Risk of Rain Returns News

Hi!

Firstly, a huge thank you for everyone that has been enjoying Risk of Rain Returns! All of us at Hopoo Games have been watching the streams, videos, tweets (X's??) and messages and have been blown away by the response to our latest game.

Today we have an update on an upcoming control feature, and patch 1.0.2 - mainly focussed on bug/crash fixes. Here's a full list of changes:

• Fixed Cremator being allowed to spawn in certain locations which it was intended to be blacklisted from.
  
• Made HAN-D trial description correctly say 200 pts instead of 125 required.
  
• Changes the following stage variants to fix abnormalities: Ancientvalley 2, Desolate Forest 3 & 5, Hivecluster 1 & 3, Riskofrain 2, Temple of the Elders 1
  
• Fixed a crash when an unusual gamepad type device is connected.
  
• Fixed an obscure crash that can occur when viewing the command menu.
  
• Updated some files related to input extension which should better blacklist certain devices that behave poorly when detected as controllers.
  
• Fixed a crash that could occur at certain points if the game was closed.
  
• The game now appropriately responds to cutscene videos failing to load entirely. the intro will be skipped and ending will just be a black screen with text.
  
• Fixed a scenario in which the large healing chest could drop no item.
  
• Adjusted Highway Robbery trial to refer to Flashbang correctly.
  
• Fixed a frame-perfect crash when an Evolved Lemurian took flight and died at the same time.
  
• Introduced a save backup system independent of Steam Cloud.
  
• Fixed a possible crash with Miner's alt primary.
  
• Fixed skill descriptions being displayed incorrectly depending on your aspect ratio.
  
• Fixed a crash that could occur when making a server.
  

Known Issues (to be fixed in a future patch)

• Bandit, a Sniper challenge, and a HAN-D challenge currently do not unlock if you're a client in an online game.
  
• Permanent invincibility bug when losing a temporary Dios Friend.
  
• Certain users are experiencing a very loud sound when restarting the game in some scenarios / Providence Trials.
  
• If the game was set to fullscreen on a display that was disconnected, it may be unable to launch.
  
• Sniper's secondary skill not interacting properly with Backup Magazine.
  
• Overloading enemies' electricity has more range than intended.
  

Another massive thank you to everyone who has reported bugs; it's hugely valuable information and is massively appreciated! We've also heard your feedback on balance issues and will be addressing these in future patches. If you want to share feedback or have any other bug reports you can report them easily on our Discord.

We would like to also give you an update on one of the most popular pieces of feedback we have received over the last couple of days:

We will be implementing independent horizontal (not full 360) aim options in a future patch.

We will be writing this feature and implementing a version of horizontal-exclusive mouse aim that will function as follows:

Mouse Users
The game will have a setting to utilize your cursor position permanently as your horizontal aim direction. This can be disabled.

Controller/Keyboard Exclusive Users
The game will have two more mappable features so that controllers and keyboard users can also determine aiming direction independent of movement. This feature is also going to be optional.
We are developing this feature in direct response to community feedback - our hope is that it will provide a much smoother experience to players who prefer mouse input, without giving that option an advantage over keyboard/controller players.

As this is a brand new feature and is being developed alongside future bugfix/crash patches we cannot give a time estimate for this update, but we'll keep you informed as best we can!

Thanks again everyone!

- Hopoo Games

p.s. We've also launched an Official Wiki! The community is hard at work filling the pages - https://riskofrainreturns.wiki.gg/wiki/Risk_of_Rain_Returns_Wiki

The original Risk Of Rain was a chaotic, 2D sidescroller about turning a tiny character into a wandering projectile swarm. It's sequel mimicked the systems but switched from pixel art to 3D - and in my eyes lost a little of its readability in the process.

Enter Risk Of Rain Returns, a full remaster of the 2D original with higher resolution artwork, new survivors, and slicker multiplayer. It's out now.

Read more

Risk of Rain Returns is available to purchase right now!

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A remake of our original game Risk of Rain - released 10 years ago today - Risk of Rain Returns keeps everything that made the roguelike classic great and adds a ton of new content and improvements, including...

• Revamped Multiplayer
  
• Completely reimagined pixel art
  
• 3 New Survivors and alternate abilities for all the original crew!
  
• Dozens of new stage variants
  
• Many new items and equipment
  
• New challenge mode "Providence Trials"
  
• Loads of new enemies
  
• Countless quality of life changes
  
• Tons of new lore, logs and secrets to find!
  

...And much more!



There is loads of new content for new players and Risk of Rain veterans alike - so don't miss out on that -15% launch discount!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1337520/Risk_of_Rain_Returns/

If you want to find friends for multiplayer, or if you want to let us know what you think of Risk of Rain Returns please join us on the Risk of Rain Discord where the whole Hopoo Games team will be eagerly awaiting your feedback:

https://discord.gg/riskofrain2

Thanks very much!



- Hopoo Games

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Hi everyone! No lengthy intros today - I know what you’re here for...



[h3]Release Details[/h3]

Risk of Rain Returns will release on Steam and Nintendo Switch on November 8th 2023 - the exact 10 year anniversary of the release of the original Risk of Rain!

