Killsquad News

Hey there!

You know we like to involve you guys in our processes. And you know we're working on new semibosses. So, we're gonna show you a half-developed boss. And we'd love to hear your ideas. Name. Backstory. Special attacks or features. And we will do our best to integrate those into the game. How cool is that? This way, you also learn about how do we work, which we think is kinda neat.

Enter... MIGUEL!



Ok, so at Novarama we always give monsters internal names to refer to them. We've got Sebastian (=the Abomination, taken from Sebastian the Crab on Little Mermaid), Anthony, TurboChicken and many more.

Now, Miguel is a servant of Helldörren. That's all we know about him now. And he's mean as can be, check it out:

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In terms of attacks, Miguel will have rocket launchers on his back doing huge area of attacks. Or he could launch an army of Leprechauns. VFX are still to be done, so feel free to comment on that as well. Here's a GIF of him/her causing trouble:

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Sorry for the low resolution, these are actually GIFs...

Now here's some questions for you:
- What's his name?
- What's his backstory?
- What's some of his/her unique attacks and traits?
- How do we make the experience of fighting this fellow memorable and unique?

Here's what we have as of today:

• This is a servant of Helldörren
  
• This is kind of a delegate: Helldörren sends these to scout and conquer new planets
  
• This is not a unique unit: there can be many of these, and they can appear in groups
  
• And of course he's a stronger unit, similar to a Nightbringer, so he's gotta be hard to kill
  
  Good luck guys! Any questions, just ask, and we'll try to incorporate your ideas into the creation of Miguel.
  
  

Hello Bounty Hunters! We're just back from our weekend deal, super happy with the results... we had x6 the usual traffic this weekend so we're sure you lived fantastic adventures in the Outer Reach. Reviews are also rising, getting close to that 70% in recent reviews... keep'em coming! It's great to see how the game is slowly building up its reputation. Thank you Thank you Thank you.

Now, you know how we care about you guys. We've met at shows, we've chatted on Forums and on Discord and, one of the questions we get all the time is: how do you Novaramans look so cool with that Killsquad gear? Like, check out this lovely red tee:



Truth to be told, that's not what you ask. it's more "when's the new update due"? But still. We want you guys to look amazing, end of story. So, drum roll please. Enter: The Killsquad Shop! The place where you can get all your Killsquad gear! Tshirts? Got'em. Sweaters? Yep! Art prints? Indeed! And we'll roll out more stuff soon. You can access our own Killsquad paradise here:

Killsquad shop - click here

We've partnered with the fantastic people of GoodSmile Company, who also make the Valve merchandise as well, so you know you're in good hands and will get top quality. And so, next time you go out (because yes, we gamers go out every now and then... just to check the sun still exists), you can rock that Helldörren hoodie and show the world you're a true hero.

As we really want you guys to enjoy this new initiative, the guys running the shop are giving y'all a lovely 20% discount code, which you can use by just entering SQUAD20 on the purchase page. Sweet, innit?

We will be building up our product range in the next weeks and months, we hope you like it!

See you in the Outer Reach!

Novarama

Hello all!

After a lot of hard work since we launched in July, Killsquad is beginning to show clear improvement: reviews are rising (13% up 2 weeks, and we expect the trend to continue and enter the "Mostly Positive" region soon), concurrent players have tripled in the last month (which we attribute to the Jump in mid-contract mechanic), and we have released 3 major updates which have greatly increased the longevity of the game. Here's what we've dropped so far:

- Colosseum, which gives you an endgame-style battle arena
- Federation, which enrichs the Veteran contracts with a new faction, and brought Permanent Progression into the game and tons of goodies
- Plague, which brings cursed contracts, which are helluva fun to play with your friends, and new Spec Ops contract

As a result, we read a review the other day of a player clocking 375 hours played and giving the thumbs up. And that's exactly the game we want to be!

A lot of hard work still remains. In our recent Gathering, we announced 3 new bosses which we're working on for the Christmas update, and a new Quest system which should improve the game and make it deeper. We want Killsquad to grow. And, to do so, we'd love more people to play it!

That's why we're starting our Christmas season with a huge bang! We've been chosen to be this weekend's Steam Weekend deal. What does this mean to you? More game, less money! Here we go:

1) Get your copy at 30% off until Monday
2) Today, we're releasing our 4-Pack, which gives you 4 copies for the price of 3. We've always wanted to do this so groups of friends get an easy way to play together. This package will be offered indefinitely. But, as part of our Weekend Deal, you can get it at an additional 30% off, which is a great value.

Remember game is still Early Access, but at this point we're confident a lot of the issues we had are just gone, and the potential for the game to be a great experience is pretty good. In other words, if you've been waiting on the sidelines until we fixed those nasty bugs... guess that? Time's about right to jump in and kill some bugs!

