AccrO news & patch notes

https://clan.fastly.steamstatic.com/images/33198961/fe5fd3c727339c1efb3219d81e9aac45a4337766.png Howdy folks... this one took some time to make, but it is pretty fun! When you get 180s, as soon as you move to the endless wave, one of the six Duelists will try to beat you, the fight will last close to a second. If you react faster enough (and each duelist is a bit different) you get a badge and keep alive on the pit... There were some other technical tweaks... More duelists can appear later... And I am very happy about how this tiny story is being told through gameplay and music. Please check it! Many many thanks for the support and feedback! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2998040/BLOODSAINT/

https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/33198961/6c97d8195f50feddf8400712d243eb5adc366e25.png Howdy folks! BLOODSAINT Update 0.06 is online, and it brings pretty nice stuff to this development journey! BLOODSAINT moved to 64-bit architecture, allowing more complex animations without breaking the PC requirements... now, when you shoot your fridge-sized plasma blast (that got boosted), the damage animation has more details, hard parts will fly, slip, and sink, and the soft meat will join different layers of the red pool. The extra layers, particles, and steps will not change much, but are kinda poetic. Game got balancing tweaks, performance tune, and I am testing new concepts for the late game (200+ seconds) aimed for the hardboilded veterans of this awesome community. Many many thanks! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2998040/BLOODSAINT/

https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/33198961/22d5d58a483300c5cef66aed956e77c707928e9b.png Howdy folks, BLOODSAINT development keeps flowing. Recently I added more vanguard enemies with giant weapons, all based on historical combat and ceremonial blades and, a tier 5 melee variant for the player, allowing new melee builds. A few years ago UBERMOSH:OMEGA got pretty close to what was possible with that framework, I decided to move BLOODSAINT to a new 64-bit architecture, bypassing several limitations and increasing a lot the performance after this latest update, allowing not just more particles, but experimental elements to improve player feedback, like the new camera, that feels more brutal, due to the way it integrates with the sound. Many many thanks for the feedback and support! If there is a delay in answering, is due to the deep focus on these artistic experiments! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2998040/BLOODSAINT

https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/33198961/f3da8e3a013fce67bb62c987d5c53efdbadeac59.png Howdy folks! BLOODSAINT version 0.03 is online, bringing the "Onslaught Frame" card, a synergic card that changes the frame of your gun to a splitted frame, inspired by the warlock gun from UBERMOSH. It tweaks the projectile shape making it thicker and affecting all the ammo card spreads. For the fun factor, it changes how punchy it is to targets too. It complements the previous update Metal Leech, a passive "area attack/shield". Sinergic cards to melee and conjuration were tested here too, but are not cooked enough to enter the game without breaking the balance. There is an alternative shader code that I crafting that will improve performance on the oldest machines, but it is not tested enough to enter this version, it may come in a few weeks. For the veterans, some modifications on the late game (180+ seconds) will come on 0.04 as soon as I mature the 0.03 changes with players' feedback. Many many thanks! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2998040/BLOODSAINT/ PS: Have your QUICKERFLAK cards dropped? https://store.steampowered.com/app/1836120/QUICKERFLAK/

https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/33198961/bddcebd5425d1d4abd8b8ed32c087b41ba6a4630.pnghttps://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/33198961/60b225e9bf91c08f48df4ce06d696c6dd372e766.pnghttps://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/33198961/c38ad695f92a9ce551f0cdaa8b14561d1354c0d0.png Taste is pretty personal. It took some time, but I finally got the vibe right for the QUICKERFLAK cards. I wanted to illustrate the secret reunions before you start to flak everything. Inspired by religious art, alternative comics, and the darkest metal covers, it spawned deep profile backgrounds that would fit nicely on a t-shirt for a gothic/darkwave party. Many many thanks! Please check QUICKERFLAK 2 and BLOODSAINT if you have not checked it yet! I am working on some bloodsantic updates and a few other projects that spawn when community suggestions are super fun but do not fit the original title. More stuff soon! https://store.steampowered.com/developer/waltermachado

https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/33198961/58e7bc91eef96c94f73c681068b4d5d7c1c6bb2a.png I am still working on it; the plan is to launch it in May. There is an expected delay before Steam approves the title for launch (1-2 weeks to approve Store and Build, 2 weeks+ of "comming soon"). The leveling system is "kinda new," heavily inspired by classic elements with some twists to make it cleaner and quicker. Every month, I do my best to release new stuff, from new projects to game updates, and it is always awesome to give you these handcrafted gameplay experiences. Many thanks! https://store.steampowered.com/developer/waltermachado

