Dreamhack Beyond is right around the corner, Dudes, and you guessed it - we are in it! However, this bit of news isn’t just about that. While you are keeping up with all news related to Jupiter Hell, we would like to showcase other things we have been cooking for your gaming pleasure!

But, but, but... before these beauties will be ready to be injected into your veins, you gotta follow and wishlist. It makes the algorithm gods happy and jolts our developers’ hearts with joyful exuberance - whatever that means.



Space, the final frontier, a place devoid of the tight-ass bureaucracy. A place where a man can cruise in their Fiat 126p, lick batteries, and be a self-made cosmonaut! Unless you get raided by pirates, poisoned by a hot-dog from an unlicensed food-shuttle or scammed by Kovalsky at the spaceship dealer.

CosmoPirates takes card battling, deck building to the final frontier of cartoonish comedy. Pimp-out your ride, gather your crew, and take out the cringeworthy overlord. Be wary tho, for there always must be a Cringe lord - and on your journey you might just become one.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2466240/CosmoPirates/



There are some things that simply go great together although you wouldn’t think so: potatoes and pizza, mayo and ketchup or Zombies and Golf! That’s right! There is nothing more riveting than trying to land a perfect birdie with a horde of the ravenous undead breathing down your neck.

In NecroGolf, an arcade golf simulator with RPG elements and zombies, you can put your precision golfing to the test. NecroGolf releases in less than a month, on September 15th, so make sure to wishlist it, grab your clubs and get in your golf cart, for in this zombie apocalypse, there is only golf.


https://store.steampowered.com/app/2330380/NecroGolf/



If you are in for even more Hyperstrangeness, then embark in 77p egg: Eggwife on a quest whose crude, gory, toilet-humor can only be rivaled by games such as Postal 2, Duke 3D, or Goat Simulator. Master your bodily functions to perform such feats as poop-jumping and employ a wide range of "UK-Legal'' weapons such as the Applicator, Crossbowner and Stigmatic 77,000!

Does this masterpiece have a story? Yes, and a relatable one at that. Building a stable relationship isn’t that easy and our protagonist will need your help on his quest to find a new wife!

Unless he gets lost in the grocery aisle again.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1317020/77p_egg_Eggwife/



Let’s step down from the joyful sensory overload of the above mentioned games to something a little bit different. Something less strange and definitely more hyper.

In Empty Shell, a top-down roguelite survival horror, you will get thrown into a secret facility on a Japanese island. Having signed a contract which stated only one condition “recover the designated target”, you will soon learn why it is so important to read the fine print.

During each run, you will try to get the “volunteer” through the facility while dealing with limited visibility, dwindling supplies and whatever is out there, stalking and hunting you throughout the randomized maze of tight-corridors.


https://store.steampowered.com/app/2243110/EMPTY_SHELL/



If you are peckish and looking for something more crunchy to stimulate your strategic mind, then look no further than Spirit of Liberty, a hardcore, turn-based, historically accurate strategy game set in WWII.

Master the intricacies of the game’s systems to keep your units supplied and armed with the best equipment and dismantle enemy forces through combined-arms tactics and help from your cabinet of generals.



https://store.steampowered.com/app/1474770/Strategic_Mind_Spirit_of_Liberty/


As tradition commands, we have saved the best for the dessert! Hope you're still hungry for here comes our most ambitious in-house project so far.

Hordes of Hunger is a fast-paced action arena slasher with roguelite elements set in the dark fantasy setting of Ismer. A land engulfed by the living hunger, the cosmic horror known only as the Beast. You are the unlucky one still living inside the nightmare and the only way out is through it.


https://store.steampowered.com/app/2157710/Hordes_of_Hunger/

Took a bit longer than usual as we're busy with bringing JH to other devices, but the big feature of 1.7 is now ready - Steam Worshop support (and modding in general) is live!

• NEW #0012 - Modding/Steam Workshop support!
  
