Endlight News

STEAM NEXT FEST 2022
We're next festing it up all this week (June 13 - June 20)! We bought a new suit, polished our shoes, and we're ready to go. Mom says we're not old enough to drink, so she said she's doing the drinking for us. Thanks Mom!


NEW VIDEO
Conveniently located right on the Steam page. You can't find it? But... it's the only video on the page. Oh, you found it ... GREAT! Does it make you want to buy Endlight? Don't answer that! All new mind blowing footage featuring new levels, more particles, and death defying feats of strength! Less a trailer and more a living will. If you like the video you will LOVE Endlight. If you LOVE the video you will also LOVE Endlight. If you don't like the video you will also LOVE Endlight. Mom's demolished 2 Lime Budweisers.


NEW DEMO
Do you remember the old demo? WELL FORGET ABOUT IT. This... THIS IS THE REAL DEMO. Featuring new, spectacular levels (in addition to improved favourites from earlier). Brace yourself, because there's even more stuff flying around. Can you replay the demo this time? Still NO!

You can FINALLY configure the chaos to match what you're comfortable with. Getting a headache? Hit F1 and change 'Chaos' to 'Adequate' or 'Boring'. Not enough? There's tons of options to reduce camera movement, particle count, etc. I guarantee you will find a blissful state.

Is Endlight choppy? Hit F1 and change 'Graphics' to 'Good' or 'Bad/Fast'. If that doesn't do the trick there are many options to tweak performance further. Note: The framerate displays (per CPU) in the lower left corner, so you can immediately see the impact changes make. Go forth and find 120fps.

Need instructions/help playing the demo? Read my forum thread
(many have found it life changing)
https://steamcommunity.com/app/1299860/discussions/0/2981907749287143791/


LIVE STREAMS
We're doing TWO! The greatest Endlight player in the world (currently me) is showcasing new levels while chatting incessantly. Be warned, you might buy the game based on his beautiful face alone. Mom's lying naked on the floor (illusions never changed, into something real).

Tonight (Monday June 13) 6pm EDT
(set reminder here)
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1299860/view/4741736326654012953

Tuesday June 14 9pm EDT
(we'll correct all of Monday's mistakes)
https://steamcommunity.com/games/1299860/announcements/detail/4741736326654062225


THANKYOU
Can I just give a big thankyou to you for reading and to me for writing?
But ... there were no spelling mistakes.
Favourite has a U. I'm serious.

Tuesday June 14 9pm EDT
We streamed before, we're streaming again.
You'll see things you've never seen before.
Things you will never see again.
Things you should never see ever.

Monday June 13 6pm EDT
Seriously, we'll blow your MIND!

Sorry for the delay in posting, but rest assured we are WORKING HARD on finishing Endlight. IT'S SO GOOD! The demo has produced much feedback (thanks everyone!), and we've almost finished addressing every single concern. If it's something we can fix, WE WILL FIX. The Steam demo will be updated shortly, so you can see our hard earned fruits. Endlight will release April 2022 (this time likely for REALZ!)

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Configuration Menu
You Steamies LOVE to tweak knobs, so we have provided MANY! Some examples:

• Performance: Draw Distance, Level of Detail, Threads, etc.
  
• Motion Sickness: FOV, Camera Rotation, Screenshake, Less/More Particles, Reduce Flashing, etc.
  
• Difficulty: Easy/Normal/Hard, Game Speed, Hoop Probability, etc.

These can be adjusted at a macro or micro level. Use our presets, then tweak until you find your own private Idaho. You can turn off anything that annoys you or gives you headaches. Additionally, we've tried to make Endlight as accessible as possible (hopefully we've succeeded). I'm also happy to report that the mouse is now properly supported (inside and outside, sensitivity settings). Checkout this fun thread about building the configuration menu:
https://twitter.com/misterbigpants/status/1482418815048814593

All Options











Note: Some players find Endlight too easy (!?). Increase the speed, lower the max shields, and decrease hoop probability - problem solved yet still fun.

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EGX 2021 - The LeftField Collection
https://twitter.com/misterbigpants/status/1451251534679977987
Endlight was chosen for the EGX 2021 LeftField Collection! LeftField is a the "ultra-indie" area of EGX (previously named Eurogamer Expo) - a GIANT videogame expo open to the public. CovId prevented us from attending, so Endlight was on its own. It faired well!

