Hey everyone, Daniel here.

Update 3 is now out! And I’m super excited for you all to dive into it. I'll walk you through everything that's new - because there's a lot, and I don't want any of it to get buried in a patch note scroll!

As mentioned previously, UPDATE 3’s main goal was to broaden the mod pool, increase build diversity, and add many quality of life features.

THE MODULES

In the roadmap, as you probably remember, I promised to give you 18 modules. But in the actual update there are 19. I've managed to sneak one extra.

This is the biggest single drop of new modules since launch. Every category has seen additions.

Zeus Strike - Enemies hit by gravity tethered objects will be struck by lightning

BUNNYHOP.XES - Jumping out of a slide will drop a destructive mine

Ice Breaker - Enemies inflicted with ice will always receive a critical hit

Cold Snap - Taking damage freezes all enemies

Sharp Debris - Destruction debris has a chance to apply Laceration to enemies

Nade Rage - Provides unlimited grenades with no cooldown for a short duration

Mine Fabricator - Generates a proximity mine

Throwing Knife - Deals high damage and extremely high critical damage

Critical Overdrive - All damage is critical for a short duration

Catalyst Adapter - For a brief duration, any attack that could apply an elemental stack will have a 100% chance to do so

Pump Shot - Adds pump fire mode to weapon

Melee Reclaim - Meleeing an enemy will reset the dash cooldown

Drop Matrix - Increases melee damage when airborne

KNEE/BREAKER - Increases melee damage when sliding

Focused Strike - Holding melee will produce a more damaging attack

Digistruct Bolt - Holding melee will produce a high damage destructive bolt

Serrated Edge - Chance to inflict Laceration when meleeing an enemy

High Caliber - Decreases fire rate but increases damage

Critical Wounds - Critical hits have a chance to inflict Laceration (What’s ‘laceration’ you ask? Well, more on that below!))

This one is big, and I know many of you will welcome it.

Melee damage now scales with enemy health, which means it stays relevant deep into runs rather than dropping off in the later zones. The scaling will only clamp the minimum damage given, meaning melee builds can still scale upwards - leaving plenty of room for experimentation.

The Severance hack has been removed as a result, as it is no longer required.

Enemies stacked with Laceration take increased melee damage - the more stacks, the harder you hit. Many of the new mods are able to inflict laceration, giving melee builds more ways to build stacks quickly and keep the pressure on.. A melee-focused run has more going for it than ever.

COMMUNITY VOICE: THE RECYCLER

This one is all down to community involvement. You asked, and here it is. The Recycler will appear in shop locations, allowing you to recycle unwanted mods for credits.

NEW HACK UPGRADE: RECYCLER

The Recycler Hack Upgrade is required for the recycler to appear. Additional tiers of the upgrade will improve how much currency you get back when recycling mods.

• Crosshair colour customisation added to user settings

• Sharpening slider added to video settings

• Improved gamepad navigation throughout all UI

• Dropped loot now has a screen indicator

• Rock debris in boss arenas has a stronger pull towards the player and better visibility through surfaces

• Damage numbers now persist when an enemy is downed

The game is now running on Unreal Engine 5.7. Better performance across the board, improved rendering on lower-spec machines, and a stronger foundation for everything coming next.

• FSR implemented, DLSS updated to the latest version

• Various background optimisations to improve rendering performance on lower-spec machines

• Optimisations for when firing many projectiles at once

• Physics performance optimisations

• Should see slightly less CPU usage when many enemies are present due to optimisations to character movement

• Ability cooldown now audibly pings when it's ready

• Mini-bosses now provide a "mini-boss chest" (they always have done, but they're now more distinguishable to clearly show they provide x1 decryptor)

• Supply crate hack which provides an item chest will now be more useful (No longer gives ammo or health, which are useless at the start of a run)

• Common slot invokers got a slight buff - now reach in a 3 slot direction

• Ability mods are now more likely to drop

• Various small background bug fixes

• Engine upgrade to 5.7 should fix some crashes experienced during shader compilation

• Fix for a rare case where the player could fall through the ground geometry

In case you’re curious what’s coming next. Here is the updated Roadmap:

If you enjoy the update, the best way to support the game is simple - tell a friend who might like it. Word of mouth goes further than you might think.

