Blade Kitten news & patch notes

TY the Tasmanian Tiger released in to Early Access Krome Studios is pleased to announce that TY the Tasmanian Tiger is now available for Early Access on Steam. http://store.steampowered.com/app/411960/

• For the first week of Early Access, there is a 17% discount, making the game $9.99USD
• After that, the Early Access price will be $11.99.
• After Early Acccess, the price will rise.

KROME BONUS

As a special thank you, anybody who owns TY4 or Blade Kitten will receive an additional 5% discount (so 10% if you own both games), when you purchase in the first week of Early Access. http://store.steampowered.com/app/287840/ If there are any problems with the discounts etc, please let us know on the Steam forums, and we'll get in contact with Valve immediately to rectify it.

Hey guys! Last shameless cross-promo for TY4! It's out on Steam today! http://store.steampowered.com/app/287840/

Hey guys! Last shameless cross-promo for TY4! It's out on Steam today! http://store.steampowered.com/app/287840/

Hey all, Just dropping a line to the Blade Kitten community here on Steam that another of our games, TY the Tasmanian Tiger 4, is coming to Steam on the 18th of September. Follow TY the Tasmanian Tiger on Facebook to keep up to date with all things TY4 at https://www.facebook.com/tythetasmaniantiger; or join the TY community on Steam here! http://store.steampowered.com/app/287840/

Hey all, Just dropping a line to the Blade Kitten community here on Steam that another of our games, TY the Tasmanian Tiger 4, is coming to Steam on the 18th of September. Follow TY the Tasmanian Tiger on Facebook to keep up to date with all things TY4 at https://www.facebook.com/tythetasmaniantiger; or join the TY community on Steam here! http://store.steampowered.com/app/287840/

Hey everybody, Episode 1's price has been permanently dropped down - it's now just $2.99USD (and there are equivalent price drops in other territories)! The Hollow Wish pack (Ep1 and Ep2) has been dropped to $6.99USD as well, to ensure it's still value for money compared to buying the two separately (so that's about a 12% saving). Episode 2's price remained unchanged at $4.99USD at this point in time (just to make sure that's clear). Cheers! Linds

Hey everybody, Episode 1's price has been permanently dropped down - it's now just $2.99USD (and there are equivalent price drops in other territories)! The Hollow Wish pack (Ep1 and Ep2) has been dropped to $6.99USD as well, to ensure it's still value for money compared to buying the two separately (so that's about a 12% saving). Episode 2's price remained unchanged at $4.99USD at this point in time (just to make sure that's clear). Cheers! Linds

Hi all! Quite a few people have been asking about the availability of the Blade Kitten comics as well as the soundtrack, so we're happy to report that these are now available for purchase in the Steam store! There are two DLC packs available: Blade Kitten: Comic Pack - Dirty Angels

• 133 pages of comic goodness
• 111 pages of unused art and comic ideas in the bonus book (this is the art that is in the "Ultomato" compilation available at online comic stores)
• PDF format

Blade Kitten: Soundtrack + Remixes

• Soundtracks for Episode 1 and 2 consisting of 29 tracks
• 12 remixes in celebration of the Episode 2 release
• MP3 format, compatible with the Steam Music Player

There is also a Blade Kitten: Soundtrack and Other Comics package that combines both of these DLC available, at a discount. We're compiling a list of issues that people have been reporting and are working through those, in the hope of getting some fixes out to you all in the next couple of weeks. Cheers Linds

Hi all! Quite a few people have been asking about the availability of the Blade Kitten comics as well as the soundtrack, so we're happy to report that these are now available for purchase in the Steam store! There are two DLC packs available: Blade Kitten: Comic Pack - Dirty Angels

• 133 pages of comic goodness
• 111 pages of unused art and comic ideas in the bonus book (this is the art that is in the "Ultomato" compilation available at online comic stores)
• PDF format

