This update solves some crash bugs that were introduced in recent updates that may be related to engine updates.

We'd like to thank the community for detailed error messages and hope this resolves all remaining issues.

A bizarre condition existed on certain machines causing a crash at the beginning of Mission 4.

This should be resolved with this patch. This should only effect Windows.

Release Notes:
1.) Re-adjusted ranking system by reducing penalties for taking damage & missed enemies making A-Ranks more attainable.
2.) Raised the point ceiling for D-Rank
3.) Adjusted/Rebalanced Boss behaviors, most notably the Mission 4 Boss (Shess)
4.) Fixed an error when setting the Cutscene Skip setting in Game Settings which caused the changes to only take effect on the next play session.

1.1.0 SKY'S END UPDATE (RELEASE DATE 2019-07-23)

• EXPANSION - Beating the game (any ending) now unlocks Trophaeum Mode, an endless test of skill where you can truly show off your ace pilot skills.
  
• FEATURE - A new game setting that allows you to skip cut scenes for more rapid restarts while you're chasing a high score.
  
• FEATURE - Tons of new leaderboards where you can compete to have the best scores and fastest boss kills for each mission.
  
• ENHANCEMENT - Boss Difficulty has been softened. Physically colliding with the boss no longer results in instant kills. This was done to make completing missions more accessible to novice players without changing the score economy at the highest levels of play (it still kills your multiplier so truly high scores/ranks are not possible using that strategy).
  
• BUG - Updated engine version to fix v-sync/framerate issues on Linux
  

After a lot of effort and some excellent insight from Sylvain Bertrand (thank you) we are now able to support a broader range of linux distributions with a few simple modifications/launch profiles.

We will be integrating these into the code/steam store as time allows but here is a summary of what we found:

• It is highly recommended that you set your monitor's refresh rate to 60hz. We are working on a code fix for this and our engine vendor has a ticket open that should resolve it shortly but in the meantime, this change will make the game speed playable.
  
• The game's main directory needs to be added to the linux loader lookup paths. This can be accomplished thusly:
  LD_LIBRARY_PATH=./:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH %command%
  
  A startup script containing the following will make this automatic:
  
#!/bin/sh
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=.:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH
exec ./risksystem

  
  This would be added as a file named something like risksystem.sh and executed. This launch option will be added to the next production release if not sooner.
  
• It was discovered that one of the major points of failure was an attempt to send anonymous data to the game engine provider. The curl implementation was not in the location expected leading to a hard crash. This is no longer present.
  

.0.4 GIT GUD UPDATE (RELEASE DATE 2019-05-29)

• FEATURE - Added three achievements relating to early gameplay enhancement including "Harder than it looks", "That was only my afterimage" and "It's the only way to be sure" which address getting a Dmission ranking, luring an enemy to destroy another enemy, and executing a "hyper barrier breaker" respectively.
  
• ENHANCEMENT - Minor character portrait updates.
  
• ENHANCEMENT - Refinement of rumble mechanism.
  
• ENHANCEMENT - Revamping of rank criteria at the low end.
  
• BUG - Removed engine anonymous usage statistics ping that was undesirable and causing Linux issues
  

INCLUDED

• BUG - Incorrect S-Rank logic on Mission 6 (thanks to horheristo)
  
• BUG - Missing high score submission after Mission 5, 6 (thanks to horheristo)
  
• BUG - Disconnecting controller during Story Attract stopped responding to exit
  
• FEATURE - Add gamepad rumble and associated game settings
  
• FEATURE - Add high multiplier leaderboard
  
• FEATURE - Changed visuals & FX to greatly reduce flashing & easily keep track of your ship amidst the action (as requested many places)
  
• ENHANCEMENT - Modify ranking criteria to make A more attainable and D more likely (special thanks to our biggest fans at ACEN)
  
• ENHANCEMENT - Lower Shess's hitpoints somewhat to make defeat more attainable
  
• ENHANCEMENT - Deluxe Edition DLC owners will now see a menu item in the Files area to open the folder containing the DLC. We are working on making this a native file explorer but the browser option will work for the moment.
  

