Hey everybody, we’ve just expanded Bossgard with a nifty update: a Build Mode!
Are the breadmen too much to handle? Are the Drones swarming you to Hel? Is the Wanderer proving to be too much of a challenge? No worries!
Build a Ballista! No. Better! A Cannon! Or several.
You know what goes nicely with Cannons? Walls. Go on, build some Walls as well. Bossgard’s an unfair place, might as well tip the scales in your favor.
Turrets, walls and traps can now be found as loot drops in Bossgard. They can pop out of barrels, broken down carts and all sorts of debris found throughout Bossgard. Just keep your eyes open!
Structures are built using precious Fire Essence, so it’ll be up to you to balance how much you spend on Heat and how much on deployable structures. Each to his own playstyle, we won’t judge!
Minion Levels
Enemies in Bossgard now get stronger with time. They’ll be colored differently according to their power level. The… um, red-er they get, the badder they are. Easy!
New Bossgard UI
We reworked the HUD for Bossgard Mode. HP is now represented as a big green Heart, Warmth is represented as a Lantern and we grouped all the powers nicely together. Also player characters now have a model of a Lantern attached to their belt.
Level Up Shrines
You can now level up your stats at Level Up Shrines by investing your Fire Essence in either Vitality, Damage or Mobility, allowing you to tweak the character to better fit your playstyle.
- Vitality will incrase your total HP, making you more beefy.
- Damge... well, will increase your Damage output
- Mobility increases movement speed and dodge distance, making you more nimble.
Work in progress
We're still working hard on the system and a lot more is to come, for instance Spike Traps and Decoys, so stay tuned and do let us know how the new building system feels.
Viking Versus Viking Bots!
We've also finished working on the new AI for Viking players, they'll prove to be formidable adversaries in Viking Vs Viking Mode. Try them out!
All in all...
Besides this, we've also been doing some balancing here and there and of course, bug fixing. Again, if you stumble across any bugs, do let us know.
Please not that for the time being, these new toys are available only in the Bossgard solo mode, but they will probably be part of the PVP modes just as well.
Have fun!
Bossgard awaits!