Killsquad
Developers pre release streamings!
We would like to stream to you the game before the release. We will have an English and a Chinese Stream.
Enjoy and see you in space, bounty hunter!
Killsquad Post-Release Roadmap Announced
Tomorrow is the big day - it’s Killsquad’s full release! This is the result of two years of hard work, so thank you to all our community for all the feedback that has taken us to this moment. All of you, you guys rock. And, of course, our adventure doesn’t stop there: tomorrow is just one step along the Killsquad journey. That's why today we’re happy to share our post-release roadmap, covering everything from now until the end of the year.
There are new modes, skins, events, and more. Our main focus will be the endgame, giving you new modes in the revamped and improved Colosseum. There will be new challenges designed for the most hardcore Bounty Hunters in space. We will also introduce a new weapon and tier, the Legendary Tier. Reserved only for the best. And speaking of the best, we will be introducing competitions based on bounty hunter Leaderboards, so you can see how your rank against other Bounty Hunters and compete in monthly challenges. We will give you more details on each as the time comes. So stay tuned.
So here it is. Our brand new Killsquad Post-Release Roadmap that gives you an outline of what you can expect and look forward to in the near future.
What do you think? What are your thoughts? Anything that stands out for you? Tell us in the comment section below. And if you have any questions, pop them up there too.
Also, we are doing an AMA this Friday, October 22nd at 5PM CEST | 11AM EDT | 8AM PDT on r/Games! Join us and get to know us a little bit too.
With less than 24 hours left till the big moment, take care and speak to you tomorrow!
All the best,
Your Novarama Team
A "Thank You" from us to you
As we are getting closer to our 1.0 release (3 days to go!), we thought to ourselves that we just have to do something for you. So we’ve prepared a short video as a way to say THANK YOU for everything! For your support, for your understanding, for all your suggestions and comments, for believing in us and our game, and simply for being with us from the beginning. Having you with us on this adventure, seeing people from all over the world play our game, well, it’s humbling. So thank you for giving us your time and your love. Much, much, much appreciated. Ooo! And make sure you watch till the end…
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And finally, with days to release, if you enjoy Killsquad and you haven’t left a review on Steam yet, please, do so now! Each review will help us reach more people. And more visibility for the game means more money for new additions and features to the game even after the game is out from Early Access. So if you have a spare minute, leave a review. Each one really matters.
Once again, thank you for being the best community any dev could ask for (if anyone says otherwise, we will fight them).
Speak to you soon,
Your Novarama Team
Killsquad - One week to go
We’re one week away. Wow. That was quite a journey!
Our last Early Access BETA Test and Early Access Tokens Special Event are done. So, we are fully focused on Killsquad’s 1.0 Release, which is happening this 21st of October. The game looks healthy. Reviews look healthy (thanks everyone! We’re on the verge of that 70% overall review score we always wanted!). We have a few awesome content creators who will be streaming the game next weekend. It’s gonna be a week to remember.
But, before we get there, all of us here at Novarama thought that it might be nice to sweeten that waiting time a bit. And there’s no better way to do that than with a small tease of what’s coming after Killsquad’s 1.0 Full Release. That’s right - this is not the end of our plans for the game. In fact, you might say that it’s a new beginning!
With the bonanza that was our last year’s Halloween event, we can now confirm that it’s making a comeback! That’s right, the spooky spectacular Killsquad spectacle is coming this year too. Stay tuned as more details are incoming really soon.
And that’s not all. Killsquad will get a proper end-game: Inferno Mode, Legendary Weapons, and the Impossible and Random Colosseums all drop between now and the new year. We will tell you more about them at length over the coming weeks. But in short, we took in your feedback, we threw in some ideas of our own, and hopefully we came up with a cocktail of hack’n’slash goodness that you’ll enjoy over and over again. As a secret surprise, we want to give Killsquad a competitive edge as well, so get ready. Do you think you’re the best bounty hunter? You’re gonna have to prove your worth against the other bounty hunters from the community, soon.
As some of you may know, Momma and The WAHLA Corp LOVE Xmas. So it’s only fair that we will celebrate it in style too. Get those Xmas jumpers dry cleaned people, as this will get serious.
So yes, rest assured. Next week is gonna be all about the launch. But the team is already working on new stuff. And we feel you’re gonna love it. Expect a full update soon.
Last, but not least, we want to thank you. Thank you for your support, for believing in us and our game, for all your suggestions, and help. Without you, Killsquad would not be the way it is. So once again, thank you! Great journeys require great travel companions, and we couldn’t think of a better crew to cross these long two years, than you guys.
Of course, we want to ask you for a favor too. The final one until release, I guess. Since Killsquad 1.0 Full Release is coming closer and closer, if you haven’t left a review on Steam, please take some time and consider doing it now. It is really important for us. Why? Because releasing with good reviews means more visibility. More sales. More funds to make the game even better.
That’s it for today. If you have any questions, thoughts, comments, write them below. We are here for you. Hope you had some fun with our BETA test and that you collected a sweet amount of Tokens too. And remember, in less than a week we will celebrate Killsquad’s Full Release!
