Ahoy, space-huntsman! Thanks for everyone's feedback and bug reports - they have been a HUGE help! We fixed a ton of issues that players were having and also added in some new features.

Blacksea Odyssey v1.2

Features

• Added Water Spear Rune 1,2,3, and 4
• Added Legendary Spear Rune Ellery Spear (Named after one of our biggest fans)
• Added Taco Bomb
• Added Tacopocalypse (Named after our friends game Tacopocalypse)
• Added a remove screenshake option
• Added a custom controller option (for people that want to use their own controller input)

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug that was causing the game to crash while fighting the leviathan.
• Fixed a bug that was causing the game to crash post round 5.
• Fixed a bug that was causing the game to lag post round 4.
• Fixed a bug that was causing audio to leak from round to round.
• Fixed a bug that was causing puffers to disspear.
• Fixed a bug that was causing an issue with saving/loading.

Balancing

• Increased rades damage passive from 10% to 20%.
• Increased Coupe De Graces critical damage from 1000% to 1500%.
• Increased one eighty shot spear damage by 5, 10, 15, and 20.
• Enemies have a higher quality rune drop chance in later stages of the game.
• Chests have a higher quality rune drop chance in later stages of the game.
• Chests have a higher chance to drop runes.
• Chests drop more credits.
• Shop has a higher chance to hold runes.
• Shop has a higher chance to hold higher quality runes.
• Shop has a GREATLY higher chance to drop epics/legendaries late game.

If you have any bug send an email to TeamBlackseaOdyssey@gmail.com and also send us this file when the bug occurs. C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\BlackseaOdyssey\BlackseaOdyssey_Data\output_log.txt Thanks again and enjoy! :D - Team Blacksea Odyssey

[ 2017-01-18 19:06:08 CET ] [ Original post ]

Ahoy, space-huntsman! Thanks for everyone's feedback and bug reports - they have been a HUGE help! We fixed a ton of issues that players were having and also added in some new features.

Blacksea Odyssey v1.2

Features

• Added Water Spear Rune 1,2,3, and 4
• Added Legendary Spear Rune Ellery Spear (Named after one of our biggest fans)
• Added Taco Bomb
• Added Tacopocalypse (Named after our friends game Tacopocalypse)
• Added a remove screenshake option
• Added a custom controller option (for people that want to use their own controller input)

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug that was causing the game to crash while fighting the leviathan.
• Fixed a bug that was causing the game to crash post round 5.
• Fixed a bug that was causing the game to lag post round 4.
• Fixed a bug that was causing audio to leak from round to round.
• Fixed a bug that was causing puffers to disspear.
• Fixed a bug that was causing an issue with saving/loading.

Balancing

• Increased rades damage passive from 10% to 20%.
• Increased Coupe De Graces critical damage from 1000% to 1500%.
• Increased one eighty shot spear damage by 5, 10, 15, and 20.
• Enemies have a higher quality rune drop chance in later stages of the game.
• Chests have a higher quality rune drop chance in later stages of the game.
• Chests have a higher chance to drop runes.
• Chests drop more credits.
• Shop has a higher chance to hold runes.
• Shop has a higher chance to hold higher quality runes.
• Shop has a GREATLY higher chance to drop epics/legendaries late game.

If you have any bug send an email to TeamBlackseaOdyssey@gmail.com and also send us this file when the bug occurs. C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\BlackseaOdyssey\BlackseaOdyssey_Data\output_log.txt Thanks again and enjoy! :D - Team Blacksea Odyssey

[ 2017-01-18 19:05:55 CET ] [ Original post ]

Good news Space-Huntsmen! While we said in the past that we would no longer be updating Blacksea. That is no longer the case! We have entered into a partnership with Spiral Summit Games! http://spiralsummitgames.com/ We will be pushing out a few minor updates. Mostly bug fixes, balancing, and minor features. Until the eventual console release. See you all on the Blacksea! -Team Blacksea Odyssey

[ 2016-10-18 17:57:07 CET ] [ Original post ]

Good news Space-Huntsmen! While we said in the past that we would no longer be updating Blacksea. That is no longer the case! We have entered into a partnership with Spiral Summit Games! http://spiralsummitgames.com/ We will be pushing out a few minor updates. Mostly bug fixes, balancing, and minor features. Until the eventual console release. See you all on the Blacksea! -Team Blacksea Odyssey

[ 2016-10-18 17:57:07 CET ] [ Original post ]

just a test

[ 2016-07-26 18:04:02 CET ] [ Original post ]

Ahoy, space-huntsman! Thanks for everyone's feedback and bug reports - they have been a HUGE help! We wanted to get this out last week, but it took more time fixing some of these issues than we had expected. FYI - the version number still says v1.0.0. I'll fix that next patch - just know it's actually v1.0.1.

Blacksea Odyssey v1.0.1

Bug Fixes

• Fixed Leviathan firing shards after death
• Fixed the game crashing occasionally when fighitng an elite Titanfish
• Fixed the player recieving buggy scores for defeating the Elite Titanfish
• Fixed sniper shot damage text
• Fixed memory leak
• Fixed sfx not working occasionally
• Fixed game getting laggy occasionally
• Fixed Abyss creatures not dropping bestiary pages
• Fixed no controller support for Bounty Complete/Fail screen

Balancing

• Reduced Dual Shot damage by 3
• Reduced Dual Shot attack speed by 50%

Thanks for everyone's patience while we continue to fix bugs and balancing issues. Email any bugs to us at teamblackseaodyssey@gmail.com with the following:

• A detailed description of the bug and the context in which it occured
• If possible, include steps that may reproduce the bug
• If applicable, include a screenshot or video
• As soon as the bug occurs, send us this file: C:Program Files (x86)SteamsteamappscommonBlackseaOdysseyBlackseaOdyssey_Dataoutput_log.txt

Thanks again and enjoy! :D - Team Blacksea Odyssey

[ 2016-06-16 01:27:52 CET ] [ Original post ]

Ahoy, space-huntsman! Thanks for everyone's feedback and bug reports - they have been a HUGE help! We wanted to get this out last week, but it took more time fixing some of these issues than we had expected. FYI - the version number still says v1.0.0. I'll fix that next patch - just know it's actually v1.0.1.

Blacksea Odyssey v1.0.1

Bug Fixes

• Fixed Leviathan firing shards after death
• Fixed the game crashing occasionally when fighitng an elite Titanfish
• Fixed the player recieving buggy scores for defeating the Elite Titanfish
• Fixed sniper shot damage text
• Fixed memory leak
• Fixed sfx not working occasionally
• Fixed game getting laggy occasionally
• Fixed Abyss creatures not dropping bestiary pages
• Fixed no controller support for Bounty Complete/Fail screen

Balancing

• Reduced Dual Shot damage by 3
• Reduced Dual Shot attack speed by 50%

Thanks for everyone's patience while we continue to fix bugs and balancing issues. Email any bugs to us at teamblackseaodyssey@gmail.com with the following:

• A detailed description of the bug and the context in which it occured
• If possible, include steps that may reproduce the bug
• If applicable, include a screenshot or video
• As soon as the bug occurs, send us this file: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\BlackseaOdyssey\BlackseaOdyssey_Data\output_log.txt

Thanks again and enjoy! :D - Team Blacksea Odyssey

[ 2016-06-16 01:27:52 CET ] [ Original post ]

Blacksea Odyssey has OFFICIALLY Launched!

Ahoy, space-huntsman! We've made it! Thanks so much for everyone's support. The past year and a half has been an amazing journy so far and we're blessed to have such supportive fans, friends, and family. We're excited to see how many gamers Blacksea Odyssey can bring joy (and frustration) too! In case anyone missed our launch trailer:

Launch Trailer!

We expect the build to be quite stable, but please email any bugs to us at teamblackseaodyssey@gmail.com with the following:

• A detailed description of the bug and the context in which it occured
• If possible, include steps that may reproduce the bug
• If applicable, include a screenshot or video
• As soon as the bug occurs, send us this file: C:Program Files (x86)SteamsteamappscommonBlackseaOdysseyBlackseaOdyssey_Dataoutput_log.txt

Thanks again and enjoy! :D - Team Blacksea Odyssey

[ 2016-06-01 16:18:53 CET ] [ Original post ]

Blacksea Odyssey has OFFICIALLY Launched!

Ahoy, space-huntsman! We've made it! Thanks so much for everyone's support. The past year and a half has been an amazing journy so far and we're blessed to have such supportive fans, friends, and family. We're excited to see how many gamers Blacksea Odyssey can bring joy (and frustration) too! In case anyone missed our launch trailer:

Launch Trailer!

We expect the build to be quite stable, but please email any bugs to us at teamblackseaodyssey@gmail.com with the following:

• A detailed description of the bug and the context in which it occured
• If possible, include steps that may reproduce the bug
• If applicable, include a screenshot or video
• As soon as the bug occurs, send us this file: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\BlackseaOdyssey\BlackseaOdyssey_Data\output_log.txt

Thanks again and enjoy! :D - Team Blacksea Odyssey

[ 2016-06-01 16:18:53 CET ] [ Original post ]

Ahoy, space-huntsman! To accompany the announcing of our launch trailer, we've unleashed the final boss! The Titan of the Stars! We'll begin praying to Thor for the many souls that it will send to Valhalla. There's also Megalodon... which... good luck even beating him first. ;)

Blacksea Odyssey v0.9.5

Features Added

• Added new titanfish boss: Titan of the Stars
• Added new elderfish boss: Megalodon
• Added remaining rounds: 9 rounds total
• Added beat game screen

Bugs Fixed

• Fixed loading save file on final round not loading any bounties
• Fixed poison enchantment name bug
• Fixed fireballs not colliding with enemies bug

Balancing

• Reduced Dualshot attack speed by 10%
• Dualshot elemental damage now halved as well
• Dualshot now stacks more efficentily with split shot runes
• Athrel the Fallen is faster and keeps his distance from the player
• Athrel's Lightning Orbs move 10% faster
• Wyv the Elder now has damage colliders on the side of his body
• Increased Wyv the Elder's chase speed by 30%
• Wyv the Elder now engages the player closer in combat
• Increased Rackjaw's chase speed by 5%
• Can no longer rip Rackjaw's head off from the front

Please email more serious bugs to us at teamblackseaodyssey@gmail.com with the following:

• A detailed description of the bug and the context in which it occured
• If possible, include steps that may reproduce the bug
• If applicable, include a screenshot or video
• As soon as the bug occurs, send us this file: C:Program Files (x86)SteamsteamappscommonBlackseaOdysseyBlackseaOdyssey_Dataoutput_log.txt

Thanks for the continued support! We're almost there! :D - Team Blacksea Odyssey

[ 2016-05-24 20:46:07 CET ] [ Original post ]

Ahoy, space-huntsman! To accompany the announcing of our launch trailer, we've unleashed the final boss! The Titan of the Stars! We'll begin praying to Thor for the many souls that it will send to Valhalla. There's also Megalodon... which... good luck even beating him first. ;)

Blacksea Odyssey v0.9.5

Features Added

• Added new titanfish boss: Titan of the Stars
• Added new elderfish boss: Megalodon
• Added remaining rounds: 9 rounds total
• Added beat game screen

Bugs Fixed

• Fixed loading save file on final round not loading any bounties
• Fixed poison enchantment name bug
• Fixed fireballs not colliding with enemies bug

Balancing

• Reduced Dualshot attack speed by 10%
• Dualshot elemental damage now halved as well
• Dualshot now stacks more efficentily with split shot runes
• Athrel the Fallen is faster and keeps his distance from the player
• Athrel's Lightning Orbs move 10% faster
• Wyv the Elder now has damage colliders on the side of his body
• Increased Wyv the Elder's chase speed by 30%
• Wyv the Elder now engages the player closer in combat
• Increased Rackjaw's chase speed by 5%
• Can no longer rip Rackjaw's head off from the front

Please email more serious bugs to us at teamblackseaodyssey@gmail.com with the following:

• A detailed description of the bug and the context in which it occured
• If possible, include steps that may reproduce the bug
• If applicable, include a screenshot or video
• As soon as the bug occurs, send us this file: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\BlackseaOdyssey\BlackseaOdyssey_Data\output_log.txt

Thanks for the continued support! We're almost there! :D - Team Blacksea Odyssey

[ 2016-05-24 20:46:07 CET ] [ Original post ]

Launch Trailer!

[ 2016-05-24 14:21:09 CET ] [ Original post ]

Launch Trailer!

[ 2016-05-24 14:21:09 CET ] [ Original post ]

Ahoy, space-huntsman! Sorry for the delay on posting the patch notes! We added 6 new unlockable spears AND the unlockable Elite Mode - in which all of the enemies spawn as elites. o.0 Unlock the new spears - if you can ;) We're looking forward to hearing which is your favorite!

Blacksea Odyssey v0.9.1

Features Added

• Added new consumable items: Nitrus Injector 1, 2, 3, and 4
• Added new elite enemy type. Poison Elite
• Added new abyss asterfish enemy: Palebell
• Added Lightning, Poison, Ice, and Stun damage HUD effects
• Added new epic spear rune: Damage 4
• Added new epic spear rune: Attack Speed 4
• Harpoon damage now scales with rune weapon quality
• Added new unlockable spear: Key Spear
• Added new unlockable spear: Judgement
• Added new unlockable spear: Brute
• Added new unlockable spear: Dualshot
• Added new unlockable spear: Bloodthirster
• Added new unlockable spear: Lucidity
• Added new unlockable game mode: Elite Mode - yes its harder!
• Added new achievements: see unlockable spears and elite mode above
• Added start screen

Bugs Fixed

• Fixed items overlapping in the belt
• Fixed elite bosses not spawning as elites
• Fixed game over and win music playing at full volume when music volume was turned off
• Fixed The Seven Blights not dropping items
• Fixed Ice Trail damage text to appear red instead of blue
• Fixed Long Shot runes displaying improper damage per second
• Fixed Poison Shot 2 displaying improper damage

Balancing

• Reduced Sandchawer's health by 15%
• Reduced Sandchawer's rotational speed by 20%
• Reduced Sandchawer's max speed by 10%
• Made Sandchawers less likely to stack next to each other
• Increased Athrel the Fallen's movement speed by 40%
• Increased Wyv The Elder's health by 30%
• Wyv the Elder now chases the player when attacking
• Increased Wyv the Elder's projectile speed by 10%
• Cthulhu's arms now swing slower when you rip them apart
• Increased the cooldown between Cthulhu's arm swing attacks by 3 seconds
• Increased Cthulhu's health by 10%
• Nerfed Mercury's base damage by 1 and its attack speed by 10%
• Increased Nethergoblin's far ram speed by 30% and increased far ram travel distance by 30%
• Increased Rackjaw's head's health by 75%

As we grow closer to launch, squashing bugs has become a main priority. Here's some tips that help us fix bugs. Minor bugs can be posted to the forums, but we'd prefer that more serious ones be emailed to us with the following:

• A detailed description of the bug and the context in which it occured
• If possible, include steps that may reproduce the bug
• If applicable, include a screenshot or video
• As soon as the bug occurs, send us this file: C:Program Files (x86)SteamsteamappscommonBlackseaOdysseyBlackseaOdyssey_Dataoutput_log.txt

Thanks for the continued support! - Team Blacksea Odyssey

[ 2016-05-19 16:59:59 CET ] [ Original post ]

Ahoy, space-huntsman! Sorry for the delay on posting the patch notes! We added 6 new unlockable spears AND the unlockable Elite Mode - in which all of the enemies spawn as elites. o.0 Unlock the new spears - if you can ;) We're looking forward to hearing which is your favorite!

Blacksea Odyssey v0.9.1

Features Added

• Added new consumable items: Nitrus Injector 1, 2, 3, and 4
• Added new elite enemy type. Poison Elite
• Added new abyss asterfish enemy: Palebell
• Added Lightning, Poison, Ice, and Stun damage HUD effects
• Added new epic spear rune: Damage 4
• Added new epic spear rune: Attack Speed 4
• Harpoon damage now scales with rune weapon quality
• Added new unlockable spear: Key Spear
• Added new unlockable spear: Judgement
• Added new unlockable spear: Brute
• Added new unlockable spear: Dualshot
• Added new unlockable spear: Bloodthirster
• Added new unlockable spear: Lucidity
• Added new unlockable game mode: Elite Mode - yes its harder!
• Added new achievements: see unlockable spears and elite mode above
• Added start screen

Bugs Fixed

• Fixed items overlapping in the belt
• Fixed elite bosses not spawning as elites
• Fixed game over and win music playing at full volume when music volume was turned off
• Fixed The Seven Blights not dropping items
• Fixed Ice Trail damage text to appear red instead of blue
• Fixed Long Shot runes displaying improper damage per second
• Fixed Poison Shot 2 displaying improper damage

Balancing

• Reduced Sandchawer's health by 15%
• Reduced Sandchawer's rotational speed by 20%
• Reduced Sandchawer's max speed by 10%
• Made Sandchawers less likely to stack next to each other
• Increased Athrel the Fallen's movement speed by 40%
• Increased Wyv The Elder's health by 30%
• Wyv the Elder now chases the player when attacking
• Increased Wyv the Elder's projectile speed by 10%
• Cthulhu's arms now swing slower when you rip them apart
• Increased the cooldown between Cthulhu's arm swing attacks by 3 seconds
• Increased Cthulhu's health by 10%
• Nerfed Mercury's base damage by 1 and its attack speed by 10%
• Increased Nethergoblin's far ram speed by 30% and increased far ram travel distance by 30%
• Increased Rackjaw's head's health by 75%

As we grow closer to launch, squashing bugs has become a main priority. Here's some tips that help us fix bugs. Minor bugs can be posted to the forums, but we'd prefer that more serious ones be emailed to us with the following:

• A detailed description of the bug and the context in which it occured
• If possible, include steps that may reproduce the bug
• If applicable, include a screenshot or video
• As soon as the bug occurs, send us this file: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\BlackseaOdyssey\BlackseaOdyssey_Data\output_log.txt

Thanks for the continued support! - Team Blacksea Odyssey

[ 2016-05-19 16:59:59 CET ] [ Original post ]

Ahoy, space-huntsman! This week we've released Xezemoth, the merciless conquerer! While he's not for the faint of heart, he proves to be very very strong once mastered! Many of you found the Coup De Grace laying around in the Desert biome - think if it as our unintential Coup De Grace trial period - now expired haha. ;) It can now be discovered properly within the Blacksea galaxy. :)

Blacksea Odyssey v0.8.5

Features Added

• Added new unlockable character: Xezemoth
• Added new achievement (see unlockable character above)
• Added new legendary spear rune: Coup De Grace
• Added victory and defeat music for the end game scenarios

Bugs Fixed

• Fixed Coup De Grace rune appearing upon entering the Desert biome
• Fixed Megalarch's eyes being difficult to rip
• Fixed beetlings occasionally spawning without eyes
• Fixed player getting stuck in Queen Verminess
• Fixed sandspewers occasionally not attacking the player when re-activated
• Fixed nethergoblins circling the player without attacking
• Fixed dialog texts occasionally overflowing out of the speech bubble

Balancing

• Reworked star angels movement: circular movement should be more fluid
• Reduced Rackjaw's rotational speed by 50%
• Made it easier to rip off Beetle Queens' heads
• Increased all star angels' movement speed by 50%
• Increased all star angels' rotational speed by 50%
• Removed fireball sfx
• Split shot damage in character stats now better represents actual damage per second
• Speed runes now display increased speed in there descriptions

As we grow closer to launch, squashing bugs has become a main priority. Here's some tips that help us fix bugs. Minor bugs can be posted to the forums, but we'd prefer that more serious ones be emailed to us with the following:

• A detailed description of the bug and the context in which it occured
• If possible, include steps that may reproduce the bug
• If applicable, include a screenshot or video
• As soon as the bug occurs, send us this file: C:Program Files (x86)SteamsteamappscommonBlackseaOdysseyBlackseaOdyssey_Dataoutput_log.txt

Thanks for the continued support! - Team Blacksea Odyssey

[ 2016-05-10 19:18:41 CET ] [ Original post ]

Ahoy, space-huntsman! This week we've released Xezemoth, the merciless conquerer! While he's not for the faint of heart, he proves to be very very strong once mastered! Many of you found the Coup De Grace laying around in the Desert biome - think if it as our unintential Coup De Grace trial period - now expired haha. ;) It can now be discovered properly within the Blacksea galaxy. :)

Blacksea Odyssey v0.8.5

Features Added

• Added new unlockable character: Xezemoth
• Added new achievement (see unlockable character above)
• Added new legendary spear rune: Coup De Grace
• Added victory and defeat music for the end game scenarios

