The Light Brigade news & patch notes

Hello soldiers. A quick patch to improve ragdoll stability and fix some missing colliders in crypt stages. There's also a new XR setting to mirror the LCK camera to the game screen for OBS capture. Keep letting us know any issues you find, good luck!

Quick hotfix for some issues with invincible enemies & being unable to grab some items. Please let us know if you see this issue again.

Just a quick fix for the health scaling on elites being incorrect, leading to enemies with huuuuuuge health bars.

Hello Soldiers, we have a new patch today with two main new features of Elite Enemies and the LCK Camera (LIV Creator Kit), big improvements to loading jitters, as well as some balance, tweaks, and optimizations.

Elite Enemies

Obisidian soldiers can now spawn with one of a variety of special passive abilities (counter-shot, respawn on death, siphon health from allies, etc). The new ‘Captain’ type enemy will always have an ability, and other enemies may also rarely get these bonuses too. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43158798/750adccf6a481238e66debcacc101a3f6c534b8b.png

LCK Camera

The new LCK camera can be found on the loadout table or toggled in the XR settings menu. This lets you record easily in-game footage from a variety of camera angles, including microphone input, and vertical orientation. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43158798/3f80427a9afec34db20f3494d8d85225668ad139.png

Loading Jitter Optimizations

Lots of the jittery loading during killing enemies and looting at the start of a stage has been improved significantly. Enjoy! And as always, reach out to us through the Steam forums, Discord or Reddit with feedback or suggestions! o7 PS. These build notes can also be found here: Update Notes

Full Changelist:

• added new elite enemies with special bonuses
• added new LCK recording camera
• increase loot in sunless keep and obsidian temple
• improve safety buffer after hitting low health
• optimize shader load jitters
• optimize physics update
• optimize various other places
• tweak stg44 obsidian enemy shot timing
• tweak stg44 obsidian rifle damage down
• fixed double mesh render on sewer boss scene
• fixed various soldier tier health values not accurately set
• fixed shotgun passive ability
• fixed deadzone being lowerable to unusable setting
• changed quest3 default to high-res mode

Any questions/feedback, hit us up on our Discord.

Just a quick hotfix for an input issue. * Fixed deadzone handling of input sticks when too high

Hello Soldiers, this patch addresses various bugs and balance changes from the Phantom of Time update (v4.0). Thanks everyone for your feedback on the build, and especially to all those playtesting the beta builds. We put the entire changelist below, and please let us know any other issues we encounter. See you on the battlefield! Good luck on the battlefield, and as always, reach out to us through the Steam forums, Discord or Reddit with feedback or suggestions! o7 PS. These build notes can also be found here: Update Notes

Full Changelist:

• added stage config display in status screen
• changed sabotuer bounce passive to 1 bounce, always nearest enemy
• changed tick damage to not prevent teleporting (ie. poison puddles)
• fixed audio cleanup on shadow enemy death
• fixed bless shots not converting all damage
• fixed chaining logic for charm and saboteur
• fixed circle of life not healing
• fixed enemy targeting decoy issues
• fixed hands visual issues with spy watch + death
• fixed inventory pouch spring settings
• fixed issues with held item physics
• fixed item slot position check
• fixed money upgrade changing prayer cooldown
• fixed npc repeating voice lines
• fixed poison barrel calculation being wrong
• fixed saboteur bounce passive to only work on enemy hits
• fixed scenic view card damage values
• fixed serialization error in S&W500
• fixed various localization issues
• fixed various memorial crypt collider issues
• fixed various sewer collider issues
• fixed wolf animation issues
• fixed wrong prayer cooldown
• fixed -1/-1 lives issue
• fixed revolve free spin on touch (now a XR setting)
• improved bird enemy LOD ranges
• improved visibility of laser dot laser
• increased brightness of necropolis environments
• optimized some areas of lost memory stages
• optimized various level assets
• tweaked ammo values on dropped enemy weapons
• tweaked bear trap collider smaller
• tweaked tree trap damage down
• tweaked winchester damage up for tier 1 and tier 2

Any questions/feedback, hit us up on our Discord.

Hello soldiers, a quick hotfix build for the -1/-1 lives issue. The revolver free-spin is now off by default and toggleable in XR settings. Let us know any bugs you find, we've got more bugfixes coming shortly. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43158798/2e1cd7c8e1637d56ef6fa3c3ecc8da43875c53e4.gif

Hello Soldiers, today we bring to you yet another major update to The Light Brigade -- Phantom of Time. Available NOW as a free MAJOR CONTENT UPDATE. Let's dive in! Step into the shadows with our latest update, introducing the Saboteur, a revolver-wielding gunslinger with a powerful new ability: the Timepiece. Cloak yourself and deploy a deadringer, allowing for swift escapes and tactical repositioning. But that's not all—explore the haunting new region, the Memorial Grounds, a procedurally generated, war-torn crypt that was once a resting place for honored soldiers, now reduced to ruins by endless eternal battle. Uncover secrets buried in the chaos...

