Weve had a big release on other platforms, and brought the improvements made along the way to the Windows version as well! Weve been lucky to work with 3 talented voice actors to bring the characters of Edrist, Ajax, Konel, and Bucket to life. Now, playing through the campaign sounds wrong without them. Their websites as well as many other changes you can check out below! Unfortunately, this update is not yet available for Linux. We hope to bring that, and a Mac version to you very soon! This is an exciting update that should bring a lot of energy to Galacide. Check-in on our Discord for more updates! Check out our updates to Dystopia and Blade Symphony that has been released alongside this as well!

Changelog

Changes

• All characters now have voiceover audio for every dialog line in the game. Thanks to Madison Lee, Garrett Kiesel, and Wolf Williams!
• Added outlines to player ships to make it easier to see your own ship, especially useful for when there are many players in multiplayer.
• Any number of players can now initiate warp in multiplayer. The speed of the warp will scale with the number of players currently at the front of the screen.
• Made the Hold to Ready bar visible at all times on the ship select screen until the player readies up.
• Changed dialog text within the tutorial to show button mappings for the gamepad.
• Changed some patterns of various Bit configurations in the Tutorial and the first Campaign level.
• Updated Unreal Engine version to 4.24.3 from 4.20.1.

Optimizations

• Gunfire volume now scales based on player count.
• Optimization of various assets, materials, and lighting to improve performance on lower specs hardware.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed Bit idle animations sometimes only playing once.
• Loading screen should no longer stutter during loading.
• Fade from black on puzzle selection screen should fade all parts of the puzzle selection screen correctly.
• Missiles should no longer sometimes change direction drastically.
• Snake Boss vacuum projectile should no longer fire backwards.
• It should be impossible to become stuck in the tutorial by morphing Bits that are unintended to be cleared.
• Player beams should no longer overlap while playing in multiplayer, causing Z-fighting.
• The player can no longer select any ship by readying it, regardless of it's locked state.

Check out the latest update for our last game, Blade Symphony, too! We're incredibly excited about this. After three years of silence, we have a new update for Galacide with tons of improvements. The Warp Ahead update brings Galacide from Unreal Engine 4.10.1 to 4.20.1, and now we have Steam Controller Support and Mouse Control on all of the menus, along with many changes below! This is a big step for us, as we've been keeping the engine updated for quite some time, but haven't been able to push an udpate. Stay tuned to our Discord for more updates!

Changes:

• Added Steam Controller support
• Added mouse control to the main menu, pause menu, and level select screens
• Added a hold [key] to ready prompt to the ship select screen
• Changed the scores screen to work more directly with the steam API
• Added new indicators for bomb scrap so players can tell exactly what will explode
• Changed enemy bombs to have higher contrast and be more noticeable
• Updated the attack pattern of the miniboss to make it more variable
• Changed the lighting on Mine Entrance so that players could more easily identify gameplay elements
• Added a filter between the background and the bitwall when things get hairy to make it easier to focus on gameplay
• Added a scrap pool at the back of the screen so that players have more options for moving through levels
• Slight damage change on battleship missiles to improve balance
• Updated credits
• Changed tutorial to be more comprehensive
• If bits are clearing, combos will no longer end
• Increased the score value of multimatch combinations
• Increased control to enemy destruction screenshake
• Increased enemy keep away avoidance to keep enemies from clumping together
• Added new enemy rotation behavior
• Added new particles to make enemy attack direction more clear
• Ship control has been improved, providing players with quicker acceleration and turning.

Linux Support

Bug Fixes

• Fixed multiplayer warp bug
• Fixed a bug where turrets were not flashing when damaged
• Fixed some text clipping in various menus
• Locked resolution to certain ratios to eliminate bugs related to window size
• Fixed an issue where scrap would sometimes disappear from puzzle levels
• Made it much easier to pick up, drop, and ignore scrap in puzzle mode
• Fixed the Mine Entrance boss ball attack to not look like power ups
• Fixed some achievements that were not unlocking properly
• Fixed a bug where certain enemies always moved up and left
• Fixed a bug where particle effects would spawn multiple times causing the game to lag
• Fixed the fighters sine wave bullet patterns
• Fixed problems with controllers and keyboards not respecting one another in coop mode

To celebrate our ongoing work on Galacide, future MacOS release and (hopefully) Nintendo Switch release, we've lowered the price of Galacide to 4.99! We're excited to have Galacide show in Steam's $5 or less section, and hope this means more people can enjoy our favorite shmup+puzzler ("shmuzzler!") Look forward to more updates in the coming months about our recent work. Thanks for your support!

