Door Kickers 2 News

The Shotgun mafia ːshotgunbreachː boys can rest their keyboards - our intrepid Rangers dug deeply into their Armory and found some leftover shotguns - the semi-auto M1014s, but also some Breaching shorties to be carried in addition to your primary weapon.



Since these are not standard Rangers weaponry, there's no associated class use restriction. Yes, you can have your support guy join the assault with his new M1014. Or maybe not, have you tried his new "Suppress Area" Ability?



All Support Guys can be ordered to provide suppressive fire and fix enemies in their cover. And all gunfire and explosions contribute to suppression, so a gunfight will dynamically change when the volume of fire pins down enemies and operators alike. Those that are still alive, that is...

This implementation is a bit experimental, so waiting to hear what you think of it.

But wait, there's more!



All classes can equip the decidedly not cool Thermal Torches and quickly cut through padlocks, metal fences, chainlink and possibly stuff that's really a fire hazard. These should open up new venues of approach even in old maps, feel free to explore, improvise and report.

Also included lots of fixes, improvements and 2 NEW MAPS - so ... Get Breaching!

Your Devs @ KHG
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Full Changelist v0.17

- two new maps
- new Support class option: Suppressive Fire
- new weapon: M1014 shotgun
- new weapon: XM338 (Support class)
- new equipment: Breacher Shotgun
- new equipment: Thermal Torch - for extra crispy breaching
- new backpack equipment: 3x Frag Grenades
- new backpack equipment: 3x Smoke Grenades

- can now pre-plan grenade trajectories through doors
- improved effectiveness of stinger grenades over civilians
- added 'delete' button for your creations and workshop maps
- new option: lock mouse to screen in fullscreen borderless mode
- new option: mute when alt-tabbed
- replays cinematic mode now removes all UI
- optimized game for better performance on large maps
- multiple improvements/fixes to existent missions (replays will be voided for those maps)
- fixed not being able to pre-plan through glass walls
- fixed the actions menu being cut-off at screen edges
- fixed order of operators on a door not being saved correctly at restart in some cases
- fixed a bug where the Jump action would be done before actions such as placing explosives (on the same target)
- fixed not switching to previously equipped weapon after using the dynamic hammer
- fixed incorrectly displaying number of missions finished in a chapter
- fixed multiple crashes
- fixed being able to rclick+drag on wall explosives, rendering them unusable
- fixed Continue sometimes not correctly loading the next mission
- fixed glass doors not getting destroyed by grenades going through them
- fixed explosives incorrectly showing as 0 quantity in certain path setups
- fixed not being able to share custom map replays with other PCs
- fixed sniper seeing through enemy disguises
- fixed seeing FOV & no tooltip for concealed enemies
- fixed FOV not working correctly with extremely long walls
- multiple other gameplay fixes and improvements
- workshop: added 'thumbs up' button for workshop maps
- workshop: added search bar in the workshop maps screen
- workshop: fixed some maps not being displayed as 'finished' in the UI
- workshop: fixed not being able to upload maps that had certain characters in their names
- editor: fixed not rotating the map correctly with the 180/90 deg options
- editor: grid options are remembered betwen editor restarts
- editor: fixed crash when using the UI Delete button
- editor: increased max lights number
- editor: fixed light box limits auto-updating when opening the editor
- editor: showing current/max number of entities and lights (and warning when going over)
- editor: fixed copy/paste not snapping to the previous grid alignment
- editor: added support for textured polygons (see river_bed_shape and water_shape)
- editor: added more text to the help section, including VOID's map-making tutorials

Head over there to download, play, give feedback and support your friendly neighborhood level designers. Make sure to upvote the maps you like, as the most upvoted in 1 months time wins stuff from us!


We got the party started with a very special map, so what are you waiting for?

To celebrate the workshop release, Door Kickers 2 is 10% OFF starting tomorrow!

There's also 3 new official maps in the game, and they ain't easy, folks.