Bugs Fixed

• Fixed Coup De Grace rune appearing upon entering the Desert biome
• Fixed Megalarch's eyes being difficult to rip
• Fixed beetlings occasionally spawning without eyes
• Fixed player getting stuck in Queen Verminess
• Fixed sandspewers occasionally not attacking the player when re-activated
• Fixed nethergoblins circling the player without attacking
• Fixed dialog texts occasionally overflowing out of the speech bubble

Balancing

• Reworked star angels movement: circular movement should be more fluid
• Reduced Rackjaw's rotational speed by 50%
• Made it easier to rip off Beetle Queens' heads
• Increased all star angels' movement speed by 50%
• Increased all star angels' rotational speed by 50%
• Removed fireball sfx
• Split shot damage in character stats now better represents actual damage per second
• Speed runes now display increased speed in there descriptions

As we grow closer to launch, squashing bugs has become a main priority. Here's some tips that help us fix bugs. Minor bugs can be posted to the forums, but we'd prefer that more serious ones be emailed to us with the following:

• A detailed description of the bug and the context in which it occured
• If possible, include steps that may reproduce the bug
• If applicable, include a screenshot or video
• As soon as the bug occurs, send us this file: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\BlackseaOdyssey\BlackseaOdyssey_Data\output_log.txt

Thanks for the continued support! - Team Blacksea Odyssey

[ 2016-05-10 19:18:41 CET ] [ Original post ]

Ahoy, space-huntsman! We busted our butts fixing tons of bugs and balancing issues last week! We can't thank you all enough for being such an integral part of making Blacksea Odyssey awesome! The game has become very stable and balanced because of everyone actively participating in the Steam forums and sending us detailed bug reports. As we dev our way onward to v1.0, we couldn't be happier to have such a great community! With the bugs and balacing mostly out of the way, you can all look forward to a fierce new abyss boss next week!

Blacksea Odyssey v0.7.7

Features Added

• Added a small light aura around all coral
• Added Split Shot damage per second into character stats
• Added rippable parts to Puff Daddy
• Added new spear rune: Hold Her Steady 2, 3, and 4
• Added new loading door sprites
• Added blood explosions for boss deaths

Bugs Fixed

• Fixed an issue that was causing Leviathan's eye to teleport
• Fixed poison damage not displaying correctly on character stats
• Fixed Infernal spear displaying wrong damage in character stats
• Fixed an issue that was turning Critical Shot 2 into Critical Shot 1
• Fixed an issue where Spawn Zones were not going away in the desert biome
• Fixed collision detection between Erakno Spitters and structures
• Fixed an issue that would reset item positions in belt upon saving and loading
• Fixed enemies using there enchanted effects after death
• Fixed bosses using there enchanted effects in depths
• Fixed player not being able to continue after beating a boss on rare occasions
• Fixed Frost Puffers losing there fire enchantment
• Fixed players being rammed by the side of Leviathan at the start of the fight
• Fixed speedrun timer starting late
• Fixed in-game textual indicators layering over inventory and options menu
• Fixed rune name inconsistencies and description mixups
• Fixed rare zoom bug

Balancing

• Increased the speed of all Star Angel lightning orbs by 20%
• Increased the lifetime of Athrel the Fallen's lightning orbs by 30%
• Increased the number of projectiles Athrel the Fallen fires from 3 to 4
• Increased Athrel the Fallen's health by 5000
• Increased all Star Angel's circular speed by 60%
• Increased all Star Angel's rotational speed by 25%
• Darkened player light in abyss biome by 30%
• Darkened structures in the abyss biome by 100%
• Doubled health of Sandspewer's head
• Added a secondary attack for Wyv the Elder
• Increased Wyv the Elder's flee speed by 25%
• Increased Wyv the Elder's health by 1000
• Slowed down Leviathan's tail projectiles by 40%
• Reduced Cthulhu'd arm speed by 10%
• Reduce Cthulhu's head's rotation speed by 25%
• Increased Cthulhu's health by 3000
• Added more fire and lightning damage to the Rune of the Elements
• Nethergoblin's tongues attack more frequently
• Nethergoblins now occasionally leave their ramming pattern to return for a full speed strike

Launch is just around the corner - so keep the bug reports coming so we can keep on squashin' em! :D - Team Blacksea Odyssey

[ 2016-05-03 20:25:13 CET ] [ Original post ]

Ahoy, space-huntsman! We busted our butts fixing tons of bugs and balancing issues last week! We can't thank you all enough for being such an integral part of making Blacksea Odyssey awesome! The game has become very stable and balanced because of everyone actively participating in the Steam forums and sending us detailed bug reports. As we dev our way onward to v1.0, we couldn't be happier to have such a great community! With the bugs and balacing mostly out of the way, you can all look forward to a fierce new abyss boss next week!

Blacksea Odyssey v0.7.7

Features Added

• Added a small light aura around all coral
• Added Split Shot damage per second into character stats
• Added rippable parts to Puff Daddy
• Added new spear rune: Hold Her Steady 2, 3, and 4
• Added new loading door sprites
• Added blood explosions for boss deaths

Bugs Fixed

• Fixed an issue that was causing Leviathan's eye to teleport
• Fixed poison damage not displaying correctly on character stats
• Fixed Infernal spear displaying wrong damage in character stats
• Fixed an issue that was turning Critical Shot 2 into Critical Shot 1
• Fixed an issue where Spawn Zones were not going away in the desert biome
• Fixed collision detection between Erakno Spitters and structures
• Fixed an issue that would reset item positions in belt upon saving and loading
• Fixed enemies using there enchanted effects after death
• Fixed bosses using there enchanted effects in depths
• Fixed player not being able to continue after beating a boss on rare occasions
• Fixed Frost Puffers losing there fire enchantment
• Fixed players being rammed by the side of Leviathan at the start of the fight
• Fixed speedrun timer starting late
• Fixed in-game textual indicators layering over inventory and options menu
• Fixed rune name inconsistencies and description mixups
• Fixed rare zoom bug

Balancing

• Increased the speed of all Star Angel lightning orbs by 20%
• Increased the lifetime of Athrel the Fallen's lightning orbs by 30%
• Increased the number of projectiles Athrel the Fallen fires from 3 to 4
• Increased Athrel the Fallen's health by 5000
• Increased all Star Angel's circular speed by 60%
• Increased all Star Angel's rotational speed by 25%
• Darkened player light in abyss biome by 30%
• Darkened structures in the abyss biome by 100%
• Doubled health of Sandspewer's head
• Added a secondary attack for Wyv the Elder
• Increased Wyv the Elder's flee speed by 25%
• Increased Wyv the Elder's health by 1000
• Slowed down Leviathan's tail projectiles by 40%
• Reduced Cthulhu'd arm speed by 10%
• Reduce Cthulhu's head's rotation speed by 25%
• Increased Cthulhu's health by 3000
• Added more fire and lightning damage to the Rune of the Elements
• Nethergoblin's tongues attack more frequently
• Nethergoblins now occasionally leave their ramming pattern to return for a full speed strike

