Killsquad News

Hello Bounty Hunters,

It’s time that we get together once more. With every day, we are getting closer and closer to Killsquad’s Full Release. With that in mind, we want to ask if you have any questions for us, the devs. They can be about the game, our work, new incoming features and content, about the future of the game, our plans. Basically, anything you want to ask, ask away. You are the boss here!

Leave your questions in the comment section below. We will collect them, and answer a few of them in our 5th Gathering of Bounty Hunters video.


May your contracts be fulfilled and speak to you soon,

Novarama Team

Welcome Bounty Hunters,

As Killsquad's journey as an Early Access title slowly comes to completion, we wish to deeply thank everyone for supporting us in this adventure.

That’s why we’ve prepared a Mega-Event for you all!

[h3]Exclusive rewards![/h3]

Grab Killsquad before EA ends and earn exclusive skins and cosmetics. To be clear: once Killsquad enters the Full Release, these will never be available anymore, ever.

We have exclusive content for:

• All Early Access backers
  
• All Early Adopters (those who bought Killsquad before December 4th of 2019)
  
• All Beta testers, so make sure you join one of the remaining betas before Early Access ends!
  

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These are the exclusive skin packs.


Skins for Early Access players.


Skins for Early Adopters.


Skins for BETA Testers.


[h3]Final Early Access Sale![/h3]

But wait, there's more! We know that money doesn't fall from trees. So, Killsquad is now on sale! From today, you can buy the game with a 30% discount! Promotion ends on September 6th at 10 am PDT | 7 pm CEST. Also, this is the last Killsquad sale before our Full Release.

Please do keep in mind that Killsquad will come out of Early Access at a slightly higher price point. That’s why we’ve designed this sale: we think price shouldn't be a factor for anyone who wants to enjoy our game. So: do you want to grab Killsquad at the lowest possible price? Take advantage of this opportunity right now!

[h3]We need your help![/h3]

Please let us know in the comments all your thoughts and feedback about the new update. And tell us, which skin is your favourite. And if you haven’t done so already, please consider leaving a review on Steam. These mean the world to us. We’re getting way more reviews recently (and a lot more positive ones as well!), which we are super thankful for: these will give us more visibility for the game when we come out of Early Access. You guys rock!

Check our Changelog below for more details.

Thank you for your attention Hunters.

Until next time,

Novarama Team



[h2]Killsquad Early Access Rewards Update v.0.19.8.2[/h2]

GENERAL

· Added the skin "THE SUIT OF EARLY ACCESS" for all the players that bought the game during the early access.
· Added the head cosmetic "THE HEADGEAR OF EARLY ACCESS" for all the players that bought the game during the early access compleeting the Early access skin set.
· Added the skin "THE GARMENTS OF EARLY ADOPTERS" for all the players that bought the game before December 4th of 2019.
· Added the head cosmetic "THE HELM OF EARLY ADOPTERS" for all the players that bought the game before December 4th of 2019 Compleeting the Early adopters skin set.
· Added the skin "THE CORPSE OF BETA TESTERS" for all the players that played at the beta branch.
· Added the head cosmetic "THE CRANIUM OF BETA TESTERS" for all the players that playet at the beta branch compleeting the beta tester skin set.
· Added the "EARLY ACCESS PRIDE" portrait.
· Added the "EARLY ADOPTERS FAITH" portrait.
· Added the "BETA TESTER SHOCK" portrait.

BUG FIXING

Major Issues

· Fixed a major bug where killing "THE HUNTER" and "GUERRILLA WARRIOR" outside his main contract was not being counted for the badge.
· Fixed a major bug where a client would have a different skin/cosmetics than selected before the contract.

Fixes:

· Fixed a bug at the emotes "FRUSTRATED" and "LET'S GO". Now the description on how to unlock them are correct.

What are we doing right now:

· Gear, perks and weapon polish, single player balance, more achievements and secret new content.
· If your game crashes, a Crash reporter will appear. Please add the details of what you were doing at the time of the crash and send it to us. If you want to, feel free to contact us directly here at [email protected], with your "Saved" folder (C:\Users%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\Killsquad) attached.

Greetings Bounty Hunters!

With the weekend coming up, we thought we'd give you a little drop of content, a small bounty you might say. As you head out into the weekend contracts, two brand new emotes are ready for you to grab and use during your missions. So go out there, and express yourselves you fabulous misfits!

Together with the two emotes, we’ve added a few Hotfixes too. We’ve fixed the bugs involving the Discord logo, as well as the bug with the description of the “Aggressive Matrix” skill.

