0.4.1

• Fixed bug where game would not continue after beating the final boss. (Thanks @rain!)
  

0.4.0

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We are excited about this new major update! We are implementing one of the most requested features for Beary Arms: Outfits! Currently a player can collect them during a run, but it will not save after leaving the game. In the future, players will be able to collect outfits and wear them for future runs. We would love to hear your ideas for different outfits for Beary. We plan on implementing more outfits as EA development progresses.

In this major update we reworked three major mechanics: dungeon crawl choice, weapon upgrades, and proove upgrade tree.

[h2]Dungeon Crawl Choice[/h2]

The Navigation screen has been removed. From feedback and our observation of players, we noticed that the nav screen was confusing and not being utilized to its full potential. The main intention of the nav screen was to give the player choice and provide another layer of strategy for the player to optimize. Instead, especially with new players, it seemed like it was information overload. We still want players to make a choice of where to travel to next and have an informed choice about rewards. Replacing the nav screen is a 3 option choice of what rewards the player would like to attempt to get in the next dungeon. After a certain amount of dungeon clears, the player will face off against the galaxy master.

[h2]Weapon Upgrades[/h2]

The old weapon upgrade system was another pain point for players. It also lacked player customization for runs. In this update we are introducing a new concept called Weapon Augmentations. Weapon Augmentations are iterative stackable upgrades for a specific weapon. This allows for more custom builds and experimentation with different weapons. Weapon rarity will determine how many augs and quality of augs a player can stack:

• Starter weapons: 2 aug slots, aug quality I
  
• Entry weapons: 3 aug slots, aug quality I
  
• Power weapons: 4 aug slots, aug quality I & II
  
• Super weapons 4-5 aug slots, aug quality II & III
  

• Old Saves will be overwritten and will not work in this new update.
  
• 3 Beary outfits have been added. Pick them up after defeating a boss
  
• Removed the nav screen
  
• Added a new dungeon picker/reward screen when exiting dungeons
  
• Fixed visual glitch on certain dock rooms (Thanks nm41!)
  
• Made it more difficult for Beary to fall into water
  
• Items on the ground now have prompts to inform the player what is being picked up.
  
• Fixed a bug where bullets from certain enemies wouldnt hit Bearys hit box properly
  

• Tables have been removed from Battrees room.
  

• AI has been reworked to be more predictable and lean into the platforming of the arena
  
• Slightly raised health
  

• Slightly raised health
  

• Added Trust Fund Teddy.
  
• Start runs with an additional 500 plu.
  

• Added Beary Conservation Corp
  
• Upon a dungeon exit, Beary is granted an additional 250 plu.
  

• Added Eh tee em
  
• Shops now contain a machine that takes inspiration and converts it to plu. 1 Inspiration converts to 250 plu.
  

• Added Trusted Customer
  
• Gives an additional 2.5% discount at stores.
  

• Added Plutocracy
  
• Instantly consume all of Beary's plu and apply 1 damage to all weapons for every 500 plu consumed.
  

• Added Aunt Sam's Birthday Card
  
• Get 3000 plu now
  

• Reworked to increase the amount of plu picked up from 20% to 40%
  

• Added Paraechinus.
  
• Increases enemy movement speed by 100%
  

• Added Zoomies.
  
• For a brief moment, nearby enemy movement speed greatly increased whenever Beary uses dash
  

• Added Rate Hike.
  
• Reduce the value of plu picked up by 50%
  

• Added Inflation.
  
• Items purchased at stores now cost 50% more
  

• Added Trickle Down
  
• Pixelated enemies no long drop plu
  

• All weapons have unlimited ammo
  
• Ammo drops have been removed
  
• Weapons now have aug slots and aug quality pools:
  
  
  
  • Starter weapons: 2 aug slots, aug quality I
    
  • Entry weapons: 3 aug slots, aug quality I
    
  • Power weapons: 4 aug slots, aug quality I & II
    
  • Super weapons 4-5 aug slots, aug quality II & III
    
  
  

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The Claws and Paws Fashion update is coming to Steam April 17th!

0.3.10

[h2]Bug Fixes[/h2]

• Fixed a bug where stats and achievements would break. (thanks Fisty McKnuckles and HeyitsPDC)
  

0.3.9

[h2]UI[/h2]

• Removed Holiday Spirit.
  
• Reduced bullet sfx for better readability and better game performance.
  

• She back.
  

• Given more Health.
  

• Fixed a bug where bullets would phase through certain props (thanks infinitysnapz!).
  

0.3.8

[h2]UI[/h2]

• Year end stats now available
  

Hi furiends!

