Eigengrau

Devlog

• Version 1.3.8
  October 30, 2024 by Martin Mauersics

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  fixed an issue where the rendering performance deteriorated permanently after entering the pause menu 🤦 fixed the configuration menu always reporting pending changes when Standard Mode was enabled... Continue reading
• Version 1.3.7
  August 21, 2024 by Martin Mauersics

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  added subtle highlighting of changes in the configuration menu fixed an issue where enemies in stage 6-5 were not properly destroyed in co-op mode (and also made sure a possible surviving enemy no lon... Continue reading
• Version 1.3.6
  July 11, 2024 by Martin Mauersics

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  added keyboard menu navigation fixed an issue that sometimes caused the trophy text in the extra menu to be displaced improved loading times for starting and restarting a game... Continue reading
• Version 1.3.5
  June 24, 2024 by Martin Mauersics

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  fixed incomplete replay recording when playing with inverted fire mode fixed incomplete replay playback when the rapid fire toggle button was used during recording fixed an issue where some gimmick tr... Continue reading
• Version 1.3.4
  March 27, 2024 by Martin Mauersics

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  fixed an issue where the boss in stage 3-B could continue to take damage in the final phase after all players have already been defeated fixed possible crash in all situations where a stage can be fin... Continue reading
• Version 1.3.3
  March 23, 2024 by Martin Mauersics

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  fixed an issue where destroying unprotected enemies too fast during a transition in stage 2-2 would not count towards badge progression fixed sometimes getting stuck in stage 6-3 by adding a small bou... Continue reading
• Version 1.3.2
  February 11, 2024 by Martin Mauersics

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  fixed menu flickering when playing with more than 100% game speed fixed text being vertically misaligned with some languages and resolutions fixed occasional broken layout in the replay summary menu f... Continue reading
• Version 1.3.1
  January 07, 2024 by Martin Mauersics

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  fixed incomplete replay recording when using the right thumbstick to shoot fixed incomplete replay playback when restoring scenes with screen rotation fixed a very small rounding error when storing ti... Continue reading
• Version 1.3.0
  January 03, 2024 by Martin Mauersics

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  Happy New Year! It took a bit of time, but the new update is finally here. It introduces a ton of new features, improvements, fixes and a replay system. added replay system added jukebox unlock added... Continue reading

  
• Version 1.2.7
  November 04, 2023 by Martin Mauersics

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  added area-selection to the classic mode for directly starting into an already visited area changed shield granularity from 10 to 5 changed the menu flow and return directly to the stage-selection men... Continue reading
• Version 1.2.6
  October 15, 2023 by Martin Mauersics

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  added a simple HUD indicator to show the trophy state of the current stage fixed not being able to achieve X rank in stage 3-5 on easy difficulty fixed one of the tasks being unsolvable in stage 5-4 i... Continue reading
• Version 1.2.5
  October 06, 2023 by Martin Mauersics

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  added a launcher to the game folder for easily starting the DirectX version (on Windows) fixed imprecise enemy collision detection in stage 4-B fixed various issues when playing with DirectX 9... Continue reading
• Version 1.2.4
  September 18, 2023 by Martin Mauersics

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  added support for DirectX 11 and 9 (on Windows, for compatibility) fixed another crash on startup (on some Intel GPUs) improved stability when playing at over 100% game speed... Continue reading
• Version 1.2.3
  September 13, 2023 by Martin Mauersics

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  fixed a crash on startup (on some Intel GPUs) fixed an issue where the game would run slower than intended when played on a display with a refresh rate below 60Hz improved performance significantly on... Continue reading
• Version 1.2.2
  September 06, 2023 by Martin Mauersics

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  added a new option to easily force standard settings (background rotation ON, background speed 100%, update frequency 60Hz, game speed 100%, shield OFF) added a new page to the classic summary screen... Continue reading
• Version 1.2.1
  August 09, 2023 by Martin Mauersics

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  fixed demo save data import missing some score values and medals... Continue reading
• Version 1.2.0
  July 31, 2023 by Martin Mauersics

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  This update includes many quality of life improvements, some changes based on feedback, and the second new player weapon. added Wave Mortar player weapon added single-button control mode added rapid f... Continue reading

  
• Version 1.1.2
  July 14, 2023 by Martin Mauersics

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  added autosave indicator added katakana to game title, mission names and boss names changed yellow attack in stage 4-B (to make it more fair and easier to understand) improved background visuals and t... Continue reading
• Version 1.1.1
  July 05, 2023 by Martin Mauersics

