area.
NEW Loot : Special Projects has access to all of the weapons and gear you've encountered before, but they've also been making their own modifications...
Fixes & Changes
- Fixed Fullscreen, Borderless, and Windowed modes from always staying fullscreen.
- Fixed numbers of lockpicks being displayed when inspecting an UberDoor - you can’t lockpick that!
- Fixed Engineer’s Junker failing to play their Scavenge ability sound.
- Dropping an equipped item that grants an ability into the world now correctly removes the ability icon from the actionbar.
- The apartment door now uses a retinal scanner.
- Fixed an issue with Mutts failing to face their targets when moving or attacking after being hit.
- Fixed Disgusting Oozelings giving xp erroneously.
- Fixed Engineer pets getting an (unused) xp value.
- Disabled temporal antialiasing on player camera that was causing motion blur.
- Fixed ChimeraLinq posts and messages scaling incorrectly at Steamdeck resolution.
- Fixed an issue with a BioLabs bonus contract that could fail to spawn a target enemy.
- CorpSec Commandos now have a brief cooldown on their ranged attack.
- Thanks ChromaHydra for the bug hunting!
Coming Soon
The next patch will focus on ChimeraLinq, the Lore system, and backer-created enemies and weaponry.
Thanks all!
Beta 1.7.1 (2023-08-09)
A small patch that lays the groundwork for the Lore system to go live soon, tweaks breakable glass, and makes minor graphic updates.
Beta 1.7 (2023-07-24)
Descending into the Bio Labs, you'll swiftly notice that not everything is working as intended. Rampaging experiments, uncontrolled mutations and a security lockdown mean new challenges to overcome - and new loot rewards!
Welcome to the Bio Labs
- NEW Enemies : Hostile flora, fauna, and other weird things are looking forward to devouring you. Careful! Rampant mutation means certain enemies may surprise you with new abilities and powers. Additionally, a new enemy crawler has been spotted in the area.
- NEW Event Rooms : Security lockdown on this floor requires certain key events to be resolved before the turbolift to the Special Projects floor (Coming Soon TM) is unlocked for use.
- NEW Boss Room : With something a little different for veteran crawlers. These Chimera experiments are really getting out of hand...
- NEW Quests : After the fiasco on the last floor, the Client has regained control of the Bonus Contract Crates.
- NEW Loot : When you're done wrecking the Bio Labs, you'll have picked up some highly experimental new weapons, gear, accessories, and items to play with. If you find a Sickly Puppy, please be careful where you point it.
- NEW Secret Stuff : New types of weapons and shields with bonus effects? New enemy types? New ? We can neither confirm nor deny any of this.
Changes & Additions
- Reduced bloom intensity on shield meshes when equipped. Shields should melt incoming attacks, not your retinas.
- Increased the original placement count for omnipicks on floors 3+.
- Additional ambient ChimeraLinq posts will now appear on all floors. Thanks backers who completed their profiles! More ChimeraLinq content coming soon.
Fixes
- Fixed an issue with hallway shadows on some floors causing areas of Impenetrable Darkness.
- Fixed opening map menu while system menu is open, leading to undesired movement.
- Fixed an issue with a security map variant creating an unreachable room.
- Fixed a quest item on Floor 3, Production that could appear invisible on game load.
Coming Soon
- The next patch will focus on ChimeraLinq, the Lore system, and backer-created enemies and weaponry.
Thanks all!
Beta 1.6.2 (2023-04-20)
- Fixes issues of minimap vanishing when returning to apartment!
Beta 1.6.1 (2023-04-16)
- added additional support for ultrawide resolutions
Beta 1.6 (2023-04-16)
The Very Big Ability Update is here.
NEW
- All 36 skill trees and 195+ abilities are now playable - have fun!
FIXES
- Fixed an issue with enemies fully resisting elemental damage causing a hang in gameplay.
- Fixed a missing reference to Commando armor.
