a pearl of lightning. a dream from the future. a drop of poison. a swan song.
The faster you slay demons, the harder the game and the higher your score.
There is an end
will it see you?
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1743850/HYPER_DEMON/
Devil Daggers
HYPER DEMON - Available now
a pearl of lightning. a dream from the future. a drop of poison. a swan song.
The faster you slay demons, the harder the game and the higher your score.
There is an end
will it see you?
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1743850/HYPER_DEMON/
Small patch April 2022
- Fixed friend leaderboard not working if Steam profile was set to private.
- A "HIDE" button has been added above the friend leaderboard in the "OVERVIEW" tab.
- Hidden state will be saved when exiting the game.
- Hidden friend leaderboard will also prevent the "BEAT FRIEND'S TIME" notification.
- Steam friends can be removed using the "UNFOLLOW" button on their in-game profile.
Small update March 2022
- shows active player count on leaderboards and when launching the game
- fixed scroll wheel on local replay list
- improved support for game modes in custom levels
- added keyboard/mouse controls for seeking replays
press left/right arrow keys or mouse4/5 to skip +- 3 seconds, or 10 seconds if holding ctrl
v3.2
- replays for 10 most recent runs are kept automatically and can be manually saved to keep longer.
- access by navigating to LEADERBOARDS -> STATS -> LOCAL REPLAYS
- local replays for custom spawnsets will work automatically and will show the name of the spawnset if it was downloaded from DevilDaggers.info
gameplay changes
- lvl4 homing can now ricochet off empty centipede/gigapede segments.
- destroyed gigapede segments have a darker texture on the legs, making remaining gems easier to spot.
- spider2 corpse erode animation starts sooner.
- centipede emerge particle effect more accurately shows where it will emerge.
- ghostpede will always emerge with weak points facing the centre of the arena.
- spider hitbox scales to match spawn animation.
- delay on lvl4 homing detonate is reduced from 2 frames to 1.
- skulls, spider eggs, and thorns no longer absorb more lvl4 homing daggers than are needed to kill them.
- skull2 and skull3 chatter is higher priority when close.
local replays
Native Linux build is also updated along with some bug fixes.
Mac build coming soon.
5 year anniversary QOL update.
- Unique dagger for players with 1000 seconds or more.
- Replay scrubbing, allows you to instantly skip to any part of a replay.
- Stats and graphs in replays.
- Optimizations have been made throughout the game, improving performance by up to 5x or more in some cases.
- Improved fps limiter and added slider to options menu.
- Added volume slider for menu music.
- Changed default fov from 75 to 90.
- Added gem/homing counter (toggle by pressing 2).
- Improved mod support (allows smaller mod files, and stacking multiple mods).
- Added controls for toggling different hud elements (default keys 1,2,3,4)
- Added a short delay before activating mouse after death to avoid clicking off-screen.
- Fixed kill count and accuracy in stats.
- Added more data for ddstats to use.
- Fixed bug that caused player sounds and music to not play in stereo.
- Fixed centipedes stopping in place when running in to the ground or another enemy.
- Fixed centipedes getting stuck upside down.
- Fixed spiders being pushed around by centipede corpses.
- Replays now only upload if you beat your high score.
- Replays won't try to upload when using a custom spawnset.
- Certain mods will show a warning and not allow scores over 1000 seconds to submit.
Plus more fixes and qol improvements.
Linux build and v3 update released!
Devil Daggers v3 update is now available!
The update includes:
- Linux support.
- New enemies and updated progression.
- Top down replay mode. (Press M to toggle)
- Per-user and global stats.
- Windowed mode support.
- Option to disable flashing hand for players sensitive to flashing lights.
- Hide menu text if mouse isn't active.
- Fix replays larger than 2MB failing to upload.
Mac build, update and OST
Along with the Mac build we've added a soundtrack and some new game features to PC and Mac:
- 2 new enemies and updated progression.
- Fov slider and vsync options.
- HRTF processing for virtual surround sound when using headphones.
The new version of the game uses a new leaderboard. If you want to watch old replays or play the old version, it's still available by opting in to the "2015" beta in Steam.