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0.2.0

16 September 2026

22 changes in this update

Core Salvage - Destroying reactors grants the Demolitor stacking damage, movement speed, maximum health, and bonus scrap for the rest of the match.
Workshop repair bay - Recover health for free at the workshop; taking damage briefly interrupts repairs.
Turret threat indicators - The Demolitor can now see nearby turret firing zones.
Reactor absorption - Added destruction effects, absorption sounds, and a Core Salvage HUD readout.

Workshop upgrades - Increased the Demolitor’s upgrade cap from level 6 to level 8.
Demolitor AI - Improved attack commitment, defense targeting, pursuit of repairing Scrappers, and prioritization of weakened bases.
Scrapper AI - Improved turret placement around entrances and preservation of firing lanes.
Base entrances - Added recessed defenses, wider connected terraces, and repositioned stairs across all twelve bases.
Turret targeting - Turrets can aim at exposed torso areas when the Demolitor’s center is hidden.
Tutorials - Added clearer base-building guidance and explanations of Core Salvage and Gogglebot support.
Building durability - Reduced reactor health from 900 to 720 and repair facility health from 750 to 600.
Wrench balance - Adjusted stun duration to 3 seconds and increased wrench and Gogglebot zap cooldowns to 18 seconds.
Gogglebot repair - Reduced repair strength under fire to 40% of its previous combat rate.
Scrap generator prices - Adjusted level 4 and level 5 upgrade costs to 1,500 and 2,200 scrap respectively.

Repair drones - Fixed an error caused by a missing owning facility reference during destruction.
Turret range indicators - Fixed other turrets incorrectly blocking displayed coverage.
Prop collision - Corrected invisible barriers left behind by moved props and attached collision to the corresponding objects.
Entrance surfaces - Fixed flickering on entrance wall tops.
Tutorial layout - Fixed content overlapping the decorative frame.

Old terrace stairs - Replaced the previous front-facing stairs with the connected entrance layout.
Visual clutter - Removed redundant tutorial headings and oversized reactor absorption effects.

Balance validation - Latest balance changes need further full-match and multiplayer testing.

New Demolitor mechanics & Bases