Gunlocked News

Gunlocked 1.55: One Last Hurrah

Developing Gunlocked was a life-changing event that saw me go from a 15 year career as a freelance illustrator to a full time game developer. It was both scary and fun to come back to this project for one last little update.

Playing it again had me fall in love with it all over. I'd love to make a proper sequel some day, but this game developer life is still a tenuous one, so we'll have to see how things shake out with my current project, Boons & Burdens!

Thanks for everything, and enjoy this last little patch for the 2nd Gunning DLC! And if you still don't have it, grab a copy of the 2nd Gunning DLC here

New Content for DLC owners

• New Symbionic: Parting Shot
  
• New Symbionic: Echo Maker
  
• New Symbionic: Triomnilator
  
• New Symbionic: Thunder Spark
  

QoL

• DLC should now work in offline mode as long as you've played the game once while online after purchase
  
• Various optimizations related to in-game events and sounds
  
• Electroline no longer says it's luck based in upgrade type
  
• Heatseeker shows more burn weapon synergies
  

Bug Fixes

• Tabbing out should no longer mess with the resolution
  
• Fixed a memory leak related to Ram's augment that could cause progressive slowdown in endless mode
  
• Trial scores should no longer be saving when not in a Trial game
  
• Codex should properly save and unlock the new symbionics
  

[h3]This update is for DLC owners[/h3]

A wild patch appears!

Long time, no patch. It's hard as a solo dev to come back to an older project while working on a new one. I don't have a team to support me on either project, but I've been wanting to add these new Symbionics for a while, and a recent bug report finally spurred me into action!

This update will sit on the beta test branch for a while because the old code is a bit messy and I want to make sure I didn't break anything going back.

If you want to try it out, you can right click Gunlocked in your Steam library, select "Properties", then "Betas" and enter the following password: 2beta2furious

Key Features:

• 4 New Symbionic Upgrades to discover: Parting Shot, Echo Maker, Triomnilator, Thunder Spark
  
• DLC should now work in offline mode as long as you've played the game once while online after purchase
  
• Various optimizations to game and sound elements (affects the base game as well)
  

Let me know if you have any major issues with the new update, and thanks for all the support over the years!

Patch 0.20 of Boons & Burdens just launched and it brings with it a whole new way to play called Arena. This mode is heavily inspired by Gunlocked, so if you were hoping for more Gunlocked style action, this is the update for you! Turn on auto-aim in the options, and you almost wouldn't know the difference (almost, lol).



If you've been waiting to grab a copy until more content and features were in, now's the time!

I'm currently re-running the previous launch week sale for all of my games, including the bonus discounts on the bundles. Buy Boons & Burdens Here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2646120/Boons__Burdens/

With last week's Rings of Power and this Arena update, there's plenty of bang for your buck (shameless promotion over).

[h3]Arena Mode Features [/h3]

• Survive for 15 minutes in a single arena
  
• No burdens, sacrifices, or portals
  
• 6 new potion powerups can show up in chests (see GIF above)
  
• Special combat events can trigger periodically, spawning unique enemy configurations and special hazards
  
• Collecting gems levels you up, allowing you to pick one new upgrade each time
  
• You get 1 reroll per level up, but the Ring of Rerolls can extend this
  
• Upgrade beacons appear, and allow you to choose boons when charged up. These favor upgrades for abilities you already own when possible.
  
• Enemies do not drop Infernicite in this mode, instead you're awarded Infernicite based on every minute you survive, with a +10 bonus for victory.
  
• Certain rings behave differently in Arena. You can toggle between arena/classic descriptions in the equipment menu.
  

I'm excited to announce that Boons & Burdens, my spiritual successor to Gunlocked, Has released into Early Access!

Buy It Here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2646120/Boons__Burdens/
Already own Gunlocked or been wanting to get it? You can grab the "Bullet Heaven bundle" and get an extra 10% off on top of the launch week 10% off discount!

And don't worry, you don't have to buy Gunlocked again just to get the discount.

Boons & Burdens is a single player action-roguelike set in the depths of a hellish dimension. Battle hordes of demons through 9 levels, collect gems to purchase powerful boons, and choose from deadly burdens that alter the game's difficulty. Will you be the paragon of power or the architect of your own defeat?

The game already has over 130 upgrades (boons), and dozens of challenges (Burdens). Play as the Cryomancer or Pyromancer, and take on hordes of demons as truly unique character classes, brimming with power.

Behold the glorious chaos below! That could be you.

I'm excited to announce that Boons & Burdens, my spiritual successor to Gunlocked, will be entering Early Access on February 26!

For those of you keeping track, this is a small delay from the original release date. For several weeks I've been dealing with a brutal respiratory illness, but It's finally mostly behind me. I'm not completely recovered yet, but development is back on track and going smoothly! Check out some new screenshots below (and note the new auto-aim feature).

Boons & Burdens is a single player action-roguelike set in the depths of a hellish dimension. Battle hordes of demons through 9 levels, collect gems to purchase powerful boons, and choose from deadly burdens and sacrifices that alter the game's difficulty. Will you be the paragon of power or the architect of your own defeat?

Wishlist it and help me make it the best game it can be: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2646120/Boons__Burdens/

The game will be launching with over 130 upgrades (boons), and dozens of challenges (Burdens). Play as the Cryomancer or Pyromancer, and take on hordes of demons as truly unique character classes, brimming with power.

Here's some new screenshots from the current build: