Hi everybody!
First off, a big “thank you” to our viewers from yesterday’s stream, it’s always great to have you around and we even enjoyed hearing some cool feedback and ideas from you peeps.
Our first Content Update is lurking around the corner. For this update we have several fun additions as well as some more technical features. So check this out…
New Maps!
Our update will bring two new maps, each with a different theme and new traps.
The first one is an ice-themed arena, with a big bad dude lurking in the background. The Vikings will feel winter’s bite as sharp snowy peaks outline the edge of the battleground. When the Boss wills it, huge ice shards drop on the battlefield, crushing anybody caught beneath.
The second arena will be fire-themed, a lava-engulfed site of an old civilization, long forgotten, long untrodden, however not uninhabited. An odd species of insects, referred to by travelers as “Ruin Creepers”, have made these old stones their home.
Ruin Creeper - New Arena Minion
These creatures answer to the Boss’ call and when summoned will start hunting down Vikings, however their behaviour will be different from that of Valhalla’s Stone Guardian or Cute Arena’s Bunny. The Creeper performs melee attacks, trying to fill its Special Attack. When its Special Attack is ready, the Creeper turns into a large flamethrower. The Creeper is also able to defend itself, by guarding its front part of its body with its large front limbs. If attacked while defending, the Creeper fires an AOE attack, blasting nearby Vikings.
Boss Customization
Moving on we have a long-awaited feature, finally a part of Bossgard: Boss Customization!
Gone is the age of vanilla bosses, the time for pimping is now!
Bosses will get their own customization menu, similar to that of the Vikings and will feature several color schemes available for both Stage I and Stage II. Bosses with Minions, like Olaf and Fortress will find their small henchmen benefiting from these color schemes as well.
Players will be able to unlock these new Boss customization items in similar fashion to how Vikings earn their items. Bosses will earn experience through combat and unlock items at each tier.
Multiplayer Regions
Finally we have a technical update. Multiplayer regions. Previously all connections were being relayed through a server in Amsterdam, which resulted in good connections for Europe, but less smooth experiences for players outside Europe.
Thus we have added a new Regions menu, so you can now select the closest server to you. Word to the wise, players will have to share the same Region in order to see each other’s games OR you can invite your friends through Steam and the game will do the Region switch automatically.
This system should ensure less lag when joining public games.
Anywho, this has been it, this is what we’re working on right now, the update won’t be hitting you people Wednesday as we had hoped, but it should be live in 10 days tops.
Meanwhile keep the feedback coming, we make sure to adjust our course accordingly. Keep bossing and keep Vikinging!
Love,
Snail, on behalf of the Sand Sailors