Hello, Adrenaline Survivors!

In Update 3, we focused on improving the gameplay. We developed a new system for notifications about important in-game events, significantly enhanced the visual quality of the levels, and expanded the functionality of the level generator.

Special Thanks

A special shoutout to players **Swank **and **Aztek **for their help with suggestions, ideas, and feedback! Some of the improvements are based on their input.

Gameplay

Freezing now affects not only zombies but also their projectiles.
Frozen zombies no longer block the movement of other zombies.
Plasma charge now fires in the direction the character is moving, rather than where they are looking.
Portals can now appear in any section of the map. Previously, they only appeared in the start and finish sections.
Balance changes: Location 1, Difficulty level 5, Stages: 12, 13, 15, 16, 18.
Fixed zombie behavior bugs. Enemies are now a little smarter.
Some level elements have been modified to improve character movement.
Tutorial – gravity settings have been fixed to match those of the main game.

Bugs

Shield-bearer enemy: After freezing, their shield no longer blocks attacks.
Gravity Trap skill: The visual effect now disappears as soon as the trap’s effect ends.
Fixed enemy spawning bugs through portals in certain rooms.
Kamikaze enemy: No longer explodes when frozen.
Frozen enemies no longer teleport.
Damage and invincibility boosters do not carry over to the next stage.
Character renaming: Axeman is now called Berserk. This name better suits his combat style.

Visuals

Created a new illustration for the loading screen.
Increased the variety of elements in level generation.
Performed color correction to improve object readability.
Modified and improved many visual effects for different skills and weapons.
The zombie hit effect now triggers earlier, at the start of their swing.

Optimization & Interface

Redesigned the notification system. Added alerts for leveling up, portal openings, boosters, resources, and crates.
Optimized object collision on the map. Now ladders, platforms, and crates won’t grab your leg at the worst moment.
Optimized all level elements to consume fewer resources from the GPU and CPU.
Significantly improved controls in the location and difficulty selection screens for both keyboard and controllers.
Improved the transition between the loading screen and the level.
Pause now exits with a single press of the Esc button (previously it required two presses).

In Progress

Development of a new character.
New weapons, skills, and evolutions are in the works.
Combat mechanics for enemies are being developed and tested.
And much more )))

Best regards The MidHard Games Team

Update 3: new notification system, gameplay and visual polishing.