Update #37 (April 17th, 2024)
- Practice Mode: after hit return direct to Practice Menu
- Don't show double menu after saving a game in Practice Mode and getting hit
Update 36 (April 8th, 2024)
- Fixes and Memory Optimizations coinciding with the release of Volume 4
Update 28 (June 27th, 2023)
Added button icons to the menus for a more convenient visual look.
Update 25 (March 29th, 2023)
- Leaderboards fix: Applied Common version leaderboard score fix for Hard and Normal versions
- Instrument Panel added: Showing vehicle movement, numbers of bombs, high-score, and more
- Instrument Panel addition: Crate count
- Menu fix: Standardized the menu appearance between all games for a more cohesive look
- Settings Save fix: All settings should now save and load correctly
- Menu fix: Added “Reset to Default” option for the TV color values
- Assist Mode fix: Enabling Arcade Mode turns off “Show Hitboxes”
- Bug fix: fixed issues where CRT and TV color values would sometimes save incorrectly
- Audio filter: Optional Echo, Reverb, Low-Pass and High-Pass filters added
- Bug fix: The Save/Load and Start Replay menus now scroll if you have more than eight saves or replays
- Resolution fix: Allow UI scaling of 200% for exceptionally high resolution monitors
- Rewind fix: Fixed issue where rewinding while recording would break and desync the recording
- Replay fix: Starting a recording now prevents you from rewinding further back than from the start of the recording
- Save/Load fix: The game no longer crashes when you open the save/load menu if you have more than 32 save files
- Replay fix: The game no longer crashes when you open the replay menu if you have more than 32 recordings
- Bug fix: Toggling fullscreen with ALT+ENTER no longer closes the pause menu
- Save/Load fix: When loading quick saves players are requested to press start to assign controllers to each player
- Bug fix: Fixed Insert Coin when using Raw Input and joined a game
- Updated menu navigation: added scrolling where appropriate and improved navigation logic for menus with multiple columns
- Rewind update: Added the ability to rewind faster by holding the speedup button and the rewind button simultaneously
- Rewind fix: You can now fast-rewind and fast-forward with the left and right bumpers in the rewind UI
- Bug fix: Fixed bug where the pause menu logo was shown in the rewind UI
- Leaderboards fix: Scores achieved in Practice Mode are no longer uploaded to the leaderboards
- Leaderboard fix: Entries with invalid details (area counter, shot counter etc) no longer display any details
- Fixed issues where the leaderboard screen could become unresponsive
Update 27 (March 17th, 2023)
- Out Zone ROM update: Common version added
- New leaderboards added: One for Default Game settings, one for No-Assist for the competitive spirits
- Leaderboards fix: The first letter of the top scorer fixed
- Auto-dodge assist feature improved
- Audio backend update: Support for a wider range of audio drivers
- Audio fix: Sound now plays at a consistent tempo
- Bug fix: Duplicate menus when canceling the save file dialog are now gone
- Bug fix: All game settings are now on default from scratch
- Save data fix: Windows users with wide characters in their user path can save correctly
- Name fix: Fixed the name of Super Burner in the UI
Update 25 (March 9th, 2023)
Hey all! We've just updated Out Zone to address some of the issues pointed out. Please note that we're already working on future fixes, improvements, and features. Stay tuned for more!
- Choose your framerate: 60 Hz or original for authentic feeling
- Insert coin option: Enable or disable the classic arcade start screen
- COIN button added to controllers
- Settings bug fixed: Full screen display / resolution and refresh rate saved correctly
- Border art fix: Enabling border tutorial will no longer enable border art
- Scanline save settings fix: Scanline settings are now saved correctly and a restore default option has been added
- Practice Mode bug fixed: The game doesn't get stuck in Practice Mode after resetting
- Raw Input Button Icons: Additional button icons added for common game controllers
- Sound quality fix: Improvement by better frame rate control
- Practice Mode improvement: Speed Pickup Option added
- Sound quality improvements (Work in Progress)
- Added an option to restore game defaults (zero all DIP switches)
Update 24 (March 2nd, 2023)
We have updated Out Zone with the latest patch containing several updates. Updating will help ensure a smoother and more stable gameplay experience.
- Raw Input Button Icons: We’ve begun adding additional button icons for known controller types
- Japanese language set by default if the system language is Japanese (unless saved in the config file)
- Death counter: Fixed detection of player death
- Fixed cases of missing background art
- 1CC / 2CC co-op achievements fixed
- Changed music order for Out Zone normal
- Reset the machine from the main menu
We'll continue to add improvements, fixes, and features in the future, so please stay tuned for more!