Killsquad News & Patch Notes

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35068692/fb128c156d2f0cde37e6011ae83ff55d64ffe08e.png Exciting news, bounty hunters! Killsquad is now playable on Steam Deck! That means that the game functions on Steam Deck, but some additional effort in configuration may be needed. Plus, seize the opportunity during the Steam Autumn Sale to snag Killsquad at a 60% discount. Grab your copy now and experience the thrilling 4-player co-op mayhem from your couch! https://store.steampowered.com/app/910490/Killsquad/

Hello Bounty Hunters! We're deploying a small patch today that will improve and fix some issues, but most importantly it'll enable crossplay between PC and PlayStation when the game is released on PS4 and PS5 this Thursday, July 20th.

Addressed some graphical issues that diminished the experience.
Improved the texture streaming that forced low resolution textures during longplay sessions.
Fixed some rendering issues with items in the rewards screens.
Fixed an audio memory corruption issue which could crash the game.
Crossplay between PC and PlayStation is now available. Please note that for PlayStation players, a PlayStation Plus subscription is required for online co-op.

Also, to celebrate the arrival of Killsquad to PlayStation, we've activated our biggest discount yet, and you can now get Killsquad at 65% off until Sunday! Tell your friends and go together for some mayhem hunting! https://store.steampowered.com/app/910490/Killsquad/ See you in space, Bounty Hunters!

Welcome Bounty Hunters! Just before Christmas, to keep with the spirit of giving, we are coming to you with a nice little discount on the game. From today, you can get Killsquad at a 40% OFF discount. If you ever wanted to play the game by yourself, or with your friends, and save a bit of that sweet cash, now is the time to splurge. Keep in mind though that the sale ends on 5th January 2023. Happy Holidays and until next time, Your Novarama Team https://store.steampowered.com/app/910490/Killsquad/

Ho ho ho Bounty Hunters! The WAHLA Corp HR Department would like to invite you back to our annual Killsquad Christmas Event! For the next few weeks, you can enjoy all previous special Christmas Quests, which unlock festive Portraits, Cosmetics, Gadgets*, and more. Don’t wait too long though, this event ends on the 10th of January 2023 at 12 am CET. So bring some festive joy when dealing with an alien horde! And finally, all of here we want to wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year. We hope you’ll have a wonderful time off, no matter in which part of the galaxy you are. All the best and speak to you soon, WAHLA Corp on behalf of Novarama Team. *WAHLA Corp is under no obligation to keep Bounty Hunters safe during this festive season. Use gadgets responsibly.

Killsquad mini update, version 1.6.4.11

Hello Bounty Hunters! Since the big optimization update called “Under the Hood” many bugs have emerged because of the big changes made. We have launched two hotfixes solving major bugs and crashes. Now, we are releasing another little update fixing more issues/problems that were present on the build and you, our appreciated community, have reported. The list of bugs fixed is the following:

The leaderboard of Infinite Colosseum would not save and update the score properly.
Cass’ shuriken skill had the possibility of getting in infinite cooldown sometimes.
The terminal area of the contract “SHUT IT DOWN” wasn’t appearing.
When a player, playing as a client, would return to the lobby while in a contract it get blocked with a black screen
A player would get stuck in a colosseum if another one got out of the contract in the round exchange.
UI icons in the contract map menu would make a weird shake when the player was moving the map or making zoom.
Fixed a block in “FOR THE UPRISING” contract that would occur sometimes with the Scrappy.

Hello Bounty Hunters! After the last hotfix, there were some critical bugs that still remained in the game. Thanks to your help with reporting these issues, and the work of our dev team, we are now able to release a new patch that will get rid of these bugs. We hope that now you can finally play without issues and we apologise for any inconvenience the last patch caused. List of bugs fixed:

Fixed a bug that prevented the deactivation of “The Runaway” traps after defeating him, making it possible to be killed after successfully finalizing the contract.
Fixed a bug with the game trackers that disabled unlocking the game’s achievements
Fixed a graphical UI bug that rendered the lobby invitation buttons unavailable.
Fixed a bug that prevented the proper unlocking of the inferno contracts, the infinite, & elemental colosseums.
We have also fixed six specific crashes that some of you reported & helped identify.

If you are still experiencing crashes you can contact us directly at [email protected], and send us your "Saved" folder. (you can find it in C:\Users%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\Killsquad). For other issues, your reports via the bug-report channel on discord & Steam discussion are very helpful. Hope that this patch makes your experience with Killsquad is better & smoother than ever. See you in space, Bounty Hunters! By the way, you can still sign up for our Insider Program here: https://novarama.com/novarama-insider-program/

Killsquad “Under the Hood” HotFix is Here! Hi everyone! A hotfix update of the Under the Hood Update is now live, it contains some fixes to bugs, crashes & other features that we forgot to sew on the way to release. Many thanks for your feedback, and your keen eye, we hope that you are enjoying this update that is in part thanks to you. Thank you for all your support, see you in space bounty hunters! Your Novarama Team

Killsquad Update 1.6.1.4

Welcome Bounty Hunters, First of all, we want to say huge thanks to all of you who have taken the time to report to us all the bugs, issues, and problems that you encountered. All of your feedback was the foundation of the update that’s now in your download queue. This new update is all about making Killsquad a much better experience. As we’re gearing up for the PS4 release of Killsquad (cross-play incoming!) we’ve made changes in the game’s core engine code and we gave Killsquad a performance upgrade too. We also added a new online system based on *EOS* so that we can improve online service and make the game well-prepared to crossplay with the incoming PS4 version. To make your whole experience with Killsquad better, we’ve changed a lot of the game’s code. We had to make sure that this version is stable and it’s compatible with the PS4 device. To achieve that we had to re-work the particle/VFX system in CPU costs, tweak the animation system, the simulation of movement, and also the network processing. During all these changes a lot of bugs and problems occurred which we had to fix too. So this whole process took us quite a bit of time. But all of that work was definitely worth it, because as a result, we now have a much more optimized game! Also, we’ve fixed the occasional crashes that some of you reported to us. Thanks to your help,Killsquad is more steady than ever. Most important crashes fixed:

Fixed a crash that occur opening reward chests
Fixed a crash that was provoked by Cass’ shuriken skill.
Fixed random crashes during contracts.
Fixed a crash that occurs during the Splash Screen

And finally, we have made fixes of other minor bugs (not crashing issues) that the Community have reported and many more that came up during the development of new systems and improvements. Minor bugs fixed:

Various localization bugs fixed on several items/cosmetics
Fixed performance issues with Meteors that spawn on some contracts
Fixed some rendering bugs related to the UI, lighting and also some contracts, that sometimes were shown too lighted
Fixed a bug where 2 assets of lamps were blocking the view of the game camera in some situations in the M.A.G.N.U.S battle.
Fixed a bug where sometimes the healing done in a contract was negative.
Fixed a bug where sometimes Gadgets were not shown on the UI playing a contract as a client
Fixed a bug where the traps located at “Trouble in paradise” contract, were not working properly playing as a client.
Fixed a bug where Numpad keys were not bindable in the game inputs.
Fixed a bug where some mobs spawned by Queen Mogoth got stuck under the ground.
Fixed a bug where Zero would keep the attack beam on while dead.
Fixed a bug where the traps of Hunted Hunter contract were working incorrectly.
Fixed a bug where the Jotuns enemies on the contract Crazy about Jade were not eliminated at the end of the mission and were stopping if the player placed in front of them
Fixed a minor bug where faction emote visuals were incorrectly distorted in the 3D preview
Fixed a minor bug where a light flash would appear on the screen every time you click on a gadget in the menus.
Fixed a bug where the tail of Queen Moggoth had physics and movement after it was cut.
Fixed a bug where Trouble in Paradise lasers were working weirdly playing as a client
Fixed a bug where the “ready light” in the lobby was rendering badly.

What’s next & what are we doing right now:

Finishing the PS4 port.
Polishing and bug fixing.

