Hi everyone! My new game is coming out soon; (Poosh XL - Wishlist here) so I wanted to dive back into some of my other games and fix issues and make some improvements -Updated to a newer Unity Engine version -Resolved a couple reported bugs -Implemented a brand new internal leaderboards menu that shows you and the 9 nearest scores without leaving the game window. I also kept a button that links to Steam overlay full leaderboards externally. -Updated the Adamvision logo splash, no more bright white screen, this is the future. -Steam Deck Verified Yall! I hope you continue to enjoy my games, and please check out Poosh XL. Thanks for the continued support. -adamvision https://store.steampowered.com/app/2055910/Poosh_XL/

My newest arcade game Poosh XL is coming very soon! Make sure to Wishlist it if you want to be notified when it releases. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2055910/Poosh_XL/ Thanks as always for the support, I really hope you all will enjoy this one too!

-Updated the Adamvision Studios logo to the newer version -Updated the Twitter account the @theadamvision -Added ability to hold 'Start' or 'Space' for 15 seconds in the ship select menu to be given 255 coins to unlock all ships for free Thanks for all the support over the years! Adamvision Twitter || Twitch

SUPER Bit Blaster XL is here! This version of Bit Blaster is improved in almost every way. New GFX, new controls, new enemies and more. Free to all previous Bit Blaster XL owners.
I began creating Bit Blaster XL for Steam on a whim back in late 2015. I never could have imagined how its release would dramatically alter the direction of my life. These last few years in game development have provided me with so many amazing opportunities that I sometimes can't even believe them myself. I couldn't have done so much of this without the great support of a community that appeared out of nowhere to play my silly little arcade game. Considering this update is so massive, I didn't want to upset the flow of the original game that people loved so much; so all previous owners of Bit Blaster XL will get a free upgrade to the new Super Bit Blaster XL and retain their copies of the original as well. https://store.steampowered.com/app/865040/Super_Bit_Blaster_XL/ Super Bit Blaster XL is the next evolution Bit Blaster. Since it's release I have learned a lot more about Unity and C# and so I have reworked many aspects of the game. I added a new Co-Op mode, Vs Mode, improved the GFX, new translations, new Easter eggs, and various other new things. I also completely overhauled the control scheme due to feedback; while it's still not a Twin-Stick shooter, overall control is so much more responsive. I greatly appreciate your feedback and will do my best to ensure lengthy support for my games as usual. Please contact me through Twitter, My Website, Nickervision Studios Discord, or the forums if you want to discuss an issue with the game, something misleading on the store page, or you just want to say hello. -Adam Nickerson (@nickervision) [previewyoutube=F99oK81lI4U;full][/previewyoutube]

A new challenge awaits you in the brand new game changing Infinite Mode! Improved graphics, better balance, and many more additions and changes. Check out Ding Dong XL V7 now!
Patch Notes: (additional leader boards + online for switch)

• New Infinite play mode added
• New Unlock-able Space Rocks skin
• Bonus Points power-up is now worth 5 Points
• Added Bit Blaster, Orbt, and Diamo songs for each of the special characters
• When you're stationary with a time slow power-up, the growth of the ball will stop completely
• Early button presses after death will not be erroneously detected
• Power-up timers correctly reset when dying and restarting they now also disappear upon death
• Pink enemy now correctly has it's trail fade in/out with the rest of the enemy
• Modified and added some little secrets here and there
• Re-balanced some late game elements to ensure there are always viable paths to take and made 250+ not dependent on power-ups
• Player can now remain idle slightly longer before exploding

Don't forget to also add Super Bit Blaster XL to your Steam Wishlist!

