AK-xolotl (Switch): all the updates (latest: Beach Episode)

15 May 2024 Lite_Agent 2Awesome Studio, AK-xolotl, PlayStack

On this page, you will find all there is to know about the various updates for AK-xolotl on Nintendo Switch (originally released in September 2023 in North America, Europe, and Japan)!

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AK-xolotl – Ver. ??? (Beach Episode)

Release date: May 15th 2024 (North America, Europe) / May 16th 2024 (Japan)
Patch notes:

New Biome: welcome to “La Playa”! A new alternative biome 3 is now available, and you will be able to decide which path to take. And of course, a new biome also means new enemies. Have fun exploring and getting wet! We couldn’t have an amphibian as a playable character and not have a water biome, right?

New Boss : alongside our new biome, you will be able to face a brand-new boss, the Killer Calves! Have you been skipping leg day? We hope not, and you are ready since these waves are not your typical ankle slappers! And maybe, just maybe you’ll be able to smile back at this smiling bro and say, “Let me get one wave before you take me”.

New Axolittles: reports tell us that new axolittles have been spotted in the wild, time to hatch ‘em all!

New Enemies: The adorable Pengu with its dual revolvers, a floating octopus with the eyes of a killer, a cocktail of a couple deadly shrimps, a puffer, and we even have reports of some sort of crab tank.

Bug Fixes

Bolter bullets incorrect acceleration that was making them come back is fixed

Removed the exploit that allowed to enter Daily Runs before unlocking them

Ingredient stone was not being able to be destroyed in a specific room in biome 1. You can destroy it now.

Fixed the issue when equipping Utility Belt or other items that modify the total amount of ammo, the total ammo would reduce when you picked up a weapon of the same type

The Azrael skin was displaying a white square when obtaining it

Fixed the issue that allowed the button to confirm actions in the pause menu also had effect in the gameplay.

Removed the Elephant Gun bullet shadow that was remaining on the floor after the elephant was gone

Fixed the issue with Tardigrade enemy bullets that would get bugged when using the Decoy ability

Blisstaker menu options is now displaying the correct color if the option is maxed out

Fixed the issue with the first Zanzi dialogue that would stay on the screen when walked up before seeing the tutorial of Chaos Trials

Fixed the bug where the Journal option in the pause menu would be skipped if the player tried to select it going from bottom to top

Caterkillah achievement was being unlocked early with a wrong condition in some cases

Devil Bunny fire shall not stay on the ground when restarting a run anymore

The issue where bigger knock back provided by items could trap some flying/floating enemies inside walls has been fixed

Fixed bug where the player would be unable to drop the babies

Fixed the issue where helmet was not protecting against some enemies or traps explosions

Fixed the issue that allowed Obsidian Horn to heal even if the No-Healing modifier active in Chaos Trials

Aiming direction small offset has been adjusted

Additional notes: none.
Source: Playstack (Steam)

AK-xolotl – Ver. ??? (Chaos Trials and Chaos Unleashed)

Release date: December 8th 2023 (North America, Europe, Japan)
Patch notes:

Chaos Trials

Embark on the ultimate AK-xolotl challenge with Chaos Trials, unlocked after defeating the final boss. Activate various Run Modifiers at different ranks, elevating your Chaos level. Conquer bosses at specific Chaos levels to reap bonus rewards.

Each Run Modifier spices up the game’s difficulty, so test your limits and see how much Chaos you can take!

Boost enemy damage, max HP, wave size, bid farewell to healing effects, and more—there are over 25 levels of Chaos to conquer. Remember, more Chaos equals more rewards!

Upon defeating the final boss, a new face emerges at the Pond: Zanzi, the panther. As a seasoned combat veteran, she’s here to share her wisdom and guide you on the path to becoming the ultimate fighter!

Chaos Unleashed

A brand-new Boss: tired of crab cakes for dinner? Give Pond Pincer a break and brace yourself for the possibility of encountering a brand new alternate boss in Biome 1 – the Mine-Gast! This one’s guaranteed to take you on a wild ride.

New Enemies: tales of your havoc have spread throughout the Pond, and 6 new creature types have joined the battle against…well, you.

New Weapons: over 20 new weapons, ranging from classics like the Nail Gun, Boomerang, and Peacekeeper to more unusual firearms like the Tentacle, Elephant Gun, and Toadally Tosser. Things are about to get crazy!

New Items: while new weapons are fantastic, let’s take the fun to the next level with 20 new items to fully customize your builds. Get ready for some truly insane combinations!

In-run Shop Redesign: say goodbye to unclear marketing tactics – the Hyena shop now provides a comprehensive description of all the available goodies. Become the informed buyer you deserve to be!

