It’s about time! And indeed here we are again, with the update we promised you! Read on to find out more about this release. We also got a small CONTEST for you to win a guest role NPC!




After the long ascent along the Bergen Trail you finally reach the second town of CrossCode! You can now explore Bergen Village with its complex structure of stacked building. It comes with several buildings that can be entered, a hand full of NPCs and even a small quest! Admittedly, it is still lacking the proper density of content that you’d expect from a town/village, which is something we of course plan to improve on in future updates. At least there are plenty of cool platforming puzzles! … Sorry.




The main attraction of this demo will be the Bergen Tempel Mine, which is also the first real dungeon of CrossCode!

And what a dungeon it is. We were surprised ourselves how damn big it became over time, with all the puzzles that got added one after another. And yeah, this time we got a lot of bugs that are actually pretty damn cool though!

Also of course: there’s a new boss. And what a boss it is! It’s probably one of the most impressive pieces of pixel art you can currently find in the game - which is precisely the reason why we don’t show a single picture of it! … Well... for once we don’t want to spoil the surprise for you.

In fact, we want to make a small competition out of this! Read more about it below!



Most of you will be familiar with the Element Modes “Heat” and “Cold” that have been part of CrossCode since the first demo.

Well, now you can finally get the “Heat” the official way and an entirely new skill tree including (so far) 4 new combat arts!

An entirely new level of destructive power awaits you! Also we added a couple of new passive skills for you to explore.

Well, and you will also need it in many puzzles inside the new dungeon, of course. Those Ice blocks aren’t gonna melt themselves after all!




With the 0.4.0 update there’s also a whole new gameplay mechanic we were eager to add since we planned it: Perfect Guarding. Now, when you guard you have a brief time called “Perfect Guard”. Any damage is completely nullified and you can even counter some attacks. Tired of the Spindash from the Hedgehogs? Counter them with Perfect Guard and deal big time damage to them.

Make a public video of you defeating the new boss of the Temple Mine (Youtube, Twitch, doesn’t matter) and send us a link to contest@radicalfishgames.com. You can add your live reaction or leave it out, whatever you prefer!

Among the first 10 people that send us a video, we’ll randomly choose a winner to receive the following price:

You get your personal NPC guest role in Bergen Village! You know, like someone bragging about defeating the boss! You can choose the character class and appearance and together we’ll come up with a cool dialog!

Final Deadline: Sunday, December 6, 23:59 PDT

And that’s all for this milestone! You may have noticed that something is missing. “What about the story?!” I hear you scream. So yeah, unfortunately we didn’t get around writing dialogs, adding characters and implementing all these precious cutscenes. But fear not: this will come next!

Milestone 0.5 will focus on continuing the Plot starting at Rookie Harbor and hopefully going all the way to Bergen (and beyond?).

Also: a more complete heat circuit, more menu content and new combat features.

We’re ready to continue! That is: once we got all those bugs of this release under control… You know, the “less cool ones”.

It’s about time! And indeed here we are again, with the update we promised you! Read on to find out more about this release. We also got a small CONTEST for you to win a guest role NPC!




After the long ascent along the Bergen Trail you finally reach the second town of CrossCode! You can now explore Bergen Village with its complex structure of stacked building. It comes with several buildings that can be entered, a hand full of NPCs and even a small quest! Admittedly, it is still lacking the proper density of content that you’d expect from a town/village, which is something we of course plan to improve on in future updates. At least there are plenty of cool platforming puzzles! … Sorry.




The main attraction of this demo will be the Bergen Tempel Mine, which is also the first real dungeon of CrossCode!

And what a dungeon it is. We were surprised ourselves how damn big it became over time, with all the puzzles that got added one after another. And yeah, this time we got a lot of bugs that are actually pretty damn cool though!

Also of course: there’s a new boss. And what a boss it is! It’s probably one of the most impressive pieces of pixel art you can currently find in the game - which is precisely the reason why we don’t show a single picture of it! … Well... for once we don’t want to spoil the surprise for you.

In fact, we want to make a small competition out of this! Read more about it below!



Most of you will be familiar with the Element Modes “Heat” and “Cold” that have been part of CrossCode since the first demo.

