Goonya Monster News

The update to version 1.2.0 will be released on January /26 (12:00 JST) and will include bug fixes, and game balance adjustments.

The details of the update are as follows.

◆Improving Matchmaking
・Busters can keep their teammates to the next match by selecting ""Continue"" together when a match is over.
・It is now possible to match without a Monster player, which makes it possible to find a game with Buster players only. (Previously, you needed at least 1 Buster and 1 Monster player to start a match.)
・Matchmaking scale adjustment
　└ Players in the low-rate tier will be matched with similarly skilled players more often, and players in the high-rate tier match more broadly.


◆Gameplay Rebalance
【Reward】
・Rebalanced to reduce the gap in rewards between Busters and Monsters.
・Some of the requirements to earn exp and Soul coins have been changed.
・Monster's requirement to earn Soul gems has been changed from ""quick annihilation of all Busters"" to ""annihilation of all Busters"".

【Battle balance】
・The amount of ""time it takes for souls to drop"" when you defeat Undead has been reduced.
・The number of button presses required to recover from a fall has been reduced.
・When Monsters cancel Predation, Busters will be shot upwards.

▼Buster
・They can now deal damage against Monster by ghost attack.

▼Monster
・The amount of damage by falling from the stage has been increased.
・Burn damage caused by Mythic Dragon's skill has been reduced while guarding.

▼Undead
・The amount of damage by falling from the stage has been increased.

◆System
・Overall default sound volume has been rebalanced.

◆Bug Fixes
・The issue where cat type items were not set correctly for the requirements to earn the Cat Addict trophy has been fixed.
　－Players who have already achieved the condition will be able to earn the trophy by getting a cat type item again.
　－You can get new cat type items from the new shop in Episode 2, which is coming soon.
　－You will also be able to achieve the trophy by getting the same cat type item that you already have from Soul Gacha.

・The issue of the Crown level up reward containing items you can not receive has been fixed.
　－You can acquire the items by going to the level window while the requirement is achieved.
・The issue where players could get stuck on the roof when returning from falling off the stage on the Nightmare Christmas stage has been fixed.
・The problem of the COM players often getting stuck on obstacles has been fixed.
・The problem of the COM players stopping near souls when the souls are on the water has been fixed.
・And other small fixes.

◆Delivery of collaboration stage
On January 12 (00:00 JST), a new stage "Miracle Gucci Town" became available for a limited time.

Jump on cars, run around building rooftops, kick a ball around and play with Monster!



◆Collaboration delivery period
The "3-nen G-gumi! Guchio-Kun" collaboration is scheduled to run until January 31st (23:59 JST).

After the delivery is completed, the following information will be applied.
・The "3-nen G-gumi! Guchio-Kun" collaboration DLC will finish selling.
・In-game shop/soul gacha sales of "3-nen G-gumi! Guchio-Kun" collaboration items will finish selling.
・"Miracle Gucci Town" is no longer included in the stage rotation.
・Guchio, Guchiyama, and Sensei no longer appear as COMs.

Items and DLC that have already been acquired can be used without any problems.

◆About problems related to the collaboration

We have confirmed a bug that "Miracle Gucci Town" is removed from the stage rotation when the application is restarted.
〇Coping Methods
How to play "Miracle Gucci Town".
1, Start the application and wait until the next "stage change". (Maximum 2 hours)
2, The problem will not occur unless you restart the application after "Miracle Gucci Town" is selected as the "current stage".

*The delivery period is the same for each platform.
*All images are under development.
*The above information is subject to change without notice.

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We would like to introduce a collaboration with Japanese famous YouTuber, Miracle Gucci.
"Guchio” and "Guchiyama" will be added to the game as Busters.

Plus, "Sensei" will be joining as a Monster.
Perform the unique skill, Straight Sensei to teach Busters some lessons!

The collaboration event will be starting from December 22nd JST.
*The images used are still under development.

