Seriously.
Thank you for both playing our game #BLUD and for all of the detailed feedback! We’ve read through everything on Steam, Twitter, and beyond in order to address the biggest issues.

These changes will be rolling out very soon to Steam, and shortly thereafter to consoles. (Be sure to follow us on socials for more precise timing.)

We’ve done a bunch of combat improvements. We had started prototyping making Becky invincible during rolls before release, but there were issues with ground hazards preventing us from including it earlier. Thank you for your patience as we worked out the roll! In conjunction with that, we’ve shortened the animation for getting hit, so Becky can recover faster. Overall, combat should be more fluid, so you can be the vampire slayer you were born to be.

We’ve also permanently assigned a map shortcut button, and fixed a bunch of soft-lock locations. Check out the full list of improvements below!

Big Improvements:

• Combat Improvements
  
  • Shortened the basic "getting hit" animation, so Becky can recover more quickly
    
  • Uppercut hit boxes are larger
    
  • Uppercut (with stick) causes more damage: enemies that require 3 standard hits can now be killed with one uppercut
    
  • Becky’s roll can now move past/through enemies without taking damage.
    
  • Becky has invincibility frames during the start of the uppercuts
    
  • When rolling towards an enemy, we attempt to target the enemy so that your roll will end right next to them in order to aid with uppercut aiming
    
  • Enemy AIs now pause while Becky is performing actions that freeze her in place (Performing finishers, opening phone to see the pause screen, collecting items)
• I’m the map (button)!
  
  • Added Map button to the select button (Xbox: view button, Switch: minus button, PS: Touchpad).

The Nitty-Gritty:

• Myrtle no longer has two sprites that are overlapping in chapter 7 & 8.
  
• If you return to Kristoff's camp after chapter 3 and its daytime, the day/night transition video was showing even though it wasn't switching to night.
  
• The side passageway to the cemetery was cleared during chapter 5 & 6. It should only be cleared from Chapter 7 on.
  
• You could get stuck between the grandfather clock and the rocking chair in the main room of Becky's house. (See! We read ALL the feedback.)
  
• Cleaned up an issue that was causing infinite loading sometimes in a few of the dungeons.
  
• Main Quest improvements/Corrections:
  
  • If you died/stopped playing during the nails mission in the cemetery, sometimes the nail count would get out of sync and you would only have 7 out of 8 and no more nails could be found.
    
  • If you fully left the funeral home after unlocking the locked door with the key and re-entered the funeral home, the door would be locked again and you couldn't get the key a second time.
    
  • If Becky died after fighting the right hatch mama nest in the hospital while picking up the key, she sometimes would not get credit for killing the nest and would be stopped from completing it after respawning.
    
  • Removed the middle button from quicktime events since some people don't have that button on their mouses.
• Side Quest improvements/Corrections:
  
  • If you died when doing Spellbound (Morgan's spell pages mission) sometimes the mission wouldn't update and you could only get 2/3 pages.
    
  • Gregg is now available in Chapter 11 as part of the Free Token Giveaway (Tony’s end game mission).

We’re doing more than bug fixes and improvements. We can’t give too many details yet, but we’re working on some content updates before the end of the summer!

Thank you again - we hope you enjoy!

It’s time to tune in for vampire-slaying cartoon mayhem… #BLUD is out starting today!

Slaying the undead is just another day at high school for Becky Brewster, new kid in town and latest in an ancient bloodline of spellcasting vampire hunters. When the vampire apocalypse comes to Carpentersville, it’s up to you to save your friends and fight off the horrifying legions—all while surviving freshman field hockey practice—in a delightfully zany animated dungeon crawler that blurs the line between action RPGs and hyperkinetic 90s cartoons.

Time to slay!

When the vampire apocalypse comes to town, your chances of survival increase exponentially when you have some good friends to rely on. Luckily for Becky Brewster, vampire-slaying star of the Exit 73’s upcoming cartoon dungeon crawler #BLUD, the student body Carpentersville High is always ready to lend their talents to help save the day.

