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Jack Danger loses Horde competition to Lyman at Stern Factory in DeadFlip stream.
Horde Premium Edition includes fish tank topper
medium confidence · Jack and Jody discussing the machine's mods: 'I believe it does [come with the Premium Edition]' regarding the fish tank topper
Crossbow mechanic in Horde needs improvement and will receive updates
high confidence · Jack states: 'The crossbow definitely needs to be improved, so we'll have another update that has crossbow'
Last Man Standing mode difficulty is subject to ongoing community debate
high confidence · Jack: 'There's some debate about how hard last man standing is to get to, which is I guess still open for debate'
Multiple code updates planned for Horde in short and medium term
high confidence · Jack: 'And I think we're gonna do some another update... There's one more update planned for the uh... short term, medium term'
The machine being played is running prototype/test code not publicly available
high confidence · Jack: 'What version of the code is this? This is the version no one ever played... So this just doesn't exist outside of the building? No, this is testing.'
“The crossbow definitely needs to be improved, so we'll have another update that has crossbow. There's some debate about how hard last man standing is to get to, which is I guess still open for debate.”
Jack Danger@ 37:29 — Confirms ongoing code development and community feedback incorporation for Horde
“Most of what I hope it would be, you know, just a couple of things... And there are some other dots that are missing from completing and winning the mode. So those will be in the next update.”
Jack Danger@ 37:48 — Developer discusses incomplete mode features and future polish updates
“I like playing the game now. I mean, it's just, you know, most of what I hope it would be”
Jack Danger@ 37:22 — Designer expresses satisfaction with game direction despite ongoing improvements needed
“What version of the code is this? This is the version no one ever played... So this just doesn't exist outside of the building? No, this is testing.”
Jack Danger and Jody@ 55:28 — Confirms prototype code exclusivity and testing-phase nature of demo machine
community_signal: Designer actively playing game with competitive players and community on stream; gathering feedback through real-time gameplay observation
high · Jack Danger participating in live competition with Lyman and discussing mechanics; Gary Stern making guest appearance to play and engage with community
design_philosophy: Arena mode noted as difficult to play during multiball; designers prefer Riot or Barn modes for better ball activity
medium · Jack Danger: 'Arena is kind of a tough mode to play when you're multi-ball. I usually like to pick Riot or Barn because both of them are really good for just ball activity on the playfield'
market_signal: Prototype code version being tested at Stern Factory is not publicly available; exclusive to testing environment
high · Jack Danger confirms: 'This is the version no one ever played... So this just doesn't exist outside of the building? No, this is testing.'
product_strategy: Horde has multiple planned code updates in short and medium term to polish gameplay, improve crossbow mechanic, adjust Last Man Standing difficulty, and add missing mode completion dots
high · Jack Danger: 'The crossbow definitely needs to be improved... There's some debate about how hard last man standing is to get to... And there are some other dots that are missing from completing and winning the mode. So those will be in the next update... one more update planned for the uh... short term, medium term'
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