Echo Point Nova news & patch notes

1.121 Hi everyone, just a couple of fixes for reported bugs! -Fix rogue finale achievement not unlocking when beating rogue in Under The Clouds (If this happened to you make sure the main menu says version 1.121, then load the save then go to pause menu -> settings -> gameplay -> refresh achievements.) -Fixed incorrect totals in load profile menu along with completionist badge not showing for Under The Clouds

• Add 10 second cooldown for taking lava damage after spawning, should fix problems with respawning during lava challenges in co-op
• XRay highlights now properly disabled for dead enemies
• Reduced volume of drill mech engine sound
• Removed pistols only challenge from aquatic arena bonus scan
• Made secrets in UTC starting zone more obvious
• Completing expansion pack now grants gold weapon skins
• Player taking damage sound and low health warning sound no longer uses underwater sound filter when underwater
• Fix softlock when workshop level is marked as “final zone”
• UTC workshop levels start unlocked
• Fix a crash when a player or npc surfs before gamestate is replicated

Hi everyone,

This is a HUGE day for Echo Point Nova fans. I am happy to announce that the free Under The Clouds expansion pack is NOW LIVE! 

Major features:

AN ENTIRE NEW WORLD TO EXPLORE

A massive landmass with forests, mountains, rivers, caves, and more! Collect everything on the map to unlock a new achievement. Try it out through the new game menu! Co-op, rogue mode, and workshop are all supported! *

SWIMMING AND SURFING

Even more movement mechanics! Surf on top of the water with your hoverboard or dive under the water for a new twist on exploration and combat.

DAY/NIGHT CYCLE AND FLASHLIGHT

Enjoy gunfights as the sun sets and hunt for agility orbs by moonlight. Also features a new flashlight feature! (Day/Night cycle only in the expansion world).

MORE ENEMIES, WEAPONS, MUSIC, AND STICKERS

With the new world comes new stuff! 6 new combat tracks by Floating Door, 10 stickers from community member Campion, a new melee weapon (Explosive Hammer), a new offhand power (Jump Pad), and 6 new enemy types (Spider mech, drill mech, submarine, jetpack sapper, flying turret, water mine).

I hope you enjoy and thank you for playing!

-Matt

Minor changes:

Balance:

Adjustments to artillery mech unit visuals and aim.

Rogue waves now 10 kills long

Can now teleport to random scan in the Rogue shop menu

Campaign modes get 1 free sticker, adjusted stickers unlocked at start

Mech upper body now rotates freely from legs

Lowered colossi turret turn rate and projectile velocity

Increase MR3006 magazine size to 7

Bug / QoL / Performance:

CPU optimization for harrier navigation

Adjusted various explosion sound and FX

New: Swoosh sound when passing objects quickly

New visual setting: Render scale

New steam deck graphics defaults with frame target of 60-90 FPS, automatically applied on first boot.

Optimized body shield FX

Fix for camera clipping through terrain when player is surfing very fast

Fix for co-op client in map screen

Fix for coop client keeping the zone they spawned in loaded even after they leave

Optimized bullet and bullet trail FX

Adjusted open world combat tracklist

Fix issue where co-op players would sometimes appear to fall through world while idle

Fixed bug where gamepad players needed to use mouse to fast travel to other players

Editor changes:

New island and shape objects which merge with previous terrain instead of overriding it, legacy shape and islands still available with small buttons beneath.

New place and copy and place actions available by right clicking some objects

Press K to drop selected item to floor

New button to convert level to Under the Clouds + ability to upload zones for UTC expansion pack.

*Due to an engine limitation, workshop maps in Under the Clouds are not supported for co-op.

New weapon, sawn off shotgun!

New sniper rifle, and tweaks to old sniper rifle.

New areas and perks

Improved aim assist

Bug fixes and QoL fixes

Here's a list of miscellaneous stuff I fixed up too:
• Added inspect weapon bind for keyboard options.
• Add small delay to auto reloading when magazine is empty.
• Fixed choke perk sometimes not working.
• Adjusted how enemy ragdolls respond to shots from above or below.
• Simplified harrier and mech collision for easier grappling and performance improvements
• Lowered mech projectile speed a little.
• Fixed workshop quality check menu.

• Fix potential crash when explosions happen just as scan finishes in coop.
• Fix crash when rogue finale is a colossus battle.
• Fix crash when reload weapon is triggered on dead player.
• Fix crash when player dies in rogue run before any rogue data is saved.
• Fix crash when trying to stop AI on a mech whose AI has already stopped.
• Simplified collision box for chests so players wont get stuck.
• Selecting cosmetics on gamepad now saves properly.

Rogue Mode

Weapon wheel

New guns

New perks

New islands

New board stickers

More!

• Rogue Mode added.
• Weapon Wheel: Players can now access a weapon wheel, in singleplayer time slows while using gear wheels.
• New Islands: Erebus and Ironwood added to the world.
• New Perks: Super Style and Shortcircuit.
• New Weapons: LMG and XYZ.
• New Stickers available.

• If an NPC dies by suicide during a scan without taking player damage, the death no longer counts for the scan kill.
• Explosive hits now affect mech weak points.
• Mechs now wear hats when the hat mod is enabled.
• Voxel destruction radius increased for all player explosives.
• Breaching Tool Perk now causes larger voxel destruction.
• Time Magazine now throws a grenade instead of dropping it.
• Shock Magazine now activates during any reload.
• Enemies cannot shoot within 2–3 seconds of spawning.
• Headshots with the Silly Hats Modifier now emit confetti.
• Enemy movement speed tweaks.
• High-level enemy HP lowered.
• Suppressor adjustment: Now only reduces bullet velocity by 10% and grants a headshot damage bonus.