"Phantom of Time Update" Trailer:

New Unlockable Class: The Saboteur

A gunslinger with a revolver and a timepiece that cloaks and deploys a deadringer for stealthy escapes. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43158798/2e1cd7c8e1637d56ef6fa3c3ecc8da43875c53e4.gif {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43158798/5661ef4271cabc3b34df944392fa9d14bcf4774a.gif

New Procedurally Generated World: Memorial Grounds

Explore a brand new procedurally generated, war-torn military crypt. A burial site for honored soldiers reduced to rubble. The Memorial Grounds were overrun by war, the dignity of the fallen forgotten in the destruction. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43158798/d85126999487429ea7a0e667c29194f1c534870c.gif Finally, a big chunk of fixes and tweaks across the board. You can check the full changelist below or dive right in. Good luck on the battlefield, and as always, reach out to us through the Steam forums, Discord or Reddit with feedback or suggestions! o7 PS. These build notes can also be found here: Update Notes

Full Changelist:

• added new class: saboteur
• added new gun: s&w 500 revolver
• added new title screen music variants
• added new tool: saboteur's timepiece
• added new world: memorial grounds
• remade world: necropolis
• increased drop rate for arrow ammo
• increased hunter health from 15 to 20
• improved hunter arrow visibility
• improved hunter knife grab position
• improved some lights on quest2
• improved various asset load times
• fixed boss1 audio cleanup bugs
• fixed deadzone setting handling
• fixed firing range sequences
• fixed gunshot sound position when moving
• fixed loadout table issue with bows
• fixed necropolis soul deposit hand detection
• fixed skybox visual inconsistency between platforms
• fixed various ammo spawn calculation issues
• fixed various incorrect stages in some runs
• fixed various rare enemy spawn failures
• fixed missing temple waypoints for some unlocks

Any questions/feedback, hit us up on our Discord.

Hello Soldiers, just a small set of fixes for the "Shadow Hunter" major content update. We're hard at work on new content, but let us know if you find any other major issues in the meantime. Notable Changes

• Added Legacy Haptics XR setting
• Fixed more enemies un wall in Sunless Keep
• Fixed more issues with sun run donations
• Fixed inventory spacing calculation
• Fixed some issues with controller disconnect handling
• Fixed some issues with internal hit callback handling
• Increased scene load failure timeout check to 60s
• Increased hunter passive damage from +2 to +4 per stack

These changes are **now live**. Full patch details are always here: Full Patch Notes Please get in touch with us any time, we're always around on discord -- discord.gg/funktroniclabs). Thanks!

Hello Soldiers, we have another patch for our "Shadow Hunter" major content update. Thank you to everyone for the feedback on general balance and issues, and digging up extra info to help us track down bugs. This patch addresses many of the reported issues, and fixes a couple of long-standing bugs, in addition to several subtle core improvements that should improve the game overall. Notable Changes

• Sun Run: Fixed the sun run showing 0% incorrectly and being mostly inaccessible.
• Mountain Biome - Improved Cover: this zone often had no cover to take and made it unfairly difficult depending on random generation, it’s still a difficult zone sometimes but there should be more cover to help in the firefights now
• Hunter Passive - Stacking Damage: the hunter had troubles scaling for higher difficulty enemies, and the passive (was critical hit %) is now a stacking damage for each arrow hit on the same enemy; will help a lot for ammo usage on harder difficulties and bosses
• Enemy Aiming - Cover Peek Accuracy: when peeking from cover or very obstructed, enemies will have a slight aiming penalty now; so you are less likely to get insta-headshot while peeking
• Enemies in Walls: fixed many issues with enemies spawning inside walls, mostly in ashen mountain and necropolis

These changes are **now live**. Full patch details are always here: Full Patch Notes Please continue to let us know any issues or general game feedback, we're always around (but most responsive on discord -- discord.gg/funktroniclabs). Thanks!

FULL PATCH NOTES

• added enemy footsteps on in-place turn shuffles
• added new hunter passive to stacking damage per hit
• added sun run offline messages etc
• improved bow attachment colliders volumes
• improved bow scope attachment for use clarity
• improved cover in Frozen Mountain zone worlds
• improved hunter knife pouch slot position
• improved throwing knife angle calculations
• fixed ammo pouch not showing all ammos
• fixed colt1911 magazine description bullet count
• fixed guns going into inventory while held in some cases
• fixed haptics scale setting not working
• fixed health syringe being reusable after travel
• fixed hunter bow attachments showing when in inventory
• fixed hunter bow toggle grip setting usage
• fixed hunter bow wrong charm activate button
• fixed hunter knife floating and failing to return to pouch
• fixed issue with difficulty setting when stage generation fails
• fixed kar98k crystal slot rotation
• fixed mixed reality localization issues
• fixed mixed reality position wrong after dying
• fixed money resetting on sun run or daily runs
• fixed obsidian canteen not healing fully
• fixed player invincible on boss3 death sequence
• fixed stone heart healing when health over max
• fixed sun run showing 0% incorrectly
• fixed various enemies in wall issues (Ashen Mountain)
• fixed various enemies in wall issues (Necropolis)
• fixed various handling of stage generation failures
• fixed various issues with loadout table ammo respawns
• fixed wrong wand display on engineer class info
• reduced bow base damage slightly
• reduced charm cooldowns on non-rifle weapons
• reduced enemy accuracy briefly when peeking from cover
• reduced hunter knife drop rate slightly
• reduced opacity on power shield rank 1
• reduced winchester spread and falloff (buff)

Good luck out there. o7

Hello Soldiers, happy to see everyone enjoying the new changes in our "Shadow Hunter" major content update since last week (April 18). The new archer class seems to be quite well received, and fun to see folks putting in work in the new Sunless Keep world. Since the Shadow Hunter launch, we’ve found a few issues and wanted to patch. We resolved the issue on level loading and made some balance improvements for the hunter class. There’s a lot of other bugfixes, thanks to everyone for reporting and sharing info so we can track them down quickly. Thanks for letting us know the issues, and giving lots of helpful info to track these down. These changes are **now live**. You can always find the full patch details here: Full Patch Notes Please continue to let us know any issues or general game feedback, we're always around (but most responsive on discord -- discord.gg/funktroniclabs). Thanks!

