- Steam App
- Xenonauts 2 (538030)
- Event type
- patch note
- Published
- 4 October 2025 - 19:36:36 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 Changes:Xenonaut Shields were previously a bit overpowered as they blocked all damage in the frontal 180-degree arc of the carrying soldier. They now only offer 100% protection in the frontal 90-degree arc, and the protection now linearly drops off from 100% down to a minimum of 20% as the angle approaches the edges of the frontal 180-degree arc.Changes:Various visual updates to the new ARES model to reintroduce the engine glow and heat haze etc.Soviet Town terror sites now have Alenium Bombs like the Western Town maps do.Updated the "wingover" icon in the air combat interface.Bugfixes:Fixed a crash that could occur at end of turn in th...