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Heli-Cats Original Soundtrack



Listen to the entire Heli-Cats original soundtrack on Youtube. It is known to be very 90s jungle and drum n' bass inspired...

Full Album
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Playlist by Track
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA7FncH_bN3J_YI8elt8uDL8xpz9OyH8H

Ver 1.3.1 Update: Cat C & D Buff



This update increases the damage of the two bonus helicopters, Cat C and Cat D (as seen in the No Miss Cat D video),. Both of them require some getting used to in order to reach their full potential. But it should be evident quite quickly how high their DPS can be at max level.

To unlock Cat C, get the Victory Is and Illusion objective by getting Ending A after beating the mission 8 boss. This can be done with Novice Mode (regardless of continues) or Arcade Mode (must use a continue and have a cumulative destroy rate below 80%). To unlock Cat D, get the Hungry for Napalm objective by obtaining at least 13 additional bomb drops in a run (continues are allowed).

Some changes were made to the backend graphics rendering as well and should improve the performance on lower spec machines. If you have a high refresh rate monitor, the game should have little trouble hitting that stable rate.

Ver 1.3.1 Update Notes:
  • Increased the damage of Cat C's angled sub shots. When aiming completely straight ahead with the main shot, the total DPS at max level is the highest in the game.
  • Increased the damage of Cat D's missile sub weapon. The missiles hit BOTH air and ground targets without needing to change elevation. At max level, together with the main shot, Cat D's forward DPS is just slightly lower than Cat C's.
  • Changed the rendering backend to improve performance on non-ancient machine specs.

Developer Attempts No Miss - Cat D



It's now time to showcase the bonus helicopter Cat D (unlocked by getting the Hungry for Napalm objective). This variant based on the older Cobra platform features a main shot that pivots in the vertical direction the helicopter is moving, allowing for a forward aiming shot angle. The shots themselves are not that powerful, but the special factor of this gunship is the missiles it auto fires with every 10 shots, akin to the sub weapons in the Strikers 1945 and AeroFighters / Sonic Wings games. These are fire and forget hellfire-like missiles that hit BOTH air and ground! In addition to their versatility, they are also incredibly damaging at max level, making Cat D possibly the most powerful helicopter in the right hands. And this No Miss Novice Mode run proves it! (Turn on subtitles for commentary.)

(The damage seen in this video will be rolled out in the upcoming 1.3.1 update that will buff Cat C and Cat D.)

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Spring Sale



The Spring Sale is here and Heli-Cats is part of the sale event. Now is a good time to give this challenging game a go, even if you are a beginner to shoot'em ups.

You can get it with my other games in a bundle as well. https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/45275/The_DrearyWeary_Collection/

Yellow Trouble Beta Playtest Phase 2



My upcoming shoot'em up and run 'n gun Yellow Trouble will be starting phase 2 of beta testing this weekend. This round adds an Easy difficulty to Arcade Mode. You can sign up for it using the Playtest button on the store page.

More details over at the Yellow Trouble store page. Thank you for your interest and participation!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3091520/Yellow_Trouble/