Hi Everyone!

First off: the game will be 20% OFF during Steam SHMUP Fest! Roto Force admittedly only very loosely fits the definition of a SHMUP, but until Steam creates the "Rotating Arena Bullet Hell Run 'n' Gun" Fest, this will do just fine.

This update is meant to smooth out the difficulty curve for first time players, as well as giving veterans something to chew on. Some of the bosses proved to be a bit of a too steep step up in difficulty than they were intended to. So they have been made just a bit less ferocious to bring them more in line with the difficulty curve of the rest of the game.
Don't worry that this will make it too easy, as a Boss Rush mode has been added for anyone that has beaten the game already. Which tasks you to beat a series of bosses or minibosses one after another, without checkpoints, only getting 1 hp back between bossfights. As well as an unlockable even harder version of bosses for Boss Rush.
Lastly the Spread Shot has been reworked to be a bit quicker. Because the increased cooldown after a charged shot, made charging up feel too often like punishment instead of a reward. This rework makes it have less down time while still retaining short-range burst potential.

Reminder that the game will be 20% OFF during Steam SHMUP Fest, so this is a good opportunity to grab the game!

Hope you have fun with this update!

-Anton


General:
Add Boss Rush mode, beat the game to unlock
Beat Boss Rush on hard mode to unlock an unreasonably hard version of Boss Rush
Add new Free Aim modifier, unlock by beating a stage with 90% accuracy
Various Bug Fixes

Gameplay:
Smooth out difficulty curve
Small changes to minibosses here and there
Most late-game bosses have been made easier on regular difficulty to pose less of a spike in difficulty
Rework Spread Shot
* regular shot has less range and more spread
* charged shot has more range and less spread
* reduce damage of a charged shot but increase fire rate after a charged shot

Bugfixes:
- fix several rare crashes
- fix a few typos
- fix super loud audio glitch with final boss and grenade launcher

Features:
- make restarting with same weapon slightly faster by having the currently selected weapon always appear next to the player upon restarting
- add "Color Correction" to Graphic Options.
This allows to adjust

• Brightness (-20% to +20%)
  
• Contrast (-50% to +50%)
  
• Grayscale (anything between 0% (regular) to 100% (fully grayscale))

Bugfixes
* Fix crash when switching tabs too often in the statistics screen
* Fix crash on startup for some machines
* Updated controller support, newer controllers should now also be detected

Gameplay
* Made triangular boss very slightly less oppressive

Roto Force is OUT NOW for you to play.

It is now time to become an intern of the Roto Force. Show us what you've got!

Please remember to leave a review when you've played the game as early reviews help us enormously with visibility of the game.

I hope you will enjoy the game.

Cheers,
Anton

The demo has been updated to fix a crash on startup for some windows machines.
So please try again if the demo did not launch for you at all.

Also includes other small bug fixes and improvements.

Feel free to report any issues you encounter.

Hi everyone!

I'm happy to announce that Roto Force, a game I've been working on for some years now, will finally release this summer July 18th! Spread the word, get excited, wishlist the game, do what you need to do!

For this occasion the demo has also been updated to reflect the current state of the game.
As always, reporting any crashes you encounter helps me prevent them from happening, also eager to hear about any options or settings you might be missing.
(PS: there was a short period where there was a crash in the tutorial of the demo, so if the game crashed on you, try again it should be fixed now.)

Wish you a nice day!
- Anton

This is a small update to the demo, to fix a crash on startup for older graphics cards.
Also includes minor bug fixes and quality of life improvements.

If you encounter any issues, please feel free to report them in the forums or send an email (the game will show an email address upon crashing). The demo will continue to be updated with crash fixes.

We are happy to announce that Roto Force is participating in the February edition of the Steam Next Fest! From today 10am PST / 7pm CET to the 28th 10am PST / 7pm CET, enjoy Roto Force's demo :)

Tell us all about your experience! if you wish to support us, you can wishlist and follow the game here :

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1181610/Roto_Force/