Thank you so much for all the great feedback we've gotten.
I want to update you all on the future of Bombshell, and what you can expect in the following months.
First of all, we've been continously collecting feedback, bugs and suggestions from you guys, and we've established a great list of things to improve. You can find the list of what's to come at the end of this post.
Secondly, the console versions of Bombshell.
We wanted to delay Bombshell on consoles, in order to pack as much content into those versions as possible. The next update for Bombshell will be a "Definitive" update, that includes everything we've been able to collect in terms of feedback. This is the version that will launch on consoles. But we will continue to support Bombshell, and if more great feedback, ideas and suggestions should arise, we'll dive right back into development, and supply further updates to you guys!
Below you'll find a list of new Features, Additions, Tweaks and Bugfixes in the upcoming 1.3 version of Bombshell:
Features and Tweaks: - GDF Codex "Lore" section to be added to main- and pause menu.
You'll be able to read about enemies, weapons, worlds, and items, as you unlock them through your journey.
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- Mission Select section added to the main menu, including specific mission challenges, statistics, etc.
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- Abilities tweaked and balaced
- Biohazard Icon changed
- Ghostshell Icon changed
- Enemy attack effects improved
- Bombshell overall visuals improved to make her better stand out on the different worlds
- Bigger and better visual effects for Bombshell
- Controller movement responsibility improved
- Minibosses are now tougher
- Health Kits revamped. They are now more critical to the survival of Bombshell
- Map and Character Upgrade Buttons swapped by default
- Player HP and Armor system revamped. Values have been balanced, enemies now drop Armor and Health orbs, that gives you a small boost. Visual indicators have been drastically improved, and Bombshell now shows different visual effect when loosing armor and health.
- Attack on the Camp in Frozen Paradise has been improved, and made considerably more challenging
- P.M.S has been balanced
- Abomination Boss has been balanced
- The shop has been improved with new features. You can now "Reset" your Tech-Trees in a Shop. This will give you 50% of your KY back, spent on a specific Tech-Tree. You'll be able to re-spend the KY on other Tech-Trees to try new weapon modifications.
- More small enemies have been added overall, to increase the intensity of the battles.
- Nhorr Proponents now have more health.
- Executions are now faster, more dramatic and includes more gore!
- Objectives now fade away, and only show when a quest updates. The objectives can be brought up at any time by using the Map button.
- Heskel Challenge 4 has been made more difficult.
- You can now tap the "Y" button on the controller to Quick-swap between weapons. Holding "Y" brings up the weapons wheel.
- Shellshock charge indicator added to show when you can fire the weapon.
- HUD has been improved visually. The XP bar has been re-coloured and health, armor and XP are easier to read.
Bugfixes: - Missing subtitles for certain movies have been added.
- Missing Death sounds for enemies added.
- Respawn option (KY warning), removed from Boss fights and Shellshock missions.
- Enemies reflecting bullets, now have flashing shields everytime a bullet is reflected.
- Amiga no longer drains ammo when getting hurt by enemies.
- P.M.S splash damage no longer hurts the player.
- Animations for certain Kyrron creatues have been improved.
- You can now skip the level-start screens with the controller.
- Broken XP and Player Level in Shellshock missions have been fixed.
- You can now scroll the through the map using the controller.
- A timer has been added to timer-based Shellshock missions.
- You can now use the "B" button on the controller to go "Back" in the Character menu, including the weapon upgrade menu.
- Movement indicator will now stay on the ground when you jump.
- Flytrap death improved.
- Executions with floating weapons have been fixed.
- Bindings showing up incorrect in the options menu, have been fixed.
- Player will no longer "Jump" in the beginning of a level, if you use "Space" to skip a cutscene.
- Armor, Energy and Armor now re-charges gradually (still fast), instead of appearing re-instantly.
- A bug where you had to fire your primary fire, before you can use your secondary fire, has been fixed.
- Ghost Shell that can't be picked up in Frozen Paradise, has been fixed.
- A door where you could get stuck in the Electrocutioner Heskel Challende, has been fixed.
- Controller issue where multiple button presses would glitch the UI, and player controls, has been fixed.
- Elevators not working in later levels, has been fixed.
