The Riftbreaker: Prologue news & patch notes

Hello everyone!

We have just released an update for The Riftbreaker: Prologue. The latest version features dozens, if not hundreds, of bug fixes, gameplay improvements, as well as upgraded graphics. The Prologue version of the game is now on par with the full version of the game when it comes to features and code base. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38266884/d966074a61586d6fbd54e3dbc5c6e5adae37dbdb.jpg Since the last update of the Prologue, we have made considerable progress in several areas of the game. The most noticeable change is the addition of Volumetric Lighting effects. Thanks to this technique, you can enjoy the improved fog and light scattering effects that greatly benefit the atmosphere of Galatea 37. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38266884/6e2b6cd1a3d78cf675db33aed9ad26a569354b26.jpg The new version of the Prologue also includes a number of quality-of-life fixes. You will now be able to use mass repair, deconstruction, and upgrade tools to take care of your base more efficiently. An all-new clone tool will help you speed up the construction process by copying any building you see on the screen. We have also introduced a number of balance changes to make the experience smoother. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38266884/bdf665ad7eb2acad8fbd451982650a097c675b04.jpg We won’t be publishing a full changelog for this build, as the number of changes we introduced is truly massive. Instead of that, we will link you to the logs that we have provided for the full version of the game in chronological order. Please note that a large number of changes in those logs are only relevant to the full version. However, the improved stability, UI, performance, and quality of life fixes have made their way to The Riftbreaker: Prologue. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38266884/06f99d957bfa243a5e046565100543bb6b54e9d4.jpg Maintenance Update February 16th Maintenance Update, March 30th World Expansion I Metal Terror Update #1 AZERTY fix Metal Terror Update #2 Metal Terror Update #3 Maintenance Update, August 30th Optimization and Maintenance Update Intel XeSS and Maintenance Update Hotfix October 6th Hotfix October 13th Hotfix November 18th Hotfix December 14th Stability Update, January 19th World Expansion II Update World Expansion II Maintenance Update #1 World Expansion II Maintenance Update #2 World Expansion II Maintenance Update #3 World Expansion II Maintenance Update #4 Summer 2023 Update {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38266884/8f460bcf61def06230d16576bb9e8654cb246f57.jpg To streamline the packbuilding process, The Riftbreaker: Prologue will no longer accept modded content. All old mods are now incompatible with the newest version. EXOR Studios

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We would like to let you know that The Riftbreaker: Prologue has been updated with all the latest features and improvements from the full version of the game. The Prologue is now on par with the full version of the game from a technical point of view. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38266884/80479f24ea9382c2aeca40c854e77430f820d0b4.png For the past couple of months, we have been focused on introducing changes and fixing issues that players have been reporting to us in order to make The Riftbreaker gameplay as smooth as possible. The vast majority of the most requested features and bug fixes have already made their way into the game. As our focus shifts to bringing World Expansion I and the online co-op to life, we feel that it is the right moment to update The Riftbreaker: Prologue with all the improvements we have achieved. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38266884/d23b631d3914648f51ea641b0f6b8439e6a7391e.jpg We won’t be publishing a full changelog for this build, as the number of changes we introduced is truly massive. Instead of that, we will link you to the logs that we have provided for the full version of the game in chronological order. Please note that a large number of changes in those logs are only relevant to the full version. However, the improved stability, UI, performance, and quality of life fixes have made their way to The Riftbreaker: Prologue. Stability Update - October 15th Stability Update - October 18th Stability Update - October 21st Regular Update - November 5th Feature Patch #1 - December 10th Maintenance Update - December 21st Lunar New Year Update - January 27th Maintenance Update - January 31st Due to the massive number of changes, if you have been using any mods for The Riftbreaker: Prologue, they may, unfortunately, become incompatible with the latest version. We would like to thank you all for the overwhelming support over the course of the past few months. We are not done yet - far from it! In case you missed it, here is our roadmap that outlines our course of action for this year. We hope that you will enjoy all the new additions we have in store for you. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38266884/8383cd766dcc5e2286ae495ffcb4a1898923006a.png Thank you, EXOR Studios

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https://media.giphy.com/media/pEvQIpBILSB47y59nQ/giphy.gif Thank you for the huge number of replies to our weapon design contest! You showed a lot of creativity trying to fill in the blanks in Mr. Riggs’ arsenal. It was extremely difficult for us to pick and choose the best designs. However, some ideas seemed to garner a lot more interest and cropped up more than once, so we decided to shortlist these ones as our candidates. https://media.giphy.com/media/TPbBHYqzK7CfEg0jfe/giphy.gif

Our chosen designs, in no particular order, are:

DESIGN 1: Totally-Not-BFG

- suggested by: Dragonkat, Genjator The first among the fan-favorites is a take on the classic ‘BFG’. It is a slow-firing, energy-based weapon of mass destruction. This weapon shoots out an energy ball that travels slowly along the ground, dealing damage as it passes through enemies. After some time, the projectile explodes with great force. It would allow you to thin out the lighter enemy units in the front of the horde and to reach the heavier ones in the back more easily.

DESIGN 2: Tesla is my hero

- suggested by: BlackRangerXIII, ScDK, Sakkimunati, Sisupisici, VolleKanne, BURPINGfaeriesSCREAMINGbutterfly, taiiat, Lohkrim, Rajx Nertez, Some Gumballer, Dramion Another popular design and, coincidentally, another energy-based weapon is a must in the arsenal of any self-proclaimed mad scientist - the tesla gun. This weapon shoots out a beam of electric energy that forks between enemies. The affected units take damage and have a chance to be stunned, which makes the weapon useful in dealing with multiple enemies at once.

DESIGN 3: The most EXOR gun imaginable

- suggested by: Darklight, Harkonnen, BahamutZero. WarStalkeR, The next design on our list gives you the ability to order a targeted artillery barrage on-demand… sort of. The Cluster Missile Launcher fires off a single projectile that flies upwards instead of directly at the target. Once it reaches the peak of the flight trajectory, the rocket separates into several bombs mid-air, bombarding a large area all at once. Naturally, such a weapon comes with a high demand for ammunition and a significant cooldown, but the effect makes it worth it. Just imagine all the explosions, smoke, craters, and fire left behind…

DESIGN 4: Bouncing Blade

- suggested by: Agamendron, Mjolniar Now, this is a fun one, as long as you are not on the receiving end. The Saw Blade Launcher fires saw blades that spin at a very high velocity, bouncing erratically between multiple targets, animate or inanimate, until the energy in the blade is depleted. This weapon allows you to hit a number of enemies but requires you to aim and hit only one of them - the blade will find its own way to the next target.

DESIGN 5: Advanced Warfare

- suggested by: hyperflare, WarStalkeR, BlindConductor, Jonny Sparta, Piggyrocket, Bradster2214, HallowedJam The last design on our shortlist escapes the ‘portable, handheld weapon’ standards a bit. However, so many of you have posted some variation of this weapon that we could not just ignore it. The Orbital Strike Cannon will require the player to build a special structure that will allow them to launch a satellite into Galatea’s orbit. After doing so, Mr. Riggs will be able to mark locations on the planet’s surface for the satellite to fire on. Whether it’s going to be a laser, or a giant explosive rod remains to be determined, but with the amount of setup and effort required this weapon is guaranteed to be the ultimate haymaker. https://media.giphy.com/media/5EgQU1aUuau736S8rk/giphy.gif Now comes the voting part! Follow this link and choose the one you like the most: https://linkto.run/p/7O9LAFEP We can’t guarantee that the weapon will make it into the game in exactly the way that we described them here, or exactly the way you intended them to be. Our weapons usually go through several iterations before we finalize their designs. That being said, we will do our best to make them fun and effective! Voting ends on Friday at 5PM CET. EXOR Studios

Hello Riftbreakers! In The Riftbreaker, your job is to explore and gain knowledge about Galatea 37, an entirely unknown planet in the far reaches of the Milky Way galaxy. While doing your research, you will discover a lot of new substances and chemical processes that were previously unheard of. This, in turn, will allow you to push the boundaries of engineering and construct new tools, upgrades, and, of course, weapons. Today we will take a look at two such toys that might prove useful during your mission to Galatea 37. https://media.giphy.com/media/KB1HFdWKl1dG509L9T/giphy-downsized-large.gif?cid=790b76110fe17c628c2514f88c4a18d2a2377597aa8d2e61&rid=giphy-downsized-large.gif&ct=g The first such weapon is the Corrosive Gun. A wide variety of Galatean creatures utilize various kinds of acids as their main survival mechanism. This naturally, inspired Ashley to look into adopting this unique form of defense into the form of a weapon, and then turn it up to 11. It turns out that if you shoot sticky blobs of a superacid that reacts violently with both organic and inorganic matter, you get some nasty, but highly useful results. Using the Corrosive Gun you can get rid of almost anything that stands in your way. https://media.giphy.com/media/548XKiETciYWbjwazi/giphy-downsized-large.gif?cid=790b7611bd1720839b7fb387249eaef1e6326b311ec25776&rid=giphy-downsized-large.gif&ct=g The next new toy in The Riftbreaker arsenal is the Cryogenic Atomizer. This device uses a combination of substances found only on Galatea 37 to create a powerful endothermic reaction, cooling down the surroundings in an instant. Its clever design allows the Riftbreaker to concentrate the area of effect of the Atomizer to a narrow cone that’s easy to control. Creatures affected by the weapon are not only slowed down but also take damage due to the sudden temperature drop. https://media.giphy.com/media/GUFNRe7OOy8dYXVMAW/giphy-downsized-large.gif?cid=790b7611b8dcd5d880fdba83ac8fe5cdacc07e9dc3165844&rid=giphy-downsized-large.gif&ct=g As powerful as they might first seem, these brand-new weapons are not the ultimate tools of destruction that will wipe out absolutely anything. Galatean creatures have been evolving for millions of years before Ashley’s arrival, some of them acquiring interesting survival mechanisms in the process. However, if you have access to the Corrosive Gun and the Cryogenic Atomizer, as well as some conventional weaponry, you should be able to handle whatever comes your way. That’s all we have for you today. Make sure to join us on Discord to learn more things about the world of The Riftbreaker and never ever miss another piece of news. - www.discord.gg/exorstudios EXOR Studios

