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Update #90: Deploy the Decoy!

31.5.

When the IC are coming in hot, digital streams are screaming and the quantum temp is getting close to "cook your brain" levels - it's time to deploy the Decoy program! And Juice, punch some Juice. This update drops a new cyberdeck program - Decoy - to the markets as well as improves the balance of the Hacker's drug of choice, Juice. We've also improved enemy progression, re-added the missing Pistol Silencer 2, remove fraction AP in Tactical Surge (I know! ... cue screaming, ...now ːsteamsadː), fixed File filters to be always remembered and more. So, let's check out Update #90!

If you're enjoying the pace of updates and the game as we're shaping it throughout Early Access, please take a moment to share the game with a friend and leave a review. Our small studio lives on them :D

New Program: Decoy

The latest cyberdeck program to hit the digital streets is the Decoy utility program. Decoy I and Decoy II are now available. While this unassuming Utility program offers a small buff to Cyberdeck Shield (temp health) and Armor (damage resistance) its real power is in volunteering to be the first program to be unloaded. If an IC or the Matrix Q-Security Escalation results in an attempt to unload a program, Decoy always goes first, protecting your real programs from being booted out of Active Memory.

As part of the deal we even got a nice new icon for Nuke programs!

A big thanks to the crew on our Discord[discord.com] and other channels suggesting awesome ideas for new Programs!

Enemy Progression

We've started the official grind on enemy progression, rolling out about 40 new tiers that enemies can appear at as you grow in Team Power Level and take on harder and harder missions. Enemies of all sorts have better access to increased HP, better armor, a small set of new Talents and improved options like Critical % to hit in some cases like the Whislter Cult from the Syndicates. So - upgrade those weapons and armors, mercs!

Blue and Turqo Juice Rebalance

We fixed a few things with the initial Juice offerings. These hacker drugs are mind-expanding and powerful but expensive, so their abilities have to justify it.

For Blue Juice, we added a new charge (+1 to 3 total) and improved the buffs to have no duration, it is instant +20 Matrix AP. This makes it less valuable over multiple Turns, but allows you to use it multiple times in a Turn, so you can burn all 3 charges for +60 AP in a single blast.

For Turqo Juice we added an additional charge (+1 to 2 total) so that you can use the item in multiple hot moments. It is very powerful IC blocker, and does not trigger IC responses when taking it, so consider using it the second before you need to take some action and would be slapped by the IC. Including Traps!

Juice on, cowboys and cowgirls.

Missing Silencer 2

For a short minute the Pistol Silencer 2 (WhisperLite) disappeared from the markets. It has returned! We're hard to work on some major expansion in preparation for crafting and this one got bumped in the process.

Also, there was an issue with a similar cause where some enemies who should have had Protection Points to buff their armor suddenly didn't. This is now fixed too.

Nerf Tactical Surge

We've removed the complicated +0.5 AP you could gain from Tactical Surge. Its other buffs are more than enough to stand on their own and from a design standpoint, we've made the call that team buffs can't add fractional AP. We know it hurts, but rip the band-aid off now in EA, it's for the best of the game.

File Filters Now Remembered

They weren't getting remembered in every situation. Now fixed!

Matrix Snoop Confusion

We've improved the description of Matrix Snoop Leverage option and ensured it only appears in missions that have matrix hosts. It is a passive Leverage, so it happens automatically but only affects the first Stage of a mission.

Talent Fixes

We've patched a few issues with Talents as well:

Hacker's RIPR Compression was restoring incorrect amount of IO.
Cybersword Lightfoot was canceling itself as soon as you set a movement destination.
Fixed the first Hacker's class tree upgrade on the right side, it was missing a +3 Matrix AP buff.

v1.6.29 - 5/31/2024

- Added Decoy I and II programs for sale - Utility program volunteers to be first to be unloaded by IC / escalation
- Improved ability for enemies to scale with Power Level, more enemy types scale farther with upgrades to Armor, HP, Talents
- Improved balance of Blue and Turqo Juice - more charges, Blue Juice has no duration, instant AP add
- Fixed Blue Juice and Turqo Juice missing details when looking at item on character roster
- Knight's Tactical Surge no longer grants extra +0.5 AP in upgrade nodes
- Fixed issues with Matrix Snoop Leverage, improved description to be clear it reveals hosts on the first Stage only
- Fixed first small upgrade on right side of Hacker's class tree to be +1 Will and +3 Matrix AP
- Fixed issues with proc-gen missions where Matrix Snoop might incorrectly appear
- Fixed issue with lots of enemies armor Protection Points being stuck at 0
- Fixed issue with Cybersword's Lightfoot Talent always canceling when setting movement destination
- Fixed issue with File filters not always being remembered
- Fixed issue with Hacker's RIPR Compression Talent restoring wrong amount of IO
- Fixed issue with safehouse timeline where paging to the right caused events to space out oddly
- Fixed issue with Pistol Silencer 2 disappearing from markets

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Is there a cap on simsense trainer?

