DreadStar: The Quest for Revenge — patch notes and updates
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| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
|---|---|---|
| Weeklong deal ! Starting 20/09/2021... | 2021-09-22 | DreadStar will be available at -50% for a full week starting 20/09/2021 ! So what are you waiting for ? Time to grab the game, fasten your space seatbelt and get your revenge! |
| Steam Summer Sale : -50%! | 2021-06-25 | The Steam Summer Sale is here and it's time to grab DreadStar at the lowest price it's ever been with our new -50% discount ! So what are you waiting for ? Grab the game and have a blast in space while avenging your father ! |
| Lunar New Year celebration ! | 2021-02-11 | Celebrate the Lunar New Year with us and enjoy the 20% discount on DreadStar ! Happy new lunar year (the year of the ox!!) and have fun with the game... |
| The winter sale is here! | 2020-12-23 | Hi everyone ! The Steam winter sale has started and you can now get the game at a 15% discount! So what are you waiting for ? Grab the game, get in your ship and enjoy the holidays !! Merry Christmas and happy holidays to you all. |
| Demo score contest ! | 2020-12-14 | Hi retro pilots ! For everyone interested in the game but that hasn't jumped into his ship yet, here is an opportunity to win a free Steam key. To participate, download and play the demo (take a screenshot of your score in the Faraway sector!) then head to Facebook or Twitter for more details. You have until December 21st to submit your score. The top scorer and a randomly chosen participant will both win a free Steam key for the game! So what are you waiting for ? D/L the dem, hunt those space pirates and seize the opportunity! |
| Major Update: v 1.05 (full controller support!) | 2020-12-11 | Hi retro pilots! Here is a summary of the latest and major improvements to the game: Balance Changes: After adding a gems magnet to the ship hulls, Redbeard has done it again! The ship hulls now include an improved gems container that will allow pilots to retain 50% of the gems earned during a sector visit, even if the ship is destroyed. You will thus be able to keep half the gems on death. As a result of increasing R&D costs, Redbeard has decided to buy used items at only 80% of their initial price. QoL improvements: The game now supports keyboard and controller at the same time. This means the controller always works with the menus and you |
| Nominate DreadStar for the 2020 Steam Awards! | 2020-11-25 | Let's celebrate the end of this year and also hard games as we think the "Best game you suck at" would be a great category to vote for DreadStar. Of course, you can choose another one such as Best Soundtrack, Outstanding Visual Style or any other category you think would fit... The game will soon launch a 10% discount for the sale so stay tuned ! We wish you all a great Autumn Sale and hope you'll have a blast during these troubled times. |
| New Update (v 1.04) | 2020-11-15 | Here are the update notes for version 1.04: Bug Fixes: Fixed a small visual issue with the shields upgrades showing +1 damage bonus instead of +20%. QoL improvements: Added a controller deadzone setting to allow players to tweak their controller's responsiveness. Very low/high values tend to bug so the default is set to 0.48. |
| New update (version 1.03) | 2020-11-06 | Here are the update notes for version 1.03: Bug Fixes: Fixed an issue with shields not correctly registering the damage bonus to weapons. Fixed an issue where buying an item would occur twice with a controller if you had enough gems. Balance changes: Lowered the repair price from 25 to 15. It made warping out of a sector a bit of a hassle and should now be a more interesting option. QoL improvements: Added a separate volume bar for music and sfx so you can fine tune their levels (some sounds still need some remixing because they are too loud). Improved the activation area for the skill up buttons. Modified the shields tooltip to make the dama |
| New update: v1.02 (bug fixes) | 2020-10-25 | Here are the patch notes from the v 1.02 update to the game: Bug fixes: Fixed the Betelgeuse sector end level sometimes not triggering. Fixed the sector rewards (they were incorrect and sometimes rewarded twice). Added the missing sounds to the "speed up" and "speed down" platforms in the Mazinger sector. The Avatar of Brahma now correctly has less hit points if you managed to get to him faster. Another tentative fix for the black screen issue. Thank you for your patience and please report any bug to the troubleshooting forum! |
| Game update (v1.01) | 2020-10-21 | Here is the changelog for the game's first update! Bug Fixes: Fixed the disappearing Betelgeuse sector boss in 2nd phase. Added a timer to the repair button so that gamepad controllers no longer hit it twice in a row. Balance changes: Corrected the experience granted by killing asteroids from the Aldebaran sector (it was way too low). |
