- Syncing steam events now also sync infamy selectable in menu
- Tumble weed now grows proportionally to your health
- Fixed achievements philantrop not translated properly it should now say "Win a game with a necormancer pact active" in every language
- Fixed wrong translation in German language
- Fixed some typo in English and French
- Fixed missing translation for black market in Spanish language
- Fixed some translation in Spanish language
Public beta hotfixes 0.25 (1) Bugfixes
Balancing
- Bronze die reroll gain 3 -> 4
- Silver die reroll gain 3 -> 4
- Running on fumes damage boost +30% -> +50%
Bugfixes
- Syncing steam events now also sync infamy selectable in menu
- Tumble weed now grows proportionally to your health
- Fixed achievements philantrop not translated properly it should now say "Win a game with a necormancer pact active" in every language
- Fixed wrong translation in German language
- Fixed some typo in English and French
- Fixed missing translation for black market in Spanish language
- Fixed some translation in Spanish language
Bounty of One Full Release
Hello fellow Outlaws!
This is it! The final moment has come! Bounty of One is out of Early Access!
As always, I’d like to start by thanking all of you out there! Being able to come this far would not have been possible without you continued support! It is your achievement as much as it is ours! We never thought we would be able to come this far, it is only our second game to be fair and, after all, we came all the way from this…
To this…
Now let’s start with the juicy bit of today’s announcement: What’s new in the game on release? For those who joined the public beta version, you might already be familiar with some of those but, for the others, let me tell you what you can expect!
First, we rebuilt the way the Super Black Market works in the game. As many of you requested, you will now be able to use the Super Black Market without being locked out unlocking achievements and posting highscores! To make the SBM somewhat balanced however, we changed some of the perks it gives you (check out the changes within the content section) and, most importantly, we created a real challenge for you to overcome: The Necromancer’s Pact!
The release officially introduces the Necromancer’s Pact, a cursed piece of paper that will allow you to skyrocket the infamy level up to 50 (instead of the previous maximum of 18). Up to infamy level 10 your progression in the game is similar than it previously was(though level 10 is now effectively as hard as level 18 used to be). From then on out, however, you’ll be able to choose your difficulty by allowing points in the pact, you create your own challenge with thing as crazy as “Enemies’ projectiles now bounce up to 2 times on the side of the screen'' or “Enemies’ life increases by 150% every time you kill a sheriff”. Get ready for a challenge!
Secondly, for those who haven’t seen her yet, Ruthless Ruth charges into the deserted lands surrounding Greenhills and her loyal “children” follow in her footsteps, the Bully Brawlers! Get ready for an epic fight!
Thirdly, we added three new tabs in the encyclopedia! For those who like lore, you’ll be able to learn about each enemy’s type in the game as well as read the backstory of each character. The last tab is the credits, can’t release without a proper credit menu :)
Fourthly, we also added 3 new languages: Korean, Japanese and Spanish. We also updated all the languages that were already available. We did our best to try and translate all of them properly but we can only do so much, we are not polyglots unfortunately. If you’d like to help us improve the translations or even just share your feedbacks and ideas, feel free to join our discord and reach out directly to us! We welcome any help!
We also made the game for Linux and Mac.
Finally, we also added 3 new objects and 14 new achievements. Discover them in the game or in the contents below!
To wrap things up, as usual, we fixed some bugs, balanced a few things, improve some visuals and sounds, you know the drill. You can read the full patch note below.
Again, thank you all for your support, we would not have been able to do this without you! To celebrate with you all, we organized a give away for you to take part in you can fin all the details here:
We hope that you’ll keep following OptizOnion for our next projects to come!
Enjoy!
Content
New enemies and new boss
The Bully Brawlers join the fray
Ruthless Ruth is ready to fight!
New Objects
Pistorang: A pistorang constantly spirals around you. It inflicts your damage to enemies it goes through and shoots at your current attack speed.
Lucky Star: Gain an immunity to enemy damage each time you level up. The immunity lasts for 5 seconds. You gain 50% move speed and inflict damage to enemies you go through while it lasts.
Counterfeit Gold Nugget: Before dashing, toss a fake gold nugget to attract enemies, enemies in its range gain +50% movement speed and drop twice the coins. It lasts for 5 seconds. Gain 1 dash. +5 sec base dash cooldown.
New infamy system
The Necromancer Pact replaces infamy levels after level 10. You can now climb to infamy level 50 thanks to it!
