Degica Shmups Thread

[Tim James]

Okay it's April. I'm ready!

[Blackbird]

It's coming along ^_^;. The AST is undergoing final refinements and implementation into the game. The rough draft commentaries translation is also complete and ready for initial review. We should be on track for the late April release (I hope).

[Blackbird]

Destructiod recently posted a review for Crimzon Clover. Please thank them for giving shmups a chance =).

With this, we've finally surmounted the critical mass of reviews needed to get listed on Metacritic, and landed with a score of 85! It makes a nice comparison with Astebreed and Shovel Knight, which have similar scores.

[Milspex]

[Tim James]

Think you'll make it?

Just planning out my backlog schedule for the month.

[Blackbird]

Ehhh, I'll get back to you on that ^_^;. I've finally worked out a good process to edit the PDFs, but it's still a time consuming process that must be completed by hand. I have to edit the text carefully on a document by document basis to make sure that it fits in the image correctly (because the sentences in English usually take up more space than the Japanese characters). I'm making progress though.

[DestroyTheCore]

It will be worth the wait. Take your time, blackbird.

[resty]

sorry for my impatience, really want some news or new planned time for that it's already middle of May.

[Cagar]

Where's the DLC?

[Oniros]

[Mischief Maker]

Not to derail the thread, but that's not true. There are lots of initially rushed games that were redeemed by heroic patches and/or expansion packs and ended up great.

[iconoclast]

Not to derail the thread, but that's not true. There are lots of initially rushed games that were redeemed by heroic patches and/or expansion packs and ended up great.

And it seems Nintendo is starting to catch on to this with their half-assed release of Splatoon.

[Bonus!]

Not to derail the thread, but that's not true. There are lots of initially rushed games that were redeemed by heroic patches and/or expansion packs and ended up great.

You do realize that Miyamoto made that statement at a time when console games were released in cartridge-format, right?

[Blackbird]

Sorry it's been taking so long, folks. The AST is 99% complete and should be released very soon.

As for the super demo commentaries, I really underestimated the time it would take to complete them. I'm the only person in the staff with the knowledge to really work on the project, having both worked with the translator directly and played the game at a semi-high level. I've been working on them as fast as I can, but it's been difficult to focus on as it's not the only project I'm responsible for. I know you're excited for it and I'm trying my best to get it completed as soon as possible.

[BulletMagnet]

Do it once and do it right.

[Shepardus]

I've noticed that the AST and the start of the superplays has been released as v1.05 on Steam. Any word on the patch coming to GOG?

[Bananamatic]

bit disappointed with the unlimited type I run so far, uses an old route+death on the boss (which isn't such a problem IMO as long as it shows all the strategies properly) and seems to be more than 2tril below the current WR

hopefully the rest of the game will have some stuff i'm not aware of yet, at least the type II run seems to be more optimized

[vector7]

DLC's are out: superplays - http://store.steampowered.com/app/326310, AST - http://store.steampowered.com/app/358800.

[Blackbird]

Crimzon Clover V1.05 is live!

New content should be live shortly, including:

The Super Replay Strategy Guide - 16 high-scoring replays and 22 commentated guides from the world's best CC WI players.

The Arranged Soundtrack - 25 new tracks in-game, 35 track lossless album, album art + track listing will be added when complete (putting finishing touches on it).

The Arcade Poster Pack - 2 large-format 18x24 Crimzon Clover illustrations in RGB and CMYK formats, suitable for making your arcade cab look swag.

Cimzon Clover Majestic Pack - Includes all the above.

We have a Midweek Madness sale going on right now, so until the 28th new CC content will be *heavily discounted*. All our games and content are 50-80% off atm. We're also running a giveaway with a chance to win Steam credit and free games. Relevant links:

Midweek Madness Sale
Midweek Madness Giveaway
New Crimzon Clover Content

[Ikazu-san]

OH MAN. I'm only 7 rubles from cool soundtrack... that I can't mix/match with original one? Well, i'm still getting it because it's Gryzor87.

[ciox]

Nice work getting this out, I was mainly after the AST and I like it so far, the Hydorah feeling in it is amazing. (Evil Grinder ftw)

[-S.L-]

Where is that Majestic pack on the Steam website ??

Can't find it but only New Soundtrack or Superplay DLC.

[Blackbird]

Ah, looks like Steam borked it =P. Let me get this straightened out. Just fyi, it's cheaper to purchase new content individually at the moment (because of the midweek madness sale) but the bundle should be cheaper after the sale ends.

[S_Fang]

Cool stuff, I hope those will be available for GOG too, as well V1.05.

[Thamiel]

Ah, looks like Steam borked it =P. Let me get this straightened out. Just fyi, it's cheaper to purchase new content individually at the moment (because of the midweek madness sale) but the bundle should be cheaper after the sale ends.

Is it possible for us to get the art assets as separate files for those of us who want to make art kits/control panel overlays for our cabs?

[Blackbird]

You mean, as individual layers? I'm not sure if the artists created them that way. As far as I know, the 18x24 illustrations are the largest/highest quality versions of those particular artworks available.

Let me know if anyone is still having trouble finding the CC DLC. I've tried refreshing the queue a couple times and it doesn't always seem to display for me - could just be a cacheing issue on my side though.

[Thamiel]

Yeah the posters are fine quality wise, just hoping to grab a version of them without the logo and the logo itself as a transparent png or tiff.

[Blackbird]

Gotcha. I'll see what I can do.

[Blackbird]

Hey folks! I'm doing a live preview of our next PC shmup tonight on my livestream. The preview starts at 8PM EST on the usual channel http://www.twitch.tv/degigames/

Stop by and check it out if you have time.

If someone would like to assist with answering game mechanics questions in chat and moderation, that would be extremely helpful, I have a feeling we're going to receive a larger turnout than usual.

[Bonus!]

How about dropping a little hint, Blackbird (four weeks ago)?