Hello everyone! Long time no see!

https://media.giphy.com/media/mHaQ7laJMKv6SItazc/giphy.gif With the holiday season finished we are officially back to work in (almost) full force. As we continue our work towards the next item on our roadmap - world expansion number one - we are going to present you with regular updates and ask for your feedback along the way! We can’t overstate how big of a role you - our community - have played over the course of The Riftbreaker’s development. Thousands of hours put into the Prologue and Closed Beta, pages upon pages of Discord messages, and all the reports that you have sent our way through all the other channels have shaped the way the game is like today. We would love to continue that and is there a better time to do so than right now?! Obviously not! The first Riftbreaker world expansion is going to bring a lot of new and exciting content for you, including new locations, enemies, weather events, and, naturally, weapons! We know you have lots of great ideas for new tools of destruction so let’s have a little competition. Here’s the contest question:

What kind of weapon would you like us to add to The Riftbreaker arsenal?

https://media.giphy.com/media/1rGFu6K29r8eCzcm1x/giphy.gif To take part in the competition visit our Discord server (www.discord.gg/exorstudios) and give us your answer in the #weapon-contest channel, following this example: Name: The Megasizzler 5000 Damage Type: Energy Attack: Shoots a continuous energy beam that spreads to other enemies and sets them on fire. Fire Type: If your dream gun has two attack modes, describe both of them! Does it fire single shots? Can you charge it? Or does it fire a continuous beam as long as you have the ammo? Let us know! https://media.giphy.com/media/lgPK3srsvmvbw2LhEw/giphy.gif You have the time to post your ideas until Friday. We are going to check them all out and shortlist 5 candidates. Then, we will hold a public vote on Discord, during which you are going to decide which gun makes it into the game. Naturally, we can’t promise that the winning idea will appear in The Riftbreaker in an unchanged form, but we will do our best. Needless to say, that won’t be the only new toy added to Mr. Riggs’ arsenal. We have some crazy ideas brewing that might open even more design space later on, so who knows - we might even run another competition like this in the future. Looking forward to reading all your ideas! EXOR Studios

Hello Riftbreakers! To have a little break from patch notes (which are still coming this week), we have something a little bit different for you today. We have uploaded the entire soundtrack from The Riftbreaker to YouTube for your listening pleasure. The soundtrack features 14 atmospheric compositions, written and performed by Marcin Pukaluk. They are quite a bit different from the music you hear in the game, as they all have been remade and mastered with standalone listening in mind (in other words, separately from the game). Marcin decided to reimagine these tracks because the music in the game required him to stay within some limits. For example, you do not want your battle music to have a one-minute-long intro. The fight might be over within that minute. However, the same intro might work really well and make the entire piece more complete. Without any game-specific restriction, Marcin could unleash his creativity and deliver these pieces exactly as he imagined them. The video doesn't contain any ads or anything intrusive, so you can just put this on in the background and forget about it. Or you can enjoy our game art, that's okay too! In the meantime, we are continuing our work on fixing bugs, putting out fires and tending to the wounded. Talk to you soon! EXOR Studios P.S. Please, don't ask us to put this up on streaming services. If we did that, you could have issues with uploading game videos or streaming. Let's avoid that.

Hello Riftbreakers! The week from releasing The Riftbreaker has been a ground breaking and humbling experience for our small studio. More than two hundred thousand Riftbreakers decided to purchase the game and jump through the portal to Galatea 37. Thank you for supporting us! This number has by far surpassed our expectations and will allow us to continue supporting and expanding the game with new features and content. The feedback that we've been receiving from all of you has been incredible and will help us shape the game for the better during the weeks and months to come. We are currently working hard to address all of the issues that are being reported through all of our communication channels. Aside from the necessary fixes we are also working on a number of quality of life improvements including new ways of quickly repairing/upgrading large numbers of buildings, better weather event balancing, improved Hard and Brutal Campaign mode balancing and more. Our artists have already started work on a completely new biome that will surprise you with new creatures and gameplay mechanics. Last, but not least, we can confirm that we are starting work on an online coop multiplayer game mode. This is a very challenging task and will take at least 6-12 months to complete. We will be sure to start early tests as soon as we we have it playable, so stay tuned for future community updates. Thank you for all of your support! EXOR Studios

Hello Riftbreakers!

The wait is over. The Riftbreaker is now available!

After almost 4 years of development, we are finally able to share the 1.0 version of The Riftbreaker with you. Thank you for the support and patience that you have given us during this process. Your feedback has changed the game for the better, and the countless hours you spent playtesting the Beta have allowed us to eliminate thousands of potential issues. If you would like to learn all about what The Riftbreaker features are, we prepared a launch video that walks through what you can see in the game. You can view it here: If you can’t watch the video right now, here’s a text description for you:

CAMPAIGN MODE

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34659267/4eb4bfc8cb89128536ae6e7b88e4de08054fe19d.jpg In the Story Campaign, you will join Ashley S. Nowak and her robotic companion, Mr. Riggs, on their mission to prepare Galatea 37 for colonization. During your stay in this alien world, you will visit multiple biomes, research and catalog various exotic species of flora and fauna, as well as set up a thriving network of bases, spanning all over the Galatean globe. The Campaign is available in four difficulty modes, allowing you to adjust the gameplay to your preferences. The pace of progress in the campaign is entirely up to you. You can either complete all objectives as soon as they become available or take the scenic route, gathering knowledge, discovering secrets, and perfecting your economic and defensive setup. Play any way you like!

SURVIVAL MODE

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34659267/2f723e6a91fd6bf52fe536ace3e4ddf2377177c4.jpg Missions in the Survival Mode are more “bite-sized” and action-packed, designed to be completed in one session. During a Survival run, you will have to quickly set up your defenses and prepare for battle against hordes of Galatean creatures, increasing in strength and numbers over time. The faster pace of the Survival mode is offset by shorter research and reduced building costs for many structures, allowing you to catch up to the power level necessary to survive. Completing survival missions will unlock unique rewards that you will be able to use in any game mode as well as progressively harder biomes.

SANDBOX MODE

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34659267/dde556f670e3a659480acff831bde7132947d1ff.jpg The Sandbox Mode is a special setting in the Survival Mode menu. If you choose this mode, you will never be attacked by any wave of enemy creatures. You are free to build up a base of your dreams, try out new technologies, and practice your planning and management skills.

CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34659267/d4811f583cde47c74168f2730875c5215872493e.jpg Try out all the latest features of The Schmetterling 2.0 engine. Ray-traced shadows, ray-traced ambient occlusion, and support for a whole range of AMD FidelityFX features, including the newest Super Resolution - it’s all there. These options will allow you to enjoy high-fidelity graphics while keeping great performance. Apart from visual effects, we also take advantage of the developments in the world of gamepads. We support Impulse Triggers on the Xbox controller, as well as Adaptive Triggers on the Dualsense. Or you could stick to the good old mouse and keyboard - complete with a custom Razer Chroma profile highlighting the keys used in the game!

FULL MODDABILITY

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34659267/9243c9e997ba938bc546ba988e77d67846e69c48.jpg The internal file structure of the game is really simple and clear - perfect for taking a look inside and tinkering with. The modding community on our Discord has already created a number of fantastic mods for the Prologue and we’re sure that we’ll see many more for the full game.

WHAT’S NEXT

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34659267/f8bc39693b3233da1fb4417a59924495fc95501d.jpg This is not the end of the road for The Riftbreaker - it is just the beginning. We have plans to support the game long-term with regular updates, new content releases, and DLCs. We are also planning to ship the full suite of our internal editing tools that you can use to create whatever you like. They will be coming soon in one of the post-release updates. We strongly encourage you to join our Discord server at www.discord.gg/exorstudios - it’s always the easiest to catch us there. It’s also home to our vibrant modding community. We can’t wait to see how you like the game. We hope you will have as much fun playing, as we did while developing the game. Have fun! EXOR Studios

Hello Riftbreakers! As we promised, we have a couple of awesome things prepared for you for launch and here's the first one of them: during our stream on October 14th, starting at 3 PM CEST we will be giving away a Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon 6800XT GPU! Thanks to our partnership with AMD we will be able to give a rig upgrade to one lucky fan. It will for sure allow them to run the Riftbreaker with all the bells and whistles! With 16GB of RAM and support for DirectX 12 Ultimate features, such as ray-tracing, variable rate shading and many more, this GPU will handle whatever you throw at it. Additionally, we will be giving away a couple of copies of the full version of The Riftbreaker!

HOW TO ENTER:

Make sure to join our stream on October 14th at 3PM CEST.

At some point during the stream Void will reveal a secret URL with the registration form. All you have to do is enter your email address, your nickname and confirm that you agree to the rules of the giveaway. The document with Terms and Conditions will be available with the registration form.

Entries will run for a limited amount of time, disclosed on stream. No earlier or later entries will be taken into consideration.

After entries close we will randomly select a winner from among valid entries and publicly disclose the winner on stream. THIS IS IMPORTANT - make sure that you enter a SFW name that you are comfortable with us sharing in case you win. If you break the SFW rule, you will be disqualified!

