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Flatspace IIk Music Pack Bundle Now Live
A new bundle containing all 3 Flatspace IIk Music Packs is now live. Packs have a 33% discount, so effectively buy-two-get-one-free, and the package includes 'The Golden Age' and 'We Robot' Music Packs too.
As with all Steam bundles, you only pay for what you don't own. Find the bundle here:
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/38165/Flatspace_IIk_Complete_Music_Pack_Set/
Mark
Future Snooker and Future Pool Flash Sale
In honour of the world snooker final which takes place this weekend, Future Snooker and Future Pool are now on a 50% sale for the next 4 days:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1177390/Future_Snooker/
I will resist using the phrase pot-tastic. Enjoy playing!
Mark
Flatspace Updated to v1.12
The original Flatspace game has been updated today.
A small but useful update, the in-game music is now loaded only when needed upon entering a sector, which massively reduces memory load. This opens the door for future music packs, or resurrecting the original 3 Flatspace Music Packs, which have never been available on Steam. This now matches the behaviour of Flatspace IIk v1.06 onwards.
There's also a fix to the music volume setting, which didn't update the title music correctly.
Happy flying.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1210780/Flatspace/
Mark
SFXEngine DLC Sale Now On
SFXEngine was updated today, and a new sale is now on for all of the DLC. This includes the Bolt-on DLC of specific new plugins: Sample, Analogue, Amplitude, Pitch, Pan, Filter, Delay, Reverb, Distortion, and Special, plus the "Analogue VCF" 24dB/Oct filter. All DLC now includes an example pack of ten sounds, presets which showcase different plug-ins.
Browse all DLC here:
https://store.steampowered.com/dlc/2438590/SFXEngine/
All of the Bolt-on DLC are part of the 'Bolt-on Full Set Bundle' for an extra discount when buying the full set. As with all Steam Bundles, you pay only for what you don't already own. Find that here:
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/38164/SFXEngine_Bolton_Full_Set/
Sale runs for 7 days until May 3rd.
Enjoy creating,
Mark
Gunstorm II Released
Like the first Gunstorm game, Gunstorm II is a rotary, arena space-shooter that uses mouse (or joy controller, or keys!) to rotate your ship.
Your sister, the beautiful princess Semele has been kidnapped by Kernag the Smeeb on the eve of her wedding to prince Caligulus. You have sworn to rescue her in your Gunstorm, the last fighter craft of the old league. Chase her though scrolling worlds, through the Caves of Marrowmor, through The Massive Mechanical Brain of Bonto Balmooni, and more!
You can choose a fixed or random level layout, and customise the game difficulty for infinite replay value as you face an armada of enemies which react to the player in unique ways. Use 8 different weapons which are collected and accessed Doom-style, and earn Gunstar Points to unlock sub-games.
Gunstorm II includes the 2007 Gunstorm song, with vocals by Tor James Faulkner. The Gunstorm EP, published by Cornutopia Music, includes several 1980s-style electronic pop tunes and is part of the Gunstorm DLC.
Find the game here, which is live now with a 10% launch discount:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2793560/Gunstorm_II/
Enjoy storming!
Mark
Welcome to Taskforce v1.07
As with many of our other games this year, Taskforce has been updated today.
This is primarily an engine update, so there are no major gameplay changes, but a few things have changed in the background:
1. New mouse pointer and hi-red lens flares
2. Settings for expert users are now in Options.txt rather than Config.txt. There are two new options there: robustinit and fixaspect which can help fix video problems. See the Readme.txt for details.
3. Persistent settings and the saved games are now backed up the Steam Cloud.
4. The only gameplay change is that the Campaign Completed Achievement now requires that you must complete each mission at least once (on any skill level), then the final mission.
Happy playing.
Mark
Gunstorm Updated to v1.08
The controls have been revamped to make mouse, keyboard, and game controller all active at the same time. Custom control options have been removed, and all controls are active at the same time, making it easy to play without the need to set things up. Here are the new controls:
Rotate Right: Horizontal Mouse, Keyboard Right Arrow, Keyboard D, Controller Left Analog Right
Rotate Left: Horizontal Mouse, Keyboard Left Arrow, Keyboard A, Controller Left Analog Left
Follow The Cursor Mode: Mouse, Keyboard WASD, Keyboard Arrow Keys, Controller Left Analog
Thrust: Right Mouse, Keyboard L Shift, Keyboard R Shift, Controller Left Trigger
Fire: Left Mouse, Keyboard R Ctrl, Keyboard L Ctrl, Controller Right Trigger, Controller A. Note that on an X-Box 360 style controller, it is not possible to detect a press of both trigger controls at the same time, so to fire and thrust at the same time, use A to fire.
Spider Bomb: Middle Mouse, Keyboard Return, Controller X, Controller Left Analog Click
Pause: Keyboard P, Controller 'Start'
Skip Story: Left Mouse, Keyboard Esc, Keyboard Spacebar, Keyboard R Ctrl, Keyboard L Ctrl, Controller Right Trigger, Controller A
Back/Abort: Keyboard Esc, Controller 'Back'
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2787740/Gunstorm/
Happy flying!
Gunstorm EP Out Now
Featuring the full and extended versions of the main theme, the other songs in 80s electro-pop style make for the perfect accompaniment to Xodar blasting.
With amazing (single take!) vocals by the wonderful Tor James Faulkner.
Mark
Future Pool and Future Snooker Updated
In both games you'll discover:
-A new hi-res font and pointer.
-Better zoom handling, the screen now fixes height on different screens creating a much bigger display.
-A new control to centre the camera on the bat (Return or D-pad down on your controller).
-An extra rules page which lists mouse and camera keyboard controls.
-Steam Cloud support to keep settings between sessions.
-And lots more behind the scenes...
For expert users, the Options.txt file includes a few settings for custom display set-ups, such as setting a specific screen resolution. A new flag 'robustinit' can fix display freeze issues when using the desktop resolution on some systems; and 'fixaspect' which will stretch the screen rather than zoom, if you wanted to do that.
Future Pool, Future Snooker and Radioactive are all part of the Steam Remote Play Together Sale, and have 33% off for the next 7 days.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1177310/Future_Pool/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1177390/Future_Snooker/
Mark
SFXEngine All Set Bundle
This full set of over 50 powerful plug-ins transforms your sound making ability! From the sample-bending Proteus, though the unique Nitroverb and Oxyverb reverbs, to Oscillator Synchronisation, this ultimate kit of audio effects transforms the vanilla SFXEngine into an insanely powerful professional sound creation tool.
As with all Steam Bundles, you pay only for what you don't already own. The bundle has 25% off from today:
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/38164/SFXEngine_Bolton_Full_Set/
Not tried SFXEngine yet? Find the full app and the free demo, here:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2438590/SFXEngine/
Enjoy creating,
Mark