Welcome to the first of our regular weekly HyperParasite Early Access updates.
Let's get down to it! Here is what is new in 0.1904.3:
NEW
- New Parasite mechanics
- Improved Possession Cone visibility
- It’s now possible to increase/decrease the Possession Cone size in the Options
- New MiniBoss (Opera Singer) mechanics
- New MiniBoss (Robo Enforcer) mechanics
- New Retry option on Game Over
FIXED
- Fixed Asiatown rooms crashes
- Fixed Industrial District rooms crashes
- Fixed Wito’s dialogue crash in Industrial District
- Fixed AI ragdoll bug
- Fixed Skip/Pause button in Tutorial section
- Fied Map button bug (in-game GUI)
- Fixed Mad Scientist’s animations
- Fixed Archeologist/Techno Samurai special attacks crashes
- Fixed Mad Scientist’s death bug that spawned a wrong Collectible
- Fixed Worker class stats/values and damage area visibility
- Fixed collision problems in certain rooms of Asiatown
BETA
- New MiniBoss (Mad Scientist) mechanics basic implementation
- Body Storage basic implementation
- You can now “freeze” an host body and take it back in subsequent levels in the same run
The Beta Branch
This week we have opened up the Beta branch to the public and everyone is welcome to join! You can find instructions here on Steam or on Discord.
We’ll be implementing new features in the Beta branch before rolling them out to the main Early Access build. You can expect these almost daily! Please be aware that this build will contain bugs and problems, but you can revert anytime to the regular branch. Of course, any bugs or issues you do encounter, we'd love to know about them here on Steam or in Discord.
Coming soon on the Beta branch:
- New Mad Scientist MiniBoss mechanics (incomplete)
- First implementation of the brand new Body Storage mechanic
(Thanks to Darkness for the suggestion)
- You can now place and leave a host body in a capsule in the shop
- You can get that host body back anytime, both in current level and also in subsequent levels/acts.
Let us know what you think of the new host body mechanic: does it help with the problem some users pointed out (no host bodies to possess in new Acts)?
Streamer Spotlight
A massive thanks to MaxPalaro for his time with HyperParasite. You can watch his stream here.
We've put his face in the game! ːsteamhappyː If you're streamer on YouTube or Twitch and want to give HyperParasite a go then please get in touch. You can email us on [email protected] or visit KeyMailer and/or Woovit to request your keys. You never know, we may just put your face in the game too!
What's coming next?
- Complete Body Storage mechanic implementation (ETA next Friday)
- Complete Mad Scientist MiniBoss mechanics (ETA next Friday)
- Achievements - We're adding quite a few Achievements on Steam. They’re not yet fully functional, but they’ll be soon. ETA hopefully next Friday)
- Complete Act 3 implementation (ETA by the end of April or first few days of May at latest)
- Two new sub-levels: The Foundry and Nuclear Meltdown
- New minions
- New traps and room mechanics
- New Collectables
- New secrets
Win a custom HyperParasite Controller
There is still time to win this one of a kind HyperParasite custom controller. You need to have purchased the game in Early Access and then click on the image below to be directed to our giveaway page to complete the simple steps.
As always, thanks for all your support and feedback.
Don't forget, we'll be streaming tonight on Twitch at 8pm BST. See you there!