------------------------------------------------------------------- Eigengrau v1.2.7 (2023-11-04) - added area-selection to the classic mode for directly starting into an already visited area - added a new option to disable online leaderboard participation - changed shield granularity from 10 to 5 - changed the menu flow and return directly to the stage-selection menu instead of the title screen after leaving a single stage (with some exceptions) - fixed online leaderboard upload getting stuck (Switch only) - fixed an issue where menu gamepad navigation would not work correctly in some situations with rotated HUD ------------------------------------------------------------------- Eigengrau v1.2.6 (2023-10-15) - added online leaderboards (Switch only) - added a simple HUD indicator to show the trophy state of the current stage - fixed not being able to achieve X rank in stage 3-5 on easy difficulty - fixed one of the tasks being unsolvable in stage 5-4 if playing too fast (especially on easy difficulty) - improved and relaxed the summary medal calculations in classic mode to make it easier and fairer to achieve an appropriate rank - improved pacing in co-op mode by decreasing enemy and boss health by around 10% - improved visual quality and performance when playing with DirectX 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Eigengrau v1.2.5 (2023-10-06) - added separate online leaderboards for individual stages and standard settings only (Steam only) - added a launcher to the game folder for easily starting the DirectX version (on Windows) - fixed imprecise enemy collision detection in stage 4-B - fixed various issues when playing with DirectX 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Eigengrau v1.2.4 (2023-09-18) - added support for DirectX 11 and 9 (on Windows, for compatibility) - fixed another crash on startup (on some Intel GPUs) - improved stability when playing at over 100% game speed ------------------------------------------------------------------- Eigengrau v1.2.3 (2023-09-13) - fixed a crash on startup (on some Intel GPUs) - fixed an issue where the game would run slower than intended when played on a display with a refresh rate below 60Hz - improved performance significantly on low render-quality setting (by slightly reducing the background resolution without affecting the foreground) ------------------------------------------------------------------- Eigengrau v1.2.2 (2023-09-06) - added a new option to easily force standard settings (background rotation ON, background speed 100%, update frequency 60Hz, game speed 100%, shield OFF) - added a separate online leaderboard for entries created with standard settings only (Steam only) - added a new page to the classic summary screen that shows a score-breakdown of individual credits/continues - added a very small invincibility window for the surviving player in co-op mode when the other player explodes - changed the penalty for using a continue and completely reset the current player score (but still keeping track of individual credits/continues and the best score) - changed and reduced the duration of the time-bonus screen by 1.5 seconds - fixed an issue where the classic summary screen would always indicate that a new score-record was achieved - fixed a possible crash when the player ship is oriented exactly at a 45 degree angle (which can happen in some stages) - fixed a possible crash when changing certain graphics settings - fixed some strings from non-English languages not having enough space - improved input responsiveness when quickly tapping the fire button and when switching between normal fire and rapid fire ------------------------------------------------------------------- Eigengrau v1.2.1 (2023-08-09) - added simple online leaderboards (Steam only) - fixed demo save data import missing some score values and medals ------------------------------------------------------------------- Eigengrau v1.2.0 (2023-07-30) - added Wave Mortar player weapon - added single-button control mode - added rapid fire button for original, mixed and single-button control mode - added dialog to import demo save data on first launch - added a dummy HUD to the configuration menu outside of the game to show how some of the options affect the layout - added new localization for Simplified Chinese (简体中文) and Traditional Chinese (繁體中文) - changed damage immunity in the intro to be only active on the very first play-through - changed twin-stick input during screen rotation in stage 4-2 and 4-B to make shooting more intuitive * - fixed an issue where the combo bonus and last chain at the end of a stage were not added to the stage highscore - improved loading performance with shader disk caching (especially on Intel GPUs) - improved player visibility by erasing distortion effects near player ships - improved boss movement during yellow attack in stage 0-B to make direct aiming easier - improved gimmick clarity in stage 3-2 by adding more visual and acoustic cues - improved the additional time bonus screen in stage 5-B to better communicate the meaning - improved enemy movement in last phase of stage 7-1 to prevent some annoying situations - many other improvements and fixes ------------------------------------------------------------------- Eigengrau v1.1.2 (2023-07-14) - added autosave indicator - added katakana to game title, mission names and boss names - changed yellow attack in stage 4-B (to make it more fair and easier to understand) - improved background visuals and transitions in area 1 and 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Eigengrau v1.1.1 (2023-07-05) - fixed boss music getting stuck when skipping the summary screen too quickly after a boss fight - fixed player bullets going through barriers in stage 1-1 on certain refresh rates and distances ------------------------------------------------------------------- Eigengrau v1.1.0 (2023-06-30) - added Pulse Cannon player weapon - added mixed control mode - added option to toggle vsync - added badges, trophies and best medals to the stage-selection menu - changed attack patterns in stage 3-2 on easy difficulty (to make it less boring and more fair) - fixed displaying the wrong text when remapping a button/key - fixed broken menu