Crashlands hits 500k units and celebrates with a PRICE DROP!
STEAM PEOPLES!
STEAPEOPLES!
STEAPLES!
STAPLES?!
Crashlands just sold 500k units total across all platforms! And because we want everyone in the world to play this game we’re doing something WHACK:
Starting today we’re going to drop the Steam price from $14.99 to $9.99! And it’s 40% off on mobile, if you’re into that sort of thing (App Store | Google Play).
On behalf of all the Butterscotches, I’d like to extend a dainty, velvety soft hand of thanks for all of your support over the last year. Since Crashlands launched we’ve been able to bring joy to an unbelievable number of people and expand our studio. We even got to go to PAX last year for the first time ever, which was rad… and also very smelly.
Before we get bleary-eyed and ugly cry all over the internet because we love you so much, we’re going to flee. Why? We’ve got some things to do for this very game!
We’ve heard your feedback regarding the game’s grindiness and some controller issues, so we’re going to tackle those shortly.
Leave your (equally venomous and loving) comments below. We’ll probably not read them because we’re scared of the internet now that we’ve launched a game on it.
The Juicemancy patch for Crashlands contains a brand new customization system, called Juicemancy, which allows you to channel FLABAJILLIJOLTS of energy into your equipment to upgrade, change, and reroll stats. Now you can make a legit class out of Flux. You'll just need to make it to the Bawg and hunt down a mysterious energy source first...
We also added WASD and Controller support so you can play the game however you want! But only if how you want to play it is on a controller or with WASD keys. Now you can take all that ːsteamsaltyːːsteamsaltyːːsteamsaltyː you've been hurling our way for not having multiple control schemes and sell it on the vast Salt Market, only to realize years from now that your barony over salt products hasn't filled that burning hole in your heart.
If you're the sort of masochist who enjoys reading patch notes, check here for all the changes.
Also we were named in TIME's Top 10 Games of 2016. To celebrate we're doing nothing because we do what we want.
Stay frosty,
sam
ps - also you can totally stack your stats now and swap out the ones you don't like. OR DON'T, YOU GENERALIST.
WELCOME, ALL YE SALES FIENDS!
Since you're an optimizer of the wallet, I'm going to assume you're ALSO an optimizer of your playtime. And with that in mind, here's a fancy list of things to help you get the most out of your adventure in CRASHLAAAHAAAAANDS!
Do you miss reading those glorious instruction books from your youth, when games came in REAL, EDIBLE BOXES (we're pretty sure they were edible...)? Check out the Crashlands Manual for some of that delicious, old-timey game-primer flavor.
Need help finding a thing, defeating a boss, or completing a quest, but too High Born to spend the time figuring it out yourself? The peasants on the subreddit have assembled tips, tricks, guides that can sherpa your Lordship to the promised land. Or at least to where that HIDEOUS Baconweed Fairy is.
Lastly, if you like community, friendly people, and talking about games, join the Butterscotch Forums. It's a warm, safe harbor in the bloody seas of the Internet.
And if you're on the fence about buying the game, just watch one of our favorite youtubers enjoying the crap out of it. AND THEN GET OFF THAT FENCE WHAT IS THIS A CONTEST FOR MAKING YOUR LEGS FALL ASLEEP?
JEEZ.
Stay frosty,
Samuel
Crashlands Tees and the Documentary Sneak Peek
HEYOOOO!
Seems everyone's enjoying the patch. WELL GOOD, YA RASCALS.
AND! There's a documentary being made about the gamedev story behind Crashlands. The documentary crew just released a 13 minute sneak peek. If you like what you see there, back the documentary on Kickstarter to help get it made!
SWEET GOTTA GET BACK TO WORK BAI,
samuel
Patch 1.1.4 (Quality of Life) is Live!
Why READ when you can WATCH those patch notes?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsb5o7M-uhg&feature=youtu.be
This patch contains a crapton of bugfixes and quality of life improvements, and just a light sprinkling of new content.
Enjoy no longer fussing with that STUPID MAP! You can find full patch notes over here.
<3
samuel
Quality of Life Patch on 4/14 and LORE!
HEYOOOOoooOOOO!
We came out of our dev hole long enough to bring you some upcoming NEWSES. Someone play a trombone while I hit this.
1) The Quality of Life Patch is coming next Thursday 4/14. You can read the patchnotes, or wait for the patch trailer next week!
2) Episode 2 of the short story SEEDSOUL is up on the blog. If you're into Lore and Crashlands you'll love it. Check out this episode here!
3) MERCH!? Yep. We've got ridiculously cool Crashlands tees coming down the pipe very soon with the design you see above.
We'll have more patch info in the coming days, and more on how you can get the tees. Enjoy your gaming, and stay frosty!
-samuel
Sweet, sweet community tools
Heyo!
We're now waist deep in the Quality of Life patch, and as such have gone slightly off the radar! However, our brand new spankin' Crashlands community has been hard at work making cool things to make your gaming a bit easier.
First up, the fan art is starting to roll in. The latest submission by Qloun (above) is phenomenal and features everyone's favorite Crashlands food... Baconweed. You can check out more of his work on his facebook page!
Next, if you want more of the Crashlands music in your life, Fatbard (the composer duo) chopped up a bunch of the most requested sound effects and songs into fantastic ring tones. Now your phone can randomly shriek "IT'S SO BIIIIIIG!" in inappropriate places!
Lastly, u/Gapplay created a handy Crashlands database tool and shared it on the subreddit. It's extremely useful, as you can search for things by type ("Trinket", "Weapon", etc.) as well as by keywords in the description. Want to make an ALL POISON ALL THE TIME build? Now you can easily find everything that heightens "Poison" damage and go to town!
Thanks for the support and playing the crap out of Crashlands. We'll be addressing the most common requests in the Quality of Life patch and have been working with the gamemaker team to get that pesky ASCII username bug fixed.
Until next time, check out the podcast and hit us up on twitter if you want to say hey!
Stay frosty,
samuel
Bug-fix patch closing in & Podcast ready for your ears
Heyo!
Things have quieted down enough that Adam and Seth got time to cobble together a patch that fixes nearly all the bugs that we've gotten reported (and then some). We'll be pushing it out SOON, and you can see the patchnotes and get in on the beta if you're getting antsy.
We also recorded our Post-Launch podcast! If you want to hear our thoughts on the Crashlands launch and all the insanity around it, pop some headphones in and let us massage your eardrums.
KGOTTAGETBACKTOWORKBYE.
-samuel
Podcastin' Tomorrow!
We broke the 300 reviews threshold, Crashlands is on the back-end of its launch week explosion, and we're starting to be able to sleep again!
HUZZAH!
We'll be recording our weekly podcast tomorrow afternoon - if you want to ask a question or vote up others you can (WOAH COMMUNITY INTERACTIVITY WHAT!?) and we'll tackle them with as much good humor as we can manage.
We're a bit out of whack from the flurry of launchweek. Today all of us ate sandwiches in silence at Jimmy Johns in a scene reminiscent of the final, post-credits scene in the Avengers, where they're gathered at the Shwarma table.
NPR is coming by my apartment on Wednesday for an interview about making games in STL, and we're getting some follow-on coverage from youtubers and other slower press outlets. The Crashlands train rolleth!
Thanks a ton for making this launch a success and helping us get some eyeballs from some big influencers. We're glad this whacky thing we made has found a place in your shriveled, icy hearts :D
