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Full Radar Warfare update
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What changed
- Compatibility
- Gameplay
- UI and audio
- Fixes
Radar Warfare changes
We are happy to announce that Radar Warfare's new version is out now for public testing! Download beta content:
Go to your Steam Library and search for Radar Warfare;
Right click on the game and select Properties;
Go to the beta tab, you should see a drop down with the message: "NONE - Opt out of all beta programs";
Select the beta item and close the dialog;
This should automatically download the new content.
ATTENTION: THIS UPDATE IS VERY EXPERIMENTAL. YOU SHOULD EXPECT BUGS. THAT'S WHY WE DECIDED TO RELEASE ON BETA FIRST. To change the game language can be changed in game properties. There are two features that we're really worried about:
- The new save systemin order to implement the Steam Cloud, we had to completely rewrite the old save system. We spent some days trying to figure how to import everything from the current to the new version of the game. The migration is going to be executed only once on game-opening after the update. MAKE SURE TO EXECUTE THE GAME ON YOUR MAIN COMPUTER OTHERWISE YOUR PROGRESS MIGHT BE LOST.
- Controller supportthis is probably the most unstable feature. Bullet hells and shmups don't, usually, use controllers for movement AND aiming, so we had to figure a way to implement these mechanics on the game. We know that is not perfect yet so this feature will probably be updated soon to improve responsiveness and fix some other small bugs.
STEAM CLOUD IS NOT AVAILABLE YET. WE'LL TEST THE NEW SAVE SYSTEM BEFORE IMPLEMENTING IT. Changelog:
[ADDED] Endless Mode - Endless enemies and bullets, there is no win, survive as long as you can;
[ADDED] Game Mode menu - Now you can opt to play story mode and endless mode before choosing your ship;
[ADDED] Steam stats (track how many times you died in the game);
[ADDED] Steam global stats (track how many times the community died in the game);
[ADDED] Steam leaderboards - Exclusively on endless mode (each ship will have it's own leaderboard, while on beta we decided to use the same leaderboard for everyone. You MUST unlock the ship first to be able to play the endless mode with it);
[ADDED] Full localization to Portuguese-Brazil;
[ADDED]"Competitive" achievement - Submit a score to a leaderboard;
[ADDED] WASD navigation on game menus;
[ADDED] Full controller support. Mouse and keyboards are only needed to open the game;
[ADDED] Auto configuration on game controller detection. The game will automatically configure movement and aim input if a controller is detected. No need to worry about it;
[FIXED] Some misspellings in the game;
[FIXED] Sprites cache. We noticed that cache during the gameplay was causing some menu transitions to freeze;
[FIXED] Enemies spawning at your position;
[FIXED] Achievement"Can't Touch This"and"Missiles? Which missiles?"being unlocked without the player fulfilling the conditions;
[CHANGED] Ancient Justice and Last Vision in-game speed;
[CHANGED] Bullet speed on the second level bosses - We noticed that there was no improvement in difficulty between boss on level one and two;
[CHANGED] E.M.P now damaging the boss - Ancient Justice's power is now a lot more useful;
[CHANGED] Save system. This change was necessary to add steam cloud in the near future;
[CHANGED] Complete rework on game menus, they are now more fluid and safe. This was necessary to allow game controller;
[REMOVED] Unused code;
[REMOVED] Codes storing and retrieving information on files causing the game to wait for information and therefore lagging;
Known Issues:
Unfair enemy placement still happening on endless mode.;
As you can see, there are many new things and a lot of work to be done. If you find any bug, send us an email at dreamroadproductions@gmail.com and tell us what did you find. Thank you for your support. DreamRoad Productions
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