January down, 11 to go. This drawn out Early Access campaign started back in May 2015 - and I’ve promised that Achievements will come towards the end of development. Well folks, the end of development draws near as Full Release is just beyond the horizon!
Build 0.9.0 Has Landed!
This latest build brings (you guest it) Achievements! I advise you grab an umbrella, because it’s raining features!
20 Achievements New challenges lie ahead for fans and completionists. Collect them all to be awesome. The full list can be seen here.
Rearmed Trials Survival Stage This has been a while coming! The strategically improved Survival Mode from Rearmed Trials (the browser demo for Rearmed release last November) has made it’s way to the Steam version!
Take up your sword, bathe your enemies in thunder, steel and mist! Battle it out against the horde of Imperials... only sometimes they drop weapon pickups to boost your stats!
Hidden Relics Again, this is for the dedicated and completionists. A Relic is hidden in each of the 40 levels. Can you find them all? I hear they will contribute towards something in the next update.
Vastly Expanded Levels So you think you’ve mastered all the levels in Rearmed do you? Think again because I’ve changed things up drastically! Many levels have been vastly scaled - more pathways, enemies, challenges… in short - more Game.
Below is the complete change log:
January 30th 2017 - v0.9.0
Updates
Achievements
Hidden Relics
Rearmed Trials Survival Stage
Major Update to most levels
Vandheer Castle Music - Heartbeat Halls
New Audio Track - Brave Feet
New Grunt Enemy
Fixes & balancing
Improved dialog
Teleportation collision improved
Speed Booster bug fixed
Timer reset bug
Counter Attack Improvements
Attack Hit Box adjustments
Portal VFX update
Lvl 1 Recovery VFX update
Survival adjustments
Various bugs and fixes
The end of Early Access is just beyond the horizon - not much further to go. I’m pleased with how the game is shaping up and I couldn’t have done it without the community support, so thank you.
Don't forget we have an active Discord Community that you could be apart of!
Keep your radar tuned to Armed with Wings. The excitement builds now!
2016 Recap - Happy New Year!!
Happy new year from Sun-Studios! The fireworks are over, the dust has settled. I hope everyone had a fantastic end of year. My break was filled with joyful moments in the sun. Fitting, Sun-Studios needs to recharge for a new year. 2017 is real and I’m excited - ahead is a great future for Armed with Wings. But let us not forget 2016 and all of the many accomplishments.
2016 Highlights
Avcon 2016 Armed with Wings Rearmed was stylishly exhibited at Avcon 2016 in Adelaide. Bits of cloth, a table and a couple of milk-crates go a long way. I even brought my own pullup banner!
Anime and Cosplay conventions go hand in hand with videogames, but even more so with Armed with Wings. Event attendees REALLY enjoyed Rearmed, the characters and the overall vibe. Armed with Wings always emphasises characters more than mechanics - people loved both characters The Lone Warrior and Vandheer Lorde.
Blockpocalypse Although Blockpocalypse isn’t a Sun-Studios game, I’ve spent a lot of time on this project as a director at Dime Studios. It’s been an incredible experience to work on this game - it’s incredibly fun to to play with your buddies. Sun-Studios may have only published 1 title to steam, but I now personally have 2 games on steam - which makes me feel active as a developer!
Checkout the Blockpocalypse Store Page.
PAX Aus 2016 Multiplayer was heavily exhibited at PAX 2017… what a success it was! With 3 machines I was able to have 6 people play the game at once! Attendees had a blast going head to head in VS battles with their friends. Most interestingly, It was astonishing just how many people I met who had played the old flash games. Thank you to all those people!
Rearmed Trials October marked the release of Rearmed Trials, the Survival mode demo that is more than just a demo! It debuted on Newgrounds with a HUGE banner ad that remained for 2 weeks! In 2016 Rearmed Trials was played over 300,000 times across many flash portals.
2016 Early Access Development Here are just some new features added to Rearmed in 2016, in no particular order:
Playable Vandheer Lorde. New Menu system. New HUD. VS Multiplayer. More Castle Levels. More Cave Levels. New Survival Maps. Wind. Final Boss Battle. Revival Booster. New Weapon system. Blocking is breakable. New Eagle animation. Can dodge cancel from Power Strike. Fire Ball booster. Multiplayer Dubstep music.
Armed with Wings Rearmed in 2017
The game is still being developed, but I am VERY close reaching a point where I can be proud and confident to hit the full release button. I want nothing more than to ship this game - it's so close!
Achievements is still in the oven, some quality injection is required in 2 or 3 places, and an overall layer of polish would be nice. All this I’ll try to achieve by February.
A big thank you to all the players! Rearmed has had a health early access campaign because of you! The accumulated feedback from the steam forums, sun-studios forums, social media and Discord has aided me to deliver v0.8.28!
BALANCING. Enemy difficulty has been adjusted across the board. Game difficulty is much more reasonable.
LEVEL EXPANSION. Vandheer's Castle just got much bigger. The Stomping Pillars have been enhanced too, and can crush enemies!
