Version history

Updates

28 September 2018

• Initial release of ZeroRanger.

2 October 2018

• Fixed controls locking up during certain transitions
• Fixed some music playback & Sound test inconsistencies
• Fixed some crashes
• Removed an [unfriendly oversight]

22 December 2018

• 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
• 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.

23 December 2018

• Fixed weird gamepad remap behavior
• Steam screenshots now work

13 January 2019

• Fixed issue where a gamepad was recognized as both player 1 and player 2
• Fixed issue where keyboard was recognized as player 2 and a gamepad cannot start the game

Planned update

System

• Tamed down Rank (dynamic difficulty) increase
• Rank-enraged ringdrones are less likely to pointblank you

Stages

• Nerfed Artypo
• Nerfed 1-4 orb boss a bit for lower ranks
• Nerfed 2-4 boss orb phase a bit

Weapons

• Increased C-lockon size & agility
• Buffed C-charge lv3 shot damage, makes a big splash upon hitting strong targets for more feel too
• Buffed B-sword (tad faster charge, bit more damage for charge)
• Nerfed B-drill (weaker drill part, slightly stronger debris though)

25 June 2020

• WHITE VANILLA mode was added to the game
• GREEN ORANGE mode received slight changes, with minor enemy bullet pattern changes, and bug fixes.
• General settings were added, such as the ability to change the player shot color to green instead of orange, and the ability to erase your save data within the game.
• The final soundtrack was added in this update, adding the white vanilla tracks, as well as the final tracks for Final B'ex and the Heavy Heart.
• Added extras after beating GREEN ORANGE, which feature animated easter eggs and lore clues, and all new art.

28 September 2021 - Third Anniversary update

FEATURES:

• Steam Cloud Saves
• Lock-on Buff (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 option
• FPS display added to VISUALS menu (Previously only available through pressing F2)
• CONTROLS menu revamped for better clarity
• A bunch of visual flair and clarifications.
• "Masher's Curse"

BUGFIXES:

• Executable no longer needs to extract itself: Resolves some cases of the game not running due to machine permissions stopping either the extraction process or the extracted files.
• GREEN ORANGE co-op life gain was simultaneously broken in two different ways that somehow cancelled each other out and it kind of worked...? Fixed that (both of them)
• Stage 4 SE-bonuses can no longer be collected too early so that they disappear from the SE-bonus tally.
• A bunch of small, yet not exactly innocent bugs

References

1. https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/809020/view/2467358171781709262