Phobos Down 0.0.9 alpha released

It's time for another Phobos Down alpha update!

I had a very loose plan for the content of this update. Some changes are based on tester feedback, others are random things from my task list and as usual, there are changes I never planned at all. Despite the lack of planning, this update brings many significant improvements.

Score items dropped from killed enemies are now always automatically picked up, so there's no need to go collect them manually.

There is a completely new enemy type called "tank" with differently sized variants. It's a quite rare boss type enemy with special weak points that can be destroyed in order to deal huge amount of damage and to slow down the enemy.

Another noticeable addition is data storage devices fallen from the wreckage that contain confidential data and can be destroyed for additional score reward. These devices also reveal tiny bits of backstory as text excerpts.

You'll also notice that drop pods have changed. They have a new model and instead of exploding on ground they now return to the support ship in orbit. This makes more sense than having an infinite supply of drop pods on the small ship. The devices delivered by the drop pods have different models now to make it easier to tell them apart.

Weapon management UI has also changed a bit. It now shows the total change in weapon properties when assigning a modifier to a weapon, taking into account the original modifier that will be replaced.

Here is the full change log since version 0.0.8:

As usual, all feedback is welcome! You can contact me through the contact form here or leave a comment on Itch.io page.

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Posted on 2024-07-31