Beta 1.5.3 (2023-02-06)
A mini-patch that deactivates the Lunar New Year event and adds new abilities for the Space Pirate and Engineer skill trees. And fixes Cleanerbot mops!
Pirate
New ability : Boarding Parrrty summons robotic crew to taunt and attack enemies.
Perk : Ravagers summons fewer, but deadlier, ravagers that replace taunt with charge
Engineer
New ability : Form Boltron from Junker, Turret, and 4 Spidermines! Boltron attacks with melee, ranged, laser beams, and can be command to unleash Rocket Elbow to stun and deal damage.
Perk : Team Player boosts damage of Boltron, Junker and Turret for each mechanical minion you have and also grants your mechs health regen when out of combat.
Fixes
- Fixed an issue with Cleanerbot mops going absolutely bonkers when attacking.
Beta 1.5.2.2 (2023-01-24)
A mini-patch that activates the Lunar New Year event (with a new Lunar Coin pet available!) and adds new abilities for the Space Pirate skill tree. Happy Lunar New Year!
Space Pirate
- Daring Maneuver damage adjusted.
- Daring Maneuver Perk : Sealed Fate. Gain 2 stacks of Tempt Fate. Tempt Fate decays twice as fast.
- Avast Ye! now deals passive off hand damage only
- Avast Ye! Perk : Belay That! replaces damage with a passive off hand stun.
- Grog Bottle Perk : Lead Belly grants Toughness and Armor instead of Savvy and Crit
- Black Spot duration reduced to 3 turns per stack.
- Black Spot Perk : Fate Accompli causes Twist ‘o Fate to decay thrice as fast
- El Cacafuego Perk : Dead Man’s Luck ensures explosion stops just short of reaching you
- New Ability : Grappling Hook Instantly pull yourself to the targeted space or enemy
- Perk : Harpoon Replaces grappling hook. Deal damage, inflict Bleed, and pull the enemy to you!
- Coming Soon : Boarding Parrrty!
Beta 1.5.2.1 (2023-01-15)
-> Quickfix for Void Psyker abilities timing out when attempting to summon a tentacle before this ability had been unlocked.
Beta 1.5.2 (2023-01-12)
Beta 1.5.2 (12 January 2023)
Slipping from the shadows into 2023 is a new update… Cyberninja, Smuggler, Void Psyker and Force Psyker trees are now complete! Engineer, Space Pirate and the utility skill trees will be following in a minor patch. The next major patch will unlock the 5th floor near the heart of Chimera’s operations : the Bio Labs.
Cyberninja abilities have been revisited and improved to reward stealthy gameplay and bonuses versus those Unaware targets. Once you’ve racked up some kills (and blown your cover), unleash the Rolling Thunder to rampage from target to target.
NEW Cyberninja Abilities
- Assassin Strike / Shot Attack with your main hand weapon and deal bonus damage. If the target is Unaware, this ability is Instant.
Perk : The Professional. Assassin Strike / Shot deals increased damage if the target is Unaware.
- Stealth Field (Instant) Activate to gain increased Stealth based on Cyberninja rank while draining Stamina each turn.
Perk : GH-05T Matrix. When activated, enemies that can see you have a chance to become Unaware.
- Sneaky Assassin Perk : Nanotoxin. When attacking an Unaware target, you have a chance to poison and slow for 5 turns.
- Surge Perk : Overcharge. Surges also reduces the cooldown on all Cyberninja abilities by 1 to 3 turns.
- Deadly Focus Perk : Murderous Intent. While Deadly Focus is active, killing an enemy resets the cooldown on Deadly Focus.
- Rolling Thunder Killing an enemy grants you 1 stack of Rolling Thunder. Stacks up to 10 times. Activate to consume all stacks and gain Rolling Thunder for as many turns. While active, you gain Stamina, Crit, and deal increased damage each time an enemy dies.
Perk : Stormfall. When an enemy dies while Rolling Thunder is active, activate Surge.