Speak to you soon,
Your Novarama Team
Killsquad pre release Update v0.21.2.2
The Killsquad Pre Release Update is here!
In this update we must say goodbye to the BETA VERSION and to the chance to get the exclusive BETA SKINS. Moreover, Early Access tokens leave the game and this implies that the skins that are purchased previously with these tokens, now are going to cost credits and the badge "OUTER REACH PATHFINDER" is no longer available to achieve. However, don't worry, there is still a lot of content and challenges for you Bounty Hunters!
GENERAL
· Added new tips in the loading screen.
· Changed mission objective texts at contract "DOORS WIDE SHUT".
BUG FIXING
Crashes:
· Fixed a crash that might occur with a VR widget plugin when the player tries to start the game.
· Fixed a crash that might occur to Clients when a "SEED OF THE PLAGUE" dies and there are some players inside the Colosseum portal at contracts "POPULAR REQUEST" and "CLEAN THE MESS".
· Fixed a crash related with hit vibration.
Major Issues:
· Fixed a major bug where a player can get the same curse twice in a plague contract.
· Fixed a major bug where at contract "THE AURORA RELOCATION" enemies stop spawning in "S.K.Y.F.E.D" battle.
· Fixed a major bug where the talisman "FORTUNE STICKS" decreases the amount of used gadgets in the inventory.
· Fixed a major bug where the enemies do not attack the player when he stays under "M.A.G.N.U.S" at contract "FOR THE UPRISING".
Fixes:
· Fixed a bug where some heroes weapons appear oversized in the weapon shop preview.
· Fixed a navigation mesh bug, making some enemies get stuck in "M.A.G.N.U.S" battle at contract "FOR THE UPRISING".
· Fixed some contact hovers popup bugs.
What are we doing right now:
· Last steps for the 1.0
· If your game crashes, a Crash reporter will appear. Please add the details of what you were doing at the time of the crash and send it to us. If you want to, feel free to contact us directly here at killsquad@novarama.com, with your "Saved" folder (C:\Users%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\Killsquad) attached.
One week left of the Early Access Tokens Special Event!
Our Early Access Tokens Special Event is still on! Right now you can find more Early Access Tokens in chests scattered around the maps. There’s no better feeling than getting more Tokens for your work! Hop in now since the event ends on Friday, 15th of October, at 3:30 PM CEST.
Keep in mind that you can use those Early Access Tokens to buy character skins in the Shop. And if you have any unused Early Access Tokens at your disposal, they will convert to a new shiny badge on the 15th of October.
Go out there Hunters and get as much of those Tokens as you can!
Last BETA test before the 1.0 Full Release = last chance to get BETA skins pack!
We are coming with a small, but oh so important, announcement. If you want to get your hands on the unique BETA skins pack, and you haven’t done it yet, this is your LAST CHANCE to do it!
Our very last Killsquad BETA test is on right now! Don’t wait too long though since it ends on Friday, 15th of October. You have only 7 days to take part in it and get your rare skins. After that date, they are gone forever!
Do it now!
Skins for BETA testers.
Before we wave goodbye, we have one more important thing to point out. Please, make sure you save your game on the Cloud. This is crucial. In case you lose your save, change your PC device, or just anything else, it’s always good to have a backup copy of your save game. If you take a part in our BETA test and get for yourself a skink pack it will be saved only on your local save. If you will lose your save, and with it your BETA skin pack, unfortunately, we will not be able to do anything about it. So please, please make sure you will use the Cloud.
Here are all the instructions you might find useful.
How to store your progress in the Cloud:
By Default, your progress is stored locally on a PC. We highly recommend enabling Steam Cloud to avoid progression loss when switching computers or formatting your PC. To do so, please follow these instructions:
Right Click on the game > properties
It will open a window. In the General Section Check the box at "keep the save game on Steam Cloud"
That's it.
Thank you for your attention Bounty Hunters. No go out there and get those sweet BETA cosmetics for yourselves and show some style on the battlefield!
Speak to you soon,
Novarama Team
P.S. Don’t know what to do to join our Killquad BETA test? Have some doubts? Just read all the instructions below.
How to join the BETA:
Go to your Steam Library and right-click on Killsquad. From there, follow the next steps:
Click on Properties > Betas > Enter the next code m9XVbZvCRv3bwxeF > Check Code
Now you will have the option to select the "beta - Beta Channel" on the beta programs! (if for any reason you can't find the beta program, try restarting Steam).
How to make a report:
Even though it is not necessary to follow all the guidelines, this format would help us to grasp all the necessary information in the shortest amount of time. A summary of the error is a must.
Please, use the Discord channel beta-bug-report to report your bugs. For crashes and fatal errors, send an email here at killsquad@novarama.com.
An example of a report:
Summary: I can't buy any item with any vendor while playing on any contract. Can you reproduce it?: Yes
Description: When I play on any contract and I try to buy anything on a Vendor, the "Buy" button appears glitched and I can't buy anything! This happened right after the update. Steps to reproduce: Go to any contract and find a vendor. There, try to buy anything.