https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/33198961/00f1bfcdb5f64a7b66918e8921e58751780c7dc0.png Steam Early Access is pretty magical. I have some buddies trying it here in Brazil, and the nicest folks are playing the same game thousands of kilometers away, with similar feedback guiding this update. We have a new enemy class that moves with lightning speed and cirurgical precision, like a zoomed spider, a vampire in movies, a chess queen with long movements, or a mutted banshee with a flak cannon. To deal with it, you have your melee "sword breaker" with limited stamina, a full-auto Flak cannon, and the human factor, which finds gaps to solve stuff in your own way. It moved from 2 to 5+1 enemy classes (from QQF1 to QQF2) to test your reflexes and combat awareness. The texture maps and surfaces were polished to add performance, and the protagonist death animations were tweaked to look nicer. The level generation was tuned following player feedback. It is a nice time to SSS it! Many thanks! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2799110/QUICKERFLAK_2/

https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/33198961/00f1bfcdb5f64a7b66918e8921e58751780c7dc0.png It took two years to make melee work nicely in QUICKERFLAK. The sequel gets the hunter mass from the RUTHLESSMOD, new enemy classes, and now you can rank up to SSS if you connect with the flow of FLAK+Melee. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2799110/QUICKERFLAK_2/ If you are into game development, the melee weapon was inspired by the "Chinese Sword Breaker/Long Kabutowari," which is shaped like a sword but is a strong blunt weapon that attacks with a stamina-based "turbo trigger" (based on old aftermarket "turbo gamepads" that have a turbo trigger that clicks super fast), allowing you to counter flak ammo for a brief time. I will be back soon with more content! Many, many thanks!

https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images/33198961/c94406a6e7f09cfc187de10a4a610da3892347a4.png All Early Access update goals are done under the expected time, and BULLETHELL 1.0 is out! If you are a game development enthusiast who checked the early versions before the fat bullets (and just one hero, fewer enemies, different pace, etc.), it is a nice time to enter the pit again! Player feedback is magical, and some ideas that do not fit the core concept of THIS game have spawned other projects that may come soon. One that I like to highlight is the "room beater" QUICKERFLACK with the addition of melee inspired in BULLETHELL. There is a roguelike under development, and I am double-checking a few early concepts that were not possible with the UBERMOSH framework and may fit the latest BULLETHELL code structure. Many, many thanks! Your feedback helped a lot, and I hope to deliver a teaser of some of the new stuff later this month! Pump your reflexes and have fun! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2620000/BULLETHELL/

https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/33198961/8c0eec18ae8d3f520f7a46ee05b3b8ed5ef1319d.png Howdy folks! I hope you are all having a pretty decent time! I am working on my largest project so far, not saving on the dark guitar fuzz, heavy contrast, and tribal drums (this explains the launching gap). During the breaks, I am addressing some tweaks on Steam community items, like Trip to Vinelands and TTV2 Steam cards, that were made with photos of the real location that inspired the series. The next community items may be AccrO cards (and an expansion of the flyable map), Swarmrider Omega cards and I am checking my old hard drivers for nice UBERMOSH concept images for more community items (heavily asked on the Stem hubs). The production pace is kinda slow due to the handcrafted nature of my work. I am doing my best! Many many thanks! I will keep the updates here https://store.steampowered.com/developer/waltermachado

https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/33198961/396e95af15d140e8070164c52e62e586047ce455.png I consume indie stuff. You don't? Weird music with AM static, short movies with shifted hue, fuzz pedals with just one knob, barely functional niched objects... the developer doing its own thing. We try these artistic experiments, it fuels our soul to do our own stuff... ...talking about artistic treats, please, please, check this one. It's for you. I hope you have a great time. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2062920/TTV4/ Many many thanks! https://store.steampowered.com/developer/waltermachado

