Quasimorph 1.0 Update: Full Release Notes, New Content & Changes

Quasimorph left Early Access on July 31, 2026 — after nearly three years of EA (October 2023) — with the biggest patch in its history. Version 1.0 isn't a content pack bolted onto the EA game; it's the final shape of the whole loop: five storylines, nine endings, 142 pacts, 82 achievements, a reworked trade system, a mod manager, and a sweeping balance pass. Here's everything the full release actually changed, straight from the official patch notes.

Here's what you'll learn:

• The 1.0 release facts: date, price, discount, and save compatibility
• Every major new system: achievements, map editor, mod manager, pact department
• The content numbers: 29 new guns, 142 pacts, 9 endings, 82 achievements
• The trade shuttle rework and balance changes that matter
• The post-launch hotfix timeline (1.0.561 → 1.0.2)

Official resources: Steam store page · Official 1.0 patch notes · Official 1.0 release announcement · Official Quasimorph Wiki · IGN game page

1.0 Release Facts

• Release date: July 31, 2026. Early Access ran from October 2, 2023.
• Developer / publisher: Magnum Scriptum / HypeTrain Digital.
• Launch price: $24.99, with a 33% launch discount ($16.74) for the first two weeks.
• Save compatibility: saves from the default EA branch are not compatible with 1.0 — you start a new game. Saves from the Unstable Beta are compatible. (Official: "if you haven't played the beta, you'll need to start a new game.")
• Supporter Pack: soundtrack, a unique HIS Magnum skin, older builds with unique stories, and artwork — purchasable with a discount through a bundle.

Per the official 1.0 release announcement: "Quasimorph has officially left Early Access and launched in version 1.0. For the next two weeks, the game will be available at a 33% discount."

What 1.0 Added: The New Systems

The headline additions from the official patch notes:

• Steam Achievements — 82 of them, and using console commands now invalidates saves for achievements (see the achievements guide for the full list).
• Map Editor — create custom map packs.
• In-game Mod Manager — set mod load order, enable/disable mods, and detect map-pack collisions (the game no longer breaks with 50+ mods).
• Magnum Pact Department — exchange low-tier pacts for high-tier ones, with a chance at pacts that don't drop from Barons. (The pacts guide has the full pact economy.)
• Trade Shuttle rework — the shuttle now sells any item (non-required items at a reduced price), with three trading modes: typed barter, sell-for-reputation, and cargo transport from proxy stations. Detailed in the economy guide.
• RealWare storyline with 2 endings; AnCom storyline with 2 endings — completing the nine-ending set covered in the campaign walkthrough.
• New content: 29 new guns, 2 new composite damage types, 2 deployable covers, 4 gas grenades, 10 Olirna pacts, reworked Tezctlan and Xiomara quest pacts — 142 pacts total, 70 of which only come from rites.
• Updated fire and liquid mechanics, added gases — "Try setting fire to puddles of poison - it'll be fun."
• Thrown weapons separated from grenades — their own item type, gain melee bonuses, and can break when thrown (knives, saws, nails, bottles).
• Loaded batteries now affect weapon stats — damage type is set by the weapon itself.
• Frozen enemies break into ice shards on death (feeding the "Hasta la vista, Baby" achievement).
• Quasimorphic Data can reduce accumulated bane level.
• Locked doors can now be unlocked with an Employee ID.

The 1.0 Balance Pass

The balance changes reshape the whole progression curve:

• Weapon stats revised: flamethrower damage up in the attack zone; accuracy slightly decreased on average; critical damage slightly decreased overall (some weapons up); light weapons lighter; maximum condition up; prices mostly down; damage falloff slightly reduced.
• Upgrade economy overhauled: clone upgrades are now chip-limited (no chips needed for early levels), and level 100 upgrades need 450 items instead of 3,000. Weapon/armor upgrades: more availability, lower max cost, more distinct item types, per-level stats adjusted. Different armor pieces now have different upgrade steps (helmet < chest).
• Total full-spacecraft upgrade cost +20%, weighted to late-game nodes — see the Magnum upgrades guide for what that means for early spending.
• Difficulty presets re-tuned: faction growth 80% → 60% on Easy, 120% → 150% on Unfair. Skull display logic reworked in 1.0.1 so difficulty is relative, not absolute.
• Wounds, addictions, and statuses updated: composite damage types got their own effects; robots no longer take per-turn wound damage but suffer bigger penalties; medicine rebalanced (bandages stabilize more, first-aid kits slightly weaker, pills last longer).
• Descent missions: new tech-level progression (floor 1 = TL4, floor 4 = TL8, floor 7 = TL9, floor 10+ = TL10) and fewer enemies.
• Quasimorphs won't immediately hunt the clone in bramfatura Descent missions.
• Phase Bomb recipe now awarded across multiple storylines (Xiomara, RealWare pre-fork, both AnCom branches, Tezctlan) — key for the Unchained Belt content.
• Dismantle chance 50% → 33%, but new recipes let you obtain Judge ABC and PV-277 from minigun/laser-turret disassembly.