My latest arcade score chaser is now available on Steam. Ding Dong XL is a one button game that requires to you push the button everytime you want your character to move from top to bottom, you must time your moves to avoid enemies and collect powerups while surviving as long as possible. If you liked my other one button games you will probably get a kick out of this. If you enjoy the game, please make sure to leave a brief Steam Review. Thank you all for the continued support, it greatly helps in my development of Super Bit Blaster XL Adam Nickerson Follow Nickervision Studios on Steam https://store.steampowered.com/app/862570/

Bit Blaster XL - V3.20

• Added support for Russian, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese and Simplified Chinese languages. (not perfect, but getting better thanks to our community)
• Player bomb no longer destroys power ups or pickups. It also will correctly reward you ammo for enemies it destroys.
• Resolved some issues with Vibrations, and the Vibrate button correctly working.
• Resolved some issues with the Video Resolution menu where the player would have to sometimes hit the left or right a number of times to get the next value.
• Mac Version should now always properly open in the Full screen with no Menu Bar below by default.
• Resolved some graphical glitches related to Ultra-wide monitors.
• Modified the Thanks system to display all my games on Steam as well as be more streamlined and take up less space. (thanks)
• Screen shake issues have been resolved on screens that aren't 60 HZ
• Bounce bullets have had another very minor color change as well as a pulse of green showing they are your bullets
• The pause menu now slows music down gradually, as well as when resuming there is a minor delay as the music and game play speeds back up, allowing you a moment to remember where you were.
• Reworked my saving data system to use less resources as well as hiding the frame rate hitch with a brief full screen loading transition.
• Resolved a few problems related to screen refresh rate and delta time incorrectly displaying objects as a result.
• Enemy 04 trail system fixed no longer glitching out to be really long.
• Modified some Dpad and joystick sensitivity to try and help those with bad joysticks getting the always down problem.
• Upgraded engine to Latest Unity Version
• Not really related to the game but totally related to the game, my new custom Bit Blaster XL Vans shoes arrived today, just in time to embarrass my friends and family ;)

Please consider taking a look at my upcoming minimalist series of games and add them to your wishlist if you're interested

Bing Bong XL Pivot XL Righty Tighty XL

BETA - V3.20

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Diamo XL is now available on Steam for PC, Mac, Linux. Survive the constant onslaught of obstacles by moving your character to all five zones within the Diamond. Collect points before the enemies smash them and keep moving to keep your multiplier high. Fill in the four triangles to complete the Diamond and get bonus points. This is an 'XL' version of my unreleased mobile game 'Diamo'. I have added/changed a variety of things to make it more suitable for the Steam platform. I have been learning to make games in my free time and love making small-yet-solid arcade games with simple mechanics. Please expect 'Diamo XL' to be a small, re-playable, arcade score-chaser game where the only basic goals are to constantly beat your previous score and unlock a handful of alternate player characters. Thanks to the unexpected success of my previous Steam games Bit Blaster XL and Orbt XL I have been able to spend a lot more time learning more about game development and intend to release more bite sized arcade games like this as I also start to develop bigger and better projects. I really appreciate all the feedback and support the community has given me. Thank you to everyone for the support of my small games, it has been life changing. Also PLEASE if you enjoyed Diamo XL make sure to leave a brief Steam review for it if you can, as I have found it to be one of the most important tools for getting others to notice my games. Thanks for the support! Adam Nickerson Nickervision Studios Follow me on Twitter http://store.steampowered.com/app/715010/Diamo_XL/ http://store.steampowered.com/app/433950/Bit_Blaster_XL/ http://store.steampowered.com/app/615610/Orbt_XL/

Diamo XL is now available on Steam for PC, Mac, Linux. Survive the constant onslaught of obstacles by moving your character to all five zones within the Diamond. Collect points before the enemies smash them and keep moving to keep your multiplier high. Fill in the four triangles to complete the Diamond and get bonus points. This is an 'XL' version of my unreleased mobile game 'Diamo'. I have added/changed a variety of things to make it more suitable for the Steam platform. I have been learning to make games in my free time and love making small-yet-solid arcade games with simple mechanics. Please expect 'Diamo XL' to be a small, re-playable, arcade score-chaser game where the only basic goals are to constantly beat your previous score and unlock a handful of alternate player characters. Thanks to the unexpected success of my previous Steam games Bit Blaster XL and Orbt XL I have been able to spend a lot more time learning more about game development and intend to release more bite sized arcade games like this as I also start to develop bigger and better projects. I really appreciate all the feedback and support the community has given me. Thank you to everyone for the support of my small games, it has been life changing. Also PLEASE if you enjoyed Diamo XL make sure to leave a brief Steam review for it if you can, as I have found it to be one of the most important tools for getting others to notice my games. Thanks for the support! Adam Nickerson Follow Nickervision Studios on Steam http://store.steampowered.com/app/715010/Diamo_XL/ http://store.steampowered.com/app/433950/Bit_Blaster_XL/ http://store.steampowered.com/app/615610/Orbt_XL/

