The Horde Wants You Dead
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| Published | Kind | Announcement | Build |
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| Game update | Hotfix v1.1a - Challenge Creator Hey Squad, Hotfix for some early issues that have been found with the Challenge Creator. Bug Fixes · Fixed issue that could cause a hang with 100% penetration weapons. · Fixed invalid cards sometimes being offered in supply crates. · Fixed some issues that can occur after deleting challenges on the Workshop. · Fixed challenge duplication keeping a reference to the original challenge's Workshop… | 21177580 | |
| Major update | The Challenge Creator has arrived! Hey squad, We're happy to announce the new Challenge Creator is now live! What is the Challenge Creator? Challenge Creator is a major update to The Horde Wants You Dead that allows you, the players, to setup challenges how you want to. This isn't just about tweaking how big the horde is or how strong enemies are, instead we've exposed most of the game's systems to the Challenge Creator. We want… | 21175117 | |
| Game update | Update v1.0.5 - Patch Notes Hey Squad, Just a small bug fix patch today to fix a couple issues that have popped up. Bug Fixes · Fixed issues with gamepad input caused by the text chat · Fixed rare issue with the invulnerability VFX after reviving · Fixed an issue on SteamDeck and Big Picture mode where sometimes the chat text box is not selected when trying to type a message using the virtual keyboard Demo v1.1.7 The demo… | 21075115 | |
| In-game event | Update v1.0.4 - Squad Text Chat! Hey Squad, We've added text chat to multiplayer games to help squad members talk to each other. Press 'Enter' on keyboard or 'D-pad Down' on controller to start typing a message. These keys can of course be rebound in the settings menu. We also added a small fist icon on weapons in the weapon selection screen, to indicate if this weapon has been used to successfully beat the horde. This is for… | 21010637 | |
| Game update | Update v1.0.3 - Patch Notes Hey Squad, Just a small patch today to improve Steam Deck compatibility. Feature Changes · Tweak upgrades screen to increase the font size of some elements to improve readability. · Enable virtual keyboard for Steam Deck and Big Picture mode. Demo v1.1.5 The demo has been updated with all the same changes and fixes. | 20830436 | |
| Game update | Update v1.0.2 - Patch Notes Hey Squad, Work continues on Challenge Creator and RNG improvements, but in the meantime, here's a small patch that includes being able to see everyone's upgrades at the end of a game. Feature Changes · Added functionality to view the upgrades of all players at the end of the game. Bug Fixes · Fixed being able to select too many upgrades in the meta-progression screen. · Fixed special enemies n… | 20766240 | |
| Community | Challenge Creator coming soon! Hey squad, Thank you for all the feedback and comments regarding our next steps. After going through it all, we would like to take a moment to update you on what we've decided to focus on in the short-term. We'll be taking a look at the RNG and trying out a few things to improve fairness, card distribution etc. This may end up being an ongoing thing where we rollout changes over time to assess… | — | |
| Game update | Update v1.0.1 - Patch Notes Hey Squad, Thank you to everyone who has bought and been playing the game so far! We hope you've been enjoying it as you battle through the horde challenges! We'd also like to thank everyone for their feedback. Discussions continue on what's next for the game - join our discord to be part of that conversation. Discord Feature Changes · Reduced the amount of booster enemies that can be alive at… | 20661756 | |
| News | The Horde Wants You Dead is out now! THE DAY HAS FINALLY ARRIVED! The Horde Wants You Dead is now available to purchase on Steam, and there's a 15% discount for the first 2 weeks! Bring your very best skills to the arena as you take on the horde across five challenging difficulties, either solo or with a squad of friends in full online co-op. With a range of enemies eager to end your attempt, you must adapt, upgrade and fight to t… | — | |
| Game update | Demo v1.1.2a - Patch Notes Hey Squad, Just a small update to deal with a couple nasty bugs that were brought to our attention. Bug Fixes · Fixed Endless mode modifiers persisting into normal games · Fixed issue with players being able to join lobbies despite being on different versions of the game · Fixed issue that could occur when exiting a lobby containing 3 or more players Edit 23/10: There was a second update for th… | — | |
| Game update | Demo v1.1.2 - Patch Notes Hey Squad, Just a few more days until you can get your hands on the full game. We hope you're as excited as we are! We have been putting in the final touches and we're bringing a lot of that work into the demo. This is very likely to be the last demo patch before release. This update introduces a revamped audio system that makes weapons sound better, grenades sound more explosive, and provides… | — | |
| Game update | Demo v1.1.1 - Patch Notes Hey Squad, We're really happy to see people enjoying the refreshed demo and really appreciate all the kind words. While the build is fairly stable, some bugs still managed to get through the cracks so here's the first batch of bug fixes. Bug Fixes · Fixed blood remaining on some enemies after disabling blood in the settings · Fixed issue saving endless personal best times on 4 player matches ·… | — | |
| Community | New demo available now! Hey Squad, It's just under two weeks until the game releases now and ahead of that we've released a new and updated demo! This refreshes it with the latest changes and improvements that we've been working on, as well as introducing some brand new features. This demo, while smaller than the previous one, is designed to be a taster that sits alongside the full game. We're also planning to keep th… | — | |
