Enter the Chronosphere 0.145

Today's update adds a daily challenge game mode, a new combat log, changes to instability, and, as usual, many more minor improvements and fixes. Read on!

Daily challenge

Added a new daily challenge mode. Once per day you get to try a unique run with a fixed character and loadout.

Today's challenge

Everyone plays the same daily challenge. To keep things fair it's a true roguelike mode with everything unlocked. You cannot complete missions or unlock codex entires though—it sits entirely outside of the main story progression.

We've also added some playable characters who are only available in daily challenge, so keep an eye out!

Playing as flameproof purifier!

Your result goes onto the leaderboards, measured in either real time or total turns. Currently the leaderboards only show your Steam friends, but we may change that in future.

Combat log

Added a new combat log. This is a detailed list of every game action and interaction, both yours and your enemies the game: Damage events, kills, item equips, and more.

The combat log!

You can open the combat log at any time, either by pressing L on keyboard, or via the pause menu. There is also a button to review the combat log on the run summary screen to investigate some of those more complex deaths.

Instability changes

We're looking at some broad improvements to the instability system. So expect some changes here.

The first of these changes are in this version:

• Stabilizers now clear mutations from any enemies in your aura, as well as any distortions that your aura touches.

• Mutated enemies now have a small chance of appearing on instability level 0.

Next up is a review of mutations and distortions, with a focus on making them (and the choice) more interesting. As well as more granular increases to instability, and more opportunities for instability to increase.

If you have any thoughts or feedback on the instability system, please share them! You can leave your thoughts as comments here, drop them in Steam Discussions or let us know in Discord.

Full changelog

🏆 Daily Challenge

• Added a Daily Challenge with Steam friends leaderboards.

🗡️ Combat Log

• Added a Combat log! It can be accessed in the pause menu or by pressing L.

🏓 Gameplay

• Fixed some interface issues with the Nonstandard Issue Pistol mod.

• The Bonesaw weapon no longer calculates it's additional damage after the damage of the corresponding hit applies,

• The Rancher mutation can no longer destroy some indestructible projectiles.

• Replaced tactic Dampening with a new one.

• Anarchist now specifies that it grants 10 Fast upon triggering in the description.

• Overclocked Bugzapper no longer targets or hits projectiles. You should be a little safer around TNT now.

• Melee attacks from Revolver's mastery mod "Ocelot" can no longer hit and destroy projectiles.

• Knifey Spooney is now a bit less random to reduce potential frustration. (Reported by @remostain7776, @catastrophy427)

• Updated the quickdraw text for The Double Double to better reflect it's attack pattern.

• Improved the accuracy of the aim check for Berojutsu. It should no longer be able to miss the target when fired.

• Fixed description text for Clockwork Army interpolating incorrectly.

• Updated the Ammo Shield mod's functionality to better match it's description text. (Reported by @elzheiz)

• Created new unique mastery mods for the Grenades and Voidwing weapons.

• Updated Venom Glands description to reflect that the explosions don't damage your allies.

• Shotgun Dimension now fires the bonus shotgun slightly earlier to prevent certain enemies killing themselves with the blast.

• David Knife quickdraw now lunges forwards instead of sideways for more intuitive use.

• The Highwayman now reloads on hits associated with the weapon (e.g. Shotgun Attachment mod), in addition to direct hits.

• Updated the accuracy buff granted by Overclock to more effectively counter the inaccuracy of Black Market Stims.

• Add an option to heal instead of taking a weapon to Weapon Station.

• Add an option to heal instead of taking an gadget to Gadget Station.

• When replacing a weapon, drop it next to the player instead of the station.

• Added an arcing aim indicator for thrown projectiles.

• Reduced the number of distortions and mutations to choose from when instability is increased, from 3 to 2.

• Instability level now increases passively by 1 level every 3 floors.

• Increased enemy mutation rate when instability is at level 0 from 0% → 5%.

• Stabilizers now clear distortions in your aura.

• Stabilizers now unmutate enemies in your aura.

• Reduced the kill penalty in the "Do Unto Others" irregular sphere, from 5% → 2% per kill. (Reported by @.swoopie)

• Environmental hazards and distortions now belong to a new "world" team so they're no longer on the enemy team.

• Hollow (non-friendly-fire) projectiles no longer pass through environment hazards. These now deal 0 damage and get destroyed. (Reported by @remostain7776)

• Fixed an issue causing the grenades spawned by the Volatile distortion to not hit certain enemies immune to friendly fire. (Reported by @juh9870)

🗺️ Level Generation

• Fixed an issue causing Mimics to appear far more than intended. (Reported by @juh9870)

✅ UI

• Fix issue where UI overlapped cinematic when playing from codex stories pane.

• Allow opening pause menu during jump cutscene.

• Added missing gamepad scroll support for Codex conversations.

• Restyle main menu with tabs for different game modes.

• Added new icons for weapon, gear and gadget stations.

• Animate spheres when changing game mode in main menu.

• Fixed an issue causing max health reduction effects to not play if current health was not simultaneously reduced.

• Fixed inconsistent outlines on health bar text.

• Fix cutscene immediately skipping when the game loses focus.

• Fix issue where it was not possible to close the pause menu by clicking the background to the right side of the modal window.

• Allow opening menu from main menu to access bug reporter, options etc.

• Added a text popup when the effects of sprinting are interrupted by taking damage or an enemy entering your aura.

• Cinematic volume and language dropdown now have description text. (Reported by @remostain7776)

• Updated ammo icon for the Longgun Sniper enemy.

• Updated ammo icon for the Junkgun weapon.

• Updated the equipment replacement UI.

• Picking up equipment you dropped sends you straight to the replacement UI.

• Removed main titles from equipment and mod stations.

🔊 Audio

• New Foley for Minor Biomes.

🦋 Progression

• Codex entries for Grenade Gadget, Rivet and Clockwork Fan are no longer unlocked by completing the tutorial.

🖼️ Art

• Shotgrub projectiles now bounce on the floor to justify falling in holes.

• Rare and mission weapon station goo morphs like the normal weapon station.

• Updated the visuals for Shields (as seen on Tunnelguard, Section Chief)

• Fixed an issue causing the chronosphere exterior to not correctly assign the right materials in the cutscene.

📖 Story

• Increase resolution of dialogue illustrations.

📚 Changelog history

Thanks

Thanks for reading.

Until next time, Chronosphere Team