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HandyGames AI-Powered Showcase 2024
HandyGames is thrilled to announce the first-ever AI-powered HandyGames Showcase 2024, which will be part of the THQ Nordic Digital Showcase 2024. The event will kick off on August 2nd, 2024, at 8:45 PM CEST. Gaming enthusiasts can tune in to watch the full showcase on the THQ Nordic Showcase Page, YouTube, and Twitch, or view the HandyGames Showcase separately on the official HandyGames YouTube channel. Prepare for a showcase crafted with the precision of an AI-driven algorithm versus the creativity of a caffeinated game dev.
Join us as we reveal more about our exciting titles and celebrate the creativity and innovation in gaming. We have programmed our AI to ensure it's an unforgettable experience. So, sit back, relax, and let our artificial intelligence entertain you like never before.
Stay tuned for more updates and be prepared to welcome our new AI Overlords!
Post-Anniversary Update!
As it was written in Homer's Odyssey: etos ilthe periplomenon eniauton, or: "as the year rolled on, the anniversary came".
And so here we are, just over 1 year into the release of PERISH! How did that happen so quickly?
We've shared the ups and downs with you, dear player, as we all shared in dying and dying again to reach the vaulted halls of Elysium, only to be unceremoniously chucked into a fiery lake of punishment by the harsh strictures of King Minos himself.
By this point, it's only fair that we take King Minos down a peg or two.
As a small gesture of thanks to the thousands of you who have played our labor of love and suffered its manifold trials, we have released this kriton of the underworld as a playable character. Judge not lest ye be judged yourself, Mr. Minos.
Perhaps more importantly, PERISH is now officially on consoles! PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S. Controller-dwellers need fear no shame, neither of keyboard nor mouse, as they join the frayed journey towards the judgment of King Minos.
Elsewise, it might seem a tad quiet here at PERISH HQ - after years of development and another five or so months creating the free Exodus DLC, we've had a bit of a break to restock our dwindled supplies of nectar and ambrosia.
Freshly immortalized for the year ahead, I can only offer a nebulous "Keep your eyes peeled!" , but we have still had our ears rotated towards some pressing bugs and issues that we simply could not ignore going into 2024:
Damn those Kavouraki! These cheeky chitinous tanks have had their health somewhat reduced so that they are less bullet-spongey (still, beware of their impervious armor)
Where's the music? A significant number of players reported that the idryma safe zone music was playing throughout the game instead of the soundtrack for each level; we may have identified a potential fix for this issue and we'd like your help in checking this fix out in the latest build, if you could confirm this for us we'd appreciate it enormously!
Curse these metal hands! Lightning Acolytes are reduced in number during the Aiakos of the Belfry boss fight after we read various reports that their spawning frequency was utterly infuriating: they are not banished entirely though, so still watch out for those red beams
The Emperor's New Pyrius: The Pyrius Grenade Launcher model was invisible in the rotating chest of goodies; it is now, accordingly, not-so-invisible anymore
Once again, we want to thank you, the player: without you, PERISH would not be the delight and the joy that it is for us today thanks to your input and feedback. Please keep the feedback coming because we're here to keep the tweaks and balances rolling in. Cheers!
Full Patch Notes:
Music should no longer get stuck on the idryma track
Pyrius Launcher and Aegis Shield are no longer invisible in the armaments chest
Kavouraki now have 25% less health
Reduced amount of Lightning Acolytes that can spawn in Aiakos of the Belfry fight
Fixed Pyrius Launcher ADS location
Added new main menu background rotation
Fixed Tartaros spawn director issues when the player count changes during the final battle
Merry Christmas from HandyGames!
Ho, ho, ho. So it's that time again.
Holidays are here, and of course we want to celebrate with you! And since we're inviting you, we're also bringing the presents. No. Usually it would be the other way around, wouldn't it? But that's not how it works here. So, once again.
Discounts, straight from our hearts
We want to present you with big discounts and give you the opportunity to expand your portfolio of entertaining games! Many of them are cheaper than anywhere else this year!
Among them you will find some of our best titles, for example...
