Hey!
The release was not that long ago, but I read a lot of feedback and comments.
Some were pretty mean but some were also very nice, constructive and much appreciated. Everyone who professionally tested the game gave positive feedback.
Today I release the first update for Beeftacular together with a free demo version and also announce a price drop from $7.99 down to $5.99. Permanently.
Okay, now one after the other:
Changelog 1.1.0.0:
- Added a difficulty setting
- You can now choose between "Experienced" (Default), "Beginner" and "Noob" Difficulty. Since many people had problems with the high level of difficulty in Beeftacular this difficulty setting will definitely help.
- Beginner level will give you 50% additional time per level, Noob will even double the amount of time you got
- Added a couple of new secret levels
- Added a new setting to adjust the menu animation speed
- Added Yes/No Question Window instead of y/n textbox
- Added a few more hints
- Fixed a couple of small bugs
- Some other small changes
The new demo version:
Beeftacular just got a free demo version, available for everyone who has a steam account and doesn't already own the full version.
The demo version consists of 10 (rather easy) levels that are very similiar to some of the levels from the main game.
The demo also includes the level editor. But it's not possible to save, load or publish custom levels. So the level editor in the demo is just to take a look at some other objects or for experimenting.
This demo should help you deciding whether you want to give the game a chance or not. Since a platformer needs to feel right, and not just look right it's important that you can try it yourself. And now you can! And then you will see that Beeftacular is actually a very smooth, high quality and fun platformer.
Visit the Beeftacular Steam Store Page and hit "Download Demo" on the right to try the demo for free!
The price drop:
Although personally I feel that $7.99 was a fair price for Beeftacular, most non-buyers thought differently. And at the end of the day I just want my game to be played, that's why I decided to drop the price to a far lower price that I hope everyone acknowledges as fair and well worth it.
At $5.99 Beeftacular now has almost the same price as my other, older platformer game Just Get Through. Both games are coming with a lot of love and content and are well worth their price, especially if you're a fan of platformer games.
I hope this price drop will lead to more people playing the game and filling the steam workshop with high quality custom levels.
Bottom line:
I want to thank everyone who supports me and my games. Everyone who already bought Beeftacular or Just Get Through and everyone who gave constructive feedback.
To all the haters I can just say: If you like platformers, give Beeftacular a chance.
And for everyone who read this far a fun fact: You can unlock a secret skin by using the Konami code in the main menu.
Thanks again and enjoy my game!
PS.: Beeftacular is now also part of the Retrific Platformer Bundle, where you can save 25% when buying Just Get Through and Beeftacular together or when you already own one of these games!