Blade Kitten: Soundtrack + Remixes

• Soundtracks for Episode 1 and 2 consisting of 29 tracks
• 12 remixes in celebration of the Episode 2 release
• MP3 format, compatible with the Steam Music Player

There is also a Blade Kitten: Soundtrack and Other Comics package that combines both of these DLC available, at a discount. We're compiling a list of issues that people have been reporting and are working through those, in the hope of getting some fixes out to you all in the next couple of weeks. Cheers Linds

It's with great pleasure that we announce that Episode 2 is finally available for purchase! You can find it on the Steam store at: http://store.steampowered.com/app/300120/ Alternatively, you can use the "Purchase Episode 2" option in-game on the main menu (which will open the Steam overlay and add the purchase) - just note that you will have to quit the game to allow the content to install. Once it is installed, if you have finished the level "Dreadnaught", when you hit "Continue" on the main meny the story will just keep going... (The Hollow Wish Package is also now available). We hope you have a great time playing Episode 2. It's been a labor of love to get it out there to you - hopefully that shows in the game. Cheers Linds

It's with great pleasure that we announce that Episode 2 is finally available for purchase! You can find it on the Steam store at: http://store.steampowered.com/app/300120/ Alternatively, you can use the "Purchase Episode 2" option in-game on the main menu (which will open the Steam overlay and add the purchase) - just note that you will have to quit the game to allow the content to install. Once it is installed, if you have finished the level "Dreadnaught", when you hit "Continue" on the main meny the story will just keep going... (The Hollow Wish Package is also now available). We hope you have a great time playing Episode 2. It's been a labor of love to get it out there to you - hopefully that shows in the game. Cheers Linds

Hey all, A new build of Blade Kitten has been pushed out to the main branch, in preparation for tomorrow's Episode 2 release! The changes to content in this build are:

• Changes to the resolution selection screen code to fix crashes as well as not being able to select a variety of different resolutions, depending on your hardware.
• Fixes to allow the game to be played when in Offline mode.
• Fix for out-of-world collision issue in Chasing Justice.
• Remix'd Main Menu theme music is now in place.
• Miscellaneous fixes for various UI screens (URL locations, copyright, etc)

Also... while you wait for tomorrow's Episode 2 release... the Hollow Wish comic is now available and can be read! It will be in your Blade Kitten Steam install folder, as Blade Kitten Hollow Wish Edition.pdf Cheers! Linds

Hey all, A new build of Blade Kitten has been pushed out to the main branch, in preparation for tomorrow's Episode 2 release! The changes to content in this build are:

• Changes to the resolution selection screen code to fix crashes as well as not being able to select a variety of different resolutions, depending on your hardware.
• Fixes to allow the game to be played when in Offline mode.
• Fix for out-of-world collision issue in Chasing Justice.
• Remix'd Main Menu theme music is now in place.
• Miscellaneous fixes for various UI screens (URL locations, copyright, etc)

Also... while you wait for tomorrow's Episode 2 release... the Hollow Wish comic is now available and can be read! It will be in your Blade Kitten Steam install folder, as Blade Kitten Hollow Wish Edition.pdf Cheers! Linds

Hey all! We're so close now that we can taste it! Either that or Skiffy has been on the loose again... As a last hurrah before release, we have a quick poll below for what people would like us to offer as a thank-you update that all owners (even just people who have Episode 1 only) will receive:

• Option 1: The Blade Kitten: Hollow Wish comic collection; with all the issues of the comic bundled into a PDF and in your Steam install directory.
• Option 2: The Blade Kitten: Hollow Wish comic collection; with all the issues of the comic bundled into a PDF and in your Steam install directory.
• Option 3: The Blade Kitten: Hollow Wish comic collection; with all the issues of the comic bundled into a PDF and in your Steam install directory.

http://www.kromestudios.com/BladeKitten/BK%20HW%20cover.jpg Let us know in the comments which you'd prefer and whichever option receives the most votes, we'll do! :) Cheers Linds

