Zenodyne R - 2017 Dev news

[Chacranajxy]

Finally got around to playing a bit of Zenodyne R and... yeah, it's really good. Game just has a fantastic feel to it, all around. That said, I don't have a whole lot of experience with non-bullet hell shmups, and it's been a long time since I've played something that doesn't fit into that category. Holy hell do these bullets move fast.

[Kaiser]

Just wanted to say thanks to everyone who bought the game as we just hit 250 copies! As a little celebration, i'm giving away 5 Steam codes for Zenodyne R!

FFNBW-YAPVI-XMA26 - Taken by TATE
IZETG-EWHF8-0AP6A - Taken by Jaimers
LXHPF-BM94Z-IGAB4 - Taken by Someone?
0G8Q7-KLVKN-TFGXT - taken by Kardus
CI4PC-WFMFV-4VYJV - taken by Ghegs

If you do use them, please say which key you used, thank you and leave a steam review if you enjoy the game!

[kardus]

0G8Q7-KLVKN-TFGXT - claimed

[Ghegs]

Well that's mighty nice of you. I grabbed CI4PC-WFMFV-4VYJV.

[tate]

Wow, thanks! I grabbed FFNBW-YAPVI-XMA26, after trying LXHPF-BM94Z-IGAB4, which was already taken. Funny how everyone seemed to assume that the first key in the list was already taken.

[Kaiser]

And a bonus round! I'm throwing in 3 more codes!

VZMCD-9YPGJ-YTJWE
A4Z4E-66DJZ-JD5FA
GQJGD-2PB33-VAKHQ

[CloudyMusic]

I was able to grab one. Thanks a lot Kaiser!

[dorelas]

all keys taken and nobody even said thanks. Leeches! Bought on steam after reading absolutely stellar reviews.

[dorelas]

incredible music!!! the quality is not constant unfortunately, but the same can be said about bilion other games like image fight, where the music from the last lvl blows ones mind.
I love Stage 7 in Zenohell!. I hear tons of music and this piece is easy one of the best i have ever heard. Totally in my type.

[dorelas]

I had to write it. Otherwise one might think i write off Zenodyne R.
The game is different and the music too. It is beautiful. One can not and shouldn't even compare these OSTs.
What i can say is , both are very accomplished, congratulations for chossing amazing artists for both games.

Zenohell rides on the bandwagon of manic shooters but Zerodyne R takes us straight to the shmup roots with the best music imaginable. As Totalbiscuit says "It is so easy to do something retro-like which is nothing like a real retro, artists in the old games had to cope with technical limitations on every step and thats why they pushed the boudaries to the limit".
You nailed it all !!

Sorry im rambling so much about the music , but it is such an important aspect of every game, and you do know what you are doing. I will totally support you in the future.

Cheers
Martin

[Kaiser]

https://groupees.com/scifi2

Hi this is the first and last oppurtunity (I doubt Steam's winter sale will have a discount this big) to get the game. Thanks to the groupees bundle, the game has reached a far bigger audience than I expected, now, I also implemented Steam-side cloud support for Zenodyne R and Zenohell, I didn't even need to patch the games. The scores and unlocks are now saved on Steam cloud incase you lose em due a PC failure.

[Ruldra]

This game won't run on a WinXP, Intel integrated-graphics machine, right? Tried to play the demo yesterday but it wouldn't start.

[Kaiser]

This game won't run on a WinXP, Intel integrated-graphics machine, right? Tried to play the demo yesterday but it wouldn't start.

Yeah that's the reason I have Vista as the absolute minimum in system requirements. Because for some reason my games when compiled under GM Studio never work on ACTUAL XP machines but work in virtual XP machines, which is hilarious. Linux/Mac with Wine work fine supposedly for those who don't have post-XP Windows.

[Kaiser]

Hi folks, we pushed a minor update (we'll be using a proper number system for patch numbers now).

We fixed a visual bug in stage 6-3 that was obvious yet we didn't spot it or anyone reported it really but more importantly, we tried our best to fix the situation where having multiple joysticks/pads plugged into the PC bugged the controls up for few people.