Launch is just around the corner - so keep the bug reports coming so we can keep on squashin' em! :D - Team Blacksea Odyssey

[ 2016-05-03 20:25:13 CET ] [ Original post ]

Ahoy, space-huntsman! Before we start, we'd like to remind you to post bug reports and feedback to the Steam forums! Also, if you haven't done so yet, please head over to our Steam page to leave a review. It's very important as we draw closer to launch. This update includes the overlord of the Star Angels, ATHREAL THE FALLEN! :D We also fixed the Oblivion unlock bug, so go defeat Athreal the Fallen and unlock Oblivion! It's personally my (PJ's) favorite spear so far. ;)

Blacksea Odyssey v0.7.2

Features Added

• Added new Abyss elderfish boss: Athreal The Fallen
• Added new Abyss asterfish enemy: Star Seraph
• Added new Abyss asterfish enemy: Star Archangel
• Added new Abyss asterfish enemy: Star Angel

Bugs Fixed

• Fixed cannonball firing when paused when being equipped
• Fixed boostes' sound bug
• Fixed Moonsplitters Might description
• Fixed Elemental Spears description
• Fixed missing tips and spelling/grammar errors in Bestiary
• Fixed zoom bug
• Fixed Ice Trail ship rune drop bug
• Fixed dialog data not saving progress properly
• Fixed game running when minimized
• Fixed excess screenshake
• Fixed bestiary showing Crystal creatures in Abyss section
• Fixed occasionally not being able to select a bounty
• Fixed broken Thunderbolt spear bug
• Fixed Oblivion being unlockable

Balancing

• Increased chance of key drops by 1%
• Reduced the HP of Chtulhu spawnlings by half
• Ripping off one of Cthulhu hands now makes him unable to create shockwaves

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts and feedback! - Team Blacksea Odyssey

[ 2016-04-26 19:19:10 CET ] [ Original post ]

Ahoy, space-huntsman! Before we start, we'd like to remind you to post bug reports and feedback to the Steam forums! Also, if you haven't done so yet, please head over to our Steam page to leave a review. It's very important as we draw closer to launch. This update includes the overlord of the Star Angels, ATHREAL THE FALLEN! :D We also fixed the Oblivion unlock bug, so go defeat Athreal the Fallen and unlock Oblivion! It's personally my (PJ's) favorite spear so far. ;)

Blacksea Odyssey v0.7.2

Features Added

• Added new Abyss elderfish boss: Athreal The Fallen
• Added new Abyss asterfish enemy: Star Seraph
• Added new Abyss asterfish enemy: Star Archangel
• Added new Abyss asterfish enemy: Star Angel

Bugs Fixed

• Fixed cannonball firing when paused when being equipped
• Fixed boostes' sound bug
• Fixed Moonsplitters Might description
• Fixed Elemental Spears description
• Fixed missing tips and spelling/grammar errors in Bestiary
• Fixed zoom bug
• Fixed Ice Trail ship rune drop bug
• Fixed dialog data not saving progress properly
• Fixed game running when minimized
• Fixed excess screenshake
• Fixed bestiary showing Crystal creatures in Abyss section
• Fixed occasionally not being able to select a bounty
• Fixed broken Thunderbolt spear bug
• Fixed Oblivion being unlockable

Balancing

• Increased chance of key drops by 1%
• Reduced the HP of Chtulhu spawnlings by half
• Ripping off one of Cthulhu hands now makes him unable to create shockwaves

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts and feedback! - Team Blacksea Odyssey

[ 2016-04-26 19:19:10 CET ] [ Original post ]

Ahoy, space-huntsman! This update includes the BRAND NEW ABYSS BIOME! :D Be the first to battle Doomreaper and The Seven Blight, as well as the various other creatures lurking in the depths of the Abyss. We also added in the razzlin' dazzlin' Emerald Jones! He can be unlocked by killing Leviathan - so shouldn't be too much trouble for you all! We're looking forward to hearing what everyone thinks of Emerald Jones and the Abyss biome.

Blacksea Odyssey v0.7.0

Features Added

• Added new biome: Abyss Biome
• Added new Abyss elderfish boss: Doomreaper
• Added new Abyss elderfish boss: The Seven Blights
• Added new Abyss asterfish enemy: Winged Arcjabber
• Added new Abyss asterfish enemy: Winged Arcspitter
• Added new Abyss asterfish enemy: Winged Arcsprayer
• Added new Abyss asterfish enemy: Reefgolbin
• Added new Abyss asterfish enemy: Goblinlurker
• Added new Abyss asterfish enemy: Nethergoblin
• Added new Abyss starbait enemy: Starbasher
• Added new unlockable character/achievement Emerald Jones
• Cannonball ship rune now destroys environmental structures
• Added new legendary spear rune - Rune of the Elements
• Added new legendary ship rune - Moonsplitter's Might
• Added new ship runes: Sonar Rune I, II, III, and IV
• Added Speedrun Time display on HUD
• Added particle effects to convey boost overheated and boost recharged
• Tutorial now detects if using mouse or gamepad
• Zoom now saves from level to level

Bugs Fixed

• Fixed a bug where finishing a round as Emerald Jones while boosting could slow the game down until boosting again
• Fixed a bug that turned level two cannonball runes into level one cannonball runes
• Fixed a bug that incorrectly displayed lightning damage
• Fixed a bug where frost enchanted bosses spawned frost when in the depths
• Collision accuracy of enemies and structures increased
• Fixed overlapping shop items bug
• Dialog no longer goes over the Inventory
• Fixed a bug where earthballs and cannonballs could knock beetlings outside of beetles sacks
• Fixed a bug that was ending the game after killing Cthulhu
• Fixed a bug that was freezing the player when entering a biome with Cthulhu
• Fixed text appearing outside speech bubble for Ta'bi
• Fixed bounties spawning off screen on for later rounds
• Fixed continue button occasionally being unclickable
• Fixed resolutions dropdown list going off screen
• Fixed Character Stats portrait breaking for Old Man Pirate Skin
• Fixed character staying red after using Berserker Potion

Balancing

• Basilisk, Infernal, Lightiningbolt, and Frost each require 3, not 4 runes to unlock
• The Repair Kit's buy and sell price has been doubled
• Increased the time between Rackjaw's attacks by 3 seconds
• Reduced the damage of all cannon ball runes by 20
• Increased the damage of all fireball runes by 20
• Increased Queen Verminess charge speed by 15%
• Increased Emerald Jones max health to 85
• Increased the amount of items dropped and the bounty rewards for enemies killed in the Crystal Biome by 10%
• Increased the amount of items dropped and the bounty rewards for enemies killed in the Desert Biome by 20%

Don't forget to post bug reports and feedback to the Steam forums! Also, if you haven't done so yet, please head over to our Steam page to leave a review. - Team Blacksea Odyssey

[ 2016-04-19 21:37:34 CET ] [ Original post ]

Ahoy, space-huntsman! Today we added in the Desert Kingfish boss, Cthulhu - based off the Lovecraftian creature of the same name! We also added in two cool new spear rune types, Savior Shot and Lighting Shot as well as two new unlockable spears, Oblivion and Thunderbolt! Cthulhu's one heck of a boss, so go check him out!