The previous announcement had to do with an update that we've been hard at work on. We currently are juggling work on four other projects, one of them being the upcoming Harmonious Prelude update. So let's talk about the progress on the next update for Galacide:

Mouse Control

Mac OSX Port

Translation/Localization

More changes?

Hey all, We've had a few updates sitting in the queue for some time, that should be out sometime this month.

Hey all, We've had a few updates sitting in the queue for some time, that should be out sometime this month.

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http://store.steampowered.com/app/356790 http://store.steampowered.com/app/500910 http://store.steampowered.com/app/395290 Grab them while you can!

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Original Soundtrack by Tom Stoffel.

• 16 original high-quality in-game tracks
• Both lossless FLAC and MP3 versions available
• Credits and a thank you letter to the composer
• Official Original Soundtrack Album Cover
• Over 30 minutes of music

http://store.steampowered.com/app/500910/

Original Soundtrack by Tom Stoffel.

• 16 original high-quality in-game tracks
• Both lossless FLAC and MP3 versions available
• Credits and a thank you letter to the composer
• Official Original Soundtrack Album Cover
• Over 30 minutes of music

Galacide and Blade Symphony are featured in Indiegala's Steamulating Bundle! https://www.indiegala.com/steamulating The bundle is at a discounted price for a few more hours!

Galacide and Blade Symphony are featured in Indiegala's Steamulating Bundle! https://www.indiegala.com/steamulating The bundle is at a discounted price for a few more hours!

Maybe you've played one of our games and did not realise we made more?

Maybe you've played one of our games and did not realise we made more?

Go to the Humble Store Puny Human Page

Go to the Humble Store Puny Human Page

Seasons Greetings from PunyHuman!

This Winter Sale we're offering large discounts, firstly Galacide our latest title a 'shmup meets puzzler' on the Unreal4 Engine is now on sale -80% off the price, Blade symphony is now on sale with a massive up to -90% off and as always Dystopia is free, so plenty to explore this holiday. If you haven't already had the chance to check out all of our games on steam, now there is no excuse!

Seasons Greetings from PunyHuman!

This Winter Sale we're offering large discounts, firstly Galacide our latest title a 'shmup meets puzzler' on the Unreal4 Engine is now on sale -80% off the price, Blade symphony is now on sale with a massive up to -90% off and as always Dystopia is free, so plenty to explore this holiday. If you haven't already had the chance to check out all of our games on steam, now there is no excuse!

The aim of the competition was for players to knock all 3 Puny Human Developers from hogging the singleplayer leaderboards. Mission Complete!

Congratulations to Himura and Crystal our winners!!!

The aim of the competition was for players to knock all 3 Puny Human Developers from hogging the singleplayer leaderboards. Mission Complete!

Congratulations to Himura and Crystal our winners!!!

A few weeks ago, the official Art Book for Galacide went public, and we didn't make an announcement! Packed with 35 pages of exclusive art and imagery, the Art Book contains descriptions and information about the making of Galacide! In addition, there are also nine Galacide themed wallpapers exclusive to the Art Book included. You can now buy the Galacide Art Book below or head over to its store page and grab it!

A few weeks ago, the official Art Book for Galacide went public, and we didn't make an announcement! Packed with 35 pages of exclusive art and imagery, the Art Book contains descriptions and information about the making of Galacide! In addition, there are also nine Galacide themed wallpapers exclusive to the Art Book included. You can now buy the Galacide Art Book below or head over to its store page and grab it!

Hi everyone! We're coming to you, before the weekend, with a quick maintenance update. We recently brought Galacide to Linux and SteamOS, and now we have a Windows 32-bit OS Version of the game available too! All our supported platforms now have the latest content available. Enjoy!

Fug's High Score Competition!

The aim is to get the three singleplayer (Normal, Hard and Expert) highscrores in Endless Mode before midnight GMT November 14th (three months from now).