Well, now you can finally get the “Heat” the official way and an entirely new skill tree including (so far) 4 new combat arts!

An entirely new level of destructive power awaits you! Also we added a couple of new passive skills for you to explore.

Well, and you will also need it in many puzzles inside the new dungeon, of course. Those Ice blocks aren’t gonna melt themselves after all!




With the 0.4.0 update there’s also a whole new gameplay mechanic we were eager to add since we planned it: Perfect Guarding. Now, when you guard you have a brief time called “Perfect Guard”. Any damage is completely nullified and you can even counter some attacks. Tired of the Spindash from the Hedgehogs? Counter them with Perfect Guard and deal big time damage to them.

Make a public video of you defeating the new boss of the Temple Mine (Youtube, Twitch, doesn’t matter) and send us a link to contest@radicalfishgames.com. You can add your live reaction or leave it out, whatever you prefer!

Among the first 10 people that send us a video, we’ll randomly choose a winner to receive the following price:

You get your personal NPC guest role in Bergen Village! You know, like someone bragging about defeating the boss! You can choose the character class and appearance and together we’ll come up with a cool dialog!

Final Deadline: Sunday, December 6, 23:59 PDT

And that’s all for this milestone! You may have noticed that something is missing. “What about the story?!” I hear you scream. So yeah, unfortunately we didn’t get around writing dialogs, adding characters and implementing all these precious cutscenes. But fear not: this will come next!

Milestone 0.5 will focus on continuing the Plot starting at Rookie Harbor and hopefully going all the way to Bergen (and beyond?).

Also: a more complete heat circuit, more menu content and new combat features.

We’re ready to continue! That is: once we got all those bugs of this release under control… You know, the “less cool ones”.

Aaand it’s out! We just released a small update to version 0.3.5 that introduces Landmarks and several bugfixes / small additions.

Now you can get around much faster in CrossCode!



Teleport to any landmark that you passed by during your adventures.



Quickly travel to any location throughout CrossWorlds!

This release also fixes some remaining issues with quests, includes some additional sounds for elemental attacks (listen to Shizuka’s new fire sweep!) and adds a few more details in Autumn Rise and Bergen Trails - not only landmarks.

All Indiegogo backers can download the new DRM-free version via Cross Central - your Steam version will update automatically.

Expect the release to version 0.4 towards the end of November. This one will add more content including a new village and a dungeon.

Aaand it’s out! We just released a small update to version 0.3.5 that introduces Landmarks and several bugfixes / small additions.

Now you can get around much faster in CrossCode!



Teleport to any landmark that you passed by during your adventures.



Quickly travel to any location throughout CrossWorlds!

This release also fixes some remaining issues with quests, includes some additional sounds for elemental attacks (listen to Shizuka’s new fire sweep!) and adds a few more details in Autumn Rise and Bergen Trails - not only landmarks.

All Indiegogo backers can download the new DRM-free version via Cross Central - your Steam version will update automatically.

Expect the release to version 0.4 towards the end of November. This one will add more content including a new village and a dungeon.

Hey everyone!

Some time has passed since our last DevLog - that also means there is a lot new stuff we can show you! First, you can expect another small release this week! Version 0.3.5 will fix some remaining quest bugs and also introduce the landmark and teleportation feature! And then, for end of November you can expect the release of milestone 0.4 with a new village and a complete new dungeon!

Exploring CrossWorlds and doing all those quests really comes with some serious walking and back tracking - which takes time. We added NPCs that help you get around a bit more quickly, but we now got something better in store for you: the landmark feature!

With the new version 0.3.5 you’ll be able to discover landmarks throughout CrossWorlds:



Those landmarks will be marked on your map and you will be able to teleport to them directly from any location:



Not only that, you can also reach different areas through the new worldmap view!



That should help you to get around much quicker - no more tedious backtracking!

The landmark feature + several more (quest related) bugfixes will be released with Version 0.3.5 this week!
You already know Bergen and probably managed to climb that mountain as high as currently possible. And what will you find on its peak? Bergen Village.



It’s an entirely new village with buildings, shops, NPCs and quest. Oh, and also: a dungeon.

That’s right, you will finally get another dungeon with more puzzles. And you could say it will be the first proper dungeon of the game, which has a decent length and doesn't feel too much like a mere introduction.

Introducing: the Bergen Mine.



Bergen Mine comes with a lot of new puzzle mechanics you haven’t seen before, such as…

New rail-based moving platforms! 


Locks and key balls!


Bombs!


Heat Balls, Ice and… more bombs!


And finally: sliding blocks!

You can also expect several new enemies:



And one hell of a boss fight!

Here a very small excerpt:



You can expect Bergen Village and the new dungeon for version 0.4 to be released end of November.
We again reserved this spot to present two currently running crowdfunding campaigns worth your attention.

The first one is {LINK REMOVED}Individisible.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gE6zS6Z9FGQ

This game is by Lab Zero, the developer of Skulls Girls, and it is pretty much a homage to Valkyrie Profile. That means you got 2D platforming combined with a strongly action-oriented combat system which is all about combos and timing. It’s awesome! And as expected from Lab Zero, you get some amazingly drawn 2D animation with it. The best thing: Pretty much like CrossCode, it comes with a playable prototype. And also like CrossCode: it’s on Indiegogo… and their goal of 1,5 million $ is clearly ambitious and with only 13 days left it still got a lot of work ahead of it. But remember: It’s fixed funding so you will get your money back if the goal is not reached. Definitely worth to be backed!

And second, we got Bertram Fiddle.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2SacZBhLUM

This is for all the fans of the point and click genre. It is set in old Victorian London, comes with a unique art style and “punbelievably bad jokes”. The campaign has only 3 days left and is pretty close to its goal!

...And that’s all for today’s Devlog. Expect another short post soon for version 0.3.5 and stay tuned for the big release of milestone 0.4!

Hey everyone!

Some time has passed since our last DevLog - that also means there is a lot new stuff we can show you! First, you can expect another small release this week! Version 0.3.5 will fix some remaining quest bugs and also introduce the landmark and teleportation feature! And then, for end of November you can expect the release of milestone 0.4 with a new village and a complete new dungeon!

Exploring CrossWorlds and doing all those quests really comes with some serious walking and back tracking - which takes time. We added NPCs that help you get around a bit more quickly, but we now got something better in store for you: the landmark feature!

With the new version 0.3.5 you’ll be able to discover landmarks throughout CrossWorlds:



Those landmarks will be marked on your map and you will be able to teleport to them directly from any location:



Not only that, you can also reach different areas through the new worldmap view!



That should help you to get around much quicker - no more tedious backtracking!

The landmark feature + several more (quest related) bugfixes will be released with Version 0.3.5 this week!
You already know Bergen and probably managed to climb that mountain as high as currently possible. And what will you find on its peak? Bergen Village.



It’s an entirely new village with buildings, shops, NPCs and quest. Oh, and also: a dungeon.

That’s right, you will finally get another dungeon with more puzzles. And you could say it will be the first proper dungeon of the game, which has a decent length and doesn't feel too much like a mere introduction.

Introducing: the Bergen Mine.



Bergen Mine comes with a lot of new puzzle mechanics you haven’t seen before, such as…

New rail-based moving platforms! 


Locks and key balls!


Bombs!


Heat Balls, Ice and… more bombs!


And finally: sliding blocks!

You can also expect several new enemies:



And one hell of a boss fight!

Here a very small excerpt:



You can expect Bergen Village and the new dungeon for version 0.4 to be released end of November.
We again reserved this spot to present two currently running crowdfunding campaigns worth your attention.

The first one is {LINK REMOVED}Individisible.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gE6zS6Z9FGQ

This game is by Lab Zero, the developer of Skulls Girls, and it is pretty much a homage to Valkyrie Profile. That means you got 2D platforming combined with a strongly action-oriented combat system which is all about combos and timing. It’s awesome! And as expected from Lab Zero, you get some amazingly drawn 2D animation with it. The best thing: Pretty much like CrossCode, it comes with a playable prototype. And also like CrossCode: it’s on Indiegogo… and their goal of 1,5 million $ is clearly ambitious and with only 13 days left it still got a lot of work ahead of it. But remember: It’s fixed funding so you will get your money back if the goal is not reached. Definitely worth to be backed!

