Hive Jump 2: Survivors news & patch notes

Jumpers! Today is a momentous day! Hive Jump 2: Survivors is leaving Early Access and launching into 1.0! We want to take a moment to extend our thanks to everyone who has supported us during this Early Access journey, as well as those who have provided invaluable feedback and reviews along the way. Your input has been crucial in shaping this game, and if you haven’t yet left a review, we kindly ask you to consider it. Reviews are one of the most impactful ways to support indie games like ours, and we love reading them! We'd also like to share an updated content roadmap and reflect on the progress we've made since the start of the year—none of which would be possible without your support! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44576626/c9be0aaa8dce0a8ec7d2f333d18897996b8209d5.png

Patch Notes

So, here are the patch notes and additions for the 1.0 build that is live now! Additions:

• New Level: Mushroom Forest and Harvester Boss
• New Weapon: Chivalrous Arms
• New Jumpers: Chivalrous Jumper and Deputy Jumper
• Created a new tutorial for our new Jumpers.
• Added a short narrative intro at the start of each run (This can be turned off in Settings.)
• Increased the base chance of getting a challenge at the start of every wave by 10%.

Adjustments:

• Scorcher's difficulty brought more in line with the rest of the bosses.
• Improved player collision detection with Acid and Lava.
• Removed reference of movement speed from Stringless Banjo Relic.
• Adjusted decor in all levels to prevent Jumpers from getting stuck between them.
• Wave 4's guaranteed challenge can now be 1 of 4 instead of 1 specific challenge.
• Proximity Grenade's cooldown reduced.
• Updated art for the Prepper Jumper.
• Frozen Ordovicians' body parts should be properly colored upon death.
• All Ordovicians, Jumpers, Equipment, Relics, etc should now have proper Codex entries.

Fixes:

• Various store card stat display adjustments/fixes.
• Various UI adjustments/fixes.
• Fixed an issue when trying to close the store with no store or equipment cards available.
• Fixed icons on Jumper select and Codex entry images for a number of Jumpers.
• Various fixes related to different screen resolutions
• Various text and font corrections.

As always, thank you for jumping with us. We can’t wait to hear your thoughts on the 1.0 release, and we're thrilled to see how you attack the Harvester and fare in the Mushroom forest. - Team Hive Jump

Greetings Jumpers, Today is an exciting day - we are thrilled to announce that Hive Jump 2: Survivors will be leaving early access and jumping into 1.0 on September 10th! With the launch we will also be adding in a new oozy level with Mushroom Forest, a massive boss in the Harvester, an additional jumper and weapons/utilities, and some additional quality of life changes that we’ll get into at a later time. We also want to give you a sneak peak at the Mushroom Forest map….and the big baddie itself. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44576626/29d8057e97a02b58dd765731799d2319c5e7d6b9.png So lock in and get ready for September 10th. Between now and then we’re going to be implementing more player feedback changes and quality of life improvements leading up to 1.0. If there is any feedback you would like us to know please let us know in the Discord or over on the Steam Discussions section. - Team Hive Jump

Greetings Jumpers, It’s been a busy couple of busy weeks. Last week, we launched the Volcanic Wasteland update which brought a slew of new content and QoL updates. You can read more about The Volcanic Wasteland update here. We have a small patch rolling out today that focuses on some small changes and fixes.

Changes:

• Crushers' stats have been adjusted to create a longer and more engaging fight.
• Health: 60k > 120k
• Speed: .0165 > .02
• Ground slam cooldown: 2 > 1
• Ground slam damage: 25 > 40
• Ground slam attack range: 3 > 2.5 (clustering of falling stalactites is now slightly closer to the player)
• Dash attack range: 1.5 > 2.5
• Dash attack duration: .25 > 1 (animation slowed down a little bit to make it a little less like teleportation.)
• Dash attack cooldown: 5 > 4

Removed duplicate soldier from codex. Health Regen permanent stat now says "0.25 per second" instead of "500%" Player icon on minimap fades out on the end of the beam out animation. Stalker minimap icon is now a diamond instead of a normal dot. Mouse is now layered on top of the "controller disconnected" prompt.

