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Tower Defense Survival Mode!
March 25, 2021 by chuteapps
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We've just released the new Tower Defense Survival game mode, and it adds a whole new dimension to RSR! This separate game mode lets you see how many waves you can survive and really focus on optimizi... Continue reading
Major Update V1.2.0. RAMPAGE Mode!
March 18, 2021 by chuteapps
2
Hey Everyone! It’s been a busy month here at the RSR headquarters. I’ve been working tirelessly to implement a lot of your improvements and suggestions. Here’s a list of what’s changed since V... Continue reading
New Trap Perks!
February 16, 2021 by chuteapps
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We've added 15 new trap perks to further combat the hordes of Uronian invaders :) Available now in V1.1.5! They include: -Boss Killer Spikes -Fire Spikes -Lingering Slow Spikes (adds temp slow when tr... Continue reading
V1.0 is now released and out of Early Access!
February 04, 2021 by chuteapps
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#release
After 2.5 years of development, we’d like to thank everyone for a successful and enjoyable Early Access phase! Our small team of 4 has worked tirelessly and RSR is now a well-rounded and fun game th... Continue reading
Major Update V0.49!
December 18, 2020 by chuteapps
Added Musket and G1a gun; Poison Bullets; Grenade regeneration item; New Alienship and Water level enhancements; New Toxic, Steampunk, Office, Alienship floors; And many visual art fixes! Questions? C... Continue reading
Major Update V0.48!
November 24, 2020 by chuteapps
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New Krill Pistol gun! New Health Delivery item New AI level environment enhancements New office level floors New toxic level floors New fire level floors New earth level enhancements and floors... Continue reading
Major Update V0.47!
November 07, 2020 by chuteapps
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New electro machine gun; New poor training item; New grenade master item; New steampunk level environment enhancements; New Toxic level environment enhancements; Many bug fixes and tweaks. Questi... Continue reading
Major Update V0.46!
October 21, 2020 by chuteapps
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New Bat Gun! New Health Guru item New earth level butterflies and enhancements New ice level enhancements New haunted level carpets New office level enhancements Many bug fixes and tweaks Questions? C... Continue reading
Major Update V0.45!
October 07, 2020 by chuteapps
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#update
New Bar of Gold item Most environment enhancements are now fully breakable New water level environment enhancements New fire level environment enhancements New haunted level environment enhancements N... Continue reading
Major Update V0.44!
September 25, 2020 by chuteapps
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#update
Newly added boss energy bars New Health Crate item New environment enhancements Newly redrawn item safes New Apocalypse Mode Rebalanced gameplay and difficulty New Boss AI Rebalanced shop items New fi... Continue reading
Major Update V0.43!
September 18, 2020 by chuteapps
The Major Update V.043 includes: New Needle Gun New Carrot Gun New Auto-Jetpack item Reworked environment enhancements Pods can now be exited using escape key Greatly improved multiplayer stability Up... Continue reading
Major Update V0.42
September 10, 2020 by chuteapps
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New Energy Cannon weapon New Ammo Master item Added famous M1 Garand “Ping” Added falling lava rocks in fire level New campfire and puddle enhancements in earth level Many new environment enhancem... Continue reading
Major Update 0.40
August 29, 2020 by chuteapps
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#update
Major Update V0.40! Now you can save the game and return to it later! New Jetpack Inferno item New environment enhancements and interactables White heavy check mark Updated Chinese and Japanese Local... Continue reading
V0.39 Now with Couch Co-op!
August 21, 2020 by chuteapps
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New Couch Co-Op game mode! New tutorial song Updated Soundtrack DLC New Poison machine gun New Radioactive gun New Landmines New Boomerang bullets New deadly traps item New item delivery New master sa... Continue reading
Major Update V0.37
July 25, 2020 by chuteapps
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#update
New Light Sword melee weapon New Type100 gun New Light Zapper gun New Gun delivery item Changed “start attack now” button and added the ability to remove traps with the cancel button New editable... Continue reading
Major Update V0.36. New Corporate Planet & New Playable Character!
July 10, 2020 by chuteapps
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#update
Welcome to a new level of bullet hell insanity! New Office level; New Playable character: The Suit; New Snail bullets; New Deck of cards weapon; New Kar98k gun; Many new enemies and bosses; New origi... Continue reading
Major Update V0.34: New Nuclear Planet and New Scientist Character!
June 12, 2020 by chuteapps
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New Nuclear Power Plant level! New unlockable character: The Scientist Rescuees now join you in your main ship, what will they have to say? Rescuees will now come back to help you fight on later level... Continue reading
Version 0.33 Major Update!