Files: Screenshot.jpg
An example of a shorter report (still valid):
Summary: Multiplayer of 2, playing as a client
Description: The game crashes when I'm fighting Helldorren (Veteran) and I use the shuriken when he is doing the spinning attack.
Files: Crash_Helldorren.zip
If the game crashes, please send us the crash folder at killsquad@novarama.com.
You can copy and paste the folder location at your explorer: C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\Killsquad\Saved
If the game crashes "randomly", please include all the details of what you were doing until that moment. Every bit of information helps us tremendously to be more efficient with our schedule.
Please remember that the progress you make in the beta won't be transferred/synced with the public, final version.
Killsquad pre release BETA v0.21.0_beta.2
PSA: Please remember that the progress you make in the beta, won't be shared with the public version. The public version will be available in a couple of days.
Hello Bounty Hunters! remember this is the last opportunity to earn the BETA SKINS PACK there will be no more BETAS. Also, keep in mind that after the 1.0 Release those skins will not be available anymore even if we do more betas after launch, they are a special gift for the Early Access players!
We will extend a bit the time for the beta because of the downtime we had, this one will last until Friday, October 15th.
BUG FIXING
Crashes:
· Fixed a crash that might occur when the player does damage, kill enemies or do an AOE.
Major Issues:
· Fixed a major bug where the idle state of the RGB lightning for Steelseries and Razer was not working.
· Fixed a major bug where the player went into debug camera mode when he dies after completing the "OVERPROTECTION" contract.
· Fixed a major bug where the "PRIME DOLEM" did not add a slow to the player with his jump attack.
Fixes:
· Fixed a bug where some floating assets were creating shadows on "WASTELAND 7A" maps.
What are we doing right now:
· Last steps for the 1.0
· If your game crashes, a Crash reporter will appear. Please add the details of what you were doing at the time of the crash and send it to us. If you want to, feel free to contact us directly here at killsquad@novarama.com, with your "Saved" folder (C:\Users%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\Killsquad) attached.
Full Release Date, New Trailer, and a New Price Announcement!
We started our journey with Killsquad around two years ago, and we have to admit, it feels both like yesterday and a long time ago all at the same time. Time flew so fast we can’t believe we are now close to the full release Yet during these two years we’ve also poured ourselves into testing, polishing, adding new content, creating updates, reading your comments and feedback, and fixing the game. It was intensive, but also very rewarding. We feel that as a studio, and people, we’ve grown. We’ve learned a lot along the way and this whole time is an experience that will stay with us for a while. We also want to say a huge thanks to you, our Killsquad community, for all the support, kind words, feedback, comments and reviews on Steam. Thanks to you we feel our work we’ve put into this game was totally worth it.
And now the moment that both you and us have been waiting for! Ladies and Gentlemen, we are proud to announce that Killsquad is coming out of Early Access and will be released in its full glory on 21st of October! To celebrate this date, watch our brand new trailer right here:
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We also want to give you some heads up about an upcoming price change for Killsquad. From the beginning of our Early Access phase, we added more content to the game, new additions, features, improvements, and changes to Killsquad. With the game now coming to a Full Release together with all this new content, we will increase the price of the game to EUR 29.99 | USD 29.99 as of the 21st of October! So if you are still thinking about getting the game, but you didn’t have a chance to do it just yet, now it’s a good time before the price increases. And if you already have the game, well, then nothing changes for you at all. But you might want to tell your friends about the increase in case they want to save some cash.
Now, just because Killsquad is coming out of Early Access, it doesn’t mean that the updates will stop. In fact, there is more content in the works after the game is out. We’ll let you know more about them in the near future.
As always, if you have anything on your mind, let us know about it in the comment section below. And if you feel that what we’re doing with Killsquad is heading in the right direction, leave a review on Steam. These reviews will help us out tremendously. If you have a moment to spare, a review would mean the world to us.
Happy hunting and take care,
Novarama Team
Killsquad pre release HOTFIX
Killsquad pre release HOTFIX v0.20.11.2
BUG FIXING
Major Issues
· Fixed a major bug where the achievements "WASTELAND 7A ARCHIVIST" and "SKUA ARCHIVIST" were granted at the beginning of a new save game.
· Fixed a major bug where the enemies did not attack the vehicles of the contracts that needed to protect some payload.
· Fixed a major bug where some enemies and the minion charged with "S.K.Y.F.E.D" could be stuck under the floor or at some walls, preventing the player from finishing the boss fight at "OVERPROTECTION".
· Fixed a major bug with the Steel series RGB controller, leaving the lightning by default.
· Fixed a major bug at "POPULAR REQUEST" where the seeds remained after the boss death.
Fixes:
· Fixed a bug where the warning icon of the vehicles stayed activated when the player dies.
· Fixed a bug where the weapon from Cass is moved away from her when the player is trapped inside a trap from the "HUNTED HUNTER" contract.
· Fixed a bug where the "UPGRADE" buttons in Japanese were too small.