Encyclopedia
New enemies tab: Discover the backstories of all the enemies in the game
New character tab: Discover the backstories of all the characters in the game
New Credits Tab
Reworked Super Black Market
Modified
Lost and found Goods (level 1): Gain x(up to five) chests at the start of the game-> Gain a chest at the start of the game if you have beaten a sheriff in the previous run (level 1) / Gain a sheriff’s chest at the start of the game if you have beaten a sheriff in the previous run (level2)
Added
Legendary training: Gain 1 banish reroll for your upgrades per game
Pocket Black Hole: Gain x(up to 2) banish reroll for your upgrades per game
Metal Detector : Enemies have 5% chance of dropping coins twice (up to 30%)
Fidelity Chest : The 4th chest dropped on the floor is doubled
Blessed Ring : Mythic upgrades have a very low chance of appearing in level up choices
Lucky Star: Raise the chance of generating an additional choice in chest by x%(up to 50) Four Leaf Clover: Raise the chance of generating an additional choice for your upgrades by x% (up to 50)
Deleted
Auctionable Wares: Deleted
Dusty Scrolls: Deleted
Secret Techniques Scrolls: Deleted
Nitro-infused Protein Bar: Deleted
Loaded Die: Deleted
Fated Die: Deleted
Black Market
Modified
Ridged Barrel: Level max = +1 common Damage upgrade -> Level max = +2 common damage upgrade
Modified Trigger: Level max = +1 common Attack Speed upgrade -> Level max = +2 common Attack Speed upgrade
Metal Plate: Level max = +1 more health points -> Level max = +3 more health points
Air Boots: Level max = +10% Move Speed -> Level max = +20% Move Speed
Broken Magnet: Level +10% Attraction Range -> Level max = +20% Attraction Range
Loaded Die: Level max = 2 rerolls -> Level max = 3 rerolls
Fated Die: Level max = 2 rerolls -> Level max = 3 rerolls
Deleted
Lucky Star: Deleted
Four Leaf Clover: Deleted
New languages
Japanese
Korean
Spanish
Updated all the current languages to be on pair with the release content
Daily Struggle
All projectiles are 50% slower modifier added
Achievement
We now have a total of 99 achievements! All achievements requiring you to kill the undertaker with a character now unlock an object
Modified
Veteran
Hero
Legend
Added
Blessed
Legendary Archer
Legendary Sheriff
Legendary Spirit
Legendary Crook
Legendary Ninja
Legendary Construct
Legendary Canoneer
Legendary Rogue
Pro Legend For Hire
Hero of Old
Beacon of Hope
Godly Paladin
Ascended Hero
Deleted
Incredible Feat I, II, III, IV & V
Amazing Feat I & II
Something Up Your Sleeves
Catch Me IF You Can
Balancing
Immunity after chest and level up +1s
Dashing through projectiles now destroy them
Black Market and Super Black Market prices balancing
Fan of Knives - Rarity : Rare -> Epic
Fan of Knives - Gain 1 stack of knife for each 2 shots you make -> Gain 1 stack of knife for each 1 shot you make
Fan of Knives - Max stack: 15 -> 30
Tesla Field - Base Area of Effect range is 15 % bigger
Tesla Field - Projectile slowing effect : 40% -> 60%
Lucky Strike - Rarity : Epic -> Rare
Mezcal Mantle - Projectile spawned : 26 -> 36
Running on Fumes - Damage bonus : 20% -> 30%
Brainsuckers (Shooting enemies) - Projectiles become bigger over time.
Visual improvements
Map is now randomized
Victory FXs have been added
Chest animation now correspond to the rarity of the chest
Characters now have visual clue when they are invulnerable
Enemies attack preview are popping more (especially during night)
Sound improvements
Changed sound for chest opening
New sounds for victory screen
Quality of life
Game is available on Mac and Linux
You can now reset your progression if you’d like to start the game anew
You have access to a “Dark Mode” within the settings
You can now see the infamy level at which you beat the game in character select for each different character
The game has ingame window mode for unusual resolutions
A new announcement panel is available in main menu
You can now see the current run’s modifiers from the menu and when hovering on the “start” button in character select
Bug fixes
Fixed an issue were exiting the object tab in the encyclopedia would freeze the game
Loaded gun achievement (Kill undertaker with Nigel) now appears on Steam
Fixed an issue were objects and gamemode unlocks would get on top of each other in the main menu
Upgrade and object screen cannot be shown at the same time in some cases
Fixed an issue were the game would unpause in multiplayer choice panel when you take the object “Lucky Belt” and gain a level)
Fixed invulnerability frame sometimes not lasting enough time (mainly during dashes)
Enemies no longer spawn inside the screen when moving very fast
Player character now stop turning around during their death animation
Tumbleweeds should not leave the screen anymore
Bounty of One release date confirmed!🔥
Hello fellow outlaws!
