Hive Jump 2: Survivors — patch notes and updates
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| Steam Autumn Sale and Bundles! | 2024-11-27 | Hey Jumpers! The Steam Autumn Sale has landed, and you know what that means—DISCOUNTS! Hive Jump 2: Survivors is joining the festivities with a 25% discount. Yep, now’s the perfect time to jet into the chaos, survive the swarms, and squash some bugs. We also have a few bundles if you want to pair up with some other amazing titles. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2545740/Hive_Jump_2_Survivors/ Raid Survivors Bundle - Grab Hive Jump 2 alongside other action-packed games for double the thrill. Midwest and Friends Bundle - A mix of gems from the heartland! Midwest Games Bundle - A collection of games published by Midwest Games Whether you’re b |
| Hive Jump 2: Survivors 1.0 OUT NOW! | 2024-09-10 | Jumpers! Today is a momentous day! Hive Jump 2: Survivors is leaving Early Access and launching into 1.0! We want to take a moment to extend our thanks to everyone who has supported us during this Early Access journey, as well as those who have provided invaluable feedback and reviews along the way. Your input has been crucial in shaping this game, and if you haven’t yet left a review, we kindly ask you to consider it. Reviews are one of the most impactful ways to support indie games like ours, and we love reading them! We'd also like to share an updated content roadmap and reflect on the progress we've made since the start of the year—none o |
| Hive Jump 2: Survivors 1.0 Launch Date! | 2024-08-06 | Greetings Jumpers, Today is an exciting day - we are thrilled to announce that Hive Jump 2: Survivors will be leaving early access and jumping into 1.0 on September 10th! With the launch we will also be adding in a new oozy level with Mushroom Forest, a massive boss in the Harvester, an additional jumper and weapons/utilities, and some additional quality of life changes that we’ll get into at a later time. We also want to give you a sneak peak at the Mushroom Forest map….and the big baddie itself. So lock in and get ready for September 10th. Between now and then we’re going to be implementing more player feedback changes and quality of life i |
| Patch Notes 0.6.1648 | 2024-07-30 | Greetings Jumpers, It’s been a busy couple of busy weeks. Last week, we launched the Volcanic Wasteland update which brought a slew of new content and QoL updates. You can read more about The Volcanic Wasteland update here. We have a small patch rolling out today that focuses on some small changes and fixes. Changes: Crushers' stats have been adjusted to create a longer and more engaging fight. Health: 60k > 120k Speed: .0165 > .02 Ground slam cooldown: 2 > 1 Ground slam damage: 25 > 40 Ground slam attack range: 3 > 2.5 (clustering of falling stalactites is now slightly closer to the player) Dash attack range: 1.5 > 2.5 Dash attack duration: |
| Volcanic Wastelands Update Coming Soon! | 2024-07-19 | Attention Jumpers! The dev team has been hard at work to bring you a meaty content update on Tuesday, July 23. What can you expect? More details will be shared next week but we can confirm a new map in Volcanic Wasteland, a new boss in the Scorcher, and lots of QoL improvements and bug fixes. Here’s a sneak peak at some concept art and some gameplay from the new map and the boss: Refuel your jetpack and get ready to slay the Scorcher on Tuesday! You’ll need it to fly over those lava pools. As always, please share any of your feedback or impressive runs in the Midwest Games Discord or over on the Steam Discussions tab. Thank you all for your c |
| Patch Notes 0.5.1481 | 2024-07-09 | Greetings Jumpers! The team has continued to listen to the feedback has implemented some great quality of life changes and bug fixes! As always, if something you want us to know or discuss, is not listed here please let us know in the Steam Discussions tab or in the Midwest Games Discord. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2545740/Hive_Jump_2_Survivors/ Improvements and Additions New unlock reward animations now appear at the end of every run for any achievement you finished. End of run menu overhaul. - Includes animated display of unlocked achievements and statistics from the run. Achievement progress meters now implemented in various places |
| Patch Notes 0.5.1310 | 2024-06-19 | Greetings Jumpers! Thank you all for the continued support and feedback on Hive Jump 2: Survivors. If you haven’t already please consider leaving a review as it helps make the game easier for more people to find! This update is a small list of changes around achievements. We'll have more updates coming soon. If we're missing something in these patch notes that you want us to know about, let's chat either in the Midwest Games Discord, or over on the Steam Discussions tab. Achievement Fixes "Goo Economist" can no longer go into the negatives when spending goo at high difficulty levels Description slightly modified for clarity: Save a total of 1 |
