Greetings Agents! This update addresses a number of small issues : All leaderboards should now show correct positioning and be the same as the position shown in the MORE leaderboard on the end of mission screen. Also players using the same or similar user names on multiple platforms will only have the score they just achieved on the last run highlighted. For our console players please look out for updates coming to both Swicth and Xbox asap! Thank you for the continued support and keep Slaying! Meg

Greetings Agents, We have taken on the feedback from players in regards to the leaderboard functionality. End of Mission leaderboards now show correctly your highest score position and the surrounding scores. Selecting the new MORE button will allow you to see the highest scores and scroll through the leaderboards. Settings have also had bug fixes! All Settings options will now stay selected after exiting and reenterng Damsel Thanks for your support and patience with these issues and we hope these changes make your gameplay experience even better!!! If you have any issues with your game, leave a post in the forums and we'll back to you ASAP. For more immediate help jump in to the Damsel Discord at https://discord.gg/g2Rke34 and leave a message in the #support channel. -Meg

Greetings Agents, Last week we welcomed a whole lot of Xbox and Switch players to the Damsel community, and plenty more are still to come. Don't forget the special handshake when you see them on the street! Since earlier in the year, the Damsel leaderboards have been universal, that means that all scores from all platforms hit the same leaderboard and you can compare yourself to anyone who is playing, no matter how they get their vampire killing fix. You're not yet able to link to the same profile across multiple platforms, but it's something we're willing to look at should the demand be high enough. We're also keeping an eye on our different platforms to make sure that the gameplay is fair across different environments, if it looks like Switch for example is at a disadvantage because of how the game is playing there, we will spin it off onto its own leaderboards. Finally, now that we're done getting the console versions out the door, we're back to digging into bug fixes and updates across all platforms. Things that we're addressing with urgency are some issues with the PC version of the game failing to save some options when you quit, as well as adjusting some of the times of the Red Mist challenges that were maybe a little too tight (we want you to get all those achievements!). Thanks again everyone for your continued support, and we'll see you on the (now universal) leaderboards! -Anthony.

Greetings Agents, We have just pushed up our latest Episode 3 update for Mac. Thanks for your patience as we know this update has come out a little late for you. Now grab your UV shotgun and jump up those leaderboards. If you have any issues with your game, leave a post in the forums and we'll back to you ASAP. For more immediate help jump in to the Damsel Discord at https://discord.gg/g2Rke34 and leave a message in the #support channel. -Meg

Greetings Agents, We've slaved over hot keyboards, tweaked bits, squashed bugs and can finally release our Episode 3 update to the Penguin community. So put on your best tux and smash those leaderboards! If you have any issues with your game, leave a post in the forums and we'll see what we can do to help you. If you really need support, like, right now, then jump in to the Damsel Discord at https://discord.gg/g2Rke34 and leave a message in the #support channel. Heck, why not jump into the Discord anyway and say hi to the awesome little community we have in there. Finally, fear not Mac players, your update is imminent. Like, imminently imminent. Promise. - Anthony

Greetings Agents! We've just sent a new version of Damsel out into the world! This version is just a quick bug fix update to address some issues we had with achievements not unlocking / unlocking too much. That is all sorted now and your achievements should unlock correctly as well as being trackable via the community page. Also, I couldn't help myself, don't tell the producer, but I slipped in two additional small tweaks to the game. Firstly, your current Red Mist rank will be displayed next to the timer during challenge missions, this allows you to see how quickly you need to beat a level to secure that coveted 'A' ranking. Also, now when playing a Hothead mission, your skull combo will start automatically, this ups the challenge a little bit, but it makes the experience just that little more entertaining. That's it for now, keep your eyes peeled later this week for the release of all this stuff, but with a decidedly linuxy and maccy flavour. - Anthony

