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1.9.1
Safer co-op and updates
Co-op: the host now checks what every player's game sends. A modified game can no longer move other players, shoot for them, give itself gold or spam buys, doors and revives.
A player whose game floods the host with traffic gets dropped, instead of making the game lag for everyone.
Player names and titles from other games are cleaned up before they're shown.
LAN games only answer searches from your own network.
UPDATE NOW only installs updates signed by the developer. If the signature is missing or wrong, the button opens the download page instead.
Links in the game only open deadwatt.com, GitHub, itch.io and the Steam store.
1.9.0
Tips for new players, smoother on older PCs
Tips for new players: one short tip at a time, with a marker on the machine it's about (power, forge, ammo, doors and more). Each tip goes away once you've done it. Settings > Controls > TIPS turns them off, SHOW TIPS AGAIN brings them back.
Smoother on older PCs: the graphics card does up to a quarter less work in busy scenes, and the game looks exactly the same. This works with every anti-aliasing option except MSAA.
New AUTO RESOLUTION setting, on by default: if your graphics card can't hold 60 FPS, the game draws fewer pixels (down to 50%) and sharpens them back up. Fast cards never notice it. The FPS counter shows the % while it's active.
Power-ups have new names: AMMO CRATE, ONE-SHOT, LOCKDOWN and LUCKY HOUR. The Ray Gun is now the RINGER (upgraded: SATURN), with a new cobalt and cream look and pink shots.
Fewer stutters the first time an effect shows up, on all three maps and every quality preset.
After an update, the game shows a short card with what's new, once.
1.8.4
Updates show up while the game is open
The title screen now checks for a new version every 10 minutes. If you leave the game open, UPDATE NOW appears without a restart.
Nothing is checked during a run.
1.8.3
Steam name next to your spot
When Steam is running, the game saves your Steam name and Steam ID with your free spot. That's how the first 25 players will get their Steam keys, so start the game with Steam open at least once.
The privacy page says exactly what is stored.
1.8.2
Starfall terminal flashes fixed
Fixed the white flashes on the wall terminals on Starfall. They showed up when you turned the camera close to them, mostly with MSAA and bloom on.
1.8.1
One-click updates
New: UPDATE NOW on the title screen. It downloads the new version, swaps the files and restarts the game. Your level, unlocks, survivor and spot stay.
If the game folder can't be written to (for example inside Program Files), the button opens the download page instead.
1.8.0
Dead End, rebuilt
12 Dead End enemies made again from scratch, with new models, faces and animations: Brute, Riot, Bloater, Splitter, Gremlin, Clinger and Thief, plus the bosses Breacher, Juggernaut, Furnace, Matriarch and Big Bertha.
They hit, move and take damage exactly like before. Only the look changed.
New game icon and no Unity logo at start.
Free early access: the first start goes online once to claim one of the 1,000 free spots.