Fixes:

Fixed an issue causing some stats to be invisible on some store cards. Volcano plants shed the correct color leaves. Fixed various UI issues when on larger resolutions. Additional typo fixes. Thank you for your continued support and feedback. It has helped the team to address issues and add improvements as quickly as possible. - Team Hive Jump

Attention Jumpers! The dev team has been hard at work to bring you a meaty content update on Tuesday, July 23. What can you expect? More details will be shared next week but we can confirm a new map in Volcanic Wasteland, a new boss in the Scorcher, and lots of QoL improvements and bug fixes. Here’s a sneak peak at some concept art and some gameplay from the new map and the boss: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44576626/9e533357ec7dd3d0e74e1a16d5f430dce8071c0b.jpg {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44576626/241d6574a6101583865311092db3f9f45ad1fcec.gif Refuel your jetpack and get ready to slay the Scorcher on Tuesday! You’ll need it to fly over those lava pools. As always, please share any of your feedback or impressive runs in the Midwest Games Discord or over on the Steam Discussions tab. Thank you all for your continued support and have a great weekend! - Team Hive Jump

Greetings Jumpers! The team has continued to listen to the feedback has implemented some great quality of life changes and bug fixes! As always, if something you want us to know or discuss, is not listed here please let us know in the Steam Discussions tab or in the Midwest Games Discord. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2545740/Hive_Jump_2_Survivors/

Improvements and Additions

New unlock reward animations now appear at the end of every run for any achievement you finished. End of run menu overhaul. - Includes animated display of unlocked achievements and statistics from the run. Achievement progress meters now implemented in various places for easy reference. - Shows on currently locked jumpers in the jumper select screen - Shows on currently locked permanent upgrades in the Upgrades menu All permanent upgrades are now visible. - The locked ones now have a locked icon to their left and the upgrade unit boxes are hidden. Banishing achievement created to unlock in permanent upgrades menu - "Reroll Roulette" - perform 100 store rerolls - Can be purchased 3 times for a total of 3 possible banishing options in the end of wave stores. - Your remaining banishes are listed on the button itself Amber counter is now hidden by default to save space. Only appears when you collect amber and then goes away again. - New SFX when amber is collected. - New particle effect on amber. Visual and audio improvements to the Ordinance Drops - Fixed some UI not going away properly behind the ordinance drop store menu - Ordnance drops include goo, amber, and a special chest drop (based on the tier of hive you defeated) More decor and visual updates to levels. Item drops now animate out of their eggs instead of just appearing.

Achievement Updates

A number of achievement requirements have been lowered to give quicker access to some permanent upgrades. - A study of bombadiers - reduced from 400 bombardier kills to 200 - Attractive - reduced from 10 collected magnet power ups to 5 - Critically Acclaimed - 8000 critical hits to 4000 - Cyborg - robotic arm relics collected from 100 to 25 - Honorary Doctorate - total health pickups from 400 to 200 - I can take a hit - 1000 damage taken to 200 - If you can dodge a... - 400 melee attacks dodged to 10 - Laser focused - 8000 kills with the laser sights equipped to 4000 - Lots of ordovician autopsies later - 2500 kills to 1000 - 5k fanatic - renamed to "Relay Runner" - changed from 5000 distance traveled to 500 - Thats a lot of damage - 8 million damage dealt to 4 million

Bug Fixes

Fixed high resolution text option not being selectable with keyboard/controllers A number of codex entries that had been missing or copies of other objects have been given a more thematic "coming soon" message. Will be given full entries in a future update. Minor text corrections on Jumper select screen - Team Hive Jump

Greetings Jumpers! Thank you all for the continued support and feedback on Hive Jump 2: Survivors. If you haven’t already please consider leaving a review as it helps make the game easier for more people to find! This update is a small list of changes around achievements. We'll have more updates coming soon. If we're missing something in these patch notes that you want us to know about, let's chat either in the Midwest Games Discord, or over on the Steam Discussions tab.