Greetings Agents, It's been a long time between bites but we're back with a HUGE update to Damsel! This time we're releasing episode 3 "Executive Incentives" and it's our biggest episode yet. Bigger arenas and tougher challenges await, as well as a continuation of the story of Damsel's fight against Red Mist. You'll also notice that the game has undergone a complete overhaul in terms of looks! We wanted to really lean into our comic book visuals and much has been done to show off the work of our brilliant comic book artist David Fjalarsson (@DavidThorArt on Twitter, seriously, follow him) PLEASE NOTE: This update may cause some players to lose their game progression. We know this sucks, but it was an unfortunate side effect of the massive update (Which now includes multiple game slots - speedrunners rejoice!). Please forgive the inconvenience. Finally, we'd really like to extend a sincere thanks to all the players that have jumped on board the Damsel train over the last six or so months, as well as providing us with all your feedback. This game is yours, and we want it to be the best it can be. We've got plenty more planned for our plucky slayer so keep letting us know what you like and what sucks, we'll be sure to address what we can. Also, if you want to chat with any of us on the dev team, or discuss speedrunning strategies to get that episode one time below 9 minutes (it's totally possible), feel free to head on over to our discord server at https://discord.gg/g2Rke34 Here's a list of all the things we could remember that have changed :) Episode 3 - Executive Incentives

• 25 new heart pumping missions
• 5 new beautiful environments

• '3 shot' system has been replaced with a more traditional 'single shot with cool down' one. Makes the game easier to understand and provides more consistent gameplay.
• Stake dive no longer ends skull combo
• Skull dashing now releases skulls immediately, the number of skulls is based on the combo level (1-5)
• Introduction of toxic barrels. Toxic barrels will weaken enemies if the barrel is shot in their vicinity.
• Toxic barrels will reduce Damsel's health to a single heart until the player can shoot or punch a health barrel, which restores health to pre-toxic amounts.
• The player is now given a ranking for every Red Mist Challenge they complete.

• The player is now able to create multiple save slots in a game.
• Selecting the game modes Hothead and Chillout have been moved, rather than being able to change mid game you are asked to select a difficulty when you start a new save game.

• New leaderboards have been added to the end of every mission. You can now see the Top Times and Top Scores for every mission.
• The leaderboards in game are now cross-platform. You'll be competing against everyone from PC to Console!
• Five new Steam Achievements to, well, achieve. Can you shoot 20 coffins without touching the ground?

• Fully rebindable controls.
• Quality settings to make the game more stunning if your rig can handle it.
• Issues with the Switch Pro controller.
• Some weird sound effects here and there.
• Some rendering issues with our characters.

Greeting Agents, The latest update for Damsel has been released. Wed like to extend a special welcome to all of our new international Agents. Our latest update date consisted of a complete localization of Damsel into 11 new languages:

• French
• Italian
• German
• Spanish Spain
• Japanese
• Korean
• Portuguese Brazil
• Simplified Chinese
• Spanish Latin America
• Turkish
• Russian

Greeting Agents, The latest update for Damsel has been released. Wed like to extend a special welcome to all of our new international Agents. Our latest update date consisted of a complete localization of Damsel into 11 new languages:

• French
• Italian
• German
• Spanish Spain
• Japanese
• Korean
• Portuguese Brazil
• Simplified Chinese
• Spanish Latin America
• Turkish
• Russian

Greeting Agents, The latest update for Damsel has been released. Wed like to extend a special welcome to all of our new international Agents. Our latest update date consisted of a complete localization of Damsel into 11 new languages:

• French
• Italian
• German
• Spanish Spain
• Japanese
• Korean
• Portuguese Brazil
• Simplified Chinese
• Spanish Latin America
• Turkish
• Russian

Greetings Agents! We've released an update for Damsel. This update mostly contains behind the scenes work for expanding Damsel to multiple platforms, and we're excited to announce that the game is now available for both Linux and macOS. If you do experience issues on these new platforms, let is know and we'll take a look! We've also made some changes that should make the game more accessible for some of our players. We've added some tweaks to the bomb defusal minigame which include marking the bad wires and rumbling the controller on the good wires. We hope these changes will help out those with certain types of colour blindness. We've also added an option to the game that swaps out the default font with OpenDyslexic. We hope that this helps some of our players read the comic panels a little easier, though we understand it's not a fix-all for everyone. If there's a particular change or option you think we can make to enhance or enable your experience, let us know and we'll see what we can do. Here's the full list of changes to the game.