Bit Blaster XL - V3.12

• Added Steam Cloud support to save progress of Unlocked ships, best scores, and coins.
• Added a new total score counter to the ship select menu.
• Doubled the lifetime of Trail bullets making the power up a lot more useful.
• Added new updated GFX and upcoming game Diamo XL to thanks menu.
• Finally added and fixed default D pad support! :)
• Improved Game pad vibration support throughout.
• Resolved Linux Full screen Input problems
• Resolved issues where some achievements can get stuck
• Upgraded engine to Latest Unity Version

Bit Blaster XL - V3.12

• Added Steam Cloud support to save progress of Unlocked ships, best scores, and coins.
• Added a new total score counter to the ship select menu.
• Doubled the lifetime of Trail bullets making the power up a lot more useful.
• Added new updated GFX and upcoming game Diamo XL to thanks menu.
• Finally added and fixed default D pad support! :)
• Improved Game pad vibration support throughout.
• Resolved Linux Full screen Input problems
• Resolved issues where some achievements can get stuck
• Upgraded engine to Latest Unity Version

Bit Blaster XL - V3.12 BETA

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Bit Blaster XL - V3.12 BETA

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orbt xl is now available on Steam for PC, Mac, Linux. orbt xl is my newest game I have adapted for the Steam platform, it is another score chasing, bite sized, arcade style game. The goal is to orbit around the blackhole while not colliding with an ever-increasing number of obstacles. There are a variety of skins to unlock for your planet and some good leaderboard fun to be had. I think if you enjoyed Bit Blaster XL you may enjoy orbt xl. Stay in orbit while avoiding obstacles or being sucked into a black hole. Survive as long as you can while dodging and weaving between the various obstacles, the closer you orbit to the center; the faster you achieve points. The longer you last, the harder it gets. The simple one button controls either increases or decreases your orbit as you press it or don’t. Thanks to all of you for the great support of Bit Blaster XL I have managed to free myself a lot more time to make a lot of cool games this upcoming year. So, I hope you’ll give orbt xl a shot and if you like it, please leave a brief Steam review and share with friends/family as it will really help for the launch success of this game and allow me to keep progressing towards bigger and better things. As always, please leave any feedback or suggestions you may have, it is with the communities help that Bit Blaster XL become such a solid experience and I want to ensure that happens with orbt xl as well. Thanks for the support! Adam Nickerson Nickervision Studios Follow me on Twitter http://store.steampowered.com/app/615610

orbt xl is now available on Steam for PC, Mac, Linux. orbt xl is my newest game I have adapted for the Steam platform, it is another score chasing, bite sized, arcade style game. The goal is to orbit around the blackhole while not colliding with an ever-increasing number of obstacles. There are a variety of skins to unlock for your planet and some good leaderboard fun to be had. I think if you enjoyed Bit Blaster XL you may enjoy orbt xl. Stay in orbit while avoiding obstacles or being sucked into a black hole. Survive as long as you can while dodging and weaving between the various obstacles, the closer you orbit to the center; the faster you achieve points. The longer you last, the harder it gets. The simple one button controls either increases or decreases your orbit as you press it or don’t. Thanks to all of you for the great support of Bit Blaster XL I have managed to free myself a lot more time to make a lot of cool games this upcoming year. So, I hope you’ll give orbt xl a shot and if you like it, please leave a brief Steam review and share with friends/family as it will really help for the launch success of this game and allow me to keep progressing towards bigger and better things. As always, please leave any feedback or suggestions you may have, it is with the communities help that Bit Blaster XL become such a solid experience and I want to ensure that happens with orbt xl as well. Thanks for the support! Adam Nickerson Nickervision Studios Follow me on Twitter http://store.steampowered.com/app/615610

