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Shell Out Showdown

Update Notes for Jul 5th

  • Fixed issues with player HUD and redesigned it to show player item capacity
  • Fixed issues with item exchange unreliability and being unable to pickup litter because your inventory is full from receiving an item when it was already full
  • Player selection solo vs multiplayer merged to simplify flow
  • Other tweaks to fix issues with team mode getting into edge case conditions that break gameplay

Update Notes for July 2nd

  • Fixed a rendering problem with team indicators in online multiplayer
  • Fixed some bugs in the tutorial
  • Prevented team mode cheese where one player stands directly on top of another to block the winning player from getting any items by having item collisions on multiple players prioritize the player with fewer items
  • Limited the number of items any player can hold to twice the amount they start the match with
  • Items don't expire in team mode
  • The fewest number of items in play is now limited to two per player in the match (used to be one)
  • Merged solo play vs playing with friends character select so that you don't have to choose between the two from the main menu
  • Some updates to bots to play better in team mode

Team Mode + Tweaks, Fixes and More Screen Filters
This update brings a new mode to the game: Team Mode!
Turn it on in the lobby settings and team up with friends, frenemies, bots, online and offline!

Team Mode allows for new strategies and a different gameplay experience. Only one player on your team has to win for the whole team to win! So either go for emptying out your reserves, or block your teammates from getting items to take your team to victory!

In addition, this update includes some new screen filters, which can be changed in the game settings. Check them out!

"Sock Art"


"Mosaic Glow"


And the already available "Lottes CRT"


Other Updates:

  • Changes to the Hammerhead Oasis level to make it more fun and open
  • Fixed some issues with spawning on top of other players in the beginning
  • Some more tips shown in the lobby
  • Story mode teaser


I hope you enjoy the new mode and updates!

-Mana

Update notes for May 14

  • Added bot difficulty setting under match settings in private and local matches
  • Changed keyboard controls so that just pressing down will drop the player through platforms, instead of having to hold down and press jump

Update notes for Apr 21
Added achievements into the game! Check them out on the Steam Achievements list on the store page ^_^

Update notes for Apr 19

  • Game can now run in windowed mode (press alt+enter or F11 to switch)
  • Some fixes to the CRT shader

CRT Shader added!
I've been messing around with a lot of CRT stuff, been appreciating the enhancements that playing pixel-art games on an old tube television offers, and this got me inspired to port Lotte's public domain CRT shader to my game's engine. This option is now available in the Settings section of the game. Take a look at the results! (Original non-shader version follows each for comparison)









I really like how it enhances the details in the art and blends the colors nicely. I especially like how it really brings out the background in the stars in the first picture.

I hope you enjoy this new little enhancement! Stay safe, happy, healthy and positive out there!

-mana

Demo Update!
The demo has now been updated to keep up with the full version, albeit a demo of the full version of course :)

Have fun!

-Mana

Update notes for Apr 5

  • Fixed a bug where the game crashed with the "hide player names" setting on (thanks to a player who reported this bug!)
  • Fixed text overlapping border at the bottom of lobby chat


<3

-Mana

Shell Out Showdown Fully Released on Steam (in Japanese too!)
I'm very happy to announce that Shell Out Showdown is fully released on Steam today!

Early Access is done, thanks so much to everyone who helped me along the way and provided fun times and great feedback. I'm very proud of how this game has come together and am excited for it to be available in full.

To celebrate the release of this game, a 10% discount will be running on Steam for a whole week, from April 4th through April 10th.

Compared to the Early Access version, this release has more maps, custom room options, lobby emotes/chat, improved performance, offline local play, Steam Cloud Saves, remastered music, and lots of tweaks, fixes and improvements to the play experience. In short: It's super fun!

In addition, the game has been translated to Japanese! With the help of Active Gaming Media, the translation has been completed and the press release for Japan is going out now! I'm excited to launch this game in Japan and for everyone to be able to play together online. It was a lot of fun learning a little bit about the truly amazing language the Japanese have and tackling the task of getting it into the game. If you speak and/or read Japanese, you can set the game language from the main menu in-game, or from the game's language settings in Steam.

So check out the full release on Steam now, and have fun tossing food at your friends in this give-to-win reverse battle-royale!

-Mana ːalphieː
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