Halloween has come to Skyhook with the biggest update yet! Fight with grappling hooks with a new set of spooky skins and quests.

The haunted crew of the Flying Dutchman has arrived. Unlock these new Hero Skins by completing a new set of Quests.

Can you unlock all the different skins for each character?

• New maps for each stage based on the Champion’s Cup matches.
  
• New quests to unlock the Skele skins.
  
• The Gryphon now shoots three lightning beams instead of one.
  
• Players now keep the same slot when returning to character select. Player 1 will always rejoin the game as Player 1 when selecting characters.

Stay spooky!
-Qazi

The gamepad system in Skyhook has been completely revamped, allowing for a larger list of supported controllers across PC, Mac, and Linux, included the most requested GameCube controller!

• Option to change resolution.
  
• Re-connecting gamepads should now reconnect to the proper player.
  
• New menu for better gamepad customization.
  
• New trophy sprites.

• Fixed Sudden Death Sky Ball matches not ending properly.
  
• Quest achievements not unlocking for lower tier trophies.
  
• Game not launching at proper resolution.
  
• Mouse aiming not working when cursor is too close to player.

Hope everyone is enjoying the game! If you have any ideas or bug reports let me know in the Discussion Boards. Thanks for playing!

-Qazi

PS If you’d like to follow along with developments of my newest game, you can watch me make it live weekdays at https://www.twitch.tv/qazitv

Holy crap guys! After 1 year and 3 days in Early Access, Skyhook is officially a released game on Steam! I still can't believe it either!

Thank you to all the amazing supporters throughout Early Access who helped shape the game into what it is today. Don't worry, I'm not going anywhere! I'll be right here supporting the game and working on updates and looking forward to all the hook-related chaos you guys get into here on Steam!

If you want to watch me work on Skyhook updates live tune into the twitch stream Mon-Fri at 2pm EST at http://twitch.tv/qazitv

-Qazi

Before we talk about the update, quick reminder that SKYHOOK LEAVES EARLY ACCESS ON MAY 17th!!! That’s only two days away! Holy cat pirates!

You can support the launch over on ThunderClap:
https://www.thunderclap.it/en/projects/41357-skyhook-steam-release

Now let’s talk about the new update!

Two new skins have landed in Quest mode:

When a player has double jump, a small cloud will now appear below them to indicate this ability. You get double jump with the Super Boots powerup, and when holding the Sky Ball.

• Hero skins now have various trophy requirements.
  
• Made all menus wrap.
  
• Stone platforms in Magma Cove now have lighting affected by the lava.
  
• Increased match counts to unlock Frostguard and Grimlock.
  
• Flying Dutchman stage can’t be unlocked until Grimlock is unlocked.
  
• Added support to map gamepad triggers in custom controls.
  
• If a new gamepad presses start, it will replace a box occupied by a CPU player.
  
• The gryphon now has an indicator showing which way it is aiming.

• Fixed AI standing still when unable to reach it’s target.
  
• Redid Tombs backgrounds to fix sprite bleeding issue.
  
• Fixed hook not always attaching to corpses in the right place.
  
• Fixed player join screen boxes not aligning properly in Quest mode.
  
• Fixed being able to map the same button twice on a gamepad.
  
• Fixed twitch names not allowing special characters.
  
• Fixed game over panels not confirming once cancelled.
  
• Fixed gamepad being stuck in rumble after match ends.
  
• Fixed Team Cursors all showing P1.
  
• Fixed Team Menu cancelling to match settings when it shouldn’t.
  
• Fixed being able to shoot yourself when on a gryphon and using the mouse.
  
• Fixed Random mutator allowing for conflicting mutator.

You can now use your mouse to aim your Skyhook when playing on keyboard! You can customize what each mouse button does in the Options.

• New skins can now only be unlocked by getting Gold or higher in a Quest.
  
• Increase invincibility flashing.
  
• Adjusted floating platforms in all Magma Cove stages.

• Fixed swag points not counting properly
  
• Fixed Sky Slayers points not counting properly
  
• Fixed Steam Achievements not unlocking properly
  
• Fixed airship mount going off screen
  
• Fixed connecting gamepads after disconnected message is on screen.

Psst...Skyhook will be leaving Early Access in 7 days! The official release date is May 17th! Please help me spread the word over at ThunderClap: thunderclap.it/projects/41357-skyhook-steam-release

[www.thunderclap.it]After 2 years of development and a year in Early Access, Skyhook will officially release on May 17th! Being a solo developer I could really use your help to spread the word! Join me on ThunderClap at:

https://www.thunderclap.it/projects/41357-skyhook-steam-release

Together we can let the whole world know on May 17th that it's time to hook their friends in the face!

Warning: Save files have been moved. In order to fix an issue with new game updates overriding your saved data, saved data has been moved to a different folder. Your old saved Data should still be located at <Your Steam Games>/Skyhook/Saves Dir, so you can copy it over.

