Hello all!

We just added 2 new tracks to the Nova Drift OST: Superlumen + Superlumen (Warped).

Also, the entire OST is 30% for the next few days, as part of the Steam Soundtrack Sale. Check it out: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1156340/Nova_Drift_OST/

These tracks will be added to the actual in-game music in March, when we roll out some major updates as part of our 1-year anniversary celebration. Excite!

If you want first access to the upcoming updates, keep an eye on the announcements in our Discord Server... juicy new stuff always goes there first!

Keep on driftin',

-Miles @ Pixeljam

This message is from V2Blast, our localization manager:

Bonjour, привет, guten Tag!

As localization manager, I'm excited to announce that Nova Drift's first two translations are almost ready. The March 27th update is planned to include support for Russian and French - but we need your help!

As many of you already know, we use a tool called Localizor to crowd-source the translation of the game. You can earn prestige points by suggesting correct translations of strings into other languages, and spend that prestige to unlock games as rewards. (But even more importantly, you earn our undying love and appreciation!) For Nova Drift, we need to translate everything into the target language in a way that makes sense. That's where you come in. Those of you who know these languages and play the game are in the best position to figure out how to localize the text in a way that gets the meaning across. We also need your help to figure out which fonts look the best in the game.

If you're not already part of Nova Drift's localization effort, you can get involved by going to https://www.localizor.io/game/15/translations and creating an account. There are translation efforts going in a lot of languages thanks to our hardworking community, and many suggested translations already - but we need people to vote on those suggestions to verify that they're accurate! We're making a particular push to have the Russian and French translations ready to go in time for the March 27th update, and we'd like to get the ball rolling on German as well.

If you know someone who might be able to suggest/verify translations, invite them to join the effort! We may be able to provide some extra rewards for our best translators too - stay tuned for more details... If you have any questions about how to get involved or about the localization effort itself, feel free to ask them in the #localization channel in the Discord Server! We wouldn't be able to do this without your dedication and support.

We're excited to announce the latest major update, entitled APEX.

Check the Steam store page for the latest trailer - it's right after the first (default) Early Access launch one.

Highlights from this update:

• Turret receives a full mod tree
  
• Ally, Interceptor, and Guardian overhauled & gain new mods
  
• Dozens of balances changes and fixes. DOZENS!
  
• Overhauled controls customization

Click here for the full patch notes

APEX sets the stage for the next big(ger) content update, hitting March 27th. Some upcoming highlights:

• New Gear: Carrier, Thermal Lance, & Shockwave Shield
  
• More Wild Mods
  
• Progress on Enemies 2.0
  
• Some surprises...

A signal boost is always appreciated, if you are feeling retweety:
https://twitter.com/NovaDriftGame/status/1224393352851771392

Thanks for the ongoing support!

-Miles @ Pixeljam

The next major update is coming, and it includes some hefty changes to the turret. If you'd like to help us test it, join the discord server and check the patch-notes channel for the password to the experimental branch...

Full update coming in early February!

Even bigger update (new weapons, body & shields) coming in March...

Hello all,

Version 0.25.3 is now live! Here is what's new:

• The XP curve has been smoothed out. The climb to level 20 is a bit slower, and the average player should be able to reach a maximum of about 5 levels higher than before.
  
• The game text was given a sweeping overhaul, adjusting grammar, readability, spelling, and consistency. Localization efforts can now ramp up!
  
• Changed many game terms in minor ways. For instance, Hull Strength is now Hull, Shield Durability is now Shields
  
• Improved directional steering behavior for game pad
  
• Dozens of balance changes and bug fixes, with full details HERE.

A few other things:

- Join Our Discord Server, where we share updates and experimental builds before anywhere else (also lots of juicy drift chat).

- Want to help with localization? CLICK HERE to join the crowdsourcing effort on Localizor.

Enjoy!