The Smuggler has bargained for a selection of new abilities focused on creative uses of their credits. As you invest in your enemies demise and your own longevity, you build up the power of your Bounty to unleash on the strongest foes.
NEW Smuggler Abilities
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Mug (Passive) When a Humanoid corpse is nearby, you automatically rifle their pockets to loot a few bonus credits. Improves with Loot Find.
Perk : Kleptothrillia. When you loot credits with Mug, all damage you deal briefly increases based on the amount looted.
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Flashbang Perk : Lure. Flashbang becomes Lure. Toss a distraction that forces nearby Unaware enemies to investigate it for several turns. When Lure expires, it explodes, dealing damage to nearby targets and inflicting Blind and Unaware.
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Sticky Fingers Perk : Velvet Touch. When you steal from a vendor for the first time, you always steal the most expensive item and always succeed.
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Insurance Policy Invest credits to absorb damage equal to your investment. More money, less problems.
Perk : Fraudian Slip. While Insurance Policy is active, you recoup credits over time.
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Fistful of Credits (Instant) Toss credits at a target to deal damage.
Perk : For A Few Credits More. If Fistful of Credits fails to kill the target, toss more credits and deal additional damage.
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Hired Goon Pay credits to teleport in a heavily armed merc to run wild and draw the attention of all nearby enemies…
Perk : Buddy Shield. While your Hired Goon is nearby, 30% of damage taken is redirected to them.
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Bounty Pay credits to place a bounty on the target, boosting all damage taken for several turns. Improves each time you spend credits with a Smuggler ability, up to 100% bonus damage. Damage bonus resets after use.
Perk : Wanted Dead (Not Alive). If the target dies while Bounty is active, recoup the credits you paid and Bounty loses only 50% of damage boost.
The Force Psyker has been reinforced with defensive psykonic abilities that allow them to absorb punishment and turn it against their foes. At max rank, the Behemoth awakens, allowing Force Psykers to equip a shield and heavy weapon together and render vengeance to the unworthy.
NEW Force Psyker Abilities
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Kinetic Slam Perk : Kinetic Grab. If your target is at range, attempt to pull them next to you.
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Bastion Perk : Fortress of the Mind. On taking damage, you have a chance to begin gaining Armor each turn for several turns.
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Reverb Perk : Aftershock. When Reverb activates, deal damage to nearby enemies.
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Barrier Perk : Prescience. Each turn that Barrier is not active, the chance to trigger increases. Resets when Barrier triggers.
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Judgement When an enemy damages you, gain 1 stack of Judgement. Activate to consume all stacks and begin dealing damage each turn to all visible enemies. Stacks up to 10 times.
Perk : Vengeance. When Judgement deals damage, the damage it deals increases.
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Behemoth (Passive) When a Heavy weapon is equipped in your main hand, you may also equip a shield. Your maximum Stamina is increased.
Perk : Leviathan. Your Stamina regenerates 200% faster when it is below 30% of maximum.
Void Psykers have received new dark gifts in the form of abilities that reward you for maintaining dangerously high levels of Void Energy. Don’t fear the Void, make your enemies fear it. And then make the Void fear you with the new Ascendance perk : One with the Void.
NEW Void Psyker Abilities
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Shadowcoil Perk : Ravenous Shadows. Shadowcoil deals reduced damage but attacks twice as many times and can repeatedly attack a single target.
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Tenebrous Vigor (Passive) Gain Stamina each turn as your Void Energy increases.
Perk : Umbral Shell. As your Void Energy increases, you have an increasing chance to completely evade incoming damage.
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Tentacles Perk : Night of the Tentacle. Each Tentacle grants you Smarts.
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Void Blast Perk : Gloom Burst. If Void Blast kills the target, they cast Shadowcoil on nearby enemies.
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Essence Drain (Passive) Your damaging Void Psyker abilities inflict Essence Drain. Essence Drain deals minor damage each turn for several turns and heals you each time it deals damage.
