KILL IT WITH FIRE! 2 news & patch notes

KILL IT WITH FIRE! 2 is leaving Early Access on November 25th!

We’re thrilled to announce that the full 1.0 launch is just a week away, and we're unleashing the final major content update with it: Spider Hell!

We hope you’re ready for the biggest and baddest challenge yet!

Thank you so much to everyone who’s been part of Early Access, your feedback helped shape every level and every eight-legged nightmare.

Now grab your flamethrower, check your corners, and get ready to finish what we started.

November 25th. Let’s burn this multiverse clean.

Hey everyone!

Great news – KILL IT WITH FIRE! 2 is leaving early access in the next couple of weeks.

The final major content update, Spider Hell, took a bit more time to finish than I initially planned, but I’m now happy to announce that the 1.0 version of the game is arriving very soon, along with the console versions. We will be announcing in the next couple of weeks, and the 1.0 launch is definitely happening before the end of this year! Here’s a Spider Hell sneak peek from the upcoming trailer:

There are two other cool things I can’t wait to share with you, so stay tuned.

The early access journey of KIWF2 has been incredible, and I thank you all for your support. For now, prepare for the epic finale of the story campaign!

Casey

Spider Hunt Update Patch Notes:

New Spider Hunt Maps

• The House The first three levels from KIWF1 return as a single Spider Hunt map!
• Paper Trail Another level returning from KIWF1 for your Spider Hunting pleasure!

New Features & Improvements

• You can now customize match settings when creating a Spider Hunt session, including choosing a map, player count, and number of rounds.
• Improvements to the “cutout” system while hiding as a spider.

Additional Changes

• Fixed an issue where certain consumable weapons would become unavailable after using all ammo for that weapon, even after picking up more ammo of the corresponding type.
• Fixed an issue where some settings weren’t saving correctly.
• Audio balance changes.
• Minor performance improvements.

Patch Notes

New Level: CyberCore

• Navigate this arcade-inspired HSF training program to earn your coveted Heavy Armor Clearance.

New Spider: Glitch Spiders

• Watch out for these tricky spiders! Each one you kill splits into two spiders that are smaller and faster!

New Weapons

• Decompiler: Scrap spiders and objects into bits, to build entirely new objects.
• Drone: A reappearance from the first game, but this one has guns and a cute face!

New Lab Project: Butterfly Effect

• Collect butterflies (which spawn randomly throughout the game) to unlock the Butterfly Effect. It shoots spider-seeking butterflies that erase arachnids from existence! Every successful butterfly will duplicate and continue to hunt spiders! The weapon also slowly regenerates its own ammo.

New Challenge: Drone Race

• Test your piloting skills with your new Drone weapon.

New Potion:

• – We’ll let you try and discover this one on your own!

New Blueprint: Jetpack

• A flamethrower that takes you to new heights.

New Audio Logs: CyberCore Dev Logs

• Dive further into the lore by collecting the tape recordings.

New Objectives: x12

• Don’t forget to check your clipboard, exterminator.

New Achievements: x10

• How many will you get?

New System: Cosmetics!

• Collect 21 unique cosmetics, including hats, to personalize your exterminator.

A Holiday Surprise!

• A festive gift awaits—just in time for Christmas!

🎥 Don’t miss the latest Devlog!

• New NPCs: The prickly but trusty Cactar
• New Spiders: Exploding Spiders, -WANTED- Spiders, and the infamous Spider Gang
• New Weapons: Load up with dual Revolvers, a Tumbleweed Launcher, and (we'll let you figure out this last one!)
• New Weapon Quest: Get your hands on the legendary Laser Sword
• New Challenge: Hold the line and protect Rancho Saguaro in a five-day showdown with the Spider Gang, where each raid will get increasingly difficult. Grow and gear up new Cactar allies, then deploy 'em in strategic locations to stop the Spider Gang from takin' over the saloon!
• New Potion: Snake Oil
• New Blueprint: Proximity Mine
• New Audio Logs: Discover the tale of a legend in The Ballad Of The Cactus Kid
• New Objectives: 18 more tasks to complete
• New Achievements: 9 shiny new trophies
• New Spider Hunt Map: Hide or hunt in the dusty streets of Rancho Saguaro
• And of course, Bug Fixes and Performance Improvements to keep things runnin' smooth as a horse on the open range!

Watch the devlog with Casey Donnellan as he takes you on his development journey in bringing Ranch Saguaro to life!

The Wild West Update is coming to KIWF2 on September 17th!

Save Sync

• New feature that allows clients to sync their save file with the host.
• This will overwrite your current save slot, so use with caution!
• Always starts disabled when you join a co-op session.