• NEW #1803 - modmode has been added for modding purposes

Head to Steam Workshop now, as there are already a few mods waiting to be tried out, including Hellpedia, several challenges and a new class to boot!

To those interested in trying their hand themselves, we're slowly building up documentation [here - https://github.com/chaosforgeorg/jh-mods/wiki/] (also serves as a repo for the sample mods) and the best place to ask questions is (as usual) the Jupiter Hell Discord ( https://discord.gg/jupiterhell ).

• NEW #1391 - early game - 4 exotic weapons, 1 consumable, 1 armor
  
• NEW #1756 - flavor e-mails with branch mechanics spoilers
  
• CHANGE #1799 - EXPT'L - enemies deal 60% damage on EASY (but full acc)

We're constantly trying to improve the early game experience, adding new content and variety. This time we have new early game exotic weapons, a nova device and a new exotic armor. We also introduced new flavor e-mails (gray) in each moon branch that give hints to the nature of the branch mechanics.

Finally, a bit experimentally, we changed how EASY difficulty works - instead of reducing enemy accurancy, we instead reduced enemy damage. The reason behind this change is that being hit is the most important feedback you get in terms of whether you play properly, so EASY was not a great teacher to get to higher difficulties. Feedback on this change is very welcome!

• NEW #1804 - tech and med stations have tier 2 and 3 variants

Medical and technical stations come in Tier 2 and Tier 3 varieties. There's quite a few never before seen options in those stations so be on the lookout! Mostly they can appear in mini-levels and vaults.

• NEW #1794 - all post mortems are archived in morgue subfolder
  
• NEW #1795 - post mortems can be viewed from highscore screen
  
• CHANGE #1776 - charge based terminals return to last option after use
  
• CHANGE #1793 - backup of score.dat and player.dat if > 1024b
  
• CHANGE #1798 - in Purgatory only the glyph room blocks save and quit

Post mortems got a bit of upgrades. From now on they're all archived in a subfolder of the games folder. You can also view them from the score screen for mortems created from now on. We also added a backup system for score and player dat files. If you accidentaly lose one of them, be sure to quickly recover them from a .backup file. These will not be overwritten immedately, only after a game or two, so you have time!

• CHANGE #1799 - buffed damage of all shotguns
  
• CHANGE #1789 - all rotaries got a damage buff and -25% crit damage
  
• CHANGE #1789 - drum launcher and grenade launcher damage nerf
  
• CHANGE #1789 - Gun Kata - crit damage from lev 1, +100% at lev 3
  
• CHANGE #1783 - most ancient items got significant buffs
  
• CHANGE #1799 - JoviSec armor crit chance 25% -> 15%
  
• CHANGE #1804 - Sysop L3 extra charges 3->4
  
• CHANGE #1391 - higher level infestations (Endless) will be more varied
  
• CHANGE #1391 - medusa infestations added

As usual, here's the new meta :P. On a more serious note - only the grenade launchers were seriously overperforming (especially looking at you, drum launcher) so a nerf was inevitable. JoviSec armor was a bit to strong, taking away variety in Callisto branch choice and often locking the armor for the whole run. We still want it to be strong, just not OP.

To make up for that, several other things have been significantly buffed - all rotaries, all shotguns, Gun Kata, ancient items and SysOp. Hopefully that increases the variety of stuff that is viable for a run!

Finally, for those Endless players, and just because we have a cruel streak, Medusa infestations are a thing now.

• FIX #1775 - fixed performance issues in Callisto Rift
  
• FIX #1775 - don't add exalted traits to player on INFERNO
  
• FIX #1805 - fixed rare AV trait reroll issue - no more trait remove

The regular amount of bugfixes is also present, some not noted on this list.

• NEW #0012 - Modding/Steam Workshop support!
  