Achievement Fixes

"Goo Economist" can no longer go into the negatives when spending goo at high difficulty levels

• Description slightly modified for clarity: Save a total of 10,000 goo from store price reductions.
  • The sources of store price reductions come from 3 sources: Flash Drive relic, Free Store Reroll permanent stat upgrade, and Haggler's Coin relic
• Any save files that were in the negatives have been converted into positives.

The 3 "reach 100% in " achievements now can be completed on any run (previously only obtainable in the first run)

• "Personal Space" - reach 100% bonus attack range
• "Faster Equals Better" - reach 100% bonus attack speed
• "Jetpack Joyride" - reach 100% bonus jetpack duration

"Truly Untouchable" achievement is again obtainable

• Avoid taking damage for an entire run

- Team Hive Jump

Greetings Jumpers! Thank you from everyone at Team Hive Jump for an amazing first week of Hive Jump 2: Survivors. The team has been loving the feedback and reviews so please keep them coming. If you haven't yet please consider leaving a review it helps a ton! The team has been hard at work squashing bugs and making various improvements. If we're missing something in these patch notes that you want us to know about, let's chat either in the Midwest Games Discord, or over on the Steam Discussions tab.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a freeze related to leveling up at the same time as destroying a Hive Spawner.
• Fixed the Sprinter Jumper's primary weapon.
• Fixed visual Overshield bug when upgrading while it was depleted.
• Added missing details to a few relics.

Changes

• Minimap blips now update faster.
• The Crushers' movement speed has been buffed to make them more of a threat.
• The Frozen Tundra variant now correctly spawns ice variants of smaller enemies.
• Collapsed different rarities of the same relics on the relics screen in the store.
• Poison Grenades now have an attack radius indicator.
• Renamed a number of relics

Additions

• New Jumper art for Aerial, Huntsman, and Demolition Jumpers.
• New art for a number of relics
• New art for different types of Hive Spawners.
• Added the word "goo" next to sell prices of equipped weapons.
• Added icons to the player stats panel in the store screen.
• Added Jetpack related stats to the player stats panel in the store screen.
• Additional UI improvements and minor bug fixes.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2545740/Hive_Jump_2_Survivors/ Hey everyone, Hive Jump 2: Survivors is out now in Early Access! We hope you enjoy all that Hive Jump 2: Survivors has to offer from enemy-frying jetpacks, waves of swarming bugs, and tons of alien goo for strategic upgrades.

What is Hive Jump 2: Survivors?

Hive Jump 2: Survivors is a sci-fi, action-packed, survivor-like, bullet heaven. After a squad of intrepid jetpack jumpers is decimated in an intergalactic ambush, a lone survivor sets out for vengeance while fending off endless waves of killer insects. Play as different jumpers for unique builds and abilities. Collect amber and alien goo as precious resources to earn upgrades and mow down the hordes however you see fit. Your secret weapon? Jetpacks! Strap in, dodge incoming hordes, and maneuver around obstacles - one gory run at a time!

Why Early Access and What's Next?

Launching in Early Access allows us to keep building on the game with our players to bring the best version forward. Your feedback will help us create a worthy successor to the original Hive Jump, this time with a fresh survivors-like gameplay! We also want to share what's planned for Early Access. While below is accurate today, things can change and the feedback that you all provide can influence what we prioritize and what we don't. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44576626/5d58fdcdfeef331d6fd4e3a96ed69aff187ecc45.png The major content included in today's release:

• New Level: Frozen Tundra
• Boss: Crusher
• Enemy: Crawlers, Soldiers, Buzzers, Floaters, Bombardiers
• Jetpack & Platform Improvements
• Music Expansion

With that, once you've played we'd love to hear your feedback, let us know your thoughts either through the form linked here, Midwest Games' Discord, or over on the Steam Discussions tab. Thank you all for your continued support and we look forward to watching you exterminate the hives. If you like what you see in the game and in our road map, please drop us a review, it helps a ton! - Team Hive Jump

Join Matt from Graphite Lab as he plays through the latest version of Hive Jump 2: Survivors. We'd love to hear your feedback, let us know your thoughts either through the form linked here, Midwest Games' Discord, or over on the Steam Discussions tab.

