_keyboardkommander

Devlog

• Beta Update
  November 16, 2020 by keyboardkommander

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  _keyboardkommander beta build is now live I'm not going to lie it was really hard to get the game this far. There were a lot of bugs and design issues that had to be resolved to get us to beta. There... Continue reading

  
• Alpha 3 Update
  September 26, 2020 by keyboardkommander#ui

  Alright, So I wanted to wait until after I talked to the PM on the project before putting up this Dev Log. The biggest changes you will see in this build are the following: Bug fixes Shaders Gameplay... Continue reading
• Alpha Release - Keyboard Kommander
  January 25, 2020 by keyboardkommander#Retrospective, #lessons learned, #early access

  Alright so this is William, the lead programmer, executive producer and found of this project. It's been a real journey to get this far and honestly I'm trying to avoid getting too sentimental here. I... Continue reading
• Upcoming SPOOK-tober update!
  October 07, 2018 by Elementalist333

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  #Keyboard Kommander, #Devlog, #Update

  Hey folks sorry for making you all wait, but we have an update worth talking about! Thanks in no small part to our SIX debut we've been able to garner a lot more positive attention AND we have more vo... Continue reading
• Seattle Indies Expo Announcement!
  August 04, 2018 by Elementalist333

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  #Seattle indies expo, #PAX, #Game Update

  Hey there Kommandos, we've got some exciting news! Our game has been accepted as part of 24 other games being showcased at this year's Seattle Indie's Expo, taking place Sunday during Penny-Arcade Exp... Continue reading
• Sound update 7/20/18
  July 20, 2018 by Elementalist333

  Hello again typists of the dead! We have a new build for you all which includes the updated sound system and new music, as well as various balance changes making those zombies just a bit beefier to st... Continue reading
• New update! (5/30/18)
  May 31, 2018 by Elementalist333#Update, #Devlog, #Keyboard Kommander

  Hey folks we've got an update. Many updates, as a matter of fact and we're sharing what we've got so far. We've got a new enemy type, the JETPACK zombie. This guy flies through the air pretty quickly... Continue reading
• This is the Keyboard Kommander
  May 13, 2018 by keyboardkommander

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  Hey, so Rajas usually writes these but instead I'm writing this one. I don't have the same amount of shallow personality to inject. Just play this test build. It's pretty cool. It has sound. It's been... Continue reading
• Audio Implementation Log with Wwise, Wdennis & Wwill.
  April 08, 2018 by Dennis Bestafka

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  #keyboard kommander, #chunko games, #dennis bestafka, #william pheloung, #game audio, #indie dev, #wwise, #unity, #sfx, #den best audio, #game dev, #implementation

  Every Sunday, for over a month, Dennis & Will aspired to implement the SFX together at Will’s place in Redmond, but there was always a scheduling barrier. Then, it finally happened, and here’s the... Continue reading

  
• Early Access Launch!
  March 20, 2018 by Elementalist333#Keyboard Kommander, #Keyboard, #Kommander, #Typing game, #typing, #indie, #zombie, #zombies, #base defense

  Hello to you all! My name is Mike and I'm speaking on behalf of the Keyboard Kommandos. We are ready to release this early version of the game Keyboard Kommander and we’re looking for as much feedba... Continue reading
• 2-24-18 devlog
  February 25, 2018 by RajasNag

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  2-24-18 devlog Changes: We have: Altered the bottom bar UI, which now displays key information including the weapon currently equipped, a KOMBO meter, the player’s score, the time left in the round... Continue reading

  
• 12-10-17 devlog
  December 11, 2017 by RajasNag#keyboard typing games, #keyboard kommander, #zombies

  12-10-17 devlog Changes: New, more simplified energy system New UI Loading screens with tips! (more legitimate tips need to be added.) Game difficulties have been slightly more balanced. We removed th... Continue reading
• Abridged Dev Log (with bits of shallow personality injection)
  October 22, 2017 by RajasNag

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  #interesting devlogs, #keyboard kommander, #keyboard kommander dev logs, #rajas, #tone it down a bit will ya?, #game developers can't have personality! Put that thing back where it came from or so help me (monster inc reference)

  Abridged Dev Log (for anyone who cares - yes I’m going to inject bits of personality to make these less of a dry read. We appreciate anyone who takes the time to read these, whether it be those inte... Continue reading
• New Build Devlog
  October 03, 2017 by RajasNag

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  #devlog, #keyboard kommander, #typing games, #typing tutor, #typing, #word games, #word, #rajas is so cool

  Improvements: the camera now stays in place after the player has moved it instead of returning to the center. This change was made so the player can type the words of zombies that the camera has posit... Continue reading
• 9-10-17 changes
  September 11, 2017 by RajasNag

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  #zombie, #audiovisual cues, #keyboard kommander, #typing tutor, #education, #keyboard

  25% chance of the zombie having a buff - Previously, every zombie had a buff coin. This diminished the value of the buffs, so we made the buff’s occurrence more rare, giving it a 25% chance. Clock t... Continue reading
• New Level Added
  August 13, 2017 by keyboardkommander

  I was able to add an additional level to the game. I hope to add a few more if I can get a level designer. The new level should play similarly to the main level. My hope is that the visual variety wil... Continue reading
• Gameplay balancing
  August 08, 2017 by keyboardkommander#ui, #gameplay, #typing

  The new patch introduces some much needed gameplay balancing. Splash damage and stun chance have been changed to make the game easier. I'm hoping to start adding some new features again soon now that... Continue reading
• UI Changes
  August 04, 2017 by keyboardkommander

  Today I made two UI changes. The high score screen will now force you to submit your high score before allowing you to return to the main menu. The charger text will now only appear when you need to... Continue reading
• Balance is very very hard
  August 03, 2017 by keyboardkommander

  I've been focusing a lot on balancing this game and man is it getting frustrating. I just spent three hours trying to make the splash damage system more fair. It's still probably going to receive some... Continue reading
• Mind Control Beam
  July 31, 2017 by keyboardkommander

  I'm thinking about adding a new upgrade called a mind control beam. Such an upgrade would be purchased from the Fort Upgrades screen and would likely be the most expensive upgrade in the game for now... Continue reading
• Story mode coming soon
  July 29, 2017 by keyboardkommander#Story, #typing, #zombies

  Since I first started working on Keyboard Kommander I've wanted to add a story mode. Due to the scope of the project I haven't been able to work on that until now. I've found a writer and here's what... Continue reading
• Tooltips added
  July 28, 2017 by keyboardkommander#UI, #rpg, #menu

  Tool tips have finally been added to the main menu. You can now see how deadly your weapons and upgrades are becoming as the game progresses. A lot of players thought that there wasn't enough feedback... Continue reading
• Exploding Zombies
  July 21, 2017 by keyboardkommander

  All zombies will now explode at the end of each level... Continue reading
• Health Bars added
  July 20, 2017 by keyboardkommander

  Zombie health bars have been added to the game... Continue reading