-Miles @ Pixeljam

NOVA DRIFT: FISSION
v0.24.4
November 16, 2019

Nova Drift FISSION brings additional polish, balance, and quality-of-life changes to Nova Drift, along with introducing some new Body Gear and build archetypes. Older, underutilized upgrades have been given new artwork and overhauls. FISSION also introduces some wave and scaling changes which set the stage for the upcoming enemy and boss rework.

Highlights:

Harnessing mysterious cosmic powers, the Stealth body gear has been divided into two separate bodies: The Spectre and the Firefly.

The Spectre body gear represents the stealth aspect of the original Stealth body. It is able to cloak faster and enjoys up to a +200% weapon damage buff when fully cloaked. It is able to move at low speeds without breaking cloak and can apply a partial damage buff while partially cloaked. Additionally, enemies have been given more intelligent reactions to a stealthed target...

The Firefly body gear represents the speed, thruster burn, and self-damage resistant aspects of the original Stealth body. Its thrusters are now larger, deal more damage, are more wide-spread, and have unique artwork.

The Split Shot weapon has been reworked. It has been given new visual effects and animations and its damage and spread has been increased. Additionally, the weapon now innately deals 50% splash damage on hit to targets behind its point of impact.

Added a new recursive common Wild Mod: Masochism. Masochism grants +8% self-damage resistance, but increases damage taken from enemies by 4%. It also provides a stackable "Adrenal Module-like effect", providing up to +15% increased global damage while at death's door.

Reflexive Shields, Defiance, Hypermetabolism, Regenerative Shields, and Celestial Lance have been reworked or upgraded. Myriad other balance adjustments and minor features have been added!

Introduced the Combat Log to the game!

Added support for directional steering!

Waves and enemy scaling have been reworked. Progression is smoother now, with very high waves being far less chaotic (but still difficult!) Enemies are more powerful, but less numerous, allowing more strategic builds to compete in the late-game alongside the usual contenders.

Full details on the update are available here:
https://blog.novadrift.io/patch-notes/

Hello Drifters,

Today we launch the biggest update to Nova Drift yet: WILD METAMORPHOSIS. 24 new mods that enhance the game's rogue-like and deck-building aspects.



Read more about it here: https://blog.novadrift.io/wild-metamorphosis-launch.

Please help us spread the word here if you like to tweet stuff -> https://twitter.com/NovaDriftGame/status/1178717811767513088

We also released the Soundtrack today! 21 tracks by Miles Tilmann, with more to come: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1156340/Nova_Drift_OST.

As we get ready for the official launch of Wild Metamorphosis on Sept 30th, we need some help making sure it's squeaky clean and ready to go. Hop on over to the BETA BRANCH of the game and try out the new mods (all 24 of them!). You can enable this mode just like any other challenge mode, before the game begins.

If you leave feedback or bug reports for Wild Mods on the forums - please make sure you specify that you have the Wild Metamorphosis beta branch enabled.

Here's another preview of one of the Wild Mods - Phantom Strike. When you deal crash damage to an enemy, you warp behind it, aim towards it and auto-fire:



Also don't forget that the Nova Drift OST launches on Sept 30th as well! Have a listen and wishlist it if you plan to pick it up:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1156340/Nova_Drift_OST/

-Miles @ Pixeljam

In addition to the massive Wild Metamorphosis Update on Sept. 30th, we're also launching the official soundtrack, produced by Miles Tilmann.

The OST currently contains 21 tracks, 7 of which have not been heard in the game yet.

Preview the tracks and wishlist it here:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1156340/Nova_Drift_OST/

Even more tracks will be added to it later as we approach full release!

The biggest update to Nova Drift is coming soon... September 30th to be exact!

WILD METAMORPHOSIS is a brand new challenge mode, and adds 24 new & rarely-appearing mods to the pool that do extreme and unpredictable things. We've posted a bit about them before, and now we're going to start rolling out previews of them one by one.

The first one is Death Blossom - which fires your weapon in a radial spray on shield-break:



More images of Death Blossom in action: