Alien Hominid Invasion Developer Notes – A Gun That Shoots Bees (and Other Stuff)

Hey there invaders,

Though the radio channels have seemed quiet, our team has been hard at work on prepping the mothership for an eventual (but imminent!) landing.

The feedback we received from everyone who demoed our game during PAX Online + EGX Digital was invaluable; since then, we’ve been hard at work making changes and implementing new features (both stemming directly from some of that feedback and our own strange and creative minds).

New features like… THIS BEE GUN. (And the Electrobot’s shields, too.)

*The charge shot on the Bee Gun is still a work in progress!

Here’s a small list of some of the other changes we’ve made to Alien Hominid Invasion since last month’s demo.

  • Visual reworks for multiple weapons including the Acid Shot, Six Shooter, Cryoshot, and more
  • New weapon: Bee Gun
  • Addition of boosts with new perks including heal on objective completion and higher coin drop chance
  • Tiered items now have better visual organization to aid in quick and clear understanding
  • New hazards: fire and bombard added
  • Flybots are rideable and now drop mines as their attack
  • Electrobots now shield units and no longer slow nearby players
  • Megabot now has a laser spin attack
  • The game HUD has been cleaned up

While we don’t quite know how far we still have to go, we want to share more frequent updates with you while we continue to work on Alien Hominid Invasion so you can see how far we’ve come in the meantime. We’ll also still be doing periodic development streams to share closer looks at game tweaks and changes, so stay tuned!

If you’re looking to keep up with mothership communications in the meantime, make sure to wishlist Alien Hominid Invasion on Steam!

Alien Hominid Invasion in Concert with Patric Catani – An HD PAX + EGX Encore

We came, we saw, we invaded — PAX Online + EGX Digital was a blast! 

During the 9 days of the online show, we spent a ton of time doing what we do best: sharing the games we make, putting out content, and hanging out with all of YOU. With everything online, we’ve never done anything quite like it before… But there’s a first time for everything, and we hope you had as much fun as we did!

And another thing we’d never done before but were excited about was a digital concert! Thanks to our friend Patric Catani (who you may already know) this was not only possible, but also INCREDIBLE. Patric recorded a live performance for us and for all of you, and it was killer!

Oh yeah… and now the replay is live in HD. Encore all you want!

This is the HD recorded encore video of the PAX Online + EGX Digital live musical performance of the Alien Hominid Invasion OST with Patric Catani himself. Patric has been collaborating with us for the last 10 years and has made music for BattleBlock Theater, Pit People, and now Alien Hominid Invasion.

Tip: Turn the lights down and the volume up for a maximum dance floor simulation experience!

If you find yourself loving Patric Catani’s music as much as we do, you can check out the rest of his work on his website.

Thanks again for coming out to PAX and EGX with us. We’ll be sharing more stats and recaps on social media in the coming weeks so you can see just how much you showed up for the invasion. (Spoiler alert, it was a lot, and you’re all monsters).

We’re already looking forward to the next show!