We will contact you using the email that you provided in the registration form. And that's it! Be mindful that this is not the only chance to win awesome stuff that you will get over the course of the coming weeks. We might even have more hardware to giveaway... {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34659267/f7160806abc8c98a946c0170d1a73890e1a91b20.jpg To stay up to date on all the awesomeness, join us on our Discord at www.discord.gg/exorstudios. EXOR Studios

Hello Riftbreakers! It's release week! Only 3 more days until the Rift to Galatea 37 will break open and your wait will be over. We hope you are just excited as we are! Today we are publishing the last pre-release update to The Riftbreaker: Prologue and The Riftbreaker Beta. The Prologue version will continue receiving updates after the full game is released. The Beta version, however, will be deactivated in 3 days. We would like to thank you all for helping us improve The Riftbreaker. Your ideas and feedback changed many things for better. We hope the final product will meet your expectations and that you will stick around to see what the future brings. See you on the other side! EXOR Studios

The Riftbreaker Beta Update Changelog October 11th 2021

• AZERTY keyboard layout is now automatically detected and appropriate control scheme is applied to avoid conflicts in bindings.
• Game save catalog has changed from 'Documents/Riftbreaker' to 'Documents/ The Riftbreaker' or 'Documents/The Riftbreaker Prologue', according to the game version.
• Gui: BuildModeScreen: the last selected building is not highlighted only when using a gamepad.
• Improved game loading speed.
• Grenade and teleport aiming improved on gamepads.
• The ending of survival mode has changed - your HQ must survive the final attack.
• Multiple missing localization strings have been added.
• Added Qucik Save and Quick Load feature. Their keyboard shortcuts are F5 and F8, respectively.
• Added Ironium Synthesizer building - it's the direct opposite of the Carbonium Synthesizer.
• Geothermal Power Plant can now optionally output mud - this will allow you to access water much easier on some maps.
• Stun duration reduced to 3 seconds to weaken Power Fists.
• Added localizations, descriptions and icons for elemental versions of Dash and Power Jump.
• Fixed effects, glow and projectile spacing in nuclear missile launcher.
• Changed flora cultivator and flora collector buildings names, since they can collect more than just flora now.
• Disabled statistics on all platforms. The screen needs more work and we will reenable it at a later point.
• Improved effects and ribbons for artillery.
• Fixed many potentially gamebreaking bugs and crashes.

Hello Riftbreakers! We have just pushed a patch to the experimental branch of The Riftbreaker Beta. As usual, it contains lots of small fixes and optimizations, as well as a couple of bigger ones. You can read all about them in the changelog below. The patch will first be available on the experimental branch. In order to access it, you have to right-click The Riftbreaker in your Steam Library, select 'Properties', 'Betas' and then choose 'experimental' from the drop-down menu. If everything goes according to our plan, we are going to push this package to the default branch a couple of days later. Here are the contents of the patch:

The Riftbreaker Beta Changelog 2021/09/29

Gameplay changes:

• The HQ upgrade attack mechanics have been changed. The strength of the attack is now based on the current difficulty factor of your game. The stronger you are, the stronger the attack will be.
• Chances for weather effects have been tweaked, they should appear more often now.
• The tile randomization system has been improved and new props have been added to the mix, which should noticeably change the way the maps look. New shiny things!
• We added Steam Cloud support for our save system.
• A working version of the Shockwave Tower has been added.
• ADDITIONAL, BUT IMPORTANT: Saves from the previous version of the game should be compatible with the new one. However, this is still being tested, which is why this patch is being pushed to experimental first. If you notice anything weird, let us know. We like weird.

We fixed the system that decreases the volume of other sound effects when a dialogue is being played. These are the changes that made it possible:

• Sound: added 'sound_submix_ducking' config variable
• Sound: decreased 'sfx' and 'music' bus volume during dialogs ("sound/mixer/dialog_mod", ducking ratio changed from 0.5 to 0.2)
• Sound: decreased 'sfx' and 'music' bus volume during announcements ("sound/mixer/announcement_mod", ducking ratio changed from 0.5 to 0.2)
• Sound: changed mixer snapshot (mod) default attack time from 1.0 to 0.5 sec.

In other news, several improvements have been made to the building menu:

• After selecting an item from the build menu, closing it and reopening it again, the last chosen item will be selected automatically.
• Menus with a larger number of items now scroll by pages, not as a continuous list.
• We added a deadzone underneath the building menu - it is no longer possible to accidentally select a building while choosing an item from the menu.

Other changes:

• Reward System: The system now awards floors of all sizes after finding one in a bioanomaly (or getting one some other way, wink, wink)
• Reward System: Added a reward popup and a reward sound. I still can't believe we did not choose a fanfare for that.
• Very short light effects are now stronger.
• Cryo damage effect has been tweaked.
• Fixed a crash in the settings menu that prevented users from changing raytracing settings.
• Replaced a bad " sign with a proper one to prevent bugs in key icon display in text. Yes, there are ways to make a mistake there.
• Fixed the display of the "build" action in loading tooltips.
• Survival: mission names in the menu screen are now localized.
• Saved games now have a localized title and subtitle.
• Saved games now properly display the map name.
• All decorations and rewards now have proper names.
• A couple of fixes for Chinese, Japanese and Polish texts.

...plus a ton of fixes and optimizations that you won't notice, but you certainly would if they weren't there :) Cheers! EXOR Studios

Hello Riftbreakers! Last week we told you about one of the aspects of The Riftbreaker Campaign Mode - Planetary Exploration. During those events, you will make your first contact with the new biomes and take your first steps into familiarizing yourself with the conditions you will have to endure. Today, we will look at the more scientific part of Ashley’s work on Galatea - sampling and analyzing alien species and phenomena. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34659267/fcccc3baa90d7725aa9fa56f53f241feb7fba3d6.jpg While exploring new biomes, plenty of things will catch Ashley’s attention. Among them, you will find new alien species, extraordinary crystal formations, as well as other never-seen-before anomalies. Ashley’s scientific spirit will desire to scan and categorize all of them, and she won’t be able to do that based on a single sample. Mr. Riggs can help find more material for scanning by adjusting his sensors to mark potentially scannable objects. He can also program the Orbital Scanner to look for higher concentrations of alien curiosities. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34659267/1bc4015e89ec9b1707d6e001e2bcbf4806cfed97.jpg Ashley and Mr. Riggs have a range of tools at their disposal. Sometimes the object is small and simple enough that research samples of good quality can be acquired by using the Bioscanner. The Bioscanner is an extension module that Ashley can put in Mr. Riggs’ arm, much like a classic weapon. It scans the molecular structure of an object and constructs a digital image of the structural composition of the object. On that basis, it is possible to conduct a range of virtual tests, the same way that you would with a regular research sample, but without the need to collect it manually. Your research goes forward, and the environment is safe. Win-win! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34659267/a419353c913d2ff7d90eabde5ae97b73a5dff4c3.jpg Some things, however, are simply too large or too complex to scan using the regular Bioscanner. In those cases, you need to roll out the big guns (not literally). The Research Station is a full-sized building packed with state-of-the-art technology that will thoroughly scan all the Galatean curiosities you point it towards, as long as you keep it operational. You will have to use it to gather information about the most complex objects of interest. As you can imagine, it won’t be easy to protect delicate field equipment in the middle of an unknown place, but we’re sure you will find a way. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34659267/14e5b06f3d1bccbb6c18e98abbe1f6448295b67b.jpg 'Camp cool' flagpoles not included in the game. You will have to mod them yourselves ;) Ashely researches Galatea 37 to better understand the threats she’s facing and take advantage of the opportunities she gets. If you study a creature with a particular defense mechanism, you do so to replicate that same effect. Research missions over the course of The Riftbreaker campaign will give you access to various technologies that will be vital components of your survival strategy. They will also give you opportunities to unlock alternative development paths and simplify your endgame setup. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34659267/a13c23f256b50ffe5eff7459f937861d97d871a2.jpg Bearing that in mind, it’s also worth noting that the majority of research is not mandatory. It’s entirely possible to see Ashley’s mission through to the end using only the ‘human’ part of the technology tree. However, paying extra attention to collecting samples and developing new technologies is rewarded by allowing you to explore alternative build avenues. Some of them can even lead you to full sustainability, even after depleting all the naturally existing resources on the areas you visit. Hypothetically, you could even keep developing your base forever. Still, it’s only an option - if you prefer a different approach, go for it! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34659267/fef9b59a8c76a1ab021b5203e32bebeaf3579cf3.jpg Next time we will tell you about the most critical part of The Riftbreaker campaign - setting up Outposts outside your HQ. Make sure to follow us not to miss it! As a reminder, we are available almost 24/7 through our Discord at www.discord.gg/exorstudios and stream twice a week on www.twitch.tv/exorstudios. See you next time, and remember that we’re releasing on October 14th!

Hello Riftbreakers! https://media.giphy.com/media/qv1ikO2xysFcBsfZ1p/giphy-downsized-large.gif?cid=790b7611d21a506fc93729b203e91a601496c935ca3079d9&rid=giphy-downsized-large.gif&ct=g With the release of The Riftbreaker just around the corner (October 14th, for those of you who missed it), it is high time we finally let you know some more details about the Campaign Mode. Don't worry, though - we won't spoil anything so that you can explore and discover the game's secrets on your own. Today, we're going to tell you about one of the aspects of Campaign Mode - planetary exploration. https://media.giphy.com/media/xaZtMiGsbnfFFxaxXp/giphy-downsized-large.gif Over the course of the main campaign in the Riftbreaker, Ashley and Mr. Riggs are going to pay a visit to four completely distinct biomes. Each of those biomes is unique when it comes to fauna, flora, and environmental hazards. You start your adventure in the Tropical Zone - a place abundant in essential building resources, with lots of wildlife but very few other natural threats. This is a great spot to set up your HQ, as it is going to give you the highest probability of survival and a chance to complete your mission to open up a rift portal to Earth. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34659267/a419353c913d2ff7d90eabde5ae97b73a5dff4c3.jpg As you progress through the story, it is going to become clear that your headquarters' immediate surroundings won't cover all your needs. That will force you to travel to other areas of the planet, which we told you about before: the Radioactive Desert, the Acidic Plains, and the Volcanic Zone. Since Ashley is a newcomer to Gataea 37, her initial knowledge about the other biomes is limited to what she can learn through the use of the Orbital Scanner. The Orbital Scanner is an excellent tool for gathering general information about broad areas of the planet and searching for particular elements or minerals. However, you will have to find out more about specific areas of interest by scouting them yourself. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34659267/fcccc3baa90d7725aa9fa56f53f241feb7fba3d6.jpg Your primary goal in each biome is to find and collect the necessary resources to construct and power the Rift Station. Each time you travel to a new biome for the first time, Mr. Rigs will inform you about the readings from his sensors and tell you the recommended course of action. Based on those suggestions, your job is to gather as much data as possible and get used to the conditions in the new biome. The Bioscanner will help you gather helpful research samples; it also feeds Mr. Riggs's sensors with many details that would otherwise go amiss. After you've collected the necessary data, you will be able to conduct further research at your HQ or continue venturing deeper into the biome. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34659267/38640ebe0c06ffb3a3b32814e8c832e4ac1fe66b.jpg The samples gathered from native species of fauna and flora on your exploration missions will allow you to research and develop new technologies. Thousands of years' worth of evolution granted those lifeforms the ability to survive in their habitat. Gaining that knowledge usually gives you a good base for developing your own shielding technologies that will protect you from the hazards of the new environments. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34659267/394faa4454cf9f014350ffe0b8d9ba6432135e40.jpg The second significant bit of knowledge gained during scouting is the intel about creature species living in other areas of the planet. All biomes are different and unique. The creatures you encounter will differ in their behavior, strengths, and weaknesses. Some creatures will attack you on sight, while others will leave you alone as long as you don't interrupt their routines. Learning as much as you can about the native creatures and understanding them is vital, especially if you want to set up an outpost in those areas later on. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34659267/4f5d59a86ddd7dff6d41adade18ea3de03584ada.jpg And there we have it - an overview of the exploration parts in The Riftbreaker Campaign Mode. In the following articles, published over the coming weeks, we will tell you about other elements of the Campaign gameplay, including sampling and research missions, setting up outposts, and much more. We will also tell you how all the tasks you complete affect the entirety of your playthrough. Don't miss the articles and the release - we're going to Galatea 37 on October 14th!