· Fixed a bug where the "PRESS TO ESCAPE" widget was shown on top of each trap without being trapped.
· Fixed more holes at "WASTELAND 7A"
What are we doing right now:
· Last steps for the 1.0
· If your game crashes, a Crash reporter will appear. Please add the details of what you were doing at the time of the crash and send it to us. If you want to, feel free to contact us directly here at killsquad@novarama.com, with your "Saved" folder (C:\Users%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\Killsquad) attached.
Early Access Tokens Special Event Starts Now!
We have a quick, but very important Public Service Announcement to make.
Now that Killsquad is approaching its full 1.0 release, any unused Early Access Tokens you have will convert to a new shiny badge! The higher the number of unspent Tokens you have, the higher tier badge you will receive once Killsquad hits the 1.0 release.
Also, keep in mind that you can use your Early Access Tokens to spend at the Shop and buy those sweet, sweet character skins. These skins will be available after Early Access ends, but at a higher price and for Credits.
Now you might be asking yourself “well, I don’t have enough points to buy that skin that I want and to have that higher tier badge - what do I do Novarama?!?”. Very good question. With that in mind, you can now find more Early Access Tokens in chests scattered around the maps.
So log in before the Early Access ends and spend your Tokens wisely.
We’ve also added a few additional bug fixes to today’s update. See the full changelog below for all the details.
Until next time,
Novarama Team
P.S. Are you looking to rep Killsquad in real life? Do you love Troy just as much as we do, maybe even more (that’s fine if you do)? Perhaps you’re looking for a new mousepad, and you want to spoil yourself with a bit of Cass magic?
If you are looking for official Killsquad merch, check out our collaboration with For Fans by Fans. Visit the store now, right here.
Killsquad pre release HOTFIX v0.20.10.5
GENERAL
We've added Razer Chroma and Steelseries PrimSync Support to the game. Now your RGB keyboard and mouse will give you visual feedback on what's happening in the game!
· When entering a contract, the color of your selected character will be shown.
· When healing with a healing kit or healing area, the green color will be shown lasting based on the type of the healing.
· When the player dies, a red passion color will be shown.
· When resurrecting, white color will be shown.
· When collecting a chest, credits, or resource, a gold effect will be shown.
· When completing a contract, an animation of lights on the keyboard will be shown.
GENERAL
· Added Razer Chroma support.
· Added Steelseries PrimSync support.
· Modified the descriptions for the hidden achievements.
· Increased the drop chance of the "EARLY ACCESS TOKENS" to a 100%
BUG FIXING
Major Issues
· Fixed a major bug where a reinforcement player could not see the map if the host entered first into a Colosseum portal.
· Fixed a major bug where the "SWAP" button was disabled after equipping a weapon for the first time.
· Fixed a major bug where more than 4 players could enter a contract.
· Fixed a major bug at "OVERPROTECTION" boss fight where the boss "SKYFED" and some enemies spawned outside the fight area, blocking the player from ending the contract.
Fixes:
· Fixed a bug when a player is removed from a party. The white particles from entering or leaving a group was kept rendering after the player is out of the group.
· Fixed a localization bug at the "press to escape" at the "HUNTED HUNTER" contract.
· Fixed some gear/weapon localization bugs.
What are we doing right now:
· Last steps for the 1.0
· If your game crashes, a Crash reporter will appear. Please add the details of what you were doing at the time of the crash and send it to us. If you want to, feel free to contact us directly here at killsquad@novarama.com, with your "Saved" folder (C:\Users%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\Killsquad) attached.
Pre-release Update
Welcome to the Killsquad Pre Release Update! This is our last step on our journey through Early Access. We've focused on polish and a few on-demand mechanics as requested by you. Of course, being part of our Early Access community, you guys get to enjoy it first.
Here’s a summary of what’s included in this update:
"Recovery" has been added to the game by popular demand, "Recovery" is a new mechanic where after being knocked back you can get up back into the fight faster, so you can avoid those nasty moments of knockback after knockback. This short opportunity to get back up by reacting at the right moment will help you keep the frenzy of the battle!
The economy of the game has been tweaked as well, balancing a bit the importance of the shop, leaning more towards contract rewards with the new "ambush chest". Inside of them you can find and earn that sweet rare loot. We also balanced the rewards for some contracts to smooth the progression throughout all the difficulties!
Single-player balance! All contracts from Recruit, Veteran and Plague contracts received a balance on time and difficulties. Now the progression curve should be a lot smoother. But don't worry, there are still some more harsh contracts for those seeking greater challenges!
WASTELAND 7A received its last flavour asset pack, with the laboratory theme now added to the map, giving it a unique identity to the world as a post-nuclear planet!
Also, there’s a lot more in there, such as polishing, more balance and bug fixing, a lot of bug fixing, and more bug fixing!
The update is now ready for you to download & enjoy. Please let us know your thoughts below. Finally, two last-minute requests:
- If you have friends who would like to try Killsquad, tell them to get it now. We will be rising prices soon for the public release, and we want you guys & your friends to enjoy it at the best possible price.
