Bloodshed News

Pre-seasonal greetings, friends!

Bloodshed has been available for almost a week now, and we've received an incredible amount of good and constructive feedback from you in those six days. Thank you very much for that. We really appreciate it! ❤️

From all this feedback from you we have now created the first update Version 0.11.34, which is now available for Bloodshed! For example, the update rebalances the target values of the achievements, increases the HP of the Hell King boss, and much more.



[h3]This is the full Changelog of Version 0.11.34:[/h3]

Options Menu

• Added new menu page "Accessibility" with options for screen shake intensity, pickup flash intensity, camera leaning and field of view
  
• Moved pickup flash option to accessibility page
  
• Pickup flash setting is now stored correctly in savegame data
  
• Added displays for numeric values to each slider option for better readability
  
• Added an option for vertical syncronization (V-Sync) to video options menu
  
• Fixed an issue with resolution and window mode not being initialized correctly in certain cases on game start
  
• Fixed an issue with initializing slider values in options menus
  
• Improved slider element feedbacks
  
• Generally improved menu navigation via gamepad/keyboard

User Interface

• Improved readability of damage numbers
  
• Items that are only available as start item of certain characters are now also listed in the Headquarters' Collection menu
  
• Adjusted font settings for Bestiary
  
• Changed enumeration system for Bestiary; enemies are now numbered by internal order to prevent duplicates
  
• Adjusted enemy stats for Bestiary display

Enemies

• Sacrifice:

1. Added distinct visual glow effect to Sacrifice enemies
   
2. Sacrifice enemies now stop in place for 1.5 seconds before blowing up, leaving players more time to escape
   
3. Added distinctive sound for Sacrifice enemies when switching to blow-up phase
   
4. Toned down damage of Sacrifice explosion a bit

• Increased HP of Hell King boss enemy to a more reasonable level
  
• Fixed Hell King taking damage from other enemies or its own attacks, potentially leading to a dead end when being defeated by non-player units
  
• Fixed a general issue that could slow down the movement of enemies during high frame rate phases

Objectives

• Objective conditions are now correctly tracked per player. This fixes an issue of objective "Reach 500 kills with Sakura Fury" being solvable with any character.
  
• Fixed wording issue with "reach headshot kill count" objectives

Achievements

• Following achievement target values have been rebalanced:

1. Passive-Aggressive: Unlock 6 passive abilities. (was: 10)
   
2. Spellbound Survivalist: Unlock 6 sells. (was: 10)
   
3. Level Up Your Game: Reach level 30 with any character. (was: 50)

• Target condition checks have been improved for several achievement types
  
• A failsafe/re-check function has been added for cases where the Steam client did not receive an Achievement trigger in time (executed automatically each time the Headquarters are entered)

Miscellaneous

• Fixed orientation of mini gun, now pointing correctly towards crosshair
  
• Improved internal object pooling and error handling which could potentially increase performance in late-session gameplay
  
• Fixed a severe issue that could lead to a dead end during the treasure chest event when the engine skipped frames either due to performance issues or the application window losing focus
  
• Removed wrong ambient sound effect from destructible brazier columns
  
• Adjusted amount of available weapon and spell slots as well as weapon category restrictions for Sakura Fury
  
• Reduced voice comment chances for all characters
  
• Minor cosmetical fixes and adjustments

As always, your feedback and thoughts are really appreciated! If you want to give us any feedback please do so in the comments, in the Steam Community Hub, or on our Discord channel. That would really help us a lot! ❤️

Happy Slay Day!
com8com1 Software & Headup


https://store.steampowered.com/app/2747550/Bloodshed/

Happy Slay Day, friends!

We have some good news for all you slayers out there: Hell has finally opened its gates and is spewing out endless numbers of undead foes and other creatures! So, pick your trusty weapon of choice to confront the hordes and send them straight back to hell!

Just in time for the peaceful, quiet, and calm pre-Holiday Season, our retro-styled Roguelite Survivors FPS Bloodshed breaks free into Early Access AS OF NOW! Embody four playable characters (more to follow during Early Access), each equipped with their own arsenal of clever quips, distinct abilities, and tailored playstyles to cater your preferences:

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Bloodshed fuses Roguelite Elements with classic FPS action, to make every run feel unique and unpredictable. You can choose between auto-shooting mode for effortless firing, or take control with classic manual shooting for a more hands-on experience.

The Early Access release includes an arsenal of weapons, spells and skills, an upgrade and a progression system, over 20 distinct enemy types, and 4 maps. Over the coming months, the scope of Bloodshed will of course be constantly expanded. Just take a look at that packed Early Access Roadmap!



Your feedback and thoughts are really appreciated! If you want to give us any feedback please do so in the comments, in the Steam Community Hub, or on our Discord channel. That would really help us a lot!

Now unlock your weapons and get going!

Happy Slay Day!
com8com1 Software & Headup


https://store.steampowered.com/app/2747550/Bloodshed/

Greetings, Slayers!

The Early Access Launch of Bloodshed is right around the corner; there are only 2 days left until December 12. So, it's definitely about time for you to prepare for what awaits you with our retro-styled Roguelite Survivors FPS!

You can of course still try the demo, or read the following summary of what to expect with Bloodshed in two days. Or do both! Anyways, this is the Early Access launch of Bloodshed in a nutshell:

• Immerse yourself in a first-person shooter experience set within a haunting, gothic-horror realm, overrun by relentless undead and demonic entities, presented in a vibrant retro-inspired boomer shooter visual style.
  
