Fallen Aces news & patch notes

• Renamed objective after escaping the hotel in Chapter 1 for clarity.

• Fixed Nightwave not getting dismissed after skipping the Chapter 1 intro.

• Fixed softlock in Chapter 3 when using the locked safe door.

• Fixed Mike saying an incorrect voice line when interacting with the safe in Chapter 3.

• Fixed broken subtitles for Goon interrogation conversation in Chapter 4.

Hey yous goons. We told yas it was coming SOON™

Thank you for being patient as we cooked up this deliciously violent meal for yas over the last year.

Eat up! We hope you enjoy.

Can't remember what happened in Episode 1?!

Well... you could play it again - or watch this here handy recap video we made!

As you know, here at New Blood we will never sacrifice quality for time and always strive to make our games as primo as we can with each update - even in Early Access.

So thank YOU for always giving us the feedback we need to make our games as good as we can for you goons. And keep that feedback coming! We already got plenty of ideas and updates planned to make Episode 2 even better - just like we did with Episode 1 - so get on those forums and in the Discord and let us hear it, alright?!

Oh and don't forget da merchandise! A real goon dresses the part!

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Anyways, thanks again for lettin' us cook!

Crack your knuckles and grab a bottle. It's time to get down to business, Mike.

OH AND PLEASE BE AWARE ALL CURRENTLY INSTALLED WORKSHOP CONTENT WILL BE DISABLED THE FIRST TIME YOU LAUNCH THE GAME AGAIN - YOU CAN RE-ENABLE IT IN THE ACES MOD MANAGER. ːbigjohnː Enjoy those level editor updates, too.

It won't be long now 'til Episode 2 drops, ya goons!

So maybe it's time we gave yas a little refresher on what went down in Episode 1.

Stay tuned for the thrilling continuation of Fallen Aces SOON™ in Episode 2: "Shadow of Death"

Hey boss - we got all them new and improved weapons and animations you asked us to get ready for Episode 2 right here for ya!

Now that's a lotta damage!

And if you've noticed that all the weapons and enemies and animations all look a lot "smoother" lately?That's no bupkis!

For some time now we've had an entirely new modeling and animation pipeline (we hired more goons) that we've been using to make the game's assets and "remake" the game's older assets!

We'll tell ya all about it SOON™

All a part of what's coming in Episode 2, boss!

Will it be out before the end of the Steam Summer Sale? MAYBE.

is it on sale right now? ABSOLUTELTY:

Yeah, where is it?! THE BOSS WANTS TO KNOW.

Well Shorty (Big Dave) here is gonna tell yas all about it...

So yeah this shit takes awhile, okay? But it's almost done - promise.

In the meantime go check out some of those Steam Workshop levels we was talkin' about!

https://steamcommunity.com/app/1411910/workshop/

See yas SOON™ ... real soon.

Hey boss!

Got that Episode 2 progress update for ya, real fuckin' sexy just like ya asked!

Now I know we said we'd have this out this year. Did we say that? Ahh shit you know we're not good with dates and times or names and faces eheh, you know how it is. Makin games is hard, boss.

Anyway, it's goin' real good so we're gonna show ya some more of it.

Now where did those screenshots go...

So in Episode 2, things are really starting to heat up for Mike and the Gang. And they gotta get out of town, fast. Not just to protect their own hides, but to figure out just what the hell is going on with this serial killer on the loose.

You'll be goin to The Country:

Da suburbs:

Back to the city through The Slums:

...and even right into the god damned Police Station:

Oh yeah.

If ya didn't guess - Delia is awake now - and she's pissed.

Not only that but she's now a fully controllable NPC companion that you can give commands like...

"Move there", "stay here", and "shoot that fuckin' guy!"

And how are you gonna get to all these places...?

HOW DO YA THINK?!

We're not the kind of developers to give you a car that can go 200mph and not let ya drive the damn thing, boss!

(poster by Dakota Lee)

Anyway, Merry Christmas ya filthy animals - we'll see yas in 2026.

