- ERSATZ v1.62 (Win + Linux) - 6 May 2023
ERSATZ v1.62 This update focuses on correcting a bunch of unseen errors that popped up when the game was ported into the later versions of GameMaker from GameMaker Studio 1.4. This fixes Steam functionality, a bunch of crashes, strange draw order issues with some backgrounds, controller and keyboard swapping in the opening language selection working more consistently, and a number of other small bits such unintended behaviour with the screen distortion effects. Please note that I haven't made any significant changes to the underlying game or how it handles things, and whilst I played through it several times to try and fix everything, it's possible you might encounter things I've not seen. If you see a bug that makes progression impossible or impedes your ability to play then please let me know.
- Optional Windows Update Adds Russian Language & Bootup Fix - 6 April 2021
Hey all, it's been a looooong time! I've been hard at work on my next project the last couple of years and the engine I use has gone through some major updates meaning working on ERSATZ was largely a lot of effort for very little personal gain. However, spurred by an odd error a windows user was having and upcoming plans for Steam with my next game, I've added a new Beta branch to ERSATZ which hopefully fixes this issue and also adds Russian language translations a friend did for me a while back. Some things to note: This Beta branch is only available in Windows. I no longer have access to a Mac that runs on late enough software and my Linux partition has been lost to time. Both of these platforms account for a very small chunk of my user base I'm afraid so to update these and possibly not fix anything is very low on my priorities. I'm very sorry! The Russian language should be well tra…
- Translations Incoming! - 22 January 2019
I can confirm that translation work for ERSATZ is now underway! I've finished setting the game up to take the translations and have collated all the game's text. It's now just a matter of waiting for translators to finish their work :D At the moment of writing this, I officially have translators for Spanish, Italian, Russian & Japanese, with definite plans for French & German, and possibly future ones for Polish, Korean & Chinese. I'll be adding languages as and when they are ready, so you might be seeing them added to the game one by one over the next few months. I'm looking forward to making the game more accessible to more people just by eliminating some language barriers, and that might include some other exciting news in the future ;) Stay well everyone, and I hope 2019 is a good year for us all, Paris ALL iN
- ERSATZ v 1.47 - 16 October 2018
Hey all, just a very small update for all platforms today. I've fixed a bug that caused freezing. This would trigger if pressed up against certain walls and trying to dash slide away from them. Thanks to JayJay for posting about a potential issue and Klianc09 for helping me discover the specifics of this bug! Paris ALL iN
- ERSATZ World Record Holder LIVE at speedrunning event! [08/10/2018] - 8 October 2018
Exciting News! Watch Austrian World Record holder for ERSATZ, Klianc09, speedrun the game at German speedrunning event Germench today at: 14:20 gmt / 15:20 cet / 06:00 pst / 08:00 est The whole event will be watchable here: https://www.twitch.tv/germenchrestream I'll be sure to support him in spirit on my second monitor whilst working today! I hope some of you might do the same to see what high level ERSATZ play looks like :D Paris ALL iN
- ERSATZ v1.46 - 4 October 2018
Hello all, Paris here :) It's been a while since I updated ERSATZ as I've mostly been hard at work on a new project. However, the ever impressive Klianc09 has found a few key bugs I wanted to fix before he plays the game LIVE at a speedrunning event in Germany on the 8th October 2018: Zocktoberfest-Marathon, ZFM for short, is organised by Germench. They have an organisation twitter over at https://twitter.com/germenchtweets (more details to follow soon). I also took a moment to update most of the promo images that steam uses about the place to something a bit more colourful, which probably represents the game a bit better than the old black and white ones huh? I'm getting closer and closer to revealing what I'm working on next, so keep your ears to the ground and your eyes open for future news too! ERSATZ v1.46 Patch Notes ----------------------------------------------- -JOURNEY MODE- -…
- 50% Off Summer Sale! + Update - 25 June 2018
Hey everyone, I'm back from Japan and getting ready to move job & house, but the weather is warm and it's the Steam Summer Sale! 50% off ERSATZ with the complete Soundtrack! OR 33% off ERSATZ on its own! I've also just uploaded an update to Windows & Linux that reinstates the last one and fixes the bug that forced the rollback. I also did two very minor specific instance crash fixes for restarts during two bosses, but am keeping the version number. Hope you're all having a great summer already, and that you play some great games! Much love, Paris ALL iN
- Temporary Rollback + Holiday - 6 June 2018
Hey everyone, A bug introduced with the last update (v1.45) that caused crashes on the first level was raised to me by a player last night. However, I am currently away for 2 weeks in the land of the Rising Sun, so I have temporarily rolled back the last update until I am back to fix it properly. Massive apologies for any inconvenience this causes. Not long after getting back I'll be able to move into my new place and normal game dev will finally resume. Much love, Paris