• Choose from a cast of four unique playable characters, each equipped with their own arsenal of clever quips, distinct abilities, and tailored playstyles to cater to every player's preference (more charters will follow during Early Access).
  
• Experience a fresh and challenging gameplay loop that fuses Roguelite Elements with classic FPS action, to make every session feel unique and unpredictable.
  
• Engage in visceral combat across four maps, facing off against endless waves of over 20 distinct enemy types, from swarming minions to formidable bosses, each with their own strategic behaviors and attacks.
  
• Choose the innovative auto-shooting mode for effortless firing, or take control with classic manual shooting for a more hands-on experience.
  
• Unlock and upgrade an arsenal of weapons, spells and skills, empowering you to craft personalized strategies and playstyles that suit your gaming approach.
  
• Explore the dark mystery of the Cult while completing a variety of objectives, unlocking new content and features, and diving even deeper into their world.
  
• Persistent upgrades and a continuous progression system ensure that even in death, you emerge as a more fearsome survivor ready for the next challenge.
  
• Enjoy the retro-inspired pixel art style, smooth movement mechanics, and an immersive soundtrack.
  
• Fully compatible with either keyboard and mouse or controllers (complete with rumble effects), featuring customizable control schemes to match your preferred playstyle.
  
• Plus, earn Steam Achievements that reward your skill and dedication, adding an extra layer of accomplishment to your journey.

That's it! That's the current state of Bloodshed for the Early Access launch. But this is just the beginning: over the next months we will be adding more content to Bloodshed according to the Early Access Roadmap below and improving the game based on your feedback! This is what the following months will look like:



If you want to give us any feedback please do so in the comments, in the Steam Community Hub, or on our Discord channel. That would really help us a lot!

Talk to you again really soon!
com8com1 Software & Headup


https://store.steampowered.com/app/2747550/Bloodshed/

Happy Friday, Slayers!

We announced it twice, but did not deliver yet. Shame on us! But after almost 16k demo players and tons of videos, postings and comments, we're finally getting started: let's talk about feedback and criticism we have received from all of you for our Bloodshed demo. But first of all: thank you for playing the demo and being so responsive!

We have divided the feedback into three categories: content, balancing, and general bugfixes and improvements. Here we go:


[h3]CONTENT[/h3]
So, when it comes to content, the most frequently mentioned feedback is: “We want more”. And we hear you! After all, you've only played a demo so far, and there will of course be more content for the Early Access release on December 12! More player characters, more missions, more maps, more enemies, bigger enemies, more weapons. Overall: more variation!

• Additional player characters
  
• Additional missions and maps
  
• More than 10 brand-new enemies for more variation
  
• Several bigger enemies
  
• A boss enemy and boss level
  
• More Weapons
  
• More Feature Unlocks, including damage numbers display
  
• Steam Achievements
  
• Additional music tracks and sound effects

[h3]BALANCING[/h3]
What we've recognized the most from your feedback when it comes to balancing is, that very little players used the melee weapons. And that's why we decided to overall improve the melee weapons system: the effects have been redesigned, the weapons can now inflict temporary status effects, and feature area damage! Besides that, we improved the overall gameplay balancing and difficulty level for a more challenging gameplay experience as many players felt underchallenged.

• Stronger and improved Melee Weapons system:
  
  1. Effects of melee weapons have been redesigned
     
  2. Melee weapons can now inflict temporary status effects
     
  3. Now feature area damage for hitting multiple enemies with a single strike
• Improved XP collection by adding levelable ability “Attraction” to the game
  
• Improved overall difficulty level for a more challenging gameplay experience
  
• Improved overall gameplay balancing

[h3]GENERAL BUGFIXES AND IMPROVEMENTS[/h3]
The demo we published back in October was still early, and a lot has changed and improved since: many of the UI elements were still placeholders and have been replaced; just like the placeholder voiceovers from the demo (we'll tell you which voice actors we were able to secure for Bloodshed soon!). Performance has also been optimized and a system has been installed with which you can remove certain items from the level-up menu selection for the current run.

• Demo placeholder voiceovers replaced by first voiceovers for player characters
  
• Mission Start UI has been completely redesigned
  
• Icons for Passive Abilities have been redesigned
  
• Added several options for post effect adjustments
  
• Improved blood and splatter effects
  
• Improved enemy AI, enemy targeting and collisions
  
• Added an option to remove certain items from the level-up menu selection for the current run
  
• Added additional trackable statistics for the statistics menu
  
• Playable characters now each have their individual number of available weapon, spell and ability slots and each character has different categories of usable items
  
• Implementation of some initial performance optimizations

As you can see, we've made good use of the time since the demo was released! And we want to thank you once more for sharing so much constructive feedback and ideas for Bloodshed! Oh, and so much love! We are really blown away by with how positively Bloodshed has been received by you.

And we want to build on this to make Bloodshed the best possible gaming experience together with you in Early Access!

And now have a restful weekend everyone!

Talk to you again really soon!
com8com1 Software & Headup


https://store.steampowered.com/app/2747550/Bloodshed/

Greetings friends!

In case you are a fan of Roguelite Survivors-like FPS games, or you enjoyed playing our Bloodshed demo over the last weeks, we have some good news for you to share today:

[h3]Bloodshed will release into Early Access on December 12![/h3]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAbDXMCktcA

As promised, we will also publish an other update posting before the Early Access release in mid-December in which we will be talking in more detail about the feedback and criticism we have received and how we intend to optimise these points. Stay tuned!

Talk to you again really soon!
com8com1 Software & Headup


https://store.steampowered.com/app/2747550/Bloodshed/