FULL PATCH NOTES

• fixed some saves stuck in black screen mid-run
• cleanup sunless keep double render issues
• further improvements to quest2 performance
• laser dot sight laser when attached to bow
• fix laser dot attachment not adding damage
• hunter: throwing knife damage increased (+5)
• hunter: arrow limit increased (24 -> 32)
• hunter: passive changed to critical hit bonus (10,20,30%)
• hunter: added bow barrel attachment slot
• hunter: more arrows given on respawn after death
• fixed ammo pouch rendering above visual limit
• fixed arrow homing continuing after arrow reuse
• fixed various texture import settings (performance+)
• fixed black screen after death on stages with rats
• fixed arrows floating after hitting ragdolls
• improved loot drop location after enemies falls off edge
• made arrows also move after enemy falls off edge
• fixed breacher ammo pouch getting hand stuck
• fixed back arrow pouch grab sometimes grabbing sidearm
• fixed wrong press used for bow charm update
• fixed drone hud visible in minimal-ui mode
• fixed inventory position issue (was hotfixed)

Quick hotfix for the inventory belt pouches getting into a weird position. Let us know if you find any other issues!

Hello Soldiers, today we bring to you yet another major update to The Light Brigade -- Shadow Hunter. Introducing the all-new Hunter (Archer) class, a master of stealth wielding a recurve bow and equipped with throwing knives. Explore the mysterious and newly hand-crafted procedural world of "Sunless Keep," and discover a wealth of new content including innovative tarot cards. Elevate your roguelike VR shooter experience. Join the battle today and master the shadows. Available NOW as a free update. Let's dive in. "Shadow Hunter Update" Trailer: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43158798/8c2f31b8080cff08311871c4114ad55bfee9b472.gif

New Unlockable Class: The Hunter

Step into the role of the Hunter, a new player class armed with a formidable recurve bow and lethal throwing knives. Perfect your aim and strategy to conquer your enemies. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43158798/7f7eba40829bec40ca4f59548a7596a3dccb1280.gif

New Procedurally Generated World: Sunless Keep

Dive into the endlessly intriguing world of "Sunless Keep," a procedurally generated realm that promises a unique adventure with every playthrough. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43158798/19409df5e9dcfe0cdcad36a1c109141cecf70ff0.gif

New Tarot Cards

Enhance your gameplay with an array of new tarot cards. Each card offers significant boosts, increasing your character's abilities during your runs. Finally, a big chunk of fixes, tweaks and optimizations across the board. You can check the full changelist below or dive right in. Good luck on the battlefield, and as always, reach out to us through the Steam forums, Discord or Reddit with feedback or suggestions! o7 PS. These build notes can also be found here: Update Notes

Full Changelist:

- upgraded unity version to 2021.3.35f1 - new: added hunter class (bow, throwing knife) - new: added sunless keep area - new: added nature tarot card set - added difficulty text popup on run start - added xr setting for haptics scale - added palm-up quick grab for all sidearms - fixed bug handling large donated sun total values - fixed class table allowing unlocked class selection - fixed damage zones still damaging after boss2 kill - fixed insta-kill card effects - fixed issues with missing chests in ASH stages - fixed kar98k crystal slot position - fixed left handed sniper inventory layout - fixed random item shrine audio - fixed random item shrine purchase price calculation - fixed some issues with non-engineer drone going into pouch - fixed some missing waypoints in temple on class unlocks - fixed soul's light double damage not applying - fixed various text errors on class descriptions - fixed weapons sometimes not going back to holster - improve shader pre-warming code - improved placement of random shrines and npcs - improved throwing calculations - increased merchant room chest spawn rate - moved temple sacred memories shrine up the hill - optimized equipment lookups - optimized save data handling - optimized quest rendering - optimized quest 2 rendering further - split quest2 & quest3 builds to seperate packages Any questions/feedback, hit us up on our Discord.

Hello Soldiers, today officially marks the 1-year anniversary since we've launched The Light Brigade on Feb 22, 2023. Sheeeesh how time flies. We are celebrating with a 30% off sale! I can still remember vividly the feeling on launch day. Our development team was gathered in a semi-circle around the monitor with the mouse cursor hovering anxiously above the "Release Now" button on Steamworks. As 9am hit, we collectively took a deep breath and slammed the big green button. Thoughts were racing and heart-a-pounding with anxiety about how people would perceive our game. Will Funktronic succeed, or will we flop? Thankfully, our game was well-received and we were able to grow an awesome community of folks. This allowed us to continue developing and improving upon the game post-launch. We see The Light Brigade as a canvas/foundation for us to build upon, and we are excited to give yall a sneak peak of the upcoming "roadmap" of what we are schemin' on next: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43158798/c3bd10e5d5b32e01a657b90442fd0ca43ecd6df7.png

Roadmap

Since our initial launch, quite a lot has changed and it's been cool to grow our game with the feedback from our community. We've since deployed 10 patches, few major updates, new playable characters, new worlds, new items, etc -- and are excited to continue building upon the game: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43158798/709a0c71b57d2fbcbf839100648c9f60c7b47de9.png

Limited Edition Art Prints

To celebrate our 1-year anniversary, we designed made some limited-edition high-quality art prints made by our talented artist Katrina -- available now on 60lb stock high-quality 18x24" poster. Inspired by old-school Japanese movie posters, these will be shipped in a protective tube. Available to US & Canada only (super sorry international folks). {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43158798/c778193b14a764385c020fcdf5798103062cc471.png