Greetings! Join Matt Raithel, Founder of Graphite Lab, as he plays through our newest demo as a part of Steam's Endless Replayability Fest! Be sure to wishlist the game and get ready, as Hive Jump 2: Survivors will be available May 29th in Early Access! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2545740/Hive_Jump_2_Survivors/ Please let us know if you have any feedback or thoughts on the demo - you can chat with us in either in the Midwest Games Discord or over the Steam Discussions Tab! - Team Hive Jump

The fight for survival continues! It's been a productive couple of months since the last update. Today we announced that Early Access for Hive Jump 2: Survivors will be opening on May 29th, 2024 in conjunction with our publishing partnership with Midwest Games! Most importantly, we’re also excited to share a new updated demo and have a survey live here where we’d appreciate any of your feedback on how to keep improving Hive Jump 2: Survivors. In the meantime if you could wishlist the game it helps us out in a number of ways. Now on to the demo updates! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2545740/Hive_Jump_2_Survivors/

Features

New Jumpers have been deployed!

• Cryo Jumper - This Jumper brings a chill to the heart of the hive, turning the tide of battle by slowing and stopping enemies, allowing allies to maneuver and strike with deadly precision.
• Exterminator - Designed for dealing with dense alien infestations, the Exterminator Jumper is a formidable force in bio-control warfare.
• Gold Jumper - This elite variant enjoys enhanced health and maximum equipment capacity, along with the ability to glean extra goo from pickups—a testament to its luxurious efficiency.
• Marksman - Armed with precision-engineered mag slugs, this Jumper can eliminate threats from a distance, with their attack range increasing with every level.
• Plasma - The plasma charger they wield sends devastating bolts of energy that not only damage but also forcefully repel enemies, with increasing knockback strength gained at each level.
• Tank - Equipped with the Brass Blessing, a weapon as robust as the Jumper itself, this variant is significantly slower due to a massive movement speed debuff but benefits from considerable increases in health and defense.
• Techno Jumper - This Jumper variant comes equipped with a Smart Turret utility, an automated defense system that provides both offensive and defensive support.
• And more!

All new store interface with re-designed UI, new animations, and additional statistics!

• The price will always be at the top followed by the content.
• Three columns instead of quads.
• Less clicks to see the info you need.
• No more star ranks. They were confusing everyone.
• Room for stats on the screen! Look at all those stats!

Item rarities are now identified!

• Green - Standard Issue (common)
• Blue - Enhanced Tech (uncommon)
• Purple - Advanced Tech (rare)
• Red - Quantum Tech (epic)
• Yellow - Ordovician Tech (legendary)

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• Newly discovered relics!
• Challenge Jetpack Duration Relic - Jetpack duration increases by 25% for every challenge completed during the run.
• Hive Damage Relic - Increases grenade and weapon damage by 5% for every Hive destroyed during the run.
• Grenade Movement Speed Relic - Increase how often grenades are thrown by the player's movement speed.
• Power Relic - Increases the effectiveness of all other relics by 5%.
• And many more!

Added Difficulty Options.

Changes

• Redesigned the Relics Menu
• Made the relic menu accessible on round complete screen
• Input and UI adjustments
• Revisions to healing potency of healing items
• Adjusted and modified maximum capacities for some relics

• Credit Card (more store options): 3
• Crusher Claw (increases defense stat): 3
• Expired Prescription (increases health gained from pickups): 5
• Fanny Pack (increases max equipment slots): 1
• Flash Drive (+1 free store reroll): 3
• Aerial Shell Shield (increases defense stat while jetpacking): 3
• Rusty Nail (increases pierce stat): 1
• Store Price Reduction Relic: 10
• Stringless Banjo (increases melee dodge stat): 5
• Vial of Goo (reduces jetpack cooldown): 6

We've also identified quite a few bugs and have worked on deploying fixes in this current update! If you want to leave us any feedback on this latest demo, please join the Midwest Games Discord, or fill out the demo survey where you can give us in-depth thoughts. Thank you all for your continued support! - Team Hive Jump

You are alone. Your squad is dead. You have your weapon, a jetpack, and a fistful of courage.

