The Crackpet Show - Getting Heavy - [0.10 content update]
Dear animal-freakshow-lovers,
This week, on social media, we asked you to guess the new additions coming to the game. You could choose from new weapons, a new character, new room types, or a new boss. We are so happy to share that all the answers were correct, and you get ALL OF IT! (& more!)
๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐จ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ - donโt be fooled by her sweet smile! Legend says she can bite four enemies at a time, each with a different tooth. Always keeps her head above the water.
๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐ฌ๐ก ๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ฆ - Now participants can take a breath and save their weapon for the next run. They probably won't, though, right? ๐
To unlock those rooms, you need to purchase the โStash stagesโ sponsor upgrade. Due to changes with a sponsor tree, you need to reassign all your trophies after updating the game.
๐ซ ๐น๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ก๐๐ซ - This machine launches balls at high speeds that push away anyone they hit. The bat is a tight fit, but we managed it with some lube.
๐ฑ ๐ฑ โ๏ธ ๐๐ก๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ - Shoots two balls connected with a chain. The chain slices through enemies, dealing damage. Did you expect a sex joke here? ๐คฃ
With the second January content update, you got a critical hit mechanic, giving you a small chance to hit the enemy with double the damage. Now, with a little bit of luck, you can increase those chances:
Critical Power [perk] - Increases the damage multiplier for a critical hit. Critical Master [special item] - Temporarily makes ALL your shots critical. Pretty useful. Close Combat [sponsor bonus] - Any close-range shot is a critical hit. More Carnage! [sponsor bonus] - Increases the chance of a critical hit.
Apart from the sponsor bonus unlocking the Stash room and enhancing your critical hits, weโve got two more!
๐ ๐ ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ & ๐๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ฌ - Unlocks Fame and Social stages where you will be challenged to earn extra fame or likes. (they used to be separate, now weโve merged those two)
๐ข๏ธ ๐๐ขรฑ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ซ๐๐ฅ - Gives you a chance to find loot in barrels.
๐ข ๐น๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐
๐ฟ๏ธ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐ซ๐๐ฅ - running forward and bouncing off the walls, dealing area damage while doing so. Elite variants are faster and better at locating show participants.
๐ ๐น๐๐ ๐ญ๐๐๐
๐ข ๐๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ - more of an introvert type. He is very good at defense - you need to shatter his five shells to hurt him. He took some jumping lessons from Mega Toad. Be aware.
With this update, we are balancing weapons and bosses further. We dived deep into the game's data, and we have seen that 95%+ of you succeed at killing bosses from episodes 6 to 14. Be careful now, all of them are now stronger. On the other hand, we have reduced the hp increase per player in the co-op mode.
When looking at the weapon data, weโve seen some disparities too. As a result, we nerfed Rocket Launcher, Railgun, Shotgun, while Boomerang, Rubberball, Melody Gun, Indecisive Gun, and Fireworks are more powerful now. Happy experimenting!
We continue being fully transparent on the balance changes. With the new game mechanics like stash room and critical hit modifiers, we will keep analyzing the difficulty curve and tweak things when necessary. Please, continue sharing your feedback, which is super valuable! <3
Check out the full changelog, if you donโt want to miss anything:
0.10 - changelog
New content:
Episode 15 with Giant Turtle boss
New enemy - Blind Squirrel - two tiers of common and two tiers elite variants, found in episodes 5-9,12-13
New weapon - Chained Balls
New weapon - Ball Launcher
New perk - Critical Power
New special item - Critical Master
New character - Crocodile
New stage type - Stash Room
Changes:
New sponsor bonus - Stash Stages added to KangaRum sponsor on tier 3. Previous tier 3-10 bonuses moved to one tier higher
Previous tier 1 sponsor bonus (Social Stages) merged with Fame Stages on tier 3
New sponsor bonus - Piรฑata Barrel added to Loan Sharks sponsor on tier 1
New sponsor bonus - More Carnage! added to Loan Sharks sponsor on tier 11
New sponsor bonus - Close Combat added to Dirty Kittens sponsor on tier 11
Because of sponsor bonuses rearrangement Trophies current assignments are reset
Players turrets no longer collide with players characters
You can check special items parameters in the pause screen now (working the same as the pickup tooltips)
Balance changes
Elite Turbo Snails moved from episodes 12 and 14 to 15
Elite Worms no longer appear in episodes 9 and 14
Elite Canaries moved from episode 13 to 15
Common Chaingun Crabs no longer appear in episode 10
Common Penguins no longer appear in episode 9
Common Canaries no longer appear in episode 12
Common Turkeys moved from episode 10 to 13
Rocket Launcher damage and fire rate slightly reduced
Railgun damage slightly reduced
Shotgun bullets are less accurate
Boomerang bullets are faster
Rubberball have two additional balls
Melody Gun shoot frequency and max damage increased
Indecisive Gun shoot frequency increased
Love Spreader is now marked as a rare weapon
Fireworks area of effect and damage increased
Bosses in episodes 5-14 have more health
All enemies in co-op have slightly less hp
Fixes
Fix for an issue where enemies that flying over the burning areas receive burning animation
Fix for weapons losing perks effects if a second weapon has the same effect as the perk
Fix for sometimes Rubberball not bouncing off enemies properly
Fix for some stage walls layouts to block player movement
Fix for Mutation Potion effects not being removed sometimes
Fix for additional HP bars showing above some bosses heads
Fix for poison effect not affecting flying enemies
When you do not afford any sponsor bonuses, the dedicated stand is not being highlighted anymore
Fix for Tornado special damage effect sometimes not wearing off and not dealing damage to flying enemies
This is one of the two planned content updates in February - with the next one coming later this month.