We have a special in-game holiday event for Rightfully, Beary Arms called Sleigh, Beary from December 11, 2023 @ 1PM ET until January 4, 2024 @ 9AM ET. We are also doing a 12 Days of Beary Giveaway on December 20, 2023 through December 31, 2023 on Twitter.

Thank you to Garrett Rose for the bumpin' music and Jess Thomas for beautiful key art!

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0.3.7
[h2]Beary[/h2]

• Ginger Spice
  

• We about to get *festive*.
  
• Fixed a bug where Beary would run forward after a Galaxy Master cut scene.
  
• Fixed a bug where the mouse cursor would remain if dying to a boss.
  
• Added a resume option when pausing on the nav screen. (Thanks cover blader!)
  
• Aim assist for controllers has been buffed a little.
  

• The one true queen has excused herself for a long due vacation.
  

• "He's just a guy" - Kazoo Compoozer Exzoodizoo.
  

• Loving those festive string lights.
  

• While punk, punk does love some fuzzy stockings.
  

• Base accuracy increased.
  

• Replaced with snowflakes.
  

• Wreath the benefits of Beary-payer healthcare.
  

• Very present.
  

We have the stats... we know..

0.3.6

[h2]UI[/h2]

• Fixed a bug where weapon wheel would stay on screen -- not being able to be closed easily.
  

• Fixed a bug where the player could get unlimited amount of hearts
  

Patch Note 0.3.5
[h2]Enemies and other NPCs[/h2]

[h3]Battree[/h3]

• Fixed a bug where Battree would phase out of the room through a door - this could happen to other NPCs as well (fixed for them too), but it happened to Battree most often.
  

0.3.4

[h2]Beary[/h2]

• Fixed a performance bug where frames would drop upon picking up plu
  

0.3.3

[h2]Beary[/h2]

• Fixed a bug when Beary falls into the water would still continue to walk regardless of player input
  

• Improved some AI pathfinding
  

Patch Note 0.3.2

[h2]Beary[/h2]

• Reduced dash distance.
  
• Reduced speed of dash.
  
• Slightly reduced dash cooldown.
  
• Slightly reduced the size of his hitbox.
  

• Removed s p o o k y stuff :(.
  

• Slightly reduced dungeon size of mech galaxy dungeons
  

• Slightly reduced health of all mech mobs.
  

Patch Note 0.3.1

[h2]UI[/h2]

• Things are a bit more s p o o k y.
  

• Sporting some glow in the dark fangs.
  

• Orange lights for vibes.
  

• Continuing to stick it to the man.
  

• Plu currency replaced with candy.
  

• Health kits now allow Beary to stay in gourd shape!
  

• Bullet Spread slightly increased.
  
• Bullet Spread is now uniformly spread out instead of being randomly spread out.
  
• Reduced bullets shot from 6 to 5.
  

• Increased damage from 18 to 38.
  
• Reduced ammo capacity from 15 to 5.
  
• Reduced time it takes to fire first bullet from 1 second to .7 seconds.
  
• Reduced time it takes to fire subsequent bullets as long as the trigger is held from 1 second to .45 seconds.
  
• Slightly increased the accuracy.
  

• Increased damage from 15 to 30.
  

• Increased damage from 30 to 50.
  

[h2]Happy October Furiends![/h2]

[h3]We are quickly approaching the spookiest day of the year, which means we gotta spookify Rightfully, Beary Arms.

Help Beary collect candy while he runs around in his pumpkin mask from October 23, 2023 at 9AM ET until November 1, 2023 at 9AM ET.

Share your eerie little screenshots and gameplay clips with us![/h3]

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Patch Notes 0.3.0
[h3]Furiends, Beary went shopping for some new toys at Pandora's Fox Toys & Games! This update introduces new weapons and weapon upgrades. We are also still attempting to balance the early game. Based on feedback we know there are some challenges with the early game of RBA. We really appreciate the community's feedback and involvement![/h3]

[h2]Weapons, Items and Upgrades[/h2]
[h3]Overall[/h3]

• Introduction of Primary and Secondary weapon upgrades. Primary upgrades largely improve weapon stats like, damage, fire rate, accuracy, and ammo capacity. Secondary weapon upgrades allow an effect to be applied to a weapon's bullet.
  
• Entry weapons reworked to be more likely to have 1 or 2 primary weapon upgrades.
  
• Entry weapons are most likely to have 0 or 1 secondary weapon upgrade.
  
• Power weapons reworked to be more likely to have 1 to 3 primary weapon upgrades.
  
• Power weapons are most likely to have 0 to 2 secondary weapon upgrades.
  
• Super weapons reworked to be more likely to have 2 to 3 primary weapon upgrades.
  
• Super weapons are most likely to have 0 to 3 secondary weapon upgrades.
  