If your game crashes, a Crash reporter will appear, add the details of what you were doing at the time of the crash and send it to us. If you want to, you can also contact us directly at [email protected], and send us your "Saved" folder. (you can find it in C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\Killsquad). This will be very helpful. For those of you that might not know, part of our studio is working on a new project. We haven’t revealed what it is yet, but we would love to show you the game first, before everyone else. We are looking for testers from both the US and EU regions. If you would like to get an early peek at what we are working on, just sign up here! Thank you so much for all your input and help. And please, if you have any questions or feedback, write it all down in the comments below. Until then, See you in space bounty hunters! Your Novarama Team

Welcome Bounty Hunters! As the WAHLA Corp HR department noticed, the smell of pumpkin (and pumpkin spice latte) is now in full swing. And that can only mean one thing - it’s Halloween time! To celebrate this year’s Halloween, we’re bringing back (by popular demand) the Hallowide Pumpkins Killsquad Halloween in-game event! What’s that all about you ask? Well, you can read all about it below. Are you hungry for some spookiness in your life Bounty Hunters? Maybe you’re just hungry in general? Our next Halloween event could fulfill both of those needs quite nicely. For the next 2 weeks (till 8th of November) you can collect the oh-so-spooky and even more oh-so-tasty Hallowtide Pumpkins. If you collect 100 Hallowtide Pumpkins, you will fulfill the Halloween quest and get deliciously-scary Hallowtide Cakes in return! What does the cake do you say? Well, that would be a spoiler, wouldn’t it? But remember, there is a limit to the number of cakes you can get. 13 to be exact - not one cake more. So, do you dare to get them all and see what they do? All limited Pumpkin Head cosmetics for all your Killsquad characters are back too, along with Halloween Skins and Portraits. Also, all of the Halloween items are available to buy in the shop as well, but only during this event! Don’t wait for too long Bounty Hunters. Get those cakes and Halloween goodies while the event lasts! Finally, we can also let you know that a new optimization update is coming to the game real soon. We’re talking a few weeks at most. More details are incoming. Bounty Hunters, enjoy your Halloween, and speak to you soon, Your Novarama Team ❗ You can still join our Novarama Insider Program! If you want to play our newest multiplayer game that we are working on, register now. For now, we are looking for players from Europe and the US, but we will open up this initiative to other regions too. Play our game, share with us your thoughts, help us shape our latest creation. And for doing so, we will give you a copy of our new game, along with extra goodies, for you to keep! Click to see more details and to join the program right here: ➡️ Novarama Insider Program

Attention Bounty Hunter! We have some big news to announce straight from Novarama HQ. We've been working on something new behind closed doors for quite some time. Now, we would love to give a few people an exclusive first look and play at what we've been making. So today, we decided to launch our Novarama Insider Program. Our aim is to co-create together with YOU - our players. We want to hear what you have to say. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35068692/ec0552b24bf4c56fb745a6310794e77aaf20bb3a.png Now for those of you worried that this will impact the PlayStation version of Killsquad, don’t fret. We have two separate teams working on two separate projects. So, join our Novarama Insider Program. We want your thoughts on our latest project and we want you to help shape it! Sign up for our program, make your voice heard, and be rewarded for doing so. Click below to see all the details and to join! ➡️ Novarama Insider Program Hope to see you there! Your Novarama Team

Hello everyone, Here we are. Another summer is upon us. The birds are chirping, the ice cream trucks are ringing, and the Steam Summer Sale is.. steaming! Killsquad is part of the savings bonanza, and you can now enjoy the game for 40% less! Fulfill contracts, upgrade your gears, try yourself in Colosseums, play with your friends, and help WAHLA Corp save our universe from alien hoards. Are you the Bounty Hunter we were looking for? Our 40% OFF Killsquad Sale will end on July 7, 2022. Grab the game while the sale is on! Until next time, Your Novarama Team https://store.steampowered.com/app/910490/Killsquad/

Hello everyone, We thought that it's been some time since we last spoke with each other. There’s been a few things happening on our end and we thought it would be nice to keep you in the loop on what’s coming next, especially when it comes to Killsquad’s updates. First of all, we want to thank you for being patient and thanks for keeping on reporting all the bugs and crashes that are popping up in Killsquad. To be fully transparent with you, here's why it's been some time since the last game update. Right now we are working on improving the PC version of Killsquad and on the PlayStation version too. One of the features that we want to implement is cross-platform play. Now, here is the trick when it comes to cross-platform. Both versions of the game, the one on PC and PlayStation have to be pretty much exactly the same. If not, there is a big chance that the cross-platform will not work, and more errors will pop up. To minimise this, and to have the two platform versions as close to each other as possible, we decided to delay any PC updates until Killsquad comes out on PlayStation. I know some of you might be disappointed by this decision, but hear us out. We are now working on both the improved PC version and the PlayStation version of Killsquad at the same time. We're not the biggest of teams out there, but we are pouring everything into the game. Trust us, the issues and bugs that you've been reporting to us have been taken into consideration - both on PC and PlayStation. We also want the cross-play functionality to be as smooth as possible. And the only way we can ensure that happens is by releasing the same version of Killsquad on both platforms at once. We hope that you feel our plan makes sense and we will be keeping you in the loop on how we are progressing. As soon as we have a release timeline, we will let you know! A good place to keep a track of all things Novarama are our Twitter and Facebook profiles. And as always, thanks for reporting all the issues that you have with Killsquad. We do go through each one and we try to fix as many of those issues as we can. Give us just a bit more time. An improved version of Killsquad is coming. Your Novarama Team

Hello Bounty Hunters, Killsquad is part of one of the biggest online gaming festivals in Asia, the INDIE Live Expo! Starting this Saturday, 6:30 pm Japanese time, Killsquad will be featured with the creme de la creme of current indie games. To celebrate that occasion, we are giving Killsquad a nice, chunky 40% off right now! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35068692/fb84b39dee5e7128898ccc9a5e987295887ea9a4.png You can tune in to the broadcast on Steam itself this Saturday, and the discount you can enjoy right now. Hope to see you at the show! Your Novarama Team https://store.steampowered.com/app/910490/Killsquad/

Hello Bounty Hunters, We at WAHLA Corp are proud to announce that Killsquad has teamed up with SteelSeries and formed a rather unique collaboration. The result of this special meeting? An exclusive, one-of-a-kind Killsquad x SteelSeries Skins Pack for all our Heroes! As part of this pack every Hero in the Killsquad roster will receive one new skin. Grab the Killsquad x SteelSeries Skins Pack exclusively from this website! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35068692/3109ad380817b79a2e8d3e09be06708230424548.jpg To celebrate this special meeting of the minds, we will be streaming live from the official SteelSeries Twitch channel - and give out a prize too. The stream starts today at 10:00 am CST | 5:00 pm CEST. Hope to see you there, and we hope you like the new looks as well. All the best, Your Novarama Team

Check out our Killsquad streaming!

Hello Bounty Hunters, It’s been a while, hasn’t it!? Although we haven't spoken much recently, it doesn't mean that work on the game has stopped. Back in our studio, behind closed doors, we’ve been working on making Killsquad even better for you, our players. In this update you will find some new additions to the game that we hope will hit that Killsquad crave spot. So, here we go! First up, Killsquad is getting 10 never-seen-before skill upgrades! From now on, each Hero will have 2 upgrades available. One of them with a cost of 1 TEC and the second with 2 TECs. Don’t have enough TECs? Not to worry! Go and play the Spec. Ops contracts and start collecting those sweet TECs right now! If you are a fan of the Infinite or Elemental Colosseums, we have something just for you. With this update, you will get 4 new gear perks waiting for your disposal. Heal Up The Sleeve, Resting Stash, Prototype G, and Remedial Recovery can be added to your arsenal today and tip the balance of victory in your favour. Here’s a little brief intro on them: Heal Up The Sleeve (exclusive for Troy): pick up a Card, and heal yourself by 1500 hp. Resting Stash (all characters, exclusive legendary): reach a Resting Round in a Colosseum and gain 2 of each equipped Gadget (Gadget amount cannot exceed the max, total). Prototype G (All characters, exclusive legendary): use a Gadget drone that follows you around. The drone will activate a random gadget effect every 5 seconds. Remedial Recovery (All characters): boost your Basic Attacks with 50% lifesteal for 7 seconds. You can use this perk after successfully performing a Recovery. But this is not all. The Invulnerable Dodge gear perk that was exclusive to Troy is now available to all Killsquad characters! Now the whole squad can use Invulnerable Dodge without any restrictions. From now on while fighting in Elemental Colosseums you can unlock 12 new cosmetics for your heroes! In addition to getting that almighty feeling of victory, you can now also enjoy a visual upgrade in the appearance of your hero too. Here is the list of the new cosmetics: TROY: Aerodynamic Boots (Legs) Ronin Dō (Body) CASS: Corrupted Flux Mask (Head) Recycled Plate Armor (Body) The Queen's Membrane (Body) KOSMO: The Doorstopper (Body) Customized Knight Gauntlets (Arms) ZERO: Shin Pads (Legs) Champion Belt (Body) EKAAR: Cobra-style Bamboo Hat (Head) Copperplate Droid Arms (Arms) Mutation Remnants (Legs) And last but not least. We made some changes to the radar in the game. The Radar now shows the position of your enemies. Nearby enemies will appear as red circles on the radar, while those distant once will be shown as a red glow. Those are just the main changes that we’ve implemented. We’ve also did a lot of smaller quality of life improvements too. If you want to know more details about all of the changes, check out our changelog below. Hope you will all enjoy Killsquad’s new additions and have an even better time with our game. And as always if you have any questions, thoughts, leave them in the comment section down below. May the universe be freed from alien scum. You can see more detail on full patch notes down below, Good luck Bounty Hunters, Your Novarama Team.

