Archangel: Hellfire
Hello New Year!
Holiday fun coming!
Game will be down for a holiday update. Happy Holidays!
Just in time for the holidays.
We've launched two new mechs, M1KL and Safety Bot! M1KL was inspired by the AI from Archangel's original campaign, and now fights for the USFF as a light-class mech. Safety Bot was originally created for PWND, (Skydance's Arena Shooter), but was destined to war for HUMNX as a heavy-class mech. All pilots who've purchased the game can now battle in these new war machines.
In addition to the new mechs, we've re-tuned Archangel Hellfire based on balancing requests from our community in Discord: We appreciate all your feedback. Another shout-out and thank you to PeskyCashew for leading the charge on gathering the info in Discord.
PS: Want to wow someone who has it all this holiday season? Give them a six-story mech and gift Archangel Hellfire while it's on sale in the Steam Store...
Thanks for playing and happy holidays!
UPDATE tomorrow 11am PST
REIGN OVER A NEW WARZONE!
Pilots can now battle over new ground: Agrizone 96! This territory began as part of HUMNX's 50 year plan (known as “The Way Forward”) to reverse the effects of climate change and re-stabilize modern society. By 2081, after nearly ten years in, the first milestone was missed and became clear the plan was flawed. One key feature was an unmitigated success: Agriculture.
New advances in genetically-engineered crops led to record-breaking yields in hostile soil, and automated farming techniques eliminated human failure from the agricultural pipeline. Over the years, these successes were expanded upon-- by force. Thousands of farms were seized, merged, and automated into what became known as Agrizones.
USFF Intelligence estimates that there are well over a thousand HUMNX Agrizones worldwide, and Agrizone 96 in northern France is among the largest. Its destruction or takeover by USFF forces would be a massive strategic victory, and would upend the balance of power throughout the entire European region.
IN OTHER NEWS:
-- A bunch of balance changes and bug fixes (see discussion board for details)
-- The live, global war: your contributions impact campaign progression. View reports from the warfront, find out who the top pilots are, and view the war’s progress(website & in game).
-- New player profiles and leaderboards (web only)
-- Announcement of the Mech Ascent Championship that will take place in October to win the exclusive mech trophy.
*Get war updates on the website -->https://archangelgame.com/
SEE YOU ON THE BATTLEFIELD !!
The Great Mech Wars Have Begun!
Mech combat has escalated to explosive new level- Hellfire has ignited! Get behind the controls of a mech and roam the battlefield freely. Pilot these massive weapons of destruction and battle for your chosen faction. The Great Mech Wars have begun: It's time to fight for a final victory and take combat to the desert, mountains, or the post-apocalyptic city: Whoever rises from the smoldering rubble will reign what's left of our shattered world.
You have the freedom to fight for your faction of choice: Fight for the USFF (The Free), or for HUMNX (The Way Forward) and put an end to the conflict. HUMNX was nearly defeated in the previous campaign, but before the USFF forced them to surrender the enemy's engineers deployed three battle-ready mechs. Now that both warring factions have fearsome new weaponry in their arsenals, our fates will be decided by way of multi-mech combat and deathmatch.
Archangel: Hellfire launches tomorrow!
Hello Pilots,
Thanks for your support thus far helping us get the game ready for launch. Our mechs are armed to the teeth and ready for the WAR.
Tomorrow, we are dropping the most important update to the game yet. Full patch notes will follow but the short and sweet is this:
1) PVP is now FREE for anyone wishing to enlist in the Mech Wars. Tell EVERYONE. This means all mechs, all PVP maps.
2) The game features a new map, the city location known as Sanctuary. This map is a very different theatre of war than the existing ones. We hope you like it!
3) For those of you who purchase or have purchased the game, We are releasing a 1-4 player Coop Mech Assault horde mode. This pits you and up to 3 of your friends against waves of HUMNX, in the new map, Agrizone 93. During this mode you are also able to keep an eye on the PVP queue.
4) For those of you who purchase or have purchased the game, we are releasing a set of 6 elite skins for you to play with. They are accessible in mech select before entering a match. Show off that you supported the war effort!
5) Our friends at Opera Event are throwing a whole set of weekly community tournaments over the course of the next few months. $500 a week, a Pilot jacket and a mech trophy await the victors on top of a seed into the upcoming Mech Ascent Championship. More info on this coming soon.
6) There is now an Enlist-a-friend leaderboard to help you keep track of those you recruited into the war effort. Rewards for the best recruiters will be made public shortly. Get out there. Mech pilots are needed.
This is it for now pilots.
Dismissed, and see you on the battlefield.
Kry0
Enlisting Mech Pilots Now!
Recruit new allies for your faction, learn more about the war, and connect with the dev team in the official Archangel Discord community. Find veteran mech pilots who will offer advice, or share epic battle stories with each other. More mechs await, team up and blaze your faction to victory!
If you think you’ve got what it takes to defeat the most battle-hardened mechs, throw down the gauntlet and engage in explosive combat with the Devs: Battles ignite every Friday at 4pm PST! Who will reign Hellfire?
Join the Archangel Discord today!! https://discord.gg/aahellfire
Archangel Hellfire Patch
Bug fixes:
-- Fixed key code entry errors for Private Match
-- Fixed crashes related to launching game offline (Archangel Hellfire requires internet connection at all times)
-- Fixed rare crash associated with in-game pause menu
-- Fix for not leaving VOIP channel in some cases
-- WinMR fix (for unofficial WinMR support)
Menu item updates:
-- Improved appearance of both launch screen buttons
-- Added more information on search screen
-- Added Confirm\Return button when attempting to exit from map selection screen
Gameplay:
-- The outnumbered player will now get buffs in 2v1 matches
-- Tuned shield hitpoints and regeneration rate. Tuned damage for Distributed Field Artillery (DFA).
-- Fixed lock and fire exploit with Hellswarm Missile Battery
-- 1v1 games now require only 5 points to win
-- Adjusted step down wait time in 1v1 matches when searching for a match
-- Allow game to start in case if someone failed to join (it used to wait forever)
Need someone new to fight with mech-on-mech? Join the Archangel community on Discord! It's the best place to sync up for matches or connect with the game dev team. Click the invite link:
Archangel: Hellfire Twitch Stream - Devs vs. Streamers
Twitch live stream TODAY at 5PM PST: Two of our gamedevs (sdi_roboguy and sdi_megabro) go up against streamers BerkleyF and Stuffalot in Archangel: Hellfire!