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Enemies now announce their attack when they spot the player
Removed splash damage on PMS
You can now tap "Y" on an Xbox controller to switch to the next weapon, and double tap "Y" to change to the previous weapon. You can hold "Y" to open the weapon wheel as per usual
Amiga no longer gets damaged by enemy bullets
Changed Holoshell icon
Holoshell will be teleported near the player if too far away
Possible fix for A1 cutscene issue
Tweaked Abomination Health to make the boss less frustrating
Tweaked Pickup Health amount. Changed HP pickup to 70 across the board
Executions instantly skippable by using the activate button
Weapon Effects improved to create more interesting visuals
This patch is more modest than our previous, but be sure to check out all the changes from 1.1 as well, which included FREE DLC in the form of our Shellshock Missions!
Thanks for all the continued support. Hope you're having a blast with Bombshell!
Bombshell 1.1 & Shellshock DLC Released! Celebration Sale This Week!
Firstly, in celebration of Patch Day, we’re discounting Bombshell by 33% this week. For anybody who was on the fence about the game, we hope that makes your decision easier!
And thanks to those of you who supported us from day 1, we’ve put together this fantastic 1.1 update. To call it a “patch” would be doing it a disservice. We’ve scoured every critical review (good and bad), but more importantly, every user review, and we compiled a list of to-do’s that we agreed would improve the overall player experience.
A bunch of changes went into this update, and the team at Interceptor worked tirelessly to get it out in just a matter of weeks. A more complete list of changes can be found here.
While some journalists weren’t so kind to us, the user reviews on Steam were Mostly Positive from the start, and we think that’s representative of the game. It’s not the best game, but we feel it’s a pretty good game, especially for the reasonable price -- and it’s a game everyone at Interceptor and 3D Realms is proud of. And if you liked the game we shipped, we think you’re going to LOVE 1.1.
1.1 also includes FREE DLC, in the form of Shellshock Missions. This is an arcade/retro throwback mode that presents players with a series of challenges, like completing a level with only abilities, or on a time trial -- and lives completely separate from the campaign. You can select this mode from the Main Menu, the screenshot below will give you an idea for what you can expect.
Thanks for all your wonderful feedback, and please keep it coming. We’ve got other exciting projects in the works already, but we intend to continue to support Bombshell. If there’s anything you think we can do to improve the game, or any DLC content you’d be particularly excited to see, be sure to drop us a note on the forums!
1.1 Beta AVAILABLE NOW!
We just made the new branch of the game available for all of the current owners of Bombshell. You'll be able to opt-in to try out the new update, and allow us to get some final feedback before the release.
1. Right Click on "Bombshell" in your Steam Library.
2. Select "Properties"
3. Select the "BETAs" tab.
4. Enter the code: EnablePublicBeta
5. Select the Beta in the drop down menu.
The new 1.1 Update will now download automatically!
We've created a new subforum for Feedback and Bugs related to 1.1.
Enjoy!
Check out the Full Changelog, Free DLC and new Features here:
http://steamcommunity.com/app/353190/discussions/0/405692758714399458/
Bombshell Patch 1.1 + First Free DLC is almost here! Download the Beta NOW!
We've listened and here is what we're doing about it!
Hi Guys!
As most of you know, after the Bombshell release we've been doing extensive analysis of all reviews (Both good and bad), all user reviews, and comments from the Steam community and our forums.
We're happy to announce that we're close to being done with Bombshell 1.1, which will address a host of issue we've found that you've fed back on. Everything from balancing, new features, complete overhauls of certain gameplay mechanics, etc.
And it's massive! Tons of bugfixes, brand new features and a new free DLC included called "Shellshock Missions".
We would like to invite Bombshell fans to try out these new features, before we release the patch in the wild.
We just made the new branch of the game available for all of the current owners of Bombshell. You'll be able to opt-in to try out the new update, and allow us to get some final feedback before the release.
1. Right Click on "Bombshell" in your Steam Library.
2. Select "Properties"
3. Select the "BETAs" tab.
4. Enter the code: EnablePublicBeta
5. Select the Beta in the drop down menu.
The new 1.1 Update will now download automatically!
We've created a new subforum for Feedback and Bugs related to 1.1.
We hope you'll enjoy all the great new features!
Below you'll find a list of all the great new things we've added to 1.1:
New Features, Tweaks, Bugfixes, and Additions:
- Overall enemy placement and "Filler Areas" have been drastically improved.