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  fixed boss music getting stuck when skipping the summary screen too quickly after a boss fight fixed player bullets going through barriers in stage 1-1 on certain refresh rates and distances... Continue reading
• Version 1.1.0
  July 01, 2023 by Martin Mauersics

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  This is the first major update for Eigengrau. It contains a lot of fixes and improvements, and also the first new player weapon. added Pulse Cannon player weapon added mixed control mode added option... Continue reading

  
• Version 1.0.5
  June 14, 2023 by Martin Mauersics

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  fixed a crash in co-op mode when a player gets resurrected by an event instead of the other player fixed HUD fade-out not working correctly with game rotation... Continue reading
• Version 1.0.4
  June 12, 2023 by Martin Mauersics

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  added dynamic HUD fade-out when one of the player ships is close to a HUD element fixed an issue where the game would run slower than intended when played on a display that supports - higher refresh r... Continue reading
• Version 1.0.3
  June 09, 2023 by Martin Mauersics

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  fixed another crash on startup (on some Intel GPUs) fixed bullets in final phase of stage 8-B flying too far on certain game-speeds fixed some sound-effects cutting off too early on certain game-speed... Continue reading
• Version 1.0.2
  June 07, 2023 by Martin Mauersics

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  fixed a crash on startup (on some Intel CPUs) fixed a crash when entering stage 6-1 or 6-2 (on some Nvidia GPUs and Apple Silicon) Thanks to everyone who reported and helped me fix those issues!... Continue reading
• Version 1.0.1
  June 07, 2023 by Martin Mauersics

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  fixed a crash in stage 1-3 when the big enemy causes the players to spin around fixed some enemies in stage 5-1 going out of screen and preventing the player from advancing fixed gamepad-cursor in sta... Continue reading
• Out Now
  June 05, 2023 by Martin Mauersics

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  It was a long journey, but after many years of work Eigengrau is finally available! I hope you enjoy the game! If you have any issues or questions please feel free to leave feedback in the community f... Continue reading

  
• Release Date
  May 15, 2023 by Martin Mauersics

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  Hello everyone! After many years of work Eigengrau will finally be released on June 5th ! I’m really happy how it turned out and I can’t wait to show you the final game. A lot of changes and impro... Continue reading

  
• Version 0.3.0
  May 01, 2023 by Martin Mauersics

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  This update improves the intro and changes many gameplay patterns across the demo. A lot of polishing was done during the last few weeks and only a handful of issues remain before the full game is rea... Continue reading

  
• Version 0.2.1
  April 02, 2023 by Martin Mauersics

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  This small update fixes various severe issues and makes sure later stages are challenging enough and not too passive. added simple enemy-attacks to stage 2-2 and stage 2-4 on easy difficulty fixed bro... Continue reading

  
• Version 0.2.0
  March 13, 2023 by Martin Mauersics

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  The main reason why the previous demo was ending abruptly before a boss-fight is that I was not really happy with the current state and feeling of that boss. So I implemented a cliff-hanger instead an... Continue reading

  
• Version 0.1.4
  February 12, 2023 by Martin Mauersics

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  This is a smaller update which changes the default control mode to twin-stick, as many people seem to prefer it over the original controls. It also addresses a lot of minor issues which came up during... Continue reading

  
• Version 0.1.3
  January 30, 2023 by Martin Mauersics

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  This update implements a new control mode based on player-feedback. added twin-stick control mode added option to toggle gamepad rumble added option to toggle floating text improved gameplay related t... Continue reading

  
• Version 0.1.2
  January 15, 2023 by Martin Mauersics

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  The next update of the demo is out now, this time with focus on the menu. added animations to menu buttons, tabs, and other elements added description text to some settings added credits button to mai... Continue reading

  
• Version 0.1.1
  January 02, 2023 by Martin Mauersics

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  The first update of the demo is out now with focus on the heads-up display. added level name, best time, boss medal countdown, badges, and chroma to HUD added new HUD layout “Outside (near)” added... Continue reading

  
• Demo Out Now
  December 19, 2022 by Martin Mauersics

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  Hello everyone! The demo of Eigengrau is now available for Windows, Linux, and macOS. It contains stages 0+1+2 and a little bit of story to explore. There is still some work and a lot of polishing to... Continue reading