ENTER TO WIN HERE

Hotfix Changelog:

Hey dere ya goons and goonettes.

While workin' on Episode 2 we got yas another update...

And this one you can shove right into ya face!

How about that, eh?

• DOZENS OF NEW ANIMATIONS

• FIRST PERSON SPRITES FOR ALL AMMO

• ACE COLA IS NOW A CONSUMABLE WEAPON

• NEW SWIMMING ANIMATIONS

• NEW DEATH ANIMATIONS

• FIRST PERSON IMMERSIVE SMOKING

Oh and like we said - we're hard at work on Episode 2.

So take a look at these new screens, boss:

See ya next time...

Full patch notes down here:

General

• Animations and unique first person sprites for all consumables.

• Unique first person sprites for all ammo items.

• Cola is now a consumable-weapon.

• Swim animation.

• Attacking when out of stamina now slows your attack, rather than disallow it.

• First person cigarette.

• New death hand animation.

• Baseball bat now has directional attacks.

• Unload weapons when looking at them in world.

Fixes

• Drinking whiskey no longer costs stamina.

• Fixed one pixel gap around developer console.

• Fixed clicking sound whenever tommy guns fire.

• Fixed mantle hands not showing when climbing trees, cars, vending machines etc.

• Fixed Mike floating upward after death sometimes.

Editor

• Option to drag select over all visible layers.

• Option to preserve layers when copy pasting.

• New rock models with previews.

• New flora decorations with previews.

Heya dumb palookas and palookettes, can ya believe it?

It's been one whole year since we went and released Fallen Aces into Early Access here on Steam!

Soon after that we added autosaves and new options and all sorts of good stuff for ya!

Then came the Turf War!

And then after that cuz yous all complained so much, we went and got da game Steam Deck Verified!

But then since you'd all been so nice and patient - we built yas The Hideout!

Then we redid all the cars!

And just a few weeks ago we released the Level Editor and Steam Workshop.

Nice.

And there's already tons of mods for it, nicely done boys!

https://steamcommunity.com/app/1411910/workshop/

But we're not just here to yap about the good old days.

We're hard at work on Episode 2 - so the least we could do is show ya some more screenshots!

So thanks to alla yous for bein' here and taking part in the development of this here video game we're makin!

Episode 2 of Fallen Aces will be out sometime this year, alright?

See ya then, kiddo.

Heya goons, do we got something BIG for yous today!

It's da Fallen Aces Editor and Steam Workshop!

It's so easy to use, even a goon can do it!

SO WHAT ARE YA WAITIN' FOR?!

And remember...

Heya goons and goonettes! Small update for yas today.

-New “Reduce Particle FX” option for low spec PCs (for dem framerates):

-New Mike one liner VOs

-Additional car variations and cop car lights: (woop woop)

-Extra sprites/animations/deaths for the Tommy Gun Goon

Fixed Issues:

• Mike could fall through various elevators if the player save/loaded while riding
• Corrected minor issues with vehicle geometry throughout the game
• Patched various holes in map geometry throughout the game
• Killing sharks in Level 2 and then save/loading would cause the sharks to resurrect with god mode lol
• Player unable to crouch on specific rooftops in Level 3
• Blowing up the tanker truck in Level 3 and save/loading would cause it to revert to the non-exploded model
• Prevented player from softlocking in Level 4 by save/loading during specific moments of the investigation sequence
• Unconscious Delia could gib if she made contact with elevators in Level 5 (ouch)

So what's next?

DA LEVEL EDITOR AND STEAM WORKSHOP!

Lets just say... ol' Mike is goin places, ehehehe.

• Fixed enemies falling through moving geometry after loading a save.
• If an enemy gets stuck trying to move through another, they'll be allowed to move temporarily.
• Enemies will avoid pathing to the same position, instead opting to move closeby if another enemy is moving to or at that position.
• Every path calculation should be asynchronous now.
• Enemies won't ragdoll for short falls anymore and will instead enter a "short fall" state.
• Enemies will fall if you break geometry from under them.
• Hopefully fixed fire pushing enemies away if it spawns at their feet.
• Shitting goon can navigate off the toilet better. (IMPORTANT!)

