Steredenn: Binary Stars

[Valirond]

We're working on something BIG for the game.

- All information: http://steredenn.pixelnest.io/updates
- Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBG9yqcXB-4
- Teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pziwBxhTpAs

EDIT : Updated with last info!

Cheers. :)

Damien

[Angel]

Hooray! Thank you for continuing to work on and develop this gem of a game, I really, really look forward to all your plans and wish you all the success in the world! Don't worry about not promising things until you know you can deliver them, that's the best way to do it!

As a fan and industry colleague, I'm rooting you on! :D

[Zef Parisoto (listen on Spotify)]

I will let you surprise me with the features when it's released, to experience all of the awesomeness at once.

[Gervilla]

I have a list of ideas for the game :D

• first and most important, a local coop mode
  
• Laser/melee bots
  
• an upgrade that allows to wear a third weapon
  
• a seed system to replay past runs
  
• blackhole weapon
  
• improve the melee weapons
  
• fused weapons?...
  
• and a definitive ultra destructive melee weapon XD

I'm a big fan of this game, I have +70 hours and the ultra warrior achivement (yes, I have serious mental problems XD)

[Gervilla]

And... Any chance to release this game with the expansion in physical release?... nintendo switch maybe?

[Valirond]

Hello!

Wow I'm impressed by your dedication on this game!
And we also had some a those ideas... that's all I can say! ;)

Physical release maybe on PS4 but it's a really complicated market, with so many actors. Obvisouly, we would be super happy to have that kind of edition.

Stay tuned! ;)

Damien

[Atlanter]

I´m excited about the new ships, despite I´m not able to beat the game yet. Having only one live is very strict but it seems to be a part the fun.

Will it be possible to play the base-game only or is the expansion optional?

[Valirond]

We will make sure the "classic" Steredenn version stays accessible and fully functionnal for Steam users.
We will most probably use the Steam branches system and a smart save system to do so.

Cheers. :)

Damien

[MechaTails]

Originally posted by Atlanter:

I´m excited about the new ships, despite I´m not able to beat the game yet. Having only one live is very strict but it seems to be a part the fun.

Interesting story about that, having too many or not enough "lives" is a matter of perception...or deception.

I have some younger relatives who feel the way you do, that having only 1 life is tough. So I thought, what if I can get them to try this game by spinning the facts?

I told 1 of them that you only get one life in the game, and if you die you have to start over. They wanted nothing to do with the game

I told the other that you die if you get hit just once, but they had 10 lives. Technically that's true, if you look at each hit point as a "life" instead of just 1 "life" with 10 hits before you die.

So he tried the game and now likes doing the daily runs, the other one still won't touch it lol.

[Angel]

I'm still waiting on "enjoyment mode" where you can continue from the latest section you just unlocked...it's too brutal finally getting the upgrades you want to just die to an unlucky run or a boss attack you've never seen before...

[Valirond]

400+ items in the changelog, the end is near and the patch will be HUGE!

https://twitter.com/pixelnest/status/923899344775974913

[Tinker Knight]

stranger things 2 and now this!

[CrimsonKing]

So, will this be like a patch (free), a DLC to the game, or re-release as a remaster or directors cut ?

[Ouin-Ouin]

Super happy to learn about the dlc !
Btw, will it be available on Humble as the main game is ? What about GoG and itch.io ?
Thanks so much for yor work !
Mahen from Rennes :)

[Valirond]

Hello folks!

We're finishing the QA so we'll soon start to work on the communication side. :)

Pricing/DLCing hasn't been defined totally yet BUT I can assure you we want to reward our players for being there and liking this game so don't worry.

Yes we will update Humble and itch versions too. And I'm slowly but surelely working on consoles patches too.

Cheers!

Damien

[Ouin-Ouin]

Hi Damien ! This is probably wayyyy too late, but I have a feature request :-) I know people love pixel art - and I do. But as a looong term retro-gamer, I also fell in love with various ways to make the picture look less tiring and closer to what we used to feel on our old screens back in the 80s-early 90s.

--> would it be possible as an option, to enable people to use some pixel shaders to improve the picture... For instance, under Retroarch, I use a combination of "scalefx 9x" (xbr-like, upscales and makes the picture more precise with nice edges) + "crt-hylian" which mimics a CRT screen. This combination is amazing but some prefer "just" a CRT-shader.

Those make very low resolutions (and in case of emulation, very old games) look gorgeous on HD screen. As I grew older, my eyes have some trouble with blocky pictures !

I know for instance, Shovel Knight allows to use one's custom pixel shaders. Problem is, they didn't really supply any correct one, and the community didn't work on this either. A simple port of a couple of common Retroarch pixel shaders would be awesome ;)