Bit Blaster XL - V3.11

• Fixed bug that some players encountered that resulted in no sound or music after update to V3.10
• Figured out how to make all buttons respond correctly to mouse over and now they will properly highlight and if no mouse movement is detected it will revert to Gamepad or Keyboard detection. (look at me, I'm learning)
• Optimized all textures using some new methods I read about, making the game require less overhead.
• Upgraded engine to Unity 5.6
• Options menu music link now leads to the Free DLC on Steam
• Modified exit menu to have link to twitter, other projects, and website. As well reworked my phrasing in the thanks dialog to be more in line with Steam policies.
• Modified words slightly in tweet score function.

Bit Blaster XL - V3.11

• Fixed bug that some players encountered that resulted in no sound or music after update to V3.10
• Figured out how to make all buttons respond correctly to mouse over and now they will properly highlight and if no mouse movement is detected it will revert to Gamepad or Keyboard detection. (look at me, I'm learning)
• Optimized all textures using some new methods I read about, making the game require less overhead.
• Upgraded engine to Unity 5.6
• Options menu music link now leads to the Free DLC on Steam
• Modified exit menu to have link to twitter, other projects, and website. As well reworked my phrasing in the thanks dialog to be more in line with Steam policies.
• Modified words slightly in tweet score function.

Bit Blaster XL - V3.10

• Added Music and Audio Sliders to the menus for keyboard, gamepad and mouse. (rewrote a number of things to allow for this to work instead of toggles. So please let me know if you find any issues) After this patch they will start at volume defaults Music 7, SFX 10.
• Added the ability to customize the controls in the options menu. These controls will stick in between plays and can be reverted to default controls in the same menu. This is not a perfect implementation but it should suffice for most players that needed it. These controls will not modify the menu navigation buttons.
• NEW Enemy07 - This enemy is a Blackhole, there is a small advance indicator where the black hole will spawn. Then once spawned, the black hole will continue to grow until it explodes. It can be shot five times to destroy. The Blackhole will suck in everything it comes into contact with and will destroy the player on contact. The Blackhole can appear later in the game and will appear with more frequency the higher your score becomes.
• Controls will now be shown to all players a couple times each new version there are changes. Previously controls only showed for the first three starts and a couple times after changing autofire to manual fire, leading some players to be confused when I added the new Bomb and it wasn’t showing for them. (whoops)
• Controls should now also be shown for when players have Customized their controls.
• Fixed Bug where when you toggle the vibrate button really fast sometimes it stays on forever and ever and EVER AND EVER!!!! (no more!)
• Modified the pause menu powerups legend slightly and added +Ammo
• Modified Enemy05 Shoot patterns, slightly decreasing the amount of bullets on the first stop and increasing firepower with each stop.
• Fixed Bug where you could still activate bomb during pause screen (or while alt-tabbing, sorry)

Bit Blaster XL - V3.10

• Added Music and Audio Sliders to the menus for keyboard, gamepad and mouse. (rewrote a number of things to allow for this to work instead of toggles. So please let me know if you find any issues) After this patch they will start at volume defaults Music 7, SFX 10.
• Added the ability to customize the controls in the options menu. These controls will stick in between plays and can be reverted to default controls in the same menu. This is not a perfect implementation but it should suffice for most players that needed it. These controls will not modify the menu navigation buttons.
• NEW Enemy07 - This enemy is a Blackhole, there is a small advance indicator where the black hole will spawn. Then once spawned, the black hole will continue to grow until it explodes. It can be shot five times to destroy. The Blackhole will suck in everything it comes into contact with and will destroy the player on contact. The Blackhole can appear later in the game and will appear with more frequency the higher your score becomes.
• Controls will now be shown to all players a couple times each new version there are changes. Previously controls only showed for the first three starts and a couple times after changing autofire to manual fire, leading some players to be confused when I added the new Bomb and it wasn’t showing for them. (whoops)
• Controls should now also be shown for when players have Customized their controls.
• Fixed Bug where when you toggle the vibrate button really fast sometimes it stays on forever and ever and EVER AND EVER!!!! (no more!)
• Modified the pause menu powerups legend slightly and added +Ammo
• Modified Enemy05 Shoot patterns, slightly decreasing the amount of bullets on the first stop and increasing firepower with each stop.
• Fixed Bug where you could still activate bomb during pause screen (or while alt-tabbing, sorry)