• Health proove now increases weapon damage by 1 HP instead of 4%.
  

• Added A salt Rifle to the game.
  
• For self-preservation.
  
• A slower firing automatic rifle that deals decent damage.
  
• Entry Weapon Classification.
  

• Added Cannonloupe to the game.
  
• The folks from the lab designed explosive melons and a cannon to fire them from. What will they think of next?
  
• After a delayed trigger pull, the cannon releases an explosive melon to deal devastating damage to enemies.
  
• Super Weapon Classification.
  

• Added Mac 10 And Cheese to the game.
  
• The cheese powder is a radioactive yellow color.
  
• A fairly fast firing but weak submachine gun.
  
• Entry Weapon Classification.
  

• Added Glockamole to the game.
  
• Avocados, salt, lime juice, onion, cilantro, and bullets.
  
• A fast firing automatic pistol that doesn't hinder movement!
  
• Power Weapon Classification.
  

• Added Toaster to the game.
  
• From Crazy Red's Kitchen Appliance Research and Development for the Department of Homeland Defense. And it makes toast.
  
• A low mag fast firing rifle.
  
• Super Weapon Classification.
  

• Added Chekhov's Gun to the game.
  
• Etched into the barrel, "The Bear".
  
• A low mag, slower firing, high damaging pistol.
  
• Super Weapon Classification.
  

• An instant kill upgrade is now possible for select weapons.
  
• Instant kill gives a weapon a slight chance to completely kill an enemy regardless of health Does not work on Galaxy Masters.
  
• Chances of Instant kill increase with each upgrade number.
  

• A Freeze upgrade is now possible for select weapons.
  
• Freeze gives a weapon a chance to freeze enemy movement.
  
• Chances of Freeze increase with each upgrade number.
  

• A Successive Damage upgrade is now possible for select weapons.
  
• Successive Damage allows a weapon to increase its damage incrementally with every hit shot on an enemy. The damage resets after a missed shot.
  

• Increase ammo pickup from 10 to 25.
  

• Increased starting damage from 10 to 12.
  
• Increased magazine size from 3 to 4.
  
• Slightly decreased accuracy.
  

• Increased damage per bullet from 3 to 4.
  

• Increased starting damage from 5 to 6.
  
• Increased ammo capacity from 6 to 9.
  

• Slightly reduced fire rate.
  
• Slightly decreased accuracy.
  
• Now an automatic weapon.
  
• Decreased ammo capacity from 12 to 6.
  
• Reduced reload time.
  

• Starting health increased by a full heart.
  

• Radar Jam removed from dungeon rewards. If ya need jam, the shop can still spawn some.
  
• Reduced the starting Radar Jam required to face the first boss from 150 to 50.
  
• Radar Jam required to face subsequent galaxy master's increases by 50 per galaxy maxing out at 200.
  
• Crates are destroyed based on damage instead of number of hits.
  

• Enemies now drop plu upon death instead of automatically depositing plu into Beary's bank account.
  

• Slightly reduced health for all mobs.
  

• Numerous bug fixes.
  

We're thrilled to share Rightfully, Beary Arms with the community in the Pittsburgh area at Pittsburgh Gaming Expo (PGX) on Saturday, September 30 and Sunday, October 1. If you live in the area, be sure to stop by!

We're celebrating Steam SHMUP Fest with a 30% discount of Rightfully, Beary Arms for the duration of the event! Sale begins on Monday, September 25, 2023.

September 12, 2023

Playful Pals!

Due to a shipping error from one of our overseas suppliers, Pandoras Fox Toys & Games is now in possession of hundreds of toys I did not mean to order. When I tried to return the shipment to my supplier, they had no record of these parcels ever existing. They insisted I keep the toys. So here we are. I have so many toys that I had to store them in my own home. My kids couldnt eat breakfast at the table this morning because we are drowning in a sea of toys. THEY MUST GO.

That is why I am excited to announce a toytastic SHIPPING ERROR SALE. This error is your chance to SAVE SAVE SAVE. Find furtastic deals on brand spankin' new toys up to 90% off retail price. The packaging and labels are in different languages, so I did my best to translate:

• SALT SHAKER BUR BUR BUR now $1.99 (90% off original price)
  
• A MELON BOOM BOOM now $0.99 (80% off original price)
  
• A DESSERT THAT LOOKS LIKE A BIRD now $3.50 (50% off original price)
  
• CHEESY PASTA MACHINE GUN now $10.99 (50% off original price)
  
• BACON TOMATO LETTUCE now $9.99 (40% off original price)
  
• SOME DUDE NAMED ANTON now $0.99 (90% off original price)
  

[h3]Hi all! Weve got some major updates incoming, which prioritize early game balancing and loading performance. Let us know what you think after the changes go live![/h3]

Patch Note 0.2.0

[h2]UI[/h2]
[h3]Nav[/h3]
Overall

• Drastically improved loading time performance for lower end machines.
  