There's a bigger patch coming soon but I cannot disclose the details yet. By the way, as usual, the patch was applied to both Steam and itch.io

[Kaiser]

Yeah somehow i'm still updating this game. So Patch 1.04 is out on Steam and itch.io, let's say there is a major steam event coming up in a week from now on.

- Normal mode has been added, existing scores and difficulty have been moved onto Arcade mode (no gameplay changes there).
- Credits are easier to get.
- Players by default now start with 2 credits and get their 3rd credit after their first game over.
- Bugfixes with high score display.

[Kaiser]

I'll gladly accept the game calling me a "casual", I love the bullet speeds in normal. It sucks that harder paths are not available, this would've become my default mode.

Personally I think the hard paths would be still too hard for normal, at least that's how I felt when I tested those in normal. But i'm glad you are enjoying the mode anyway.

[Kaiser]

And another patch pushed to Steam/itch.io

Just bugfixes this time

- XOP speeds have been corrected
- Fixed a rare screen shake bug on stage 1
- Fixed the wrong ??? portrait display on ship select

[Kaiser]

Zenodyne R and Zenohell are 75% off on Steam but....... also on itch.io, yep we aren't leaving our DRM free customers on thin ice either.

https://jackdarx.itch.io/zenodyne-r
^ DRM-Free Version

http://store.steampowered.com/app/466820
^ Steam Version

As for Zenohell

https://jackdarx.itch.io/zenohell
^ DRM-free

http://store.steampowered.com//app/402030
^ Steam

[Pedro Lambrini]

Cool beans. I just (finally!) bought the bundle on itch.io.

Thanks muchly for the great bargain.

[kenth333]

Bought the steam bundle for the couple and absolutely love 'em.

[emphatic]

Here's some news:

ZENOHELL SOUNDTRACK IS COMING.

[Heavy Viper]

Here's some news:

ZENOHELL SOUNDTRACK IS COMING.

ayyyyyyyyy ( '-')b

[emphatic]

Quick question regarding the soundtrack, do you prefer the tracks to slightly overlap or is silence a must between the track? I think a (proper) fade between tracks gives it a better album feeling, myself, but I'm willing to even do two versions if this is what the listeners demand.

The mastering is pretty much done and the final playlist (with fades is being mixed down to 44.1Khz, 16 bit audio now.

[emphatic]

FLAC release is live: https://djemphatic.bandcamp.com/album/z ... soundtrack

[Kaiser]

FLAC release is live: https://djemphatic.bandcamp.com/album/z ... soundtrack

It's been a long time coming and i'm glad it happened, it was worth the release

Anyway we'll be having some announcements soon folks, sometime in January

[Kaiser]

Zenodyne R has hit 1000 non-bundle units on Steam, thus.......

IBTVQ-PJ84H-8N97T
C5BXX-TMA9V-G4KFW
F6NDV-V8YY7-GW0IN
5VA34-JY6AW-QG9HX
8Z4DF-I0NDB-GW9PV

Here are the keys, if you take one please say which one :>

[maximo310]

Hi Kaiser, thanks for the game!!

Code used is : 8Z4DF-I0NDB-GW9PV



Thanks again!!

[Pushky]

Hello

Ibtvq-pj84h-8n97t i took that one

Many thanks

[clippa]

Thanks kaiser! I took F6NDV-V8YY7-GW0IN

[Kaiser]

I assume all the keys have been taken so hopefully folks who got it will enjoy it.

Anyway let's get things straight:

- We are releasing Fire Arrow Plus sometime this month.
- We have 2 unannounced shmups for 2017 (one we've been teasing, another is waiting to be teased)
- One will launch on Greenlight in Spring and the other either in Summer or Autumn, but there's a chance they might swap places
- We have a second composer handling the second shmup (https://soundcloud.com/epilis) as per HeavyViper's suggestion (who's composing the first shmup stated for 2017)

Overall, it's gonna be a very busy year for us but you know, my own personal shmup library is not gonna suddenly happen by itself