Perk : Veiled Lure. Victims of Essence Drain attract Void Monsters to attack them and take bonus damage from Supernatural enemies.
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Ascendance Perk : One with the Void. When you cast Ascendance, banish all visible Void Monsters and summon Tentacles in their place. While Ascendance is active, summon a new Tentacle each turn.
Changes
- Removed Smuggler Vault ability - Smugglers now have new abilities and don’t need to steal from Acrobatics.
Fixes
- Fixed an issue with a Production floor “food review” event if the player had already completed the boss fight.
Coming Soon (in no particular order)
- Floor 5 - The Bio Labs
- Space Pirate, Engineer, and utility updates
- ChimeraLinq update
As always, thank you for your support!
- Thunderflux & Juggernaut Games
Beta 1.5.1 (2022-12-22)
CHANGES
- The Prototype can now enjoy food just like a real person and can make use of MedKits to heal. Repair Kits no longer drop. The Prototype continues to be unable to consume Chems and immune to Bleed and Poison effects.
- All sources of healing for the Prototype (except Cannibalize) are reduced 50%.
- Prototype Armor values per tier reduced as there are now more Prototype tiers.
- Soldier Bomblet spawn reduced as there are now more Soldier abilities that spawn Bomblets.
- Soldier Magnetronc tooltip clarified to show that it inflicts Electrified.
NEW Prototype Abilities
Haiku Module : Being damaged has a chance to inspire a poem generated from random memories, buffing your defensive or offensive power. Improves with Prototype rank.
Perk : Ghost in the Shell. Your haikus are 30% stronger and provide both defensive and offensive power.
Cannibalize Perk : Better, Faster, Stronger. The machine-spirit effect persists until you consume another corpse.
Thunderclap Perk : Electrocutioner. Thunderclap radius is increased 200% and has a chance to instantly kill common enemies.
H.A.M : Reset the cooldown on Arm Cannon and Thunderclap and charge them to full power. If a target dies while H.A.M is active, refresh this effect.
Perk : Termination Mode While H.A.M is active, all incoming damage is reduced 90%, you are immune to most negative status effects, and you do not feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And absolutely will not stop, ever, until you are dead.
NEW Soldier Abilities
Bombardier Perk : Mad Bombardier. When you throw a Grenade, activate (Frag Out! / Thermal Grenade) on the same target.
Rocket Strike Perk : Cluster Munition. Enroute to the target, the rocket drops up to 6 Bomblets.
Magnetronc Perk: ICP-M. Bomblet pull range is increased 100% and Bomblets pulled to the target deal bonus Shock damage.
Hellfire Salvo : Launch 2 to 4 mini-rockets at each visible enemy that deal Fire damage. Mini-rockets with no target seek out enemies. Damage increases with Strength.
Perk : Infernal Bolts. Mini-rockets deal additional Piercing damage and Burn their target.
Boomageddon : Activate all Soldier abilities on the target. Boomageddon cooldown is reduced by 1 when an enemy dies.
Perk : Doomsday Clock. If the target of Boomageddon dies, reset the cooldown on all Soldier abilities.
NEW Big Guns Ability
Heavy Weapons Expert (Passive) : When you equip a Heavy Ranged Weapon, you gain a unique ability depending on the weapon type.
Perk : Gunzerker. Killing blows from your Heavy Weapons Expert ability reset the cooldown on all other Big Guns abilities.
FIXES
- Fixed an issue with older saves not updating to abilities that have gained perk point options. This will be applied retroactively when a save is loaded.
- Fixed a magic door on Security Floor that opened into the Screaming Void.
- Fixed an issue that caused Soldier Bomblets to set damage to 0 when loading a save.
- Fixed an issue with enemy abilities failing if they applied an effect that was resisted by the player (Fire / Chill / Shock / etc).
- Fixed an issue with Psykonics Dominate that would cause stamina to continue draining after the ability resolves.
