1. The game now supports the German language! This was possible thanks to the hard work by Alexander Leiner & Simon Dehne from PrismaLoc
   
2. Fixed the mouse being able to leave the main screen when aiming a star
   
3. Fixed the final boss's health bar extending out of the screen when the main screen's aspect ratio is less than 16:9

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We were very surprised by this trip because we went to the very core of entertainment culture. In our childhood, we watched beautiful cartoons from Disney, and we had an incredible opportunity to see the people who created these children’s miracles. We were honored to meet the actor/stuntman who played the role of Michelangelo in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. It was also very cool to talk to people who voice-acted for cult classics such as: Cowboy Bebop, Dragon Ball Z, Naruto, etc.



When we showed our game to the players, the responsiveness and kindness of the audience, to put it mildly, surprised us. People at Games Con love video games, they understand game mechanics perfectly and describe in detail what’s happening on the screen and in-game hints for them is just another bother.

The experience we had was very pleasing, it showed the depth of the gaming culture. The admiration cannot be expressed using words. The love for video games at Games Con is felt in the air. We were convinced of this when Kirill Zolovkin – the head of our team, was going about his business with a Gripper poster in his hands and then suddenly, he was stopped by two security employees. They began to ask Kirill various questions about the poster in his hands: what new game is it? When will it come out? Where did Kirill get that poster from? After they found out that the creator of this game was right in front of their eyes, they were shocked and even asked for Kirill's autograph. Moments like these are very inspiring, they get you pumping with energy that helps you make your truly dream-game.



Shoutout to the organizers of the MIX zone, these guys do an excellent job they sure know what they’re doing. The incredible atmosphere that they created at Games Con is unforgettable. Hundreds of interesting people from various communities and all in one place! It was great to get to know the people who made a fond that supports the LGBTQ+ community. The diversity of the gaming industry amazed us. We saw that both the city itself and the gaming culture are multinational, we were all united by one thing - the passion which video games give us. It’s very pleasing to acknowledge that people take video games seriously: there were many children who came to our booth and their parents asked us about any age restrictions. Fortunately, our game is suitable for any age, we try not to use rough language or any violent scenes.

We’ve dropped more photos of Gripper at Comic Con LA in our official Discord server.



We also gave an interview and are waiting for its release to share it with you!

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• 인게임 배경 이미지 교체
  
• 엔딩 크레딧 업데이트

主要：
·修复：当死于腐朽之类状态下时，无法正确移除这个debuff带来的一系列bug
该bug极易造成游戏闪退和影响游戏体验，本次上传补丁特地为解决此问题。
次要：
·修复：技能伤害结算中有些情况会错误的忽略掉击中增益。
·修复：玩家的自带光照有可能因为一些骨骼设置的错误而错位
·召唤的核心boss有几率掉落高塔之影，它使你可以进入一个新的场景（未完成，将在发布版0.2.0中实装）
大概就这样，主要是为了修闪退bug

Hey Mac Users!

This update is all about Mac! We fixed the freezing issue you guys reported, and added some small fixes for the overall quality of play.
All feedback is - as always - appreciated, and if you encounter problems - please let us know via Steam Forum or our Discord.
Enjoy!

You will find the list below, and in a separate thread on our forum.

Change list:

• Fixed Mac OS crashing issue
  
• Game Pad - fixed getting stuck on the name change
  
• Minor UI fixes

New features:

Made following commands not to override the ship's current auto-logic:
Local jump.
Hyper jump.
Manual construction order.

Made ships to auto-reconstruct to last state if damaged and jumped to a safe sector.

Hello again!

Another update (v0.0.3) with the following features/fixes:

• Team/ player editor. This allows edits to team names and colours. Player editor allows name changes, hair/skin colour changes and change club and add to national squads.
  
• Save line-up between matches in tournament/season
  
• Goal banner animation during matches
  
• Add slight angle to long kicks to make scoring from range not so easy
  
• Slight enhancements to dribbling with more "dribble kicks" when opponent closes in. Allows player in possession to run with a little more pace.

As always, please let me know what your thoughts are of the new features and bug fixes. Be sure to report any issues too if encountered.

Thanks again for all your feedback so far.

