I'm excited to announce that a new beta version of the game is going to release soon! It'll probably come out in a couple weeks.

This beta will add several key features that were not in 0.5.0. Namely, all weapons & related upgrades are fully functional. Additionally, the last three enemy types are implemented, plus some "mutations" that change the colors and stats of enemies. Finally, weather events have been added, such as storms and meteor showers. All of these things will not happen naturally yet; use the game's debug menu to create different situations.

As for the "game" part of this video game, the real meat of it isn't available yet, but probably will be in 0.7! The full game will feature base building and defense, as well as repairing a spaceship to escape the planet. Resource and time management are imperative, etc., yadda yadda. 

If you're looking for something fun to do in the meantime, the Enemy tab of the debug menu should have you covered! Not only can you spawn enemies and bosses and adjust their mutations for a challenge, you can spawn random waves to make things more interesting! Additionally, at least three preset challenge waves will be available to take on. Keep in mind this is just for fun; there are no rewards or save data yet, so nothing you do will matter in the long run. Dang, now I sound like a nihilist.

Anyway, keep an eye out for the new version! I'm shooting to release on or before August 26th, but I'll have another devlog to announce the finalized date soon!