Brainz... I MEAN - Breaking News!
Hey folks, we’re back with another Clodhoppers update!
Before we start, I should mention that some items shown may become premium only when the game leaves early access.
If you want to experience everything Clodhoppers has to offer, for FREE - Now’s the time!
K.O. king is now Rumble!
We’ve renamed K.O. King to Rumble and added 3 modes for players to choose from.
Ding Mode - Each hit scores 1 point.
Damage Mode - Damage inflicted scores points of equal amount.
KO Mode - Each KO scores 1 point.
You’ll hear a DING! every time you score a point. The player with the most points win!
Man, do I love a good excuse for beating people up.
Customisable bombs and flags
Stickers (left) get recoloured to match your player colour in-game.
Next up on the menu are customisable bombs and flags!
Players will be able to equip stickers (left) and wraps (right) however they see fit.
Visit the outhouse and navigate to the Extras menu to check them out.
But that’s not all - Check out this next slide.
new voices in Clodhoppers!
*Ahem* - Allow me to introduce you to Maude and.. Zombie?
Maude is the first female voice in Clodhoppers - It was about time, wasn’t it?
There’ll be more to come haha, don’t worry.
Also, please welcome zombies and skeletons! The zombie voice is um.. quite lovely, isn't it?
Anyways, I’ve been asked not to pay the zombies too much attention. We don’t want any bad news at the studio - What’s that noise..?
Various level changes
The events of the last two weeks have been chaotic. The zombies will soon break through our defences - I truly fear for our safety..
But on the bright side! Mal’s been cooking some changes to various levels - Yippee!
Check it out - Pit 2 and Pit 3 have undergone a complete redesign.
For Pit 3, we’ve introduced a new interactable object - The target!
The target functions similar to the lever, however, it can also be triggered by projectiles.
We’ve added trampolines to Bounce House and Burping Burt!
While Burping Burt is great chaos, the trampolines really add flavour into the mix.
It feels like a boxing ring, with the trampolines throwing you back into the action whenever you’re misfortunate enough to have been knocked off.
While they can sometimes save you from death, you can still fall off the edge mind you.
Beta testers will remember when we had the rising wall on Pinch.
We’ve bought that back! Truly a great pick for Team Knock Out.
Last but not least, we’ve completely remade the Online Lobby - What do you think?
There’s been some smaller changes made to other levels as well. Let us know if you spot them!
Awesome work, Mal! Now, can we please bring back Wide? I’m missing it more every day..
Miscellaneous
Added an option to allow controller 1 to be used for a 2nd player.
Improved performance and added configurable graphics options.
(Anti-aliasing in a work in progress)Added a new zoom mode which frames the entire level in view.
(Zoom is Z on Keyboard, RS on Controller)Added an option to allow players to respawn after falling.
(Subtracts 1 health point - Subject to change)Various UI changes, improvements and bug fixes.
Various improvements to player movement.
Added new emote animations.
Improved gameplay camera.
Added hints for assistance.
Improved director mode.
Improved voice chat.
★ Hundreds of other general bug fixes.
Closing Remarks
For those unaware, we make regular updates to our beta build.
If you’re interested in experiencing the latest that Clodhoppers has to offer, as well as joining us for weekly play tests - Join our Discord Server to participate!
Huh, Mal's got a weird vibe about him. Is that a bite mark?
Keep in mind that things are subject to change - We’re still making the game!
That’s all we’ve got to share for now, until next time.