• Optimized performance for explosion effects.
• Workshop maps no longer update while playing in singleplayer.
• Fixed a bug where the auto shotgun sometimes wouldn’t ADS.
• Fixed crashes and weird behavior when a player tried to leave an active scan area.
• Fixed an issue where clients in co-op scans would keep unnecessary areas loaded.
• Fixed a bug where extra Colossi turrets would spawn in co-op.
• NPC hat fit polished.
• Various UI changes for Steam Deck verification.
• Fixed a bug where the gamepad couldn't select the respawn button.
• Improved hammer hit detection on NPCs for clients.
• Fixed Freeze Power and Fire Power for clients.
• Holstered weapons now properly remember if they have an extended mag.
• Fixed cases where No Ammo and No HP mods wouldn’t work.
• Tanky Enemies Modifier now increases enemy health by 50% (previously 300%).
• Supply crate drops now adjust based on No Ammo and No Health challenges.
• Increased damage particle size when bullets break voxels.
• Enemy movement speed rebalanced at higher difficulties (some high-level enemies previously moved slower than intended).
• Between-hit on player cooldown now skips for higher difficulty enemies (except shotgunners).
• Reduced projectile speed multiplier for high-difficulty enemies.
• Paint particles are now flashier.
• Bullet hole and paint splat fade distances increased.
• Hitting enemies with paint now emits paint effects.
• Fixed gamepad turn rate being affected by framerate.
• Best For Last Perk no longer applies to explosives.

• Fix speedometer not appearing.
• Fix zone discovery and completionist achievements not granting.

Workshop Overview:

• Downloaded levels are placed in the game's open world.
• In co-op, clients will automatically download all levels the host is running.
• A compass has been added to the HUD to help navigate your expanded world.
• Workshop can be disabled in gameplay settings in case you want to quickly revert to vanilla world.

Workshop Rewards:

• Play workshop levels and find hidden workshop orbs to earn points for the new sticker shop.

• Support for workshop levels, levels are added to overworld and can be travelled to seamlessly.
• Verified Levels. Workshop editors can run an automatic test on their levels to make sure they are properly setup, and levels that pass get tagged as so in the workshop browser. So, you can filter the workshop browser to show only levels that have passed this test. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43789406/5a1c6fb1b76b55895a88a6c5df2a895dddd5a55f.png

• Sticker shop! Find workshop orbs hidden in the workshop levels to buy stickers. Scale, rotate, and place them wherever you'd like on your board. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43789406/689baab83c5000a2f22ceceb4b21dbad85d05ed6.gif

• I'd also like to squeeze in some small requests, such as changing color of hoverboard platform and giving more options for customizing your suit.

Hi everyone,

• You can browse the workshop, upload, and download worlds.
• Any worlds you download will be added to the main game's open world, seamlessly, like any other base game area.
• You can play co-op with workshop levels, the client automatically downloads all workshop levels the server is running.

Steam Workshop Support For Custom Levels

New Game Plus

• Carry over weapons, perks, and/or health from previous save
• Randomize starting spawn location.
• Randomize artifact locations.
• Buffed enemy difficulty and/or count.
• Randomize perk, weapon, and hat locations.
• Randomize bonus scan conditions.

• Map areas can now be marked as complete if pre credits content is complete before credits, then is unmarked if appropriate post credits.

• Fix crash when player wins scan after death
• Combustion locomotion now less determined by frame rate
• Fixed crash when loading save backup
• Board boost sound now only heard if near
• Ice power properly works in coop mode
• Fix for scans sometimes not being clickable in coop mode, this was a bug I had a hard time making happen, so I’ve taken my best guess at what is causing it. Please let me know if it is still happening or fixed!
• Fixed issue where completionist reward wasn’t granted
• Fixed quest markers appearing for fo found artifacts in king ice hunt mission

• Attempt to fix bug where low LODs for buildings don’t go away in coop play, this is one of those bugs where I can’t make it happen when I play so I’m taking a guess at what it might be. Please let me know if its is still happening!
• Fix green checkpoints showing before credits
• Clarified confusing main quest objective
• Fix bug where artifact wasn’t recognized as collected if main quest was sequence broken.
• Fix hoverboost perk text showing for all players in coop game
• Pickaxe hitting metal sound now distance fades in coop
• Can no longer damage friends in PVP mode when they are in loadout or map view (might change this one day, but was causing soft locks so this is quick fix!).
• Feed the beast sound now in world instead of 2d.
• Cooldown on huge mech, artillery mech, and harrier spawn waves from 15 to 30.
• Final areas now should be properly synced in coop, with host determining status.
• Try to fix moments where loading screen doesn't go away (another bug I couldn't make happen on my machines, so took my best guess!)

Hi everyone!

Steam Deck Support?

Roadmap and Level Editor!

OST?

What's In The Game?

• Kill enemies to unlock weapon mods.
• Collect agility orbs to level up your jump and grapple hook.
• New jetpack enemy.
• Improved boss fight.
• Lots of adjustments to gameplay, balance, graphics, and performance.