Nova Drift

NOVA DRIFT: Mayhem Update

Jeffrey Nielson -

Featuring four new super mods, new body gear, a new challenge mode, and a balance pass, this update is designed to offer an even greater degree of build choice and variety.  

TL;DR: Barrage lets you turn a shotgun or a sniper into a rapid-fire spray-n'-pray

You can read the full patch notes here.

Detailed Stat Breakdowns:

SUPER MOD: SINGULAR STRIKE

  • Singular Strike empowers or disempowers your weapon, based on the number of existing instances of your primary weapon
  • +30% total weapon damage, size, and blast radius
  • -10% total weapon damage, size, and blast radius for each weapon or projectile instance, up to -50%

SUPER MOD: DISPLACEMENT

  • When you trigger Strafe, you Blink to your destination
  • Allows 4-way teleportation
  • +400% Blink damage
  • +25% Blink knockback to targets

SUPER MOD: BARRAGE

  • +25% weapon projectiles
  • +7 flat weapon damage for weapons that hit
  • Your weapon rapidly fires a barrage instead of burst fire or spread, one projectile at a time
  • Barrage modifies each projectile to have between -35% and +10% size, blast, velocity, and damage

SUPER MOD: BURNOUT REACTORS

  • +30% non-shield construct assembly speed, movement, rotation, and orbit speed
  • +30% Self Destruction damage, which becomes burn damage and ignites targets for 30 burn damage /s for 3 seconds
  • Construct rate of fire increases as their hull decreases, up to +50% total
  • Constructs take 8 hull damage per second

BODY GEAR: COURSER

  • +3 projectiles for projectile weapons
  • -15% weapon damage and weapon size
  • -60% weapon projectile spread
  • Projectiles are divided between 90 degree broadside cannons
  • Hull Strength: 80
    Thrust: 125

What's Next?

Wild Metamorphosis. It's still coming! This is by far Nova Drift's most popular request, a new challenge mode that shakes up every run with powerful, unpredictable upgrades. It introduces a stronger "rogue-lite" dimension to the game, challenging your creativity and adaptation. This game mode will come with a separate Wild Metamorphosis global Steam Leaderboard.

Finally, Happy Intergalactic Pride Month from Nova Drift!

If you're playing the new update, please come tell me what you think in the Discord!

Drift on,

Jeffrey Nielson

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