Check out Endling – Extinction is Forever and experience the heartbreaking story for yourself, or experience the wacky humor of Chicken Police - Paint it RED. Take an infernal journey into the hellish worlds of PERISH, or create a small but exquisite automation world in Little Big Workshop. Experience the fascinating virtual world of Townsmen VR, or master the original in 2D and build medieval cities without borders. And of course, have a few fun singing lessons in One Hand Clapping, or annoy your neighbor with funny pranks without him catching you. You can also go back to school and be more innovative than a fifth grader. And if you're a little more serious, you could also learn about Germany's darkest days during the Second World War. Take your pick, there’s something for everyone.
In any case, we wish you a happy holidays and a wonderful New Year, and we hope you enjoy gaming and that you stay true to your passions! We hope to see you again next year! We will have plenty in store for you again!
PERISH at the Unreal Fest 2023
Thanks to our partners over at Qualcomm - Perish is showcased at the Unreal Fest 2023 on the latest Snapdragon! Check out the live streams and let us know if you spot PERISH ;)
See you in Elysium Amyetri!
PERISH Update #8 - Exodus Hotfixes
Thank you to everyone who has been enjoying the fresh journeys in PERISH: EXODUS!
For those of you who have just picked up the game in the summer sale, we hope you find your way to Elysium.
We’ve fixed some of the most common issues that have arisen from the last major update, listed below for your perusal:
Bug Fixes
Fixed and added a failsafe to the Notus bossfight if he ever loses navigation
Fixed stationary snipers in Aquilo being unstable for clients
Fixed performance issues with the foliage fadeout distance in the Zephyrus landscape
Zephyrus boss health now scales further down when playing solo
Zephyrus now takes slightly less damage from melee weapons
Fixed an issue where Minotauroi could knock around Hound Skull Pyr Portals
Aquilo boss now moves more quickly and attacks more frequently
Fixed Vulturus dialogue lines being inaudible from a distance
Added more healing pools to the Aquilo caves
Fixed an issue where the pre-cave Aquilo fight progress bar started only two-thirds full
PERISH: Exodus - Free Major Content Update
As a further service to our dedicated base of underworld explorers, PERISH: Exodus is a completely free content update that exists alongside the main campaign.
In addition to the free content, the main campaign now has safe zone checkpoints, among other improvements!
Turn your back briefly on Elysium to explore the Winds of the Anemoi: four unexplored realms filled with terrific remixes and augmentations of existing weapons, fiendish enemies and boss-fights that are even bigger and more devilish than those in the main campaign.
Meet with Prodromos the Scout, an agile ally who will guide you through four biomes filled with new environmental dangers: searing desert sunshine, blisteringly cold glaciers, toxic effluvia and tempestuous storms.
With the help of the Scout, gather the four shattered pieces of the Aegis Shield, assemble them in the Foundry of Vulturus and challenge an ancient legend to a clash of immense proportions.
Act I - Zephyrus
Explore a springtime realm that harbours a darker secret hidden beneath its sun-dappled flagstones.
Act II - Aquilo
Navigate treacherous glacial valleys and freezing meltwaters to retrieve a shield fragment under the glare of a thawing revenant.
Act III - Notus
Crumbling columns and turquoise pools scorching in the sun give way to sand dunes that stretch into the horizon, where artefacts lay buried for aeons.
Act IV - Vulturus
Wade through noxious pools amidst a fierce thunderstorm to find an enormous facility that processes ichor, the lifeblood of the gods and the mechanical creations of Hephaestus.
Four New Weapons
Scour the lands of the four winds for hidden chests containing advanced weaponry.
Fight fire with fire with the Pyrius Launcher, a hefty grenadier's cannon that was previously the preserve of the Forge Cyclops.
Extend your melee reach and cast enemies aside with a powerful gust of wind when you find Prodromos' lost spear, the Lonkhi.
Double your firepower with the dual-wielded Syntithemi, because two revolvers are better than one.
Reforge the Aegis shield and experience a unique defensive weapon unlike any other!
