We're back from a well needed break, and are raring to go! Much like the end of last year, we left you all with a brand new content update for the game. And today we're not just saying hello, we've got some exciting news on the next additions to Windblown!


This new game mode will enable you to continue your run when you beat Incubator, meaning you can start from your chosen first biome again while keeping your current build and weapons. Now, this can stack infinitely, and your progress will be displayed just to the right of your health bar (above the difficulty), like this! 👇

This means you'll be able to keep increasing your stats, adapt your build and hit new heights! Enemies will continue to get stronger as well though, so make sure you can keep up with the ever increasing challenge.

Here's an example of the insanity you can achieve! 🔥

Endless Mode has begun internal testing now, and will hopefully be hitting the live servers in the coming weeks!


Now, we don't have anything specific to share just yet, but we wanted to let you all know that there's a brand new Biome in the oven! So keep your eyes peeled for more information on this soon.

We're curious to hear what you all think it might be 👀


And on top of all of this super exciting news, we've also thrown a Roadmap together!

You can check out what we have planned for the game below!

We do have some needed context however - we wanted to keep things very top line. The development of Windblown is incredibly dynamic, and is heavily influenced by the community. This means that we may add things into the plan, or even delay or remove some plans in favour of something more pressing. We’ll keep you all up to date as things progress!


And to finish things off, let's check out some AMAZING Windblown fan art!

After many MANY requests, we're happy to announce that the Windblown Original Soundtrack is now available to stream on all major platforms!

The biggest of props to Danger[2emedanger.com] for his insane work on the project! It's been an absolute blast seeing these tracks come to life, and we've loved seeing you all enjoy them!


(Click the image to access streaming platforms)
[2emedanger.com]

This update brings with it a bunch of new content, along with a totally revamped version of Sudden Death - The Revenge Mode!

This patch and its content is all thanks to you, the players! Your feedback and input has been invaluable to the games development and direction. We hope you enjoy diving into the new build, and bringing vengeance on behalf of your fallen allies!



These lightning fast claws are perfect for getting up close and personal with the Sentinels. They dish out damage quickly, and can launch projectiles with a held attack. It's Alterattack turns this up to 11 though, launching you into the air and firing a bunch of flaming heads upon impact! Kinda like a certain boss?


Hibiki’s Umbrella is a unique addition to your arsenal, allowing you to equip a wind-wielding weapon aimed at tearing enemies to shreds with mini-tornadoes! The end of its attack string launches one tornado, whereas its Alterattack launches three! Oh, and did we mention that they track enemies and deal damage over time? Perfect for a DoT build, or if you want to use the Vortex's tricks against it.

• Bleed Aura - Generate an area that infuses the attacks of yourself and allies to apply bleed to enemies. Perfect for building up high stacks fast and watching enemies fall to pieces.
  
• Mark Zone - Marks all enemies within a zone, setting them up for a devastating detonation. Use this with some Mark specific Gifts, and you're going to cause some serious damage!
  
• Ultra Laser - BOOM! ...That's about it... Or more specifically launches a huge murder laser at the closest target. Decimating it and anything else that may be too close.
  
• L-BRO (Shooting Bot) - Your newest adorable companion. Designed to follow you around and harry your foes from afar. Activate its ability though, and you'll turn up the heat, increasing L-BRO's attack speed.

A full revamp of the Sudden Death mechanic! In this new version you are no longer one shot, and instead become enraged at the sigh of you allies falling. You deal increased damage and move quicker, but your enemies also hit harder too. Oh, and using flasks is disabled as well, so watch out!


We've added 4 new skins which are unlocked by completing runs on increasing difficulty. Which means if you've already cleared the game on Cataclysmic, you'll need to go back to lower difficulties to grab any skins you may have missed!

• Toad
  
• Chimera Axolotl
  
• Badger Bat
  
• Horned Lizard

• Rat Village Boss - Based on your feedback, we've reworked the boss at the end of the Rat Village. He is now much more punishing, has a bunch of new moves, and can be a real challenge if you're not expecting it! We also made some upgrades to the Headbanger version too, making it much more difficult to deal with.
  
• We've also added a bunch of new enemy variants to most biomes, meaning runs should feel more challenging as you progress through the difficulties.

• Pause Feature - You can now pause the game in single player! You can now go and grab a drink, or a snack, and put the chaos on pause. Go ahead, we'll wait.
  
• Mouse aiming enhancements - including a new mouse aiming algorithm to aid with targeting enemies at a distance.
  
