We received some reports about the kill count achievement not working. We have looked into it and fixed the issue, now all achievements are unlockable.
Fixed killing achievement not tracking over multiple playthroughs
Thank you for the continued support. Keep on shining.
-Outshine team
THANK YOU! Hotfix #2
Hey Light Chasers,
Thank you for your support! We have listened to your feedback and addressed some issues in this hotfix:
Fixed "Й" in Russian language not being recognized
Improved (un)loading times.
Thank you again for the positive reactions and the good reviews, it helps a lot! Keep on shining.
-Outshine team
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Outshine is now available in Russian, Polish, and Portuguese Brazil
Hi Light Chasers,
Our team is happy to announce the release of our new language patch including Russian, Polish, and Portuguese Brazil. We hope that you will enjoy the update.
On a side note, we also corrected a few bugs reported and improved the current version of the game.
Improvements:
support for Russian, Polish, and Portuguese Brazil
faster loading
Fixes:
fixed "noword" on boss 3 for Korean
fixed issue with loading info not updating
fixed issue with boss1 lights staying on
fixed performance degradation when playing for longer periods of time
Many thanks for the positive feedback and the good reviews, it helps a lot! Keep on shining.
-VirginRedemption
Pssst: If you want to keep up to date with the latest news, don't hesitate to join our discord.
Outshine is now available in Japanese, Chinese, and Korean
Hi Light Chasers,
We are glad to announce that after a few weeks of playtesting with our Asian community, Outshine is now ready to be released in Japanese, Chinese, and Korean. Thank you for all your feedback. We hope that you will enjoy the update.
On a side note, we also corrected a few bugs reported and improved the current version of the game.
Improvements:
support for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean
moved popcorn enemy into the red color category
more responsive leaderboard
when online, your leaderboard score will override the local score if lower
update English and Japanese dictionaries
update scoring rules as they were unclear
update UI to better reflect how the score is calculated
add difficulty to the leaderboard ( if no difficulty is visible that means its a score from before the update )
Fixes:
reduce GPU load in the menu
cleaner text background
local score not being read correctly
achievement fixed for beating boss2
reduce the log file size
fader could get stuck on level load
fix the sound being interrupted
popcorn VFX staying on screen
uploading scores when not having an internet connection (could block the game at the end screen panel)
word visibility now also impacts background visibility
Many thanks for the positive feedback and the good reviews, it helps a lot! Keep on shining.
-VirginRedemption
Pssst: If you want to keep up to date with the latest news, don't hesitate to join our discord.
THANK YOU! Hotfix #1
Hey Light Chasers,
First and foremost, thank you for your support! We really enjoyed watching your videos and streams. We have noticed a few issues that are addressed in this hotfix:
Fixed enemy spawning in world 2 level1 section1
Fixed boss ending background
Fixed shield visuals
Fixed laser collider
Fixed issue with shield not blocking damage
Updated UI to better reflect the selected modifiers
Thank you again for the positive reactions and the good reviews, it helps a lot! Keep on shining.
-VirginRedemption
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Playtest: 简体中文 ❤ 日本語 ❤ 한국어
Hi Keyboard Warriors,
Outshine is releasing tomorrow but we are already working on our next update which will be localization in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean languages. Everything is ready on our side but we know by experience that our testing in Asian languages is not as good as it is from players who actually know the languages. So, we'd like to invite you to join the playtest with the button on the Steam page and give us your feedback.
Thank you very much! -VirginRedemption
Outshine Releasing on November 3
Hi guys,
We're happy to announce that Outshine is releasing on November 3!
Wishlist it now to be alerted once it's out.
About Outshine
In Outshine, players dash across virtual highways as a glowing humanoid named Hue on a quest to dismantle the Shards and their cruel experiments. Dodge traps and incoming attacks while monitoring your environment for new words to type. Input keys swiftly and precisely to unlock special moves, like the ability to unleash lightning bolts onto foes.
Customize the experience with modifiers like auto-pilot, infinite abilities and mirror words and replay runs with new rules. Type to the top with a variety of key layouts: Qwerty, Azerty, Qwertz, Dvorak, Colemak, BÉPO, and more are supported. From menus to combat, Outshine can be enjoyed with just a keyboard - no mice necessary!
Key Features
Enjoy breakneck arcade-stylized typing gameplay with just your keyboard
Plug into a journey of retribution set in a digitized universe
Improve your input speed to decimate enemies, collect points, and climb the leaderboard
Bolt across 18 visually dynamic levels spread across three virtual worlds
Master new keyboard layouts or customize the experience with modifiers
Explore accessibility features like Open Dyslexic Font and Colorblind Mode
Experience the game with English, French, Italian, German and Spanish text localizations
Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Simplified), Portuguese (Brazil), Russian and Polish text support is on the way!
Thank you!
-VirginRedemption
日本人! We need your help!
Hi フォックスライダー,
Once again we are working on a Japanese version of our coming title Outshine.
Just like Epistory and Nanotale, Outshine will work with companion words which are romanized versions of the words you have to type in Japanese.
Thanks to you we learned a bit more about Japanese localization while developing our typing game and now we understand that there are different ways to romanize it. There is the Hepburn romanization that generally follows English phonology with Romance vowels. But also the Nihon-shiki romanization originally invented for Japanese and his modified variant the Kunrei-shiki.
So our question is: What romanization Japanese would prefer in Outshine?
Please, if you are a player from Japan, vote using that google form.
Here are a few in-game examples so you can better decide. The Hepburn is used in Nanotale while the Nihon-shiki is used in Outshine.
Nihon-Shiki Romanization
Hepburn Romanization
ありがとございました
-VirginRedemption
Another Live Session and AMA
Hi Guys,
We now have a demo of Outshine available during the Steam Neo Fest! Feel free to give it a try!
Tomorrow, I will play the game once again with Hugo and Leander on our Steam page! We'll be ready to answer you questions so don't hesitate to come and say hi!
Cheers, -VirginRedemption
Outshine developer livestream and AMA
[EDIT] The AMA will start at 2:30 pm CET.
Hi guys!
We're glad to announce that we'll be part of the upcoming Steam NEXT Fest, starting on February 21th.
For the occasion we will do a developer livestreams/AMAs on our Steam page on the 22th of February. Don't hesitate to join to give us feedback and ask us all your questions about our new typing game.
Make sure to click the 'set a reminder' button to not miss the stream.
We can't wait to hear your feedback about our first demo!
