Developer posts and news about this game.
The discord speedrunning community is awesome! So I added some tools to make speedrunning easier Quick restart button Timer overlay Timer doesn't start until the intro cutscene is over Option to skip the intro cutscene Speedometer (shows horizontal speed, vertical speed and XYZ p
This took way too long Big thanks to everyone in my discord server for playtesting, giving feedback and helping me troubleshoot issues with the game. They are the real reason this game doesn't completely suck. Also shoutout to Conifer Patch for the beautiful soundtrack that reall
Big Update y'all. Ecto is almost ready for release! This has been my biggest project to date and it feels surreal that I'm finally wrapping it up and getting it ready for release. I'm done creating levels and content for the game, any other update after this will be tweaks and bu
So basically, Ecto was trying to do too much A few people might be disappointed in this, but the flower guns and robot combat of this game is gone. The combat always felt like a bit of an afterthought for me (even though I spent hundreds of hours designing, programming and testin
Ecto is a very fast-paced shooter playable in solo or online co-op up to 8 players, where you bunny hop around blasting robots with flower guns. Read the full article here:
Howdy yall. I got some feedback from the wonderful people in my Discord server and made some changes. What's new: LINUX SUPPORT!!! This was actually so painful to get working but I had to do it for the love of the game. If I see the word "libsteam_api.so" or "SteamAPI_Init" one m
Big Changes Revamped underworld!!! New puzzle in the overworld Consistent jump height (you can still hold space to jump higher though) New platforming puzzle in the underworld New islands! New flower: Prairie Trillium New mushroom: Jack-O-Lantern Mushroom Comically large ant Tech
autohop checkbox in options menu You can manually choose the level generation seed for speedrunning (in the options menu) Added compatibility mode launch option --rendering-driver opengl3 --my-renderer=opengl Fixed: dying on level load keeps you stuck in a black screen. remove fa
Big Changes Added interaction / movement puzzle island to overworld New flying enemy "Sputnik" Playable tutorial segment at the beginning of the game New flowers and updated animations for preexisting ones Interactive tutorial island on spawn Changed movement. Less floaty, no mor
Howyagoin? I recently had an Instagram reel gain a bunch of traction and now there's a bunch more of y'all in here! I just wanna let you guys know I have another update to the game in the works and its almost done. I would expect to see it in the next couple weeks. Peace! <3
Reworked core game mechanics Weapon crafting removed and replaced with a giant frog's shop Search for trinkets hidden in the world and trade them in for coins! Weapon upgrades / variants Find coins throughout the world or by killing enemies Weapon ammo / reloading Big Changes Fun
Big Changes Complete level progression instead of an infinite loop like in the prototype version FINAL BOSS >:) 3 Lives + collecting your soul when you die. You lose if you run out of lives OR all players are dead at the same time in multiplayer Reworked underworld objectives
Big Changes: Added a ranged enemy . Enemies now wander instead of just sitting there. Enemies occasionally fall back during combat. The blue pistol does big damage at a slow fire rate like the deagle. You lose your inventory when you die. Small Changes Enemies flash when hit. Adj
Ecto had a decent launch. I was worried about the lack of content but it was reassuring seeing that people still had fun playing it. This update addresses some of the most common issues with the game from day 1. Tweaked the weapon stats to attempt to balance their strengths and w