• Tons of performances enhancements.

We want to ensure Windblown is playable for as many people as possible, meaning the addition of things like new languages is key! Because of this, we've added German and Russian localisation to the game!


Well, A LOT, that's what!

We have big plans for Windblown, and the work has only just begun! We'll be taking a small break over the next couple of weeks as we recharge from what has been total chaos! But rest assured, we'll be back in early 2025 with a continued sense of determination for Windblown!

From everyone on the Motion Twin crew - we hope you have a restful and peaceful holiday period! We'll see you on the other side!


⭐️ = community inspired

• ⭐️ Co-op: new Revenge Mode
  
• 2 new weapons: Fiery Claws & Umbrella
  
• 4 new trinkets: Ultra Laser, Mark Zone, Bleed Aura + our first pet L-BR0!
  
• ⭐️ 4 new skins: rewards when finishing the game at higher difficulties
  
• 9 new enemy variants!
  
• ⭐️ Weapons can now have a dynamic Alterattack ignition bonus: Shield (from +40 to +200%), Boomerang (from 0 to +100%)
  
• Rat Village's Miniboss (Pirate Captain) revamp including new animations and attack patterns
  
• Rat Village's optional Miniboss (The Headbanger's Head) revamp including new attack patterns
  
• Gift slots can now appear as Path choice rewards (if you unlocked the ability to obtain them)
  
• ⭐️ Boosts: small boosts were removed and replaced by big boosts. Boosts will always have one special proposition that gives a reduced stat but an added maximum health bonus. This is an experimental change to make choices more interesting and streamline health gain - we welcome any feedback!
  
• Added new chunks in Factory and Incubator biomes
  
• ⭐️ New mouse aiming algorithm: will especially enhance your accuracy when using distant weapons
  
• ⭐️ New mouse cursors: Arrow (new default) & Anchor Boom (you can pick those and the previous Hand one in the options)
  
• ⭐️ Accessibility: new standard Auto Dash option available from the start
  
• ⭐️ Accessibility: new no-flash mode for UIs
  
• ⭐️ New 🇩🇪 German and 🇷🇺 Russian localizations
  
• ⭐️ Gift slots can now be recycled
  
• ⭐️ Gift and Gift slots can now be recycled and bought even when you are full (meaning, you already have the same Gift or you can't buy any more slot)

• ⭐️ The Sudden Death mechanic when one player dies in multiplayer has been replaced by the Revenge Mode
  
• ⭐️ Enemies no longer kill you in one hit, your max health still matters.
  
• Instead, both enemies and players are empowered. Enemies deal +100% damage, and players gain +100% per ally down. Players also move faster.
  
• To compensate, enemies no longer change their scaling based on the amount of players alive and you cannot use your Heal Flasks.
  
• You still need to kill enough enemies to remove all 10 stacks of Sudden Death and revive your allies. 3 players co-op: when a second ally is down if you had less than 5 stacks the counter resets to this value.
  
• However, the amount of stacks removed have been updated. Strong enemies remove 2 stacks instead of 1. Most enemies in the Incubator biome remove 3 stacks each. Elite enemies remove 5 stacks each. Little vaccum cleaners in Factory and tentacles in Incubator do not give any anymore.
  
• Additionally, you can now revive teammates more easily in Boss fights. In the first Boss fight: killing one of its pillars will remove 4 stacks, meaning you can revive your allies after destroying three. In the second Boss fight, you can still revive teammates by killing one of the three brothers (unchanged).

• ⭐️ Rewards: the Fungal Swamp biome now gives more rewards to account for its increased difficulty
  
• ⭐️ Elite enemies: the Clone power can now be hit, is susceptible to control effects (stun, freeze, etc...) and deals reduced damage
  
• ⭐️ Elite enemies: elites in the various difficulty modes now have a single enhanced power, where they had several before (causing unneeded chaos). In the Stormy difficulty, these powers are enhanced for the first time, then a second time in the Cataclysmic difficulty.
  
