Esper Girls (demo)

Devlog

• v0.7.4b - minor bugfixes
  September 20, 2024 by munchroome#beta

  Missed a few things oops Fixed a bug where the spinning blades the Library Labyrinth area 2 boss uses do not deactivate upon defeating the boss The issue with the sound test entries not lining up prop... Continue reading
• v0.7.3b - Tiny stage select additon and bugfixes
  September 15, 2024 by munchroome#beta

  Added a more info button to each entry in the stage select, paving the road for more lore related content in the future (more on this as it develops) Fixed a crash regarding the vending machine men Fi... Continue reading
• v0.7.2b - new booting screen, plus minor bugfixes
  September 12, 2024 by munchroome#beta

  Implemented a proper loading splash screen upon bootup (no more vague black screen!) Fixed a bug where bosses would take more damage then they should be taking from ice shuriken shots Fixed an issue w... Continue reading
• v0.7.1b - Quick crash hotfixes
  September 09, 2024 by munchroome#beta, #hotfix

  It's a tale as old as time, I draft a new release, and then there's bugs and such I hadn't noticed, but thankfully in this modern era of gaming, issuing a quick fix is far easier than it ever was, so... Continue reading
• v0.7.0b - First update in a while!
  September 08, 2024 by munchroome#beta

  Hi hello it's been a while, and I've mostly been doing some behind the scenes polishing and bugfixing since the last update, and saving any major new content for after that. There's been a few additio... Continue reading

  
• Update coming soon!
  September 07, 2024 by munchroome

  Hi hello, it's been a while, and while I wasn't able to make it to SAGE this year, I will be uploading a small update for Esper Girls soon! It's not a particularly big update, but it's got some polish... Continue reading
• Regarding SAGE 2024
  August 09, 2024 by munchroome#announcement

  Hello, and thank you for following this project!! I have some unfortunate news regarding Esper Girls at SAGE: due to an increasingly dire financial situation and gradually increasing stress over the p... Continue reading

  
• v0.6.03b - Input extension integration!
  February 04, 2024 by munchroome#beta

  Integrated the extension known as Input into the game! Controls and remapping are now managed by this extension, rather than a system coded by myself, so controls and remapping should be MUCH easier n... Continue reading

  
• v0.6.02b - Neon Garden crash hotfix
  February 01, 2024 by munchroome#beta

  Fixed a crash where, if the player object wasn't present (ie, going into the secret portal) in Neon Garden area 2, it would crash the game... Continue reading
• v0.6.01b - Title screen menu hotfix
  January 31, 2024 by munchroome#beta

  Fixed a bug where the continue option mistakenly enables new game plus... Continue reading
• v0.6b - A TON of bugfixes, tweaks, polish, and rebalancing!
  January 31, 2024 by munchroome

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  It's been a while since I uploaded the last version of this demo, but a LOT has changed, so many things have been fixed and tweaked that I don't recall most of them so here's a quick rundown on what's... Continue reading

  
• Some recent changes behind the scenes!
  January 17, 2024 by munchroome

  Hello! Sorry I haven't updated this project in a while, I've been working on some changes and new features and I want to revamp a LOT about this project before uploading the next demo! Some of the cha... Continue reading

  
• v0.5.14b - new game + feature!
  October 11, 2023 by munchroome

  New feature: new game +! You can start a new game with the same items and ESP abilities Fixed a bug where the debug enabler screen would trigger too early and also not enable debug mode Gave the Neon... Continue reading
• v0.5.13b - autofire options
  September 29, 2023 by munchroome

  New control options: autofire for both the sword and shot attacks! Rearranged Neon Garden area 2's collectibles a bit Completely redid the trex enemy in Jurassic Jungle (currently accessible only via... Continue reading

  
• v0.5.12b - Big controller update, plus a much needed rework of one of the bosses
  September 20, 2023 by munchroome

  BIG control rework! There is now a control configuration screen accessible from the ingame menus Controls can now be remapped! There is now a controller selection screen upon booting the game (keyboar... Continue reading

  
• v0.5.9b - addressing some issues based on feedback
  September 08, 2023 by munchroome#SAGE 2023, #beta

  Game now starts in windowed mode, as opposed to starting fullscreen Fixed a nasty bug where crouching near a wall would result in being zipped Millennium Museum's countdown bombs are now consistent, r... Continue reading
• v0.5.9b - even more bugfixes! wow!
  September 07, 2023 by munchroome#SAGE 2023, #beta

  Fixed a bug where the debug enabler screen would trigger too early, only after clearing any of the stages as opposed to all four Fixed a spring in Volcanic Peak area 1's upper miniboss route to preven... Continue reading
• v0.5.8b - fixing some weird collision bugs
  September 06, 2023 by munchroome#SAGE 2023, #beta

