It’s been a wild ride, 1 year kickstarter (that failed but didn't stop HellSign), 2 years to prepare for early access, then 2.5 years of early access. And now the game is ready to get out of the early access stage!
We’d like to give a massive shoutout to all the early access supporters! Here’s a summary of what was added during the early access:
Happy hunting! Ballistic
HellSign v1.0.3.3 Update
Greetings hunters,
This update brings official translation to Russian, Spanish & Brazilian Portuguese. We’d like to give a massive shoutout to the fan translators Fernando M. S. Borges, Serj "kERHUS" Cat & Pedro J. "EspAion" for helping with the languages! Note the fan translation mods still work as usual, and accessed by pressing “other languages”.
Improvements • Official Russian translation • Official Spanish translation • Official Brazilian Portuguese translation • Slightly improved gpu memory usage
Happy Hunting! Ballistic
HellSign v1.0.3.2b Hotfix
Hey Hunters,
Just a quick hotfix!
Fixes • Junkyard localization support • New boss achievements should all be working
Happy Hunting! -Ballistic
HellSign v1.0.3.2 Update
Greetings hunters,
We are pleased to introduce a brand new level, the junkyard!
Junkyard The junkyard has been in the works on/off for a long time, but could never be implemented due to the old gadget system. Its maze like structure and choke points should lead to some interesting situations!
https://youtu.be/wB5OGtofUvI
Improvements • New junkyard level • Added achievements for phantom & echrii bosses
Fixes • Fixed tutorial prompt to toggle headlamps
Thanks for the support, and hope you have some good hunts in the new junkyard!
Happy Hunting! Ballistic
HellSign v1.0.3.1 Update
Greetings hunters,
As we are improving the game towards release, we are pleased to introduce 4 new early-game bosses for your hunting pleasure! It has taken 2 months of hard work and proved a mammoth task, but we managed to get them all into the game as well as a bunch of other fixes and improvements!
New Bosses The addition of 2 new early game bosses, as well as 2 new mid game bosses. • Lamia - smoke-based supernatural of darkness & obscurity • Skolex - phantom worm, uses tremors & spikes • Harionago - yokai specializing in various wire traps • Efreet - fire-based supernatural specializing in explosive attacks
https://youtu.be/lm31xlYwaRc
Improvements • 2 x new phantom bosses • 2 x new echrii bosses • Allow dodge canceling when searching for signs • Allow splitting item stacks via r-click • Extended nightvision mk1 range a bit • Minor dialogue fixes to accommodate new bosses • Added credits to endgame
Fixes • Fixed artifact sell exploit, note artifacts still sell at a slight profit • Fixed forest audio playing in the shadow dimension • Fixed journal deduction appearing in forensic jobs
Sorry this update took longer than usual, for those who started thinking we stopped working on the game;) Thanks for the support, and hope you enjoy hunting these bosses as much as we did making them!
Happy Hunting! Ballistic
Launch Announcement
As many of you have been asking for years, we’re pleased to finally announce the release of HellSign!
Thank you! It’s been 5 years since the conception of HellSign, a labor of love, with countless sleepless nights and the help of an amazing community, it has transformed into the game you see today! Honestly, HellSign wouldn’t be half the game it is without the community, so first and foremost just wanted to give a huge shout out and massive thanks to every one of you who have supported the game!
Why now? There’s always the dreaded time when a game development has run its course. Like every aspiring indie developer, we wish we could have kept working on it and adding content & new chapters endlessly, but as such this is also our day job, and we need to pay the bills ;) To be transparent the game hasn’t been profitable for quite a while now, which signals the time to wrap things up. We are very glad to have even been able to get this far past launch and add so much stuff thanks to your support, and only humbly hope you had a fun ride too in the Early Access!
Launch Specifics HellSign is due to launch Q2 2021, as mentioned above there won’t be any new post-endgame content added (eg: additional chapters) from this point on, nor any major reverts, as we have our hands full preparing for launch and tying up loose ends (e.g. bugs, QoL, a couple of goodies etc).
It’s been a wild ride, hope you enjoy your holidays and stoked to move to full release next year!
-Ballistic
HellSign v1.0.3.0 Update
Greetings hunters,
This small update addresses imbalances introduced with the gun update from last week, it should line things closer to the pre-gun patch. (mostly changes early game, late game is mostly unchanged)
Improvements • Better exit button from locations (bar, safehouse, etc)
Fixes • Fixed imbalances in guns early game, matching pre-gun patch better. • Fixed Noah’s gun deal to deduct $1,000 and match the dialogue
Thanks for the feedback & happy hunting!
Ballistic
HellSign v1.0.2.9 Update
Greetings hunters,
This small update fixes critical issues with the previous store update, and even adds a couple of gadgets!
Geiger Counter A midrange gadget that works similar to the EMF, but has an additional mode to scan corpses for radioactive corruption, which indicates nearby signs.
Spirit Box A powerful end-game gadget, that works similar to the EMF, but has an additional mode to tune to corpses’ ghost frequencies, which points to the rough direction of multiple signs in a large radius.