• Linux build live.
• macOS build live.
• Added OpenDyslexic font.
• Timer disabled when chillout mode is active.
• Visual updates to lasers.
• Controller rumble added to bomb hack minigame.
• Visual tweaks added to bomb hack minigame, to aid colourblind players.
• Font and language fixes.
• Shader fixes for certain hardware configs.

Greetings Agents! We've released an update for Damsel. This update addressess some balance issues that we think will make your experience with the game a smoother, more entertaining one. The biggest change is the removal of most of the minigames completely. For some time now, these minigames have been a fairly divisive and we ultimately couldn't make them fit in a nice way with the rest of the gameplay. The core of Damsel is speed and precision, and these minigames weren't contributing to that. The other big change is the increase in Damsel's starting health from one hitpoint to three. One hitpoint was causing frustration for many players and making combat more forgiving means fewer restarts and more time completing missions. Damsel is most enjoyable when you get into the flow of movement and combat and too many deaths took away that opportunity. Here is the complete list of changes.

• Remove all minigames except hostage rescue and bomb diffusal.
• Lower amount of skull combo required for first super skull to one.
• Increase starting health on all missions to three.
• Lower damage of rockets to two hit points (previously three).
• Address issue with some controllers not connecting correctly.
• Hacking a server will now spawn two chellenge enemies.
• Cracking a safe will now spawn three skulls.
• Fix bug where best time is incorrectly recorded.
• Fix bug where 0% accuracy is incorrectly reported on mission complete screen.
• Increase reload speed of shotgun.
• Fix bug where hostages could be shot when just off screen.
• Fix bug in bad tutorial that may help better explain the concept of skull dashing.
• Fix some bad translations that were showing an error.

Greetings Agents! We've released an update for Damsel. This update addressess some balance issues that we think will make your experience with the game a smoother, more entertaining one. The biggest change is the removal of most of the minigames completely. For some time now, these minigames have been a fairly divisive and we ultimately couldn't make them fit in a nice way with the rest of the gameplay. The core of Damsel is speed and precision, and these minigames weren't contributing to that. The other big change is the increase in Damsel's starting health from one hitpoint to three. One hitpoint was causing frustration for many players and making combat more forgiving means fewer restarts and more time completing missions. Damsel is most enjoyable when you get into the flow of movement and combat and too many deaths took away that opportunity. Here is the complete list of changes.

• Remove all minigames except hostage rescue and bomb diffusal.
• Lower amount of skull combo required for first super skull to one.
• Increase starting health on all missions to three.
• Lower damage of rockets to two hit points (previously three).
• Address issue with some controllers not connecting correctly.
• Hacking a server will now spawn two chellenge enemies.
• Cracking a safe will now spawn three skulls.
• Fix bug where best time is incorrectly recorded.
• Fix bug where 0% accuracy is incorrectly reported on mission complete screen.
• Increase reload speed of shotgun.
• Fix bug where hostages could be shot when just off screen.
• Fix bug in bad tutorial that may help better explain the concept of skull dashing.
• Fix some bad translations that were showing an error.

Greetings Agents! We've just pushed out a new update that addresses a minor issue with the hostage hacking minigame. The booby trapped hostages should now only appear in episode two and beyond. :) Anthony. P.S. For those anxious about the rate we've been pushing out fixes, don't fear, our programmer (me) will me back in the studio after a quick post PAXAUS detour and will be getting fixes and improvements out on a much more regular basis. Don't forget to leave any issues you're having in the forums so that we can look into fixing them for you all :)

Greetings Agents! Weve just pushed out a quick update that addresses a bug in the computer hacking minigame that may have made it more difficult to complete than intended. Hacking should be a little easier to manage now :)