• Adjusted Blake dialogue triggers to prevent buggy behaviour.
• You can now hit Nightwave and he'll react.
• Blake now reacts to you hitting him. (stop that)

• Updated text and some UI elements to be bigger on steam deck.
• Better controller navigation in profile menu.
• Enabled rename and delete profile buttons on steam deck.
• Added options to change status effect card and enemy healthbar size in accessibility menu on PC.
• Improved sliders.

• Slighty higher radius.
• Faster light.
• Removed strobe effect.

• Fixed fire sfx stopping after save/load.
• Fixed audio glitch when the camera exits water in level 2 intro.
• Fixed music not playing after stopping a stinger abruptly.
• Fixed event-triggered ambience not playing after loading a save.

• Fixed buggy behaviour when enemies are fighting eachother.
• Fixed Mike's hands staying up after death if they were in the middle of a kick animation.
• Fixed equipped item display not updating sprite correctly when breaking a bottle.
• Fixed being able to press R to restart while a menu is open leading to buggy behaviour.
• Fixed circle screen transition moving too fast when a frame takes too long.
• Fixed action cooldown being too short when using nailgun melee with bolt.
• Fixed corpses on fire perpetually spreading fire to other corpses.
• Fixed death by throttlin' not triggering taunt lines.
• Snipers can now target enemy faction members.
• Enemies now need to fall further to take fall damage.
• Thrown bodies now deal more damage to breakable doors, allowing you to throw an enemy through them.
• Player kicks now deal more damage to props and breakable geometry.
• Projectiles now pass through decorative corpses and they'll rotate to face the camera better.
• Molotov mook will try to avoid throwing a molotov if it'll hit their buddies, however he'll still hit them if they move into where the molotov lands after it's thrown.
• Smoke from fire now avoids going through the ceiling.
• Allow sprinting with bodies when using Bolt.
• New vehicle models.
• New machinegun mook sprites.
• Machinegun mook can now walk.
• Some new oneliners for Mike.
• New punch & automatic pistol sfx.
• Map updates/fixes.
• Lighting updates/fixes.
• Added fall damage to Delia.

Hey all yous knuckleheads, welcome back to Fallen Aces! That's right we finally got Nightwave's Hideout in the game. Plus some other stuff. Read all about it!

You'll first go to the hideout after Chapter 2 and then again after each mission in Episode 1.

Theres new dialogue and other stuff happening there after each chapter so we recommend a fresh playthrough to sees it all!

Then after rescuing Blake in Chapter 3 he'll sell you some upgrades!

That's right, Mike will finally have more room for Food and Ammo!

This is Spadey, she's NOT friendly.

There's even a shooting range!

Shoot some cardboard goons, get yourself a high score, take a smoke break.

And last but not least: Chapter 3 now ends with a new friend for ya to meet... THE BIG PALOOKA.

He is also not friendly.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING, YA FILTHY ANIMALS

WE GOT MERCH ON SALE FOR BLACK FRIDAY!

• Added Hideout, post-mission conversations, firing range
• Added Profile system for tracking player actions, money, and progress
• Added new upgrades available from Blake’s shop in the Hideout (Lunch Box, Ammo Pouch)
• Added hidden collectible comic books
• Added new enemy…

• Extra detailing on Level 5, new reflections and set dressing
• Fixed issue where enemies could fall down and become stuck falling (...forever)
• Fixed issue with incorrect secret counts on some levels
• Added slightly transparent background to subtitle text to improve readability
• Rearranged HUD elements to make room for new gadgets and decrease clutter
• Added accessibility option to make QTEs hold instead of tap
• Fixed issue where Goons and Pipeguys wouldn’t throw their weapons in the direction of the player
• Fixed issue with uppercase naming of custom difficulties and profiles
• Fixed various z-fighting, underlay, and dev texture issues
• Various improvements to controller navigation
• Improved inventory scrolling to accommodate Lunch Box and Ammo Pouch upgrades

Sorry it took us a litte while boss, but we been BUSY!