Hello Riftbreakers! We are beyond excited to tell you that The Riftbreaker will be released on the 14th of October 2021! The game will be available for a base price of $29.99 and localized into ten languages. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34659267/394faa4454cf9f014350ffe0b8d9ba6432135e40.jpg We can't even begin to tell you how excited we are to reach this milestone. Only five weeks from now, you will be able to begin your exploration of Galatea 37 in the Campaign Mode, test your skills in the ever-changing Survival, or simply test the limits of the game and your creativity in the Sandbox Mode. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34659267/93d6cc6a2a08a191db0045c2949ce82898850334.jpg In the Campaign Mode, you will join Ashley and Mr. Riggs on their mission to open a two-way portal from Galatea 37 back to Earth. This task will require you to set up a network of persistent bases all around the planet to gather all the necessary resources - with less than positive response from the local fauna. The Campaign Mode will test your combat skills, as well as base design and economy management. Procedurally generated maps, dozens of technologies to unlock, and complete freedom of choice will keep you busy on Galatea 37 for hours! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34659267/fcccc3baa90d7725aa9fa56f53f241feb7fba3d6.jpg In Survival Mode, you will set to endure as long as you can against hordes of enemy creatures attacking you in waves, increasing in strength and numbers all the time. Gameplay in Survival is much faster than in the Campaign Mode. Research timers and requirements are reduced, and bonus technologies are awarded at the start of the mission to aid you in completing those missions. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34659267/1bc4015e89ec9b1707d6e001e2bcbf4806cfed97.jpg The Sandbox Mode is the most relaxed of the bunch, allowing you to simply build the base of your dreams and then test it against all the different threats and scenarios you can come up with. In this mode, you have access to the special Sandbox Control Panel, which allows you to spawn every single variety of creature available in the game, enable some cheats, and even change the weather and time of day. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34659267/6703a799a6c07803903e896e155ea8f3b2f9f606.jpg To further expand the replayability and to give you an avenue to unleash your creativity, The Riftbreaker will ship with the full suite of our in-engine development tools that we used to create the game. The Level and Mission Editors will allow you to create custom scenarios and even entirely new campaigns, while the Riftbreaker Editor will allow you to edit drop rates, weapon properties, research trees, and much more. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34659267/27539ab5fd2720a6390e60c925a94af085c34d90.jpg The release of the 1.0 version will mark an important point in our 3.5 years-long journey through the ups and downs of The Riftbreaker's development process. When we started working on the game in 2018, we never expected that it would get so much attention and gather an amazing community of players from all around the world. The amount of time you put into playing The Riftbreaker: Prologue, the mods you created for it, and the great feedback you've been providing have all made a difference. We are sure that you will like the final result. Mark your calendars on the 14th of October 2021 for your trip to Galatea 37.

Hello Riftbreakers! We have just pushed a small patch addressing a couple of issues some of you have encountered while playing the latest versions of The Riftbreaker Beta and The Riftbreaker: Prologue. Thank you for sending in all the crash reports - they are extremely helpful in identifying the issues with the game and finding ways to fix them.

The Riftbreaker Stability Update: 7th of September 2021

• Fixed issues with saving display and resolution options through the Launcher
• Fixed issues with screenshots attached to game saves
• Fixed multiple small issues that lead to large crashes. See - size doesn't matter!

Thank you for your continued support! EXOR Studios

Hello Riftbreakers! We are happy to tell you that The Riftbreaker: Prologue is receiving a major update today, including hundreds of fixes, tweaks, balance changes, and most importantly - the save feature.

Finally! What took you so long?!

Yeah, we know… Let’s answer this question in two parts.

Part One: The Save Feature

When we first released The Riftbreaker: Prologue we thought that it would serve as a bite-sized teaser of the full game. It was meant for around 30 minutes of gameplay and as such wouldn’t need a saving feature at all. It was also at a time when the save system was quite unstable and going through a lot of changes, so even if we enabled it, we couldn’t guarantee compatibility of the save states between versions of the game. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38266884/4f3486f506ef2e859d11949041d3c2b3a8756274.jpg It turned out that a lot of you have been playing the Prologue for a lot more time than 30 minutes. In fact, we received multiple screenshots from users documenting that they have spent more than 50 hours playing it. That’s insane! We have never expected that, nor did we expect a vibrant modding scene forming on our Discord (www.discord.gg/exorstudios) for a game that hasn’t even been released yet. Now that our save system is more robust and well polished, we can enable it in The Riftbreaker: Prologue.

Part Two: Delays Between Beta and Prologue Updates

Parallel to The Riftbreaker: Prologue we also have a Closed Beta going on. We have been publishing updates to it quite regularly, but not all of them have made their way to the Prologue. The reason is that Beta players are more willing to accept the game becoming unstable and crashing. They know that they are testing an experimental version of the game and technical difficulties are expected to happen. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38266884/4bbd785368828e31d309fefc9ab24d5d69ed3700.jpg The Prologue is different - a player who downloads it shouldn’t have to worry about the game becoming unstable or encountering severe bugs that prevent them from progressing further. It’s meant to be a demo of the game, showcasing all the advantages and giving an idea of what the gameplay in the full version might look like. That is why we were quite cautious about what changes we have been pushing to the Prologue version. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38266884/5760e43a6f27206b3141b4448fed94a75ff17dab.jpg Those are the reasons why this update has taken us so long and why there was a disparity between the Beta version and the Prologue. As we get closer to release we are going to do our best to keep the Prologue up to date. Without further ado, let’s take a look at the changelog for today’s update:

FEATURES

• You can now save the game in The Riftbreaker: Prologue. If you find any issues with the save system, please report them to us.
• The crafting screen has received a massive overhaul. All feedback is appreciated.
• All game menus can now be operated on the gamepad using a software cursor controlled by the analog sticks on your controller.
• When Mr. Riggs loses all weapons in any of his hands, the game automatically equips a basic version of the power fists. You are no longer defenseless after dropping all the boomsticks.
• Max FPS limiter has been added to the settings menu. Thanks to this option you can manually reduce the maximum workload of your GPU without enabling V-Sync.
• Cursor size setting has been added to the settings menu. There are three available sizes and the game chooses the right one according to your screen resolution, but you can change it manually if need be.
• New ribbon effects have been added to all throwables, melee attacks and bigger projectiles, such as rockets. They are fully dynamic and much better at showing you exactly what's going on on the screen.
• New pipe system - now with much fewer bugs!

CHANGES

• Changed the basic research tree layout and costs: - geothermal lvl1 is easier to get - solar and wind lvl 2 and 3 are easier to get - cultivators are much cheaper to research
• Much bigger solid material storage - +200 from +100 at level 1, +400 from +200 on level 2 and +800 from +400 on level 3.
• Added a sound for collecting dropped weapons.
• Tweaked some weapon mods - some are less powerful, some are actually useful now.
• Tweaked how foliage fire is spreading for all you pyromaniacs.
• Ground textures have been tweaked to give them more contrast.
• New sorting order for resources on HUD.
• Less powerful reflect damage upgrade.
• Ammo storage and solid material storage buildings now have separate models for all building levels.
• Longer protection time for loot pickups.
• Reduced arming timer in mines.
• Much brighter flashlight on the mech.
• Added support for screenshots in auto saves.
• SettingsMenuScreen: `vibration` and `camera_shake` are now power sliders, allowing you to fine-tune the intensity of those effects.
• Continue Game' option has been added to the main menu. It will load the newest available save file.
• "How to play" removed from options because you know how to play.
• Icons added to shielding research.
• Tweaked build menu order for defense category. This is still not the final version of the build menu, but it will do for now.

FIXES

• Lifesteal gives back hitpoints only when damage is dealt to enemies.
• Improved CPU and GPU performance, especially on larger maps with lots of creatures.
• Improved performance for scenarios with large radar coverage.
• Grass models have been changed to have a lower impact on the GPU.
• Updated seed for the GPU benchmark.
• Fixes for metal floor 3x3 and 2x2 tiles appearing darker in some conditions
• Fixes for memory harvesting and leaks.
• Fixed raytracing glitches and crashes.
• Fixed a lot of random crashes and performance issues.
• A lot of other fixes, changes and improvements that were never logged and forgotten.

