Genome Guardian 2 — Patch 0.5.16

Released: 3/27/2026, 10:10:27 PM

Source: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/4130120/view/518615683609659064

Summary (AI)

Genome Guardian 2 patch 0.5.16 adjusts the "Mole" Guardian's damage, knockback, and firerate bonuses from +50% to +30%. The "Stabilizer" Mod now reaches maximum accuracy faster, and the "Lance" Mod charges 50% further to improve movement. Several mods, including the "Siren" Mod, have extended effects or improved stats, while chip prices have mostly increased. Various quality-of-life updates address unlocking conditions, sound cues for Powerpolyps and Deposits, weapon stats display, and bug fixes for tooltips, warnings, and translations.

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Knockback +50% → +30%
Firerate +50% → +30%
"Lance" Mod: Now charges 50% further (buff). This should make it a decent movement option now too, even if you're not trying to stab Microbes.
"Siren" Mod: Firerate +100% & Velocity +100% & Accuracy -50% for 1s → 2s when hit (buff).
Powerpolyps: a faint sound now plays when one appears.
Deposits: Updated spawn sound.
Unlock Conditions:"Wings" Mod: stolen by an unreleased Guardian - changed to "have at least 100 Speed during a dive"."Moon" Mod: stolen by an unreleased Mod - changed to "eliminate 3000 Microbes with Hitscan weapons."
"Wings" Mod: stolen by an unreleased Guardian - changed to "have at least 100 Speed during a dive".
"Moon" Mod: stolen by an unreleased Mod - changed to "eliminate 3000 Microbes with Hitscan weapons."
Weapon Hover Stats: Burn symbol now fades out if value is 0 ("x").
"Tractor" Barrel: Hitscan shots won't move forward now (they'll still rotate to face aim direction).
"Ammunition" Core: the unused Cooling Rate stat now says "Cooling Rate" (crossed out) instead of "x".
"Snare" Guardian:Explosions, Areas & Flaks will now trigger when hitting Deposits.Projectiles stuck to Microbes now won't grow when the Microbe inflates.
Explosions, Areas & Flaks will now trigger when hitting Deposits.
Projectiles stuck to Microbes now won't grow when the Microbe inflates.
"Maw" Guardian: Will now eat Deposits.
"Crossbow" Hull: text updated to match trigger.
"Psion" Hull: trigger updated to match text.
Weapon AGTT "Bubble Blaster": would sometimes not show Gene-adding warnings in SHOP.
DATABASE Chip Tab Filter Buttons: The Core one now properly updates to match your current Core.
Disabled Core-Related Stat Text: Now the crossed-out text and accompanying symbols have the same opacity (looks much nicer).
Hitscan: Keyword now uses proper colour & symbol.
A handful of translation improvements.