• Improved loading time performance for the Steam Deck.
  
• The first dungeon after spawning will be a lot shorter compared to other dungeons. This dungeon will also have an equal chance of guaranteeing a health, weapon, or inspiration drop.
  
• Starting dock dungeons will have less rooms which require dashing over water in the mech galaxy. Rooms that require more dashing over water will slowly increase in subsequent galaxies.
  
• Starting arcade dungeons will have larger rooms with less pool tables and bowling ball returns in the mech galaxy. Rooms with more pool tables and bowling ball returns will slowly increase in following galaxies.
  
• The galaxy progression screen has been replaced with... well, you'll see.
  
• Fixed a bug where some space rooms overlapped.
  
• Fixed (hopefully) a bug where loading out of dungeons caused an inability to select a new dungeon from the nav screen. This bug is really hard to recreate, so let us know on Discord if you see it again.
  

• Fixed a bug where enemies were not spawning correctly based on player progression.
  

• Fixed a bug where mech faction would hold and shoot weapons at a lower position than intended.
  

• First Death Calamity has been removed.
  

• Renamed the mess of named instances of this weapon to squirt instead of squit.
  

• Homeland has been replaced but not forgotten.
  

• Updated Credits.
  

We are pawsitively excited to share that we are part of The Mini Indie Showcase by Six One Indie next week on Wednesday, August 30 at 12PM EDT! Check out the showcase to learn about other indie games!

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FURiends! We hope you are living your best lives out there.

What an incredible Early Access Launch! Thank you to everyone for your support! We want to keep the community looped into our development process, so we will share a monthly state of development for Rightfully, Beary Arms.

[h2]What we are currently working on:[/h2]

[h3]Load Times[/h3]

We are testing fixes for long load times on lower-end systems and Steam Decks. Initial load times at EA launch for the Steam Deck were up to two minutes. The fixes we are testing have reduced load times for the Steam Deck to just a couple of seconds.

[h3]Frame Drops[/h3]

There will be some performance improvement to frame rate with the upcoming update. This will gradually improve over time as we optimize certain systems.

[h3]High Priority Bugs[/h3]

High priority bugs were reported and have been extrememly difficult for us to reproduce. We believe we have addressed a couple of these high priority bugs in the pending update.

[h3]Early Game Balance[/h3]

Player feedback and game statstics suggest a very punishing early game experience for Beary (sorry, buddy). Admittedly, this balance is difficult to approach. We brainstormed ideas to directly address this. However, we believe the learning curve reward factors into what makes roguelites/roguelikes uniquely enjoyable (get those dopamine hits!). We want to maintain some level of challenge while gently introducing new players to RBA's mechanics and gameplay. We expect the upcoming update will address the brutality of RBA's early game experience.

[h2]What we are looking forward to:[/h2]

A formal roadmap is difficult to verbalize at this time. We are prioritizing community and player feedback for our initial EA builds. For this reason, we want to avoid promising one feature or idea when the community is requesting something else. With that said, we expect to expand some of the following elements in future updates:

• Weapons
  
• Enemies
  
• Bosses
  
• Calamities
  
• Runtimes
  
• Prooves
  

• Bestiary
  
• Player Statistics
  
• Narrative Elements (for 1.0 release)
  

Hi all - This is the small balance update. We have been working on a bigger patch that will address performance and some of the bug issues that have been reported, but we wanted to get a balance patch out sooner. The performance update will take longer for us to test and validate. Thank you all for reporting bugs and observations! Keep em coming!

Patch Note 0.1.1

[h2]Beary[/h2]

[h3]Health[/h3]

• Starting health changed from 3 hearts to 4 hearts.
  

• Galaxy faction progression has been changed from `Animal>Insect>Mech>Mixed` to `Mech>Insect>Animal>Mixed`.
  

• While chasing Beary, Battery Boy has a small chance of attacking the ground and significantly increasing the speed of nearby enemies.
  

• Reduced the ammo consumption from 4 to 1 ammo per shot. Glue Gun still fires 4 projectiles, just uses less ammo to do so.
  

• Increased base damage of projectiles from 1 to 3 damage.
  

• Fixed a bug where enemies wouldn't take damage if Beary fired fast enough.
  

• Reduced the trigger pull from 1.5 seconds to .3 seconds.
  

• Fixed an issue where the projectile would spawn inside a wall if the player was too close. (Thanks HeyitsPDC)