https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/33198961/f5346980eb4d2515e5c06dd5b31f3b6a0760c2e5.png This development journey is pretty experimental. And guided by you. I have close to 5k reviews on my games, and I use it as a beacon of light, showing errors and pointing to gameplay experiences that I will develop for this awesome community. A nice teamwork! I tried several times to find a way to improve the TTV series, creating something that deserves to exist, still a TTV game, with a complex but not impossible gameplay. It worked, and will be launched in 3-5 weeks. There is a delay from when I read the review/hub feedback to the finished product. The news today is the _RUTHLESSMOD of QUICKERFLAK, made following players feedback, with an all-new soundtrack. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2010110/QUICKERFLAK_RUTHLESSMOD About the delay... I am finishing the new TTV ost and soon I will work on the roguelike stuff, aimed for later this year. Many many thanks for your company during this trippy art journey! Walter Machado

https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/33198961/d3f421da2667e07ee7949223cb31becaf8f9a83f.png It took a ton of work, but I can not express how proud I am. UBERMOSH:OMEGA version 1.99 REDUX is online. This version was the UBERMOSH:OMEGA I wish I had launched in 2019, but it was capped by various engine limitations, that after a long long time I could bypass half the limitations (on PC) and cook it. This version only exists on PC (unfortunately, Switch and PS4 can not run it), the audio quality is platinum, it has prettier particles and uber-tight gameplay balance. Check OMEGA again, and tell me how tight it is! Many many thanks for the support. https://store.steampowered.com/developer/waltermachado

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/33198961/35e5624b14017edf9e195515a449b1f0302255ca.png https://youtu.be/r7p4SI_9XdE Sometimes I have some trouble to explain stuff. You not? AccrO is on version 0.13 now, you should try it. If it feels strange to play, I guarantee you, full acrobatic quads behave this way. About "UBERMOSH"istic things (not exactly UBERMOSH, but that fast-paced arcade stuff, with pumping soundtrack, eye bleeding contrast and kinda dark vibe)... I am still working on some projects in this area, during the several hours the AccrO map is rendering, I move to another machine and work on it. Some of my previous games can be found on Nintendo Switch, Omega is on PS4, there are games to launch on console... and a mix of other two games, like "ARCADE FUZZ" that is TTV3+WARPZONE DRIFTER. I am recording an "INDUSTRIAL/SPACE ROCK/WEIRD METAL" album, and I have no idea when it will be ready. But I am working on it. I am really missing the awesome community feedback of my "short-cycle" projects, which is not possible with the "long-cycle" ones like AccrO, but I will be back to short stuff as the next project. Many many thanks, awesome people. Your support means a lot, and it is pretty amazing to explore new themes and audiences keeping some old school projects running at the same time =) I hope you are all nice and safe. https://store.steampowered.com/developer/waltermachado

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/33198961/ef2e45d5fef473c0db55a83becf8f74b52acff7d.png Have you noticed how big AccrO map is getting? And it is not a road and square kind of thing, there are lots of details that I keep adding to create new acrobatic and cinematic opportunities... and that makes one of my production machines rendering the pre-computed visibility for long times... creating a gap of several hours, that I have to wait before adding more stuff to AccrO. When I wait for the AccrO machine to render, I am working on a shooter on other machine, using the same 3D tech that we have on AccrO, but with the "UBERMOSH" fast-paced vibe. Soon I will be able to show more stuff, I am am very happy with the new development tools and what is possible to make with this improved framework. Many many thanks, please stay tunned https://store.steampowered.com/developer/waltermachado

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/33198961/9ae58fb4718d0c2f409e9738a07075cbc4fdc5d1.png As you may know, Steam Early Access is a magic thing, that I like a lot. From following Early Access titles that I am interested in, to being the developer related to it (UBERMOSH, UBERMOSH Vol.7 and, AccrO), it is very interesting to see as a player the game evolving from scratch, and as a developer, it is pretty nice to have your company during this journey. You may play Accro in the morning before work, and when you come back to fly during the night, new obstacles may be waiting for you. I am inserting new rocks, some tiny life elements, pipes (like a machine under the ocean close to the island, that will make more sense when I insert the next stuff), and several physics and performance updates. Any doubt? Please ask on the hub, I will be glad to help! AccrO is a mix of science project and love letter. Wanna share your impressions? Please use the hub, I am always open for ideas (it can take some time to enter on the project due to the sequence to make it work), and if you like what are you seeing, a Steam review is super fuelling and heart-warming! Thank you a lot for the support!

