Were excited to announce that the long-awaited sequel to Hammerwatch is now available! Hammerwatch II offers an improved, richer Hammerwatch gameplay experience with all-new immersive environments to explore. Quest, collect items, fight new enemies, and go up against challenging bosses - all in four-player co-op. You can purchase Hammerwatch II as a standalone game or in a special edition package called Hammerwatch II: The Chronicles Edition, which contains Hammerwatch II, the Hammerwatch Anniversary Edition, and the Hammerwatch II Anniversary Pack DLC. [previewyoutube=RjyRGBC9074;full][/previewyoutube] About Hammerwatch II Blight the Horrible and his dragon army have succeeded in the sinister plot to overthrow King Roland and bring destruction across the Kingdom of Herian, but hope hides deep within the sewer system, where the Kings resistance movement holds strong. On the Kings order, a select few of mighty and skilled heroes have been entrusted with defeating Blights dragons and restoring the Kingdom. Adventure alone or gather a party to aid King Rolands resistance in online four-player co-op, tackling the diverse and epic quests in Hammerwatch IIs vast, dynamic world. Journey through Hammer Island, the Fallowfields, and the dark mountainous regions of Blackbarrow all created in the signature Hammerwatch pixelated art style. Build a custom Hero and choose between five distinct character classes: Paladin, Ranger, Rogue, Wizard and Warlock before customizing a heros appearance and leveling up to unlock powerful new abilities and skills.

[ 2023-08-15 16:00:46 CET ] [ Original post ]

Were excited to announce that the long-awaited sequel to Hammerwatch is now available! Hammerwatch II offers an improved, richer Hammerwatch gameplay experience with all-new immersive environments to explore. Quest, collect items, fight new enemies, and go up against challenging bosses - all in four-player co-op. You can purchase Hammerwatch II as a standalone game or in a special edition package called Hammerwatch II: The Chronicles Edition, which contains Hammerwatch II, the Hammerwatch Anniversary Edition, and the Hammerwatch II Anniversary Pack DLC. [previewyoutube=RjyRGBC9074;full][/previewyoutube] About Hammerwatch II Blight the Horrible and his dragon army have succeeded in the sinister plot to overthrow King Roland and bring destruction across the Kingdom of Herian, but hope hides deep within the sewer system, where the Kings resistance movement holds strong. On the Kings order, a select few of mighty and skilled heroes have been entrusted with defeating Blights dragons and restoring the Kingdom. Adventure alone or gather a party to aid King Rolands resistance in online four-player co-op, tackling the diverse and epic quests in Hammerwatch IIs vast, dynamic world. Journey through Hammer Island, the Fallowfields, and the dark mountainous regions of Blackbarrow all created in the signature Hammerwatch pixelated art style. Build a custom Hero and choose between five distinct character classes: Paladin, Ranger, Rogue, Wizard and Warlock before customizing a heros appearance and leveling up to unlock powerful new abilities and skills. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1538970/Hammerwatch_II/

[ 2023-08-15 16:00:45 CET ] [ Original post ]

Gather your heroes and journey beyond the dungeons of Castle Hammerwatch to explore a pixelated open-world like never before. Coming to PC, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4/5 and Nintendo Switch this year, Hammerwatch II offers an improved, richer Hammerwatch gameplay experience with all-new immersive environments to explore. Quest, collect items, fight new enemies, and go up against challenging bosses - all in four-player co-op. Watch the Announcement Trailer Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=levsLa-NLWI Blight the Horrible and his dragon army have succeeded in the sinister plot to overthrow King Roland and bring destruction across the Kingdom of Herian, but hope hides deep within the sewer system, where the Kings resistance movement holds strong. On the Kings order, a select few of mighty and skilled heroes have been entrusted with defeating Blights dragons and restoring the Kingdom. Adventure alone or gather a party to aid King Rolands resistance in online four-player co-op, tackling the diverse and epic quests in Hammerwatch IIs vast, dynamic world. Journey through Hammer Island, the Fallowfields, and the dark mountainous regions of Blackbarrow all created in the signature Hammerwatch pixelated art style. Build a custom Hero and choose between five distinct character classes: Paladin, Ranger, Rogue, Wizard and Warlock before customizing a heros appearance and leveling up to unlock powerful new abilities and skills. A special edition of Hammerwatch II, Hammerwatch II: The Chronicles Edition, is available for preorder for $39.99 and will be available in retail stores and digitally at launch. The Chronicles Edition includes the following:

