App Detail » Starband Troopers

Published by: Brownie Interactive Studio Limited

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad

Price: $0.99
Current Version: 2.0
Released: January 07, 2015

What's New

This is major patch with design changes and bug fixes.

Design Change:
- Permanent death is removed in normal mode, instead the band will reset to the starting node of the current map with full health and all gears that were found before. Permanent death is still functioning in hard mode.
- We decide to make battle feel more spontaneous by halving all instrument cool down.
- All enemies speed are reduced.
- Events that test against band speed are also adjusted accordingly.
- All Snowbite, Poison and Burn effect have their duration halved.
- SNIX-004 Sniper can no longer be targeted after he hides but his resistance is reduced to 0.
- SNIX-005 Heavy's defense and hp are reduced.
- Hercules Agent's defense is increased.
- All boosters have their potency increased.
- The occurrence of battle is reduced, nodes with no events are now possible with low chance.
- Introduce "Ensemble Fatigue". After using an ensemble skills, the participating band members will find their instrument taking longer to recharge before it can be used again. Performing Duo have approximately 3 seconds of delay while Trio have 6 seconds.
- Expanded tutorial to help new troopers survive.
- To enable better understanding of the battle field, status that are affecting enemies will now be shown.

Bug Fixes:
- Moon can now be unlocked properly once the game is beaten.
- Hierophant can now be unlocked properly once all the paths in map 3 is completed.
- Fixed music score bar text alignment.
- Fixed drag music button sometimes leave its indicator after the bar disappeared.
- The augmentation "Potent Poison IV" now has its name showing properly.
- The augmentation "Body Building IV" now has its name and description showing properly.
- Fixed targeting problem for the master version of Chariot solo skill "Sonic Strike".
- Enemy HP bars will now properly align when tutorial starts.
- Enemies can no longer be killed during tutorial.

App Description

Prospective troopers, this game is HARD, you had been warned.

Love a fun musical beat game? Crave for an epic adventure game? You get both in one!

Starband Troopers is a new breed of rhythm game that blends musical beat game with rogue-like adventure and infinite possibilities.

Feature:
- RPG with beat game as the core of its battle mechanic.
- Randomly generated worlds that ensure every walkthroughs are different.
- Rich sci-fi setting with story-driven events.
- 100+ ensemble skills, 60+ augmentations and 9 instruments to customize your band.

Lite version:
https://itunes.apple.com/app/starband-troopers-lite/id949799668?mt=8

Media Coverage:
"Adding rogue-like elements on top to give the game loads of depth? Now we're talkin'." - TouchArcade - http://toucharcade.com/2014/10/06/upcoming-starband-troopers-is-a-rogue-like-musical-rpg/

"Starband Troopers gives RPGs a fresh new rhythm. 4/5." - 148apps.com - http://www.148apps.com/reviews/starband-troopers-review/

Story:
In distant future, the Banshees are master of the universe. Humanity had been enslaved and you are the their last voices! Your band had landed on Kataki, a backwater planet, who had recently been emitting strange energy signatures that belongs to an ancient powerful civilization. Your mission was to identify the source of the signature, rumored to be a type infinite energy source, before the Banshee does.