It's like poetry, it rhymes! The new update has been a long time coming, but it's finally here, and there's a ton of new stuff!

New Stuff!

Challenge Mode! This is an early 8 level preview of the single player mode that tests your STARWHAL skills. In the final release of the game, we're aiming to have over 30 levels. There are two different types of challenges:
- Obstacle mode - 5 levels of racing to the finish line as fast as you can. Watch out for the hazards, as hitting them will give you a time penalty!
- Levels:
  - EZ EZ
  - Full Throttle
  - Stream Sailor
  - Sludge Sewer
  - Centrifuge
- Target mode - 3 levels of seeking and destroying the heart targets as fast as possible!
- Levels:
  - Crossroads
  - Rebound
  - Factory
- Hazards - Obviously, it's not so simple to just get to the end. Avoid the hazards to make to the finish in one piece!
  - Fireballs and Lava will give you a time penalty
  - Slime will kill you in one hit, so watch out!
There are also a couple of other neat features!
Ghosts - Your runs in Challenge modes get recorded and uploaded so you can race against yourself, a Steam friend, as well as a Rival, who has a similar time to your own!
High Scores - Try to get faster times to unlock the coveted Platinum Medal!
Leaderboards (coming soon) - we're still working on this one, so it's not in this preview build. Upcoming versions will have Steam leaderboard information displayed in game so you can value your worth as a human being by comparing yourself to friends and total strangers! Warning: We may need to clear some of the leaderboards while we're still in Early Access. Please be patient with us!
UI overhaul
- Player Select: you now have to ready up before going to the next screen (This means less accidental clicks when setting up a match)
- Mode select: now you have more freedom of the type of the type of game you want to play - create your own combinations of score/time
- Options menu: options now save their state between different game sessions
- Post FX: We've now implemented lots of cool post effects including Bloom Lighting and chromatic aberration which make heart hits even more intense!(These can be disabled in the options screen)
- Controller support: Xbox One controller for the Windows version of the game

More new awesome music and sounds!

Balances/Fixes:

Narwhals have been tweaked - there's now a bit less friction on the players, especially on the "bell" area where the horn meets the head. In our testing, we've found that this has led to faster, more aggressive play since you don't get stuck on each other as often
Heart hits - heart hits in versus mode now have a shattering effect to emphasize hits, as well as to show how long the heart is invulnerable between taking hits
Ice blocks are now a bit easier to break in the Forsaken world
Fast Forward level has been reworked
Fixed the long standing and mysterious issue where sometimes a heart icon in the GUI won’t appear in Classic mode
Camera improvements now better frame the action
Curved blocks are now smoother so it's easier to slide on them
Key Bindings - adding/removing AI on the keyboard are now changed to the P and O keys respectively from the +/- keys.
Player Select - the confirm button for the WASD controls is the ‘Space’ key

Costumes

Bacoooon, to dream of delicious bacon-wrapped narwhals
Long Scarf, for sci-fi fans
Female Assassin (we broke the bank trying to get this one in!)

As always, sound off in the Community Hub to let us know what you think! Looking forward to racing (and beating, of course) all your ghosts in Challenge mode!

[ 2014-08-05 21:41:24 CET ] [ Original post ]

STARWHAL Beta 5 is Live!

It's like poetry, it rhymes! The new update has been a long time coming, but it's finally here, and there's a ton of new stuff!

New Stuff!