We even updated the game some more for ya since the last update

It's been exactly 3 MONTHS since we released Fallen Aces into Early Access and I do think we been COOKIN' so to speak - if I do say so myself!

Next update is The Hideout! So look forward to that!

OR ELSE.

• Steam Deck compatibility and massive performance improvements
• Additional options for Dynamic Shadows, now defaults to low
• Added ability to skip cutscenes and game start-up movies

• Added HUD message when toggle walk is activated
• Fixed issue with controller navigation issues in end chapter screen
• Fixed issue where backwards dashing against walls could cause occlusion issues
• Improved textures on burning building in Level 1
• Fixed missing backface on billboard in Level 1
• Fixed hole in ship on Level 2
• Fixed missing collision on bar office window in Level 3
• Fixed ability to get out of the map via train in Level 3
• Fixed missing geometry on building lip across from diner in Level 3
• Fixed spot where player could fall through map while vaulting into one of the buildings in Level 3
• Fixed issue where player could fall between buildings and become stuck in Level 3
• Fixed z-fighting issue with apartment fire escape in Level 3
• Fixed missing face on crate in bar basement in Level 3
• Fixed missing face on sidewalk across from the bar in Level 3
• Fixed area where player could become stuck in Level 3 sewers
• Fixed issue where pipes taken from walls wouldn’t disappear from the walls in Level 3 and 5
• Fixed spots where the player shouldn’t be hidden in Level 4
• Fixed various underlay issues in Level 4
• Fixed water from pool clipping into surrounding tiles in Level 4
• Fixed missing texture strip in elevator in Level 4
• Fixed chandelier chain in Level 4
• Fixed issue where some lights weren’t breakable in Level 4
• Fixed missing fire in basement furnace on Level 5
• Fixed various other geometry and missing texture issues
• Added extra gabagool

WOAH OH OH OH, HOLD ON A MINUTE THERE ALL YOUS. YOU SURE YOU'RE READY FOR THIS?! SO WE WENT AND ADDED A BUNCHA STUFF YA ASKED FOR, RIGHT? AND EVEN SOME STUFF YOU DIDN'T KNOW YA WANTED! TAKE A LOOK!

EXPANDED AND UPDATED LEVELS!

DYNAMIC SHADOWS

A TURF WAR

BRIBERY

MORE TALKIN!

REVAMPED CUTSCENES

MERCHANTS

CHOKES R' US

HARD MODE IS HARDER NOW.

SO LOOK FORWARD TO THAT, CAPICHE?!

Holy cannoli, what a week it's been for us ovah here at New Blood. Over 70,000 goons whalloped, over 2000 Overwhelmingly Positive reviews! WE DID PRETTY GOOD, EH?! But we ain't even begun, kiddos.

First things first, we got an update for ya - and it's out... RIGHT NOW!

• Autosaves and save deletion
• Custom Difficulty options with preset saving
• Additional tutorial pop-up for weapon holstering (occurs once inventory is full for the first time)
• Toggle Sprint option
• Disable Controller option (for those with weird set-ups)
• Player can now attack/throw/shoot while sprinting. (Sprinting now costs stamina!)