If you’ve been following us for a while (or even a few weeks really), you know that our release is just around the corner so let’s stop beating around the bush any longer and let’s get the big news out: Bounty of One will release out of Early Access on September 8th!🔥
Enjoy our new trailer to celebrate this joyful event!
For those who might have yet to check out the beta branch, here are the changes you can expect:
Ruthless Ruth, a new fearless boss to challenge your skills.
A completely remade Infamy system that goes up to 50 infamy levels instead of the current 18.
A completely revamped Super Black Market which won’t get in the way of scoring or getting achievement anymore.
Some new objects to uncover and find synergies for.
I hope you’re hyped to discover all of this on the main branch!
Last point for today, it’s been over a week since we released Ruth onto the fields of bounty of one and it seems that you’ve swayed by her charm! Indeed many of you took part in our screenshot contest over the week and we’re now ready to announce the 3 winners! Get ready to get a 10$ gift card from us!
Rapout
OdranoelGaldr23
Canabisbaby
Enjoy it! Feel free to buy Bounty of One for your friends if you so wish haha
Anyway, that’s it for today, as you might expect, we still have a lot of work to do! Enjoy and see you on release day!
Enjoy!
They grow up so fast...
Hello fellow outlaws!🤠
Today is a very special day for us, today marks the one-year anniversary of our game release 🎉 and we want to celebrate this day with you.
Before anything else, we want to give a massive shout-out to all of our community members whether you have been with us since the game was released or joined during this year of Early Access. Without a doubt, this adventure would not have been possible without you We also want to thank everyone for sharing their feedback and support throughout this time, you are the reason that our game is what it is today.
To celebrate our one-year anniversary we have prepared some things for you.
First, for those who want to see how far we’ve come or those who might feel nostalgic, here is a video that retraces all the big steps of Early Access:
Second to celebrate our new baddies and this past year, we will be giving out 3 Steam gift cards each card with 10$ 🎁 to those who manage to take a screenshot of their game 📸 with...
...our new boss: Ruthless Ruth!
➸ You can fight her in the Beta Branch of the game. Here are the steps to follow to join that branch: How to join the public beta For now, Denzel is not available so you can be sure to encounter her in all your runs. She also replaces the undertaker in the Nightmare Escape mode. ➸ All you have to do is share a Screenshot or video of you fighting the new boss (you don't have to win) on Discord and we’ll pick the winners randomly. 👇
We hope you enjoy these gifts and have fun playing the game. Stay tuned for more news and announcements, until then, we will be hard at work adding new things to the game!
➸ As always, don’t forget to let us know what you think about the new changes on our Discord!👇
Thank you again for being part of our journey. We look forward to celebrating many more anniversaries with you!
That's it for today. See you soon!
Enjoy!”
How to join the public beta
1 - You need to right-click on Bounty of One in your Steam library and select Properties.
2 - Go to the Betas tab.
3 - And choose the public-beta option from the drop-down menu.
4 - You will then be able to download and play the latest version of the game in advance.
Please keep in mind that this is a beta version, which means that it may have some bugs and issues that we are still working on and some things might change with the release. We would love to hear your feedback and bug reports, so feel free to leave us a comment or join our Discord server.
Hotfix 0.25 (1) Small addition to Necromancer's pact + bugfixes
Content
- Added infamy won tracker on each character (will you be able to complete 50 with all characters?)
- Added procedural generation of the map each time you launch a game
- Added catch phrases for Fickle bullet and Sharing is caring
- Added max infamy won text on Necromancer's Pact
Balancing
- Fan of knives rarity rare -> epic. Fan of knives now charge after each shot.
- Tesla field starting area is now 15% bigger
- Mezcal Mantle now spawns 26 -> 36 projectiles over the course of 1.8s
- Running on fumes damage bonus 20% -> 30%
- Lucky strike rarity epic -> rare
Bugfixes
- Fixed Controls getting locked in upgrade selection after player 1 died in multiplayer
- Keyboard custom controls no longer reset on game launch
- Players can't select infamy levels they haven't unlocked anymore
- Fixed player taking 2 damage in infamy below 10
- Mythical upgrades shown in Encyclopedia
- Slow projectiles from daily struggle does not active anymore in other game modes
Public Beta Update: Taking on the Necromancer's Pact
Hello Fellow Outlaws
First off, As always, thank you for all your feedback, they are incredibly important for us to move in the right direction!