Killsquad Update v.1.4.0.1

A new Killsquad Update is here! And it comes with many and varied novelties! Let's start with a short summary of the highlights of the new content: + 10 brand new skill upgrades for our 5 favorite bounty hunters! + 4 brand new gear perks that are especially useful in the hard infinite colosseums. + A very nice gear perk that was exclusive to Troy is now available to all characters! + 12 new cosmetics unlockable by playing in Elemental Colosseums so you can go bounty hunting in style. + The Radar now shows the position of enemies. NEW HEROES SKILL UPGRADES General 10 Brand new skill upgrades are coming for our heroes. Each Hero will have 2 upgrades with a cost of 1 and 2 TECs. You can now play the Spec.Ops contracts to get the extra TECs needed to get these upgrades! Hero Skill Upgrade Glossary + TROY • Substitution Technique (1 TEC cost): Whenever Troy performs a Recovery,he creates a clone that lasts for 5 second(s). This clone deals 10% its normal damage and taunts nearby enemies. • Tactical Repositioning (2 TEC cost): Whenever Troy dodges, he drops 3 land mines on the ground. When an enemy steps on them, they explode, dealing area damage to nearby enemies. + KOSMO • Clobberin' Time (1 TEC cost): After slamming the ground with Whirlwind, Kosmo's attack speed increases by 35% for 5 second(s). • Ground Tremors (2 TEC cost): After slamming the ground during Whirlwind, Kosmo launches a seismic wave, dealing 250 damage to any enemy it hits and sending them flying. + CASS • Silent Recovery (1 TEC cost): After performing a Recovery, Cass Phase Shifts, turning invisible. Reactivating the Skill while invisible will make her carry out an area attack. Exiting stealth or using Phase Shift's area attack will not put the Skill on cooldown. • Phased Healing (2 TEC cost): Enemies killed by Phase Shift heal Cass based on her max Health (Basic Type enemies heal for 1% of Cass's max Health, Medium Type enemies heal for 5%, and Semiboss/Boss Type enemies heal for 40%). + ZERO • PHD in Death (1 TEC cost): Allies revived by Zero are healed for an additional (). Health Medpacks dropped by Zero appear instantly. • Rechargable batteries (2 TEC cost): Hitting enemies with Zero's Basic Attacks charges a sidebar. When the bar is full, the next Basic Attack will shoot a Photon Bolt (any Photon Bolt upgrades will apply) + EKAAR • Tracking Shield (1 TEC cost): While active, Beta Shield will always point in the direction Ekaar is facing. • Fast Hands (2 TEC cost): Ekaar's Basic Attack's reload speed is increased by 20% while his Photonic bar is below (). NEW GEAR PERKS General There are 4 new gear perks and some are especially useful in infinite/elemental coliseums: + Heal Up The Sleeve (Exclusive Troy gear perk): When you pick up a Card, Troy heals 1500 Health. + Resting Stash (All characters, exclusive legendary): Every time you reach a Resting Round in a Colosseum, gain 2 of each equipped Gadget (Gadget amount cannot exceed the max, total). + Prototype G (All characters, exclusive legendary): Generates a small Gadget drone that follows you around. Every 5 second(s), the drone will activate a random gadget effect (The gadget effects can be: Static balls/ Vampiric Pond/ Dummy, the King of Dummies/ Armor UP!) + Remedial Recovery (All characters): Your Basic Attacks gain 50% lifesteal for 7 second(s) after succesfully performing a Recovery EXISTING GEAR PERK CHANGE General + Invulnerable Dodge: Now this gear perk becomes available for every hero (previously was exclusive of Troy) BRAND NEW COSMETICS General There are 12 brand new cosmetics available inside the chests of Elemental Colosseums: + TROY: • Aerodynamic Boots (Legs) • Ronin Dō (Body) + CASS: • Corrupted Flux Mask (Head) • Recycled Plate Armor (Body) • The Queen's Membrane (Body) + KOSMO: • The Doorstopper (Body) • Customized Knight Gauntlets (Arms) + ZERO: • Shin Pads (Legs) • Champion Belt (Body) + EKAAR: • Cobra-style Bamboo Hat (Head) • Copperplate Droid Arms (Arms) • Mutation Remnants (Legs) RADAR UPDATE General We have upgraded the radar in the game. It is now more useful as you can see where the enemies are placed relative to your character. You can see nearby enemies as red circles and a red glow indicating the position of distant enemies. MORE CHANGES General There is more! We have implemented other minor changes that, we hope, will make the game even better + We have changed the system of Portal Colosseums to make them more dynamic as we did with Recruit and Veteran colosseums. + Now blocked cosmetics are shown in the inventory grid as they do in the shop and you can also see where you can unlock them. + The plague curse CURSE OF LAÁUME now has a “smarter” system. Briefly: Enemies appears or not over the time depending on the stress that surrounds the player (enemies nearby) + The heroes’ description menu has been deleted. Now you can see the hero info on the Profile menu. + The rage buff (that usually Vasperiath Eggs have) has now a red particle on the enemy or vasperiath egg that triggers it, and enemies affected by this buff have another particle to visually reflect the rage. BUG FIXING Major Issues • Fixed a major bug where you can't equip weapons on your inventory if you play using a controller when you finish a contract. • Fixed a major bug where the prototypes "PIPTO-483" and "KOLE-305" have incorrect cooldown time when you play as client. • Fixed a major bug where the badges "ABOMINATION'S WORST NIGHTMARE", "QUEENS MOGGOTH'S WORST NIGHTMARE" and "HELLDÖRREN WORST NIGHTMARE" do not progress when you kill the bosses playing the veteran colosseum. • Fixed a major bug where you can't upgrade the perk "Plague Buster" even if you have all materials required. • Fixed a major bug where if you use "HEALTH KIT" while you are shooting playing as client with Troy or Zero, you can shoot and run at the same time. • Fixed a major bug where you can't modify the quantity of gadgets to buy at the shop playing with controllers. • Fixed a major bug where sometimes the Medium Boss of the Veteran Colosseum didn’t spawn • Fixed a major bug where players were able to buy skins for free using the controller while ignoring the required payment. • Fixed a major bug related to “RANDOM COLOSSEUMS” where enemies would sometimes spawn at the player's position immediately after the protection barrier dissolved. • Fixed a major bug where “DRIFT MAW” enemies would get stuck at explosive mine positions. • Fixed a major bug where Thunder Jotun and Prime Thunder Jotun enemies would generate Ekaar’s photons on hit within a period of time after death. • Fixed a major bug where the laser fired by Myr's enemies would not display the trail to warn players of the attack. • Fixed a major bug where the attack of Drift Maws would sometimes not render on client sessions. • Fixed a major bug where an invisible collision would block the path on “CLEANING IS MY THING” contract. • Fixed a major bug where enemies would spawn on the wrong side of the barrier in the Gorus boss fight. • Fixed a major bug where the achievement *¿¿¿¿?~(%·?????~)%)&: ))()=* would not unlock properly • Fixed a bug where you could open a boss door in “Rescue party” contract while in a battle cage. • Fixed a block bug where the “B.O.N.I.E” would make enemies inmortal with the shield skill. • Fixed a major bug where Troy and Zero could sprint while shooting if they consumed a “HEALTH KIT”. • Fixed a major bug where the “ELEMENTAL COLOSSEUMS” of “INFERNO MODE” would not unlock “INFINITE COLOSSEUM” as a client. • Fixed a major bug where a player could get blocked if a big enemy spawns near him. • Fixed a major bug where the indicator of the Alpha Gorus would not appear on Radar in “DOORS WIDE SHUT” contract. • Fixed a major bug where players would be able to trigger consumable items while voting a plague curse with the same input. • Fixed a block bug where players sometimes could revive and not spawn in the map. • Fixed a major bug where Ekaar dummies summoned by the gadget “Dummy, the King of Dummies” were invisible. • Fixed a major bug where when having equipped "PLAGUE WEAPONS", players would be healed by damage sources other than basic attack (Shield Talisman explosions, Cass shuriken…) • Fixed a major bug where if a player died with the stats menu open, he couldn't close it until he revived. • Fixed a major bug where the perk “EXTRACT ESSENCE” would apply lifesteal • Fixed a major bug where a player could get blocked on “VETERAN COLOSSEUM” because some enemies did not spawn on the third round. • Fixed a major bug where it could happen that a player could proceed to a new round of the "VETERAN PORTAL COLOSSEUM" with enemies that were still alive. • Fixed a major bug where the toxic fog and ui widgets of “CLEANING IS MY THING” contract would not go away entering a colosseum portal. • Fixed a major bug where “Curse of Aluûe” would do damage to dummies. • Fixed some damage data and stats from WEAPONS and GEARS that would be incorrect in game. Minor Fixes • Fixed a minor bug where the enemies with double resistance appears with old UI in the Codex. • Fixed a minor bug where Ekkar help voiceline sounds like Zero help voiceline. • Fixed a minor bug where the reward pop-ups of "PEST CONTROL" final chest are empty. • Fixed a minor bug where if you are inside the Jade area when the extraction starts, the UI alert of get out of there does not appear. • Fixed a minor bug where Cass damage audio overlaps if Cass receives a lot of damage in a little interval of time. • Fixed some collision and localization issues. • Fixed some volume related audio issues • Fixed some minor visual bugs on codex view. • Fixed some trivial visual bugs on different planets. • Fixed a minor bug where the icon of the buff granted by the talisman “Shield of Thorns” would be duplicated in the UI • Fixed a minor bug where Ekaar's animation when equipping an emote was wrong. • Fixed a bug where “MAGNUS” boss would sometimes not receive damage from blue ring area. • Fixed a bug where a “DRIFT MAW” would not move on “FEDERATION VANGUARD” contract • Fixed a minor bug where the “PLAGUE BUSTER” weapon perk would not be able to upgrade even if you had the materials to do it. • Fixed a visual bug where the “LUCK BAR” of Troy and Cass’ dash slots would not disappear on death. • Fixed a visual bug where the highlight of “LUCK BAR” would not update properly after finishing a colosseum round. • Fixed a minor bug where the pop-up button was not well placed. • Fixed a minor bug where the box of hero selection on the “PROFILE” section would not be updated well. • Fixed a minor bug where the advice of a “JADE EXTRACTION AREA” would not trigger if a player or enemy was inside at starting of the extraction. • Fixed a minor bug where Ekaar's taking damage audio would trigger more times than necessary. • Fixed a minor bug while exiting a contract the lobby icons of inviting players. • Fixed a minor bug while exiting a contract the lobby icons of inviting players appears on black screen. • Fixed a visual minor bug where players would not see the ready pose in a lobby after a player exits. • Fixed a bug where you couldn’t modify correctly the quantity of gadgets that you can buy on shop with the controller. • Fixed a minor bug where a pop-up of “MODE INFERNO” would trigger at the wrong time. • Fixed a minor bug where some of the wing cosmetics would clip through part of the mesh of the heroes. • Fixed a minor bug where a healing enemy of the colosseum spawns without texture. • Fixed a minor bug where you would get semi-blocked playing as Kosmo and using his ulti “AERIAL BLAST” in the boss fight of “CODENAME GUERRILLA” contract. • Fixed a bug where the audio of skua enemies spawns would not be triggered. • Fixed a minor bug where the cinematic intro of certain contracts of “WASTELAND” was not the correct one. • Fixed a minor bug where when someone in a party used Cass's "PHASE SHIFT" the opacity of the in-game menu would be reduced. • Fixed a minor bug where the Dummy summoned by the gadget “DUMMY, THE KING OF DUMMIES” would have a health bar. • Fixed a minor bug where player icons displayed on the radar would turn white after player death • Fixed a minor bug where the VFX of Zero’s skill “ACCELERATING LASER TRAP” would not appear when using it. • Fixed a minor bug where the VFX of Troy’s skill “KARMA CARD” would show up when the card collided with a player. • Fixed a minor bug where when a client would enter on a “PORTAL COLOSSEUM” the cinematic entrance didn’t show off. • Fixed a minor bug where the hover of the button of deny vote of a PLAGUE CURSE was not working properly. • Fixed a minor bug where the portrait “HASTA LA VISTA, BABY” would not unlock immediately after completing the respective quest. • Fixed a minor bug where you could do damage using Kosmo with a “WYPRA EGG” in your hand and dropping it. • Fixed a minor bug where strange shadows would be painted on WASTELAND contracts. • Fixed a minor bug where the crystals invoked by Jotuns on COLOSSEUMS would not vanish after passing to the next round. • Fixed a minor bug where the player could see some colosseum structures in the first contract boss cinematic. • Fixed a minor bug where when playing as a client of a party, Troy’s “TRAIL OF DESTRUCTION” would provoke some weird popping on enemies. • Fixed a minor bug where Troy could destroy rocks and other destructibles items by holding STRONG SHOT input. • Fixed a minor bug where a player could not interact with the npc “BAB” on the first veteran contract. • Fixed a minor bug where the Zero’s skill “RE-ENERGIZED” would not render properly logging in an ongoing party starting at lvl 8 as a client. • Fixed a minor bug where slow effect particles would not render on enemies . • Fixed a minor bug where the heroes’ bodies would display double on “PORTAL COLOSSEUMS” cinematic intro. • Fixed a minor bug where players couldn’t see cosmetics preview in shop while staying in another’s player lobby. • Fixed a minor bug where players were unable to see the reward preview for quests with chest rewards. • Fixed a minor bug where two PLAGUE CURSES would share the same icon. Now they have different icons. (The curses were “CURSE OF KYYLPI” and “CURSE OF RÄAJADHYS”) What are we doing right now: + Polishing the endgame and bug fixing. + We are also focused on the port of the PS4/5 version, making it better and polishing it day by day. + If your game crashes, a Crash reporter will appear. Please add the details of what you w ere doing at the time of the crash and send it to us. If you want to, feel free to contact us directly here at [email protected], with your "Saved" folder (C:\Users%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\Killsquad) attached.

