Author Topic: Guwange for XBLA [2010] - Patch adding 4:3 support is now available for download (Read 22186 times)

jyumi · « **Reply #120 on:** November 16, 2010, 08:33:33 PM »

If that achivement works on all versions (I'm sure it is), then I would do it in blue version. It's stupidly easy to dodge all the blue bullets. However, the yellow orbs increases. I ended up almost no missing that attack on the first try, but got nicked by an orb.

EOJ · « **Reply #121 on:** November 17, 2010, 04:58:07 PM »

REALLY basic scoring guide by RAM, posted on siliconera:

http://www.siliconera.com/2010/11/17/cave-blog-a-guide-to-guwange-part-1/

drunkninja · « **Reply #122 on:** November 17, 2010, 05:35:49 PM »

Not a bad guide, definitely good for getting the basics down.

Aliquantic · « **Reply #123 on:** November 17, 2010, 06:08:36 PM »

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Stage 6 A Small, Medium and Full Life recovery item will appear for every 4 spiders you kill.

That part doesn't seem to be right, at least according to this thread and magazine scans here... I'm not 100% positive, though, so could someone confirm that?

Medal · « **Reply #124 on:** November 17, 2010, 06:25:14 PM »

Quote from: EOJ on November 17, 2010, 04:58:07 PM

REALLY basic scoring guide by RAM, posted on siliconera:

http://www.siliconera.com/2010/11/17/cave-blog-a-guide-to-guwange-part-1/

That was awfully cool of RAM for giving Westerners a little guide. Perhaps, if we're nice, he'll tell us other things about other games.

EOJ · « **Reply #125 on:** November 20, 2010, 03:16:06 AM »

I was just watching an Arcade mode replay at x32 speed (to skip to the last stage), and it froze on the cat spider boss. Music kept playing, but I couldn't access the xbox dashboard and so I had to cut the power to reset the system. Buggy game.

bcass · « **Reply #126 on:** November 20, 2010, 03:31:52 AM »

Report it on their Twitter page. They're at least acknowledging bug reports on that site that are being sent to them.

jyumi · « **Reply #127 on:** November 20, 2010, 03:32:24 AM »

It will also freeze while in training mode (blue) when you lose all of your lifes.

Aliquantic · « **Reply #128 on:** November 25, 2010, 02:54:33 AM »

Quote from: EOJ on November 17, 2010, 04:58:07 PM

REALLY basic scoring guide by RAM, posted on siliconera:

http://www.siliconera.com/2010/11/17/cave-blog-a-guide-to-guwange-part-1/

The second part of the guide is now up and has some interesting tidbits, like the actual coin point values and an explanation of boss milking:

http://www.siliconera.com/2010/11/24/cave-blog-a-guide-to-guwange-part-2/

charlienash87 · « **Reply #129 on:** November 25, 2010, 05:19:21 AM »

Quote from: Aliquantic on November 25, 2010, 02:54:33 AM

Quote from: EOJ on November 17, 2010, 04:58:07 PM
REALLY basic scoring guide by RAM, posted on siliconera:

http://www.siliconera.com/2010/11/17/cave-blog-a-guide-to-guwange-part-1/

The second part of the guide is now up and has some interesting tidbits, like the actual coin point values and an explanation of boss milking:

http://www.siliconera.com/2010/11/24/cave-blog-a-guide-to-guwange-part-2/

this was really helpful. there were a few tidbits i've not seen mentioned before.

Rams a cool guy

gsl · « **Reply #130 on:** November 25, 2010, 05:57:23 PM »

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This attack will move in one set from spear bullets -> cat balls.

Cat balls is my least favorite attack ever.

Really cool that he outlined some of the advanced scoring tactics. I've always heard people gripe about the boss milking but never really had it explained in a concise manner.

Medal · « **Reply #131 on:** November 25, 2010, 08:40:43 PM »

RAM is really impressing me with his coolness.

rtw · « **Reply #132 on:** November 26, 2010, 01:32:00 AM »

This part in the guide has me a bit puzzled....

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Here?s a little trick with the Shikigami that can help maintain your combo.
The Shikigami can be launched quickly by holding down the Shot button and hitting the Shikigami button intermittently.

On arcade the shot button and shikigami button is the same. Does this trick only apply to the XBOX360 port ?

Aliquantic · « **Reply #133 on:** November 26, 2010, 02:08:54 AM »

Quote from: rtw on November 26, 2010, 01:32:00 AM

This part in the guide has me a bit puzzled....

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Here?s a little trick with the Shikigami that can help maintain your combo. The Shikigami can be launched quickly by holding down the Shot button and hitting the Shikigami button intermittently.
On arcade the shot button and shikigami button is the same. Does this trick only apply to the XBOX360 port ?

