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- Death Scourges (2198250)
- Event type
- patch note
- Published
- 22 February 2026 - 13:11:00 UTC
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- steam_community_announcements
Following the recent surge in attention after the release date trailer, I used the opportunity to run a focused refinement sprint - addressing optimized performance, quality-of-life improvements, and final balancing ahead of launch.Combat & BalanceAdjusted enemy TTK based on feedback: enemies drop faster, especially on headshots, while overall spawn rates were slightly increased to maintain pressure. Enemies also deal slightly more damage now, meaning stakes were somewhat raised on a global level.Refined weapon balance for all guns.Improved enemy behaviour: enemies now raise a defensive arm pose when their head is targetedRe-added a prior cut enemy feature where they sometimes explode violently after being killed.Better visual feedback during the end boss fight, making phase transitions and states more readable.Audio & FeedbackImproved gunshot sound variety across the squad to reduce rep...