Finally, if you have a moment to spare and you’re enjoying your time with Killsquad, do think about leaving a review on Steam. We’re trying to collect as many as we can before the final release, so if you do like what we’re doing, help out with a review. It’ll mean the world to us.

Enjoy your weekend and your Weekend Drop Bounty Hunters. May your contracts run smoothly and without issues.


Until next time,

Novarama Team


[h2]Killsquad Weekend Content Update v.0.19.2.4[/h2]

GENERAL

· Added 2 new emotes.

BUG FIXING

Major Issues

· Fixed a major bug where the skill "PHASE SHIFT" from Cass did not work when having a faction skin equipped.


Fixes:

· Fixed a bug where the Discord logo was stretched vertically compared to the official logo.
· Fixed a bug where you could see the Discord button inside the menu of a contract.
· Fixed a bug where the button to disband the group was not rendering after finishing a contract.
· Fixed a bug where vector shown at the inventory inside a contract was always 103.
· Fixed a bug with the description of the "AGRESSIVE MATRIX" skill.
· Fixed a bug at the "CHAMPION OF THE PIT" quest where the player could not complete the second part.

What are we doing right now:

· Gear, perks and weapon polish, single player balance, more achievements and secret new content.
· If your game crashes, a Crash reporter will appear. Please add the details of what you were doing at the time of the crash and send it to us. If you want to, feel free to contact us directly here at [email protected], with your "Saved" folder (C:\Users%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\Killsquad) attached.

Hello Bounty Hunters,

Our upcoming Killsquad update is all about you - our community and players. We want to give you a little something for being with us during this Early Access phase. I guess it’s a small gesture, a way to say thank you for your support and for believing in us from the very beginning. Although the beginnings were not easy, we’ll be the first to admit it, but thanks to your comments, your involvement in BETA testing, for throwing suggestions and ideas our way, and for helping new players find a home on our Discord, Killsquad is improving and growing! So expect to get some sweet cosmetics, portraits, and more that will only be available to Early Access users, our Early Adopters, and BETA testers. Once Killsquad is out in 1.0 state, that’s it, there’ll be no other way to gain those items. We’ll be showing them off in the next week or so and we really hope that you’ll like them.

Just a little taste of what’s coming.

While we have you here, we would love to ask you for a favor. With Killsquad’s Early Access phase soon coming to an end, we will be approaching the 1.0 release. If you feel that we’ve taken Killsquad in the right direction, you’re enjoying the changes, and you’re having fun with the game, please leave a review on Steam. Why are we asking for reviews? Well, to be absolutely frank with you, the more reviews we receive, the higher visibility our game receives from Steam.

As a team, we want to keep developing Killsquad, even after it's out. We want to develop it further and further. However, to develop new content, we need funds to pay for it. The best way to get more funds is through sales. And this is where reviews are really helpful. You see, the more people review our game, the more Steam will show our game to other players. And that visibility translates to sales. So when we say that each review matters, it really does. We can see the difference ourselves. So if you would like to give us some support, the best way you can do that is by leaving a review on Steam. It would mean the world to us.

And if you have any questions, comments, feedback, anything at all, just drop it down below. We’ll be showing you more of the new incoming features too, so stay tuned!


Until next time,

Novarama Team

Welcome Bounty Hunters!

Are you hungry for more rewards? Keen to unlock more goodies? Well, if you do, we’ve got your back. Let us show you what’s coming in this Killsquad update.

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The Faction and Reputation system is something that we’ve been working on internally for quite some time. We looked at your comments and feedback, and we decided to reduce the amount of exp required to go through the Reputation levels. We made it easier and faster for people to level up, making the whole experience feel less “grindy”. We also saw the things that you, the community, might want as rewards from this system, and we based our new rewards on your feedback.

In the last Ekaar update, we changed the Factions section, updating it visually and adding tons of lore of each faction for you to explore and get lost in our universe. With this update, we are adding the final touches: more and better rewards! Many of the rewards that were previously available have been updated, and new rewards added. There are 50 levels of Reputation to achieve, 3 badges, and 14 unique rewards per faction waiting for you to be unlocked, such as special perks, emotes, skins, and lots more.

Level up your Reputation level and collect unique rewards.

So, what are you waiting for Bounty Hunter? Let’s get that Legendary status!


Let us know in the comment section below all your thoughts about all the new changes to the Factions. We would love to know what you think.

If you are enjoying Killsquad and what we’re doing with it, leave a Steam review. They help us out a lot. And if you are looking for fellow Bounty Hunters for co-op shenanigans, visit the official Killsquad Discord.