Second, We also want to give a big shout-out to the fearless players who faced the Necromancer’s Pact in the Private Beta. We applaud your bravery as you battled your way to higher infamy levels.🫡
As you might have read in our last news, Bounty of One's development is coming to an and we won't push the new updates on the main branch of the game until release (we want to make sure, everything is ready for it). You will however be able to test out the new things we've added on the public beta when we update it or even sooner if you decide to take part in the private beta. Be that as it may, if you wish to keep the surprise for the full release, here is a...
⚠️ SPOILER ALERT ⚠️
The Necromancers Pact
Giving you more options to get stronger would not be fun without a challenge to overcome. That’s why we decided to revamp the Infamy system. Basically, from level 0 to 10, your experience will be similar to the current state of the game. After Infamy 10 is where the real fun begins however, from here on out, you will be introduced to the Necromancer’s Pact!
In this menu, you’ll be able to choose the difficulty you inflict upon yourself and things will quickly get out of hand with some crazy run modifiers. Some examples may include: - Increase the number of foes trying to catch you by 30/60/100% - The drop rate of hearts is reduced by 50/75/90/95/100% - etc.
Get ready to face Infamy difficulties well above the current level 18.
The New Super Black Market
➸ Fist of all, The Super Black Market won’t stand in your way of achieving these awesome achievements and scores in the game.
To allow for that, we rebalanced it a bit since it previous version was a bit over the top otherwise, it will still be way stronger than the normal black market but not in a way that trivializes the game. Here are some modifiers that are included include: - Enemies have 5/10/15/20/25/30% chance of dropping coins twice - Mythic upgrades have a very low chance of appearing in level up choices. - etc.
Don’t worry, the new Super Black Market will have your back as soon as you clear Infamy 11. / Those two steps should allow for a more delightful experience overall. It doesn’t trivialize the game, but it provides exciting challenges and lets high-score achievers show off their talents.
How to join the public beta:
1 - You need to right-click on Bounty of One in your Steam library and select Properties.
2 - Go to the Betas tab.
3 - And choose the public-beta option from the drop-down menu.
4 - You will then be able to download and play the latest version of the game in advance.
Please keep in mind that this is a beta version, which means that it may have some bugs and issues that we are still working on and some things might change with the release. We would love to hear your feedback and bug reports, so feel free to leave us a comment or join our Discord server.
But that’s not all! We also have some amazing things planned for you in future updates. We are adding one more boss and many objects and features to Bounty of One soon. As well as some special events coming for you next month.
Enjoy!
Dev talk : The last steps
Hello fellow outlaws!
Come, sit down next to the fire, let's talk for a bit.
As always, thanks for all your feedback, they are incredibly important for us to move in the right direction! We’ve heard your voices regarding the recent update we made to the Super Black Market. and we are already working on changing it to fit your desires. But before I get into the specifics, let me start with another big news!
The development of Bounty of One is slowly getting to its final state and its full release is drawing near. Therefore, Bumpty and I have been talking a lot and, given all the changes we still want to make and the content we wish to add, we decided to halt the updates until the full release. We will, however, still update the Beta branches once we’re happy with the upcoming features and, if you want to assist us in the final stages before the release, please play on the Beta branches and let us know what you think, again, your feedbacks are precious!
Now let’s get back to the main subject at hand: The problem with the Super Black Market as a Redemption option. As it stands, we understand that the way it works makes you feel like you're cheating at the game and that we’re locking you out of content as it doesn’t allow you to either get achievement or post you highscore. We realize that we might have been too adamant in our game design decisions regarding that and we’ve since changed our minds.
We will change the Super Black Market and allow players to use it to gather both achievement and scores.
The way we will implement this change however requires two steps, let me get you through them. ➵ By the way, if you want the future content to remain a surprise on launch day, here is a
⚠️ SPOILER ALERT ⚠️
First thing first, step one. In its current state, the Super Black Market cannot just be available from the get go, it is just too absurdly crazy powerful (but again, it was originally intended as somewhat of a sandbox mode). Therefore, we will rebalance it a bit, it will still be way stronger than the normal black market but not in a way that trivializes the game. Here are some modifiers that it might include: - Start with an Epic chest if you kill a Boss in your previous run - Get up to 2 Banish Re-roll for objects - etc.
Unlocking the Super Black Market will now also require you to beat Infamy at level 11 or higher.
Step two, giving you more options to get stronger would not be fun without a challenge to overcome. That’s why we decided to revamp the Infamy system. Basically, from level 0 to 10, your experience will be similar to the current state of the game. After infamy 10 is where the real fun begins however, from here on out, you will be introduced to the Necromancer’s Pact!
