Ex-Zodiac News

Chinese & Spanish Support / Upcoming Updates

Hello All,

Ex-Zodiac now officially supports both Traditional and Simplified Chinese, as well as Latin American Spanish. Here are some other things currently in the works:

A new control scheme using the Mouse
Steam cloud saves & multiple save slots
Extra options for rapid fire / thumb fatigue

After those are live, it's finally on to new levels and content.

Thanks to everyone that has played the game so far. Much more is coming soon!

-Miles @ Pixeljam

Update notes for 0.6.22

The "Traditional Chinese" in the language selection was incorrect (繁体中文), was changed to "繁體中文"
Localization data updated
Spanish "Propulsión" (thrust) moved further up on HUD as it's position was off
Boss timer was continuing to run even when the game was paused
Cyberspace stage 6 boss didn't clearly indicate damage when shot
When game was running at 15 FPS, items could fall through the floor in Xenon
Ignice had incorrect enemy count
Xenon's "vehicle approaching from behind" warnings didn't display in hi-res mode
Boss 4 red lasers sometimes continued after death
Boss life bar reappeared briefly after boss has been defeated
Euclides Belt satellites were triggering the combo meter incorrectly which left it hanging around on screen
Some of the rail cops in Xenon appeared too early

0.6.21 Minor fix

- Stage 3 was starting from half way through the level, but this is fixed now

Ex-Zodiac 0.6.21 patch notes

- HUD items now translated (except for Japanese and Chinese)
- Blank dialog no longer appears in the Map screen
- Homing missiles no longer circle around the jet-skis in stage 5
- Player is now invincible after a boss is defeated, just in case any stray lasers/missiles are left over
- Added 16:10 aspect ratio
- Score combo now has a bit more time before it cancels, damaging enemies also keeps the combo timer going
- Bonus stage access (from the map) is now available as long as you've collected the chip in the main level (bonus stage doesn't have to be completed)
- Mouse cursor now hidden when entering fullscreen mode
- Refactored level complete/death animations so that weird bugs like water splashes on the surface of the ocean don't continue once the ship flies away

Update notes for 0.6.19

Fixed Boss 1 achievement
Credits should now display properly in retro and Hi-Res mode, Megabackers & Intergalactic Sponsors have been added to the credits as well
Fixed pressing "Options" on title screen more than once accidentally triggering "Start" instead
Pause function is disabled once an option has been chosen from the pause menu, restart mission, return to map/title etc. Prevents weird bugs.
Hopefully fixed weird bug with Boss 1 intro animation not completing and then wind turbines and trees spawning continuously until the game chugs.
Fixed typo: "an" frozen wasteland in Ignice dialogue
Fixed type: Epaphos description, 'civilisaition' (didn't need the last "i")
B (on Xbox controller) or O (on PS controller) will now back/cancel out of menus
Added option in Display Options to disable the flashing beams when a boss explodes (for epileptic folks)
Disabled built in auto screenshot function (a debug feature) that was also tied to Steam's screenshot button (F12), as this was causing performance issues when a screenshot was taken every second
Fixed enemy count in Euclides Belt
Lowered S and A rank requirements for Epaphos
Fixed skipping result screen score calculation as it was displaying the wrong total when skipped
Removed "Restart Mission" from special stage pause menu