BIG Optimization Patch, Plus Balancing and New Content (October 28) — Ravage Road Steam update #59268

First and foremost, thank you all for your patience. Without delving into too much personal detail, 2023 has been a rough year for this solo dev, and I'm very, very glad I'm finally able to put out a solid update for you guys. Here's what this new update contains: Big Optimization Improvements The game should run much more smoothly now, after weeks of work completely rewriting the way several systems in the game are handled to be better optimized. There are a couple specific cases where you may see a second or two of lag spike on high wave counts with a lot of path splits and a projectile-heavy run, but overall the lag improvements should be huge and you should be able to play a standard run without any sign of lag. This is an ongoing project so eventually even the occasional tiny moments of lag should be eliminated. Balancing / Gameplay Adjustments Because of some of these updates, when...