Finger Guns
https://fingerguns.net/games/2021/10/16/egx-2021-12-exciting-indie-games-to-keep-your-eye-on/
"When I first added Endlight to this list, I wasn’t sure I’d ever have the words to describe it. It’s a shifting, chaotic kaleidoscope of shapes and sound that I believe you experience rather than simply play"

LaurakBuzz
https://twitter.com/LaurakBuzz/status/1446069765467000832
"A music rhythm game about flying through rings, with RIDICULOUS numbers of obstacles to dodge."

Endlight, ya did good.




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DarkZeroTV Gets Sick
https://youtu.be/3RHITYxr3iM?t=443
"i actually feel sick now, i feel ... just sick"
"that was special, in the worst way possible"
OH MY GOODNESS! We can't have that!
Now that you can adjust the chaos, we hope DarkZeroTV can play.
Turn down for what? Turn down for DarkZeroTV.
Fact: I actually prefer playing Endlight with the chaos turned down. VERY unexpected.


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Endlight Fails IGF - AGAIN!
We have submitted Endlight to IGF NINE times in NINE years.
Each time we have completely failed, not even an honourable mention.
IGF 2022 was the latest attempt, and once again they were not impressed by all the cubes.
Our plan? Add MORE cubes and submit to IGF 2023! That should do it.
On the plus side, this twitter rabbit hole keeps growing:
https://twitter.com/misterbigpants/status/1479513565845504002


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Thanks for reading and KEEP THE FAITH!

We're hard at work completing Endlight for November 2021. We had hoped to release in September, BUT few know Endlight exists. Rather than release to oblivion, we moved dates (apologies, especially to Miyazo). We've doubled down on marketing, and hopefully you'll get sick of hearing about Endlight. Ongoing detailed development updates can be found here:
https://steamcommunity.com/app/1299860/discussions/0/2953788788209557410/


IGN covered Endlight for Gamescom 2021!
Checkout the 2 minute custom trailer we created!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSLCM16Ol2g
The visuals are great, but that voiceover - TERRIBLE! I thought it was passable, but hearing it now I cringe. The voiceover was a rush job for reasons that will only bore you. I focused so much on the words explaining Endlight, I overlooked the presentation of said words. This will haunt me for the REST OF MY DAYS. That being said, I do like how the video ends :)

Today that video has 349 likes and 309 dislikes. Based on the comments (always read the comments, they're fantastic!) it appears viewers either love or hate Endlight's insanity - there is no in-between. We've potentially (and unintentionally) created the most polarizing game of 2021. I mean, we just wanted to maximize your GPU - is that so wrong?!

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Watch Cyber_Akuma BEAT the Demo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq1Y7T6sMH8
It takes him 22 minutes to reach the final level, then another 15 trying to beat it ... BUT BEAT IT HE DID! Proof that Endlight, despite the dizzying insanity, is the easiest game ever made.

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We will be submitting Endlight to GDC IGF 2022
This is our NINTH attempt. Multiple failed attempts have produced this amazing twitter rabbit hole:
https://twitter.com/misterbigpants/status/1434246992084021249
Will this thread celebrate a 10th anniversary? Hopefully NOT!

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Oomfielord tweets:
https://twitter.com/Oomfielord/status/1431374938888450048
"Yeah man great demo but im never playing this again for the sake of my eyesight and my brain. Who tf thought this game was a good idea bruh". The entire thread is amazing. However, Oomfielord finished the demo! Despite what's written I'm pretty confident we've found OUR BIGGEST FAN!

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Endlight - First Impressions by Indiecator
https://indiecator.home.blog/2021/09/23/endlight-first-impressions/
Short story: Does NOT recommend!
Long story: We'll change their mind!
Indiecator's concerns are valid, BUT we can address them all and WE SHALL! Don't worry Indiecator, we'll make you PROUD YET!!! Worth noting that this is not the first time eyeball exhaustion has been mentioned, and we'll be providing configuration options to address that.

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Miyazo tweets:
https://twitter.com/Miyazo_/status/1436754818324783104
Miyazo may be our biggest fan (second only to Oomfielord), and moving Endlight's release date has let them down. Miyazo is the single largest reason we're gong to hit our November target. We cannot deal with another sad emoji.