New saves directories are
Windows: C:/Users/<your user name>/AppData/LocalLow/Megastorm Games/Skyhook/SavesDir/
Mac: /Users/Admin/Library/Application Support/Megastorm Games/Skyhook/SavesDir/

• Quest levels now show tier requirements for Silver, Gold, and Platinum.
  
• Dying during a Sky Ball Challenge will reset the challenge.
  
• Some improvements to bots jumping off ledges to their doom.
  
• Berserk helmet powerup is now the Super Boots powerup, which grants super speed, a longer hook, and double jump!
  
• When Deadly Dodges mutator is on, players will turn red while dodging.

• Fixed Tombs of Ra level with missing music and kill boundary.
  
• Sky Ball overtime matches now carry the old scores over.
  
• When changing controls, button sprites will flash while waiting for input.
  
• MVP trophy will only be awarded to winner.
  
• Skin selection chest won’t stay open once a player quits.
  
• Points will no longer show during Champions Cup matches, only time.

Legend tells of a sky ship crewed by the damned souls of haunted sky pirates, captained by it’s merciless crab leader. With the arrival of Grimlock, the Flying Dutchman has docked off the shores of Kingsfall. Battle across 4 new Versus maps on the tiny platforms of the Dutchman and challenge yourself with 3 new quests atop the ghost ship.

SkyBall matches are now played within a set time limit. If by the end of the time limit both teams have a tied score, the game will go into a sudden death overtime, where the first team to score wins!

Ball Hog, Pacifist, MVP, and Alley-Oop. Play to find out how to earn them!

• New single player quests.
  
• Balances trophy tiers on all quests.
  
• Frostguard and the Gryphon powerup is now locked by default and must be unlocked.
  
• Increase movement speed for the Gryphon and Airship.
  
• New swamplands versus map.
  
• Feline Frenzy now involves killing a Jade bot with 9 lives.
  
• Timer on quests will not start until all bots have finished spawning.
  
• Added Esc key as an option for pausing the game when using Keyboard.
  
• Removed jump SFX.
  
• Disconnecting or reconnecting a gamepad on the main menu will now return you to character
• selection.
  
• Lightning effects will no longer flash if Disable Flashing setting is turned on.

• Fixed bug with Gryphon Practice Stage showing skulls instead of gryphon eggs.
  
• Fixed bug with unlock alerts not fading in properly.
  
• Fixed bug with same skins unlocking repeatedly if the game isn’t reloaded.
  
• Fixed Press Start Button ribbon showing wrong controller type.
  
• Fixed skin selection treasure chest showing wrong controller type.
  
• Fixed dunked skyballs scoring two points instead of one.
  
• Fixed pausing with the keyboard when a gamepad is plugged in pausing for the wrong player.
  
• Fixed “GO” text in quests overlapping the pause menu.
  
• Fixed player corpses spawning with the wrong animation state.
  
• Fixed bug with players getting trapped beneath an airship. This will now kill the player.
  
• Fixed controller disconnect and reconnect not working.
  
• Fixed cancelling stream settings menu breaking the Main Menu.

I'm super excited to bring you guys this new stage! I hope you enjoy and let me know what you think!

-Qazi
P.S. the Flying Dutchman must be unlocked through Quest Mode.

New to the skies? Prepare for battle with Quest Mode, where you take on challenges like target practice, battle against AI, or run from the rising lava. Already a pro? See if you can earn a Diamond trophy with insane speed runs.
The first version of Quest Mode included 12 challenges to test your grappling hook skills.

The first major Hero Skin is out today, Hammer Fin, a totally new skin option for Fin. You’ll have to unlock this adorable little guy in Quest Mode!

All the Pink hero skins are now locked by default and need to be unlocked in Quest Mode.

The twitch integration has been updates to allow you to connect your bot to Skyhook so that it can chat to your viewers about what is going on. You can also set how long you want countdowns to be and how long chat messages should be delayed.

• SkyBall now uses Time in minutes to end the match. Timer displays on screen during the match, and when it ends the team with a higher score wins.
  
• Player holding the SkyBall can now double jump.
  
• Updated Twitch integration to include new AWS servers and old servers.
  
• HUD elements like player hearts fade out when a player goes behind them.
  
• Increased loading time to launch game.
  
• CPU players will auto select their teams when going to the Team menu.
  
• Black Hero skins have been removed so that they can be redone.
  
• Camera blur effect for menus.
  
• Toggling fullscreen will now switch the game’s resolution to 720p.
  
• Player hearts now disappear during the Mirror powerup.
  
• Inverse black colored skins have been removed while I make them more awesome.

• Fixed bug with SkyBall and Swag steal stat not working.
  
• Fixed bug with triggers not working.
  
• Fixed bug with wallslide sfx playing even when a player isn’t moving.

Thank you so much for all your bug reports, feedback and support guys! Looking forward to seeing your highscores on Steam! Don't forget to post screenshots over at http://gtm.steamproxy.vip/app/361350/screenshots/

P.S. all these updates were made live during my twitch streams! Weekdays at 2pm EST at http://twitch.tv/qazitv Come say hi!