It is with great pleasure that we announce that Damsel will be leaving Steam Early Access on the 19th of October! On release, Damsel will feature two episodes, "Market Research" and "Supply Chain Management" with episode three, "Executive Incentives" following closely after. The episodes contain all the great gameplay you've enjoyed during early access with the addition of beautifully illustrated comic cut-scenes that take Damsel on her adventure into the bloody world of the corporate vampire. At the same time, the weekly challenge will continue on as the "Damsel Dash" and the stakes will be higher than ever. From launch, the winner of the weekly "Damsel Dash" will be in the running to win prizes, including exclusive Damsel merch that will make you the envy of everyone you know. Lastly, we'd like to thank everyone that has downloaded and played Damsel during Early Access for all the valuable feedback and positive reviews you have given us. You have made the game so much more than what we thought it could be, and we really hope you continue to enjoy what we've made. See you on the leaderboards! The Screwtape Team

We are excited to announce that Damsel is entering the final phase of Early Access and will be transitioning to full release on Steam soon. We would love to thank everyone that has supported us so far those who have reviewed, streamed, given feedback, played and enjoyed the game, you all rock! We also want to thank our friends and family, without who there wouldnt even be a game to play. It has been a long journey of over three years and we are excited for this moment to come. As part of transitioning into full release were increasing the price of Damsel. We believe the full price represents great value, and you wont be disappointed with the content the game has to offer. From 10th September, the regular price of Damsel will be USD$19.99 (or your local equivalent). If you have Damsel on your wish list (or even if you dont) and want to grab it for its current price of USD$9.99 - now is the perfect opportunity! Theres also some content that we havent added yet that we hope youll enjoy. By the time Damsel reaches full release the game will include:

• Dozens of beautiful, hand drawn, comic book cut scenes that tell the story of Damsel's bloody brush with the Red Mist Corporation.

• German
• French
• Spanish
• Portuguese
• Italian
• Turkish
• Korean
• Japanese
• Simplified Chinese

Agents, the DSA has uploaded a new build of Damsel that addresses the following: Bug Fixes

• Prevent damsel from grabbing ledges when the down arrow is held down.
• Removed auto spawning enemies from blood barrels in mission "All Eyes On Me".
• Fix bug where the win sting does not play.
• Updated lasers in mission "Subterranean Homesick Hostages" that were still set to an old configuration.
• Fix error in player fall state.
• Fix bug where ambient audio was not tied to game volume settings.
• Start loading of main menu during splash screen display rather than after.
• Memory optimisation for score HUD.
• Explosive barrels now no longer gain health when near a blood barrel.
• Fix bug where some projectiles would not clean up properly on mission restart.
• Fix bug where server in mission "Server Room" would count as a primary objective.
• Some texture tweaks and optimisations.

Agents, the DSA has uploaded a new build of Damsel that addresses the following: Game Improvements

• Minigame improvements: New graphics, new variations.
• Play / continue buttons on episode selection now bypass mission selection, new button added to choose missions.

• Fix bug where player can still get points after mission complete.
• Fix bug where skulls can spawn in inaccessible locations.
• Fix bug where Damsel can not dash while hanging.
• Fix bug where Damsel continues attack detecting after stake diving into an electric cordon.
• Fix bug where Damsel can not double jump after a stake dive.
• Optimisations to object pooling.
• Texture optimisations to reduce mission load times.
• Audio optimisations to reduce mission load times.

Agents, the DSA has uploaded a new build of Damsel that addresses the following: Game Improvements

• Coffins and Clone tanks now spawn skulls when destroyed.
• Critical hit counter added to UI.
• Critical hit amount balanced, now scales more appropriately.
• Combo timer speed made uniform.
• Damsel can now jump from ducking.
• More tutorials added to start of game.
• Damsel will now only shoot enemies while ducking, this allows coffins and other destructibles to be used as cover. This also allows killing an enemy that is behind a hostage. Everything can still be shot while Damsel is standing, including hostages, watch out!
• Add enemy variation, Standing Elder.

• Fix bug where spread of horizontal projectiles is being incorrectly calculated.
• Fix bug where player movement velocity is being calculated at the wrong time. Will lead to some performance improvents on some systems.
• Fix issues with object pooling causing memory issues.
• Fix bug where enemies will occasionally attack walls.