STABILITY. So many fixes! I don't encounter all issues that players have, so some bugs are very difficult to fix. Thank you to Kenji88 and Blackout for helping me identify the issues.
Here's the full change log:
Updates
-30HP enemies explode
Rocks take damage and break
Level Updates
Level 30
Level 33
Level 34
Level 35
Level 37
Other level adjustments
Fixes & balancing
Continue GameData Bug
Level 30 crash fixed
Projectile bugs
Slope bugs
Revival restores health to 10%
Lone Warrior dash adjustments
Razor attack changes
Overall difficulty balancing
Story Survival balancing
Various bugs and fixes
Join our growing Discord community! Our channel is growing quickly, come join the daily Armed with Wings discussion with myself and all the super fans :)
[Update 0.8.27] Post Pax Update
Actually... 2 updates! 2 in one day, that's a first. Bug are the worst, and now there are less. Enjoy a new VS Multiplayer level.
November 9th 2016 - v0.8.27
Updates
New Game HUD Skin
Current Level added to HUD
Fixes & balancing
Continue game data bug
Menu transition bugs
misc bugs
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November 9th 2016 - v0.8.26
Updates
New Multiplayer VS stage
Fixes & balancing
Story survival difficulty adjusted
New Record bugs
Revival Bugs
Timer fixed
misc bugs
**I NEED Your Support**
Did you know I released a free browser demo called Rearmed Trials? Rearmed Trials is a small taste of it's Steam counterpart, Armed with Wings Rearmed.
Rearmed Trials has been on Kongregate for just under 1 week - and I need support to raise the games ranking. The success of Trials on Kongregate is fundimental to growing the brand of Armed with Wings!
I hate trying to leavrage my Steam audience. I want to deliver a great game to you. I don't want to drag you from website to website for votes or reviews... Please forgive me if this broadcast comes across as distastful or annoying.
I spend nearly ALL of my spare time on Armed with Wings. I wake up, do my 9-to-5, when I get home I work until 2am, which leaves me 6 hours sleep for the next working day - this includes weekends! I do this because I love and beleive in Armed with Wings.
Please help my work reach more people by voting for Rearmed Trials. A higher rank will expose the game to more players on Kongregate, and potentially lead to a feature on the homepage... that means 50,000 or even 100,000 more people might be exposed to Armed with Wings.
Although I am looking to increase it's ranking, I ask for honest votes. If you think it's a 4/5, vote 4/5. If you think it's a 0, vote 0.
There will not be
Please help Rearmed Trials on Kongregate:
http://www.kongregate.com/games/danielsun/rearmed-trials
Short Animation - Ultimate Standoff
Featuring the two stars of Armed with Wings Rearmed - The Lone Warrior and King Vandheer, will their long history of glorious combat come to an end? Without a doubt, this is the ultimate standoff and the stakes have never been higher.
Please keep in mind that I take my work seriously. I always strive for beautiful art and quality. You are sure to enjoy the Ultimate Standoff.
If you have been on the fence about buying Armed with Wings Rearmed here on Steam, I've got some good news!
Take up your sword, bathe your enemies in thunder, steel and mist! Armed with Wings is a dilapidated world waged in war, how long can you survive?
Rearmed Trials offers a wild taste of it’s Steam counterpart, Armed with Wings Rearmed. Battle it out against the horde of Imperials. Collect weapon pickups to boost your stats. Trials features robust and layered combat system - get massive combos and high scores!
[Update 0.8.25] Rearmed returning to PAX Australia
2015 Indie Showcase Winner, Armed with Wings Rearmed returns to PAX Aus! Survival Demo Available!
Lightning strikes twice! The electrifying Indie Showcase winner Armed with Wings Rearmed returns to Pax Australia in 2016.
Armed with Wings Rearmed is a 2D Action Platformer with a feathery twist - play as both a Samurai Warrior and his companion Eagle! Explore the dilapidated wasteland of Black Mist, strike down powerful foes and deliver justice to the tyrant King.
Sun-Studios will be hosting a Prized Elimination Tournament on the day where players will battle it out in Multiplayer VS until a winner emerges. The winner will walk away with a Special Armed with Wings Package, so be sure to stop by the PAX Rising Booth for your Armed with Wings experience!
Armed with Wings Rearmed is in active development on Steam Early Access and will transition to Full Release early 2017.
[UPDATE 0.8.25]October Update
Updates
Phase 1 Vandheer Enhancements
Level Updates
Level 29 - Extended, bonus goals
Level 30 - bonus entry
Fixes & balancing
Vandheer Lightning bug fixed!
New Castle Background Lvl 25
New Red Orb Graphic
Improved Portals
[Update 0.8.24] Fixes
I've been incredibly busy this week with my day job, but have manged to fixed a bunch of reported bugs :)
September 26th 2016 v0.8.24
Fixes & balancing • Survival Top Score fix
• Vandheer Lightning bugs
• Various UI fixes
• Boss Survival bugs