- Steam App
- Xenonauts 2 (538030)
- Event type
- patch note
- Published
- 17 February 2026 - 22:23:55 UTC
- Source
- steam_community_announcements
This update is also only accessible by switching to our Experimental branches (instructions on how to do so here) - although please be aware they have slower load times and worse performance than normal builds due to the extra logging they contain!Balance / Gameplay Changes:The light variant of Xenonaut armour now grants roughly 65% of the armour of the Heavy Armour variant (except for the basic Tactical Armour), rather than 50% as in previous versions.Reverted Combat Shields to 100% effectiveness on Veteran and Commander difficulties.This change was originally made to address how powerful the shield & pistol combo was when given to the entire team. After some more testing, we decided that it wasn't quite overpowered enough to warrant a second shield nerf (after Milestone 6 reduced their side protection), so we've returned to the previous values.Cost of the Identify Recruits strategic op...