- ERSATZ v1.45 (Win, Mac & Linux) + The Hidden Chest Video Review - 31 May 2018
Hey all, Paris here, YouTuber The Hidden Chest uploaded a fantastic video about ERSATZ a few days ago. You can check it out HERE In other news, a small update before things kick off again busy wise back in IRL land. This update also finally brings the Mac OSX version up to the same number. So sorry for the delay for the few Mac players. ERSATZ v1.45 Patch Notes ----------------------------------------------- MESSAGES -Added descriptions of how to unlock each of the unlockable Messages in the 'MESSAGES' menu SYNTH RUSH -Restarting at the end of Central Assembly Computer boss fight in Synth Rush now correctly starts the same boss MISC -Fixed issue where the screen shakes could cause crashes under very specific instances -Fixed spawn placement of some specific boss explosions
- ERSATZ Price Cut! - 26 May 2018
Hey everyone, Paris here, It's time ERSATZ had a price cut me thinks, so the game is now down to $6.99 / €5.49 / £4.99!! It's been a while hasn't it? Well I must apologise for the lack of news on any front from me. Life's been very busy, working extra hours, visiting my girlfriend's parents in Ireland, currently in the process of moving house, and I've even got a trip to Japan to see some very close friends just around the corner. Phew! Be assured that I'm still very much around, and a little birdy told me that there's another YouTuber preparing a video about ERSATZ. Very exciting! I'll be trying my best to stay in touch over the coming month, but there's a good chance game development and updates won't become regular again until early July. Much love from me, Paris ALL iN
- ERSATZ Podcast Feature + Special Promo Discount! - 24 April 2018
Hello lovely people! I'M ON ANOTHER PODCAST! ------------------------------------------ Back around October last year, shortly after ERSATZ' release, I had the pleasure of appearing on my good friend Max Pears' podcast, 'The Level Design Lobby'. The episode has just gone live on iTUNES, SOUNDCLOUD & YOUTUBE SPECIAL 40% OFF PROMO ------------------------------------------ To celebrate appearing on the podcast, I've joined forces with Max to provide anyone who has a look in the episode description for a link to 40% OFF ERSATZ! Feel free to share the link with as many friends as you want, but I'd really appreciate it if you could check out what Max is trying to do as well :) WHO'S MAX? ------------------------------------------ Not only did I study game design at university with Max, and take on the Dare to Be Digital challenge with him as our team lead, but he has worked as a level design…
- ERSATZ Download Milestone + v1.44 - 23 April 2018
Hey all, Paris here! Just a little update with a few small fixes in v1.44 of ERSATZ. And woo, it just hit 2000 keys activated!! In all honesty, it hasn't translated in a lot of money, but that doesn't take away from the achievement at all. https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F30565304%2F399695589b65b36af81c6d75de91179a9bd0d658.png I have another announcement tomorrow too so stay tuned! ERSATZ v1.44 Patch Notes ------------------------------------------------ JOURNEY MODE -Fixed time penalty display at the end for real this time (this doesn't effect your recorded final time just what is presented to you) -Grade no longer shows in pause or game over screens as it isn't relevant to this mode SYNTH RUSH -Time start is consistent between restarting from game over and restarting manually on Grovelin Chief fight. LEVELS -Level 02 'REGULATION' - Footstep and landing…
- 50% off ERSATZ on Itch.io & Steam! - 7 April 2018
BIG SALE! Hello everyone! It's time for the last big sale before the summer, so get your mitts on ERSATZ with a whopping 50% off now! Offer ends 21st April at 7am Pacific Time! Itch.io: https://allin-indie.itch.io/ersatz Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/703720/ERSATZ/ _______________________________________________________ ZONTRY VIDEO REVIEW Youtuber Zontry was one of the first people to give ERSATZ a chance, and his final video review for it went up earlier this week. WATCH IT HERE Despite a slightly old script (I posted some corrections in the comment section of the video), it's another super positive look at ERSATZ, which is just fan-bloody-tastic! _______________________________________________________ V1.44 UPLOADED Also today, I uploaded v1.44 with a couple of small fixes for the Boss rush mode 'SYNTH RUSH', where the game would crash if beating The Neutralizer boss under…
- 50% off ERSATZ on Itch.io & Steam! - 7 April 2018
BIG SALE! Hello everyone! It's time for the last big sale before the summer, so get your mitts on ERSATZ with a whopping 50% off now! Offer ends 21st April at 7am Pacific Time! Itch.io: https://allin-indie.itch.io/ersatz Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/703720/ERSATZ/ _______________________________________________________ ZONTRY VIDEO REVIEW Youtuber Zontry was one of the first people to give ERSATZ a chance, and his final video review for it went up earlier this week. WATCH IT HERE Despite a slightly old script (I posted some corrections in the comment section of the video), it's another super positive look at ERSATZ, which is just fan-bloody-tastic! _______________________________________________________ V1.44 UPLOADED Also today, I uploaded v1.44 with a couple of small fixes for the Boss rush mode 'SYNTH RUSH', where the game would crash if beating The Neutralizer boss under…