Enjoy the show!
Just in case you're just as cracked as we are, terminally online and not knowing what to do with yourselfโฆ We may be busy little bees, but you should follow these pages: Our Facebook with news for you to check - https://www.facebook.com/vixagames Our Twitter with jokes, gags and rofltastic memes - https://www.twitter.com/Vixa_Games Our Instagram with hilarious highlights - https://www.instagram.com/vixa_games/ Our "hello fellow kids" Tik-Toks - https://www.tiktok.com/@vixa__games
The Crackpet Show - Hotfix 0.9.6
Dear animal-freakshow-lovers,
We are extremely grateful with a very positive response to our recent balance changes. This week we focus on bug fixes raised by the community, to continue the path of polishing The Crackpet Show. Check out the list of changes and fixes:
v0.9.6 changelog
Changes:
Collections screen now shows up if a weapon has a max level
Simplified game resolution settings
DJ Horse music is now louder
Bouncy Bullets no longer bounce off the enemies
Fixes:
Spiders no longer shoot through the walls
Fix an issue with boss bullets while the player is invisible
Fix for crash on Windows 7 when launching the game
Publisher logo sounds is now dependent on volume settings
Fixed an issue with sound looping after killing Wormy Cat
Fix for a graphical glitch in Mirror special item
The Canary enemy is now counted as flying
There should be no duplicate drops from bosses and minibosses
Fixed an issue where bullets effects prevent completing "You know you can switch weapons, right?" achievement
Tornado special now continues to deal damage in ticks if the player keeps touching an enemy
Fix for Mirror special where some enemy bullets may pass through the player
Fixed occasional targeting issues with Extra Shot perk
Fixed progress bar bug on the episode summary screen
Donโt forget about the new boss, new mechanics, items, and all the new stuff we added last week! Now we continue to work on the February content updates (expect more in the coming days).
Just in case you're just as cracked as we are, terminally online and not knowing what to do with yourselfโฆ We may be busy little bees, but you should follow these pages: Our Facebook with news for you to check - https://www.facebook.com/vixagames Our Twitter with jokes, gags and rofltastic memes - https://www.twitter.com/vixa_games Our Instagram with hilarious highlights - https://www.instagram.com/vixa_games/ Our "hello fellow kids" Tik-Toks - https://www.tiktok.com/@vixa__games
The 2022 Lunar New Year Sale
The Steam Sale has made its way to animal-freakshow-lovers and the Crackpet Show is 10% off until February, 3rd!
If you wish to keep in touch with us and decide how The Crackpet Show evolves, join our Discord!
Just in case you're just as cracked as we are, terminally online and not knowing what to do with yourselfโฆ We may be busy little bees, but you should follow these pages: Our Facebook with news for you to check - https://www.facebook.com/vixagames Our Twitter with jokes, gags and rofltastic memes - https://www.twitter.com/vixa_games Our Instagram with hilarious highlights - https://www.instagram.com/vixa_games/ Our ""hello fellow kids"" Tik-Toks - https://www.tiktok.com/@vixa__games
The Crackpet Show #2 January Content update - 0.9.5
Dear animal-freakshow-lovers,
Mr. Parrot, our host of the show, is always right. He promised two content updates in January, and guess what? We got it for you today! The brave participants of The Crackpet Show continue to explore Petopolis and now fight their way in Episode #14 to face another new boss - Wack-a-Ctopus!
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Letโs take a look at all new additions:
New weapon
Egg launcher - A double-edged gunโฆ weapon that throws exploding eggs. Some of the eggs may hatch enemies, but that's a risk you have to be willing to take.
New perk
Dash Attack - While dashing, you shoot additional bullets to the sides.
New special item
Chilli Pepper - Hot stuff, that generates a lava line, that damages enemies. Also makes your next toilet visit painful.
