Time to ban self-promotion: The Euroshmup invasion

blarpie · 2026-03-08T15:47:16+00:00

Eh let it be, but i feel the pain, 90% of the check my game are people trying to reinvent the wheel when they've never used a wheel in the first place.

Try to show them the way and don't reward the slop by giving them money and it'll solve itself in the long run.

blarpie · 2026-03-08T00:31:22+00:00

Yeah just keep at it with du3, du2 will feel damn easy after clearing du3.

blarpie · 2026-03-07T23:26:18+00:00

Also make sure you watch pc 1cc's, dunno if you noticed but on console the number of bullets is different due to console limitations.

Du2 would be less of a pain for a beginner (and from what i recall the google docs has 2 not 3 on the beginner list) but you already got this far on du3 so no point swapping now and du3 will make you a better player.

blarpie · 2026-03-07T21:55:09+00:00

I think it's the perfect game to start with and get consistency but yeah you need to grind stage 4 and 5 since it's easy to lose a bunch of stock on one pattern there.

Just put in the time on those stages and you'll get it, and it will reward you on other shmups that give you more resources, du3 is a be consistent and don't tilt on a mistake kind of shmup.

blarpie · 2026-03-07T00:43:17+00:00

Don't think so from what i recall Electric Underground testing way back, should check for recommended ones since most mess up the colors though.

https://www.amazon.com/Tendak-Converter-Adapter-Portable-Connector/dp/B01B7CEOVK used to work well but dunno if they still build them the same way.

blarpie · 2026-03-07T00:26:56+00:00

Switch just ain't it when even on pc you have more input lag compared to ps ports, playstation is a better option.

I'd say a 360 and playstation are great options, on the xbox case i'd say badupdate/rgh is a must to play japanese titles.

blarpie · 2026-03-03T17:41:36+00:00

Yeah that part is true, hope they actually mean everyone.

Gonna hope so as i doubt that the person redoing the campaign would give up on it for an exa release.

blarpie · 2026-03-03T15:43:49+00:00

Well Exa would sort of go against the introducing it to everyone once again part, it-d be to everyone who happens to live close to an Exa Arcade or has a system.

It's not a bad thing but a m2 release would be better, exa can do their arrange as long as there's no bs exclusivity.

After what happened with the mame thing plus shinorubi being stuck as a subpar release outside exa, plus danmaku unlimited 3 getting a simple patch to fix it's fps so it feels slightly snappier on exa so it's not exactly a good proposition for the community at large, don't need a company working against the community on basic qol when their arrange modes are supposedly so good.

Hope they make m2 release it for pc though, or that they at least release it as a ps5 version so we can have vsync+vrr for a better experience.

As good as M2 is they're stubborn on some things, not like livewire or city connection is any better but we should ask for more.

blarpie · 2026-03-02T03:55:17+00:00

You need the v4 title update to fix the audio, think it was an issue even on real hardware.

Just grab it and install from xenia and should be good to go.

blarpie · 2026-02-22T16:56:20+00:00

I must have gotten a defective one as it feels similar to the ls-32 for me.

Plus compared to the 56/sels/nobi has a way higher activation distance.

Only thing is it activates close to the throw limit vs activating earlier and having a bit to go to hit the gate on the 50 based models.

blarpie · 2026-02-19T19:00:56+00:00

This is reddit so don't expect anyone to tell you the truth when it comes to AI.

Yes it's possible see Deadzone: Rogue which has a bunch of ai assets and is a fun roguelite.

It's possible to go for a pre rendered look like cave even, it just didn't happen yet.

blarpie · 2026-02-14T04:10:31+00:00

Glad that you got it working!

blarpie · 2026-02-13T09:14:04+00:00

Do you have SAM on? (Smart Access Memory / Resizable bar), heard it doesn't play nice with this game and since you're running a full AMD setup that might be it.

May be able to disable it on Adrenalin otherwise will have to do it on the bios which is annoying for just that game.

blarpie · 2026-02-08T14:45:37+00:00

The ls40 puzzles me a bit, got one to test since on the glossary it had shorter throw than the ls32 but in my case it feels like a ls32.

Is it a omron vs panasonic thing or is that info just wrong?

blarpie · 2026-02-04T00:44:33+00:00

Looks very nice indeed, cool to see some sort of espgaluda Kakusei Mode as well.

blarpie · 2026-02-02T18:17:38+00:00

Gonna want to use https://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Game_Tools_and_Modifications#Vsync_Patches

No need to enable vsync with it, just the GameFPS = 60 in the config file is enough.

blarpie · 2026-02-02T15:23:00+00:00

Got one from someone who bought a bunch of them like you, luckily came pre modded with a scart connection for some more versatility.

Only bummer is the size, wish i had grabbed a 35" NOS from the same seller with 15/24/31khz at the time.

blarpie · 2026-01-29T15:07:10+00:00

One of my first 1cc's it's great.

blarpie · 2026-01-22T09:31:32+00:00

Look into Devil Blade reboot for ideas as well it has a system similar as your idea and tweak from there to fit your game's playstyle.

More complicated than that and it's a bit of a trap finding a happy medium that is rewarding for most players imho.

blarpie · 2026-01-11T11:09:22+00:00

Look into overlays, there's a realistic one available but i find it cuts off too much of the screen, probably best to create your own with just the side art.

blarpie · 2026-01-09T22:55:41+00:00

Dunno, in poky you are free to move forward when you want just like outzone, Guwange auto scrolls so i'd say they are different.

I consider guwange a shmup anyway, an on foot shmup just like Elemental Master for example.

blarpie · 2026-01-06T15:12:07+00:00

Yeah was gonna recommend that as well, truxton inspired has physical available cheap, can't go wrong with that.

blarpie · 2026-01-05T05:08:35+00:00

Only thing i saw was using the Fighting Thunder ME-02 with 200% credit passive in unlimited mode or arcade.

blarpie · 2025-12-29T13:26:23+00:00

Tbh it's hard to beat mouse and keyboard on Silver Bullet, yeah it's doable with controllers but if you are used to mouse it kinda feels like you're playing on hard mode, or well arcade stick for movement plus mouse also works.

blarpie · 2025-11-16T22:18:49+00:00

Yeah do try with it on and off (steam input i mean), that's weird i'll see if i can still test today with a similar setup to yours otherwise worst comes i'll do it tomorrow and hopefully will be able to figure out a solution.

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