The Horde Wants You Dead News

[h2]THE DAY HAS FINALLY ARRIVED![/h2][p][/p][p]The Horde Wants You Dead is now available to purchase on Steam, and there's a 15% discount for the first 2 weeks![/p][p][/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p][/p][p]Bring your very best skills to the arena as you take on the horde across five challenging difficulties, either solo or with a squad of friends in full online co-op. With a range of enemies eager to end your attempt, you must adapt, upgrade and fight to the bitter end. Should you even manage to defeat the horde, then why not challenge yourself to see how long you can last in Endless mode? Only the strongest will survive in The Horde Wants You Dead.[/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][hr][/hr][p][/p][p]We want to say a huge thank you to everyone who has supported us along the way. All the feedback, encouragement and just seeing some of you put hundreds(!) of hours into the demo has been immensely encouraging. We hope you enjoy the game![/p][p][/p][p]And if you're new here, come on over and join our Discord to discuss the game, find teammates to form squads with, or report bugs and give feedback.[/p][p][/p][p]See you in the arena![/p][p][/p][p]Martin & João
Bellyflop Games[/p]

[p]Hey Squad,[/p][p][/p][p]Just a small update to deal with a couple nasty bugs that were brought to our attention.[/p][p][/p][h3]Bug Fixes[/h3]

• [p]Fixed Endless mode modifiers persisting into normal games[/p]
• [p]Fixed issue with players being able to join lobbies despite being on different versions of the game[/p]
• [p]Fixed issue that could occur when exiting a lobby containing 3 or more players[/p]

[p][/p][p]Edit 23/10: There was a second update for this patch to add one of the bug fixes that somehow went missing in the original update.[/p]

[p]Hey Squad,[/p][p][/p][p]Just a few more days until you can get your hands on the full game. We hope you're as excited as we are![/p][p]We have been putting in the final touches and we're bringing a lot of that work into the demo. This is very likely to be the last demo patch before release.[/p][p]This update introduces a revamped audio system that makes weapons sound better, grenades sound more explosive, and provides much better spatial awareness. Note that your audio settings will be reset to default values.[/p][p]There's a lot more in this update so here's the full list:[/p][p][/p][h3]Feature Changes[/h3]

• [p]Implemented new audio system with better spatial audio and distance filters [/p]
• [p]Bumped Crit Chance permanent upgrade to 2% and 4% for Tier I and Tier II, respectively[/p]
• [p]Added missing common upgrade cards for Roll Cooldown and Grenade Cooldown[/p]
• [p]Added clarification on Max Health cards that the same amount of health is applied as a heal[/p]
• [p]FPS cap will now default to 60 for new players[/p]
• [p]Added a 10min timeout for AFK players on public multiplayer lobbies[/p]
• [p]Automatically un-ready players when game settings changed[/p]
• [p]Tweaked XP bar animation speeds[/p]
• [p]Players' locomotion animations now adjust to match movement upgrades[/p][p][/p]

[h3]Bug Fixes[/h3]

• [p]Fixed a number of issues caused by cancelling a lobby search when a lobby had already been found[/p]
• [p]Fixed some stats in the upgrades tab showing incorrect values and improved their descriptions[/p]
• [p]Fixed issue where some enemies stopped processing bullet hits in endless mode[/p]
• [p]Fixed kick button not being disabled if a player joins after the host is ready[/p]

[p]Hey Squad,[/p][p][/p][p]We're really happy to see people enjoying the refreshed demo and really appreciate all the kind words.[/p][p]While the build is fairly stable, some bugs still managed to get through the cracks so here's the first batch of bug fixes.[/p][p][/p][h3]Bug Fixes[/h3]

• [p]Fixed blood remaining on some enemies after disabling blood in the settings[/p]
• [p]Fixed issue saving endless personal best times on 4 player matches[/p]
• [p]Improved network handling of clients that stop responding to the host[/p]
• [p]Fixed supply crates failing to spawn in rare occasions[/p]
• [p]Fixed Escape Menu being available during the end-game screens[/p]
• [p]Fixed minor visual bugs in UI[/p]
• [p]Fixed endless time being incorrectly formatted when over an hour[/p]
• [p]Fixed text box not being selected by default on the "Join with Code" pop-up[/p]
• [p]Fixed weapon continuing to fire after death when using Toggle mode[/p]
• [p]Fixed player ready icons switching to 'Not Ready' for a few frames when the game is just starting[/p]
• [p]Fixed issue processing XP rewards when the host disconnected[/p]

[p]Hey Squad,[/p][p][/p][p]It's just under two weeks until the game releases now and ahead of that we've released a new and updated demo! This refreshes it with the latest changes and improvements that we've been working on, as well as introducing some brand new features.[/p][p][/p][p]This demo, while smaller than the previous one, is designed to be a taster that sits alongside the full game. We're also planning to keep this demo updated as the game evolves.[/p][p][/p][p]The key things:[/p][p][/p]

• [p]The same intense, multiplayer, horde shooting action you've come to expect![/p]
• [p]One challenge level to beat.[/p]
• [p]Unlock new Endless mode after you've beaten the challenge once. See how long you can survive for![/p]
• [p]Introduces the new levelling system with skill points to permanently upgrade your character - up to level 30 in the demo![/p]
• [p]A whole range of behavior changes and improvements to the enemy characters.[/p]
• [p]Updated network code to improve gameplay robustness in higher ping situations.[/p]
• [p]New audio for weapons, gameplay, effects, UI etc.[/p]
• [p]Massive performance boost across the board.[/p]
• [p]Various QoL settings.[/p][p][/p]

[p]We hope you enjoy trying this new demo, and remember, for those of you who want a real challenge... that's happening on October 27th! We hope to see you in the arena![/p][p][/p][p]Martin & João[/p][p]Bellyflop Games[/p]