From the 24th October 2019 you might start playing. Wishlist it now!
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Beekyr Reloaded
Vortex Attack EX is coming to Steam!
From the 24th October 2019 you might start playing. Wishlist it now!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1163290/Vortex_Attack_EX/
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- You will be able to talk directly with us.
- Give us instant feedback.
- Learn about our new games, patches, secretes and easter eggs. :)
- Sometimes we have give aways too. :)
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- And.... if you are a streamer, you might have access to the games before everyone else. ːsteamhappyː
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Beekyr Reloaded version 1.2.3 (64bit)
- Visual effect fixes shouldn't break the game experience anymore. But if the game runs slow you should disable them.
- Boss fights have the music enabled again. We broke it after the latest update. ːsteamfacepalmː
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Kaleidogames is a very small team: we can't possibly test in all different setups. Please if you find issues, let us know. We will do everything we can to fix it. ːsteamhappyː
All of this will be applied to the future XBOX version that will be released hopefully in a few months.
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Remember, you can follow us to know when we release new games:
https://store.steampowered.com/developer/KaleidoGames
WARNING:
After the update, please make sure your files are correctly downloaded by verifying the game files from 'Beekyr Reloaded's properties from Steam client.
Some users have reported very strange behaviours due corrupted updates.
If this happens you can reinstall the game without losing data.
Beekyr Reloaded version 1.2.2
We updated the game with some interesting fixes that should make the game run properly in almost ALL computers.
Untill this 1.2.2 version , Beekyr Reloaded was forcing VSync by default. Some monitors didn't like it and made the game run poorly.
Yeah you read it well, it was the monitor, not your GPU / CPU or RAM!
Just to make it clear we couldn't use this engine feature till this summer.
Anyway, this is what the patch fixes:
- Now V-Sync is disabled by default. If you see some tearing, you can re-enable v-sync from Graphic Options.
- Filters are not breaking the game anymore (as far as we know)
- GUI filters are properly implemented now.
- Japanese texts have been revised and rewriten in many places.
If you have suggestions or want to help with your native lanaguage version, please let us know!
- Game uses a bit less video memory (VRAM).
- And other minor fixes.
If you play 32bits version 1.2.1: V-Sync will be enabled but it will use less VRAM .
All of this will be applied to the future XBOX version that will be released hopefully in a few months.
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Remember, you can follow us to know when we release new games:
https://store.steampowered.com/developer/KaleidoGames
WARNING:
After the update, please make sure your files are correctly downloaded by verifying the game files from 'Beekyr Reloaded's properties from Steam client.
Some users have reported very strange behaviours due corrupted updates.
If this happens you can reinstall the game without losing data.
Beekyr Reloaded version 1.2.1 (Public release)
We think there aren't any other things we should implement, (till someone comes up with something cool to add to the game).
Here is a video that shows most upgrades, check it out. We hope you like them:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgciFokkYKw
General patch notes:
Beekyr character has some more animations and gestures. This is what the game was missing in the first place, the character looked too static and unanimated. The game feels a lot better now.
Gameplay remains almost untouched except for a couple of things that make the boss fights a lot fairer...
Stages:
Stage 4-3 and Stage 4-4:
Bosses have been tweaked to reflect difficulty modes a bit better. They were a bit unfair sometimes.
Stage 1-3:
The wind moves you a bit more in harder difficulty modes.
Characters:
All:
Super cool effect when collecting power ups.
Ikuro:
GUI filter removed to add stability to the game.
Beekyr Reloaded and coop player:
Both have attack animations now.
But "player 1" has a cool end-stage animation when finishing most levels.
Vektar:
Wind and water doesn't affect this ship.
Bonus screen:
The particle effect looks nicer, but also more cool stuff were added.
The background image has been fixed.
Title screen:
After shooting Beekyr displays super cool flames coming from all 4 hands.
Filters:
HUD Filters have been removed from 32bit edition, so you can play machines with even less memory.
A new filter has been added: 'Cartoon 60'. It tries to simulate the effect from an old lamp projector.
After this super cool update, it's PORT time!
Beekyr Reloaded 1.2.1 - Public Beta
**You can enable BETA [testing] very easily:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlrH2QpESTI
Note: you will keep your game data, it will NOT CORRUPT it, you are SAFE.
