Planet Killer Demo Update 0.1.9 — Planet Killer Steam update #5542

This demo patch focuses heavily on performance, stability, and smoother gameplay. It also adds new Treasure Planets, a new GPU-based planet projectile...

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Published
7 July 2026 - 16:04:27 UTC
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This demo patch focuses heavily on performance, stability, and smoother gameplay. It also adds new Treasure Planets, a new GPU-based planet projectile system, smarter projectile cleanup, Ship Select Screen polish, and an expanded combat zone interdiction mechanic.Performance should be massively improved in this update, especially during intense planet defense encounters with large amounts of projectiles on screen.New Features & ImprovementsAdded major performance optimization changes for smoother gameplay.Added Treasure Planets. These are extremely rare, highly valuable planets that offer major rewards and drop multiple random bonus modules and weapons when destroyed. They are heavily defended.Improved the Ship Select screen.Added a new GPU-based planet weapon projectile system to eliminate lag caused by large amounts of planet defense projectiles.Added smarter culling for player and shi...

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