Heli-Cats News

This update brings the game closer to a release state with a score rebalancing that helps both beginners to survive and motivates skilled players to take on more risk. It also adds faster ways to skip non-mission sections.

Version 0.9.3 Update Notes:

• Reduced the armor extend score to every 400,000. This significantly changes the extend timings and allows average players to earn the first extend much sooner while also granting multiple extends per run to skilled players aiming for score. Getting an extend while armor is full gives a 100,000 score bonus, meaning it only takes another 300,000 for the next extend.
  
• Increased the score bonus of the energy tanks in mission 5.
  
• Getting hit from the third time onwards in Trial Mode incurs a no score, no focus counter penalty for a cooldown period, preventing point blanking while exploiting unlimited armor.
  
• Pressing start will completely skip mission briefings and mission complete dialogue, instead of advance the dialogue. The shot, elevation, and bomb buttons will still just advance it.
  
• Holding start during mid-mission dialogue will fast forward the game until the dialogue ends.
  

This is the second of two Next Fest streams for Heli-Cats. I am a solo developer and hence can only manage a pre-recorded stream. If you have any questions, please use the chat and I will reply even if you do so after the event ends.

Watch the pre-recorded stream any time throughout the festival for solo and team gameplay up to mission 4. These are not superplays, but rather videos that aim to show enough features and situations that average players can understand.

Solo Gameplay
P1 Cat A / Player Skill: Average / Auto Bomb Off

Team Gameplay
P1 Cat B / Player Skill: Average / Auto Bomb Off
P2 Cat A / Player Skill: Beginner / Auto Bomb On

Give Trial Mode in the free demo a shot to learn how the game plays. There is infinite armor in this mode so don't worry if you're a beginner to shoot'em ups or arcade games! Aim for a high score on the online leaderboards!

This is the first of two Next Fest streams for Heli-Cats. I am a solo developer and hence can only manage a pre-recorded stream. If you have any questions, please use the chat and I will reply even if you do so after the event ends.

Watch the pre-recorded stream any time throughout the festival for solo and team gameplay up to mission 4. These are not superplays, but rather videos that aim to show enough features and situations that average players can understand.

Solo Gameplay
P1 Cat A / Player Skill: Average / Auto Bomb Off

Team Gameplay
P1 Cat B / Player Skill: Average / Auto Bomb Off
P2 Cat A / Player Skill: Beginner / Auto Bomb On

Give Trial Mode in the free demo a shot to learn how the game plays. There is infinite armor in this mode so don't worry if you're a beginner to shoot'em ups or arcade games! Aim for a high score on the online leaderboards!

Version 0.9.2 Update Notes:

• The player helicopter will flash throughout the duration of a bombing sequence to indicate its invincible status.
  
• Increased the hit score of some enemies for higher scoring potential.
  
• Activating the Steam overlay will pause the game when inside a mission and prevent input within the game to avoid unwanted commands.
  

Watch the pre-recorded stream any time throughout the festival for solo and team gameplay up to mission 4. These are not superplays, but rather videos that aim to show enough features and situations that average players can understand.

Solo Gameplay
P1 Cat A / Player Skill: Average / Auto Bomb Off

Team Gameplay
P1 Cat B / Player Skill: Average / Auto Bomb Off
P2 Cat A / Player Skill: Beginner / Auto Bomb On

Give Trial Mode in the free demo a shot to learn how the game plays. There is infinite armor in this mode so don't worry if you're a beginner to shoot'em ups or arcade games! Aim for a high score on the online leaderboards!