• Hammerwatch: Anniversary Edition the original Hammerwatch, now remastered.
• 20 Additional Player Colors to Choose from.
• 2 Additional Voice Packs.
• 5 Additional Hero Facial Features.

Be sure to follow Hammerwatch II on Steam and join us on Discord for all the latest updates. Hammerwatch II will also be avalible stand alone for 24.99 USD here on steam and the Anniversary Edition of Hammerwatch 2013 for 19.99 USD.








For more images and whatnot, visit Crackshells Twitter at https://twitter.com/RealCrackshell no account needed, just browse.

[ 2023-04-05 13:34:48 CET ] [ Original post ]

• Controller menu navigation fix
• Some missing strings can now be translated

[ 2018-08-30 14:56:17 CET ] [ Original post ]

5 Years ago on this very day, or at least around this day, Hammerwatch was released. Today we are releasing the 1.4 patch which contains features from the console version released last winter, including the Sorcerer class and twin stick/mouse keyboard support! Several skills have been re-balanced or reworked and a lot of bugs been fixed, we also added a much wanted mana-regen in the combo store. See the list below! Patch Notes 1.4

• Added Sorcerer class!
• Added twin-stick controls!
• Replaced Wizards Ice Nova with Fire Nova and Frost Shield with Fire Shield
• Priest beam isn't blocked by other players, now it goes through and heals
• Replaced Warlocks Lifesteal Nova with Summon Gargoyle
• Warlocks Lightning Strike can now hit the same target multiple times for diminishing damage
• Wizard can now move slowly white spraying fire
• The Lich boss in Castle Hammerwatch no longer instantly shoots after teleporting, there is now an animation so the attack can be avoided
• Lives now cost more the more you have
• Added a combo upgrade for regenerating mana
• Updated visuals of characters
• Fixed some small visual issues
• Editor no longer runs extremely slowly with modern NVidia drivers
• Editor now works with Intel graphics cards

To enable twin stick, enter the control options and set mouse aim, then you will want to rebind the skills to mouse buttons. If you don't like these balance changes and tweaks and still want to play the previous version, you can always roll back this change in the steam options for the game.

Other news

We have great plans for our current game, Heroes of Hammerwatch (the roguelite), which is getting a bigger update soon with more floors and later with a real DLC with a new campaign, class and tons of new stuff. Just check out this Troll here! A lot more news about this soon!
And finally, a small environmental picture from Hammerwatch II, day, twilight and night, with some rain too! Enjoy! We can unfortunately not show a proper video of the game yet, but in time we will!
You can always find out more from our Twitter and on Discord!

[ 2018-08-13 21:04:57 CET ] [ Original post ]

http://store.steampowered.com/app/677120/Heroes_of_Hammerwatch/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTIVDKdNvms Heroes of Hammerwatch have just been released, check out our cool release trailer! People should be happy that it also has a discount on 20% for a little while, so be quick about it! Heroes of Hammerwatch as some of you already know is a roguelite Hammerwatch, it's very different from the first game, but still very similar. Check out the trailer, talk to us on steam and in our discord! https://twitter.com/RealCrackshell https://discordapp.com/invite/tWj3ZkT http://www.heroesofhammerwatch.com

[ 2018-03-01 21:42:59 CET ] [ Original post ]

http://store.steampowered.com/app/677120/Heroes_of_Hammerwatch/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTIVDKdNvms Heroes of Hammerwatch have just been released, check out our cool release trailer! People should be happy that it also has a discount on 20% for a little while, so be quick about it! Heroes of Hammerwatch as some of you already know is a roguelite Hammerwatch, it's very different from the first game, but still very similar. Check out the trailer, talk to us on steam and in our discord! https://twitter.com/RealCrackshell https://discordapp.com/invite/tWj3ZkT http://www.heroesofhammerwatch.com