Buy poster here:

> Limited Edition Anniversary Art Print Thanks again for such a fantastic year, really could not have achieved any of this without yall. Please stay tuned for more info regarding our upcoming "Shadow Hunter" update. Consider joining our Discord community as well to keep up to date on all the latest developments. See you on the battlefield. o7

Hello Soldiers, today we are rolling some improvements and optimizations across from recent changes on the Quest branch of the game. This will help low quality settings in particular, but minor improvements to all quality levels. There are also some bug fixes for common recent issues to round it all out. Full change notes below! Please Note: the LOD (Level of Detail) distance setting is now separate in the Video Settings menu. Please adjust it for your hardware as needed. We are working on new content separately so expect to see more of that as we near the next content patch. o7 Change Notes

• added pure-random loot settings
• added seperate lod video settings
• fixed bomber enemy not counting for enemy limits
• fixed lod inconsistency between platforms
• fixed loot pots grab position
• fixed many double-rendering objects
• fixed many misconfigured lods
• fixed praying at own corpse for souls
• fixed scout wrong spell name on class table
• fixed temple occlusion culling being disabled
• fixed trap triggered count issues
• fixed wand tier textures
• fixed wishing pool sell price being too high
• improved animation hit response by body part
• improved animation hit response for shadows
• improved wolf headshot hitbox
• optimized chapel entry meshes
• optimized forest entry areas
• optimized many rock mesh objects
• optimized mountain entry areas
• optimized portal door particles for low quality

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43158798/5bfb42cac85df787c6851f4958475c955caef8c9.png Hello Soldiers, In response to numerous requests from our Steam community badge enjoyoooors, we've introduced a variety of new collectible badges, trading cards, emoticons, and more to The Light Brigade. These collectibles are now available and will be awarded based on your playtime and crafting activities. Stay tuned, as we're also diligently working on an upcoming patch to resolve recent issues and fulfill player requests. Plus, keep an eye out for our next content update. ;) (Collect them all to become a Light Brigade Elite) {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43158798/8ac1efcc42342641a35c32a10a052be8c053f4e5.png (Points Shop) Have any questions or want to follow our upcoming development? Join our Discord community.

Dear Valiant Soldiers of The Light Brigade, We are thrilled to announce that The Light Brigade is a contender for the prestigious "Steam VR Game of the Year 2023" award! Since our grand debut in February 2023, our journey has been nothing short of remarkable. We've rolled out numerous updates and significant post-launch content, continually enhancing your roguelike gaming experience. Looking ahead, we remain dedicated to enriching the game with even more captivating content and updates, further expanding its playability and deepening its lore. Your enjoyment and support mean the world to us. If our game has captivated your heart, we humbly request your vote in this esteemed competition (just check the box above). Your support would be immensely appreciated and instrumental in our journey. With heartfelt thanks, 🙏 The Light Brigade Dev Team {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43158798/05a1c3e96ab83f499b985c982734ae88f954fcb9.png (Follow development on Twitter or Discord)

Hello Soldiers, a small patch to fix some troublesome bugs that showed up in the latest builds.

• critical: fix handling of load failure cases to not lose souls
• fix boss 2 triggering boss wrongly on spawn
• fix wrong particle playing on scout crit shots
• fix drone shot hit playing wrong sound

If you see any issues, or these bugs seem to still happen, please let us know!

Hello Soldiers, today we have another patch addressing some of the more frustrating things in the recent build. The audio positioning bug where sounds were coming from the wrong place with wrong volume is fixed, ghost mode was unintentionally turned off, and lots of the entrance areas had some minor tweaks to be less frustrating.

Critical Fixes

• Fixed audio positioning issues even more.
• Fixed ghost mode after death not working.
• Fixed many enemy spawn-in-wall issues.
• Improved entrance cover & spawns for MTN and NEC.

Notable Changes

• Fixed assault flare gun not working.
• Fixed critical hits (scout passive) not working.
• Fixed soul deposit lagging at high souls.
• Fixed engineer passive not upgradable.

You can always find the full patch details here: Patch Notes 2.2 Please let us know if you have any further issues or feedback. The best way to find us is discord: Discord. Till next time! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43158798/320a52116af2560d2a9ff78b55bbc6e0af7791c3.gif

# FULL CHANGELOG (v523-v537)

• fixed audio positioning/volume issues
• added lost memory focused sacred memory
• added memory info to setting info section
• adjusted some forest spawning locations
• adjusted some mountain entrances
• adjusted some necropolis entrances
• adjusted some necropolis spawning locations
• adjusted lost memory enemy counts
• changed heart to heal same as max hp gain
• fixed wrongly scaled merchant
• fixed assault soldier flare gun
• fixed canteen heal description
• fixed critical hits not working
• fixed engineer passive not upgradable fully
• fixed enviro crystals with no collision
• fixed explosion triggering team kill too easy
• fixed ghost mode not working
• fixed helmet not pouch storable
• fixed item description color inconsistencies
• fixed loot nodes spawning in inaccessible areas
• fixed many spawn-in-wall navmesh issues
• fixed missing rock visual on forest cliff
• fixed self-damage triggering team kill
• fixed some cliff jump nodes missing
• fixed soul deposit handling million+ souls badly
• fixed sound bug on souls cry effect
• fixed wrong text on quit game screen
• improved laser dot visuals
• improved lighter swing to be easier
• improved list scrolling to clamp at last item
• improved various forest object lod ranges
• increased drone attack range
• increased drone vertical move speed
• increased soul cleanse heal effect
• optimized various forest tiles
• optimized various mountain stage tiles
• tweak enemies in MTN slightly
• tweak enemy reload sounds

Hello Soldiers, happy to see everyone enjoying the new changes in the Memories of War update since last week. The new shotgun and cigar seem to be a lot of fun for everyone, as well as the new late-game challenges at the Sacred Memory shrine. Today we have some bugfixes and tweaks based on reports from everyone throughout the week. Thanks for letting us know the issues, and giving lots of helpful info to track these down.

