Criticality news & patch notes

Hi folks,

We've got another huge update for you!

We've added another more positive ending to the milestones screen! (along with a new achievement for completing it)

Unlock it by completing the other ending and the new level (there's a new level!)

To help you beat the new level there are more skills in the skill tree!

We've also added 2 new atom types!

With this addition is should round off the end of the game for a smoother experience.

That's not all, we've also added trading card drops, profile backgrounds, emoticons and stickers to the points shop!

Collect them all :)

Other changes:

• Added new skill tree

• Added atom containment skill

• Added quantum gravity skill

• Added radiation cloud

• Added special atom

• Added exploding homing neutrons

• Added persistent rocket upgrades prestige

• Made magnet skill stronger

• Tweaked prestige prices

• Tweaked the scale of objects

• Sophon speed increased

• Tweaked ending 3 text

• Fixed some typos

• Fixed back button after prestige

• Fixed idle efficiency prerequisite

Please leave a review if you enjoy this game :)

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We've been hard at work and I just wanted to keep you informed about a new content update in the coming weeks including new atoms, new skills, new prestiges, new achievement, a new ending etc. which should round out the end game more and make it less grindy.

Keep posting your comments and suggestions and I'll see if I can roll them into the next update.

ːrocketballː

Maxed prestige upgrades now move to the end of the list

• Fixed the prestige button localisation

• Added confine mouse toggle key - L

• Fixed an edge case where a worker thread crashes while rendering homing trails
• Fixed a couple typos
• Tweaked prestige prices
• Prevent accidental skill purchase while long pressing

• Updated Steamworks
• Tweaks to rocket lab
• Removed Application Quit send

• Local backup of cloud save
• Clear favs button
• Shift + Click = Quick fav
• Block the new round shortcut in the feedback form / pause screen

• Fixed total atoms split count
• Added konami code

• Added new round shortcut to tutorial
• Slightly easier level 1
• Slightly more research reactor boost

• Added a new prestige that lets you generate research points from XP
• Added Quadrillions to the number formatting

Hey Operators!

Looks like we've got another HUGE update for you!

Check it out below:

New Achievements!

How many can you get?!

New damage stats screen!

Click this button on the results screen to see how much damage you did and how many atoms you split this round and in total.

Full history!

Back button now goes back through your whole history (up until you start a round)

Global atoms split!

Now you can see how many atoms were split by all players

(From this point on, didn't start tracking it until now, doesn't update instantly)

New Round Hot-Key!

(It's the space bar)

aaaand

• homing neutrons have higher max speed

• higher research speed prestige cap

• Keep sending steam stats about once per minute

Smash that review button if you want :) ːsteamthumbsupː

• Optimised selling skills, no more lag spike
• Rearranged UI for steam deck aspect ratio
• Don't sync hardware mouse setting to cloud
• Send achievements to steam when you unlock them
• Increased XP pool size

Hi folks,

We've been floored by the reception of this game and to thank the players we've been hard at work on a Big update to improve the quality of life in the game with more prestige upgrades and smoother experience all round :)

New Prestiges:

• Corium boost upgrade (Corium gained = levels ^ boost level which favours longer rounds)

• Auto collect XP upgrade

• Sophon XP multiplier (per sophon so max 4X mult)

• Favourite skills upgrade

• Sell skills upgrade lets you experiment without a full prestige

• Non-Fissile atom damage upgrade

• Neutron max-chain upgrade (all atoms split contribute to max chain)

Changes:

• Faster idle mode restart

• Toggle idle mode during rounds

• Scene transitions are quicker and hitch less

• Hold button is quicker

• Clicking a skill auto unlocks the requisite skills

• Hold left mouse to swipe through the skill tree to unlock them

• Music is randomised instead of restarted on reload

• Pan the skill tree by mousing over the screen edge

• Pan the skill tree with middle mouse click or keyboard arrow keys

• Level select screen doesn't automatically scroll to the last unlocked level

• Back button goes to the last screen you were on

• You can spend corium any time

• Reduced the prestige milestone requirements

• Added an icon to show clicks gain 1 research point

• Added a buy max option to rocket lab

• Changed the colour of the rocket lab secondary upgrade texts and added more info

• Added a mouse over highlight of same skill types

• Made level 1 slightly easier

• Recenter the skill tree when you enter the screen with no skills in view

Fixes:

• Reduce steamworks stat update rate

• Explicite trigger for all skills unlocked achievement

• Prevent freezing time during a scene transition

• Alert Icons will periodically check for unlocks

• Ending audio will follow volume slider

• Switching scenes while in idle mode doesn't auto start a new round

• Reduced garbage collection

• Switched from float to double for research cost

• Fixed a duplicate rocket lab production

Now 100% ing the game will be much less of a grind

Thanks again and don't forget to leave a review if you've been enjoying this game :)

• Changed the way version checks work
• Added button shadows to tease extra menus
• Updated screenshots on the store

• Updated the wording on Warp Drive
• Added a level check for milestones

• Disable gamepad scroll while not on Steam Deck

• Added hardware mouse option

• Tweaked prestige button text

• Added a no neutrons round end message

Criticality is out now with a 25% launch discount and also a couple bundles for other games you might like.

Time to go nuclear! ːrocketballː

Not long to go before you can go critical!

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Criticality works perfectly on steam deck ːsteamhappyː

Check out these changes in the demo beta branch right now or wait a bit for it to land in default branch:

• Changed Primed upgrade to add initial chain count instead of atom count

• Fixed "Gama" typo

• Added a check for duplicate upgrade id

• Added a check for last played version number and refund your upgrades if there's been an update