[ 2018-03-01 21:42:59 CET ] [ Original post ]

For those not following us on twitter or knew we even had one: Last time I told you guys about our new game, Heroes of Hammerwatch, a procedural generated roguelite, you can read more about it here, and visit the steam page to add it to your wishlist. I just wanted to tell people that the progress of the game is going steady and forward. We have been in beta mode for some weeks now (more about that below) and we have been getting a lot of feedback, bug reports and ideas on how to improve the game. 5 of the 7 classes are implemented and are working with almost full features, 70% of the themes and their respective generation is in and the majority of bosses. This game may look like Hammerwatch 1, but it plays very different, with persistent progress you can really keep building that hero up over time, and if you feel like starting a new one, the upgraded town will be of great help to boost the start of the new hero. For people who wants in on the beta, our man Roy is handling all that for us over at the beta test group. Request to join the group and after a while (a long while) Roy might get to you and after he reviewed your profile let you in. We frequently accept new testers every week in the days leading up to the game's release.





Don't forget about the console release of HW1, laucnhing from today on SWitch and PS4 and Xbx in the comming days, for those wanting more info on HW2 as promised before, this is all you get for now. Spread the word.

[ 2017-12-14 15:18:09 CET ] [ Original post ]

For those not following us on twitter or knew we even had one: Last time I told you guys about our new game, Heroes of Hammerwatch, a procedural generated roguelite, you can read more about it here, and visit the steam page to add it to your wishlist. I just wanted to tell people that the progress of the game is going steady and forward. We have been in beta mode for some weeks now (more about that below) and we have been getting a lot of feedback, bug reports and ideas on how to improve the game. 5 of the 7 classes are implemented and are working with almost full features, 70% of the themes and their respective generation is in and the majority of bosses. This game may look like Hammerwatch 1, but it plays very different, with persistent progress you can really keep building that hero up over time, and if you feel like starting a new one, the upgraded town will be of great help to boost the start of the new hero. For people who wants in on the beta, our man Roy is handling all that for us over at the beta test group. Request to join the group and after a while (a long while) Roy might get to you and after he reviewed your profile let you in. We frequently accept new testers every week in the days leading up to the game's release.





Don't forget about the console release of HW1, laucnhing from today on SWitch and PS4 and Xbx in the comming days, for those wanting more info on HW2 as promised before, this is all you get for now. Spread the word.

[ 2017-12-14 15:18:09 CET ] [ Original post ]

(TLDR at the end) Good-day all Hammerwatch fans, in this little news update I will tell you guys about our new game in the series and something about Hammerwatch 1. People expecting Hammerwatch 2 news will have to wait a little while, perhaps end of next week or the week after, where I will give a similar post but focus on that game alone!

Heroes of Hammerwatch

http://www.heroesofhammerwatch.com Today we are announcing a new chapter in the Book of Hammerwatch, Heroes of Hammerwatch! A roguelike hack and slash RPG/adventure game, set in the same world as Hammerwatch and its expansion, The Sun Temple. Take control of any of the 7 heroes, that you all know and love from the previous game and venture out from the Town of Outlook above Aridara and climb the Tower of Exhaustion through various different environments. And while Hammerwatch is built on all static designed levels and a clear path, Heroes has generated random levels with a mix of traps, puzzles, items and such. Heroes of Hammerwatch is not only random and generated, it's also persistent, something people have been asking about every now and then in the forums. So while levels and such are random, your hero will be saved with all of his/hers progress when it comes to skills and such. The town you constantly upgrade to unlock more features will also be saved, but for all your heroes, so you can create new Heroes and they can continue to build up the town. Features:

• Random generated levels - each time you enter a level a new layout with different features will be generated.
• Persistent Heroes - your progress is saved and each time you restart the game or die you can choose to continue with your Hero or create a new one. This time you can customize your heroes better too, with colors on different parts of the body and such, make it more unique to your own likings.
• Upgradable town - the town is the starting point for your Heroes which you will return to between sessions. Construct buildings to allow Heroes to be upgraded further, unlock new Heroes and a lot more things. The town remains upgraded even if you choose to create a new Hero.
• Items - Heroes of Hammerwatch features over 100 different items with various rarity, some with extreme abilities. Items can be bought in town, found in chests or secrets, and can also be dropped as reward from some enemies.
• Enemies - Fight hordes of enemies all with different stats and functions, several big and smaller bosses all with unique looks and behavior.
• Environments - Using some old themes from the first Hammerwatch, Heroes of Hammerwatch also adds new and fresh themes thrown into the mix.
• Co-op - Bring your Hero into someone elses town and help them out, or have up to 3 of your friends join your own town.

Release date: The game is set to be released Q1 2018. We will select a few people from the community to beta test the game too. Screenshots:

Old Hammerwatch

This game is pretty old by now, it has sold around 1M copies in that time and a lot of people seems to enjoy it still! We are still hoping the game will be released on consoles soon, I know they are working on it and we just recently tried a new build of the PS4 version! About a year ago, we also made a pretty big patch for this game, that was not released, it's one of the bigger patches for the game, with tons of balance changes to classes and also a totally new class. I hope we can release this patch at some point later too! Some of the characters have gotten an overhaul too, this also shows the new class, that also will be featured in Heroes!
Check twitter for more constant updates https://twitter.com/RealCrackshell Btw, spread the word.

TLDR

We are releasing a new HW game, called Heroes of HW, we will talk a bit later about HW2 and whatever, screens here: http://www.heroesofhammerwatch.com

[ 2017-09-29 13:49:44 CET ] [ Original post ]

(TLDR at the end) Good-day all Hammerwatch fans, in this little news update I will tell you guys about our new game in the series and something about Hammerwatch 1. People expecting Hammerwatch 2 news will have to wait a little while, perhaps end of next week or the week after, where I will give a similar post but focus on that game alone!

Heroes of Hammerwatch

http://www.heroesofhammerwatch.com Today we are announcing a new chapter in the Book of Hammerwatch, Heroes of Hammerwatch! A roguelike hack and slash RPG/adventure game, set in the same world as Hammerwatch and its expansion, The Sun Temple. Take control of any of the 7 heroes, that you all know and love from the previous game and venture out from the Town of Outlook above Aridara and climb the Forsaken Spire through various different environments. And while Hammerwatch is built on all static designed levels and a clear path, Heroes has generated random levels with a mix of traps, puzzles, items and such. Heroes of Hammerwatch is not only random and generated, it's also persistent, something people have been asking about every now and then in the forums. So while levels and such are random, your hero will be saved with all of his/hers progress when it comes to skills and such. The town you constantly upgrade to unlock more features will also be saved, but for all your heroes, so you can create new Heroes and they can continue to build up the town. Features:

• Random generated levels - each time you enter a level a new layout with different features will be generated.
• Persistent Heroes - your progress is saved and each time you restart the game or die you can choose to continue with your Hero or create a new one. This time you can customize your heroes better too, with colors on different parts of the body and such, make it more unique to your own likings.
• Upgradable town - the town is the starting point for your Heroes which you will return to between sessions. Construct buildings to allow Heroes to be upgraded further, unlock new Heroes and a lot more things. The town remains upgraded even if you choose to create a new Hero.
• Items - Heroes of Hammerwatch features over 100 different items with various rarity, some with extreme abilities. Items can be bought in town, found in chests or secrets, and can also be dropped as reward from some enemies.
• Enemies - Fight hordes of enemies all with different stats and functions, several big and smaller bosses all with unique looks and behavior.
• Environments - Using some old themes from the first Hammerwatch, Heroes of Hammerwatch also adds new and fresh themes thrown into the mix.
• Co-op - Bring your Hero into someone elses town and help them out, or have up to 3 of your friends join your own town.