Hello Killsquad and Novarama fans, It’s Dani here, the Studio Head and Designer behind Killsquad. I wanted to give you a quick announcement that we will soon be increasing the price of Killsquad. It has been a topic of our internal discussions for some time, and we feel that it is the right step to take. Since its release, Killsquad has been polished, beefed up with new content, and new modes were added too. We also looked at other games that are similar to ours in terms of content and size, and we looked at their prices. And after having those chats we feel that 24.99€ / $27.99 is a fair price for our game. We are also working on the PlayStation versions of Killsquad which will be released in the not-so-distant future. With PC cross-play enabled, we want to maintain price parity with the console version too. It would be unfair to charge one platform more than the other. So as of March 18th 2022, Killsquad will be available to purchase for 24.99€ / $27.99. So how does this price increase affect you? 1. If you bought the game already, there’s no change, worry, or problem to think about. Just keep playing and enjoy Killsquad. 2. If you were on the fence to buy Killsquad, now might be a good time to buy it. You’ll save yourself that extra bit of money. 3. You can also wait until the price increase and pay the full price. That’s ok too. But don’t fret if you’re a bit tight on funding! We will keep offering discounts from time to time, so do watch Steam carefully, or add our game to your Wishlist, and you will be notified when Killsquad is on sale. In summary, if you have the game already - nothing to worry about. If you don’t have the game and want to buy it - now might be a good time because soon Killsquad’s price is going up. We hope you understand our decision and our point of view. And as always, any comments or questions, just ask away below! All the best, Dani and your Novarama Team