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/33198961/d0b6a384e827628ffa5862abcdd07bccf427987a.png https://youtu.be/c7j5qGOzsuc Howdy folks, I live a few meters from the sea, but the ocean sound is way louder these days. This makes me remember an episode with stormy weather in a fishing boat with a very aggro ocean and a reduced hope to reach home safe. As you may know, I survived and now I could recreate that aquatic violence, that may fit the AccrO vibe. Update 0.08 comes with various improvements, from tweaking the propeller algorithm to the high tide changing how to approach obstacles. I am fulltime on AccrO, many thanks for the support, please share your impressions via Community Hub and Steam Reviews. Let's make something pretty unique together. https://store.steampowered.com/developer/waltermachado

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/33198961/536c29a996f9db4a33ee37cb3dff219cddd69182.png I know, I know I am updating it a lot. But I really really like Early Access and the beauty of Open Development! ...I like to call the AccrO 0.07 update, the "Cinematic Update"... it is pretty far from version 1.0, but it is the first version of "light" that looks OKish without breaking the flight perspective. I am still working on it and other various aspects of the project. Many thanks for the support! https://youtu.be/fKCAAvGHW7Q https://store.steampowered.com/developer/waltermachado

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/33198961/65e1f3732ae89de76a90ed89f9ec527b94e2a275.png Why Early Access? I like to see the game making as a science: ...hypothesis, testing, and no final answer. My main focus with AccrO is to give you a simulator that will allow the transferring of the virtually acquired skills to the real world, where you can fly your hundred miles quadcopter OR just show how it is to fly a full acro drone. The pillars of this experimental development are: 1)the quadcopters I destroyed during the previous years and the knowledge acquired during the process... 2)the new tests on the field and inside the simulated environment. 3)veteran pilots' feedback. 4)your support and feedback. With this in mind, I present you version 0.06... rocks are less shiny, instead of the last minute of the golden hour, is 15 minutes before the light ends, I increased propeller an efficiency internal tweak, controls may feel more precise due to the extended compatibility update, it may run a bit better on some systems that struggled before, it will feel a bit "happier" because it is brighter, but not burning brighter, just a bit so the water will look a bit bluer and the rocks a bit "rockier".... talking about rocks, YOU rock! Many thanks. Soon, more stuff (that I am already working on). If you like the progress and wanna make a review or a suggestion on the hub, it would be awesome! https://store.steampowered.com/developer/waltermachado

https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/33198961/8ea2d7c6eeb3cb9c76e6b7f937d4882758277318.png It "feels" much faster now, not just the blur around your camera, but the physics interactions with quadcopter mass, some terrain shrinking and lots of data calculations to deliver that "fast as $#@#" vibe. AccrO version is 0.03 now, there is a looooooooooooooooong journey before the 1.0 version, I am working fulltime on it and your feedback is priceless. Special thanks to Cipriano, Bob, and Kassio for the tweak insights. Do you like it? Have to re-set the thrust-to-weight and weight? Please share your impressions via the hub or a Steam recommendation if you like how it is progressing. Many many thanks!

Open Beta development has a chaotic and fascinating beauty, weeks ago I sent some of the AccrO footage to quadcopter groups and pilots and received some weird but astonishing fun suggestions, that I translated into new obstacles that are being inserted in the growing map. Two that I like to mention now are the "psychedelic geode" and the "knife-edge loop". I am testing more ideas and it would be awesome to receive your ideas for ludicrous obstacles! Many thanks for the awesome support! https://youtu.be/J_xrA8F7q9E https://store.steampowered.com/app/1366810/AccrO/

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/33198961/8e7d21462d89db65fb841c538d3d72d88edcd5a4.jpg You (probably) know, sometimes I watch a movie, or listen to a neat beat... or drift a car... and it sparks the idea to share with you that "heart-pumping feeling"...that vibe ... that aesthetics. I have broken a lot of full acrobatic drones... because that's what you do when you teleport your mind to that fast insect-like flying machine and try to do a flip while trespassing a gap, after a power loop. Then you hit a rock. And try again... (but faster for some reason). Break a motor, kill a camera, destroy carbon arms... then try again... (now on an even harder gap). Break. Try again... Back to the human form, I came with this, for you: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1366810/AccrO/ Yep, I am changing my development framework to bypass some limitations of the previous retro engine. Will my art stop looking retro and the signature will be lost? No, now it can or not look retro, it is an option, not a restriction. And there are lots of new stuff I want to develop with the new tools and share with this awesome community! Many thanks for the support! https://store.steampowered.com/developer/waltermachado