Release date: The game is set to be released Q1 2018. We will select a few people from the community to beta test the game too. Screenshots:

Old Hammerwatch

This game is pretty old by now, it has sold around 1M copies in that time and a lot of people seems to enjoy it still! We are still hoping the game will be released on consoles soon, I know they are working on it and we just recently tried a new build of the PS4 version! About a year ago, we also made a pretty big patch for this game, that was not released, it's one of the bigger patches for the game, with tons of balance changes to classes and also a totally new class. I hope we can release this patch at some point later too! Some of the characters have gotten an overhaul too, this also shows the new class, that also will be featured in Heroes!
Check twitter for more constant updates https://twitter.com/RealCrackshell Btw, spread the word.

TLDR

We are releasing a new HW game, called Heroes of HW, we will talk a bit later about HW2 and whatever, screens here: http://www.heroesofhammerwatch.com

[ 2017-09-29 12:41:40 CET ] [ Original post ]

http://store.steampowered.com/app/272620/Serious_Sams_Bogus_Detour/ Croteam has partnered with independent developer Crackshell (Hammerwatch) to unleash Serious Sams Bogus Detour, a retro-styled take on the legendary first-person shooter series! https://youtu.be/59HyLq2jkhI Serious Sams Bogus Detour launches with up to 20% off the standard price for a limited time as fans that own any Serious Sam game or Crackshells Hammerwatch will receive 10% off in additional to the standard 10% off launch discount. The debut of Serious Sams Bogus Detour hits alongside a massive Serious Sam franchise sale on Steam with up to 90% off all other games in the beloved series http://store.steampowered.com/sale/serious-sam/].
Serious Sams Bogus Detour is an all-new action-adventure in the legendary Serious Sam saga from Hammerwatch developer Crackshell. Battle through beautiful Mediterranean locales, dangerous biological weapons labs and even high-tech moon bases as a one-man wrecking crew or in four-player online cooperative for maximum chaos! Dominate the chaotic 12-player Survival and Versus modes or make your own mods, modes, and even total conversions with the included game editor. Serious Sams Bogus Detour is the biggest little Serious Sam game ever made!
The Serious Sam series began as the prototypical indie game with developer Croteam existing as a group of childhood friends working on a groundbreaking tech demo in a garage. The series has gone on to sell millions of copies and recently branched into virtual reality with a collection of Serious Sam VR games. Serious Sams Bogus Detour is a return to these indie roots and a continuation of the Serious Sam Indie Series that includes Vlambeers Serious Sam: The Random Encounter and Mommys Best Games Serious Sam Double D.

Hey, I didn't write this, I'm just the messenger, sounds good though! /hipshot

[ 2017-06-20 20:08:03 CET ] [ Original post ]

Croteam has partnered with independent developer Crackshell (Hammerwatch) to unleash Serious Sam’s Bogus Detour, a retro-styled take on the legendary first-person shooter series! https://youtu.be/59HyLq2jkhI Serious Sam’s Bogus Detour launches with up to 20% off the standard price for a limited time as fans that own any Serious Sam game or Crackshell’s Hammerwatch will receive 10% off in additional to the standard 10% off launch discount. The debut of Serious Sam’s Bogus Detour hits alongside a massive Serious Sam franchise sale on Steam with up to 90% off all other games in the beloved series http://store.steampowered.com/sale/serious-sam/].
Serious Sam’s Bogus Detour is an all-new action-adventure in the legendary Serious Sam saga from Hammerwatch developer Crackshell. Battle through beautiful Mediterranean locales, dangerous biological weapons labs and even high-tech moon bases as a one-man wrecking crew or in four-player online cooperative for maximum chaos! Dominate the chaotic 12-player Survival and Versus modes or make your own mods, modes, and even total conversions with the included game editor. Serious Sam’s Bogus Detour is the biggest little Serious Sam game ever made!
The Serious Sam series began as the prototypical indie game with developer Croteam existing as a group of childhood friends working on a groundbreaking tech demo in a garage. The series has gone on to sell millions of copies and recently branched into virtual reality with a collection of Serious Sam VR games. Serious Sam’s Bogus Detour is a return to these indie roots and a continuation of the Serious Sam Indie Series that includes Vlambeer’s Serious Sam: The Random Encounter and Mommy’s Best Games’ Serious Sam Double D.