- If you haven’t done so already, and think we’re doing a good job, please consider leaving a review! We’re at a 69.50 review score now, we’d love to hit 70 before release, as that means the game moves to “Mostly Positive” reviews from “Mixed”. Every review counts, so if you have a spare minute or two, please leave one. You have no idea how much that will help us on release day.
Until next time, Bounty Hunters!
Your Novarama Team
Killsquad pre release Update v0.20.9.3
RECOVERY
By popular demand, we've added a Recovery mechanic to the game. You have a small window of opportunity to get up back into the fight!
General
· Added the new Recovery mechanic. to use it, press the "Dash" key/button (Space bar by default with a keyboard), as soon as your character touches the floor when receiving a knockback. Your character will recover and it won't consume any Dash charge.
When the character is knocked back has a chance to get back up quickly:
Keep in mind that the window of opportunity is small (as shown with a different color in the next image), less than a second, so you will need to time it well and get skilled to be able to perform the Recovery.
· Added a Recovery animation for Troy.
· Added a Recovery animation for Kosmo.
· Added a Recovery animation for Cass.
· Added a Recovery animation for Zero.
· Added a Recovery animation for Ekaar.
ECONOMY TWEAKS
The economy of the game has been tweaked, with intentions of leaning more towards contract rewards than a shop buy item rush, specially players without too many resources, with the new "ambush chest" where you can earn rare loot and balancing the rewards for some contracts to smooth the progression through all difficulties to avoid needing grinding in certain parts of the contract progression.
General
· Added the new "Ambush Chest" mechanic. You can find special chests inside a contract, when opened you will face an ambush but not without reward: a rare piece of equipment!
· Modified all recruit rewards, now the contracts rewards the player with two pieces of equipment at the end of it.
· Modified the rewards at the loot chests from Veteran Contracts, now they can drop gadgets as well.
SINGLE PLAYER BALANCE
The map received a rework to give a more organic aesthetics to the planet, giving the map a more unique identity with a new biome. The intention is to make the player feel that he's walking over a living creature.
Recruit
· Knockin' On Heavens Door: Reduced the quantity of Medium enemies and increased the lifedrop drop chance.
· Doors Wide Shut: Augmented the percentage of enemies at the beginning of the contract by 20%
· Overprotection: Reduced the damage for the Enraged Myr. Only for this contract.
· The Dirty Work: The shield of the vehicle is augmented from 20000 to 25000.
· Hunted Hunter: Added a widget to the traps to better help players escape it.
· Crazy About Jade: The duration of the first Jade extraction reduced by 25 seconds. Now a vendor will always spawn between the first and second Jade Extraction.
· Pest Control: You win more XP during the contrat to reach faster the 10th level.
· A Hard Nut To Crack: Reduced the quantity of enemies at the firsts possible paths and augmented the XP gain.
· Hail To The Queen: Now you always will find 2 elite enemies, one at the begining and one at the end.
· Codename Guerrilla: Augmented the lifedrop drop chance.
· Augmented the lifedrop chance when you are at 10% and 20% of you HP to all recruit contracts.
Veteran
· Arachnophilia?: Is now a vector 90 contract and the rewards are from vector 100.
· Cleaning is my thing: Is now a vector 90 contract and the rewards are from vector 100.
· My humble abode: Is now a vector 90 contract and the rewards are from vector 100.
· The profane: Is now a vector 100 contract and the rewards are from vector 110.
Plague
· Plague Doors Wide Shut: Is now a vector 80 contract and the rewards are from vector 90.
· Plague A Hard Nut To Crack: Is now a vector 80 contract and the rewards are from vector 90.
· Plague Crazy About Jade: Is now a vector 80 contract and the rewards are from vector 90.
· Plague Hunted Hunter: Is now a vector 90 contract and the rewards are from vector 100.
· Plague Codename Guerrilla:Is now a vector 90 contract and the rewards are from vector 100.
General
· Added particles to different mechanics such as the Vampiric Link to further increase the feedback to the player.
· Added a 3D UI to the trap at "HUNTED HUNTER" to further increase the feedback to the player.
· Added a warning to the infinite wave at "POPULAR REQUEST" contract to further increase the feedback to the player.
· Added more minor changes and tweaks to balance some segments of contracts.
· Now you can have only 2 lifedrops at the floor at the same time, a third will not spawn until you use the others.
WASTELAND 7A FLAVOR PACK 2
The map recieved it's last flavor asset pack, the laboratory theme is added to the world with a total of a new 125 assets contributing to the feeling of a desolate planet.
General
· Added 14 floor assets.
· Added 3 new shadebars assets.
· Added 5 new watchtowers assets.
· Added 1 new Light prop assets.
· Added 1 new Alien structure assets.
· Added 1 new SM box assets.
· Added 6 new prison tubes assets.
· Added 21 new scaffolding assets.
· Added 53 new generic assets (trashbags, papers, lab equipment etc..).
· Added 2 new barrels assets to the "LAST BASTION" theme.
· Added 7 new cables assets to the "LAST BASTION" theme.