Let’s get to know just some of the the eclectic, eccentric, social-media-obsessed student body (plus a few other important characters) at the heart of #BLUD!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1921480/BLUD/


Likes: Field hockey. Selfies with squirrels.
Dislikes: Vampire apocalypses. Missing the bus.
Go-to RPG class: Half-elf hunter with a mysteeeeerious background

As the new kid in town, Becky Brewster is no stranger to strange situations. She’s resourceful, adaptable, and ready to take on any challenge with skill, snark, and her hockey stick Brenda—all good traits to have when you suddenly find yourself following in your mother’s footsteps and becoming a vampire hunter. Her field hockey experience makes her uniquely suited to monster slaying, as she wields her trusty stick Brenda to finish off foes.


Likes: Perplexing puzzles. Tinkering in the garage.
Dislikes: Rushing into things. Disorganized quest logs.
Go-to RPG class: Artificer

Clever, crafty 14-year-old freshman Corey is one of Becky’s bestest buds, and her most steadfast companion during this whole vampire apocalypse thing. Handy with machines and a whiz at electronics, he’s eager to help out Becky however he can, whether it’s building a giant contraption to help her practice her hockey moves or keeping Becky on track as she fulfills the conditions of her bizarre vampire-thwarting missions.


Likes: Winning. Leading the charge.
Dislikes: Losing. Perch outages.
Go-to RPG class: Which one’s the party’s main character?

Sophomore captain of Carpentersville High’s field hockey team, Ali exudes confidence. Wherever there’s a bake sale, a school dance, or field hockey regionals, you’ll find Ali close by, using her charisma and leadership skills to make sure it’s a success, and make everyone involved look positively awesome (especially Ali). While she and Becky don’t always see eye to eye, she’s definitely the kind of friend you want to have around when vampires are in town.


Likes: The color black. Cursing out teachers behind their back.
Dislikes: Boring classes (most of them). Too much sun.
Go-to RPG class: Warlock, sorcerer, or whoever has the coolest spells

Smart, sarcastic Goth freshman Morgan might not be too into “high school,” but that doesn’t mean she’s not keen on studying. As an aspiring witch, she’s Becky’s go-to for all things strange and mystical—and it just so happens there’s a lot more of that going on these days than usual. Maybe Morgan has some insight into some of these weird runes and stuff in Becky’s dusty old grimoire?


Likes: Trenchcoats. Training.
Dislikes: Messy students who don’t know how to use a garbage can.
Go-to RPG class: He doesn’t have time for that foolishness!

When vampires begin to show their teeth in Carpentersville, it’s not long before the mysterious Kristofferson arrives to take Becky under his wing—teaching her the ancient ways of vampire slaying, and just generally helping her earn an A for effort in apocalypse prevention. Behind his gruff exterior? More gruffness. But behind that lies a caring, custodial soul who just wants the best for Becky and the kids of Carpentersville High.


Likes: The MegaMultiverse!
Dislikes: Fools with a lack of vision. Meddling kids.
Go-to RPG class: Rules lawyer who forces everyone to play his custom homebrew campaign

Founder and CEO of the ubiquitous social media phenomenon known as Perch, Geoff Freya isn’t content with mere dominance of global communication. No, he has a much bigger, bolder vision for the world: the MegaMultiverse, which promises to change everything, though no one can pay attention to his monologues long enough to understand just how. All that matters is the lucky folks of Carpentersville are going to be a mega part of its mega rollout!


Likes: Blood. Horror. Carnage.
Dislikes: Ancient lines of vampire hunters.
Go-to RPG class: Played it? He lived it.

The Vampire Lord is of the old blood, sired around the fall of Rome. He may have even helped sack the city, if the legends are true. Vampire hunters have tangled with him throughout history, but no has been able to land the final stake through his heart. Over the years, his cruelty has morphed run-of-the-mill vampires into more horrific forms, and now he’s set his minions upon this sleepy, unsuspecting town. His plans after taking over Carpentersville: Who knows! Vacation in Tampa maybe?

Exit 73 Studios’ cartoon dungeon crawler #BLUD arrives on June 18. Add it to your wishlist today!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1921480/BLUD/

If you missed out on the demo for #BLUD when it debuted during February’s Steam Next Fest, here’s another chance to sink your teeth into Exit 73 Studios’ upcoming cartoon dungeon crawler!

We’ve resurrected the February demo for a limited time, so you can get a taste of the first part of Becky Brewster’s vampire-slaying high school saga before the game’s official release in just over a week on June 18.