Miracle Gucci（ぐっちの部屋）
@guccinishiguchi
https://twitter.com/guccinishiguchi
https://www.youtube.com/user/guccinoheya

Introduction Video：Goonya Monster NEWS vol.2（Japanese）
https://youtu.be/XI7jr1RJ3BI

Hello everyone. This will be our first update after the feedback we have received from you. We wanted to thank everyone for your opinions, feedback and patience. More updates will come to improve the game for a better experience and we hope you will stay with us.
The update to version 1.0.2 will be on December/16 (12:00 JST) and will include new features, bug fixes, and game balance adjustments..

The details of the update are as follows.

Regarding global matching, it has been set to not restrict matchmaking.
We will continue to make quick adjustments and updates to the matchmaking system as we view the system and receive feedback from the players.

◆New Content
“Training” mode has been added.
　You can join from the Training in the lower right corner of the main menu.
　You can play CPU matches with the character and equipment selected on the Custom screen.
　Levels and ratings will not be affected.

◆Game Balance
[Rewards]
- When a player is eliminated from an Episode Match, they can earn some EXP as a reward.

[Balancing Battles]
- The "time until Souls appear" when an undead is defeated has been shortened.
- The "time of inactivity after falling" from the stage has been lengthened.
- When the Buster attacks a Monster, the Monster's HP bar and mini-map will be visible to all Busters for a certain period of time.
- The "movement speed" on uphill slopes is slower.
- The mini-map has been updated to show terrain and undead spawning locations.

▼ Buster
- The invincibility time after reviving from a ghost is longer.
- When a "ghost" player falls off the map, they will drop their Souls and return to the map in a tripped state.
- The "knockback" of the「shotgun」and「pistol」has been adjusted.
- The "minimum damage" of the「shotgun」has been increased.
- 「Shotgun」at close range have been made easier to hit.
- The bullets of the "Pistol" have been adjusted to hit easier.
- Healer's healing amount has been reduced.
- Healer damage has been increased.
- The "fire rate" of the "Healer" has decreased.


▼ Monster
- "Faster skill cooldown" near the end of battle is now weaker.
- Increased the size of the "Predation range".
- Predation is now quicker after the button is pressed.
- The "time to complete Predation" for "Kigurumee" skill has been lengthened.
- The behavior of the skills for "Oculus" and "Sakanamon" has been changed.
- The duration of burn caused by the Mythical Dragon skill has been lengthened.
- Reduced the amount of burn damage caused by the Dragon Head skill.

▼ Undead
- The "shield defense range" for "Cuttle" has been reduced.

[Stage/Map]
- The "Soul Pot" has been adjusted for less collision with the player.
- The number of "trippable objects" in the "Deep Forest" has been reduced.
- When colliding with trippable objects in succession, the player will not trip over until the player is away from the trippable objects for a certain range.
- Fixed the "fence collision" to be only during jumping.

◆Other Adjustments
- Improved the matchmaking for Episode Matches.
- In Episode Matches, the winning player can no longer punch, kick, or activate shots/skills during the results.
- In Episode Matches, when a player enters the match as a buster, matchmaking will be stopped when the player is close to winning.
- The volume of "ZITABATA" of SAKANAMON collaboration music has been lowered.

◆Bug fixes
- Fixed an issue that prevented keyboard/mouse control on the Steam version.
　When any key or button is pressed on the title screen, it will be recognized as "keyboard/mouse" or "gamepad".
- Fixed a problem in which the game did respond properly after key configuration.
- Fixed an issue that caused an error when matchmaking in Episode Matches on the PS5 version.
- Fixed an issue that caused some Monsters' rapid ranged skills to become more powerful with button mashing.
- Fixed an issue that caused Monsters to continue Predation on busters when they were in a ghost state.
- Fixed an issue that caused Souls to drop on blocks with trippable objects such as fences, stones, and tree roots.
- Fixed an issue that prevented players from acquiring Souls, even if they did not have any Souls, when multiple Souls were present.
- Fixed an issue that caused the camera to be inverted.
- Fixed other minor bugs.