And second, we got Bertram Fiddle.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2SacZBhLUM

This is for all the fans of the point and click genre. It is set in old Victorian London, comes with a unique art style and “punbelievably bad jokes”. The campaign has only 3 days left and is pretty close to its goal!

...And that’s all for today’s Devlog. Expect another short post soon for version 0.3.5 and stay tuned for the big release of milestone 0.4!

Here we go! We finally release the next Early Access Version 0.3 of CrossCode! This release comes with major changes and additions, a longer story, and one major feature update: the quest system! Your Steam Version will update automatically. Our Indiegogo backers will find the new DRM free version at http://central.cross-code.com

You can get the Steam Early Access version here!



Now you can find out what will happen after the cargo ship: Lea’s adventure will finally continue!



See new places!



Meet new people!



Explore the dungeon of the puzzle mode properly integrated into the plot!



Enter the CrossCentral.



And finally enter Rookie Harbor the proper way.

That’s right, the story now finally includes the puzzle and exploration mode!


With the new release, the Puzzle and Exploration mode are gone forever! Ha! There is only one mode to start the game now: The Story.

Of course, not everybody will be very excited about playing the whole story all over again, just to get to the new stuff. We feel you and got you covered!



Incoming: Save Presets! They allow you to start the game from a fixed point within the plot! There is a preset to start the game right in front of the puzzle part and one before the exploration part, so it’s very similar to the previous game modes!



Second: Your old saves will still… well… sorta work! You will be able to load your old saves at your own risk. There’ll most likely be errors but they may not all be game breaking. Just be aware that balancing will be a mess and there might be several strange situations. Have fun playing around!


Version 0.3 comes with one big major new feature: the Quest System! (insert reverb effect)
This finally allows you to do quest the proper way!



You got a proper quest accept and solve dialog!



You can see the current state of the faved quest.



Of course you also get a list of all your quests in the menu.



You will also find many new quests with all kind of different tasks, like this amazing Parkour Quest.




You can now climb that mountain of Bergen Trail even higher!



Along the way, you will even find a couple of puzzles!



And of course new enemies, too!

And also, Bergen Trail finally got his own BGM. And it is epic!

https://soundcloud.com/interovgm/bergen-trail?in=interovgm/sets/crosscode-original-soundtrack


For all our Indiegogo backers with Explorer Perk and above we now offer experimental support for Linux (32 and 64 bit) and OSX!
You can download the version from CrossCentral. Please tell us if things work!

Once it turns out that those versions run stable, we'll start uploading them to Steam as well.


Because we’re masters of time management we decided to crunch toward the end and did a lot of content and coding… like… today.
Anyway...this means there will most likely be bugs. If you find any of them, please send error reports our way via mail or the forum and we’ll make sure to fix it in the 0.3.1 which will happen probably very soon!


There’s no time for a break for us! We already planned out Version 0.4.0. Also, we really want to push the teleport system. So much that we want to release it before 0.4.0 arrives. So expect some sort of 0.3.5 Version very soon! With this you’ll be finally able to quickly teleport from one point to another without having to talk to an NPC or backtrack.
Also the next DevLog will include the usual preview on Version 0.4.0. So keep your eyes on the blog!

And that’s all! Have fun with the new release and until the next update!

Here we go! We finally release the next Early Access Version 0.3 of CrossCode! This release comes with major changes and additions, a longer story, and one major feature update: the quest system! Your Steam Version will update automatically. Our Indiegogo backers will find the new DRM free version at http://central.cross-code.com

You can get the Steam Early Access version here!



Now you can find out what will happen after the cargo ship: Lea’s adventure will finally continue!



See new places!



Meet new people!



Explore the dungeon of the puzzle mode properly integrated into the plot!



Enter the CrossCentral.



And finally enter Rookie Harbor the proper way.

That’s right, the story now finally includes the puzzle and exploration mode!


With the new release, the Puzzle and Exploration mode are gone forever! Ha! There is only one mode to start the game now: The Story.