The suggested retail price of Risk of Rain Returns will be $14.99 however for a short period at launch there will be a -15% discount down to just $12.75

All of us at Hopoo Games want to take this opportunity to say a huge thank you for both following along during the development of Risk of Rain Returns and all the support you’ve given us over the last ten years. It’s been a wild ride and we have plenty of plans for the future…

…but that’s a story for another day. For today, let's take a look at the final new Survivor joining the roster for Risk of Rain Returns.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1337520/Risk_of_Rain_Returns/



[h3]Pilot[/h3]

Revealed in the intro cinematic, the Pilot of the Contact Light is joining the survivor roster for Risk of Rain Returns - bringing with him a highly mobile and context-sensitive playstyle unlike any other survivor in the game.



The workhorse of Pilot’s kit is his standard attack Clusterfire - a triple burst shot where the third shot pierces enemies.

Great for damaging groups of enemies to set them up for your other abilities or to finish them off once you’ve already rained damage upon them from the skies..



…speaking of which the key to success when playing as Pilot is mastery of his utility ability - Rapid Deployment.



Launch into the air and deploy your parachute to glide while unleashing your full arsenal of weapons on the enemies below.



Your secondary attack Target Acquired is a diagonal blast dependent on your current airborne status. If you’re in the air it will auto target on the enemies diagonally below you. If you’re on the ground it will auto target airborne enemies.



Don’t worry about there not being as many flying enemies in the game - your special ability Airstrike can solve that particular problem.

Dropped below you if airborne - or placed at your feet with a backwards dash if you’re grounded - the Airstrike hits multiple times both damaging enemies and launching them into the air.



This gives you the perfect chance to juggle them with Target Acquired and finish them off with Clusterfire.



As with all the other survivors Pilot has three alternate abilities to unlock and discover when the game is released on November 8th.



Check out the video Dev Thoughts above for an extended gameplay clip of Pilot in action.



[h3]Festival of Gup[/h3]

The release of Risk of Rain Returns will not be the only way we're celebrating 10 years of the franchise - we will be taking a walk down memory lane and looking back at what got us here - and our friends at Gearbox will also be talking about what’s ahead!



This 10th anniversary Showcase will be a celebration of the Risk of Rain community, and the big lovable orange blob - If you are a fan of Risk of Rain, or blobs, this is not to be missed so make sure you're following Gearbox on Twitch!

www.twitch.tv/GearboxOfficial

Risk of Rain 2 fans do not want to miss this showcase...



[h3]Risk of Rain Returns OST Vinyl Pre-Order[/h3]

As you’re hopefully aware by now not only has Chris Christodoulou returned with some special guests to produce some new music for Risk of Rain Returns, he has also remastered the original tracks to perfection.



Chris will be releasing a 4-Vinyl set including some great bonus content (contained on a Ukulele-shaped USB stick!) early next year but those pre-orders usually sell out quick so make sure if you want one, you grab one ASAP - the pre-order is available right now!

https://blackscreenrecords.com/products/risk-of-rain-returns




[h3]And That’s Not All[/h3]

One last bit of news - for all you *very patient* console fans out there I am also very happy to announce that the Risk of Rain 2 Expansion: Survivors of the Void will be arriving on Xbox One, Playstation 4 and Nintendo Switch on… you guessed it…. The 8th of November!



We’re all very excited for you to finally get your hands on Risk of Rain Returns and we really want to know what you think! The best way to give us feedback is by joining the Risk of Rain Discord where we will be opening a Returns-specific feedback channel - and we’ll also have channels for you to find groups for multiplayer along with dozens of voice channels to use.

https://discord.gg/riskofrain2

The whole Hopoo Games team will be there and we’ll be eagerly reading all your feedback, so please join us for the release of Risk of Rain Returns on November 8th!

Cya then!

Jonathan
Hopoo Games
Community Manager

Hey!

Get ready for more exciting news about the release of Risk of Rain: Returns!

Set your notifications to join us on the Hopoo Twitch channel on October 25th, at 12:00 pm CT. We will FINALLY be revealing the highly anticipated RELEASE DATE, along with the NEW SURVIVOR joining the lineup.

You’ll want to stay tuned for a bit longer as we’ll have another announcement after the survivor reveal, along with survivor gameplay. 10 year anniversary is coming up, so something is bound to be cooking. 🔥

As always, thanks for the amazing support - and we can’t wait to share what we have planned with everyone on October 25th over on the Hopoo Games Twitch channel https://www.twitch.tv/hopoo_games. Hit “Remind Me” on the event to be notified when we’re going live. See you then!

[h2]Recap of Previously Announced Survivor: Drifter[/h2]



Back in July, we got to see the brand new survivor debuting in Risk of Rain: Returns! Drifter is a resourceful brawler, who got a bit more than she bargained for when she stowed away on the ill-fated Contact Light. However, Drifter has some unique skills that help her handle the dangerous inhabitants of Petrichor V. Along with these skills, she also has some tools to empower herself and her fellow Survivors (unless she takes all the items for herself, but who would do that…right).

Who will be the final survivor joining Drifter in Risk of Rain: Returns? You’ll have to tune in on October 25th at 10:00 am PST time to find out!

To learn more about Drifter, and to check out an interview with Chris Christodoulou, you can see a recap of Dev Thoughts 31 here.