Hey, I didn't write this, I'm just the messenger, sounds good though! /hipshot

[ 2017-06-20 20:08:03 CET ] [ Original post ]

Independent developer Crackshell (Hammerwatch), series creator Croteam (Serious Sam), and game label Devolver Digital (Video Games) have announced Serious Sam’s Bogus Detour, a retro-styled take on the legendary first-person shooter series. Serious Sam’s Bogus Detour is in development for PC with a release planned for early this summer. Wishlist Now: http://store.steampowered.com/app/272620 Serious Sam’s Bogus Detour is an all-new action-adventure in the legendary Serious Sam saga from Hammerwatch developer Crackshell. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QyNusPlhBo Serious Sam’s Bogus Detour is an all-new action-adventure in the legendary Serious Sam saga from Hammerwatch developer Crackshell. Battle through beautiful Mediterranean locales, dangerous biological weapons labs and even high-tech moon bases as a one-man wrecking crew or in four-player online cooperative for maximum chaos! Dominate the chaotic Survival and Versus modes or make your own mods, modes, and even total conversions with the included game editor. Serious Sam’s Bogus Detour is the biggest little Serious Sam game ever made! The Serious Sam series began as the prototypical indie game with developer Croteam existing as a group of childhood friends working on a groundbreaking tech demo in a garage. The series has gone on to sell millions of copies and recently branched into virtual reality with a collection of Serious Sam VR games. Serious Sam’s Bogus Detour is a return to these indie roots and a continuation of the Serious Sam Indie Series that includes Vlambeer’s Serious Sam: The Random Encounter and Mommy’s Best Games’ Serious Sam Double D. For more information on Serious Sam’s Bogus Detour visit crackshell.dk and follow @RealCrackshell on Twitter. /hipshot from copy paste PS. Let me add to this here, that "SSBD" is gonna feature a workshop and modders will be able to do much more powerful things in this game. We knew several people who wanted to do versus mods, well now you can!

[ 2017-04-10 18:42:16 CET ] [ Original post ]

Independent developer Crackshell (Hammerwatch), series creator Croteam (Serious Sam), and game label Devolver Digital (Video Games) have announced Serious Sams Bogus Detour, a retro-styled take on the legendary first-person shooter series. Serious Sams Bogus Detour is in development for PC with a release planned for early this summer. Wishlist Now: http://store.steampowered.com/app/272620 Serious Sams Bogus Detour is an all-new action-adventure in the legendary Serious Sam saga from Hammerwatch developer Crackshell. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QyNusPlhBo Serious Sams Bogus Detour is an all-new action-adventure in the legendary Serious Sam saga from Hammerwatch developer Crackshell. Battle through beautiful Mediterranean locales, dangerous biological weapons labs and even high-tech moon bases as a one-man wrecking crew or in four-player online cooperative for maximum chaos! Dominate the chaotic Survival and Versus modes or make your own mods, modes, and even total conversions with the included game editor. Serious Sams Bogus Detour is the biggest little Serious Sam game ever made! The Serious Sam series began as the prototypical indie game with developer Croteam existing as a group of childhood friends working on a groundbreaking tech demo in a garage. The series has gone on to sell millions of copies and recently branched into virtual reality with a collection of Serious Sam VR games. Serious Sams Bogus Detour is a return to these indie roots and a continuation of the Serious Sam Indie Series that includes Vlambeers Serious Sam: The Random Encounter and Mommys Best Games Serious Sam Double D. For more information on Serious Sams Bogus Detour visit crackshell.dk and follow @RealCrackshell on Twitter. /hipshot from copy paste PS. Let me add to this here, that "SSBD" is gonna feature a workshop and modders will be able to do much more powerful things in this game. We knew several people who wanted to do versus mods, well now you can!

[ 2017-04-10 18:37:24 CET ] [ Original post ]

This is just a minor release with some bug fixes.