• NEW #1391 - 5 new armor perks, 2 new helmet perks
  
• NEW #1391 - early game - 4 exotic weapons, 1 consumable, 1 armor
  
• NEW #1794 - all post mortems are archived in morgue subfolder
  
• NEW #1795 - post mortems can be viewed from highscore screen
  
• NEW #1756 - flavor e-mails with branch mechanics spoilers
  
• NEW #1803 - modmode has been added for modding purposes
  
• NEW #1804 - tech and med stations have tier 2 and 3 variants
  
• CHANGE #1799 - EXPT'L - enemies deal 60% damage on EASY (but full acc)
  
• CHANGE #1799 - buffed damage of all shotguns
  
• CHANGE #1789 - all rotaries got a damage buff and -25% crit damage
  
• CHANGE #1789 - drum launcher and grenade launcher damage nerf
  
• CHANGE #1789 - Gun Kata - crit damage from lev 1, +100% at lev 3
  
• CHANGE #1776 - charge based terminals return to last option after use
  
• CHANGE #1783 - most ancient items got significant buffs
  
• CHANGE #1391 - higher level infestations (Endless) will be more varied
  
• CHANGE #1391 - medusa infestations added
  
• CHANGE #1793 - backup of score.dat and player.dat if > 1024b
  
• CHANGE #1798 - in Purgatory only the glyph room blocks save and quit
  
• CHANGE #1799 - JoviSec armor crit chance 25% -> 15%
  
• CHANGE #1804 - Sysop L3 extra charges 3->4
  
• FIX #1775 - fixed performance issues in Callisto Rift
  
• FIX #1775 - don't add exalted traits to player on INFERNO
  
• FIX #1805 - fixed rare AV trait reroll issue - no more trait remove

Next version will be the Aftermath release, due to sometime still this year, which should bring any requested modding improvements, endgame and Dante Station improvements, and maybe more - stay tuned!

Also, we're working on... can we say it Hyperstrange? (Yes, you can! --HS) Can we? Yeah, the first port of Jupiter Hell. Expect a Nintendo Switch release at the turn of the year ;).

"Why?" you might ask. Simple. You can buy more awesome games for less $$.
Of course, we at HYPERSTRANGE run a business. But we also love you to play our games, and enjoy them.

And if you can have fun with what we bring you and save some cash - that's a DOUBLE WIN


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Recently, we added a new game to our HYPERSTRANGE portfolio.
If you want to take some breath from all this violence, shooting, gore, and ultra-fast-acion-hyper-tension... we present you the Trans Neuronica. A game that will put your other traits to the test.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2390520/Trans_Neuronica/

Today we have a special announcement for you, Strategic Mind series and Hyperstrange are joining forces to propel the series into new heights. You are probably wondering what it means for the games themselves, so let’s unpack


Strategic Mind: The Pacific, Fight for Freedom, Spectre of Communism and Blitzkrieg along with their OST are available at a discounted price during the Spring Sale.


Strategic Mind: Spirit of Liberty will be arriving at your doorstep later this summer. Stay tuned for more information, as soon we will be sharing additional information about the title and what it will bring to the Strategic Mind series.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1474770/Strategic_Mind_Spirit_of_Liberty/



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Jupiter Hell 1.6 "Watcher" introduces a new enemy type, adds new exalted keywords, armor and helmet manufacturer perks, updates master trait balance and more!

A bit longer in the production pipeline, and a bit smaller as we focus more of our efforts on porting and future ventures, we bring you update 1.6 "Watcher"!


A new enemy is roaming the Jovian moons, one that will bring misery by his gaze alone! Each of the three moons has its own variant, and there's a really deadly exalted version to be encountered too!


Just as weapons have their dedicated perks depending on the branch they're found on, so will now armors and helmets. As with weapons, the manufacturer perks are applied to basic and exotic versions of armor/helmets.



While revisiting Nightmare/Inferno, we thought that the exalted enemy keywords could use some more variety and could have less deadly effects on lower tiers. DEADLY and RESILIENT have their weaker counterparts, RESIST may appear on high tier enemies, and most elemental enemies now have a new set of ICE/HELLFIRE/TOXIN keywords.


