Blade Assault News

Hello, everyone! This is Team Suneat.

We're happy to announce that Blade Assault is finally ready for its full release!
To celebrate, we're running a special discount for a limited time starting from the day of the release, so be sure to share the news with your friends!

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With the 1.0 release, new chapters and a brand new core system will be added.

[h3]Official Release Content on January 17[/h3]

• PST : January 17 17:00
  

1. 3 Playable Characters
   
   • 5 Unique Weapons (3 for Kil, 1 for Jenny, 1 for Darcy)
     
   • A lot more weapons are soon to come.
     
2. 92 Cores
   
   • Added the Core enhancement system
     
   • Added the ability to change Cores
     
3. 94 Gear items
   
4. 44 Enhanced Weapons
   
5. NPC friendship system
   
6. Attributes system
   
7. Assault Level system
   
8. 7 boss monsters
   
9. The final ending to the game is now available
   

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This is a huge update and one giant step forward for the team, but our adventure is far from over. Even after the 1.0 release, we're going to continue adding content for our players to enjoy.

[h3]New Characters[/h3]
Our next playable character in line, Jett, was scheduled to appear in the last quarter of 2021. Our goal was to prioritize improving the core game system, so the Jett update has been postponed to sometime after the 1.0 release. We apologize for the delay and hope to bring you Jett, Mari, and other new content soon.

• Jett
  
• Mari
  

[h3]New Weapons[/h3]

• New Weapons are coming for the existing characters.
  

[h3]New Bosses[/h3]

• Each chapter will be updated with a new boss.
  
  
  

[h3]New Cores[/h3]

• New Transformation Cores will be added.
  

[h3]New Gears[/h3]

• Diverse Gears each with its own unique ability will be added.
  

[h3]Drones[/h3]

• Beat is adorable, but we thought you could use some more drone companions. There will be a variety of drones for you to collect in the future.
  

[h3]Brand New Content and Difficulty[/h3]

• Challenge Mode
  
  • Clear within the time limit
    
  • Clear only using one enhanced weapon
    

[h3]Assault Level Revamp[/h3]

• The Assault Level will bring exciting new gameplay that doesn't just bring statistical changes.
  
  • New bosses
    
  • New patterns for existing bosses
    
  • New Elite enemies
    

[h3]News on the Kickstarter[/h3]

• We're working hard to add in our Kickstarter backers’ content. You’ll be able to check them out with our upcoming updates. Sorry for the delay!
  
  1. Attack Drone
     
  2. Gears
     
     • Rat Slayer
       
     • Reaper's Scythe
       
     • Hamster Ball
       

We appreciate everyone's support through our Steam Early Access. Thanks to your feedback, we were able to make a lot of improvements and polish the game. Blade Assault is being pushed into the market for the first time as a final product, and we’re all quite excited to say that this is just the beginning. We hope you’ll join us again as we move down the road to making Blade Assault available to more players and platforms.



That's it for today. We'll see you on the 17th!

Hello everyone!

We are now finishing up on Chapter 5.
In Chapter 5, the Undercity Resistance is heading towards the elevator to go to Esperanza.The enemies featured in this Chapter will be slightly more powerful than those from previous Chapters.

Experience combat with additional stages and the Chapter boss: Esperanza gatekeeper cyclops.







Two new NPCs were added, and their role is to help the character progress in the direction you want. We are aware that the game’s current progression system is similar each time, so the purpose of this update is to diversify and make character progression even more distinct. Of course, this is also a key part of roguelike genre games. For example, it could be progression that sacrifices Normal DMG to maximize Skill DMG.

[h3]#New NPC 1 - EO[/h3]
Unlock by paying Cube currency to Jazz Bar Armstrong to increase Friendship.


1. Equip one of the 3 main weapon cores in EO’s lab located on the first floor underground in the Jazz Bar to start the game.
   
   
   
   
2. Main Weapon Core Upgrade
   
   • When a stage is in progress, Roses can be used to upgrade the weapon core up until level 5 by meeting EO.
     
   • Acquire a powerful buff each at level 3 and 5.
     
   
   
   
   
   
3. Core Upgrade
   
   • When a stage is in progress, Roses can be used to change the properties of cores owned by meeting EO.
     
     
   
   
   
   
   

[h3]＃New NPC 2 - Kickstarter NPC: [Mysterious Dice][/h3]

NPC located in front of Hotel Halona now sells [Mysterious Dice].


• The dice provides 1 buff and 1 side effect.
  
  
  • Increase Normal ATK by ( )%. (1%~99%)
    
  • Increase Skill ATK by ( )%. (1%~99%)
    
  • Increase Dash ATK by ( )%. (1%~99%)
    : Applied to all attacks resulting from dashing. (thunderbolt, chain lightning, explosions etc.)
    
