Gang of Frogs News

[p][/p][h3]We have a couple of announcements for you![/h3][p][/p][p]Firstly, Gang of Frogs has teamed up with FirstLook.gg to handle playtest sign-ups! This service makes signing up for future Gang of Frogs playtests much cleaner and easier! 🐸[/p][h3]Click here to sign up for playtesting![/h3][p][/p][p]Secondly, the main event![/p][h3]We're hosting our next playtest this weekend; November 14th - 16th. The test will be open from Friday 12pm UTC to Sunday 12am UTC.🕛[/h3][p]The devs have been cooking🧑‍🍳, and this playtest will be loaded with new features! This will include some of our biggest changes yet, and if you've played before, you should definitely try it out again this time. There's heaps of new abilities and gameplay experiences; it's almost a new game altogether![/p][p]Simply sign up via the FirstLook link above if you're interested in joining![/p][p][/p][p]Updates to the game in v0.0.9:[/p]

• [p]Some quite interesting additions that make finishing a run more challenging than ever before. What might those be I wonder?[/p]
• [p]Some new permanent items and abilities that allow for different playstyles, especially in co-op play. The new abilities are:[/p]
  • [p]Heal Self - Heals the activating frog by a small amount[/p]
  • [p]Healing Area - When activated, creates an area around the activating frog for a short time, within which they and their fellow frogs get a small health regeneration boost[/p]
  • [p]Poison Cloud - The activating frog farts out a poisonous cloud that applies a damage-over-time effect to all enemies that enter it[/p]
  • [p]Taunt - When activated, draws the attention of nearby enemies who will then proceed to attack the activating frog[/p]
  • [p]Totem - Places a Totem on the ground which provides frogs in range with boosted fire rate[/p]
• [p]Balance adjustments for some items[/p]
• [p]First pass at showing controller keybinds for the abilities in the HUD when using controller. This will all be reworked later but might help you for now to remember which button does what.[/p]
• [p]A run completion time and the run difficulty have been added to the run end screen when successfully getting through 9 depths. We can't wait to see who can go fastest through Nightmare![/p]
• [p]Lots of visual and audio updates[/p]
• [p]Various bug fixes[/p]

[p][/p][p]As always, we recommend joining the GoF Discord server if you'd like to keep up to date on development, see sneak peeks, chat with the community and more![/p][p]Join the Gang of Frogs Discord here[/p][p][/p][p]See you in the playtest! [/p][p]— The Gang of Frogs Team[/p][p][/p]

[p][/p][p]If you are reading this, we at Aska Studios cordially invite you to playtest Gang of Frogs this weekend; October 31st - November 2nd. The test will be open from Friday 12pm UTC to Sunday 12am UTC.[/p][p]In order to join the playtest you need to join the Gang of Frogs discord community, where you can fill out an application form, receive a key and find likeminded frogs to connect with.[/p][p]If you like Frogs, Guns, Playing with your friends, Deckbuilding and destroying space crabs, you will feel right at home! [/p][p][/p][p][c]Developer notes:[/c][/p]

• [p][c]First rough version of progression and permanent upgrades (In the form of a tadpole-run tattoo parlor on the SS Leviathan)[/c][/p]
  • [p][c]Earn credits by going on runs for Hank and spend those in the tattoo parlor for exciting new effects on your next run![/c][/p]
• [p][c]First pass at creating meaningful permanent items[/c][/p]
• [p][c]Updates to card description UI in the shop[/c][/p]
• [p][c]New weapons! (Submachine gun and six shooter archetypes)[/c][/p]
• [p][c]Minigun now has its own model and animation set![/c][/p]
• [p][c]General gun rebalancing and gameplay adjustments[/c][/p]
• [p][c]New and improved sprint (Used by holding L-Shift on keyboard, or left thumbstick button on controller)[/c][/p]
• [p][c]Updated effects for moving between levels to increase feeling of continuity within the run[/c][/p]
• [p][c]Lots of visual and audio updates[/c][/p]

[p][/p][p]Join the Gang of Frogs Discord here[/p][p][/p][p]It’s the best place to:[/p]

• [p]Chat directly with the dev team[/p]
• [p]Share feedback and ideas[/p]
• [p]Get sneak peeks and updates[/p]
• [p]Sign up for future playtests[/p]
• [p]Hang out with other frogs 🐸[/p]

[p][/p][p]We shape Gang of Frogs with our community, and we would love for you to be a part of it![/p][p][/p][p]See you on Discord! — The Gang of Frogs Team[/p][p][/p]

[p][/p][p]If you are reading this, we at Aska Studios cordially invite you to playtest Gang of Frogs this weekend; October 17th-19th. The test will be open from Friday 12pm UTC to Sunday 12am UTC.[/p][p]In order to join the playtest you need to join the Gang of Frogs discord community, where you can fill out an application form, receive a key and find likeminded frogs to connect with.[/p][p]If you like Frogs, Guns, Playing with your friends, Deckbuilding and destroying space crabs, you will feel right at home! [/p][p][/p][p]Join the Gang of Frogs Discord here[/p][p][/p][p]It’s the best place to:[/p]

• [p]Chat directly with the dev team[/p]
• [p]Share feedback and ideas[/p]
• [p]Get sneak peeks and updates[/p]
• [p]Sign up for future playtests[/p]
• [p]Hang out with other frogs 🐸[/p]

[p][/p][p]We shape Gang of Frogs with our community, and we would love for you to be a part of it![/p][p][/p][p]See you on Discord! — The Gang of Frogs Team[/p][p][/p]

[p][/p][p]Hello you frogs.[/p][p]We at Aska cordially invite you to playtest Gang of Frogs this weekend.
The test will be open from Friday 12pm - UTC to Sunday 12am - UTC If you like Frogs, Guns, Playing with your friends, Deckbuilding and destroying space crabs you will feel right at home.

In order to join the playtest you need to join the Gang of Frogs discord community to get a key, you will also find likeminded frogs to connect with.[/p][p]Join the Gang of Frogs Discord here[/p][p]It’s the best place to:[/p]

• [p]Chat directly with the dev team[/p]
• [p]Share feedback and ideas[/p]
• [p]Get sneak peeks and updates[/p]
• [p]Sign up for future playtests[/p]
• [p]Hang out with other frogs 🐸[/p]

[p]Some of you might already be in there, but if not, now’s the time. The community’s already active, and we’d love to have you with us as we continue building a great game together.
[dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p][/p][h3]Our next playtest is happening this Friday, August 28th[/h3][p][/p][p]See you on Discord! — The Gang of Frogs Team[/p]

“Frogs, Hippos, tadpoles, crabs,” this is just the start of what you can expect from Aska Studios’ first game, Gang of Frogs. Aska Studios is a studio out of Iceland that has been working on their debut title, Gang of Frogs, for the last two years. If you know me at all, you know that I have a deep love for Iceland, especially their gaming culture, so when the opportunity to talk to the team about the game came up, I just couldn’t pass on it.

Gang of Frogs is a roguelike, shooter, deck-builder, and its art style is absolutely stunning. Pairing that with a studio with tons of experience across the board, a community-first approach, and a lot of light-hearted fun, it looks like the game has a strong future ahead. I was able to sit down with Aska Studios Co-founder and Gang of Frogs Game Director, Halldór Heidberg, to learn more about their Icelandic studio and what we can expect from the game in the future. Read to the end for more information on how to... Read more