Update 1.5.01 — Void Vikings Steam update #535836

The first EA update for Void Vikings is here! We wanted to explain some of the changes we've made so you get an idea of what we're thinking about the game. Currently VV emphasizes a lot of enemy avoidance at higher difficulty levels. This can cause the game to become somewhat stale/repetitive. In order to address this we've added health/shield drops. These will linger for a short time and then expire, meaning if you want them, you'll have to get into the fray. This should allow players to play in the middle of a swarm more effectively. Another big issue we wanted to tackle was upgrading your ship. Previously we had some icon randomization on the items that could make it very hard to find an upgrade of the same component type. This meant players either didn't have their best equipment equipped, or they spent too long trying to sort the equipment out. The items now have static icons which ...