Eyooooooooo!
Time for another big update, we’ve been busting it out and have some more cool shit to show you guys!
So steel yourselves, here we go!
…Someone throwing a party?
As you walk around the halls of the USS Andromeda, you may look around and wonder: “Is someone gearing up for a birthday party?”
Well it turns out the circus came to town(…er ship..?) and the clowns thought they’d spruce the place up!
We went and added all sorts of circus decorations to our levels, from hanging flags and lights to scattered confetti and party hats, giving our levels a more carnival like appearance!
Along with that, we also went through the game and cleaned up some of the debris and gore that started to look like clutter after we added in these new decorations, making the game a lot more pleasant to look at.
Here’s some pictures of the process and what they look like in game!
A New Way To Earn Upgrade Chips
Remember those awesome new powerup chips we mentioned in our last blog post?
Well we decided that they were so cool they deserved to be earned rather than handed out all willy nilly, so we came up with a fun way to do so!
Now you’ll find these little buggers spread throughout the game hidden within sealed pods that can only be opened with the activation of buttons that are spread across the level. These buttons will be set to a pattern that you will have to time correctly in order to activate, time it wrong and its bye bye upgrade chip!
We believe this makes the upgrade chips feel more rewarding when you receive one, especially when navigating an electrified maze under the pressure of clowns and an approaching Jugularnaut!
Pop Goes The Balloon!
As we were busy putting together circus decorations, a thought occurred to us: what if there was more to fear while navigating halls than just the malicious clowns and shocking walls?
So we came up with a tricky new obstacle to watch for while feeling your way around the electrifying maze: exploding balloon traps!
These unfortunate tricks will have players watching their speed and measuring laser shots as they traverse the deadly ship.
On the flip side, a clown is just as susceptible to the explosion of a popped balloon as any of your fellow Cosmonauts, which can be used to your advantage! Just beware of where your standing when you do…
Playing Dressup
This is actually something that we’ve been super excited to implement but didn’t expect to have finished so soon, so we’re pretty stoked about this one!
What might that be, you wonderful creatures may ask?
Why, new outfits for your Cosmonaut of course!
Thats right, now you can equip your Cosmonaut with fresh digs and look extra snazzy while you cut your way to freedom!
While selecting your character you will be able to switch outfits to many different color combinations.
Although you’ll have to work to unlock most of them, we think you’ll find the new duds well worth the effort. 😉
Not to mention the extra bragging rights you’ll have when walking around in a Kill Bill colored outfit while your friend drudges around looking like a plain Jane!
Fresh Voices, Fresh Personalities
Tired of seeing our original 4 character cast? Wish there was more?
Well that wish hath been granted!~
Now you will be able to choose up to 5 new characters, each with their own voices and in game dialogue!
Thats a total of 9 different characters with unique personalities and light colors!
Cast of characters starting from left to right are: Dennis, Dawn, Brett, Cody, Jonathan, Diane, Earl, Remmington, Savannah
We think our voice actors did a stellar job and we think you guys will as well!
Enjoy hearing them whenever you decide that you need a fresh character to play as.
Buggie Buggerson the IV
*squish* *squish* *squash*
So many bugs, so little time.
In the midst of all of these new additions came, of course, a shit ton of bugs!
Yay!
We squashed what we believe is most of them however (fingers crossed) and cleaned up some older bugs we had been tied up on in the past, so Circus Interstellar is feeling pretty sweet now.
New Foes In The Works?
Our crusty ol’ boys are getting a well deserved facelift soon!
We thought that our twisted harlequins were feeling a bit stale and needed a bit more meat to them. So we’re thinking up and implementing new mechanics now as to make them better instruments of your demise. 🙂
We’ll update you guys on this when we’ve gotten further into it, so keep those eyeballs peeled Gremlins!
…And Then There Was a Beta
Do you hear that on the wind…?
Could it be!?
It is!!
The beta is about to drop!
Thats right, come June 1st (only a few days from now) the playable demo for Circus Interstellar will be released to those who have joined the Official Ettinsoft Discord. So be sure to click that link below and join your fellow Creatures in the fun!
We think your all going to have quite a blast. 😉
Don’t forget to grab another controller and find a friend or family member, because this game has local co-op baby!
The more this game comes along, the more excited we are!
Circus Interstellar has become much more than it ever was back when it was just Killer Clowns, and that makes us pretty damn proud of it.
Hope you all enjoy sticking it to those red nosed bastards, and be sure to let us know how you like it in the discord come June!
Love you all and see you ’round. 😀
-Matthew and Stephan Hanewinckel; Co-owners of Ettinsoft LLC
We hope to see more of you creatures in the discord. 🙂