- ERSATZ v1.43 - Halt Foul Bugs! - 28 March 2018
Youtuber Peppage pointed out a minor crticism in his video yesterday, which I have now rectified with this update with the help of Klianc09! Well you can't say I don't respond to feedback ;) I fixed a few other things found as well along the way :) ERSATZ v1.43 Patch Notes -------------------------------- LEVELS -Level 02 'REGULATION' - Optimised drawing of falling icicles -Level 04 'RESPIRATION' - Stopped slamming from triggering when trapped in a Catcher Bubble -Level 05 'REPRODUCTION' - Fixed a number of pistons where you could or would not get crushed -Level 07 'TRANSPORT' - Can no longer get through forcefields when in invincible state -Level 07 'TRANSPORT' - Stopped slamming from triggering when stuck in a Detainer CEL -Level 07 'TRANSPORT' - Should have fixed issue where dying after defeating The Neutralizer boss battle would cause the music not to reset after continuing -Level 0…
- ERSATZ v1.43 - Halt Foul Bugs! - 28 March 2018
Youtuber Peppage pointed out a minor crticism in his video yesterday, which I have now rectified with this update with the help of Klianc09! Well you can't say I don't respond to feedback ;) I fixed a few other things found as well along the way :) ERSATZ v1.43 Patch Notes -------------------------------- LEVELS -Level 02 'REGULATION' - Optimised drawing of falling icicles -Level 04 'RESPIRATION' - Stopped slamming from triggering when trapped in a Catcher Bubble -Level 05 'REPRODUCTION' - Fixed a number of pistons where you could or would not get crushed -Level 07 'TRANSPORT' - Can no longer get through forcefields when in invincible state -Level 07 'TRANSPORT' - Stopped slamming from triggering when stuck in a Detainer CEL -Level 07 'TRANSPORT' - Should have fixed issue where dying after defeating The Neutralizer boss battle would cause the music not to reset after continuing -Level 0…
- Rock Paper Shotgun Article + Peppage Review + ERSATZ v1.42 - 27 March 2018
ROCK PAPER SHOTGUN 'HAVE YOU PLAYED....' ARTICLE In case you missed it, Jack Yarwood wrote a delightful little piece about ERSATZ for Rock Paper Shotgun. You can read the full article over HERE ______________________________________ PEPPAGE VIDEO REVIEW Also today, YouTuber Peppage has said some super nice words over on his channel, in his video review of ERSATZ! You can check it out HERE _______________________________________ ERSATZ v1.42 And finally, another small update for Windows & Linux. Sorry Mac users, I'll get a hold of that Macbook again as soon as I can! ERSATZ v1.42 Patch Notes -------------------------------- CONTROLS -Fixed issue where your dash slide height could be altered in very specific instances, causing you to get unfairly hit MODES -Fixed unlocking of infinite modes and secret messages A, B & C LEVELS -Level 03 'NUTRITION' - Raised ceiling in room with key as it w…
- Rock Paper Shotgun Article + Peppage Review + ERSATZ v1.42 - 27 March 2018
ROCK PAPER SHOTGUN 'HAVE YOU PLAYED....' ARTICLE In case you missed it, Jack Yarwood wrote a delightful little piece about ERSATZ for Rock Paper Shotgun. You can read the full article over HERE ______________________________________ PEPPAGE VIDEO REVIEW Also today, YouTuber Peppage has said some super nice words over on his channel, in his video review of ERSATZ! You can check it out HERE _______________________________________ ERSATZ v1.42 And finally, another small update for Windows & Linux. Sorry Mac users, I'll get a hold of that Macbook again as soon as I can! ERSATZ v1.42 Patch Notes -------------------------------- CONTROLS -Fixed issue where your dash slide height could be altered in very specific instances, causing you to get unfairly hit MODES -Fixed unlocking of infinite modes and secret messages A, B & C LEVELS -Level 03 'NUTRITION' - Raised ceiling in room with key as it w…
- Have you played Ersatz? - 22 March 2018
Have You Played? is an endless stream of game retrospectives. One a day, every day, perhaps for all time. Ersatz is an action platformer with a twist. It has a bunch of rhythm elements, with players having to dash, run, slide, and slam in time with an eclectic soundtrack through a total of eight stages. (more…)
- v1.41 + More Crazy Player Times! - 22 March 2018
Dear Players, If you're interested in seeing an example of how quick you can really go in ERSATZ check out THIS STREAM by Klianc09 of Level 07. Wow! Even as the developer and armed with an intentional design philosophy to open the game up to skillful play, I've continued to be blown away by the kinds of times I'm seeing from Klianc09 in ERSATZ recently! Whole minutes faster than I ever expected. If you're keen to know when streams like this happen, jump onto the ERSATZ DISCORD SERVER and join in the fun ^_^ I've also done another small update, mostly focused on the Gorjunter boss fight (Patch notes below). As you can see, the updates are starting to wind down for real now. I'm actually beginning to prototype a new game starting from today, so keep your eyes and ears out for that. Of course, with all the keys that were obtained during the recent IndieGala bundle, we've got around 1600 ne…
