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Inversia is finally released!

I’m going to be honest with all of you, I started making this game and I enjoyed it a lot, but as it progressed, it got very boring and repetitive to make. In the final build there is 10 stages, with the old 4-1 being the final stage. I have also removed the unlockable skins. Because of these cuts, I have made the game 100% free because I felt like I didn’t put much effort into the game. Sorry for the loss of content, but I’m so relieved to have that weight lifted off my shoulders. 

Anyway, so the game has been released on GameJolt here:

http://gamejolt.com/games/inversia/220653

I hope you like it! Here’s some screenshots and the game’s page:

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Stage 4-1 Gameplay Demonstration & New Info

So, I will make Inversia completely free when it’s released. Yep, that’s right, you don’t have to pay a penny. My next game, Project: RDN, will be.

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Title change. Again.

Inversia

So I am now planning on releasing the game on GameJolt as it is a much easier and simpler process than Steam, but there is already two games on there named Inverse. So, this is the new title.

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2 Stages Left!

I only have 2 more stages left to develop for Inverse. Development is going to speed up dramatically over the next week and I should be able to finish it by the end of it. I would post a new demo, but the game is over 85% finished already, so I don’t want to give too much of it out for free.

There are also some skins that you can find and unlock throughout the stages and some of which are a hint to future games and ideas. A new trailer and gameplay demonstration video will be up over next week, too.

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Don’t worry, I’m not dead. Neither is Inverse.

I’m just very busy right now. but hey, I have an update on when the game will (hopefully) be released. I wan’t to get it out around early 2017. After that, I will start on my next project, which I am currently going to dub “Project RDN” for now.

If I work on a screen daily (a stage, level select screen, etc,) I can finish within 40 days or less. But it will take longer because of time off, Christmas is coming up and I need to buy a license for Steam Greenlight, I need to sort out college stuff, all of that jazz. So, I am looking for development to be finished, polished and complete around January.

Thanks!

- Ryan

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Update!

19/10/16 (10/19/16)

So Zone 2 has been completed for a while now and Zone 3 is in development. I needed to think of new ways of starting the level instead of the usual dropping onto a ramp to get your initial momentum. So, what did I do to fix that? I start you off by dropping you onto a ramp in inverted gravity! *gasp*

I haven’t got any footage to show you because my nw.js loader has stopped working for some reason so I need to reinstall Construct 2. In the mean time, I am testing it by running it Through Google Chrome. It’s literally the same though, so don’t worry about things like “But what if there’s a bug caused by running it through the browser and not nw.js or vice versa?” because they are almost identical in how they run the game itself.

Aspect Ratios other than 16:9

Yeah, kind of. The game natively runs at 16:9 so you will have black bars. That’s something you can’t really change in a 2D specific engine. Sorry!

What’s the news on the Limealicious level?

None so far. That is going to be one of the final levels you get as a bonus for completing the game. I want there to be 8 Zones and once you beat all of them you gain access to (hopefully) Zone Vinesauce. I have permission from Limes and I REALLY want permission from Vinny and Joel (Damn timezones! I’m never awake when Vinny streams! Also, Joel hasn’t streamed in a while so I haven’t had the opportunity to do so.). If I can’t get their permission by that time, then I’ll base the bonus stages on other streamers or YouTubers.

When will it be released?

I’m hoping to get it on Greenlight by mid-January and a release around late February to March. After that, I will instantly start on another project. But for now, it’s a secret! The only thing I will tell you though, is that it is a fresh take on an old, sweet formula. Imagine your favourite chocolate that is classic and you never want it to change, but it does and the change is unexpectedly good. Oh, and it will have a nice story too. I’m gonna pour my heart and soul into that.

So yeah, that’s it for now. Hopefully I will get more updates and information on the game more regularly now.

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Running Inversion at lower resolutions.

I have tested running Inversion at a lower resolution (A laptop at 900p to be exact) and the engine just smoothly downscales the pixels. It does run best at 1080p, but lower resolutions run fine too. That’s some good news for you non-1080p folk!

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Oh, you know the controller buttons and/or keys on the walls?

Yeah, I got rid of them. They were causing problems if the wall was visible but the buttons were. Pressing the buttons at this time would cause the buttons to stay there, floating.