Vortex 1.4.0 build 2 is live in the browser and available in the portal downloads, with smoother stage loading, a new Story prologue score and more ways to keep your journey going.
Smoother flights
Stage art and sounds are prepared ahead of encounters, music streams as you play, and the browser decodes artwork off the main thread. This update reduces interruptions when new enemies and bosses arrive.
Continue the journey
After losing a single-player run, Continue takes you back to the area you reached. Save & Quit still resumes from your saved position, including on the dead star. The Story prologue now has its own music, following the crew from the first warning to the fight back.
A clearer welcome and a place on the leaderboard
The title menu sits directly on the starry sky, and a skippable Anhhisoft opening introduces the game. Open Options > LEADERBOARD to see Vortex's top 100 pilots, platform results and your rank.
Ready for another room
You can create a new online room after leaving one. Empty rooms close promptly, and the lobby gives clearer notices when a game has started or ended, plus a countdown if you create rooms too quickly.
Thalok's sea is transparent again, and Missile homing drones fire quietly so your main weapon remains easy to hear.
Play Vortex in your browser or get the latest downloads. These screenshots were captured from build 2 on the iOS simulator.