- ZeroRanger arranged album -GREEN ARRANGE- premiere - 27 September 2024
We have been collaborating with Resonant Union to bring forth an arranged album of ZeroRanger's music, titled... -GREEN ARRANGE- And as it is almost time for ZeroRanger's 6th anniversary, it is also the time we celebrate it with the premiere of the arranged album! It will be premiered on YouTube in two (huh?) parts: —PART 1— September 28th at 4:00 PM PST / 11:00 PM UTC. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tY7YFFX927s —PART 2— September 29th at 7:00 AM PST / 2:00 PM UTC. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPk89-Kk55Q Two parts? There is enough music that putting it all on a single stream would prove to be a major endurance test. The lineup that Resonant Union managed to gather for this album really did manage to exceed a lot of wild expectations, and it shows... The album releases on Bandcamp after the premiere for $25, with a -20% launch discount until October 10th 2024. A Steam album release…
- Fourth Anniversary Patch (28/9/2022) - 28 September 2022
As is a somewhat coincidental tradition, here is a yearly collection of fixes and QOL improvements: Implemented a fix that should stabilize performance and framerate on Windows 10. Big thanks for the heads-up in our Steam Community Bug Megathread! Fixed a bug where a rounding mistake was able to decimate an entire high score table. Sorry about that 💦 Revised input & timing. Now requires full tilt on analog stick, but can also be suppressed by holding SLOW. Added settings for fine tuning analog stick sensitivity. (If you were attached to how the analog stick felt in the previous version, the values were 30% for deadzone & 60% for full speed!) Game now pauses when a gamepad in use disconnects. Paintjob That's all fine and dandy, but surely you can share some info about Black Onion? Until next time!
- Third Anniversary Update: Steam Cloud and more! (28/09/2021) - 28 September 2021
It's the third anniversary of ZeroRanger's release! For the occasion, we've prepared an update with new features, small QoL improvements and bugfixes: FEATURES: Steam Cloud saves!! Your save files and scores can now transfer between different machines. (NOTE!: if you purposefully had different saves on different machines, turn off Steam Cloud if you wish to retain them!) Lock-on buff?! Previously an all-offensive tool, Lock-on has gained some defensive properties! Upon releasing a group of locked-on lasers, a bullet-cancelling shockwave is emitted. How this shockwave works exactly depends on the ship. 3-button combination input leniency: It can now be activated regardless of when each button was pressed, as long as all of them are eventually held down together. The old, stricter input method can be selected from OPTIONS -> CONTROLS if preferred. Added FPS display option to VISUALS menu.…
- Second Anniversary Update (28/09/2020) - 28 September 2020
ZeroRanger turns two! Mostly and completely coincidentally, it also gets an update: FEATURES: Your score now gets recorded when facing A special trial now opens for those who have reached LIGHT... BUGFIXES: Game now properly recognizes your old version's settings file (SETUP.zr / SETUP2.zr) if you don't have the July 2020 version's settings file (SETUP2-2.zr) around. Fixed some inconsistencies in recognizing achieved challenges Fixed WHITE VANILLA grades spilling over to GREEN ORANGE in the RESULTS Fixed some crashes... But there are still some known ones. Your bug reports are being heard, so keep 'em coming! For endless light!