Hey all! We're so close now that we can taste it! Either that or Skiffy has been on the loose again... As a last hurrah before release, we have a quick poll below for what people would like us to offer as a thank-you update that all owners (even just people who have Episode 1 only) will receive:

• Option 1: The Blade Kitten: Hollow Wish comic collection; with all the issues of the comic bundled into a PDF and in your Steam install directory.
• Option 2: The Blade Kitten: Hollow Wish comic collection; with all the issues of the comic bundled into a PDF and in your Steam install directory.
• Option 3: The Blade Kitten: Hollow Wish comic collection; with all the issues of the comic bundled into a PDF and in your Steam install directory.

http://www.kromestudios.com/BladeKitten/BK%20HW%20cover.jpg Let us know in the comments which you'd prefer and whichever option receives the most votes, we'll do! :) Cheers Linds

Hey all! In preparation for the launch of Episode 2 IN JUST A WEEK'S TIME!!!! we're running a few competitions for giving away some Episode 2 Steam Keys. To participate, you can follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/bladekitten and on Twitter @bladekitten! Cheers! Lindsay Note that you must be allowed to have Facebook and Twitter accounts by their terms and conditions to participate.

Hey all! In preparation for the launch of Episode 2 IN JUST A WEEK'S TIME!!!! we're running a few competitions for giving away some Episode 2 Steam Keys. To participate, you can follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/bladekitten and on Twitter @bladekitten! Cheers! Lindsay Note that you must be allowed to have Facebook and Twitter accounts by their terms and conditions to participate.

Hi guys! We're marching on to the release date and thought we'd give you a little taste of the high fashion available for all good Breakers, coming to a game near you* in the Spring^ of 2015! SPOILER - If you don't want to see what the best-dressed Breakers` in the universe are wearing, then don't watch the vid! ;) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8rmzuQydvk&feature=youtu.be *only game that it's coming to is Blade Kitten, if you buy Ep2 ^USA Spring `Accidental footnote

Hi guys! We're marching on to the release date and thought we'd give you a little taste of the high fashion available for all good Breakers, coming to a game near you* in the Spring^ of 2015! SPOILER - If you don't want to see what the best-dressed Breakers` in the universe are wearing, then don't watch the vid! ;) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8rmzuQydvk&feature=youtu.be *only game that it's coming to is Blade Kitten, if you buy Ep2 ^USA Spring `Accidental footnote

Hey all! The news you've all been waiting for - so long as everything goes well with the last bits of submission... http://www.kromestudios.com/BladeKitten/Ep%20tuesday.jpg Huzzah! (This time is in Australian Eastern Standard Time) For release, we are anticipating that:

EP2 will be priced at $4.99USD

Hollow Wish Bundle (the original game + EP2) will be $7.99USD

There will be a 10% launch discount for the first week, in celebration of the long path to release of EP2. This should be for both EP2 and the Hollow Wish bundle (that is our intent!) We've done our best to get this out for all you fans who've waited a loooong time for the story to conclude. Hopefully it'll make you all happy! If anything changes, we'll keep you updated here Cheers guys Linds

Hey all! The news you've all been waiting for - so long as everything goes well with the last bits of submission... http://www.kromestudios.com/BladeKitten/Ep%20tuesday.jpg Huzzah! (This time is in Australian Eastern Standard Time) For release, we are anticipating that:

EP2 will be priced at $4.99USD

Hollow Wish Bundle (the original game + EP2) will be $7.99USD

There will be a 10% launch discount for the first week, in celebration of the long path to release of EP2. This should be for both EP2 and the Hollow Wish bundle (that is our intent!) We've done our best to get this out for all you fans who've waited a loooong time for the story to conclude. Hopefully it'll make you all happy! If anything changes, we'll keep you updated here Cheers guys Linds

Hi all, Just keeping you all up to date on things. We're close to finalizing the last of the known level design issues that we need to fix up for the game, and the game has been submitted to the various ratings boards for evaluation. The only bug that I've talked about previously that is still a problem is the "can't play the game offline" issue - which we're still hoping to be able to look in to further before Ep2 launch. We're in the end stretch now! Cheers Linds

Hi all, Just keeping you all up to date on things. We're close to finalizing the last of the known level design issues that we need to fix up for the game, and the game has been submitted to the various ratings boards for evaluation. The only bug that I've talked about previously that is still a problem is the "can't play the game offline" issue - which we're still hoping to be able to look in to further before Ep2 launch. We're in the end stretch now! Cheers Linds

Hey all, So we've had a prety good week at poking a stick at things. We have (hopefully) resolved:

• The change of resolution crash
• The lack of resolutions to choose from, for full screen mode
• Made the bonus costumes work in Episode 2
• Figured out how some of the scripting works and are doing some fixes to some of the Episode 2 levels

We're also in the process of getting content together for review by all the various ratings boards (PEGI, OFLC, USK, etc). Oh, and also, we've uploaded this... enjoy! http://youtu.be/upEyfaZoRp4

Hey all, So we've had a prety good week at poking a stick at things. We have (hopefully) resolved:

• The change of resolution crash
• The lack of resolutions to choose from, for full screen mode
• Made the bonus costumes work in Episode 2
• Figured out how some of the scripting works and are doing some fixes to some of the Episode 2 levels

We're also in the process of getting content together for review by all the various ratings boards (PEGI, OFLC, USK, etc). Oh, and also, we've uploaded this... enjoy! http://youtu.be/upEyfaZoRp4

Hey Everyone! Things have progressed to the point that we have an update that we can share with you, on what’s happening with Episode 2 and our plans. Yes, it is still being worked on!

Episode 2 Specific Work Remaining

We have a few things still on our list of Ep2 specific items that we have to get finalized before we can do final QA testing:

• Finalize Episode 2 specific achievement implementation.
• Implement enemies in a few areas of the levels that weren’t quite finished in 2010.
• Try to remember what we were thinking with the game logic in 2010 and fix up some AI brain issues in the level scripting.
• Fix up some level placement issues and camera issues that are causing out of memory and/or rendering problems.
• Finalize plans for bonus goodie.

General Work Remaining

We’re also trying to resolve these general game issues:

• Crashes on some configurations, if you enter the Breaker menu.
• Crashes on some configurations, if you try to change the resolutions/enumerate the resolution options.
• The list of full screen resolutions is missing some resolutions, on some configurations.

The Bad News

Now the bad news – we don’t have a timeline that we can share at this point, as we’re working on this around other projects that are paying the bills, in our own time. We have made significant progress on getting it finalized though, and we are hoping to have more to share with you in the next few months.

So What IS Episode 2?

Episode 2....

• Continues (and puts a nice little exclamation mark on!) the story from the original release.
• Has full voice acting throughout the Episode – just like in the original release.
• Will give you 5 more huuuuge Blade Kitten levels, with a bunch more collectables, two mini bosses and a final Boss battle!
• As well as 3 new blades – unlock the power of the Darque Blade!
• Also it has 15 new unique costumes (so long as we can count properly!) – 7 to unlock and a few you get just for buying the Episode! (we’re nice that way).
• With 7 new achievements.
• And, if you have a save game from the end of the original release and hit continue… it should segue straight into Episode 2! So you can start Hex farming now!

How Is It Being Distributed?