Agents, the DSA has uploaded a new build of Damsel that addresses the following: Game Improvements

• NEW MECHANIC - CRITICAL HITS Dash through an enemy to weaken them, their health bar hearts will turn purple. When attacking, all the enemy's purple hearts will go at once! The higher your skull combo, the more purple hearts they'll get.
• Twitch -boom functionality disabled while checkpoints are active.
• Performance optimizations in preparation for consoles (ssshhhh, don't tell anyone.)
• Can now dash through Black Widows
• Black Widows now die when colliding with them.
• Reduce hit box size on Black Widows.
• Update layout of options screen (You can now turn volume down with a controller! Yay!)
• Dash now has a minimum length, so no more tiny dashes.
• Some misplaced flame throwers have been un-misplaced.
• The sight distance of Heavy Morts (Rockets, Beams) has been reduced.
• Moved the cordons on some checkpoint satellites to prevent infinite bouncing.
• UI improvements on enemy health bars.

• Fix bug where Damsel could not double jump from a ladder.
• Fix bug relating to case sensitivity in Twitch chat usernames.
• Fix bug where Damsel would sometimes not dash correctly.
• Fix bug where Damsel can be knocked through lasers after being injured.
• Removed some objects that obscured gameplay in episode 3 missions.
• Fixed broken ladder images in the Arcade Library.
• Fix bug where Damsel can dash through walls. (Though one of you will still do it, somewhere.)
• Fix bug where enemies would spawn on top of the electric cordon on some checkpoints.
• Fix bug where some dynamic bombs (-boom) would be placed out of reach.
• Fix bug where sometimes mission end conditions are not called. (No more running around looking for non existent coffins!)

Agents, the DSA has uploaded a new build of Damsel that addresses the following: Game Improvements

• Main menu updates.
• Some environment art improvements.
• Lower the bump power of the beam grunt.

• Fix bug where some enemies can not melee attack Damsel.
• Fix bug where Damsel's stake dive animation is not aligned with hit detection.
• Fix bug where jumps (especially double jumps) sometimes do not register.
• Fix bug where Damsel can melee attack from below a platform.
• Fix bug where Damsel can not double jump after walking off a platform.
• Fix bug where pooled objects can persist across mission attempts. (Especially rockets)
• Fix bug where some Twitch users can't use interactions.
• Fix bug where Chargers could walk through danger zones.
• Fix bug where Damsel can't dash through Chargers and projectiles.

Agents, the DSA has uploaded a new build of Damsel that addresses the following: Game Improvements

• Twitch -boom functionality now queues chat commands to address streaming lag.
• Heavy morts (Rockets and Beams) will now fire at damsel more predictably.
• Update the UI for the timebomb countdown to be more conspicuous.
• Tutorial canvases now have a slight delay before being dismissable.

• Fix bug where combo timer becomes stuck.
• Fix bug where cursor can be stuck on menu screens.
• Fix bug where rocket morts can shoot player from below the screen.
• Fix bug where the player can be stuck in a knockdown state.
• Fix placement of some spawn points for dynamic (i.e. twitch controlled) elements.

Agents, the DSA has uploaded a new build of Damsel that addresses the following: Game Improvements

• Add Hothead mode to campaign (Mission fails when you lose your skull combo)
• Add Twitch Chat support. -See streaming settings in the options menu.
• Add vSync toggle to graphics options to (hopefully) help address some lag issues on some machines.
• Update Charger attack behaviour - will now charge past Damsel for a second.
• Add countdown timer to bomb hack minigame.
• Some particle effect tweaks.
• Some new hints added to the hint list.
• Enemy spawners now have a slight delay to allow the player to breathe (especially during checkpoints).
• Enemies are now prevented from walking through obstacles (like spikes)
• Refinements to hack minigame. (Can't button mash through it anymore, sorry :))
• Update cordons that sourround checkpoints.
• Options screen UI overhaul.
• Some minor mission element placement tweaks.