While we know that perfect balance is unachievable, we definitely want to get to a point where no Master Trait is "below B tier". This is the newest round of changes, expect further balance tweaks in further updates!


Same as with trait tuning, some general difficulty tuning is in order. In particular, the game is a bit deadly to newcomers, hence some targeted changes for EASY and MEDIUM players. Oh, and if you play on UV+ have some exalted warlocks, because screw you :P.


We messed up a bit with burning damage, especially with how it interacted with negative ignite resistance. This will no longer produce escalating damage, so no more cheesy "bring a inferno grenade to the Europa boss-fight" wins! On the flip side, packs and smoke effects will now remove flames from the floor.


Shipping is the usual bit of bugfixes, the most notable ones listed above.



Probably time to take a slight breather, but we haven't forgotten about neither Dante upgrades, nor about Workshop integration and full modding - expect to hear about those in the first half of 2023! 'Till next year!

Yours,

Jupiter Hell 1.5a hotfix is live!

Jupiter Hell 1.5 "Ancient" upgrades Io branches and mainline, introduces a boss at Io Gateway, improves fire mechanics and visuals (and Fireangel!), adds more manufacturer perks, adds the Fanatic, improves AI and more!

It's been a year since the official 1.0 release of Jupiter Hell. And there was much rejoicing. Well, let's celebrate with yet another update, and no, we're not slowing down ;)

But first - we're taking the first steps into making Jupiter Hell fully modable - the basic systems are in place, and on the Jupiter Hell Discord (https://discord.gg/jupiterhell) the community is already building and sharing the first mods! If you want to give a shot at modding JH, or take an early shot at trying them out, come and hang out with us!

Let's divide the update into sections - Io, Ancient, Fire, Fanatic and The Rest.

Io got the same treatment as Callisto and Europa before it. However, when it comes to level mechanics, due to Io being added fairly late in development it already had plenty mechanics of its own - hence we did a bit different approach. The twin paths of Black Site and CRI Armory have a very noticable change - however "fully completing" their branch challenges is MUCH more harder than with the other branches. It's a challenge, not something you're expected to do each game. There are spoilers on the Discord if you're interested ;).

Ruins and Halls got improvements on their twists, and visual, generation, music and especially loot improvements. Definitely a path that is worth revisiting again!

Be on the lookout for new manufacturer perks - word is that they're very spicy!

With this, our old plan to have a boss on every moon is complete! Mwahhahahaha....

Akhem. This ones a tough SOB. Be prepared to die from time to time. The whole Io Gateway got a makeover and is now an Ancient ruin. There's some more stuff related to the Io Boss that will come in a later version too ;).

Fire visuals have been overhauled and the floor can now be set on fire too. Fireangel is now the premium Master Trait for people who "want to set the world on fire". Burning is more useful too as it prevents enemies from regenerating. Well, the player too, but you won't play with matches, won't you? Well if you do, there's a new napalm grenade to be found. Word on the street says it makes short work of the Cryomancer.

These changes required us to improve the AI a bit - it no longer happily punches barrels and walks into environmental hazards!

Callisto did get some "love" this update too! You can now encounter a new enemy, with a very popular game mechanic :P. Also, there's a new level event to be on the lookout, taking advantage of the new fire visuals.

This is not the end of Callisto changes - we are aware that "the beginning is a very delicate time" and strive hard to improve variety in the early game - more improvements coming soon!

Apart from many unlisted fixes theres some improvements too. Rotaries (the Spin up perk in particular) have an inherent bonus to hitting other targets then the initially targeted one (if they miss, or the enemy dies), which improves their crowd control capabilities. Any non-hostile AI can now be swapped places with using SHIFT move. CRI phase devices sample twice more potential spots, so bigger chance to get you to a really safe spot. Helmets finally work as advertised when it comes to crit damage protection. Finally icons are now more visible, especially on bright floors (thx Deemzul!).