| DreadStar is now available! | 2020-10-20 | Release day has arrived and DreadStar is now available for purchase, with a 10% launch discount. No need to wait anymore so warp your ship to Steam and grab your copy with a 10% launch discount before it's too late ! |
| Demo controller bugs fixed | 2020-10-09 | Here are the patch notes from the recent update to the demo build: Balance changes: Reduced the rate of fire of the Strong Hunter enemy. Bug fixes: Fixed an issue when several controllers were used at the same time. Fixed an issue with the initial configuration sometimes failing. Fixed an issue with controllers d-pad where the dpad would lock and be unresponsive. Fixed an issue where using a controller didn't allow you to change the values on the slidebars (volume, exp modifier and gems modifier). Fixed an issue where the green alien would actually put you into negative amounts of gems. He now stops at 25 gems stolen or if you're at 0 gems. Q |
| Demo update patch notes | 2020-10-08 | Hi everyone! We have just updated the demo with a fix to the key settings. Due to an earlier fix, the key settings weren't working correctly with controllers. This is now fixed and you can remap your keys as you'd like. Thanks for playing the demo! Remember to wishlist and follow the game ! |
| Steam Festival broadcast | 2020-10-08 | We're broadcasting the full game during the whole festival! So stop wasting time and watch all the cool stuff you'll be able to do starting October 20th, download the demo and follow/wishlist the game! |
| DreadStar Steam Game Festival details | 2020-10-07 | DreadStar: The Quest for Revenge is a modern take on the RPG/Shoot'em'up genres cross. It features gorgeous pixel art, 6 replayable sectors, a great chiptunes soundtrack and fun gameplay with level up, skill points, equipment, etc. The demo version of the game includes full access to the first sector (Faraway) and Redbeard's Burrow (the equipment store) as well as a short tutorial so you will have the opportunity to try out different equipment combinations and get a good feel for the full game. We will also be streaming the game live and hosting an AMA session on the Discord server. The full game will release on October 20th so remember to wi |
| Livestream Event (Oct.10th 2PM EDT) | 2020-10-07 | We will be streaming the full game a second time during the festival It will be Oct. 10th at 2pm EDT (that's 8pm CEST/GMT+2 for Europeans). During this stream, you will be able to view things that are not included in the demo such as some of the other stages, enemies, bosses and have a better feel for the full game's potential. We hope you will like the stream and invite you to watch the stream live. |
| AMA (Ask Me Anything) session on discord! | 2020-10-03 | We will be holding an AMA session on October 8th at 5PM EDT(11PM CEST) on the Discord server. Feel free to join and ask us anything about the game. There will be another stream on Saturday Oct. 10th in case you missed the first one or want to see even more of the full game. |
| Livestream Event (Oct.7th 5PM EDT) | 2020-10-02 | We will be streaming the full game during the festival several times. The first one will be Oct. 7th at 5pm EDT (that's 11pm CEST/GMT+2 for Europeans). During this stream, you will be able to view things that are not included in the demo such as some of the other stages, enemies, bosses and have a better feel for the full game's potential. We hope you will like the stream and invite you to watch the stream live. Save your questions for the AMA (ask me anything) session on Discord that will be announced soon. |
| Steam Autumn Festival (Oct.7th to Oct. 13th) | 2020-10-02 | The Steam Game Festival - Autumn edition is approaching fast! The demo version of the game includes full access to the first sector (Faraway) and Redbeard's Burrow (the equipment store) so you will have the opportunity to try out different equipment combinations and get a good feel for the full game. We will also be streaming the game live and hosting an AMA session on discord. Stay tuned for more announcements with dates and times! |
| The Release date has been set! October 20th 2020 | 2020-08-20 | Hi all! We want to inform you that the release date for the game has been set to October 20th, 2020. The game will also take part in the Steam Autumn games festival so you'll be able to try out a demo version of the game during the festival (Oct. 7th to 13th). So remember to wishlist and follow the game to stay tuned about the upcoming release and game festival! https://store.steampowered.com/app/710220/DreadStar_The_Quest_for_Revenge/ That's all folks, in the meantime, have fun and shoot the core! |