Blacksea Odyssey v0.6.5

Features Added

• Added new Desert kingfish boss: Cthulhu
• Added new spear runes: Savior Shot 1-4
• Added new spear runes: Lightning Shot 1-4
• Added new unlockable spear: Oblivion
• Added new unlockable spear: Thunderbolt
• Added two new achievements (see unlockable spears above)

Bugs Fixed

• Fixed a bug where max boosting into structures would reset the players ship speed
• Fixed an issue in the Crystal Biome where some structures would not appear on the minimap
• Fixed an exploit where players could reload the map screen for new shop items
• Fixed an issue where the players spear would some times be detached from the player at the games start
• Fixed an issue where the player could recieve damage before the game began in the Desert Biome
• Fixed an issue where Basilisk incorrectly displayed it's damage in the Character Stats panel
• Fixed an issue where a player could recieve a boss bounty twice from the same kill
• Fixed an issue where ripping off the tail of a Sandchawer would break the harpoon
• Fixed an issue where players got hit by invisibile objects when fighting Crystal Dragons
• Fixed consumable items in your inventory not being saved between rounds

Balancing

• Critical Shot now applies critical damage for Grievous Wounds, Slug Shot, and Long Shot.
• Added a min and max value for damage and damage per second
• Added Long Shot and Slug Shot into damage per second charts
• Decreased the chance of all Bestiary pages dropping by 25%
• Decreased the chance of Boss Bestiary pages dropping by an additional 50%

Don't forget to post bug reports and feedback to the Steam forums! Also, if you haven't done so yet, please head over to our Steam page to leave a review. - Team Blacksea Odyssey

[ 2016-04-12 22:15:17 CET ] [ Original post ]

Ahoy, space-huntsman! Today we added in the Desert elderfish boss, King Dreadnaught! We also added in the bestiary pages for the Crystal enemeis so time to start collecting those! Maybe we'll make an awesome unlockable spear/achievement for collecting all of the bestiary pages!

Blacksea Odyssey v0.6.0

Features Added

• Added new Desert elderfish boss: King Dreadnaught
• Added collectable Bestiary Pages for Crystal enemies

Bugs Fixed

• Fixed dialog bug where Ta'bi occasionally covered the shop items
• Fixed an issue where Mani's Watch would start spawned in the Crystal Biome
• Fixed an issue where Mani's Watch would be displayed textually as Steroids 1
• Fixed an issue where Crit Shot Rune 3 turned into Crit Shot Rune 1 between rounds
• Fixed an issue that was preventing Athena's Whispers effect from turning off
• Fixed an issue that was stun locking Queen Verminess
• Fixed an issue where Elite Sandchawers could survive after having their heads ripped off
• Fixed an issue where players could collide with Queen Verminess after death
• Fixed an issue where starbait enemies' minimap icons would persist on the minimap after death
• Fixed an issue where Grievous Wounds would sometimes not provide its effect
• Fixed an issue where colliders on Puffers were not being accurately represented by their current shape
• Fixed dialog box occasionally not scaling properly

Balancing

• Blood Boost no longer auto equips since players would sometimes accidently kill themselves with it
• Increased chance of finding rare items in the Crystal biome by 30%
• Increased chance of finding rare items in the Desert biome by 60%
• Increased the number of items enemies drop in the Crystal biome by 10%
• Increased the number of items enemies drop in the Desert biome by 20%
• Increased Crystal boss bounty rewards by 10%
• Increased Desert boss bounty rewards by 20%
• Grievous Wounds now scales off % health instead of flat health
• Made Spear and Character Select screens more user-friendly

Don't forget to post bug reports and feedback to the Steam forums! Also, if you haven't done so yet, please head over to our Steam page to leave a review. - Team Blacksea Odyssey

[ 2016-04-05 23:42:21 CET ] [ Original post ]

Ahoy, space-huntsman! We noticed that the Bestiary broke the Tutorial, so we wanted to upload a hotfix that fixed that! We also fixed a few other minor bugs while we were at it. :)

Blacksea Odyssey v0.5.7 [hotfix]

Bugs Fixed

• Fixed black rectangle covering Tutorial scene
• Fixed green arrow indicator pointing to odd positions in Tutorial scene
• Fixed "Goob Job!" Tutorial text occasionally getting suck fading in out out very quickly
• Fixed not being able to click certain parts of Bounty Displays in the Bount Select screen
• Fixed Charybdis's animation not working for Boss Previews in the Bounty Select screen

Don't worry if a bug you reported recently wasn't fixed in this hotfix. We added them to our bug list and will get to them soon. Thanks so much for the reports - keep 'em coming! - Team Blacksea Odyssey

[ 2016-03-31 19:56:00 CET ] [ Original post ]

Ahoy, space-huntsman! Today we added in the Desert elderfish boss, Vilemoth! There's also two new unlockable spears: Infernal and Frost! So go check out how to unlock those! Last, but certainly not least, we went ahead and added the in-game bestiary we mentioned during the Kickstarter! Enemies now have a chance to drop collectible pages which get permanently unvieled in the bestiary when discovered!

Blacksea Odyssey v0.5.6

Features Added

• Added new Desert elderfish boss: Vilemoth
• Added in-game Bestiary for documenting enemies
• Added collectable Bestiary Pages for Tropical enemies
• Added new unlockable spear: Infernal
• Added new unlockable spear: Frost
• Added more achievements (see unlockable spears above)
• Added Achievement Unlocked (or Bestiary Page Discovered) screen
• Added countdown timer for time to collect boss loot
• Added more resolution options for 4:3 and 16:10 aspect ratios

Bugs Fixed

• Fixed Steam stats not being saved/loaded properly
• Fixed Brutality spear unlock/achievement bug
• Fixed Mercury spear unlock/achievement bug
• Fixed how to unlock Mercury text on Spear Select screen (has to be under 40 min, not 30)
• Fixed the Restart button in the Tutorial taking the player to the Bounty Select screen
• Fixed gap in Spear Select screen bug
• Fixed a bug where Leviathan could kill the player after death
• Fixed damage text on Basilisk. The poison damage was at 12, it's actually at 9
• Fixed a bug where beetles from the depth layer could harm the player
• Fixed a bug where the player could not pause the game when Mani's Watch was equipped
• Fixed tons of enemy names

Balancing

• Reduced Rackjaw's rotational speed by 10%
• Reduced Rackjaw's movement speed by 10%
• Added more time between Rackjaw's attacks

Don't forget to post bug reports and feedback to the Steam forums! IMPORTANT: Also, if you haven't done so yet, please head over to our Steam page to leave a review. And dont forget to check out the Blacksea Odyssey Tournament with the Indie Army Stream Team! Don't worry! We plan on having an open one for all users in the future! - Team Blacksea Odyssey

[ 2016-03-30 21:57:54 CET ] [ Original post ]

So we uploaded the build yesterday, but Steam was being buggy and not letting us post updates or access for forums for some reason! But anyways, here's the patch notes. :) Ahoy, space-huntsman! Today we added in a new Desert elderfish boss, Rackjaw! He's the fastest and most difficult enemy we've put in the game so far! We also added in a group of Desert enemies: Sandchawer, Sandwrither, and Sandspewer!

