Hello everyone! Coconzilla here.
I am glad to announce that today an updated version of the Bullet Casters Demo is available!
DEMO UPDATES
CHARACTER SELECTION IN CHALLENGE MODE
Originally we planned to develop the challenges of Bullet Casters to be played with a specific character, since for some of the levels you would really have to make full use of a certain Bullet Caster's unique ability.
Though thanks to the players' feedback we realized that most challenges would actually be fun and balanced with every fighter, Despite their extremely different shooting styles.
By pressing the Focus Button in the Challenge Mode menu it's now possible to switch between the 4 characters (except for the "Tutorial" challenge) here is a short overview of each of them:
Ella
Balanced character with a shooting style that requires good precision but has very high single-target damage output. Her special ability changes whether you are pressing the Focus button or not.
Favill
Beginner-friendly character that can easily deal with multiple enemies at the same time and doesn't require precise positioning. His damage against single targets is not as high as that of the other Bullet Casters. His special ability creates a small sun that deals high damage over time in an area, very useful to get past the opponents' defenses.
Hana
Technical character with high damage potential against both single and multiple targets. Her base attack can either shoot energy blades or be charged up to make Hana dash and slash all the enemies in her path. Her special ability allows her to place a portal that she can teleport to, which can be useful for escaping dangerous situations but also to reach enemies faster.
Torden
Extravagant character that shoots electric bullets from the two drums spinning around him. You can press the Focus Button to stop the drums rotation, allowing you to hit enemies from any point of the battle-field. His special, not usable in Focus Mode, can be activated by pressing the Special Attack Button when his two drums are overlapping, and it generates a powerful thunder that penetrates the monsters' defenses.
VISUAL IMPROVEMENTS
these are some visual improvements we added since the last demo:
- Made custom sprites for each character's name.
- Increased feedback when enemies get hit.
- Improved explosion when enemies are defeated.
- Added animation when mana is picked in Duel Mode.
- Made Favill's bullets less distracting.
As for the last demo, we would love to hear your feedback about the demo!
You can use the "Send Feedback" and "Report Bug" in the game's main menu to write to us, and if you want to talk directly to the devs you can join our Discord server with this link:
Bullet Casters official Discord server
That's all from me, I hope you have fun trying the demo!