• Can no longer take out lighter while carrying certain items underwater
• Improved thrown weapon detection, hopefully reducing the amount of objects phasing through enemies
• Fixed issue where save/loading would remove journal preview images and objectives
• Fixed issue saving while a journal objective was on screen could cause the objective text to get stuck on screen
• Fixed issue where players could bug out if save/loading while on a ladder
• Fixed inconsistency with guitar attack noises
• Fixed issue where Mike's leg could get stuck on screen
• Fixed issue where ragdolled enemies could open doors
• Fixed issue where thrown enemies could break cracked walls
• Fixed issue where player could start a new game during a skippable cutscene, resulting in them loading into the wrong level or with the wrong scripts
• Fixed issue where bodies couldn't be grabbed underwater
• Fixed save/load issue with loot pools breaking gumball machines and parking meters

• Fixed comic book store dialogue that wasn’t triggering

• Detailed above card room
• Adjustments to ship interior to make Control Room Key easier to find
• Added S.S. Manticore decal to side of ship
• Updated journal objectives for clarity
• Fixed various underlay issues
• Updated Nightwave sniping position to allow for better view of the docks
• Reaching the S.S. Manticore now counts towards “Make it across the Harbour” objective progress
• Fixed rain/ambient triggers
• Fixed reversed Wightnave

• Updated Blake’s garage doors to automatically open after clearing the Junkyard
• Fixed various underlay issues

• Updated journal objectives for clarity
• Fixed various underlay issues
• Moved bloody handprint clue for clarity
• Fixed Benedetto styled goons spawning instead of Glassheart
• Disabled blank notes in the outbuilding bedroom and garage area

• Fixed various underlay issues
• Added ladder by hot dog stand to make Delia stealth escapes a bit easier
• Repositioned Malone key, moved from supply closet to bouncer entrance desk
• Added more gabagool

What more do we gotta say? It's time to get your goon on, boss!

Report any issues and post feedback on them forums! Come goon with us in Discord.gg/NewBlood Don't forget DA MERCHANDISE! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38693071/22a302bd81089113f0225064be10893b45a6a515.png And if ya love the game?! DON'T FORGET TO LEAVE A REVIEW, WISEGUY!

Hey there all yous gabagoons!

Fallen Aces will launch with the full first episode out for just $12.99

As seen on that there PC Gaming Show, the first episode of Fallen Aces will be out next Friday, June 14th! We told yas it'd be SOON!™

Wishlist right now to know the second it's out if ya know what's good for ya!

Hey all yous gaba goons! Kept ya waiting long enough, eh?! So we're finally gonna be telling yas when Episode 1 of Fallen Aces is gonna be out and we're telling ya THIS WEEKEND!

Tune into the PC Gaming Show on the YouTubes or Twitches what have yous to see when it's droppin!

And guess what... it's gonna be SOON™ Want even more? Well tomorrow there's gonna be some new gameplay shown at that there Guerilla Collective!

No gorillas in our game tho, just some big palookas a heheh Don't care about no summer game showcases and just wanna know as soon as Fallen Aces Episode 1 is out? WISHLIST THE GAME YA DUMMY!

Hey there all you fine goons and gals - we bring good news for yous!

Tell a friend. Tell a goon. Tell a guy. Tell a gal. See you soon. I'm yer pal.

Hey ya mooks. Been awhile, eh? Well we been busy, ya see?

We even got these fancy new cutscenes that help tell the story.

• A Tommy Gun.
• Zippo lighter.
• Enemy Variants on hard difficulty.
• Headshots!
• Pickupabable bodies.
• Improved blocking system.
• Banana peel slipping.
• Grab finishers.
• Trolley outside the nightclub.
• Extra impact effects.
• Guaranteed enemy knocks into electrical hazards.
• AI Improvements.
• Crosshair options
• Balance changes.
• Map changes.
• QoL changes.
• Improved Screenshake.
• Developer console with God mode and Noclip cheats.
• Doubled mouse sensitivity cap.
• Fixed enemies not navigating through exploded walls.
• Fixed throwing a punch after consuming an item.
• Fixed impact fx incorrectly spawning on Mike.
• Fixed gas cannister hitbox.
• Fixed items inside props disappearing when carrying them through area transitions.
• Fixed throwing or dropping large things in cramped spaces.
• Fixed noir filter not applying to cutscenes.

Thanks for your support as we continue to develop Fallen Aces.