Blacksea Odyssey v0.5.5

Features Added

• Added new Desert elderfish: Rackjaw
• Added new Desert asterfish enemy: Sandchawer
• Added new Desert asterfish enemy: Sandspewer
• Added new Desert asterfish enemy: Sandwrither
• Added new Jungle starbait enemy: Frogies
• Added new Crystal starbait enemy: Crystal Minnows
• Added new Desert starbait enemy: Buzzlers

Bugs Fixed

• Fixed player getting stuck in Queen Verminess' head
• Fixed Queen Verminess not swinging her arms when slowed
• Fixed text for Slug Shot being shown on the Long Shot tooltip

Balancing

• Increased Adaea's Move Speed by 20%
• Increased Adaea's Projectile Speed by 20%
• Increased Beetling speed by 10%
• Increased chances of bosses dropping runes by 20%
• Decreased psychadelic mushroom effect intensity by 20%

Don't forget to post bug reports and feedback to the Steam forums! Also, if you haven't left a review yet, we'd appreciate it if you'd head over to our Steam page to do so. :) We're excited to see what everyone thinks! Who will get on the Top 10 leaderboards this week? - Team Blacksea Odyssey

[ 2016-03-23 15:03:59 CET ] [ Original post ]

New interstellar spacescape to exlore!

New creatures to prey upon!

New spacebehemoth bosses to battle!

Ahoy, space-huntsman! Today's update, the biggest update since our Early Access launch earlier this month, includes the brand new Desert biome! You'll find insect-like critters skittering this dusty spacescape. Beware of Queen Verminess's slicing pincers and Adaea the Weaver's lethal stream of webs! Good luck out there, huntsman, you'll need it. ;)

Blacksea Odyssey v0.5.3

Features Added

• Added new biome: Desert biome
• Added new elderfish boss: Queen Verminess
• Added new elderfish boss: Adaea the Weaver
• Added new asterfish enemy: Erakno Destroyer
• Added new asterfish enemy: Erakno Trailer
• Added new asterfish enemy: Erakno Spitter
• Added new asterfish enemy: Beetle Queen
• Added new asterfish enemy: Beetle King
• Added new asterfish enemy: Beetle Warrior
• Added new starbait enemy: Beetling
• Added new legendary consumable item: Odin's Might
• Added new ship rune: Speed Rune IV
• Added new ship rune: Boost Recharge Rune IV
• Added new ship rune: Rune of Travel II
• Added music slider to options menu

Bugs Fixed

• Fixed being able to unpaused the game while showing the options menu
• Fixing the Leviathan's body moving quickly off screen
• Fixed being able to receive damage from enemies at start of a battle with Leviathan
• Fixed Leviathan occasionally pushing the player into the void
• Fixed bug in which thrown spears would occasionally not carry their rune effects

Balancing

• Increased the number of rounds to 6
• It's now easier to find keys and items in earlier rounds
• First decimal point of ship speed is now displayed on the character stat screen
• Ship speed runes now increase ship boost speed linearly, as oppose to exponentially
• Chests now appear on the sonar before you "discover" them
• Spawn Zones are now more easily locateable on the sonar
• Increased damage of Fireball Ship Rune 2 from 10 to 15
• Increased damage of Fireball Ship Rune 3 from 10 to 20
• Increased damage of Fireball Ship Rune 4 from 10 to 25
• Removed the slomo when you kill a boss (a lot of people thought it was lag)

Don't forget to post bug reports and feedback to the Steam forums! Also, if you haven't left a review yet, we'd appreciate it if you'd head over to our Steam page to do so. :) We're excited to see what everyone thinks! Who will get on the Top 10 leaderboards this week? - Team Blacksea Odyssey

[ 2016-03-16 00:12:20 CET ] [ Original post ]

New interstellar spacescape to exlore!

New creatures to prey upon!

New spacebehemoth bosses to battle!

Ahoy, space-huntsman! Today's update, the biggest update since our Early Access launch earlier this month, includes the brand new Desert biome! You'll find insect-like critters skittering this dusty spacescape. Beware of Queen Verminess's slicing pincers and Adaea the Weaver's lethal stream of webs! Good luck out there, huntsman, you'll need it. ;)

Blacksea Odyssey v0.5.3

Features Added

• Added new biome: Desert biome
• Added new elderfish boss: Queen Verminess
• Added new elderfish boss: Adaea the Weaver
• Added new asterfish enemy: Erakno Destroyer
• Added new asterfish enemy: Erakno Trailer
• Added new asterfish enemy: Erakno Spitter
• Added new asterfish enemy: Beetle Queen
• Added new asterfish enemy: Beetle King
• Added new asterfish enemy: Beetle Warrior
• Added new starbait enemy: Beetling
• Added new legendary consumable item: Odin's Might
• Added new ship rune: Speed Rune IV
• Added new ship rune: Boost Recharge Rune IV
• Added new ship rune: Rune of Travel II
• Added music slider to options menu

Bugs Fixed

• Fixed being able to unpaused the game while showing the options menu
• Fixing the Leviathan's body moving quickly off screen
• Fixed being able to receive damage from enemies at start of a battle with Leviathan
• Fixed Leviathan occasionally pushing the player into the void
• Fixed bug in which thrown spears would occasionally not carry their rune effects

Balancing

• Increased the number of rounds to 6
• It's now easier to find keys and items in earlier rounds
• First decimal point of ship speed is now displayed on the character stat screen
• Ship speed runes now increase ship boost speed linearly, as oppose to exponentially
• Chests now appear on the sonar before you "discover" them
• Spawn Zones are now more easily locateable on the sonar
• Increased damage of Fireball Ship Rune 2 from 10 to 15
• Increased damage of Fireball Ship Rune 3 from 10 to 20
• Increased damage of Fireball Ship Rune 4 from 10 to 25
• Removed the slomo when you kill a boss (a lot of people thought it was lag)

Don't forget to post bug reports and feedback to the Steam forums! Also, if you haven't left a review yet, we'd appreciate it if you'd head over to our Steam page to do so. :) We're excited to see what everyone thinks! Who will get on the Top 10 leaderboards this week? - Team Blacksea Odyssey

[ 2016-03-16 00:12:08 CET ] [ Original post ]

Ahoy, space-huntsman! We decided to upload a hotfix to patch up some of bugs we discovered in v0.5.1! Sorry about these, but thanks to you we were able to resolve them quickly. :)