Hello everyone! Long time no see! These past few weeks have been very intense for us at EXOR Studios. We have been working very hard on preparing The Riftbreaker for release and we come with some good news for you. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34659267/b4c474e52aafdafd23238cfa0d240723833903ed.jpg First of all, we managed to prepare a substantial update for The Riftbreaker Beta version. It’s a major update, with multiple fixes and reworks for the systems that needed them most. The Beta 2 update includes a completely redesigned crafting screen, reworked pipe and liquid resource system, lots of performance and memory optimizations as well as multiple other fixes that you’ve been asking for. The full changelog for The Riftbreaker Beta 2 Update is included at the end of this article. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34659267/458dd38d9abb0c5daf41e1a389d3ef1241266e81.jpg As usual, we are going to celebrate the release of the patch with a Beta giveaway stream. Join us today, August 24th, at 3 PM CEST on www.twitch.tv/exorstudios. Simply be there and be active in the chat to take part in the giveaway - we’re going to gift you codes at random times during the entire stream, so don’t worry if you can’t make it on time - you will still get your chance to get into the Beta. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34659267/5a6d511b4f472dc7ec7c261bbc54bc19cbbb08e5.jpg There is one more thing we would like to share with you today. We are still on track for release this autumn. Naturally, this requires us to shift our focus and resources entirely towards bringing the game up to the level of polish that is both satisfying for us and for you. That’s why we’ve been so quiet lately. The good news is that we’re making great progress and we should be able to announce the game’s precise release date within the next few weeks. There are going to be plenty of events accompanying the release, with some sweet prizes for you to win as well. The best way to keep up with all the news is to sign up for our Discord server at www.discord.gg/exorstudios. Now let’s take a look at the changelog:

The Riftbreaker Beta Update 2 - 24th of August 2021:

FEATURES

• The crafting screen has received a massive overhaul. All feedback is appreciated.
• Pipe system has been reworked. It allows for draining pipes that were filled with liquids and is generally more robust. That being said, try as hard as you can to break it.
• All game menus can now be operated on the gamepad using a software cursor controlled by the analog sticks on your controller.
• Bioanomalies have been added. You can read more about them here:
• When Mr. Riggs loses all weapons in any of his hands, the game automatically equips a basic version of the power fists. You are no longer defenseless after dropping all the boomsticks.
• Max FPS limiter has been added to the settings menu. Thanks to this option you can manually reduce the maximum workload of your GPU without enabling V-Sync.
• Cursor size setting has been added to the settings menu. There are three available sizes and the game chooses the right one according to your screen resolution, but you can change it manually if need be.
• New ribbon effects have been added to all throwables, melee attacks and bigger projectiles, such as rockets. They are fully dynamic and much better at showing you exactly what's going on on the screen.

CHANGES

• The Geoscanner and Bioscanner are no longer craftable items. You don't have to equip them either. If you have Cobalt Handling technology, you can use the Geoscanner at any time by pressing the space bar (X on Xbox controller, square on PS controller). The Bioscanner becomes available after researching 'Alien research'. The key for that one is the middle mouse button (LB+RB on gamepads).
• The Geoscanner and Bioscanner effects have been improved.
• Changed the basic research tree layout and costs: - geothermal lvl1 is easier to get - solar and wind lvl 2 and 3 are easier to get - cultivators are much cheaper to research
• Much bigger solid material storage - +200 from +100 at level 1, +400 from +200 on level 2 and +800 from +400 on level 3.
• Ground_unit_artillery type added to bomogan, baxmoth, lesigian and nurglax. This is important because:
• Ground_unit_artillery set to the highest priority target in artillery and heavy artillery towers. You're welcome.
• Baxmoth reworked - less hp, more murderous drones, fixed behavior patterns.
• Added Baxmoth attack waves in the jungle survival biome
• Increased the minimum number of sludge volumes generated on the jungle map.
• Added a sound for collecting dropped weapons.
• Less powerful basic fists - much less stun and lifesteal, smaller damage radius
• Survival - shorter build time for uranium centrifuge
• Tweaked some weapon mods - some are less powerful, some are actually useful now.
• Tweaked how foliage fire is spreading for all you pyromaniacs.
• Ground textures have been tweaked to give them more contrast.
• Reworked alien research tree to allow easier rare resource handling
• Split up melee weapons research into separate items.
• Blue moon event is really blue now.
• New sorting order for resources on HUD.
• Increased creature volume respawn time.
• Less powerful reflect damage upgrade.
• Ammo storage and solid material storage buildings now have separate models for all building levels.
• Longer protection time for loot pickups.
• Reduced arming timer in mines.
• Much brighter flashlight on the mech.
• Added support for screenshots in auto saves.
• New sound sets for baxmoth.
• Fixed krocoon stun animation and changed his resistance from physical to area
• Updated skins for kermon
• Power jumps - shorter cooldown but less damage and smaller radius
• SettingsMenuScreen: `vibration` and `camera_shake` are now power sliders, allowing you to fine-tune the intensity of those effects.
• Continue Game' option has been added to the main menu. It will load the newest available save file.
• "How to play" removed from options because you know how to play.
• Icons added to shielding research.
• Fixed names in all shielding researches.
• Fixed icons for building limit, towers and bioscanner
• Tweaked build menu order for defense category. This is still not the final version of the build menu, but it will do for now.
• Laser pointer removed from bioscanner.

FIXES

• Improved CPU and GPU performance, especially on larger maps with lots of creatures.
• Improved creeper performance.
• Improved performance for scenarios with large radar coverage.
• Grass models have been changed to have a lower impact on the GPU.
• Updated seed for the GPU benchmark.
• Small amount of storage added to liquid pumps to fix setups with short pipelines. Pipes are being reworked atm.
• Fixes for metal floor 3x3 and 2x2 tiles appearing darker in some conditions
• Fixes for memory harvesting and leaks.
• Fixed raytracing glitches and crashes.
• Fixed a lot of random crashes and performance issues.
• Achievements: fix `Walk in the park` not being bound to campaign type
• Minimap: `cheat_minimap_teleport_on_click` will work only within playable bounds
• Minimap: tweak disappear/appear dissolve timers for cheat teleport
• PauseOverlayScreen: fix 'new' adorner being always visible on DatabaseScreen icon
• DamageSystem: generate lifesteal events only when attacking units
• Launcher: fix for `languages` changes not being properly written to file
• MissionObjectSpawner: prevent spawning objects on blocked/taken cells
• Achievements: fix crash when equipping extreme quality mod in towers level 3
• Fixed crafting screen gamepad shortcuts
• Achievements: change `Book worm` trigger to 50%
• mine_layer_drone.lua: fix for drone being stuck in `landing` animation pose
• flora_cultivator.lua: make sure there is always biomass_sapling item
• flora_cultivator.lua: fix crash when selling building
• Fixed terrain segments issues (viewport border blinking)
• Multiple fixes that should increase stability when raytracing is on
• Fixed blocking build menu entry/exit due to psychotic user behavior
• Fixed resetting the map to the starting state after save corruption is detected.
• Similar items should now be correctly displayed in the inventory.
• Fixed a couple of severe memory leaks.
• Saves will no longer end up in 'unknown' folder.
• Flora cultivator retains the sapling after being upgraded.
• A lot of other fixes, changes and improvements that were never logged and forgotten.

Hello everyone! We know how eager you are to play The Riftbreaker. We see your comments everywhere, calling for the game to release already. That’s super awesome because it means that you care about the game. It motivates us to work even harder and to deliver the best product possible. It’s going to take some time, but we can assure you - we’re almost done. In the meantime, we’d like to tell you about some new features that we haven’t shown you before - not to tease you, but to prove that we’re still firing on all cylinders! :) As you know, in The Riftbreaker you have an entire planet to explore, You will be the first human to discover, research, and catalog the unknown fauna and flora inhabiting this wild world. If you are an explorer at heart, we have no doubts that you will spend some time learning all the Galatean secrets. On the other hand, if wandering about and enjoying the views isn’t your thing, we still have a reason for you to go exploring. https://media.giphy.com/media/Uz0fDi9Ay8wzKxbqS5/giphy.gif A fountain of loot always brightens up the day. During your exploration of Galatea 37, you might encounter strange objects with unique properties. Initially, they might look like ordinary rocks, cocoons, or creature nests - but they are far from ordinary. Apart from emitting energy waves, they are covered with an anomalous substance of an unknown origin. Initial scans of the substance revealed that it is actually a living organism, pre-dating anything else on the planet. In fact, the objects under the influence of this organism seem to be frozen in time. https://media.giphy.com/media/j7gNnG3dKV6aA2Boqv/giphy.gif The Guardians range from Ultra-strain creatures to unique, one-off specimens. The Bioanomalies, as we call them, are great at attracting the attention of Galatean creatures. Before you get close to one of the Bioanomalies you will have to face its guardians. Sometimes that will be a pack of Ultra strain creatures. Ultra strains are bigger than regular enemies, deal more damage, and are much beefier. Meeting those is the best-case scenario for you, though. If you venture far enough into the wild, you will have to face off against unique - much stronger, elemental variants of Galatean creatures. You’ll love them. Or hate them… https://media.giphy.com/media/TCTry2mxhcGY8ed5sh/giphy.gif You never know what you may find inside. After you triumph over the guardian, you are finally free to uncover the secrets of the Bioanomaly. The mysterious objects can hold items of great value, that will propel your progress. Most often it’s going to be a fountain of resource shards, ranging from carbonium or ironium to the rarest minerals in the world of Galatea 37. With these newfound riches, you will be able to craft items of immense power and develop new technologies. https://media.giphy.com/media/xvBip64fTBRlLuxds2/giphy.gif What, you thought this cache was unprotected? Think again! Thanks to the unexplained, strange nature of the Bioanomalies, you can also find other materials inside - including mods, that you can install in your weapons to alter their properties. On top of that, some of the materials that you find will allow you to build new decorations for your Riftbreaker base or alter Mr. Riggs’ appearance. The Bioanomalies scattered around the map, resource caches hidden underground, and a variety of fauna and flora - they are all there, waiting to be discovered. Exploration pays off on Galatea 37 - make sure to try it out! Also remember to explore our Discord at www.discord.gg/exorstudios and our streams over at www.twitch.tv/exorstudios - you can find some treasures there, too!