Major Changes to the Main Campaign
Fret not, Elysium-seekers: we haven't been resting on our laurels regarding the main campaign. Several key changes and issues have been addressed and will continue to be addressed in future patches.
Let us begin with the most affecting changes to grace the shattered lands of Purgatory.
Safe zone checkpoints: are you halfway through a decent run, but dinner's ready? Worry no more! Reach a safe zone between levels and your save-game will update at that location. Next time you enter the portal, you can choose to carry on from that checkpoint, or start a fresh run.
Weapons unlocked in Exodus, including the laser-reflecting Aegis shield, can be used in the main campaign. Erinyes (or Furies, if you're of a Roman persuasion) be damned!
Explore the main campaign levels on the difficulty settings of "Tough" and "Forgiving" to find extra Health Pools. Save an at-risk run by finding a Health Pool to save your bacon and avoid an untimely death in those extra-hard mid-level runs!
"Punishing" and "Tartaros" work as originally intended, with no extra Health Pools whatsoever.
Similar to the above, Card-Bearers can now be found on all difficulty levels throughout main campaign levels. Gain additional cards during a run to become extra-powerful and hone your session build even more quickly.
General Bug Fixes
We have also been busy fighting a series of major and minor bugs, valiantly exposed and logged by both our fantastic QA team and the worthiest of Elysium-seekers who have helped us identify and track several issues that are now resolved.
Players experiencing a regular crash ~2 hours into a session should fully uninstall Epic Online Services from the windows "Add or Remove programs" utility before also reinstalling PERISH. This has been a difficult issue to diagnose and effects everybody differently, so please get in touch with us on discord if you're still suffering with this!
Spamming the Aklys active ability no longer get the player's arms stuck
Bolts from the ballistae in the Aiakos arena should no longer ever miss
The menu should no longer be able to be opened twice, causing a menu to be stuck on the screen
Players respawning in Elysium or Tartaros no longer receive comeback cards
The Boreas scope is no longer left behind when players die
The held statue in the forges no longer clips into the camera when attacking
Fixed a number of networking issues that could cause players to get stuck in the portal transition
Player HUD no longer shows up during the Elysium credits
The Zeus Gauntlets can no longer chain lightning through obstacles
Quickly ADSing while getting close-quarter kills with the Eurus can no longer mess with the player's FOV
Fixed a number of occurrences of untranslated English text
The rubble left behind by Aiakos after his cutscene now remains for the fight
Improved collision of steps in the Temple
Turn your back on Elysium - PERISH: Exodus is coming for FREE
The lovely ITEM42 developers, know exactly what you, the dedicated player base of PERISH really want: FREE STUFF! So apart from continuing to iron out bugs and improving the experience they have prepared a special treat for those who have been battling to escape the underworld.
Face the new challenges of PERISH: Exodus a completely free content update that exists alongside the main campaign, on June 28th. Turn your back briefly on Elysium to explore the Winds of the Anemoi: four unexplored realms filled with terrific remixes and augmentations of existing weapons, fiendish enemies and boss fights that are even bigger and more devilish than those in the main campaign.
Meet with Prodromos the Scout, an agile ally who will guide you through four biomes filled with new environmental dangers: searing desert sunshine, blisteringly cold glaciers, toxic effluvia, and tempestuous storms. With the help of the Scout, gather the four shattered pieces of the Aegis Shield, assemble them in the Foundry of Vulturus, and challenge an ancient legend to a clash of immense proportions.
PERISH Update #6 - The Belfry Beckons
My fellow denizens of the classical underworld, we humbly advise that you skin yourselves alive in ritual telete with this latest weaponry drip update.
Simply head to the Gameplay tab in the Options menu and type in the following codes: EosCaeruleum AklysCaeruleum LabrysCaeruleum EosSideros AklysSideros LabrysSideros
Now, let us delve beyond the palette and into the pale: Aiakos of the Belfry, the final boss in PERISH, has received a thorough telling-off. As part of his punishment, he now receives more damage from players attempting an Orphic run to receive the good ending.