Well, it's high time to revisit Dante, right? No worries though, the next update will also bring changes to the early game for you ambitious people struggling to get your first win and refusing to play on Easy :P.

And with that, I'll take it Easy for a day or two. And then off to 1.6 and Beyond!

Oh, one more thing before we go - if you're new to Jupiter Hell, but you already own POSTAL: Brain Damaged, you can get Jupiter Hell with a special PBD-owner discount through the following bundle:

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/26624/Cheesy_OneLiners_Galore

Yours,

Hyperstrange-developed POSTAL: Brain Damaged, the action-packed DOOM Eternal-like spin-off of the POSTAL series is finally here, and if you own any of the eligible RWS or Hyperstrange titles, or some other staple throwback-shooters like DUSK, Hedon, or Nightmare Reaper, you can get PBD with an additional discount added on top of -20% release discount via one of the special bundle deals.

Plus, we're happy to report it really SLAPS! With more than 1100 reviews it currently enjoys an 'Overwhelmingly Positive' rating, with more than 95% players recommending the game.

Yes, Hyperstrange really pulled this one off. The game is good and the release has been relatively bug-free despite the 2-week delay made explicitly to implement some bugs and stay on-brand. But it wouldn't be a POSTAL release if something haven't gone wrong. Many of you were waiting for the release of the POSTAL: Brain Damaged Official Soundtrack. The wait is finally over! The OST has arrived, and you can get it separately or bundled with the official Art Book in the POSTAL: Brain Damaged - Connoisseur Edition.


The Hyperstrange Dev team is very grateful for the amazing reception of PBD. This gives them even more motivation to improve and expand the game post-release. Here's what to expect soon:

• Post-release fix - an update taking care of the known issues reported by the players, that slipped into the full release (ETA: One week)
  
• Balancing update - some players, as well as some internet micro-celebrities, have brought to our attention that the game offers way to much ammo if you explore the levels 'Quake-style', and far too little if you prefer to push on 'Doom Eternal-style'. The update will take care of that issue, allowing everyone to enjoy the game in their preferred playstyle. The update will also reconfigure some of the enemy positioning, spawns, and behavior. (ETA: One month)
  
• New playmodes - With that taken care of, the dev team will proceed to expanding the game itself, introducing an oft-requested horde mode, as well as another playmode offering a new, and replayable PBD experience. (ETA: This summer)
  
• More to be announced!

Hyperstrange and RWS are both extremely pleased with the reception of POSTAL: Brain Damaged. We're as excited as you are, to see what the future will bring to this explosive and twisted spin-off.

Your true friends and family,

Jupiter Hell 1.4 "Chaos" brings the Valhalla flavored upgrades to Europa branches and mainline, introduces a boss at Europa Central Dig, improves level generation (especially of cave/basalt generators), adds more manufacturer perks, several balance changes, buffs to many exotics and uniques and a SHIFT move to instantly swap places with that friendly bot!

But first, a word from our sponsor, Raid Sha.... oh wait. I mean from Hyperstrange! The good folks there released POSTAL: Brain Damage to rave reviews (I can't believe I'm writing that about a Postal game...!), whereas their Dude can give the JupeGuy a run for his money in one-liners, I've also spotted a call-out to Jupiter Hell?

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Aaaanyway, back to the update! Let's split this into sections to make the "wall of text" more approachable :P


Just as "Valhalla" overhauled Callisto, "Chaos" does the same for Europa (guess I won't be able to hide what the next release will be about, eh).


NEW #1732 - Conamara Chaos branch/special rework!
NEW #1713 - Dig Zone branch/special rework!
NEW #1731 - Asterius branch/special rework!
NEW #1750 - Refueling Base/The Pit reworked
CHANGE #1737 - improved Europa level generators (mostly visual)

Three of the four branches have been given dedicated mechanics and a added reward at the end (Ruins will be overhauled with Io), the level generation has been more or less updated in each branch, although it will mostly be visible in the cave/basalt branches. Improvements have been also made to the mainline and mainline special levels. All special levels have improved rewards. All branches have their own new Manufacturer perk. You might even hear a new tune somewhere!