Play the Demo[store.steampowered.com]

The principal of Carpentersville High would like to remind students that much like some of your biology textbooks, this demo is a bit older now, so what you encounter might not reflect the content or quality of the final game. The team at Exit 73 has been heads-down making improvements (including updates based on feedback from this very demo), including:

• Smoothing Becky’s movements to address screen tearing issues.
  
• Combat and visual tweaks, such as fixes for ground attackers, enemy waypoints, and Becky’s roll animation after performing combos.
  
• Various performance and loading improvements, including shorter scene transitions.
  
• New music and sound effects (including SFX for Becky) in several places.
  
• Faster dialog speed, along with other dialog updates and corrections.
  
• Miscellaneous UI improvements, bug fixes, and crash fixes.
  
• And more!

In addition, Steam achievements will be available in the full version of #BLUD, and the game will be available to play in eight languages: English, French, German, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish (Latin America), Portuguese (Brazil), and Korean. Also, please keep in mind that your progress in the demo will not carry over into the final game.

We can’t wait for players to have a chance to experience Becky’s full adventure on June 18.
In the meantime, enjoy the demo—and if you like what you slay, we hope you’ll considering add #BLUD to your wishlist!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1921480/BLUD/

Math class. Hockey practice. Taking a selfie with a vampire before staking him with a #2 pencil. All part of a typical day at school for Becky Brewster—new kid at Carpentersville High, latest in an ancient bloodline of spellcasting vampire hunters, and star of the upcoming cartoon dungeon crawler #BLUD!


The school’s fundraising drive is almost here, and Becky’s got just the thing to bring: the Apple Pie from her mom’s old cookbook! There’s a rad recipe somewhere between the 200-year-old technique for scrambled eggs, the grody description of Strzyga anatomy, handy instructions for creating a nexus portal, and the faintly glowing page full of indecipherable runes.


Becky missed the bus (again), so it’s time to hoof it before the bell rings. Luckily Becky brought Brenda—an ancient wooden field hockey stick from the championship season of '95—to clean up the streets. Even better, Brenda’s just been fitted with a new umbrella attachment, serving as a shield against the rain and the rampaging monsters. Is every small town infested with so many bloodthirsty rats and vampire hatchlings? Just Carpentersville? OK.


Today, Carpentersville High is hosting a very special guest speaker: none other than Geoff Freya, brilliant head of the ubiquitous social media and tech company Perch! He’s here today to talk about his vision for the MegaMultiverse, which he promises will revolutionize just, like, lots of stuff. No one’s quite sure what his spiel about the veil between planes and making graves barren has to do with that, but that’s why he’s the genius!


As if homework and real hockey practice weren’t enough, Becky’s mysterious mentor Kristofferson has put together a killer vampire-slaying curriculum. If she has any hope of beating Dragur, she’ll need to master her hockey-stick combos and the fine art of hurling wooden pencils (they’re basically stakes!) at vampires. Soon enough, Becky will graduate to advanced techniques, like wielding Brenda’s shovel and grappling hook attachments as impromptu weapons.


The rival school mascot (truly the GOAT) has gone missing in a prank-gone-wrong, and it’s up to Becky to follow the trail of half-eaten garbage to the source of the mystery! Unfortunately, that mystery turns out to involve some cosmic-tier horror, turning the school’s hockey field into a #BLUD-y nightmare. Can Becky draw on her video-game-honed precision dodging and pattern recognition skills to get the goat back in its pen before the big game?


When you think about the fabled Carpentersville Mall, you probably think of the culinary cacophony of the food court, or the gleaming, glinting wonder of the jar store. But the mall’s also home to a labyrinthine basement filled with after-school activities aplenty. Kristofferson wants Becky to take out vampire nests. Becky’s pals Corey and Morgan want her to create a diversion with the water supply that fuels the mall’s flagship fountain (for world-saving purposes, of course). And it certainly wouldn’t hurt if Becky found a secret Token or two to add to her collection.


Tonight’s the school’s Harvest Halloween Homecoming dance, and while everyone’s preoccupied with costumes, candy, and chaperoning, it’s the perfect time for Becky to battle the big baddies out to ruin Carpentersville’s fun! And what self-respecting vampire hunter would go to bed before staking out Old Pine Cemetery in search of ritual resources? Not Becky! Unless there’s a test tomorrow morning.

#BLUD arrives on June 18. Add it to your wishlist today!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1921480/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1921480/