Descenders News

Happy Halloween!

Something we've been asked non-stop since the Early Access launch is if we could implement more tricks. Well, today is the day! We've worked on the animation system so that it can now handle tricks like No Handers, Supermans, Can Can, and others. While we were working on the animation system we updated bails and the character collision at the same time. Falling off your bike has never looked better.

For Xbox One players this update also includes the previous Steam update. (Replay system, Volcano Bonus level, and a new batch of unlockable items)

Changes:

• Tricks:
  - Holding Left Shoulder Button (or C on keyboard) and point the Right Stick (Arrow keys on keyboard) to one of the 8 directions will trigger one of the new tricks. Tricks only work while in-air.
  
• New Bonus level:
  - We've added a 5th bonus level. Each of the environments now has their own bonus level. It's the perfect place to play around with the new trick system, go find it!
  
• New unlocks:
  - Added several new items of all rarities to unlock. This includes some special Halloween items.
  
• Misc:
  -Character now has collision. Try not to bump your head on the Firewatched jump.
  -Bail system improved.
  -Advanced replay options (Steam only). Hit Start/Escape during a replay and enable the advanced settings from there. This enables keyframe and camera path controls.
  -Keybindings menu updated.
  -Several sound effects updated/added.
  -Shuffle music option. Currently the game has different music for each environment. Enabling the shuffle option in the audio settings mixes everything up.
  -Build crew persons added to the build crew selection/game over/loading screens.
  -Sponsor office leave team button moved so it isn't pressed accidentally as easy.
  -Bugfix (Xbox): Flow and Best Time leaderboards should work again.
  -Bugfix (Xbox): Friends/Global distinction on leaderboards fixed.
  -Bugfix (Xbox): Mph/Kmh distinction now added to the bonus objectives.
  -Bugfix (Xbox): On-screen keyboard doesn't cut off popups anymore.
  

Community
If you want to keep up to date with the known issues and our current plans, join our Discord, or have a look at the Roadmap! As always, we'd love to hear your thoughts!

Spoopy love,
RageSquid & No More Robots

Hey all,

Just a quick heads-up / warning.

With the new update it is very well possible that your replays will not work anymore. If you want to save them I would recommend recording them with some third party software.

We're looking forward to the new update, see you on Monday!

Hey everyone!

Ready for another massive Descenders update?

Descenders will become that little bit trickier next week, when the Trick or Treat Update adds a whole host of special tricks you can pull off to boost your combo. The Trick or Treat Update, coming to both PC and Xbox One on October 29, will add tricks like the Superman, No Hander, Candy Bar, and more.

Here's a new trailer to show that we mean business:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5nH2zPkx6U
And hey, with these new tricks, how about a brand new skate-park environment to mess around in? Plus, as the name might suggest, this update comes just in time for Halloween. Expect spooky goings-on, and special items to find...

We know you've all been waiting for tricks for a little while now, so we can't wait to get them into your hands next week
Cheers
RageSquid + No More Robots

We had an amazing Descenders community day on Saturday, here's a group photo!

Hey everyone,

It's been a few weeks since we launched the replay mode update. We've had some good feedback from our community so we've added and fixed some minor stuff!

Changes

- Advanced camera controls. With these you can now create camera paths and change the depth of field distance.
- Fixed broken replays with modifiers.
- Some UI SFX added and tweaked.

We're working hard towards our big update around the end of this month, so stay tuned for more!

Love,

RageSquid & No More Robots