Be ready for Update 14 which brings you the fourth and last team member of the Wanted Killer squad. Ladies and Gentlemen, meet Aya :wk_aya: - a deadly assassin who silently takes out her enemies from a distance, making good use of her trusty sniper rifle!
Besides an all-new playable character, we also added 3 new rifles...
...a brand-new map...
...and a wide variety of under-the-hood improvements such as a complete AI overhaul. Here is the full list of what you will find in today's update:
New character Aya, with tutorial and 8 missions
New map "Factory" (playable in campaign)
New enemy "Sniper Rifle Guy"
Returning boss "Spider Mom"
4 new weapons:
Bifrost N10-N50 sniper rifle
Bolt V120-V520 sniper rifle
Medusa S-S5555 sniper rifle
Blazer 5000-9000 laser rifle
AI overhaul
Lobby tutorials
Loot & weapon upgrade overhaul
New art pass on "Docks"
General bug fixes
There you have it guys, we hope you're going to enjoy being Aya as much as we did during our play tests! ːsteamhappyː As always, thanks for all the love and support. Don't forget to let us know what you think about Aya and stay tuned for the final release of the game :wantedkiller:
Cards Update
With the full release of the game getting closer and closer, we're working at full speed on adding the last bits and pieces of content (Aya is coming, don't you worry!) while at the same time putting a nice coat of polish on every gameplay element.
Having said that, we didn't want to leave you hanging for too long without an update so here is something for all you collectors out there - Wanted Killer VR now has trading cards, badges and cute emoticons for you to unlock and use on Steam. You know the drill: play the game, have fun, unlock cool stuff... It couldn't be easier 😎
On top of many under-the-hood improvements that will enhance your gameplay experience, we're also bringing you a new badass boss - Lobster McClaw! Why the name? Sometimes a picture says it all:
As always, you can find the full list of changes here:
New Boss Character: Lobster McClaw
New Acido Domingo intro
Acido Domingo drops new Grenade Launcher weapon
Model T101 shotgun’s reload animation plays at normal speed even during slow motion
Mission Intro Screen w/ exposition and context for the loading mission
Level Art overhaul :
Silo
Skyscraper Night
Ship
Subway
Art overhaul on the merged 2 tutorials.
Fixed the laser rifle, so you can pick it up
Fixed tutorial where enemy was stuck behind a door
Fixed some art assets
Fixed lighting in certain levels
Fixed some voice over issues
Stay tuned and expect an update on the 1.0 release date soon! But in the meantime, get those badges and show the world some :wantedkiller: love :wk_mia:
Update 12 Released
For the last couple of weeks, we've been thinking about a fun way to increase Mia's defensive capabilities and finally found a solution we're all happy with. Be ready for a tougher Mia 2.0 who now holds a riot shield in her free hand! Obviously, we also updated her Tutorial mission accordingly so you can learn how to use it.
On top of that, we're bringing you a brand new level and a fresh enemy boss. The map name is Hangar and the boss is called Acido Domingo - make an educated guess what he's up to... 😎 Some bug fixes and quality-of-life improvements wrap up today's update. As always, you will find the full list here:
Mia 2.0 added (now has a riot shield on her free hand)
New Mia tutorial added
New map "Hangar" added (playable in Horde Mode and 2 Mia missions)
New boss "Acido Domingo" added (second Teo chapter)
Graphical improvements in "Warehouse" and "Docks" added
Enemy codex added to lobby
Smaller VFX improvements and performance optimizations
General bug fixes including aim correction for shotgun model T101
What are your thoughts on the revamped Mia and how are you liking the new map and boss fight? Thanks so much for all your support and enjoy the new update! ːsteamhappyː
Teo Update Released
Today, we're happy to announce Update 11 which brings you an all-new playable character! Say hello to Teo, a brawler who is most efficient in close quarter combat, taking out foes with his baton and shotgun. Unlike Ricky and Mia, Teo has the unique ability to also teleport to live enemies, giving him a leg-up in point blank situations.
We also shuffled some missions around and changed the character selection for certain missions. Our goal was to make sure that the playstyle of the character chosen for a certain mission is in tune with the specific layout of the respective map. For example, did we put Teo in more contained maps such as Ship while Mia will be playing in spacious areas such as Skyscraper. While this does affect your level progression, it will have no impact on your player stats such as character or gun levels.
