Some players do not enjoy manually scanning all the Galatean species in search of samples for the database. This consumable takes care of scanning the world for you.
The last community-designed item that made its way into the game with the World Expansion update is the Bioscanner Sentry. The Bioscanner Turret does its job quickly and efficiently, leaving you to reap the rewards. All of that is offset by a long cooldown, but it will destroy anything in its path. That is why we increased the damage, explosion radius, number of shells, and the affected area. Something that you could compare to an ultimate skill in MOBA games. After a lot of discussions with the community, we came to the conclusion that this skill should be something more powerful. When we initially shipped the update, the two skills did not differ much from each other - they were essentially the same weapon, just with a different damage type. The Orbital Bombardment benefitted a lot from being accessible to testers on our optional Experimental branch. The new and improved bombardment will get rid of most of your problems. The affected area, the strength of the projectiles, as well as the number of shells fired go up with each level.
You still only have to choose a single spot as a target, but instead of focusing on that point, the Bombardment obliterates everything in a large radius. The Orbital Bombardment is quite different. Luckily, you prompted us to make changes to it. This is what the old Orbital Bombardment looked like. This way, you can easily take down enemy artillery, or pave your way through the middle of an alien horde. Riggs, opposite the direction he was facing while ordering the strike. That is why we decided to make the Laser move in a very predictable way - once the Laser strikes, it will move away from Mr. Riggs chasing the enemies or the other way around. However, in the dynamic world of Galatea 37, there are hardly any immobile targets. You point at a location of your choice, press the button, and a powerful laser beam will strike that spot with surgical accuracy.
The principle behind the Orbital Laser is very simple. It's quite rare to find a stationary target in The Riftbreaker, but when you do, this item will slay. In fact, we even made two variants for you to choose from - an Orbital Laser, as well as an actual, explosive bombardment. When the Orbital Bombardment won the first design competition, we were very happy, because it meant that we could create another devastating weapon that you can use to smash your enemies to pieces. You know we love explosions and destruction on a massive scale. In the meantime, let’s take a look at some of the new tech that you helped us design during two competitions that we held a couple of months ago. We are going to reveal the date once we are 100% sure that we are ready with everything to give you the best possible experience. We know that you’re waiting for news regarding the Metal Terror World Expansion.