- Fixed bots sometimes getting stuck in place.
- Improvements to the AI movement.
Guardians of the Past
Guardians of the Past - 1.2.2 Small Fix
Guardians of the Past - Update 1.2.1
Fixed a bug which stopped Market and Docks from being selected when randomising the map.
Fixed a bug in local play which showed the BOTS placeable traps as grey boxes.
Fixed a bug in local play which showed the BOTS slot machines as empty. Now completely hidden.
Fixed a major bug which stopped BOTS from conforming completely to physics, BOTS now get launched into the pit as easy as you do.
BOTS will now randomly walk in different directions when under the effects of the confusion debuff.
BOTS are now more decisive when picking up and using items. (No more dropping and picking up an item before using it.)
BOTS are now less likely to get stuck when pathing to players and other BOTS.
BOTS now disregard targeting other enemies when they are considered off the playable area.
Adjusted the navigation area on the Docks and Island maps.
Local play now correctly shows the input device controls for player 1.
Hiding controls in the settings now hides the popup when standing next to a gadget.
If you encounter any bugs or issues please help spread the word in the various respective steam forums or come and visit our discord server!
Discord
As always be sure to stay up to date with our social media as we post all minor and major changes and updates there too!
Or visit our website for a more in-depth look at our studio and team!
Squidpunch.com
Guardians of the Past - Major Update 1.2 - THE BATTLE OF THE BOTS!
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Below is a short but sweet list of significant changes that come with the update!
- Added bots to the game.
- Added some music to the Trapopedia and the Lobby.
- Added the ability to change the number of bots that get added.
- Fixed a visual bug in the lobby.
If you encounter any bugs or issues please help spread the word in the various respective steam forums or come and visit our discord server!
Discord
As always be sure to stay up to date with our social media as we post all minor and major changes and updates there too!
Or visit our website for a more in-depth look at our studio and team!
Squidpunch.com
Guardians Of The Past - 1.1 Update - Achievements!
You may have noticed the over the last few days the new addition of achievements. There are 12 currently with the possibility of more being added in the future. We think they are suitably challenging but easily accomplished over time.
To enable these achievements, we've pushed an update with a couple of minor changes too.
- Enabled Achievements.
- Changed the default gadget difficulty to Advanced in online sessions.
- Added in a new default taskbar icon.
- Reduced the cooldown of the hammer by 50%.
- Reduced the damage of the hammer by 25%.
As usual, if you have any questions, bugs or suggestions, feel free to let us know on our community hub or in our discord.
Guardians Of The Past - 1.0 - Full Release
View the release trailer below!
https://youtu.be/DOktZKLok88
As we move onto other projects that are in the pipeline, feel free to continue telling us about any bugs through our discord or in our community hub.
The full release will include:-
- 6 different maps with unique hazards.
- 4 game modes.
- 2 characters with colour customisation.
- 9 gadgets.
- 15 traps.
- Various settings and customisation for tournaments.
Patch Notes
- Added new map called The Market.
Battle your friends in The Market, as angry merchants and civilians hurl food your way.
- Added new map called The Docks.
Take the fight to The Dock and use the floating barrels to spring yourself to victory.
- Added in 2 new game modes - Team Classic and Team Brawl.
- Added in cinematics to improve transitions between different phases of the game.
- Added music for each map.
- Added the ability to change the gadget difficulty in lobbies.
- Optimised each map to reduce the workload on GPUs, which should vastly improve performance.
- More optimisation for the network to help reduce lag.
Gameplay
- Removed the laser indicator from the minigun.
- Fixed a bug with the hammer which sometimes reset its cooldown if used at the wrong time.
- Added the ability for mouse and keyboard players to left click to fire in any direction without aiming.
- Dart trap no longer affects players in the grace period.
UI
- Added a credits screen.
- Fixed selection arrows not correctly hiding when readying up.
- Fixed a bug in local play which allowed players to edit another players colour.
- Fixed a bug in local play which stopped Captain Finley from showing up when selected in local play.
- Improved the Map Select screens navigation and selection.
- Fixed a bug which caused music to be played when hit by the red jouster. (Not sure how that got in there).
- Updated the UI to allow for the new team game modes.
- Massively improved the performance inside the Library.
- Added Captain Finley's face for use in the necessary UIs.
- Updated the Map Select screen to allow for the 2 new maps.
- Added a ready indicator during the multiplayer picking phase.
- Updated the loading screens to account for the new maps and game modes.
- Updated the waiting screen to be more consistent with the rest of the UI.
- Added drop shadows to certain white text to make it easier to see.
- Added various UI elements for more flavour during the cinematics.
- Fixed a bug which stopped the UI from being removed at the end of a local play round.
