Hotfix Update 1.6.1 - Patch Notes

September 12, 2025

Update 1.6.1 will be available for troopers to download at 10 AM PT (GMT-7) on Monday, August 25th.

This patch is a collection of bug fixes. If you'd like to discuss Update 1.6.1 with your fellow troopers, please feel free to join the Starship Troopers: Extermination Community Discord!

If you enjoy this update, please leave us a review on Steam. We greatly appreciate all the feedback we have received as we have developed Starship Troopers: Extermination throughout the year and on all the Galactic Fronts!

Highlights 

  • Addressed the inconsistent Warrior Bug weak point behavior.
  • Bugs will no longer unburrow into a closed Bug Hole.
  • Corrected Royal Guard weak point behavior; they now register hits consistently, not only from the front.

Gameplay & General Fixes

  • Implemented a second collision pass on Agni Critical Strike.
  • Addressed inconsistent invisible walls around the top edge of the Valaka Critical Strike Arena that allowed players to get trapped out of bounds and see backfaces.
  • Addressed multiple spawn location irregularities across all planets.
  • Dropship location in Valaka Critical Strike no longer intersects with the drilling platform.
  • Fixed Valaka Critical Strike, where dying in a lava pool prevented respawn.
  • Fixed missing texture on bug hole body part explosions.
  • Fixed an issue in Horde where the remaining VO plays even after the base has been destroyed.
  • Fixed issue where Bugs were not being counted in the Extermination side objectives.
  • Fixed issue where deaths caused by cave collapses during Critical Strike consumed team respawn tickets.
  • Holo Trajectory Mod indicator no longer appears at troopers’ feet on spawn.
  • Restored VO playback for objective completions in Critical Strikes.
  • Resolved issue where players who died and fell into the ship could not respawn.

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