SFXEngine News

A small update to SFXEngine today. Now each of the Bolt-on DLC packs includes a preset pack of 10 example sounds (and Environments) which use the included engines. Find the example sounds in Projects/Examples.

Greetings Starpilots!

The controls have been revamped to make mouse, keyboard, and game controller all active at the same time. Custom control options have been removed, and all controls are active at the same time, making it easy to play without the need to set things up. Here are the new controls:

Rotate Right: Horizontal Mouse, Keyboard Right Arrow, Keyboard D, Controller Left Analog Right
Rotate Left: Horizontal Mouse, Keyboard Left Arrow, Keyboard A, Controller Left Analog Left
Follow The Cursor Mode: Mouse, Keyboard WASD, Keyboard Arrow Keys, Controller Left Analog

Thrust: Right Mouse, Keyboard L Shift, Keyboard R Shift, Controller Left Trigger
Fire: Left Mouse, Keyboard R Ctrl, Keyboard L Ctrl, Controller Right Trigger, Controller A. Note that on an X-Box 360 style controller, it is not possible to detect a press of both trigger controls at the same time, so to fire and thrust at the same time, use A to fire.
Spider Bomb: Middle Mouse, Keyboard Return, Controller X, Controller Left Analog Click

Pause: Keyboard P, Controller 'Start'
Skip Story: Left Mouse, Keyboard Esc, Keyboard Spacebar, Keyboard R Ctrl, Keyboard L Ctrl, Controller Right Trigger, Controller A
Back/Abort: Keyboard Esc, Controller 'Back'

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2787740/Gunstorm/

Happy flying!

With the first Gunstorm update currently in the pipeline, we first present the full 6-track Gunstorm EP!

Featuring the full and extended versions of the main theme, the other songs in 80s electro-pop style make for the perfect accompaniment to Xodar blasting.

With amazing (single take!) vocals by the wonderful Tor James Faulkner.

Mark

Greetings Starpilots!

Flatspace has had an upgrade and overhaul to match the capabilities of Flatspace IIk, and other new games like Gunstorm.

This is primarily an engine update, so there are no gameplay changes, but a lot has changed in the background, such as:
-New fonts, new lens flares, new starfield, and much better screen aspect support and improved graphics set-up.
-New separation of expert user options in Options.txt and game settings. Graveyard and settings are now stored in the Steam Cloud.
-Controls now support a full keyboard and (for future games!) 4 or more game controllers.

You'll notice a few things:
1. New fonts. The heading is less blurry and smaller on 16:9 screens, and the main font is better spaced.
2. New settings for expert users in Options.txt. There are two new options there: robustinit and fixaspect, plus fixes and upgrades to basic settings like screen resolution and timers.
3. Persistent settings and the graveyard are now backed up the Steam Cloud.
4. Better aspect-ratio support. The old 4:3 game is now transformed and looks largely the same at the 16:9 game. For other screens, the aspect can be fixed to stretch it if needed so that Flatspace should be playable on any shape or size of screen.
5. New starfield, new mouse pointer, new lens flares.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1210780/Flatspace/

Mark

The Bolt-On plugins are a key part of SFXEngine, transforming the vanilla program into a hugely powerful sound-effect creation tool.

This week all 10 items of Bolt-On DLC are on sale, with an additional discount for the Bolt-On full set bundle too.

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/38164/SFXEngine_Bolton_Full_Set/

Offer ends March 5th.