Current Single Player Endless Mode High Scores:

• 2853554 - Normal - Twincannon
• 1530625 - Hard - Vaerix
• 989390 - Expert - Spire

Prizes:

• 1x Extra copy of Galacide to gift to a friend
• 1x Blade Symphony (Our other released game)
• 1x Skulls Of The Shogun
• 1x Frozen Synapse Prime
• 1x Galacide Soundtrack and Digital Art-book (when its released)

• 1x Extra copy of Galacide to gift to a friend
• 1x Blade Symphony (Our other released game)
• 1x Galacide Soundtrack and Digital Art-book (when its released)

• 1x Extra copy of Galacide to gift to a friend
• 1x Blade Symphony (Our other released game)
• 1x Galacide Soundtrack and Digital Art-book (when its released)

Today, we're coming at you with a different type of update. Only a few days ago, we released Build 9, which included a few post-release additions and fixes. Now, we're supporting the Linux and SteamOS community by releasing Galacide for Linux! You can now purchase and play the game on computers using Linux and SteamBoxes! However, we did want to bring up a few points. Linux development is new for us, and so is this engine. We've encountered some problems with how Galacide and Unreal Engine 4 play with older AMD/ATI drivers. We do NOT recommend purchasing Galacide if you have an AMD or ATI video card. We will work to support Galacide for Linux with bug fixes, Engine updates and tweaks in order to help it perform better using this hardware. We also hope that with a larger sample size, we'll be able to sort out any new-found issues. Known Issues

• Poor performance on some computers with AMD/ATI graphics.
• No splash screen upon game start.
• No loading screen, going in between the game and menus.

Hot on the heels of our release is the new addition of Galacide Steam Trading Cards! Here's a sneak peek at one of nine in total Galacide Steam Trading Cards that can be obtained from blasting the Bitwall into oblivion:

Release Build 9 Change log

• Added Steam Trading Cards.
• Added seizure warning to splash screen.

• Fixed a bug with the military ship where dashing to the left and right edges of the screen teleported you to the top or bottom of the screen.
• Modified a puzzle level so that the intended solution is the only one possible
• Possibly fixed Endless music not playing sometimes.

Stay Tuned!

Galacide is Now Available on Steam and is 15% off!*

You command destructive ships to obliterate thousands of enemies, while weaving through intricate networks of invasive machine-organisms!

Combining classic fast-paced shoot 'em up action with quick-thinking tactics of puzzlers, you must carefully match the right pieces to fly out of danger!

*Offer ends August 4 at 10AM Pacific Time

Last November, 10 developers flew hundreds of miles from England, Australia, Germany and all over the United States, to create a new game. Tired from the trip, we spent the week relaxing, discussing and creating the foundation of a game that would become Galacide. It was developed from the start using a prototype that would drive the direction of the game. After 9 months of grueling work, exhibiting at our first conference, and opening a new office, we feel Galacide is ready for prime time. From the bottom of our hearts, we must thank you. Our readers, our players, our fans, friends and family, who have all helped support this project from inception to completion. This is a game that we're proud to call ours, and now we want you to have it. We're releasing Galacide to the public today, July 28th. The last Early Access content patch is releasing this morning, Build 8. It includes tons of polish, optimizations and new content. Here are some of the changes that we've been hard at work on for the last few weeks. Conclusion of the campaign In this patch we are releasing our final set of levels including Debris Field, Desert Ruins and Scrapyard. Also we have added the character dialog to the game if you would like to read about the creation of the characters for Galacide you can go to our blog New Bosses Pretty much everything has been updated including the old bosses but I will just focus on two of the new ones. First off we have added fight sequences that you will encounter at the ends of levels 1 and 4.
We have also added our end boss into the game, The Bit-Matriarch, you will encounter her after fighting your way through the Scrapyard!
Military Ship We added the final ship to the game it focuses primarily on offense with a fast shooting machine gun, missile volleys, and the ability to dash through bits and enemies.
Release Build Change logGameplay:

• Bomb damage increased from 500 to 1200 so it now destroys most enemies.
• Scrap no longer fire bullets.
• Increased the size of Player respawn blast radius.
• Holding a scrap highlights all Bits of that color.
• Cleared Bits now spawn projectiles that damage enemies and do damage based on your combo.
• “Taking Out the Trash” achievement now requires you to clear 750 Bits in a level.
• “We’ve Got Hostiles” achievement now requires you to kill 500 enemies in a level.
• “The Final Frontier” now requires you to travel 500k units.