Happy Lunar New Year Bounty Hunters! Today all of us at WAHLA corp are taking corporate time off and celebrating the Lunar New Year. It’s time to say goodbye to the Ox and welcome the Year of the Tiger. To mark the occasion, you will receive a brand new roaring Ekaar portrait. So make good use of your Credits Bounty Hunters, click Portraits in the Profile section and add this pièce de résistance of profiles to your collection today. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35068692/34ddd2d12b3429185ca0dd4b0d2e8565902e684a.png Lunar New Year Ekaar portrait. With the Lunar New Year Sale now in full swing, you can grab Killsquad’s at 40% less! Tell your friends/future co-op partners asap, as the promotion ends on February 3rd at 10 am PST | 7 pm CET | 1 pm EST. So Bounty Hunters, Happy Lunar New Year and speak to you soon! Regards, Your Novarama Team https://store.steampowered.com/app/910490/Killsquad/

Hello Bounty Hunters, Hope you had a great holiday and a blast of a New Year’s eve. It’s 2022, how crazy is that? Now, as they say, all good things come to an end. So as of right now, we are officially closing our Christmas Event. It’s time to put our festive decorations back to the WAHLA Corp attic. We hope that you had a good time and that you were able to score one or two Christmas goodies. And who knows, maybe next year there will be another event for you to enjoy. They also say that when a door closes, a new one opens too. What does that mean? Well, it’s us giving you a little hint that on the 16th of January there will be new Wings to earn! So check out our Competitive Mode in a few days and get those Wings! More info about Competitive Mode is explained right here. With this update we also fixed some issues and bugs, and some new tunes in the Colosseum rest rounds. If you want to know the whole list of things that we’ve done, check our changelog below. Good luck Bounty Hunters and speak to you soon, Your Novarama Team

Killsquad HOTFIX v.1.3.2.4

GENERAL · The Christmas Event has finished! We wish you enjoyed it, and you achieved all the objectives and items available during the event. · Added different music to the Colosseum rest rounds. BUG FIXING Major Issues · Fixed a major bug where some enemies appear out of the map playing Colosseum and the player can't go on the contract. · Fixed a major bug where "ABOMINATION" leg colliders do not disappear when the player defeats playing Colosseum. · Fixed a major bug where "GORUS" spawns minions and chest behind the barrier. · Fixed a major bug where clients can't see "DRIFT MAW" ball attack playing the contract "OVERPROTECTION" · Fixed a major bug where the perks "MakeItHard" and "KeepItSimple" do not work playing Cass. · Fixed a major bug where Kosmo "TURBO WHIRLWIND" skill do too much damage spinning after doing the first slam. · Fixed a major bug where the contract "CLEANING IS MY THING" does not count towards the "Jeep Lover" achievement. · Fixed a major bug where Cass shuriken first hit finish the skill cooldown even though there are another enemy target available. · Fixed a major bug where input sometimes gets blocked opening the Quest "HATCH GUY'S VERY SPECIAL... "SOUP"". · Fixed a major bug where a player can't achieve the quest of complete de Veteran Colosseum in 26 minutes or less and he does not get any reward. Fixes · Fixed a bug where the Leaderboard badges have not any border. · Fixed a bug where the Leaderboard values are duplicated if the player scrolls quickly. · Fixed a bug where Legendary Weapons are not invisible when Cass use "PHASE SHIFT". · Fixed a bug where destroyable boxes in the first area of contract "OVERPROTECTION" do not replicate correctly their state between players. · Fixed a bug where Police Turret Elite is too big in Colosseum. · Fixed some localization issues. What are we doing right now: · Working on PlayStation version and bug fixing. · If your game crashes, a Crash reporter will appear. Please add the details of what you were doing at the time of the crash and send it to us. If you want to, feel free to contact us directly here at [email protected], with your "Saved" folder (C:\Users%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\Killsquad) attached.

Hello Bounty Hunters, Ho, ho, ho…ld onto your weapons! A brand new Killsquad’s Update that’s packed with new content is ready for you to enjoy. And this is a big one. It’s the endgame content that we promised you a few months ago. And to top it off, we’ve also added an extra bonus for you. A little something to bring the Xmas spirit to your screens. That’s right - the Killsquad Xmas event is making a comeback and is bringing some special gifts to bring you that Holiday cheer. Welcome to the new Inferno Mode in which we have new Colosseums waiting. First up, we have three new Elemental Colosseums for you to try and test your luck with. It’s the ultimate test of strength and guile in which you face hordes of alien meat. And depending on the Colosseum you choose, you will face different foes. Although they might be different, the one thing that they do have in common is that they all have a weak spot. They are weak to the two elements of each colosseum BUT they are resistant to every other element that you will hit them with. So take advantage of their elemental weakness and reap some sweet rewards! And by sweet, we mean the all new Legendary Equipment! There is a Legendary Weapon, a Legendary Gear, and a Legendary Prototype waiting for a Bounty Hunter just like you. You can find the new Legendary Weapons, and Legendary Support/Prototype Gears by completing the Elemental Colosseums. You can also find Perks for the New Customization System that the Legendary Equipment have, letting you choose what upgrades they can carry to better fit your builds and playstyles. We are also bringing you the Infinite Colosseum - a place with no round limit, but with each new wave, it gets harder and harder, until it may be impossible to continue. How long will you survive? You can play the Colosseum like you normally would. Or you can try out the new Competitive Mode with a New Ranking system. And if you do take on the challenge and go far enough, you’ll be able to mark your name in the New Ranking system. Make yourself a part of Killsquad’s history and be known as one of the best Bounty Hunters in the universe. Depending on your ranking, you will earn a shiny new badge. The higher the ranking, the higher the tier of the badge you get. You will also gain rewards for participating. These rewards aren't subject to your position in the ranking, but more about your individual skill. These rewards will rotate on a regular basis, so if you missed out on them the first time around, you will be able to unlock them later. We’ve upped the Core limit of your Skills and Upgrades from 10 to 12, meaning that you now can get two new additional Cores! You can get those additional slots by unlocking the Veteran Contracts and the Spec. Ops. Contracts. So veterans, don’t freak out if you see two new Cores available. Since you’ve already played through those contracts, they’re there, waiting for you to make use of them. We’ve also added new tiers to all the badges in the game. Now each of them will have the "Jade" and "Antimatter" tier, with new milestones for you to reach. And finally, for all of you alien killers out there that also love to spread Xmas joy, we have just the thing for you! Get those bells jingling as Killsquad’s 2021 Christmas Event has now officially started! And with it, we have all new Xmas goodies for you to unlock. We don’t want to spoil the whole fun, so we’ll leave the “discover what you can get” part all to you. But if you can, throw a snowball at one of your fellow squad members. It’ll be fun - trust us. Also, all of the previous Christmas event quests, portraits, and cosmetics are available as well. If you previously haven't had a chance to get them, well now is your chance to get them. For more details on what’s in the update, see our changelog below. And finally, we want to wish you a Happy Holiday and a fantastic New Year! May this time be full of joy, peace, and happiness. We also want to thank you for making 2021 a year that we will never forget. Thank you for being part of our game and in creating a community that we are forever grateful for. We’ve heard your feedback from the last Steam News post so please take a look at the update, see what you think of the new content, and leave your thoughts below. And as always, we’re here to listen, so if something is on your mind, let us know. Have a great break, all the best, and speak to you soon, Your Novarama Team P.S. Killsquad is part of the Steam Winter Sale, so tell your friends about it! The game is 30% off and the deal lasts till January 5th, 2022. https://store.steampowered.com/app/910490/Killsquad/