- Updated the visuals of the lobby screen settings for all players.
- Added in lots of UI sounds for moving between buttons and menus.
- Updated the leaderboard screen to work with team modes.
Key Features
Alpha 4.0! - New Island Arena, New Character and More!
Update 4.0 Trailer
https://youtu.be/Gk299EvRDnU
Meet Captain Finley!
Finley, the Captain of The Krakens Kurse (His Ship), sails the seven seas in search of treasure and booty to be plundered. Stolen from his time he is now forced to fight against the other chosen ones in a battle to decide once and for all who the ultimate Guardian will be! Hopefully, you guys will have as much fun as we did customising him, sporting some cool tidal tattoos that match his team colour too!
Obviously, those who've been following us and saw the last major content update would have seen this coming, as every Guardian has home turf where in which you guys can battle it out! that being said the last update contained Finleys ship itself as one of his accompanying Levels! as we already have two levels from The Medieval Realm we figured that a second was in order along with Captain Finley himself!
Take the battle ashore with the new Island map!
Complete with cannons and treasure chests, this map features two adjacent islands connected via a "very safe" ropebridge. Be sure to steer clear of the edges as the shark and piranha-infested waters will most definitely be your demise! and if that wasn't enough cannonballs being fired from every angle should do the trick, get hit by one of those guys and you'll almost certainly end up in the drink.
Finally, we'd like to announce a new game mode that you can check out on all of the existing maps as well as the new ones. Sometimes it can get a little tricky when it comes to setting up the battlefield before you crush your enemies in battle, that's why we've now introduced a more streamlined way of playing.
Introducing Brawl Mode!
Brawl Mode is for players who just wanna get down and dirty and battle right away without worrying about setting up the arena! Digi the drone does all the hard work for you! he'll wander around the map as you play, constructing traps in devious places for you to launch each other into. Digi hates crowded tiles so if somebody is in the way that unsuspecting player will be in for a little shock!
Patch Notes
<*>Added new character Captain Finley.
<*>Added the abilty to switch characters in the Lobby Menu.
<*>Added new map called The Island.
<*>Added new gamemode called Brawl Mode.
<*>Added collision for cannonballs.
<*>Added sound effects to cannonballs.
<*>Added a critical launch sound effect.
<*>Added in custom mode which allows per map gamemodes to be selected.
<*>Optimised online play to help it run better.
<*>Fixed a bug which stopped the ship map from being selected at random.
Update Alpha 3.0! - Miniguns, Library And More!
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STEAM DEMO!
Over the past few weeks we have been working on a Steam Demo! This will allow players to get a feel for a more simple version of the game with limited features. The idea of this is to allow you guys to experience a small part of the game to help you decide if it's your cup of tea! Which we're already pretty sure it is, who doesn't like an arena full of your friends surrounded by gunfire, flames, traps and explosions??
Be sure to give it a try and tell us what you think on our community forums or on any of our social medias!
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THE MINIGUN!
We have implemented a new Gadget called The Minigun! It is a heavy, long ranged weapon that shoots rapid projectiles at your foes!
- Added a new item - Minigun.
- Has a built-in cooldown that triggers when the gun gets too hot from long term use "Self BBQ Anyone?!"
- Strong at medium range
- Knocks the player back when firing!
- Very heavy!
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THE LIBRARY!
We have implemented a new section for all the statistical gamers that like to see how things work. The Library! Accessable from the main menu is a feature that lets you look at all the Traps, Items and Gamemodes avaliable and also a How To Play section with controls as well as tips and tricks to get that edge over the casual players!
- Added library - Contains information and videos about traps and items, as well as a How to play section.
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OTHER PATCH NOTES!
UI
- Added an animation to the Item Pickup Decal (Grow and shrink when picked up and dropped)
- Added animations to and re-skinned the Picking Phase to be cleaner.
- Fixed a bug which allowed other local players to add maps to the playlist.
- Fixed a bug with Item Decals not showing their pickup decal after they are dropped.
- Fixed a bug with the scoreboard if all players die in a tiebreaker.
- Fixed a controller issue with the in-game menu on local play.
- Fixed a visual bug with the HUD in local play.
- Fixed a visual bug with the map select screen.
- Fixed and Tweaked an issue with item pickup decals not correctly hiding and showing when being picked up and dropped
- Fixed the Item Cooldown decal being off center of the player causing rotational misalignment
- Tweaked the Item pickup Decals to be a little higher stopping them from clipping with the mesh of the item.
TRAPS
- Added a damage bonus to The Scorcher when its applied to a player that is standing in The Sticker.
- Added the ability for traps to be destroyed in preperation for future gamemodes.
- Added the ability for traps to undo their effects when destroyed for future gamemodes.
