Developer posts and news about this game.
UI: -Added First-Time Player Tips -In Battle Mode, Ability Items Players Have Never Picked Up Will Now Give Tips on How to Use -ToolTips Text Adjusted to Improve Legibility System: -Failed Online Connections Send Player Back to Main Play Menu -Updated Online Battle Winner Calcula
Hello again, my Beetle Brethren. It has been almost a month since the game's release, and I've received some great feedback from players on ways to improve the game experience. Thank you all for your support! As promised, Version 0.1.8 comes with a bunch of new content! Let's bre
System: -Added Item Spawn Zones -Previously Items Spawned Anywhere in Stage From Common Item Pool -Now Select Zones in Stage Will Spawn Items From a Pool Unique to its Zone -This is to Congregate Players In Large Stages to Contest Over Items -Improved AI Behavior When Stuck at Wa
System: -Refactored Settings UI To Be Supported in Main Menu Audio: -Lowered Volume of SFX From Far Away Beetles UI: -Player Nametags Now Display Item Count in Battle Mode Game End Screen (Or Place in Race Mode) -Added Settings Menu In Main Menu -Added Experimental "Reset Positio
System: -Adjusted Stream Map Terrain and Base Items -Increased Default Zoom Out Amount of Pond and Trunk Stages -Spectator View Auto-Switches to New Players After Previous Spectated Player is Knocked Out Bug Fixes: -Darkness Was Temporarily Disabled from Chapter 2 Dark Room -Beet
Hey fellow dung beetles! First I wanted to thank everyone for your patience with Dung Battles's less-than-perfect launch. Just to give some background, Dung Battles wasn't originally planned with as much content as it has now. What started as a simple game jam idea sprouted in di
Mechanics: -Added Spectator Mode to Online Game Modes Where Players Can Be Knocked Out Or Finish Early -Shift Between Different Beetle POVs in Spectator Mode By Pressing Camera Pan Key (Default: Left Click) -Improved Movement Turning Angle While Drifting -Increased Camera Turning
System: -Increased Minimum/Maximum Value for Camera Sensitivity (1-5) -> (0.1-10) -Adjusted Synchronizing of Online Battle Events -Adjusted AI Pathfinding System in Pit Stage To Improve Performance -Online Beetle Interpolation Adjusted For Smoother Gameplay -Adjusted Synchroni
System: -New Dialogue Speed Setting Added: -At Highest Setting, Dialogue Text Auto-Completes Story: -Adjusted Chapter 1 Forest Path Grotto Terrain to Minimize Chances of Players Getting Stuck UI: -Updated Logic for Dialogue Skipping Input Detection (Any Key Pressed) -Removed Came
(Quick Fix for Version 0.1.4) Mechanics: -When Item With Bouncy Effect Is Attached, Spin Charging/Dashing Will Cause No/Reduced Bounce Effects Respectively Story: -Minor Adjustments Made to Chapter 3 NPC Walking Paths Fixed Bugs: -When Level Selecting for Story Mode, Chapter 1 Fo
System: -Minor Tweaks Made to Renderer for Performance Improvements -New Turn By Moving Setting Added: -With This Option Enabled, The Beetle (And Camera) Will Turn When Moving Horizontally -New Always Pan Camera Setting Added: -With This Option Enabled, The Camera Will Always Mov
Mechanics: -Increased the Minimum Impact Speed Required to Break Items Off Ball -Increased Acceleration of Ball When Rolling Up Steep Hills Story: -Amount of Available Items In Chapter 2 Increased UI: -Indicator Added for When Game Autosaves Bug Fixes: -Game Settings Not Properly