• Added Military Ship
  • Weapon Levels: Autogun, Wave Gun, Extra Missiles
  • Ramming Speed! Smashes through Bits in the direction being held.
  • Unlocked by defeating the Bit Matriarch.
• Added an achievement for unlocking the Military Ship.
• Freighter now becomes unlocked when beating level 1.
• Ships now all have a win animation, instead of a warp-out explosion.

• Gun Turrets no longer spawn on the top/bottom rows of bits that are mostly off screen.
• Linking Turrets now maintain their link for a while after their connection goes off screen.

• Snake Boss spawns powerups based on the color of the scrap used to damage him.
• Scrap inside the Snake Boss belly is easier to see.
• Eradicator bombs drop experience powerups when destroyed before exploding.
• Added a new Eradicator boss that will appear in level 5 Desert Ruins.
• Added a fight sequence to the end of Campaign Level 1 - Asteroid Belt, which acts as a boss.

• Tutorial is now named Introduction.
• Remade the Tutorial to include updated mechanics and hopefully better explain old mechanics.
• Eradicator in Campaign Level 2 - Mine Entrance is now at the end of the level instead of in the middle.
• Added Campaign Levels 4-6: Debris Field, Desert Ruins, and Scrapyard.
• Added Dialog to Campaign

• Added “Clear All the Bits” goal to Puzzle Mode level display banner.
• Removed combo display from puzzle mode.
• Changed the clear time in puzzle mode from 1.2 seconds to 1.0 seconds.
• Changed Morphing tier to be named Circuits.
• Modified some puzzles to more clearly present the mechanics they are intended to test.

• Added a combo counter to the hud tracks your current combo and current score multiplier.
• HUD elements flash when player takes damage and pulse red when health is low.
• Increased player ship feedback when taking damage or gaining experience.
• When respawning, a popup displays how many lives remain.
• The End of Mission screen shows a notification if you unlocked a ship or mode.
• In Ship Selection, locked ships show silhouettes and a description of how to unlock them.
• The End of Mission screen shows your max Bit combo, how much damage you took, and how many times you died.
• On the Star Map, difficulty descriptions now appear under the difficulty selection.
• Difficulty names on end screen are now the same color as the difficulty color on the Star Map.
• Made it so score isn’t added until you lose your combo and then it is added all at once.
• Score now counts up instead of just changing all at once.
• Made the player widget larger and added labels to it.

• Rearranged Star Map slightly for better flow.
• Collision optimizations.
• Added controller vibration controls.
• Added music to Ship Selection, Puzzle maps, Eradicator and fight sequences, the Bit Matriarch, and Victory music.
• Added more LOD and Material Level settings.
• Texture and Material optimizations.
• Lots of optimization work.

• Fixed HUD Emboss colors on Linux/Mac
• Fixed a possible crash caused by not properly being connected to steam.

Power-Ups

Control Changes

Gameplay Overhauls

Enemy Changes

Player Ship Balancing

Hey everyone! Today we are releasing an update for Galacide, which will introduce Steam achievements as well as a brand new Puzzle Play game mode. We’ve also changed the ship requirements, meaning that the Freighter and Phase Ship must now be unlocked prior to use.

Steam Achievements

Puzzle Play

Updated Particles

Optimization

The Indie Game Stand Deal has only 10 hours left! You can buy Blade Symphony for a min $1 And beat the average to recieve a copy of our new game Galacide (Current average is $1.25) which is in early access soon to be full released. https://indiegamestand.com/deal/ Here's the lastest Galacide trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbk33MDKnv8 I can't stress enough that this is a very low price for both games, and I honestly don't know the next time they'll be this much of a bargain. So even if you own Blade Symphony, just gift out the extra copy or donate it to a tournament. Galacide is woth this alone! And now is the time to stand up and be counted, we're calling you to your social media, tell everyone!!! <3 PunyHuman.