Killsquad Inferno Mode Update 1.3.0.1

The Inferno Mode Update is here! And with it comes the Endgame content! Here are some of the new features: - A new game mode: Inferno! Containing 3 new Elemental Colosseums, each one based on a different combination of the elements, they will offer you new challenges and where you'll be able to find upgrades for the... - New Legendary Equipment which you can customize with perks and level up to Vector 150. Find perks in the new Elemental Colosseums, and level legendary equipment by consuming other pieces of equipment. THEY HUNGER FOR POWER! - What else, what else? Oh yeah, how about the new Infinite Colosseum? Test yourself against waves of enemies with no round limit. But be careful each wave you advance the Colosseum gets increasingly hard. How long will you survive? - And how about a bit of competition? The new Infinite Colosseum comes with a new Competitive mode. Each round you survive you'll earn points based on your performance. If you reach certain point thresholds (not based on ranking position) you'll earn new rewards and will appear in the global ranking to see how you have done versus other players. - BREAKING NEWS! It seems like Ekaar may or may not be intent in ruining Christmas. Let's hope the Christmas Event can put an end to his bitterness. With a new portrait, a new Cosmetic, a new Questline and a new Gadget: the Photonic Snowballs. Throw them at enemies (or allies) to knock them down to their assess. Moreover, rewards and quests from previous events are back, so if you are new or didn't get the chance to get them now is your time. ELEMENTAL COLOSSEUMS General · The Elemental Colosseums bring new custom random waves, with enemies that thematically fit and have weaknesses to the colosseum elements. Any other elements will not be effective against them. · These Colosseums have a round limit of 6 rounds. · Every Elemental Colosseum rewards you with a Vector 130 Legendary Equipment. You will find different types of Equipment in each Colosseum: + The Vulcanic Colosseum - Enemy weaknesses: Fire and Toxic - Rewards: Vector 130 Legendary Weapon, 2-4 Random Legendary Weapon Perks + The Glacier Colosseum - Enemy weaknesses: Ice and Kinetic - Rewards: Vector 130 Legendary Support Gear, 2-4 Random Legendary Support Gear Perks + The Voltaic Colosseum - Enemy weaknesses: Electro and Corruption - Rewards: Vector 130 Legendary Prototype Gear, 2-4 Random Legendary Prototype Gear Perks · After the third round we are introducing a new type of round: the Resting Round. Here you can take a breather, heal yourself with the healing station, and a new chest. In this chest, you can find additional Legendary Equipment, a random perk or a new emote. But how do you open them? Well, that's the key to the question. INFINITE COLOSSEUM General · The Infinite Colosseum brings a new feature to Colosseums: no round limit. Instead of completing the Colosseum, you are facing off against yourself and trying to beat your own record. But, with the limit removed, comes a big increase in difficulty. Each round you beat will make the next round tougher, putting your strategies and skill to the test while making it extremely hard for you to survive. · You can play the Infinite Colosseum in Normal Mode (play Solo or Co-op) or in the Competitive Mode (play Solo, get your score and appear on the Ranking). Competitive Mode · This is a Solo game mode exclusively. You can still play the Infinite Colosseum in Co-op but not Competitively. · When you play the Competitive Mode, you will earn points through the rounds based on 4 factors: - Damage Taken: More points for less damage taken. - Time Trial: More points for less time. - Rounds: More points for higher round. - Disadvantage: More points based on the difference between your hero's vector and the enemy's vector. This is a point multiplier. · Based on the amount of points you get, if you beat certain point thresholds, you'll obtain seasonal cosmetic rewards and get a position on the Ranking. · The Ranking is a global classification where you can see players sorted by their score playing Competitive Mode in the Infinite Colosseum. · The Ranking will reset at the end of every season, with an average duration of half a month. · Cosmetic rewards will be based on your individual performance. It will not depend on your position on the ranking for you to get them. You will need to get certain amount of points to unlock certain cosmetic rewards. . Depending on your position on the Ranking at the end of a season, you will get a different tier for a new badge: - Participant: Bronze. - Top 25: Silver. - Top 10: Gold. - Top 5: Jade. - Top 1: Antimatter. LEGENDARY EQUIPMENT General · Legendary Equipment is a new tier for weapons and gears, with new looks and 2 new exciting functionalities: they can level up and you can choose its perks. · You will find all the Legendary Equipment at Vector 130, and you can level it up to Vector 150 by consuming other pieces of equipment. The higher the Vector, Tier and what Perks the consumed equipment has, the more experience it gains. · Legendary Equipment can also be customized via the Perks. Legendary weapons and gears come with slots to fit perks, which you can get from playing the Elemental Colosseums, giving you the power to create custom Weapons and Gears. Perks · Perks are upgrades you can slot once into your Legendary Equipment to give them the abilities that best fit your playstyle. · There are 5 types of perks depending on the effect they have: Damage, Effect, Utility, Support, Skill. · You can collect these perks with no limit, spending 1 each time you equip it onto a weapon or gear. · Legendary Weapons have 4 slots while Legendary Gears have 3 slots. Once a perk is equipped you can override it with another one, but doing so deletes the equipped perk. CHRISTMAS EVENT · New Ekaar Christmas Themed Cosmetic: I'm Dreaming of a Fake Christmas. You can unlock it as part of the new Quest. · New Ekaar Christmas Themed Portrait: Santa Klaus Is Coming To Town. You can buy it with Christmas Gifts from your Profile section. · New Gadget: Photonic Snowballs. Throw them at enemies or friends alike to knock them to their assess. · New Quest: How Ekaar Stole Christmas (or Tried To). Here you will unlock the Photonic Snowballs for purchase in the shop and the new Ekaar Cosmetic. · All previous event Portraits, Cosmetics, and Quest are available again until the end of the Christmas event. SYSTEM CHANGES · Increased the Skill & Upgrades Core cap from 10 to 12. To earn these 2 additional Cores you will have to unlock the Veteran Contracts (earning 1 Core) and unlock the Spec. Ops. Contracts (earning 1 Core). · Added Jade and Antimatter tier to any badge that did not have it. The tiers come with their own requirements to have them. BUG FIXING Major Issues · Fixed a major bug where second teleport of CASS Shuriken does not apply damage. · Fixed a major bug where the Troy weapon upgrade "STRONG SHOOT" does not increase weapon damage. · Fixed a major bug where the red damage area of a "GUERRILLA PROTOTYPE" attack does not render. · Fixed a major bug where the player can be damaged by lasers or meteoroids during the intro cinematic of Random Colosseum. · Fixed a major bug where the player can get blocked in a shield trap during the boss fight at contract "HUNTER HUNTED". · Fixed a major bug where Cass skill "PHASE SHIFT" can be cancelled after using a dash. · Fixed a major bug where at plague contract "CODENAME GUERRILLA" sometimes the hidden TEC does not appear or there is another object on its place. · Fixed a major bug where some "PRIME THUNDER JOTUN" attacks do not damage the player because they have some colliding and particles issues. · Fixed a major bug where a client player cannot see Vasperiath Eggs at Random Colosseum. Minor Fixes: · Fixed lightning issues at contract "THE AURORA RELOCATION" when the player goes inside a Colosseum portal. · Fixed an audio issue where Ekaar help dialogs sounds like Zero dialogs. · Fixed some localitzation issues. What are we doing right now: · Polishing the endgame and bug fixing. · If your game crashes, a Crash reporter will appear. Please add the details of what you were doing at the time of the crash and send it to us. If you want to, feel free to contact us directly here at [email protected], with your "Saved" folder (C:\Users%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\Killsquad) attached.

Welcome Bounty Hunters, Although we might be quiet, work on Killsquad continues. All of us at Novarama, we’ve been working hard on delivering more endgame content, as well as a little merry event. Today we want to give you a little peek behind the curtain, and show off what’s coming to Killsquad real soon. First up, the Infinite Colosseum is coming. A new colosseum mode in which you will face unlimited hordes of alien scum. Sounds exciting? Well, it gets better. Your Colosseum runs will be ranked on global leaderboards, meaning that you’ll be able to see how you perform compared to other Bounty Hunters. And for all the best placed Bounty Hunters, there are unique rewards waiting (which we will update every season). We are also adding three new Elemental Random Colosseums too, and they will unlock even more special toys for you to play with. Speaking of unique toys, new Legendary Equipment is coming too! Soon you’ll be able to express yourself with more new tools of the bounty hunter trade. And by taking part in new elemental random Colosseums, you will be able to upgrade those Legendary items with new kick-ass perks. And finally, for all of you who love the holiday spirit, we have something special incoming. Soon you will be able to take part in Killsquad’s Christmas Event. Yes, that’s right, we’re bringing back Christmas classics with some new, never-seen-before goodies. Just a few more sleeps until we can show you what Santa has in store. Ok, that’s it from our end. Anything more, and it will be spoiler territory. We will reveal all the details really soon. Until next time, Your Novarama Team

