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Hello sports fans! We've been hard at work trying to bring STARWHAL to other platforms. But we've got a bunch of features, fixes, and changes we wanted to share with you guys! The new update will be coming soon, but until then, check out the change log below:

1.1.0

New Stuff!

Rounds - They have finally made their triumphant return. It took a bit longer than expected but it is definitely worth the wait! These are also customizable!
Music - 7 new tracks, and each world in Versus now has specific songs for that world.
Ghosts - You now can set the visibility of the ghosts in challenge mode in the Options menu. Control those phantasms!
Languages - You can now set the game interface language to English, French, Spanish, Italian or German. Salut, Guten tag, and buongiorno, international amigos!
New Level - "Giant Growth": There is a new special level designed by our Gigaballer Kickstarter backer. The level is massive so the narwhals will feel really tiny on this stage!

Changes:

The STARWHAL logo got a cosmetic update. We've also dropped the subtitle from the game, so the game is now just called STARWHAL. To find out more about why we're doing this, please read our post about it here: http://breakfall.ca/content/starwhal-name-change
Player Select - Flow has been changed a bit. When you join up, it now starts in the customize screen where you can change Color and Costumes. After that, you're brought to the menu where you can ready up, check controls, or go back to customization.
Versus Results Screen - There's now a little bit of anticipation to see who won since all the podiums will rise together before revealing who came in 1st place!
Menu navigation with gamepads is now more responsive.
Options Screen - now split into 3 different sections (General/Audio/Visual)
Challenge Mode: Leaderboard navigation is now done with only one button (Tab/RB) instead of the having a 2 directional navigation.
Medals now have a slight shimmer to them. So shiny!
More visual details added to menu interface across the board.
Countdown - The timer in versus mode will now flash and play a sound for the final 10 seconds of the match. Now you can tell when the match is about to end even if you can't see the timer!
Level rename: "Balls Deep" has been renamed to "Bouncy Ball Brawl"
Score-based modes (Score Attack, Zones, Heart Throb) now have an indicator of what the maximum score is for that round. So instead of just showing your score (say 10 points), it now displays 10/30 to show how close you are to winning.

Balances/Fixes:

Results screen: Each podium in the versus score screen will show a medal if there is a tie for 1st place
Heart Throb - The speed dampening for the leader has been reworked. Instead of dampening all velocity and angular velocity of the starwhal, now the propulsion force is slowly reduced. This makes it harder for the leader to get away from getting hit and feels a lot more natural!
Player Select - The riders now have a cute bobble animation for when they're selected!
The pause screen can no longer be triggered right after a match is finished.
Ambient sounds of worlds will no longer play on the title screen.

Costumes:

A new challenger appears! The Toto Temple Deluxe rider from our friends at Juicy Beast!
AI Costume: AI players will now all have a Monitor Head costume to show that they're out for blood! Resistance is futile! (This costume is reserved for AI players, so mere humans aren't allowed to use it)
Wizard hat and beard - You can never have too many beard costumes, and this will let you say YOU SHALL NOT PASS.
Tabard - Lets you get medieval on other players' posteriors! Designed by our Gigaballer as well!

[ 2014-12-02 20:17:54 CET ] [ Original post ]

Update 1.1.0 coming soon!

1.1.0

New Stuff!

Rounds - They have finally made their triumphant return. It took a bit longer than expected but it is definitely worth the wait! These are also customizable!
Music - 7 new tracks, and each world in Versus now has specific songs for that world.
Ghosts - You now can set the visibility of the ghosts in challenge mode in the Options menu. Control those phantasms!
Languages - You can now set the game interface language to English, French, Spanish, Italian or German. Salut, Guten tag, and buongiorno, international amigos!
New Level - "Giant Growth": There is a new special level designed by our Gigaballer Kickstarter backer. The level is massive so the narwhals will feel really tiny on this stage!

Changes:

The STARWHAL logo got a cosmetic update. We've also dropped the subtitle from the game, so the game is now just called STARWHAL. To find out more about why we're doing this, please read our post about it here: http://breakfall.ca/content/starwhal-name-change
Player Select - Flow has been changed a bit. When you join up, it now starts in the customize screen where you can change Color and Costumes. After that, you're brought to the menu where you can ready up, check controls, or go back to customization.
Versus Results Screen - There's now a little bit of anticipation to see who won since all the podiums will rise together before revealing who came in 1st place!
Menu navigation with gamepads is now more responsive.
Options Screen - now split into 3 different sections (General/Audio/Visual)
Challenge Mode: Leaderboard navigation is now done with only one button (Tab/RB) instead of the having a 2 directional navigation.
Medals now have a slight shimmer to them. So shiny!
More visual details added to menu interface across the board.
Countdown - The timer in versus mode will now flash and play a sound for the final 10 seconds of the match. Now you can tell when the match is about to end even if you can't see the timer!
Level rename: "Balls Deep" has been renamed to "Bouncy Ball Brawl"
Score-based modes (Score Attack, Zones, Heart Throb) now have an indicator of what the maximum score is for that round. So instead of just showing your score (say 10 points), it now displays 10/30 to show how close you are to winning.

Balances/Fixes:

Results screen: Each podium in the versus score screen will show a medal if there is a tie for 1st place
Heart Throb - The speed dampening for the leader has been reworked. Instead of dampening all velocity and angular velocity of the starwhal, now the propulsion force is slowly reduced. This makes it harder for the leader to get away from getting hit and feels a lot more natural!
Player Select - The riders now have a cute bobble animation for when they're selected!
The pause screen can no longer be triggered right after a match is finished.
Ambient sounds of worlds will no longer play on the title screen.

Costumes:

A new challenger appears! The Toto Temple Deluxe rider from our friends at Juicy Beast!
AI Costume: AI players will now all have a Monitor Head costume to show that they're out for blood! Resistance is futile! (This costume is reserved for AI players, so mere humans aren't allowed to use it)
Wizard hat and beard - You can never have too many beard costumes, and this will let you say YOU SHALL NOT PASS.
Tabard - Lets you get medieval on other players' posteriors! Designed by our Gigaballer as well!

[ 2014-12-02 20:17:54 CET ] [ Original post ]

STARWHAL

Breakfall Developer

Breakfall Publisher

2014-09-29 Release

Action Indie Casual Sports Singleplayer Tags

Game News Posts: 26

🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse
🎮 Full Controller Support

Very Positive (491 reviews)

http://starwhal.com

Steam Store

The Game includes VR Support

Public Linux Depots:

STARWHAL Linux [652.06 M]

Available DLCs:

STARWHAL Official Soundtrack

The local multi-player space narwhal fighting game that has rocked the internet is finally ready for its big debut in a fully loaded release!

Flop it out with 1-4 players in a retro, epic narwhal battle in space! The heart-piercing action is furious and unrelenting. STARWHAL will change your life.

Inspired by countless couch-gaming gatherings over the decades, we wanted to bring something competitive, creative, and immediately fun to the table. Our original prototype was conceived and developed in 48 hours with focus entirely on these areas. From that came the phenomenon that is STARWHAL.

STARWHAL is a simulation of dreams in an ocean of the mind.

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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