This slight hobbling of our greatest foe Aiakos is amongst a plethora of other bug-fixes which we have duly noted below for your perusal and pleasure.
Difficulty
"Aiakos of the Belfry" boss now takes 100% more damage from "Orphic Daggers" (dagger upgrade received upon equipping "Reforged Ponos")
Aiakos no longer pushes players away with every normal footstep
Aiakos' health now scales with host difficulty preset selection (in other words, on "Forgiving", Aiakos of the Belfry has much reduced health compared to the other difficulty presets)
Balance Changes
"Zophos" revolver recoil during burst fire mode more accurately follows the player’s crosshair
"Zophos" revolver recoil has decreased slightly overall
Bug Fixes
Fixed an issue where the hitbox for the first "Kathorao" boss would remain for a while after her defeat
Fixed arrows and daggers hitting colliders that were too large on some rock walls
Fixed spectator camera remaining fixed on the player’s death location for hosts
Fixed a rare case where enemies could slip on wine for a client but not a host
Fixed an issue with the Ponos disappearing when entering Elysium
Fixed the “Enemy Threat Increasing” message appearing when reaching Charon’s Crossing
Fixed an issue that caused the reforged Ponos active ability to not deal damage to Aiakos
Fixed an issue where larger enemies could be prevented from spawning on forgiving difficulty
PERISH Update #5
PERISH Update #5 - Casting those bugs adrift with one hefty swordsweep!
PERISH has received its 5th update! Our focus in this update has been making sure your journey to Elysium is as smooth as possible, with a whole raft of bugfixes.
But that's not all we have been working on, Keep your eyes peeled for future updates...
Difficulty
The enemy spawn rate changes considerably between Forgiving, Tough and Punishing difficulty levels
Punishing spawn rate is increased, Tough is similar to pre patch #5 and Forgiving is somewhat more relaxed
Tartaros is now even more difficult! There is now a small chance that any regular Athanatoi are replaced by champion-level Athanatoi
UI/General
When starting the game for the first time, PERISH will now select the language that Windows OS is set to, if it is supported
Weapon upgrades in the shop now more clearly display their status
Kicking but not hitting anything now has a sound effect
Balance Changes
The Minotauros enemy is now considerably more aggressive, charging at players with less preamble and more ferocity
The arrows of the Apollonian Bow now start with +1 penetration, making it much more effective against armoured enemies; sweet collaterals are now possible
The overall damage multiplier (including all stacked boosts) is now capped at 5x
Relentless Rage damage increase has lowered from 1.5x to 1.2x damage
Explosive Daggers explosion range reduced from 180 to 100
Bug Fixes
Looking up or down all the way while using a controller and having “Invert Y” enabled no longers locks the player’s view at the max/min pitch
Throwing a dagger and then immediately engaging ADS with the Boreas no longer unhides the Boreas weapon model incorrectly
Fixed an issue that could cause the “interaction circle” UI element to get stuck on a player’s screen when interacting with some objects
Fixed issues with the Spitha hammer active upgrade
The Spitha meteor should now activate much more reliably, and hit on-target more as well
When placing a meteor marker on an enemy, the marker will now target at their feet, causing the meteor to more accurately aim for them
Fixed a number of issues with the player spectator camera
Spectators should no longer get whipped up into deep space when all players die
Spectators should now always be able to switch between valid living players
The timing of the debris that falls under Kakos has changed to prevent players from getting stuck between the debris and the lava floor
The Boreas rifle model is no longer visible during cutscenes
Aiakos’ arena should no longer be escapable when flung into the air by him
The area around the Lamia stelae no longer gets in the way of melee attacks/kicks
Eos’ ranged attack can now damage Python statues
Pyr Demons now die rather than disappearing when defeating Kathorao
Standing on top of Karkinos as it dies no longer causes camera flickers
Fixed a number of “safe spots” where enemies wouldn’t attack players
Broken pillars in Tartaros now have proper collision
Fixed some cases where the Lamia soul could spawn in the air if she died there. It will now spawn close to the ground regardless of her height at death
Removed collision from some small shells in the Maelstrom of Charybdis