And if you haven't already, come join us on Discord - https://discord.com/invite/qA9Chnbevn - keep the feedback coming. It shapes where the game goes. (as you can see in this or the previous updates)

Thank you for being part of this.
See you in the game.

Daniel

Hey everyone,
Daniel here with a promised roadmap update.

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The April update is shaping up to be a big one for build variety. The headline content is a significant expansion of the modules pool accompanied by an exciting rework to the melee system.

I've been putting a lot of work into making melee feel like a genuine playstyle rather than something you fall back on when ammo runs dry. More on the specifics closer to launch - but if you've been itching for more melee-focused runs, this one's for you.

On the Modules side, expect a meaningful uplift to what's available. More combinations, more variety, and more ways to break the game in fun and interesting ways.

I probably shouldn't be saying this - but if you want 24h early access to the April build before it goes live, there's actually a way in. 

All you have to do is visit

https://www.voidbreakergame.com I’ll leave the rest to you.

Once the April is out the door, attention turns to the June Major Update - and I want to start giving you a taste of what's coming.

You see that June is packed with content. 

I'm not ready to show everything yet. But let me just drop these two images.

Now for the honest bit.

The biggest challenge right now is getting the Unreal Engine 5.7 upgrade fully across the line. The upgrade itself has been a positive move - better performance across the board, improved rendering on lower-spec machines, and a stronger foundation going forward. But it's been a little turbulent getting everything settled. As it usually gets when updating the engine.

The build is going through a full QA pass next week to make sure everything is working exactly as it should before the update lands. April is happening - now we’re making sure it's in good shape when it gets to you.

One thing I've been spending a lot of time on lately is figuring out how to better balance the playthrough experience.

VOID/BREAKER is a roguelite FPS, and part of the joy of that genre is wild RNG moments and ridiculous builds. I know you love them, and I love watching hilarious ways you're breaking the game. 

But I've been watching a small number of players beat the game on their very first run thanks to incredibly overpowered mod combinations - and that's something I want to thoughtfully address, without taking away the fun.

A while back, I was tinkering with an Energy System. The idea was that your loadout would have an energy budget - using Rare, Epic, or Legendary mods would consume energy, and exceeding the threshold would result in taking increased damage.

The inspiration was Hollow Knight's "overcharming" mechanic - a meaningful risk-reward trade-off that encourages smarter loadout decisions rather than just stacking the most powerful stuff available.

After playtesting it myself and sitting with it for a while, I've decided not to go ahead with it. It just didn't feel right for VOID/BREAKER. The last thing I want to do is get in the way of you cooking up some completely unhinged build.

I wanted to be open about it because I'm constantly thinking about how to make the experience better, and every design decision gets taken seriously here. The fix needs to feel like it belongs in this game. I'm looking at different approaches and will share more when there's something worth sharing.

Mega Pixel pulled an all-nighter for this one - and it shows. IDRIS wrapped in lightning at 5am? Absolutely amazing. Love it.

If you've got your own creations to share, come drop them in our Discord

https://discord.com/invite/qA9Chnbevn I want to see what you're making.

https://discord.com/channels/1268246804949106849/1485212127030677555 Check the thread here

And this one genuinely caught me off guard - glock soundz went and remade the sound design for VOID/BREAKER. My mate Joe Ford put so much into the audio and music for this game, and seeing someone care enough to put their own spin on it is something else. Really proud that this game is inspiring stuff like this.

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https://discord.com/channels/1268246804949106849/1359174753948270734/1478901624180183050

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3aOM_x2VLk

More details on both updates coming soon. Keep the feedback coming on Discord - it genuinely shapes where this game goes.

See you soon.
Daniel