Ex-Zodiac
- DEMO UPDATE & STEAM NEXT FEST -
In consideration of the freshly launched Steam Next Fest, we've updated the existing 2-level demo with new music (level 2 boss), control improvements, bug fixes, and most importantly, new characters & dialogue!
The new trailer also highlights levels 5 and 6, which have not been seen too much until today :)
The coming months will involve polishing the existing 6 levels, making them more repayable, adding more story, characters & dialogue, and generally just making the 6-level experience as tight as possible for the Early Access launch in 2022.
Thanks for the ongoing patience and support!
-Miles @ Pixeljam
- Ex-Zodiac Demo Update -
## [0.2.3] - 7th September 2020
### Added
- Re-added bombs to players arsenal
- Ability to test out control scheme on the control rebind screen
- Barrel/aileron roll spin effect & sound
- Sound effect for when items appear
### Changed
- Tweaked the ships muzzle flash sprite so it's not tinted green
- Renamed 'Missile' item to 'Micro Missile'
- Reverted the change to the banking speed, banking gives you a speed boost again, but doing a full roll will give a greater boost in a 'dash' style
- Level 1's gate now opens when shot instead of when approached
- Easier to deflect bullets when rolling
- Speed boost when rolling has been re-enabled
- Map screen has the beginnings of branching path functionality, and also displays the highscore for each level
- Items/powerups have new visuals which should be easier to identify
- Modified some of the enemy placements in both stages to balance things out a bit more, I will continue to refine levels as development continues
### Fixed
- Disabled pause menu when player death sequence plays
- Second boss's life bar should now output the correct value
- Movement controls should now work on the menu items
- Weird bug where default keyboard controls and custom controls were getting mixed together should be fixed
The Ex-Zodiac Kickstarter Has Launched /// New 2-Level Demo Available
We're very excited to announce that the Kickstarter for Ex-Zodiac is live! Visit the campaign via this URL: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/benhickling/ex-zodiac
Also available is a new 2-level demo, which you can download on the Steam page, or if you already downloaded it previously, it should have auto-updated. Make sure you are playing at least version 0.2.1.
Watch out for this guy!
Take care,
-Miles @ Pixeljam