- Default Camera is zoomed out 25% more.
- Complete control overhaul. Aiming is now extremely precise.
- Enemies will only shoot at you while being on screen.
- Enemy XP and Moneydrops increased.
- All levels now have an "Exit" sign at the extit of the level.
- Directional Pointer (Controller) have been raised.
- Kyrron Drift Bruisers now have a bigger hitbox.
- Hovering mouse over enemies will indicate which enemy you point at.
- Camera Peek Tutorial added to B1.
- You'll now be able to shoot at jumping enemies just as they jump or land.
- You can now hold the Fire button to continously fire even when performing other actions such as abilities.
- Primary and Secondary objectives are now colorcoded on the minimap.
- NPC's now appear on minimaps.
- You can now bind all mouse and keyboard buttons, including mouse side buttons.
- New controller layouts added.
- Arrow added to Minimap, pointing in the direction of the main objective.
- C1 minimap fixed.
- New Crosshairs added for all weapons.
- New option added to enable "Camera relative to movement" for mouse/keyboard players.
- New option added to hide the objectives UI element.
- New option added to enable a new HUD called "Minimalist".
- New option added to disable Oneliners.
- You can no longer detonate a bowling right as you throw it, to avoid blowing yourself up.
- The game will now automatically switch between Controller Mode and mouse/keyboard by touching either the controller or the mouse/keyboard.
- Hard Mode is now unlocked from the start.
- Hard Mode difficulty has been tweaked.
- The chance of Kyrron Scampers burying underground has been tweaked.
- XP / Money rewards after solving quests will now trigger after conversations, instead of at the start of a conversation.
- In rare occurrences some enemies would previously stand still without being able to fight. This has been fixed.
- Respawning after dying no longer happens at the checkpoint. Instead you'll now respawn at the death location, with time-based invincibility. If you fall off a ledge you'll restart at the checkpoint.
- Steam Trading Cards added.
- Jump indicator added. The indicator appears below Bombshell when jumping, to indicate where you will land.
- You can no longer die during cutscenes.
- A particle effect will now appear on Bombshell when leveling up.
- Tutorial Mission added for Ghost Shell.
- Tutorial Mission added for Accelerator Boots.
- Tutorial Mission added for Enemy Aim-Lock.
- Weapon descriptions have been updated.
- Shellshock now has a Charge-Up effect.
- Broken achivements now working.
- You can now Zoom in and out using the mouse scroll wheel.
You can also Zoom in and out in the Options menu.
- Kyrron Scampers now have lower health.
- Weapon sounds improved.
- Laser Sight added by default for Mouse/Keyboard controls.
- Upgrades are now cheaper, to allow faster progression.
- Weapon upgrades now require a lower level character.
- Weapon Ammo Capacity has been doubled for most weapons.
- The Mouse Deadzone has been tweaked to allow faster aiming.
- Force Feedback can now be turned off.
- All Weapons and Stats have been tweaked and balanced.
- If you pick up 2 Power Enhancers in succession the second Power Enhancer will add to the timer.
- The Continue Button in the main menu has now been moved to the top. This will make it easier and faster getting into the game.
Free DLC Added:
- New Shellshock Challenges DLC added.
The Shellshock missions are Tron-Style Challenge missions, which can be unlocked sequencally.
We're extremely happy for all the feedback and reviews.
Often, the bad reviews will weigh heavier than the positive, and we wanted to use that to improve as a studio.
Keep an eye on this thread the following weeks!
We <3 you guys for all the support!
Bombshell Patch 1.01 Released + Message from Fred
Hi Guys!
Fred from Interceptor here.
First of all, I want to thank all of you for buying Bombshell. We're extremely grateful for all the feedback and support. Running a small indie studio, trying to make big games is not always easy, but we remain committed to keep leveling-up as a team!
We've been going through every single review and comment about Bombshell we could find. What we’ve noticed is that users generally like the game, while career reviewers generally dislike the game. And within those two groups, there’s some really valid overlap in criticism that I think we definitely could have done better.
Where it went wrong and what we're doing about it!
Below is what we're going to be working on the next 4 weeks. We already have the first hotfix ready, which should auto-download for those of you who own the game right now.
