Survival Protocol — Roguelike Survival Mode (Beta) 0.1.7-beta

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» COMPATIBILITY HEADS-UP​

Other gameplay/behaviour mods can conflict with Survival Protocol. If something breaks, try without those mods and include your mod list in the report.

» WHAT IT IS​

A roguelike survival mode on the title screen: 20 waves, one life, a sub-boss on wave 10 and final boss on wave 20. Every run plays on HARD, with enemy colour tiers, 50 run modifiers (two per run), random hazards, its own menu, announcer and music. SP progress is separate from your story save.

• Six difficulties: Just Warming Up · Bring It On · Blade Dancer · Don't Blink · Nightmare Descent · Omega Protocol (Scarlet's arena, NIKKE DLC).
• Optional Tachy AI partner: press T before a run for a helping hand, or simply to fight alongside her. No second player or online co-op mod required.
• Rewards: unlock six original CNS outfits with colourways and accessory versions, plus original music for each difficulty.

» WHAT'S NEW IN 0.1.7​

• New saved audio presets: choose Quieter, Normal or Louder separately for Music and SP sounds (SP sounds includes the announcer). Press V or B in the SP menu; your choices save automatically.
• Lower default SP music volume and improved handling of overlapping game music. Regular game sound-effect settings are left alone.
• Smoother audio handling to reduce stuttering during runs.
• Clearer Tachy down/back notices with a brief flash and small text shake. The down notice slides to the side with a recovery countdown, keeping the main view clearer.
• Improved stuck-enemy recovery and fewer unnecessary relocations. Downed enemies and bosses are protected from rescue teleports.
• Improved floating-corpse cleanup; removed cleanup-related teleport bursts and sounds.
• Improved boss-wave progression to reduce waves starting before the boss fight is over.
• More stable boss entrance camera framing, preserved boss entrance positions, and stronger Great Desert boss darkening.
• Removed EMP Pulse from the random hazard pool.
• Bayonetta outfit/accessory compatibility fix.

» REQUIREMENTS​

• Stellar Blade (PC, Steam).
• The Goddess of Victory: NIKKE collaboration DLC (required for Omega Protocol / Scarlet's arena).
• Stellar Blade UE4SS 1.3 — the build used for testing; other versions are not guaranteed.
• CNS – Custom Nanosuit System — for the outfit rewards.

» INSTALL​

• Close the game first.
• Extract the archive and merge its SB folder into your Stellar Blade game folder, replacing included files. Keep UE4SS and CNS installed separately. Your progress, Tachy preferences and saved audio choices are kept.
• Start the game and select Survival Protocol. Press T on the SP menu to toggle the optional Tachy AI partner before a run (fresh installs start with Tachy off).
• Audio card: V cycles Music; B cycles SP sounds (added effects and announcer). Each cycles Quieter / Normal / Louder and saves automatically. These don't change the game's normal sound-effect volume.

» MENU CONTROLS​

Select W/S or D-pad; start SPACE or controller A/Cross; back ESC or controller B/Circle; change track A/D or L2/R2; play/stop music M or L2+R2; Tachy T; Music preset V; SP sounds preset B (keyboard, SP menu).

» KNOWN ISSUES — PLEASE READ​

Still a public beta. Some reported problems may recur; your feedback helps improve the next build.

• Enemy navigation and wave timing still need work, especially on Omega. Some enemies may still wander, become stuck/invisible or remain half-down; empty/overlapping waves and missing bosses may still occur.
• Tachy's targeting, balance and recovery remain in beta. Report a stuck health bar, sliding, repeated/missing notices, or failure to get up. The recovery countdown waits for her actual return.
• Intermittent camera glitches, hitbox/wireframe visuals, floating corpses and repeated explosion sounds have been reported.
• Stalker's second-phase transition still needs confirmation.
• A second run in the same game session can crash on some arenas. If RESTART REQUIRED appears, restart the game before playing again. Early waves can be small; automatic enemy top-ups remain disabled.
• New outfit unlocks may need a game restart before appearing in CNS.
• Audio balance and the new audio card need broader player feedback. Arena effects may still cause brief performance dips on some systems.
• Tachy (T) and the audio presets (V/B) currently require keyboard keys. Unlisted controller inputs can still reach the underlying Boss Challenge screen.
• Abusive Enemies has been reported to prevent bosses from spawning. Other mods that replace enemy, character, arena or phase data can also conflict. Ultra Violence compatibility has not been verified.
• Tachy is an AI partner; human multiplayer is not supported by this release.
• The local VBS/PowerShell audio helper may be flagged by some security software. Please report detection details.

» FEEDBACK WANTED​

Leave a comment or review right here on AyakaMods. Include version 0.1.7-beta, difficulty/arena, wave, Tachy on/off, hazard/modifiers, audio presets if relevant, other mods, game/UE4SS versions, and whether this was the first run that session. A short clip is especially helpful. Save UE4SS.log before relaunching, and check it for personal information before sharing.

» LICENSE & CREDITS​

Survival Protocol by SchizoEffective. Closed-source; please don't redistribute or re-upload its files.
Obsidian Catsuit body built on Eve Nude Original Proportions by Horsen, used under its asset-use permission with credit.
Music, announcer and most SFX generated with ElevenLabs (commercial-use licence). Menu art generated with Grok Imagine and edited by the author, with no game screenshots or third-party art as references. Built with help from AI coding assistants and an automated test setup.
Uses UE4SS and CNS; thanks to their authors. Stellar Blade and NIKKE © SHIFT UP Corporation. Free fan-made mod. The clip may show other mods (including blood effects); those are not included.

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