Critical Fixes

• Fixed some audio positioning issues
• Fixed some Lost Memory exit doors being not traversable
• Fixed enemies stuck in crystals forever

Notable Changes

• Add Cigars to Shooting Range
• Add 0.5s invincibility after taking helmet shot
• Add new Fire & Ice sacred memory
• Fix gun sight lights not being correct
• Fix legendary card not working with shotgun
• Fix bear trap various issues

Please continue to let us know any issues or general game feedback, we're always around (but most responsive on discord -- discord.gg/funktroniclabs). Thanks! You can always find the full patch details here: Update 2.1 Patch Notes

FULL PATCH NOTES (v511-v521)

• add cigars to firing range
• add invincible 0.5s after helmet hit taken
• add metal hit sound to drone
• add new fire & ice sacred memory
• add shotgun hammer assist setting
• adjust canteen drop rate higher
• adjust canteen heal to 10hp
• adjust lost memory difficulty scaling
• adjust some sacred memory settings
• adjust stage loot spawning grouping
• fix audio positioning issue (maybe)
• fix bear trap visuals after rearm
• fix enemies stuck in crystal form (hypnotize bug)
• fix enemy reload sounds on stage start
• fix gun sights not being synced (m3, mp35)
• fix incorrect materials in lost memory stages
• fix incorrect merchant on lost memory stage
• fix incorrect stage entry text timing
• fix legendary card not working with shotgun
• fix lost memory exits navmesh
• fix menu close sound on stage start
• fix some ashen mountain chest locations
• fix syringe double-usage bug
• fix winchester shell eject position
• fix wishing well behavior with cigar box
• fix wolves not being crystalized
• improve boss scaling on sacred memory runs
• optimize charm object structure
• remove all trap rearming
• remove shotgun disable slide lock setting
• revert stone heart healing effect

* hotfix for some exit zones in Lost Memory stages

Hello Soldiers, today we are stoked to bring you a huge content update to The Light Brigade -- Memories of War. The update brings two new unlockable classes, new weapons, new tactical items, new hand-crafted areas, game modes and a ton of improvements and fixes. Let's dive in. "Memories of War" Trailer (2 min): Full Devlog Video (13 min):

New Unlockable Class: The Breacher

Get up close and person to deliver devastating damage with the pump-action Winchester 1897 (our most requested gun by far). This shotgun behaves like the real thing, so go full slam-firing mode for taking down the toughest Obsidian Soldiers. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43158798/320a52116af2560d2a9ff78b55bbc6e0af7791c3.gif

New Unlockable Class: The Engineer

The new tactical class, Engineer, comes with the steady and reliable MP35 submachine gun. Also, the engineer class can take command of its pilotable Skyhawk battle-drone. Deploy it to distract your enemies as you mow them down with your MP35. Use your pouch-mounted joystick to manually reposition your companion on the battlefield. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43158798/1b2b865c414230f77f0bd453d0ead5eb5b581e6f.gif

New Tactical Items

We've added a ton of new tactical items that you can acquire to add more interesting variety to your runs. The new tactical loot box can be found in stages with a variety of new consumable and equip-able items, giving you much more tactical choices for dealing with tough situations.

• Boost Syringes: power up mid battle with a powerful injection. Ah, that's the stuff!
• Canteen: holds multiple charges and heals on each drink, keep your health topped up
• Defense Helmet: wear this to block a single gunshot of any kind, helmets save lives
• Smokable Cigar: take a break and relax, or go kill with _style_
• Flare Guns: summon allies forces to aid you during battle
• and much more, including rare variants with more special features!

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New Areas

The new Lost Memories battlegrounds are hand-crafted stages that you will encounter during your runs. These stages are mixed in between the procedural stages to provide the player with even more variety.

New Firing Range

The new firing range is accessible from the Temple HQ, and is a great place to practice aiming and trying out new weapons. There are score and time target challenges, as well as free-shooting. Go here to get gud.

New Custom Runs

The new Sacred Memories shrine has been added for late-game challenges. Custom your own personalized run by selecting from a series of custom runs presets each with their own run modifications and challenges. Difficult and challenging runs, good luck!

New Class Shrine

The new class selection shrine makes it easier to select and change classes, and looks much cleaner! We've added this to allow for more unlockable classes in the future.