We are still going to be Early Access for a good amount of time. We still have a ton of work ahead. So remember that, by buying Killsquad now, not only you get a good game, but also financially support its development. Do you like this type of games? Would you like us to be able to make it bigger and better? Then get it now, and help us out.

That's it for now. Expect more news soon as we announce more exciting stuff.

And, as always, see you in the Outer Reach!

Novarama

Kemmekh has fallen into the Plague's claws, turning into a Plague core. Neighbor Solar Systems have tried everything to stop it without much avail. They crowd-funded a mission for you to eradicate the Plague. Time to get your hands dirty.



Make a Pact with an Omen of the Plague in exchange of Plague related rewards. But at what price...?

• These mysterious objects appear at the beginning of Cursed Contracts. An extra one appears in the middle of the contract. To start these Contracts, you must be cursed by the Omen.
  
• These Omens can challenge players to accept or reject its offer: Be cursed and, in exchange, you will gain Plague related rewards.
  
• Omens never spoils what the curse could be, so players must accept it or not its offer blindly.
  
• When Players are challenged, a pop-up will appear to everyone and it must be decided to accept its offer or not with a vote. If the voting ends up with a tie, it will be decided randomly.
  
• If the curse is applied, everyone will be cursed, even players joining in the middle of a match.
  
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A Curse is a negative effect that varies from losing the maximum amount of health, to being chained with the rest of the players. When a curse comes into effect it will be applied to every player in the party. In exchange, if you survive the contract you will earn extra loots at the end of the match. You can accept up to 4 curses at the same time, to earn more loots at the end of the contract. But you should be careful, you can end up paying dearly...

• Added 9 Curses. Some of them are exclusive on multiplayer matches.
  

The Occultist Ai'desh has brought new items that you might be interested on.

• Added the Eye of the Omen, a resource that can be used with an Omen as a tribute during the pact. When in use, it can reactivate the Totem to gain more curses. Each Omen can Curse its players up to two at the same time.
  
• Added 4 new skins that can be bought from the Occultist.
  

We have added the following:

• Added Purple Contracts: These are the contracts where the Plague is lurking around.
  
• Added 2 Cursed Recruit Contracts.
  
• Added 2 Cursed Veteran Contracts.
  
• Added a new Vector 120 Cursed Contract on Spec. Ops.
  

Here are the rest of the features & bug fixes in this update:

• Added 3 new Plague Portraits.
  
• Added new particle effects related to the Plague and updated existing ones.
  
• Improved the UI Notifications. Now you can hide/show the Skill Upgrades and new info stack nicely in the left side of the screen!
  
• Balanced the EXP Reputation on the Sentinel Faction. Now players earn more on Cursed Contracts and a bit less on normal ones.
  
• Fixed the bug where some players could be stuck with a black screen when joining a match, at the same time when the Host is exiting to the lobby menu.
  
• Fixed the bug where the Ohgur's Spikes appeared offseted.
  
• Fixed the bug where sometimes the laser trap activated by itself.
  
• Fixed the bug where players/enemies could be stuck forever on the Federation Barriers with a knockback.
  
• Fixed the bug where the controller's button didn't show up on the Upgrade Skill pop-up until you selected one.
  
• Fixed the bug where it didn't upgrade your equipped faction when you bought something on the Lobby Vendor.
  
• Temporarily removed the Barriers appearing on Federation encounters due to an issue with them appearing where it wasn't intended.
  
• Fixed the "Plague Extermination Buff" gear upgrade interrupting player's abilities and attacks.
  
• Fixed Kosmos' Anvil weapon burning damage and description.
  
• Updated Localization Files.
  

We have done 3 big updates in a month (Federation, Halloween, Plague). We will start a period of heavily bug-fixing everything that has been reported to us. Thank you everyone for your feedback and patience!
If your game crashes, please send us your saved folder (C:\Users%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\Killsquad\Saved) here at [email protected]



We hope to see you all in the game this weekend, and please follow us in our Social Media Channels:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/killsquadgame
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/novarama_official/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/Killsquad-2214554828614147
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg8XEl5FRxRzJPPL_kb4HFA
Discord: https://discord.gg/wbHeS54

If you like our progress, please tell your friends about Killsquad and, if you have 5 minutes, post a review. We feel the game is maturing really fast, and we want the world to find out!

Thank you very much you all.

See you in the Outer Reach!

Here is our 2nd Gathering video, where we answer your questions, present the latest updates, and give you an update of what's coming on our Christmas update!

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We hope you like it, feel free and invited to discuss by answering this announcement!

Best

Novarama