Improvements • Geiger counter, new mid-range gadget which replaces emf #2 • Spirit box, new end-game gadget which replaces blacklight #3
Fixes • Fixed store to show critical items (e.g. ear protection) past a certain level • Fixed store was missing the hazmat boots • Fixed store was not refreshing when restarting & switching saves
Thanks for the quick bug reports, and have fun with the new gadgets!
Happy hunting, Ballistic
HellSign v1.0.2.8 Update
Greetings hunters,
This update adds a whole heap of new guns, as well as hardcore mode for those feeling extra masochistic!
New Guns New guns added, such as sniper rifles, machine guns, and even exotic entries such as crossbows & spearguns. Older guns also tweaked, and in rare cases replaced when appropriate. All in all, this update pushes the gun count up to 39.
New Guns • Calico Light-SMG, new early game smg • C-7 Crossbow, new deadly single shot weapon • K39 Hunting Rifle, new mid-range lever-action rifle • K5 Battle Rifle, new semi-auto rifle • Vitor Bullpop, new midrange burst fire gun • BFS 2KX Combat Shottie, new magazine shotgun • Straya Typewriter V-SMG, new ultrafast smg • Parka Sniper Rifle, new sniper rifle • Tactical Carbine MI4 AR, new crit assault rifle • Viscera Carbine, new semi-auto sniper rifle • MG24 Light-Machinegun, new machinegun • AOD-A12 Auto-Shotgun, new automatic shotgun • M2 Anti-Materiel Rifle, new 1-shot/1-kill rifle • S9 Silenced Pistol, new crit oriented pistol • Steer Burst-Pistole P18, converted to a burst pistol • Speargun, new deadly single shot weapon • Grease Machine-Pistol, new secondary automatic pistol • Lebrux 1857 Quickshooter, new quickshot revolver • Auto Crossbow, new automatic auto crossbow • 19's Marksman Pistole, new crit oriented pistol • Ozzy '76 Sniper Revolver, new sniper revolver • Straya Juggernaut Shorty, new secondary shotgun • Bayonet Revolver, new counter damage gun • Micro SP-3, new secondary shotgun • Shark Tooth Heavy-Revolver, new heavy revolver • Some older guns changed, others completely replaced by new ones
Improvements • Hardcore mode - lose all job rewards on death & +50% damage received • Store items now randomize, refreshes after doing jobs and such • Store gradually unlock better equipment as player gains levels • Nightvisions now give slight evasion bonus • Infrared now gives slight critical bonus • Ear protection now gives accuracy bonus • Lowered gasmask accuracy debuff to -15% • Skills adjusted to accommodate new guns • Changed noah deal to give random gun for $1,000 • Merged ammo to light/heavy ammunition for sanity & ux
Fixes • Fixed issue with deployed tripwire blocking bullets • Fixed issue with boss health bar not updating if health bar setting was disabled
Thanks for the support, and hope you enjoy tearing cryptids a new one!
Until next time, Ballistic
HellSign v1.0.2.7 Update
Greetings hunters,
We are proud to introduce new headgear for this update, also special bullets now do double damage against cryptids, tools can now be swapped in the van (!), and more!
New & improved headgear Night-vision goggles now illuminate specific cryptids, infrared was added which is useful for other cryptids and also shows them through walls, headlamps improve all around visibility, and the other headgear are more comparable to be viable choices.
Special bullets against cryptids Cryptids are now vulnerable to specific bullet types, which will score double damage. Various aspects were adjusted to allow this, e.g. bullets can be carried in the misc slots and changed when not in combat, cryptid analyze tools use shared battery, bullet prices were changed, etc ...
Improvements • Night-vision Gen1, now also improves visibility of specific enemies • Night-vision Gen2, new headgear that gives clearer visibility than Gen1 • Gasmask, new headgear that gives psychosis resistance & bit of armor • Headlamps x2, new headgears that give improved visibility • Infrared Goggles, new headgear showing heat signature for certain enemies • Riot Helmet, new headgear that gives extra protection • Ear protection headgear now gives stability bonus • Tools can now be placed in van, and swapped mid-job • Specialized bullets now deal double damage against specific cryptids • Bullets can now be placed in misc slots, and changed when not in combat • Alternative animations when using headlamp/nightvision/infrared • Shadowbeasts/shadow now require infrared instead of night-vision • Increased parabolic disruption resistance to 4 • Reduced cryptid analyze battery usage • Blacklight can now analyze bone piles for cryptids as well • Parabolic can now analyze corpses for cryptids as well • Updated cryptid journal entries to mention bullet weaknesses • Special ammo impact fx • Various classes have been given headgear, and specialized bullets • Combat tutorial adjusted to allow changing to incendiary bullets for albinos • Adjusted bullets to accommodate for specialized bullets usage • Adjusted prices of all headgear to accommodate new items • Adjusted sell price to 50% • Removed the visual cone from parabolic for better immersion & optimization
Fixes • Fixed issue when picking up map hints without having it equipped • Fixed thermal condensation mode not working properly in early jobs • Translation fixes for some missing keys
Thanks for the feedback, and looking forward to hear what you think of this update! Ballistic