This means that you might end up replaying missions you have already completed before, but they will feel better and much closer to what we want to achieve with the full release. We understand that losing progress can be frustrating, but we're convinced that in the end you will appreciate the improved quality and enjoy the game even more!
On top of that, there are also three new weapons...
...and a new enemy type Grenade Gunner:
As always, you can find the full list of what to find in this update here:
Teo - new character, with special "charge" teleport ability and baton
Several missions reassigned, reordered and given new voice over intros for all levels (no new audio for Ricky yet)
One new mission, for Ricky: "Moonlight Brawl"
3 new shotgun types:
"Cobra K" → Acid Thrower Full-Auto Shotgun
"Model T-101" → Ice Shotgun with spin-around active reload
"Thunderbird" → Crackling "Shock-Gun"
New enemy - "Grenade Gunner" (in the new mission, as well as in Horde mode)
Balancing and elemental effects pass for all guns
Rifle enemies now fire volleys of fast-moving bullets
Many new visual effects
AI behavior tweaks and improvements
Fixed a bug, where In some situations, settings were failing to save
Fixed a bug, where players were sometimes able to play missions as the wrong character
Fixed a bug, where SMG enemies now pop out of cover for longer
General bug fixes
There you have it guys, we really hope you're as excited about the update as we are! ːsteamhappyː Thanks for all your support and let us know what you think about Teo.
Elemental Update
Today we are bringing you our first update for this year and it's all about peace and nature and... new improved ways of eliminating enemies obviously!
Some weapons and enemies now have an elemental affinity according to the following rule set:
Fire weapons (red) deal bonus damage against Ice enemies (blue) and vice versa.
Electric weapons (yellow) deal bonus damage against Acid enemies (green) and vice versa.
All elemental types are weak against their own color. As an example, shooting a Fire weapon at a Fire enemy means less damage.
Armored enemies - some enemies, including all robots, have armor. Rifles as well as Electric and Acid weapons are most effective against these enemy types.
Besides that, the evil corporation Genetic Minds was up to no good once again: Boss Kees van Kloten has been cloned! 😮 His clones are weaker versions of the more powerful boss and now show up in several missions as regular enemies.
As always, you can find the full update list here:
Elemental affinity added to enemies and weapons
Kees van Kloten appears now as a normal enemy in the game and his tougher version is used in a boss level
Mia 2nd hand teleport added
New Boss intros added
Added item drops
Fixed bug where enemies got stuck (Map Subway)
General bug fixes and improvements
Enjoy! And remember that already in February we are adding our 3rd playable character to the game (you can check the remaining Early Acces roadmap here). We already played a lot as Teo internally and boy it is fun! 🤩
Winter Sale!
We hope you were good this year and 🎅 can reward you with the lowest price for Wanted Killer VR yet. During the Steam Winter Sale you will be able to buy the game for $6.99 or equivalent in local currencies.
And don't forget that since our last update, Wanted Killer VR also supports co-op - so think about your friends who could play with you and become their not-so-secret Santa by gifting them the game! 🎁
On top of that, there's also a special bundle with our other Early Access title Neon Seoul: Outrun (40% discount). Altogether this package will grant you an additional 10% off, making this sweet deal even sweeter.
Enjoy the game and Happy Holidays! See you all in January with more updates 💪 And in the meantime, here's a picture of Santa with a confetti gun 🎊🎉
Co-op is here!
For the last couple of weeks we have been working hard on the promised co-op feature (you can find the full release roadmap here), so we're very happy to deliver the good news that from now on you will be able to play the game with a friend. Christmas coming early this year! 🎄
Every campaign mission (excluding the initial tutorial) will be playable in the 2 player co-op mode and you will be able to choose any character that you've unlocked. Of course the new feature is also available in horde mode, so try your luck and get to the top of the leaderboard!