New Room Layouts: as always, we’ve sprinkled in some new room layouts to enhance the visual diversity of your runs.

Kickstarter axolittles: the two axolittles unlocked during our Kickstarter campaign are now available to catch during your runs.

Run Modifiers: dive into the ultimate AK-xolotl challenge with Chaos Trials, available after conquering the final boss. Activate various Run Modifiers at different ranks, increasing your Chaos level. Triumph over bosses at designated Chaos levels to harvest extra rewards.

Holiday Spice:

Prepare to spread some holiday cheer! Four new holiday-themed axolittles are now available to catch, and from December 1st, The Pond will undergo a festive makeover with new decorations to get you into the holiday spirit. Picture gingerbread men, Christmas presents, and a magical snowy landscape covering almost everything! Be sure to check out the in-game winter wonderland!

Bug Fixes

Fixed the bug where clicking out of focus during the confirmation screen in the pause menu will cause the game to “soft lock”.

Droppin’ Doggo and Small Paws Dealer shops refresh button will no longer work after all items/weapons have been bought

Fixed the issue where navigation was being lost in the Journal menu

Balance

Weapons:

Tactic Gun: Fire rate decreased from 0.1 to 0.12

Wingers: Fire mode changed to Auto

Big AK: Damage increase from 85 to 95

Abilities:

Lotzilla size increased from 100% to 200%

Melee weapons redesign

Melee weapons now only destroy normal enemy attacks. Elite enemies and bosses attacks (pink projectiles), will no longer be destroyed by melee weapon swings.

Quality of life

Implemented proper mouse navigation support for all game menus

Other

Implemented status effects on enemies

Additional notes: none.
Source: Playstack (Steam) / Playstack (Steam)

AK-xolotl – Ver. ???

Release date: October 31st 2023 (North America, Europe) / November 1st 2023 (Japan)
Patch notes:

Bug Fixes

Faith ability now deals damage to bosses

Fixed the issue of players taking damage during boss execution cutscenes

Fixed the issue where sometimes picking up the same weapon was decreasing your ammo

Items picked up during runs will now properly display on the left side of the screen

Ghost Bullets item will no longer make bullets go through the 5th boss wall tentacle attack (so you will now be able to damage them)

Fixed Capitalism item issue where your damage would drop drastically after buying something from the Hyena shop room

Helmet item will now properly protect against all kinds of explosions

Fixed the issue where older saves were not unlocking shops in the HUB

Snake boss projectiles no longer push the player away

Fixed the issue where players couldn’t buy from the Hyena shop room even when having enough Doraditos

Fixed the issue with the Devil Croakker flame hitting the player after 2 extra seconds after disappearing

Fixed the issue with the level report screen showing wrong information and the game not saving the currency that the player got during the run (no more crocodile has killed you in level report after beating the boss)

Reduced the size of spikes hitboxes

Fish axolittle is now properly evolving (was evolving to Mud Whooper axolotl previously)

Fixed the issue where flying enemies weren’t being hit by explosions

After finishing a run, buttsliding across the hub and talking to an NPC will no longer block the dialogues

Fixed the issue where hazards (spikes, acid barrels, etc.) could damage the player multiple times and invulnerability time wasn’t being applied

Fixed the issue where re-rolling items in the shops made them appear without a price, so players could get them for free

Eldritch Meat recipes should no longer be displayed in red in the Cooking menu if the player has enough currency

Damage items should now properly apply to explosive weapons

Boony death explosions will now properly display below the enemy and should no longer chase the player

Total save slot playtime will no longer reset

When swapping weapons while using a gamepad, crosshair should no longer randomly change direction

When swapping weapons while using the “Player” focused camera, the camera will no longer do a snap animation

Fixed the issue where reloading the main weapon and then swapping to the secondary weapon would grant players with additional ammo

The “pet” prompt should now be properly displayed when approaching your Axolittles

The “black screen” issue that was happening to some players should now be fixed

QoL (Quality of Life)

Blisstaker:

Moved Blisstaker closer to the axolittles area

Reduced Blisstaker time to appear condition (from 3 runs after hatching a baby to 1 run)
Weapons:

Reduced Pond Eagle primary weapon unlock condition (from 4 runs to 1 run)
Other:

Cooking pot and Blisstaker menu now have a red text instead of gray when the player can’t afford something

Nugget, the chicken got tired of all the clucking and is now silent

New MAX HP Up room icon as many people were confusing it with a healing only room

Big Paws (bear enemy):

Big Paws has taken a breather and decided to stop the nonstop firing frenzy!
Other:

Chest no longer have collision (this will avoid bosses/enemies getting stuck in chests or doorways being blocked by chests as well)

Added a confirmation window before deleting a save file (say goodbye to those accidental deletions!)