I've tried the simsense trainer on three different batches of missions, but only gotta XP for one of those batches. I'm not sure if this is a bug or a feature. My only guess is that if one of the people in the trainer is past the level cap it's not giving xp to anyone. At this point all of my characters have just passed the cap, but I am not sure if someone was past the cap the first time it failed or if none of the people in the trainer had hit the cap when it worked. I did submit an F10 the first tim...

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Update #89: Leg Day

29.5.

It's night again on the streets of New Boston so it must be time for an update! We've got a new storyline, new minor faction, new type of Hacking combat drug, updated lore entries for the megacorps, big improvement roster combat stats display, better filters, fixed inventory ... the list is long! Let's dive in!

But first, thank you for playing, posting and leaving a review. We are a small studio and we wouldn't be here, making these games without your support, so thank you.

New Legwork-based Storyline

Not every storyline is a mission and this new storyline is based around a legwork named "Child of the Belly." You'll be approached by a contact with a favor to ask and from there, you can figure the rest out on your own! It's not a night for spoilers around here. This is why they hire you, Knight!

Megacorporate Journal Entries

We've added lore entries for the big 6 megacorporations - Jupiter Group, Matsumoto Global Technologies, McKellen Heavy Industries, UltraTek, Rook Technologies and Warner-Braun Global. We'll be working our way through editing and finalizing the entries for the rest of the mil-sec, Syndicate and gang players soon.

Roster Combat Stats and Buffs/Debuffs

With Update #89, we've added a new block of data to each character's roster entry. This includes the Initiative (full equation with bonuses), Action Points and Move Points (including any decimals you can't use) as well as a single, consolidated list of all buffs and debuffs from all sources (cyberware, class tree, Traits, Wounds, etc).

Hopefully this full stat dump will be helpful to everyone!

Pips Flashing

We have improved the animation of your Action Point (AP) and Move Point (MP) pips in attack, movement and when using a Talent. In the animation, the pips that are going to animate are also highlighted white for all frames during the animation, which is a big help when you are changing targets or destination move locations rapidly and want to be able to see the exact cost without waiting for the animation flash.

It's a minor polish but that's to all of our players helping us layer on this extra bit of good!

Ahhh simple inventory bliss LOL

Inventory Improvements

We fixed a bug in inventory that was keeping the weapon mods and weapons of the latest selected character still visible even if the filter "Ready to Equip/Sell" was checked. This means that multiple weapons and mods with 2/2 (not ready to equip!) were appearing in the list. This helps the inventory make so much more sense, truly showing only what you have on the shelf.

File Prices and Filters

File Prices are now affected by Power Level in a small fashion. Each Power Level raises the price a few percentage points. You're still going to be most interested in Rarity as the big bump in price, but you'll find a clear difference now between a 1 and 5 Power Level file.

With Update #88, we added 4 awesome File filters (Not Used by Set, Used by Set, Created by Set, Has Use Action). But, these were joined together using the AND logic, meaning to find a file with a Use Action you actually had to [X] Not Used by Set AND [X] Has Use Action.

We've improved the situation here to switch to an OR logic, so the filters are much more readily useable. And we've made the filters remembered when you change screens or tabs, helping you keep your current context if you're checking out File Sets, for example.

Improved Safehouse Tutorial

We're continue to work on all F10s we receive about the Safehouse and how to improve. We've made some nice updates to the tutorial to help cut down on repetition reminders and to make sure that the right reminders are coming at the right time.

Also, we've rewritten all the hover text, explanation and button labels for sending a merc to the detox. Hopefully this is helpful in cutting down some confusion.

There is a lot more to do here to smooth everything out after such a big update, so we're continuing to work our way through it all.

v1.6.27 - 5/292/2024

- Added new legwork-based storyline - "Child of the Belly"
- Storyline introduces new Syndicate and new Hack-only combat drugs
- Added journal entries for lore for the big 6 megacorporations of New Boston
- Added display in roster for merc's Initiative, Action Points, Move Points and sum of all buff/debuffs from all sources
- Improved highlight of AP/MP pips flashing when considering move/attack/action so they are immediately clear
- Switch File Filters (Not Used by Set, Used by Set, Created by Set, Has Use Action) to OR logic instead of limiting AND
- Improved File Filters to be remembered when switching tabs or screens
- File prices more directly affected by Power Level
- Fixed issue with inventory where weapons of last character viewed in roster would ignore filters
- Improved messages about Detoxing in roster
- Fixed missing Hacking tag on some proc-gen missions
- Improved Safehouse Base Building tutorial, fixed repeat pop-ups, improved segment about Cryo Upgrade
- Fixed issue with Tag display where there was a missing faction name
- Fixed issue with ghost "Contact.Name.-1" appearing contact list sometimes

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Update #88: Sorting it Out

24.5.

