Developer The Behemoth has announced a release date for Castle Crashers DLC “Painter Boss Paradise”, their new boss-themed content.
Castle Crashers is set to launch its long-awaited Painter Boss DLC for Windows PC (via Steam) on August 6th.
“You can make your own weapon art in Castle Crashers because it’s awesome, and we figured you might want that,” said Dan Paladin, co-founder and art director at The Behemoth in a press release. “Have it look however you’d like while borrowing stats from any weapon in the game!”
Here’s a rundown on the new content, plus a new trailer:
The Painter Boss Paradise DLC marks the first DLC for Castle Crashers in 13 years. Along with a myriad of other features like new art for all official playable characters, weapons, and map, the DLC brings a longtime fan request to Castle Crashers–custom character creation!
As part of their release date announcement, the indie studio shared a how-to video for any players interested in getting started with designing their characters ahead of launch, in addition to releasing the official template that players will use to bring their custom creations into the DLC. The template file, when filled with a character design and saved to a computer, will automatically update the character’s in-game design to allow for multi-angle character customization.
Players will be excited to learn that there is an addition to the previously announced customization options: custom weapons! A frequently requested feature, this equippable custom weapon will allow for even more personalization of player characters. After creating a character, players can choose to share their creations with the world through the Steam Workshop, or even to their friends actively playing the DLC with them, whether their friends own the DLC or not!
Key Features
- Make your own custom characters with our template, and share them with the world! CREATE!
- New official character: play as Paint Junior, use your imagination, and unleash powerful art to vanquish your foes!
- New art for all official playable characters and weapons!
- New main menu art with eight scenes celebrating the world of Castle Crashers!
- New map art for fancier adventuring!
- Endless knightly possibilities – choose from community characters or download official characters created by our team! Toggle them off or on at your whim!
- Worried about missing the nostalgic feel of the original game’s art? Toggle the DLC functionality on or off from the main menu at any time to experience the classic adventure!