• ⭐️ Enemies: the Rat Jailer in the Rat Village biome now drops its cheese area of effect in front of him, instead of around him. This makes the enemy easier to manage with melee weapons
  
• Enemies: new attack for the secret variant of the Fenwick - in hommage of a certain character with a straw hat
  
• Enemies: Naveless Triplet Pyro is faster and more dangerous (especially the Big one)
  
• Enemies: Naveless Triplet Rogue is more intelligible but more dangerous (especially the Big one)
  
• Weapons: Boomerang now stays in place for 6s
  
• Weapons: EyeBlade swings grow larger during its combo. AlterAttack is faster (anim duration shortened)
  
• Weapons: Telepike can move more easily while attacking
  
• Trinkets: Leafade bonus damage increased (e.g. from 100% to 150% at level 1)
  
• Trinkets: Curse Trap bonus damage reduced (e.g. from 4% to 3% per curse at level 1)
  
• Gifts: Lifesteal Flasks duration reduced from 15s to 10s, and they now use base damage
  
• Gifts: Complete Crystallize now applies to the whole team
  
• Gifts: Critical Refill now has a limit of 6 procs per second
  
• Gifts: Lifesteal Hex value reduced from 3% to 2%
  
• Shops: Magifishes can now appear in shops and behind payment gates
  
• Affixes: Lifesteal value reduced from 3% to 2%
  
• ⭐️ Co-op economy: when you select Shells in a team giver, they are now given to every team member (to be coherent with the recycling mechanic). Additionally, item prices now scale with the player count.
  
• ⭐️ Weapons: Ninja Stars: increased overall damage
  
• ⭐️ Trinkets: Leafade now applies to your next hit (rather than your next direct hit)
  
• 3 new variant mobs in Autumn : BomberAlpha, GundogAlpha, RusherAlpha
  
• 3 new variant mobs in Mushroom : BomberFeral, GundogFeral, RusherFeral
  
• 1 new variant imob in Factory : FenwickAlpha
  
• 1 new variant mob in RatVillage : PirateGoblinAlpha
  
• 1 new variant mob that can pop in any biome : BigJar
  
• Chance to spawn a variant mob increase with difficulty level

• ⭐️ Single player: the pause menu now truly pauses the game
  
• ⭐️ UI: added a summary of your Memory unlocks and of your Species' unlocks in the dedicated menus at the Ark
  
• ⭐️ UI: You are now invincible while in a giver menu (Boosts, Gifts, Gear...)
  
• UI: damage received by players are better conveyed by the health bars
  
• UI: locked gift slots are now shown in the inventory
  
• UI: reskin of some menus (skin selection, save selection…)
  
• UI: "validation paw mark" are now based on the current body shape of your character
  
• UI: Gears stats are now localized
  
• Gameplay: the Trinket/Magifish ready feedback above the player now shows the icon of the item
  
• Misc: critical damages are now compliant with french and spanish writing rules
  
• Texts: clarified combo finisher affixes' texts
  
• ⭐️ Co-op: your allies' hits are now shown visually
  
• ⭐️ Co-op: multiplayer access: you can now play with friends directly after returning to the Ark for the first time. You still need to save Pietro to access public games.

• Weapons: Anchor Boom VFXs Polish
  
• Weapons: Eye Blade Anim Polish
  
• Environment: decoration update in Incubator

• Gameplay: fixed Alterattacks base damage calculations
  
• ⭐️ Gifts: fixed the accumulation of effects reducing your maximum health (you are now capped to 1 at least)
  
• ⭐️ HUD: fixed permanently hidden UI when teleporting towards an ally while in an area that disables UI
  
• ⭐️ Level Design: fixed lots of reported issues and navigation quirks
  
• ⭐️ Weapons: Charged Blade: fixed dying enemies not triggering Crystallize when falling
  
• Weapons: Kunais: fixed passing through some targets
  
• Weapons: Ninja Stars: fixed chained Alterattacks bonus being wrong sometimes
  
• Weapons: Telepike's perfect tip and Ninja Stars' distance based damages now scale properly
  
• ⭐️ Bestiary: fixed having some bombs of the Rat Village's end encounter exploding after the fight
  
• Bestiary: fixed some Naveless Pyro and Rogue animations (weapons wrong rotations)
  
• HUD: fixed Emojis being drawn behind other hud elements
  
• HUD: fixed having enemy health bars behind damage numbers, thus being unreadable
  
• HUD: fixed Refillable Flask's icon not filling accordingly to the percentage (looked full way before it was)
  
• Options: fixed Dash at cursor that was interactible when Aim at cursor is not activated
  
• Options: fixed Dash at cursor being not orientated properly when the camera was tilted
  
• ⭐️ Weapons: Fixed the Anchor Boom weapon not applying various effects
  
• ⭐️ Weapons: Fixed iFrames of the Alterattacks of the Ravenblade and the Eye Blade
  