· Added 1 new concrete assets to the "LAST BASTION" theme.
· Added 6 new fences assets to the "LAST BASTION" theme.
· Added 5 new metal plates assets to the "LAST BASTION" theme.
· Added 5 new silos assets to the "LAST BASTION" theme.
· Added 5 new materials to different assets.
AUDIO
· Added new attack voice lines to all characters.
· Added a voice line to all characters when they are ready at the lobby.
· Added all the new voice actor to Cass and Kosmo. Now all the characters have all the voice lines from the voice actor.
· Added a new ducking/sidechain system allowing all voice lines of characters, NPC's and contracts to be priority over combat sounds allowing the player to hear even in the most intense fights.
· Added a new ducking/sidechain system, giving priority to the character sounds and voices over the enemy.
· Added a new sound for the Ambush chest.
· Added a new sound for the Leave/Disband party.
· Added a new sound for the secondary gear "Kormos4994".
· Modified 40+ SFX from attack, abilities, environmental, movement and animations.
· Modified and improved some attack and weapon sounds.
· Balanced all the attack, movement and voice sounds of all character.
· Improved the randomization of the attack voices.
LIGHTNING
· Modified all the main menu lightning to change the mood and character visualization.
· Optimized the new lights of the main menu.
· Modified the "PALACE OF PAIN" maps, adding some lights to better give better feedback of doors to players and adjusted some focus lights that were too intense burning some textures.
· Improved render target on the profile menu.
· Improved the lightning of all "PALACE OF PAIN" maps.
· Improved the lightning of all dark "WASTELAND 7A" maps.
GENERAL
· Added destructible assets to all planets. Now all the maps of Killsquad should have destructible assets.
· Added a shrinking animation to the DNA drops when they are about to disappear.
· Added the possible rewards that can be earned in a contract at the contract card, so players can check and decide before going into a contract.
· Added the maximum vector item that the player can be rewarded in a contract at the contract card, so players can check and decide before going into a contract.
· Added more keyboard bindings to allow players without a QWERTY keyboard to play normally.
· Modified to upper case, the "press any button to continue" for clarity.
· Modified cursor speed while using a controller.
· Modified the life ability feedback from the "ALPHA DOLEM" to give consistent feedback to the player.
· Modified all "DASH" videos from all characters to show also the "RECOVERY" Mechanic.
· Modified the videos for "DISINTEGRATE!" and "CEASE TO EXIST!" videos, the new ones have the new particles.
· Increased the chances to spawn the second generation of the "OVERSEER MK2" at "PALACE OF PAIN" maps.
· Removed all the extra space on the right side of the plague contracts view.
BUG FIXING
Crashes:
· Fixed a crash that might occur when picking the green explosive balls at "CODENAME GUERRILLA".
· Fixed a crash that might occur when doing a hold area mission.
· Fixed a crash that might occur when the "NIGHTBRINGER" uses his life steal ability.
· Fixed a crash that might occur when using any drone from Ekaar.
· Fixed a crash that might occur when using the "GRAVITY SHOOT" skill from Troy.
· Fixed a crash that might occur when killing "IB'HU, THE PROFANE" at the same moment of a crystal explosion.
· Fixed a crash that might occur when finishing the three SPEC OPS contracts as a client without going to the contract menu.
· Fixed a crash that might occur when the player respawn at certain checkpoints.
· Fixed a crash that might occur when the savegame is corrupted or modified incorrectly.
· Fixed a crash that might occur when loading some contracts.
· Fixed a crash that might occur when loading enemies.
· Fixed a crash that might occur when opening a chest.
· Fixed a crash that might occur when using the "GRAVITY GRENADE" Skill from Troy.
· Fixed a crash that might occur in the coliseum.
· Fixed a random memory crash when using the any character.
Major Issues
· Fixed a major bug where the navigation between menus are blocked if you equip a gadget or a talisman.
· Fixed a major bug where the ranged characters could get blocked if you swapped guns while shooting.
· Fixed a major bug where the loot chest rewards were wrong when opening automatically as a client.
· Fixed a major bug where the loot chest rewards could give the same gear or a lower vector gear.
· Fixed a major bug where the traps at the "PALACE OF PAIN" were not rendering for clients.
· Fixed a major bug where the player could not see other players when teleported to the boss area.
· Fixed a major bug where the second part of the "THE PLAGUE IS HERE" quest was not completed at plague contracts.
· Fixed a major bug where the pills from the Zero Skill "SELF MEDICATION" went through walls.
· Fixed a major bug where the "EXTRA SPEED AFTER DODGING" did not work with the "EXTRA SPEED AFTER DODGE" from "CELERITASMOD" gear.
· Fixed a major bug where the HP bars and quest widget are not visible at the "DOUBLE TROUBLE" contract.
· Fixed a major bug where the "HIGER VECTOR LEVEL CONTRACT" curse reduced the damage of your equipped weapon.
· Fixed a major bug where the inputs to increase gadget quantities at the shop are the same for changing character.
· Fixed a major bug where the bosses "CLYDE" and "BONNIE" did not render some decals marking where they were about to attack.