Bit Blaster XL - V3.10 BETA

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**IMPORTANT NOTE**

--- Key things to note or look for ---

• The Bit Blaster XL Soundtrack by Spifftune is now available for FREE as DLC (includes one new track) Get it here!
• Reworked ALL in game menus to be more consistent and ‘professional’ across all menus. Can use either a keyboard, a mouse or a gamepad. I understand that the menus are only now in line with what videogames should all have at the most basic, but was a big deal for me to learn and code it to work this way. (please let me know if there are bugs) Looks less like it was designed by an amatuer in his garage studio. *cough*
• There is a new Bomb weapon in the game. Pressing ‘Y’ on the gamepad or ‘ALT’ on the Keyboard should activate it. Each ship has different amounts of bombs to start and they can be found randomly floating in space. There is also a bit of UI changes to show the new bomb setup in both the ship select screen and the gameplay UI.
• The Laser power up is now nearly twice as long and far more effective, as well it has had at total overhaul to make it look cooler.
• The Magnet power up is now more powerful at pulling objects and costs less ammo while working and has had a slight GFX modification
• The Trail power up has been modified to make all singular trail bullets also move within their own small circles, really increasing the effectiveness of this power up
• The Heatseeking power up has been entirely rewritten and should now correctly reduce ammo as well as not double up or just disappear. It also now has a new look and a slight explosion upon collision that can take out multiple objects like the explode shot.
• Grow Shot has been modified to have Increased size of break-off bullets
• Through Shot has been modified to look more like a rail shot bullet, to hopefully better indicate that it goes through objects until it hits a wall
• Bounce Shot now has a slight green flash to it to set it apart from enemy bullets a little bit more while still remaining difficult enough to be balanced.
• Explode shot has had its rate of fire reduced slightly as well as has been shrunk slightly.
• Split shots rate of fire reduced slightly
• Bomb, Boost, and Shield pickups now look more impressive and should stand out better when things get a little crazy.
• Now fully supporting ultrawide displays and all sorts of bizarre resolutions.
• Should now properly allow uncommon resolutions to be detected in video menu.
• Braking now uses half the resources as boost, allowing for much better control
• There are now increased Invincibility frames after losing a shield! The player will receive 1.5 seconds of immunity as well as a flashing ship to showcase it.
• The screen will now shake when you use a bomb, lose a shield, die, or crash into a wall. (a small changed but makes a huge impact)
• Resolved various spawning issues for Ultrawide displays, including but not limited to ammo spawning, enemy spawning, power up spawning and various GUI elements.
• Updated pause legend to have black background and new +Bomb pickup
• Updated all Text/Font in game and increased its clarity
• Optimized all textures to be better looking for all resolutions
• Modified powerups so they don’t spawn to close to walls
• Removed some unnecessary debug logs from here and there just to be cleaner
• The instructions for both auto and manual fire modes have been updated to reflect any changes.
• Bit Blaster XL is now using the latest version of Unity engine I spent some time and cleaned up the Unity launcher binding labels to make it more easy to understand naming conventions (hopefully helping those who rebind controls)
• Enemy00’s Speed now increases as the round goes longer
• Enemy01a (small meteor bits) will now shrink, pop, and then despawn if they’ve spent too long floating on the screen instead of just disappearing.
• Enemy04 Now chases the player at an increasing speed as the game goes on, as well as taking shorter breaks each time it stops.
• Enemy05 Now stops and shoots bursts multiple times as it crosses the screen, with bigger bursts depending on how long its survived. Also has new effect showing charging up shot.
• Modified some mid-later round (20000+) balancing with enemy spawning and points allocation, to make the franticness a more balanced of a variety of enemies as well as more reasonable to allow average players to get higher achievements and expert players to get even further.
• Later in game rounds (35000+ points) will spawn more effective powerups for crowds far more often than the less powerful or utility power ups
• There is now slightly more time in between powerup spawns so multiple don’t wind up on the screen at the same time
• Ammo intro + tutorial enemy now spawn in a different location for better visibility
• Bit Blaster XL will now correctly run in the background when its window is not the focus
• Pause Menu Overhaul with new style menus
• Sound when ammo runs outs. Also blink red ammo
• Cleaned up nickervision support page and made buttons bigger and clearer
• Cleaned up garbage collection and resolved minor lag spikes
• Tidied up entire project behind the scenes. Removed redundancies, unused textures, out of date files and renamed many assets, making flow smoother.
• Upgraded to latest available Steamworks SDK and Steamworks.Net implementation
• Fixed alignment of some swapping GFX in instructions
• Bombs destroy powerups, but ammo stays.
• **New Leaderboard for V3.0 forward. The old V2.1 Scores are still saved, and you can still access V2.1 through the BETA tab in Steam if you prefer.**