New Final Boss on Loop 8.
There are now cross routes on the world map.
Bug fixes.

HEY GAME MAKERS! AND GAMERS! AND YOU!

If you haven't checked it out, GMEM1 (Gaia's Melody 1 Echoed Melodies) just recently had a pretty substantial update, and I plan to do the same with this game, its sequel!

While a lot of the new exciting features I added to the first game are already present in this game (mostly the QoL stuff like quicksave), there are plans to introduce several Big Additions to Echoed Memories in the new year!

Busts~
These prompted the entire update! I'll be adding bust graphics to the message windows (graphics that display more of the character graphic than just their faces) This was added to GMEM1 as well.
I'm super excited about these as the characters change costumes a lot during the plot, and I'll be nice get to show more of them off!
Current progress here: All the graphics are made and set up. A full playthrough is required to add compatibility alterations (Because Doken is very tall and his head likes getting cut off now! And various other small adjustments)

Victory Screen~
Revising it to match the new GMEM1's, however it'll be designed just a bit different - I removed the char images from it and got the camera working the way I initially wanted it. I'm not entirely sold on if I enjoy this sequence more or not, but at least it's better than that awful one-windowed screen >o<

Minor Fixes~
Here's the current changelog, but expect more because gamedev xD
-fixed a bug where ally raid wanted to get learned over and over again
-changed an option description that thought it was cool enough to be another autosave
-made hardmode more reasonable
-removed keyboard input settings because it was bugged and added wasd in addition to the default schematic
-added a list in options of all the keyboard commands (including Fkeys and Quicksave/Trigger buttons)

Wholeheartedly surprised "fixed a typo" or "fixed miki wanting to be niki" hasn't made the list yet!

SOMETHING NEW!?~
Full disclosure I'm still debating on this; as opposed to the first game, this game only has the world map use a minimap (instead of also exteriors and dungeons)
I know this was a small letdown (to myself included!) At the time, adding them in wasn't a feasible option for me.
AND I THINK THAT'S STILL PROBABLY THE CASE BUT
there's a possibility I can probably add them in if I decide it's worth it. It's a lot of tedious grind work, which is something I actually enjoy, but setting up individual map images is just not an efficient option for them (minimap + fullmap that is). I've dabbled with doing a region ID set up, which draws the map automagically based on that, but it... it didn't feel fitting to me.
If Minimaps are added, I'm also unsure if plot indicators will be added.

My main goal for considering this it to make it more clear where to go in certain spots (and for players to be able to remember it later), so other alternatives I was toying with include:

-A story journal (added to the menu, or perhaps a separate key to open, though I think I'm out of game controller buttons to use), would have a screencap-type image showing where to go and a small directive marker on what you're doing.

-A directive notification that will make you aware of the new directive, and show again upon loading the game. For difficulty/overall timesink/workload, this would definitely be the easiest to implement, though it would also be the least useful.

What this means and where I'm at~
I'm taking the rest of the year off to work on some small unrelated projects while I decide the best solution for improving player navigation (within reason of my sanity vs clingy toddler time lol, she sits at my desk to hang out with me while I'm working it's so cute!!!)
I sort of need to establish that before I can continue my current testplay (I think I'm 3 chapters in).

I don't have a specific date in mind to be finished yet; my eyes are doin' weird lately so my capabilities right now are kind of up in the air and I'd like to get some of my more visually-heavy obligations done before my vision gets to unusable levels (Currently doing graphics for my brother's game, Endless Melody something something angels I'd post a link but I'm too tired to go grab one right now OwO).
Still a bit burnt out from running through the first game, too! xD
Hopefully will come less than 3months-post-new year!

Since you've made it to the end of this cute blurb, I love you and thanks for reading! Look forward to more update updates!

~Echo

Another update (v0.0.3) with the following features:

• Team/player editor - can now change teams names, player names/ hair skin colour, player's team (change club and add to national), team colours
  
• Goal banner animation
  
• Save player selections between matches in tournament/season
  
• Tweaks to dribbling - increase frequency of "dribble kicks" when opponent gets near to give more pace when dribbling.

As always, please let me know your thoughts and feedback, as well as any issues encountered.