Per the official 1.0 patch notes: "Updated weapon stats... light weapons have been made lighter; maximum condition has been increased; weapon prices have been adjusted, mostly decreased, but increased for a few particularly powerful ones; damage falloff has been slightly reduced on average."

Quality of Life and Controls

• Allies now step aside when you move into their tile (keyboard/controller/mouse).
• Camera pan hotkey; click any upgrade to see its recipe; sorting rules configurable in the Cryochamber and Dismantler.
• Wound names now include the damage type that caused them.
• In-mission lighting changes and window animations (toggleable, enabled by default).
• New hold-delay multiplier for inputs; inventory tab hotkeys; alternative action to close and block doors; controller throw via firing mode.
• Localization overhaul for English, German, Spanish, Japanese, and Chinese.

The Post-Launch Hotfix Timeline

• 1.0.561 (Aug 2026): FPS limit default 120; Stonecrusher is now Power Armor (recipes adjusted); weapon trait component fixes.
• 1.0.562 (Aug 2026): fixed V-Sync not limiting FPS in windowed modes; Robbery target items spawning with partial uses; Gibil's Blackfire pact expiry; RealWare "Reap the Whirlwind" softlocks; Jupiter/Europa portraits.
• 1.0.1 (Aug 2026): reworked mission and station tooltips; new skull-display logic; difficulty presentation overhaul; broader QoL — the developer's response to launch feedback.
• 1.0.2 (Aug 2026): inventory sorting everywhere, AI improvements, cryochamber sorting filters, perishable-only transfer, story fixes, and "a large batch of bug fixes."

The developer's post-1.0 communication has been unusually responsive — the review guide covers how players are receiving this cadence. For the full 1.0 picture plus the ending routing and storylines, see the campaign walkthrough.

Frequently Asked Questions

When did Quasimorph 1.0 release?

July 31, 2026 — after Early Access that began October 2, 2023. It launched with a 33% discount for two weeks.

What did Quasimorph 1.0 add?

82 achievements, a map editor and mod manager, the Magnum Pact Department, the Trade Shuttle rework, RealWare and AnCom second endings (9 total), 29 new guns, 2 composite damage types, gases, thrown weapons, deployable covers, 10 Olirna pacts (142 pacts total), and a large balance/QoL pass.

Is Quasimorph 1.0 save compatible?

No — EA default-branch saves are not compatible with 1.0; you must start a new game. Unstable Beta saves are compatible.

How much does Quasimorph cost after 1.0?

$24.99 base price, with a 33% launch discount ($16.74) for the first two weeks. The Supporter Pack ($9.99, discounted in a bundle) adds the soundtrack, ship skin, older builds, and art.

What changed in the 1.0 balance patch?

Weapon accuracy/crits rebalanced, flamethrowers buffed, upgrade costs overhauled (level 100 = 450 items instead of 3,000), full ship upgrade cost +20%, difficulty preset growth re-tuned (60% Easy / 150% Unfair), Descent tech-level curve reworked, and wound/status/medicine systems updated.

Related Guides

• Quasimorph Review — Is It Worth Buying in 2026?
• Quasimorph Campaign Walkthrough — All Storylines & 9 Endings
• Quasimorph Achievements Guide — All 82 Unlocks
• Quasimorph Weapons Guide — All Classes, Ammo Families & Picks
• Quasimorph Economy Guide — Stock Exchange, Bartering & Trade Shuttle
• Quasimorph Magnum Upgrades Guide — Base & Ship Priority

Last updated: August 14, 2026.