Version 1.2.1 has been released. This update adds the option to display icons over powerups and enemies indicating which colour they are, and adds an auto aim gameplay modifier (from the Torontron version, which only uses one analog stick). Changelog: Powerup Icons option added i
Version 1.2.1 has been released. This update adds the option to display icons over powerups and enemies indicating which colour they are, and adds an auto aim gameplay modifier (from the Torontron version, which only uses one analog stick).
Changelog:
Powerup Icons option added in the Settings menu under Visuals.
Auto Aim option added in the Settings menu under Modifiers.
This update includes bug fixes, small balance changes and colour customization. Pick from a preset of colours or choose colours for individual powerups. Colourblind-friendly alternative presets are included! Accessibility for colourblind players has been a longtime concern, and i
This update includes bug fixes, small balance changes and colour customization.
Pick from a preset of colours or choose colours for individual powerups. Colourblind-friendly alternative presets are included!
Accessibility for colourblind players has been a longtime concern, and it's also been a design challenge since colour is used to communicate a lot of gameplay information at high speeds. (You need to know at a glance what powerup an enemy will drop so you can decide when to collect the powerup and plan its usage, all while destroying the enemy itself.) I hope this addition gets players a step closer to playing the game without visual barriers. It's not a perfect solution yet--alternative colours from a limited palette can only replicate so much information where six distinct colours are used by default--but another option is being developed (planned for the next update) that can be used alongside colour customization for even better visibility.
Planned across the next upcoming updates: weapon revamps, significant mechanical additions and... a new game mode? Stay tuned...!
Changelog
Suggested features and bugs reported by the community are marked with a ⭐.
⭐ Added colour customization option in the Settings menu.
⭐ Default Burst power behaviour changed to "Quick" (activating Burst now only requires pressing down the Burst button by default).
⭐ Orange Weapon-2: Significantly increased explosion radius per stack, increased fire rate and decreased damage per stack.
Significantly optimized particle effect performance on Blue Room, Foundation, Crystal and Final stages and slightly optimized overall performance in all stages.
Yellow Weapon-1: Increased projectile speed and fire rate, rebalanced damage (damage per projectile is lower but damage per second is higher), and slightly modified visuals.
Yellow Weapon-A: Slightly decreased damage.
Adjusted final boss red attack and visuals (now harder to avoid and generally more threatening).
Fixed aim indicator not appearing on certain stages.
⭐ Fixed Yellow Weapon-2, Blue Weapon-2 and Purple Weapon-2 using incorrect aim indicator colours.
Fixed certain Blue Room reflections not showing up.
Fixed inconsistent Red Powerup visuals.
Fixed visual glitch related to dashing enemies.
Fixed input focusing glitch when navigating a dropdown menu with a controller.
Fixed input focusing glitch when navigating the credits screen using a controller.
Fixed scaling glitch when navigating a dropdown menu after changing resolution.
⭐ Fixed input priority glitch that could occur if a non-gamepad/keyboard device is detected.
Coming to the next update: you can customize your powerup colours! Choose from preset combinations or choose your own individual colours with adjustable RGB values. Colourblind-friendly presets are also included for improved contrast and visibility. This update comes out next wee
Coming to the next update: you can customize your powerup colours! Choose from preset combinations or choose your own individual colours with adjustable RGB values. Colourblind-friendly presets are also included for improved contrast and visibility.
This update comes out next week, along with a few other changes. Stay tuned!
Update 1.1.0 has been released. This update includes a wide variety of bug fixes, balance adjustments and quality-of-life improvements. Thank you to all who submitted feedback--your feedback makes a big difference! Suggested features and bugs reported by the community are marked
Update 1.1.0 has been released.
This update includes a wide variety of bug fixes, balance adjustments and quality-of-life improvements. Thank you to all who submitted feedback--your feedback makes a big difference! Suggested features and bugs reported by the community are marked with a ⭐.
⭐ Stage Powerups now guide the player towards their location when within distance.
Style Points renamed to Positive Bonus. Getting a Positive Bonus will now trigger a visual effect.
