Attack of the Karens
Pre-recorded Stream Event
Thanks!
Dreamhack Livestream + GIVEAWAY!!
Join me on Tuesday, August 22nd 7PM MST as I stream the game for Dreamhack Beyond!
Hang out for the whole stream, because at some point I'll be giving away one key for the game! Don't miss your change to get the game for FREE!
No Karen wigs this time. That was just wrong.
-Joel
0.6.01 Update!
Version 0.6.01 change notes:
- Increased the train boss's health.
- Fixed a bug where you could defeat the train miniboss too fast and the train would not destroy.
- Pressing the fire button during the credits sequence will now make the credits scroll faster.
- Added a timer and total enemy kill count to the end game screen.
- Fixed an issue where the paramedic bot and confidence body spray would not be active after entering the final level.
- Fixed an issue where the player low health smoke would continue after finishing the game and into the credits.
- Fixed an issue where the player's thruster sprites would render behind some objects unintentionally
- Corrected a few UI elements to render properly under the CRT filter when the CRT filter is enabled.
- Experience drops now auto sum, and drop in denominations of 20's, 5's and 1's. This is meant to reduce the number of exp drops on screen at one time, improving performance when a large amount of exp drops at once.
- Karen bosses will now drop a small amount of health restoration items depending on how far in the game you are.
- Drop rates for health items and rockets are slightly increased.
- Adjusted enemy health rate curves to give more enemy health in later stages.
- Adjusted exp curve higher for later levels.
- Decreased the exp drops for repeating prefabs in boss situations such as Marva's orbs, and Jordan's swag.
- Increased the rate at which health drops from enemies after buying the upgrade in the shop.
- Added a push back collider on the right side of the screen during phase 1 and 2 of the final boss fight
- Boosted player damage slightly during the final phase of Marva's fight.
- Grenades will now seek Marva's hand properly
- New sprite created for Tiffany's hammer bullet projectiles.
As always, happy Karen Crushing!
-Joel
Closing Steam Playtesting
Thanks so much to everyone who registered for the playtest! I got tons more people signing up than I had hoped for, so it's great to get everyone involved in the beta! It's been so good to hear from the fans about the game, and I'm getting more feedback than I have time to handle! For this reason, I've decided to hold off on further registrations until I've had a chance to catch up. Please continue to watch this space for an update closer to release, I may open up a second playtest to get some final polish ideas before release.
Happy Karen hunting!
Joel
Announcing Playtesting!!
The beta is now available via the playtest feature on the Steam page! If you'd like to participate in testing Attack of the Karens and making the game as polished as possible before release, register for playtesting! I'll be adding limited amounts of people to the playtest pool as needed on a first-come-first-served basis, so sign up TODAY!
Full game features (so far):
- All Karen Bosses! Marva, Tiffany, Jordan, and Cassie all await you!
- Six levels each with their own rockin' chiptune!
- All upgrades available!
Feedback is preferred through discord! To join, use this link:
Join the Discord
Planned for the next playtest build:
- Final boss available
- A "module dump" random stat upgrade on the Upgrades page at the launch screen
In other news, The Attack of the Karens release date has been announced.. sort of. After I announced during the livestream I realized that it might be best to release before SHMUP fest and take advantage of the visibility during the event, or possibly release during. I'm consulting with Valve on the rules of releasing during an event, but the release date may shift slight from Oct 4th to be a bit earlier.. more to come on that!
Thanks, KDF! Happy Karening!
-Joel
Pre-recorded Stream Event
Thanks!
Livestream Tonight 8PM MST!
See you there!
-Joel
Dev Notes - v0.4.10
The demo and alpha have been updated to v 0.4.10, and included are a few bug fixes and improvements:
- Marva now has the proper health when you fight her. Before, her health was halved.
- Shooting Matva's left hand during her final phase will no longer damage her. This was causing her to be defeated too quickly.
- Jordan now renders infront of her follower waves instead of behind.
- Jordan's follower wave attack scales better depending on which level you fight her. Lower level Jordan will spawn shorter waves that have more space in between them, higher level Jordan will spawn taller waves with less space between them.
- Added a few more sound effects to the game.
- Fixed an issue where subway cars and cruise ships in the background would carry over to the next levels unintentionally.
- Cassie's health has been nerfed slightly.
- Fixed an issue where Cassie would keep shooting at you even when you defeated her.
- Fixed an issue where the downtown sniper wouldn't destroy on boss spawn.
- Fixed an issue where enemies on the farms level would spawn before you had a chance to control your ship, causing unintentional damage to the player.
- Slowed down the Karen bot enemies on the suburbs level
- Fixed an issue where Tiffany would softlock after kill her during her large hammer slam attack.
- Properly synchronized the sound effects for the main street slammers inside the large ship.
Playtesting to be announced soon for the Alpha! I'll be looking for about 10 or so people to be dedicated testers!
Thanks all, and happy Karen hunting!
-Joel
P.S. See you at NEXT FESSSSST!
New Art!
Sorry I don't have a game update right at the moment, just have the art to talk about.
More stuff is coming on the way! A few things on the horizon for Attack of the Karens:
- NEXT FEST!! I'm Streaming June 19th at 8PM MST and June 21st at 10AM MST!! Don't miss it!
- Playtesting will be going live soon on the alpha! I'll be looking for about 10 people to help playtest the final game before release!
- Speaking of release.. YES! A release has been decided, and will be announced soooooon! Can't wait to share with you!
Happy Karen hunting!
-Joel
Demo Update - v0.4.09 and some BIG stuff on the way!
It's been a crazy week for Attack of the Karens at Indie Live Expo 2023! We got featured in Day 2 of the Indie Games, and with quite a reaction from the hosts! :)
If you'd like to check out a small clip I made of their live reaction to the trailer I submitted, you can check out my tweet here: https://twitter.com/studioprmtv/status/1660415715407728641?s=20
One was concerned while other started laughing. Yeah, that pretty much sums up how people react to this game! You either shake your head, or you "get it". Luckily, all of you seem to be in on the joke, so I hope your enjoying the demo of this little shmup I've made!
We're getting so close to the final phases before release, so there will be a LOT to announce in the coming weeks! It's killing me not to just spill it all right now!
Stay tuned to the steam page or twitter to get the latest!
I would also love to chat with you in the discord server! If you'd like to come talk about the game with me or other fans, share strategies or your favorite parts of the game, join us!
https://discord.gg/Jymz4Hxa7N
We don't have a big community yet, but there are a few of us who LOVE the game!
Thanks as always, and stay tuned for some major stuff coming your way.
Best,
Joel