We truly believe this is one of the coolest updates to the game so far, as for the first time ever you will be able to see other players teleporting between opponents and taking them out... in style! Also, what's better than killing bad guys with a friend? 😎
As always, there are a couple of other small changes and improvements to the game which we don't want to hold back from you. You can find the full list here:
Co-op mode added to the game
Two playable characters: Ricky and Mia
Updated lobby to include co-op mode
Updated all weapons for co-op
Tweaked difficulty of missions when played in co-op
Added in-game health bar for players in co-op
Added "Invite Friends" feature for Steam players
Added death, teleport and running animations for Ricky and Mia
Added fast trail renderer
Added new challenges
Updated the pause menu
Updated visuals on the teleporters (hub and characters)
New enemy types added: pistol and rifle guy
Added snap rotate tutorial
Updated visuals on splash screen
Added per weapon headshot multiplier for the freeze pistol
Changed leaderboard icons
Added fast teleport effect
Added visual representation of backpack weapon on player's character
Bugfixes:
Fixed ammo issue for freeze pistol
Fixed collision on ghost weapons
Fixed shield pistol issue where it was firing 3 bullets
Enjoy! And when the time comes, don't forget to celebrate with your friends by gifting them the best thing possible: Wanted Killer VR 🎅🎁
Release Roadmap
Hey everyone! Today, we'll be sharing some good and some bad news. As some of you might have read in the Early Access description, we were still targeting a full release this year. Unfortunately, this is not going to happen. Based on your feedback and our own vision for the game, Wanted Killer VR has become much bigger than initially intended, making it impossible for us to hit the target date. So, instead of rushing into full release, we decided to continue growing the game – which brings us to the good news: more content for you guys! 😎
We're receiving a lot of questions about the remaining features that will be added to the game, so we figured it would be a good idea to give you a quick heads-up on the development up to version 1.0. The roadmap below lists the complete, in-development and planned features we want to add to Wanted Killer VR in order to make it the best experience possible. Please note that not everything is set in stone, so consider it more of a guideline for the remainder of our Early Access period.
Without further ado, here’s what’s coming up over the next four-ish months for Wanted Killer VR:
There you have it guys, we really hope you're excited about what we've lined up for you! ːsteamhappyː 🤩 Feel free to leave a comment and let us know what you think about the upcoming features.
Halloween Sale!
For the next 4 days, you will be able to buy Wanted Killer VR 20% cheaper and let us tell you, there is no better time to join the fun!
In August we released Mia, the second playable hero of the WK4 program, and basically doubled the content of the game with new maps, new guns, new enemies. On top of that, we introduced a loot system with our most recent update to make Wanted Killer VR even more engaging and add more replay value to it.
All of this for just $7.99 or equivalent - how could you miss out on an amazing deal like this? 😎
Apart from that, there's also a special bundle with our other Early Access title Neon Seoul: Outrun (40% discount). Altogether this package will grant you an additional 10% off, making this sweet deal even sweeter.
What are you waiting for? Join our scarily 👻 good sale and get those monstrous 🧟 discounts! 🎃
Loot Update Released
Update 8 brings you what you've all been waiting for - finally there is LOOOOOOOT ːsteamhappyː
From now on, there are 5 different enemy tiers - higher tiers mean stronger enemies but also a higher chance of a rare weapon drop! Which brings us to... GUNS! There are now 5 different weapon rarities: Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic, Legendary. Within each rarity, there are 5 different levels. You can increase weapon levels by upgrading your guns with gold. Each weapon can be upgraded to level 5.
We have also improved Lobby and changed the loadout screen so you can easily manage all these new sweet guns that you collected.
Apart from that, we also added new mission and a new boss character “Kees van Kloten”.
And that's still not it. Here is the full list of all changes to be found in this update:
Added new tier System for weapons, we have now multiple tiers per weapon type:
Common
Uncommon
Rare
Epic
Legendary
Enemies drop different levels of LOOT
Added new mission and boss character “Kees van Kloten”
Added a new loadout screen with all weapon types and characters
Redesigned lobby including inventory system
Added new video tutorials and infographics
Added holster functionality for primary weapons
Added backpack to store weapons, ammo, etc.
Enemies can now have armor on top of HP
Added different ammo per gun type:
Rifle
Pistol
SMG
Shotgun
Exotic
This is just the beginning of many improvements to add more depth to the game, so stay tuned! Now get back to it and have fun upgrading your weapons 🔫💪