• ⭐️ Weapons: Fixed the Beatbolt Alterattack aiming
  
• ⭐️ Enemies in the Gobbling fish will no longer be able to attack while under the effect of the Detonado trinket
  
• ⭐️ Better targetting on RatVillage's Fireworks
  
• ⭐️ Fixed permanently hidden UI when teleporting towards an ally while in an area that disables UI
  
• ⭐️ Co-op: fixed having walking dead players 🧟 (and some crashes because of it)
  
• Co-op: Crystallize: fixed not showing cumulative damages properly
  
• ⭐️ Trinkets: fixed some camera effects
  
• ⭐️ Bestiary: fixed NavelessBoss Tankers that were being targetted by homing projectiles instead of the foes
  
• ⭐️ Bestiary: fixed Fenwick Variant that could not be crystalized
  
• ⭐️ Level design: fixed having a healing shop before any fight in the Fungal Swamp biome
  
• ⭐️ Audio: fixed unstoppable and super loud music in ending credits
  
• ⭐️ Fixed missing VFXs generating errors on Fenwick Variants
  
• ⭐️ Memories: Fixed the secret memory in the Ark's Well not being obtainable
  
• ⭐️ Weapons: Katars: fixed held attack not launching (also applies to some rare cases on other weapons)
  
• ⭐️ Weapons: the Detonado trinket will no longer attract weapon projectiles
  
• ⭐️ Weapons: fixed held attacks not being triggered if you have too much attack speed Boosts (e.g. Katars, Ravenblade)
  
• ⭐️ Weapons: Beatbolt: fixed Alterattack aiming sometimes not working
  
• ⭐️ Weapons: Charged Blade: fixed not being able to push Frozen enemies
  
• Weapons: fixed high Attack Speed potentially skipping to trigger some hitboxes or projectiles
  
• Weapons: fixed not being able to move targeting of held attacks solely by using the mouse (e.g. Anchor Boom)
  
• Fixed under the hood issues regarding attack speed (some logics being skipped)
  
• Fixed under the hood errors causing some unpredictable and weird behaviours

• Optimized shader prewarming (reduces the initials stutters on DirectX-based configs)
  
• ⭐️ Optimized miniboss/boss fights: Headbanger boss and Head miniboss
  
• Optimized many decoration models, especially in the Rat Village
  
• Optimized menus and texts loading to prevent some stuttering and micro freezes
  
• Optimized Inventory opening
  
• Optimized several VFXs (flying loots, jar breaking, dash, atmospheric VFXs,
  Headbanger VFXs…)
  
• Co-op: optimized the amount of data exchanged between clients

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1911610/Windblown/

We have some super exciting news today!

We have just opened up a public beta branch for the first update for Windblown! With this, you'll be able to jump in and test the new patch ahead of its release later this month.

Remember, the whole point of these beta tests are for the team to gather data and feedback from players, so you should expect some bugs and quirks during your time on this build!

Now, there are a few very important things to let you know about first!


Also, until full release, please note that multiplayer games are version-tied, so you’ll solely be able to play with other beta testers.

Here's the basics:

• Playing the beta branch will mean you can't use your existing save on the public branch. You will be able to play it on the public branch again once the patch launches.
  
• You can make a new save when you load up the beta branch, but it will be a brand new game. Again, you will be able to play it on the public branch again once the patch launches.
  
• You can play with other players so long as you're on the same build. So public branch players can't play with beta branch players, and vice versa.

• Go to your Steam game library.
  
• Right click on Windblown and click "properties".
  
• Select the tab "Betas".
  
• In the first dropdown box select "public_beta"
  
• Click close and wait for the upload to finish downloading.

• ⭐ Revenge Mode - A full revamp of the Sudden Death mechanic! In this new version you are no longer one shot, and instead become enraged at the sigh of you allies falling. You deal increased damage and move quicker, but your enemies also hit harder too. Oh, and using flasks is disabled as well, so watch out!
  
• 2 New Weapons - Hibiki’s Umbrella and Fiery Claws make their debut in Windblown, both with their own move sets and Alterattacks.
  
• 4 New Trinkets - You'll find 4 new trinkets in the game - Bleed Aura, Mark Zone, L-BRO (a shooting pet!), Ultra Laser. Each of which should help you further specialise your builds and playstyles!
  
• 4 New Skins - You'll be able to find the Toad, Horned Lizard, Badger Bat and Chimera Axolotl skins while playing the game! Just keep pushing as far as you can, and you'll find them.
  
