Hello, fellow Heroes!
As you may know, the Bullet Heaven genre has grown immensely over the last years; therefore, with many other Bullet Heaven games, we are happy to announce that we are joining Bullet Heaven 2.0 this year...
...it starts today!
BULLET HEAVEN 2.0 FEST IS HERE!
➡️ Click on the image to go directly to the events page
In this event, you'll find many games that populate the genre at a discounted price!
Of course, Fur and Fables will be a part of the festivities, featuring a Dev Stream showcasing our game and its exciting upcoming updates.
Not only that, but we also have updated our demo; here is what you expect to see.
New Enemies
I’d like to take this opportunity to talk about the game’s visual development and graphics, as the next version will feature a new family of enemies. Throughout the development of the game, we’re trying to keep things coherent and consistent to create a more real feeling to the world of Fur and Fables.
For the first group of enemies you encounter, we had a few design pillars:
- We don’t want the player to feel bad for defeating a large number of them..
- They shouldn’t be scary or too “evil”, to keep the cute vibe of the game.
- They need to be visually distinct from the main characters.
- No common fantasy tropes or races such as orcs, goblins, or zombies.
After several sketches and iterations, we came up with the rock enemies. Eric, the game’s graphic designer and animator, created a family of rock monsters that were clearly different from our animal heroes.
They answer all of the design principles we set out to achieve:
- They are made of stone and rock, so players won’t be too sorry for them
- We intentionally kept them looking kind of neutral looking (no red eyes and sharp fangs)
- They have a distinct and limited color palette that’s different from the main characters
- They are unique to this world we created
For the second wave of enemies, we wanted to mix things up with a completely different look and feel. To expand the world of Fur and Fables, this time we wanted to create something that would represent the darker mirror of our heroes. Our animal heroes are, well, heroes! So what would animal villains look like?
By the time players reach this new group of enemies, they should be familiar enough with the game that we don’t have to be so careful with keeping everything extremely clear - both visually and morally.
These enemies are much more similar to our main characters, but obviously from a different culture. They feature more skulls, horns, crude blades, and fur loin clothes. We drew inspiration from fantasy artists like Frank Frazetta and Simon Bisley, and from “Sword and Sorcery” classics such as Conan the Barbarian and He-Man.
The new barbarian enemies will be featured in the next version of Fur and Fables.
Elemental damage
The new version of Fur and Fables adds elemental damage to the game. There are currently three types of damage:
- Cold: Enemies hit by cold damage are frozen in place temporarily (bosses and mini-bosses are slowed instead of stopped).
- Lightning: Chain lightning arcs from the enemy that was hit to a number of other enemies in range.
- Poison: Enemies suffer additional damage for a few seconds after being hit.
You can give your characters an elemental damage buff by picking up an Upgrade Anvil in the game.
Each character can only have one damage type at a time, but the damage type resets after each stage, so you can try different combinations and test which element goes well with each character.
For example, Cold damage is especially useful on the Barbarian and Fighter, as they can both prevent enemies from getting too close.
New Endeless Mode Event 🔥
Lastly don't forget to check out our latest Endless Game Mode
- Become the last man standing on our new Endless mode!
How to Take Part⁉️
- Open Fur and Fables.
- When you are in the stages menu, choose Endless Mode at the bottom!
- The longer you play and survive, the greater your chances of winning
- Share your best time with us. Here
End Date 📅
▶️ Ends December the 19th.
Rules 📕
- Only one entry is allowed. If you send a second submission, we will send you a DM asking which one you want to keep, and the one you didn’t choose will be deleted;
- Entries sent after the end date will not be accepted.
Prizes 🏆
- 🥇1st place: $50 Steam gift card
- 🥈2nd place: $25 Steam gift card
- 🥉3rd place: $10 Steam gift card
May the odds be with you
Enjoy the fest and happy adventuring!
Enjoy!