  • Increase Sub Weapon ATK by ( )%. (1 ~ 99%)
    
  • Increase HP by ( ). (1~99)
    
  • Increase MP by ( ). (1~99)
    
    
  • The above six buff options are reduced in reverse.
    
  
  Roses can be used to change the dice’s options.
  
• Free option change: 3 times
  
• Additional option changes require a certain amount of Roses (amount of Roses required doubles after each change)
  
  

These features will be available with the official version.
Our next Dev Note will feature the Final Chapter that will be added to the official version.

Thanks.

• Fixed the bug where restocked item images would sometimes fail to load after buying out all the items from the store.
  
• Fixed the bug where "Revived!" text was being displayed upon entering Plantos's Chamber.
  
• Characters were being revived to full HP instead of the amount determined by the level of "Resurrection" passive. This has been fixed.
  
• Fixed the bug where the UI wasn't being displayed immediately when operating the port.
  
• Fixed the bug where Ice Core's Dash Ice Shards didn't fall if the skill was used on a platform close to the ceiling.
  
• Fixed the bug where advancing to the next stage after gaining Level 5 Spin Blade spawned only one spin blade.
  
• Fixed the bug where Level 5 Furious Wave blades spawned on the player's character. They spawn where the enemy was if you kill it with Chain Rake.
  
• Fixed the bug where MP was spent on Level 5 Furious Wave blades. They no longer consume MP.
  
• Fixed the bug where critical count wasn’t being displayed after obtaining the Volt Charge Core.
  
• Fixed the bug where the Razor’s DMG wasn’t increasing after level-up.
  
• When upgrading the Core, fixed the bug where the selector cursor was moving beyond the available Cores.
  
• Fixed the bug where Sniper Bullet 3’s critical DMG increase wasn’t being applied.
  
• Fixed the bug where Advance Preparation did not activate at the start of a stage.
  
• Fixed the bug where laser sound effects weren’t playing in the prison map.
  

[h3]General[/h3]

• You can now see skill descriptions by hovering your mouse over the skill’s icon.
  
• The number of waves during port battles decreased.
  
• The cost of Rio’s hacking service decreased to 200.
  
• Sophia’s risk gear cost increased by 300.
  
• Elite enemies’ Gem/Rose drop rate increased by 50%.
  
• The assault level no longer causes the risk level to increase.
  
• Rio doesn’t appear at Hotel Halona.
  

[h3]Risk Level[/h3]

• Risk level no longer increases during regular and boss battles.
  
• Risk level accumulates quickly only when the port is active.
  
• Each time the risk level increases by 1, players will receive one of the following debuffs.
  - The normal enemies’ DMG increases by 20%~60%.
  - The maximum HP of the normal enemies increases by 20%~60%.
  - Elite's DMG increases by 20%~60%.
  - Elite's maximum HP increases by 20%~60%.
  - Boss' DMG increases by 20%~60%.
  - Boss's maximum HP increases by 20%~60%.
  - If the boss's HP falls below 50%, it will be invincible for 10 seconds once.
  - If the boss’s HP falls below 50%, 3% of its maximum HP recovers every 10 seconds.
  - The boss' DMG increases by 10% every 10 seconds after his appearance. (Maximum increase rate: 300%)
  - [Reviving] elites will appear. Reviving elites have a 50% chance to revive once with full HP when killed.
  - [Poison Trail] elites will appear. Poison Trail elites leave behind a cloud of poison in their wake. The player will become poisoned if caught in the cloud.
  - [Corpse Explosion] Elite will appear. When the elite's HP reaches zero, it explodes a while later and deals AoE damage.
  - [Grenadier] elites will appear. Grenadier elites drop three grenades that will explode after a set amount of time when killed.
  - [Echoes of Cold] elites will appear. Echoes of Cold elites release a burst of cold energy that will freeze the player if caught in its AOE when killed.
  - [Executioner] elites will appear. Executioner elites gain 30% ATK and HP when a nearby elite dies.
  - [Energy Burn] elites will appear. Energy Burn elites drain 20 energy from the player every second if nearby.
  
  

[h3]New Map Objects[/h3]

• Threat Gear Boxes
  ㅁWhen you open a Threat Gear Box, there’s a 70% chance the risk level will increase by 1.
  ㅁThere’s a high chance that a Legendary Gear will appear in the list of items available from the Box.
  
  
• Healing Pack
  ㅁWhen you active the healing pack, there’s a 70% chance the risk level will increase by 1.
  ㅁRecovers HP by a random amount between 200~300.
  
  
• Uncle Max Delivery
  ㅁWhen you call Uncle Max, there’s a 70% chance the risk level will increase by 1.
  ㅁYou can obtain a random food item between ★2 ~ ★4.
  