• Starting game should no longer take a very long time when you're subscribed to many workshop items
• Fixed multiple musics playing at the same time in custom games
• Several crash fixes

[ 2016-04-01 16:21:28 CET ] [ Original post ]

This is just a minor release with some bug fixes.

• Starting game should no longer take a very long time when you're subscribed to many workshop items
• Fixed multiple musics playing at the same time in custom games
• Several crash fixes

[ 2016-04-01 16:21:28 CET ] [ Original post ]

Today's Deal: Save 75% on Hammerwatch!*

Look for the deals each day on the front page of Steam. Or follow us on twitter or Facebook for instant notifications wherever you are!

*Offer ends Thursday at 10AM Pacific Time

[ 2015-09-08 17:00:00 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hopefully this new version will fix a lot of issues, but if the old version worked better for you it is still available, just go in to properties on Hammerwatch, go to the Betas tab and select 1.3 in the drop down list. Misc:

• Local multiplayer game saves now show up in the multiplayer load menu instead of the singleplayer load menu
• Added slight directional effect to sound effects via panning (can be turned off in options)
• Auto-fire is a bit faster now

Technical:

• Replaced the OpenAL sound engine with FMOD
• Added Steam integration for 64-bit Linux systems
• Updated Mono on Linux/Mac version
• Updated the Steam API

Editor features:

• Removed 100mb Steam Workshop limit
• Sound effects can now be .ogg

[ 2015-04-14 10:16:39 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hopefully this new version will fix a lot of issues, but if the old version worked better for you it is still available, just go in to properties on Hammerwatch, go to the Betas tab and select 1.3 in the drop down list. Misc:

• Local multiplayer game saves now show up in the multiplayer load menu instead of the singleplayer load menu
• Added slight directional effect to sound effects via panning (can be turned off in options)
• Auto-fire is a bit faster now

Technical:

• Replaced the OpenAL sound engine with FMOD
• Added Steam integration for 64-bit Linux systems
• Updated Mono on Linux/Mac version
• Updated the Steam API

Editor features:

• Removed 100mb Steam Workshop limit
• Sound effects can now be .ogg

[ 2015-04-14 10:16:39 CET ] [ Original post ]

Today's Deal: Save 75% on Hammerwatch!*

Look for the deals each day on the front page of Steam. Or follow us on twitter or Facebook for instant notifications wherever you are!

*Offer ends Saturday at 10AM Pacific Time

[ 2014-10-09 17:00:00 CET ] [ Original post ]

The Hammerwatch expansion is finally released, it's a completely new campaign with new achievements and also updated menus and much more, below are the specific details. Expansion: * Temple of the Sun - Fully new desert campaign, with new themes, bosses, challenges etc. Achievements: * Added several new achievements for the desert campaign * Added one for the completion of both campaigns Modifiers: * Added faster (5x) mana-regen speed Thief: * Rebalanced a few skills * Skills do not cost money to use * Thiefs skills costs more to buy * Thief hits with both daggers * Graphics when destroying projectiles Paladin: * Graphics when blocking projectiles Warlock: * Can't destroy projectiles Music: * Better looping * Crossfading between tracks UI: * Added some small sprites for mana drain and slow effects, over the player. So it's easier to see when running w/o effects and lights Menus: * Reworked several of the menus, they should all work in any of the selectable resolutions now. * Better menu navigation * Small help and info section, just some basic info for new players * Added two more resolutions, one 4k and one super small * Looked over some features, added a color switch button instead of clicking on the hero in the lobby * Delete and Rename saved games * Single and Multiplayer have different load menus and games are filtered * More random backgrounds and you now see more of them, if anyone ever cared =) * Logo is twice the resolution =) Controls: * Rebalanced the auto-fire Also, check out the maps people have been doing in the Workshop section, some are quiet nice both in SP and Coop!