· Fixed a major bug where the music at "TROUBLE IN PARADISE" was getting stuck in a loop.
· Fixed a major bug where the reward was a weapon from V105 at the first contract.
· Fixed a major bug where the lights at the world "PALACE OF PAIN" in plague version where too bright.
· Fixed a major bug where the description of "SHOWS SECRET CHESTS" didn't explain the intended effect of the perk.
· Fixed a major bug where the player could brake the "CRAZY ABOUT JADE" contract mechanic by walking back to the beginning of the contract.
· Fixed a major bug where the player could skip the tenth round of the coliseum.
· Fixed a major bug where the basic attack and the skills from Kosmo where blocked if you got knock backed while using "STAMPEDE" with the upgrade "CHARGE".
· Fixed a major bug where the player could not get a contract completed after finishing one if he joined mid-contract.
· Fixed a major bug where the quest "HELLDORREN THE EVEN CRUELER" was not completed after finishing "MY HUMBLE ABODE" contract.
· Fixed a major bug where the players in a coop game could not see if another player changed his weapon.
· Fixed a major bug where the UI showed you had your second weapon equipped when you had the first one.
· Fixed a major bug where the mines of "HELLDORREN" boss did lower damage than intended.
· Fixed a major bug where the player could use abilities at the end of loading screens.
· Fixed a major bug where the "PHOTON BURTS" trowed.
· Fixed a major bug where the coliseum "THREE LITTLE NIGHTMARES" spawned some enemies of a wave outside the playable map.
· Fixed a major bug where the "TELEPORT SHURIKEN" skill did not cancel the invisibility of the "PHASE SHIFT" skill.
· Fixed a major bug where the clients of a multiplayer didn't see some attacks from the "NIGHTBRINGER" boss.
· Fixed a major bug where the curse "HIDASTËA" (slow outside a circle) didn't work for Zero and Troy.
· Fixed a major bug where the "RECOVERY" mechanic was not working for clients in a coop contract.
· Fixed a major bug where the decal for the upgrade "HEALING KIT V2.0" was not rendered. Now you will have feedback on when the healing kit is at full growth.
· Fixed a major bug where a player joining as reinforcement to "CODENAME GUERILLA" during the ultimate of the boss fight could not see any HP bar.
· Fixed a major bug where a player could have a different skill/upgrade loadout or no loadout at all if he joined a game when all players were ready.
· Fixed a major bug where basic enemies appear at any contract after a restart.
· Fixed a major bug where Kosmo could have both ultimate equipped.
· Fixed a major bug where some assets where loading physics when they didn't need to.
· Fixed a major bug where some skills went underground at some unleveled parts of "KEMMEKH" maps.
· Fixed a major bug where some players did not unlock new contracts when playing contracts as clients in coop games.
· Fixed a major bug where the weapon “BARRACUDA” from zero had at lvl 40 Vector 3000% proc instead of 30%.
· Fixed a major bug at the "PEST CONTROL" boss fight where veteran "BREEDER WYPRAS" could spawn.
· Fixed a major bug at the "PEST CONTROL" boss fight where the player resuscitate inside the venom area instead of a safe place.
· Fixed a major bug at the "KEMMEKH" maps where after using a vendor the textures resolution were downgraded.
· Fixed a major bug at the "CLEANING IS MY THING" contract where you could fall between a door junction.
· Fixed a major bug at the upgrade gear view, where the player could still interact with the swap/equip buttons using a controller.
· Fixed a major bug at "WASTELAND 7A" where a collision blocked the player from advancing.
· Fixed a major bug at "HELLDORREN" boss fight door. Zero's ray was hitting an invisible collision at the door.
· Fixed a major bug with the recently added assets, provoking some enemies to spawn out of bounds.
· Fixed a major bug with the "ECSTASY (KOSMO)" weapon perk. It was not working for client players in a coop game.
· Fixed a major bug when the player opens the menu while moving or shooting. The character kept moving or shooting with the menu
· Fixed a major bug when the "CURSE OF KAEJJTU" (damage if separated). Was doing damage if a player enters a seed at "POPULAR REQUEST" contract.open.
· Fixed a major bug when refreshing the shop that could restock with the same items. Now they will be always different.
· Fixed a major bug when equipping a prototype gear. Sometimes when doing so, the support gear will change for another random gear.
· Fixed a major bug when having more than one screen. Now the mouse will not move to another screen without tabbing out.
· Fixed a major bug when a client player in a coop game stops seeing the meteorites falling after activating the car.
· Fixed a major bug when a client can't see any enemies after dying inside a crystal of the "IB'HU, THE PROFANE" boss battle.
· Fixed a major bug when stacking cooldown reduction blocking the dodge from working.
· Fixed a major input bug where the player while shooting or activating some skills opens the ESC menu. Blocking the player from attacking automatically again.
· Fixed some hard to reproduce memory corruption issues.
· Fixed a controller input bug where the player could not click on the pop-up buttons.
· Fixed a controller input bug where the player could not equip or upgrade gear.