Early Access development means lots of regular changes to data structure - including mission format, so from day 1 we said the Workshop will come later in development. Yet, our intrepid fans smuggled tens of very high-quality homemade maps behind the not-so-closed doors of DK Discord. Their work deserved to be showcased, so we have listened and decided to open the Workshop now and deal with it. This update was mainly focused on adding the needed functionality to support map making and map sharing. But there's also lots of stuff taking shape in the code so next update will bring some often requested improvements to the game ;)

[h3]Also announcing our first Level Design Contest, starting now! [/h3]
The Worksop-published Map with the most player upvotes in 1 months time wins its designer keys for all KHG games on the platforms of his choosing, as well as a special trooper portrait to go in the Door Kickers 2 unit roster.

Contest closes on 20th of June 2021, at 13:00 GMT.



So, get playing - and get voting!

Your Dev Team @ KillHouse Games

Full patch changelist below:
- steam workshop support for maps
- added three new official maps
- waypoint menu can now be switched between targeted actions and path options
- private Security types now have proper clothing
- fixed bug where walls would dissappear
- fixed several AI bugs
- fixed shader error when playing on Linux over Proton
- fixed bug where slap charges placed on a window would disappear
- fixed several coop-related bugs
- editor: added snow effect
- editor: auto-update light BOX limits when it moves
- editor: can now split walls
- editor: added group properties in UI (origin/rotation/scaling), were only shortcuts before
- editor: added alternative spawn-points for groups
- editor: rotate 90 degrees option

Replays are in! You are now able to review your plays and marvel at your awesome tactics. Or sheer luck. Hopefully, both :)



Also included: four new maps (including a new chapter), new enemies and many other improvements and QOL changes, see full changelist below.

This was supposed to be a much larger update, but we decided to split it in half to get you replays sooner. We also thought all fixes should be out sooner rather than later.

Have fun - and Steam Workshop is next!

Full changelist:
- 4 new maps
- replays: can now review your plays
- 2 new enemy types - Bodyguards
- new sounds for various equipment/explosions/ambiental sounds
- doors open faster when kicked than when opened by hand
- various graphics and QOL improvements
- fixed freeze on Intel GPUs (the one which mostly happened when shooting the sniper)
- fixed grenade launcher preview being different from actual trajectory
- fixed not being able to pass through some doors/windows
- fixed bug where troops would get stuck after placing explosives on doors/walls
- fixed slowdown in coop when using the drawing function
- fixed multiple issues on generated maps
- fixed startled Civilians causing the Stealth challenge to fail
- fixed troops getting stuck while vaulting
- fixed a couple of crashes
- fixed doors showing as closed even though they were opened
- fixed a bug where explosives+jump on a window would happen the other way around
- faster loading for large maps
- proper implementation for sliding doors
- fixed firing animation looping indefinitely
- fixed missing UI elements for armor
- added rain effect
- consumable equipment items which have been consumed no longer consume mobility points
- editor: option to rotate map 180
- modding: triggers can now enable/disable other triggers
- modding: fixed triggers not repeating Light and Sound effects
- lowered volume for dog barking sound which would cause distress to real dogs

- fixed challenges not being always updated in the missions screen
- fixed non-consumable items not showing up in tooltip (spycam/hammer etc)
- fixed multiple issues on new mission maps and random maps
- fixed gas_cylinder not doing damage
- fixed 'wait for clear' blocking when enemies were blindfiring
- fixed not winning mission if some of the bad guys surrendered
- editor: fixed walkable areas preview (F1) not being correct in places

LE, hotfix part2:
- fixed bug where path-through-doors would not create waypoints
- fixed grenade launcher trajectory sometimes being different when restarting
- fixed sliding doors not sliding the right way
- fixed being able to reload by doing the reload/switch/switch trick
- fixed scaled doors not working correctly
- fixed being able to control the unrescued VIP
- fixed not restoring previous deploy correctly when you'd change the name of troopers

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What's new overview:
Bomb defusals, three new missions, per-mission challenges, much improved mission generator, new weapon stats display, previous plans are saved, exploding barrels and many other improvements.