Hello! We are thrilled to announce that EXOR Studios Discord server has been accepted into the United Servers of Discord Alliance! The Alliance is a joint effort from several communities, working together to maximize the enjoyment of our members. It incentivizes active participation within the community and encourages the discovery of new, high-quality servers. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34659267/5cd290985165fab13d18316dbd4d0bd35b3389a0.png This is all made possible through the use of several bots that help with cross-server communication. Don’t worry though - they are confined to their designated channels and won’t bother you with any pings or DMs unless you specifically ask them to. Let’s have an overview of what this brings to the EXOR Studios server. First of all, there is the #alliance-chat channel. All messages you send in this channel will be copied and embedded in partnered Discords. This way we can all communicate with each other, without server-hopping and completely seamlessly, all thanks to the Alliance Chat Bot. A team of moderators monitors the chat to make sure that everyone follows the Code of Conduct (available on EXOR Discord in the #important-stuff channel). Next, we have the #alliance-trivia channel. Every 8 hours, at 12 AM, 8 AM and 4 PM UTC the bot will pick another member of the Alliance for us to go against in a battle of trivia. Everyone can participate! The team that reaches 25 points the quickest wins. It’s a great way to show off your knowledge, learn something new and win bragging rights (and perhaps some other prizes as well). Then, we come to the real star of the show: #alliance-events channel. This is where you will get the chance to participate in both EXOR Studios and other Alliance members’ events. These events are an opportunity for you to get to know people from other servers a little better PLUS win some amazing prizes, such as Discord Nitro subscriptions and Steam game codes. As we move forward, we will come up with more ways for you to find new communities and take part in exciting events. We hope that by joining the Alliance we will improve our Discord even more and provide you with even more entertainment and networking opportunities. TL;DR - Join us at www.discord.gg/exorstudios - it’s more fun than ever!

Hello Riftbreakers! We have an exciting new video for you today. It is an overview of the Campaign Mode that you will get to experience in The Riftbreaker. We did our best to give an impression of what the campaign flow is like, its structure, and the scope that you can expect from it. Give the video a watch, it’s spoiler-free! TL;DW:

• The main mission in the campaign is to open up a portal back to Earth. In order to do so, you must construct a Rift Station and its additional components.
• The components of the Rift Station require rare resources
• Rare resources are located all over Galatea 37
• You will explore and gather required resources in various biomes, where you can set up additional mining outposts
• All bases that you build during one playthrough stay there and keep working as long as they can
• You choose the order in which you do things
• Maps are randomized, no two playthroughs are the same

So, how do you like it? Have you got any more questions? Let us know in the comments or join our Discord at www.discord.gg/exorstudios and ask us directly. EXOR Studios

Hi everyone! Today we’d like to take a look at the weapon modding system in The Riftbreaker. It’s a feature that allows you to customize your crafted weapons with various pieces of alien materials that affect the combat properties of your precious toys. Mods can turn the tide of battle by giving your weapons crazy additional stats and abilities. Let’s have a look at how they work, what they require, and where to find them. https://media.giphy.com/media/6yTl7PX5So2hjwAq4H/giphy.gif A right combination of mods can turn a pretty straightforward minigun into homing chaos machine of doom MK 2.000.000. As you know, you can craft weapons in The Riftbreaker in four different quality levels. Apart from the base stats, they differ in the number of available mod slots that come with them. The most basic weapons offer no room for modifications, but you gain one with each quality level. In total, you can have up to 3 mod slots in your ‘extreme’ quality weapons. The same is true for defensive towers. You can install mods in them as well. The only difference is that they come in 3 levels, so mods slots are there from the get-go. When you finally get a weapon with mod slots, it’s time to start looking for something to put into them. Mods can be found by defeating Galatean creatures, investigating objectives, or loot containers. The higher your knowledge about the planet’s creatures, also known as ‘familiarity level’, the better your chance to get a great mod drop. You can increase your familiarity level by either killing or scanning the wildlife and gathering samples. https://media.giphy.com/media/VFjnGPWmZAa3QMpBGQ/giphy.gif Flamethrower lacking range? We can fix that, too! There are three main categories of mods that you can find. The first of them is Damage Increase mods. They come in a couple of forms. They can for example boost your critical hit chance (critical hits deal twice as much damage as the regular ones), or add damage over time effects (often with elemental effects, such as acid or fire damage added on top). And then, there is also the good, old +X% damage mod, that can also come with the added benefit of elemental effects. Easy enough. Things get more interesting in the second category - weapon properties. These affect the way your weapon handles. They can either increase your weapon range, decrease the ammo cost for each shot, change the bullet spread… There are many possibilities. However, the ones we like the most are “increase projectiles per shot” and “increase projectiles per burst”. The first one will fire more projectiles every time you pull the trigger, and the second will fire an additional salvo with each click. Combine them and you may get interesting results. https://media.giphy.com/media/BAgmnwmYcDL8IYlegr/giphy.gif Today, dear Riftbreakers, we learn the true meaning of 'excessive force'. The last category is projectile properties. This is where you can turn your bullets, or rockets, or plasma bolts, whatever you like into auto-aiming, homing harbingers of doom. If that’s not enough, you can also grant your projectiles the ability to pierce through targets, explode in a larger radius, or even spread into additional projectiles on impact! You will surely find a combination that suits your needs. Not all mods fit every weapon, though. Decreasing spread on a flamethrower or giving the railgun even more piercing properties wouldn’t make much sense. For that reason, we hide all the mods that are not available to use with your current weapon. However, you can always browse through the list of all the cool stuff you’ve collected through your inventory screen. https://media.giphy.com/media/1ii3EsUJeOZnPEgvPA/giphy.gif Pay attention to hidden treasures on Galatea 37. You can find lots of goodies in them! You can already check the mods out in the Prologue, and if you’d like to play with them some more, then join our Discord to get opportunities for Beta access - www.discord.gg/exorstudios. See you there! EXOR Studios

Hello Riftbreakers! We're pushing a small update to address the issues with stability and quality of life. These changes apply to the Beta build and the Prologue version (where applicable). We hope that it will improve your experience with the game.

Changes:

• Fixed Hammerroceros damage due to double inheritance, decreased their damage and collision width (Alpha and Ultra are now a lot less effecive against walls)
• increased HP for Hammerroceros Alpha and Ultra by 30%
• decreased damage reflect values
• optimized memory and CPU usage
• ResourcesSpawner: resolve minimal required amount of volumes first, then try to fulfill max amount - should fix problems with nonexistent sludge pools
• fix labels display for resource veins
• do not save world transforms - reduces save size by a lot
• fixed navigation generation on smaller maps
• fixed memory leaks in CachedMovements
• fixed show_grid cmd crash
• added missing flow fields - reduced chance of creatures getting stuck inside walls or other objects
• fixed double melee weapon deadlocks
• new effect for the "lost weapon marker"
• rare element mine is less effective
• VideoAdapterAPI: add GetMonitorName - game launcher now displays the monitor name apart from the adapter number - it's now easier to launch the game on the display you want
• disabled VRS when FSR is turned on
• multiple fixes for crash bugs

Let us know if you have any questions. EXOR Studios

Hi everyone! This week we are running a competition, in which you can get access to The Riftbreaker Beta! We would like to ask for your help with achievements. We could easily come up with 150 'gather x of resource y' kind of achievements, but that would get old really quick. Instead, we want you to get creative. I would like you to come up with the most fun ideas for in-game achievements you can. They can be exciting, challenging, meme-y, whatever - as long as they relate to The Riftbreaker it's fine! The format for this competition is as follows: NAME: The name of the achievement - really short and to the point, 2-3 words work best DESCRIPTION: A longer description of the achievement. It can describe what the achievement is for, but it can be more cryptic, so that players have to figure it out themselves. METHOD: How to get the achievement - step-by-step instructions Example: NAME: Hardcore Sunbathing DESCRIPTION: You have no need for any UV filter. METHOD: Complete all Campaign Desert missions without downloading 'Environmental shielding: Sun' technology Post your ideas on our Discord at www.discord.gg/exorstudios in the #rb-achievements channel. We won't take any other entries into account! One entry per message. The message must contain all the components: name, description and method. No discussions in the channel - entries only. Winners get Beta keys, eternal glory and a spot on the credits list! ENTRIES CLOSE MONDAY Have fun! EXOR Studios

Hello Riftbreakers! It is our greatest pleasure to announce that The Riftbreaker is officially out of Alpha! We have completed the entire game’s structure and it’s playable from start to finish, which makes it… A BETA! To celebrate this fact, we are rolling out a new update to both our testers in the closed Beta and the generally available Prologue. The update has some sweet new tech, some of which you have never seen before. Let’s dive into the contents of this patch. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34659267/fef9b59a8c76a1ab021b5203e32bebeaf3579cf3.jpg First of all, we are thrilled to tell you that as of today The Riftbreaker supports the brand-new AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution technique (or FSR, for short). FSR is a technique that allows the game to render at a lower internal resolution and then upscales the image to your chosen resolution. FSR reconstructs the image to maintain as much quality as possible, and we think it does it really well. You can test it yourselves using one of 4 available presets - Performance, Balanced, Quality and Ultra Quality, all of which have different rendering resolutions. We’ve seen great results with this technique and encourage you to tell us how this option affected your FPS. FSR works on all GPUs, regardless of the manufacturer (AMD, Nvidia, Intel, or anything else that can run the game). This image upsampling technique is especially great if you want to run The Riftbreaker with raytracing effects enabled at very high resolutions or if you have a lower tier GPU that doesn’t run the game at 60FPS. Fidelity FX Super Resolution is available in both DX11 and DX12 rendering paths. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34659267/609e6bb37205713f7cd5c5f126fceb2a06d73ba7.jpg Another technological novelty that we are adding to the game is temporal anti-aliasing (TXAA). This technique uses temporal information to reduce the effect of ‘jagged edges’ that sometimes occurs during gameplay. The result is a very sharp, defined and detailed image at almost no cost. TAA is now the default anti-aliasing option for The Riftbreaker. It looks a lot better than FXAA that we used before and we think you are going to like it, too! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34659267/f3e917b72d56720c62d6d9856eb934d8ac25136c.png Apart from these new features, this patch also brings a lot of smaller changes to gameplay and balance. The full list of these changes is available at the end of this post. Please note that most of these changes affect only the Closed Beta version of The Riftbreaker, but the two most important ones - FSR and TAA are also available in The Riftbreaker: Prologue - available for free.