Hello Bounty Hunters, The latest update is all about the Colosseum’s core system rework. We are bringing two reworked Colosseum modes to the game to give you more variety and more gameplay. Let us tell you about today’s changes in a bit more detail. Recruit Colosseum is for those who do not fear the unknown. If you dare to enter this colosseum, you will stand against hordes of randomly spawning aliens. No Bounty Hunter knows what kind of enemy they will face here. Will it be a swarm of easy-to-kill aliens, or a pack of killers led by an even bigger killer! Nothing is certain in the Recruit Colosseum except that with each wave you manage to survive, the next will be harder to beat as enemies will have higher vector and enhancements. The Veteran Colosseum is made for those Bounty Hunters who are on the cusp of greatest - or insanity. In this colosseum you will have to use both your brains and brawn. We took the Recruit Colosseum, but we added a bit more spice to it. It’s all about enemy versatility here. You will not only come across waves of aliens, but they also have various random enhancements too! This is the place where you need to engage both sides of your brain, and not just your thumbs. Non-standard solutions are highly encouraged. Let us know in the comment section below what you think of these changes. We will be using this system as a basis for our endgame update too, so all your feedback, all your thoughts are most welcome. Which colosseum is your favourite, are you having fun with them, and what else comes to your mind when you play? Curious to hear your thoughts. Good luck with the waves of aliens out there Bounty Hunter! And as always, read our changelog below for all the details. Novarama Team

Random Colosseums update v.1.2.0.1

The Colosseum system rework is here! In this patch we've focused on reworking how the Colosseums work in order to make them more replayable. This new system allows us to randomize and enhance the flavor and variety of enemies depending on waves, vector and more to give you a new challenge every time you enter a Colosseum! With this update, we've made these changes available in the Recruit and Veteran Colosseums, and we will use it to its best potential in the Endgame update. RECRUIT COLOSSEUM REWORK The Recruit Colosseum has a focus on freshnes. Each time you enter the colosseum you will not know which enemies you will encounter. Maybe a wave of basic enemies trying to swarm you, or a swarm of enemies led by an elite one! In any case, the recruit Colosseum now contains all enemies you've seen on the Recruit Contracts! General · Added to the colosseum all enemies from the RECRUIT contracts. Every challenge you've faced on the RECRUIT contracts can spawn at a wave of the colosseum! · Modified the System of the colosseum - More basic enemies added to the spawn pool from all the RECRUIT contracts. - More Elite enemies added to the spawn pool from all the RECRUIT contracts. - Each wave you pass it gets harder in terms of vector and enhancements of enemies. - Enemies spawns are random. VETERAN COLOSSEUM REWORK The Veteran Colosseum has a focus on enemy versatility. We want you to feel the Colosseum different in many ways, so in addition to the recruit changes the system also allows a variety of enhancements to enemies that the player might need to find different ways of dealing with them. Imagine how different it is to fight against a rinosnail if it has an anti range barrier or a dolem if it has a full shield instead of HP... Join the challenge and discover the new Veteran Colosseum! General · Added to the Colosseum all enemies from the VETERAN contracts. Every challenge you've faced on the VETERAN contracts can spawn at a wave of the Colosseum ! · Modified the system of the Colosseum - More basic enemies added to the spawn pool from all the VETERAN contracts. - More Elite enemies added to the spawn pool from all the VETERAN contracts. - Elite enemies and bosses can spawn with random enhancements to add versatility to enemies. Adding another layer of complexity to the fight - Basic enemies can also spawn with random enhancements in certain waves to maximize the potential of some enemies to create new dynamics and experiences at the Colosseum. - Enemies spawns are random. - Each wave you pass, it gets harder in terms of vector and enhancements of enemies. BUG FIXING Major Issues · Fixed a memory leak problem when entering a contract doubling the memory needed for the game each game you play. This also affected the temperature of your hardware. Fixes · Fixed a bug with the controller that removed the help hoovers if the player opens them with "L3" too fast. · Fixed a bug with reward screen, if the player gets more than 10 units of a reward the number shown was 0. If you enjoy Killsquad and you haven’t left a review on Steam yet, please, do so now! Each review will help us reach more people. And more visibility for the game means more money for new additions and features to the game even now that it is on full release! So if you have a spare minute, leave a review. Each one really matters. What are we doing right now: · Working on the Endgame Content. · If your game crashes, a Crash reporter will appear. Please add the details of what you were doing at the time of the crash and send it to us. If you want to, feel free to contact us directly here at [email protected], with your "Saved" folder (C:\Users%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\Killsquad) attached.

Hello Bounty Hunters, Today we are starting our Killsquad’s Daily Deal. Grab the game with a 30% discount, and help WAHLA Corp. restore order in the universe. Momma counts on you! Daily Deal starts today and won’t last long (24 hours only)! As there’s not that much time to grab the deal, so don’t wait too long! The universe needs a hero. A hero just like you. Or if you want to feel that great gift of giving, you can gift Killsquad to your friend and take on the alien hordes together. Have a great day and speak to you soon, Your Novarama Team https://store.steampowered.com/app/910490/Killsquad/

Hello everyone, It’s Friday. Work is done (depending on where you are), and fun is about to begin. Let’s treat this upcoming weekend properly - like professionals. And what do professionals do? That’s easy. They are giving out brand new Killsquad content to the best community there is. So with that long winded introduction, here is the latest Killsquad Weekend Content Drop to enjoy! This time we’ve added five new cosmetics to the game, one for each hero. No matter what your favourite hero is, you can get him or her a brand new body cosmetic. Or you can get a new look for the whole squad! Because why should you limit yourself? How can you get them you ask? All new body cosmetics are hidden in chests scattered all around the universe. They will appear with a low chance frequency in them, so keep looking. And the harder the contract you choose, the higher the chance of finding them! If you want to get more details about this Content Drop and on any changes we’ve made, read the changelog below. And if you are new to Killsquad and you are looking for some company for fulfilling contracts and eliminating alien-vermin, join our official Discord server. There’s a lot of great Bounty Hunters in there looking to partner up. Killsquad Official Discord Server {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35068692/259f8923c829e54cdec339deb5d1ee66061ecca8.jpg Enjoy your weekend and grab those new cosmetics Bounty Hunters! They won’t unlock by themselves! All the best, Your Novarama Team

Killsquad Weekend Content 1 v1.1.4.9

For this weekend content update, we are adding 5 new cosmetics to the game. They have a low chance to be dropped at an ambush chest! The harder the contract the higher the chances to get the new skins! GENERAL · Added a new Troy body cosmetic: Leather Biker Jacket. · Added a new Kosmo body cosmetic: Oxygen Tanks. · Added a new Zero body cosmetic: Chest Pokets. · Added a new Cass body cosmetic: Light Ceremonial Armor. · Added a new Ekaar arms cosmetic: Mutated Arms. If you enjoy Killsquad and you haven’t left a review on Steam yet, please, do so now! Each review will help us reach more people. And more visibility for the game means more money for new additions and features to the game even now that is on full release! So if you have a spare minute, leave a review. Each one really matters. What are we doing right now: · Working on the Endgame Content. · If your game crashes, a Crash reporter will appear. Please add the details of what you were doing at the time of the crash and send it to us. If you want to, feel free to contact us directly here at [email protected], with your "Saved" folder (C:\Users%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\Killsquad) attached.

Welcome everyone, A few of you have messaged us saying that you had a bit of a tough time getting the Halloween Badge. With that in mind, we decided to extend our event for just a little bit longer, so you can fully enjoy getting those sweet perks. So, here we are announcing that the... Halloween Events' new ending will be on Friday, 12th of November 2021 at 3PM CET. Grab those pads, grab those keyboards, and charge up your mice! The Halloween goodies, outfits, badges, and goodies won't unlock themselves! A chance like this only comes once a year. And a quick note - we are part of 12 Days of Indie charity drive hosted by TDrastikMeasure on Twitch! Come join the stream as there will be codes given out and money raised goes to Toys for Tots! Streaming starts tonight at 7PM CDT | Saturday, 6th of November, 1AM CET on https://www.twitch.tv/indie. Enjoy the event Bounty Hunters and speak to you soon, Your Novarama Team P.S. If you want to read more info about Killsquad’s Halloween Event, click right here.

Hello everyone, Do we have any SteelSeries fans out here? If so, raise your hands and gather around. WAHLA Corp is proud to announce that as of now Killsquad supports SteelSeries Gamesense range of devices! So now your SteelSeries devices will illuminate based on your actions. A little detail that will give you that extra feel of immersion when raiding alien planets. List of SteelSeries Gamesense effects:

Heal: Each time you heal or stay in a healing area, peripherals will react with a green color.
Die: Each time you die peripherals will react with a red color.
Revive: Each time you revive peripherals will react with white color.
Starting a contract: Each time you start a contract, peripherals will react with a color related to the character the player is using.
Finishing a contract: Each time you finish a contract, peripherals will react with a yellow color.
Getting chest, credits, etc: Each time you take a chest, credits, or other items, peripherals will react with gold color.