• BUG - Minor overlay issue after return to title while Mission intro visible (thanks to ThunderBlade)
  
• BUG - Linux issues
  
• FEATURE - Super awesome secret Free-LC
  

We had a wonderful weekend at Anime Central showing Risk System and engaging with players. The response was overwhelmingly positive.

But, time to get back to reality. A few bugs were discovered during three days of play (including a sweet custom cabinet by @MooncatArcade). The core gameplay mechanics are steady but some of the bells and whistles need some polish.

We expect to release version 1.0.3 within the next week which should solve several high score, stability, configuration and ranking bugs. Full release notes will be provided at that time.

(Fixed the picture)

We are pleased to present our Deluxe Edition Content DLC which includes a digital art book and full original soundtrack.

Pick it up today!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1084860/Risk_System__Deluxe_Edition_Content/

This was a very minor patch with some data file modification and an update to the Leaderboard screens to keep the text on the screen.

Leaderboards still have trouble with extended unicode characters and this will be addressed in a future update.

We have been notified of some game-crashing issues on Ubuntu relating to sound library compatibility. Specifically, the engine seems to very strongly prefer pulseaudio.

We are working with our engine support team and investigating personally but the fix may take some time.

In the meantime, Risk System on Ubuntu seems like it is likely to have issues for some distros/configurations. To some extent, this is unavoidable (the Linux ecosystem is large and complicated) but we will do our best to at least describe the settings we see working and update our system requirements to make purchase decisions more informed.

In under three hours, the talented Mach_Dent (voice of Ashley) will be streaming Risk System on twitch.

Make sure and join us!

We have detected a small display issue on leaderboards where the text overflows the screen area. Also, we are aware that extended unicode characters will not display correctly.

The overflow issue will be resolved very shortly.

The unicode/localization issues will be dealt with more holistically in an ongoing localization effort. We will have polls shortly to determine which languages we should prioritize for translation/implementation.

There is a potential workaround recommended by a player.

[quote="@DustinOfcYT"]

• 1. Compile/install libstrangle https://github.com/milaq/libstrangle
  
• 2. Right click properties in Steam. Uncheck "Enable the Steam Overlay"
  
• 3. Click Set Launch Options and enter the following
  

We are tracking reports of issues saving custom controller configuration and entering/staying in full screen.

Controller Config - We have a new build queued up that should remedy this situation. Still, it would be useful if you report you are having this issue along with the attempted combination of saved controls so we can more effectively QA this.

Fullscreen - We are not entirely sure what is happening here but an attempt at a remedy is being pushed with the same new build mentioned above. If the game exits fullscreen, trying ALT-ENTER or F4 should toggle to fullscreen in most cases. If this issue persists, please message us with information about system configuration and other resident software (especially screen capture/streaming software).

We apologize for any inconvenience and are working as quickly as we can to follow up and remedy every issue. We are a two-man development team with limited resources but are passionate about providing an optimal experience. Please bare with us as we resolve these launch issues.

-Newt Industries Team

https://youtu.be/4gqQXlqpGHs

We hope to see all of you playing tomorrow!

It has always been very important to us to have day one Linux support for Risk System. Unfortunately, known issues with our chosen game engine have conspired to throw a spanner in the works.

Ubuntu builds from GameMaker Studio 2, when played on Linux machines with NVIDIA graphics cards have an uncapped framerate. We have tried what we can from the development side but to no avail.

We are assured that a fix for this is already finished and will be available in the next release.

AS SOON as we can deliver a quality product, we will do so. In the meantime, players on Linux systems may encounter bizarre behavior until the patch.

Note: The Linux version of the game will remain available in order to secure launch week sale prices and for those users that have non-NVIDIA graphics cards.

We are thrilled to present our new anime OP trailer* for Risk System. Check it out!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77ns1S_qV_4

* This is not a gameplay trailer

GemuBaka has an excellent after action report on the 2019 Midwest Gaming Classic that features a nice preview of Risk System.

Check it out!