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Three Phase Interactive Pty Ltd | Jul 28, 2016 | game

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  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak2
  • Units sold (VGI)No data available
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  • Review score74% positive
  • Total reviews57
  • Release dateJul 28, 2016
  • DeveloperThree Phase Interactive Pty Ltd
  • PublisherThree Phase Interactive Pty Ltd

Genres: Action, Indie, Strategy

Company pages: Developer: Three Phase Interactive Pty LtdPublisher: Three Phase Interactive Pty Ltd

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Defect Steam news

Defect news collects recent Steam feed items, update posts, and announcements that SteamPulse can associate with this app.

Latest Steam announcements

  • Build Patch Notes v1.0.23054 - 26 September 2016

    Added more built-in ships to survival mode. Added talking animations to Zeke, Pwny, Borld and defectors. Changed the way scrap is attracted to ships (easier to pickup now, especially small ships with the tractor beam). Made Mines 101 and Space Force One a bit easier. Changed the default controller next/previous direct control item to face buttons.

  • Build Patch Notes v1.0.23054 - 26 September 2016

    Added more built-in ships to survival mode. Added talking animations to Zeke, Pwny, Borld and defectors. Changed the way scrap is attracted to ships (easier to pickup now, especially small ships with the tractor beam). Made Mines 101 and Space Force One a bit easier. Changed the default controller next/previous direct control item to face buttons.

  • Build Patch Notes v1.0.23025 - 23 August 2016

    Newly defeated defectors now can be fought against by everyone! Added ‘All’ option to challenge mode enemy selection. This chooses from everyone’s shared ships, rather than just friends’. Added paging through friends’ and everyone’s ships (50 at a time). Added ‘out of scrap’ warning to the shipyard. Updated the ordering of sub-types in the Direct Control list. Removed some mid-mission camera cuts and zoom changes. Fixed Tomahawk Express and Punch Stopper bonuses (and therefore achievements) not working. Fixed shared ships with fighter decks using the default fighter instead of the one chosen by the creator. Fixed warp in bugs where it could get stuck warping in forever. Reported as Assault Pig invincible in Survival mode. Fixed Runaway crashing into asteroids. Fixed Stash crashing into asteroids on hard difficulty in Stash mission. Fixed Carriers mission black screen if die after carrie…

  • Build Patch Notes v1.0.23025 - 23 August 2016

    Newly defeated defectors now can be fought against by everyone! Added ‘All’ option to challenge mode enemy selection. This chooses from everyone’s shared ships, rather than just friends’. Added paging through friends’ and everyone’s ships (50 at a time). Added ‘out of scrap’ warning to the shipyard. Updated the ordering of sub-types in the Direct Control list. Removed some mid-mission camera cuts and zoom changes. Fixed Tomahawk Express and Punch Stopper bonuses (and therefore achievements) not working. Fixed shared ships with fighter decks using the default fighter instead of the one chosen by the creator. Fixed warp in bugs where it could get stuck warping in forever. Reported as Assault Pig invincible in Survival mode. Fixed Runaway crashing into asteroids. Fixed Stash crashing into asteroids on hard difficulty in Stash mission. Fixed Carriers mission black screen if die after carrie…

  • Build Patch Notes v1.0.22966 - 11 August 2016

    Made some of the early missions a bit easier (Big Pile of Scrap, Final Stand, Deadly Dragon). Made Big Pile of Scrap intro cutscene popup text skippable. Fixed some of the mission bonuses (and therefore achievements) not working (Big Pile of Scrap, Final Stand, Platform Capture). Fixed survival mode ship selection. Fixed off by one wave count required for survival mode achievements. Fixed sound fx not muting when game is paused. Spanish translation improvements.

  • Build Patch Notes v1.0.22966 - 11 August 2016

    Made some of the early missions a bit easier (Big Pile of Scrap, Final Stand, Deadly Dragon). Made Big Pile of Scrap intro cutscene popup text skippable. Fixed some of the mission bonuses (and therefore achievements) not working (Big Pile of Scrap, Final Stand, Platform Capture). Fixed survival mode ship selection. Fixed off by one wave count required for survival mode achievements. Fixed sound fx not muting when game is paused. Spanish translation improvements.