Bit Blaster XL - V3.00

• The Bit Blaster XL Soundtrack by Spifftune is now available for FREE as DLC (includes one new track) Get it here!
• Reworked ALL in game menus to be more consistent and ‘professional’ across all menus. Can use either a keyboard, a mouse or a gamepad. I understand that the menus are only now in line with what videogames should all have at the most basic, but was a big deal for me to learn and code it to work this way. (please let me know if there are bugs) Looks less like it was designed by an amatuer in his garage studio. *cough*
• There is a new Bomb weapon in the game. Pressing ‘Y’ on the gamepad or ‘ALT’ on the Keyboard should activate it. Each ship has different amounts of bombs to start and they can be found randomly floating in space. There is also a bit of UI changes to show the new bomb setup in both the ship select screen and the gameplay UI.
• The Laser power up is now nearly twice as long and far more effective, as well it has had at total overhaul to make it look cooler.
• The Magnet power up is now more powerful at pulling objects and costs less ammo while working and has had a slight GFX modification
• The Trail power up has been modified to make all singular trail bullets also move within their own small circles, really increasing the effectiveness of this power up
• The Heatseeking power up has been entirely rewritten and should now correctly reduce ammo as well as not double up or just disappear. It also now has a new look and a slight explosion upon collision that can take out multiple objects like the explode shot.
• Grow Shot has been modified to have Increased size of break-off bullets
• Through Shot has been modified to look more like a rail shot bullet, to hopefully better indicate that it goes through objects until it hits a wall
• Bounce Shot now has a slight green flash to it to set it apart from enemy bullets a little bit more while still remaining difficult enough to be balanced.
• Explode shot has had its rate of fire reduced slightly as well as has been shrunk slightly.
• Split shots rate of fire reduced slightly
• Bomb, Boost, and Shield pickups now look more impressive and should stand out better when things get a little crazy.
• Now fully supporting ultrawide displays and all sorts of bizarre resolutions.
• Should now properly allow uncommon resolutions to be detected in video menu.
• Braking now uses half the resources as boost, allowing for much better control
• There are now increased Invincibility frames after losing a shield! The player will receive 1.5 seconds of immunity as well as a flashing ship to showcase it.
• The screen will now shake when you use a bomb, lose a shield, die, or crash into a wall. (a small changed but makes a huge impact)
• Resolved various spawning issues for Ultrawide displays, including but not limited to ammo spawning, enemy spawning, power up spawning and various GUI elements.
• Updated pause legend to have black background and new +Bomb pickup
• Updated all Text/Font in game and increased its clarity
• Optimized all textures to be better looking for all resolutions
• Modified powerups so they don’t spawn to close to walls
• Removed some unnecessary debug logs from here and there just to be cleaner
• The instructions for both auto and manual fire modes have been updated to reflect any changes.
• Bit Blaster XL is now using the latest version of Unity engine I spent some time and cleaned up the Unity launcher binding labels to make it more easy to understand naming conventions (hopefully helping those who rebind controls)
• Enemy00’s Speed now increases as the round goes longer
• Enemy01a (small meteor bits) will now shrink, pop, and then despawn if they’ve spent too long floating on the screen instead of just disappearing.
• Enemy04 Now chases the player at an increasing speed as the game goes on, as well as taking shorter breaks each time it stops.
• Enemy05 Now stops and shoots bursts multiple times as it crosses the screen, with bigger bursts depending on how long its survived. Also has new effect showing charging up shot.
• Modified some mid-later round (20000+) balancing with enemy spawning and points allocation, to make the franticness a more balanced of a variety of enemies as well as more reasonable to allow average players to get higher achievements and expert players to get even further.
• Later in game rounds (35000+ points) will spawn more effective powerups for crowds far more often than the less powerful or utility power ups
• There is now slightly more time in between powerup spawns so multiple don’t wind up on the screen at the same time
• Ammo intro + tutorial enemy now spawn in a different location for better visibility
• Bit Blaster XL will now correctly run in the background when its window is not the focus
• Pause Menu Overhaul with new style menus
• Sound when ammo runs outs. Also blink red ammo
• Cleaned up nickervision support page and made buttons bigger and clearer
• Cleaned up garbage collection and resolved minor lag spikes
• Tidied up entire project behind the scenes. Removed redundancies, unused textures, out of date files and renamed many assets, making flow smoother.
• Upgraded to latest available Steamworks SDK and Steamworks.Net implementation
• Fixed alignment of some swapping GFX in instructions
• Bombs destroy powerups, but ammo stays.
• **New Leaderboard for V3.0 forward. The old V2.1 Scores are still saved, and you can still access V2.1 through the BETA tab in Steam if you prefer.**