May 29, 2020 by chuteapps
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#update
New Fire Machine Gun New Throwing Stones New Ice Pistol New Pod Protection item Extended sniper mode controls for more visibility (hold ctrl or right stick) New Marathon bullets item Added more time f... Continue reading
Major Update V0.32!
May 13, 2020 by chuteapps
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#roguelite, #pixel, #indiegames, #td, #towerdefense, #strategy, #shooting, #action, #games, #videogames
The main ship is now the starting point of the game! New Haunter Gun New Saw Gun New Laser Light Show Gun New Flare Gun New Bouncer Pistol New Squeeze Gun New Colt 1851 gun Improved mouse controls Imp... Continue reading
New Fire Planet Available in V0.26!
February 21, 2020 by chuteapps
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#update
New enemies, environment, music and story line for the Ignis fire level! new Lemat Revolver gun new Rubber ball machine gun new Spring bullets passive item dozens of new room designs many bug fixes an... Continue reading
Major Update V0.24!
January 24, 2020 by chuteapps
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New defense room attack pods! New Menacer gun New lemons weapon New M60 gun New Nuke Gun New Energy drink item New Rubber bullets Upgraded companion and enemy AI Many fixes and performance improvement... Continue reading
V0.21 Major Update!
December 13, 2019 by chuteapps
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New Achievements and achievement info UI Many new enemies, including robotic spiders New Defense hallway tiles Updated unlockables system Updated sidequests New explosive barrels Pump Shotgun X8 Power... Continue reading
Major Update V0.20
November 29, 2019 by chuteapps
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New Nailgun! New Laser burst SMG New Lucky Dice item New Fire Wrath item Hundreds of new rooms! New Achievements Icons Redesigned Start UI... Continue reading
V0.19 Major Update
November 16, 2019 by chuteapps
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#update
User selectable cursors New charge wand weapon New fire crackers New water gun New microwave gun New Achievements and sidequests New fail messages New loading tips Dozens of new room designs... Continue reading
V0.18 Major Update, new Water World!
November 02, 2019 by chuteapps
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#update
New Underwater Planet! New enemies and bosses New soundtrack for Underwater Planet Dozens of new defense rooms New proximity mines Refined endings Many bug and performance fixes... Continue reading
V0.17 Major Update and New Soundtrack Bundle!
October 19, 2019 by chuteapps
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#update
We are now offering the official soundtrack, bundled with the main game for a 10% discount! V0.17 has a ton of new items including: Bulldozer Explosive Barriers Navigator Rocket Bullets Silver Bullets... Continue reading
Version 0.16 Major Update!
October 13, 2019 by chuteapps
3
Completely redesigned start screen; new player fail sequences; new AK47 gun; new Magnetic flame gun; new Retro Space gun; new TNT; new secret wall crack indicators; dozens of new room designs; many bu... Continue reading
Version 0.15 Major Update!
September 20, 2019 by chuteapps
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The Major Update includes: New Uronian Mothership level: Barco! New difficulty settings, wimpy, normal and insane 90s toy gun Autoshotgun Sunflower gun Paintball gun New jetpack controls New alternate... Continue reading
Rogue Star Rescue is Live on Kickstarter
September 10, 2019 by chuteapps
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A bullet-hell shooter with tower defense? Online with your friends? Support us on Kickstarter to be a part of this instant classic! It's time to bring roguelites to the next level! Rogue Star Rescue... Continue reading
Version 0.14 is now live!
September 06, 2019 by chuteapps
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#update
New Gun Test Room! (join our discord for the secret password) New Nyan Cat gun New remotely detonated Pipebombs New Laser machine gun New Chaingun Passive Reload New custom control bindings in setting... Continue reading
Online Co-op now in Version 0.13!
August 23, 2019 by chuteapps
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#coop
Venture through the galaxy with up to 4 friends online! New Ocelot gun! Spread the pee. New Modern Sniper Rifle New Potato gun Improved barrier trap placement Dozens of new rooms Improved minimaps New... Continue reading
Version 0.12 is now Live! Achievements and Side quests!
August 09, 2019 by chuteapps
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New persistent side quests! What strange characters you will encounter? New guns including: Throwing Knives, Pop Rox, Freeze Gun, Pulse Pistol, and Lindstradt air Rifle New Gamepad Crosshair for impro... Continue reading
New RPG Levelling Up System, Version 0.11!
