I am very excited to announce update 0.3b, which takes aim at resolving lobby-related bugs and further improves the gameplay experience.
Fixes & Changes
Changed lobby gamerule to a number slider instead of a dropdown.
Changed game logic to count player kills even if it were friendly fire.
Lowered spectator switch cooldown from 30 seconds to 4 seconds.
Fixed bug in lobby chat and in-game chat.
Fixed 'rematch' button not working.
Fixed chat where in-game chat would randomly switch from 'all' to 'team-only' and vice versa.
Fixed bug for when loading user's avatars in in-game leaderboard.
Fixed teams related bug when joining lobby.
Early Access
With each update, Space Fighters inches closer and closer to transitioning from early-access to a fully-released game. This update aims at cleaning up the last of all the major bugs and readying the game for full-release.
Once the game is fully-released and stable, I plan on adding a demo version of the game where players would have a chance to play in multiplayer lobbies, just like everyone else for a up to 30 minutes.
Thanks for taking an interest in Space Fighters!
- ZeroByter.
Update 0.3a & 0.3b
Additions
Added team colors to lobby chat
Added Russian and Chinese font charachters
Changes & Fixes
Changed GUI look when browsing lobbies
Changed in-game leaderboard look
Made global leaderboard wider
Fixed player kills & deaths counter in-game
Fixed team-mates icons appearing on enemy ships
Fixed white-on-white text when switching team in-game
Fixed 'Patriotic Team' achievement
Fixed lobby 'ready up' timer mechanics
Removed the 'Rematch' button at game end for singleplayer games
Mini surprise update for 0.3b
Changes & Fixes
Fixed bug where pressing escape mid-text in in-game chat sends chat message anyway
Fixed leaderboard avatars not showing properly
0.3 Second Update
Changes & Fixes
Changed the version text from 'Closed-Beta' to just 'Beta'.
In the main menu, moved the 'exit' button to the lower left corner.
Game Released!
I am happy to announce that after about a month and a half of hard work and dedication, I am able to finally release Space Fighters on the Steam store.
To commemorate the game's release, I have added a 15% discount!
Thanks for taking an interest in my game, and happy gaming!
- ZeroByter.
Update 0.3
This will most likely be the last update to go live before the game is finally released.
Additions
Singleplayer - players have to fight off a swarm of enemy ships and hold out for as long as possible. There is even a leaderboard for players to be able to see how well others have done!
Changes / Fixes
Yet more bugs have been eliminated - I don't remember which or how many, but you can sleep better knowing the game is ever more closer to being bug-free.
I have plans to add a 'demo' package for Space Fighters, I am just not sure how to implement it yet.
Be sure to follow the Space Fighters Steam group to get the latest announcements and join our Discord!
Happy gaming!
- ZeroByter.
Release Date
I am happy to announce due to Space Fighters' progress having been so fast and effective, I am able to bring forward the release date to 16 March, 2018.
This is very exciting for me, and as an old time (6 years) user and sole customer of Steam, it is finally a dream come true and a great honor for me to be able to work in partnership with Steam and release my own game, Space Fighters.
I hope and expect the release to be excellent, and due to everyone having different machines and specifications, I have cleared my calendar in order to be able to fix 'release-bugs' in real time as they occur as quickly as possible.
I would like to thank the closed-beta testers for their efforts and willingness to help, and I thank you all for taking an interest in my game.
- ZeroByer.
Update 0.2c - The GUI Update
For this update, I simply worked on redoing the GUI buttons to make the whole game interface experience look and feel more unique and engaging.
This update is so small I wouldn't even bother adding a patchlist!
Have fun my fellow space combat pilots!
Update 0.2b
Additions
Added rematch button to game over menu so that players could play another round with everyone who is already connected to the server
Fixes / Changes
Fixed bullet hits not syncing
Added team randomization upon joining lobby
Fixed achievement misfiring
Changed the main menu looks
This will not be the final looks of the main menu, I am working towards redoing every menu/UI texture in order to throw out the 'Unity' look
Update 0.2a and Big Surprises
Gigantic. Asteroids
Additions
Added gigantic asteroids, can be useful for taking cover while under fire!
Fixes & Changes
Changed position of ship camera and added fallback effect when ship is going quick
Changed player controls to being more responsive and easier to aim
0.2 Update Is Out!
Additions
+ added south america region (hosted in Sao Paulo)
Fixes / changes
- Changed game splash screen and main menu logo (shout out to ΛLIΣП IПSIDΞ [ ⊹ ] for the fantastic logo)
- Fixed game-start help text animation looping not going away
- Changed leaderboard looks / you can identify player's team colors from the leaderboard