- Changed the slow of The Igniter (40%).
- Changed the slow of The Sticker (70%).
- Improved the physics of The Boomer trap in online play.
- The Boomer Bomb is now effected by The Springer, The Jabber and The Bludgeoner.
ITEMS
- Added a new item - Minigun.
- Added an outline back to the grenade launcher.
- Fixed a bug which stopped the aim decals from updating when an item despawns.
- Fixed the Grenade Launcher blocking the Harpoon projectile.
- Harpoon can now pull The Boomer Bomb.
ARENAS
- Fixed a Collision issue with the arena wall in The Pit map.
GENERAL
- Added a AFK video to the main menu if no input is recieved for 60 seconds.
- Improved the transition speed to Build Phase which should stop the droids from not assigning a colour.
- Tweaked the camera to now show players spawning in rather than panning to them post spawn.
- Tweaked the camera to work better at keeping all players in view at all times.
- Added library - Contains information and videos about traps and items, as well as a How to play section.
Alpha 2.2 Patch Notes
<*>Added a particle effect to the Confusion Staff.
<*>Added a pulse animation for countdown timers.
<*>Added a scale dilation to items when they spawn in.
<*>Added a Scale dilation to the Physics body of The Boomer trap.
<*>Added a slight delay to the scoreboard screen at the end of tiebreakers.
<*>Added a spawn bounce animation to items when they spawn.
<*>Added sounds to all the items.
<*>Adjusted sliders to now adjust in 5% iterations on controllers.
<*>Animated various elements in the map selection screen.
<*>Buffed the dart trap to deal more damage and also apply a poison effect.
<*>Changed the way that the Harpoon projectile connects its cable component to now start from the projectile rather than the player/Harpoon item.
<*>Changed some sounds for items.
<*>Changed the Harpoon Model.
<*>Changed the Main Menu music.
<*>Changed the model for the Harpoon projectile and gave it an animation.
<*>Fixed a replication error in the map select screen that caused clients to not see when maps are removed/changed.
<*>Fixed being able to navigate when searching for a match.
<*>Fixed The Boomer trap Physics body to be less jittery and act a little more predictable.
<*>Fixed the Boomer trap Physics body to spawn after the build animation.
<*>Fixed The Grabber trap not stopping a player from being pulled across it with the harpoon.
<*>Made items slightly bigger to help with visibility.
<*>Stopped the camera from tracking a player after death for a short duration.
<*>Tweaked items to be easier to pick up (Now takes into account the distance from the player and picks up the closest).
<*>Tweaked The Boomers physics to be a little more reliable.
<*>Tweaked the camera on 'The Ship' map to help it keep better focus.
<*>Updated the local lobby/pick on-screen buttons to now be clickable.
<*>Updated the local lobby/pick/hud screen to now change the controller icons depending on whether Xbox/PS4 is set in the options.
Road map for the future!
Firstly though, we'd like to thank Stumpt for playing and showcasing 'Guardians' and also for some of the fantastic suggestions for improvements. If you haven't already then definitely check out the video below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDd8OAEv7z0
Roadmap
Over the next coming months we will be releasing:
- Demo version - We want to make your decision to purchase 'Guardians' that much easier, therefore we are releasing a demo version of the game so that you can try before you buy. The demo will be a minimal content version of the game that you can play both online with fellow demo players and locally to give you a taste of the action.
- Library/HowToPlay - Over the past 12 months, we've worked on trying to make 'Guardians' as easy to pick up as possible. To help further with that, the library will contain all the information you need to help you in your journey to be the ultimate 'Guardian'.
- Minigun - The Minigun is a new item currently in development. It has a long windup and is widely inaccurate, but it makes up for that with its high fire rate. Be careful of firing it too long as it will become too hot to handle.
- More characters and maps - Currently in development is our next character 'The Pirate' (Name TBD), he'll arrive alongside his 2nd map 'The Island' a treasure island themed arena.
- More game modes - We have plans for lots more game modes, one currently in development is called 'Brawl' which forces guardians of fight in a constantly changing arena of traps.
- Localization - We want to make 'Guardians' as accessible as we can, and that means supporting as many languages as we can. If you'd like to get involved in helping with this then let us know on our discord. (https://discord.gg/U9Dkf98)
We're just putting the final few touches to Alpha 2.2 which contains a bunch of fixes and improvements. It should be with you in the next few days, and then we'll be preparing for Insomnia 63. If you are also attending then be sure to stop by the Indie Zone to see us.
Alpha 2.1 Hotfix
<*>Fixed the countdown timer not replicating its value in the leaderboard screen.
<*>Fixed the leaderboard not displaying properly.
<*>Fixed a visual bug when loading into an arena.