If you are looking for another reason to play Atomic Heart, you are in luck. The BioShock-esque game from Mundfish received an important update yesterday. Patch 1.8.0.0 finally brought the highly-demanded New Game Plus mode, which is the most difficult in the game. The developer also improved the overall stability of Atomic Heart.
In NG+ mode, enemies have new abilities. Some are immune to certain player attacks, while others have new attack effects. Additionally, each enemy has a different colored aura that indicates a specific ability, ranging from Master of Elements and Daredevil to Body Armor and Athlete. You can read the patch notes below for more details.
Patch 1.8.0.0 Changelog
Added New Game+ Mode
- Master of the Elements
- Effect: Immunity to glove abilities and cartridge guns
- Affected enemies: VOV-A6 Lab Tech, Mutant, ARU-31/6 Rotorobot
- Aura color: Purple
- Daredevil
- Effect: Attacks and movements are accelerated
- Affected enemies: VOV-A6 Lab Tech, ARU-31/6 Rotorobot, MFU-68 Laborer, RAF-9 Engineer (Rafik)
- Aura color: Red
- Body armor
- Effect: Immunity to firearms
- Affected enemies: LUC-1 Owl, GMC-69 Vatrushka, DOC, MFU-68/CP Duck
- Aura color: Yellow
- Athlete
- Effect: All enemy attacks force you to the ground
- Affected enemies: VOV-A6 Lab Tech, Mutant, MFU-68 Laborer, RAF-9 Engineer (Rafik)
- Aura color: Green
- Kamikaze
- Effect: The enemy explodes upon approaching you
- Affected enemies: VOV-A6 Lab Tech, Mutant, ARU-31/6 Rotorobot, MFU-68 Laborer
- Aura color: Orange
- Lightning rod
- Effect: Enemy attacks drain your energy
- Affected enemies: VOV-A6 Lab Tech, Mutant, MFU-68 Laborer, RAF-9 Engineer (Rafik)
- Aura color: Turquoise
- Translocator
- Effect: When approaching you, the enemy abruptly covers the distance
- Affected enemies: VOV-A6 Lab Tech, Mutant, MFU-68 Laborer
- Aura color: Blue
You can check out the complete patch notes on Steam. Atomic Heart is currently on sale and it can be yours for only $39.59.
So, what do you think? Are you interested in any of these changes? Have you been playing Atomic Heart recently? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.