  • Build Ships As Your Own Worst Enemy In Defect SDK - 29 July 2016

    Destroy everything you create, that’s my motto. Create it, enjoy it, examine strengths and flaws, destroy it before someone ruins or – worse – accepts it, then move on with what you’ve learned. I’m delighted to finally find a video game which understands me. Defect: Spaceship Destruction Kit is a shoot ‘em up where you carefully design a ship you’ll love and adore, then crew will mutinity and you’ll need to build a whole new ship to defeat them. Over and over, build ships to destroy their predecessors. I dream of a ship able to destroy me. Point is, Defect has now launched. …

  • Build Patch Notes v1.0.22924 - 28 July 2016

    No longer in Early Access! Localised into French, Italian, German, Spanish and Russian! Hooked up friends option in challenge mode. Added the final two missions. Unlocked more ship pieces in the last few missions. Changed the ship stats shown in the choose ship screen. Old ships will have some zero values until they are saved again from within the shipyard. Changed Options -> Sound -> Sound slider to change the sound fx volume, not the overall volume (i.e. music is no longer affected). Removed some mid-mission camera cutaways. Fixed clicking on a UI element while having a weapon selected for Direct Control firing the weapon. Fixed being able to continue when all you have done is saved options. Fixed if loading save game fails. Was causing no ship pieces unlocked at the end of the Ambiguous Wind. Fixed being able to get into challenge mode before any pieces have been unlocked. Sound fixe…

  • Build Patch Notes v1.0.22924 - 28 July 2016

    No longer in Early Access! Localised into French, Italian, German, Spanish and Russian! Hooked up friends option in challenge mode. Added the final two missions. Unlocked more ship pieces in the last few missions. Changed the ship stats shown in the choose ship screen. Old ships will have some zero values until they are saved again from within the shipyard. Changed Options -> Sound -> Sound slider to change the sound fx volume, not the overall volume (i.e. music is no longer affected). Removed some mid-mission camera cutaways. Fixed clicking on a UI element while having a weapon selected for Direct Control firing the weapon. Fixed being able to continue when all you have done is saved options. Fixed if loading save game fails. Was causing no ship pieces unlocked at the end of the Ambiguous Wind. Fixed being able to get into challenge mode before any pieces have been unlocked. Sound fixe…

  • Beta Build Patch Notes 0.12.22839 - 20 July 2016

    Instructions for how to get the beta build are here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/352370/discussions/0/494632506570262858/ - Hooked up friends option in challenge mode. That right, you can now fight your friend’s ship designs! - Added new mission “SDK” - Removed some mid-mission camera cutaways. - Fixed clicking on a UI element while having a weapon selected for Direct Control firing the weapon. - Fixed being able to continue when all you have done is saved options. Fixed if loading save game fails. Was causing no ship pieces unlocked at the end of the Ambiguous Wind. - Fixed control customisation screen not being scrollable if you went into it before shipyard controls screen. - Sound fixes for being zoomed out while using hyper core ships. - If a player deletes a ship that is used as a fighter, the fighter deck now uses the default fighter instead of nothing.

  • Beta Build Patch Notes 0.12.22839 - 20 July 2016

    Instructions for how to get the beta build are here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/352370/discussions/0/494632506570262858/ - Hooked up friends option in challenge mode. That right, you can now fight your friend’s ship designs! - Added new mission “SDK” - Removed some mid-mission camera cutaways. - Fixed clicking on a UI element while having a weapon selected for Direct Control firing the weapon. - Fixed being able to continue when all you have done is saved options. Fixed if loading save game fails. Was causing no ship pieces unlocked at the end of the Ambiguous Wind. - Fixed control customisation screen not being scrollable if you went into it before shipyard controls screen. - Sound fixes for being zoomed out while using hyper core ships. - If a player deletes a ship that is used as a fighter, the fighter deck now uses the default fighter instead of nothing.

  • Coming out of Early Access on July 28! - 11 July 2016

    That's right, we've announced that Defect will be coming out of Early Access on July 28! To celebrate, we've put together a new trailer.

  • Coming out of Early Access on July 28! - 11 July 2016

    That's right, we've announced that Defect will be coming out of Early Access on July 28! To celebrate, we've put together a new trailer.

