+ The Escalation Update Is Live +

Hello UMFer's,

We're extremely excited to launch the largest expansion to Utopia Must Fall yet - The Escalation Update.

The highlights:

Opportunity Upgrades & Meta Progression

• OUs are 'wildcard' upgrades that apply unique modifications to your city, weapons, outposts and drones

• OUs need to be unlocked with XP earned after each apocalypse, and are then permanently added to the pool (meta progression)

• OUs will be offered randomly in the 8 vacant wildcard slots at the center of the tech tree

• If taken, the OUs occupy the slot for the rest of the run, meaning a maximum of 8 OUs can be combined in a run

Weapons, Enemies, Balance & Polish

• There are now a total of 4 base weapon trees, with multiple sub branches / modifiers and build synergies

• A host of new enemies and attack wave styles have been added, including a new boss lurking around in week 5

• Difficulty balance and attack wave design has been overhauled to create a smoother curve for new players while still being challenging for experienced players in later weeks

• All round improvements in UI polish, visual effects, gamepad compatibility, engine performance and sound effects

• Expanded soundtrack with new additions from Miles Tilmann and Datassette

Read the full changelog here.

As you may know, we've been cooking this one up for quite a while - thanks for the patience! The game is still a work in progress, so give us feedback in the comments here, Steam forums or on our Discord in the UMF channels. And please consider leaving a review! It helps more than you might think :)

Take care,

Miles @ Pixeljam