New Legendary Tarot Card

Find the new ultra-rare legendary tarot card and enjoy a brand new power, or maybe too much power. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43158798/569ddd271aaf4f2b3b0cf2d454137361456f19d4.gif Finally, a mountain of fixes, tweaks and optimizations across the board. You can check the full changelist below or dive right in. Good luck on the battlefield, and as always, reach out to us through the steam forums, discord (link) or reddit (link) with feedback or suggestions! o7 PS. These build notes can also be found here: Update Notes

Full Changelist:

(v472 - v505)

• feature: added boost damage syringe
• feature: added breacher class
• feature: added cam shake on strong rifle shots
• feature: added canteen to restore health + rare variants
• feature: added cigar, cigar box, golden cigar
• feature: added firing range
• feature: added flare gun tool
• feature: added hammer control to weapons (colt 1911, mauser, mp35)
• feature: added health overload syringe
• feature: added laser dot as player-usable loot
• feature: added loot non-controllable drone
• feature: added lost memories zones
• feature: added mp35 weapon
• feature: added new class change station
• feature: added new engineer class
• feature: added new helmet item + rare variant
• feature: added new rare legendary card
• feature: added new sacred memories shrine
• feature: added new tactical items loot crate
• feature: added quest save handling when battery below 5% to not lose save file
• feature: added skyhawk drone
• feature: added some idle soldiers to temple
• feature: added some more lore chat to temple soldiers
• feature: added tier 2 and tier 3 falconers
• feature: added walther p38 pistol
• feature: added winchester 1897 shotgun
• change: added cigar to pistolier loadout
• change: added gameplay tip for pray at loadout table
• change: added more xr info to system menu
• change: adjust ammo insert slide before snap
• change: adjusted inventory wobble to be less wild
• change: adjusted loot distribution to be more clustered
• change: bug report require description to submit (PC)
• change: change cpu/gpu level request to be more future-proof on quest
• change: changed boss 2 scene to lebes underpass
• change: changed default eye tracked foveated rendering level on quest pro
• change: changed npc requesting medkit to request ammo
• change: cleanup class info panel
• change: cleanup loot prefabs for faster loading
• change: cleanup old test code from stage generator
• change: dynamically adjust storefront windows to avoid colliding
• change: improve magazine grab position for guns with long mags
• change: improve sound positioning for player gunshots
• change: increase sun run to 50x stages
• change: increase lod range slightly overall on quest
• change: increase M3 damage and falloff slightly
• change: increased enemy lod range significantly
• change: lower shadow sound intensity
• change: make enemy loot return to kill position if it falls off
• change: minor throw velocity improvements
• change: no more full heal from stone hearts
• change: optimize campfire prefab
• change: optimize cauldron prefab
• change: optimize enemy loot bubble
• change: optimize exit portal prefab
• change: optimize gibbet stage deco
• change: optimize many stage statues / set pieces
• change: optimize necropolis cliffs
• change: optimize some forest entryways
• change: optimize some mountain entryways
• change: optimize some necropolis entryways
• change: optimize tutorial ghost controller meshes
• change: optimize various texture compression settings
• change: optimize wooden docks
• change: reduced bird explosion noise
• change: reduced some overly intense forest fog variants
• change: replace loadout table banner icon
• change: stabilize grab rotation on secondary-only rifle hold
• change: tweak lods for furnace
• change: tweak lods in necropolis terrain
• change: unlock all classes if any rank is over 20
• change: various lod adjustments in many places
• change: various memory optimizations
• fix: fixed ally kills not giving souls
• fix: fixed alt grab icon hover logic
• fix: fixed ashen mountain entrance culling issues
• fix: fixed bear trap lod range
• fix: fixed bosses being crystalized
• fix: fixed camera shake inconsistency on quest
• fix: fixed class icon inconsistencies in various places
• fix: fixed colt ammo wrong lod mesh
• fix: fixed countless localization bugs
• fix: fixed crystalized falconer bird handling
• fix: fixed dead soldiers sometimes not showing when they should
• fix: fixed dead soldiers sometimes showing when they shouldnt
• fix: fixed decoys triggering team kill
• fix: fixed enemy spawn nodes logic issues
• fix: fixed enemy to use weapon attachment data properly
• fix: fixed exit door portal crystal culling
• fix: fixed forest stage using wrong entrance
• fix: fixed gewehr tier 3 material issue
• fix: fixed glow on pistol inventory slot
• fix: fixed gun ammo ui on VG1-5
• fix: fixed gun offset setting saving wrong
• fix: fixed heal on outpost crystal
• fix: fixed holo sight collider shape
• fix: fixed hypno enemies triggering team kill
• fix: fixed kar98k tier 3 material issue
• fix: fixed laser dot sight collider shape
• fix: fixed lingering soldier name labels
• fix: fixed low memory state not logging issues
• fix: fixed m3 bolt behavior being incorrect
• fix: fixed M3 fix chamber visual
• fix: fixed many incorrect hard coded entities in stages
• fix: fixed missing lods on entry and exit doors
• fix: fixed nambu ammo shadow and motion vectors wrong position
• fix: fixed nambu collider position
• fix: fixed player ghost and emblem culling out of sync
• fix: fixed power field collision issues
• fix: fixed recoil slightly higher than intended on quest
• fix: fixed red dot sight collider shape
• fix: fixed render issue on class info panel on quest
• fix: fixed rifle bolt slide state between stages
• fix: fixed settings preset button spam pressing
• fix: fixed shoulder store item going to infinite position
• fix: fixed soldiers never reloading
• fix: fixed some barrel colliders
• fix: fixed some barrel store descriptions
• fix: fixed some edge cases in the give-item soldier
• fix: fixed some enemy type spawn choice logic bugs
• fix: fixed some eye-tracked foveated rendering permission request handling on quest (pro)
• fix: fixed some grab point not handling gun rotation setting
• fix: fixed some internal scene startup ordering issues
• fix: fixed some loot rotation issues
• fix: fixed some render issues on dialog box on quest
• fix: fixed some stage edge navmesh bounds calculations
• fix: fixed some temple unlock issues upon temple return
• fix: fixed some unwanted auto-rotation on chests and shrines
• fix: fixed soul lantern lod range
• fix: fixed sprite compression on many assets
• fix: fixed target enemy count calculation in some stages
• fix: fixed various cant-shoot blinking icon logic
• fix: fixed various lod cull ranges in forest
• fix: fixed various small crystals lod settings
• fix: fixed various world name popup bugs
• fix: fixed weapon barrel attachment falling through floor
• fix: fixed wrong enviro particles in stages
• fix: fixed wrong M3 crystal position
• fix: fixed wrong range check on enemy crystalize priority
• fix: fixed wrong shadow on donation box
• fix: fixed wrong shell casings on colt 1911
• fix: fixed wrong shell casings on Gewehr-43
• fix: fixed wrong shell casings on M3
• fix: fixed wrong throw velocity when controller was tilted
• fix: improve gun ammo ui positioning logic
• fix: improve performance in necropolis stages
• fix: improve player ghost performance
• fix: improve sniper laser sight visual direction
• fix: optimize most weapon prefabs loading time
• fix: prayer collects coins from table now