Bit Blaster XL - V3.00 BETA

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If you love Bit Blaster XL, please nominate it during the first ever Steam Awards. All it takes it a couple clicks on the Bit Blaster XL Store Page to nominate Bit Blaster XL for the "I Thought This Game Was Cool Before It Won An Award" award. I know it's a long shot but since there are over 100,000 of you out there playing the game, I figured i'd ask for your help in trying to get there or at least make some sort of ranking :) Also don't hesitate to nominate other awesome games for Steam Awards. Eg. Stardew Valley for the "Just 5 more Minutes" award Thanks Everyone -Adam Nickerson

I just wanted to provide a quick announcement to let all you Bit Blasters know that thanks to your support, reviews, and sharing the game with your friends, Bit Blaster XL has sold over 100,000 units on Steam. I am absolutely blown away by the love and support it's received. With it's overwhelmingly positive reviews and its incredibly helpful player community, it continues to reach more players every day. Thanks to all of your feedback and suggestions I have added, changed, fixed and polished Bit Blaster XL into an even better game over the last ten months with the many successful patches and content releases. I have a new patch coming December 5th. I have tagged it as V3.0. It Includes a variety of fixes and changes that hopefully everyone will be pleased with. Some of those changes includes; a new secondary bomb power up that can do some good old fashioned screen clearing explosions, some re-balanced endgame and point values to give a better median experience to all players and allowing experts to climb even higher, and a totally redesigned menu system that hopefully improves upon the currently terrible menus that feel like they were designed by some amateur in his garage studio *cough*. I should have a version in the BETA branch in the coming days so people can take a look and give me some feedback. (oh also, the soundtrack will be released as FREE DLC) I really appreciate all the support and positivity. This experience with Bit Blaster XL on Steam has afforded me all sorts of amazing opportunities like attending E3 2016, Steam DevDays 2016, a visit to the Microsoft campus and much more. I can't thank you all enough for this experience and hope that I can share more great experiences with you into the future. Adam Nickerson Follow me on Twitter

Bit Blaster XL - V2.10 Patch Notes:

Bit Blaster XL - V2.10 BETA

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Bit Blaster XL - V2.06 Patch Notes:

Bit Blaster XL - V2.06 BETA

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Bit Blaster XL - V2.05 Patch Notes:

I have just uploaded a BETA branch for V2.05. I would love to hear some feedback on it. Some of the changes are detailed below, as well as how to use the BETA branch through Steam.

Bit Blaster XL - V2.05 BETA

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V2.03 Patch Notes:

Note From Developer

V2.03 BETA

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To my fellow Bit Blasters!