Fend off murderous alien hordes and transform their precious guts into explosive upgrades, utilities and relics. Become an overpowered agent of vengeance in this bullet-heaven action roguelike.

• Blast Baddies -Utilize your Jetpack to dodge enemies and traverse the environment in search of Hives!
• Build Your Jumper - Earn weapons, upgrades, and abilities to build the ultimate soldier.
• Invest in Permanent Upgrades - Unlock permanent abilities to give your Jumper an edge from the start of every run.

Check out our free demo during Steam Next Fest and connect with us online.

• Join our Discord
• Follow on Twitter/X
• Instagram, too!
• Find us on Facebook

Survive as a lone soldier on an alien planet.

You are alone. Your squad is dead. You have your weapon, a jetpack, and a fistful of courage. Fend off murderous alien hordes and transform their precious guts into explosive upgrades, utilities and relics. Become an overpowered agent of vengeance in this bullet-heaven action roguelike!

• Blast Baddies -Utilize your Jetpack to dodge enemies and traverse the environment in search of Hives!
• Build Your Jumper - Earn weapons, upgrades, and abilities to build the ultimate soldier.
• Invest in Permanent Upgrades - Unlock permanent abilities to give your Jumper an edge from the start of every run.

Check out our free demo during Steam Next Fest and connect with us online.

• Join our Discord
• Follow on Twitter/X
• Instagram, too!
• Find us on Facebook

Survive as a lone soldier on an alien planet.

You are alone. Your squad is dead. You have your weapon, a jetpack, and a fistful of courage. Fend off murderous alien hordes and transform their precious guts into explosive upgrades, utilities and relics. Become an overpowered agent of vengeance in this bullet-heaven action roguelike!

• Blast Baddies -Utilize your Jetpack to dodge enemies and traverse the environment in search of Hives!
• Build Your Jumper - Earn weapons, upgrades, and abilities to build the ultimate soldier.
• Invest in Permanent Upgrades - Unlock permanent abilities to give your Jumper an edge from the start of every run.

Check out our free demo during Steam Next Fest and connect with us online.

• Join our Discord
• Follow on Twitter/X
• Instagram, too!
• Find us on Facebook

Survive as a lone soldier on an alien planet.

Equip weapons, unlock power-ups, and hold on tight! Tear through alien hordes and become unstoppable in this action roguelite set in the Hive Jump universe!

• Blast Baddies -Utilize your Jetpack to dodge enemies and traverse the environment in search of Hives!
• Build Your Jumper - Earn weapons, upgrades, and abilities to build the ultimate soldier.
• Invest in Permanent Upgrades - Unlock permanent abilities to give your Jumper an edge from the start of every run.

Check out our free demo during Steam Next Fest and connect with us online.

• Join our Discord
• Follow on Twitter/X
• Instagram, too!
• Find us on Facebook

Steam Next Fest Demo is Available Now!

Features

• Added the Major Upgrade Path. Unlock player upgrades to access even more powerful features such as additional player classes and special abilities for your jetpack.
• View your Active Relics in game via the Level Up and Wave End store menus.
• Unlock new Jetpack Abilities including AOE damage and and Health Regen.
• Activate new jumpers including the Runabout, Scout, and Bruiser Jumpers, each with unique starting equipment.
• Equip new Jetpack Cells to buff your Jumper while using the jetpack.
• Access the Survival Guide for gameplay tips and information.
• All new music and sound effects for gameplay and menus.

Changes

• Adjusted health and abilities of the core jumper sets.
• Added color indications to any increased stats in the combine window
• Added wishlist button and player feedback survey to Main Menu
• Added red dot notification for new upgrades/codex items
• Adjusted the color of the XP Bar to be Yellow to match the yellow store UI
• Adjusted the color of the Health Bar to be Pink to match the health pickups
• Added selected text animations at the start of waves to indicate any new threats
• Added text to the wave complete store

Bugfixes

• Equipment names that take up two lines in the store menu will overlap each other slightly.
• Can move cursor off of only remaining shop item.
• Jumper's legs are always facing down when jetpacking
• Flamethrower goes invisible sometimes
• Steam Deck: The cursor appears at the center of the screen and doesn't disappear when using gamepad controls.
• Reroll cost is tough to read sometimes

Thanks for the continued feedback! Share with your friends and follow us on social. Twitter Facebook Instagram Also, if you haven't already, you should join our Hive Jump Discord server and say hello!