If you find any issues please let us know. This is why it's a Beta version, we need more testing before it goes public for everybody by default. THANKS!
General patch notes:
Beekyr has some more animations and gestures. This is what the game was missing in the first place, the character looked too static and unanimated. The game feels a lot better now.
Gameplay remains almost untouched except for a couple of things that make the boss fights a lot fairer...
Oh yess I know... I keep improving it. You might think I'm a bit of a nutter. But hey, it's for the best of the game.
Stages:
Stage 4-3 and Stage 4-4:
Bosses have been tweaked to reflect difficulty modes a bit better. They were a bit unfair sometimes.
Stage 1-3:
The wind moves you a bit more in harder difficulty modes.
Characters:
All:
Super cool effect when collecting power ups.
Ikuro:
GUI filter removed to add stability to the game.
Beekyr Reloaded and coop player:
Both have attack animations now.
But "player 1" has a cool end-stage animation when finishing some levels.
Vektar:
Wind and water doesn't affect this ship.
Bonus screen:
The particle effect looks nicer, but also more cool stuff were added.
Title screen:
After shooting Beekyr displays super cool flames coming from all 4 hands.
Filters:
HUD Filters have been removed from 32bit edition, so you can play machines with even less memory.
A new filter has been added: 'Cartoon 60'. It tries to simulate the effect from an old lamp projector.
TO-DO:
Needs to show text: "Need to play more games to unlock the next filter: [name of filter]."
Enjoy, thanks for playing.
Beekyr Reloaded jumps to 64bit.
From now the game is playable as 64bit by default (v.1.2.0:30), but it's possible to play an Alternative 32-bit version(v.1.2.0:19) that uses a bit less memory in sacrifice to be more compatible with old computers. It also loses compatibility with new devices.
Playing 32bit is only recommended if you have any issues with the 64bit version.
NOTES:
- Features and progress are shared between versions. You don't have to start again.
- In order to play his version, you need to upgrade the game through Steam to version 1.2.0
Swarm Update (v1.2)
Version 1.2 (14.06.2018)
store.steampowered.com/app/484930
Along with a Nintendo Switch version we're releasing this massive update for Steam. :beekyr_oh:
BUG-FIXES:
- Menu texts fixed: Some computers were displaying some serif default font.
- Accuracy fixed: Some bullets didn't count towards the bonus percentage.
- Enemy shooting fixed. Some shooters were aiming too high.
- FULLSCREEN (WINDOWED) added. It solves low FPS problems in some PCs
GRAPHIC UPDATES:
- Help images and controller images: updated.
- Grey bars to correct aspect ratio in some resolutions, converted to black bars.
- Added several 'Game Over' screens...
- Storm effect will appear even with particles disabled. It was breaking the mood of the stage without any rain.
- Storm under HW80s, lightnings will flash-blink instead of fading away.
- Smooth blend to black on level start, fixed.
- Graphics menu slightly enhanced.
- Some new effects in some boss' bullets.
MUSIC UPDATES:
- New menu / title music
- New 'stage completed' song.
- New Stage 3-3 song.
- New 'final boss' song.
- New sound effects
LEADERBOARDS:
- Now scores can be classified by difficulty by pressing 'Bomb' button while viewing the general leaderboards.
BEE-SQUAD:
- Only gets fired when you press bomb, but it doesn't get sent if you were already pressing the bomb button at the same time player collects a B item.
- Combos start from 5 hits (before it started at 20)
VISUAL FILTERS:
- PIXELS
- GREEN MONOCHROME Demo
- ORANGE MONOCHROME
- VCR Demo
- NO COLORS
- OLD SEPIA MOVIE Demo
- GRAIN
- HEXAGONS
- VIGNETTE
- BLEACH
- ARCADES 80s Demo
- ARCADES 90s
- VINTAGE 70s Demo
- VINTAGE 80s Demo
- BW INVERT
- TRIPPIN Demo
- PURPLE HILLS
more...
- SATURATION (for BEEKYR 2013)
- APIDYA Demo
- VORTEX ATTACK Demo
HW80s mode.
