A new update for the Housemarque shooter Saros, dubbed the Zenith Update, has been released, introducing a variety of new features for both new and veteran players. The update enhances the challenge with new Carcosan Modifiers, adds a boss rush mode with leaderboards, and provides cosmetic upgrades for the player character, Arjun.
The Zenith update introduces 10 new Trial Modifiers designed to increase the game's difficulty. One such modifier, "Hostile Regeneration," requires players to stun larger enemies and finish them with a melee strike before they recover. Additionally, the update brings New Game+ functionality, which adds new nodes to the Armor Matrix. These nodes enable players to progress through Eclipse Layers, offering heightened challenges with new rules and more formidable enemies.
During Eclipse Layers, Arjun gains a golden crown and his armor glows, with the intensity of the glow and his gilded attire increasing based on the number of active trials. This golden appearance also grants access to new story and lore entries known as Visions.
Overlord Rush, accessible from the primary unit in Passage, is a boss rush mode functioning as a training simulation. This mode allows players to face off against Saros's toughest enemies and compete for a spot on global leaderboards. Overlord Rush is divided into several sets: Incursion and Ascension, each featuring three Overlords and completable in approximately 10 minutes, and Totality, which presents all eight Overlords in a continuous gauntlet.
In response to player feedback, the update also incorporates several accessibility modifiers. These include an option to slow down projectiles, giving players more time to dodge, with adjustable speed settings that can be toggled manually or automatically during combat. A new Auto Fire setting can be enabled to automatically fire weapons when an enemy is targeted. Control schemes have also been updated, with an option to use motion controls for aiming.
Housemarque has expressed excitement for players to experience the new content, anticipating feedback on the control options and looking forward to seeing player creations in photo mode and high scores in Overlord Rush.