- Fixed an issue where moving stackable items (ammo, food, etc) to the apartment stash would drop the item if the stash was partially full.
- Fixed an issue with stackable items being dropped on themselves in inventory causing the items to vanish.
- Reduced particle effect intensity on several Elementalist abilities.
Beta 1.5.0 (2022-11-25)
Floor 4 : Production is now live! Finally. If you haven't been following on Discord, I’ve been dealing with health issues preventing me from updating at my usual speed. I’m happy to say they are behind me and more updates lie ahead. Production features new side contract mechanics, enemies, gear, weaponry, events, and a new boss fight.
The next patch (SOON™) will be focused on expanding and refining the skill trees based on player feedback.
NEW!
- The Production floor features side contracts that can be completed for 2 different factions.
- Added 8 new enemies on the Production floor.
- Added a new optional boss fight on the Production floor.
- Added 16 new gear & weapons on the Production floor.
- Added “chance on block” effects to new shield equipment.
- Boss rooms are now marked on the minimap.
Changes
- Added initial support for 16:10 resolutions.
- Weapons now have an item level that scales the weapons damage and stats based on the floor the weapon drops on.
- When comparing shield items, lower shield regen will display as a positive change.
- Resistances now provide a chance to resist their associated effects ie. Fire Resistance vs Burning, Cryo Resistance vs Chill, Shock Resistance vs Electrify, etc.
- Burning / Bleeding / Gushing Wound / Poison no longer deal damage based on the victim’s max health. Against the player and minions, they deal damage based on the active floor. Against enemies, they deal damage based on the player’s level.
Ability Changes
- The power of Rogue Modder has been modified.
- Mod It Better now caps at 3 modifications on an item, the stats bonuses are allocated based on the equipment type, the rarity of the item boosts stat bonuses, and the stat bonuses now scale with points invested in the Rogue Modder skill tree. The chance to fail a modification increases quicker with each modification and is reduced by Rogue Modder rank.
- Legacy items with 4+ mods from Mod It Better will have their base stats restored and 3 mods applied for free (with 0 chance of failure).
- Item (Re)Designer can now be used on any gear or weapon of Common or higher rarity. The chance to fail a redesign increases quicker with each use and is reduced by Rogue Modder rank.
- Illegal Weapon Modification damage and effect values have been adjusted and the Thunderflux Capacitor is no longer insanely OP.
- IWM effects now show the weapon providing the effect and display correctly when two weapons share the same modification.
- New IWM abilities coming soon!
Fixes
- Fixed an issue with camera traps leaving a phantom camera mesh when disarmed.
- Fixed an issue with bonus contract popups sometimes persisting.
- Fixed an issue on the character creation menu that could block skill tree selection.
- Fixed shield block logging showing a damage range for the amount blocked.
Ability Fixes
- Fixed an issue that could cause Blademaster Lunge to move into an occupied square.
- Fixed perked Skull Toss and Warp Wave buff both displaying as Brain Drain.
- Fixed perked Skull Toss and Xeno Warp retaining perk effects after removing perk points.
- The Skull Toss and Xeno Warp abilities will automatically return to the ability bar if their perk points are removed.
- Fixed being able to drag abilities that switch between active and passive to the ability bar when in passive mode.
- Fixed some counter / reflex attacks having a chance of targeting the player.
- Minions will no longer target the player if the player injures themselves.
- Enemy mobs will properly forget their grudges after a charm effect ends.
Coming Soon (in no particular order)
- Skill Tree Improvements : ability changes and balancing + new abilities
As always, thank you for your support!
- Thunderflux & Juggernaut Games
1.3.1 (2024-07-12)
StarCrawlers Chimera v1.3.1 (7 July 24)
Small patch to address a few bugs and add the first Artifact weapon.
NEW STUFF
- Added the first Artifact weapon: Rock's Pike. Thanks Quiggsy!