| Announcement | The Horde Wants You Dead releases on October 27th! Hey Squad, We have a release date! The Horde Wants You Dead will launch on Monday, October 27th! This is obviously a little later than our initially planned Q3 launch window, so for that we apologise. We understand this may be disappointing for those of you eager to get your hands on the full game, but this extra time will allow us to get everything polished and tested so that the game is relea… | — | |
| Game update | Demo v1.0.12 - Patch Notes Hey Squad, Today's update contains a change to how we handle lobbies to avoid a rare issue we've been seeing that can result in 5 players entering the same lobby - which breaks the game. Bug Fixes · Fixed rare issue allowing more than 4 players to join the same lobby | — | |
| Game update | Demo v1.0.11 - Patch Notes Hey Squad, Small update today that fixes a handful of bugs caused by players joining lobbies from different machines but using the same steam account. Unfortunately, this is not supported as steam only allows players to be logged in from one device. Bug Fixes · Fixed players not leaving the lobby when signing out from steam. | — | |
| Game update | Demo v1.0.10 - Patch Notes Hey Squad, Another round of bug fixes this week, as well as a change in the way we find open squads so that AFK people hosting a squad don't inadvertently block other players from finding an active squad. Thank you again for all the bug reports and feedback! Feature Changes · When finding open squads, try and avoid entering the same lobby repeatedly if multiple are available. Bug Fixes · Fixed… | — | |
| Game update | Demo v1.0.9 - Patch Notes Hey Squad, A few more bug fixes in this patch, as well as some additional reporting. We know a few of you have been having some disconnection issues occasionally, and this reporting will hopefully help us understand what's happening there. Thanks again for playing! Bug Fixes · Fixed null reference related to settings screen. · Fixed a navigation edge case that could cause performance spikes. ·… | — | |
| Game update | Demo v1.0.8 - Patch Notes Hey Squad, Just a handful of bug fixes in this patch. Happy shooting! Bug Fixes · Fixed rare issue that can occur when changing traits just as the game starts. · Fixed issue when trying to show an unbound control in-game. · Additional logs and checks to try and narrow down a rare, hard to reproduce issue. | — | |
| Game update | Demo v1.0.7 - Patch Notes Hey Squad, It's so great to see lots of you playing the demo, and that more and more people are discovering the game every day! Thank you all for playing and spreading the word! This patch aims to fix various issues that have been popping up over the last couple of weeks - thank you for sending in your bug reports, they've been very helpful! We've also taken the opportunity to add support for c… | — | |
| Game update | Release Date Update Hey squad, First of all, a massive thank you to all the people that have played our demo so far. The response to the game has been incredible and we're very happy to see so many of you having a lot of fun with it! We've also been receiving a lot of great and constructive feedback, suggestions and ideas. Thanks to everyone that has taken the time to send it in - it's hugely appreciated. After go… | — | |
| Game update | Demo v1.0.6 - Patch Notes Next Fest is now over, but the good news is we're leaving our demo up for people to play! Thanks to everyone who gave it a go, we hope you enjoyed it! The feedback has been very positive and constructive overall! So thank you for writing up your comments, thoughts, ideas and even those pesky bugs. We'll now be collating it all, going through it and using it to help guide the game's direction an… | — | |
| Game update | Demo v1.0.5 - Patch Notes Some more changes and fixes for the demo. Feature Changes · Improved bullet vs metal spark VFX Bug Fixes · Fixed issue with error handling when trying to host or join a squad without steam running · Fixed some issues caused by players disconnecting during the game · Fixed issue when returning to lobby · Fixed an issue with some UI elements sometimes getting stuck on screen after card selection… | — | |
| Game update | Demo v1.0.4 - Patch Notes We've fixed some issues that have been found: Bug Fixes · Fixed remote players sometimes being able to heal without having a medpack · Fixed accessibility sliders showing default values when returning to the lobby · Fixed enemies sometimes walking under ground or on air Good luck against the horde! | — | |
| In-game event | Demo v1.0.3 - Accessibility Patch Hi, First things first, a big thank you once again to everybody who has been playing our demo and giving us feedback. It's been really helpful to hear what different players are enjoying and not enjoying. It's all valuable feedback, so thank you for taking the time to write it. We're going to go through all the feedback after Next Fest is over to help figure out what needs to change and the dir… | — | |
| Game update | Demo v1.0.2 - Patch Notes Another big thank you to everyone playing the demo! We're happy that you're all enjoying it and would like to thank you for all the feedback we've received so far! We've fixed some more issues, mainly related to gamepad input: Feature Changes · Added warning messages on trait selection when slots are full or locked Bug Fixes · Fixed weapon list scrolling with controller · Fixed trait selection… | — | |
| Game update | Demo v1.0.1 - Patch Notes Thanks to everyone who has played the Steam Next Fest demo! We hope you've been having fun and been able to survive the horde! We've made a number of improvements and fixes to address some issues that have been found. Feature Changes · Adjusted spawning behaviour for some enemy types · Save player loadout when quitting the lobby without playing (was previously only saved when starting a game) ·… | — |
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