As a direct follow-up to our Overforge update, we are keeping the momentum going with another smaller expansion to the Fabular armory. While the last update focused on upgrading your existing gear, this one is mostly about quality of life additions and bug-fixes.

We also have a new addition: boss-thematic items. We wanted defeating a major boss to feel even more impactful, so we’ve added a way for you to claim their signature powers for your own ship.

Every boss now has a chance to drop one of two unique "Thematic" items that mirror their own abilities. This includes gear like Dax’s stunner and wavy missiles, M’urdu’s repeater blaster and explody mines, or the Endkeep’s laser beam and catapult orbs.

Some of these are rebranded versions of existing gear, but all of them are locked at the start of the game. You’ll need to defeat the respective boss and have the item drop for the first time to unlock it. Once unlocked, these items can show up in regular loot chests during any run. To make them stand out, we’ve also given these "Fabular" items a unique icon background in your inventory.

We’ve also tweaked how the game handles luck. Loot drops now use pseudo-random generation instead of being completely random. This means you’re much less likely to see the same item drop twice in a row or get stuck with the same results repeatedly. It should make the variety feel a lot more balanced, but we’d love to hear your feedback on how this changes the "feel" of your runs.

On the technical side, we’ve fixed a few issues where the player ship wasn't being properly affected by certain boss attacks. Dax’s stun effect and the Endkeep’s repel effects should now hit the player as intended, so stay on your toes during those fights. We’ve also included a variety of other small fixes and improvements to keep everything running smoothly.
See the full list of changes here:

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/645720/view/529875951123696518Please let us know here, or on our Discord, how you find this latest addition to the gameplay. Thank you for your continued support and feedback as we keep expanding the Fabular universe!

--Batowski out

Here are the full patch notes for the Moreoverforge update.

• Every boss now has a chance to drop 1 of 2 pieces of thematic loot (besides dropping regular loot)

• Thematic loot includes gadgets that mirror the skills used by the specific boss, such as Dax’s stunner and wavy missiles, M’urdu’s repeater blaster and mine automatons or The Endkeep’s laser beam and catapult orbs

• Some of these weapons have been rebranded from existing ones and all are locked from the beginning of the game.

• Unlock thematic loot by defeating their respective bosses and dropping these gadgets for the first time. After unlocking, these gadgets can drop in regular loot chests as well.

• Fabular (thematic) items now have their own icon background in the cargo hold and equipment screen as well.

• Loot drop chances now use pseudo-random number generation instead of full random. Meaning there is a lesser chance of edge cases where the same result is picked in succession.

• Fixed the player ship being unaffected by Dax’s stun effect

• Fixed the player ship being unaffected by the Endkeep’s repel effects

• Fixed an issue where the wrong kind of item description was shown after the player tabbed to the inventory tab from the loot screen

• Streamlined the position of the selection cursor to be more intuitive when swapping between the loot, inventory and shop tabs

• Fixed an issue where the explosion visual effects of missiles, Mine-O-mat and Explosive Holo-dash were not properly aligned with their actual area of effect

• Fixed an issue with Sharpshooter enemies attacking the player at the start of battles, before players could gain full control of their ship

• Fixed an issue with the skill bar not properly displaying items on cooldown. Cooldown display is now much more visible.

• Pocket Wormhole gadget now produces a warning sound and can be used again immediately, after trying to teleport towards an inaccessible area

• Seeker Missiles’ icon graphics now mirrors the increasing number of missiles being fired by the weapon

• Fixed early bosses dropping items with abnormally high item tiers

• Fixed an instance of a placeholder text remaining in one of the events