- The battle continues - Enter WHITE VANILLA!! - 25 June 2020
ZeroRanger expands with a major update: introducing WHITE VANILLA, a new fast-paced gameplay mode which tests your skills against remixed enemy waves and stages. Put your back into it! This update also tweaks and balances the existing GREEN ORANGE mode, while adding some general quality of life features as well. Moreover... ORANGE SOUNDS, the original soundtrack of ZeroRanger, is finally live and available for purchase. Keep in mind that the soundtrack includes a few new songs introduced in this update. Tread with care if you wish to hear them in their gameplay context firsthand. Enjoy and stay safe! -System Erasure 2020/06/25 UPDATE PATCH NOTES WHITE VANILLA: A new mode is LIVE! (Upon first boot, becomes available after playing GREEN ORANGE once) Destroy enemy waves in rapid succession! Destroy enemy waves efficiently! Prove your worth - do not falter! GREEN ORANGE: Small adjustments t…
- Dominic Tarason s 5 best games of 2018 - 29 December 2018
We asked a bunch of our regular writers to tell us what their five favourite games this year were. Today it’s the turn of everybody’s favourite newsboi Dominic Tarason . I’ve felt like I’ve been drowning in good games all year. Monster Hunter: World, Hitman 2, Red Dead, God Of War and now Smash Ultimate are all easy to lose dozens of hours to, and are masterfully crafted. But none of the year’s blockbusters really resonated with me. Here’s five smaller games that did (plus some bonus mentions) which sent me running to Twitter to wildly gush over and try to convince people to try them. Four of the five are very systems-driven games, but all have hidden depths; the deeper you dig, the better they get. In no particular order… (more…)
- Gamepad update (22/12/2018) - 22 December 2018
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F32258001%2F6dd53892ff2b8245ce821671b29f04a17c5c6961.png Much anticipated controller update is finally here, with quite a few improvements. GAMEPAD OVERHAUL: Gamepad button remapping supported Both XInput and DirectInput gamepads supported The typo that killed player 2 gamepad entirely is fixed - sorry about that! Additional & optional settings: Analog/digital movement, slow button, 3rd weapon autofire MISCELLANEOUS: Some bugs gone (stingy score salamander, floor prison) Some crashes gone (being shy about your team name in co-op) Probably some others too but it's been a while since the last patch A little bird told us someone wished for a season-appropriate palette, so GREEN+RED has been added! And since it's the worst possible palette regarding colorblindness, we threw in another icy & spicy palette too. We've also created…
- New patch out (2/10/2018) - 2 October 2018
A new patch for ZeroRanger is now out with a handful of fixes and improvements: Fixed controls locking up during certain transitions Fixed some music playback & Sound test inconsistencies Fixed some crashes Removed an New updates are still coming, so if you happen to have any suggestions or problems you would like see addressed, keep them coming! We may not be able to respond to everyone but we do still read and listen all feedback as we sort out our next plan of attack. But before that, we're going to need a moment of rest... Thank you for your support so far, everyone! -System Erasure
- Shmup of shmups ZeroRanger shoots for the core, out now with demo - 1 October 2018
ZeroRanger feels like a lovingly assembled mix-tape featuring the best bits across all of shmup history. Developed by System Erasure and released Friday, it’s a vertically scrolling arcade shooter with a striking colour palette, simple control scheme and more knowing nods than a scholars-only metal concert. I spent a bit of yesterday playing it, and while I’ve not mastered it well enough to call any breakdown a review , I’ve had enough fun to easily recommend this to genre fans, and worth a shot at for the rest or you. Below, the launch trailer plus a demo . (more…)
- ZeroRanger Delayed to September 28th 2018 - 28 July 2018
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F32258001%2F4f85d8e79ea996fa5d90898e18875d419946a92f.png ZeroRanger will miss its original release date of August 24th. The new release date is September 28th 2018. We do feel bummed out to announce this delay so close to the original release date and we apologize for that. Ultimately we believe this to be the right decision in the long run. Although the game is now more or less fully playable from start to finish, this extra month will allow us to properly polish and test the game before release. So do not fret, the home stretch is on our sights. Thank you for your patience, we're doing our best to make the wait worth it! -System Erasure
- So... What's new? - 25 June 2018
As the release of ZeroRanger is only few months away, we wanted to take this opportunity to answer some of the common questions players have made regarding commercial release. Mainly, what exactly is different/new about this release when compared to earlier freeware demos? If you're unfamiliar with the development history of ZeroRanger, here are the key details: The development began around 2008 under the name of FINALBOSS. This dev version saw small-scale freeware releases during the subsequent years, the most prominent one being -Raw Label- in 2015. Although this demo already had many of the key features in place, it was in many ways still incomplete. UPDATED PRESENTATION Almost all game objects (enemies, bosses, backgrounds etc.) have been touched upon and in some cases completely redrawn with more frames of animation. Even the game's colour palette has seen an ever so slight update.…
- DEMO OUT NOW + Release Date Update - 19 April 2018
ZeroRanger DEMO Version is now available for download. This demo offers a short, vertical slice of the final game. There are some surprises left for those who're already familiar with the game's previous iterations. We hope you'll enjoy your time with the demo. Feel free to send us feedback - there's still some work left before the game is ready for release after all. Speaking of which, we now also have a concrete launch date on our sights: August 24th 2018! After all these years it feels almost surreal... We're doing our best in order to finish strong. Take care! -System Erasure
- NAME UPDATE + ANNOUNCEMENT - 16 April 2018
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F32258001%2Fbab39ef0702b2c18ba1a35aee0ba1e47a7bcd097.png FINALBOSS has been renamed to ZeroRanger. Although we were rather attached to the old title (it has been around for quite a while), we ultimately came to a decision that a new, more distinct name would go a long way in helping with the game's recognizability in the future. One more thing... We're currently finalizing a brand new DEMO version based on the game's latest build. This demo will be publicly available in just a few days! That's all for now. Take care! -System Erasure