• Fix bug where the weekly arcade challenge could end prematurely.
• Fix some sprite placement issues.
• 'Bump' (Player knockback) added to some items where it was missing (a noticeable in chillout).
• Fix bug where enemies are not stunned from the second dash through them.
• Fix instances where Damsel can move through lasers and electric cordons.
• Fix bug where the skull combo text doesn't reappear after pausing game.
• Fix some enemy/wall clipping issues.
• Fix bug where some enemy's health bars would remain after death.

Agents, the DSA has uploaded a new build of Damsel that addresses the following: Game Improvements

• Cap the number of enemies that can spawn from an enemy spawner to 5

• Prevent cameras from being able to be destroyed by danger zones and Black Widows
• Prevent satellites from being able to be destroyed by danger zones and Black Widows

Agents, the DSA has uploaded a new build of Damsel that addresses the following: Game Improvements

• Episode 3: Executive Incentives is now playable!
• Much more health in the game (triple the amount).
• Melee attacking a Blood Barrel will now give you the heart without the enemy spawn (usually)
• Checkpoint have been rewritten, you're now locked in an area and must keep the enemies at bay (no more satellite breakages)
• Flamethrowers now only do one hit point of damage.
• Unlimited attempts at the first mission in an arcade challenge.
• Three attempts for each additional mission in the arcade challenge, resets each mission.
• Chargers now wreak havoc on items in their path (including Blood Barrels, watch out!)
• The Rooftops and the Back Alley have a little extra breathing room on the sides of the map.
• Add Red Mist advertisement to start of the game to trick you into buying that sweet, sweet, Red Mist.

• Fix bug where touching a black widow will not injure player.
• Fix bug where spikes and other hazards will not bump Damsel across the map.
• Fix bug where Executive will attack player straight away on one of the later building site missions.
• Fix bug where Damsel can wall jump up invisible walls.
• Fix bug where skulls can get stuck in walls.
• Fix bug where Damsel will not Dash correctly across some floors.

Agents, the DSA has uploaded a new build of Damsel that addresses the following: Game Improvements

• Add 'Chillout Playstyle' for those that want the action without the consequences.
• Game loads quicker, preventing the time on the desktop before the first screen.
• Add news section so that players can keep up to date on the progress of the game and community.
• Tweaks to game quality settings to make things run faster / smoother.
• The 'Decaying Levitator' now has her final projectile, a bouncing plasma ball.
• The hostage rescue canvas now always places the rope in the centre as moving it served no mechanical purpose.
• Damsel can now no longer destroy a satellite, allowing easier defense of it. (though this entire feature is being reimplemented, more info soon)
• Black widow patrol states are now a little nicer, no quick drops to the ground.
• Update the camera position on missions set outside to be further back. This makes many encouters easier as well as changes the sense of scale for these missions.
• Enemy 'hearts' now only appear when Damsel has line of sight.
• Levitator/Player detection has been improved, you shouldn't cop a plasma ball to the face from off screen now :)
• Campaign button is now highlighted by default in main menu.

• Fix bug where flying enemies spawn collectables on top of each other.
• Fix bug where charger continues to attack when game is paused.
• Fix bug where projectile hit detection is too narrow when projectile moves vertically.
• Fix bug where bones do not impact a ducking player.
• Fix bug where hostage rescue canvas places 'rope' in incorrect position.
• Fix bug where some buttons do not highlight correctly in menus.
• Fix (remove) specular reflection on some shaders.
• Fix bug where some names in the arcade high score tables would overflow.
• Fix bug in "Underground Slums - Destroy Coffins" where an enemy doesn't spawn from one of the cameras.
• Fix bug in checkpoints causing mission to not correctly reload.
• Fix bug where stake dive only works once per mission.