FEATURES

• We are super happy to announce that this version of The Riftbreaker supports the brand new AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution technique. We have 4 different presets available - try them out and see how it affects the framerates and image quality. We are very happy with the results, and adding this technique is highly beneficial to players with less powerful PCs. Oh - it works on all GPUs.
• Temporal Anti Aliasing (TXAA) - We have added a temporal anti-aliasing technique to the game. It looks infinitely better than FXAA. This setting is always enabled.
• Automated Crafting is back - you no longer need to go to the crafting screen in the middle of the fight to get more grenades. The armory produces them for you at a constant rate.
• Added Statistics screen with lots of gameplay stats. It's not the final version, it looks bad, but it's functionally sound
• The headquarters are indestructible when being built for the first time.
• Optimized CPU usage, especially for longer playthroughs.

CHANGES

• Advanced resource veins have been added to survival mission (Uranium, Palladium, Titanium, Cobalt). You are guaranteed to have all rare resources available to you during each survival run.
• Completely rebalanced weapon and building costs.
• Added working Power Fists, Spears and Hammers. They are OP and unpolished, but you can try them out!
• Reduced wind turbine cost and increased performance - 40 carbonium, 12 energy per second. They're viable now!
• Comms hub lvl 4 and lvl 5 added - you can now upgrade it and set up a new hub after each HQ upgrade.
• Building limit added to ammunition storage.
• Repair consumable cooldown is reduced from 30 to 25.
• Added support for different cost values in different game modes to balance the survival and campaign.
• New models for small buildings - wind turbines, solar panels, energy storage, pumps.
• Massive number of balance tweaks in weapons and weapon mods.
• All upgraded weapons consume more ammo to match their power.
• Mods and upgraded statistics are more balanced (damage output) - some have been buffed, some have been nerfed.
• Rare element mine is less effective.
• Bestiary has been renamed to database, as it contains much more info than just animal descriptions.
• Click-and-drag wall-building has been tweaked to support longer walls and to get around corners a little better.
• Changes to resource drop rate types for some props with new group features.
• Sword slash ribbon now follows the actual model and can be used in other types of melee weapons - it's parametric now.
• Attachments with level numbers added to many buildings for easier identification.
• A lot of missing particle effects have been added to buildings.
• Inventory Screen tooltips improved in many places.
• New version of damage resist - if the player tries to melee an enemy invulnerable to physical damage, they will get staggered.
• The player can get stunned if they're hit really hard. Watch out!
• Improved effect for invisibility.
• Minerals are now mined in smaller chunks - 1 unit instead of 5. The rate stays the same - you still get 1 unit per 1 second of mining.
• The save button is blocked when the game is saving already.
• Props now get highlighted when they are hit.
• The mech has increased ammo storage.
• Reduced ammo consumption in shotgun.
• Updated game credits screen.
• A lot of cleanup for flora familiarity, specimens and localizations.
• Added highlight if an item is scannable.
• Reduced the number of gnerots on normal difficulty in survival_jungle.
• More resources on Hard and Brutal in Survival mode (removed negative multiplier) to compensate for fewer possible resource spawns.
• Minimum range added to artillery and heavy artillery towers.
• Reduced death penalty (funny every time)
• -- weapons dropped on hard 2 -> 1
• -- weapons dropped on brutal 3 -> 1
• Reduced environmental creatures' difficulty scaling on hard and brutal.
• Added new projectiles and effects to many new creatures.
• Dropped weapons are now autoequipped in the same slot they were dropped from upon pickup (if possible).
• Flora cultivator requires 10 water to operate.
• Updated crafting costs of most tech. (added advanced and rare resources to costs)
• Added new front drill animation to the player character (for treasure drilling)
• Sunrise and sunset tweaked slightly for performance reasons.
• Research descriptions added to all research items. Wildlife descriptions added to the database.
• Reworked a lot of the pipe resource system - should be a lot less buggy now.
• Excluded unused textures form the demo to save space.
• Heavy artillery now needs charged plasma to work. RIP Vinnymeta.
• Removed heat resistant floor from research (feature dropped).
• Light bloom effect has been optimized to consume less memory.

SOUNDS

• New Footsteps and sounds for the mech (different floor types result in a different sound).
• New sounds for a lot of creatures.
• Mech servo sounds added.

FIXES

• Prevent empty research queue announcement if comms hub is not built yet.
• Fix for frozen mech dash pose.
• Detect and do not load incompatible game saves in order to avoid conflicts and crashes.
• Fix saves with non ascii characters in the file path.
• Print error code in save error popup instead of an error message.
• Creature navigation has been cleaned up - it now works much faster and consumes less memory.
• Limit character number in save names.
• Fix minimal time value in streaming options for consistency (from 30 to 15).
• Fixed damage in proximity and nuclear mines - advanced, superior and extreme. They used to do the same amount of damage.
• Fix building after loading while saved when building. Sounds weird, but if you encountered it, you know what it was.
• Hundreds of bigger and smaller fixes for various issues and crashes.

As always, we encourage you to join our Discord at www.discord.gg/exorstudios and our stream at www.twitch.tv/exorstudios. It's the best way to get fresh info on the game's development and also to get a chance for a Beta access key. (We're live right now, wink, wink) EXOR Studios

Hello Riftbreakers! During the development cycle of the game, the schedule has to remain flexible. Some tasks take more time than others, new priority issues come up, and you never really know what the next week is going to be like. This often causes delays, which unfortunately made us miss our initial release window. On the other hand, being flexible allows us to fix things before they become an issue for end-users. It is a double-edged sword and today we’re going to tell you one such story. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34659267/acdb0766284485ad77fd8bc25c1dbd9af4add34f.jpg Apart from being oriented the wrong way, these numbers simply didn't work really well. The most commonly used buildings in The Riftbreaker have got separate models for each advancement level. Let’s look at them and talk about why we decided to do it. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34659267/6ab1f604ee990a1e09b690961069bf93ab0e8190.jpg New and improved windy bois - they got a buff, too! The stats from almost all gameplay sessions in The Riftbreaker show very clearly that some buildings are placed en masse, far more often than others. These include basic walls, basic power plants, as well as energy storage buildings. None of them take up a lot of space on their own but seeing dozens of them in one scene is a common sight. In fact, when those buildings appear, they usually cover most of the area on the screen. That is not a problem on its own, though - it’s just the nature of these things. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34659267/9f1a6956c0392a3a967174b3b02f7b656855375b.jpg There were a couple of designs for solar panels, but we decided we wanted a much more simple solution. An issue arises when we add building upgrades into the mix. We decided not to introduce separate models for each level of a building in The Riftbreaker - we want our buildings to be easily identifiable, and if they changed their appearance with every upgrade it would be quite easy to get lost amid the chaos of your own base. Instead, we added small attachments with a level number on top of the original model - that way you can easily identify buildings that you have upgraded already. It’s easy to do in the case of large buildings, but what about the smaller ones, like walls or towers? {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34659267/4fe8396ab56e0a005797c0782aa16926bbe4abf0.jpg This is the final design of solar panel levels - really simple and effective. All of a sudden, after upgrading your renewable energy sources, you were greeted with a field of ‘2’s or ‘3’s, according to the building level and it did not look great. In the vast majority of cases, there was no way to attach the numbers to them, so we decided to make separate models for all walls, gates, and defensive towers. Attaching numbers to Solar Panels, Wind Turbines, and Energy Storages was doable, but their tendency to appear in large groups came to bite us. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34659267/164495591d26d1a207b60a49a2c18a7fce7a0e12.jpg The energy storages get beefier with each level, giving you a much better sense of their capacity. Luckily, our graphics department runs on a more relaxed schedule than the rest of us. That meant they could squeeze in a couple of extra models of buildings into their plans. It was important for us to make sure these were done in the spirit of the original models so that you could tell at a glance what the purpose of any given building is. That’s how we managed to avoid the ‘number spam’ and still allow you to know what level your buildings are with just a glance. While we were at it, we have also redone the liquid pumps, so that they get more massive with each level. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34659267/999ec60f87e0a5a8be307e686fcb32d5b7b8b525.jpg Pumps didn't really need a visual update, but hey, since we're already doing it, we might as well show them some love. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34659267/753ce94784c6f2f6c08df26db69d4da2d1974432.jpg The final result. Yay or nay? Join our Discord at www.discord.gg/exorstudios for more behind-the-scenes stories and developer insights. We also stream twice a week, where we try to answer as many questions as possible. Join us Tuesdays and Thursdays at 3 PM CEST at www.twitch.tv/exorstudios. See you next time!