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There's a new mission type in town: Bomb Defusal.
Make sure you fail this objective at least once, we don't want to let the work we put into environment destruction go to waste :(
Additionally, each mission now has three optional challenges, a mix of these: Clock Race, Clean Run, Undetected, Lone Wolf, No Pause and - the often forgotten, but not by us - Single Plan.




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We completely revamped how weapon stats are displayed! This should now give you more info about the nuances of how weapons work and how they compare to each other in Door Kickers 2.
It's not something you usually see in games, so you'll either love us or hate us for this:



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The mission generator has again received a very consistent update, in terms of quality and quantity.
There's still work left to be done, especially on large open spaces, but you'll find that at least the apartment maps will offer infinite variation:


As usual, expect weapons tuning and details to completely change a couple of times until we fully release the game.
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Your plans are now saved!
Where before they would get deleted once you closed the game, they're now kept persistently on your hard drive, allowing you to iterate over large plans in multiple sessions.
Beware though, future updates might/will delete them (the 'beauty' of Early Access).


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What's next:
While we like to keep things surprising, a couple of things we can say are on the priority list are replays and Steam Workshop support. Replays because they're pretty cool and you already know they're coming, and workshop (for maps only) because the map making community is already putting out tons of awesome maps which you should definitely play!

The community-moderated modded maps list is here:
https://gs-scroller.appspot.com/e/2PACX-1vSlhh4tFcDvbE0R4fvnIsW6qmVPL3nqOG26yPiDlIsRSfW9C452eJICFLcrJuMq5QEOzeLOWnrDBaUC/1064918187

In other map-making news: check out the tutorials this guy (Void) is making: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGjKeRVxYcxe0UAIKmY6vlpvTURICU-5v

Easy link to our Discord, where all the map-making is happening:
https://discord.gg/doorkickers


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full changelist:
- three new missions
- added per-mission challenges: clock race, clean run, undetected, single trooper, single plan
- new mission type: bomb defusal
- overhaul for how weapon stats are displayed
- the previous plan is saved persistently (even after game restart)
- much improved missions generator
- look-at waypoints will stack with 'wait for clear' waypoints
- new visuals for look-at arrows
- added 'next mission' button for quickly iterating through random maps (also useful for changing maps in coop)
- Steam Remote Play: fixed broken mouse movement
- projectile explosions no longer do damage to humans that are crouched behind cover
- drapes break when shot at
- exploding barrels / propane tank will now do damage
- fixed humans getting stuck at mission start or in front of walls
- random maps only give stars once per seed
- made action waypoints' collisions smaller (you can add them closer together)
- coop: now showing the number of deployable troops for each map
- coop: fixed a bug where deploy slots weren't split efficiently between clients
- coop: fixed bug where synced players would randomly unpause
- coop: fixed bug where partner's gocodes were shown as yours
- coop: while playing real-time, waypoints no longer activate when unpaused
- coop: fixed a bug where the previous plan would get wiped
- coop: players without troops aren't allowed to pause the game in sync mode
- modding: scaling works properly for all types of entities
- modding: new entity type that deals damage
- modding: fixed several crashes/bugs related to extremely large custom maps
- modding: triggers cand turn lights off
- many improvements/fixes related to path-feel and things
- fixed a couple of issues with the GO Silent toggle
- fixed glitch were your troops would twitch erratically
- customization "back" button works more towards as it's supposed to
- fixed crash when too many footballs were added
- fixed civs not following trigger paths
- fixed AI stopping in doors
- arrow keys scroll speed is now the same as the screen edge speed (specified by options slider)
- mapgen spedup generation on big buildings (~10-15%)
- fixed civilians/hostages being immune to all grenades
- fixed HVTs being rescued without having to arrest them
- fixed several bugs related to incorrectly restoring the previous plan
- fixed infinite melee when cornering an enemy
- fixed AI triggered to run being distracted by silly things like dead friends or gunshots
- fixed AI being stuck staring at dead bodies forever
- many other fixes and improvements.
- we probably added many new bugs as well