[h3]Bug Fixes[/h3]

• [Kil] Fixed the issue where Evil Hunter’s charge shot DMG wasn’t being applied properly.
  
• [Kil] Fixed the issue where Evil Hunter’s Mark 1 DMG increase amount wasn’t being displayed properly.
  
• [Kil] Fixed the issue where Evil Hunter’s Restraining Shot 1 DMG increase amount wasn’t being displayed properly.
  
• [Kil] Fixed the issue where Evil Hunter’s Power Attack projectile was not visible.
  

[h3]Balance Adjustments[/h3]

• [Honk] The cost to restock increased from 50 to 200.
  
• [Character] Evil Hunter’s maximum recharge time frame was adjusted from 2 seconds to 1.5 seconds.
  
• [Core] Electric Core’s Chain Lightning ATK increased from 50 to 80.
  
• [Core] The increase amount when leveling up Fire Core’s Intensify Burn was adjusted from 25 to 10.
  
• [Character] Kil Evil Hunter’s charge shot maximum DMG (Basic ATK) increased from 500% to 1000%.
  
• [Character] Darcy’s modified Air Slash Basic ATK DMG increased from 50% to 100%.
  
• [Boss] Plantos’ maximum HP decreased by 25%.
  
• [Gear] Injection’s activation rate increased from 0.5% to 2% and recovery amount decreased from 5 to 2.
  
• [Gear] Voodoo Doll’s HP increase amount increased from 2 to 4 per doll.
  
• [Gear] Katana Blade’s ATK power increased from 30 to 60.
  
• [Gear] Boxing Gloves’ ATK power increase rate was adjusted from 50% to 20%.
  
• [Gear] Injection’s grade changed from Legendary to Epic.
  
• [Gear] Cactus’ grade changed from Legendary to Epic.
  
• [Gear] Hyrenol’s grade changed from Legendary to Epic.
  
• [Gear] Candle’s grade changed from Legendary to Epic.
  
• [Gear] Golden Champion Belt’s grade changed from Legendary to Epic.
  
• [Gear] Biker Helmet’s grade changed from Legendary to Epic.
  
• [Gear] Boxing Gloves’ grade changed from Legendary to Epic.
  
• [Gear] Heated Club’s grade changed from Epic to Rare.
  
• [Gear] Katana Blade’s grade changed from Epic to Rare.
  
• [Gear] Titanium Bullet’s grade changed from Epic to Rare.
  
• [Gear] Cheese’s grade changed from Epic to Rare.
  
• [Gear] Magic Sword’s grade changed from Epic to Rare.
  
• [Gear] Ice Pick’s grade changed from Epic to Rare.
  

[h3]Monsters’ Elemental Attack Added[/h3]

• Burn - Player receives continuous DMG from burn.
  
• Poison - Player receives continuous DMG from poison.
  
• Frost - Player’s movement and ATK speed decrease temporarily.
  

[h3]New Monsters[/h3]

• Flame Gunrat - Inflicts burn
  
• Frost Gunrat - Inflicts frost
  
• Shock Gunrat - Inflicts shot
  

[h3]Enemies’ Attack Type Change[/h3]

• Gas Rat - Physical → Poison
  
• Potion Rat - Physical → Poison
  
• Ratmotan - Physical → Poison
  

[h3]New Gears[/h3]

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• Oven Mitts - Decreases DMG received from burns by 15%.
  
• Vaccine - Decreases DMG received from poison by 15%.
  
• Rogue Mask - Increases dodge chance by 7%.
  
• Cross Necklace - Decreases objects’ chance to raise threat level by 5%.
  
• Lv.2 Bulletproof Vest - Decreases DMG received from projectiles by 5%.
  
• Kukri Knife - Increases normal ATK by 5.
  
• Silver Axe - Increases skill ATK by 10.
  
• Protective Pad - Decreases DMG received by 15% for 3 seconds after using a skill attack.
  
• Commander’s Flag - Increases the ATK of every summoned ally by 50%.
  
• Canteen - Grants permanent immunity from energy burn.
  
• Rubber Gloves - Grants permanent immunity from shock.
  
• Raven Ring - Grants permanent immunity from being frozen.
  
• Disc Brake - Grants immunity to knock-backs.
  
• Golden Parka - Grants permanent immunity from being chilled.
  

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• Holy Water - Decreases DMG received from poison by 40%.
  
• Rune Stone - Increases MOV SPD by 30%. Increases max MP by 50.
  
• Hero’s Sword - Has a 5% chance to deal 5% of the enemy’s current HP as bonus DMG on-hit when using normal attacks and skill attacks.
  
• Ring of Giant - Increases max HP by 100.
  
• Ring of Greed - Increases Gems gained from defeating enemies by 50%.
  
• Red Sugar Shard - Recovers 5 HP when dodging attacks.
  
• Lv.3 Helmet - Decreases DMG received from melee attacks by 30%.
  