New enemies
Dog Healers - Think of shaman dogs, relentlessly healing other enemies. So you need to kill them fast. Sorry, PETA!
New mechanic - Critical Hits
With this update, we introduce a Critical Hits mechanic. For the time being, all weapons have a fixed amount of chance for a hit with double damage. With the future patches, you can expect an addition of a sponsor bonus, special item, and perk, allowing you to further increase a chance for Critical Hit.
Balance tweaks
We have read hundreds of comments, seen dozens of videos, had multiple discussions in the studio about the balance of the game, and we have decided to tweak it further.
The main goal of the new changes is to nerf OP combinations of perks, weapons, and special items. The ones in which you can kill the boss within a couple of seconds. But donโt worry. They are not drastic, and we have also buffed less commonly used weapons. These adjustments are also taking into consideration the new Critical Hits mechanic.
We have also tweaked co-op - enemy health gain per additional player is now lower, teammates can be revived for 50% longer, while the time needed to get them back on their feet is now reduced.
Feel free to ping us on any channel you wish with your feedback regarding the changes! Thanks to your reports, we have also managed to fix another wave of bugs reported from you throughout January. Letโs take a look:
0.9.5 Changelog
New Features: - Episode 14 with Wack-a-Ctopus boss - New enemy - Dog Healer - appears in episodes 9, 10, 12 and 14 - New weapon - Egg Launcher - New perk - Dash Attack - New special item - Chilli Pepper - Weapon Critical Hits System
Changes: - Empty Stages sponsor renamed to Practice Stage. Now instead of an empty stage, there will be some harmless target dummies instead - Remote Play instructions and Discord links from Lobby - Players are now invincible longer after revive - DJ Horse music is louder
Balance changes: - Hugger boss is now slightly tougher and more aggressive - Almost all minibosses have more HP - Enemies in co-op have slightly less HP - Players have more time to revive a friend and revive is quicker
- Fame and Likes Boost bonus from Boost stages increased - Damage bonus from Boost stages reduced
- Lob-o-gun hits now receive a small area of effect - Shotgun now shots slightly less frequent - Vortex Gun bullets are now faster and has Piercing and Area of Effect at hit - Rubberball has increased damage - Grow-o-Ball bullets are now faster - Boomerang has increased damage and cooldown 0.5s - Indecisive Gun damage increased - Melody Gun consecutive bullets damage increased - Rocket Launcher Area of Effect range reduced - Crazy Shotgun have less bullets and less damage - Glue Gun damage increased
- Reduced damage multiplier for Damage Boost and Damage Boost Aura perks - Reduced shoot speed multiplier for Rapid Fire and Rapid Fire Aura perks - Reduced damage resist a chance for Stone Skin and Stone Skin Aura perks - Reduced bounces count for Bouncy Bullets perk - Reduced damage multiplier for Maniac perk - Reduced shoot frequency multiplier for Frenzy perk - Reduced damage for additional bullets in Split Bullet perk - Taunt duration and charges reduced - Vampire cooldown increased - Area Damage perk radius reduced
- Elite Turbo Snails moved from episode 13 to 14 - Elite Worms no longer appear in episode 9 - Elite Canaries no longer appear in episodes 8, 9 and 11 - Common Hornets moved from episode 10 to 13 - Common Chaingun Crab moved from episode 9 to 13 - Common Penguins now also appear in episode 9 - Common Golems no longer appear in episode 12 - Common Rat Shamans moved from episode 12 to 14 - Common Skunks moved from episode 9 to 14
Fixes: - Faster keyboard bindings scroll speed - Simplified entrance collider to avoid glitches - Fix for the situation when not every enemy gets damaged if more than one enemy is affected by a hit - Fix for randomization of damage floating texts position - Fix for stun-lock when player hitting "back" and other player hitting "accept" in the same moment in Perks Stages - Damage and Poison areas CPU performance improved - Fix an issue with Rapid Fire Aura not worn off properly after using Mutation Potion - Fix for flying enemies that are being affected by ground effects - Fix for problems with switching Railgun weapon - Fixed the bug where your shoots are blocked if you have a very high fire rate
Now the team moves on to work on the next Season 3 episodes, new weapons, new perks & special items. And yes, we didnโt forget about the music variety, itโs still coming!
Tell us what you think!
Just in case you're just as cracked as we are, terminally online and not knowing what to do with yourselfโฆ We may be busy little bees, but you should follow these pages: Our Facebook with news for you to check - https://www.facebook.com/vixagames Our Twitter with jokes, gags and rofltastic memes - https://www.twitter.com/vixa_Games Our Instagram with hilarious highlights - https://www.instagram.com/vixa_games/ Our "hello fellow kids" Tik-Toks - https://www.tiktok.com/@vixa__games