Blacksea Odyssey v0.5.2 [hotfix]

Bugs Fixed

• Fixed Rade's health going higher than max health bug
• Fixed mouse being stuck in artifical boundary bug
• Fixed harpoon collision not working occasionally
• Fixed auto-fullscreen bug (for real this time!)
• Fixed saving/loading bug that started the game in later rounds
• Fixed game not loading bounties from save file on round 5

Don't worry if a bug you reported recently wasn't fixed in this hotfix. We added them to our bug list and will get to them soon. We just wanted to fix these more serious ones immediately. Thanks so much for the reports - keep 'em coming! - Team Blacksea Odyssey

[ 2016-03-10 18:37:43 CET ] [ Original post ]

Ahoy, space-huntsman! This week we added a new character, Rade Lawson! You can unlock this fierce bounty hunter by killing the great Charybdis - which I'm sure many of you have already done before! His stats and playstyle vary greatly from the Old Man's - not to mention he has his own unique ability and ship! But you'll have to unlock him to find out more about him! ;)

Blacksea Odyssey v0.5.1

Features Added

• Added huntsman selection screen
• Added new unlockable playable hunstman: Rade Lawson
• Added new spear runes: Split Shot IV
• Added new consumable items: Steroids II and III
• Added new consumable items: Berserker Potions II and III
• Added more sfx for Leviathan
• Added new Steam achievement: See Rade Lawson above

Bugs Fixed

• Fixed boost responsiveness: should be 100% responsive now
• Fixed Krackhammer staying afloat for a few seconds after dying
• Fxed a bug where Belch Brothers would occasionally stop attacking
• Fixed Frost Daddy spawning off map
• Fixed Belch brothers spawning off map
• Fixed 180 shot text
• Fixed a bug where you could click off screen in full screen mode on windows computers
• Fixed Huntress Spear not firing bug
• Fixed puffer spear bug
• Fixed hand cursor appearing while using controller in combat
• Fixed an issue with spears not disapearing when a fire shot rune was equipped
• Fixed fullscreen toggle not working properly
• Fixed auto-fullscreen bug
• Fixed Bounty Complete screen saying "Queen Verminess" for Krakhammer
• Fixed exit not working when inventory up

Balancing

• Split shot runes now have a 30% chance to split
• Belch Brothers now jump 20% further
• Belch Brothers now jump 20% more
• Belch Brothers now spawn 20% more froglets
• Increased item vacuum speed by 15%
• Increased the time Great Ghuza stays open for by 6 seconds.
• Reduced the range of variation modifers from (-50, +50) to (-30, +30)

Don't forget to post bug reports and feedback to the Steam forums! Also, if you haven't left a review yet, we'd appreciate it if you'd head over to our Steam page to do so. :) Thanks and enjoy playing Rade Lawson!... If you can unlock him. ;) - Team Blacksea Odyssey

[ 2016-03-09 00:40:42 CET ] [ Original post ]

Ahoy, space-huntsman! After a little over a year of development, we've finally made it! From game jam to Early Access, we've come a long ways and we're thankful for everyone that's supported us along the way. We added several new items and features, but spent most of this past week really polishing the build by fixing a ton of bugs and balancing several AI, items, and mechanics. Thanks to all of our early beta testers for helping us make this Early Access build a fun and stable one. :)

Blacksea Odyssey v0.5.0

Features Added

• Added new spear runes: 180 Shot I, II, III, and IV
• Added new epic consumable item: Manis Watch
• Added new epic consumable item: Athena's Whisper
• Added options menu to bounty select screen
• Added Game Over screen for win and lose scenarios
• Added new consumable item: Manis Watch
• Added blood effect overlay for when receive damage
• Added sfx for Charybdis

Bugs Fixed

• Fixed chests not appearing on sonar after being discovered
• Fixed inability to exit from bounty select screen
• Fixed bug where changing left/right item button froze mouse
• Fixed a bug where structures would grow off of the map
• Fixed a bug where the potion was unequipable during the tutorial
• Fixed a bug where invisible structures were created
• Fixed bug where previously unlocked achievements got relocked
• Fixed contestant scores and bounty history not being saved
• Fixed Leviathan blood beam firing when eyeball is retracted
• Fixed selected spear not being saved
• Fixed rare bug where one of the belt slots would stop accepting items
• Fixed bug where boosters would work occasionally
• Increased the collision accuracy of the spear and harpoon

Balancing

• Reduced Nom Nom Nom's chase speed by 15% and increased the time between his attacks
• Reduced harpoon's return speed by 20% (still up 10% from it's original speed)
• Optimized boost functionality
• Increased power of boost cooldown reduction runes by 10%
• Increased harpoon charge level 2 damage from 30 to 35
• Increased harpoon charge level 3 damage from 40 to 50
• Reduced blood spear chance of heal chance from 5% to 3%
• Increased chance of finding better items in the shop at later levels
• Increased chance of finding higher level repair kits
• Increased number of credits dropped from golden spear by 30%
• Slightly increased golden spear attack speed
• Prevent Kingfish bounty spawns during earlier rounds
• Made the tropical biome AI roughly 30% easier
• Made the crystle biome AI roughly 30% more challenging

Don't forget to post bug reports and feedback to the Steam forums! By the way, we're going to start posting weekly discussion threads on various topics, so be prepared to start sharing your thoughts more in the forums. :) Thanks and enjoy the latest update! - Team Blacksea Odyssey

[ 2016-03-02 03:35:43 CET ] [ Original post ]

Ahoy, space-huntsman! We spent a lot of time fixing bugs and optimizing performance. But, we've also been working on the Jungle kingfish Charybdis and we're super excited to include him in this update! He's pretty different from existing bosses, so we're quite curious to hear what you all think!

Blacksea Odyssey v0.4.4

Features Added

• Added new Jungle kingfish: Charybdis
• Increased game's overall performance by 30%
• Optimized controller support
• Added individual boss blips for sonar

Bugs Fixed

• Fixed bounty selection screen breaking occasionally
• Fixed hand icon being show during gameplay with controllers
• Fixed Nom Nom Nom sometimes not dropping items
• Fixed Crude Spear not healing you between rounds
• Fixed animations sometimes breaking after being slowed or stunned
• Fixed Ice Rune, Fire Rune, and Split Shot Rune not always working as described
• Fixed a bug where some enemy blimps would not appear on the sonar
• Fixed ability to get stuck inside of small frog's head

Balancing

• Increased harpoon return speed by 30%
• Reduced jungle debris/asteroid spawn rate by 50%
• Knockback effects on player reduced
• Reworked Blood Spears so that the player has a chance to steal life from enemies as opposed to taking their own life on use

Don't forget to post bug reports and feedback to the Steam forums! Early Beta testers, please check your emails and respond to our backer poll if you have some free time this weekend. We haven't sent the polls out yet, but will be within the next few hours. :) Thanks and enjoy the latest update! - Team Blacksea Odyssey

[ 2016-02-25 00:47:06 CET ] [ Original post ]