July 26, 2019 by chuteapps
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The New RPG persistent leveling up system is live today in V0.11! Level up and earn attribute points to grow your character! New m16 New grenade Added radius markers to turret traps Updated hazard... Continue reading
Major Update Version 0.10
July 13, 2019 by chuteapps
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#update
New dolphin gun ! new champagne bottle gun new steampunk visual additions to floor and walls new steampunk bookshelves many new room designs... Continue reading
Major Update Version 0.9
June 29, 2019 by chuteapps
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New Completionist Hub in the home ship, discover the extents of the story New goodie mushrooms in earth level New swarming bees in earth level Full stylistic upgrade for ice level: rocks, trees, cover... Continue reading
Major Update Version 0.8
June 15, 2019 by chuteapps
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New earth level cover boulders New earth level trees and bushes with shootable leaves New earth level gophers New earth level triple shot enemy Dozens of new rooms Several technical and performance en... Continue reading
Adding co-op?
June 08, 2019 by chuteapps
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We're thinking of adding online Co-op to the game and we're doing some preliminary investigation to see if it's feasible. Adding online co-op requires a pretty large development investment, so we'd l... Continue reading
RSR: A New Trailer
June 06, 2019 by chuteapps
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#trailer
The game is evolving and it's time for a new trailer!... Continue reading
Major Update Version 0.7
June 06, 2019 by chuteapps
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#update
Version 0.7 includes: New explodable reactors New breakable fish tanks Faster loading speeds and smaller file sizes New earth boss New air strikes Many enhancements for the first level New talking hol... Continue reading
Major Update Version 0.6
May 17, 2019 by chuteapps
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#update
Our new update includes: 2 New playable characters with different weapons and attributes! New Rescue Missions! Save your teammates then fight alongside them New unlockable item system. Earn experience... Continue reading
Version 0.5 Major Update
May 03, 2019 by chuteapps
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#Game update
Our largest update to date! Version 0.5 includes: Large visual improvements, better jetpacking, safes, teleporting, and level details New breakable vending machines and other breakable props New RG6 g... Continue reading
Version 0.4 Major Update
April 19, 2019 by chuteapps
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New Steam Leaderboards! See how you rank against the world New bosses for Ice and Steampunk worlds New guns including the Gyrojet, Kill-O-zap, and Electro-Shock, Suppressed Glock New passive items and... Continue reading
Version 0.3 Major Update
April 05, 2019 by chuteapps
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#update
MAJOR UPDATE V0.3 Our bi-weekly major update is now ready! New in this version: New SteamPunk World! Many new difficult enemies New guns including minigun, sonic shotgun, quad rocket launcher New musi... Continue reading
Version 0.2.0 Major Update
March 22, 2019 by chuteapps
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#update
We're excited to announce that Alpha Version 0.2 has now been released on schedule! This is the first of our scheduled major updates that happen every two weeks. Here are the changes since V0.1: New... Continue reading
The Importance of C# Extensions in Unity
March 22, 2019 by chuteapps#unity, #gamedev
Unity is a great tool for building games, it offers a ton of features and makes it almost painless to export your game to multiple platforms. However it it still has some shortcomings, and you can’t... Continue reading
Dev screen recording: Adding a gun to Rogue Star Rescue
March 16, 2019 by chuteapps
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#gamedev, #video
We recorded how we added a new gun to our game with Unity3d. 10 mins and there's another gun in the game: Burst SMG. You can try it out in the upcoming update... Continue reading
Tutorial Added!
March 11, 2019 by chuteapps
Due to popular demand we have released an ahead-of-schedule update with a basic tutorial (V0.1.3). New players will find this useful before playing the game for the first time. Thanks to all for the p... Continue reading
Alpha Road Map Plan for Early Access
March 08, 2019 by chuteapps
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#roadmap
Following the game's release on March 8, we will gradually introduce new worlds, weapons, enemies, items, and features. To clarify our plans, here is our road map for the following three months: April... Continue reading
2D Multi-Layer Tilemap Design in Unity
February 21, 2019 by chuteapps
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#Game design, #Tilemap
In 2D game design, it is essential to have an organized and efficient way to determine how our tilemaps are designed and how they interact with each other. This can quickly become a debugging nightmar... Continue reading
Effective Aim Assist in 2D Shooters
February 20, 2019 by chuteapps
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#Game design, #Aim assist
Fast-action twin-stick shooters can be made much more enjoyable with aim assist. Aim assist is used to detect a target in a narrow search area, and then adjust the aim of the gun to point directly at... Continue reading
Abstracted 2D Tilemap Room Design in Unity
February 20, 2019 by chuteapps#Tilemap, #Room Design, #Game deisgn
This is what I learnt while developing Rogue Star Rescue, a 2D rogue-lite sci-fi shooter with defense elements. For many roguelike (or rogue-lite) games, developers choose to handcraft their rooms. T... Continue reading
Procedural Level Generation with Rooms
February 20, 2019 by chuteapps
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#game design, #level generation
Create randomized levels with prefabricated rooms is a great way to increase replayability and is often found in what is known as the Rogue-like/lite genre. Given a collection of rooms, we need to fin... Continue reading