Agents, the DSA has uploaded a new build of Damsel that addresses the following: Game Improvements

• Modify speed skull combo timers to give a little more time.
• Added modal tutorials for some mechanics.
• Removed metaskulls from the game, now just collect as many skulls in a single combo!
• UI rearrangement to place combo meter closer to score.
• Dashing through enemies now spawns more collectable skulls, get that score even higher.
• Temporarily reduce the number of projectiles fired by the tier two executive.
• Update UI for some minigames, not final.
• Simplify post mission UI.
• Change graphics on mission failed UI.
• Update mission selection screen to remove references to metaskulls.
• Remove requirement to start episode two missions, but play episode one for practice first.
• Add scoring for skull combos (50,000 points per skull in max combo earned)

• Fix bug where bones and rockets are hard to shoot.
• Fix bug where damsel will cause damage upon contact with any element in the game.
• Fix bug where indicator light on security cameras don't flash on player detect.
• Fix bug where enemies do not play animations at the edges of the screen.
• Fix bug where checkpoints destroyed after mission fail causes a black screen.
• Fix bug where shooting through floors is possible (again)
• Fix behind the scenes bug with pause system causing items to fall out of sync.
• Fix bug where Damsel could clip a platform during a dash (mostly)

• No tutorial for dealing with the Beam Mort in mission 'Server Room' (If it shoots you, you have to kill it before getting your shots back)
• UI does not update correctly when shot by a Beam Mort.
• 'Arcade' button is highlighted by default on main menu, should be 'Campaign'.
• Campaign does not yet show story cutscenes.
• Minigame UI graphics are incomplete.
• May still be able to clip platforms during dash, but greatly reduced.
• The hostage rescue canvas sometimes draws wrong. Just mash that button while we work on a fix.

Agents, the DSA has uploaded a new build of Damsel that addresses the following: Game Improvements

• Projectile logic updated to be more robust.
• Projectile and Hazard hit effects updated to include impact velocity.
• Camera hitbox size doubled.
• Black Widow logic rewritten based on gameplay observation.
• Enemies no longer attack while player is in a 'Knockdown' state.
• Enemy rocket speed reduced.
• Executive plasma ball speed reduced.
• Executive aiming accuracy made fuzzy.
• Episode two arcade mode added.
• Weekly challenge arcade mode added.
• Arcade leaderboards now visible on arcade menu screen.
• Checkpoints and Checkpoint enemy placement improved.
• Projectiles now destroy themselves when not on screen.
• Enemies will refuse to fire when not on screen.
• Projectile ranges removed, all shots including Damsels will travel until leaving the screen.
• When in range of a black widow at her death will now remove all extra life earned.
• Options panel now more responsive to controller input. Still not perfect though.
• Update color of some ladders to make them more visible.
• Main menu layout modification.

• Fix bug where lasers don't harm player.
• Fix bug where uvshot trails are visible before firing.
• Fix direction of rain on The Rooftops.
• Remove some particle systems that were causing performance issues.
• Fix bug causing enemies to become unresponsive during melee attacks.
• Address bug causing black screen when a checkpoint is destroyed during 'upload'.

• Attacks are sometimes effective from below platforms.
• No tutorial for dealing with the Beam Mort in mission 'Server Room' (If it shoots you, you have to kill it before getting your shots back)
• UI does not update correctly when shot by a Beam Mort.
• 'Arcade' button is highlighted by default on main menu, should be 'Campaign'.
• Campaign does not yet show story cutscenes.
• Minigame UI graphics are incomplete.
• Current mission objective does not display on UI.

Agents, the DSA has uploaded a new build of Damsel that addresses the following: This update is the transition from Early Access phase one (Spike) to Early Access phase two (Graf). There is currently no access to arcade for chapter two (unless you continue from the end of chapter one) this will be added in the next update. Game Improvements

• 25 new missions.
• 5 new arenas.
• New enemy types (Black Widow, Redded Enemies, Black Executive, Electric Mort)
• New mission type - Defend the checkpoint.
• Reload speed increases when reaching a new skull level in a mission.
• Chargers now only move Damsel around the arena, rather than taking a hit point.

• Many, many, many bug fixes.
• Many optimisations.

Episode 2: Supply Chain Management will be unlockable from 26th February. Please enjoy our trailer of some of the new exciting additions you can experience. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OypI5EuaHEs You will need '25 Skulls' so agents best sharpen their skills and plot the best path around previous missions. Thank you everyone for your support so far! We will continue to improve and add to Damsel over the coming months. See you on the leaderboards! Kaydos Communications Operative