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Swarmlake 4.1
Hi, the free Swarmlake 4.1 update is out now. Where 4.0 rebuilt the game, 4.1 deepens it at both ends: more ways in for new players, and more room to master for everyone else. Added assists: Optional sliders to tune the…
Event16 changesFixGameplay - Swarmlake
Leaderboard reset to fix replay desyncs from 4.0 update
The Swarmlake leaderboard has been reset to fix remaining replay desyncs introduced in 4.0. Issues of this kind only surface at scale, which is this reset was necessary. Sorry for the inconvenience. Dominique
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Swarmlake 4.0: Zenith
Hi, the free Swarmlake 4.0: Zenith update is out now. 8 years after release, this is the definitive version of Swarmlake: Added shooting beam: A manual fire mode that charges and fires a concentrated energy beam. Can cr…
Event29 changesGameplayUI/audio - Swarmlake
Swarmlake 3.0
Hi, the free Swarmlake 3.0 Update is out now: Added player health Improves understandability of game overs which was by far the most common complaint since release. In the past the binary nature of one-hit deaths result…
Announcement18 changesFixBalance - Swarmlake
Swarmlake 2.14
Hey all, Swarmlake 2.14 is out to improve understandability and depth: Added arena limit Increases the required decision making and adds more positioning and meaning to space. It improves the depth tree for both expert…
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Swarmlake 2.13
Hi, Swarmlake 2.13 is out to improve clarity: Added bomb projectile attract feedback Added death player hitbox pulse Added descriptions to settings and tutorial UI Improved fading out bomb shockwave Improved all UI icon…
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Swarmlake 2.12
Hi all, Swarmlake 2.12 is out to improve depth: Added bombs moving slightly to player on each projectile hit Added pulling shards vertically up to player on jump Added grace time to enemy jump Added enemy jump sign on U…
Announcement9 changesGameplayUI/audio - Swarmlake
Swarmlake 2.11
Hey, Swarmlake 2.11 is out: Added gun muzzle flash Added slight horizontal bomb movement (reverted) Improved bomb spawn interval consistency Improved visibility of shadowed enemies Improved visual clarity by reducing en…
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Swarmlake 2.10
Hi, Swarmlake 2.10 is out to improve clarity: Added third-person death camera Added replay orbit camera mode Added 8x replay speed Added showcasing always a top 10 replay at game start Added gun fire rate display to UI…
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Swarmlake 2.9
Hey all, Swarmlake 2.9 is out aiming to improve the game based on recent feedback: Decreased distance of replacing bomb on spawn limit when far away from player by 40% Decreased time-based enemy spawn scaling by 20% (sa…
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Swarmlake 2.8
Hi all, Swarmlake 2.8 is out to improve balance: Increased time-based enemy spawn scaling by 20% (reverted in 2.9) Decreased fire-rate increases to 1,000, 3,000 and 6,000 scores Decreased distance of replacing bomb on s…
Announcement9 changesFixBalance - Swarmlake
Swarmlake 2.7
Hey, Swarmlake 2.7 is out to improve balance: Decreased bomb speed by 95% Increased bomb to bomb avoidance radius by 100% Increased bomb spawn frequency by 20% Added replacing bomb on spawn limit when far away from play…
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Swarmlake 2.5
Hi, the free Swarmlake 2.5 Update is out which improves balance based on player feedback: Readded fire-rate increases at 1,000, 5,000 and 10,000 scores (same fire-rate as before 2.4) Added time-based enemy spawn scaling…
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Swarmlake 2.4
Hey all, the free Swarmlake 2.4 Update is out now which improves balance: Added score-based bomb spawn frequency scaling Increased bomb spawn frequency by 33% Decreased bomb spawn limit from 5 to 3 Decreased swarmer (wh…
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Swarmlake 2.0
Hi all, the free Swarmlake 2.0 Update adds the most requested features since release: Leaderboard replays, a new gun and more! Swarmlake 2.0 is the biggest update yet and required a near complete rewrite to make the cus…
Announcement31 changesFixGameplay - Swarmlake
Swarmlake: Anniversary
Hey all, the Swarmlake: Anniversary Update is out improving the gameplay and leaderboard experience based on player feedback: Added distance scaling to off-screen bomb markers Added leaderboard user avatars Improved lea…
Announcement10 changesFixGameplay