• 40,000+ players worldwide (that's crazy to me)
• 99% Overwhelmingly Positive review status on Steam, sometimes even topping out as the highest on average reviewed title available on the Steam platform (this is thanks to everyone's constant kind words and awesome reviews)
• Many patches and hot fixes since release, including everything from bug fixes, new modes (manual fire), leader boards, more achievements, new ships to unlock, new power ups, new enemies, new music, rewritten movement system, and many other significant graphical and game play improvements
• An incredibly helpful and active community helping me track down every last bug and issue in the game as well as suggest great new features and improvements to add
• A huge amount of wicked posts, comments and articles on many press sites, Reddit and Twitter

• Pause system
• Static backgrounds to liven up the environment, without impacting the play
• Steam cloud for saves
• In-game resolution and windowed mode options

V2.02 Patch Notes: (fixes and small changes)

V2.00 Patch Notes: (more songs, powerups, manual fire, OH MY!)

Patch Notes: (more songs, powerups, manual fire, OH MY!)

Hey all, I just wanted to provide a quick announcement that I will be releasing the public build of Bit Blaster XL v2.0 this upcoming monday, March 28th around 10am. The new update will be available to test out in the BETA branch at some point today or tomorrow. The new version contains a number of fixes, balancing, and new content like new powerups, enemy, player ship, music, and a manual game mode. These features and changes will be more detailed in the patch notes when it's released. I just want to say a big thank you to everyone that has helped make this game a success for me. Over 20,000 people have bought Bit Blaster XL and with a customer rating of 96% positive, I am just overjoyed. I hope you will all enjoy the new update, as always don't hesitate to send me any feedback or issues and I will do my best to make sure its a solid game for everyone. Have a good weekend, hope to see you playing come monday :) Adam Nickerson Nickervision Studios

Patch Notes:

I would greatly appreciate if a variety of players could test it out and leave feedback in a comment below on whether or not it worked for them.

To try out the BETA version;

Some of the fixes include:

Patch Notes:

I would greatly appreciate if a variety of players could test it out and leave feedback in a comment below on whether or not it worked for them.

To try out the BETA version;

Some of the fixes include:

Patch Notes:

Hey Everyone, I just wanted to send through an announcement of the V1.1 BETA patch now being available in the BETA branch for Win32, Win64, Linux32, Linux64, OSX. It features a variety of fixes and improvements. I would love if some players could test it out and let me know that it works. If you do test it, please leave feedback in a comment below (good or bad) with whatever important/unique details you can provide about your machine (Operating system, 32 or 64 bits, 60hz, 120hz, etc) To try out the BETA version of Bit Blaster XL V1.1, just right click the game in the library tab. --> Click Properties --> Click the BETAS tab --> from the Drop down box select the Testing beta. It should then automatically download. Make sure that if the BETA doesn't work for you, you use the same method to turn it off. Some of the fixes include: -All Objects should now move at the same speed regardless of framerate -Super fast gameplay and super slow gameplay should now be resolved -Heatseeker should work great now -Fully rewritten shield system, should be far more stable and allow for a couple upcoming features -Mouse cursor should now disappear correctly during a round of play and reappear in menus. -Slightly adjusted colors here and there, and modified various GUI details ever so slightly. -And a variety of other small changes. Of course I don't want to push this until I have a good handful of people from a variety of machines telling me its working great. Many people have shared videos with me too and that's always very helpful as well, send them to info(at)nickervision(dot)com And lastly, thank you to everyone that has been playing so far, left great reviews, and share Bit Blaster XL with their friends and family. This launch week has far exceeded my expectations and it feels great to be embraced by such an awesome community. Thanks so so much. -Adam Nickerson

Patch Notes:

Bit Blaster XL is a throwback to the classic quarter-eating arcade games of the 80's. It's a retro styled, addictive, and fast paced arcade shoot 'em up! (shmup). It is now available on Steam / iOS / Android. This is my first solo effort on Steam so please let me know if you encounter any problems and I will do my best to clean them right up ASAP. info@nickervision.com Thank you everyone for the support. Adam Nickerson