Challenge Mode! This is an early 8 level preview of the single player mode that tests your STARWHAL skills. In the final release of the game, we're aiming to have over 30 levels. There are two different types of challenges:
- Obstacle mode - 5 levels of racing to the finish line as fast as you can. Watch out for the hazards, as hitting them will give you a time penalty!
- Levels:
  - EZ EZ
  - Full Throttle
  - Stream Sailor
  - Sludge Sewer
  - Centrifuge
- Target mode - 3 levels of seeking and destroying the heart targets as fast as possible!
- Levels:
  - Crossroads
  - Rebound
  - Factory
- Hazards - Obviously, it's not so simple to just get to the end. Avoid the hazards to make to the finish in one piece!
  - Fireballs and Lava will give you a time penalty
  - Slime will kill you in one hit, so watch out!
There are also a couple of other neat features!
Ghosts - Your runs in Challenge modes get recorded and uploaded so you can race against yourself, a Steam friend, as well as a Rival, who has a similar time to your own!
High Scores - Try to get faster times to unlock the coveted Platinum Medal!
Leaderboards (coming soon) - we're still working on this one, so it's not in this preview build. Upcoming versions will have Steam leaderboard information displayed in game so you can value your worth as a human being by comparing yourself to friends and total strangers! Warning: We may need to clear some of the leaderboards while we're still in Early Access. Please be patient with us!
UI overhaul
- Player Select: you now have to ready up before going to the next screen (This means less accidental clicks when setting up a match)
- Mode select: now you have more freedom of the type of the type of game you want to play - create your own combinations of score/time
- Options menu: options now save their state between different game sessions
- Post FX: We've now implemented lots of cool post effects including Bloom Lighting and chromatic aberration which make heart hits even more intense!(These can be disabled in the options screen)
- Controller support: Xbox One controller for the Windows version of the game

More new awesome music and sounds!

Balances/Fixes:

Narwhals have been tweaked - there's now a bit less friction on the players, especially on the "bell" area where the horn meets the head. In our testing, we've found that this has led to faster, more aggressive play since you don't get stuck on each other as often
Heart hits - heart hits in versus mode now have a shattering effect to emphasize hits, as well as to show how long the heart is invulnerable between taking hits
Ice blocks are now a bit easier to break in the Forsaken world
Fast Forward level has been reworked
Fixed the long standing and mysterious issue where sometimes a heart icon in the GUI wont appear in Classic mode
Camera improvements now better frame the action
Curved blocks are now smoother so it's easier to slide on them
Key Bindings - adding/removing AI on the keyboard are now changed to the P and O keys respectively from the +/- keys.
Player Select - the confirm button for the WASD controls is the Space key

Costumes

Bacoooon, to dream of delicious bacon-wrapped narwhals
Long Scarf, for sci-fi fans
Female Assassin (we broke the bank trying to get this one in!)

As always, sound off in the Community Hub to let us know what you think! Looking forward to racing (and beating, of course) all your ghosts in Challenge mode!

[ 2014-08-05 21:41:24 CET ] [ Original post ]

STARWHAL
Breakfall

Developer

Breakfall

Publisher

2014-09-29

Release

Action Indie Casual Sports Singleplayer

Features:

4 player local multiplayer mayhem - 90+ costumes, 25 arenas, and 4 game modes to duke it out with friends or AI players.
32 single player Obstacle and Target challenges with leaderboards, ghost replays, and achievements.
Successfully made it through Steam Early Access, shaping the game around the feedback from fans around the world.
New radical graphic effects!
You can be a space narwhal wrapped in a burrito.

What people are saying:

"Starwhal is one of the best multiplayer games of the year, chaotic and intensely competitive"
-IGN

"If Jacques Cousteau were here, he'd sh*t all over the floor."
- Wiley Wiggins on STARWHAL

"Get a friend. Play this NOW. I'm laughing so hard"
- Sean "Day[9]" Plott

"This game is awesome"
- Achievement Hunter

"This large hairless intergalactic aquatic mammal simulator will bring out the 'Ooo!', "Aaa!' and 'So CLOSE!' in everyone"
- Ross Kenry O'Donovan (Distinguished Conductor of the Steam Train)

"Starwhal brings bloodthirsty neon space whales into an entirely new dimension, capturing the spirit of local co-op deathmatches like only a neon space whale can. We couldn't recommend it more."
- Polaris

MINIMAL SETUPOS: Ubuntu 10.04 (and newer)
Processor: Dual Core ProcessorMemory: 2 GB RAM
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: SM2.0 (or later) Graphics Card
Storage: 700 MB available space

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