  Improved wall sliding/jumping physics when on a moving wall (this was most noticeable in Volcanic Peak area 2 if you were to cling onto the walls of the moving walls) Fixed a collision issue with the... Continue reading
• v0.5.7b - some more minor bugfixes
  September 04, 2023 by munchroome#SAGE 2023, #beta

  Fixed a bug where the slashing effects would apply to both enemies and breakable objects if both of them were on screen; they now only apply to whatever you're currently hitting with a sword attack Ad... Continue reading
• v0.5.6b - fixing a bug that popped up with the last update
  September 04, 2023 by munchroome#SAGE 2023, #beta

  Fixed a bug where the boss of Library Labyrinth area 2 wouldn't spawn the two origami knights Changed the second background of Library Labyrinth area 2 to have a more artistic, painted look to it Adju... Continue reading
• v0.5.5b - some more bugfixes!
  September 03, 2023 by munchroome#SAGE 2023, #beta

  Fixed a bug where enemies were still active during boss fights (this was evident with the Millennium Museum area 2 boss, where one of the cloud enemies could wander into the boss fight) Adjusted the s... Continue reading
• v0.5.4b - minor adjustments based on feedback
  September 03, 2023 by munchroome#SAGE 2023, #beta

  Adjusted player speed on grind rails to match dashing speed (before it was 0.5 units faster, which might've been a tad too much) Adjusted camera objects to shift the camera up or down 16 pixels instea... Continue reading
• v0.5.3b - some major bug fixes and tweaks
  September 03, 2023 by munchroome#SAGE 2023, #beta

  - Fixed an issue where certain collision would freeze the game, not crash, but freeze, with no error messages whatsoever - Modified the collision code to play much more nicely and be more stable (hope... Continue reading
• v0.5.2b - minor bug fix
  August 16, 2023 by munchroome

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  Fixed a bug where clearing a stage wouldn't take you to the ESP ability get room (it would take you back to the stage select)... Continue reading
• v0.5.1b - forgot something lol
  August 07, 2023 by munchroome#beta

  I forgot to add a max ESP up in Neon Garden area 2. This update fixes that lol... Continue reading
• v0.5b - first official beta build!
  August 07, 2023 by munchroome#beta, #SAGE 2023

  Just in time for SAGE 2023! Neon Garden is now open! Added some graphical effects and a different music track for Millennium Museum's easter egg Adjusted the camera on grind rails to allow you to see... Continue reading
• v0.4.12a - more bugfixes and a flip slash fix
  July 11, 2023 by munchroome#alpha

  fixed a crash where pausing the game in Library Labyrinth area 1 would crash the game fixed a bug where the flip slash would work even if you didn't unlock that ability yet forgot this one from the la... Continue reading
• v0.4.11a - bugfixes and a flip slash rework
  July 10, 2023 by munchroome#alpha

  I felt the flip slash (the bullet deflecting move) was too awkward and clunky to use, so I decided to make it so that you just need to hit a bullet with a normal sword attack to deflect it More of Neo... Continue reading
• v0.4.10a - more bugfixes and a couple music tweaks
  July 07, 2023 by munchroome#alpha

  Tweaked the music in Jurassic Jungle areas 1 and 2, cause I felt they weren't mixed quite right (hopefully) fixed the pausing and (de)activation code Fixed a bug where the search sprout wouldn't targe... Continue reading
• v0.4.9a - fixed a pause/item menu bug
  July 05, 2023 by munchroome#alpha

  Fixed a bug where the pause and item menus wouldn't properly deactivate/reactivate the right instances, meaning the camera could get locked in place, enemies would activate way earlier than they shoul... Continue reading
• v0.4.8a - fixing some bugs I forgot about
  July 05, 2023 by munchroome#alpha

  fixed a nasty audio bug if you were to somehow clip into lava and couldn't get out speaking of clipping into lava, fixed a bit of collision in Volcanic Peak area 2 where you could clip into the lava a... Continue reading
• v0.4.6a -minor knockback fix
  July 05, 2023 by munchroome#alpha

  modified a tiny bit of the knockback code so it doesn't force a direction change on knockback made it so that it's possible to get the superheart in Volcanic Peak area 1 without any ESP abilities, if... Continue reading
• v0.4.5a - fixed a pretty bad bug oops
  July 03, 2023 by munchroome#alpha

  Fixed a bug where the later half of Library Labyrinth area 2's background collision wouldn't show up (sorry!!)... Continue reading
• Development progress video!
  July 03, 2023 by munchroome

  It's been a wild ride since I first started development of Esper Girls in March of 2022 (I had an engine from 2018 but I lost the files and had to restart from scratch), but it's been very exciting to... Continue reading
• v0.4.4a - All ESP abilities implemented!
  July 03, 2023 by munchroome#alpha

