Hello everyone! We are back with a new beta for our upcoming update: Paws & Claws! Try it out now on the beta branch. Here's a TLDR of the content, for full details keep reading:
A new type of item: Pets
8 new Pets
1 new character, the Beast Master
QoL & Codex improvements
Before getting into the content, a word about progress saves:
When playing on the beta branch, the game will create a parallel progression based on your progress on the default branch.
If you play on the beta branch, the progress you made will only be recorded on the beta branch
If you play on the default branch, you progress will only be recorded on the default branch
At the end of the beta, the progress you made on the beta branch will be lost
If you have any questions about that, do not hesitate to ask. When playing the beta branch, please deactivate and unsubscribe to all mods in the workshop. Outdated mods might cause crashes and corrupted save. To access the beta branch, go to your Library, right click on Brotato and go to "Properties" of your game, then select "Betas". In the “beta participation”, select “beta” in the drop down menu.
So, “Paws & Claws” is available for testing, and the name alone should tell you everything you need to know!
The last update was about improving the game experience while introducing very few new elements. This time however, we’re not holding back and released a new type of item, the Pets.
As you might have guessed, Pets are autonomous, friendly creatures that will fight alongside you. Think of it as a turret with more personality. And more flavorful effects.
And to go with it, we added 1 new character to get the most out of the Pets - the Beast Master!
We should mention that the new content in the beta is only available in English for the moment.
Now, here’s the main dish:
Pets are friendly creatures that will help you fight or survive longer against the hordes of aliens. There are Pets for all types of builds, so you should find your happiness among the 8 new Pets that we are bringing to the game.
Like other items, Pets have to be unlocked. Here is the list of the items with their unlock challenges:
To unlock each item:
Bonk Dog: Equip at least 6 weapons that scale with Melee Damage.
Catling Gun: Equip at least 6 weapons that scale with Ranged Damage.
Bot-O-Mine: Equip at least 6 weapons that scale with Engineering.
Blazemander: Equip at least 6 weapons that scale with Elemental Damage.
Doc Moth: Reach at least 10 HP Regeneration and +10% Life Steal in the same run.
Lootworm: Leave at least 20 materials on the ground at the end of a wave.
Jellyshield: Get hit by 3 enemy projectiles in one wave.
Scapegoat: Win a run with Beast Master.
Pets are meant to work individually with different builds. But we thought: why not have 1 character that can get the most out of all of them? That’s the Beast Master for you.
To unlock the Beast Master, you must unlock the Bonk Dog, the Catling Gun, the Bot-O-Mine, the Blazemander and the Lootworm.
The idea behind the character is to fight solely with Pets. So, the Beast Master doesn't use weapons and instead uses his wild ways to make his pets super strong!
It’s our first time crafting a new potato so this might need some fine tuning - that is why we are doing a beta! Try it out and share your thoughts with us.
New timeline representation on pause menu.
Now, when you pause during a wave, you will see at the bottom of your screen where you stand in terms of waves and upcoming threats! Visually helpful and practical.
Swimming animation in Abyss
If you own the Abyssal Terror DLC, you’ll notice that Brotato does not walk but now swims. Because we figured that what was missing in a game potato with six floating hands was realism.
New info in the Codex
Introduced in the lastest update, New Dawn, the Codex now includes better representation of enemies HP and speed as well as visual of their attack pattern. Because sometimes, images are worth a thousand words. For every change and addition, see the patch note at the end of the post. WE NEED YOUR FEEDBACK
Just like last Beta, now is the time to give us your feedback on those new additions! Balancing, bugs, esthetic and so now, give us the full treatment, we’re ready to hear it all. Write on the beta channel of the Discord, in the Steam discussions, wherever you feel is right, we will find you. Cheers,
Dalloks & the EE team.
PATCH 1.1.14.0.beta-9 - Added 8 new items, 1 character and 9 challenges
- Made the Soldier bonus no longer related to movement (Damage and Attack Speed are now static)
- Added Tardigrade and Community Support items to Bull's restricted item list
- Added the Lifesteal restriction group to Bull
- Added cursed particles to Cursed Landmines
- All bosses now drop 10 materials
- Sorting inventory settings are now saved
- Added item pop-ups in the solo character selection menu
- Fixed the upgrade screen in co-op
- Fixed the end-of-wave material count when "Optimize End of Waves" is unchecked
- Added a timeline showing run events in the pause menu
- Added a Pets and Turrets highlight options
- Added an option to adjust pet transparency
- Added schematics for every Elite attack in the Codex
- Fixed an issue where controllers with heavy stick drift caused unintended movement when using a keyboard at the same time
- Upgraded the Godot Engine version to 3.7 dev-1