- Wings Of Bluestar gets its first update in 8 months - 18 August 2024
Hi pilots, long time not seen! Since the last update, which was around December 2023, both the game engine and Steam did get a lot of patches and updates. Unfortunately, these changes do not bring greatness to old game, but rather bugs. Which is the case for Wings Of Bluestar. For a solo indie developer like myself, 4 years is an eternity. Only big studios can afford patching and keeping games up to date for many years. However, I'm back and I'll be fixing the game. I spent the whole day trying to make the game launches on the newest game engine, which is the first step towards my goal. The biggest bug the game encountered is the gamepads no longer supported. It wasn't my fault, but Steams. They included a new gamepads system, which broke the old one. But I fixed it. Another major bug I did fix in this patch are the crushes on both stage 6 and stage 8. Other bugs are fixed, like: - The…
- Finally, back to bug fixes and updates! - 17 August 2024
Hello everyone, Thanks a lot for the support and for playing Wings Of Bluestar. As you know, the game got very old, almost 4 years now. And you also may have noticed, updates and patches did also stop a long time ago. Latest update was on February 2023. The reason for the lack of updates is the game engine itself and also Steam. Both of these are getting regular updates and changes, especially the game engine, to the point that the newest update no longer supports the game. And even when I use an old version, I get issues with Steam. That's why it was very hard for me to keep patching the game. But recently, I managed to make the game work again on the newest game engine. Which means I'll be able to work on it and make patches. I won't work on it full time though, because as a solo developer with two new projects, it's hard. This game was my first project and I've made a lot of mistakes…
- GAME UPDATE 30 - 4 February 2023
Hello pilots! This is another regular update, in which a few bugs are fixed. As a few may have noticed, the game was released on consoles 12 days ago (Yeay). And this was a perfect opportunity to get more people to try it out and in the process, some new bugs where reported, as well as new feedbacks. After finishing work on the console version, I moved to this version and implemented a few fixes. Thanks again for the support pilots! have a nice day! Shinu is out (resuming work on my new game project...)
- Game Update 29 - 29 December 2022
Hey there pilots! Still working on your bug reports and fixing as many as I can. Here are the fixes that come with this update: 1 - Pause menu eventual bug during story mode. 2 - Ship 2 loses the ability to charge after killing a boss and charging during the result menu. 3 - Boss 1 death no longer soft locks the game. 4 - Power ups and other items scrolling is fixed to match the stages. PS: technical explanation for most of these bugs for people interested in coding: As a few of you know, the game was made in an old engine GMS 1.4. Then ported to a newer engine (at that time) GMS 2 when it was around 90% done. All worked fine till an update in the engine changed some vital functions, one of them is that the engine now stores all values of the game, as long as it is running, without the need of a save system. This wasn't the case in the version in which the game was built; the old versio…
- Game Update 28 - 26 December 2022
Hello pilots! This another regular bug fixing update following the previous one. As mentioned before, I'm still having issues with the outdated engine, no wonder, the game is 2 years old now and the engine got tons of updates. I managed to get it to work properly, but at a cost; this new game update may brake your save file. Let's hope it won't. Other than that, the following bugs are fixed: 1 - Game crushes during Boss Rush when using ship 2 (Altair). 2 - Ship 2, no fire, auto fire or special when player exits to the title screen during gameplay. 3 - Many graphics broke in the gallery menu. Please let me know if everything works on your side. Thanks in advance!
- Regular Game Update And Bug Fixes - 25 December 2022
Hey Pilots! long time not seen. Sorry for the lack of regular updates, but I have some technical issues with the game engine. In order to work on the game I need to use an engine that is by 2022/2023 standards outdated. I can't use the recent version of the engine because they removed/changed a lot of functionalities. This wouldn't be an issue if it wasn't for the old engine now broken and the developers won't fix it because, obviously, it's outdated. The big issue I'm having with it is that it won't save anything done to the project and I have to put a lot of work just to make it save and compile. Hence it's now taking me a lot of time to fix bugs. However, I managed to fix a few recently, here is the list: - Ship 2 (Altair) not showing at stage 3. - Stage 3 brakes if the player restarts it. - Boss timers no longer loop. Issues that player thought are bugs: - No start/pause menu during…
- Just a regular bug fix - 3 August 2022
Hi there pilots! how is it going? This is just a small update with some little bug fixes. I'll be making a larger update soon, in which I'll redo the whole achievement system and fix the remaining bugged achievements. Cheers, PS: Working hard on my new game btw, looking forward to your support once a demo is ready.
- Just a regular small update - 25 May 2022
Hello pilots! This is a regular patch/update, in which I made the following: - A new artwork in the gallery to unlock, it was a commission I made for a fan. I got the permission to put it in the game. - The boss time no longer loops after the time is out. - The boss timer no progresses the story further when it times out. I asked the community about this and the majority opted for this. - Story mode, in stage 5, the game no longer soft locks if you use auto text. I disabled auto text during that story phase, whiting to find a proper fix for it. With that said, thanks for the support! Shinu
- Just a regular update - 8 April 2022
This update tries to fix the newly reported bug in stage 3 where the stage soft locks and stops progressing. I tried my best to reproduce it on my end, but no success, it's always working. So I decided to update the with the latest version I have, hoping it will solve the issue. Cheers!
