A wild patch appears!

Long time, no patch. It's hard as a solo dev to come back to an older project while working on a new one. I don't have a team to support me on either project, but I've been wanting to add these new Symbionics for a while, and a recent bug report finally spurred me into action!

This update will sit on the beta test branch for a while because the old code is a bit messy and I want to make sure I didn't break anything going back.

If you want to try it out, you can right click Gunlocked in your Steam library, select "Properties", then "Betas" and enter the following password: 2beta2furious

Key Features:

• 4 New Symbionic Upgrades to discover: Parting Shot, Echo Maker, Triomnilator, Thunder Spark
  
• DLC should now work in offline mode as long as you've played the game once while online after purchase
  
• Various optimizations to game and sound elements (affects the base game as well)

Let me know if you have any major issues with the new update, and thanks for all the support over the years!

Patch 0.20 of Boons & Burdens just launched and it brings with it a whole new way to play called Arena. This mode is heavily inspired by Gunlocked, so if you were hoping for more Gunlocked style action, this is the update for you! Turn on auto-aim in the options, and you almost wouldn't know the difference (almost, lol).

If you've been waiting to grab a copy until more content and features were in, now's the time!

I'm currently re-running the previous launch week sale for all of my games, including the bonus discounts on the bundles. Buy Boons & Burdens Here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2646120/Boons__Burdens/

With last week's Rings of Power and this Arena update, there's plenty of bang for your buck (shameless promotion over).

• Survive for 15 minutes in a single arena
  
• No burdens, sacrifices, or portals
  
• 6 new potion powerups can show up in chests (see GIF above)
  
• Special combat events can trigger periodically, spawning unique enemy configurations and special hazards
  
• Collecting gems levels you up, allowing you to pick one new upgrade each time
  
• You get 1 reroll per level up, but the Ring of Rerolls can extend this
  
• Upgrade beacons appear, and allow you to choose boons when charged up. These favor upgrades for abilities you already own when possible.
  
• Enemies do not drop Infernicite in this mode, instead you're awarded Infernicite based on every minute you survive, with a +10 bonus for victory.
  
• Certain rings behave differently in Arena. You can toggle between arena/classic descriptions in the equipment menu.