- Juicy Variety Landing in 3… 2.. 1!
- Us chicken aliens (chickaliens?) have been hard at work flapping our wings and finishing up Alien Hominid Invasion’s Update Part 2 (JUICY VARIETY edition!), and today we’re excited to announce that this FREE update is arriving next week!
- Yep, you heard that right – the JUICY VARIETY Update lands Monday, April 29th, around 10:00 AM PDT on Steam, with consoles to follow at a later date. To celebrate, let’s touch upon some of the chaotic new features soon landing on planet Earth!
- WARNING: This post contains intel about new content soon being added to Invasion! If you’d like to experience all the new stuff on your own, please ignore this post for now.
- A Chaotic Juicy Variety Stream Recap
- The stream recap above shows a firsthand look at our team sharing the update for the first time! Please note that the content was still a WIP at the time, so things may look a little different on release.
- New changes shown in the video include:
- Modifiers: Roll Bomb, Double Jump Reflect
- Hazards: Pinball Bumpers, Grind Lines, Mine Layers
- MECHA F.R.O.G. mini-boss and vehicle
- "A Lot of Parking Lot" area
- Updates to Chomper Wall/Keybot levels
- More balance and quality of life tweaks
- ICE CREAM!!!!!!!
- Owley’s Art Journey
- Oh, and about that new area, "A Lot of Parking Lot" – we have some updated art to share with you today! Check out how the art of Invasion is first conceptualized in the game and updated to completion below:
- The Behemoth chickalien visits Squawky’s Cameras for the first time.
- The chickalien is back, happy to be in a world of colorful destruction once more. Wait, didn’t Squawky own this place?
- THE CHICKALIEN REJOICES, AS OWLEY’S REACHES ITS FINAL FORM! Wait, does this place belong to that one owl we know from that one game? How curious…
- On top of three new areas, some of the game’s older art is getting a facelift! Be sure to keep an eye out for the updated buildings, especially the new Meow Motors. Meeeow!
- The ORBITER
- Something we didn’t get a chance to show off in the prior stream is our new Orbiter mutation, so here’s a sneak peek in GIF form:
- With every use, the Orbiter mutation spawns a projectile that circles you, knocking enemies out of your path and making you a close-range DESTROYER! Using it a second time will create a temporary platform at its current location, making the mutation a good choice for swarm and bonus levels.
- The MECHA F.R.O.G. Arrives!
- The last thing we wanted to touch on today is the new MECHA F.R.O.G., SPINDOCTOR OF FATE!
- Invaders can soon encounter the MECHA F.R.O.G. as a mini-boss while traversing through city blocks! If you defeat the MECHA F.R.O.G., sources say you can use it as a vehicle… Will you be going on a MECH RAMPAGE?
- That’s all for now! We’ll be live on YouTube and Twitch this Thursday, April 25th at 3:00 PM PDT for one last Invasion stream before the update goes live!
- Which part of the JUICY VARIETY Update are you most excited for?