In this menu, you’ll be able to choose the difficulty you inflict upon yourself and things will quickly get out of hand with some crazy run modifiers. Some examples may include: - Enemies’s life improves by 25/50/75/100% when you kill a sheriff - Enemies’s projectiles bounce 1/2 times on the side of the screen - etc.
Get ready to face Infamy difficulties well above the current level 18.
Thankfully, the new Super Black Market will be there to support your endeavor as soon as you beat infamy 11.
Those two steps should theoretically allow for a more delightful experience overall. It doesn’t trivialize the game, offers challenging experiences and allows highscore performers to shine and fully display their skills.
For the upcoming weeks, this is what we’re working on but you can expect some other things in the near future, right Ruth?
“- Yep!”
If she says so, it must be true.
Anyways, that’s all we got for you today, let us know what you think in the comments! If you want to talk to us directly and share your feedback and ideas, don’t hesitate to join our Discord, we’d love to see you there!
In the meantime, enjoy!🤠
Hotfix 0.24 (1) Super market price reduced
- We drastically reduced the price of the super market to be more on pair with black market prices
Update 0.24 : The new Super Black Market
Hello Fellow Outlaws!
We're back with another new update and you're in for a treat in this one!
Before we dive into all the juicy details, we'd like to say a BIG THANK YOU to everyone who's been testing the new objects in the BETA. Thanks to all your amazing feedback, they have been added to the main branch for everyone to enjoy.
We know some of you are curious about why our updates are taking longer than usual. As we mentioned last week, we want to be able to test out new features a bit more before releasing them, and, therefore, updates will come every 3 weeks instead of our usual 2. You will however be given the chance to try out incoming features one week in advance on the Public Beta Branch. That way, we can collect your feedback and fine-tune the new features as precisely as we can.
Now let’s jump into the update. Another big change to the game is the Super Black Market, we understand that some of you have not understood our idea about it but no worries we hear you and we have received your feedback.
We understand that the upgrades seem underwhelming and some of them are very expensive while the benefit of them doesn’t feel worth it. To give you some context the goal from the super black market was always to be somewhat of sandbox mode where you can fully break the limits of the game and have a relaxing run while allowing you to spend your leftover gold nuggets. We get that we might have been too shy with its perks. So, we have changed the bonuses, it will get wild really quick, as you’ll see and we hope you’ll enjoy it.
We also still believe that achievements should remain something challenging for players and only achievable by those who want to work for them. The Super black market will still limit your ability to get achievements but I am sure you all can do it!
➵ By the way, we’re also resetting the leaderboard after every update from now on. This is your opportunity to start fresh and show off your skills in the game to earn your spot on the leaderboard.
One last thing before you go, we have added a new tab on the Encyclopedia for upgrades, this should help you develop a better understanding of the game.
We're also excited to share the BUILD SHOWCASE EVENT 🤠
Every weekend for the rest of the month (July) you'll have the chance to create your dream build as we'll have the supermarket free of charge. It's your chance to go wild, have fun, and unleash your creativity with no limits!
➵ Share your builds on Discord and we'll and we'll feature the best ones! 🎁😉
Let us give you some inspiration to start this off in style. Check out the HYPERACTIVE build!👆
As usual, we fixed some bugs and balanced a few things.
That's it for today, you can check the full patch note below. See you soon!
Enjoy!”
Content
New Items
Fan of Knives :When you stand still, for every 2 shots, you charge up 1 knives (up to a maximum of 15). When you move, you release all knives aiming at as many enemies. - Unlocked by Something up your sleeves
Sharing is caring :Instead of aiming at the closest enemy, you alternate between the 5 closest enemies. Your projectiles are 50% slower but your attack speed is increased by 50%. - Unlocked by Way of the Drunken Feast
Fickle Bullets:Your projectiles have a random size and damage boost from -20% to +80%. - Unlocked by A sizeable difference
Swift Bullets :Your projectiles move between 30% and 70% faster. - Unlocked from the start
Quality of Life
New Super Black Market - Roger’s wares are now crazier than ever!
New Encyclopedia tab - Upgrades : Find out anything you might need to know about upgrades
Character choice - You can now choose “Random” in the character selection
Balance
Denzel - Denzel’s phases have been inverted
Daily Struggle - Lockdown modifier and Day advances with experience are mutually exclusive
New daily modifier - Start with Bronze, Silver, Golden and Godly die
New daily modifier - All Projectiles are 50% slower