• Miniboss and boss reworks - The Rat Village boss has been revamped. He's received a bunch of new attacks, and can really cause you issues if you're not careful. The Headbanger variant of this boss has got some new tricks too, along with some spicy updates to one of the final bosses!
  
• ⭐Single Player Pause - A long requested feature for Single Player is the ability to pause the game. Well, we've added that in now, so you can take a break mid run. Remember to stay hydrated!
  
• Gift slots can now appear as Path choice rewards (if you unlocked the ability to obtain them).
  
• Boosts: small boosts were removed and replaced by big boosts. Boosts will always have one special proposition that gives a reduced stat but an added maximum health bonus.
  
• Added new chunks in Factory and Incubator biomes.
  
• ⭐New mouse aiming algorithm: This will help to enhance your accuracy when using distant weapons.
  
• ⭐Weapons can now have a dynamic Alterattack ignition bonus: Shield (from +40 to +200%), Boomerang (from 0 to +100%).
  
• ⭐Accessibility: new standard Auto Dash option available from the start.
  
• ⭐Accessibility: new no-flash mode for UIs.

There are of course a bunch of QoL changes and fixes included too, so please make sure you jump into the Discord and Steam Forums to let us know how you're finding the new content ahead of it's release later this month.

It's been a crazy month since launch, and the team is so thankful for all of your passion and support since we released Windblown into Steam Early Access. Your feedback has been paramount to what we've been working on next!

Speaking of which, we'll be releasing Windblown's first feature patch this month, which we're calling the Revenge Update!

It'll include new weapons, skins, trinkets, and huge updates of some major enemies and level design reworks, along with the long awaited Sudden Death rework - replaced by The Revenge Mode! Stay tuned for updates on this patch soon.


It's been non-stop for the team since launch, as we've worked through countless pieces of feedback and watched closely as you tackled the Vortex and its minions head on!

On top of this, it's been amazing to see how you've experienced Windblown with friends and found inspiration in things like fan art and videos.

So let's take a look at what's happened since launch:

• Mouse Aiming - this was a hotly requested feature since launch, which was something we implemented fairly quickly. It became clear early on that keyboard and mouse users wanted more control over their character and it's targeting. So we added a new way to aim using the mouse, but also allowed players who preferred the existing method to continue using it.
  
• Bug fixes & QoL - plus a buuuunch of smaller fixes and tweaks to the game to improve everyone's experience. For example, weapon fixes, gift changes, and enemy tweaks.
  
• Balancing - tweaking things that were just too strong, and buffing things that needed a bit of love. Balance is super important and something we will continuously monitor.

We hosted our very first AMA over in the Windblown Discord[discord.gg], where we took questions from the community and answered as many as we could, focusing on the most important topics to our players. Check out the VoD below!


Sodapoppin took Windblown for a spin shortly after the games launch! It was great to see his community enjoying the content and getting involved with the stream!
The Co-Op Bros dove into multiplayer and gave their thoughts and impressions on the game! We loved seeing them tackle the Sentinels together!


For anyone looking for A TON of Roguelite goodness, you can grab both Windblown and Dead Cells together in this awesome bundle.

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/46406/Windblown__Dead_Cells/



And as a bonus, please check out some of the recent fan art we've seen from the Windblown community!

It's that time of year again, where the Steam Awards come crashing into town!

Now although Windblown has only been out for a month or so, we've seen players already nominating us for several different categories! (you guys are the best!).

One of the most consistent things we've seen in Windblown though, is how often you're all getting wrecked by the sentinels, so this category made the most sense to us!


https://store.steampowered.com/app/1911610/Windblown/

🚀 New version deployed v0.1.7 (3698e755)
- ⭐️ Fixed Trinket refill effects also applying to Magifishes
- Fixed Rat Village fireworks crate being sometime prioritized as targets over the actual enemies
- ⭐️ Fix-candidate for enemy being blocked behind the locked door in the Alterattack 3rd upgrade's arena
- ⭐️ Fixed a potential crash if 2 pressure plates were activated at the same time during the Navelless Brothers boss fight
- ⭐️ Fixed under the hood error when interrupting an attack with a biome loading
- ⭐️ Fixed prevent launching 2 fall action on enemies, thus preventing following under the hood errors
- ⭐️ Co-op: fixed potential issue with individual boost givers
- ⭐️ Co-op: fixed potential issue when dropping items while dying
- Co-op: fixed not being able to teleport to any teammates when they are at a Shop
- Fixed some shadow appearing / disappearing on some configs
- Fixed wrong credits for Léo