Hello Riftbreakers! Last Wednesday we told you about an entirely new kind of defensive tower, that is not only bigger and more powerful, but that also requires liquid resources in the form of plasma. This is a part of our effort to ensure that liquid storage and transportation is not just a niche requirement of one tech branch, but a full mechanic on its own. Today, let’s take a look at another building that utilizes liquids and for a good reason - the Shield Generator. As the name suggests, this building is a defensive structure that will try to help keep your base alive. It envelops all buildings within its area of effect with a layer of supercharged plasma, protecting them from any outside interference. It needs to get that fancy, enriched plasma some way - that stuff does not grow on trees, and that’s where the pipes (among other things) come in. https://media.giphy.com/media/RPLUjIs1ulId3Oddj8/giphy.gif Laying down pipes can be an interesting puzzle, make sure to leave some space between your buildings - you may need it in the future! You must first get your hands on regular plasma. That is quite easy to come by - it is produced by the Fusion Power Plant, for example. Then you can turn it into the supercharged state using a specialized Plasma Converter. The supercharged plasma can be stored in regular Liquid Resource Deposits, or transported directly to your Shield Generators. https://media.giphy.com/media/MP2lLyrySqGlzXxcBW/giphy.gif You can check how much of the shield is left on any building in the radius of the Shield Generator. By the way, they stack! Once you supply the Generator with everything it needs, it starts doing its magic. All Riftbreaker structures within range now have a protective layer over them. However, they all draw their extra hitpoints from one common ‘shield pool’ of the generator. If one building takes enough damage then the shield is broken, all others lose protection as well. After that, the Generator will take some time to build up a new charge and start working again, similar to the Energy Shield on the Mecha-Suit. https://media.giphy.com/media/yurQdjoL5qdHST0Ccx/giphy.gif Shield generators can soak up a lot of damage from environmental hazards, such as a meteor shower. The Shield Generator can be used to give your walls a degree of extra protection, but that is not where it shines. Instead, you can use it to protect the key components of your base or buildings that are critical for some process you are trying to complete. For example - if you need your Uranium Centrifuges to keep working no matter what because you REALLY HAVE TO get your new Mini-Nuke Launcher (for science!), the shield Generator will ensure that they do. https://media.giphy.com/media/Z5VBfcdc1y2tWmWB22/giphy.gif Shield Generators and Heavy artillery are best buddies, since they both use supercharged plasma. 2 for 1! Naturally, there are a lot more buildings like this to come and we hope that you are looking forward to the logistic puzzle of distributing liquid resources around the base. As always, you are welcome to join our Discord if you’d like to find out more about The Riftbreaker - www.discord.gg/exorstudios. We also stream twice a week - follow our Twitch channel to get notified when we go live - www.twitch.tv/exorstudios. More exciting things to come!

Hello Riftbreakers! Long time no see! We’re sorry for the lack of updates over the course of the past couple of weeks. We have been working on some spicy things that will be revealed soon. We also managed to snag some awesome prizes - Best Desktop Game and the Grand Prize at DevGAMM 2021, as well as the 2nd place in the Pro category of Game Development World Championship 2020. No time to celebrate, though, we have a game to finish! Check out what we’ve been working on lately. A couple of months back we told you about the new defensive towers that made their way into the game. As fun and effective they are, they are still variations of the classic, 1x1 Sentinel Tower that has been with us since 2018. Well, this one is a bit different. Not only does it take more space, but it also requires a connection to a source of plasma via a pipe. We promise - the extra hassle is worth it. Meet the Heavy Artillery Tower. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34659267/18ab1cfc3ee34ebdc06293d1b068644e881e2e98.jpg Like a couple of proud parents standing right behind their children! Heavy Artillery takes a long time to aim, and even longer time to reload, but there is a decent chance that you will never need the second shot - this beast of a cannon launches plasma-enriched nuclear shells on the heads of unsuspecting enemies from a great distance. The power of the resulting blast is high enough to wipe out almost all Galatean creatures and the large area of effect creates gaps in the structure of the attacking hordes, allowing you to reach creatures at the back more easily. https://media.giphy.com/media/ACgTc0nQrtxyTIhNjo/giphy.gif So many pipes, so many liquids! We might have oversold the power of the Heavy Artillery a little. It will not singlehandedly solve all your problems on Galatea 37. Nor will it destroy literally everything that ends up on the wrong side of the barrel. It’s even possible to render it almost useless - if the creatures come too close to this tower, it simply won’t be able to shoot at them. However, it is definitely worth having access to at least a couple of these towers in the critical spots around your base, for all those moments when you need a little extra firepower. https://media.giphy.com/media/lMXueZ6PHDo19Qvnbq/giphy.gif Not the most optimal use case, but boy is it fun! As we mentioned before, the Heavy Artillery Tower requires an additional resource to operate in the form of plasma. You will have to connect a pipeline directly to the tower in order to make use of it. This is a part of the larger plan to make liquid resources more relevant in The Riftbreaker. The feedback we got during our Alpha test showed us that apart from the gas power there was no real need to lay down the pipes, so we’re changing things up a bit. Hope you like what comes out of it! https://media.giphy.com/media/9JeFZTdGGBPtwjBt3p/giphy.gif Never have I been so happy to see a nuclear shell flying towards me. If you would like to join our Closed Alpha (that it THIS CLOSE to becoming a Closed Beta) you should hang out with us on www.discord.gg/exorstudios. Being active in the server increases your chances of getting a key. You might also catch some awesome streamers live during some of the giveaway streams that take place more and more often. See you there!

Hello there! After our little trip to the acid biome, it is time to go even further. Today we will take a look at one of the most dangerous places you can find on Galatea 37. ‘Why would we want to go to an even more dangerous place than the previous one?’ you may ask. Well, the answer is simple - some of the resources required to construct the rift portal back home are only available there. Pack up some fireproof protective clothes because today we’re going to the magma biome. https://media.giphy.com/media/Qkg3q3JxeAP69eDMhb/giphy.gif As luck would have it, rich deposits of Titanium are only available in the areas of intense volcanic activity on Galatea 37. This biome bears many scars from countless eruptions. Lava-filled craters of various shapes and sizes pose an interesting challenge for Ashley and Mr. Riggs - how are they supposed to build up an outpost with all its infrastructure in such a constrained building space? That alone will require a lot of creativity, and we haven’t even tackled the most obvious problem yet - the heat. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34659267/d219d0930d438da9d66ee68c1ced6be13afdb962.jpg As you would expect, being in close proximity to an active volcano makes the ambient temperature significantly higher than normal. Even the robust and well-tested Riftbreaker technology starts breaking down over time due to the heat. In order to build any structures, you will have to find a way to bring the temperature down a notch. Oddly enough, nature has found a way to sustain life even here, so perhaps you should look for inspiration in your surroundings? https://media.giphy.com/media/NjG3JV4kGireYG35lf/giphy.gif Nothing is ever easy on Galatea 37. Even in this hellish biome, there are lots of creatures that will see you as a threat to their existence. We have shown you some of them before - Morirots and Hedroners are right at home here. Either try not to get under their skin too much, or mod your guns to utilize their weaknesses, otherwise your magma biome adventure might get tough. Luckily, not all creatures are hostile - just look at these cuties! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34659267/2c314e0ebfbc080d8770176e844d7d930d02e176.jpg There is one more thing to mention. Volcanic activity in this region is quite unpredictable. This results in frequent eruptions of ash, magma, and debris. In the best-case scenario, your outpost will be drowned in thick volcanic ash, severely limiting vision and solar power collection. If you’re a bit less lucky, large chunks of volcanic debris will bombard your base and there is plenty of evidence of their power in the surrounding area. It also seems that some rocks spewed out of the volcano get strange magnetic properties. We will have to investigate that. https://media.giphy.com/media/ljJ66R0WAgG5JshSXB/giphy.gif When you finally overcome all the problems we just mentioned, you will be rewarded with access to amazing mineral deposits, boosting your economy by a lot! Best of all - power shouldn’t be a big issue for you here, as you can put magma to work in your brand new Magma Power Plants. We promise - it’s all worth it. That’s enough info for now - if you want to know more, join our Discord at www.discord.gg/exorstudios and visit our streams (www.twitch.tv/exorstudios). More exclusive materials and inside knowledge await!

Hello! A couple of weeks ago we gave you a general overview of what the campaign mode in The Riftbreaker will look like. If you haven’t read that article, here’s a little summary. You begin your mission on Galatea 37 in the jungle biome. Over time, you will gain access to planetary missions taking place in different areas of the this brave new world There are significant differences between those areas. The fauna, flora, weather, and resources are unique for each biome. Exploration of those areas will grant you the resources necessary to advance your technology and come back home. It is high time we spoke a little bit more about the other biomes you will see in the game (which you might have already seen in our latest weapons trailer). https://media.giphy.com/media/0lqwgO5Al6hNLFC1z0/giphy.gif The acid biome looks like a barren wasteland at first, not capable of supporting any life and not worth exploring. In this case, the first impression is highly deceptive. Various species of animals, plants, and mushrooms have adapted very well to these conditions, but not in a way you would see elsewhere. Instead of regular trees, this area is going to greet you with menacing, 15-meters tall, leathery mushrooms swaying in the wind. You might see some regular grass or bushes, but it’s much more likely that you will encounter huge plots of small, red, bulbous mushrooms. There are also various species of cacti present, as there is very little water available. https://media.giphy.com/media/W9z37w5x4z5ocNMrma/giphy.gif In fact, you most likely won’t see any fresh water at all there. Most of the liquid pools you can find in the acid biome are filled with acidic sludge. We already know that you can turn it into usable resources, such as flammable gas or water by using proper facilities, so it is a good idea to have them researched before you establish an outpost in the acid biome. That will grant you the ability to use gas power, which you will definitely need to mine the rich palladium deposits, as both wind and solar energy work at reduced efficiency due to the thick, acidic atmosphere. https://media.giphy.com/media/lukKFRjnYihKbQ4iHh/giphy.gif Naturally, establishing a new base here won’t be a simple task. First, you will need to scout the area to discover what kinds of threats and conditions you can expect here. The indigenous creatures, like Granans for example, won’t stay indifferent to your expansion on their territory and they will do whatever it takes to stop you. That, coupled with dangerous weather events, such as our beloved acid rain will guarantee that even a simple exploration mission is going to be exciting. We won’t share more for now, but there will be opportunities to see gameplay from the campaign mode, be on the lookout for that! https://media.giphy.com/media/B8TBxhNbZsCfDUjYI8/giphy.gif As you can see, biomes in The Riftbreaker are not just cosmetics. They fundamentally change the way the game is played. Some tactics that you employ in the jungle might translate well to the acid biome, while others will do you more harm than good. Learning the ropes will be a big part of the first campaign playthrough and we can’t wait to see your reactions to all the little surprises we left for you! If you want more inside info, join our Discord at www.discord.gg/exorstudios and watch our streams. Both these channels allow you to ask us direct questions, plus being active there might get you an Alpha key! EXOR Studios