Blade Symphony is on the Today's Deal over at IndieGameStand. Pay What You Want (min = 1$), beat the average and you'll get our new Steam Early Access game Galacide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbk33MDKnv8 We are also supporting the World WildLife Fund as our chosen charity in this promotion. https://indiegamestand.com/deal/

Today we’re releasing an update for Galacide and a new trailer showcasing our gameplay and features! This update includes new enemies, level improvements, a new mini boss, a projectile visual overhaul, and more! As a result of these changes all campaign progress has been reset. New Enemies We added two new enemies in this patch: the Beam Destroyer and Linking Turrets.
We’ve also reworked the two shooting enemies, the Defender and Fighter. They now have multiple shot patterns and scale with difficulty.
Level Updates We continued to work on the first batch of campaign levels, adding in the new enemies and bit sequences, and continuing balance work. The bit sequences are a new feature which adds scripted bit patterns into the levels. This helps us easily tailor the puzzle difficulty relative to the action.
Mini Boss We added another boss into the game, Eradicator 29b! He appears in the second level of the campaign, the Mine Entrance, and will also be included among the randomly chosen bosses after Threat Level 5 in Endless Play.
Projectile Visual Update We didn’t think the current bullets were very easy to see, and with the enemy reworks there are a lot more of them! The particles themselves got a visual overhaul, and we changed the colors of the bullets to be more distinct. Each pattern has its own color to make it easier for players to recognize and adapt. Additional Changes Head here to read the entire changelog!

Chase Grants and Thank You!

Development on Galacide has progressed well over the past couple of weeks, to celebrate this Gamersbook has 50 copies of the game up for grabs! Enter the giveaway: here Spread the word!

Come check out our concept artist work on drawings for Galacide! She's live streaming right now on Twitch, so be sure to jump on and give your input! http://twitch.tv/PunyHumanGames

Hey everyone! This week’s update is a big one with lots of changes and additions. We hope you’ll be excited about, so let’s get into it!

Starting the Campaign

Snake Boss

Balance and Polish

• Overhaul of the difficulty system in Galacide.
• Adding more threat levels to Endless mode.
• Making the difficulty increase per threat levels less steep.

Fixes and Optimizations

• Mining Ship - A retrofitted asteroid mining vessel, this ship has a solid balance of agility, strength, and firepower, and is equipped with a powerful tractor beam used to pull in enemy Scrap.
  
• Freighter - A re-purposed cargo-hauler, this ship may not be the fastest or hit enemies the hardest, but it’s as durable as they come, with the ability store & retrieve enemy scrap in its cache.
  
• Phase Ship - A top-secret military experiment, this ship is able to move extraordinarily fast and temporarily phase through the Bitwall, while dodging enemy attacks.
  
• Military Ship - The accepted standard for military conflict, this ship boasts huge strength and firepower. Homing missiles lock on targets, and the ability to burst through the Bitwall, carving its own path.

• 4 Player Co-op - Enlist the aid of your comrades in your fight to save the galaxy, with 4 player local co-op!
  
• Campaign - Fight your way through unique environments and challenges to discover the source of the alien scourge and eliminate it!
  
• Endless Play - See how far you can make it fighting through endless hordes of enemies and tunneling through the advancing bitwall!
  
• Puzzle Play - Complete progressively more difficult scenarios that challenge your mind, not your trigger finger!
  
• 4 Playable Ships - Choose from the Mining Ship, Freighter, and Phase Ship, each equipped with special abilities and unique attributes!
  
• In-game Tutorial - Become an ace pilot by going through a quick training program.
  
• Leaderboards - Track your skills and see how you compare to your friends and the best pilots in the universe!
  
• Steam Economy - Achievements, Trading Cards, Badges and collectible Emoticons.

• OS: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
• Processor: Dual-core Intel or AMD processor. 2.5 GHz or faster
• Graphics: nVidia Geforce 1 GB GDDR5 or greater. 900 MHz memory speed (AMD/ATI NOT RECOMMENDED)
• Storage: 1300 MB available spaceAdditional Notes: The state of AMD/ATI drivers on Ubuntu & LinuxMint with games is not great. As a result. UE4.7.3 doesn't play nicely with the problematic AMD/ATI Linux proprietary drivers. Not recommended.

• OS: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
• Processor: Quad-core Intel or AMD processor. 3.0 GHz or faster
• Graphics: nVidia Geforce 2 GB GDDR5 or greater. 3 GHz memory speed (AMD/ATI NOT RECOMMENDED)
• Storage: 1300 MB available spaceAdditional Notes: The state of AMD/ATI drivers on Ubuntu & LinuxMint with games is not great. As a result. UE4.7.3 doesn't play nicely with the problematic AMD/ATI Linux proprietary drivers. Not recommended.