Strike Force Heroes News

More fixes and usability changes, including a host of Slot Machine & Shop updates, some balance changes, and many bug fixes!

v1.06 & v1.08 Hotfix

Shop & Slot Machine overhaul!
- Slot Machine success chance increased to 85% (from 75%)
- Using a guaranteed Class/Type/Rarity each increases the success by 5% (using all 3 is always a 100% success)
- Guaranteed Class/Type/Rarity prices reduced by 10-20%
- Slot Machine price itself reduced by ~20%
- Shop now has a refresh button to get a whole new shop of items
- *(More shop updates coming soon)*

Additions
- Item-Hovers now display which classes they can be used for (similar to shop items)

Balance
- Bosses are now worth 20x Exp/Money (instead of 5x)
- Custom games exp/gold reduced to 25% from 75%
- ALL Money earned in game increased by 15%
- Globex Leader Minigun damage increased by 75%
- Increased/Decreased the Hero feats to be more normalized, as some were way too low or high

Fixes
- Shotguns now reload their ammo at the end of the animation instead of at the start
- Save games make now back backups -- for the few people who's game crashed while saving
- Fixed getting stuck at the results screen due to corrupted saves
- The "Take low damage" bonus objective now displays correctly in the pause menu
- Feats now more accurately display their progress
- Fixed the "Maxed" feat not being awarded when reaching level 30.
- (You will automatically unlock feats for your lvl 30 Heroes)
- A number of missing dialogues has been restored to cutscenes
- The "Unequip" weapon is now renamed to "Default"
- AI can no longer get unobtainable (removed from game) Gadgets

There's some big fixes in here, including making movement smoother, and fixing cutscenes for certain AMD users!

v1.05

Major Fixes
- Soldiers can no longer fall through the world map
- Climbing ledges has been made easier
- Steamdeck and AMD users can now properly view all cutscenes
- Facility doors will no longer send you into the ceiling after jumping

Minor Fixes
- End screen now shows proper team logos

Balance
- Laser damage reduced by about 25%
- 3 stars on team games was made much easier

Heya Heroes!
This update is aimed at addressing difficulty/star balance issues, and making the game more enjoyable overall.

v1.04
Balance 3 stars should be much more obtainable in all modes!

- Results deaths only remove 5 score (from 10)
- Bonus objectives add +20% of the Total score (instead of multiplying your current score)
- Reduced the requirements for ALL Kill/Headshots bonus objectives
- Assassin Hp raised to 80 (from 75)
- Tank Hp lowered to 130 (from 140)
- Medics "Self Revive" heal reduced to 30% (from 50%)
- Base Item inventory increased to 72 (from 66)
- Base Shop limit increased to 12 (from 9)
- Shops now refresh 2 items per Match completed (from 1 item)

Gameplay
- AI will no longer have Passives or Abilities above their level
- Low Lv AI now has no Passive/Ability/Gadgets equipped, with a chance to equip them based on their level.
- Riggs now uses his AUG instead of RPG, to reduce the amount of teamkilling
- Teammates are 2x more likely to go for objectives in Domination
- AI will no longer Teabag (crouch on) each other. This will be added back in the future as a toggle in the settings.
- Toad now disappears when killed on mission 18

Menus
- Max Lv no longer says "(Demo)"
- Fixed Slot machine feat saying wrong info

Note: Next update should fix the falling through walls bug, it's almost ready, just needs a few more tweaks. :)

As always, thanks for your patience as we continue to update the game daily!

As usual with most releases, everything is working perfectly, you go to sleep excited for what tomorrow brings, and then you wake up to see that everything broke all at once!

However, here's a few hotfixes aiming at fixing the most crucial bugs.

v1.03 - This one's all about the Feats'n'Slots!

Balance
- Mission 11 "Huntress" fight, spawns clones 50% as often

Gameplay
- Adjusted Tropic, Train, Foundry maps to reduce jumping through platforms.
- Removed event dialogue from side ops 9-2
- The Men are true Manly men who no longer speak in womens voices (for reals this time)

Menus
- Feats now correctly list that they add 3 inventory slots.
- Feat "Guns and Gadgets" now count towards shop items
- Feat "Hoarder" now counts towards slot machine Camos
- Feat "Hoarder" requirements increased from 1/2/3 to 3/9/15
- Slot machine now refunds spin money if all camos of that tier are already owned
- Slot machine Money reward is now ~3-4x higher
- Slot machine rolls poops 40% as often
- Slot machine now shows the proper type names when using the dropdowns


v1.02
Menu/Hud
- Feats will now give the weapon specified
(Note, all feats from the Weapon category have been refunded, so you can immediately collect them again!)
- Side ops 8-2 no longer displays incorrect text at the end
- Fixed more missing dialogue in mission 5 & 9

Balance
- Mission 11 boss fight Damage/Health reduced by about ~20%

Gameplay
- Sawed Off + Police no longer sounds like a pistol
- Jenkins should no longer appear as different classes
- Zombie Assault Drones no longer glow with the might of a thousand suns
- Fixed a spot in tropic where you could climb up through the platform.
- Male characters no longer embrace their feminine side with female voices


v1.01
- Deluxe Skins are now be in your inventory!
- All obtained skins will now be displayed in your inventory (yes, you still have them)
- Fixed missing dialogue text on Missions 7, and 9
- Fixed the Invincible Bull on Side Ops 2-1
- Points required for 2 & 3 stars reduced by 10%

Please stick with us as we continue to test and fix bugs as quick as possible.
We are also planning ways to make the game more enjoyable in terms of difficulty and the online experience.

However, it's only 1 person coding/fixing this game (me), so I thank you for your patience as I pump out these bugs & changes!

The wait is finally over, Strike Force Heroes is officially released on Steam! The price for the game will be $19.99 USD, with a 10% discount for the first week, bringing the discounted price down to $17.99.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1981820/_Strike_Force_Heroes/

Also, there will be a Deluxe Edition, featuring the complete game, the full digital soundtrack, and a digital art book. The Deluxe Edition will also be available at a 10% discount, resulting in a final price of $26.97.



https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/36230/_/

Want to get the Soundtrack and Artbook at a 10% discount? Click on the Support Pack!

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/36232/_/

From Justin & Mike:

We want to thank everyone who helped make this game a reality, from our fans who kept the series alive through memes, to our Kickstarter backers, to the 200,000 people who Wishlisted Strike Force Heroes: thank you from the bottom of our hearts. It was truly a labor of love to revisit this classic Flash game and bring it to a new audience.

Strike Force Heroes is made the exact same way we made the Flash game: the same programmer (Justin), the same artist (Mike), with the same voice actor (Sean Chiplock), the art was done in Adobe Animate (formerly Flash), and of course all the music is back at a much higher quality. But it's not just the same, we've rebuilt it from scratch to have a brand new story, with new cutscenes, new gameplay systems, and for the first time ever: online multiplayer!

We hope you have as much fun playing it as we had making it and we will continue to support it with updates, patches, DLC and much more. Strike Force Heroes is back!

Thank you.


To learn more about the game, you can refer to the FAQ announcement we released yesterday:
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1981820/view/3810669011444806655?l=english