Devlog - V9 "armoury update"

Hyper-5 V9 “armoury update”

V9 is the “Armoury Update” release of Hyper-5. I have added in four new unlockable weapons to help you defeat the enemy, as well as new texturing for the main ship and bug fixes. Thanks to everyone who has supported the game and I very much hope you enjoy playing!

Updated Hyper-5 ship visuals

• retextured
• added Gravity Whip and Shield Tech Bay models

Weapon Update

• added Gamma Sweep, Electro Trace, Pod and Swarm weapons, and associated challenges
• one less extremity destruction needed to defeat Level 5 boss

Bug fixes:

• vulkan rendering path (linux native build)
• menu text. "Use Cannon" -> "Use Tech Bay"
• environment distance fog in level 2
• fixed possible state machine error during Dendrite enemy death
• fixed terrain collision failing in some circumstances
• fixed issue with level 5 boss tail initialisation when skipping cut scene

Many thanks, especially to players who left reviews and feedback 😊

Jamie, Developer of Hyper-5