Demo Update Available Now

Our latest update includes some more quality of life updates. This includes refinements of the UI to improve legibility and clarity, more updates to the font map(s), and other bug fixes and optimizations. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44576626/2d43f8573b18bbb2305a78e057b92f951fa78a54.png

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Demo Update Available Now

Our latest update includes some nice quality of life updates. This includes additional UI to show stat comparisons when combining weapons, updates to the font map, and other bug fixes and optimizations. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44576626/954a62157e508bcafdddc571e32375a96e3c57d1.png Thanks for the continued feedback! Share with your friends and follow us on social. Twitter Facebook Instagram Also, if you haven't already, you should join our Hive Jump Discord server and say hello!

Survive as a lone soldier on an alien planet.

Equip weapons, unlock power-ups, and hold on tight! Tear through alien hordes and become unstoppable in this action roguelite set in the Hive Jump universe.

• Build Your Jumper - Earn weapons, upgrades, and abilities to build the ultimate soldier.
• Invest Permanent Upgrades - Unlock permanent abilities to give your Jumper an edge from the start of every run.
• Blast Baddies -Utilize your Jetpack to dodge enemies and traverse the environment in search of Hives.

Check out our free demo during the Bullet Heaven Fest and connect with us online.

• Join our Discord
• Follow on Twitter/X
• Instagram, too!
• Find us on Facebook

The Bullet Heaven Fest is now live! Check out a fresh new demo for Hive Jump Survivors along with lots of other amazing games. Share with your friends and follow us on social.

• Twitter
• Facebook
• Instagram

Also, if you haven't already, you should join our Hive Jump Discord server and say hello!

Features

• Added a new game over menu which provides a breakdown of the player's run.
• Added acid pools that can damage the player.
• Added a combination preview card when combining equipment with a store item.
• Added attack and death animations for the Buzzer.
• Added death animations for the armorer.
• Added anticipation animations for grenades.
• Added anticipation and death animations for the Floater.
• Added new map decor.
• Added knockout to non-jumpable walls.
• Added art for the Smart Turret.

Changes

• Input icons now change depending on the input device being used.
• Locked jumpers no longer appear in the jumper selection menu.
• Updated UI text for readability.
• Fuse Grenade explosion brightness increased.
• Updated damage number tweening.
• Increased the clickable area of store buttons
• Increased the clickable area of the settings buttons.
• Updated the art for the speed power-up.

Bugfixes

• Fixed an issue where combining equipment would throw an error.
• Fixed issues relating to infinite looping SFX audio.
• Fixed issues with enemies appearing inside the level geometry.

Bugfixes

• Fixed scaling issues for various UI elements.
• Fixed an issue where the player's hurtbox would not follow their sprite while jetpacking.
• Fixed an issue where the player could combine any two equipped items of different types.
• Fixed an issue where the store menu would break if the player attempted to combine a store item with an equipped item of another type.
• Fixed an issue where the store menu would break if the player selected a store item while having a full inventory and no possible combinations.

Bugfixes

• Fixed an issue where the game camera wouldn't scale correctly at certain resolutions.
• Fixed an issue where the settings menu wouldn't show the current resolution.
• Fixed an issue where enemies could still collide with other enemies during their death animation.
• Fixed an issue where enemy death particles would end prematurely.
• Reduced the chance of enemies spawning inside of walls.
• Fixed a typo in the "I Don't Like Shooting Guns" achievement.

Features

• Added a permanent upgrade toggle to the upgrades menu so players can enable/disable their permanent upgrades in between runs.

Changes

• Added a cap to the number of armorers that can be alive at any given time.
• Added a section in the codex for jumpers and the achievements to unlock them.
• Replaced the temporary text on the jumper selection menu with info on the selected jumper.
• Restricted 'kill zone' challenges from spawning too early.

Bugfixes

• Fixed Mag Slug's projectiles colliding with other projectiles.