Of course, not everybody will be very excited about playing the whole story all over again, just to get to the new stuff. We feel you and got you covered!



Incoming: Save Presets! They allow you to start the game from a fixed point within the plot! There is a preset to start the game right in front of the puzzle part and one before the exploration part, so it’s very similar to the previous game modes!



Second: Your old saves will still… well… sorta work! You will be able to load your old saves at your own risk. There’ll most likely be errors but they may not all be game breaking. Just be aware that balancing will be a mess and there might be several strange situations. Have fun playing around!


Version 0.3 comes with one big major new feature: the Quest System! (insert reverb effect)
This finally allows you to do quest the proper way!



You got a proper quest accept and solve dialog!



You can see the current state of the faved quest.



Of course you also get a list of all your quests in the menu.



You will also find many new quests with all kind of different tasks, like this amazing Parkour Quest.




You can now climb that mountain of Bergen Trail even higher!



Along the way, you will even find a couple of puzzles!



And of course new enemies, too!

And also, Bergen Trail finally got his own BGM. And it is epic!

https://soundcloud.com/interovgm/bergen-trail?in=interovgm/sets/crosscode-original-soundtrack


For all our Indiegogo backers with Explorer Perk and above we now offer experimental support for Linux (32 and 64 bit) and OSX!
You can download the version from CrossCentral. Please tell us if things work!

Once it turns out that those versions run stable, we'll start uploading them to Steam as well.


Because we’re masters of time management we decided to crunch toward the end and did a lot of content and coding… like… today.
Anyway...this means there will most likely be bugs. If you find any of them, please send error reports our way via mail or the forum and we’ll make sure to fix it in the 0.3.1 which will happen probably very soon!


There’s no time for a break for us! We already planned out Version 0.4.0. Also, we really want to push the teleport system. So much that we want to release it before 0.4.0 arrives. So expect some sort of 0.3.5 Version very soon! With this you’ll be finally able to quickly teleport from one point to another without having to talk to an NPC or backtrack.
Also the next DevLog will include the usual preview on Version 0.4.0. So keep your eyes on the blog!

And that’s all! Have fun with the new release and until the next update!

Welcome everyone, to our first regular DevLog in over a month!

Yeah, there has been a lot going on in terms of events, so we need to make up for the lack of regular CrossCode-updates now: We’ll tell you about the 0.3.0 Milestone and it’s release date, show off our fancy new Quest Menu, first glimpses of the Story progress and also the expansion of Bergen Trail!

So let’s get going!


Sadly we gotta begin by saying that the development recently has also been slower than we hoped it to be. The main reasons for that (besides the unpleasant summer heat) are obviously the Gamescom and some other private events some of us participated in.

We also have been very busy with the so called “Exist program” which could give us some significant funding by government if we do it right. Which of course also means a lot of paperwork.

With that being said we won’t be able to release the 0.3.0 version in early September and instead postponed it to the end of September.

We’re sorry for the delay!

 
We’ve announced it before and shown you mock-ups but finally the Quest Menu and the system around it are finished and operational!

Thanks to Stefan's efforts, you can finally properly do real quests for the needy NPCs in CrossWorlds! Here a few examples of what to expect:



Accepting a new quest.



Solving a quest and reaping the rewards.



The Quest Menu itself as part of the new Synopsis Menu. Here you can also set a quests as your Favorite…



...which will then be shown on the Quest HUD.

It’s functionality is most likely nothing that will surprise or awe you but it works very well and is convenient to use, just like such a system should be! And with it we, as the developers, can efficiently create a lot of quests with varying objectives for you to solve!

 
As we’ve announced in a previous update, the Story Mode will be further expanded to also be connected with the other two modes, effectively making them obsolete!

For this purpose Felix has already made quite a lot of progress and created the scenes that lead to Lea leaving the Cargo Ship and arriving at Rhombus Square. This also includes this big parallax sequence that took a lot of work:



Right before the Rhombus Dungeon (the former Puzzle Mode) there’s now a scene that introduces a new character:



Say “Hi!” to Emilie, the Pentafist!

Nickname: Emilienator.

