On Friday we had the NZ Game Developer's Conference. NZGDC is a great opportunity to see how the game development community is going here in little ol' New Zealand. We heard from a variety of people, saw some awesome games, had Korean BBQ for dinner and wrapped up the night with some team bonding in the form of Karaoke.
I intended to get last week's blog out on Thursday but the week took a sudden turn onto Busy Street and things didn't pan out as intended. Not to worry though, Mondays are just as good as Fridays! (Not really but that's what we tell Monday).
We've got new things lining up to get knocked out of the hypothetical park. These are things on the web versions making their way to mobile. These are things we haven't seen before and variations on old things. These are things that you'll have to wait to see...
SAS Zombie Assault 4 Mobile - Contracts!
The mobile version of SAS4 now has contracts! Contract missions let players compete for goodies in a variety of challenging missions on several new maps. Each contract has a different objective for players to carry out, keeping players on their toes and rotating regularly (the contracts, not the players).
We've got fixes and other fun stuff buried away in the update, so open SAS4 mobile and have a look around the update!
Drew a Gun, Won a Gun
Found in an abandoned balloon factory, the D4R7 Shooter has a familiar feel when used. The gun has many features in addition to firing darts including: a camouflage detection scope, a caustic glue hose, rail-gun core and calibre settings. It appears to be quite upgradeable, but it looks like it would cost a lot of money to do so. Despite having a multitude of features it seems easy enough for even a monkey to be able to use.
D4R7 Shooter - RickyHuang
Congratulations to RickyHuang for his winning, dart-shooting entry into the gun design competition. RickyHuang will receive a shiny new HIKS A10 to show the zombies a thing or two about pain.
We had a bunch of great entries for this competition. Tune in next week for another competition!
Questions from the Comments:
Bloonarius vs. Vortex. Who would win?
The monkeys. Even when they're not involved they push their way in to prove they know better.
What game on NK do you think deserves Awesome Points but doesn't have any right now?
Hunt or Die!
What would you do if Ninja Kiwi got DDoS'd?
It's happened a few times, both directly and indirectly. Not much you can do. Just hope the fail-safes stay up and re-route the connections as best we can while doing investigations.
Do you think some people on Ninja Kiwi purposefully side with the "Bad Guy" in an attempt to get others punished (unfairly)?
Yes, but there are trolls everywhere. We're usually pretty good at seeing when someone is just trying to stir trouble. If you think it's happening we really appreciate you letting us know via Support. I don't think this phenomenon is particular to NK in any way.
Do you think "Hindenbloon" (a portmanteau of "Hindenburg" and "bloon") sounds like a cool boss name?
I do, yes :)
Thanks for reading. Leave any comments, questions or suggestions below and have a kick-ass week.
Aaron
Could the Donderbus have EVER had ANY chance of being a sniper rifle AT ALL?
"Can we get patch notes for the BTD games? There isn't a place in-game for patch notes so we try to put them up on the forums when we update. For a long time it wasn't something we did but more recently we're making sure players are able to see the changes we put in." Can we at least have these patch notes in a locked stickied thread on the appropriate forum? As it is now we can't find them. If they were in historic order stickied it would really help us to get informed on the changes.
Will Fortress Destroyer have multiplayer?
Will the D4R7 Shooter ever become replicated and spread amongst the zombie hunting community? Or will it stay a relic, proof of an ancient lost civilization, in a museum to be viewed with wonder and curiosity?
Are you considering adding a multiplayer element to Fortress Destroyer, and if so, do you have a date to look forward too?
Any news on Fortress Destroyer? Most of us still can't play it.
Would it possible to answer EVERY comment in the blog post?
Have you experienced the horror of a habanero pepper or anything hotter before if so how bad was the pain on a scale to 1 - 10?
Aaron, how did you get so smart? If it was through the theft of other's chromosomes, whose chromosomes did you use?
If there was one factor about NinjaKiwi, what would you focus on improving? Assuming there's enough resources to get anything done ;)