Good luck Bounty Hunters and speak to you soon,

Your Novarama Team

If you want to know more details of what we’ve added to the game this time, read our changelog below.

[h2]Killsquad Factions Update v.0.19.1.6[/h2]

FACTIONS REWORK

· Added 1 new badge.
· Added 3 new portraits for the Consortium, Sentinel and Uprising Factions.
· Added 4 Zero exclusive skin, one for each faction.
· Added 4 Troy exclusive skin, one for each faction.
· Added 4 Kosmo exclusive skin, one for each faction.
· Added 4 Cass exclusive skin, one for each faction.
· Added 4 Ekaar exclusive skin, one for each faction.
· Added 4 Cass faction cosmetics. They can be bought with faction tokens.
· Added 4 Ekkar faction cosmetics. They can be bought with faction tokens.
· Added 4 Cosmo faction cosmetics. They can be bought with faction tokens.
· Added 4 Zero faction cosmetics. They can be bought with faction tokens.
· Added 4 Troy faction cosmetics. They can be bought with faction tokens.
· Added 4 new emotes, one for each faction.
· Added a new currency: reputation Tokens, use them to buy exclusive cosmetics at the shop for each character.
· Added the Sentinels level 5 perk: More echoes of the plague received from contracts.
· Added the Unseen level 5 perk: More unseen trinkets received from contracts.· Reduced the EXP needed to level up all factions from 818000 to 390452 to reach lvl 50.
· Modified the abilities attack display for Cass. Now she has a personalized attack display for her attacks.
· Modified the abilities attack display for Zero. Now he has a personalized attack display for his attacks.
· Modified the abilities attack display for Troy. Now he has a personalized attack display for his attacks.
· Balanced the EXP gain of the Consortium when buying items at the shop. Now you will gain different amounts depending on the Vector level of the item you are buying, higher vector higher EXP gain.

BUG FIXING

Major Issues

· Fixed a major bug with the prices of consumables, all of them had a cost of 440 credits. Now they have their intended price.

• Dodging pills: 350 credits.
  
• Health kit: 250 credits.
  
• Dummy, the king of dummies: 350 credits.
  
• Ice age bomb: 400 credits.
  
• Armor up!: 300 credits.
  
• Portable health station: 500 credits.
  
• Antirange sphere: 350 credits.
  
• Static balls: 400 credits.
  
• Guardian angel: 600 credits.
  
• Vampiric pond: 350 credits.
  
• Fire cleanse: 200 credits.
  
• Toxic cleanse: 200 credits.
  
• Bleed cleanse: 200 credits.
  
• Frost cleanse: 200 credits.
  
• Vampiric blood: 8 echoes of the plague.
  
• Chronos trick: 5 echoes of the plague.
  
• Eye of the omen: 10 echoes of the plague.
  

· Fixed a major bug where the cosmetic shop did not update when a cosmetic was bought and the player changed to another character. That could let the player buy the same cosmetic multiple times.
· Fixed a major bug where clients received damage from traps and turrets outside the range of attack.
· Fixed a hole at "PEST CONTROL" contract that could kill the player.

Fixes:

· Fixed a bug where the outline of an Ekaar player was red as if it was an enemy.
· Fixed a bug where the player could interact again with an interactive object on a map after some time.
· Fixed a bug where the weapon upgrade "BETA SHIELD USAGE COST REDUCTION (Ekaar)" shown a wrong percentage value.
· Fixed a bug at the "POPULAR REQUEST" contract where there was an unreachable vendor.
· Fixed a bug at plague version of "THE PALACE OF PAIN" breaking the lightning of the map.
· Fixed a localization error with the cosmetic earned at the "Defeat the Nightmare Twins with Ekaar" Quest.
· Fixed some Chinese localization errors at gears and talisman descriptions.
· Fixed some German localization errors at gears and talisman descriptions.
· Fixed some Korean localization errors at gears and talisman descriptions.
· Fixed some Italian localization errors at gears and talisman descriptions.
· Fixed some Russian localization errors showing parts of the game in Italian.
· Fixed some Korean localization errors showing parts of the game in Italian.
· Fixed some Spanish localization errors showing parts of the game in English.

What are we doing right now:

PS: Please remember that the progress you've made in the beta isn't shared with the public version.

· Gear, perks and weapon polish, single player balance, more achievements and secret new content.
· If your game crashes, a Crash reporter will appear. Please add the details of what you were doing at the time of the crash and send it to us. If you want to, feel free to contact us directly here at [email protected], with your "Saved" folder (C:\Users%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\Killsquad) attached.