  • Build Patch Notes 0.12.22774 - 10 July 2016

    - Added achievements (placeholder icons). - Inserted red core into the unlock progression (unlocks earlier now). - Improved shipyard music. - Added new game difficulty selection screen. - You now have complete Rangga Beard and Scrap King to be able to complete Station Attack. - Lots of bug fixes.

  • Build Patch Notes 0.12.22774 - 10 July 2016

    - Added achievements (placeholder icons). - Inserted red core into the unlock progression (unlocks earlier now). - Improved shipyard music. - Added new game difficulty selection screen. - You now have complete Rangga Beard and Scrap King to be able to complete Station Attack. - Lots of bug fixes.

  • Build Patch Notes 0.12.22576 - 8 June 2016

    - Added Rail Road Returns level. - Turned on missile blocking for SSN Directional Shield. - Added shipyard and fighting control customisation (Options > Controls). This is a first pass, so please give it a go and give us your feedback. - Added mouse wheel sensitivity slider (Options > Controls). - Fixed: Pirate Fleet level shouldn't warp out an enemy if it is dead when it reaches the checkpoint. - Fixed: In Runaway level you can no longer capture the ship after making it neutral.

  • Build Patch Notes 0.12.22576 - 8 June 2016

    - Added Rail Road Returns level. - Turned on missile blocking for SSN Directional Shield. - Added shipyard and fighting control customisation (Options > Controls). This is a first pass, so please give it a go and give us your feedback. - Added mouse wheel sensitivity slider (Options > Controls). - Fixed: Pirate Fleet level shouldn't warp out an enemy if it is dead when it reaches the checkpoint. - Fixed: In Runaway level you can no longer capture the ship after making it neutral.

  • Now Available for Linux! - 3 June 2016

    Good news for all you Linux/SteamOS gamers! Defect is now ready for you to play! If you have already been playing on Windows or Mac OS, your Steam Cloud saves should be available, so you can continue where you left off! Three Phase out!

  • Now Available for Linux! - 3 June 2016

    Good news for all you Linux/SteamOS gamers! Defect is now ready for you to play! If you have already been playing on Windows or Mac OS, your Steam Cloud saves should be available, so you can continue where you left off! Three Phase out!

  • Build Patch Notes 0.12.22531 - 28 May 2016

    -Added Negative Victory level -Added TriStage Hyper Rails (unlocked in negative victory) -Updated ‘Survival’ in Challenge mode. Added basic score screen. -Radiation Gun no longer damages allied ships. -Fixed Challenge Mode enemy selection bugs. -New mission map icons -Added language menu to options screen (just english so far) -New bonus objectives for Rail Guns 101 level -Friendly bullets and missiles no longer hit your shields

Patch notes and updates

S.noRelease datePatch nameGID number
126 September 2016Build Patch Notes v1.0.230544249665521682757937
226 September 2016Build Patch Notes v1.0.23054243582192041228259
323 August 2016Build Patch Notes v1.0.230254249665521682758047
423 August 2016Build Patch Notes v1.0.23025252586225989875171
511 August 2016Build Patch Notes v1.0.229664249665521682758161
611 August 2016Build Patch Notes v1.0.22966252584970554797292
728 July 2016Build Patch Notes v1.0.229244249665521682758280
828 July 2016Build Patch Notes v1.0.22924252584317720057462
920 July 2016Beta Build Patch Notes 0.12.228394249665521682758388
1020 July 2016Beta Build Patch Notes 0.12.22839251457560637176617
1110 July 2016Build Patch Notes 0.12.227744249665521682758613
1210 July 2016Build Patch Notes 0.12.22774257086017107588727
138 June 2016Build Patch Notes 0.12.225764249665521682758720
148 June 2016Build Patch Notes 0.12.22576249202181055653583
1528 May 2016Build Patch Notes 0.12.225314249665521682758940
1628 May 2016Build Patch Notes 0.12.22531255956312805162581
1710 May 2016Build Patch Notes 0.12.224384249665521682759055
1810 May 2016Build Patch Notes 0.12.22438255954571303182972
192 May 2016Build Patch Notes 0.12.223484249665521682759154
202 May 2016Build Patch Notes 0.12.22348255953775627329492

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