- Rock's Pike is a Heavy Melee Weapon that deals Piercing, Slashing, and Crushing damage and features a unique ability to be thrown, dealing damage enroute and when returning from the target.
- Artifact weapons have a global (and extremely rare) drop chance. Happy hunting!
Fixes
- Fixed an issue with Fusion Forge being used on Shields removing vital Shield stats.
- Fixed Boltron's Eye Beams doing insane amounts of damage (and potentially damaging friendly characters).
1.3 (2024-06-12)
ChimeraLinq is back online! With a saucy new user interface and controller support, you can finally indulge yourself with some pointless social media drama (to get free stuff)!
Changes:
- The ChimeraLinq tutorial will only show the first time you encounter ChimeraLinq, not for each new character.
- Some items modified by Rogue Modders were being banned from the stash, some were not. To fix this inconsistency, all items modified by Rogue Modders are now banned from the stash. Cue rageposts in 3… 2… 1…
- Manually saving your game now resets the Autosave timer, if it is enabled.
- When using a controller, active effects can be inspected by opening the Character or Inventory menus.
Fixes:
- Fixed an issue with the Omniflux Loot Magnet failing to clear up its particle effects.
- Fixed an issue with UI elements not retaining their positions after loading a game with UI scaling set to a value below 1.
- Fixed the assigned Escape key not bringing up the System Menu.
1.2.2 (2024-06-06)
For users with low system specs, holding down the Left Shift key while launching the game will set it to the lowest quality setting.
1.2.1 (2024-06-05)
Quickfix to address an issue with the character & save / load menus triggering unexpectedly when using a contoller.
1.2 (2024-05-31)
With today's patch, the Controller Update is officially live with full support for a variety of PC controllers and special optimizations for Steamdeck. Here's what's inside:
Changes:
- Players can now manually override the base quality of the game in the Options Menu. If you are having performance issues, consider lowering the quality setting.
- Controller users, please note you can choose to ignore using a controller when prompted on the title screen or revert to mouse and keyboard at any time using Options Menu > Controller > Remove.
- The tutorial now covers the basics of using a controller to play the game.
- Edit Mode for controllers in the Skill Menu is now complete.
- In-game tooltips and prompts now display gamepad glyphs. Please note, these may not match your specific controller’s glyphs.
- Every action in the game can be assigned to any recognized controller input.
- Increased the size of the tooltip and controller prompts by 20%.
Ability Changes:
- Void Blast’s perk Gloomburst now casts Shadowcoil on up to 3 targets on a deathblow.
Steamdeck:
- The game will launch at Steamdeck’s native resolution and UI scaling is enabled at 1.2.
- Additional optimizations will automatically activate to improve the Steamdeck experience.
- Text entry now uses the Steamdeck virtual keyboard.
Fixes:
- Fixed an issue where attempting to loot & equip a Heavy weapon while both hands and inventory were full resulted in your main hand weapon being sent into space - thanks Goldy!
1.1.7.1 (2024-05-26)
Mini patch to address some bugs and make some changes.
Fixes:
- Beat Rush, Reckless Charge, and other ability that combine attack and movement have additional checks in to prevent softlocks if the target is dead / moved unexpectedly / teleported / fall through a wormhole in spacetime.
- Running on SteamDeck is now officially recognized by the game and makes several under-the-hood changes to optimize for SteamDeck. This feature will have additional changes before Controller Update 1.2.
Changes:
- Players will now be prompted to use / not use a controller when a connection is detected. If you decline to use your controller and later change your mind, the detection can be made again in the Options Menu at any time.
1.1.4 (2024-05-23)
Fixed an issue with final floor generation causing Giant Floating Words.
Fixed creating a character preset failing to allow hitting Accept button.
1.1.3 (2024-05-21)
Small update to do some fixes, make some changes, and up some loot drop chances.
Fixes:
- Fixed a returning issue with text input on the Feedback form when playing with permanent freelook enabled.