NEW #1712 - Europa has a boss too!

An old favorite got a new job! However brand new mechanics are present, and you might consider getting some cold resistance for this particular fight!


CHANGE #1714 - improved cave/basalt level visuals
CHANGE #1714 - improved cave/basalt level generators

All of the cave and basalt levels got a visual upgrade, and most also got a architectural update for more variety. We'll be revisiting other generators in the next updates too!


NEW #1709 - Callisto security visual improvements finished
NEW #1745 - Europa security visual improvements

We started the Callisto security visual upgrade in the Valhalla release, but now it's complete - human enemies should be much better visible in the dark (insert snarky comment about wanting to get shot here), and Europa security got a similar visibility bump. Some of the enemies look really disturbing, but fear not - you'll never see that 'cause the models are so small ;)


NEW #1721 - Mephitic Mines branch/special rework!
CHANGE #1695 - CRI weapon prefix is a manufacturer now
CHANGE #1695 - CRI manufacturer present on alive CRI soldiers/branch
CHANGE #1695 - CRI sword/CRI blaster always roll with CRI manufacturer

As we left out an Europa branch for the Io update, it was only fair to pick a Io branch to update in this release - Mephitic Mines was chosen as it goes well with our visual basalt generator improvements!

Also take careful note on the CRI Manufacturer perk, as it gives a whopping +25% damage against ALL demons, which is a significant buff to all Io weaponry!


NEW #1551 - [REDACTED]

[REDACTED] (there's a new secret in this release, not as huge and not community driven like the last one, but close and personal ;)


It was time for another larger balance pass. Our main objectives were to make the mid-late game a bit harder, make mid-late game loot a bit stronger and more interesting, especially uniques and exotics, and rebalance a bit the master perks.


CHANGE #1749 - balance - base/exalt reavers have lower melee dmg/acc
CHANGE #1749 - balance - exalted reavers don't get +10% speed
CHANGE #1729 - balance - fiend/kerberi/reaver status higher, lower base
CHANGE #1729 - balance - sentinels proc cold effects
FIX #1746 - fixed rare in-your-face spawns (mostly in mini-levels)

Friendly Neighbourhood Reaver was a meme in the community since Early Access, and I though that I dealt with the most annoying cases of this syndrome, but alas some more nerfing is needed. Especially due to a bug in the enemy safe placement system, that if after several attempts it couldn't place the enemy in a requested safe distance... placed them happily on top of you. Now it reduces the attempted range instead of just giving up. Both reavers and exalted reavers were nerfed in their melee oppressiveness.

Enemy status effects have been increased to make resistances more worthwhile and change up the gameplay depending what resistances you carry. To offset that, base damage has been lowered.


CHANGE #1729 - Vampyre - melee restore 8%/12%/20%
CHANGE #1729 - Vampyre - grants overhealth
CHANGE #1729 - Sharpshooter - resets skill cooldown on kill
CHANGE #1729 - Gun Kata - only in opt_range, removed dodge penalties
CHANGE #1729 - Gun Kata - single target dual shots from L2
CHANGE #1729 - Gun Kata - critical damage bonus based on proximity
CHANGE #1729 - Survivor - no in-combat regeneration, 5/5/10 crit
CHANGE #1729 - Ghost - L2/L3 swapped, L3 Stealth cost is 12
CHANGE #1729 - Wizard - smoke cooldown up to 25

Let's get the painful info out of the way - Survivor, Ghost and Wizard are OP, and needed a nerf (the alternative was to rebalance the whole game and all the rest of the traits around them, which would have taken the better part of this year). That said, at the moments the nerfs are slight, and hopefully the buffs to the other Masters will bring them closer in line.

Vampyre now grants overhealth (and better melee restore numbers) and Sharpshooter resets cooldowns on kill (for Headshot synergy).