You can switch on autofire in the PCB too, and it's very much recommended to perform this trick and "coin leeching".

rtw · « **Reply #134 on:** November 26, 2010, 03:09:42 AM »

Quote from: Aliquantic on November 26, 2010, 02:08:54 AM

You can switch on autofire in the PCB too, and it's very much recommended to perform this trick and "coin leeching".

Thanks for the heads up!

EOJ · « **Reply #135 on:** January 18, 2011, 03:59:18 PM »

4:3 support coming soon in a patch:

http://www.cave-stg.com/?p=848

njiska · « **Reply #136 on:** January 18, 2011, 04:06:16 PM »

Hell really is getting cold these days.

EOJ · « **Reply #137 on:** January 18, 2011, 04:07:46 PM »

Still have to wait for them to patch Futari's graphic glitches and add 4:3 support to DSII Arcade mode. Then it will be really frozen over.

emphatic · « **Reply #138 on:** January 18, 2011, 04:30:30 PM »

Glad to see the Facebook/email campaign has worked!

antares · « **Reply #139 on:** January 18, 2011, 04:40:25 PM »

Finally, I already gave up on it. I hope this means 4:3 support for their future releases too.

njiska · « **Reply #140 on:** January 18, 2011, 05:21:27 PM »

Quote from: antares on January 18, 2011, 04:40:25 PM

Finally, I already gave up on it. I hope this means 4:3 support for their future releases too.

I don't see why they wouldn't be. So far the only Disc release to do forced 16:9 is DSIIX and that's because IIx mode is 16:9 so it makes sense.

Daverost · « **Reply #141 on:** January 18, 2011, 06:02:37 PM »

Doesn't affect me because my TV doesn't run an archaic aspect ratio, but I'm glad for everyone that couldn't appreciate the game given this particular shortcoming. It'll be easier to recommend to people now.

Also good to know CAVE squeezes in time to fix stuff where they can based on user feedback. That's a hallmark of a great company.

Shalashaska · « **Reply #142 on:** January 18, 2011, 07:27:58 PM »

While this update doesn't affect me either (I've also never had the Futari issues) it's nice to see Cave supporting their products and listening to the fans.

njiska · « **Reply #143 on:** January 18, 2011, 08:11:49 PM »

Quote from: Daverost on January 18, 2011, 06:02:37 PM

Doesn't affect me because my TV doesn't run an archaic aspect ratio, but I'm glad for everyone that couldn't appreciate the game given this particular shortcoming. It'll be easier to recommend to people now.

Now that's a bit of an unfairly jaded response. I can play the game just fine on my fancy 16:9 TV, but i have an arcade monitor, mounted sideways for shmups. It give's me a proportionally large viewing area for tated games. This patch makes all the difference in the world to people like me.

Quote from: Daverost on January 18, 2011, 06:02:37 PM

Also good to know CAVE squeezes in time to fix stuff where they can based on user feedback. That's a hallmark of a great company.

That is impressive and it's nice to see. They've really done a good job keeping the fan base happy, especially the iOS users, funnily enough.

brentsg · « **Reply #144 on:** January 18, 2011, 10:26:59 PM »

Quote from: Daverost on January 18, 2011, 06:02:37 PM

Doesn't affect me because my TV doesn't run an archaic aspect ratio

Archaic games need to be played on devices with archaic aspect ratios.

Daverost · « **Reply #145 on:** January 19, 2011, 12:00:01 AM »

Quote from: brentsg on January 18, 2011, 10:26:59 PM

Quote from: Daverost on January 18, 2011, 06:02:37 PM
Doesn't affect me because my TV doesn't run an archaic aspect ratio

Archaic games need to be played on devices with archaic aspect ratios.

...Well played.

Dave_K. · « **Reply #146 on:** January 19, 2011, 01:52:33 AM »

Well I guess I'll have to buy this now. Glad to see Cave actually listening to feedback from their key markets.

gsl · « **Reply #147 on:** January 20, 2011, 02:22:02 AM »

Pretty swell of them to go to the effort, especially for an XBLA-only title. Now it ought to be actually playable!

EOJ · « **Reply #148 on:** February 08, 2011, 08:16:23 PM »

Guwange patch is coming this weekend. I posted this last week, but in case you haven't seen it:

http://www.cave-stg.com/?p=872

Van_Artic · « **Reply #149 on:** February 08, 2011, 08:23:42 PM »

what a twist, didn't they say they wouldn't patch it? i wonder how many demands they got from japanese players to move on
it's great news anyway, i'll finally dig into this game for real; Arrange 360 is one of those easy-to-survive-hard-to-score modes