Emilie will play a large role  in the game and you’ll meet her on several occasions. Maybe she’ll even fight alongside you at some point… if we manage to implement party members. :P

The Rhombus Dungeon itself will also be somewhat expanded compared to what you know as the Puzzle Mode and parts of that are already done. It now consists of several floors and also has tutorials to introduce players to some more game concepts like the equipment, skills and the menus. And then there are those new fancy sequences whenever you get an upgrade to your skillset:



And as a final note, you can now also skip the side messages and NPC conversations also know as "Xeno Dialogues".



 
Meanwhile on the Bergen Trail, general improvements have been made and also 2 entirely new maps have been finished while a third is on the way.

The area will now also be inhabited by 2 new types of enemies: Snowmen and Goats.



The Snowmen are dangerous ranged fighters who attack the player with a rapidfire snow cannon.



The Goats are still not finished and lack attacks, but will be a powerful force in close-combat encounters!

 

And this concludes our progress of the last month! I hope you are not disappointed, even though it might not look all that huge and impressive for the time. We'll do our best to still meet our goals in the future!

Till next time!

Welcome everyone, to our first regular DevLog in over a month!

Yeah, there has been a lot going on in terms of events, so we need to make up for the lack of regular CrossCode-updates now: We’ll tell you about the 0.3.0 Milestone and it’s release date, show off our fancy new Quest Menu, first glimpses of the Story progress and also the expansion of Bergen Trail!

So let’s get going!


Sadly we gotta begin by saying that the development recently has also been slower than we hoped it to be. The main reasons for that (besides the unpleasant summer heat) are obviously the Gamescom and some other private events some of us participated in.

We also have been very busy with the so called “Exist program” which could give us some significant funding by government if we do it right. Which of course also means a lot of paperwork.

With that being said we won’t be able to release the 0.3.0 version in early September and instead postponed it to the end of September.

We’re sorry for the delay!

 
We’ve announced it before and shown you mock-ups but finally the Quest Menu and the system around it are finished and operational!

Thanks to Stefan's efforts, you can finally properly do real quests for the needy NPCs in CrossWorlds! Here a few examples of what to expect:



Accepting a new quest.



Solving a quest and reaping the rewards.



The Quest Menu itself as part of the new Synopsis Menu. Here you can also set a quests as your Favorite…



...which will then be shown on the Quest HUD.

It’s functionality is most likely nothing that will surprise or awe you but it works very well and is convenient to use, just like such a system should be! And with it we, as the developers, can efficiently create a lot of quests with varying objectives for you to solve!

 
As we’ve announced in a previous update, the Story Mode will be further expanded to also be connected with the other two modes, effectively making them obsolete!

For this purpose Felix has already made quite a lot of progress and created the scenes that lead to Lea leaving the Cargo Ship and arriving at Rhombus Square. This also includes this big parallax sequence that took a lot of work:



Right before the Rhombus Dungeon (the former Puzzle Mode) there’s now a scene that introduces a new character:



Say “Hi!” to Emilie, the Pentafist!

Nickname: Emilienator.

Emilie will play a large role  in the game and you’ll meet her on several occasions. Maybe she’ll even fight alongside you at some point… if we manage to implement party members. :P

The Rhombus Dungeon itself will also be somewhat expanded compared to what you know as the Puzzle Mode and parts of that are already done. It now consists of several floors and also has tutorials to introduce players to some more game concepts like the equipment, skills and the menus. And then there are those new fancy sequences whenever you get an upgrade to your skillset:



And as a final note, you can now also skip the side messages and NPC conversations also know as "Xeno Dialogues".



 
Meanwhile on the Bergen Trail, general improvements have been made and also 2 entirely new maps have been finished while a third is on the way.

The area will now also be inhabited by 2 new types of enemies: Snowmen and Goats.



The Snowmen are dangerous ranged fighters who attack the player with a rapidfire snow cannon.



The Goats are still not finished and lack attacks, but will be a powerful force in close-combat encounters!

 

And this concludes our progress of the last month! I hope you are not disappointed, even though it might not look all that huge and impressive for the time. We'll do our best to still meet our goals in the future!

Till next time!