Balance

Weapons:

Ratvolver: Damage reduced from 80 to 70

U.Z.1: Damage increased from 32 to 35

Hoggen: Damage reduced from 190 to 180

Beheader: Attack speed reduced from 0.9 to 1

Katana: Attack speed reduced from 0.7 to 0.8

Axe-lotl: Attack speed reduced from 1 to 1.1

Hydra & Hammerhead: Damage reduced from 700 to 600

Zap-Cannon: Damage increased from 80 to 120

All Secondary SMG: Damage increased from 28 to 30

Unlock price for Epic Weapons has been reduced

Axolotls:

Reduced grind on weapon spec selection, cost goes down from 8 to 5 Cookies

Classes: Modified to make them more different from each other

Chonky: Health changed from 3HP/2 Shield to 5HP

Slippery: Health changed from 1HP/2 Shield to 2HP/2 Shield

Greedy: Health changed from 1HP/1 Shield to 3HP

Maniac: Health changed from 2HP to 2HP/1 Shield

Rager: Health changed from 2HP/1 Shield to 4HP

Abilities:

Cancel: Charge reduced from 6500 to 5000

Lotzilla: Charge reduced from 12000 to 10000

Enemy Adjustments:

Adjusted the score given by the enemies, there was a manual error, and all the enemies were giving 10 scores after biome 2

Bull Lee: Movement speed reduced from 3 to 2.5

Sock It Snake: HP reduced from 16200 to 15000

More Caterkillah spawns during biome 1 and 2

Cooking:

Values modified to reduce the grind in the early game

Slightly Spiced Salad: Ingredients changed from “25 Herbs” to “15 Herbs”

Veggie Fish: Ingredients changed from “22 Herbs and 24 Fish” to “17 Herbs”

Courageous Potatoes: Ingredients changed from “28 Herbs and 21 Salt” to “16 Herbs”

Salt-Baked Bass: Ingredients changed from “20 Fish and 26 Salt” to “14 Fish and 16 Salt”

Rice with Things: Ingredients changed from “24 Fish, 26 Mushroom and 25 Eldritch Meat” to “12 Herbs, 10 Fish and 13 Mushroom”

Sweet Grilled Shroom: Ingredients changed from “31 Honey and 27 Mushroom” to “11 Herbs, 5 Honey and 15 Mushroom”

Sauteed Tentacles: Ingredients changed from “31 Mushroom and 33 Eldritch Meat” to “15 Salt and 14 Eldritch Meat”

Honey Cream: Ingredients changed from “20 Herbs and 25 Honey” to “12 Herbs”

Vegan Muffin: Ingredients changed from “25 Herbs” to “14 Herbs”

Anchovy Juice: Ingredients changed from “34 Fish” to “13 Fish”

Pit Candy: Ingredients changed from “32 Fish and 33 Eldritch Meat” to “15 Fish and 15 Honey”

Salty Lollipop: Ingredients changed from “36 Salt and 36 Honey” to “11 Salt and 16 Honey”

Hallucinogenic Pie: Ingredients changed from “22 Mushroom and 33 Eldritch Meat” to “18 Herbs, 13 Honey and 14 Mushroom”

Cursed Ice Cream: Ingredients changed from “30 Salt and 39 Eldritch Meat” to “15 Eldritch Meat”

Items:

Mutant Fish: from -50% dmg and -7 accuracy to -50% dmg and -5 accuracy (bullets will go in a more straight pattern)

Beer: from -40% dmg and -4 accuracy to -30% dmg and -2 accuracy (bullets will go in a more straight pattern)

Glutton Bullets: from +80% dmg to +50% dmg

Battery: from 75 dmg to 100 dmg

Pendant: from 20-150 dmg to 60-150 dmg

Shops:

Hyena shop will now show higher rarity Items and Weapons

Additional notes: none.
Source: Playstack (Steam) / Playstack (Steam)

How to download updates for AK-xolotl for the Nintendo Switch?

To download the updates for AK-xolotl, you have three options:

let the console do its thing if you have automatic downloads activated, and didn’t completely turn it off

If not…

try to launch the game from the Home Menu while being connected to the internet. You should get a prompt when doing so: simply follow the instructions on screen;

select the game > press either + or – to go to the Options page > select Software update > select Via the Internet.

To check that you have the latest version installed, simply select the game on the Home Menu, and press – or + to go to the Options: the version number is displayed just below the game title.