· Fixed a controller input bug where the player could not do basic attacks.
Fixes:
· Fixed a bug where the invisibility icon at the minimap from cass shill "PHASE SHIFT" was not shown.
· Fixed a bug where the MVP cinematic from all contracts of "THE PALACE OF PAIN" where from the coliseum.
· Fixed a bug where the UI Armor display shows a wrong value when you equip and unequip the "ARMORER'S SAFEGUARD" talisman.
· Fixed a bug where the sound for the skill "GAMMA SWIRL" was not reproduced to client players.
· Fixed a bug where the armor and shield buffs given by a talisman are removed from the UI statistics when the player returns to the lobby after a contract or exits the game once.
· Fixed a bug where the weapons "ACE OF SPADES" from Cass, "STINGER" from Zero and "COGNITA FINEM" from troy did not do extra damage.
· Fixed a bug where the white line that unlocks contracts did not work properly at some occasions.
· Fixed a bug where the description of the skill "INSULATING SHIELD" from Ekaar was not shown.
· Fixed a bug where the player can't open the chat with the mouse when a contract is selected.
· Fixed a bug where the damage for "RANGED EXPLOSION PROBABILITY" was not 150.
· Fixed a bug where the equipped skills where shown greyed if the player skipped any tutorial.
· Fixed a bug where the "new weapon" marker was not shown when buying a weapon from the shop.
· Fixed a bug where the upgrade "BETA SHIELD COST REDUCTION (EKKAR)" was showing a wrong percentage.
· Fixed a bug where the emotes gained by a chest did not appear in the top right corner as pickables do.
· Fixed a bug where the rarity shown for emotes at the reward view was common (gray color) instead of rare (blue color).
· Fixed a bug where the contracts "DOORS WIDE SHUT" and "THE DIRTY WORK" showed the possible reward duplicated at the contract card tooltip.
· Fixed a bug where the destruction of the new destructible box asset did not replicate to clients.
· Fixed a bug where the voting number at the plague totems were showing a parenthesis instead of a number.
· Fixed a bug where the yellow dot alert was not showing to new skins.
· Fixed a bug where the scale of the discord logo was wrong.
· Fixed a bug where if a player sends you an invite just before joining a game, the invitation will stay in the screen during the contract.
· Fixed a bug where not all upgrades were being shown for an item at the detail of the shop.
· Fixed a bug where an empty slot was selected when there is no cosmetic at the shop.
· Fixed a bug where confirmation pop up of the settings was not being shown after a change.
· Fixed a bug where target description was not being shown at "DOORS WIDE SHUT"
· Fixed a bug where particles of the "EXTRA SPEED AFTER DODGE" were misplaced.
· Fixed a bug where trail of the drones were not being rendered at the MVP animations.
· Fixed a bug where a vendor was not reachable at "POPULAR REQUEST" contract.
· Fixed a bug where the player could not decline the curse voting with the mouse.
· Fixed a bug when you have all factions at max level. Sometimes they show as level 0.
· Fixed a bug when reaching the level 45 of a Faction. The pop-up informing the player of the cosmetic gained was shown 5 times.
· Fixed a bug when using any animation with the "SHARP SPIKES ARMOR". A spike of the armor was not animated.
· Fixed a bug when joining a coop game or leaving a coop game where an empty map was shown for a moment.
· Fixed a bug at the contract "POPULAR REQUEST" where the distance to the objective was not shown correctly.
· Fixed a bug at the reward screen. If you had the chat opened, you were able to swap menus using the keys.
· Fixed a bug at the quest screen. If the player pressed the ESC button repeatedly, it could remove the first quest from the list.
· Fixed a bug that opens the "ESC" menu if the player clicked in the top left corner of the screen.
· Fixed a lot of holes, blocks and collisions from all the maps.
· Fixed a lot of junction errors between parts of some maps.
· Fixed a lot of navigation meshes bugs, making some enemies to get stuck.
· Fixed a lot of collisions at WASTELAND 7A maps.
· Fixed the location of some unreachable pickups.
· Fixed some minor collision errors at WASTELAND 7A.
· Fixed some bugs from Ekaar drone animations.
· Fixed some UI widget overlapping bugs.
· Fixed more holes at "WASTELAND 7A" maps.
· Fixed more holes at "SKUA" maps.
· Fixed localization bugs in English.
· Fixed localization bugs in German.
· Fixed localization bugs in French.
· Fixed localization bugs in Italian.
· Fixed localization bugs in Spanish.
· Fixed localization bugs in Portuguese.
· Fixed localization bugs in Russian.
· Fixed localization bugs in Chinese.
· Fixed localization bugs in Japanese.
· Fixed localization bugs in Korean.
What are we doing right now:
PS: Please remember that the progress you've made in the beta isn't shared with the public version.
· More bug fixing.
· If your game crashes, a Crash reporter will appear. Please add the details of what you were doing at the time of the crash and send it to us. If you want to, feel free to contact us directly here at killsquad@novarama.com, with your "Saved" folder (C:\Users%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\Killsquad) attached.