- Just a regular bug fix update - 10 February 2022
Hey pilots! this is just a regular bugs fix update. Let's hunt them all! Bugs fixed: Story Mode save system. Stage 7 crash to desktop. Boss 7 short lasers. Boss 8 weird lasers. Training mode; lives and credits reset when you go back to the stages selection.
- Game Update 28 - 27 January 2022
Hi there pilots! Finally, the annoying stage 3 bugs where the stage starts without the player ship, is fixed. If you are interested in the details, here is what was causing it: When ship 2 (Altair) beats a boss and the results are showing, the results controller orders the ship to no longer be controlled by the player and also to move forward and leave the scene. However, when stage 3 starts, the ship still follows the order and leaves the scene. We couldn't see it because it was covered by the transition artwork. I had to add a debug text that tracks ship 2 position and show where it's located. Thanks to that I was able to see that it still keeps moving forward somewhere far away. Easy bug to fix, but the hard part was to actually discover what is causing it. Finally, the reason why such bugs still exist is due to the nature of the game being a solo indie release, with almost no budget…
- Game Update 27 - 18 January 2022
Hi there pilots! how is it going? This is another regular update, in which a few bugs are fixed. - Now turrets do fire when you press the auto-fire button. - The continue system in the two players mode is fixed. - The return button in the training mode game over brings you back to the training mode. - Item scrolling is fixed. I did my best to replicate the bugs you guys are notifying me about, but for a few, I couldn't, so I did my best to just make the code more solid. Right now I couldn't replicate the bug were the player doesn't show at the start of stage 3, but I tweaked the code and made it more solid, hoping this fixes the issue. Same goes for the 1st boss bug, in which it doesn't register being killed. I defeated it many times but I couldn't get the bug to happen. Once again, I just made the code more solid, hoping this fixes it. With that said, thanks a lot for the support!!
- Game Update 26 - 13 January 2022
Hi there pilots! Just a regular update in which I add news features and fix bugs. Here are the new stuff: - A new feature added: * Now you can auto fire while moving the right stick. This was asked by a player who like twin stick shmups and wanted this type of control. You can turn it off/on from the gameplay options. - Bug fixes: * Some trophies are fixed. * The occasional pause not working is fixed. * Boss 1 not triggering the result and therefore the next stage, fixed. * 2 players control, a new found bug is fixed. Alright! that's all for this update! I'm still counting on your support and report.
- Game Update 25 - 30 December 2021
Hi there pilots! I hope you are enjoying this special time of the year!! Here I am with a new update. I finally fixed the continue and respawn bug in the local multiplayer mode. I've tested it enough to make it an official update. In case there is still an issue there, please let me know. Sorry I can't test the game thoughtfully due to the lack of testers. Thanks for the continuous support! Shinu Real Arts
- Game Update 24 - 20 December 2021
Hello pilots! I hope you enjoyed the auto fire and the extend features. This is just a regular update in which I fixed the turrets not firing when you press auto fire. In addition to that, I added some small details to stage 1, I'll let you discover them. Till next time!
- Temporary removal of the latest build due to some quick fixes - 26 November 2021
Hey pilots! Sorry for removing the latest build that includes the auto fire and the extend features. Reason for that is a bug that needs some fixing. It'll be available very soon, soon like tomorrow. Thanks for understanding! Shinu Real
- Game Update 23 - 26 November 2021
Hello there pilots! Here's a new update, something I've been asked a lot in forums, Twitter and Discord: The game now has an auto fire button, which allows you to keep firing without entering the slow focus mode. And like the other keys, it's mappable (hope this is a real English word lol). The other added feature is Extend. Now you are rewarded with an extra life. The extend isn't score based like most shmups, but comes as a reward drop item at the start of stage 5, as long as you are playing normal difficulty or above. So, just survive till stage 5 and you'll get it. As for the optimization project, it's not done yet, still needs a lot of work since it will include more graphic settings for those with high end PCs. However, this update includes a little optimization and I hope it shows some results. With that said, I'll be back t work. Looking forward to your feedback, bug reports and…
- Game Progress Update 22 - 29 March 2021
Hi there pilots, I managed to improve the performance for Windows 10 users. Now, stage 1 no longer have major stutters. The issue was during porting the game from the old engine (GMS 1.4) to the newer one (GMS2). While it fixed graphical issues like glitches and window blinking, it create the new texture loading bug, which made the game stutter a lot in stage 1, because it has to load assets during gameplay. Another addition to this build is also the new controller icons for PS4 and X1. I'm not done with optimization though, I'll keep working on the game and making it even better, while counting on your feedback and bug reports. Cheers, Shinu
- Game Progress Update 21 - 13 March 2021
Hi there pilots, This update is for Windows 7 users who have issues with the latest game build. I worked on the old engine and made some updates to make it up to date with the new version of the game. It may be a bit slightly behind, but you can always provide me with feedback so I can work on it in parallel with the new engine. Two of the biggest updates of the newest build were added to the old one, namely the online leaderboard and the revised story mode. With that said, I hope you are satisfied with the game. Cheers, Shinu Real.
- Leaderboard is now available. - 30 January 2021
Hi there pilots! For the past few days, I've been working on implementing an online leaderboard in-game. Finally, I was able to make it. Now you can see the top 10 players for each difficulty from the game menu under options --> profile --> show leaderboard. If you want to see the full entries, you can visit the game's community leaderboard. This is still on its testing phase, if you see any bugs or have suggestions, please let me know. Cheers,