navigation if gamepad input is duplicated (e.g. when Steam Input injects virtual controllers) - fixed some animations getting stuck during a boss explosion at very high refresh rates - fixed enemy-objects created in stage 1-B not getting destroyed at the end and causing a crash when interacting with them - fixed yellow attack in stage 2-B on co-op mode not correctly targeting the second player - improved trophy menu navigation by making it possible to select and play a stage directly from that menu - many other improvements and fixes ------------------------------------------------------------------- Eigengrau v1.0.5 (2023-06-14) - fixed a crash in co-op mode when a player gets resurrected by an event instead of the other player - fixed HUD fad-out not working correctly with game rotation ------------------------------------------------------------------- Eigengrau v1.0.4 (2023-06-12) - added dynamic HUD fade-out when one of the player ships is close to a HUD element - fixed an issue where the game would run slower than intended when played on a display that supports higher refresh rates than currently selected - fixed showing an additional C medal in the classic summary when finishing a complete classic run including the true final boss - fixed music volume going up and down when skipping the area summary - fixed some animations getting stuck during transition to the final phase in stage 8-B - fixed and removed some unfair ship-collisions in stage 8-B - fixed bullet-collisions sometimes not working on the true final boss - improved clarity of hidden enemies in stage 4-2 by moving them into view after some time ------------------------------------------------------------------- Eigengrau v1.0.3 (2023-06-09) - fixed another crash on startup (on some Intel GPUs) - fixed bullets in final phase of stage 8-B flying too far on certain game-speeds - fixed some sound-effects cutting off too early on certain game-speeds - fixed an issue where the blue Helper was sometimes invisible in stage 7-B - improved and restricted which keys and buttons can advance the various summary screens (to not accidentally blend-out the summary while taking a screenshot) - improved performance significantly on low render-quality setting (by skipping some very expensive special-effects) ------------------------------------------------------------------- Eigengrau v1.0.2 (2023-06-07) - fixed a crash on startup (on some Intel CPUs) - fixed a crash when entering stage 6-1 or 6-2 (on some Nvidia GPUs and Apple Silicon) ------------------------------------------------------------------- Eigengrau v1.0.1 (2023-06-07) - fixed a crash in stage 1-3 when the big enemy causes the players to spin around - fixed some enemies in stage 5-1 going out of screen and preventing the player from advancing - fixed gamepad-cursor in stage-selection menu skipping over an area if all stages of that area are not yet unlocked ------------------------------------------------------------------- Eigengrau v1.0.0 (2023-06-05) ------------------------------------------------------------------- Eigengrau v0.3.0 (2023-04-30) - added more color and background movement to all stages - added additional enemy-attacks and tasks when playing the intro after the first time - added simple enemy-attack to shield-phase of Torus on easy difficulty - changed and reduced delay between single-bullet player-attack and continuous player-attack - changed number of tasks per stage from 3 to 2 and adjusted them on all stages - changed last plate pattern in stage 2-2 - changed last bomb pattern in stage 2-3 on easy difficulty - changed last arrow pattern in stage 2-4 - changed various other enemy and attack patterns - fixed unresponsive twin-stick input when player gets hurled around - many other improvements and fixes ------------------------------------------------------------------- Eigengrau v0.2.1 (2023-04-02) - added simple enemy-attacks to stage 2-2 and stage 2-4 on easy difficulty - fixed broken scoring for Leviathan - fixed twin-stick controls not working correctly with rotated HUD - many other improvements and fixes ------------------------------------------------------------------- Eigengrau v0.2.0 (2023-03-12) - added the third boss Leviathan - added option to toggle background rotation - added option to change background speed - added option to change menu volume - added option to select audio quality - added option to select audio mode (Auto, Mono, Speakers, Headphones) - added support for mapping gamepad trigger buttons - many other improvements and fixes ------------------------------------------------------------------- Eigengrau v0.1.4 (2023-02-12) - added option to toggle chromatic aberration effects - changed the default control mode to twin-stick for new players - fixed single-bullet player-attack doing more damage than intended - many other improvements and fixes ------------------------------------------------------------------- Eigengrau v0.1.3 (2023-01-29) - added twin-stick control mode - added option to toggle gamepad rumble - added option to toggle floating text - improved gameplay related to the mysterious fragments - many other improvements and fixes ------------------------------------------------------------------- Eigengrau v0.1.2 (2023-01-15) - added animations to menu buttons, tabs, and other elements - added description text to some settings - added credits button to main menu - added thruster effect to player ship when flying into current direction - improved menu gamepad navigation - fixed broken menu navigation and layout when playing with rotated HUD - many other improvements and fixes ------------------------------------------------------------------- Eigengrau v0.1.1 (2023-01-01) - added level name, best time, boss medal countdown, badges, and chroma to HUD - added new HUD layout "Outside (near)" - added best score, new record indicator, and perfect bonus indicator to stage summary - added gamepad, mouse, and keyboard glyphs to menu, input configuration, and tutorial - added wave effect to player ship when combo/chain breaks - added option to equip a shield with 1000 hit-points - many other improvements and fixes ------------------------------------------------------------------- Eigengrau v0.1.0 (2022-12-19)