Some retro filters will respect some limitations from hardware built in the 80s:
- No rotations
- Non-smooth vertical scrolling
- No color fading to transparent (except interludes)
- No particles
GAMEPLAY:
Coop mode:
- Increases bosses' HP & score . They were far too easy when both players were power maxed out):
: HP from x1.5 to x1.85
: Score from x1 to x1.25
- Coop power-up items (Purple P) fly faster now.
- Hive defender (Stage 4-3) HP raised 15%
- Queen#4 HP raised 16%
BULLET HELL Mode:
Bosses have x1.65 more HP and x1.25 more Score
ELITE mode:
Let players to play all "Secret levels II". But they are not necessary to submit score to the leaderboards.
SECRET CHARACTERS:
Sorry, they are all Easter eggs, you have to find them.
- A Ships selector will appear once you unlock all secret ships.
- Customized interlude screens for each one of them.
- Characters will move with a normalized speed vector with the exception of coop player player and Beekyr Classic.
- Vektar and Beekyr Classic give some extra points when collecting Bombs.
GAME CROSSOVERS:
This is actually a lot of fun: Gameplay changes a lot. Some of them change the whole gameplay, it's like they were like new games!
Apidya (from Kaiko, 1992)
- If you die you restart level.
- Bombs are now stingers.
- Power-ups are based in some of the original power-ups.
Vortex Attack (from KaleidoGames, 2016)
Until now it was quite a boring ship to choose but with this update it has become a lot of fun now.
Boss-dialogues have been removed.
It's, in general, a lot stronger than any other ship. But it has lets bullets, it moves slower and it has no bombs.
But, if you try to accelerate scroll by moving ahead, it will reward you with extra points, but the risk of being killed is very high.
But also, some special bosses attacks don't hit as hard and wind and waterfalls don't seem to have any impact.
Also, this is something that I have borrowed from MSX cartridges system from 80s, if you own Vortex Attack game and it's in your Steam library. Selecting Vektar will make a deep impact in how you see the game: Replacing all backgrounds with beautiful space images, and all colours of the game will be changed as well.
OTHERS:
- Now EN language as well as JA and CH display commas instead of dots in score numbers.
- New KaleidoGames logo.
- Some small adjustments in the tutorial.
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And that's all! ːsteamboredː
Don't expect more updates for a while. I think we have had lots of cools stuff in the one and we can move into our next project. ːsteamhappyː
Thanks for playing!
Remember we created a Kaleidogames Steam Group. Please join us:
http://steamcommunity.com/groups/KaleidoGames
WARNING:
After the update, please make sure your files are correctly downloaded by verifying the game files from 'Beekyr Reloaded's properties from Steam client.
Some users have reported very strange behaviours due corrupted updates.
If this happens you can reinstall the game without losing data.
Beekyr Reloaded 1.1.6
General - Performance
Estability fix: You can leave the computer sleeping in the middle of a game. It should recover from it now.
Gameplay
Some boss have one extra attack pattern that was not enabled.
Audio Effects improved and extended, there are more variations and some other have better quality now.
Other fixes
Font in Japan and China changed to support more characters.
Thanks for playing!
Remember we created a Kaleidogames Steam Group. Please join us:
http://steamcommunity.com/groups/KaleidoGames
WARNING:
After the update, please make sure your files are correctly downloaded by verifying the game files from 'Beekyr Reloaded's properties from Steam client.
Some users have reported very strange behaviours due corrupted updates.
If this happens you can reinstall the game without losing data.
Beekyr Reloaded 1.1.5
General - Performance
There has been an update lowering the game min specs. The game should work in more computers. Tested and played in very old computers (1.2GHhz Centrino, with Intel Integrated GPU) at 800x600.
Gameplay
Also, there has been some small adjustments in:
- Some levels.
- Power-ups balance. (they work as intended now)
- Ikuro intro text. (many of you don't know where is this character coming from)
- Game-stats screen.
There aren't many fixes or improvements but the fact this patch could render the game very playable in many more computers is worth the release.
Thanks for playing!
Remember we created a Kaleidogames Steam Group. Please join us:
http://steamcommunity.com/groups/KaleidoGames
WARNING:
After the update, please make sure your files are correctly downloaded by verifying the game files from 'Beekyr Reloaded's properties from Steam client.
Some users have reported very strange behaviours due corrupted updates.
If this happens you can reinstall the game without losing data.