| Patch Notes 0.5.1307 | 2024-06-04 | Greetings Jumpers! Thank you from everyone at Team Hive Jump for an amazing first week of Hive Jump 2: Survivors. The team has been loving the feedback and reviews so please keep them coming. If you haven't yet please consider leaving a review it helps a ton! The team has been hard at work squashing bugs and making various improvements. If we're missing something in these patch notes that you want us to know about, let's chat either in the Midwest Games Discord, or over on the Steam Discussions tab. Bug Fixes Fixed a freeze related to leveling up at the same time as destroying a Hive Spawner. Fixed the Sprinter Jumper's primary weapon. Fixed |
| Hive Jump 2: Survivors OUT NOW! | 2024-05-29 | https://store.steampowered.com/app/2545740/Hive_Jump_2_Survivors/ Hey everyone, Hive Jump 2: Survivors is out now in Early Access! We hope you enjoy all that Hive Jump 2: Survivors has to offer from enemy-frying jetpacks, waves of swarming bugs, and tons of alien goo for strategic upgrades. What is Hive Jump 2: Survivors? Hive Jump 2: Survivors is a sci-fi, action-packed, survivor-like, bullet heaven. After a squad of intrepid jetpack jumpers is decimated in an intergalactic ambush, a lone survivor sets out for vengeance while fending off endless waves of killer insects. Play as different jumpers for unique builds and abilities. Collect amber |
| Hive Jump 2: Survivors Live Stream with the Devs | 2024-05-29 | Join Matt from Graphite Lab as he plays through the latest version of Hive Jump 2: Survivors. We'd love to hear your feedback, let us know your thoughts either through the form linked here, Midwest Games' Discord, or over on the Steam Discussions tab. |
| Steam Endless Replayability Fest! | 2024-05-13 | Greetings! Join Matt Raithel, Founder of Graphite Lab, as he plays through our newest demo as a part of Steam's Endless Replayability Fest! Be sure to wishlist the game and get ready, as Hive Jump 2: Survivors will be available May 29th in Early Access! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2545740/Hive_Jump_2_Survivors/ Please let us know if you have any feedback or thoughts on the demo - you can chat with us in either in the Midwest Games Discord or over the Steam Discussions Tab! - Team Hive Jump |
| New Demo and Early Access Update | 2024-05-06 | The fight for survival continues! It's been a productive couple of months since the last update. Today we announced that Early Access for Hive Jump 2: Survivors will be opening on May 29th, 2024 in conjunction with our publishing partnership with Midwest Games! Most importantly, we’re also excited to share a new updated demo and have a survey live here where we’d appreciate any of your feedback on how to keep improving Hive Jump 2: Survivors. In the meantime if you could wishlist the game it helps us out in a number of ways. Now on to the demo updates! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2545740/Hive_Jump_2_Survivors/ Features New Jumpers have |
| Steam Next Fest - Gameplay Continues! | 2024-02-08 | You are alone. Your squad is dead. You have your weapon, a jetpack, and a fistful of courage. Fend off murderous alien hordes and transform their precious guts into explosive upgrades, utilities and relics. Become an overpowered agent of vengeance in this bullet-heaven action roguelike. Blast Baddies -Utilize your Jetpack to dodge enemies and traverse the environment in search of Hives! Build Your Jumper - Earn weapons, upgrades, and abilities to build the ultimate soldier. Invest in Permanent Upgrades - Unlock permanent abilities to give your Jumper an edge from the start of every run. Check out our free demo during Steam Next Fest and conne |
| Steam Next Fest - Gameplay Preview Evening Edition | 2024-02-07 | Survive as a lone soldier on an alien planet. You are alone. Your squad is dead. You have your weapon, a jetpack, and a fistful of courage. Fend off murderous alien hordes and transform their precious guts into explosive upgrades, utilities and relics. Become an overpowered agent of vengeance in this bullet-heaven action roguelike! Blast Baddies -Utilize your Jetpack to dodge enemies and traverse the environment in search of Hives! Build Your Jumper - Earn weapons, upgrades, and abilities to build the ultimate soldier. Invest in Permanent Upgrades - Unlock permanent abilities to give your Jumper an edge from the start of every run. Check out |
| Steam Next Fest - Gameplay Preview | 2024-02-07 | Survive as a lone soldier on an alien planet. You are alone. Your squad is dead. You have your weapon, a jetpack, and a fistful of courage. Fend off murderous alien hordes and transform their precious guts into explosive upgrades, utilities and relics. Become an overpowered agent of vengeance in this bullet-heaven action roguelike! Blast Baddies -Utilize your Jetpack to dodge enemies and traverse the environment in search of Hives! Build Your Jumper - Earn weapons, upgrades, and abilities to build the ultimate soldier. Invest in Permanent Upgrades - Unlock permanent abilities to give your Jumper an edge from the start of every run. Check out |
| Steam Next Fest - Gameplay Preview | 2024-02-04 | Survive as a lone soldier on an alien planet. Equip weapons, unlock power-ups, and hold on tight! Tear through alien hordes and become unstoppable in this action roguelite set in the Hive Jump universe! Blast Baddies -Utilize your Jetpack to dodge enemies and traverse the environment in search of Hives! Build Your Jumper - Earn weapons, upgrades, and abilities to build the ultimate soldier. Invest in Permanent Upgrades - Unlock permanent abilities to give your Jumper an edge from the start of every run. Check out our free demo during Steam Next Fest and connect with us online. Join our Discord Follow on Twitter/X Instagram, too! Find us on Fa |