• Episode 2 will be paid DLC (we’re still figuring out the price point), distributed solely via Steam at this point in time. You’ll have to own the base game to be able to get Episode 2.
• We will probably also offer a “complete” pack (the original game and Episode 2) as well.
• We are not currently planning on offering any pre-release/pre-purchase options – it’ll be released when we have it completed.

http://cloud-4.steampowered.com/ugc/594786952488632121/F4A5C6A36885DE7753117906CB1E3F9967D149D4/ http://cloud-4.steampowered.com/ugc/594786952409621385/BE6A22B8B25C303C0F91D1EF620FAB4969782E51/ So that’s the information we have to share right now – laying things out as they are and letting you guys know what we can! Hopefully you’re all as excited about what’s to come as we are! Cheers Krome Studios

Hey Everyone! Things have progressed to the point that we have an update that we can share with you, on what’s happening with Episode 2 and our plans. Yes, it is still being worked on!

Episode 2 Specific Work Remaining

We have a few things still on our list of Ep2 specific items that we have to get finalized before we can do final QA testing:

• Finalize Episode 2 specific achievement implementation.
• Implement enemies in a few areas of the levels that weren’t quite finished in 2010.
• Try to remember what we were thinking with the game logic in 2010 and fix up some AI brain issues in the level scripting.
• Fix up some level placement issues and camera issues that are causing out of memory and/or rendering problems.
• Finalize plans for bonus goodie.

General Work Remaining

We’re also trying to resolve these general game issues:

• Crashes on some configurations, if you enter the Breaker menu.
• Crashes on some configurations, if you try to change the resolutions/enumerate the resolution options.
• The list of full screen resolutions is missing some resolutions, on some configurations.

The Bad News

Now the bad news – we don’t have a timeline that we can share at this point, as we’re working on this around other projects that are paying the bills, in our own time. We have made significant progress on getting it finalized though, and we are hoping to have more to share with you in the next few months.

So What IS Episode 2?

Episode 2....

• Continues (and puts a nice little exclamation mark on!) the story from the original release.
• Has full voice acting throughout the Episode – just like in the original release.
• Will give you 5 more huuuuge Blade Kitten levels, with a bunch more collectables, two mini bosses and a final Boss battle!
• As well as 3 new blades – unlock the power of the Darque Blade!
• Also it has 15 new unique costumes (so long as we can count properly!) – 7 to unlock and a few you get just for buying the Episode! (we’re nice that way).
• With 7 new achievements.
• And, if you have a save game from the end of the original release and hit continue… it should segue straight into Episode 2! So you can start Hex farming now!

How Is It Being Distributed?

• Episode 2 will be paid DLC (we’re still figuring out the price point), distributed solely via Steam at this point in time. You’ll have to own the base game to be able to get Episode 2.
• We will probably also offer a “complete” pack (the original game and Episode 2) as well.
• We are not currently planning on offering any pre-release/pre-purchase options – it’ll be released when we have it completed.

http://cloud-4.steampowered.com/ugc/594786952488632121/F4A5C6A36885DE7753117906CB1E3F9967D149D4/ http://cloud-4.steampowered.com/ugc/594786952409621385/BE6A22B8B25C303C0F91D1EF620FAB4969782E51/ So that’s the information we have to share right now – laying things out as they are and letting you guys know what we can! Hopefully you’re all as excited about what’s to come as we are! Cheers Krome Studios

Hey guys The camera fixes we did into the OpenBeta branch a couple of months ago have now been pushed to the standard build. The original notes on what this did are below. Cheers! Linds ---- Camera state transitions when you enter and exit a camera override region are now improved. There are three major components to the improvements.

• When transitioning between two “Side Scroll Camera” states (the most common transition type by far), instead of blending the resulting camera state the code now remains in the one state and instead blends the state parameters.
• For the remaining state transitions, transitions between different states when entering an override are now performed as a cosine blend, instead of a linear blend. (Looks the code used to attempt something overly complex with springs before switching to linear.)
• The camera code now maintains a running approximation of the camera’s velocity. When a state blend is performed, the old ‘from’ state is extrapolated based on the velocity when the state changed rather than being a fixes position.

Long story short, these changes fix the *CLUNK* the camera would experience when entering and existing the camera override regions.