Powerup Chain Positive Bonus now triggers starting at x30 instead of x20.
⭐ Reduced enemy count on certain waves on Foundation.
⭐ Reduced enemy count on certain waves on Turbine and adjusted enemy spawn timings.
⭐ Slightly increased powerup visuals and hitbox size.
Green Weapon-1 gravity effect can now derail enemies.
Rebalanced Red Burst-A burn damage (could previously have triggered a feedback loop causing infinite damage under certain circumstances).
Slightly decreased Yellow Burst-A damage.
Slightly increased Orange Weapon-1 explosion damage and radius.
Reduced Blue Burst-A obstacle collision radius (hitting enemies remains unchanged but it is harder to accidentally collide with walls).
⭐ Fixed softlock that would occur when going out-of-bounds using Blue Burst-A.
⭐ Blue Burst-B now uses the correct energy color.
⭐ During boss spawn cutscenes, going out-of-bounds will now teleport the player onto the stage.
Fixed homing projectile visual bug that would occur when an enemy is destroyed and preparing to shoot at the same time.
Slightly changed Ether stage layout to reduce enemies getting stuck on the left side of the level.
⭐ Reduced Final Boss total health and adjusted health intervals.
Reduced Final Boss attack intervals.
Increased Final Boss orange attack spawn radius and reduced explosion delay.
Fixed missing red gate near the first wave in Final (to prevent players from advancing before completing the first wave).
Coming soon: more quality-of-life changes that didn't make it into this update, and more comprehensive changes to the finale sequence. Please stay tuned!
CHROMA+ELEKTRON is now available for purchase in Early Access. Don't forget that feedback can be left via the Steam Discussions page. Any feedback is greatly appreciated and I hope to hear from you! Thanks to everyone for your kind words and support thus far. More updates are hea
CHROMA+ELEKTRON is now available for purchase in Early Access.
Don't forget that feedback can be left via the Steam Discussions page. Any feedback is greatly appreciated and I hope to hear from you!
Thanks to everyone for your kind words and support thus far. More updates are headed your way soon. Please stay tuned!
Hello! Thank you very much for your patience up until now. There haven't been many updates on this page but rest assured I'm still hard at work finishing the game. It seems more was needed to be done than expected. Hard to believe Next Fest was over a year ago...! While the game
Hello! Thank you very much for your patience up until now.
There haven't been many updates on this page but rest assured I'm still hard at work finishing the game. It seems more was needed to be done than expected. Hard to believe Next Fest was over a year ago...!
While the game is not quite ready for a full release, I'm pleased to announce that the game will be available in Early Access on May 2 2025.
The game is almost in a complete state but it requires more work for major bug fixes and polish. It is at a stage where gameplay elements are all present but are subject to change; player feedback would be extremely helpful and impactful, and new features could be added with enough interest! Please stay tuned for more information on how you can get involved in Early Access.
Early Access players can buy the game at a reduced price compared to the full version. Please note that if you want to try the game before purchasing, there is a demo that is available now and will continue to be available alongside Early Access.
Thank you all so much again for your patience and support!
Tune in to watch the developer of the game play through the first two levels, included in the demo for Steam Next Fest June 2023. Have any questions about the game? Feel free to ask in the chat.
Tune in to watch the developer of the game play through the first two levels, included in the demo for Steam Next Fest June 2023.
Have any questions about the game? Feel free to ask in the chat.
I'm happy to announce that CHROMA+ELEKTRON will be coming to Steam Next Fest June 2023! The demo will be available at the start of Next Fest, June 19th; you'll get to try the first few levels for yourself. I'll be livestreaming the game during Next Fest, so stay tuned for upcomin
I'm happy to announce that CHROMA+ELEKTRON will be coming to Steam Next Fest June 2023!
The demo will be available at the start of Next Fest, June 19th; you'll get to try the first few levels for yourself. I'll be livestreaming the game during Next Fest, so stay tuned for upcoming livestream dates.
A big thank you to everyone who's supported the game up until now. If you're interested in CHROMA+ELEKTRON and haven't wishlisted it already, consider wishlisting to stay up to date.