• Trinity - Increases ATK SPD by 30%, Normal ATK by 15%, and Skill ATK by 20%.
  
• Fire Extinguisher - Decreases DMG received from burns by 40%.
  
• Stopwatch - Decreases dash cooldown by 0.5 seconds.
  
• First Aid Kit - Recovers 2 HP every 3 seconds.
  
• Sledgehammer - Has a 70% chance to destroy elite’s shield on-hit.
  
• Promotion Badge - Increases DMG dealt by all Hyper Cores by 200%.
  
• V.I.P Card - Increases DMG dealt through DoT effects by 50%. (Bleed, poison, burn, etc.)
  
• Bamboo Spear - Allows attacks to pierce enemies holding shields.
  

Hello everyone!

It has been a while since the last dev letter. We are reading every feedback from all the players. They have been a huge help to the development process, and we’re working hard to polish the game before the official release.

Right now, we are working on Chapter 5, the next chapter of the Plantos lab. Chapter 5 includes stages that lead up to the giant lift, the very last step to Esperanza. More powerful enemies will emerge, and players will encounter the guardian of Esperanza, the gigantic robot ‘Cyclops’ for the boss battle.













We are also reforming the core system of the game: the risk level and related contents.


1. The risk level increase system will be reformed due to the imbalance.
: The risk level only increases when the player activates the port or during the boss battle.
: The risk level will not rapidly increase with the normal battles.
: The risk level can be altered during the normal battle with the player’s choice.

There will be 3 more map objects that will provide rewards in return for increased risk levels.
2-1) Dangerous Gearbox
: The risk level increases by 1 when you open the Gearbox, in the chance of 60%
: The chance of legendary gear is high for the Gearbox.
: New legendary gears are added.

2-2) Healing Pack
: The risk level increases by 1 when you activate the healing pack in the chance of 60%
: Random HP increase by 60~120

2-3) Max Delivery
: Max from hotel Halona delivers food for you.
: When you call Max, the risk level increases by 1 in the chance of 60%
: You will obtain random food from ★2 ~ ★4






Monster reinforcement according to the risk level
The existing system increased the abilities of the elite monsters according to the level of risk and to appear with one of the skills they can acquire at random.

Now, whenever the risk level rises, the reinforcement factor of monsters is set at random. Reinforcement factors according to the risk level can be found in the UI.


[Enemy buff list as the danger level goes up (subject to updates)]
- The normal enemies’ DMG increases by 20% ~ 40%.
- The maximum HP of the normal enemies increases by 20% ~ 40%.
- Elite's DMG increases by 20% ~ 40%.
- Elite's maximum HP increases by 20% ~ 40%.
- Boss' DMG increases by 20% ~ 40%.
- Boss's maximum HP increases by 20% to 40%.
- If the boss's HP falls below 50%, he will be invincible for 10 seconds once.
- Restores 5% of the maximum HP every second from less than 50% of the boss' HP.
- The boss' DMG increases by 10% every 10 seconds after his appearance. (Maximum DMG: 300%)
- [Resurrection] Elite will appear. When the elite's HP reaches zero, it recovers to its maximum HP once with a 50% chance.
- [Trace of Poison] Elite will appear. Creates poisonous smoke in the path. Players in the smoke get poisoned
- [Corpse explosion] Elite will appear. When the elite's HP reaches zero, it explodes a while later and damages the area.
- [Minefield] Elite will appear. When the elite's HP reaches zero, three bombs are thrown.
- [Echo of the Coldness] Elite will appear. When the elite's HP reaches zero, a cold air explosion occurs and freezes the player in the area.
- [Executor] Elite will appear. Every time another elite around the elite dies, they gain 20% of DMG and HP.
- [Energy Combustion] Elite will appear. As you get closer to the elite, you lose 20 energy every second.
- [Death Resistance] Elite will appear. When the elite's HP reaches zero, it gets revived and moves for a certain period of time.

※ [Death Resistance] Elite was a deleted ability because it was unreasonable to attack the player without being damaged when its HP reaches zero. If an elite with this ability appears, it will be modified to be affected by abnormal conditions such as rigidity, stun, and inactivity buffs, so the players won’t have to run away as they did before.





The risk level system was in the game as a device that gives tension to the game and forces faster choices, but the feedback players have sent made us realize that it did not function in the direction we wanted.

The updated risk-level system eliminates existing shortcomings and ensures strong compensation for overcoming them, creating a sense of challenge. We will make sure that the element of luck can be applied in this process according to the genre of rogue-lite. This is to ensure that the risk level and related content can proceed in a different way in every play without getting bored.

Please look forward to Blade Assault, which will get better and better.
All mentioned contents will be updated sequentially. Please look forward to it.

※The information above is subject to change and modification during the development process.