[ 2014-09-16 14:04:49 CET ] [ Original post ]

The Hammerwatch expansion is finally released, it's a completely new campaign with new achievements and also updated menus and much more, below are the specific details. Expansion: * Temple of the Sun - Fully new desert campaign, with new themes, bosses, challenges etc. Achievements: * Added several new achievements for the desert campaign * Added one for the completion of both campaigns Modifiers: * Added faster (5x) mana-regen speed Thief: * Rebalanced a few skills * Skills do not cost money to use * Thiefs skills costs more to buy * Thief hits with both daggers * Graphics when destroying projectiles Paladin: * Graphics when blocking projectiles Warlock: * Can't destroy projectiles Music: * Better looping * Crossfading between tracks UI: * Added some small sprites for mana drain and slow effects, over the player. So it's easier to see when running w/o effects and lights Menus: * Reworked several of the menus, they should all work in any of the selectable resolutions now. * Better menu navigation * Small help and info section, just some basic info for new players * Added two more resolutions, one 4k and one super small * Looked over some features, added a color switch button instead of clicking on the hero in the lobby * Delete and Rename saved games * Single and Multiplayer have different load menus and games are filtered * More random backgrounds and you now see more of them, if anyone ever cared =) * Logo is twice the resolution =) Controls: * Rebalanced the auto-fire Also, check out the maps people have been doing in the Workshop section, some are quiet nice both in SP and Coop!

[ 2014-09-16 14:04:49 CET ] [ Original post ]

There's now the possibility to beta test the desert campaign and some tweaks for the upcoming patch, like that the Thief won't use money for his skills and hits with both his daggers, for more information, go here: http://steamcommunity.com/app/239070/discussions/0/35221584350690979/ Make sure you read the top two notes, they are important. /Hipshot

[ 2014-08-21 09:06:31 CET ] [ Original post ]

Misc:

• Added priest class
• Added workshop support
• Added auto fire
• Added double lives crutch
• Added directional marker to minimap to see where other players are
• Bosses now drop upgrades
• Certain enemies in act 2 and 4 now drop banners that buff or heal enemies, or drain player mana
• Replaced glare with bloom
• Added new particle effects for when enemies die
• Added timer to statistics screen
• Fixed crash at the end of hero defense
• Fixed crash when refreshing server list

Balance:

• The beginning of the game is now slightly easier
• Ranger now slowed 50% while shooting
• Lowered the range of the ranger
• Paladins heal now only heal players within a small range
• Increased thief attack speed
• Increased thief starting health
• Improved paladin starting shield
• Increased wizard starting health

Editor features:

• Added Checkpoint script node for setting spawn points and saving the game
• Added PlayGibs script node for displaying particle effects
• AnnounceText script can now show pickup texts
• Editor can now take large screenshots of an entire level
• HUD elements can now be shown and hidden from level scripts via the GlobalFlag system
• DangerAreas can now heal if they have negative damage

[ 2014-07-01 13:41:37 CET ] [ Original post ]

So we've been working on adding a new class and also fixing the problems people are having with firewalls and opening ports. The game will try to use Steam networking to go through firewalls when joining games through the server browser or when right clicking on a friend and selecting join game, if either the client or host are not using Steam the game will fall back to the old networking model. Misc:

• Added thief class
• Changed the HUD
• Added custom mouse cursor
• Added click sound to buttons in the menu
• Wizards flame spray now goes through enemies
• Wizards ice nova no longer has a cast time
• Wizard flame spray and meteor strike improved

Technical:

• Now using Steam networking when possible
• Tweaked game scale for certain resolutions
• Enemies can now walk through each other when walking at different speeds
• Strafing now properly netsynced
• Fized freeze crash when failing to connect to a game

Editor features:

• Added composite skills 'ground-hit', 'explode'
• Added passive composite skills 'drop', 'retaliate', 'armor'
• Custom buffs can now drain mana
• Custom buffs can now heal enemies

Edit: Just added a small fix for typing on Macs.

[ 2014-04-16 11:20:17 CET ] [ Original post ]

Today's Deal: Save 50% on Hammerwatch!*


Look for the deals each day on the front page of Steam. Or follow us on twitter or Facebook for instant notifications wherever you are!

*Offer ends Wednesday at 10AM Pacific Time

[ 2014-02-24 18:00:00 CET ] [ Original post ]