Changes:
- Drop chances on contract rewards for psykers & smarties have been increased.
- Major Breach rooms in the Bio Labs are now marked on the map.
- Corpses have been added to the end game in areas where you’re going to want corpses.
- Dark Portals now summon a different type of enemy that lonely Thought Leaders will like. Everyone else will hate it.
1.1 (2024-05-17)
Happy launch week! I'm blown away by your positive reviews (and spicy ones!), feedback, and suggestions. I've already got to work on them - take a look:
Fixes:
- Fixed an issue preventing Gadgeteer’s Upcycle from triggering when disarming a trap. Thanks Oskar!
- Fixed an issue with Big Guns Old Faithful displaying incorrect tooltip information.
- Fixed Heavy Weapons’s Expert (Rifle) Rake ability being on continuous cooldown and clarified tooltip to show the cooldown is based on the number of targets attacked. Thanks Oskar!
- Fixed a bug preventing Barbarian’s Execute from going on cooldown. While entertaining, also insane. Thanks Oskar!
- Fixed an issue with Bullet Farmer’s Gathering Storm passive stating it provided Strength (it actually provides Ranged Power) and the perk activating with no perk point applied. Thanks Oskar!
- Fixed an issue with the Plants vs Mutts event in the Bio Labs preventing the player from leaving if they failed the event and mutagenic energy was below 10. Restarting the event will now restore mutagenic energy to 10. Thanks Kosiarz!
- Thanks Oskar!!!
Changes:
Controller Support Survey
Cheers,
Thunderflux
1.0.13 (2024-05-15)
Quickfix for something super-secret.
1.0.12 (2024-05-14)
Quickfix to address an issue with the Special Projects map
1.0.11 (2024-05-14)
NEW Fixed an issue blocking abilities that target items (Mod It Better, Craft Nanite Jar, etc) from targeting items.
NEW Fixed an issue that could prevent Xeno Slime from finding a nice safe spot to respawn.
NEW Fixed an issue that could prevent the Feedback tool from attaching a report save.
1.0.1 (2024-05-13)
StarCrawlers Chimera v1.0 is live!
What’s new in v1.0?
Quite a few things. Primarily:
- The final floors of the Chimera building are unlocked.
- You can now level to 30+ to fully unlock all trees in most build combinations.
- New enemies, weapons, gear, quest rewards, and boss loot across all floors.
- New sassy UI polish and improved menu functionality.
- Achievements are live.
- Dr. Cerberus is waiting for you. Good luck!
Where’s my controller support?
It’s on the way! As noted in the Steam forums, it’s an involved process to add controller support to a complex interface that was primarily built around mouse and keyboard input. Adding properly integrated controller support is my top priority for the first systems update.
Where’s ChimeraLinq?
The ambient ChimeraLinq system and ChimeraLinq holoslates can be found on all maps. The (optional) interactive element of ChimeraLinq was very thin on content, so I made the decision to temporarily disable it. I know some of you love you internet drama, and I want to do it justice, so ChimeraLinq will make a triumphant return with a new look and more shade-throwing in the first content update.
When is the game coming to Linux and OSX?
Now that the PC launch is out and the game is (mostly) stable, I have time to look into the Linux and OSX deployments. I’ll provide updates on these when I have information to share!
Quick Launch Day Fixes & Changes
Fixes:
Fixed an issue with dying during Ironmode allowing the Continue button to show on the title screen and causing a lockup.
Fixed a typo in the perk for Smuggler’s Flashbang.
Ding! sound effect is quieter. We want you to level up, not be blown away.
Fixed a display issue in vendor buyback for luxury items.
Fixed an issue with Psykonicks Meditation failing to unlock the player after standing.
Fixed Quicksave triggering while the Options Menu keybindings is open.
Changes:
Uber Doors™ now have a unique map marker when closed.
The Randomize Skills button on the Character Creation menu no longer performs a sprite swap, which causes the button to deselect on the Steamdeck.