It's late Friday night and updates are brewing in New Boston. This is when the heisters like to make their hits, so let's dive in. With Update #88, we've buffed 2 Hacker Talents focused on more stealthy style of hacking - Scapegoat and Spoof - as well as adding 4 new filters to help you sort out and manage your files and their relation to sets. We've fixed a longstanding issue about items selling for $1K and the odd price mismatches in the grid and sell UI, well as fixing issues with first turn buff Leverages and resolving any lingering bugs caused by the loadouts screen.

If you're enjoying the pace of updates and improvements, please take a minute to share the game with a review. We're working hard to keep Early Access a constant forward motion and we'll be putting up a preview thread for the next class added to the game next week.

Hacker Scapegoat and Spoof

Both Scapegoat and Spoof received starting Duration buffs. These both started with a very slim duration, making it hard to use them advance and leaving some possibility that the tokens could simply expire. An extra turn for each, and with duration boosters among their upgrades, makes them a more versatile play.

In addition, the Scapegoat passive Talent which blocks Q-Sec Tally added by destroying an IC that is not disabled (often with Nuke or Null Op) now has an addition starting token. We're testing out this balance and considering if it needs even more token buffs in the upgrades tree.

File Filters

We've added a set of 4 new filters for files to help you organize and prioritize for sale, keeping and use.

All Files that are not included in a set can be shown or hidden using the "Not used by Set" filter.
All files that are part of a set can be shown or hidden by using the "Used By Set" filter.
If a File was created by minting a set, you can now use the "Created by Set" filter to find these result Files quickly.
Finally, if a file has a Use action, like a V-Chip or a File that can create a mission, these are now easy to locate using the Has Use Action filter.

These new filters should cover the use cases we've heard from players across our channels. Thanks to everyone sharing how you're approaching files in Discord, Steam and in F10s!

Inventory Pricing, Items No Longer $1K

When you're in your inventory, you're likely checking on something to equip, sorting out weapon mods or planning to sell something. We've worked on smoothing out the selling experience and preview prices for all types of equipment and fixed the bug that was forcing all items to sell for exactly $1K.

There are 3 places prices are shown in the Inventory - a preview price in the grid, a preview price in the Sell button and a final price offered by each individual contact. For items, all 3 of these prices were different until Update #88.

Before Update #88, the grid price was showing the preview for what you'd pay to buy it, but you already own it ... so now it is nicely updated to preview the sell price as early as possible. Items were also incorrectly using the price of their bundle (Buy 5 for $15K) instead of individual prices ($3K).

Anyway, its nicer and you can make some money, if not riches, by selling items now.

We're glad to see this set of issues resolved and are working toward multi-buy and multi-sell with a quantity slider. That will be wildly helpful here.

Loadout Issues

If you were having any loadout issues - such as missing armor - making the character roster screen or inventory screens act oddly or freeze, we've fixed a set of issues that came along with the big release of the safehouse. Your games should be automagically healed, so just boot them up and play on.

First Turn Buff Leverages

A big thanks to everyone reporting specifics with your F10s about any Leverages that aren't working. It is great to see everyone using these so much. This update includes a fix to ensure that Leverage buffs aren't lost incorrectly during a retry turn or retry mission.

v1.6.21 - 5/24/2024

- Buffed Hacker's Scapegoat Talent with +1 Turn duration and +1 token, switch a duration upgrade to recharge rate
- Buffed Hacker's Spoof Talent with +1 Turn duration
- Added 4 new filters for Files in Cold Storage - Not Used by Set, Used by Set, Created by Set, Has Use Action
- Cyber Surgery tag in roster shows time for recovery inline
- Improved inventory pricing display to ensure the price shown in the grid, the Sell button and the contact list all match
- Fixed issue with Items always selling for only $1K
- Fixed issue with File "Use" button only appearing in "Files" tab but not "All" tab in Cold Storage
- Fixed issues caused by loadout screen last week, issues with not wearing any armor
- Fixed issues with first-turn buffs from Leverages
- Improved matrix hover for auto-dump nodes

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Can't equip upgraded cyberdeck

I have two hackers on my team. I bought a better deck, but I am unable to equip it for either hacker. The "Equip" option is greyed out. I can't unequip the PDP-1900 they started with. I thought I had equipped the new deck on my first hacker, but then it gets weird. When I go to "Change Deck" on that hacker, I see that the better deck is listed as "1/1" (which means it's equipped on someone) and the PDP-1900 starter deck is listed as "2/2" (i.e., both equipped). When I try to "Change Deck" on the other hac...

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