The Windzen Hero

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• Announcements·3 Apr 2025Official

  Version 1.0.2. is Available!

  Hello! Today we released Version 1.0.2. of The Windzen Hero that adds a few fun features, reworks some enemies and fixes some bugs that players encountered. Version 1.0.1. was uploaded a few days ago but we didn't feel it was a big enough patch to warrant a note. With two patches in the pipeline here are the changes introduced in both. -=-=-=- THE WINDZEN HERO Version 1.0.2.-=-=-=- GENERAL UPDATES - Improved the new health bar portrait introduced in V1.0.1 Added an animation for the health bar portrait when Hero takes damage HEAT LAND - Completely reworked the HellMet enemy Completely reworked the Blade Runner enemy The volume of the BGM has been lowered QUICK LAND - The red light walls (also present in Direx Stage 2) no longer kill instantly, but deal a massive 25 damage The red light walls have had their animations adjusted to make it easier to tell when they will reactivate The Blade Runner enemy has been removed from Quick Land FLASH LAND - Doubled the height of the death barrier under the stage to ensure Hero can't slip through it unharmed, leaving the game to hang as Hero falls forever DIREX STAGE 2 - Removed a rogue collider that a crafty player can land on to save themselves from a fall towards the end -=-=-=- THE WINDZEN HERO Version 1.0.1.-=-=-=- GENERAL UPDATES - Ensured that platforms underneath checkpoints no longer despawn based on proximity to Hero and are always loaded in Removed Debug objects that were behaving as invisible checkpoints in some scenarios Changed the graphic for activated checkpoints to reflect Hero's current design rather than his old one Changed the graphic on the life bar to reflect Hero's current design rather than his old one INTRO STAGE - Added Checkpoint Added platforms Added electrical hazards Added big and small health pickups to the stage The Sizzling Circuit enemy now has a death animation AIR LAND - Added a platform outside the starting room to help prevent the foreground from obscuring the drop -=-=-=- ENTERTAINMENT HERO ...
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• Announcements·30 Mar 2025Official

  The Big 1.0 is here for The Windzen Hero!

  Big news! The Windzen Hero is finally complete! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31642055/9c9eda00c1bf5eefb03f6d735aa0d3e744884d82.png So what was the hold up? The original Entertainment Hero had one final level and a rather underwhelming final battle against a big robot version of Hero. We set out to remake that final level and we found when we were done that we just had too many stage mechanics left behind. A second final stage was born! When it came time to remake the final boss we knew we needed something more exciting than what we had so we abandoned the old boss and started from scratch. We were very happy with what we made but we realized to our dismay that the entire fight only took about a minute to clear, tops. That wouldn't do at all. We turned our attention back to the original game's finale and reimagined it. The bottom line is that original game's singular final stage became two final stages and the sad one-phased final boss battle became a far greater two-phased final boss battle. We really hope you enjoy it and the other improvements that 1.0 brings! Now what? Even with the game complete we still have a few changes and small improvements left to make that will be coming next week. New and better Library artwork will be coming in the next few days. Here are the full patch notes: -=-=-=- THE WINDZEN HERO Version 1.0-=-=-=- Added Direx Stage 1 Added Direx Stage 2 Added Final Boss Battle GENERAL UPDATES - Added a screen to the pause function in every playable scene of the game after the title screen, with dialogue about the current stage and a looping video showing the original 'Entertainment Hero' version of the stage Changed up how lighting works allowing for deeper colors, more striking materials, softer shadows and better reflections Added each stage's theme to the level select maps that fade in and out as their portals are approached Serious adjustments to volume levels across the game Added a rotational effect to Hero's death particles Adjusted Hero's ladder cli...
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• Patch Notes·3 Dec 2024Official

  First Update!

  The Windzen Hero just came out yesterday but we already have a big patch worked out for it. Here are the deets: -=-=-=- THE WINDZEN HERO Version 0.9.1-=-=-=- GENERAL UPDATES - - Fixed a bug that caused the collider on the ElectroGron enemy to be far smaller than intended - Fixed a bug preventing the ElectroGron enemy from despawning at the end of his path - Raised the Health of the object that needs to be destroyed to access the teleporter to the 'Debug All-Stage Access' map from 50 to 500 METAL LAND - - Fixed Hero not playing his entrance animation at the start of the stage - Fixed Hero not playing his victory animation at the end of the stage - Slightly adjusted the placement of the 'stage complete' portal to make the final jump a bit easier to read AIR LAND - - Attached the scorch marks to the rocket launcher so they behave properly when the rocket launcher moves - Lowered the Health of the Broken Battery from 700 to 350. That spot should be less of a bore - Added a material to the shots fired by the Flame Cannons - Renamed 'Flame Cannon' to 'BoomerOrb Cannon', seeing as they no longer shoot flames CRASH LAND - - Cleared some discarded visual clutter that could be seen during gameplay. - Added some visual flair to platforms that looked odd without in-universe supports keeping them in place - Added a short set of walls to prevent the second Crash Cannon from being killable while Hero is out of its firing range - Enabled the image on the screen of Console 2 BUBBLE LAND - - Added a self destruct timer to the Seeker Mine enemy so it can't chase you through the entire stage anymore - Raised the roof collider of the first overhang room to prevent Hero from climbing over it and skipping the room 'World 1-2' style - Re-added the underwater ambient noise from the original game HEAT LAND - - Added normal maps to the heat regulators that rise out of the lava in the background - Added ambient noise to the gears that move the pathed platforms at the end of the stage -=-=-=- E...
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• Announcements·2 Dec 2024Official

  'Entertainment Hero' is transforming!

  Hello! Windzen is happy to announce that 'Entertainment Hero' is transforming into 'The Windzen Hero' in a free update! The Windzen Hero is a complete remake of the original made from the ground up. The standard eight levels are playable now! Re:Vamped Levels - Re:Tooled Controls - Re:Tuned Music - Re:Launched Hero! We wanted to improve on 'Entertainment Hero' but we didn't want it to disappear. The original game is still here, fully intact and with some new bug fixes to boot. Goodbye final boss crashes! All eight standard stages are currently included. The final stage and final boss are coming in just a few weeks. Small patches bringing additional polish and bug fixes are in the works for both games before then. Before the final patch the price of the game will stay at $0.99 but it'll go up to $4.99 at the end of the month when the remake is complete. We hope you enjoy The Windzen Hero! Thank you for playing! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/31642055/c40f99ff91bd167f417605bb26874910b888252a.png If you run into any bugs or unintended behaviors feel free to comment on any of the game's pages. As always, we need your help to make the game as great as it can be!
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