Any questions/feedback, hit us up on our Discord.

- added extra difficulty tier - fixed some difficulty scaling inconsistencies - added render occlusion mesh toggle - tweaked accuracy scaling for low tier enemies - fixed boss 2 not starting fight correctly - fixed trigger bolt grab not working on pistols - fixed rendering issue on low settings with muzzle flash

Hello Soldiers, today we have a new update with some much-requested changes.

Critical Fixes

• Fixed a critical bug breaking save files when hitting end-run during daily run in some cases

Notable Changes

• Added user-customizable iron sights and reticle colors - tweak these in the game settings for your personal preference
• Improved red dot sight two have two depth markers, making accurate aiming possible again
• Improved sniper inventory layouts - sniper ammo in the middle for easier left or right hand usage, or whether reloading with main or off-hand
• Improved pistolier inventory layouts - added extra inventory pouch and extra wand slot, to balance out some of it's weakness compared to other classes
• Reduce wobble on 1H pistol aiming - quality of life for pistol class
• Reduced rushing behavior of enemies - particularly on harder difficulties the enemies tended to rush far too close, and had too much health to deal with, it should now be more of a close-range firefight than a face rush

Please let us know if you have any issues or feedback, and you can find us on discord, twitter, reddit or just post in the steam forums! Full changelist and details can be found here: https://funktroniclabs.notion.site/Update-1-1-Extra-Fix-Settings-07a7b9fed1724d7b81e3fda8d3a65437

Quick hotfix for old saves hanging on loading screen. Added additional code to try and catch any loading screen issue and fall back to temple in the worst case.

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43158798/660e98e98310f541127b9ab9af88ad22ea25d01e.jpg Hello Soldiers, we've got an enormous amount of feedback since launch and have been hard at work getting everything improved. There are a new graphics settings to have more control for your setup, and a ton of VR settings to customize for your preferences. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43158798/58e14e7e4f5066caf9f474666678f1aa899e41f6.gif The other notable much requested features are redesigning the two-handed to only apply while aiming, trigger to grab the weapon bolt slide, trigger to store ammo, and increased difficulty levels (NG+++). On top of that, we fixed a ton of bugs, balanced lots of weapons and enemies and upgrades, and improved a lot of things in general - thanks to everyone for the feedback, hopefully this improves the feel of the game for everyone. As always, reach out to us through the steam forums, discord (link) or reddit (link) with feedback or suggestions! These build notes can also be found here: Update Notes

