Our beta testers were really on the ball this weekend and provided some good, actionable feedback to make our launch even better.



We went straight to work and have these updates ready to go:

• Random Grenade Error fixed
  
• Badlands fade effect lessened
  
• Pet and grenades now no longer auto trigger land mines,
  
• Fixed “jumping over” landmines
  
• Outdoor levels no longer have multicolored floor tiles
  
• Reduced font size in dialogs, various text updates (typos)
  
• Enemies no longer fire from offscreen (but they will chase if they have LoS)
  
• Minimum explosion radius upped to 192px — barrels much more dangerous
  
• Fixed errand mission icon in middle of the map

Our beta testers were really on the ball this weekend and provided some good, actionable feedback to make our launch even better.



We went straight to work and have these updates ready to go:

• Random Grenade Error fixed
  
• Badlands fade effect lessened
  
• Pet and grenades now no longer auto trigger land mines,
  
• Fixed “jumping over” landmines
  
• Outdoor levels no longer have multicolored floor tiles
  
• Reduced font size in dialogs, various text updates (typos)
  
• Enemies no longer fire from offscreen (but they will chase if they have LoS)
  
• Minimum explosion radius upped to 192px — barrels much more dangerous
  
• Fixed errand mission icon in middle of the map

Early Access Release Candidate 1 (EARC1) is live for private beta testers and press!



Lot's of new stuff there. I recommend resetting the game from the main menu and playing from the beginning. New controller configs are also available, so make sure to check those out.

Early Access Release Candidate 1 (EARC1) is live for private beta testers and press!



Lot's of new stuff there. I recommend resetting the game from the main menu and playing from the beginning. New controller configs are also available, so make sure to check those out.

We are on track for a March 21st release of SKIPCHASER as an Early Access title. We’ve had a private beta for the past few months and that has been a HUGE help in getting some of the gameplay mechanics worked out and squishing those pesky bugs.



Today the closed beta will get the first of TWELVE early access updates—that will give us the weekend to play test and deliver any hot fixes needed before the live release on Tuesday.

What’s included in the Early Access release, you ask? Here it is by the numbers:

• 5 complete missions from Act I
  
• 30+ randomly generated levels
  
• 8+ hand crafted maps including a boss battle
  
• 5+ pages of story dialog
  
• 2 weapon blueprints (Uzi, Rifle)
  
• 40+ unlockable weapon upgrades
  
• 4 enemy classes
  
• 6+ NPC classes
  
• 4 mission variations
  
• 3 original songs by VXVX

Major updates from the last release

• Improved enemy AI
  
• Respawn options screen
  
• Terminal for dialog and help
  
• Elemental damage states
  
• Environmental interactions (switches, etc.)
  
• Missions 4 + 5
  
• Additional art assets
  
• Grenade capping
  
• Random chest drops
  
• Camera smoothing
  
• Performance enhancements

We are on track for a March 21st release of SKIPCHASER as an Early Access title. We’ve had a private beta for the past few months and that has been a HUGE help in getting some of the gameplay mechanics worked out and squishing those pesky bugs.



Today the closed beta will get the first of TWELVE early access updates—that will give us the weekend to play test and deliver any hot fixes needed before the live release on Tuesday.

What’s included in the Early Access release, you ask? Here it is by the numbers:

• 5 complete missions from Act I
  
• 30+ randomly generated levels
  
• 8+ hand crafted maps including a boss battle
  
• 5+ pages of story dialog
  
• 2 weapon blueprints (Uzi, Rifle)
  
• 40+ unlockable weapon upgrades
  
• 4 enemy classes
  
• 6+ NPC classes
  
• 4 mission variations
  
• 3 original songs by VXVX

Major updates from the last release

• Improved enemy AI
  
• Respawn options screen
  
• Terminal for dialog and help
  
• Elemental damage states
  
• Environmental interactions (switches, etc.)
  
• Missions 4 + 5
  
• Additional art assets
  
• Grenade capping
  
• Random chest drops
  
• Camera smoothing
  
• Performance enhancements

Hey everybody,

We're back from GDC and starting to compile feedback from everyone who got a chance to play the game. We got to meet the creator of one of our favorite games Relic Hunters Zero as well.



This week will begin our first two-week SKIPCHASER sprint, so look forward to that.

Hey everybody,

We're back from GDC and starting to compile feedback from everyone who got a chance to play the game. We got to meet the creator of one of our favorite games Relic Hunters Zero as well.



This week will begin our first two-week SKIPCHASER sprint, so look forward to that.

I wanted to share our plan for SKIPCHASER while it's in early access. Those of you with closed beta keys and those who buy into the EA launch are seeing about 25% of the first of three acts. Our plan as of right now, is to continue to push content updates, progressing the storyline and finishing the planned features until our "official" release in early July.

Releases will be every other week for 12 release cycles, and we will look to the community to help us prioritize features, tweak the missions and story line and balance the gameplay. We will share our proposed roadmap following a build and allow players to weigh in.



Our hope is to release a well crafted twin-stick shooter with a story and engage the audience that wants to play something like that throughout the process.

If you are interested, follow SKIPCHASER on Steam for more frequent updates.