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Hey! 😎 Long time no see. Life has kept me busy the past few months. Here's finally a long overdue patch, which improves the overall player experience, especially when controlling and navigating the game. Just in time for the Zombies vs Vampires Fest! Enjoy! Fixes and additions:
Hey! 😎 I hope the holidays are treating you well. I will be streaming Zero Below The Sun whenever I can throughout the holidays and Winter Sale, so be sure to check in. Watch me blast my way out of tight spots of the cafeteria in the Waves survival mode and hopefully break the 2
Hello! 😎 Here's a small patch to fix some issues with the Pacifist achievement. Fixes and updates: Fixed an issue related to Pacifist achievement which would be unattainable in certain scenarios. Minor general adjustments and tweaks. That's it for now. Until next time!
Hey! 😎 Here's a small patch to fix some immediate issues with audio. Thanks for sticking around and continuing supporting the game! Fixes and updates: Fixed a sound glitch in the intro where the siren sound would continue playing after skipping the cutscene Improved some spatial
Hey! 😎 Time for a new patch with some more bug fixes, adjustments and balancing. I hope you will enjoy. Thanks for sticking with me and supporting the game! Fixes and updates: Adjusted enemy hitboxes Adjusted damage and precision on some weapons Added more revolver ammunition pi
Hey! 😎 Spooktober is upon us and I will be streaming Zero Below The Sun at every opportunity I can, starting Friday 11 Oct, 8 PM CEST . That means playing the game all the way through - from the title screen to end credits - in one go. I will start with the Normal difficulty and
Hey! To celebrate the new content update, I will be broadcasting me playing the new Waves Mode; both Score attack and Survival. Come watch me fail! 😎
Hey! 😎 It's time for a proper quality of life content update. This one's coming to you with the new unlockable game mode "Waves". The new Waves mode features 3 games: Score attack, Survival and Custom. The first two game types are connected to a global leaderboard; get the highe
Hello! It's been some time since the last update. I've been working on adding some more unlockable content that will increase the quality of life of the game. Here's a sneak peak at the Waves mode, which features 3 different games: Score attack: Get the highest score over 10 minu
Hello! Time for a new patch. This time it's mostly bug fixes and some adjustments. I hope you will enjoy! Fixes and updates: Added and relocated some item pickups Added interval ammo drops to some bosses Fixed a issue with some item pickup crates and enemies not giving the intend
Hey! It's finally time for an overdue update. I hope you will enjoy! Fixes and updates: Xbox controllers: Toggle Map menu with SELECT/Back button Added missing sound effects Added a new Steam achievement Updated art assets in some areas Updated the lighting in some areas Updated
Hey! Some good news this time. As mentioned in the previous status update, there was some game engine bugs that messed up the main scene file. I've since managed to restore the project to it's original state by bringing out some backups. This puts me back on track for making some
Hello! Let me start with the good news: The latest version of the game is uploaded and ready to be released on Steam. The bad news: I've run into a pretty serious game engine bug (yes, Unity), which has messed up the main scene file. Luckily I had already built and uploaded the l
Intro Zero Below The Sun is a retro style action survival horror game, set in Antarctica. You play as Axel Bowers, a security officer at a top-secret underground facility somewhere in Antarctica. The game starts off with the facility going into lockdown and it's your task to inve
Hey! It's about 3 weeks until release and a better time than ever to take a brief look at what you can expect in Zero Below The Sun. I put together this release trailer to highlight some moments that captures the spirit of the game. Expect the unexpected, some tension and a lot o
Hey! It's announcement time! Zero Below The Sun will be released 2 August 2024 here on Steam. The game will be continued to be polished until then. That's it for now. Until next time!
Hello! Here comes another demo patch, but this time with just some small fixes. This will probably be the last demo update before the full release. I hope you will enjoy! Fixes and updates: Removed "Lorem ipsum" dummy text from one of the computers. Fixed an inventory glitch resu
Hey! Long time, no see. It's been a while since the last update, as I've been covering a lot of fronts preparing the game for the full release. This update will bring the demo up to speed with the basic features already implemented in the full game. I hope you will enjoy! Fixes a
Hey! Going over past feedback and after some deliberation, I finally decided to implement difficulty options to Zero Below The Sun. Among other things, these different modes will mainly affect the enemies in the game and how difficult the encounters will be. The main idea is that
Hello! Keybind in progress. Upon request, I finally decided to implement key binding for most of the basic controls. This is currently in testing and will be refined further for the full release. I will likely include this in an upcoming demo patch as well. Until next time!