Gun Kata got more significant changes - it somehow totally missed the initial idea of getting in between enemies and shooting like mad, and instead became a "snipe from the edge of vision" trait. Worse, due to often missing from that range it became very ammo inefficient and not a great Master at higher difficulties at all. So the plan was simple - make it more Mid-range focused, while making it much stronger to compensate. All dodge penalties have been remove (you even get a +10% extra dodge per shot), firing both pistols at a single target is at L2, and L3 gets a critical damage bonus depending on range (closer = higher) on top of it!

Take them out for a spin and tell us what you think!


CHANGE #1729 - balance - 40mm drum launcher - 32 damage/6 capacity
CHANGE #1729 - balance - plasma launcher - +10 damage
CHANGE #1740 - unique buffs - level the same way regardless of tier
CHANGE #1740 - unique buffs - Scrapgun and Void get +1 base damage
CHANGE #1740 - unique buffs - Firestorm deals more fire damage
CHANGE #1740 - unique buffs - Carnage - +1 opt, +4 clip
CHANGE #1740 - unique buffs - Monster and Bloodletter - +20 damage
CHANGE #1740 - unique buffs - Overlord works on Guardians/Sentinels
CHANGE #1740 - exotic buffs - AWP and CRI blaster +5 damage
CHANGE #1740 - exotic buffs - nailgun/super nailgun +2 damage
CHANGE #1740 - exotic buffs - micro launcher/power saw +20 damage
CHANGE #1740 - exotic buffs - toxin rifle +2 damage

Bad things out of the way - it took a NetHack speedrunner to show us how ridiculously overpowered the 40mm drum launcher was, so it (and only it) needed a slight nerf in power. Plasma launchers needed some love. All post-Callisto Uniques got a blanket buff - they level up much quicker now. Apart from that a lot of exotics and uniques got straight-up damage buffs. Oh, and Overlord will now work on Guardians/Sentinels. Take that, Alighieri!


We're constantly dedicated to improving the UI and ease of gameplay, here are the recent changes in that field.


CHANGE #1744 - UI/UX - mouse path uses icons instead of highlights
CHANGE #1748 - UI/UX - modded items don't display text description
CHANGE #1747 - UI/UX - elevator, term/box/station reveal on clear

Mouse mode now has nice visuals indicating the target path, not ugly highlights. Modded items will no longer display the description to give some real estate for mod descriptions (a full blown item view is coming too). Elevators and other items of interest will reveal on level clear, so you won't have to wonder where that *&^(*@) exit is.


NEW #1739 - use SHIFT-move to swap position with friendlies
CHANGE #1738 - improved friendly pathfinding (esp. for Hunt)

It was pretty annoying to move around with an army of bots, now you can quickly swap positions with them using SHIFT! As a bonus, friendly pathfinding got a significant improvement - Hunt commands will be much more reliable now!


CHANGE #1743 - Purgatory - Cathedral hint leads to Inferno unlock
CHANGE #1742 - Callisto Mines - 5 turn warning countdown for summon

The path to finding the Valhalla release secret has been glorious! You can find information on it in the Wiki (https://jupiterhell.fandom.com/wiki/Purgatory) but to ease access to the Inferno difficulty we made it so that the Cathedral secret leads to the unlock bossfight (this all makes sense in context, I promise).

Also those summoned reavers were really annoying in Callisto Mines, so we gave them a countdown warning timer.


FIX #1729 - stimpacks properly reset Headshot
FIX #1733 - status effect text for Freeze/Chilled fixed

Several bugfixes and typos have been fixed in addition to the two above.




It doesn't take an oracle to foresee that the next update will be all about Io! We do plan some additional more early-game improvements for it too, so stay tuned even if you constantly die on Europa :P. Jupiter Hell 1.5 "Ancient" is tentatively scheduled for the beginning of August to celebrate a year since Jupiter Hell got a full release!

That's all for today folks, and now time for some really really needed rest. I'll give myself a few hours, maybe even a full day! xD

Yours,