  All ESP abilities have been implemented! (hit the + key on the numpad when debug mode is active) Neon Garden area 1 has been completed (but is only accessible via debug so far, as area 2 has not been... Continue reading

  
• v0.4.2a - implemented two new esp abilities! (debug)
  June 02, 2023 by munchroome#alpha

  - implemented the soul slasher, an esp ability meant for much later in the game, accessible via debug mode* - implemented the search sprout, the esp ability for neon garden, also only accessible via d... Continue reading
• v0.4.1a - flip slash bugfixes
  May 24, 2023 by munchroome#alpha

  - Fixed a crash where using the flip slash to deflect a bullet to hit millennium museum area 1's miniboss would crash the game - Also fixed bugs where deflected bullets wouldn't deal damage to bosses... Continue reading

  
• v0.4.0a - Library Labyrinth now open!
  May 20, 2023 by munchroome#alpha

  Added Library Labyrinth to the stage select Added Library Labyrinth to the sound test Implemented a new ESP ability: the flip slash! Press down + sword (left button) to deflect bullets!... Continue reading

  
• v0.3.9a - library labyrinth early preview!
  May 12, 2023 by munchroome

  started work on library labyrinth (the level is currently incomplete, but it does have a secret area you can go to as well!) fixed a bug where platforms that move would keep moving when the game is pa... Continue reading
• v0.3.8a - bugfixes and some new assets
  May 08, 2023 by munchroome

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  Fixed a bug where the canned coffee wouldn't work if your health was at max Added some new assets to neon garden area 1 Gave natsuko some new sprites when you bounce on a spring! Tweaked hyouga's ai a... Continue reading
• soundtrack thus far!
  May 07, 2023 by munchroome

  I decided to upload all of the music I've done for this game onto bandcamp! https://munchroom.bandcamp.com/album/esper-girls-demo-soundtrack... Continue reading
• v0.3.7a - new sound test and a new level preview!
  May 04, 2023 by munchroome#alpha

  Started working on neon garden (accessible once you unlock debug mode, as it's nowhere near complete yet) Tweaked hyouga's ai a little so she doesn't spam her attacks all at once (hopefully) Added som... Continue reading

  
• v0.3.5a - small bugfixes
  April 28, 2023 by munchroome

  fixed a couple of crashes here and there made it so that the electric shield actually boosts your attack this time (before it wasn't working) added millennium museum's omake track to the sound test (h... Continue reading

  
• v0.3.4a - bunch of fixes and some new stuff!
  April 28, 2023 by munchroome#alpha

  tweaked sumire's boss patterns and gave her some new attacks! fixed some weird platforming in volcanic peak area 2 changed some enemy placements in the second to last area of millennium museum area 2... Continue reading

  
• v0.3.2a - you have a three hit combo now!
  April 26, 2023 by munchroome

  fixed a typo in the player code to expand the two hit combo into a three hit combo (oops) tweaked hyouga's code a little to (hopefully) make her fight a little less awkward added a new enemy type in j... Continue reading
• v0.3.0 - new stage select!
  March 22, 2023 by munchroome

  I gave the stage select a makeover https://twitter.com/munchroome/status/1638352165365219329?s=20... Continue reading

  
• v0.2.2 - the compression update lol
  March 04, 2023 by munchroome

  Tweaked the boss AI a tiny bit Added some early stuff for Jurassic Jungle Optimized the filesize to be appreciably smaller because oops, I forgot to compress the music so the download was way larger t... Continue reading
• v0.2.0 - the Volcanic Peak update!!
  February 12, 2023 by munchroome#alpha

  This one's a big update, cause Volcanic Peak is now available in normal gameplay and not just in the debug menu, complete with bosses! There's a lot of other new additions too: - Implemented secret mi... Continue reading
• v0.1.5a - fixed a bug I accidentally created lmao
  January 25, 2023 by munchroome#alpha

  Fixed a bug where Millennium Museum area 1's music wouldn't loop properly... Continue reading
• v0.1.4a - mostly a sounds and effects update
  January 22, 2023 by munchroome#alpha

  I added a few things to make noticing enemy bullets easier: - All bullets create a little sparkle effect and have a sound when they're fired, so it's easier to tell where bullets are coming from - Vol... Continue reading
• v0.1.3 - mostly bugfixes
  January 08, 2023 by munchroome

  Just some bugfixes mostly - Fixed some weird collision in Millennium Museum area 1 - Fixed a crash involving the cube miniboss firing a laser that can't actually find where you are if you were to die... Continue reading
• Initial post! (wow!)
  January 03, 2023 by munchroome

  Today's the day I decided to upload my little game project, now almost ten months in development as of this post, to itch.io! The current version is v0.1.2a, and there isn't much changed but here's th... Continue reading