Residual News

Survival platformer Residual gets a new demo on Steam

Residual from Orangepixel and publisher Apogee Entertainment is getting close to release and so to pull you in they've put up a new demo with an exclusive planet to explore.

Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2021/07/survival-platformer-residual-gets-a-new-demo-on-steam

Exclusive Demo Planet

It's been quiet on here for a bit, but that doesn't mean things haven't been moving! Let me give you a quick rundown of the events in recent months:

1 - Residual now fully ported to consoles (Switch, Xbox and Playstation)
2 - Residual fully localised into 11 languages!
2 - A demo - planet was made, which you can play now! Press the install-demo button!
3 - A gameplay-trailer was created and released into the wild with a Fall-2021 release window announcement (see video up here on the steam page if you haven't yet)
4 - Few small changes and improvements have been made to the game, including PETTING the creatures!

Like I said, a lot has been happening.

Anyway, go check out that demo version of the game, and if you got some time to spare, we have a real-life PedeyB game bot on the discord (discord.gg/orangepixel), which allows you to join an AWAYTEAM and participate in some fun missions - while learning more about the game !

Residual aims to give us a 'new breed' of survival platformer in Q3 2021

Residual, a "new breed" of survival platformer from OrangePixel and revived publisher Apogee Entertainment is set to release in "Q3 2021" and there's a new trailer.

Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2021/06/residual-aims-to-give-us-a-new-breed-of-survival-platformer-in-q3-2021

Apogee returns as Apogee Entertainment to publish indies with Residual as their first

Residual, an upcoming game from Orangepixel is confirmed to be finished, and they've lined up a publisher - the reborn Apogee Software which is now Apogee Entertainment.

Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2021/04/apogee-returns-as-apogee-entertainment-to-publish-indies-with-residual-as-their-first

Wrapping up the work!

IT’S .. A.. WRAP! …sort of ! Last week I mentioned that I stopped adding big-features, and during this week I also stopped adding small features, and the amount of bugs showing up is now a small drip of silly little things. So let’s call it what it is: Residual is now at release-candidate status!

What’s left is porting the code to the console versions. Starting with Switch, because hardware wise it’s the slowest, and development/code wise it’s the easiest to quickly test things out on. We then make sure everything works and runs as it should. Any bugs showing up at this porting stage are most likely code-bugs, and they will be easier to spot since code is often used in many different areas. Based on the experience we build up with porting the other Orangepixel games, I’m not expecting huge obstacles, we can probably guess where the problem/work will happen, but it will be exciting to see the game run on Switch !

Exciting couple of months coming for the world of Residual !

One of the last Residual DEVLOG’s talks about the addition of tiny-features that I could still sneak into the game in recent weeks:

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Full changes list:

added: interface music
added: extra tree designs
added: improved rock-drop sounds
added: extra creature-sounds
added: new achievements: Saviour, MEchanic, Foody, Janitor, Technician
added: new achievements: Crasher, Galactic-fisher, Fruit picker, Fruit lover, Shroom sampler, Tourist
added: Lore and Hologram log-screens to Stats menu
added: catching fish now adds random value to speed (more chance it won’t land in water again)
added: completed Dutch translation
fixed: freeplay-rune in galaxy view overlaps text
fixed: snapshot mode pans out of bounds
fixed: door not requiring power, just a repaired gadget
fixed: EDP triggering dialog twice
fixed: EDP not showing creating of devices/technology
fixed: no select-sound in Artifacts
fixed: back on residex with Mouse doesn’t work
fixed: select-sound on galaxy view and residex view
fixed: oil sometimes spawning on vines
fixed: destroyable rocks looking like inner-corners
fixed: some fish didn’t show “pickup notification”
fixed: smash/chop animation
fixed: losing items when giving to EDP without enough nanobots
fixed: random crash on EMP FX
fixed: possible random crashes on getMyRandom() calls
fixed: some devices becoming invisible
fixed: fish vanishing in water
fixed: artifact-container vanishing
fixed: “repair-ship” mission not showing requirements
fixed: being able to lift-off with a damaged ship
fixed: graphite usage when creating nanobots
fixed: fullscreen pref not saved (mac)
fixed: fullscreen hint-text shows \r for line break
fixed: not showing travel-agency screen if NO save game, but 1 or more runestones
fixed: mouse controls in setup menu
fixed: fixing/repairing tools doesn’t decrease nanobot count
fixed: setup->input interface issues