Accessibility

• Created a new sub-menu for Accessibility settings.
• Moved Arachnophobia settings to this new sub-menu.
• Added an option to disable strobe effects (only seen in the vents on the Vindicator)

Early Access Roadmap

• Added the Early Access Roadmap to the main menu.
• The roadmap also automatically pops up when you return to the Vindicator after beating the game.
• Some small text changes to make it more clear that Dimension Iota Eight, CyberCore, and Alpha One aren’t available yet. - Screens on the Vindicator now show Iota Eight and CyberCore as “Coming Soon” - Screens referring to Alpha One say “Error, Missing Datachip”, then “See Control Room”. After you complete the game, they switch to “Coming Soon”

Balance Changes

Spider Hunt

• Exterminators can no longer see spider nameplates.
• Spider idle sound spatialization fades away at close distances (only in Spider Hunt)
• The Tracker weapon can no longer spawn in Spider Hunt.
• Added more weapon spawns to the Vindicator and HEM maps.
• Changed the Exterminator vs. Spider ratio on all maps: 2-4 players: 1 Exterminator 5-7 players: 2 Exterminators 8 players: 3 Exterminators

Bug Fixes

Tracker

• Vacuumed spiders no longer have tracker blips
• The Secret Sniffer now actually works and has an audio cue to go with it.
• Unlike the Secret Sniffer Pro, the regular Sniffer upgrade doesn’t take verticality into account; you can use this to your advantage.

Rocket Launcher

• Fixed a bug where the UI displayed your ammo incorrectly when guiding a rocket.
• Fixed a bug where making a sharp turn with a rocket would cause your next rocket to spawn with the same turn speed.
• Fixed a bug where standing close to level geometry would sometimes prevent the guided rocket spawning, but still use ammo.

Misc

• Added more signage to make it clear where the Reactor is located.
• Added more signage to make it clear where Control is located.
• Added signage to provide hints on how to reach Control.
• Added a few missing localization strings for objectives in Arachnitopia and HEM

• When playing co-op, whenever the host receives an achievement all clients will also receive that achievement.
• Cleaning objects with the pressure washer is now considerably faster!
• When playing co-op, only the host may start challenges.
• Added a message informing players about interactions that only the host can perform (activating portals, buying upgrades, creating blueprints, and starting challenges).
• The save slot menu now tracks your progress as a percentage.
• Projectiles from player/spider tanks no longer spawn fires.
• If you’re playing in an aspect ratio greater than or equal to 2.0 (width/height), the clipboard now only displays four objectives per page.
• Explosions now work against swarm spiders and are incredibly effective.
• Generally nerfed swarm spiders.
• You can no longer vacuum spider eggs.
• Potion ingredients are now automatically released when they enter the cauldron.
• If you’ve successfully brewed a potion, you cannot cause the cauldron to explode until you take the potion.
• Changed the location of the pressure washer to make it much harder to miss.
• Added some invisible geometry to help Exterminators climb buildings in Arachnitopia.
• Barrels of nuclear waste that are thrown into the ocean will return to their spawn location after a few seconds.
• Repositioned the “Rad Cola” recipe to make it easier to read.
• Fixed a bug where you could avoid damage during Breaker Challenges by repeatedly entering and exiting the fog.
• Once you’ve been swarmed you can no longer jump.
• Changed the models on the salt and pepper to make it more clear which is which.
• Added one additional upgrade module to the Vindicator.
• Fixed a performance hitch that occurs sometimes on the Vindicator.
• Increased the speed of Darwin's text scroll drastically.

Kill It With Fire 2 is out now in Early Access!

• Up to 4 player co-op campaign
• Up to 8 player Spider Hunt PvP mode with 3 maps
• Huge dimensions to explore
• Over 10 spider types to exterminate
• Tons objectives and challenges to complete, including ones you can die in!
• Weapon upgrades to unlock, potions to brew, objects to clean, hidden morph spiders to hunt
• And a total of 25 achievements to unlock!
• Countless new items to collect, such as: Weapons, Compound X, Tapes (audio logs), Blueprints, SpaceBux, Upgrade Modules.

• Single Player
• Coop (up to 4 players)
• Versus - Spider Hunt (up to 8 players!)

Grab your flamethrower because the FREE Demo for Kill It With Fire 2 is now LIVE!

• Try out the Story Campaign solo or grab some friends and co-op together!
• Go head-to-head with chaos in the 8-player PvP Spider Hunt mode – exterminators vs. spiders showdown where you can play as a spider for the first time ever!

• Single Player
• Coop (up to 4 players)
• Versus - Spider Hunt (up to 8 players!)

Grab your flamethrower because the FREE Demo for Kill It With Fire 2 is now LIVE!

• Try out the Story Campaign solo or grab some friends and co-op together!
• Go head-to-head with chaos in the 8-player PvP Spider Hunt mode – exterminators vs. spiders showdown where you can play as a spider for the first time ever!

Miles Luna and Andy Cortez Join The Battle!

Get ready for Kill It With Fire 2’s Early Access, early 2024!

Spider annihilation is now a mission that transcends space and time… Are you ready, Exterminator?

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