Expectations: Some reviewers were expecting to be playing a “Diablo in space.” Ever since previewers started comparing us to some really great ARPG’s, we sort of ran with that comparison because of how flattering it was. But our RPG elements are super lightweight by comparison to most other ARPG’s, and so moving forward we’re going to work harder to set expectations more accurately. This is an action-shooter with weapon progression.
Difficulty. For 1.1 we're going to unlock Hard mode right from the beginning, while making the Normal mode slightly more forgiving. Hopefully this will allow more people to get past the first boss and experience the other 2/3'rds of the game! :slightly_smiling:
"Filler". We wanted to create huge environments, and massive worlds. What we ended up with instead were too few missions with too little variety, presented in a manner that ended up feeling too monotonous at times. It’s clear we have a fun little action game in here, but it’s bogged down by a lot of this unnecessary “filler.”
Boss Battles. They’re are either too hard, or too easy to exploit. In this hotfix, the Abomination has been tuned a bit to be more balanced and fair. Let us know what you think. And in 1.1 we're completely overhauling the bosses to be more more fun, and less frustrating in general.
One-Liners & Executions. In this hotfix, we've removed some of the more obnoxious one-liners, and we made executions happen less frequently.These things are supposed to feel fun/funny, special, or memorable when they happen. But when they happen too often, it’s just annoying.
Achievements and general bugs have now been fixed as well. Achievements that didn’t work previously, will unlock automatically when you load your profile (if you unlocked them during gameplay). The total changelist from the review copies up until this patch, has more than 200 bugs fixed and implemented. We're still doing our postmortem, and as soon as we have a detailed list of what we're going to do for 1.1, I'll update you guys in here.
Thank you for the support guys! This is the most ambitious title our small team has undertaken to date, and we’ve learned a LOT! Your kind messages and constructive critiques go a long way toward making Bombshell better, and we love you for it!
Bombshell 1.01 Changelog:
Reduced health for Abomination boss battle in Phase 1 and 3.
Reduced damage and acid range for Abomination boss battle in Phase 3.
Reduced number of creature spawns in B5.
Fixed stats saving on player death.
Fixed wobbly camera in character/shop menu.
You can not "over-upgrade" powers, stats and weapons anymore.
Some achievement fixes. If any of the past achievements are not unlocked, they will be recovered from saved save stats and unlocked when you load your profile.
Execution chance is lowered to 10%.
Bugfix for B3 Firerain (fixed glow).
Quest rewards for "Find Holloway" quest in A1 now activate after the conversation is over (to avoid the level up message interfering with the dialog).
Fixed default keybinds restoring dev commands.
Depth of field is enabled by default.
Disabled dev messages popping up.
By default, textures/characters will be set to "high quality" instead of "medium/low".
Fixed effects for two explosions.
Got rid of glowing grid from occlusion mats, now it's a simple dither.
Fix for subquest in C1.
Texture and material tweaks for White House assets.
B5 Boss battle - Alternate falling rocks in Phase 3 + respawning ammo.
C5 - Fixed hidden pickups between phases & pickups now respawn.
Bombshell Now Available!
Robot-armed and now: Bombshell is available for purchase on Steam!
Bombshell General Troubleshooting
Here you can find some tips and tricks about general troubleshooting on Bombshell. If you experience any issues and none of the below solves your problem, please check out community or get in touch with our support at hello@3drealms.com.
Game Crashes and Performance
If you experience problems with your game crashing, please try out the following to see if this fixes your problem.
On Steam, try verify the integrity of your game cache. You can follow these steps from Valve.
Due to some known issues with SLI and Unreal Engine it may help turning off SLI support. This can be done by editing a configuration INI file in the game.
Open \My Games\Bombshell\ShellGame\Config\ShellEngine.ini with a text editor (Notepad or similar).
Change the value bDualGPUEnabled=True to bDualGPUEnabled=False.
Save the INI file and restart Bombshell
Switch from DirectX 11 (DX11) to DirectX 9 (DX) mode from Settings->Visuals in the Bombshell Main Menu.
Disable Motion Blur
Open \My Games\Bombshell\ShellGame\Config\ShellSystemSettings.ini with a text editor (Notepad or similar).
Change the value MotionBlurSkinning=1 to MotionBlurSkinning=0.
Disable Anti Virus scanners before playing - we have seen problems with especially Avast Anti Virus that cause the Bombshell client to hang on start up.
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