Full Changelog

• v459 -> v461
• fixed distant sounds playing on player spawn
• tweaked reduce chest sound volume
• fixed invisible collider near loadout table
• improved volkssturmgewehr grab position
• v451 -> v459
• improved angle check on teleport node scan
• fixed black screen when end run from some scenes
• fixed blank or wrong donation items from npcs
• fixed off-hand prime charm button issue
• fixed entry portal door appsw issue after entering
• fixed key in belt unlocking chests but not being taken
• fixed visual issues in death scene from obsidian temple
• added gun hold yaw offset user setting
• increased grab radius on grenade pin
• improved boss 2 shot collisions
• fixed various culling issues in temple
• fixed poison duration clamped incorrectly
• improved boss 1 battle area performance on quest
• fixed some static chests in necropolis
• fixed sewer floor culling incorrectly
• fixed wand recharge time inconsistencies
• tweaked belt wand collider grab position down slightly
• fixed chest not spawning in necropolis
• fixed edge fog in some mountain stages
• v391 -> v451
• added additional NG+ difficulty tier
• added ammo auto-store on trigger press
• added auto-store ammo on trigger press
• added custom turn speed slider
• added eye tracked foveated rendering for quest pro
• added game version to main window
• added graphics setting for mesh quality
• added graphics setting for postprocess quality
• added graphics setting for shader quality
• added grip toggle by default for vive controllers
• added headset not found message to game view window
• added left and right deadzone for joystick
• added legacy mode movement setting
• added long-hold to delete save on title screen
• added more graphics options
• added new aiming-mode movement system (slowdown based on aim, "legacy mode" added in options)
• added openxr runtime display to game view window
• added secret #1 (heal on interstitial gem)
• added setting for grab bolt slide with trigger
• added setting for keeping real world rotation on stage change
• added setting for which eye to render in game view
• added support for local dimming on quest pro
• added toggle to enable logging
• added vive-specific custom controller pose
• added vive/wmr-specific handling for movement sliding controls
• added vive/wmr-specific handling for teleport controls
• added WMR openxr plugin
• fixed ai soldiers rifle holding pose
• fixed ammo description for volkssturmgewehr vg1-5
• fixed area clear happening incorrectly
• fixed boss 1 dying mid wing attack
• fixed boss 2 entry door opening after killing boss
• fixed bugs with player dying during certain boss3 phases
• fixed chain shot targeting allies
• fixed chamber bullet being lost on pistolier reload
• fixed deadzone not applying to teleport and turn
• fixed end-run not saving rank progress
• fixed game view window button issues when headset disconnected
• fixed gem positioning on wands
• fixed grip toggle setting not actually working
• fixed handling bad server responses
• fixed hang on loading screen when server is down
• fixed haptics issue on bolt slide
• fixed ironic sniper achievement issues
• fixed issues with SSAO
• fixed items in belt being sold in the wishing well
• fixed many boss 3 issues
• fixed many objects LOD settings
• fixed max lives upgrade not working
• fixed merchant chat dialogs
• fixed multiple boss3 null references
• fixed multiple issues handling server being down
• fixed navmesh issues around end of boss 2
• fixed occlusion issues on chapel
• fixed poison and bleed effects on dead enemies
• fixed poison incorrectly stacking charm damage
• fixed post-processing setting causing no post processing
• fixed prayer upgrades not improving cooldown
• fixed quest2 space-warp rendering for various guns
• fixed red dot, now is actually a red dot
• fixed shadow enemy respawning non visible
• fixed shadows setting issue causing no shadows
• fixed shield enemy shield culling too early
• fixed some culling distances on sewer
• fixed some loading time issue on combat stages
• fixed some quest ASW rendering on sewer gates
• fixed soul-less enemy markers showing incorrectly
• fixed souls not auto-depositing on game clear
• fixed stage with missing exit on daily runs
• fixed stg44 ejected bullets using wrong model
• fixed tier2 and tier2 colt 1911 sight attachments
• fixed turning while praying not working
• fixed twilight tarot affecting boss death sequence
• fixed ui fading out on bug report window
• fixed ui toggle position layout
• fixed various bugs with grenade explosion
• fixed various bugs with hands when in ghost mode
• fixed various freezes on boss 3 death
• fixed various occlusion issues in necropolis
• fixed various torches and candles cullign issues
• fixed volkssturmgewehr vg1-5 showing wrong chambered cartridge
• fixed wrong mesh on boss 2 room
• improved ashen mountain generation time
• improved audio for volksturmgewehr vg1-5 shots
• improved clarity on soul auto-deposit on game clear
• improved difficulty scaling for bosses
• improved inventory belt rotation threshold
• improved kar98 bolt grip position
• improved kar98k bolt slide grab position
• improved load time on forest world
• improved localization for spanish, german, italian and japanese
• improved performance in chapel stage
• improved performance in input handling code
• improved performance in necropolis stages
• improved quest hand pose
• improved quest pistol grip position
• improved red dot visuals for clarity
• improved shot audio for volkssturmgewehr vg1-5
• improved text on tutorial teleport
• improved tier 2 scope materials
• improved visuals on red dot sight attachment
• improved XR settings layout and ordering
• increased barrel attachment damage
• increased boss difficulty on NG+
• increased damage of low tier kar98k
• increased deployable dummy health
• increased deployable dummy HP from 50->100
• increased difficulty on NG+
• increased effective range of volkssturmgewehr vg1-5
• increased high tier upgrade costs
• increased money upgrade values
• increased pistolier ammo storage to 12+12
• increased poison tick duration
• increased poison tick duration
• increased priest revive cooldown time
• increased recoil on stg-44
• increased soul drop rate in NG+
• increased wolf run speed 15%
• reduced grenade throw boost
• reduced priest heal frequency

Hello Soldiers, release day is here! We've been working very very hard on this game for nearly 3 years, and excited to finally have everyone play. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43158798/63de8be0b471b882a0d2d4d35740390d27b2819d.gif If you're new here, The Light Brigade is a challenging roguelike VR shooter with realistic WW1 and WW2 guns, magic, classes and upgrades across a variety of different biomes. You will die a lot, and improve and upgrade between runs - both your game character and personal skill. Each run you will find different gun attachments, scopes and tools, as well as mysterious tarot cards to become more powerful. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43158798/446489c0ed09c180e37008e00096081941f9f699.jpg We want to give enormous thanks to our beta testers! We fixed a ton of bugs and performance issues, made lots of balance and tweaks, and also added a bunch more VR settings as people were requesting them - thanks to everyone reporting issues and giving us detailed info. We're going to have lots of updates coming after release with new guns, worlds, enemies, spells, upgrades and items. We'll be running early test builds from discord (discord.gg/funktroniclabs), so please drop by and let us know what things you want to see. A big thanks from the team, and see you in the Obsidian Depths! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43158798/05a1c3e96ab83f499b985c982734ae88f954fcb9.png

Hello Soldiers, we've uploaded a new gameplay trailer on the storefront main page. It's packed with a ton more gameplay and showing more of the cool stuff you can find in game. Enjoy! Store Page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1579880/The_Light_Brigade/. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43158798/63de8be0b471b882a0d2d4d35740390d27b2819d.gif Finally. the PC beta will be ending next week February 13th, so if you want to help out testing please come ping us on discord (discord.gg/funktroniclabs) before then. The game will go live the following week on February 22nd. UPDATE: Beta testing now closed.