Have fun and speak to you soon Bounty Hunters, Your Novarama Team

Killsquad Halloween HOTFIX v1.1.2.5

BUG FIXING Major Issues · Fixed a major bug where the requirements for the Halloween badge was not getting progress when a player uses a Halloween consumable being a client of a game. NOTE: All the badges have been fixed automatically for all the players affected by this bug. If you enjoy Killsquad and you haven’t left a review on Steam yet, please, do so now! Each review will help us reach more people. And more visibility for the game means more money for new additions and features to the game even now that is on full release! So if you have a spare minute, leave a review. Each one really matters. What are we doing right now: · Working on the Endgame Content. · If your game crashes, a Crash reporter will appear. Please add the details of what you were doing at the time of the crash and send it to us. If you want to, feel free to contact us directly here at [email protected], with your "Saved" folder (C:\Users%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\Killsquad) attached.

Trick or treat, Bounty Hunters? Why not both!?! Come over to our newly decorated lobby - we at WAHLA Corp have an announcement to make! We are happy to announce that the Killsquad’s Halloween Event is back! However, as the headline suggests, it's bigger and better than last year’s Halloween bonanza. Take a look at the video below to see what’s in store - if you DARE!! The first thing that we just have to mention is the brand-new Gadget - the terrifyingly tasty and powerful Hallowtide Pumpkin Cake! Its effects are still not fully known to WAHLA Corp scientists, but we did hear that it has amazing healing qualities and it is rather moist and has hints of vanilla (chocolate not confirmed). This cake though is not that easy of a find. There is now a new quest where you need to find 100 Hallowtide Pumpkins to help the chef make this most amazing dessert ever made during Hallowtide. Once you gather 100 Pumpkins you can claim the quest, and it will give you 13 Hallowtide Cakes. Now, once you get your 13 cakes, you cannot have more. That is the limit. So hurry Bounty Hunters, this treat is worth fighting for! As you all know, Halloween is all about dressing up. So get that special vibe for your squad with a new cosmetic - the scarily-hillarious Pumpkin Head! It’s available for all Killsquad’s characters. Since it’s Ekaar’s first Halloween in Killsquad, we wanted to welcome him to the WAHLA Corp family with a special gift. This year he will get his own Ekaar Halloween Skin and Halloween Portrait like the rest of the squad. And do you remember last year’s Halloween Skins and Portraits? We are bringing them back too! All of the Halloween items are available to buy in the shop only during this event! So don’t wait for too long Bounty Hunters. Get them while they last. And to all of our new Bounty Hunters out there, we would appreciate it if you let us know what you think about Killsquad. One of the best ways you can do that is by leaving a review on Steam. If you have a spare minute for us, it would mean the world. That’s it from us, enjoy Halloween, and speak to you soon, Your Novarama Team

Killsquad Halloween Update v1.1.0.9

HALLOWEEN EVENT The Halloween event is back! The spooky environment and rewards are here to be enjoyed. But there is tweaked compared to the last one, and so is the badge that comes with it! General · Added 1 new gadget, the "HALLOWTIDE CAKE", a consumable that heals 60% of your health instantly. Available only during the event. · Added 1 new skin for Ekaar, Halloween themed, his first Halloween event since he was introduced. Purchasable in the shop only during the event. · Added 1 new portrait for Ekaar, Halloween themed, his first Halloween event since he was introduced, purchasable in the shop only during the event. · Added 1 new cosmetic for all heroes, a pumpkin head. Purchasable in the shop only during the event. · All the previous years Halloween skins are purchasable in the shop only during the event. · All the previous years Halloween portraits are purchasable in the profile section only during the event. · Modified the Halloween badge requirements have been modified, and has two new tiers. · Modified the lobby with a new Halloween theme only for this event. · Modified several SFX to match the Halloween theme. · Removed the Halloween Cake Resource from previous Events. BUG FIXING Major Issues · Fixed a major bug where the player click several times in a fast way the claim button of a quest, getting the reward multiple times. · Fixed a major bug where the shield plague orbs applied the shield buff twice to enemies. Fixes · Fixed a bug where the hover information was shown incorrectly if you had already a contract selected. · Fixed a bug at the "QUEEN MOGGOTH" boss. One particle effect was not being rendered correctly. · Fixed a localization bug with the weapon "MOURNING" from Troy. · Fixed a localization bug at the contracts map after completing a contract. If you enjoy Killsquad and you haven’t left a review on Steam yet, please, do so now! Each review will help us reach more people. And more visibility for the game means more money for new additions and features to the game even now that is on full release! So if you have a spare minute, leave a review. Each one really matters. What are we doing right now: · Working on the Endgame Content. · If your game crashes, a Crash reporter will appear. Please add the details of what you were doing at the time of the crash and send it to us. If you want to, feel free to contact us directly here at [email protected], with your "Saved" folder (C:\Users%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\Killsquad) attached.

Hello everyone, Today we are organizing an AMA on Reddit! We are starting at 5PM CEST | 11AM EDT | 8AM PDT on r/Games. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35068692/cc6b721cd191059f2c82284ce3b5c51407bc44d8.jpg If you always wanted to ask us a question, any question at all, but you didn’t have a chance to do so, this is the perfect occasion! Join us on r/Games subreddit and ask us about Killsquad, about the production process, maybe you want to know more about the future of the game, or perhaps you want to get to know us a little bit better. Whatever is on your mind, AMA at us, and we will answer it. Just join us in our AMA today! Click here to join! Hope to see you there! Your Novarama Team

Bounty Hunters! This day has finally come. Killsquad Full Release is today! It’s a once-in-a-lifetime occasion, so celebrate with us this special day. And to mark this occasion, here is our brand new Killsquad Full Release trailer for your viewing pleasure! Killsquad has been a once-in-a-lifetime experience for us: our first self-funded, self-published game, done in the middle of the biggest pandemic in a century, and trying, day by day, to raise review scores to give you guys the game you deserved. Well, after two years, we’re happy to say: the game is ready. We feel we have delivered on our promise to all of you, the fans. Our goal was to create a game that you will be enjoying over and over again, either by yourself or with your friends (or with our community - come join us on Discord and meet the other Bounty Hunters!). We have worked hard over the last two years to make this game as good as it can be. We have shipped 16 major updates with new additions, characters, features, maps, improvements, and loads, loads more. And although today is Killsquad’s Full Release day, it doesn’t mean that it’s over for us. Not at all! We are calling this day the start of a new chapter in Killsquad’s history. There are still more points to tick off in our plans. You can see a glimpse of the game’s future by checking out our Post-Release Roadmap. Ok, that’s enough from us! Now is the time to celebrate! And may your contracts always be fulfilled, Bounty Hunters! Before we go, to celebrate this one heck of a day, we organized a few Killsquad Live Streams! We have Vulkan, Pazos64, AlexElCapo, SoyFelipez360, and Chiclana & Friends, onboard, and who knows who else will join! But to start off, watch our very own QA lead known as SheikSama on Discord play Killsquad LIVE on Steam! Ask us questions, see how we play the game, and spend some time with us. We are starting at 4PM CEST | 10AM EDT | 7AM PDT TODAY on Killsquad’s Steam Page. So grab that popcorn! We can’t wait to see you there! Here is our Killsquad Live Streams schedule: Vulkan: 21st of October | 8PM - 10PM CEST | 2PM - 4PM EDT | 11AM - 1PM PDT Youtube channel: Vulkan AlexElCapo, Pazos64, SoyFelipez360: 23rd of October | 6PM - 8PM CEST | 12PM - 2PM EDT | 9AM - 11AM PDT Twitch channels: AlexElCapo, Pazos64, SoyFelipez360 Chiclana & Friends: 28th of October | 4PM - 5PM CEST | 10AM - 11AM EDT | 7AM - 8AM PDT Twitch channel: Chiclana & Friends And finally, we will be on Reddit doing an AMA this Friday, October 22nd at 5PM CEST | 11AM EDT | 8AM PDT on r/Games. Join us! Ladies and Gentlemen, grab your glass. Killsquad is now officially out of Early Access! Cheers!!! Your Novarama Team https://store.steampowered.com/app/910490/Killsquad/

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