| Steam Next Fest Demo! | 2024-02-03 | Steam Next Fest Demo is Available Now! Features Added the Major Upgrade Path. Unlock player upgrades to access even more powerful features such as additional player classes and special abilities for your jetpack. View your Active Relics in game via the Level Up and Wave End store menus. Unlock new Jetpack Abilities including AOE damage and and Health Regen. Activate new jumpers including the Runabout, Scout, and Bruiser Jumpers, each with unique starting equipment. Equip new Jetpack Cells to buff your Jumper while using the jetpack. Access the Survival Guide for gameplay tips and information. All new music and sound effects for gameplay and m |
| Demo Update (v.689) | 2023-12-21 | Demo Update Available Now Our latest update includes some more quality of life updates. This includes refinements of the UI to improve legibility and clarity, more updates to the font map(s), and other bug fixes and optimizations. Dreamhack Beyond DreamHack Beyond is an all year celebration of the gaming community with tournaments, contests, streams, and more! We're happy to be featured among some great titles in this year's event. Thanks for the continued feedback! Share with your friends and follow us on social. Twitter Facebook Instagram Also, if you haven't already, you should join our Hive Jump Discord server and say hello! |
| Demo Update (v.682) | 2023-11-18 | Demo Update Available Now Our latest update includes some nice quality of life updates. This includes additional UI to show stat comparisons when combining weapons, updates to the font map, and other bug fixes and optimizations. Thanks for the continued feedback! Share with your friends and follow us on social. Twitter Facebook Instagram Also, if you haven't already, you should join our Hive Jump Discord server and say hello! |
| Hive Jump Survivors Gameplay Showcase | 2023-11-08 | Survive as a lone soldier on an alien planet. Equip weapons, unlock power-ups, and hold on tight! Tear through alien hordes and become unstoppable in this action roguelite set in the Hive Jump universe. Build Your Jumper - Earn weapons, upgrades, and abilities to build the ultimate soldier. Invest Permanent Upgrades - Unlock permanent abilities to give your Jumper an edge from the start of every run. Blast Baddies -Utilize your Jetpack to dodge enemies and traverse the environment in search of Hives. Check out our free demo during the Bullet Heaven Fest and connect with us online. Join our Discord Follow on Twitter/X Instagram, too! Find us o |
| The Bullet Heaven Festival is here! | 2023-11-06 | The Bullet Heaven Fest is now live! Check out a fresh new demo for Hive Jump Survivors along with lots of other amazing games. Share with your friends and follow us on social. Twitter Facebook Instagram Also, if you haven't already, you should join our Hive Jump Discord server and say hello! |
| Closed Beta Version 0.3.581 | 2023-10-31 | Features Added a new game over menu which provides a breakdown of the player's run. Added acid pools that can damage the player. Added a combination preview card when combining equipment with a store item. Added attack and death animations for the Buzzer. Added death animations for the armorer. Added anticipation animations for grenades. Added anticipation and death animations for the Floater. Added new map decor. Added knockout to non-jumpable walls. Added art for the Smart Turret. Changes Input icons now change depending on the input device being used. Locked jumpers no longer appear in the jumper selection menu. Updated UI text for readabi |
| Closed Beta Version 0.3.524 | 2023-10-19 | Bugfixes Fixed scaling issues for various UI elements. Fixed an issue where the player's hurtbox would not follow their sprite while jetpacking. Fixed an issue where the player could combine any two equipped items of different types. Fixed an issue where the store menu would break if the player attempted to combine a store item with an equipped item of another type. Fixed an issue where the store menu would break if the player selected a store item while having a full inventory and no possible combinations. |
| Closed Beta Version 0.3.510 | 2023-10-18 | Bugfixes Fixed an issue where the game camera wouldn't scale correctly at certain resolutions. Fixed an issue where the settings menu wouldn't show the current resolution. Fixed an issue where enemies could still collide with other enemies during their death animation. Fixed an issue where enemy death particles would end prematurely. Reduced the chance of enemies spawning inside of walls. Fixed a typo in the "I Don't Like Shooting Guns" achievement. |
| Closed Beta Version 0.3.508 | 2023-10-17 | Features Added a permanent upgrade toggle to the upgrades menu so players can enable/disable their permanent upgrades in between runs. Changes Added a cap to the number of armorers that can be alive at any given time. Added a section in the codex for jumpers and the achievements to unlock them. Replaced the temporary text on the jumper selection menu with info on the selected jumper. Restricted 'kill zone' challenges from spawning too early. Bugfixes Fixed Mag Slug's projectiles colliding with other projectiles. |